Pictured are the 2012 valedictorian and salutatorian at Horatio and De Queen High Schools: top left is Brianna Nicholas, HHS Valedictorian; top right is Jordan Barton, HHS Salutatorian; bottom left is Alex Young, DHS Valedictorian; bottom right is Joshua Purtell, DHS Salutatorian. Horatio High School will hold its graduation ceremony on May 17 at 7:30 p.m. on the football field. De Queen's is set for May 18 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
TRAIL OF TEARS RIDE – A group of riding enthusiasts called the Choctaw Nation Bicycle Team is currently holding its first ever Trail of Tears bike ride from Choctaw, Miss., to Tuskahoma, Okla. Their 500-mile journey saw them coming through De Queen on May 17. The group of 19 riders are all associated with the Choctaw Nation, being either Choctaw themselves or Choctaw Nation Hospital. Most of the riders are from Talihena, Okla., though a few came as far as San Antonio to participate in the journey.
