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First-place role modelBy CHRISTINE BOATWRIGHT

Staff Writer

HOOVER — Distinguished Young Women, formerly America’s Junior Miss, is not a beauty pageant; it’s a scholarship pro-gram.

Danielle DuBose was named Alabama’s Distinguished Young Woman of 2011 after she won the title of Shelby County Junior Miss. A senior at Spain Park High School, DuBose explained how the com-petition involved more than ball gowns and biki-nis.

“Distinguished Young Women is about build-ing self-confidence and self esteem in young peo-

ple,” Dubose said. “We all have different abili-ties, and we’re unique. It’s about being healthy, involved, studious, ambi-tious and responsible.”

DuBose traveled to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Montevallo and Bessemer to promote “Be Your Best Self Week” on April 25-26. She worked with the children to create cards for sick children at Children’s Hospital. She also did jumping jacks and stretches with the chil-dren to promote physical fitness and spoke about healthy eating habits.

DuBose had to show her own physical fitness by performing a cardio routine, military push-ups and other health-

related activities during the competition.

The titles mean more to her than wear-ing a medal, which the Distinguished Young Women wear instead of a tiara, DuBose said.

“It means more to me than a title,” she said. “I’m a role model for younger girls.”

On top of winning her title, DuBose is seventh in her graduating class. She said she always wanted to be in the top 10. She’ll be attending the University of Alabama in the fall.

“I’ve always known I wanted to go there,” she said. “It’s a huge family tradition.”

She plans to double major in accounting and

political science before attending law school. She said she wants to specialize in constitu-

tional law.“In my government

class, I learned about the vision our founders had

for this country. I think laws should keep with American principles,” she said.

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Leading life’s drill

By KATIE HURSTLifestyles Editor

On days when other high school seniors are watching TV or relaxing at home, Sinitha Walker of Vincent High School is hard at work. Whether in her dress military uni-form or regular school clothes, Walker is always prepared to get the job done as a member of Vincent’s JROTC pro-gram.

With plans to enter the Navy after high school graduation, Walker said her four years in JROTC have been both fulfilling and preparatory for her.

From practicing the military drills to keep-ing physically fit, Walker said she can’t choose just one favorite part of the program.

“Every bit of it,” she said. “It’s not like I do it for just one thing. We go on trips and help people, we do drills. It’s not a sit-on-your-butt kind of thing. You’ve got to get up and do something.”

One of the aspects she loves about the program is the volunteer work, she said. The group puts on a community Christmas bazaar each year, volun-teers at the 4H Center and does the down-and-dirty work of community painting and clean up.

Between keeping up a 3.5 grade point average and working part-time after school, Walker also volunteers on her own time as a teacher aide for a legally blind Vincent Middle School teacher.

This drive to help oth-ers led Walker to JROTC and the pursuit of a mili-tary career after high school.

“My freshman year, joining the military set in my head really hard,” she said. “I wanted a way I could improve my life so I can improve the lives of others.”

Walker is currently in the recruitment process with the Navy and hopes to work in computer engineering, she said. Originally from Florida, Walker said she’s looking forward to being back on the ocean.

In a traditionally male-dominated field, Walker said the half-female, half-male Vincent JROTC team is sometimes the exception. However, she found the females’ drive to get things done and help others in the process has proved beneficial to the program.

“Here, it’s almost like the girls are more manly than the guys are some-times,” she joked. “They have more instincts to do this then the boys.”


Answering the call for helpBy KATIE HURSTLifestyles Editor

Like many teenagers, Chelsea senior Valerie King spends numerous hours each week on the phone. However, instead of chatting with friends about weekend plans or the latest gossip, King’s phone time is spent coun-seling other teenagers through dilemmas from homework to heartache.

King is a Teen Link hotline volunteer for the Birmingham-based Crisis Center and spends sever-al hours a week manning the phone lines for those reaching out for help.

King underwent months of training to fill this role and has been answering the phone at Teen Link for two years now.

In a normal volun-teer shift, she said she addresses issues such as dating, drugs, depression, self-image, anger, vio-lence, pregnancy, suicide and divorce.

“Any issue a normal teenager would face, I’ve dealt with over the phone,” she said. “Statistics have shown just having someone to listen and talk to can be beneficial. All they really need is someone to lis-

ten.”King’s work at Teen

Link has given her a pas-sion for counseling that she hopes to pursue after high school graduation. She has been accepted into Evangel University, a Christian university in Springfield, Mo., and plans to major in biol-ogy and psychology. She said she hopes to one day work in a juvenile prison as a psychiatrist or work overseas as a sex traffick-ing counselor.

“I’ve always loved meeting and helping peo-ple so counseling just nat-urally called to me,” she said. “It is captivating and I have loved every minute of it. If I’m going to do something, I need to do it all the way.”

King, who has a high-A grade point average and scored a 32 on her ACT, even gave up the slot as class valedictorian in order to help others.

In order to be a part of the Chelsea High School

student group and credit class Peer Helpers, King passed on enrolling in an upper level math class that would have sealed her fate as valedictorian.

Instead, she worked with other Peer Helpers students in school-wide service projects, peer counseling, mediation and tutoring.

“I absolutely don’t regret it,” she said. “It has let me follow my heart and not stress about the numbers game.”


Beating cancer with booksBy WESLEY HALLMAN

Sports Editor

Oak Mountain High School senior Mark Newton often sat in a hospital room in the spring of 2009 receiv-ing chemotherapy treat-ments for the cancer in his neck and chest.

Newton didn’t ques-tion why he was in his predicament or focus his thoughts on his health.

Newton had more important things to worry about.

He had put too much time and effort into attaining one of the highest grade point averages in his class, and he wasn’t about to let Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer claim his future as well as his present.

“I thought to myself, no matter what hap-pens, I’m not going to let myself get behind,” Newton said. “I worked hard to be at the top of my class. I wasn’t going to lose it.”

Newton, who had surgery March 10, 2009 to remove a cancerous tumor after enduring pain in his shoulder for a few months, kept him-self occupied in his hos-pital room by reading his textbooks and com-pleting his schoolwork.

The cancer claimed his sophomore season on the tennis court, but it didn’t take away his chances of an academic scholarship.

Newton, who plans to attend the University of Alabama, kept his grades up and earned a $2,500 scholarship after being named a Bryant-Jordan Award schol-arship recipient this spring. Newton, who was named a Bryant-Jordan region winner and state finalist, was recognized during a ceremony April 11 at the Sheraton Hotel Ballroom in downtown Birmingham.

“It really meant the world to me,” Newton said. “I give glory to God in every situation. All the hard work paid off.”

Newton recovered after his surgery and returned to the tennis court as a member of the Oak Mountain boys’ tennis team during his junior and senior year.

Newton’s senior year was cut short March 28 when doctors noticed a lesion on his right lung. He was disappoint-ed he had to miss the Shelby County tourna-ment and the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A section tournament, but

Newton felt relief when he found out the spot was simply scar tissue.

“It was worth it when I found out it was some-thing that wouldn’t affect my future,” Newton said. “It was a big sigh of relief.”

Newton even found a

silver lining in the dis-appointing news. He and his No. 3 doubles’ part-ner finished the season unbeaten during the reg-ular season.

“It was pretty neat to finish undefeated,” Newton said.


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Briarwood Christian School Briarwood Christian School’s graduation was held Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m. in the Briarwood Presbyterian Church Worship Center.

Class of 2011

Marie Tucker Valedictorian

Calera High SchoolCalera High School will hold graduation Thursday, May 26 at 7 p.m. at Oliver Park.

Class of 2011

Kaitlyn Marie Gill Valedictorian

Thomas Clayton Cawthon

Valedictorian

Laura Christine Hutto

Valedictorian

Chelsea High SchoolChelsea High School graduation will take place May 26 at 7 p.m. at the high school.

Class of 2011

Katherine BarberValedictorian

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Joshua Michael AndersonSherri Christina BradfordEric Jon Braun, Jr.Stephen Chase CollinsHeather Hope CraigStephanie Michele DoroughJohn Samuel FancherRebecca Michelle GeorgeKailey Breanne Goodwin

Matthew Roland HensleyDaniel Mason KendersKallen Elizabeth MorrisonJeannine Paige PazsakOlivia McKinley PerryJoseph Colby Pierce Brett Dylan RodgersNicole Alayne StefkovichAndrew Blake UptainSeth Austin WoodyStephan Gabriel Young

Cornerstone Christian SchoolGraduation will be held at 7 p.m. May 27 at Cornerstone Christian School.

