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Sierra MillerSalutatorian

Sierra Miller was born in Troy, Ohio to Kim and Todd Miller. Ever since a young age, she has participated in many athletic and extra-curricular activities such as soccer and travel league soft-ball teams. Having won many awards and outstanding achievements, Sierra received a few prospective offers to play softball at the collegiate level. Despite the many worthy offers, she has decided to attend the University of Kentucky this fall to major in pre-medical laboratory science with a focus on pharmaceuti-cal studies. Sierra has participated in National Honor Society, Link Crew, Piqua Teen Lead-ers, concert choir, varsity softball and soccer, and the Big Brother Big Sister program. Sierra plans to strive for academic success at UK while also continuing to volunteer.

Timothy Wade WenrickValedictorian

Wade Wenrick was born and raised in Piqua. His par-ents are Jeff and Jeana Wen-rick. Growing up, Wade was given many opportunities to explore where he might find his discipline. Following in the steps of his sister, Emily, he excelled in academics. At the same time, his oldest sister, Laney, influenced him by example to be expressive through the arts. He found his passion when he began taking guitar lessons in sixth grade. Wade’s attraction towards the discipline in the guitar may come as a surprise to some, but those who truly know him are able to see where his path is set. After high school, Wade will be pursuing guitar as a career, all the while seeking to walk with integrity before God.

Jared Sherrick Troy High School Valedictorian

Jared is Troy High School’s Valedictorian and has been a lifelong resident of Troy. He has represented his high school and community by being selected for the Honda-OSU mathematics medal ceremony. He has participated in marching band and football as well as many other community service projects around the area. As member of the Boy Scouts of America, Jared earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He has volunteered countless hours of his time at the St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen, not to mention beautification projects for various local church outreach programs and non-profit organiza-tions. He would like to credit his friends, family and mentors for his achievements now and in the future. In the fall Jared plans to attend The Ohio State Uni-versity as a member of the Honors program where he will study aerospace engineering and conduct undergraduate research. Ultimately, he plans to one day work for NASA or SpaceX, where he wishes to design satellites that will provide cheap internet access and educational tools to underdeveloped nations around the globe — pursuing Trojan excel-lence in every aspect of his life. He is the son of Ron and Melissa Sherrick.

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Troy HigH ScHoolclass of 2016

Christopher Abdon, Emily Adkins, Christian Alexander, John Alexan-der, Jasmine Ali, Jordan Allen, Logan Alspaugh, Michelle Amonds, Austin Anders, Kevin Ander-son, Benjamin Andrews, Thomas Apodaca, Hope Ash, Julie Babylon, Mindy Bach, Jared Bair, Kaitlyn Baker, Mikaela Baker, Rachel Baker, Patrick Banner, Nicholas Barbee, Adrianna Barker, Austin Barney, Nadia Baugher, Brooke Beeler, Ireland Bender, Abigail Bertram,Sierra Besecker, Dawn Bilpuch, LeeAnn Black, Spencer Blackton, Brandon Blier, Jillian Blount, William Boezi, Aaron Bosse, Jorden Bowen, Jackson Chris-topher Brand,Jessica Brandenburg, Alec Bricker, Hallie Brubaker, Hena Brucia, Jessica Bry-ant, Dylan Bryer, Trey Bucio, William Budd, Claire Buerger, Zach-ary Burleson, Desiree Byrd, Sierra Byrd, Caylie Cable, Courtney Car-mack, Gabrielle Centliv-er, Gavyn Chapman, Stephanie Chavis, Holly Clagett, Carsen Clouser, Kayla Coate, Morgan Cockerham, Steve Cor-ral, Shannon Cothran, Spencer Covault, Elizabeth Cruea, Rachel Culp, Jacob Curcio, Dameek Curry-Baker, Rachel Darrow, Ryan Daum, Daniel Daven-port, Rachel Davidson, Zayne Davidson, Katelyn Davis, Larenze Davis, Shaheed Davis, Scott DeMeo, Sage Denson, Taylor Dever, Makayla Dickerson, Kyle Dickey, Delane Dieringer, Jacob Diffenderfer-Gabbard, Joseph Dippold, Bailey Dornbusch, Allison Douglas, Dominique Drake, Casie Duchak, Nicholas Dunlap, Grace Dwyer, Alexander Dyke,

Lisa Dziko, Douglas Eardly, Mahalia Eche-varria, Zenta Eno-moto, Taylor Entingh, Kelli Epley, Mitchell Evans, Joshua Evers, Kiersten Fales, Timo-thy Farrier, Jasmine Feaselman, Kane Felt-ner, William Ferguson, Katherine Fetter, Isaiah Fitch, Collin Fleischer, Lauren Freed, Austin Funder-burg, Faith Gaither, Brett Galey.

Richard Gantz, Jonathan Gaul, Cozy Geuder, Matthew Gibboney, Alex Gigan-det, Jasmeen Gill, Sara Goodwin, Hana Green, Ann Griffith, Clara Guerra, Aaliyah Hackett, Katelyn Hall, Nathanael Hall-Vietz, Leah Hamlin, Aus-tin Hammel, Grace Harbaugh, Brianna Harle, Brooke Harlow, Monae Harrison, Aaron Hart, Sarah Hartley, Shelby Hart-man, Savannah Harvey, Kailyn Hatfield, Caleb Heffelfinger, Allison Hel-man, Carter Reed, Parker Hench, McKayla Hen-drix, Melanie Henson, Natalie Henson, Angela Hess.

Megan Hess, Tyler Hess, MacKenzi Hile, Alysa Hill, Spencer Hin-derman, Jordan Hoffman, William Holcomb, Kayla Horstman, Josephine Huber, Haley Huelsman, Mariana Huerta, James Hughes, Kinden Inder-rieden, Kyle Inderrieden, Madeline Innes, Matthew Jackson, Abbey Jacobs, Austin Jacobs, Caleb Jergens, Jeffery Jimenez, Stephen Jones, Travis Keechle, Jacob King, Austin Kirby, Tiffany Kiser, Zachary Kiss, Cait-Lynn Klawon, Alexander Kohler, Nathaniel Krein-brink, Phebe Kuo, Tyler Lambert, Whitnie Lan-genkamp, Eric Laugh-man, Bennett Leckrone,

Joshua Lehman, Caleb Leibold, Shaterra Lewis, Jared Liew, Mechia Lin-ton, Christopher Linville, Caitlyn Littrell.

Shane Love, Ian Lyons, Cameron MacRitchie, Amanda Major, Kaylie Marshall, Madison Mast, Nicholas Matney, Jessica May, Drake McDonagh, Joseph McGillivary, Mad-ison McKillip, Haelee Merritt, Michaela Miller, Nathaniel Miller, Ryan Miller, Victoria Miller, Amber Millet, Nicholas Minesinger, Caleb Miran-da-Roberts, Caleb Mixon, DeMarcus Moody, Der-rian Moody, Troy Moore, Hannah Munday, Minori Nakada, Samuel Nation, Scott Nelson, Caleb Niemi, Kayla Niswonger, Alexander Noll, Anya North, Kasan North.

