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Ian Betzel. Betzel heads off to persue structure and achievement at West Point ......... Pg. 4 Alyssa Hall. Hall searches for her future in the past at Warren Wilson College..... Pg. 9 Yancy Pace. Pace plans to keep a full plate after high school by opening her own store and heading off to nursing school...... Pg. 14 Ben Stockdale. Stockdale seeks life in leadership after attending NC State........... Pg. 16
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CONTENTS Landrum High School Senior Class. 2013 Graduating Class................... Pg. 6 Landrum Senior Awards. ...................................................... Pg. 11 Polk County High School Senior Class. 2013 Graduating Class................. Pg. 17
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“It’s not just the normal college experience. They get to go jump out of airplanes.” -- Ian Betzel
• Betzel
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“We won state two out of the three years and second one year,” Betzel said. “It was doing all of those things and the camaraderie from those shared experiences that really grabbed me.” Getting to know his peers in the program also drew him to consider a life of military service. “I’ve given it a lot of thought and I’d like to have a full military career if I like it. I’d definitely like to focus on aviation and fly helicopters but also get an electrical engineering degree so I’d have something as a backup,” he said. To be accepted to West Point a student must maintain a high level of academic performance, excel athletically, receive a nomination from a local congressman or state senator, be medically qualified and be between 17-23 when you enter. Betzel said he may not be the
Ian Betzel. (photo submitted)
fastest cross country runner, for example, but he is a cross country runner who is second in his class, has taken AP classes, was in Beta Club and on Student Council. Last year, Betzel attended the summer camp held at West Point with 499 other students. He said he’s honored to be accepted to the school and be able to join some of the people he met on campus this year. Before that time arrives, Betzel plans to head on vacation with family and spend some last minute quality time with friends. He leaves Landrum June 30 to report to West Point on July 1.
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Landrum High School 2013 senior class
Alec Albert
Austin Ballew
Anna Belue
Ian Betzel
Meagan Birch
Cameron Blackwell
Breanna Blanton
Jacob Boatwright
Bree Bradwell
Daniel Bridges
Derek Brittain
Derek Brown
Brandon Bryant
Becca Burress
Falon Busch
Joshua Butler
Katlin Caldwell
Pierce Cannon III
Madison Chaney
Cody Clayton
William Clayton
Kelly Clinton
Hunter Conley
Johnathon Conner
Moriah Cooper
Rachel Cooper
Meghan Darby Connolly
Austin Darnell
Kaitlyn Dill
Colton Dimsdale
Austin Durham
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Landon Alexander
Justin Allison
Macy Atkins
Taylor Ayers
Janea Acosta
Courtney Edwards
Tyler Fleming
Orlando Fowler
Abel Gomez Romero
Eric Gosnell
Jeremey Graham
Alyssa Hall
Kyle Hayden
John Henderson
Kayle Ellenburg
Brandon Emery
Trejan Justice "TJ" Fincher
Leo Fuentes
Rachel Furman
Joshua Goforth
Ann Louise Granger
Dylan Green
Justin Green
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• Landrum 2013 seniors (continued from page 7)
Ryan Herbst
Carlos HernandezSoto
Abbey Hill
Kenneth Hipp
Morgan Hodges
Holly Horton
Logan House
Emily Hutchins
Heather Hutchins
James Jackson
JaMesha Jackson
Maia Jaimes
Alexander Joen
Matthew Johnson
Joshua Jones
Madison Jones
Hannah Jordan
AJ Kniffin Jr.
Keith Langley
Jason Lathwell
Justin Manry
Lisa Mao
Peyton McCarter
Erika McClure
Paul Miller
Ryan Nunnery
Matthew Pace
Hail to thee our Alma Mater Guardian of our days, For thy spirit never failing We would sing thy praise. In thy mighty grove of learning, Wisdom’s paths were sought, High upon the lofty hilltop Visions have been wrought. Lo, she stands, our Alma Mater Proudly sing all hail Far and near her glory dear, Claim the coming year. Loud we sing in loyalty Of Landrum ever dear, Shout her praises, fling her banners Dear Ole Landrum High.
