Randall High School Top 10

Canyon High School Top 10

1: Tyler WingoGPA: 104.1College: Universityof TexasMajor: BiomedicalEngineeringParents: Eldon & Kary Wingo

5: Macy Ramsey

GPA: 99.6College: Oklahoma State UniversityMajor: Civil EngineeringArchitectureParents: Mark & Lisa Ramsey

2: Jessica Moore

GPA: 101.8College: Texas Tech UniversityMajor: ChemistryParents: Ted & Linda Moore

3: Logan Pluhar

GPA: 101.1College: Texas A&M University Major: BiomedicalScienceParents: Darwin & Jenny Pluhar

4: Ashlee Birkenfeld

GPA: 100.1College: Tarleton StateUniversityMajor: Biologywith Pre-medParents: Phillip & Mary Birkenfeld

6: Alexis WinchesterGPA: 99.2College: Baylor UniversityMajor: BiomedicalSciencesParents: RhondaWinchester & Lisa Hitchcock

10: CodyStavenhagen

GPA: 97.7College: Oklahoma State UniversityMajor: Sports MediaParents: Steve & Michelle Stavenhagen

7: Austin CastilloGPA: 98.7College: Texas TechUniversityMajor: Pre-med/Biomedical SciencesParents: Art & Becky Castillo

8: Hayden Dannels

GPA: 97.9College: Oklahoma State UniversityMajor: Biomedical EngineeringParents: Tim & Sarah Dannels

9: Jordyn Thorpe

GPA: 97.8College: Texas A&M UniversityMajor: Pre-med/BiologyParents: Matt & Tasha ShermanJon Freeman

1: Abigail Strickland

GPA: 101.95918College: Texas Tech UniversityMajor: ChemistryParents: Corey & Amy Strickland

5: Kassandra Ashlyn Thetford

GPA: 100.11765College: West Texas A&M UniversityMajor: AccountingParents: Kim Taylor

2: Cody L. SlaterGPA: 101.81481College: Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMajor: Aerospace &Robotics EngineeringParents: Toby & Tina Slater

3: Taylor Macklin

GPA: 101.77083College: West Texas A&M UniversityMajor: Physical TherapyParents: Cory &Stephanie Macklin

4: Sam McConnell

GPA: 101.2359College: Kansas State UniversityMajor: Architectural EngineeringParents: Philip & Kristin McConnell

6: Mica Alex

GPA: 99.95833College: University of Texas in AustinMajor: BiochemistryParents: Rajan & Suja Alex

10: Britt Lowry

GPA: 98.80769Plans: U.S. ArmyFocus: 68W (Combat Medic)Parents: Charles & Darla Lowry

7: Tristen TellmanGPA: 99.64College: Hardin-Simmons UniversityMajor: Biochemistry/Molecular BiologyParents: Chris & Tracy Tellman

8: Trey Allen Glenn

GPA: 99.18421College: Texas Tech UniversityMajor: MassCommunicationsParents: Ross & Stacy Glenn

9: Connor LawrenceGPA: 98.9College: West Texas A&M UniversityMajor: Chemistry& PhysicsParents: SteveLawrence& Karen Scarberry

Thursday, May 24, 2012 Page 1C THE CANYON NEWS

A salute to the graduating Class of2012

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Randall High School Class of 2012

