FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Ferndale High School: June 9, Civic Stadium
Class size: 248
Speakers: Students Katie Brudwick, Cory Clark and David Vanegas-Lytle
Valedictorians: Emily Bunch, Mattie Carlson and Alexandra Leegwater
VALEDICTORIAN EMILY BUNCH
School: Ferndale High School
Age: 17
Parents: Kim and Jerry Bunch
Fall 2012 plan: Attending the University of Washington, where she hopes to study human services.
What is the key to academic success? "Hard work. If you put in the time and effort to work to learn something, you can accomplish a lot."
Most influential teachers: John Shaw and Patti Madison, both teach physical education at Ferndale High; Greg Hart, former teacher at Skyline Elementary; Gail Smedley, Vista Middle School.
VALEDICTORIAN MATTIE CARLSON
School: Ferndale High School
Age: 17
Parents: Matthew and Julie Carlson
Fall 2012 plan: Attending the University of Washington and studying engineering.
What is the key to academic success? "Dedication and perseverance."
Most influential teachers: Cathy Cook, sixth grade at Mountain View Elementary School; Beth Andres, grades 10 and 12 at Ferndale High.
VALEDICTORIAN ALEXANDRA LEEGWATER
School: Ferndale High School
Age: 18
Parents: Michael and Dawn Leegwater
Fall 2012 plan: Attending the University of Washington, enrolled in the Honors Program.
What is the key to academic success? "Setting realistic goals and trying your absolute best to complete them. It's when people have nothing to look forward to, with no end in mind, that they give up and fall short. Another very important element of goal-setting is knowing that it takes determination and effort to achieve that goal. So often in today's society, people expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter."
Most influential teachers: Erek Rensink and Terry Fitzgerald, grades 11 and 12 at Ferndale High, Alicia Gabrielson in eighth grade at Horizon Middle School.
2012 CANDIDATES FOR GRADUATION
Daisy Laura Aguilera, Paula Alcadia Alvarado-Rivera, Amber Nicole Amende, Lane D. Anderson, Raven A. Anderson-Wells, Alejandra Angulo, Brittany A. Anonson, Erik E. Arntsen, Lucio Ayala, Emily Ann Baker, Marina V. Balko, Jacob Robert Bartel, Morgan J. Bates, Kid Richard Alyn Tomas Beckstead, Marvin R. Bencomo, Tess Marie Benson, Alex C. Blais, Maverick A.C. Brashear, Kristopher J. Breckon, Dierdre Alexandria Brown, Katie Marie Brudwick, Kaleb Michael Peter Bulman, Emily Marie Bunch, Jeremy Ryan Bunker, Hannah Clarice Burgler, Leah Marie Burlingame, Connor M. Buss, Daniel T. Canzatar, Tiffani Darlene Caralis, Mattie Lynn Carlson, Patricia M. Castrejon, Chad Austin Bradford Cavanaugh, Sadie Marie Cearns, Cory Austin Clark, Michael Anthony Cooper, Sarah Makay Cornwell, Elexis Marie Courtney, Jason Alexander Creasey, John Cragin Critchlow Jr., Riley Wade Cruz, Christian Benjamin Cultee, Nadezhda Pavlovna Danilenko, Tanner Richard Dawson, Maria Angelica DeLeon, Sabrina Ann Delzell, Vadim V. Derkach, Seth Patrick Dickson, Ashlee Brooke Dingle, Alyssa A. Donaldson, Makayla Mei Donaldson, Deva Cytherea Duffing, Phillip Richard Dye, Karley Rae Eggert, Nicole Marie Eich, Laurel Ann Erdman, Reuben Tyler Erholm, Erica Eytzen, Emmanuel Espera Fallis, Kacey Leigh Ferrier, Jason E. Fields, Hannah Marie Fleming, Tori Dawn Fleming, Michael Conor Ford, Justin T. Foslien, Jacob A. Frost, Kaelah M. Fuller, Andrew C. Gammon, Watson D. George, Elena V. Golovin, John M. Gonzalez, Kris Cortes Gonzalez, Jacob Ausborn Goode, Jacob Ryan Gorski, Justin C. Graf, Kaitlyn Marie-Nicole Graves, Collin A. Green, Derek L. Gronberg, Greta Gwen Gustafson, Ashley