Class of 2011

Stephanie Michele Dorough

Valedictorian

Grace BeasleyBethany CarterKatie FoustDrew HerndonAlex Lanter

Mariah LawrenceAndy LucasHannah PryorNatalie SantiniElizabeth ScottAbby ShirerCatherine Wilford

Evangel Classical Christian SchoolEvangel Classical Christian School graduation will take place May 26th at 7 p.m. in the Evangel Church Sanctuary.

Class of 2011 Bethany CarterValedictorian

Samantha Cheyenne AgneauxEmily Christiane BahlmannGentry Nathaniel BerryHannah Marie BerryMeghan Alexis ByrdRobert William ByrdShelby Tyler DillardElizabeth LeAnn DodsonLeslee Morgan EdwardsMichael Hansen EntrekinBlake William EvansGeorge Simeon EvansAndrew Nigel FrazierLydia Grace GodwinTaylor DanaeÕ GrammerKatlyn Paige GreenKathryn Elaine HenriquesAleesha Dawn Hoge

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Evangel Christian SchoolGraduation was held at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at Westwood Baptist Church.

Class of 2011

Jenna Elizabeth Summers

Valedictorian

Valedictorians:Jordan SmileyAllison Davis

Nicholas OÕ Neal BatesRyan Andrew BatsonSkylin Hope Brasher

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Ethan Taylor JohnsonDaniel Wayne KennedyJarrod Christopher MimsKenneth Christopher OÕ NealAlexander Randolph PuckettAustin Hunter RoeJordan Nicole SmileyJustin Chase WilhiteWesley Tanner Wood

Coosa Valley AcademyGraduation will take place May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Coosa Valley football stadium.

Class of 2011

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Jonathan WardKatherine WattsDenzel WilliamsAdam WolnskiAnna WoodJosiah WootenTaylor WrightJoshua YoungCamille YoungKatelyn Zeanah

Valedictorians not pictured:Carrie Beth LittletonHannah RettigTiffany Smith

Hope Christian SchoolGraduation will be held at 7 p.m. May 19 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church.

Class of 2011

Joshua BlackwellValedictorian

Eric BearssValedictorian

Karry JonesValedictorian

Jonathan CarmanValedictorian

Joseph McCallValedictorian

Nicolas OusleyValedictorian

Jonathan WaddellValedictorian

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Kingwood Christian SchoolKingwood Christian School will hold graduation Tuesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at Kingwood Assembly of God in Alabaster.

Class of 2011

Haleigh PurvisValedictorian

Millie OpperValedictorian

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Indian Springs SchoolThe Indian Springs School graduation ceremony will be held May 27 at 10:30 a.m. on the school campus.

Class of 2011

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Montevallo High SchoolMontevallo High School graduation is May 26, 2011, at 7 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium, University of Montevallo.

Class of 2011

Lionel Demitri Watkins

Valedictorian

Margaret Sue Oswald Valedictorian

Allyson Nicole AdamsDarian Shea AderholdtAndrew Jason AlderJonathan Michael AllainMohamed Fadhil AllamiBrittany Nichole AllenMatthew Francis AllersJared Michael AndersonDevin Davis ApplegateHannah Elizabeth AsproditesElaina Kelsey AubreyAshley Michelle AveryJeffrey Hayden BackMia Louise BadhamMorgan Elizabeth BanksAmeen BarghiKatelyn Marie BarnhillAlex Elizabeth BemisKelsey Marie BerrymanReid Austin BiascoBrett Matthew BierleyLindsey Taylor BloomJacob Lewis BondAustin Christian BonnerKathryn Anne BordenWilliam Joseph BordenDalila Ann BourqueHaley Elizabeth BowenAbigail Grace BoydThomas Jackson BrennanTyler Daniel BrogdonDiamond Crystal BrownKaycie Lee BrownKathryn Elizabeth BuczekRichard Schuyler Burg, Jr.Kaitlyn Baker BurrowMatthew Paul ByarsConnor Graham ByrumCullen Blane CagleCaitlyn Nicole CampJoseph Alexander CampbellMeagan Elizabeth CampbellJulianne Malloy CarltonSara Emily CarltonJulie Elizabeth CarrBrittany Rose CarterJermaine QuenshŽ CarterTaylor Nicole CasebereMary Elizabeth ChampionMatthew Lee ChapmanChih-ting ChenSarah Rose ClarkShawn Kennedy ClarkeMadison Chayce ClementRobert Barry Clements, Jr.William Jennings ClementsAllison Haley ClendenonEdwin Patrick ClevelandKareem Jarell CloptonAnn Marie ColeyAlyssa Kathryn CompherPaige Brittney ConklinChristina Renee CookChristopher James CooperAlex Garrison CorleyGarrett Austin CosgroveHannah Grace CraneMadeline Grace CregoJohn David CroweSydney Elizabeth CrutchfieldWilliam Tyler CulbersonTrent Allen CunninghamKathryn Elizabeth DabbsMegan Danae DancyTyler Rex DanielLauren Ann DasherAshley Brooke DavenportEmily Claire DavidsonLeticia Maria DavidsonAldosia DavisGrant Smithson DavisJacob Austin DeLaneyMary Hayden DennisMary Ellen DixonKathryn Anne DobsonDerrick James DobynsErica Sue DorwaldtAlexis Victoria DrumRonrico KenÕ ondri Vonsay DunnCallie Cantrell EastisPeyton Michelle EbbenJaimie Lee Thomaston EckerlyCody Lee EllisStephanie Michelle ElmoreMacie Alyssa EnmanHannah Katherine ErwinJoseph David EvansMichael Benjamin EvansDaniel Patrick FaganJacob Randall FallsKendall Lauren FannChayni Sue FarmerBrady Rogers FaulknerTanner Storm FeatheringillMilton Albert FergusonPeyton Victoria FieldsLaura Allison FishSabrina Caitlyn FitzgeraldAlisa Nicole FlemingAmanda Nichole FloresKeiah Jameice FlowersAlicja Maria FoksinskaRobert Timothy FosterEmily Louise FowlerJessica Gabrielle FranceNicholas Thomas FreemanAnthony Randon FuscoEmily Grace GambrellWilliam Joseph GaskillChristian Rose GilesJordan Taylor GodfreyHector Ivan Llamas GonzalezMark Patrick GoodeZachary Ellinger GoozeeWilliam Kent GormanJacob Christopher GossettKatie Elizabeth GouldSarah Ann GrahamRobert Carson GreeneGurnoor Kaur GrewalSidney Renee GriffinJohn Michael GrisettiJerry Edward GuessRyan Alvin GuillebeauMehar GurayaStuart Rogers HaganWilliam Stephenson Halsey