CodyAntwine

Samuel Anderson

GarrettAndreas

James Allen

LaurenAddington

Yesenia Aguilar

Shayce Allison

Julian Alvarez

RebeccaBassett

Britt Ballard

Victoria Barba

Ryan Backus

Garrett Appling

DrewAtkinson

Sarah Bailey

Caitlyn Bainum

Kathryn Beaton

Logan Bownds

Ashley Bolen

Brandi Borchardt

AshleeBirkenfeld

NathanBillingsley

Luke Bishop

ChristopherBlashill

Cassandra Brown

Hunter Brown

Brandon Brewer

Robert Boyd

Sebastian Branch

Keith Brewer

Shanna Brewer

Katelynn Bell

CodyBrunson

Jessica Butler

ZacharyCarlisle

ZacharyBurkhalter

Leigh-AnnBryant

Marcus Burk

Chelsea Burney

Logan Burton

Austin Castillo

Devyn Cody

Macayle Cole

Emmanuel Chirase

Dustin Cates

Alex Charlton

Conner Clark

Bobby Clift

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MatthewConditt

Jordan Danner

MadisonCunningham

HaydenDannels

Briar Cordova

Aaron Connally

Shelbi Cooper

Makenzie Cox

Seth Crites

Danny Delgado

Eddie Delgado

Wyatt Dean

Bryan Darden

Derek Davis

Alex Deaton

Alexis Del Toro

ChloeDevenney

AmandaDobbins

Aimee Diaz

GageDillon

Parker Doherty

RichardDworaczyk

Katie Dudding

Jordan Dowell

Tori Edwards

Taylor Edwards

David Elsea

MarkEvans

AndrewEstrada

Braydon Evans

Morgan Fannin

JenniferFernandez

HaleyFergerson

JenniferFerguson

Travis Fannin

Brandon Fink

Shawn Flores

ZacharyFletcher

Briana Flores

Brae Foust

Cody French

“It is indeed ironic that we spend our school days yearning to graduate and our remaining days waxing nostalgic about our school days.”

– Isabel Waxman

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Hailey Fry

SavannahGafford

Frank Garcia

Mikayla Galloway

Bethanie Garcia

Jose Garcia

Haley Garno

Braxton Gaines

Chance Geiger

Haley Girard

Anna Grady

Saybra Hahmann

Tyler Gress

Shayna Groves

Eli Hale

Brittany Hailey

Kody Harred

AshleyHartman

Derek Hamilton

John Haynes

Summer Henley

Morgan Hays

Amanda Helton

Paden Henry

Brittany Hernandez

Linsee Hernandez

Kallie Heredia

Jacob Hernandez

Clarissa Hernandez

John Hernandez-Alcala

Brady Hochstein

David Hockett

Damian Horn

ZacharyHouston

Nicholas Hokams

Ridrell Holman

Cherica Hooley

Tanner Howery

MichaelHoy

Taylor Huebner

WhitneyHunt

Kailyn Huntley

Madison Hulen

Bethany Hume

Victoria Humphrey

BrandiHutcheson

Hunter Hutchison

Gregory Ingram

Aspen Johnson

Kara Johnson

Jerah James

Andrew Jameson

Barrett Jines

Christina Jewett

Keillan Johnson

Maisie Johnson

Amber Jones

JessicaJones

Chance Juliano

“I hope your dreams take you to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known.”

