Thank you School Board President, Brenda Rogers, for 20 years of service to our students!
May / June / July 2023
PRIDEB E T H E L
Congratulations, Class of 2023
FROM THE DESK OF...
Tom Seigel Superintendent
One of the goals and measures noted in our District's strategic plan is ensuring that all our students are "prepared for success in post-secondary education, career, and life." Ensuring this career and college readiness is something we think of at the high school level, but in reality, it is done at all levels of our district, all the way back to kindergarten and preschool. It is everyone's goal here in Bethel to do their part to set our students up for future success, in and outside of the classroom.
You can see the most recent faces of that success in this year's graduating class. The pride and excitement we see as they cross the graduation stage is a small reward for those that worked hard to help get them there. For some of these students, they are the first in their family to graduate high school. For others, the road to make it to graduation was a tough one, but they persevered, and proved to themselves that they had what it took to close out their high school career. Now, for all of them, it's on to the next step.
Whether they are enlisting in the military, jumping into the job force, or heading to trade school, college or university, I am extremely proud of the work they have done to get to this point in their lives. And my thanks goes out to our staff who guided these students through their preschool through high school years. Whatever roles they've played in students' lives, it is the work our staff have done in the classroom or behind the scenes that has helped pave the way for our students to learn, grow and succeed.
Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Yours,
Tom Seigel
Marcus Young, Sr. Vice President 253.439.7174 myoung@bethelsd.org
Terrance Mayers, Sr. 206.832.6203 tmayers@bethelsd.org
Brenda Rogers President 360.893.5425 brogers@bethelsd.org
Roseanna Camacho 253.210.1783 rcamacho@bethelsd.org
John Manning 253.222.2938 jmanning@bethelsd.org
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Bethel School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator, Debbie Carlman, dcarlman@bethelsd.org, 253.800.2019; Title IX Coordinator, Bryan Streleski, bstreleski@bethelsd.org, 253.800.4302; and 504 Coordinator, Andrea Landes, alandes@bethelsd.org, 253.800.2301. All individuals may be reached at this address: 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387.
El Distrito Escolar de Bethel no discrimina en sus programas o actividades por motivos de sexo, raza, credo, religión, color, nacionalidad, edad, condición de veterano de guerra o grado militar, orientación sexual, expresión de género o identidad, discapacidad o uso de perro guía entrenado o animal de servicio, además ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y a otros grupos de jóvenes especificados. El empleado mencionado a continuación ha sido designado para atender consultas y quejas de supuesta discriminación: Coordinadora de Cumplimiento de Derechos Civiles: Debbie Carlman, dcarlman@bethelsd.org, 253.800.2019; Coordinador del Título IX, Bryan Streleski, bstreleski@bethelsd.org, 253.800.4302; Coordinadora 504, Andrea Landes, alandes@bethelsd.org, 253.800.2301. Todas las personas pueden ser contactadas en esta dirección: 516 176th Street East, Spanaway, WA 98387.
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BOND CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
It’s been a busy month for our construction teams, with some bond-funded projects nearing completion and others just getting started. Thank you to our voters for approving our School Construction Bond in 2019!
Elementary #19 (Fall 2024)
Construction crews plan to break ground soon on our 19th Elementary School and look to have it completed in the fall of 2024. The 68,000-square-foot building will house about 500 students. The new school will be located in the Lipoma Firs Community.
Graham-Kapowsin High School Expansion (Fall 2023)
Construction continues on the Graham-Kapowsin High School expansion project. The 33,000-square-foot expansion is adding a new classroom wing, an auxiliary gym and weight room, along with a larger commons area and administrative spaces. This fall, GKHS will also be home to a new School-Based Health Clinic, the construction of which is being funded through a congressional award.
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New Naches Trail Elementary (Fall 2023)
Construction on the New Naches Trail Elementary School is still on schedule for its completion this fall. The 77,000-square foot school will house 41 general classrooms.
Evergreen Elementary Expansion (2025)
In 2024, the old Naches Trail Elementary will become home to the Evergreen Elementary staff and students while the renovation and expansion of their school takes
place. The Evergreen Elementary project will expand and modernize the current building, which was originally built in 1979. The final version of the Educational Specifications was recently approved by the School Board.
New Bethel High School (Fall 2026)
Construction on the New Bethel High School project is anticipated to begin in early 2024. The construction timeline is 27 months, with an anticipated opening in the fall of 2026, subject to permitting.
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Bethel teacher runs Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is generally thought of as the Super Bowl for long distance runners. Just getting an invitation to the race is a feat in its own right. Only about four percent of all marathoners in a given year even qualify for Boston, and many runners spend their entire lives chasing the dream.
Or, if you’re Bethel teacher Abigail Shelly, you decide you’d like to run a marathon and qualify for Boston on your first race.
Shelly, a Multi Lingual Education teacher who divides her time between Cougar Mountain and Bethel Middle, first began thinking about training for a marathon a few years ago.
“You know what, if I’m going to train
for a marathon, I might as well try to go for Boston,” she said.
Shelly ran her first marathon in Virginia Beach in 3 hours and 24 minutes, which was good enough to qualify for Boston. It was an impressive achievement, but not entirely out of character for Shelly, who is a very accomplished runner. She was an All-American triathlete in college and currently teaches track and field and cross country here in Bethel.
