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PORTALES HIGH SCHOOL - Class of 2015 -
Isabel Abarca
Tearah Abeyta
Julissa Aguilera
Izaiah Aragon
Catalina Arana
Alexis Aranda
Jessica Baird
Andrew Baltazar
Luis Banda
Jordan Baros
Lindsey Bartlett
Ty Bergman
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. -Anatole France
Elizabeth Blair
Brianna Browder
Jeremy Blair
McKenzie Bucksath
Christopher Boband
Juan Cabrera
Darin Bonem
Zak Bouldin-Herrera
Xavier Bradley
Brenda Calderon
Carlos Ceniceros
Anna Chavez
Ely Chavez
Travis Connell
Paul Conrow
Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Hannah Evans
Cruz Exiga
James Fulcher
Angel Galvan
Nathan Gandara
Iris Garcia
Miguel Garza
Brittany Gomez
Isaiah Gomez
Brittany Gonzales
Cristian Gonzales
Esteban Gonzales
Estela Gonzalez
Maria Gonzalez
Sarah Griffis
Kaitlyn Grubbs
Cory Gutierrez
Emilee Haman
Caitlyn Hendrich
Caitlyn Higgins
Terry Hill
Jonathan Holguin
Rebecca Holguin
Ashlynn Idsinga
Yasmine Irigoyen
Salvador Jacobo
Daniel James
Fransisco Jaquez
Kelsey Jaynes
Joshwa Jimenez
Serina Johnson
Shania Johnson
Taylor Jones
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness. -Pearl Buck
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Ashlyn Kingery
Dylan Knox
Savannah Kobernick
Elizabeth Koorey
Desirae Lamb-Valero
Brandon Lang
Jimena Lavalle
Juan Lavalle
Victor Lechuga
Omar Legarda-Fortanel
Destiny Lentini
Chelsea Lopez
Samantha Lopez
Randy Lovato
Austin Lucero
Johnny Lucero
Ariel Lutnesky
Israel Macias
Kenzie Madden
David Martinez
Matthew Martinez
John-Hayden Mcgill
Tori McSperitt
Brittani Montiel
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it. -William Arthur Ward
Jalissa Moore
Damaris Morales
Anna Morales-Hinojos
Alejandro Munoz
Michael Lane Nichols
Selica Nieto
Kaylee O'Neal
Ezra Oden
Victor Ordonez
Rey Ornelas
Rudianna Ornelas
Lynette Ortiz
Casey Pedigo
Sarah Poyner
Maribel Ramirez
Mireya Ramos
Gevyn Rasco
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Gina Riedel
Rodolfo Rios
Kayce Roberts
Jose Rodriguez
Kassandra Rodriquez
Kasha Saltz
David Sanchez
Mathew Sanchez
Jefferey Sanders
Angelina Santellano
Eric Sawyer
Tabitha Sewell
Kobi Shillings
Sergio Sigala
Ada Smith
Sophia Solis
Alysia Sotelo
Sarah Stanley
Blake Strickling
Martina Tapia
Alexis Tarango
Robert Teel
Tazcosa Tipton
Klayton Torres
Ebonie Trujillo
Moriah Trujillo
Luis Valladalez
Nathan Van Dam
Cristyan Varela
Martin Vargas
Maxemiliano Vidana
David Viera
Mariah Viera
Alex Villanueva
Anthony Villanueva
Erica Villegas
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Sonya Wagner
John Young
Name: Austin Lucero Age: 18 School: Portales High School
Maryanna Youngerwolf
Jordan
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Austin Lucero is a 2015 graduate of Portales High School. Some activities he participated in were basketball, tennis and National Honor Society. His most memorable moment in high school
was playing a semifinal basketball game at The Pit his senior year.
If he could be the best at any one thing, he would choose basketball.
Lucero plans to attend college at Eastern New Mexico University for one or two years and then transfer to the University of New Mexico to pursue a mechanical engineering degree.
If he were stranded on an island with only his clothes and three other items, what would they be? “A machete, a fire starter, and a water purifier,” he said.
He would describe his perfect day on the beach somewhere with family and his girlfriend. Lucero says if he had an unlimited source of money, he would spend it on some fancy cars and a house in Hawaii.
He would like to advise underclassmen to enjoy high school while they can. “It will be over before you know it,” he said. Lucero envisions his life in 10 years with a wife, a couple of kids with a good job and a nice house.
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ELIDA SCHOOL - Class of 2015 -
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Bryanna Bradley
Karisma Jasso
Marily Varela
Kenzee Criswell
Kaylee Smith
Kellie Yager
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door. -Milton Berle
Name: Kenzee Mae Criswell Age: 17 School: Elida High School Kenzee Criswell is a 2015 graduate of Elida High School. The activities she participated in this year were Future Farmers of America, 4-H, varsity volleyball, varsity basketball, varsity baseball, varsity track and National Honor Society. Her most memorable moments in high school all involved the basketball and volleyball courts, FFA and 4-H activities, she said; not one moment stood out from the others. Criswell plans to
attend college at Texas Tech University on a judging scholarship and major in agriculture communications or animal nutrition. Prior to attending Texas Tech, Criswell will judge livestock for two years. “I have committed to judging on the livestock judging team at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas,” she said. Criswell describes her perfect day with being at the lake or spending the day at a stock show with her closest friends and family. If she had an unlimited source of money, what would she do with it? “First I would buy a house in Oklahoma or south Texas. Then I would go on every cruise possible. I would visit every state and country and donate money to those in need,” she said. If Criswell were stranded on an island with only her clothes
and three other items, what would they be? “The other items would be an unlimited food source, a GPS, and a super powered boat that was powered by water so that I could leave the island,” she said. The advice she’d like to give to underclassmen is to know that what’s coming will come, and you will meet it when it does. “Don’t stress too much about school and don’t let the memories with friends and family get away from you because that is what you will remember most. Also enjoy it, and get involved in any organizations you can because they will teach you so much more than any class you take,” she said. Criswell envisions her life in 10 years working as a spokesperson for an agriculture association. She hopes to have a boyfriend or husband by then and live in South Texas.