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Alyssa Hall
“I’m looking forward to learning new things and meeting new people.” -- Alyssa Hall
Hall tutoring an O.P. Earle Elementary student. (photo submitted)
Hall's future to focus on the past by Samantha Hurst
Landrum High School graduating senior Alyssa Hall wants to stretch her boundaries as she heads into life after high school. And the interesting thing is her future could include a big focus on the past. She’ll start small at first, crossing the South Carolina / North Carolina border as she heads off to college at Warren Wilson in Asheville. “It’s kind of different, it’s small like Landrum is and it’s an agricultural school,” Hall said of her college choice. Hall said she hopes to pursue a career based in the fields of anthropology and archeology. Paleoanthropology particularly interests her because, “it’s weird and different,” she said. If Hall continues her interest in anthropology and archaeology, Warren Wilson will be the right place to do so. The college began its archaeology program in 1966 and 12 years ago focused a large portion of the program on the Berry site, a 16th-century Native American town where a Spanish fort was built. Hall said her interest in relics
of the past was sparked after a summer trip last year. “I was in West Virginia last summer and my friend and I were on the side of the river and we started digging – we didn’t find a lot other than shells and layers of clay but the possibility of finding something was exciting,” Hall said. “I began researching it ever since then and feel that is the only thing that really interests me.” She participated in AmeriCorps wherre she tutored young children. That experience has piqued her interest in going to Africa as a Peace Corp member. “I’ve always been interested in Africa. Their culture is really different than ours and there are a lot of ways to serve people there that need help,” she said. “If I do that I’ll be able to travel, which is really exciting to me.” So Asheville isn’t as foreign to Hall as Africa might be but she’s looking to that new experience as well. “I had never been to Asheville before I went to tour the school but it feels like a really interesting place,” Hall said. “I’m looking forward to learning new things and meeting new people.” Eventually, Hall said she thinks she’d like to become a
college professor and teach anthropology. She knows that means a lot of schooling and a lot of work – things she’ll think about after her last summer vacation as a high
school student. “I’ll miss the teachers a lot. Landrum is such a small school that we all have close bonds with the teachers,” she said.
• Landrum 2013 seniors (continued from page 8)
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Meagan Painter
Samuel Parsons
Landry Peel
Luke Phillips
Paige Phillips
Kristen Pierce
Lauren Pitts
Christopher Plumley
Adam Pruitt
Jacob Pruitt
Jennifer Pruitt
Kolby Pruitt
Kayla Ravan
Cody Ravan
Harrison Reed
Jessica Rhyne
Daniel Rice (Continued on page 12)