Maggie Leanna HambrickRyan Darrell HansonElizabeth Miller HarperAllison Rawls HarrellCatherine Melanie HarrellSarah Elizabeth HarringtonChristine Marie HarrisAndrew Allen Harrison, Jr.Jacob Blair HaunJoshua Blake HaunTyler Grant HaysVictoria Alexis HegenbarthKatherine Shader HeimanAndrew Joseph HelmsHaley Elizabeth HelmsMallory Carroll HerringHeath Douglas HolbertWilliam David HolderOlivia Chaileon HoodDeryus Sentyl HooksTyler Lewis HoytWei Ting HsingJake Casey HubbardSamuel David HuddlestonJohn Joseph ImwalleRian RenneÕ ImwalleHarrison Alexander IngramKelechi Obinna IwuabaJake Paul JamesLauren Elise JettAlma Gabriela JimenezAndrew Gregory JohnstonCaitlin Elaine JohnstonRhys Wisdom JohnstonMicheal DÕ Amos Leon Jointer, Jr.Andrew Leiland JonesEdna Mae JonesNaomi JonesOlivia RaeÕ JonesKayanna Olivia Nicole JordanAlexandra Lynn KammanJohn Costa KanellisCyprin Momo KannehNicole Rae KehrBryant Erzen KelleyTucker Cauthen KingNeil Stewart KinnebrewJoseph Taylor KralDouglas Edward LangleyTheresa Jeanne LangloisRhett Collins LaPorteSylvie Elise LauzonGrant Alexander LaytonLinda Allyn LeeBriauna Kristine LeMayScottie Marie LenningKevin Michael LessleyLauren Ashley LogginsColton Timothy LongHayden Michael LongMeagan Elizabeth LontineAmir LoubserAnthony Leonard LouisMiller Grayson LucasAnne Catherine LuckettRodrigo Daniel Maciel MelchorAndrew Philip MaddoxCourtney Nicole MaddoxMorgan Elizabeth MahanTimothy Dent MajorsHeather Michelle MannTrenton Scott MarbutJacob Allen MarinelliParker Montgomery MarschCaleb Albert MartinDaniel Seth MartinHannah Marie MarxenThomas Watson MasonMallory Kendall MatthewsJessica Isabella MazzeiJustin Huey McAlisterKelsey Alexandra McBrayerIan Shaun McClellanSara Anne McClellanMary Catherine McClendonRiley Brennan McClureMaia Blair McDonaldMary Haley McGarityColton James McGriffScott Jordan McKnightSarah Katherine McPhaulBrittany Laine MeansAnne Marie MelanconSuzanne Farraday MerlinoElizabeth Hutcherson MiddletonMichael Roy MillerOlivia Anne MireKristen Nicole MitchellEmma Kathryn MoatesSarah Elizabeth MonroeCarlie Brittan MooreChelsea Nicole MooreChristopher Alan MooreElisa MooreMatthew Edward MooreStephen John MooreHanna Rosamond MoreheadTaylor Nicole MorrisAllie Elizabeth MosherDaniela del Carmen Mu– oz RogersGrace Michelle MurphreeJoseph Boyd NationBruno NavarroKyle Ray NeeleyLindsay Skye NelmsStephanie Nicole NelmsMichael DÕ Vante NelsonTodd Anthony NelsonElizabeth Shelby NewtonMarkus Malone NewtonAustin Keith NortonJosselyn Elizabeth Nu– ez CastroAnthony Stephan OliverEtzael Ortiz-Olguin

Kendal Colby OvertonThurmon Page IIIAbigail Lynn PalcoNicole Marie ParentMary Katherine ParkerKayla Anne PatakChristian Lee PatelKelvin Pattillo, Jr.Justin Devaughn PaulusChelsea Nicole PayneEdward William Payne, Jr.Jonathan Cameron PettryDeJuan Earl PhillipsWilliam Jacob PierceConnor Riggs PinegarCaroline Elizabeth PitzerMaria Camila PortnoyNatalie Marie QuinnElisabeth Anne RayJeong Joo ReeHayden Connor ReeseJasmine Celeste ReeseWilliam Wynn RegisterEmily Elizabeth ReidCameron Andrew RidleyTaylor Alexander RinksAndrew Cardon RipleyLauren Sydney RisherAlexander William RiveraKasey Marie RobinetteLaQuoya Shanese RobinsonBartholomew Caleb RodgersDrew Robert RodichAntonio Domingo Rodriguez MartinFrancisco Domingo Rodriguez MartinCarol June RubensVictor SaenzRobert Zackary SchaperCameron Elizabeth SchenckerCarli Marie SchilleciAnn Elizabeth ScibettaBert Allen SeitzKimberly Grace SelfJacob Tyler SellersAudrey Kirsten SenkbeilMary Katherine ShealyAndrew Austin SheltonDerick Madison SimpsonKourtney Clareese SipinSamantha Drake SkinnerBrian Daniel SmartEvan Wiley SmithJeremy Jackson SmithMarquell Ahmad SmithPaul Thomas SmithCharles Stirling SnowSteven Eric SokolJeffrey William SommerLindsay Anjelica SoudersWimberly Elisabeth SproullSavannah Daisy StampsScarlett Camille StampsMichael Paul StanalandJoseph Trevor StanfordAustin Lee StewartElizabeth Ann StewartKatherine Lynn StewartHunter Matthew StoweSamuel Marshall StricklandJerry Reaves Stroupe IIIEvan Newman SullivanSean Patrick SullivanDeidre Monique TabbBrittany Leigh TarrantIvy Kathryn TaylorJohnathon Andrew TaylorCaleb Josiah ThomasNathaniel James ThomasSamuel Gunner ThomasonHaley Mellon ThomastonBrenton Leigh ThompsonLogan Harris ThorntonNeil Kamal TiwariJoel Alexander TomlinConor Ben TomlinsonDavid Allen TomlinsonShabbrea Cherylle ToosonTam Thien TranAlexander Joseph TuckerJessica Michelle TuckerWeston James UpchurchMitchell George VaughanRobert Lee VaughnBrandon James VinesAshley Meredith WagnonSummer Selah WalesFredarius Jawan WalkerShannon Leigh WaltonKyriae Michele WarnerAlaysia Takiria WattsLindsey Kay WebbKathryn Ann WestAnderson Kay WhitcombJoshua Douglas WhittleCharniece TashŽ e WilcoxSarah Grace WilliamsHunter Ryan WilliamsonCatherine Lynne WilsonGarrett Lowell WilsonJonathan Calvin WilsonMichael Blaine WilsonWilliam Luke WiseBryan Lee WolfeAvery Kathleen WoodCherieÕ Zipporah WorksBenjamin Arthur WrightEmily Elizabeth WrightDevon Noelle YarbroughLance Ryan YeagerBrendan Michael YoungKreable Ann YoungKaitlyn Christine ZeekJamela Ann Zeinou

Oak Mountain High SchoolGraduation will be held May 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bartow Arena on the cam-pus of UAB.

Class of 2011

Neil TiwariValedictorian

Ameen Barghi Valedictorian

Home Owned • Home OperaterHome Owned • Home Operater

Rachel Luise AbelAustin Martin AdamsKathryn Courtney AllenKimberly Elizabeth AllenFranklin Balmore Alvarado Tyler Edward AmosEmily RenŽ e AndersonShalette Yvette AndersonVictor Alfonso Angel Evelia Neftali Arceo OrozcoJennifer Lynn ArthurSavanah Taylor AshworthCatherine BallentineAnna Olivia BanasiewiczSarah Margaret BanasiewiczJustina Marquice BarrowTaylor Danielle BartlettBraydon Ryan BatesJerrod Allen BeardenMichael Blade BeardenMichelle Elizabeth BeardenAshley Marie BellAllison Rae BendallTamyris Derrinique BennettConnor Doyal BensonEllen Anne BentleyJessica Taylor BirdAdam Carter BlackmonJonathan Lance BohinJordyn Noelle BoutwellCassidy Erin BoyceMatthew Connor BoyleJessica Erin BrelandDarren Reed BrightHaley Elizabeth BrooksJordan Alexander BrooksChristopher Scott BrownClaudia Ruth BrownSaran Alexandria BrownMaegen Anne BryanJessica Nicole BryantJulie Kim BuiDalton Damien BuseJames Brannon CamelWyatt Cole CampbellBridget Caitlyn CarlileHannah Kathryn CarrollAngel Luis Cartagena Erica Whitley CarterColby Dwight CastleRoman Martin CastorConnor Seth ChampionCourtney Eric ChandlerJennifer Chongping ChangDanielle Yvette CharlnoesKristen Helen ChildersAshley Lashelle ClarkBrandon Powers ClarkRobert Casey ClarkColin Pierce ClaybrookAlexander Thomas ClaytonTyler Whitney ClemmonsCassidy Ryan ClevengerJoshua Kevin ColeJacqueline Diane CollinsMeagan Alexandria ComerBrittany Lynn ContornoBertha Leticia Contreras-GarciaJasmine Sierra CooperLeonel Alberto Corona RomeroGiovanni Mendoza CoronaGisela Cortes AlvarezGabriel Barnes CottoneMathieu James CourtenayChristean Jiordon CovingtonCody Joshua CristVeronica Cruz EnriquezKatie Nicole CyrHaley Marie DavenportJillian Michelle DavisJamekia Alexandria Dawson

