Taylor Graham, Valedictorian [Click to enlarge]

High school days will come to a close for the Marmaduke High School Class of 2008 when the district's commencement program is held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the school gymnasium.

Valedictorian of the MHS Class of 2008 is Taylor Rhea Grayham. Salutatorian is Shawna Marie Spurling.

Honor graduates are Trent Dewain Smith, Joshua Edward Upchurch, Ryan Christopher Adams, Tiffany Rae Dawn Abbott, Corey Lee Bryant, Erin Elizabeth McMurtry, Nicholas Martin Stone and Logan David Hawley.

Shawna Spurling, Salutatorian [Click to enlarge]

Other members of the Class of 2008 are:

Michael S. Spann, Derek Thomas Steward, Sarah Marie Potter, Kellie Marie McDougle, Kevin Jade Lowe, Justin Michael Singleton, Grant Aaron Speer, Brittany Camille Cox, Leah Rochelle Boyd, Chris E. Foresythe, Jesica Nicole Allison, Allen Dewayne Farmer, Paul Jeremy Allan Davis, Adam Dewayne Smith, Tabatha Dubar, Brian D. Alan Ellis, Joshua David Wayne McCord, Zakary Shayne Burgess, Jonathan Wade Presson.

Rachel Lynnae Bennett, Heather Brooke Laws, Deston Lee Olson, Ronnie David French, Augustus Featherston, Jacob Allen Morris, Terry Kyle Huckabay, Jamie TaShay Ricker, Toshia LaChelle Cloud, Dustin Keith Ellis, Walter Andrew Dulaney, Joshua Logan Dantzler, Michael A. Carter, Christopher Wayne Poe, Jamie Quinn, Jeremy Kyle Dillon, Jacob Leslie Roland, Everett Daniel Lane and Nikki Nicole Sherfield.

The 48-member class will enter as a processional is played by the Marmaduke school band. The invocation will be given by Joshua Upchurch. Addresses by the valedictorian and salutatorian will be followed by songs by the MHS choir, directed by Ruth Ann Cain.

High school principal Keith Richey will introduce speaker Charles I. Collier, retired MHS science teacher.

Diplomas will be awarded by Superintendent Tim Gardner and school board president Jason Weatherford.

Trent Smith will give the class response. The Class of 2008 will be presented by assistant superintendent Kellee Smith. Graduates will leave to a recessional played by the band.

Motto of the MHS Class of 2008 is: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Ushers for the evening will be Kelsey Reagans, Kimberly Hale, Kurtis Edson and Markus Smith.