Jeremy OCampo, Kay-leigh O’Connor, Anthony Olden, Katara Olden, Kristin Oliver, Justin

O’Neill, Megan Osman, Alexis Otstot, Aunyce Palmer, Meet Patel, Shrey Patel, Elijah Pear-son, Jordan Peck, Olivia Peltier, Abigail Pence, Austin Persinger, Emily Phillips, Lainee Poling, TaLia Poole, Hannah Priebe, McKenzie Pruitt, Francisco Quintero, Deven Ratcliff, Joseph Ray, Saylor Reed, Taylor Reynolds, Alexander Riedel, Justin Rieger, Luke Robinson, Shelby Rodgers, Julian Rodri-guez, Chenoa Ross, Noah Roswell, James Rowan, Jordan Rozell, Haleigh Sano, Dakota Saunders, Sierra Saunders, Parker Savard, Zoey Scancarel-lo, Morgan Scarberry, Nathaniel Schilling, Madilynn Schlarman, Ryan Schmidt, Mat-thew Schmitt, McKenna Schricker, Lukas Schro-eder, Cameron Schulz, Jeffrey Schwegler,

Thomas Sebring, Gabriel Serna, Lashae Severt, Dallas Shamblin, Kody Shannon, Bailey Sheets, Nathaniel Shelley, Mac-urdy Sherman, Jared Sherrick, Lydia Shigley, Jesica Shiverdecker, Pey-ton Shoop.

Ethan Short, Abigail Shump, Mitchell Silcott, Matthew Simon, Nicho-las Simon, Madison Sizemore, Drezanee Smith, Jordan Smith, Sidney Smith, Alisen Soutar, Jordan Sowers, Chase Spencer, Estevan Stafford, Aujha Steinke, Scott Stephenson, Lane Stewart, Hannah Stickel. Zachary Stoeckmann, Taylor Stookey, Miranda Storms, Shelby Strader, Connor Stradling, Isaac Stull, Lauren Swank, Megan Sweeney, Ben-

jamin Taylor, Jacob Taylor, Madelyn Taylor, Raegan Thomas, Chad-wick Thompson, Alyssa Thornell, Shawn Travis, Johan Trotter, Zachary Tyler, Austin Ullery, Mat-thew Usserman, Autumn Van Hook, Cody Vannoy, Sierra VerStraten, Talia Wadsworth, Brandon Walker, Kelsey Walters, Shota Watanabe, Gabriel Watkins, Hannah Weaver, Whitney Webb, Whitney Webster, Jason Welker, Tristan West, Logan Westfall, Alan Williams, Alex Williams, Bailey Williams, Christian Wil-liams, Isaiah Williams, Christian Witherspoon, Connor Wooley, Meghan Wooten, Hannah Wright, Jaylin Wright, Patryck Wright, Romello Yaqub, John Yenney.

Mariana HuertaTroy High School Salutatorian

Mariana Huerta has truly made the most of her time at Troy High School in the classroom and beyond. She has received many honors including recognition as a National Merit Scholar, a National Hispanic Scholar and Salutatorian of Troy High School’s Class of 2016 with an extensive array of honors and AP classes throughout her academic career. In addition, she represented Troy High School and Miami County at its 2016 Franklin B. Walter All-Scholarship Award recipient. Mariana not only pursues rigor in her academics, but also actively involves herself in extracurricular activities and sports. She is the current president of the Math club and a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club and Latin club as well as an athlete on the cross country team and the swim team. Mariana enjoys volunteering in the Troy community through the Reading Buddies program, the Pen Pal program and St. Patrick’s Soup Kitchen. In addition, she has worked at the Troy-Miami County Public Library for nearly two years. Mariana has played the piano and violin since she was little and will continue to enjoy music as a hobby throughout her life. Mariana plans to attend the University of Texas at Dallas this fall to major in biomedical engineering, where she intends to further pursue her passions both in and out of the classroom. She is the daughter of Ruben and Soraya Rivadeneira-Huerta.

Piqua HigH ScHoolPiqua city School class of 2016

Emalee Ames, Megan Anderson, Calvin Arnold, Jordan Asher, Megan Asher, Colton Bachman, Thomas Baker, Sage Barnhart, Brittney Beam, Leann Beaty, Brittany Belt, Cianna Betts, Whitney Biddle, Angelica Black, Nash Black, Kyla Blankenship, Tyeal Booker, Jonathan Borgerd-ing, Joshua Bowen, Joshua Bowers, Jared Brandt, Riley Branson, Carly Brown, Dar-ius Brown, Hunter Bryant, Brooke Bubb, Amy Burt, Elizabeth Butt, Mackenzie Byers, Emily Campbell, Jordan Cantrell, Taesha Carter, Chelsey Cavana-ugh, Asia Chavers, Brianna Cheatham, Tristan Cisco, Cammi Clement, Tadra

Clemons, Brooke Cline, Tau-rean Collier, Adam Conner, Brooklynne Cooper, Kaylynn Cooper, Caleb Covault, Col-lin Cox, Nicholas Cox, Tyren Cox, Casie Cruea, Abigail Daugherty, Alycia Davidson, Christopher Davis, Kirsten Davis, Rupert Delacruz, Deshon Doll, Desteny Dow-ell, Cody Draving, Elizabeth Duer, Damian Elliott, Griffin Elliott, Cara Elsass, Jasmine England, Charissa Engle, Whitney Epley, Mikayla Fagan, Timothy Fair, Bri-anna Firman, Anne Fletcher, Haley Floyd, Zachry Fore-man, Casey Frederick, Dakota French, Nathaniel Gambill, Sarah Ganger, Isa-iah Garber, Alana George, Jonathan Gerlach, Megan Gilmore, Taylor Glagola,

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Julie MayStudent address

Student Senate President Julie May will deliver the student address. She is is the daugh-ter of Randy and Kathy May and an Interactive Media student from Fort Loramie High School. She serves as vice president of the Business Professionals of America Chapter, is an active 4H member, serves on the Shelby County Jr. Fair Board and plays varsity softball at Fort Loramie. May will pursue a bachelor of arts degree in Digital Media Advertising at Bowling Green University this fall.

Madeline PonchilliaTop Scholar

Madeline Ponchillia of Piqua is the Upper Val-ley Career Center 2016 Top Scholar. The daugh-ter of Scott and Ginger Ponchillia, she is a member of the National Technical Honor Society and served as a student athletic trainer for foot-ball and basketball at Piqua High School. She has been a Top 100 at Piqua High School three out of four years, as well as a state competitor in SkillsUSA. Ponchillia earned an STNA through the Medical Technologies program at UVCC and will be attending the Kettering College of Medical Arts this fall to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist.

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Andrew Glasco, Alexan-dria Grabeman, Brianna Graham, Zoe Grunke-meyer, Derrick Gullett, Kaitlyn Haines, Logan Hall, Nathan Hampton, Joshua Hanes, Kierstin Haney, Dalton Harms, Xandrea Harrison, Steven Harvey, Mitchell Hav-enar, Kennah Hawkins, Victoria Helman, Mat-thew Herron, Benjamin Hetzler, Jade Hicks, Jordan Hicks, Terrick Higgins, Brady (Joseph)