Margaret Clark Deason-CoughlinDaniel Ovide DeLage Jr.Alexander Robert DemersHaley Alexus DicksonJodi Meagan DossConnor Scott DouglasPhilip Michael Dublin IIBrent Michael DuerLamar Anthony Dukes IIIAdriane Nicole DuncanBoaz Jacob EdgertonAshley Shannon EdwardsGeoffrey Scott EggletonAdam Corley ElliottAlaina Michele ElliottSamantha Lynn EllisMichael Jacob EneaMichael John EngelLaura Rebekah FargasonYadira Farias MartinezShannon Elizabeth FarleySarah Paige FarmerDavis Bryant FaughtEmily Jane FieldsMatthew Thomas FinneyTrevor Glen FittsJames Jeffrey FlanikenJustin Scott FloresKathleen Marie FoleyKayla Renee FordByron Nicholas FosterCourtney Danielle FosterSadie Kathryn FosterMarquis Terrell FranklinFatima Galvan HernandezCarmen Liliana Garcia Jennifer Marie GarciaEllen Nicole GardnerHorace Edward Garner IIIJacob Bancroft GaroveVictoria Janelle GaterJoseph Reynolds GayJeremy Ryan GeorgeDaniel German-CayetanoKyle Edward GermanWilliam Daniel GivanKatherine Nicole GoggansKimberly Brooke GoldmanAmerica Liliana Gonzalez Joshua Blake GrahamRaylon DonteÕ GrantRobert Dillon GrantDorothy Ciara GreenMatthew Brent GreggBraden Dale GroomIlya Mikhaylovich GutmanKelly Marie HaberstrohSeth Manasco HaganAshton Perry HaleyCharles Brooks HaleyGeorge Parks HaleyLindsay Claire HaleyHalen Lee HallJarrod Scott HamnerAustin Ryne HancockDominique Stephon HarrisKaitlyn Marie HarrisMason Stephen HassenOliver Lawrence HastingsAdam Rhodes HauserToni Marie HawkinsJonathan Cameron HaynesTracy Taurus HaynesMallorye Victoria HeatonMatthew Tyler HendersonLuis Enrique HerculesBrian Matthew HesterPhillip Austin HesterAlexander Charles HillKatelyn Elizabeth HillLaura Brandon HillLaura Alexandra HitchcockMargaret Andrews HollandJames Martez Hollenquest Jr.

Christian Colby HollerIdennis Braxton HolleyAhzia DanaŽ HollisJessica Marie HomrichStephanie Brooke HornsbyKharissa Taylor HowellBradley Schyler HubbardAshley Elizabeth HudsonLogan Edward Reed HueyEmily Brooke HullRobert Denson HulseyJohnny Cong-Thanh HuynhChristopher Ryan IsbellAna Karen Islas Benjamin David JacksJeffrey Mason Sloan JohnsonTaylor Elyse JohnsonHaley Ann JohnstonJohn Andrew JonesShannon Elise KaileyMelanie Anne KeenerBrooke Allyson KelleyNathan John KenchingtonMichael David KierspeLeslie Marie KingCasey Lynn LambertStacey Nicole LaneBenjamin Seth LansdowneMichael Dixon LatonMary Helen LawleyKelsie Elizabeth LawsonKirstin Nichole LedbetterAaron Cornell LewisJordan Dean LinkeCindy Lopez AguirreAlejandro LopezCindy Jannette Luviano-DiegoCharles James MahaffeyKayla Brooke MarenoZachary Michael MartinDaniela Martinez EscobarJohn Pinkney Massey IVMelissa MastrandonasAnastasia Alexandra-Eileen MatiouchinJessica Ashley MaysColby Brian McCainBrandon Lee McCallCarley Renee McCuneDamali Leander McFarlandJames Hunter McGeeChristian Tanner McGinnisBlake Andrew McGriffChristopher Claude McGuire IIHeather Nicole McGuirkAbby Elizabeth McMillanAllison Lynn McSwainDaniel Lee Merkl Jr.Ethan Daniel MetcalfAnna Elizabeth MillerErika Noel MillikenTyler Dale MinyardMallory Brooke MitchellWilliam Harrison MitchellDavid Marcus Montgomery Jr.Diamond Breair MooreBrooke Ashlyn MorrisDarian Nicole MorrisMitchell Bradley MorrisAndrea Renesae MosleyAngela Sharese MosleyFaith Alexandria May MoteCatherine Elizabeth MurphyAshley Nicole MurrayEdwin Maina MutheeStella Wagaki MutheeAnthony Tyler MyersJeffrey Andrew MyersKassandra Nava ManzoTanner Wade NicholasCasey Jordan NicholsKarana Morgan NicholsChase Tyler NordmanKatie Lillyan OÕ Brien

Jamie Elizabeth OlsonAbel Olvera Jr.Joshua Kirk PaceDiana Carolina Padilla GuevaraDylan Reed ParkerGaines McCary ParkerKasey Elizabeth ParksKendyl Ryan PartridgeHunter Alan PayantJonathan Hunter PearsonBlaine Steven PeelAna Felisa Pe– aChelsea Nicole PenningtonCristian Oscar Pineda ParenteMyranda Kaye PittPatrick LaDun PowellChristopher Thomas PriceJesse Robert PriceAllison Kate PruittEstefania Quintana AguilarJasmin Khalil RansomMichael Tyler RaySavannah Lin RayKaley Nicole RectorDestiny Leigh ReevesGraham Robert ReillyRachel Elizabeth ReynoldsTanner Garrett RiceLauren Michelle RichJayla Brenell RichardsonJonathon Milton RichardsonErin Elizabeth RileyJamie Lee RodgersThomas David RodgersElizabeth Rodriguez Jacob Steven RogersValerie Glenn RoneyJanet Lopez RoqueMichael Anthony RossCarlton Monroe RosseRachel Ann RuehmerKayla Christine RyderDominique Nicole SandersHannah Elizabeth SappEdwin Linwood Saville IIIHannah Marie ScheubRachel Nicole ScottAaron Willis ScurlockKathryn Blair SealeKatelyn Danielle Serio

Andrieko Angel SerranoSarah Elizabeth ShannonElsa Rose SimsMatthew Steven Henderson SkeltonAndrew Braxton SkinnerCameron Park SlaneDerek John SlaughterApril Caitlan SmelleyAnna Wesley SmithShaina Renae SmithTanner Andrew SmithCarolyn Tate SpeegleMorgan Bridgette SpiveyJustin Lee SrygleyClarke Joshua StackhouseJordan Camille StaggsAlexandra Lea StanekMax Aaron SteeleKyle Edward StringerJennifer Brooke SunderlandSteffen Towns SwindleReginald TaylorValerie Marie TaylorNicholas Julian TerrellLeZedrick Quanell TetterBrittany Dianne ThaxtonMadilyn Lee TheodorasBradley Matthew ThomasCorey Dalton ThomasAmber Darleen ThompsonAnthony Evan TimpaMathew Charles TkacikBrandon Keith ToddRaven SeymoneÕ ToneyVan Khanh Tong

Haley Mauree TownsendSamantha Rae TravisChristina Danielle TrucksTyler Jordan TrumblyStefany Yovelinova TsankovaJerry Paul TwittyClay Riley ValentineBrishaun Marquese ValreeJohn Edmon Bailey VincentEmily Frances VonBartheldChristopher Louis WalkerEric James WallaceMelissa Rebecca WallaceTyler Cameron WardCorey Taylor WatersCody Blake WatlingtonKayla Jennie Danielle WatsonFrank Tait WaylandMichael Garrett WelchJordan Lindsey WessonKendall Marie WessonJoshua Bradley WheelerVictoria Alayne WhiteClayton John WhitfieldJoshua Michael WildmanDominic Cortez WilliamsJacob Bryan WilliamsThomas Michael WilliamsTony LaTorey WilliamsWarren Pratt Williams Jr.Maurice DeVonte Wilson Jr.Caitlyn Elizabeth WoodJoshua Randall WoodallDevin Christopher YoungGregory Averil Young


Pelham High School Pelham High School graduation is May 26 at 7 p.m. at the Pelham Civic Complex.

