Alumni association starting for Clinton High School
A new association will be open to all alumni of Clinton High School.
The Anderson County Board of Education approved the club’s formation at its Sept. 11 meeting. Alumnus from the class of 1993 Robbie Herrell spoke about the club at the Board of Education’s recent work session.
Herrell told The Courier News the alumni rather than Anderson County Schools or CHS’s principal will lead the group. All CHS alumni are welcome.
“Reunion activities obviously are a part of it, but it’s also to support the school, the students (and) the community,” he said.
There will likely be a membership drive around the Dragons’ homecoming game, although membership fees are not certain, Herrell said.
“From there we’re going to plan some homecoming dances,” he said.
“We’re going to do some things for our Clinton High School students and for our community that will be able to tie the community and school together.”
He said an Advanced Placement testing drive will help offset some of the costs for the students’ AP tests, each of which costs $100.
“We have students that take eight of those a year,” he said.
“Well, that’s eight of those out of that family’s home. That may be a financial strain.”
He said the Alumni Association will decide who it wishes to fund out of the students applying to take those tests.
Cecil Scarborough plans to chair the group and Carmen Willis plans to co-chair it.
