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Class of 2015 has seen more war than peace during their lifetime
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With a new class of graduates entering the workforce, their future will be shaped by a past unique from that of any of their predecessors the U.S. has been at war for the majority of their lives. - photo by Shelby Slade
Shel Slade
Deseret News
Published: May 22, 2015, 1:19 PM
The future of this year's graduating class will be shaped by a past unique from that of any of their predecessors the U.S. has been at war for the majority of their lives.

For those born after 1984, the U.S. has been at war for half of their lives or more, Philip Bump of The Washington Post reported. Taking this a step further, those born since Sept. 11 have never known a country at peace.

Martha Raddatz, ABC's chief global affairs correspondent, first called attention to this trend in her commencement speech at Kenyon College, which prompted Bump to complete this analysis.

However, Bump notes the War on Terror and the conflict with the Islamic State are a different type of international conflict than WWII or the Vietnam War.

Check out the breakdown in the infographic from The Washington Post here.
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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: May 17, 2018, 8:11 PM
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Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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