A7Sunday, May 25, 2014

Take A Bow The St. Joseph News-Press annually recognizes the area’s Top 10 graduates. Notices about the feature are published in the newspaper in April, inviting schools to submit their information. Schools with a graduating class fewer than 20 students could choose to submit their Top 2 or Top 5 graduates. All photographs and rankings are submitted to the News-Press by high school principals or counselors.

1. Marliss Zwaschka

2. Theron Benson

2. Madison Looney

4. Casey Daugherty

4. Matthew Hall

4. Paul Modlin

7. Anna Pankiewicz

8. Samuel Hausman

9. Yanqing Zhu

10. Dayle Dickens

BISHOP LEBLOND

HIGH SCHOOL

1. Taylor Moore

2. Darcey Peters

3. Lora James

4. Leather Clevenger

5. Bethany Milligan

6. Kyle Kelly

7. Kaitlyn Martin

8. Jessica Huffman

9. Dillan Hall

10. Haydn Leamer

BRAYMER HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Matthew Sturm

2. Caleb Stull

Sara Frampton

Erin Gilliland

Alicia Kieffer

Cassie Perez

Faith Peters

Paige Peters

Savanna Shriver

Erynn Skoglund

CHILLICOTHE HIGH

SCHOOLEDITOR’S NOTE: Names are listed in alphabetical order.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Names are listed in alphabetical order.

1. Christian Mackley

2. Carolyn Kottman

3. Christopher Harris

4. Katharine Sharp

5. Justin Janorschke

6. Nichole Owens

7. Hunter Henderson

8. Madison Reagan

9. Katheryn Christgen

10. Jessica Karleskint

DEKALB HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Alex Ray

2. Brent Schultz

3. Morgan Walkup

4. Kristin King

5. Colten Ishmael

6. Brett Cornelius

7. Ashley Kalamon

8. Dillon Liechti

9. Megan Wallace-

10. Kelcie Sutton

EAST BUCHANAN

HIGH SCHOOLBethmann

1. Bailey Morrison

2. Kailey Elbert

3. Melinda Hess

4. Samuel Hamilton

5. Stephanie Johnson

6. Kirbie Crouse

7. Carlye Guffey

8. MollyMott

9. Devlin Smith

10. Kaitlyn McNeely

GALLATINHIGH

SCHOOL

1. Sydney Hawkins

2. Spenser Miller

3. Elizabeth Hernandez

4. Myleigh Lanham

5. Camille Carter

6. Brooke Jagodzinski

7. Nathan Jones

8. Desirae Daken

9. Kaylin Schultz

10. Tyler McNutt

BENTON HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Andrew Donaldson

1. Elsa Kunz

1. Mollie Siemens

4. Sophie Hamm

5. Kaylee Ball

6. Megan Zimbelman

7. Lily Zhao

8. Jordan Gabauer

9. Madison Steilen

10. Zachary Miller

CENTRALHIGH

SCHOOL

1. Andrew Wolf

2. Tayler Goddard

3. William Cook

4. Megan Harrison

5. Josh Moser

6. Ashlann Shroyer

7. Stone Cole

8. Jordan Miller

9. Brooke Meyer

10. Sylvia Brand

LAFAYETTEHIGH

SCHOOL

1. Stefanie Eggleston

2. Katerine Applegarth

3. Dallas Steiner

4. Mary JaneKapp

5. Jonathan Kimball

6. Laura Phillips

7. Hannah Huffaker

8. Jennifer Haley

9. Barry Grif� th

10. Travis May

MAYSVILLE HIGH

SCHOOL

Gabrielle Church

Michael Filips

Benjamin Goecken

Jackson Morrison

Kristin Shipps

David Steiner

Alexandria Throm

Devin Vinzant

Mckenzie Wallace

Samantha Walters

MARYVILLEHIGH

SCHOOL

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Take A Bow The St. Joseph News-Pressrecognizes area students’ academic achievements.