By the time she made it to Boston for the marathon in April, she felt prepared and excited.
“It truly was amazing,” she said.
“People are lining the street the entire way, so for about three hours
I had people cheering for me the whole time. That was the magic of it.”
Shelly completed the marathon in 3 hours and 17 minutes.
She said there are many parallels between long distance running and teaching, and many of the lessons she’s learned while training are applicable to her classroom.
“A lot of the work we do is in the dark and behind the scenes, but it can be and it is worth it, as long as you give yourself the respect you deserve. There were many dark nights on the track when I just took some moments to say, ‘you know what, Abigail, I’m very proud of you,’" she said.
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PCSC girls race to victory at tech competition
Pierce County Skills Center
Automotive Instructor Rob Anderson has seen a lot during his decades in the classroom and the garage, but this year he experienced something new – and he’s calling it the pinnacle of his storied career.
The fact that two Pierce County Skills Center students took home first place at the prestigious Universal Technical Institute Top Tech Competition was exciting, but what made the victory truly historic was that the winning team was made up of two girls. It was the first time in the history of the competition that an all-girls team took the top prize.
The team was made up of Amber Charles of Bethel High and Hannah Flanery of Graham-Kapowsin High. Both girls said they were excited and nervous prior to the competition.
“It was super intimidating, because you walk in and it’s mostly guy teams. They just looked intimidating,” Amber said. “They looked like they knew what they were doing and we had a lot of hard competition to beat.”
When all was said and done, Amber and Hannah felt good about their chances of placing, but didn’t know where they might end up.
To make the win even sweeter, the girls got a special gift from halfway around the world. Anderson has a friend who teaches a similar tech program in Italy, and he learned that the Italian girls were feeling dejected and thinking about quitting the program. Anderson’s friend told his class about Hannah and Amber and how they beat all the boys, and it inspired the Italian girls to continue in their program. As a thank you, the Italian girls sent Hannah and Amber a letter and several gifts.
It all came as a big surprise to Hannah and Amber.
“To have two females come in and go into a male dominated thing like this and win, it’s the top of my career, really. I don’t think I’ll ever beat that,” Anderson said.
“When they called first place, both of our jaws dropped to the ground. We jumped up, just so excited. It was unbelievable,” Hannah said.
“We didn’t think it would spread around the world and inspire other girls. It made both of us that much more proud of ourselves for the hard work we’ve shown,” Amber said.
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Congratulations! Class 2023
Congratulations! Class of 2023
BETHEL PRIDE | 9
AJayce Abbott • Myeisha Achane • Ashley AlcantaraBrito • Anthony Alcazar • Julian Alejandre-Walters •
Nerissa Alfonso • Aiden Allen • Brian Allen • Anthony
Allison • Zachary Allott • Dylan Almogela • Dulce
Andrade • Rori Andrews • Christian Aquiatan • Zoe
Areglo • Clayton Armstrong • Henry Armstrong •
Nevaeh Arthun • Sean Atkins • Promesse Austin • Corbin
Avichouser
BJovanny Bahena-Jimenez • Gwendellen Baltazar •
Vasile Barbacar • David Barnett • Brianna Barnette •
Kira Bartholomew • Tristan Baumann • Jason Beck •
Makenzie Beltz • Patterson Hanson Benjamin • Kyra
Benn • Dylan Beringer • Kaden Berry • Gabriel Bishop-
Greene • Maliya Black • Emilie-Rae Blood • Theron
Bonella • Anthony Bono • Valen Bostick • Alexis Bowie
• Mahonrie Brandes • Aubrey Brender • Nathaniel
Brewton • Charles Bridgeman • Melony Bridgeman
• Joshua Brim • Kaitlyn Brooks • Damarious Brown •
Charles Burkevics • Michael Burns • Emilie Bymers
C John Caban • Priscila Calderon-Tinoco • Ryan
Campbell • Ismael Campos • Jareth Cannon • Jayden
Caponigro • Billyann Cepeda • Amber Charles • Zoie
Clay • Aaliyah Clemons • Keena Kirsten Cloud • Justin
Coffelt • Marcus Collins • Jayce Colonna • Andrew
Congdon III • Ronald Cooper • Vincent Cooper • Jacey
Cotter • Levi Credille • Tia Cronin • Joseph Cruz • Joshua
Cruz • Cyrus Custer • Gauge Custer
DZakai Davis-Rodriguez • Joesa' Dawson • Kaylend