Class of 2011

Taylor Danielle Bartlett

Valedictorian

Sarah Margaret BanasiewiczValedictorian

Bridget Caitlyn Carlile

Valedictorian

Claudia Ruth Brown

Valedictorian

Kayla Renee FordValedictorian

James Jeffrey Flaniken

Valedictorian

William Daniel Givan

Valedictorian

Sadie Kathryn Foster

Valedictorian

Brian Matthew Hester

Valedictorian

Ashton Perry Haley

Valedictorian

Andrea Renesae Mosley

Valedictorian

Mitchell Bradley Morris

Valedictorian

Chase Tyler Nordman

Valedictorian

Angela Sharese Mosley

Valedictorian

Tanner Andrew Smith

Valedictorian

Elsa Rose SimsValedictorian

Van Khanh Tong Valedictorian

Carolyn Tate Speegle

Valedictorian

Stephen Marks AbernathyBailey Elizabeth AdamsOlivia A. AdamsRyan C. AkersJames Casey AldridgeHannah Caitlin AlexanderBrandon L. AllenEdgar R. AlmazanHolly Catherine AtkinsonWilliam A. AycockAhsal Angel Bahadori-ToolabiNicholas W. BahosKathryn A. BaileyPatrick BaileyKathryn Ann BakerSummer Nicole BakerRobert T. BaldwinElizabeth A. BallewMorgan A. BarnesBrandi Alexandria BarnetteAnthony C. BaroodyValerie H. BarreauKelsey Nichole BassLeah O. BeardTevin Terez BeasleyCarly Miranda BellAlexandria Lashun BennettKatherine Wood BestBroderick Byron BetzPhallon Jalejah BlakelyLauchlin McNeill BlueMarie J. BluntJanet E. BoettnerJohn Pierce BogganJames Michael Box Megan E. BrandonNathan Tyler BrockStacy Nicole BrockCidravion Antuane BrownMichael A. BrownMacy E. BrowningTimothy Joshua BrunnerJeremy Robert BryanCaitline June BufordRachel Ann BurksEmily Elizabeth BurlesonCalina A. BurstAaron Campbell BusbyStephen M. BusbyZachary D. ButcherMichael A. ByrnesSarah Frances CahelaTamonea Paris Calloway-WoodsHannah Elizabeth CampAndrea Hope CampbellDonald K. CappsKendall M. CarlisAlexandria Leigh CarterCaitlyn Rose CarterJamie M. CarterKristoff Ahmaad CarterColby Blake CartwrightBlake C. CatalanoNatalie Maria CeliaHolli Nicole ChaneyWilliam Thatcher ChapmanCrystal Janell ChestangCaleb A. ClarkAlexander Douglas CloseBaylen Chase CloughConnor C. CockeMichael Austin CokerWilliam ColemanJeffrey Ross CollierMargaret P. ConnollyHayden Kimble CookJamel Gerrard CookEmmanuel CooperErin E. CowartKelsey E. CoxMichelle T. CraigPatrick J. CrowleyBrandon Andrew CummingsDiamond A. CunninghamLara G. CurreriAllison Rae CvengrosRyan William CvengrosMeaghan Lila DacostaNicholas J. DanfourahBradford Daniel Jordan A. DavidRicarra Myra DavisMallory OÕ Quin Dearing

Joseph D. DefalcoBriana E. DelaineKali A. DemingAlekos S. DerzisAshley Anne DevilleAlexander Jonathan DicksonAlexandria R. DrakosDanielle M. DuboseTerrica Dewantra DunsonDaylea Ashlyn DuvallLakin Myshell EddyAndrew Tyler ElliottChristopher John EllisDanielle Elizabet FairweatherChristian Lance FeaginSarah Elisabeth FedykAlex Barry FieldsCooper D. FlanaganDesmond Maximilian FlanaganKiauna ShÕ Ante FordAmerica FosterGregory Ryan FoxHoward Jay Fox IVBrooke M. FrazierRobert Anthony FrazierSydney Elizabeth FritzJeremy Van Claude GibsonJohn Mark GilesAshley B. GillespieEvelyn R. GlassBreanna L. GordonJohn Bernard M. GoseGina Grace GradoneLauren Elizabeth GrayBrittany GriffinJohn Brandon GriffinTaylor N. GriffithJessica D. GrimesMichael Thomas GrooverBriana Nicole HarrisHershey Trey HarrisJeremy A. HarrisJessica L. HarrisonCasey A. HassettRachel R. HathcoatElise Scott HayesElizabeth Channing HaynesJohn T. HaywoodJami Lauren HeardAlexander M. HensonRachel Elizabeth HoggTia HolcombeAlexcia D. HollisMitchell A. HoltPaul C. Hosemann IVMary Leanne HoustonRobert W. HowardAnna Elizabeth Howell

Timothy C. HudsonMadeline E. HughesNicholas Joseph HumphreySayyida Kamilah HumphreyLauren A. HurstJohn William HusemanAlexandra N. HvalAbeda IqbalAndrew Christian IsomMichael Connor IveyAlexis JacksonMirielle R. JeffersonRebecca Glenn JettJohn Lucien JohnsonKyle A. JohnsonMichael C. JohnsonZarkia Rontrice JohnsonShardae Pattrese JonesSusannah Marie Jones

Amin B. JommaTyler Ronald JunkinEric Thomas KaemmererNancy A. KartosTaylor L. KelleyMorgan O. KennamerAleshia Raeshun KeyAnas Uddin KhanRebecca Jean KilgoreIsiah Anthony KingKeylan Jamale KingKylie Lane KingSarah Ann KingKana KinoshitaChristian Sean KippDekerrion Marquis KnightEmily KnightCatherine Elizabeth KolaczekMelissa Kolazyk

Keri A. KrakeCharles H. LakinShannon C. LalleyJessica L. LambPaige E. LangstonSteven Carlos Lawson Jr. Alyssa J. LeatherwoodAlexa M. LeeSeung Hyeon LeeHeather LeoneBenjamin Bernard LillyEmily LinTasneem Pyar Ali LiraniAdrienne L. LongCarlye A. LongJacob LorinoJordan LorinoShannen Marlow LoweKristen Branch LoweryJackson Lee LutherKathleen N. LynchYogeinis Jasmin MaldonadoAnna-Kate MarcumDavis C. MartinAltonius Donnell MasonJasmine Nicole Mathew-MorganGrant Mitchell MawhinneyHannah Miller McCayRobert J. V. McCrearyAlesha Kay McDanielLauren McLernonLily Claire Qiujia McMahonCharles H. McPhersonJacob Michael MeliaJessica Maria MenaLauren E. MerckZachary Torin Michael

Caitlin Melissa MilanEdward Kyle MillingDouglas Neal MitchellJessica Elise MoellerSamarah Mohammad MohammadZachary D. MonkJoshua David MontgomeryKaitlyn M. MoodyJackson Vaughn MooreJon C. MooreKaylan Alexandra MooreOmar Dejesus MoralesSean D. MorrisSharice Danielle MorrisBrandon James MorrowRebekah Evans MoteBrandon M. MullisMacy M. MurphyMallory A. Murphy

Meagan A. MurphyLaila Abadulhamid MusaedDavid Michael NakayamaFelicia Michele NaroTrevor NelsonPatricia A. NevinsCourtney R. NewtonRyann Elizabeth NidayAubrianne G. NortonKathryn N. NovakJackson B. OÕ NeilJane E. OÕ RearAlexandra Giovanna OrtegaAlexis OusleyPatrick M. OwensKennan L. ParkerAkash PatelOshin Amrut PatelAlexander J. PayneDanielle A. PhillipsNatalie J. PickettKarlee PicognaJocelyn S. PittmanAndrew C. PlanJacob Ryan PolhemusAryn K. PondCaroline E. PonderWilliam F. Prosch IIISehrish RahimHugo Prebben RamirezNathaniel Aaron RayShanna Nicole RedmayneShannon Suzanne RedmayneAlexandra RenfroeLauren Elizabeth RentaLauren Gray RileyPhillip I. Ritchey

Christopher K. RobertsonChristopher D. RobinsonJeremy B. RobuckKristen A. RobuckNicole Rodriguez

Susan L. RohwedderNicholle S. RoskamZachary Stevon RutledgeColby Faith RyanErika D. SankeyZachery Joseph SazeraAndrew SbrissaKatherine A. SchmidtTyler F. SealsHanna L. SelmanMitri S. ShataraCollin Mitchell ShawChristopher ShepardChristopher Keith SieboldMikael Anthony SilasSteven V. SilvioEvan G. SimonJoseph Michael SmarrelliAaron SmithRickey Eugene Smith Jr. Riley W. SmithKelsey L. SoutherlandMaria Vaughn SpanoJoshua Collin SpearsRobert Alexander SpearsKristen Nicole SpenceJustin Charles SteenMicah StewartAnnalika SteynBryan Joseph StoneCharles Martin StoneGrant M. StoverinkRami Mohamad SukkarShelby P. TannerLeslie TaylorAkeeb Imtiaz TejaniQamar Imtiaz TejaniMichael E. Thomas