1. William Chandler

2. Tyler Weber

3. Taya Lewis

4. Emily Elam

5. Taylor Cofer

6. Kelsey Brake

7. Emily Herron

8. Alexis Chard

9. Corbin Minter

10. Jayden McMahon

ROCK PORT HIGH

SCHOOL Farmer

1. Jamie Byergo

2. Julie Sanders

3. Sarah Percell

4. Christopher Dutcher

5. Danielle O’Brien

6. Morgan Wagle

7. RachelRawlings

8. Riqueza Hendrix

9. Megan Wagle

10. Jacob Dovel

NORTH PLATTE HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Rebecca Daul

2. Lauren Hartley

3. Kallee Whitt

4. Zachary Allen

5. Madisen Cavender

6. Shawn Cook

7. Madison Spoor

8. Margaret Biggerstaff

9. Tristen Milligan

10. Jordan Pickrell

PENNEY HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Alex Johnson

2. Dylan Fry

3. Jackson Pile

4. Tyler James

5. Loren Wagner

6. Kayla Eisman

7. Tyler Feil

8. Ashley Adams

9. Megan Standley

10. Kylee Eaglen

POLO HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Kelsey Batson

2. Thomas Mallinson

3. Tessa Schwartzkopf

4. Floyd Holsted III

5. Veronica Kelly

6. Trinity Kile

7. Abby McLain

8. Colton Kenagy

9. Shaylee Henley

10. Nichole Oswalt

PRINCETON HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Kimberly Euler

1. Erica Halter

1. Zachary Halter

4. Caelan Blair

5. Drew Hoffman

6. Kelsey Meng

7. Keira Juhl

8. Trenton McCall

9. Gabrielle Brown

10. Jared Deeken

RIVERSIDE HIGH

SCHOOL

Samantha Brown

Courtney Bundy

Ciara Clawon

Quentin Dishman

Erin Hirter

Noah Jermain

Paris Nichols

Shayna Rosenak

Brent Rosenauer

Claire Wolken

SAVANNAH HIGH

SCHOOLEDITOR’S NOTE: Names are listed in alphabetical order.

1. Dalton Nelson

2. Jacob Garrett

3. Allison Mulnix

4. Josie Williams

5. Samantha Stanley

6. Kaylee Smith

7. Tiara Ward

8. Kelsey Jennings

9. Zachary Gannan

10. Wyatt Wooden

SOUTH HARRISON

HIGH SCHOOL

1. Rebecca Gann

2. Jordan Shellenberger

3. Taylor House

3. Lauren Thomson

5. Jennifer Litherland

6. Marina Hayner

7. Justin Grubb

8. Mary Myers

9. Lucas Anderson

10. Josilyn Killoren

MIDBUCHANAN

HIGH SCHOOL

Eryn Acton

Hailey Garman

Lily Grant

Dayne Messer

Jake Meyer

Jorden Miller

Sara Murphy

Luke Sanders

Thomas Shif� ett

Ashley VanDerHeide

MOUND CITY HIGH

SCHOOLEDITOR’S NOTE: Names are listed in alphabetical order.

1. Olivia Lawrence

2. Robert Querry

3. Jessica Gump

4. Tristan Shatto

5. Unique Watson

6. Chloe Dickerson

7. Ashton Lile

8. Emily Zahn

9. Caitlyn Eidson

10. Brittany Wright

PLATTSBURG HIGH

SCHOOL

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Take A Bow The St. Joseph News-Pressrecognizes area students’ academic achievements.

1. Nicole Meyer

2. Gavin Graupman

3. Makynlee Buckles

4. Megan Binder

5. Amanda Parsons

6. Brooks Knaebel

7. Austin Knaebel

8. Courtney Thompson

9. Mandy Nurski

10. Edward Jones II

SOUTH HOLT HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Jaime Luke

2. Shaylynn Craig

3. Danielle McQuinn

4. Brittany Woods

5. Nathan Luke

6. Kaleigh Wilmes

7. Kristin Wilmes

8. Hannah Gage

9. Hanna Conley

10. Ryan Jensen

STANBERRY HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Tosha Wilson

2. Megan Derry

3. Madison Trump

4. Breilly Roy

5. Cassidy Cotton

6. Jessica Harrison

7. Megan Ellis

8. Makaila Capeder

9. Chase Tolson

10. Malinda Foster

TRENTON HIGH

SCHOOL

1. Nathan Wilson

2. Jessica Wyatt

Hannah Bartee

Katie Brill

Jack Cogan

Keaton Johnson

Paige Larison

Cory von Seggern

Tyler Shipman

Blair Turnbull

WEST PLATTE HIGH

SCHOOLEDITOR’S NOTE: Names are listed in alphabetical order.

The News-Pressrecognizes area students’ academic achievements.