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LANDRUM SENIOR AWARDS Landrum High School honored the following students for awards received including both academic achievement, athletic scholarships and academic scholarships during a ceremony Friday, May 17. Landrum Masonic Social Studies Award: Kaitlyn Dill Woodmen of the World U. S. History Award: Ian Betzel Inman Rotary Club Scholarship: Kaitlyn Dill Daughters of the American Revolution Kate Berry JROTC Award: Pierce Cannon West Point Appointment: Ian Betzel The Citadel Cadet Command Army ROTC Scholarship: A. J. Kniffin University of South Carolina Naval ROTC Scholarship: Sam Parsons Technology Electronics Corporation Scholarship: Jeremey Graham John Mark Alexander Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Pace AYSO Region 722 Scholarship: Morgan Hodges Swofford Career Center Scholarships/ Awards: Taylor Ayers, Meagan Birch, Becca Burress, Falon Busch, Austin Durham, Courtney Edwards, Michael Ravan and Drew Wyatt SCATA Scholarship: Brendan Taylor R. Allen Morris Memorial Scholarships: Lauren Pitts Hamrick Family Scholarship: Macy Atkins Converse College Scholarships: Moriah Cooper, Maia Jaimes, Breanna Waldrop and Eleanor Warne Spartanburg Methodist College Scholarships: Jacob Boatwright, John Paul Henderson, Emily Hutchins, Joshua Jones, Keith Langley, Kolby Pruitt, Harrison Reed, Thomas Sparks, Samantha Waters and Daniel White Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross Memorial Scholarships: Kaitlyn Dill, Kayla Ravan Walden Focus on Success Scholarship: A. J. Kniffin Melba Wheeler Memorial Scholarship:
Eleanor Warne Mary and Tommy Johnson Scholarship: Madison Jones United States Marine Corp Awards – Distinguished Athlete Awards: Lauren Pitts and Mark Wilson; Scholastic Excellence Award: Brendan Taylor; Semper Fidelis Award for Music Excellence: Austin Clayton Army Reserve Athletes Awards: Ian Betzel and Kaitlyn Dill Miss Cardinal Scholarship: Maia Jaimes Miss Senior Scholarship: Meagan Painter Landrum Athletic Booster Club Scholarships: Kaitlyn Dill, Matt Pace, Meagan Painter and Mark Wilson Tremayne Landrum Memorial Scholarship: Ryan Herbst Palmetto Fellows Scholarships: Ian Betzel, Hunter Conley, Brendan Taylor and Mark Wilson Teaching Fellows Scholarships: Anna Belue, Abbey Hill, Sam Parsons Watson Brown Foundation Scholarships: Jessica Rhyne, Brendan Taylor Foothills Financial Group Scholarship: Joshua Butler Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Candidates: Macy Atkins, Anna Belue, Madison Chaney, Johnathon Conner, Rachel Cooper, Rachel Furman, Alyssa Hall, Abbey Hill, Holly Horton, Heather Hutchins, Madison Jones, Erika McClure, Kristen Pierce, Kolby Pruitt, Jessica Rhyne, Keri Ridings, Samantha Waters and Omar Whiteside Burger King Scholarships: Adam Pruitt and Keri Ridings St. Lukes Hospital Auxiliary Scholarships: Taylor Ayers and Meagan Birch Spinx Fred Adkins Memorial/Urban League Scholarships: Abbey Hill and Meagan Painter USCEA/BOASC Scholarships: Macy Atkins Greer CPW Scholarship: Meagan Birch Polk County Foundation Scholarships: Johnathon Conner and Kaitlyn Dill Tryon Estates Scholarship: Kaitlyn Dill Army Reserve Education Scholarship: Johnathon Conner Clemson University: Brendan Taylor Coastal Carolina University: Kayla
Ravan College of Charleston: Josh Butler Francis Marion: Rachel Furman Gardner Webb University: Lauren Pitts Georgia Highlands College: Christopher Schulman Lander University: Macy Atkins, Anna Belue and Taylor Ayers Limestone College: Falon Busch and Justin Manry Middle Tennessee State University: Joseph Spencer Southern Wesleyan: Truston Whiteside University of Mississippi: Ann Louise Granger University of South Carolina: Hunter Conley, Logan House and Jessica Rhyne USC Upstate: Daniel Bridges and Abbey Hill Warren Wilson College: Alyssa Hall