Johnny Elijah BattonNicholas Lee BillingsJohn Nathaniel BirdKaylan Brooke BolingerBradley Shane BootheCalvin Micheal BranchTrevor James CantrellAngel Luis Cartagena SanchezNikoles Blanton Carter

Patrice Maria CokelyJohn Paul Costlow Jr.Trent Allen CunninghamCurren Luke DanielsBrooklyn Nicole DavisAndrew Wallace DriverMichael Jacob EneaRyan Nolen EtressWesley Michael GalutzaHorace Edward (Trey) Garner, IRobert Dillon GrantAimee Alyssa Gulledge

Chelsea Dawnette HakenShelbie Marissa HarrisTyler Scott HenchMatthew Tyler HendersonPhillip Austin HesterJames Patton HillErik Von HofmeisterAnthony Lee HoggDillon James HollingsworthRigoberto JimenezChad Eric JonesJames Matthew Lawley

Chelsea Nicole LeeRobert Colton LyleSarah Anne MattisColby Brian McCainBrandon Lee McCallPreston Glenn NaishKayla Nichole NoblesMaegan Leann OÕ NealHeather Raye PerrymanDaniel Michael PhillipsChristopher Thomas PriceChristopher Joseph Robinson

Treasure SailesHeather D ShiflettBrittney Dianne SimmonsJohn Ryan SisbarroCacy Lee SmithCody Lee SmithShaina (Shae) Renae SmithMax Aaron SteeleBradley A TaylorNicholas Colby TaylorJeil Merari TejadaTravis Henry Thomas

Jerry Paul TwittyJacob Paul VeitchGerardo VillaChristopher Scott WallaceCorey Taylor WatersAlana Marie WhiteKori Marie WhitfieldZachary Tyler WilliamsAusten OÕ neal Woods

Shelby County School of Technology Graduation ceremony will be May 26 at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Columbiana.

Class of 2011

Justin Shane AbbottShaquille Deandre AgeeTonya Lavine AllenAulvia Diane BakerStephanie Nell BarnesJohnny Elijah BattonCorey Austin BeaneWilliam Logan BehrleHaley Elizabeth BentleyBrianna Michelle BinkerdCalvin Micheal BranchJoseph Daniel BroderickDarius Marcel BrownChristopher Blake BryantJacob Hunter BuckTiffany Nicole BushTyler James BushTre Devon CohillPatrice Maria CokelyDanny Joe Cox

Cody Alan CrumptonBrooklyn Nicole DavisTiffany Kandice DavisJasmine Demetria DickinsonJazmine Marie EllisonStephen Michael ErhartRyan Nolen EtressKelsey Ann FarmerRacheal Carol FloydDallas Chase Estes FreemanTalmadge Cody FullerTerry Ray GallupsWesley Michael GalutzaChase Michael GannonJoshua Anthony GibsonTiffany Shay GogginsDeon Cortez GreenScott Blake GregoryGary Alexander HalseyBrittany Leigh HarrellZakariah Dawuud HeffnerTyler Scott HenchNathaniel Blaine Herrington

Cody Lewis HittBrooklyn Danielle HortonRonny Lee HortonSeth Addison HortonZachary James HortonJohnnie Melvin Howard IIIJeffrey Adam HughesChristopher Brent JonesGregory John, Jr. JonesRyan Brett JowersJerrod Wayne KeenumRachael Alice Kenny Jayson Bennett LansfordChelsea Nicole LeeAlexis Danielle LewisFaith Nichole LivingstonTyDarion Maurise LollarFantasia Nicole LopezRobert Colton LyleCory Heath MadarisHeather Marie ManessCaleb Warren MartinAndrew James Massey

Sarah Anne MattisTyeasha Deona MayfieldJohn William McDanielMadison Alyse McDanielStephen Caleb McDonaldBo Jon Wesley McKinneyHolli Danielle McNeillZachary Alexander MillerChanning Anwara MitchellMatthew Wade MitchellCoy Michael Kipp MooreMegan Leah MooreNicholas Edward MooreKayla Nichole NoblesMaegan Leann OÕ NealJames Allen PateJohnathan Hunter PartridgeJonathan William PenningtonAlysia Simone PerkinsJohnathon Paul PerrineHeather Raye PerrymanJacob Scott PhillipsDaniel Jacob Porter

Robert Dylan PowellSamantha Nichole PriceSamantha RobersonJacob Daniel SmithWilliam Tyler SpainhowardKayla Michelle SportsAustin Hunter StricklandBrooklyn Dannielle StozierMegan Kathryn TalleyAngelique Janelle TaylorPayton Stephens Thomas

Trayna Rachelle ThompsonZachary Lee VestWilliam Pate WalkerCaitlin Thersa WallaceJoseph Ryan WatsonBrittney Nicole WellsJeremy Wayne WellsIvan Joseph WilliamsZachary Tyler WilliamsJames Keaton WoodColin Harrison Wright

Shelby County High SchoolGraduation will be held at 7 p.m. May 26 at the Shelby County High School football stadium.

Class of 2011

Johnnie M. Howard, III

Valedictorian

Joseph D. Broderick

Valedictorian

Spain Park High School Spain Park High School’s graduation ceremony will be May 24, 2011 at 7 p.m. at the Wright Center on the Samford University campus.

Class of 2011

Emily LinValedictorian

See SPHS, Page 10


Congratulations to our graduates.

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Kiara A. DixonJames T. DockeryKenneth R. DoddBriana L. DrakeXavier DuranLindsay N. DurrettMyles T. DyeJames Z. EddingsSeth T. EddingsSteven R. EddyTiffany L. EichelbergerJoseph P. EllisJoshua T. EllisSkylar J. EstellRebecca S. EthridgeDylan C. EtterDavid K. EvansQualin D. EvansBradley H. FenleyDrake A. FowlerOrlando L. FowlerArthur K. FrancisMatthew H. FranklinKatlin D. FultonTresman D. GaddisGaldino GallegosJustin N. GamacheJuan D. Garcia AlonsoRachel K. GehrckeMatthew C. GillAmber M. GilmoreCody L. GilmoreMartin G. GlasterKelby B. GodwinKatie N. GoodeDÕ Angelo R. GreenKala J. GreenDylan T. GreeneJonah N. GriceBlake W. GruberLiliana B. Gutierrez MirandaChelsea D. HakenLatisha S. HaleLowell E. HamiltonZachary B. HamrickMichael C. HardemanTrenton T. HarperArieonna T. HarrisShelbie M. HarrisJoshua W. HartsfieldMatthew E. HaskinsOlivia J. HaughtDeisland M. HaynesTarah D. HeatonKaroline J. HennesseeRosita Herrera HerreraAbel HerreraJacob A. HesterAustin C. HigginsEthan P. HigginsSean M. HobbsPatrick E. HodgesDillon J. HollingsworthDominic A. HollowayStorm A. HolmesKayla L. HopkinsBarry L. HortonNoah M. HosmerDavid A. HowardMegan E. HoytRobert E. HubbardLuke A. HughesChristopher Q. Humphrey GainesAlexandra S. HurttJonathan A. HydeMario G. Islas LastraRigoberto JimenezMatthew D. Johnson

Robert C. JohnsonStephen T. JohnsonAlana G. JoinerEli F. JoinerBailey E. JonesHaley K. JonesJeremy K. JonesJohn C. JonesTimothy A. JonesWalter J. JonesCourtney L. JordanPaul N. KaranjaBrandon A. KeelJonathan A. KellerChristian J. KelleyStormi J. KerwoodCharles R. KimbroughBrandon C. KingRobert W. KirklandDevon D. KirkleyZared D. KlinnerTray W. KuntzKayla M. KusiakSydni L. LackeyDonald L. LampHaley M. LangDylan K. LawleyJames M. LawleyLandon Z. LaxsonBrittni M. LeeElijah T. LennonTaylor W. LeverettCourtney M. LewisMorgan T. LindseyBenjamin R. LintJack A. LongJayme C. LongRobert M. LovelaceCarson L. LovettChase A. LovettHunter L. LovettErin N. LoweKatherine E. LoweryLogan L. MacDonaldWilliam T. MahoneMatthew T. MarksDevon L. MartinTrentin O. MartinChristopher D. MayJoshua T. MaySarah A. MayInesha J. McCarterFrederick K. McClendonHaleigh A. McClureKieun L. McCrimonJustin D. McGinnisChristopher E. McKayJames A. McKenzieJarred A. McKinneyJessa M. McKinneyShea C. McKinneyTimothy L. McKinney