1. Gage Willig

2. Darcie Sellers

3. Rylie White

4. Ashley Bergloff

5. Jonas Cassity

1. Brooklynn Morris

2. Baylee Lewis

3. Alyssa Lewis

4. Chanessey Cooper

5. Keifer Nemyer

FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL LATHROP HIGH SCHOOL

1. Shania Cole

2. Justin Windsor

3. Blake Barnhart

4. Korinne Cole

5. Kolby Davison

1. Lauryn Schmitz

2. Ali Fowler

2. Emily Howell

4. Aaron Schmidt

5. Stephaney Ferguson

NORTH ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL ST. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL

1. Holly Stegall

2. Alanie Stock

3. Halli Wigger

4. Caleb Winkel

5. Cody Israel

1. Cavin Joesting

2. John Lang

3. Blaze Erickson

4. Abby McEnaney

5. Shelby Gilliland

TARKIO HIGH SCHOOL TROY HIGH SCHOOL

1. Emily Cordell

2. Clay Mitchell

3. Haley Snow

4. Cheyann Marrison

5. Cody Linville

1. Cole Upton

2. Brandon Bothwell

3. Ethan Crowe

4. Katlin Hightower

5. Jordan Konopasek

SOUTHWEST LIVINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL WEST NODAWAY HIGH SCHOOL

1. Luke Aaron

2. Chase Gillip

1. Kesha Freeman

2. Hayley Sample

1. Megan Rosenbohm

2. Zach Callow

KING CITY HIGH

SCHOOL

NORTH MERCER

HIGH SCHOOL

NODAWAY-HOLTHIGH

SCHOOL

1. Anthony Sayers

2. Felicia Gardner

1. Luke Rush

2. Scotti Twombly

1. Kelly Dougherty

2. Kathy Howard

DONIPHAN WEST

HIGH SCHOOL

CRAIGHIGH

SCHOOL

BRECKENRIDGEHIGH

SCHOOL

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Would like to congratulate all graduates; we wish you

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Take A Bow The St. Joseph News-Pressrecognizes area students’ academic achievements.

1. Tyler Lane

2. Ashly Madison

2. Nate Sutton

4. Kyle Gardner

TRI-COUNTYHIGH

SCHOOL

1. Brianna Fletchall

2. Clayton Ross

1. Callie Mitchell

2. Martha Stiener

1. Michael Smith Jr.

2. Mason Flint

WORTH COUNTY

HIGH SCHOOL

UNION STARHIGH

SCHOOL

STEWARTSVILLEHIGH

SCHOOL

1. Jordan Roach

2. Sarah McKay

1. Nick Bloom

2. Shea Miller

1. Caysha Hoyt

2. Nicholas Anderson

SOUTH PARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

SOUTH NODAWAY

HIGH SCHOOL

OSBORNHIGH

SCHOOL

Congratulations graduates!

Pint-sized superhero vanquishes villains in Kansas City

By DUGAN ARNETT� e Kansas City Star

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the city needed a hero on a recent Fri-day, 6-year-old Isai Rojas didn’t ask questions.

He simply dropped his fork, left what little remained of the pan-cakes and sausage on his plate, and slipped into his personalized shiny gold-and-red, crime-fi ghting super-hero suit.

Then he set about saving this fountain-fi lled metropolis we call home.

It started with the villain Cu-caracha, sleazy even by villain standards. Dressed in a bug-like costume manned by Overland Park standup comedian Randy Burgard, Cucaracha — Spanish for “cock-roach” — surfaced early in the morning inside a Mission restau-rant, attempting to steal a woman’s purse.

Unfortunately for him, he picked the same Bob Evans that Isai and his family happened to be patron-izing.

What happened next, accord-ing to witnesses and grainy cell phone photos, is this: Flanked by his parents (Gustavo and Ida-nia Rojas), 7-year-old brother (Aleksei) and 8-month-old sister (Yaretzi), Iron Boy chased the vil-lain away.

But it hardly ended there. That incident kicked off an adventure that — thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri, which helped facilitate the creation of “Muchacho de Hierro” — would span eight hours, two states and warrant a bundle of media atten-tion.

Here was a hero, after all, that Kansas City could get behind, much like “Batkid” captured the heart of San Francisco.

This pint-sized kindergartner who likes art and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had battled through

a leukemia diagnosis — now in remission — since the age of 2. A superhero secure enough in his self-image to allow his mom, at one point, to assist him in blowing his nose.