Day • Aubrey DeGuzman • Ashley Delcoure • Haley
Demangelaere • Kaydee Dempsey • Aaron Dennis
• Jacob Diaz • Mason Dietsche • Elijah Donaldson •
Olivia Doolittle • Ghabriel Drake • Ella Drivas • Andrew
Duvallon
EDamian Ehly • Emily Eidson • Amanda Ellis •
Madison Erickson • Joshua Esperance • Juliana Evchenko
F Noah Fasavalu • Angel Felice • Melody Felten •
Fa'atalaleu Feo • Salamo Filimaua • Kyle Fish • Owen
Fleckenstein • Kirsten Flores • Christopher Foister •
Alexander Ford • Giavonni Frazier • Finley Fualefau •
Rochelle Fuqua
G Cassandra Gandia • Eleana Ganitano • Atticus Garcia
• Angela Gehl • Devin Giggy • Sully Goforth • Matthew
Gregg • Liam Griffin • Devon Grillo • Alexis GuerreroLopez • Evelynn Gutierrez • Alexandra Gutierrez-Rivas
HHamza Hammond • Alexander Hansen • Avriel
Hansen • Amanda Hardesty • Sadie Harris • Ryan
Harrison • Lena Hawkins • Venus Heassler • Vida
Henderson • Brayden Hennessey • Kalym Henry • Aiden
Hilton • Caden Hollenbeck • Elizabeth Houx • Syris
Houze • Derek Howell • Tyson Huff • Viliamu Hugo •
Jalen Hunter
I Lucas Isayev
J Jalen James • Eric Johnson • Marte'a Johnson •
Rumaisa Johnson • Samantha Johnson • Zachary
Johnson • Ireland Johnston • Alana Jones • Brayden Jones • Nicholas Jordan
K Shealyn Kaczkowski • Blayne Karahuta • Clayton Kelly • Aiden Kelsey • Nathan Kiehn • Aiden Knudsen • Aubree Krebs
L Andollina Lamanna • Clifford Lance • Morgan Lance
• Keigan Lanning • Emma Larsen • Grace Larsen •
Aubrey Lathrom • Jason Launit • Douvan Le • Natalie Le
• Leonel Lemus • Thomas Leno • Auvae Levao • James
Lewis • Pelekina Lime-Laupati • Yacel Limonta-Peralta
• Richard Lindberg • Nathan Llufrio • Vianney Loera
• Briseis Logan-Evans • Peyton Lomax • Asia Long •
Isaiah Long • Isaac Lopez • Lydia Lowe • Juan Lozano, Jr.
• Matty Lucero • Justin Luciani • Gregjose Lujan • Emma
Lyons
M Austin Maib • Joaquin Makinster • Prince Malo •
Alondra Marquez • D'Adjane Martin • Kaya Martin •
Annessa Martinez • Kolin Marzano • Rita Massaquoi •
Diego Mata • Christina Matagaono • Jonah Matteson •
David Maulen • Noah Maurer • Madison Mayr • Kyonna
McClendon • Jace McCreery • Michael McDaniel • Bailea
McDermott • Lela McDonald • Zane McElyea • KaeLee
McGalis • Shea McGee • Mary McIsaac • Egypt McLean
• Derick McMakin • Megan McNiel • Kaleyna Mearns •
Alondra Mendoza • Madison Merritt • DeShawn Miller
• Gage Miller • Brooklyn Missey • Madison Mondoux •
Joseph Morales • Liliana Morales • Michael Morrison •
Taylor Mortensen • Enmanuel Mujica Palencia • Daniel Munson, Jr. • Kehinde Mustapha • Taye Mustapha
N Evelyn Narvaez • Emily Navarro-Lopez • Erik Naylor
• Zachary Naylor • Ella Needham • Nathaniel Nelson •
Rian Nelson • Jenna Nobel • Hunter Northcott • Rebecca
Nozdrin
O Natalie Oakley • Gian Carlo Obico • Casandra
Olivares • Cecily Olson • Derlennys Oyola
PCezille Aster Pachoca • Alanna Palacios • Mason
Paquette • Liya Paschal • Carmennena Pasol • Jadyn
Pattison • Jayden Peahi • Bryce Pearson • Ashley
Pederson • Anastasia Peterson • Nicholas Peterson •
Samantha Piccirilli • Isak Piippo • Jayden Pilo • Brooke
Poggensee • Jordan Powell • Foai Pula • Joshua Putra
Q Eiden Quintanilla
R Ganna Radchanka • Johnvic Remo • Maria Rendon
• Myleigh Repp • Robert Rexus • Emmalynn Ridings
• Daniel Rios • Samantha Rivard • Natalia Rivero •
Ian Rizzo • James Robblee • Joshua Roberts • Kaden
Robnett • Chase Rolph • Alex Romero • Mia Romero •
Isis Romero-Chavez • Kenya Romero-Quintero • Maria
Ross • Alyssa Rossmeier • Connor Rozzano • Naudel
Russell
SIsabel Salazar • Ethan San Nicolas • Jamiah Santos
• Joseph Santos • Edith Sarmiento • Kyleigh Sebastian
• Jacques Severe, Jr. • Matthew Shipman • Makenna
Shippy • Anthony Simmons • Olivia Simpson • Aryana
Sloan • Chace Sloan • Alyssa Smith • Joy Smith •
Maddison Smith • Peter Smith • Randi-Lynn Smith •
Thomas Smith • David Sosa • Jayden Soto • Madelyne
Sovey • Hailey Sparks • Krista Stapleton • Hannah
Stocker • Morgan Storrs • Alivea Sturtevant • Fa'alupe
Su'a • Payton Sumerall • Dylan Sutton • Zeza SwartzVassar • Isabel Mariana Swofford
TKaelan Tackett • Julia Tasi • Christian Tate • Connor
Taylor • Robert Taylor III • Elijah Thomas • Emily
Thornton • Michael Thoroughman • Michael Tierney
• Colin Timney • Jazziyah Travis • Kiyara Turner • Sen
Tuttle
U Rebecca Uldrikson • Mike Uy
VDantae VanAmburg • Hayden Vandenboom • Hope
Vanderlaan • Taylor Vanderwood • Nadia Vargas •
Grace Vasquez • Hailey Vazquez • April Vivar • Emily Vo
W Kori Waggener • Leighton Ward • David Ware, Jr.