Jonathan T. McknightRachel L. McMullenMadison R. MeeksJames K. Miller IIIJackson A. MillerAlexander MoKarl A. MollicaJennifer L. MooreWayne S. MooreYerix R. MorelDestineÕ S. MorganMason L. MorrisJade A. MottAshley N. MouldenCatherine S. MurrellJesse J. MwakajumbaPreston G. NaishNajawuan C. NashMarkeya S. NelsonElisha L. NevilleChase M. OliveHannah O. OliverJeanette M. OmaishCory M. OnarheimChristian T. OrsoRobert J. OusleyJacob L. OwensMiranda L. OwensDerek R. PartridgeZachary S. PateSaajan P. PatelNatasha T. PateteJacob A. Patrick MacreadyBethany L. PattonCollin R. PearsonCourtney M. PernellRachel R. PickettRebekah B. PilgreenRyan M. PillenMatthew A. PinionDylan B. PodyMarcus R. PoorTyrone D. PopeCourtney V. PoseyDenorrise F. PoseyCarrie L. PowellCandice N. PowersSamuel A. PraterJames J. PrinceOsvaldo QuijadaJayde L. RasbandKathleen N. RauccioMaria S. RaulsCelsie L. ReaginEmily V. ReiterNancy A. Reyes VelasquezMonzerrath M. ReyesKelsey N. RhodenSarah E. RichardsonTaylor N. RichardsonJessica V. RicoCesar U. Rivera Herrera

Britany R. RobertsOlivia A. RobertsJesus P. Rodriguez CarrilloJason T. RogersJairo RosalesTiffany B. RothenstineAndrew J. RowanCody W. SandersNestor A. SantamariaLindsey C. SargentSamantha L. SchaeferMichael D. SchofieldStephen L. SchoonoverRobert L. SchwarzAndrew D. ScorbyJordan C. SearchfieldKarla A. Serrano AlvaradoIssai SerranoDaniel W. SheffieldChina M. ShieldsKathryn L. ShiparskiCandra K. ShockleyAndrew M. ShortKayla D. ShorterKatherine E. SimmonsDeavonna SimsHarmeet H. SinghTony R. Smith Jr.Cody L. SmithHunter S. SmithKelsey N. SmithLaura C. SmithKelsey S. SmithermanChristian A. SpanoRyan J. SpenceAmanda E. SpringerOliver G. StansellMorgan M. StepekChristopher B. SwaffordBradley A. TaylorChelsea P. TaylorElisha D. TaylorFredricka N. TempleMarlyn K. TerrellAsia S. Thomas Elisa S. Thomas

Travis H. ThomasJackie A. ThorntonPeyton N. ThrashIsaiah A. ToomerDwane D. Traynor Jr.Ian Z. TriggsKeaira M. TuckerAmber N. UnderwoodKristen N. VacarellaAnna L. ValentineElizabeth B. VannEnoch A. Vasquez MozKevin A. Vasquez MozMaria G. Venegas TinocoGerardo VillaLandon L. VincentChelsea D. WaltersCourtney D. WaltersAllison E. WattsJackson E. WattsJennifer L. WeldonDylan B. WellsTyler H. WhatleyIvy R. WheelerAlana M. WhiteJordan R. WhiteKorie M. WhitfieldJohn A. WilliamsKayla S. WilliamsLadarrion M. WilliamsNicholas T. WilliamsAmber N. WilliamsonPhilip B. WilliamsonPaul A. WillifordCody A. WillisCari N. WilsonHolli K. WolterKrista B. WoodAusten O. WoodsJesse D. WootenJillian R. ZagarEvan D. Zinnel

Valedictorians not pictured: Alex M. Henderson Caleb B. Jarvis


Thompson High School Thompson High School’s graduation ceremony will be May 25 at 6 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pelham

Class of 2011

Taylor A. BriaValedictorian

Brittany N. AntonValedictorian

Alan C. BuckelewValedictorian

Victoria C. BridgewaterValedictorian

Jessica M. CarterValedictorian

Christyn N. Carpenter

Valedictorian

Jesse S. DavisValedictorian

Jessica N. CraneValedictorian

Harrison G. Gambill

Valedictorian

Katherine E. Ethridge

Valedictorian

Jordan E. HallValedictorian

Brett A. GreenValedictorian

Kayela M. HillValedictorian

Kelsey A. Johnson

Valedictorian

Kimberlee D. Krubinski

Valedictorian

Kyle F. KreuserValedictorian

Danleigh R. McDaniel

Valedictorian

Scott T. LawleyValedictorian

Ian R. MurrayValedictorian

Jacquelyn S. McVay

Valedictorian

Jennifer D. ShawValedictorian

Megan A. RowellValedictorian

Grace M. Williams

Valedictorian

Brandon M. Weaver

Valedictorian

Frances C. Victory

Valedictorian

Shannon N. Turek

Valedictorian

Graduation 2011Shelby County RepoRteR10 May 18, 2011

Kyle H. ThurmondAvery L. TibbsCameron A. TiptonRonald Odell Travis IIIDerrick Kafhyni TurnerOrlandria Meon TurnerKeita UenoAustin Alan VetetoLindsey L. VoelkerCassidy S. WaddellJustin Craig WadsworthMichael L. WadsworthAustin C. WalkerDavid Alexander WaltersWilliam Christopher WardJames Matthew WarrenEvan Glin WatkinsClaire A. WatsonJordan Mahaleigh WaylandHollan Marie WeaverMaurice Clarence Webb

Victoria Leigh WestSharifah Selen WhitakerCharles Alec WhiteDamion Shukar WhiteElizabeth Reed WhiteJoseph Carter WhiteKimberly Iyesha WhiteheadMary Elizabeth WhitleyRachel Joi WilliamsScott Gonzalez WilliamsAnna Kate WilsonQurÕ an Elijah WilsonKady Kristen WholfarthNicole WolkowJessica Jasmine WoodsOpal May WoynarChristopher Caton WrightDevon Carnell WrightJacob Rockford WrightGregory Thomas Yund

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Luis Angel Arroya AcevedoAshley Sabrea AllenJohn Nathaniel BirdBrandon Martin BrasherChristopher Michael BrasherRobert William BrasherAshley Nicole BrownChelsea Anne BullardCasey Garland BurnsSeth Michael CampbellKendal Lovel CarterRaven CÕ More ChapmanKaylin Danielle ChildersDavid Harrison ColvertRusty Alan CouchAustin Jamel DavisCourtney Nicole DavisTomisha Belinda FranklinZachary Seth GarrettNicholas George GerontakisJames William HallBruce Owen Hamilton, Jr.

Tyesha Raychell HardyElizabeth Ann HillardCalah Anne HippsKimberly Nicole HollisAdam Joel HowardKeiaushae Shontica HowardRandee Miriah IsbellMichael Dyreal KelleyTravic Medford KendrickDevona Jade KiddJohnathon Edward KingKarina Vivas LizarragaSandra Dawn MaloneNathan Ryan MathersonBenjamin Rayshon McKinneyRaven Chanel MiddletonJudson Brent MooreChristina Marie NewsomeShannon Marie NothcuttAmber Nicole NorwoodDominique Tynell NorwoodSeth Ashton PageThomas Ryan PateJerome Maurice Pelmer

Jessica Nicole PoseyKatherine Morgan ShcwentSavannah Fe SenicAmber Lyn ShawJohnathan Deon SlaughterAnthony Michael SmithJessica Nicole SmithNicholas Colby TaylorTanicea Jean Thomas

Amanda Shalyn ThreattJacob Paul VeitchEmily Bell WaldropSinthia Gale WalkerChristopher Scott WallaceKeyon Devorrus WallaceTaylor Scott White

Vincent High SchoolVincent’s graduation will be held at 7 p.m. May 26 at Harold Garrett Stadium on the campus of Vincent High School.

Class of 2011

Savannah SeniczValedictorian

Kimberly HollisValedictorian

Valedictorian:Rachel Ray

Chelsey Lynn Bennett

Michael Robert FlayhartWilliam Jackson GurleyRachel Elise RayRichard Rudolph RobeyCraig McMullen StanfordIsrael Kendrick ThompsonMicah Anthony Thompson

Westminster SchoolWestminster’s graduation will be on Friday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Class of 2011

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Designing her futureBy AMY JONESAssociate Editor

INDIAN SPRINGS — When Sara Clark vis-ited her grandmother in Florence growing up, there wasn’t much to do in the area.

