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JCHS honors class of 2009

Nikki Fisher gets help with her collar from retiring Director of Guidance Theresa McClellan as the 2009 Jefferson City High School seniors make their final preperations before the start of the 135th JCHS commencement exercise Friday evening at Adkins Stadium. (Deborah Cote/News Tribune photo)

By Bob Watson
bwatson@newstribune.com

Published: Saturday, May 23, 2009 8:55 AM CDT

Jefferson City High School's Class of 2009 should be like Missouri artist Thomas Hart Benton, first lady Georganne Wheeler Nixon said Friday night.

"Like those pioneers" in his paintings, she said, "each of us has a role to accept the challenges of today and to improve our communities for tomorrow."

Nixon said Benton took two years to complete his "Social History of Missouri" mural on the Capitol's House Lounge walls.

In keeping with the high school's tradition of having previous graduates address this year's class, Nixon is a Jefferson City High School graduate who later earned a bachelor's degree in education and a law degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Her comments were echoed by this year's two distinguished alumni.

Pick up Saturday's newspaper or view Saturday's e-Edition to read the full article.

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