Wofford College: Kaitlyn Dill and Mark Wilson Art Awards – National Art Honor Society Award: Breanna Waldrop; Tryon Painters and Sculptors Gary Page Excellence in Art Award: Maia Jaimes; Milliken Art Award: Meagan Painter; Focus on Youth Juried Art Competition (Presented by Spartanburg Artists Guild): Meagan Painter (2nd place in Spartanburg County) Orchestra Awards - LHS Chamber Ensemble solo/ensemble “superior” rating: Josh Butler and Jadea Williams Thor H. Coley Memorial Award: Meagan Painter SC High School League Scholar Athlete Awards: Macy Atkins, Taylor Ayers, Ian Betzel, Daniel Bridges, Becca Burress, Hunter Conley, Kaitlin Dill, Ryan Herbst, Morgan Hodges, Logan House, Maia Jaimes, Alex Joen, Josh Jones, Madison Jones, Erika McClure, Meagan Painter, Sam Parsons, Lauren Pitts, Kayla Ravan, Keri Ridings, Thomas Sparks, Zach Weissenberger, Truston Whiteside and Mark Wilson Wendy’s High School Heisman Award: Kaitlyn Dill and Ryan Herbst Joshua Hawkins Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Award: Abbey Hill “I Dare You” Leadership Awards: Breanna Waldrop and Mark Wilson (Continued on page 13)
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• Landrum 2013 seniors (continued from page 10)
Keri Ridings
Gabrielle Riggs
Alexandra Schulman
Chris Schulman
Jacquelyn Smith
Thomas Sparks
Joseph Spencer
Jordan Stone
Kenneth Stott
Brendan Taylor
Grant Upton
Brittney Vaughn
Breanna Waldrop
Ethan Waldrop
Eleanor Warne
Samantha Waters
Zachary Weissenberger
Daniel White
Omar Whiteside
Truston Whiteside
Jadea Williams
Brooke Williams
Mark Wilson
Morganne Wilson
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Drew Wyatt
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LANDRUM SENIOR AWARDS • LHS Awards (continued from page 11)
Josten’s Outstanding Senior: Ian Betzel Board of Trustees Academic Excellence Awards: Macy Brooke Atkins, Taylor Ashley Ayers, Anna Danielle Belue, Ian Michael Betzel, Meagan Dale Birch, Daniel Stephen Bridges, Becca Emily Burress, Jessica Falon Busch, Joshua Emerson Butler, William Austin Clayton, Hunter Michael Conley, Johnathon Richard Conner, Kaitlyn Elisabeth Dill, Rachel Victoria Furman, Ann Louise Granger, Ryan Ellsworth Herbst, Abbey Brooke Hill, Morgan Leigh Hodges, Logan Chandler House, Maia Leeann Jaimes, Madison Taylor Jones, Jason Bernard Lathwell, Meagan Louise Painter, Samuel Charles Parsons, Lauren Elizabeth Pitts, Brendan Kyle Taylor, Breanna Gale Waldrop, Eleanor Victoria Warne, Zachary Mace Weissenberger and Mark Dorsey Wilson Landrum High School Academic
Achievement Awards: Landon Cole Alexander, Katlin Nichole Caldwell, Madison Lyn Chaney, Kyle Matthew Hayden, Kenneth Harley Hipp, Holly Anne Horton, Alexander Kenfield Joen, Joshua Tyler Jones, Erika Hannah McClure, Matthew Robert Pace, Kristen Rachelle Pierce, Kayla Brook Ravan, Michael Cody Ravan, Harrison William Reed, Jessica Phillip Rhyne, Keri Lynn Ridings, Thomas Stephen Sparks, Joseph David Spencer, Brittney Jane Vaughn, Daniel Hugh White, Truston Shavar Whiteside and Morganne Lane Wilson Landrum High School Departmental Awards - English: Joshua Butler; Mathematics: Ian Betzel; Science: Brendan Kyle Taylor; Social Studies: Brendan Taylor; French: Elle Warne; Spanish: Kaitlyn Dill; Music: Joshua Butler; Art: Maia Jaimes; Journalism: Morgan Hodges; ROTC: Harry Reed; and Cardinal Co-Op: Abel Eliazar Gomez Romero
Landrum High School graduation Friday, May 31 at 6 p.m.
