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The GraduateA PRINCE OF PEACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SEMI-ANNUAL ePUBLICATION FOR GRADUATES

DECEMBER

2018

Hello Eagles! Believe it or not, I still consider each of you an Eagle and an important member of our community. I pray this first edition of “The Graduate” finds each of you blessed and doing well.

It was humbling for me to read of your growth and successes over the past several years. College graduations, beginning of careers, marriage, and for some starting a family. I hope as you read about your fellow Eagles and alumni you recall more good than bad, more laughter than tears, and remember fondly your friends and time spent here.

Our mission remains the same, developing disciples and leaders for service and success. I am proud to see many of you actively living out that mission, in service to our country, community, and Lord. May God continue to lead and bless each of you as you serve.

Please allow this to serve as my personal invitation to return to campus. I would love for you to see the changes, new programs, classroom configuration adjustments and building expansion, and connect with a favorite teacher, coach or two. I would love to provide lunch for you, and just an opportunity to connect for a few minutes to reflect and also learn of your time beyond the walls of Prince of Peace.

As we approach Christmas, my prayer and hope is that you will find time for the manger, and celebrate the life-changing, life-saving message of Jesus, His grace, His forgiveness, and His gift of eternal life.

Chris Hahn, Headmaster

ENS Seth David Drosche Naval Flight Officer, NAS Pensacola

E3 Airman Grant Preston Knight Airman Electrician, Oceana Naval Base

Tony “TJ” Ray Powers, Jr. College student under contract

Corinne “Cori” Marie Schnell College student under contract

1st Lt Samuel “Sam” Scott Scherer Infantry Officer 75 Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning

SGT Kyle Matthew Russ Military Police Desk Sargent, Brussels

CPT Joshua “Josh” Dean Koeppe 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12-13

OUR MILITARY

Luke Bailey Barnes College student under contract

2nd Lt Justin Riley Bishop Nuclear Missile & Operations Officer, Warren AFB

TSgt Andrew Peter Cleland Chief Enlisted Techtician for Weapons & Tactics, Langley AFB

1st Lt Kinser “Gus” Dean Newkirk Airfield Operations Flight DO, Elmendorf AFB

2nd Lt William “Billy” Graham Woodall Threat Assessment, Elgin AFB

Logan Christopher Barnes College student under contract

2nd Lt Matthew “Matt” Christian Brigadier In training, Quantico, VA

Pvt Kyle Wilson Callier Network Administrator at MOS Training, Twentynine Palms

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ANDREW LOCKHARTAndrew attended Univer-sity of Texas-Dallas where he received a degree in History in December 2016. While chaperoning a group with Sister Cities to Japan, he met Makiko

Maeda. Andrew and Makiko were married on the beach in Kauai, Hawaii in May 2014. An-drew currently teaches English as a Second Language. Andrew still has his passion for soc-cer and plays on a semi-pro team — Nagaoka Billboard FC. The couple have been blessed with a son, Kaito, who was born in June of this year. They reside in Ojiya, Japan.

ANDREW MCGILLDrew attended St. Ed-wards University after graduating from POPCS. He has worked in several fields since leaving St. Ed-wards — a catering com-pany, worked as a chef, in

the insurance business, and in the residential homebuilding. He is currently working in commercial real estate with J. T. Evans and lives in downtown Dallas.

JORDAN MONTOYA Jordan attended Dal-las Baptist University where she studied Bib-lical Studies. She then realized, after work-ing with the geriatric

community, that her true calling was nursing. Jordan continued her education at Dallas Nursing Institute where she graduated, sat for her Texas State Nursing Boards, and officially became a Licensed Vocational Nurse in March 2013. Jordan currently works as a concierge nurse at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Jor-dan has an 11-year-old daughter, Avery, who attends Greenhill School and is involved in volleyball and choir. Jordan met Travis Wick while working for an assisted living facility in Plano. Jordan and Travis have been together for seven years and currently reside in Plano. Travis is a trained chef and currently a regional operational manager for a senior living man-agement community. The geriatric community has a special place in their hearts and they currently own a cookie business (Twickman’s Bakeables) that gives back to the Alzheimer’s Association with every purchase! During Hur-ricane Harvey, Jordan was desperate to find a