Hill, Jason(Cameron) Hill, Richard Hill, Tay-lor Hill, Terran Hina, Ashley Hobbs, Brad-ley Hohlbein, Nathan Holl, Joshua Houchins, Elijah Hudson, Rachel Hunsbarger, Tyler Hut-ton, Troy Iddings, Kyle Ingle, Emory Johnson, Devon Jones, Kyle Jones, Logan Jones, Isaac Karn, Kurstin Keister, Ariel Kessler, Mariah Killian, Alexis Kimbro, Destiny King, Haeley Kittel, Cas-sidy Kraft, Mason Kuhn, Devinne Latham, Tristan Latimer, Reynna Lavey, Tyler Lavey, Macey Law-rence, Adrian Lee, Ally-

sha Lee, Andrew Lee, Kaitlin Lemmon, Katelyn Lewis, Shannia Lucas, Lottie Luma, Cheyanne Lumpkin, Noah Lyman, Mario Macon, Noah Magill, Kane Manning, Scott Martin, Zachary Mason, Travis (Lee) Massengill, Nolan Mau-rer, Shelby Mayberry, Kaleb Mcconnell, Dylan Mckenzie, E J Mckin-ney, Tanner Mckinney, Jackson Mcmahan, Sarah (Ann) Miller, Sierra Miller, Anthony Mills, Zoe Mills, Devin Moates, Jason Mont-gomery, Dakota Mowery, Bailey Mullennix, Har-

lan Mullins, Alexander Nees, Tori Nix, Thomas Noland, Cody O’reilly, Beau Orndorff, Isaiah Owens, Kurtis Page, Aylin Pantoja, Brittney Parsons, Ivy Parton, Erin Patrizio, Jared Peake, Jared Penning-ton, Gabrielle Pepiot, Patricia Persinger, Shi-anne Persinger, Brianne Pfenning, Cage Poling, Justin Poling, Madeline Ponchillia, Collin Poth, Benjamin Pritchett, Taylor Quinn, Cole Rapp, Nickolas Redinbo, Hannah Renner, Cole Roberson, Autumn Rob-ertson, Lilliona Rogers,

Christopher Rue, Saman-tha Rutherford, Tanya Rutherford, Jarrett Sage, Richard Ii Saunders, Shelby Saunders, Jack Schmiesing, Gavin Scott, Megan Seibert, Brayden Shaw, Kailee Shirley, Alexis Shriver, Taylor Shroyer, Tommy Skaggs, Michael Smedley, Han-nah Smith, Jenna Smith, Joshua Smith, Kayla Smith, Megan Smith, Trevor Snapp, Alisha Solomon, Adryanna Soto-Garcia, Brandon Spicer, Elizabeth Spolt-man, Lillian Stacy, Sara Stengel, Jacob Stevens, Darrien Stewart, Halley

Strevell, Cassidy Sullen-berger, Victoria Teague, Brendan Tisher, Jarrett Toopes, Alexis Turner, Caleb Vallieu, Jenna Ventura, Brayden Vogler, Christopher Vonaschen, Christopher Wagner, Jason Wagner, Tori Walling, Lindsey Ward, Britain Weaver, Nickolas Welch, Haydon Weldy, Mckenzie Weller, Timo-thy Wade Wenrick, Brent White, Rachel Wiles, Emily Williams, Jeffery Williams, Kassidi Wil-liams, Kazzlin Williams, Stephanie Wilson, Taylor Woods, Andrew Young and Lacie Young.

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PIQUA — The Upper Valley Career Center will hold convocation for the 2016 graduates at 7 p.m. May 26 at Hobart Arena in Troy. A total of 360 students representing 14 associate schools and open-enrolled students from Miami, Champaign and Darke counties will be honored by the school district for successful completion of their high school academics and career and technical pro-gram certifications.

Miami county graduates of uVcc include:

Bradford High School:Courtney Addington,

Bryant Apple, Daryen Booker, Samantha Boyer, Austin Bubeck, Morgan Carder, Anthony Causey, Shane Cornett, Jes-sica Darner, Kelly Etter, Tyler Gunter, Lindsey Haines, Zachary Herron, Timothy Jones, Tyler King, Lowell Kissinger, Rebekah Lavey, Chelsey Lear, Natasha Lee, Cailin Litten, Bethany Long, Zachary Miller, Brandon Mitchell, Cydney Nolan, Victoria Smith, Maria Vernon, Morgan Wackler, Jennifer Whalen.

covington High School:Austin Brown, Joshua

Brumbaugh, Devon Austin Davis, Mariah Dysinger, Ian Fries,

Kristopher Gib-boney, Kayleen Good, Jamee Grody, Daniel Henslee, Taylor Hill, Kyle Huff, Daniel Huntley, Christo-pher Martin, Maria Mohler, Meghan Parker, Breanna Pless-inger, Kayla Reck, Tyler Richards, Brit-tany Robinson, Steven Scott, Weston Van Hise, Julianna Yingst.

Miami east High School:

Bradeley Jenkins, Brandon Mack, Kyle Maggert, Blake Magoto.

Milton-union High School:Samuel Jackson.

newton High School:Kaylah Brown, Alexis

Bryant, Teagan Casey, Cierra Deeter, Bryan Delcamp, Paige Del-linger, Heidi Denlinger, Madisun Devlin, Alex-ander Dunning, Hailey Gross, Makayla Maxwell, Laura Oaks, Russell Renner, Paige Thomp-son.

Piqua christian: Abigail Burchett, Ash-

lyn Garringer, Brittany Kuder.

Piqua High School:Jordan Asher, Megan

Asher, Thomas Baker, Drea Basil, Brittney Beam, LeAnn Beaty,

Brittany Belt, Cianna Betts, Joshua, Bowers, Jared Brandt, Mackenzie Byers, Emily Campbell, Jordan Cantrell, Taesha Carter, Cammi Clem-ent, Caleb Covault, Tyren Cox, Casie Cruea, Desteny Dowell, Cara Elsass, Dakota French, Andrew Glasco, Alex-andria Grabeman, Seth Griffith, Logan Hall, Nathan Hampton, Kier-stin Haney, Mitchell Havenar, Matthew Her-ron, Brady Hill, Joshua Houchins, Tyler Hutton, Devon Jones, Kyle Jones, Logan Jones, Haeley Kittel, Devinne Latham, Tristan Latimer, Kait-lin Lemmon, Shannia Lucas, Zachary Mason, Travis Massengill, Sarah Miller, Anthony Mills,

Jason Montgomery, Dakota Mowery, Kurtis Page, Ethan Parker, Ivy Parton, Jared Penning-ton, Patricia Persinger, Madeline Ponchillia, Collin Poth, Benjamin Pritchett, Nickolas, Redinbo, Christopher Rue, Samantha Ruther-ford, Tanya Rutherford, Jarrett Sage, Richard Saunders, Megan Seib-ert, Alexis Shriver, Josh-ua Smith, Megan Smith, Alisha Solomon, Brayden Vogler, Christopher VonAschen, Christopher Wagner, Lindsey Ward, Micah Warner, Britain Weaver, Brent White, Jeffery Williams, Kassidi Williams, Lacie Young.

Tippecanoe High School:Breanna Eastman.

Troy High School: Emily Adkins, Jas-

mine Ali, Jordan Allen, Thomas Apodaca, Mikaela Baker, Patrick Banner, Adrianna Bark-er, Alec Bricker, Dylan Bryer, William Budd, Desiree Byrd, Gabrielle Centliver, Katelyn Davis, Sage Denson, Mahalia Echevarria, William Ferguson, Isaiah Fitch, Joseph Fryman, Richard Gantz, Matthew Gib-boney, Hana Green, Aaliyah Hackett, Katelyn Hall, Austin Hammel, McKayla Hendrix, Mackenzi Hile, James Hughes, Kinden Inder-rieden, Kyle Inderrieden, Madeline Innes, Zachary Kennard, Jacob King, Cameron MacRitchie,

Madison McKillip, Ryan Miller, Amber Millet, Caleb Miranda-Roberts, Kayleigh O’Connor, Kristin Oliver, Emily Phillips, Talia Poole, Deven Ratcliff, Taylor Reynolds, James Rowan, Haleigh Sano, Sierra Saunders, Morgan Scar-berry, Nathaniel Schil-ling, Gabriel Serna, Lashae Severt, Kody Shannon, Monica Shell, Jesica Shiverdecker, Jordan Smith, Jordan Sowers, Scott Stephen-son, Miranda Storms, Shelby Strader, Isaac Stull, Benjamin Taylor, Jacob Taylor, Chadwick Thompson, Matthew Usserman, Cody Vannoy, Alan Williams, Christian Witherspoon, Connor Wooley, Jaylin Wright.

