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by | May 23, 2019 | Education

Salutatorian Ellie Odom, left, and Valedictorian Kiersten Haas, right, will lead the Farmersville High School Class of 2019 in commencement ceremonies Friday, May 24 at Plano Centre. (Wyndi Veigel/The Farmersville Times)

The top two of Farmersville’s graduating class are ready for commencement ceremonies Friday night and are looking forward to a bright future in science fields.

This year’s valedictorian is Kiersten Haas and salutatorian is Ellie Odom.

Kiersten, who has a 4.40 GPA, has had to learn how to balance academics, extracurricular activities and a job at The Stable.

She will be attending Colorado State University at Fort Collins with a major in fermentation science and technology. She want to use her degree for microbiology and do more science based research.

By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor • [email protected]

For the full story see the May 23 edition or subscribe online.

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