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Linda Ravan (top left), Yancy Pace (bottom left) and Tracy Waters. (photo submitted)
Yancy Pace Polk graduate set to open DoodleBugs store by Leah Justice
One Polk County High School graduate is doing a little something different this summer. Yancy Pace is getting ready to open her own business in Tryon, called Doodle-Bugs. Doodle-Bugs is located at 231B N. Trade Street in downtown Tryon, and will sell a va14 – T ryon D aily B ulletin : G raduation S pecial E dition , 2013
riety of items, including many hand crafted by Pace. Pace, who turned 19 years old on May 29, said she hates shopping, so she can get anything in the Polk County or Landrum area that’s where she’ll go. She said the thought of opening her own store happened one day when she saw a Girlie Girl Originals T-shirt that said, “I may dress cute, but I can shoot.” She thought to herself, 'you can’t buy any(Continued on page 15)
Pace is holding a wreath she made and will be selling in her store. (photo submitted)
• Pace
with hopes to become a flight nurse to work on emergency (continued from page 14) helicopters. Pace is not new to emerthing like that in Tryon.' Pace then went home and searched gency scenes or helping others. the Internet to find the owner She grew up with her father of the company who agreed to and step-father being local firesupply her with the shirts to sell fighters and will be a certified nursing assisin Tryon. tance (CNA) Items at Doodle-Bugs “I knew I wanted to be in June. “I knew I will vary, in- a nurse every since I wanted to be cluding the a nurse ever Girlie Girl T- was a kid.” -- Yancy Pace s i n c e I w a s shirts, Pace’s a kid,” Pace handmade said. deco mesh She said she did her senior wreaths, mason jar soaps and handmade headbands created project after studying under a locally as well as a variety of flight nurse for 20 hours. After other items. Pace said the store that experience she knew that is geared toward young women was the path she wanted to but there will be several items take in life. “I know I want to do that that will appeal to a variety of because I want to help people,” tastes. The store will be open from Pace said. “I like to see people 11 a.m. until the evening Mon- get better.” Pace’s grandmother, Linday through Saturday with plans to be open by mid-June. da Ravan will help Pace run Pace will be attending Iso- Doodle-Bugs while Pace is at thermal Community College- school. Pace, of Tryon, is the daughSpindale beginning in the fall but she will also run the store. ter of Tracy and James “Tank” She plans to major in nursing Waters and Stephen Pace. T ryon D aily B ulletin : G raduation S pecial E dition , 2013 – 15
Left: Ben Stockdale, second from left, leads the Blue Crew at a PCHS football game. Above: Stockdale performs on stage at PCHS.(photos submitted)
Ben Stockdale by Leah Justice
Don’t forget the name Ben Stockdale. It could very well be on a ballot some day for a local, state or national election.
Stockdale received a full scholarship to N.C. State University (NCSU) where he will begin in August. He was selected as a Park
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Scholarship recipient, which is allotted to just 45 students per year to NCSU. Stockdale is the senior class president and the president of the student body at PCHS. He said he hopes to be involved in student government at NCSU as well. He certainly has the background for student government as he participated in the N.C. State Senate Program and was one of only two delegates statewide selected for the U.S. Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C. He plans to major in either business or political science. He and friends, Will Trakas and Mason Umlauf, started what is known as the Blue Crew at Polk County High School to bring students together. Every student is a part of the crew. Stockdale said he is excited to be working with other students right now in order to carry on the Blue Crew for years to come. “I’m really excited to see it not die down,” said Stockdale. Stockdale also played tennis and basketball at Polk County and was a member of the Green Team, for which he wrote a grant to the Polk County Community Foundation for the school to install low flow toilet handles. He and Alec Philpott led the Special Olympics held at the high school this year for the first time in several years. Jane Ollis was the
organizer and Stockdale said it was a huge success. Stockdale will also likely graduate next Friday, June 7 as salutatorian of the 2013 Wolverine class. Many students also know Stockdale for his musical talents. He plays drums, the guitar and sings. He will spend his summer working as a camp counselor at Camp Henry in Canton, N.C. where he will likely teach percussions and basketball. Stockdale grew up in the military and lived in many cities prior to settling in Tryon in the seventh grade after his father retired as a colonel. He lived in Ohio, Washington, D.C., Alabama and Missouri, prior to coming back to what he calls home. His grandparents retired to Tryon years ago so Stockdale had frequently visited the area. “I’d been visiting Tryon since I was little, so it feels like home to me,” Stockdale said. He said Tryon and Polk County is a special place and he would not have been able to accomplish the things he has in any other area. “All the things I’ve been able to do is because of how supportive Polk County has been,” said Stockdale. “To have those kinds of resources and people, you don’t find that everywhere. Polk County really is a special place.” Stockdale is the son of Lee and Gail Stockdale of Tryon.
