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Mary Persons HS announces Class of 2021 Valedictorian, Salutatorian
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mary Persons High School announced Tuesday its Class of 2021 Valedictorian and Salutatorian.
The Valedictorian is Elizabeth Greshman Bennett, the daughter of Glen and Cherie Bennett. She played in the Mary Persons High School band and was a member of the Beta Club and the Tri-M Music Honor Society.
The 2021 STAR student plans to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology this fall and major in biomedical engineering.
The Salutatorian is Ava Gabrielle McKallip, the daughter of Rob and Jill McKallip.
Ava ran cross country and track for Mary Persons High School and was a member of Beta Club and the Spanish Honor Society. The National Merit Scholarship recipient will attend the University of Alabama this fall, where she plans to enter the STEM Path to the MBA program and major in environmental engineering.
Former Mary Persons High head coach Dan Pitts dies at 88
At the time of his retirement, Pitts was the winningest coach in Georgia state history with 346 wins Author: 13WMAZ Staff Updated: 11:04 AM EDT April 20, 2021
FORSYTH, Ga. Former coach and namesake of the Mary Persons High School stadium, Dan Pitts, has died.
According to a news release from Monroe County Schools, Pitts died early Tuesday at the age of 88. Pitts was head coach at the high school for 39 years, and got his start at the school in 1959.
The district says his teams had winning records in 34 of his last 35 seasons, and that he led them to a state championship in 1980.