WHITE ROCK- As the school year comes to an end the 2023 8th grade class will have 13 alumni graduating from White Rock. The class is experiencing bittersweet emotions as they are getting ready to leave middle school behind and walk into high school with heads up and shoulders back. The teachers have been preparing them for high school and telling the class how it will be and how they should act.
The eighth graders that will be graduating are: Stevie Allen, Garett Brockman, Jolene Lor, Hannah Mason, Jessi Meritt, Dacie Murray, Kacy Phares, Mary Shaffer, Austin Weaver, Chloe Wooten, Jonathan Lopez and Christian Cardoza. Some of them have been here their whole life and some only showed up this year. But they all are still a part of the school and the White Rock family.
Some of the class still can't believe that they will be leaving behind their middle school years, and walking into a huge school full of new experiences and most definitely more difficult work.
There will be new teachers, friends, classes and more busier hallways to navigate and budge through. At least there will still be the good memories of middle school and all of the teachers that taught how to be a quality student, preparing for the work that is going to be faced and looking forward to all the people we might meet on the way.
These future leaders of America will be attending high school at: Dacie Murray (Valedictorian): Wellston High School Garett Brockman (Salutatorian): Wellston High School Stevie Allen: Chandler High School Christian Varela-Cardoza: TBD Jolene Lor: Harrah High School Jonathan Lopez: Wellston High School Hannah Mason: Wellston High School Jessi Merrit: Wellston High School Kacy Phares: McLoud High School Mary Shaffer: Wellston High School Austin Weaver: Meeker High School Chloe Wooten: Moore High School