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Press Release
Coweta County Schools

Date: May 14, 2008

1,300 students graduate from Coweta County high schools

Lists of graduates include Valedictorian and Salutatorian speeches

 

The Coweta County School System, ended the 2007-08 school year on Friday, May 23.  The 2008-09 school year will begin Wednesday, August 6.

Coweta County High Schools ended the school year with annual graduation ceremonies on May 22, 23 and 24.  Nearly 1,300 high school seniors and their school faculty donned caps and gowns and academic regalia at Northgate, Newnan and east Coweta High School stadiums.  The full graduation ceremonies will be aired on NuLink television Channel 7 beginning the week of June 2. 

Schedule information for graduation ceremonies and other school system year-end events can be found here (http://newnanutilities.org/cable_Ch7.html)

The final list of 2008 graduates, and the speeches of each high school’s Valedictorian and Salutatorian, are below.

Northgate High School - Graduate List
Graduation: Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Henry Seldon Field
This year’s Northgate High School Valedictorian is Erin Blake, and Salutatorian is Christopher Kirkland.

Newnan High School - Graduate List
Graduation: Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Drake Stadium
This year’s Newnan High School Valedictorian is Katherine Hendley, and Salutatorian is Julianne Wyrick.

East Coweta High School - Graduate List
Graduation: Saturday, May 24, 9:00 a.m. at Shoemake Stadium
This year’s East Coweta High School Valedictorian is Brandon Bringuel, and Salutatorian is Christine Vitiello.




The Valedictorians and Salutatorians from Northgate, Newnan and East Coweta High Schools will speak to their graduating classes this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as 1,200 students receive diplomas at Coweta’s three high schools. Representing their schools are, left to right, High School Valedictorian Erin Blake and Salutatorian Christopher Kirkland, Newnan High School Valedictorian Katherine Hendley and Salutatorian Julianne Wyrick, and East Coweta High School Valedictorian Brandon Bringuel and Salutatorian Christine Vitiello.

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