(Back Row) Drew McGill, Bryan Mokeski, Lucas Pratt, (Standing) Molly Hutchins, Jessica Davidson Garcia, Tiffany Kelly, Elesha Rodriguez, Dan Schumacher, Whitney Ryan Davies,

Andrew Lockhart, Megan Murfee, Jordan Montoya, (sitting) Brian Paul, and Emily Naumann.

way to help the animals of south Texas affected by the hurricane. She partnered with a rescue and was able to save 80 dogs and 20 cats from south Texas. Her relationship with this rescue continued and she now currently runs a cat rescue called Dallas CatRRR, affiliated with Dallas DogRRR.

MEGAN MURFEEMegan attended Univer-sity of North Texas and the Art Institute of Dallas after graduating POPCS in May 2005. She returned to POPCS and worked in the Early Learning Center

and Preschool departments. She is currently the Art Teacher for K-Prep through 5th grade. Megan and several friends have started a ser-vice group called the Ripple Effect — Love in Motion which can be found on Facebook. The group does service work at least twice a month with Meals on Wheels, North Texas Food Bank, Tango Table, which feeds the home-less, Ronald McDonald families, and more.

LUCAS PRATTLucas headed to Covenant College after graduation and received his BA in Biology and Chemistry in May 2009. Lucas continued his education at University of St. Augustine in Sam Marcus, CA where he received his Clin-ical Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He began working and did his residency at the Manual Therapy Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Lucas con-tinued working full-time and completed his Fellowship in December 2015 with Manual Therapy Institute in the San Francisco/Los Angeles area. Lucas’ two great joys came in the form of two precious daughters — Em-malyn Joy (March 2015) and Ava Faith (May 2017). Lucas currently manages a Physical Therapy practice for Concentra in San Diego and resides in Escondido.

WHITNEY RYAN DAVIESWhitney attended the Uni-versity of North Texas and graduated in May 2009 with a degree in Education. She is currently employed as a 2nd grade teacher at Mc-

Spedden Elementary in Frisco. Whitney mar-ried Andrew Davies in June 2010. They have been blessed with two children — Weston (January 2016) and Callum (July 2018). The couple and their children reside in Frisco.

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BRYTTANI JOHNSTON WATSON After graduation Bryttani attended University of Ar-kansas and gradu-ated in December

2010 with a degree in Political Science and Latin American Studies. While at Arkansas she met Matt Watson and they were married in May 2012. Bryttani continued her education at Arkansas and received her Masters of Science in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling in May 2013. She spent the next five years work-ing at Purdue University as the Residence Ed-ucation Coordinator. Bryttani and Matt have two children — Lyllian (August 2016) and Luke (January 2018). The family moved to Engle-wood, CO in April of this year where Bryttani is enjoying being a stay at home mom.

JOANNA LAWSONJoanna attended John Brown University where she received a BS in Graph-ic Design in May 2010. While at JBU she was a member of the Leaders Scholars Institute in the

Honors College and also a member of the AIGA group. Joanna has worked for several non-profit organizations doing graphic design and photography. In the fall of 2016, Joan-na returned to POPCS as part of the high school teaching staff. She teaches Computer, Graphic Design, Art History, Yearbook, and this year began a Culinary Arts program. Jo-anna is active in her church as a Youth Leader for 10th grade girls, part of the Adult Ministry Team, and has led several mission trips. She is currently working on a Masters in Arts and Teaching with a certification in teaching K-12 Art from Texas Woman’s University. Joanna currently resides in Carrollton.

TIM MEYERTim attended John Brown University and graduated in May 2010 with a BS in Mechani-cal Engineering. Tim married Jaclyn Kenline in June 2013 and they have two children — Eli-jah (June 2015) and Winry (April 2018). Elijah

and Winry are students at POPCS. Tim cur-rently works at EXP US Services, an archi-tect engineering firm for building design, and designs plumbing and HVAC systems. The couple and their children reside in Lewisville.

TIM NAUMANNTim began his college ca-reer at Seton Hall after graduating POPCS. There were several detours along the way but he will graduate in December 2018 from the University

of Arkansas-Little Rock with a BS in Geology with a focus in Environmental Science. After graduation he plans to live in Dallas. The big-gest joy in Tim’s life is his precious daughter Evelyn (November 2015). Tim is involved at his church and teaches Sunday School to 3rd graders. It was great to see Tim and Evelyn at Homecoming 2018.