TiPPecanoe HigH ScHoolValedictorians

Alisha Bhagwat is the daughter of Varsha and Anand and will attend THE Ohio State University as an English and Pre-Med Major. Alisha is a National Merit Finalist, AP Schol-ar, and Tippeca-noe Top Scholar. She is also a mem-ber of the National Honor Society and Inter-national Thespian Soci-ety. Alisha wants to pur-sue a career in medicine and says her dream job is to work as a physician for Doctors without Bor-ders. And, if that doesn’t materialize she might like to be a writer. Ali-sha looks fondly on her time spent working on several theater produc-tions as stage manager, director, and technical wizard and refers to this year’s spring musical as her most memorable high school experience. She is also a valuable member of the award-winning Quiz Team,

Model United Nations, and Choir. She names Ms. Aimee Noel as her favorite teacher because her depth of knowledge

and passion for her subject show in her teaching. The educator who most influenced her was middle school teacher Mr. Fred Gillenwater, because he toler-ated and nurtured

her interest in learning even when she was just 13 years old and annoy-ing. Although, that is very different from how teachers might describe her today. She thinks they would describe her as thoughtful and affable while her friends would describe her as compassionate, witty and chronically late. Alisha says one of the things she will most miss about high school is the ability to see her friends in one place every day. Her parting advice to students is “Don’t take anything too seriously.”

Allison Chitwood is the daughter of Julie and Doug and will attend THE Ohio State Univer-sity where she will study engineering. Ally is a Top Scholar, STEM Scholar, Scholar Athlete and Advanced Placement Schol-ar. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, Student Senate, Marching Band, and a number of other high school clubs. Ally’s extensive extra-curricu-lar involvement includes four years on the girls varsity golf team that boasts two visits to the Golf State Champion-ship. In fact, she says competing at state was her most memorable high school experience. Her least memorable experience was having her car backed into the first week she drove it to school. It is not surpris-ing that Ally says her teachers would describe her as attentive and dependable while her

friends might describe her as hard-working, kind, and a bit nerdy. She says former middle school teacher Mr. Len

Kenyon was her favorite teacher because his over-flowing passion for science was contagious. He encouraged her to enjoy biology and inspired her to par-ticipate in the local

science fair. The success at the local science fairs led to more honors and awards at district and state competitions. Yet, her favorite class was yearbook because she enjoyed the creativity. One day Ally hopes to add a master’s degree and PhD to her creden-tials. Her career goal is to be a college professor of engineering but she admits her dream job is to be a chocolatier. She too says she will miss the wonderful friends she has made in her classes and activities but she will not miss the ban on wearing a hat in school.

Mitchell Poynter is the son of Raenell and Sean and will attend the University of Pennsylva-nia as a bioengi-neering major. He wants to eventu-ally contribute to the advancements in prosthetics and medical treat-ments. Mitchell is a Tippecanoe Top Scholar, AP Scholar and 5-time Academic All-Ohio. He is also a member of the National Honor Society, Student Senate, and the school’s award-winning cross country and track teams. His most memorable high school experience was winning the Team Cross Country State Championship in 2015. The teacher who most impacted him is Ms. Aimee Noel because she taught him how to collaborate with class-mates’ ideas and opin-ions in order to gain new perspectives. He says Mr. Deron Brown is his favorite teacher because

he makes physics engag-ing by explaining how each concept applies to the world in surprising ways. He says his teach-

ers might describe him as diligent, thoughtful and motivated while his parents would say he is ambi-tious and messy. Though an accom-plished scholar-athlete, Mitchell

humbly prides himself on spearheading the cre-ation of the Lunch Buddy Program, an endeavor to partner high school students with younger at-risk children so they have a positive role model. When he leaves high school, Mitchell says he will most miss the teachers who care about his education and future, talking with Mitch the custodian, and asking Mr. Randy Sentman, “How’s your apple?” He will not miss the low water pressure of the bathroom sinks.

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His advice to students is get involved and fi nd your passions; do not let somebody tell you your limits.

Nathan Shirley is the son of Staci and Eric and will attend the University of Virginia where he will study economics. Nathan is a Tippecanoe Top Scholar, AP Scholar, and CBC Scholar Athlete. He is also a member of the National Honor Soci-ety, Student Senate and Varsity T Club. Nathan played on the high school basketball team for four years and the base-ball team for three years, volunteered in the fi rst grade Sunday school class at his church, and served on mis-sion trips. He says his teachers might describe him as curious and practical while his parents would perhaps describe him as clever and meticulous. His favorite teacher is Miss Aimee Noel because she is grounded and down to earth. Nathan says she greatly impacted him by mak-ing life seem so simple. The high school experi-ence that most impacted Nathan was participating in the American Legion Buckeye Boys State where he made some incredible friends and unforgettable memories. His career goal is to see the world, have fun and make enough money to build a ball pit in his basement. His dream job is to be a venture capital-ist. When he leaves the high school he will most miss his sports teams but he will not miss the daily announcements. In his free time, he enjoys play-ing play station, reading non-fi ction books and engaging in sports argu-ments with his friends. He admits to spending too much time on the internet and having a mild obsession with Star Wars. His parting advice to students is to put yourself out there and

always add guacamole to your Chipotle.

Salutatorians

Thomas Chaney is the son of Lori and Rick and will attend the Uni-versity of Kentucky as a materials engineer major. Thomas is a Tippe-canoe Top Scholar, AP Scholar, STEM Scholar, member of the National Honor Society, Eagle Scout and an entrepreneur. As a self-employed iOS developer, Thomas created an app called Exam Grade Calculator, an iPhone and iPad application designed to calculate

a needed exam score to receive a desired semester grade. He also created Zombie Arcade Game. It is not surprising that Thomas is a 6-year Science Fair participant

who presented at state all six years and received the highest rating of Superior each time and numerous other awards! He is an accomplished runner and says his most memorable high school experience was being on the state champion cross-country team. He credits former middle school teacher Mr. Len Kenyon with teaching him how to think scientifi cally and giving him the skills to excel in science. Mrs. Annette Mallot is his favorite teacher because she explained calculus well and never collected homework. Yet, the most impactful project goes to Mr. Randy Sentman’s Court Case because it made Thomas realize he never wants to be a lawyer. Instead, he wants to make an impact in the private space industry and perhaps that will take him to his dream job — astronaut. Thom-as will most miss the adventure runs with his cross-country team and will least miss the high school parking lot traf-fi c. When not inventing, studying, volunteering or running, he enjoys play-

ing the guitar (he is self-taught) and restoring a 1968 Ford Mustang.