• Connor Watson • Emily Webber • Gauge Weber •
Bronson Welsh • Jorja Wessel • Morgan White • Grace
Wilcox • Leana Wilcox • Jane Wilde • Cecilia Williams
• Marcus Williams • Montray Williams • Nathaniel
Williams • Brooks Williamson • Jovan Wills • Abigail
Wilson • Kiah Wilson • Makenzie Winchell • Olivia
Wittenberg
Z Natalia Zagorenko • Gabriel Zalamea
2023 Class of
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Kody Abernathy • Jared Aitken • Yohanes Akale •
Alani Alexander • Ashton Alongo • Kyla Alphier • Hunter
Ankley • Ava Arlin • Thandie Asagai • Nyzaiah Atinsola
Evan Attaway • Lex Aubin • Vianeey Avalos Maldonado
B Camryn Babineau • Kelly Ballinger • Isabel Barajas
Lopez • Angela Barker • Autumn Barker • Summer
Barkis • Jarell Barkley • Mariah Barkley • Roux Barnes •
Madison Bay** • Emma Bayne** • Aizlynne Becerra* •
Lavender Bel-Manning • Billie Bickford • Teanna Billings
• Andrew Blackburn* • Aidyn Blackwell* • Nathan
Bloodworth** • Alexis Blunck • Xavier Bock** • LJ Bolar
Cormier • Spencer Bonter • Matthew Borja* • Jake
Bovoir, Jr. • Jacob Bowen • Hannah Bowman-Brinar**
• Mei Brandenburg • Cian Breen • Hailey Brockway* •
Ashley Broeker • Christian Broom • Aldevon Brown, Jr. • Tru Brown • Travis Butts**
C Emily Caber** • Kai Calhoun* • Andrew Carrell* • Hector Carrillo* • Jessica Carroll* • Remaeo Castro-
Tourn** • Kayleene Catuna** • Aiyana Celis** •
Brennon Cerna • Audrey Chappell** • Nathan Chappell-
Marks • Peter Chepel** • Jacob Choquette • Bailey
Christensen* • Jessica Christensen** • Anthony Chung, Jr. • Isabella Codute-Villagomez • Makayla Coleman •
Brianna Colina** • Braden Cope** • Amani Courts •
Angelina Covarrubias* • Jonathan Crouch* • Kimo Cruz
• Melissa Cruz • Jasmine Cunanan* • Meredith Curiel • Jennifer Curtin*
D Alia Daniels** • Brandon Danielson • Jalen
Davenport • Braxton Deaton** • Jeremy Dela Vega* •
Jacqueline Derieg* • Autumn DeWitt** • Alesia Doolittle
• Robert Dryer* • Sarah Dugger* • Christian Dutcher*
E Miah Eastman • Emily Eddy* • Zachary Ehle** •
David Eidson • Eden Ely* • Alezandrea Estep • Kymri
Euell**
F Silisa Fata • Cristella Ferrer • Hannah Flanery* • Tyler
Flesher • Amaris Foalima* • Jacob Folmer • Matthew
Forbes* • Tate Freeman • Katherine French • Noah Frick
• Chenghao Fu • Jaden Fuller**
G Raymond Gamm • Anthony Gathers • Kaylee
Geffre** • Van Gese • Julianna Giannone** • Kaitlin
Gibbs* • Alexei Gilbert** • Lin Gilley** • Brian Glenn
• Hazel Gobroski • Christian Gomez-Ibarra • Jeffrey
Gonzalez • Marilynn Gonzalez • Zachary Graf* • Blythe
Graser** • Carmen Guerrero-Rios** • Brody Gustavson
• Aléida Gutiérrez-Cabréra* • Alyssa Guzman* • Savannah Gwinnup
HEthan Hall* • Isabella Hallstrom** • Tyler Hamback
• Niko Hamilton • Vinicio Hansen • Jerrick Hanson •
Alona Harmon** • Kylee Harris • Kylie Harris** • Egan
Harward* • Jacob Hawk • Jacob Heindselman • Kathleen
Heisey* • Anna Heitz • Collin Henderson • Natalie
Hernandez • Shaylin Herrera-Eufracio • Bailey Hogg**
• Emily Hopkins** • Katherine Hornbeck** • Aidan
Howard* • Joshua Howard • Madison Howard* • Hunter
Howells • Ryder Huggins* • Jay Hughes • Nicholas
Hunter* • Kamisha Hurse
I Katrina Ilano
J Kyra Jackson • Mariah Jenks-Boyce* • Jeremy Johnson
• Lonnell Johnson**
K Ramanjot Kaur • Sukhjit Kaur** • Jordyn Kelsey
• Michael Kendall • Alexis Kidder** • Wyatt Killion •
