Kate Sherrill Named Salutatorian Of Class
July 1, 2008
Kate Elizabeth Sherrill of Walnut Hill recently served her class at the Christian Institute of Arts and Sciences as salutatorian.
CIAS is an umbrella school, accredited by the state of Florida, which oversees home-schooled students in a rigorous college preparatory program. In addition to her course work at CIAS, Kate was duel-enrolled at Jefferson Davis Community College.
Kate was named to Who’s Who in American High Schools, is a member of the National Society of High School Scholars, and is on the National Honor Roll.
She is also active with the Greater Escambia Council of the Arts, appearing most recently as the witch in Into the Woods.
Kate works at Annie’s Community Cup and serves Walnut Hill Baptist Church as pianist. She also teaches private piano lessons.
She will attend Faulkner State Community College this fall on a vocal music scholarship. Kate is the daughter of Kent and Anne Sherrill and the granddaughter of Sam and Dean Graham and the late Hunk and Senie Sherrill.
Celebrate The Fourth Today At The Library
July 1, 2008
The next installment of the Summer Reading Series at the Century Branch Library will be at noon on today as the library celebrates the Fourth of July in grand style.
There will be a watermelon eating contest, a watermelon seed spitting contest, apple pies, pigs in a blanket and a hula hoop contest.
Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, George Washington, and more will make special appearances. The program is for children of all ages and is free. For more information, call the library at 256-6217.