IAN PRATTIan graduated from Covenant College in December 2009 with a degree in Interdisci-plinary Studies with a concentration in Film, English, Biblical and Theological studies. Be-fore landing in Portland, OR over eight years ago, Ian attended the LA Film Study Center. Since that time he has started several pro-duction-related companies. Currently he has two companies; The Weller Society is a community space for creatives and entrepre-neurs and The Weller Creative is a strategy and content group. Ian travels around the world doing film/video work for non-profit groups and commercial entities. Ian met “the cute girl who lived upstairs” named Hannah Howard and they were married in Novem-ber 2016. They are currently expecting their first child in April 2019.

ZACK BACON Zack attended Texas A&M University after graduating from POPCS. As a student he continued to develop his technical skills working with Breakaway Ministries. He graduated in May 2012

with a BBA in Management Information Sys-

tems. After graduation he worked as a Tech-nical Director for four years at a church in North Houston before moving back to Col-lege Station to work for a year as the Web Administrator for Mays Business School. He is currently working as a Broadcast Engineer for 12th Man Productions. 12th Man Productions produce around 70% of the A&M sporting event broadcastings for the ESPN/SEC net-works. Zack currently resides in Bryan, TX.

ANDREW CLELANDAndrew graduated from Advanced Enlisted Mis-sion Planning at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada in June 2016 and was sta-tioned for several years in Hawaii. While in the Air

Force he met Amber Bosserman and they were married in June 2014. In November 2016, they were blessed with a daughter, Au-gust Lee. The couple now reside in Hampton, VA where they work at Langley AFB. Andrew is in the 480 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing and works as the Chief Enlisted Techtician for Weapons and Tactics. Thank you both for your service.

NICK PORTERNick attended Universi-ty of Arkansas and was a member of Lamda Chi fraternity. Nick graduated with a degree in History in December 2012. Nick works for Transplace as

a Capacity Manager and currently resides in Fayetteville, AR.

CARLYN POWERSCarlyn attended Har-din Simmons University where she graduated in May 2011 with a BA in Biblical Studies. While at HSU Carlyn played soc-cer. She was named All

American and her team was the national champion during her senior year. Carlyn fol-lowed her dream and studied dental hygiene at Baylor College of Dentistry. She graduat-ed in May 2015. To help with her debt from college she worked for a government stu-dent loan repayment program and spent two and a half years in Del Rio, TX. In July 2018, Carlyn moved back to the Metroplex where she works as a Hygienist for Dr. Barry Bu-chanan. Carlyn recently traveled to Germany, Sweden, and Spain. Carlyn currently resides in Dallas.



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SEAN STRATERSean continued playing soccer after POPCS at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. He graduated in December 2011 with a degree in International Business. Sean contin-

ued his education at St. Mary’s and received a Masters in Business Administration. He is currently pursuing a MS in Data Science at Texas A&M University and is employed at USAA where he is a Processing Engineer. Sean married Allison Huerta in October 2014 and they reside in San Antonio.

High School Sweethearts in 2004: Chris Wright ’07 and Lauren Alyssa Beserra Wright ’08 — PRICELESS!

CHRIS WRIGHTChris attended the Uni-versity of Arkansas after graduating POPCS and received his degree in Organizational Manage-ment from the Sam M. Walton College of Busi-

ness in May 2011. He married his high school sweetheart and fellow POPCS graduate Lau-ren Alyssa Beserra ’08 in May 2014. In August 2017, the couple were blessed with a son, Kyler. Chris currently works for Talroo, a job board company, as an associate developer in the engineering department. Chris and Lau-ren reside in Austin.

Gathering of the Class of 2008: Lauren Beserra Wright ’08, Carrie Steingruber ’08, Jensen Goczalk ’08, Lauren Summers Cannaday ’08, DJ Jeanne ’08, Alyssa Dover ’08, Andrew Goessler ’08,

Ashleigh Woodall ’08, Jordan Rutledge Lee ’08, Brennan Custard ’08, Michael DeMott ’08, Jorge Garcia-Padilla ’08, Matt Marshall ’08, and Danielle Marshall.

