Boyd graduates praised for intelligence

Boyd Christian School?s class of 2007 will be remembered as one of the most academic ever, with most of its graduating class inducted into the National Honor Society and half boasting a 4.0 GPA.

?This is a very academic-minded class,? said Boyd principal Jeanne Hagar of the 14 graduates who participated in Thursday?s ceremony on Boyd?s campus. ?We have seven of our 14 students who had a 4.0 grade point average or above and had a class average of 3.63.?

Among those achieving high academic honors was her son, Jonathan Hagar who was co-salutatorian and a member of the National Honor Society.

?I?ve been in this class really for 14 years because of pre-K at Westwood before school here,? Jonathan said, noting several in his class had gone to Boyd their entire academic careers.

This is the ninth graduating class at the school which added a high school to its long-standing elementary campus. The 14 students is an average size graduating class as the school has graduated as many as 17 and as few as five.

As for going to the same school as his mother, the principal, Jonathan said simply it was ?an experience,? noting the principal?s son would often be the one called upon to ?run the errands? if he were called to the principal?s office. Hagar plans to attend Tennessee Tech.

For Jessia Tuttle, who attended Boyd since her freshman year, she will miss the close friendships she made when she heads to Vo-Tech to further her education.

?It?s such a small class that it?s more like a family,? Tuttle said. ?Instead of having a group here or there like bigger schools, we?re like one big group who are all close friends.?

Lyndsey King, who went to Boyd for five years after transferring there from Centertown, said the friendships will also be what she misses most when she attends college seeking a degree in criminal justice.

?I?m going to really miss all the friends I?ve made here over the years,? King said.