– Author Unknown

Mykel Johnson

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Johnny Keener

Taylor Kellerman

Shawn Kastning

Annie Key

Gregory Kirk

Reagan Klein

Kerston Kizarr

Jonathan Klause

Dylan Lester

Rebecca Latimer

Robert Lee

Skylar Lanham

Carly Lankford

Madison Light

EvaLincycomb

Brandon Lindsey

Kayla Lowe

AshleyLucio

Kendra Little

PaytonLockman

Colby Loeffelbein

Rachel Lusk

ChristopherMacias

LukeLundegreen

Colton Marrs

Desiree Martinez

AnthonyMaldonado

Chloe Manning

Braun Marquez

JacobMassengale

Kristen McCurry

Codi McIntosh

Sabrina Merritt

Jordin Messer

Lindsey McLaren

Juan Mejia

Aric Mercado

Kelsey Miller

AndrewMitchell

Lisette Meza

Jessica Moore

JenniferMorris

Emily Mitchell

MirrandaMonroe

Patrick Montgomery

GabriellaNavarro

Bethany Mullican

Tristyn Nahrgang

Alexandria Oppel

Heather Oakley

Meagan Odle

Jakob Nidey

Kelsie Norton

Zachary Parker

Isaiah Parrie

Derek Parton

Hadassa Perez

Kristen Phelps

Lea Peace

Madalyn Pepper

Troylon Pepper

Kris Philpot

Trey Phillips

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Dylan Prater

Jay Pritchett

Mitchell Pitts

AnoulaPhouthakhio

Logan Pluhar

Austin Potts

Jumonte Pritchett

Tabitha Proffit

Carolyn Reeder

Erik Reyna

Jesse Ramos

Chelsea Pullen

Macy Ramsey

SeanRay

Lauren Ribera

Austin Rice

Amy Ridgaway

Bobbi Rickard

MeghanRiddlespurger

Joshua Rich

Ashli Richards

Aubrey Richardson

Katrina Rinehart

Jasmine Rios

Nicole Rose

Ariel Ross

Donaven Roberts

Marco Rivera

McKenzieRoberts

Pedro Rodriguez

Marc Roy

David Roulston

Alexis Russell

BrianSaavedra

Jesus Ruiz

IgnatiusRozario

Wasin Rungnithiphaibun

Austin Rusk

JudeSamora

Cody Schneider

Caitlin Shaffer

Susan Sherali

Shala Schuster

AllySchiederjan

Tori Scott

SkylerSeymour

James Sherwood

Ryan Sherrill

Ny’Kyia Smith

Adison Smothermon

Justin Silvers

BryanShoemaker

Lemuel Skaggs

Jordan Smith

Hannah Snider

Erica Solano

Brandon Stafford

CodyStavenhagen

Joshua Souza

Kalee Speed

Jacob Sprouse

Ashley Stefl

Caleb Stoddard

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Darby Taylor

Michael Taylor

Madison Stubbs

Timothy Stogner

Elizabeth Strickland

Maelie Sullivan

Jerry Swaim II

Stephanie Thames

Matthew Treadway

Nicholas Trevino

Jordyn Thorpe

Morgan Thomas

StephanieThompson

Jacob Tobias

Devonte Traugott

Brady Tucek

Alexus Ward

Brooke Ward

LathsamyVongsurith

Grayson Tung

Trina Villanueva

Berkeley Voran

Camie Walsh

Aaran Wehenkel

JavierWilke

Bradley Wilkerson

John Wetmore

KristenWeis

AlexandraWest

Marquis Whetstone

Alexandra Whiteside

Nathan Williams

AlexisWinchester

Macie Wilson

Shane Wilson

Catherine Wills

Nolan Willingham

Ethan Wilson

Haley Wilson

Tyler Wingo

ZacharyYounger

TrentYowell

Tristen Woods

ChristopherWolfe

Meagan Woodard

KaylynWright

ShaiYoung

MyraZamora

TaylorZion

AshleyZang

AshleighZearley

“You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.”

– Tom Brokaw

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James Allen: University of North Dakota Athletic Schol-arship & University of North Dakota Academic Scholar-ship; Sarah Bailey: West Texas A&M University Music Schol-arship; Ashlee Birkenfeld: Tar-leton State University Science & Technology Scholarship; Br&on Brewer: R&all PTSA Scholarship: Cassie Brown: University of Nebraska George Beadle &Academic Scholarship; Marcus Burk: Southwestern Oklahoma State University Football Scholar-ship; Chelsea Burney: Golf Scholarship; Manny Chirase: Southern Methodist Uni-versity Opportunity Award; Macayle Cole: Tascosa Road Fellowship Scholarship; Mak-enzie Cox: Canyon Chamber of Commerce Scholarship; Maddy Cunningham: R&all High School Theatre Produc-tions Scholarship; Alexis Del Toro: Southwestern College

Softball Athletic Scholar-ship & Southwestern College Academic Scholarship; Katie Dudding: North Texas Uni-versity Athletic Scholarship; Brae Foust: Amarillo College Music Scholarship; Hailey Fry: Plano Regional Program for the Deaf Scholarship amd Welcome to Oklahoma Schol-arship; Mikayla Galloway: Texas Tech University Cheer-leading Scholarship; Frankie Garcia: West Texas A&M University Cheerleading Scholarship; Haley Girard: West Texas A&M University Soccer Scholarship, R.C. & Agnes Johnson Scholarship, & Bennie Donald Vittrup Scholarship; Saybra Hah-mann: Trinidad State Junior College Athletic Scholarship & TexCO Energy Solution Scholarship; Ridrell Holman: Lubbock Christian University Academic/Athletic Scholar-ship; Cherica Hooley: Dallas

Baptist University Christian Leadership Scholarship, Dal-las Baptist University Texas Equalization Award, Dallas Baptist University Academic Honors Scholarship, Dallas Baptist University Church Matching Scholarship, Dallas Baptist University Ministerial Career Scholarship; Victo-ria Humphrey: R&all High School Theatre Productions Scholarship; & Whitney Hunt, Weaver State Univer-sity Athletic Scholarship, Choctaw Nation Scholarship & American Indian Services Award.