Emily Gootzeit is the daughter of Kerry and Brian and will attend the University of Minnesota where she will study engineering. She wants

to save the world, save the whales, and make money. But seriously,…her dream job is to be an NFL sideline reporter. Emily is a Tippe-canoe Top Scholar, STEM Scholar and member of the

National Honor Society. She is also the recipient of numerous science fair awards at local, district and state competi-tions…experiences that Emily says signifi cantly ben-efi ted her educa-tion. Emily is a 4-year member of the award-winning Tippecanoe High School march-ing band and this year served as the Field Com-mander. She says her teachers might describe her as outgoing and responsible while her parents might say she is determined, passion-ate and disagreeable. Despite her accomplish-ments, Emily admits that even her closest friends might not realize she can be extremely lazy and truly enjoys doing nothing. She names Mrs. Annette Mallott as her favorite teacher because of her inspiring pas-sion for teaching. She inspired Emily to pursue her studies in engineer-ing and provided her with valuable college and career advice. It was middle school teacher Bridgette Hughes who most impacted Emily because she helped her discover a love for read-ing and guided her on the path towards high school success. Emily’s most memorable high school experience was being crowned home-coming queen. Her part-ing advice to students is, “Don’t stress about every little thing. You will get into college. It will be

OK.”

Jessica Hemmelgarn is the daughter of Sue and Rick and will attend Ohio University to study biological sciences. Jesse is a Tippecanoe Top Scholar, AP Scholar, and member of the National Honor Society. She hopes to own her own veterinary practice, work closely with an animal rescue, and open a coffee shop that harbors adopt-able cats called “Cozy Paws.” (Please don’t steal that idea or name. She needs time to get a copy-right.) Her dream job is to be a veterinarian in

the military, work-ing with service dogs and exotic animals around the world. During high school, Jesse ran cross-country and track, served as editor of the Inferno Literary

Magazine, volunteered at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton, and was a member of the Interact Service Club. Her favorite class was band because she got to play and perform music while hanging around very cool people. She says running taught her endurance, discipline and pain tolerance that she will carry with her through life. It also pro-vided the foundation for her mantra: “Nothing can be worse than that 10 mile run.” Jesse says Ms. Aimee Noel and Ms. Erin Hill are her favorite teachers because they are the most interesting and supportive teachers she has ever met. Mr. Mike McCray affected her most because he was able to answer her questions that no one else could and helped motivate her to learn more. Jesse says she will most miss the friends she made here but she will not miss the arcane, ostentatious tests stu-dents had to take. In her free time, she enjoys hik-ing, playing the ukulele, watching Netfl ix and exploring new places.

Tippecanoe High School class of 2016

Haley Altic, Jacob Ambos, Timothy Andrews, Evan Arnett, Daniel Ash, Maria Baldasare, Jeanette Baldwin, Maci Barnett-Davidson, Brendan Bar-ney, Lucas Becker, Elias

Bell, Iv, Christo-pher Benge, Holly Bernhold, Brandon Bertke, Joshua Bessler, Alisha Bhagwat, Brandon Black, Alexis Blair, Brittany Bower-man, Spencer Brackman, Alexis Brame, Taylor

Braun, Kevyn Bridgett, Jordan Brown, Reece Brown, Samuel Brum-fi eld, Phillip Bullard, Adam Buynak, Austin Byram, Cameron Cahill, Mackenzie Cain, Vincent Cain, Noah Carlson, Marianne Carter, Saman-tha Chaney, Thomas Chaney, Allison Chit-wood, Brayden Clack, Dylan Clapper, Carly Clodfelter, Brentan Col-lins, Sara Collins, Taylor Conley, Lacie Copley, Aubrey Cox, Alyssa Crusey, Garon Cruz, Chloe Culpepper, Mon-tana Dabbelt, Christo-pher Davidson, Alexan-dra Davis, William Dean, Daniel Delgado, Victoria Detrick, Julianna Diehl, Camron Dill, Steven Doak, Emily Doll, Emily Duff, Blake Dysinger, Breanna Eastman, John Erhard, Lydia Etchison, Trenton Fay, Logan Fer-rell, Mitchel Fischer, Eric Fisher, Devin Flanagan, Jasmine Fletcher, Joseph Flora, Christopher Gar-ber, Enya Gernon, Cam-eron Gibbs, Lillian Gof-fi net, Hannah Goodall, Emily Gootzeit, Brandon Gotthardt, Nicholas Gratz, Gavan Gries-meyer, Michael Gross, Riley Hadden, Ashley Hamberg, Jacob Hansel-man, Alysha Harmer, Caleb Heilman, Chad Helman, Jessica Hem-melgarn, Emily Herrick, Joseph Hodge, Nicholas Hoff, Robert Hopkins, Britton Hoskins, Randall Howell, Jr., Caleb Hunt, Paige Jacobs, Joseph Janosik, Charles Jaynes, Lynn Johnson, Madelyn Johnson, Sarah Johnson,

Yemata Kebede, Khunla-nut Khwankaew, Joshua Kindell, Jackson Kinzig, Anna Klepinger, Meghan Kolakowski, Aaron Koogler, David Kor-leski, Ashley Kreusch, Casey Kronour, Samuel Kronour, Mackenzie Kuns, Gage Kyle, Travis Lafferty, Austin Law, Sydney Laymon, Parker Leonard, Noah Lingg, Jordan Looker, Casey Loudermilk, Zachary Mace, Nathan Mahaney, Carter Mann, Joshua May, Jordan Mcma-han, Ross Mendenhall, Alexandria Merrick, Victoria Merrick, Evan Meyers, Harrison Miller, William Mullins, Iii, Cameron Netherton, Isaac Newhouse, Jacob Niswonger, Jordan Nis-wonger, Baylee Norman, James Paten, Ii, Jack Peura, Paige Phillips, Riley Powers, Mitchell Poynter, Jakob Prall, Baustin Quillen, Spencer Ranft, Amanda Rawlins, Megan Reindel, Madison Rose, Laura Rosselit, Tommy Rowley, Saman-tha Rowland,Rachel Rusk, Catherine Sayre, Nathaniel Schall, Carly Scinto, Eric Seeman, Marc Senseman, Tabitha Sexton, Nathan Shirley, Dylan Shomper, Peyton Smith, Quin Smith, Jadilyn Snyder, Laurel Spangler, Eric Staley, John Stallard, Evan Stapp, Jacob Stillwagon, Nickolas Stine, Alyssa Street, Megan Stum, Megan Stump, Tyler Stump, Destiny Swales, Samantha Swope, Ryan Tackett, Amber Tarz-inski, Collin Tateman, Robert Tatone, Joseph Tesch, Spencer Thomas, Trevor Toros, Kara Trim-bach, Nicholas Trimble, Justin Tynes, Tyler Underwood, Saharra Vanscoy, Mikenna Varvel, Sadie Velasquez, Brooke Vissoc, Dylan Wackler, Madison Wagner, Jacob Walland, Taylor Walte-mathe, Cassidy Wasson, Katelyn Weaver, James Weimer, Kelsey Wertz, Zachariah Wildermuth, Payton Wilks, Samantha Williams, Sarah Wilson, Wyatt Wilson, Jordan Wise, Emily Wolfe, Ben-nett Yunker and Zoe Zapatony.

