MFHS Class of 2017 graduates
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By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Highlander
The Marble Falls High School Class of 2017 graduated Saturday, May 2017, entering to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance onto Mustang Stadium, filled for the first time on both sides of the field.
Not only was a capacity crowd there to cheer them on, but viewers at home were welcomed to the commencement via live-stream telecast.
Valedictorian Madelyn Maples addressed the crowd as well as Salutatorian Meikala Hester.
National Honor Society (NHS) President Wolf Williams welcomed family and friends assembled for the occasion and NHS Vice PresidentStefanie King introduced guests on the podium, located for the first time on the north end of the field of Mustang Stadium. Prayers were offered up by NHS Secretary Megan Offutt and NHS Treasurer Abigail Weber.
George Cambanis, senior class president and historian recounted as much as 13 years some graduates had traveled through the Marble Falls Independent School District (MFISD) classrooms together.
When MFISD Superintendent Chris Allen, PhD, had certified their status to receive diplomas the 232 members of the class were ready for the last cheerful gauntlet of good wishes from members of the board of trustees, teachers and staff and the traditional tassel turning by Assistant Principal Clark Fields.
Members of the MFHS Band, ready to take off the next day to march in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C., capped the ceremonies with the school song and fight song before mortarboards flew and families filled the field with flowers, balloons and good wishes.
