Lee County Class of ’22 Distinguished Alumni announced
File Photo
From staff reports
LEESBURG — The Lee County High School Distinguished Alumni Program Committee has announce the selection of seven recipients of the 2022 LCHS Distinguished Alumni Award.
The purpose of the program is to recognize outstanding alumni who have maintained a high standard of excellence and distinguished themselves through their work, personal accomplishments, or in the lives of others. These individuals exemplify the ideals of the Lee County School System and the community it serves and serve as role models for current and future Lee County High School students.
The 2022 Class of Distinguished Alumni are:
♦ David Preston Daughtry, Class of 1994;
♦ Curtis R. “Trey” Green III, Class of 1989;
♦ Abigail Leigh “Abby” Phillips, Class of 2002;
♦ Yolanda Michelle Robinson, Class of 2001;
♦ Larry Eugene Tucker, Class of 1962 (posthumous recognition)l
♦ Theresa West, Class of 1983;
♦ Penny Wood Whitman, Class of 1995.
The Distinguished Alumni will be recognized and honored during LCHS homecoming festivities Sept. 29 and 30. They will serve as grand marshals for the homecoming parade on Sept. 29. Following the parade, the distinguished alumni will be honored at a banquet at The Bindery at Oakland Library. Tickets for the banquet will go on sale to the public in August.
On Sept. 30, the honorees will visit and speak with students in the Lee County School System. That evening, they will be recognized on the football field during homecoming pre-game festivities.
The Lee County High School Distinguished Alumni Program will select seven recipients every year. For more information on how to nominate a LCHS Distinguished Alumni, email [email protected]. Applications are available year-’round.
File Photo
Author
Related Articles
Southwest Georgia artists recognized at packed opening of exhibition
The annual juried exhibition, one of the region’s largest showcases of visual art, features approximately 46 artists and nearly 90 works spanning painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and mixed media.
Powerful performances drive Theatre Albany’s ‘The Color Purple’
From the street, strands of purple ribbon wind around the white columns of the historic theater, hinting at the story waiting beyond its doors. Inside the foyer, a carefully curated slideshow flickers across a large screen, cycling through the faces of the cast. Some are seasoned performers. Others are stepping onto a stage for the very first time. Teachers stand alongside former students. Parents perform beside their children. People who worship in different churches, work different jobs and come from different corners of Southwest Georgia gather beneath the same lights to tell the same story.
The Worst Job in the Marines: Telling Parents Their Child Was Dead. It Was Also an Honor
Telling a family their child died in combat is something no one wants to do, but someone has to. Christopher Murphy described his service as a Casualty Assistance Calls Office as miserable but vital.