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MiaMi eaST HigH ScHoolMiami east High School — class of 2016 graduates:

Cheyenne Ammons, Emily Beal, Katrina Bendickson, Adam Bick, Lindsey Black, Daniel Bowman, Kurt Brower, Jacob Brown, Ashley Burns, Cody Calicoat, Devyn Carson, Meagan Caudill, Jeremy Clark, Melissa Coates, Hannah Davis, Emma DeWeese, Braxton Donaldson, Alyssa Eakins, Shelby Elifritz, Brittany Elliott, Daniel Everett, Kiera Fellers, Benjamin Fer-guson, Erica Frawley, Chase Fulghum, Cole Garrett, Bailey Gerardi, Cam-eron Godsey, Emory Gray, Katherine Groover, Kayden Gustin, Stephanie Hammond, Ryan Haney, Andrew Har-mon, Jamie Hawkins, Caden Hellyer, Eliza Hershberger, Emily Holicki, Mason Isaacs, Bradeley Jenkins, Caitlin Justice, Kara Kallen, Kley Karadak, Megan Kinnison, Scot Kirby, Kelsey Kirchner, Lauren Koontz, Dalton Loughman, Brandon Mack, Damien Mackesy, Kyle Maggert, Blake Magoto, Karson Mahaney, Benjamin Marlow, Logan May, Grant McCali-ster, Stephanie Millhouse, Bibian

Mills, Emma Monnin, Tyler Montoya, Ciara Oiler, Kristin Palser, Jenna Patton, Corey Persinger, Philip Pers-inger, Megan Pettit, Emily Randall, Nicholas Ratcliff, Erin Redick, Levi

Reid, Ethan Remy, Carla Robinson, Amalio Rodriguez, Katherine Runner, Samantha Sands, Autumn Sargent, Taylor Schoen, Hunter Sharp, Kasey Starrett, Caitlin Studebaker, Seth

Tamplin, Autumn Taylor, Nathan Tee-ters, Megan Thompson, Isabelle Tre-vino, Kyleigh Tulanko, Brandon Wal-ters, Isabelle Weber, Olivia Weldon, Michael Werling and Hannah Wilson.

caitlin eileen JusticeValedictorian

Caitlin Eileen Justice, of Fletcher, is the daughter of Dr. Stephen and Mon-ica Justice, and has been named the valedictorian of the Class of 2016 at Miami East High School.

She is a member of the National Honor Society and is currently the Vice President. During her high school career, she has been involved in Marching Band, Concert Band, Choir, High School Musicals, and Muse Machine. Caitlin has also been a Girl Scout for 12 years. In addition to these activities, she has gone on numerous medical mission trips to Jamaica, providing medical and dental care to impoverished Jamaicans.

After her high school career, she intends to pursue a degree in Engineering at Purdue University with inten-tions to focus on Chemical Engineering.

emily rae randall Salutatorian

Emily Rae Randall, of Troy, is the daughter of Benjamin and Candace Randall, and has been named salutatorian of the Class of 2016 at Miami East High School.

She is a member of the National Honor Society and is currently serving as the president.

Throughout her high school career, she has been president of her class and served on Student Council all four years. She has also been involved inMarching Band, Concert Band and Jazz Band. Emily has been a Girl Scout for 13 years. In addition, she has held perfect attendance from junior high school through high school.

Emily plans to attend Ohio University and study fi nance next fall.

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Kelly Moore co-Valedictorian

Kelly Moore is the daughter of Michael and Jenny Moore. She played basketball for four years, softball for two years, track and fi eld for two years, and she cheered for four years. Moore was a member of the National Honor Society for three years and served as secretary for two year. Moore was also a contributing member of the school’s yearbook for three years. Kelly plans on attending the Ohio State University as a biology major and a member of the Mount Leadership Society scholars program.

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Bradford High School class of 2016

Courtney Addington, Bryant Apple, Daryen Booker, Samantha

Boyer, Cailee Brown, Austin Bubeck, Mor-gan Carder, Anthony Causey, Shane Cornett, Tyler Crabtree, Jes-sica Darner, Anthony

Draving, Kelly Etter, Lane Gill, Tyler Gunter, Lindsey Haines, Kirsten Harmon, Zach Herron, TJ Jones, Tyler King, Zach Kissinger, Larissa

Knight, Rachel Lavey, Rebekah Lavey, Bryce Lear, Cameron Lear, Chelsey Lear, Cailin Litten, Bethany Long, Zach Miller, Brandon

Mitchell, Kelly Moore, Chyna Nicks, Cydney Nolan, Andrew Patty, Bailey Powell, Alyssa Roberts, Victoria Smith, Rhyan Turner, Maria

Vernon, Morgan Wack-ler, Mackenzie Weldy, Jennifer Whalen and Ciara Yohey.

Drew Pattyco-Valedictorian

Drew Patty is the son of Randy and Teresa Patty. Patty played football and basketball for four years. He par-ticipated in National Honor Society for three years and served as President for one year. Patty was class Treasurer for four years. Drew plans to attend Miami University’s Farmer School of Business and major in either Business Management or Business Marketing.

Mackenzie WeldySalutatorian

Mackenzie Weldy is the daughter of Kathy and Bud Weldy. She played volley-ball for four years, basket-ball for four years, track and fi eld for four years. Weldy was a member of the National Honor Society for three years and served as Vice President for two years. Weldy served as a class offi cer for four years, and participated in the Impact youth group for six years. Mackenzie plans to go to Thailand in the summer for a veterinary service course/mission trip, and in the fall major in Animal Sciences at The University of Findlay in hopes of becoming a large/exotic animal vet.

neWTon HigH ScHoolMaria Danielle evers Valedictorian

Maria Danielle Evers is the daughter of Daniel and Dawn Evers. She is the Newton High School Class of 2016 Valedic-torian. Maria has been active in National Honor Society, Student Council, LEO Club, Marching Band and Concert Band. She has served as class treasurer, treasurer of the LEO Club, treasurer of the National Honor Society and was a sec-

tion leader in marching band for three years. Additionally, she is active in community

service, complet-ing more than 500 hours over the past four years. Maria is also the recipient of the Honda OSU Math Medal Award and the Bausch & Lomb Honorary

Science Award. Maria plans to study pre-med at the Ohio University Honors Tutorial College with the goal of com-pleting medical school

and become a Medical Research Scientist.Madison arlene Mollette Salutatorian

Madison Arlene Mollette is the daughter of James and Tina Mol-lette. She is the Newton High School Class of 2016 Salutatorian. Madison has been active in Varsity Volleyball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Softball, National Honor Soci-ety, LEO Club, Science Club, Friends of Rachel Club and Newton Blue

Ribbon 4-H Club. Madi-son has served as the Science Club President. Madison plans to attend

The University of Findlay where she will continue her softball career and major in physical therapy.

newton High School class of 2016

Vivian Lee Brauer, Kaylah Jordan Brown, Alexis Dawn Bryant, Teagan Lee Casey, Lindsey Marie Cof-fi n, McKell Brianne

Deaton, Cierra Nicole Deeter, Bryan Paul Del-camp, Paige Madison Dellinger, Kyle Logan Demido, J. Brianna Den-ham, Madisun R. Dev-lin, Andrew W. Dilts, Alexander Joe Dunning, Maria Danielle Evers, Raymond Wade Ferrell, Kaitlyn Dawn Filbrun, Emmi Mae Fisher, Sier-ra Danielle Flanary, Hai-ley Nicole Gross, Nicho-las Edward Hoover, Brock Tyler Jamison, Madisyn Anya Jernigan Cook, Rachel L. Justice, Atley Garrison King, Treyton Paul Lavy,

Kyle R. Maslowski, Makayla Renee Max-well, Brady James McBride, Madison Arlene Mollette, Laura Elizabeth Oaks, Ashley Renee Rappold, Rus-sell James Renner, Rylee Grace Schauer, Moustafa S. Simpara, Maranda Kathryn Haley Stocker-Johnson, Rose Marie Studebaker, Brett Andrew Sullivan, Erin Joy Sweitzer, Paige Manning Thompson, Jessica Nicole Weeks, Kyle A. Wolfe, ZaraLee Zeller, Kaleb Mikel Ziesemer.

