Pulitzer Prize winner visits LWHS students
PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY
David McCullough, esteemed historical writer and recipient of two Pulitzer Prizes as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom, visited Lake Wales High School Thursday at the request of his longtime friend and Mountain Lake resident, Tom McCance. The students were instantly engaged by McCullough's presentation, and he spent at least an hour talking to the students, answering their questions and signing books after his speech.
PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY
Two-time Pulitzer prize winner David McCullough wowed the students, staff, and visitors at Lake Wales High School Thursday morning with his witty and insightful presentation. McCullough, who has written nine historical books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was brought to Lake Wales by his longtime friend, Tom McCance.
PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY
Historical writer David McCullough (left) visited Lake Wales High School Thursday to speak to the students, faculty, and visitors. Space was limited since the speech was in the library, but a few visitors who referred to themselves as "McCullough groupies" were in attendance. Here McCullough sits with his friend of more than 50 years, Tom McCance of Lake Wales. McCance invited McCullough here as part of the Serita Speaker Series, named after McCance's wife Serita.
Who would have thought that the letters “McC” would lead to a lifetime friendship? That’s how Mountain Lake resident Tom McCance became close friends with author David McCullough. The two were thrown together a lot during their time at Yale University, because both their names started
with McC. They were alphabetically predestined.
McCullough, two time Pulitzer and National Book Award winner, as well as recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, spoke to Lake Wales High School students Thursday at the invitation of his longtime friend, McCance.