LAUREN ALYSSA BESERRA WRIGHT Lauren attended University of Arkansas and graduated in May 2012 with a degree in Psychology. After grad-uation Lauren worked for Teach for America for one

year and taught math at Bertie Early College High School in Windsor, North Carolina. She is currently employed by Kendra Scott as a Benefits Specialist. She married her high school sweetheart and POPCS graduate Chris Wright ’07 in May 2014. The couple were blessed with a son named Kyler in August 2017. The family currently resides in Austin.

BRENNAN CUSTARDBrennan headed to Lub-bock after his POPCS graduation and graduated in May 2013 with a degree in Advertising from Texas Tech University. After a year with Amazon, Bren-

nan went to work for Matador Networks where he has been for the past four years. Brennan designs network infrastructures and does security consulting specifically for the financial and medical verticals. Brennan re-cently purchased a home in McKinney.

ANDREW GOESSLER Andrew departed POPCS and headed for College Station where he joined the Corp of Cadets as a member of Company K2. He graduated Texas A&M University with a BA in

Civil Engineering in May 2013. Andrew met Sarah Brady while at A&M and they married in January 2014. In December 2016, they were blessed with a son, Matthew. Andrew currently works as a Project Manager for Rog-ers-O’Brien Construction. Andrew, Sarah, and Matthew reside in Richardson and they are expecting their second child in April 2019.

MATT MARSHALL After graduating from POPCS Matt attended University of North Texas. Through mutual friends Matt was introduced to Danielle Mills. Matt and Danielle were married in

June 2017. Matt is currently employed with DDB Worldwide, an advertising and market-ing firm, where he works with internal IT as the System’s Administrator. Matt and Danielle currently reside in Dallas.

For the Spirit God gave us does not make

us timid, but gives us power, love and

self-discipline.

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KATHRYN RYAN WAITE Kathryn attended the Uni-versity of North Texas and graduated in May 2012 with a degree in Radio, Television, and Film. After graduation she worked for

Apple where she met Andrew Waite. The two were married in January 2014. She is currently employed at JC Penney’s Headquarters. The couple resides in Frisco.

TAYLOR WIER Taylor became a Red Raid-er after graduating from POPCS. She graduated from Texas Tech in August 2012 with a degree in Retail Man-agement. After graduation Taylor worked with a tour

and stage management company in the music industry. She is currently working in digital mar-keting for several companies near Austin. Taylor spends time volunteering at the Ronald McDon-ald House. Friends at Tech introduced Taylor to Dylan Pospisil and they became engaged in August of 2017. They are planning an April 2019 wedding and will reside in Manchaca, Texas.

ASHLEIGH WOODALL Ashleigh attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated in May 2012 with a BA in Jour-nalism. She then pursued her dream in Law School at Southern Methodist

University. She graduated with a JD of Law in May 2015 and is currently the Assistant Dis-trict Attorney in the Felony Division at the Collin County District Attorney office.

MELISSA BOEHNLEIN ROBINSONMelissa pursued a degree at University of Texas in Austin after graduating from POPCS. She gradu-ated in May 2013 with a BS in Exercise Physiology

and a minor in Biology. She then graduated

with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of North Texas Health Sci-ence Center in May 2016. She is currently working at Baylor University Medical Cen-ter as an Acute Care Physical Therapist on the Surgical Cardiopulmonary floor. In Au-gust 2016, Melissa married fellow POPCS classmate Brandon Robinson ’09. The cou-ple resides in Dallas.

SLOAN BRANDONROBINSON Sloan graduated POPCS in May 2009 and went on to attend Concordia Uni-versity Nebraska for two years before transferring to Hillsong College Aus-

tralia where she graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Ministry in December 2015. Sloan married Blake Robinson in June 2013 and they were blessed with a son, Jude, on Christ-mas Eve 2016. They reside in Sydney, Australia but will be moving to Phoenix, AZ in 2019 to start Hillsong College’s America location.