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coVingTon HigH ScHoolValedictorianHaylee Pence

Haylee Pence is the daughter of Rex and Brandy Pence. Haylee’s high academic stand-ing has enabled her to receive a President’s Award for Educa-tional Excellence, an Academic Excellence Award, an Honors Diplo-ma, the Franklin B. Walter’s Award nomination, the Honda-OSU Partnership Math Medal, the Covington High School depart-mental awards for both science and Spanish, the Outstanding Senior Girl award and an AB Cole Post 80 Recognition Award. Haylee was also

an American Citizen-ship Award winner and a HOBY ambassador.

Haylee will be attend-ing Wright State Uni-versity with a major in Biological Sciences (Pre-vet). From Wright State

University, Haylee was awarded the Valedictorian/Salutatorian schol-arship. From the Covington scholar-ship program, Hay-lee was granted the Darryl Platt Memorial, Opti-

mist Community Leader scholarship, and the Fel-ger Memorial.

Haylee’s school activi-ties include concert band, marching band, jazz band, pep band, drama club, play cast, National

Honor Society, Spanish Club, the peer tutor pro-gram, and teacher aide.

SalutatorianBernard “Ben” Kuether

Bernard “Ben” Kuether is the son of Anton and Michelle Kuether.

Ben’s high aca-demic standing has enabled him to receive a Presi-dent’s Award for Educational Excel-lence, an Academic Excellence Award, an Honors Diplo-ma, an AB Cole Post 80 Recognition Award, the Bausch and Lomb Science Award, and the Covington High School departmental award for math. Ben was also an American Citizenship

Award winner, an Ameri-canism Test winner, and the Outstanding Senior Boy Award recipient.

Ben will be attending the Ohio State Univer-sity ATI with a major in agronomy. From OSU,

Ben was awarded a Glenn C. and Janet Wenz Scholarship Award. From the Covington scholar-ship program, Ben was granted the Optimist Commu-nity Leader Schol-arship, the Eagles/

Don Cook Memorial and a Felger Memorial.

Ben’s school activities include football, basket-ball, baseball, National Honor Society, Future Farmers of America, Spanish Club and the

peer tutor program.Covington’s commence-

ment ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. May 29 at Hobart Arena in Troy.

covington High School class of 2016:

Karissa Allen, Cal-lie Barhorst, Zachary Barnes, Sydney Blan-ton, Austin Brown, Joshua Brumbaugh, Michael Cox, Jessie Crowell, Devon Davis, Mariah Dysinger, Logan Fields, Ryan Ford, Ian Fries,Logan Garman, Kristopher Gibboney, Kayleen Good, Brooke Gostomsky, James Gril-liot, Jamee Grody,Cooper Hand, Michael Hart, Zachary Hasting, Daniel Henslee, Taylor Hill, Chace Hinnegan, Kyle

Huff, Daniel Huntley, Piers Hursey, Hunter Kimmel, Bernard Kue-ther, Michael Lutz, Bran-don Magee, Christopher Martin, Jordan Maschino , Destiny McDavid, Lydia Millhouse, Maria Mohler, Ethan Nash, Erin Olson, Meghan Parker, Haylee Pence, Casey Phillis, Breanna Plessinger, Sarah Pond, Kayla Reck, Arianna Richards, Tyler Richards, Brittany Rob-inson, Kristina Romie, Coleman Ryan, Connor Ryan, Prairie Schmidt, Steven Scott, Steven Shane, Carly Shell, John Shell, Kyle Stengel, Shane Straw, Danielle Swabb, Noah Thomas, Weston VanHise, Jared Williams, Levi Winn, Julianna Yingst and Nicole Zeitz.

Pence Kuether

Sarah MotzValedictorian

Daughter of Anthony and Julie Motz. Sarah will attend Pitt in the fall where she plans to pursue a degree in physics and astronomy. Sarah has been active in National Honor Society, Interact, Volleyball and track. Sarah was recently crowned Prom Queen for 2016.

lydia BlackSalutatorian

Daughter of Jerry and Linda Black. Lydia will attend Kent State in the fall where she plans to pur-sue a degree in

architecture. Lydia has been active in Interact, National Honor Society and is a varsity track athlete.

The class of 2016 includes:

Mickenzie Lou-ise Abrams, Shawn Anson Artz, Alysen Nichole Baddeley, Zachary Wayne Bambic, Shane Miracle Barnett, Stormie Marie Barnett, Chelcie Rae Ber-rey, Lydia Grace Black,

Kayla Renee’ Blan-ton, Marshall Lee Bochenek, Haily Jillene Bohse, Mor-gan Lindsay Brady, Olivia Grace Brady, Madison Renea Brandon, Tamsen Jade Brewer, Anna

Frederica Brown, Des-tiny Sky Brown, Isaac Thomas James Brown, Ciara Rayann Campbell, Taylor Brook Casanova, Isis Brea Clawson, Kelsey Marie Combs, Emma Louise Cooper, Jayda Alexia Cox, Trey Austin Cross, Mason Christine Curtis, Emily Renee Deeter, Toni Justine Dershem, Logan Edward Dickison, Ethan Taylor Dohner, Christopher Edward Dunn, Justin Allen English, Luke Ben-jamin Ferguson, Roxanne Tabitha Fletcher, Chris-topher Lee Freeman, Michaela Louise Fullmer, Andrew Christopher Fuson, Grayson Heath Galentine, Hunter Vin-cent Gambrel, Liam Allen Godin, Bradly Mathew Good, Sarah Elizabeth Green, Michael Dennis

Hammond, William Aus-tin Heisey, Jesse Leroy Hicks, Autumn Jean Hildebrand, Jacob Austin Hill, Autumn Suzette Hobson, Cole David Hon-eyman, Brittany Celine Howell, Skylar Philip Huffman, Nathaniel Scott Hurst, Samuel Robert Jackson, Sammi Jo Eliza-beth Jett, Bethany Dawn Johnson, Brandon Chris-topher Kaufhold, Thomas Charles Kelly, Selena Josie Kelty, Neil Manuel Lanoza Jr., Kaitlin Lor-raine Litton, Kaylee Elizabeth Louis, Candace Kay Lykins, Courtney Elizebeth Manson, Jordan Marie Marcum, Rebecca Lynn Mason, Alyssa Serene Maupin,

Chase Anthony Mayabb, Hannah Nichole McCar-roll, Samantha Denise McFadden, Landon Joseph McGuffi e, Austin David Menker, Ciara Morgan Middlestetter, Matthew Benjamin Miller Search, Christopher Robin Minor Jr., Aaron Kristopher Modschiedler, Andrew Robert Morris, Sarah Ann Motz, Trystan Davyd Colby Netzley, Olivia Renee O’Bryant, Hailey Jane Pace, Emilee Lorenza Pena, Jordan Alexandria Pricer, Jacob Ryan Priser, Jeremy Scott Puthoff, Benjamin Lewis Randale, Megan Michelle Renney, Wyatt James Robertson, Kaleb Aaron Rue, Nathaniel Levi

Schmidt, Adam Michael Schuler, Olivia Tylene Setser, Clinton Tyler Sewell, Austin Lee Sher-wood, Justin Allen Siler, Braden Charles Smith, Roxanne Tabitha Smith, Tommy Allen Smith, Kayla Nicholle Spicer, Ridge Tony Spicer, River Joseph Spicer, Richelle Lee Stephenson, Katie Elizabeth Stoner, Joseph Charles Swafford, Eric Samuel Swartz, John Travis Tyree, Hunter Lee Ullery, Elayne Grace Vance, Courtney Renee Wathen, Nicholas Alan Wheeler, Alexis Renee White, Anna Marie Will-son, Katie Janice Wolf, Chandler James Wood-cock.