Polk County High 2013 senior class
Alessandra Akers
Kevin Angier
Candace Arrington
Will Arrowood
Alexander Avgerinos
Mitchell Bailey
Karen Bame
Samantha Bell
Naomi Bentley
Heather Blackwell
Kaylie Blankenship
Victoria Boomhower
Johnathan Boone
Lane Bradley
Tucker Brandt
Ashley Brewington
Jordan Brown
Shalyn Brown
Amanda Buchanan
Daniel Burke
William Butler (Continued on page 18)
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• Polk County 2013 seniors (continued from page 17)
McKenna Callahan
Tiffany Campbell
Dakota Carroll
Chistopher Collins
Carlos Contreras
Juan Ramon Contreras Jr.
Anna Costine
Cassandra Couch
Daniel Cox
Jo'Nai Dawkins
Savannah Deaver
Madison Dempsey
Anthony Di Pietro
Laura Durham
John Dyer
Shaye Ellison
Jan Engelbrecht
Jessie Eubanks
Benjamin Firby
Karandal Gary Jr.
KiShawna Gary
Jordan Geer
Brandon Gosnell
Quinten Chody
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Taylor Carter
Shelby Cash
Joy Cavil
Carlos ChavezSerrano
When the sun goes down and the stars shine bright and my world is a quiet place, My thoughts drift to Polk County High, and to every friendly face. I know in my heart that what I become will always depend on me, But the truths I learn at Polk County High help to mold my destiny. Polk County High, you stand so tall 'neath the mountains, blue skies and trees. Your guiding light - it shines for all. You're very dear to me.
Floyd Graber
David Green
Cory Greene
Diego Gutierrez
Christina Hackethal
Emily Hardin
Victoria Harmon
Jason Harris
Isys Hennigar
Joel Hernandez Nava
Samuel Hess
Matthew Jackson
Reagan Jackson
Ralph Jennings
Cheyenne Johnson
Jonathon Johnson
Taylor Jones
Josie Kay
Chelsea Kelly
Angel Kershaw
Ashley Kershaw (Continued on page 20)
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• Polk County 2013 seniors (continued from page 19)
Austin Knott
Mason Kropp
Joseph Lanning
Felicia Lay
Andrew Lee
Nelson Leonard
Meagan Lieberman
Jesus Lorenzana
Amber Lynch
Savannah Marino
John McAbee
Chelsea McCoyle
Allison McCraw
Kristin McCraw
Alexander Metcalf
Boone Metzker
Brook Michaels
Emily Miller
Johnathan Modlin
Rufino Molina
Holly Morrow
Aliyha Mullins
McKayla Mullis
Julia Murray
Heather Neal
Isla Neel
Molly Nelson
Tyler Osborne
Timothy Owens
Yancy Pace
Maranda Pack
Daniel Page
William Painter
Samuel Palmer
Caleb Parsons
Hunter Patterson
Bronwyn Pellatt
Julie Peterson
Alec Philpott
Maggie Phipps
Daisy Pizano
Sara Post
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John Poteat
Krittitat Prakongsai
Ethan Price
Quinton Price
McKenzie Rice
Katelyn Ruff
Daniel Schoren Jr.
Brooke Scoggins
Lakeyah Simpson
Taylor Stapleton
Ashlin Steinman
Benjamin Stockdale
Zachary Price
Elda Ramirez Godinez
Maria Raposa
Lauren Searcy
Victoria Shehan
Cassie Silvers
Dylan Turner
Mason Umlauf
Will trakas
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• Polk County 2013 seniors (continued from page 21)
Katiemarie Vanderlois
Juan Vera
Samantha Walker
Sarah Weihert
Makenzie White
Kyle Whitson
Jacob Whittemore
Elijah Williams
Lucas Williams
Brenna Wilson
Dakota Wolfe
Nathaniel Wolfe
Jennifer Wyatt
Maverick Yoder
Todd Yoder
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