Name: Beaver Island’s 1957 graduates begin work and further education, 1957
Start: 1957-06
End: 1957-06
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1957-06
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Community School
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunitytransportation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1957 Beaver Beacon reported the graduation of Bill Bennett and Margaret O’Donnell. Bennett was working as an Island taxi driver, and O’Donnell planned to study practical nursing at Northwest Michigan College in Traverse City in September.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief newspaper graduation and post-school-plan report. It does not provide a commencement program, complete class roster, grades, credential, or enrollment confirmation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1957, “SCHOOL NEWS.”
Reports the graduation of Bill Bennett and Margaret O’Donnell; Bennett was working as an Island taxi driver, while O’Donnell planned to enter Northwest Michigan College of Practical Nursing in Traverse City in September. It does not provide a commencement program, class roster, grades, credential record, or enrollment confirmation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1957, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported graduates and plans; it does not expand the school or enrollment record.
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Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s 1957 graduates begin work and further education, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-graduation-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1957, “SCHOOL NEWS.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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