Amber King • Ethan Koston • Ryan Kropilak • Joscelyn
Kultgen* • Pijarenay Kuon**
L McKenna La Marr • Vanessa Laer • Tamia Lapir •
Conner Larsen • Shawna Larson* • Salome LatiyuWilson** • Zachary Lawrence* • Lili LeBlanc** • Elijah
Lee* • Sierra Lenz** • Isabella Leon • Lucero Leon
Hernandez • Maria Leon-Zandoval • Alexis Lewis**
• Philip Lewis IV* • Jacob Lewis Felix, Jr. • Ellie Lien**
• Karma Lilley* • Devon Linebarger • Ashia Lizama •
Anthony Logue • Adriana Lopez • Alonzo Lopez-Vela
• Cori Lord* • Steven Losee, Jr.** • Logan Lovely** •
Vaden Low** • Lucas Lutch* • Riley Lux**
2023 Class of
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MMelana Maguire* • Tisha Manase* • Jorge MarinSalazar • Bobbie Miles** • Brady Martin • Surina Martin
• Savannah Martinez • Salette Martinez-Espinoza
• Haylee Martinson • Donavon Matthews • Skylar
Matthews • Everett Mattila • Alexander Matute • Wyatt
May • Elijah McClinton • Kennedy McGinnis* • Margaret
McLachlin** • DeAnna McMahon • Brayden McVey** •
Thomas Meder** • Ernesto Mejia • Samantha Mendoza*
• Dylin Mesa • Gavin Messer • Kaylee Meuangkhot** •
Emily Meza-Valle** • Logan Mills • Carissa Milton** •
Brandon Mitzel • Noah Mondrut* • Valeria Martinez**
• Carolina Montoya* • Tamella Moore • Dillon Morris
• Aiden Morrison • Jacey Morse • Kelly Mose • Baylee
Mowdy • William Mulick** • Jazmin Murillo-Romo**
N Ezekiel Nagaoka-Farakish** • Natalie Nagel** •
Joshua Nehrhood • Damien Nguyen** • Kylen Nguyen**
• Jason Nicks • Caleb Nicodemus • Jesse Nyberg**
O Adella Oboy** • Kaden Olson • Nathaniel Olson •
Natalie O'Neill* • Carter Otis • Garrett Ott
P Spencer Padgett • Isabella Papineau • Juan Parra
Hurtado • Brianna Parsons** • Zyahna Patea • Cailyn
Patterson • Josiah Perez • Braden Perry* • Gracie
Peterson** • Heidi Peterson** • Bryant Phinizy •
Jeremiah Pickett • Jozlynn Pierce* • Andrew Pineda •
Gunnar Piper • Ethan Pletcher** • Matthew Presser •
Taylor Prokopowich • Kellan Pruett**
R Madison Raley • Ethan Ransick • Emelia Rapalee
• Brady Ray • Elisia Reaves** • Alexander Redd •
Zyler Reyes • Breeze Richins** • Yaseen Riley • Gage
Rodarte* • Juan Rodriguez-Lemus • Joshua Roeder •
Kailey Rogers • Rubi Rojas Eufracio • Paris Roman* •
Halden Rose • Lincoln Rosenlund** • Ethan Ruple •
Gabriel Rzany
S Michael Sams, Jr. • Candela Sanchez Pawlowska •
Nixelle Sarol**
• Thomas Schelbert* • Hailee Scherr •
Alyssa Scott** • Austin Scott** • Skylin Sek • Peyton
Sellers • Madison Septon** • Aalimah ShahzadChaudrey • Skylar Shank** • Hannah Shell • Emmalyn
Shumaker* • Pria Sidney • Nathaniel Silberman* •
Zoe Simmons • Dan Siruma
Smith*
Collin Smith
• Emma Smith*
Colby Solomon**
Seth Sorensen*
Coehen Stackle**
Sonny Slusher
Curtis Smith
Riley Smith*
Ian Solomon
Caden
Delaney Smith
Isabella Sokimi
Sophia So'oto
Martin Spencer
William Sperry
Jeffrey Stafford*
• Severen Stanley • Vivian Starns*
Kyleen Stewart
Alyssa Swanson
Payton Stonestreet
Alexys Swart
Owen Stanley**
Jackson Steger**
Thai Suthisan**
T Demitrius Ta'ape • Danika Taylor • Leuma Taylor
• Olivia Templeton* • Dalton Thomas • Ellizabeth
Thompson* • Kaylee Thompson** • Kyla Thompson*
• Michael Toa, Jr. • Madeleine Townsend** • Ashley
Tsang** • Brycen Tuck* • Salele'a Tuiolemotu • Anchal
Turna** • Gift Tuzizila
VAlexavier Vaesau • Slyvana Valencia • Leah Valois
