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2025-05-05 9:49 PM

Statesmen of All Kinds Celebrate Marshall’s 45th

Tom Whipple

GEORGE C. MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is celebrating its 45th anniversary this week, with a seven-day slate of events. The festivities got underway on Saturday night with a gala catered by Chef Ciaran Devlin of The Five Star Cafe. A student-designed cake prepared by the Food Network's "Ace of Cakes." Former Ambassador to the United Nations (as well as Russia, Israel, India, El Salvador and Jordan), the Honorable Thomas R. Pickering, a Marshall alumnus, serrved as the keynote speaker. The events culminate Saturday with a 5K run for the community. (News-Press photos)

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