Also, Trey Ingram: Wayl& Baptist University Athletic Scholarship; Carly Lankford: West Texas A&M Univer-sity Academic Scholarship; Rachel Lusk: University of North Texas Track/Cross Country Scholarship; Chloe Manning: Wayl& Baptist University Dorm Scholarship;

Randall High School Scholarships & AwardsBraun Marquez – Dee Griffin Memorial Scholarship & AFL – CIO Scholarship; Jessica Moore: Texas Tech University Presidential Scholarship, Texas Tech University Top 10 Percent of Graduation Class Scholarship, Texas Tech Uni-versity Alumni Scholarship & Texas Tech Human Sciences Scholarship; Isaiah Parrie: West Texas A&M Discovery Scholar Scholarship, Ottawa University Athletic Academic Scholarship & Lubbock Christian University Athletic Scholarship; Logan Pluhar: Texas A&M NCAA Athletic Scholarship, Texas A&M University American Quarter Horse Association Scholar-ship, Texas 4-H Foundation Scholarship, Texas 4-H Gold Star Scholarship, Johnson City Horse Judging Scholar-ship, San Antonio Livestock Expo Scholarship & Houston Livestock Show Scholarship;

Macy Ramsey: Oklahoma State University McKnight Scholarship & Weiss Scholar-ship; Meghan Riddlespurger: Bus Safety State Speech Scholarship & University of North Texas Academic Schol-arship; Amy Ridgaway: Palm Beach Atlantic University Academic Scholarship; Do-navin Roberts: Wayl& Baptist University Wrestling Scholar-ship; Caitlin Shaffer: Ozark Christian College President’s Scholarship; & Cody Staven-hagen: OSU Non-Resident Achievement Scholarship & Oklahoma Press Association Journalism Scholarship.

As well as, Stephanie Thompson, Teamsters Local Union 577 Scholarship & Amarillo College Presidential Honors Scholarship; Brooke Ward: Dallas Baptist Chris-tian Leadership Scholarship & Dallas Baptist Academic Scholarship; Nolan Will-

ingham: Stocky Lamberson Memorial Scholarship & Amarillo College Academic Scholarship; Alexis Win-chester: Baylor University President’s Gold Scholar-ship; Tyler Wingo: Palo Duro Presbyterian Celebration Scholarship, Cockrell School of Engineering Scholarship, Canyon Independent School District PTA Scholarship & University of Texas – Texas Exes Amarillo Chapter Scholarship; Kaylyn Wright: Frank Phillips Junior College Athletic Scholarship; Trent Yowell, Dallas Christian College Camper of the Week Scholarship; Ashley Zang: Wayl& Baptist University Academic/Athletic Scholar-ship; & Ashleigh Zearley: West Texas A&M University Jerry & Katrina Perales Un-dergraduate Scholarship & West Texas A&M University Music Scholarship.

Canyon High School Scholarships & Awards

Mica Alex: AC National Honor Society & Regents Ex-cellence & University of Texas at Austin Alumni Associa-tion; Alison Alex&er: Canyon Volunteer Fire Department & Oklahoma Baptist University-President’s Academic; Tessa Bass: AC Regents Excellence, Ramona Hawkins Memorial & Texas A&M at Galveston-Top 10 Percent; Allison Batenhorst: Canyon City Masonic Lodge & Order of the Eastern Star, Canyon Volunteer Fire Department & National College Funding Services; Sara Bednar: AC National Honor Society; Abby Behrens: AC National Honor Society & Regents Achieve-ment Award, CISD Superin-tendent Scholar, Southwestern University-Ruter Scholar & Distinction Awards, Texas State University-Achievement & Council of the PTA; Sally Bell: AC National Honor So-ciety & Regents Achievement Award; David Bishop: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence & Oppor-tunity Plan-Charlotte Brantley Excellence in Theatre; Katie Brigance: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence; Kendra Burger: AC National Honor Society; Anthony Burnett: ARMY Montgom-

ery G.I. Bill; Dakota Celey: AC National Honor Society; Nicki Christy: Simply Friends Scholarship; Stephanie Cillo: NAVY Montgomery G.I. Bill; Brady Copley: School of Automotive Machinists; Travis Cosby: Wayl& Baptist University-Football; Kady Dalton: AC Regents Excel-lence; Morgan Dean: Lubbock Christian University-Basket-ball; Vanessa Delao: Marines Montgomery G.I. Bill; Shlay Denison: Lubbock Chris-tian University-Academic & Softball; Chelsea Duch-eneaux: AC National Honor Society, Canyon Volunteer Fire Department & Oppor-tunity Plan - Canyon Cham-ber of Commerce; Rebecca Engl&: WTAMU Discovery; Tyler Emmert: AC National Honor Society; Nicole Evans: Hastings Entertainment & The National Association of Recording Merch&isers; Cory Fenton: Oklahoma State University Non Resident Achievement, OSU College of Engineering & Architec-ture & Technology Dean’s Award; Ty Fleeman: Univer-sity of North Texas Eagles on the Rise Scholarship; C.J. Frizzell: Midwestern State University – Cross Country / Track Athletic; Kristen Giles:

AC National Honor Society, DFYIT, Ramona Hawkins Memorial & Oklahoma State University Non-resident Achievement Scholarship; Travis Gillil&: DFYIT, Op-portunity Plan-Dan Rahlf’s Memorial & Midwestern State University – Athletics for Tennis; Trey Glenn: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence, WTAMU Provost & Opportunity Plan – Doug McCause Excellence in Theatre Scholarship; Maegan Godfrey: Hill College – Athletics for Soccer & Simply Friends Scholarship; Mark Griffin: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence; Ashleigh Grizzle: AC Na-tional Honor Society & Dallas Christian College Trustee’s Scholarship & Lauren Hahn: AC National Honor Society & Regents Achievement Award & Canyon Volunteer Fire Department.

Also, Kelli Hallmark: AC National Honor Society & Regents Achievement Award; Cade Harrison: Canyon Lion’s Club Member’s; Tyler Har-rison: WTAMU Discovery; Karlynn Hartman: WTAMU Discovery, Canyon Palo Duro Kiwanis Club & Catholic Life Insurance; Joseph Havlik: Amarillo Area Foundation –

Firefighter Brian Hunton Me-morial Scholarship; Madison Hern&ez: AC National Honor Society; C&ace Herrera: AC National Honor Society & Regents Achievement Award, Oklahoma State University Non-resident Achievement Scholarship & Oklahoma Gro-cers Education Foundation Scholarship; Bailey Higgins: Canyon Lion’s Club Queen & District Scholarship & Univer-sity of Dallas Dean’s Scholar-ship; Natalie Hollis: AC Counselor’s Recommended; Katelyn Huckaby: AC Nation-al Honor Society, WTAMU Discovery & Amarillo Area Foundation-Firefighter Brian Hunton Memorial Scholar-ship; Kierstyn Huseman: AC National Honor Society; Samuel Huseman: AC Nation-al Honor Society & Regents Achievement Award; Aubrey Ibarra: AC National Honor Society & Pan American Golf Association; McKenzie Jackson: AC National Honor Society, WTAMU Distin-guished; Charity Johnson: AC National Honor Society & Regents Achievement Award & WTAMU Academic; and James Johnson: AC National Honor Society, WTAMU Dis-tinguished, Canyon City Ma-sonic Lodge & Order of the

Eastern Star & Opportunity Plan – Joe & Louise Gibson Merit Award Scholarship.

Also, Janie Johnson: AC National Honor Society & Regents Achievement Award, Texas High School Rodeo As-sociation, Fort Worth Rodeo Association, Tri-State High School Rodeo Association in Memory of Dathan Garcia, Colt Cluck & C.M. Kuhlman, Pepperdine University Seaver College, George Pepperdine Achievement Scholarship, Texas Christian University TCU Scholarship, Baylor University President’s Gold Scholarship, Florida State University & Texas Tech Presi-dential Scholarship; Jenci Jones: AC Regents Achieve-ment Award & WTAMU Discovery; L&ry Kendrick: WTAMU Discovery, Asso-ciation of Texas Professional Educators & Deborah Ortiz B& Scholarship; Austin King: Seward County Community College in Kansas – Athletics for Baseball; Destry Lan-caster: AC National Honor Society; Connor Lawrence: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence, WTAMU Provost, CISD Superinten-dent Scholar, Canyon Lion’s Club Member & Opportunity Plan- Lion’s Club; & Rebecca

Lawson: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence & WTAMU Honor.

As well as, Ephraim Lorenz: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence & WTAMU Honor; Brittany Lowry: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence & WTAMU Provost, ARMY Montgomery G.I. Bill; Taylor Macklin: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence & WTAMU Provost, R.C. & Agnes Johnson Scholarship, Bennie Donald Vittrup Schol-arship, James M. & Sarah Wade Rockwell Endowment Scholarship, Don & Sybil Har-rington Academic Scholarship & WTAMU Department of Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences Academic Scholar-ship; Hayden Malcolm: AC Counselor’s Recommended & Simply Friends Scholarship; Amber Martinez: WTAMU; Haley Matlack: AC National Honor Society, PTSA & Kansas State University – The Heritage Scholarship; Sam McConnell: AC National Honor Society & Regents Excellence, DFYIT & Kansas State University Purple & White Scholarship; Maddison Melton: DFYIT.

(See CHS, Page 8D)