• Jacob Van Gieson** • Tristan Vance • Kyle Varuela* •
Alyssa Visser** • Leslie Vivian** • Katelynn Vrooman
WEmery Wade* • Jacob Walker • Zachary Walker* • Shelby Warner • Noah Washburn* • Emma WebsterThomas • Hunter Weymouth** • JaVaughn White •
Liberty White* • Noelle White* • Kolby White-Gibson
• Cadle Whitney • Jacob Wilcox • Nathaniel Wilhelmi*
• Isabella Wilkins** • Ethan Williams • Zeth Williams •
Leah Williams • Courtney Wise* • Nadia Wolfe • Ethan Wolland* • Aaliyah Womack
Y Jacob Yaim • Khalil Yarbo*
Z Stephanie Zacapu-Lara • Lucas Zaraski • Bosley Zhu*
• Wendi Zuniga-Alvarado • Edward Zuniga-Espino •
Guadalupe Zuniga-Reyes • Rorie Zurfluh**
* Denotes GPA of 3.0-3.499
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Alailima • Leonardo Alavez • D'Marcus Alexander •
Jaden Alfonso • Sauntalae Ali • Jayden Allen • Sylas
Allen • Nedelin Almonte-Martinez • Daniel Amaral-
Perez • Amare Amili • Liliana Andres-Juarez • Nevaeh
Lani Aquino • Jhordyn-Paige Arce • Lenaya Argueta
• Isabella Atehortua • Elli Attari • Rhiley Austin •
Margarita Avila Garcia
BNolan Ryan Babauta • Xander Paul Babauta •
Roniemae Bacorro • Seanal Ball • Noah Barnaby •
Crystal Barraza • Tyrell Bartels • Amerah Batchelor
• Scott Baunsgard • Manuel-Steven Bermudes •
Evangelina Bernardy • Hunter Bishop • Olivia Black •
Ti'Yan Booker • Hailey Bostwick • Anthony Breedlove •
Gianni Broussard • Amelia Brown • Hannah Burnside •
Nyasia Bynum
C J'shiann-Renee Cabrera • Mariah Cabrera • Eric
Caddell • Jacob Calvo • Eugene-Paul Camacho •
Nathaniel Carter • Trianna Castelo • Jacob Ceballos •
Carlos Cepeda • Gabrielis Cepulionis • Maggie Chang
• Isaiah Charles • Nevaeh Chavez McCaskill • Joseph
Chekh • Sooji Chon • Hannah Christensen • Denajsia
Christin-Harrington • Den Chubarov • Damien Clayton
• D'Yhana Clemons • Joy Codington • Seuila Coffin
• Joseph Coleman • Nicole Colyer • Tanner Condon-
Kuboyama • Giovanni Core • Malachi Corey • Danielle
Corner • Gerald Cotman • Jordan Craft • Hayden Crowe
D Jacob De Los Santos • Raymani Deleon Guerrero
• Jose-Luis Diaz • Ashley Dominguez • Natalia
Dominguez • Rozalyn Dukes • Jasmyn Dupree • Ericka
Dwyer-McCord
E Sarah-Angeles Edmonson • Sami El Sherif • Ameer
Elliott • Brian Espino • Jonathan Esquivel Rendon •
Leslie Estrada-Reyes • Alan Eufracio-Vasquez
F Lupelele Faletufuga • Christa Farley • Joseph
Faulkner • David Felices • Breana Fellenberg • Taloivao
Fiame • Cortez Fields • Roman Fischer • Brianna
Fitzgerald • Ayla Flores • Mykenzi Flowers • Bryson
Floyd • Makayla Francis • Jaden Frierson
G Giovanni Garcia • Juan Garcia Sandoval • Atreonia
Garner • Tyzaiah Giles • Genesis Godo • Juliya Golyaka
• Timothy Golyaka • Alondra Gomez • Justin Goninan •
Samantha Gorman • Rex Graydon • Loreley Guerrero
Gomez • Megan Guhr • Ruby Guzman • Osiris Guzman
Montufar
H Makayla Hagen • Lela Hall • Tedric Hall • Azzurae
Hawkins • Rashard Hawkins • Logan Heath • Jordan
Hensen • Cecilia Hernandez-Hernandez • Aileen
Herrera • Liliana Hesseltine • Trinidy Higley • Brionna
Hood • Jonathan Houston • Megan Hunt
I Tamalii Iuli
J Dempsy James • Kashin Johnston • Zion Jones
K Nalu Kamau • Waleed Karmash • Alyssa Ketchum •
Antonina Kirilovets
L Ashleigh Ladely • Bentley Lamb • Serina LaraSchumsky • Leo-Dreyven Lavaka • Ivan Lavochin •
Cecilia Ledesma • Jungsol Lee • Jonelle Leleisiuao •
