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Kings Mountain High School
Class of 2013
KMHS commencement exercises Saturday ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Commencement exercises for 261 Kings Mountain High School seniors will be held Saturday, June 6, at 9 a.m. in the John Gamble Stadium on the high school campus. It is their day and seniors take the major roles in the program before they receive their long-awaited diplomas from Principal Ronny Funderburke, Assistant Principal Julie Rikard and Supt. Dr. Bruce Boyles. The KMHS 9th Grade Band will lead the processional of graduates into the stadium by playing the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance.� Phetdsadar Kimberly Sourisoud, class vice-president, will lead the pledge of allegiance and Hannah Faye Wyte, Student Participation Organization President, will give the welcome. Class president Matthew Kyle Shepard will present the Class of 2013 and secretary Michelle Kim Philavong will recognize honor graduates. The principal addresses will be given by the class valedictorian and salutatorian, the highest scholastic ranking members of the Class of 2013. Class treasurer Jada Alice Mauney will present the class gift. Junior marshals are Mary Asgari, Katie Bieker, Will Boyles, Ashley Chapman, Isaiah Cole, Mason Fleisher, Emily Harris, Lyndsay Henderson, Haley McDougal, Radhika Patel, Morgan Short and Madeline Skeith. The seniors will be wearing black gowns with white collars. Cords attached to the caps represent the various campus organizations: gold cord for Beta Club; turquoise cord for Renaissance Club; purple and white cord for National Vocational Technical Honor Society; royal blue cord for National/ International Scholar Thespian; light pink cord for Tri-M Music Honor Society; multi-colored cord for National Art Honor Society; red and white cord for Family Career and Community Leaders of America; and blue cord for Student Participation Organization. A white stole indicates the National Honor Society. The class song is “Where I Come From� by Gary Allen. The class flower is yellow rose. The class motto is “Living out Our Dream.� Senior class sponsors are Mrs. Tammie Allen, Mrs. Becki Anthony, Mrs. April Blaine co-chairman, Dr. Laura Boyles, Mrs. Rachel Bye, Mrs. Annette Burton, Mrs. Susan Canipe, Mrs. Kamie Champion, Mrs. Shelley Gerald co-chair, Mrs. Tracy Greene, Mrs. Angela Harris, Mrs. Mary Ann Lattimore, Mrs. Sara McComas, Mrs. Marcie McCready, Mrs. Amber Nichols, Ms. Cynthia Robbs and Dan Treharne. Members of the Class of 2013 are: Yesenia Abrego, Guillermo Acuna, De’Ajsha Adams, Christopher James Allen, James Noah Allen, Lamont De’Andre Allen, Matthew Douglas Allen, Caleb Edward Allison, Dylan Shawn Allison, Shamone Allison, Ethan Cole Anderson, Brooklyn Anthony, Colby Shawn Bailey, Alexis Bedgood, Emily Margaret Bell, Scott Chandler Bell, Wyneisha Bell, Nancy Bernon-Olmos, Octravious Bess,
Tyerah Blake, Olivia Blalock, Timothy James Blanton, Carsyn Bolin, Sara Borov, Jeremy Bouldin, Ethan Boyd, Jalayha Angelica Bridges, John McNeill Bridges, Miesha Simone Bridges, Summer Bridges, Riley Brock, Ontarius Brooks, Brandon Lee Brown, Michael Brunswick, Andrew Buchanan, Maegan Bullard, Dustin Burgess, Joshua Burnett, Lukas Burton, Dionte Byers, Melissa Ann Camp, Maverick Canipe. James Russell Carringer, Elizabeth Carroll, Joseph Carroll, Alicia Carter, Michael Cerjan, Lina Chanthasone, Hannah Chapman, Justin Chapman, Shawn Chapple, Reagan Childers, Jonathan Clark, Michael Coleman, Hailey Collins, Maria Cortez, Christopher Cotton, Baron Crawford, Kelsie Davis, Jason Dawkins, Misty Dayton, Caleb Deal, Austina Dean, Amber Degree, Shekima Degree, Alexandra Dettloff, David Dority, Sean Downey, Brooke Dunlap, Madison Dye, Michael Early, Caleb Edwards, Jordan Elliott, Courtney Elmore, William Etherton, John Caleb Etters, Kimberly Faes, Kylee Faile, Megan Fitch, Kellie Ford, Aaron Foster, Taylor Marie Foster, Tora Foster, and Tevin Friday. Brandon Frigo, Brittany Fuzie, Najee Gist, Ty’ Shawn Gardner. Tia Gault, Dustin Gilbert, Kalin McKenzie Gilbert, Octavia Gill, Kristian Goins, Zachariah Grant, Cynthia Gray, Taylor Greene, Cody Griffith, Charles Gunn, Jared Hale, Christian Hambright, Sara Hammett, Robert Hamrick, Mitchell Hardee, Angelica Harris, Ashlee Harris, Paige Harrison, Daria Hart, Elizabeth Hay, Zackery Hayes, Devin Heath, Kayla Heisler, Markel Hemphill, Jessica Henderson, Tyler Herndon, Dylan Todd Hewatt, Christian Kane