And one, it turned out, whose own childhood had prepared him for this moment.

“Cucaracha,” he explained in a manner that suggested mild annoy-ance, “is just like my brother.”

It was just four years ago, after all, that Isai’s Shawnee parents, concerned with the random bruis-ing and loss of appetite from which their son suffered, took him to a local hospital. A spinal tap would confi rm leukemia. The diagnosis left his parents in confused disbe-lief and launched a grueling stretch of procedures, chemo sessions and doctors visits.

“When you’re not informed about a disease, you’re not expect-ing that leukemia can happen to one of your family members,” said his father, Gustavo Rojas. “It takes some time to understand what’s going on.”

Eventually, Make-A-Wish stepped in, as it had in November for San Francisco’s Miles Scott, an-other leukemia sufferer in remis-sion.

“We do it for the kids,” said Mis-souri’s brand advancement manag-er, Kate Fotenos, who was on hand for the festivities. “And being able to see it fi rsthand just reinforces that.”

The day wouldn’t be without its

diffi culties, however.Less than an hour after fl ee-

ing the restaurant, word quickly spread that Cucaracha had wea-seled his way into Crown Center’s Legoland, where he’d begun creep-ing around. That is, until Mucha-cho tracked him down, knocked him out basically with a single punch and then locked him inside a handy Lego cell.

But like many of his cockroach brethren, Cucaracha refused to be vanquished and slithered away.

Indeed, after a brief encounter at Adventure Zip, a Bonner Springs zipline operation, during which Cu-caracha was again able to escape, word came around 3 p.m. that the unthinkable had happened: In a disturbing turn of events, Cucara-cha had invaded Kauffman Stadi-um.

The team’s beloved mascot, Slug-gerrr, had been tied to a pole, with Muchacho being dared into one fi -nal showdown.

Muchacho roared to the rescue, in his best Tony Stark fashion. This was a kid, after all, who’d confi dent-ly assured listeners earlier, “I know how to kill bad guys.”

Fortunately the police arrived before anything that dire could hap-pen.

When the dust had settled, Slug-gerrr had been rescued, Cucara-cha had been escorted away by the coppers and order had been restored.

“Watching him run around and try to get this bad guy?” said his fa-ther. “There’s no way to describe it.”

There would be more to do, of course. More bad guys to foil. More battles to fi ght.

But that would come later. As he and Sluggerrr headed off together, hand-in-paw, Muchacho de Hierro could take solace in one simple fact:

His work — for now, anyway — was done.

Watching him run around and try to get

this bad guy? There’s no way to describe it.

— GUSTAVO ROJASIsai Rojas’ father

Gasoline prices have familiar look as summer nears

By JONATHAN FAHEYAssociated Press

NEW YORK — The price of gasoline looks famil-iar this Memorial Day. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a penny or two of $3.64 per gallon.

Stability wasn’t always the norm. Between 2003 and 2008 average retail gasoline prices more than doubled, reaching an all-time high of $4.11 per gal-lon in 2008. Prices then collapsed as the U.S. plunged into recession. But after a two-year run-up between 2009 and 2011, the price of gasoline has remained in a range of roughly $3.25 to $3.75 per gallon.

Drivers can handle that, according to AAA, and are ready to head out for Memorial Day driving trips in the highest numbers since 2005. “It is un-likely that gas prices will have a signifi cant effect on travel plans compared to a year ago,” AAA wrote in its annual Memorial Day forecast.

Steady gasoline prices are largely the result of relatively steady crude oil prices, even though there has been a long list of global supply disruptions and political turmoil that typically would push the price of oil higher.

Sanctions have sharply cut output from Iran, once the world’s third largest oil exporter. Libya went through civil war, and labor and political disruptions continue to limit its exports. Venezu-ela’s oil output has been steadily declining for a decade. Most recently, the confl ict between Rus-sia and Ukraine is raising concerns that sanc-tions will impact production or exports from Russia, the world’s second largest exporter after Saudi Arabia.

But rising crude output in countries such as the U.S., Canada and Brazil have offset the declining supply elsewhere, helping to keep prices steady.

Gary Frow fuels his 32-foot Intrepid boat in this May 21 photo at the Matheson Ham-mock Park Marina in Miami. After a sharp two-year run-up be-tween 2009 and 2011, as the U.S. was emerg-ing from the Great Re-cession, annual average gas prices have stayed in a very narrow range.

Associated Press