To keep young Sara busy, her grandmother taught her to sew and quilt, sharing her love of creating useable art.

Those lessons in love helped propel Clark, now a graduating senior at Indian Springs School, into her life’s goal. She uses her expertise at sew-ing and quilting to fash-ion clothes and purses.

“I did it with my grandmother when I was younger and I’ve loved it

ever since,” she said. “I’m keeping the tradition and the heritage alive.”

Clark said she’s inspired by her grand-mother, and also by other Southern design-ers in Florence, includ-ing sportswear designers Billy Reid and Natalie Chanin.

Some of her pieces have been sold through a retail store in Seaside, Fla. Clark said her dream is to have her own line of clothing, purses and jew-elry.

In order to accomplish that dream, Clark will attend North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. She has been accepted into the Anni Albers Scholars

Program at N.C. State and will study in both the College of Textiles and the College of Design, earn-ing two undergraduate degrees in a five-year pro-gram.

Clark has used her quilting skills to excel at different kinds of art. She participated in an eight-week youth apprenticeship program at Birmingham’s Sloss Furnaces, where she worked with cast iron and steel sculpture.

While in the program, she won second place in a competition among the participants for a fabric, wood, metal and leather quilt she formed.

She said winning that prize was one of her

proudest moments. “I put so much into it,”

she said. “I put together all the parts of my heri-tage and myself.”

Sara incorporates art into every part of her life, even her graduation day. She purchased an early-1900s wedding dress and is using the dress fabric to make her own graduation dress even more personal.

“It’s just the way I’ve been able to express myself. I just fell in love with fabric,” she said. “If I didn’t do something with art, I’d never be happy as I got older. It’s just what I love to do and what I’ve always wanted to do. I’m so lucky I figured out at a young age what I wanted to do.”REPORTER PHOTO/JON GOERING


Hope’s future Mr. President

By AMY JONESAssociate Editor

PELHAM — At Hope Christian School, Josh Blackwell fills a variety of leadership roles.

He’s senior class president, Beta Club co-president, Honor Society president, executive vice president of the Key Club, chairman of the prom committee, and senior yearbook photo editor —and that’s just during his senior year.

But in the end, all those roles might just be pre-paring him for a much higher office, one that’s shaped like an oval and located on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Blackwell, who plans to attend Birmingham-Southern College this fall and enter a program where he will study phi-losophy, political science and economics, said he’s definitely considering a political career. However, he’s also considering law school, a graduate degree in business or maybe even seminary.

“It’s all about where God leads me in my life,” he said. “Basically, my goal is to help people. I’m not sure where I’ll be

going, but wherever my future is, I know my pur-pose in life is to glorify God.”

Blackwell said he became interested in pol-itics after watching the Bush and Obama admin-istrations and focusing on things he agreed with and things he would have done differently. He said his grandfather, a small businessman, talked about unfair taxes through his last days.

“Through politics, I could help people by encouraging free enter-prise,” Blackwell said.

Blackwell said his strong political beliefs stem from God’s word and his strong Christian upbringing.

“My parents provided me with strong Christian standards. They showed me the way to go,” he said.

Blackwell said that he believes he’s a lead-er because of those Christian standards.

“I believe that leader-ship is something that can be natural in a per-son, but it can also be gained. One has to know how to follow in order to know how to lead,” he said.

Building new worlds on stageBy NEAL WAGNER

City Editor

In several years, visi-tors to Disney’s plethora of theme parks may see the handiwork of a Pelham High School senior who has been transporting audiences to far-off places for the past five years.

Chances are, everyone who has attended a PHS theater production dur-ing the past few years has seen the work of Matthew Tkacik, who has been designing sets, working the lighting and even act-ing at the school since his freshman year.

Tkacik got his theater production start sev-eral years ago when he began going to his sister’s rehearsals and helping out with the lighting. As time progressed, Tkacik became more and more involved in captivating theater audiences and cre-ating other worlds on the

stage. “I do a lot of model con-

cepts, which is just build-ing a 3D model of what the set is going to look like,” Tkacik said, noting he uses anything he can find to construct a miniature model of the set to ensure everything will be able to fit on the stage before the production begins.

Tkacik credits his sis-ter, his mother and his theatre teacher, Jamie Stephenson, with helping him sharpen his theatre production skills over time. Stephenson rou-tinely presents Tkacik and his fellow theatre students with unexpected scenarios to teach them the importance of problem solving, he said.

“Mrs. Stephenson is a great teacher. She really teaches us the impor-tance of problem solving, which is huge, because something will go wrong in every show no matter

what,” Tkacik said. “I think I am pretty good for college.”

Tkacik is planning to attend Troy University in the fall to major in sce-nic design for theater and movies. From there, he hopes to eventually work for a company founded by one of his role models.

“I am going to try to work for Disney one day.

They have been talking about opening up a new theme park,” Tkacik said. “Scene design is big in all of Disney’s parks.

“Walt Disney really inspires me, because he had a dream that anything can come true,” Tkacik said. “He was raised poor, but as soon as he made it big, he pretty much had the whole world.”


Paging Dr. Ameen BarghiBy CHRISTINE BOATWRIGHT

Staff Writer

At 18, Ameen Barghi has already conducted stroke research at UAB, published papers on the topic and received an early medical school acceptance to UAB.

“I started volunteer-ing at UAB hospital, but the man I was working for said I shouldn’t waste my time volunteering,” Barghi said. “I started doing research with him.

“Helping people was great, but nothing comes of it if it’s not doing any-thing (in the long run),” he added.

Barghi’s research revolved around tracing the MRIs of strokes, mul-tiple sclerosis and pediat-rics. He said he intends to attend UAB medical school to become a neu-rosurgeon.

“I enjoy neurosci-ence because most of my medical experience is in that field, and although I’ve shadowed doctors in other fields, I seem to think that most of the ‘unknowns’ in medicine stem from neurological disorders,” Barghi said. “Our understanding of the brain and its func-tionality is continuously evolving and deepening.”

After medical school, Barghi said he’s looking to continue his career with Doctors without Borders, a program that takes doctors to work for free in impoverished, underserved areas.

“I don’t like the con-cept that doctors serve in underserved areas locally,” he said. “People here are served well, but not internationally. I shadowed a doctor in Turkey, where the rooms

were separated by sheets. There was no privacy. All they want is care, and if they get it, then great.”

When asked about working without pay for impoverished people, Barghi said the money he’ll make afterward is such that the income sac-

rificed in years of service become insignificant.

Barghi’s parents are of Turkish and Iranian decent, but he was born at UAB hospital, which he said is “ironic,” as he’s looking to begin his career at that very hos-pital.

Senior helps Helena Police stop crimeBy KATIE HURSTLifestyles Editor

Like many children, School of Technology senior Robbie Grant grew up dreaming about one day becoming a police officer. However, his dreams of crime fighting have taken him further than his childhood as he has already begun to chart his course in law enforcement.

The first step was join-ing the Helena Police Explorers, a group for stu-dents ages 14-21 to learn more about law enforce-ment and training, Grant said.

“I’ve known forever this is what I wanted to do,” he said. “Once I got involved in the Helena Police Explorers, I knew I wanted to make it a career.”

Grant has been a Helena Police Explorer for five years and has participated in hands-on police training, gone on numerous ride-alongs with on-duty officers and been involved in commu-nity service projects.

Grant is currently the explorer post captain and has competed with his team in several skills competitions includ-ing traffic stops, traffic

directing and burglary response.

At the School of Technology, Grant has been in the public safe-ty class for three years, where he said he’s enjoyed learning more about the field of law enforcement. Through the class, he competed in the state skills USA com-petition, where he won first place. He went on to win second place in the National Skills USA com-petition.

When he’s not in class, Grant works at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office as a part-time police dis-patcher and through an

internship program. He said through this role, he’s enjoyed learning more about crime scene investigation and the chain of custody.

After graduation, Grant plans to attend Jeff State and eventually transfer to UAB where he will major in crimi-nal justice. His long-term goal is return to Shelby County to work in law enforcement.

“Shelby County is where I’ve grown up,” he said. “My dad was in the military here and this is where we’ve always lived. I feel like my roots are sunk in here.”




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