Hogsed, Katie Holland, MarKeisha Holland, Jordan Hollifield, Sedawny Hood, Miranda Horn, Ashley Houck, Kimbra Huffstetler, Anthony Hullender, Devin Chase Hullender, Ryan Cole Hullender. Chelsie Humphries, Alexis Hurd, Davonta Huskey, Naeemah James, Vincent James Jr., Da’Zohna Jarrett, Justin Jeffries, Kiersten Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Dustin Jones, Terry Lee Jones Jr., Hope Marie Jordan, Jeremiah Elias Jordan, Landon Leard Keeter, Meyata Kilgore, Brandon Laughridge, Joseph Lewis, David Lockridge II, Amanda Long, Jonathan Long, Brittany Lysek Andrew Lytle, Saharus Malker, David Tyler Martin, Brittany Mason, Robert Mason, Jada Mauney, Johnsie McClish, Reggie Glenn McDaniel Jr., Fallon McDaris, William Logan McGill, Gregory James McGinnis, Jordan McMillin, Curtis McNamara, Kaitlyn McNeilly, Rebekah Miles, Summer Miller, Demery Moody II, Andrew Thomas Moore, Joshon Moore, Sydney Rachel Morris, and Ebony Danielle Morrison. Bryce Dylan Mullis, Lyndsey Brooke Murphey, Phillip Myers, Taylor Norman, Emily Norwood, Stanton Osborn, Edward Ouellette, Brooke Parker, Malasha Parker, Samantha Parker, Eric Parnell, Aaron Parsons, Dierra Patterson, Haley Pearson, Jordan Pearson, Jack Peddycord III, Kevin Paul Petrack Jr., Christine P hanhly, Michelle Kim Philavong, Faith Phillips, Paul Pillado, Kortni Pruitt, Dakota Putnam, Phillip Quinn, Kayla Ramey, Payten Reever, Alicia Reid, Tyler Reller, Wilson Rikard, Matthew Lee Ross, Hailey Rotenberry, William Ruffalo, Kaitlyn Saldo, Anthony
Samuel Jr., Courtney Sanders, Jose Luis Rodriguez, William Andrew Sellers, Mary Shatzer, Allison Shaw, Matthew Kyle Shepard, Allison Simmons. Dontaris Simmons, Kaitlyn Sisk, Jessica Smith, Phetdsadar Sourisoud, Michael Speicher, Larry Gene Stacey Jr., Megan Nicole Stafford, Jazmene Nichole Stevenson, Brianna Nicole Stewart, Jane’t Doris Stewart, La’Esa Stewart, Paige Stiles, Jasmine Stokes, David Story, Justin Swann, Michael Swink, Keegan Sylvester, Amanda Tarbush, Justice Taylor, Alex Thammalangsy, Taylor Thomas, Kassandra Thompson, Tyler Thompson, Trevin Torres, Taryn Treadway, Mary Ashton Dae Treece, Amber Vancil, Stephanie Vickers, Destiny Walker, Mary Walker, Austin Ware, Carver Warren III, Khadijah Watkins, Bobby Watson, Camille Watson, Baylee Weaver, Joshua Webb, Carlotta Welch, Emily Whitaker, Alyssa White, Christopher Scott White, Dillon White, Andrew Williams, Carl Wilson, Dillon Wilson, Dalton Worley, Justin Wray, Stephenie Wright, Taylor Wright, Hannah Faye Wyte, and Celina Ann Zinnerstrom.
Heisler bound for New York! DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
The scenery’s about to change in more ways than most for Kayla Heisler. The KMHS senior will soon trade in country roads and a low-density population for the busy streets and ceaseless buzz of life in the big city to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional writer. Heisler, who dreams of working for magazines and penning novels someday, heads to New York City in August where she’ll enroll in The New School, a storied liberal arts college located in the artsy Greenwich Village neighborhood. The varsity volleyball player and yearbook staffer knows going off to college in one of the world’s largest and culturally diverse cities is a big step.
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“I’m excited. The opportunities that I want are there. It’s the next logical move for me,� referring to Big Apple’s status as a media center. Already, she says, she’s got her eye on the internship possibilities that abound in New York, the home of thousands of magazines and publishing houses. As for life outside of class, the bright-eyed and confident 18-year-old seems to have no fears about making friends in a place where she currently has none. Most of her classmates are pointing themselves to in-state schools. And no one else in the entire graduating class is traveling so far to attend college. “Actually, yeah, most of my closest friends are going to N.C. State,� Heisler said. Which means she’ll have to catch them on breaks or keep in touch via Facebook or Twitter, where she and many of her friends are active. Most Kings Mountain students headed off to college in the fall won’t be far from home. Western Carolina University, located in Cullowhee, UNC-Charlotte and Cleveland Community College, in nearby Shelby, are the most likely destinations, said KMHS school counselor Leigh Kendrick Bell. Heisler is no stranger to moving around. She See HEISLER, 4C