FAITH TRIUMPHANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - Class of 2015 -
Michelle Castillo
Tasha Cathey
Cody Huges
Shelby Neece
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill
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FLOYD SCHOOL - Class of 2014 -
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Carlos Borrego
Wyatt Chandler
Jonathan Diaz
Name: Shelby Brooke Danielle Essary Age: 18 School: Floyd High School
Shelby Essary
Rigoberto Navarro
Tanner Essary
Brandon Nunn
Arena Garcia
Lyric Ortiz
Shelby Essary is a 2015 graduate of Floyd High School. Activities she participated in were volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, track, Business Professionals of America, Future Farmers of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 4-H, student council and National Honor Society. Her most memorable moment in high school was her sophomore year when she went to the BPA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida. “I spent my 16th birthday at Disney World while I was there,” she said. She plans to attend college at Eastern
Brayan Parra
Shadarah Pebsworth
New Mexico University to major in communications disorders with a minor in human services. “I want to be a speechlanguage pathologist,” she said.
other items, what would they be? “I would have a tent with supplies, my Kindle with an unlimited battery and library access, and my iPod," she said.
Essary would describe her perfect day as an overcast and rainy day where she wouldn’t feel bad staying inside in sweats and watching movies or sitting on her back porch watching the rain come in.
The advice she’d like to give to underclassmen is to always be polite, say please and thank you, say sorry a lot and mean it. “Try and live out your school days to the fullest and with little regrets. Don’t try to stay too safe because looking back 20 years you will realize that you didn’t do anything fun because you were scared you were going to get hurt. Be cautious, but not too cautious," she said.
If she had an unlimited source of money, how would she spend it? “I would spend it on trying to find a cure for cancer,” she said. Essary said if she could be the best at any one thing, it would be to be a good communicator.” More often than not, I’m in awkward situations where I say the wrong thing to someone and lose connection with them in fear that I’ve hurt them,” she said. If she were stranded on an island with only her clothes and three
In 10 years, Essary envisions herself working at a rural school as a speech language pathologist. She would already have started her conquest to travel the world. Hopefully, she will have a serious relationship somewhere in that time frame, she said.
David Perez
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jesus Rascon
Margarita Rascon
Tanessa Watson
Arianna Rivero
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DORA SCHOOL - Class of 2015 -
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Eddie Arzate
Brettenie Burch
Taylor Dillard
Name: Abigail Hurt Age: 18 School: Dora High School Abigail Hurt is a 2015 graduate of Dora High School. She participated in the National Honor Society. Corina Gonzales
Melissa Gonzales
Christian Gruis
Abigail Hurt
Jake Nations
Bianca Renteria
Marty Teston
Tia Urioste
Jesus Villegas
Hurt’s most memorable moments in high school were the times she spent with classmates at fundraisers or events. “Going to prom will be an event that I will always remember. Another time is when our senior class got together at our sponsor Mrs. Tivis' house for class pictures. We had a lot of fun goofing off and eating Mr. Tivis' hamburgers. The pictures turned out fantastic and it was the closest our class has ever been with each other,” she said. Hurt plans to attend the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri. “I chose this college because it has an excellent
academic program, a beautiful campus, and a strong Christian atmosphere. I'm not fully sure what I want to major in, but I'm considering nursing and the study of theology. This is because I am very interested in the medical sciences and mission field,” she said. She would describe her perfect day as everyone being genuinely happy to spend time with one another. “Spending a day with a friend who truly cares about you and is going to miss you when you leave. My friends and I are going to be spending a lot of time together this summer so that we can treasure the moments we have together,” she said.
If she could be the best at any one thing, what would she choose? “I would want it to be management, studying, and essay formatting skills. Therefore, I would be able to manage my life easily, study effectively enough to get the best grades, and write essays with no stress,” she said.
The advice she’d like to give to underclassmen is that even if high school seems hard now, just keep trudging through because it will all be worth it. “You'll get to graduate and start your life on your own with the intelligence to do it. Just keep your head up; you're almost there! Also, know that our Lord is with you each If Hurt had an unlimited step of the way,” she source of money, how said. would she spend it? “I suppose I would Hurt envisions her use this money for my life in 10 years getting education at College her doctorate degree of the Ozarks and in nursing, finding to help me to go on someone to spend the mission trips. I would rest of her life with also use some of it to while getting close with pay my mom back for her missionary friends, helping me with college and signing off on a expenses. I would just dream house. Later want to help as many of down that road she God's children as I can hopes to start a family with this money,” she with her new husband. said.
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela
Serena Warmuth
The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change. -Maya Angelou