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BeTHel HigH ScHoolValedictorianschase Heck

Chase Heck is the son of Bill and Marsha Heck. He will attend Wright State University with a major in Aerospace Engineering.

Chase’s achievements include Senior Class President, Junior Class Trea-surer, fi rst Bethel student to score a 5 on the AP U.S. History Exam, and a full-ride scholar-ship to Wright State.

Extracurricular sports and activities are Band for all 4 years, Choir for 3 years, Cross Country for all 4 years, Track for 2 years, Academic Team for 3 years, Envirothon for 2 years, Prom Com-mittee for 2 years, and Student Council for 1 year.

Bradley MccarrollBradley McCarroll,

son of Brian and Cynthia McCarroll, will attend Wright State University with a full-ride scholar-ship.

“As cliché as it sounds, I am going to fi nd a career that I love and make as much of a

big and positive difference in the world around me as I can,” McCar-roll said.

His achieve-ments include National Honor Society President (Senior Year),

Relay for Life Team Cap-tain (Junior & Senior Year), OMEA All State Choir (Senior Year), OMEA District Honors Choir (Junior and Senior Year), OMEA District Honors Band (Sopho-more, Junior and Senior Year), Tristate Honors Band (Senior Year), Var-sity Letter Swim (Junior Year), All Cross Country Conference Swim Team

(Junior Year), Buckeye Boys State, and Academ-ic Excellence (K-12).

Extracurricular sports and activities are Band (5 years), Bethel Jazz Band/combo (5 Years), Choir (3 years), Bethel Barbershop quartet (3 years), Bethel Musical (3 years), Academic Team (3 years), Envirothon (2 years), Bethel Leadership Team, Community Ser-vice Projects, Var-sity Swim Team (1 year), and track.

Joel rickerJoel has chosen to

attend Southeast Mis-souri State with a major in Physics and a minor in Political Science. He is the son of James and Carolyn Ricker. Joel plans to attend Law School afterwards and hopes to become a crimi-nal attorney.

Achievements include

National Honor Society, Buckeye Boys State, Boy Scout Eagle project, applied for Eagle rank and College Credit Plus.

Extracurricular sports and activities are Boy Scouts from age 7 to current, Cross Country,

Junior and Senior years, and Base-ball Junior year.

The class of 2016:

Shelby Louise Allen, Emma Nicole Andrus, Kaylee Ireland

Baugh, Christopher Michael Bean, Tyler Patrick Berkshire, Emily Joyce Bone, Regan Lee Bowman, Sable Ruthann Brock, Tyler Jordan Brookhart, Natasha LaRae Brown, Karlee Lynn Calhoun, Coleman Wade Clark, Zachery David Cohee, Autumn-Rain Dell, Alexia Eden Donthnier, Kathryn Elizabeth Dupras, Bri-

anna Lee Ellish, Randy Charles Ellish, Matthew James First, Daniel Gon-zalez Garcia, Bethany Nicole Garlough, Kayla Michelle Gitzinger, Courtney Hayes Golden, Evan Connor Hawthorn, Chase Alexander Heck, Connor Jacob Hockett, Kylie Nicole Hoskins, Kristopher Deion Johnigan, Kylee Rene Johnson, Casey Nicole Juday, Adam Michael Kaup, Lukas Tyler Kelley, Tianna Jane Koewler, Morgan Grace Koger, Micheal Kre-ider, Samantha Kiera Labosky, Meghan Alyse Leet, Nicholas Lee Lightcap, Sarina Renee Lyons, Bailey Ann McCabe, Bradley Clar-ence McCarroll, Samuel Allen McKenny, Benja-min Thomas Nohacs, Olivia Renee Norris, Hunter Joseph North,

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Park-er, Stetson Lane Peake, Brian Thomas Pencil, Samuel Charles Pen-cil, Dimitrios Michael Reed, Joel Tavish Ricker Collin, Charles Rust, Makayla Shay Sargent, Caleb Matthew Saylor,

Courtney Barbara Schmidt, Travis Lee Schubert, Riley Jordan Shaf-fer, Seth Edward Shofner, Aaron Elliott Snider, Maggie Maribeth Stratton, Robb Alexander Susnik,

Christopher Robert Terrian, Elijah Eugene Thomas, Aariont Ron-nell Thompson, Arie Douglas Thumser, Kylee Renee Trent, Devon Tyler Truman, Makylie Len Ullmer, Ryan Keith Wallen, Kylana Deborah Wanamaker, Charles Lee Waughtel, Makara Sue Wenrick and Benton James Walsh Wright.

Troy cHriSTian HigH ScHoolBekah Marie landfairValedictorian

Bekah Marie Landfair of Troy has been named the valedictorian of Troy Christian High School.

The daughter of Beth and Phil Landfair, she plans to atted Grace College.

Special achievements include the Presidential Scholarship Winner (Grace College), Honda Math Medal and Show Choir vocal captain.

Clubs and activities include Worship Team Leadership, Show Choir, Honors Choir, Spring Musical, NHS, Cross

Country, Volleyball, and mission trips.

“The family atmo-sphere. My classmates and teach-ers have not only pushed me to grow aca-demically but have invested in me person-ally and encouraged me in my faith, and I know I will treasure these rela-tionships for a lifetime,” Landfair said of Troy Christian.

Wesley connor alexanderSalutatorian

Wesley Connor Alex-ander, 18, son of Jodi and Max Alexander of Tipp City, has been named salutatorian of Troy Christian High School.

He plans to attend Wright State University.

Wesley is a member of National Honor Society and is graduating with honors.

He is a member of the soccer team, swim team, musical, Show choir, Honors Choir and Stu-dent Council.

“My favorite part of TC has been the friends I’ve made,” Alexander said. “Being a part of so many different things at TC has allowed me to get to know so many different people, and I’m so grateful to have those opportunities.”

Members of the graduating class include:

Wesley Alexander, Dillon Belcher, Hannah Benjamin, Juliah Biller, Jenna Bullock, Mara Campbell, Gina Feikema Cottrell, Zoe Cowley, Lyon Current, Luke

Dillahunt, Nathaniel Doman, Allyssa Donald , Scott Douglas, Abby Evaniuk, Megan Feeny,

Gabrielle Flannery, Adam Flora, Caro-line Ford, Rebekkah Frantom, Meredith Haddad, Jonathan

Hart, Chase Hayden, Ethan Held, Hailey Isenbarger, Kelden Kamentz II, Maddison Klint, Rebekah Landfair, Robert Lybarger III, Julianna Miller, Victoria

Miller, Brayden Moore, Hannah Morrow, Joshua Newman, Thomas Null, Lauryn Parker, Richard Pierce, Hyla Pitsen-barger, Adrian Prus, Anneleise Ritzi, Mela-nie Rodrigues, Denise Rohrer, Gillian Ruffi ng, Breanne Ryan, Kyle Shoemaker, Levi Sims, Stefan Speck, Noah Sperry, Kaitlyn Strait, Jordan Strine, Abigail Taylor, Madison Tay-lor, Danielle Thomas, Amanda Waldemar, Jacob Williams, Kristen Winger and Wynonna Wooddell.

leHMan HigH ScHoolValedictoriancaroline Heitmeyer

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Salutatoriannicholas neumeier

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