When more than 1,450 seniors

walk the aisles to accept their diplomas at Fayette's four public high

schools on Friday, they'll represent one of the largest, smartest and,

if scholarship offers are an indication, fortunate classes in the county's

history.

Fayette County High again boasts

the largest class in the county, with 481 seniors. Among them are two

appointments to the U.S. Naval Academy and one to the U.S. Air Force Academy,

as well as one 4-year scholarship recipient to Morehouse College. More

than $4.2 million in scholarships is being offered to Fayette High graduates.

Starr's Mill has 401 seniors

set to graduate, including two Air Force Academy appointments and one

Naval Academy signee. A whopping $6.3 million in scholarships is going

to Panther seniors.

At McIntosh High, 322 seniors

will walk the aisle, earning several million in scholarships, a school

guidance counselor said. Exact dollar amounts were unavailable at presstime,

but the total was expected to be comparable to the other three schools.

Sandy Creek's 263 seniors include

one Air Force Academy appointment, one West Point Academy cadet, and four

ROTC scholarship winners,notable since this was the school's first year

with the ROTC program. Another student has received a scholarship to Howard

University in Washington, D.C. In total, around $4 million in scholarships

will go to Sandy Creek seniors.

All four high schools will

host ceremonies in their respective stadiums. Sandy Creek and Starr's

Mill seniors graduate at 6 p.m., while Fayette and McIntosh ceremonies

begin at 8 p.m.

In the event of rain, a real

possibility with recent storms, graduation services will move to 10 a.m.

on Saturday, again in each school's stadium except for Sandy Creek, which

would move to New Hope Baptist Church North.

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