Monday, June 2, 2025
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CORRECTION: DAR Announces Good Citizen Essay Contest Winners for 2025
The collage in yesterday’s edition contained an incorrect photo for Derreck Uhls. The picture, above, was updated on the digital edition. (Left, then clockwise) Derrek Grant Uhls, Mia Abigail Rolon, Jaden Rose Freese, Allison Rene Marshall and Brooklyn Grace Hudnall were recognized by their schools as DAR Good Citizens. | submitted
County High Schools Hold Commencement Ceremonies
photo by JACK BOYCE
Following Shelbyville High School’s and Triton Central High School’s commencement ceremonies last week, the remaining three county schools recognized graduates over the weekend. Below are notes from each school:
At Southwestern High School (pictured above), Principal John Tindall offered a welcome, School Board President Derrek Tennell gave remarks and Senior Class President Sydney Griffin spoke, as did Valedictorian Tanna Tatlock and Salutatorian Aurora Belton. Among the 41 graduates were the following Alumni Scholarship recipients: Aurora Makinze Belton, Alumni Association Scholarship; Elizabeth Fay Weinantz, Van Sweringen Scholarship; Ruby Ann Garner, Gary Roupp Vocation Scholarship; Brayden Lee Dunbar, Gary Roupp College Scholarship; Noah Schoolcraft, William & Dorothy (Roupp) Hill Scholarship; Tanna Tatlock, William & Dorothy (Roupp) Hill Scholarship; Isaac Bunch, Pete Petro & Walt Pruitt Vocation Scholarship; and Kaden Dennis Barlow, Winn Family Farm Agriculture Scholarship.
photo by ANNA TUNGATE
The 43 graduates of Waldron High School (above) celebrated on Saturday morning with a ceremony featuring a welcome from senior Lillian Lozier, the Pledge of Allegiance led by Lucas Shaw and special recognition of student groups led by Guidance Counselor Taylor Blakley. Salutatorian Jared Crosby was introduced by classmate Kathryn Ross, and valedictorian Parker Douglas was introduced by Destiny Hirschauer. Principal Mark Shadiow formally introduced the class, Senior Class Sponsor Chandler Miller presented the diplomas and Superintendent Dr. Todd Hitchcock accepted the class of 2025. Senior Alivia Fischer closed the ceremony.
photo by ANNA TUNGATE
The 38 graduates of Morristown High School (above) celebrated late Saturday morning with a ceremony featuring the Pledge of Allegiance led by Jace Gooding, an invocation by Grace McLaughlin and a welcome from Class President Allison Marshall. Senior Class Speaker and ELA teacher Lisa Myers was introduced by Class Secretary Annika Roots. Salutatorian Jacob Hawk was introduced by Assistant Principal Dan Theobald. Valedictorian Allison Marshall was introduced by Principal Andy Shores. Class sponsors Miss Jessica Collier and Ms. Heather Wilson presented the graduates.
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Golfers yesterday prepare to participate in the 2nd Annual Tom Harding Memorial Golf Outing, sponsored by Shelby County Democrats and held at Blue Bear Golf Course. | photo by ANNA TUNGATE
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Ellie Gosser was named Shelby County Fair Queen yesterday in an event at the Wortman Family Civic Theatre. Farah Coen was first runner-up, and Jacklynn Corlett was second runner-up. Audrey Berauer was Miss Congeniality. Caroline Day and Kingston Waldron were Little Miss and Little Mister, respectively.
The Grover Center: Museum and Historical Society will exhibit Utagawa Hiroshige’s “Night Snow at Kambara” in the “Explore Shizuoka: Our Sister City” gallery, starting June 11. It is currently on loan from The Richard E. Peeler Art Center Galleries at DePauw University. An unveiling will take place on June 11, 2 p.m., with a small reception. The loan was facilitated by past collections manager Alyssa Flory. The timing of the loan is to coordinate with the international students in August and Blue River Community Foundation’s Mount Fuji Alleyway Project that will be installed in the alleyway between Grover Center: Museum and Historical Society and Shelbyville Fire Station No. 1.
