Decatur High Senior Class Selects Chris Billingsley as Graduation Speaker
Decatur Metro | February 3, 2012
Decatur High School Principal Lauri McKain writes in to let us know that DHS’ Senior Class has officially asked Mr. Chris Billingsley to be their graduation speaker this year. His response? “Alrighty!”, according to Principal McKain.
After 36 years of teaching at DHS, Mr. B will retire at the end of this year.
Above is a pic of Student Government President Ashleigh Rasheed presenting him with a letter that the senior class had signed requesting that he do this.
Congrats Chris! Thank you for your many years of service to our schools and the many great DHS (and non-DHS) stories you’ve provided to this website over the past few years.
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That is awesome! But whatever happened to the petitions making it illegal for Mr. B to retire?
I’m with you. Mr. B is a brilliant choice by the Seniors but they are enabling this dastardly act of retirement. No fair. We have a population bulge of children who will need him soon!
Wonderful choice! A fitting send-off by one who has invested so much in these graduates.
Congrats to the senior class as well. It says great things about the student body at DHS that they understand and appreciate the value of his commitment.
What if we quickly go to year round schooling…then the year doesn’t really end and he can’t retire
What a wonderful choice! Way to go Class of 2012!