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Beaver Island Community High School graduation, 1963

Also 1963 Beaver Island high school graduation

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TypeEvent
Date1963-05-24
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1963-05-24
Kind
Education
Where
Saint James
Carried out by
Beaver Island Grade and High School
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunityreligion
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island Community High School’s 1963 graduating class consisted of Carol Ann O’Donnell and Evelyn Palmer. The June Beaver Beacon reports a Beaver Lodge banquet, O’Donnell as valedictorian and Palmer as salutatorian, the orchid-and- white class colors, and a May 24 diploma service at Holy Cross Church.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper graduation report, not a school register, transcript, or independent ceremony program. It preserves the named class and ceremony but not a complete enrollment history.

Open questions

  • Can school records identify the full class register and later education of the two graduates?

Sources

  1. Names Carol Ann O’Donnell and Evelyn Palmer as the two graduates, reports the Beaver Lodge banquet, class colors and motto, and says diplomas were presented at Holy Cross Church on May 24; it does not provide a school register or transcript.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community High School graduation, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-graduation-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1963, “Beaver Island 1963 Graduates Honored at Dinner.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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