Nicole Hager, Allison LeeAnn Hand, Tyler Karleen Hanes, Tanner Christopher Hanson, Tara Lynne Hanson, Patrick Robert Hartz, Christina Hernandez, Emmanuel Hernandez, Kyle Dean Hiatt, Tammy Renee Hicks, Michael M. Hinds, Chad M. Hunt, Luke David Hustoft, Dylan Hyde, Sabrina M. James, Samantha Irene James, Cooper Joseph Jansen, Keith A. Jefferson, Charity Nicholle Jewell, Latacha May Johnson, Samantha Nina Johnson, Ryan Michael Johnstad, Jacob G. Jones, Jessica Amelia Kelley, John Daniel Kelsey, Nicholas M.H. Kemp, Emily Alison Kessler, Duncan Paul Kindle, Kalinda Frances Kindle, Lucas G. Kinley, Sebastian C. Kinley, John E. Kirby, Samuel Pieter Klootwyk, Jamie Lynn Koker, Vera N. Kolbert, Anthony Barrett Lapsansky, Garrett Michael Lathrop, Gerald Michael Lattig, Nicholas Laughlin, Adam Lavine, Dylan Clayton Lee, Alexandra Jean Leegwater, Taylor Anne Lindhout, James Maluhia Lindsey, Nicole Christine Linehan, Anatasia Litovchenko, Oleg Sergeevich Litovchenko, Yekaterina N. Litovchenko, Madelyn G. Littleton, Elisabeth Anne Lohafer, Mitchell J. Long, Corey Jon Longworth, Kseniya Lopatinkov, Amanda Marie Maarhuis, Nathaniel Martin, Sofia Bianca Martinell, Jesus Martinez-Gomez, Mario Armando Martinez, Cody Allen Mason, R. Aiko Matsudaira, Kaci Morgan McCauley, Sara M. McCrae, Kayla McIntyre, Roberto Mendoza-Alcon, Cameron James Mielke, Nickolas James Miller, Shane Taylor Mills, Kayla Michele Monson, Erika M. Mounts, Madison Dorothy Muder, Althea Joy Mumm-Cupples, Adam N. Munro, Connor J. Neal, Austin Robert Neer, Josiah Matthew David Nelson, Kristina Lacey Nelson, Jennifer R. Nestle, Jessica Lynn Noble, Shyla Elizabeth Noland, Colton Brooks Nordby, Joshua Collins Northouse, Jade Lynn Olson, Tyler Daniel Olson, Alex Andrew Oordt, Halee Anastasia Orme, Jasdeep Singh Pannu, Mayra Paz-Toledo, Michael Peacock, Jessica Lorraine Teresa Pedraza, Marissa Jayne Pemberton, Alec Michael Pennylegion, Kyle W. Peppar, Sadie Marie Peters, Benjamin A. Peterson, Samantha Petrie, Tyler James Pickard, Lucas Pitsch, Kyle J. Prather, Jessame Loree Rains, Chelsey Marie Ras, Jazmin Brie Reed, Allicia Jean Reimer, Adrian D. Retasket, Mackenzie M. Revey, Gary A. Richards, William Ray Richstein, Zachary Dylan Rier, Donavan Ryan Ritchie, Abbie Elizabeth Robinson, Ross G. Robinson, Isaac P. Robison, Caleb A. Rodriguez, Lori Lee Rodriguez, Krystopher D. Rose, Aaron Gerald Rowse, Lacey Marie Rutzer-Harding, Jashandeep S. Sanghera, Joshua Jacob David Sayler, Jacob W. Schroeder, Megan Marie Schulz, Ainsley K. Scott, Timothy J. Scott, Alyssa Diane Shawler, Austin D. Shepherd, Kennedy McKay Simpson, Arandeep Singh, Gagandeep Singh, David Lance Slotemaker, Jordyn Leigh Small, Rayna Corin Smith, Natasha Alexandra Snowden, Rosa A. Soto, Heath A. Sowers, Norma Jean Starkovich, Paige Melissa Starkovich, Waylon M. Stewart, Garrit Jacob Stiglitz, Angela Jo-Annette Stringfield, Neil G. Sturlaugson, Mikaela Janelle Sulak, Zachary Ryan Sullivan, Cristina Grace Swan, Joseph M. Sydenham, Zachary James Taxdahl, Ashlee Hope Tekelenburg, Aaron Christopher Tilton, Laurel Mary Rose Titus, Hansell A. Torres, Pavel P. Trubnikov, Marissa Noel Unick, David Edwin Vanegas-Lytle, Katy V. Varivoda, Tatiana M. Villalon, Kyle Steven Waldron, Eric J. Walker, Kyrin Madison Walsh, Chong Jing Wang, Travis D. White, Jesse Wilferd, Steven J. Willett, Olivia M. Wilson, Kayla Leah Wiltse, Derek Tyler Wolf, Tyler James Word, Joshua D. Worden, McKenzie Rose Wulf, Vera V. Yakovleva, Hannah Makenzie Young, Hannah Jamal Zollner, Madeline Mackenzie Zuehlke.
Reach KIE RELYEA at kie.relyea@bellinghamherald.com or call 715-2234.