Rafael Lemus • Alyssa Leon-Arciga • Kaitlynn Lewis
• Makayla Lewis • Steven Lewis • Tino Liulevaega •
Peni Livigisitone • Keyon Love • Nicholas Alan Lujan
Clinkscales
M Alyssa Cheska Malaon • Jamian Manibusan •
Francisco Manning • Jordan Mansilungan • Damel
Mapigano • Clyde Maranga • Jayden Marciano •
Dakota Marin • Aleena Marlow • Gryffin Marsh •
Chellest Martinez • Ryleigh McCain-Whipple • Quentin
McClerklin • Ethan McCormick • Hannah Meeks •
10
Brian Mejia-Calvillo • Ciara Mennitto • Curtis Miller •
Taneal Mitchell • Daniel Mondoy • Austin Montgomery
• Michael Montoya • Nathan Moon • Krista Morose •
Aaliyah Morris • Fuauli Mulipola • Maddox Mullins •
Edwin Mundo-Martinez • Zachary Muttart
N
Kayleigh Neanover • Dante Neitzke • Dylan Nelson
• Alysia Nguyen • David Nguyen • Amelia Niederle •
Mary Njenga • Abozar Noori • Hasib Noori • Sopeah
Norm
O Hady Obeso • Chester Erwin Obico • Asher O'Crotty
• Danny Oeung-Cherm • Isiah Ofalla • Dante Ogrin •
Katherine Ojendiz • Dihandjo Okonda • Elias Ortega •
Myla Ortega • Liliana Ortiz • Molika Ouk • Jeriah Owen
P Bryan Pace • Adrian Palomares Gutierrez • Janaeya
Peek-Bell • Javais Pegues Chapman • Cyrus Pena •
Nailyn Pena • Brianna Perez • Dulce Perez-Arellano
• Sean Peterson • Melhana Pettison • Kaitlin Pike •
Marisol Pineda-Diaz • Macey Poloai • Atiga Poese •
Annaleia Prince • Marcus Prince • Malia Propst • Derek
Putman
RDeshaun Randon • Pa'shance Reed • Zachary
Reyes • Ammon Ricks • Hosea Rivera • Avery Robinson
• Curtis Robinson • Zion Robinson • Isaiah Rodolfo •
Nakobe Romeo • Jayshawn Rosborough • Noah Ruiz •
Betina Rutkiewicz Gentry • Krystal Ruvalcaba
S Giovanne Salas • Elizabeth Salgado-Loera • Sienna
Samifua • Angel Sanchez-Arce • Marco Sanchez-
Hernandez • Devante Sanford • Mar Santiago-Muñoz
• Neissa Satiacum • Katrina Scribner • Sokoun Seng •
Emma Shepard • Alix Sila • Sunroop Singh • Mirabel
Smay • Cohen Smith • Hezekiah Smith • Israel Smith •
Quintin Smith • Steven Smith • Tavian Smith • Cleo Sok
• Chasity Sosa • Dariana Sotelo-Molinero • Zalika Sou
• Emme Southwell • Collin Stevens • Sydney Stirret-
Jones • Jennifer Stroud • Karli Summers
T Faatuatua Talaga • Meshach Taulelei • Draven Taylor
• Kai-Cristian Tehero • Ezekiel Tesorio • Darius Thomas
• Emily Thomas • Wyatt Thorpe • Hunter Toloumu •
Joanna Torres Morales • Ae'dyn Toves • Hanha Towe •
Khoa Tran • Aleeya Trinidad • Malek Trotter • Marquis
Turner • Angel Tweedell
U Ariyanna Umipeg • Lillian Ung
VDaniela Vargas • Tatyana Vashchenko • Tyshaun
Vasser • Alexandra Virgen • Dan Visser
WJasiah Wagoner • Rinnah Ward • Ashton Westfall
• Samayia White • Jonathan Williams • Taalo Williams
• Nevaeh Wilson • Tara Wong • Jonathan Wray •
MacKenzie Wright
YDevin Yazzie • Elijah Ybarra
Z Marcu Zaida • Tanner Zakem • Olga Zaytseva • Courtney Zehring • Alex Zuniga Duran
2023 Class of
A Myka Ackerman • Rylee Ahrens • Christopher Alcazar • Derek Amrhein-Butler • Gabriella Anderson
• Elijah Ashley • Jerome Aubert
BCalabria Bevilacqua • Ti'Yanna Booker • Connor Boulet
C Ayanna Cabanlong • Finn Chacon • Chelby Chandler • Ruby Clairé • Andrew James Cline • Ian Colt • Daniel Cowdrey
D Shane deSa • Ashley Diamond • Faith Dollente • Angelina Downie
E Kendall Ehrhardt • Bryan Estrada-McDowell
F Dimitrius Fifita • D'Eric Flores-Rivera • Eric FloresRivera, Jr. • Naizayus Fola • Wesley Frisk, Jr.