HOOSIER NEWS: The Indiana Pacers will host at least two NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Game 3 is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, June 11, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Game 4 is set for 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 13. If the series reaches Game 6, the Pacers host the Thunder at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19. Getting in the building won’t be cheap. The least expensive seat for Game 3 was $859 on Sunday morning, according to StubHub. (IndyStar)
NATIONAL NEWS: A first-of-its kind study adds powerful new evidence to research showing that exercise improves cancer survival. The study, a randomized controlled trial of nearly 900 patients at 55 cancer centers in six countries, showed that people who participated in a structured exercise program lived longer without their cancer coming back and without the occurrence of new cancers. Participants in the exercise program had a 37 percent lower risk of dying and a 28 percent lower risk of recurrent or new cancer than those in the control group.
Earlier research had suggested such a benefit, but the data were from observational studies that did not prove a causal link, experts said. (New York Times)
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SHS Courier Archive Highlights
Oct. 14, 1966
Five rooms on the second floor of the junior high received new hardwood floors, new lights and new desks. The floors were in before school started, but the new desks arrived late.
Dave Carmony was the senior class president. Although he had a solo license to fly a plane, The Courier said “his heart is on the farm.”
Five girls were selected from Mrs. Comstock’s advanced commerce classes to be Front Hall Receptionists, tasked with greeting school visitors. The students were Janet Theobald, Pat Hall, Phylis Jackman, Charlotte Bennett and Susan Comstock.
The senior class had 277 students, including five who had moved in. A school record of 1,249 students were enrolled at SHS. There were two more boys enrolled than girls.
“Courier staffers learned the hard way the difference between respectively and respectfully.”
A construction worker lost the only key that operated the lighting at SHS. “Please don’t tell the President if the lights remain on too long.”
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This Day in Shelby County History
News around Shelbyville and the surrounding area as reported on or about this date in history. Selections are curated by The Addison Times from Shelby County Public Library Genealogy Department materials.
2005: Waldron High School held its alumni banquet, the first since 1996, at the renovated high school. The original three-story high school structure had been demolished in 2000, except for the gymnasium. The alumni committee of Nina (Schonfeld) Claytor, Rick Haymond, Patricia (Mohr) Lux, Mable (Claytor) Jordan and Dorthy Claytor planned the reunion. Myrtle Tolley, class of 1929, was honored as Teacher Elder Statesman.
1995: Chicken Inn owner Martin Zinser announced the restaurant was moving to 541 E. Hendricks St., previously the location of Bull Feathers restaurant. He said he would change the name of the restaurant at 20 S. Harrison St. to The Downtown Cafe.
1985: Nora VanNatta was sworn in as Shelby County Clerk by Judge Charles O’Connor. She succeeded Mike Hauk, who had resigned to take a position of executive vice-president of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. She was appointed by Gov. Robert Orr.
1975: The Dairy Queen at the east edge of Shelbyville was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Linville, 209 W. Mechanic St. The business had previously been operated at the same site for 26 years by Mr. and Mrs. George Rogers. Mrs. Collins, who had worked at Dairy Queen for 12 years, would stay in with the Linvilles.
1965: The Rec hosted a dance featuring The Kandells, a band combo composed of Steve Kimbrell, Phil Smith, Jack Hignite, Danny Theobald and Jim Hoff. Many students brought their Squibs to get signatures.
1955: A meeting was held to discuss consolidating Fairland, Boggstown and Moral Township schools. Trustee Carl Scheffler said he was “staying neutral” but was guiding the process to get “all of the pertinent facts.”
1945: Miss Elizabeth Lemmon, former Shelbyville resident, arrived on the island of Oahu in the Territory of Hawaii to perform Red Cross work. She wrote a letter home describing the natives as “happy, carefree individuals who are at the same time serious minded and very proud to be Americans.”
1935: One hundred and thirty couples attended the annual DeMolay commencement dance held at the Golden Glow on West Hendricks St. Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. John Young, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lockman, Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Trible and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lostutter.
1925: Lewis R. Lewis, principal of the Booker T. Washington School, retired after 25 years of local service. He had graduated from law school at Howard University. He had lived on Tompkins St. for 17 years. After his wife died, he later married a principal in Indianapolis, and moved there. He had commuted his final seven years of working. “Lewis was naturally an educational enthusiast and endeavored with a large degree of success to install this enthusiasm for a solid education into pupils under his charge,” The Republican said.
1915: A rose bush in the yard of Mr. Louis Paul on Van Ave., which had produced beautiful pink roses for five years, had grown a limb of white roses in addition to the usual pink ones. The phenomenon was “attracting the attention of the entire neighborhood,” the paper said.
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