G Destiny Gabbard • Maletino Gilbert • Serenity
Glabe • Aaron Gnirk • Jayden Goolsby • Aaniyah
Gray • Blessing Gray • Destiny Greenman • Krystina Gwynne-Jorguson
H Christopher Hackert • Kamille Harris • Noah
Hench • Brian Henry • Kristen Hewett • Alicia Hill • Cedric Hill
I Athena Iverson
J Davionna Jones
K Raenalyne Kao • Kellen Kasalek • Li Keeling • Elizabeth Kershaw • Wesley Kile • James Knerr • Philip Knies • Elizabeth Kuhn
L Tabitha Lackey • Malaesala Lauifi • Hunter Lowry
M Efren Martinez Olivares • Aaron Martinez • Ethan McClanahan • Mason McCuen • Elias McGregory • Shauniya McLaine • Jonas McLellan • Joshua Milam • Kai Moody
N Jazmine Navarro-Esquivel •Lily Nemechek • Doran Nims
O Lauren Jeanne Ocampo • Finn Ortega
P Josue Pérez-Monroy • Sofia Perez • Cody Perkins • Jayden Peterson • Kenneth Pierce
R
Rylee Radford • Micah Rapp • Lex Reeves • William Richards • Alexander Richardson • Jacob Rick •Nicole Rivera-Alvarado • Maya Rivera • Anthony Roach
S Si'u Sasiu • Katrina Stanley • Breaunna Stevens • Branden Swanson • Jaidyn Sweem
T Anissa Terry • Emily Thomas • Malakie Thomas • Donna Thompson • Gavin Thompson • Tonya Trierweiler • Liupapa Tuufuli
WKamani Walny • Blair Wells • Brian Williams • Zena Wilson
Y Riley York
Z Anthony Zaragoza-Salinas, Jr. • Yahir ZunigaTalavera
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A Savanna Anderson • Giselle
Andres-Perez • Perla Andres-Perez • Alexa Applebury • Matthew Arreola
B Ikaika Babauta • Ronald Balagot • Branden Bibbins • Makayla Boysen • Nani-Nikol Brown
C Valerie Caamal-Chan • PershaTayvonne Camacho • Damon Cole • Aubrianna Coleman • Sanae Coles
D Christian DeWald
F Jaiden Fine • Damion Flores • Shanell Floyd
G Brianna Gallardo • Dylan Garcia Ramirez • Eric Genis • Carter Gonzalez
• Anthony Gooden III • Faith Gordon
• Dakayla Gray • Danaysha Grimes • Rafael Gutierrez
H Luke Harris • Colin Helzer • Tatiana Henderson • Shyann Hollis
I Joseph Ingle
J Devin Jones • Laneeka Jones
K Julie Koehn
M Rilee Maas • Hailie Merrill • Brooke Metzger • Noah Miller • Juana Montes Rivera
N Nathaniel Negrón-Harrison • Donavin Nickson
P Renée Peek-Bell • Alexander Phan
• Taimar Pratt-Scales
Q Quinton Qualls
R Madisyn Rebello • Stephanie Ruiz
• Sauvanna Ruiz
S Chloe Santisi • Mark Santos • Alyssa Scheirbeck • Katrina Scribner
• Brock Senn • Scarlette Sin • Justin Smith • Jesus Solorzano
T Aarion Toney, Jr. • Nicolas Toves • My-Lan Truong • Ruben Tulbea
W Garrett Walker • Kyla Westby • Bronson Wheeler • Azzure Williams • Hunter Wiskow
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• Marcie Anderson
Thompson Elementary School
• Jana Angelos
Thompson Elementary School
• Jeannette Avila
Thompson Elementary School
• Vickie Ayers
Child Nutrition
• Russell Baker
Maintenance
• Lucy Barlow
Bethel High School
• Rozoanne Best
Shining Mountain Elementary School
• Margaret Brayton
Elk Plain School of Choice
• Lorri Budd
Liberty Middle School
• Cynthia Budinger
Nelson Elementary School
• Sheryl Carvalho
Nelson Elementary School
• Pamela Christman
Kapowsin Elementary School
• Charlie Dees
Graham-Kapowsin High School
• Adora Domser
Child Nutrition
• Dwight Essman
Printstop
• Michael Farnsworth
Spanaway Lake High School
• Elizabeth Fleming
Transportation
• Beth Foley
Bethel Virtual Academy
• Brian Geller
Cougar Mountain Middle School
• Margaret Gonzalez
Educational Service Center
• Dawn Guy
Educational Service Center
• Barbara Harpole Special Services
• Tina Jacobs
Elk Plain School of Choice
• Leasa Jacobsen
Evergreen Elementary School
• Richard King
Transportation
• Linda LaVergne
Kapowsin Elementary School
• Coral Laird
Transportation
• Nancy Lawton
Cedarcrest Middle School
• Linda Lortz
Transportation
• Michael McIntyre
Graham-Kapowsin High School
• Sean McKenzie
Educational Service Center
• Terri McLean
Transportation
• Gaelynne Michlitsch
Frontier Middle School
• Andrew Miller
Child Nutrition
• Rhonda Miskar
Transportation
• April Moter
Transportation
• Lisa Mulcrone
North Star Elementary School
• Jacqueline Nelson
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
• Shari Olson-Anderson
Centennial Elementary School
• Bernice Peterson
Bethel Virtual Academy
• Georgette Ritchie
Transportation
• Lillian Schultz
Graham Elementary School
• Michelle Scott-Beach
Graham-Kapowsin High School
• Jimmie Shields
Cougar Mountain Middle School
• Tammy Sonovich
Nelson Elementary School
• Raymond Smith
Technology
• Julie Stanford
Camas Prairie Elementary School
• Patricia Tilford
Pioneer Valley Elementary School
• Lisa Upchurch
Evergreen Elementary School
• Dave Wells
Maintenance
• Elizabeth Wertenberger
Spanaway Lake High School
• Christine Wilson
Naches Trail Elementary School
• Alice Wurdemann
Graham-Kapowsin High School
• Kathryn Zornes
Bethel High School
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