SARAH KOELEWYN PHILLIPSSarah attended Texas A&M University where she graduated a semester early in December 2012 with a degree in Allied Health. She continued

with her education at Baylor College of Med-icine in Houston where she earned her Mas-ters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies in December 2015. In the summer of 2014, Sarah went to “the Spot” in Galveston to watch the World Cup Soccer games and met Michael Phillips. They were married in Febru-ary 2018. Sarah currently works at Children’s Hospital in Houston as a Physician’s Assistant in the Urology Department. The couple re-sides in Houston.

KYLE LONQUIST Kyle attended Texas A&M University in Galveston where he graduated in May 2014 with a degree in Ocean and Coastal Re-sources. While at TAMUG he was active in SALT

camp, worked on the Muster committee, was in charge of Big Event for two years, was a member of the President’s Student Advisory Committee, and was a Yell Leader his junior year and head Yell Leader during his senior year. He continued his education at Concor-dia University Irvine where he received a

Masters in Coaching and Athletic Administra-tion. He is currently teaching and coaching at Crockett Middle School in Odessa.

LAUREN RAYNES MOTT Lauren spent her first year of college at Cente-nary College of Louisiana where she played golf. She then transferred to Texas Tech where she worked

in real estate and went to school. Lauren graduated Texas Tech in December 2016 with a degree in Advertising/Mass Commu-nications. While in school she met CJ Mott and they married in September 2017. Lauren and CJ relocated to Bay City where she con-tinued in real estate. They lost their home during the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey and relocated again to Lake Jackson and pur-chased a farm. Lauren spends her days work-ing as a residential relocation specialist with Provenzano Properties while working on her broker’s license and starting her own real estate company in West Columbia. Lauren loves the outdoors and enjoys working with her animals — pigs, chickens, rabbits, donkeys, turkeys, ducks, pigeons — and gardening and fishing. Many of their animals are rescue ani-mals. They also breed German shepherds.

BRANDON ROBINSON Brandon attended Texas Tech University after leav-ing POPCS and graduated from the University of North Texas in May 2017 with a BS in Construction Engineering and a minor

in Business. He is currently employed at Whiting-Turner Contracting Company as a Construction Engineer. In August 2016, Bran-don married fellow POPCS classmate Melissa Boehnlein ’09. The couple resides in Dallas.

Sears/Koeppe Engagement Party: Josh Koeppe ’09, Bride-to-be Hilary Sears, Sarah

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KYLE RUSS Kyle attended Mississippi College and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University after grad-uating from POPCS. While at MC he met Hope Hildebrand and they were married in July 2012. They have been blessed with three boys — Gideon (December 2013), Owen (December 2016), and Josiah (November 2018). Kyle is currently stationed in Brussels and works as a Desk Sargent and oversees military police. Kyle and his family will relo-cate to Fort Drum in New York in February.

SPENCER FRED Spencer graduated with honors from the Univer-sity of Oklahoma in May 2015. He received de-grees in Psychology, Sport Management, and Ac-counting, and was a mem-

ber of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Spencer continued his education at Southern Meth-odist University where he received a Masters in Sport Management in May 2017. Spencer is currently working for Lagardère Sports and Entertainment as an Account Executive for the Bridgestone NFL Account. He currently resides in Dallas.

ALEXANDER GOESSLER Alexander attended Tex-as A&M University and received a BA in Environ-mental Design. He contin-ued his education at Tulane University and received

his MA in Architecture in May 2017. Alexander took a year after receiving his MA and worked for Christ for the City as a missionary to home-less people in Denver, CO. Over the course of time at Christ in the City, the priest at Alex’s church introduced him to an architect that was working on the church. Alexander inquired about employment but there were no open-ings. During the summer of 2018, Alexander attended a session at the Prince’s Foundation in the UK on revitalization —Respecting the Past, Building for the Future. Alexander felt led to return to the Denver area —with no job, no money, and rent to pay. He spent his time look-

ing and applying for jobs, and eventually after three months he was offered a position at Inte-gration Design Group, the sacred architectural firm he had been introduced to by his priest. God provides! Alexander currently resides in Denver, CO and continues volunteering with Christ in the City.

REID KNOTTS Reid attended University of Arkansas and received a degree in Marketing in May 2014. He was a mem-ber of Lambda Chi frater-nity. Reid currently works for Advantage Solutions in

Rogers, AR as a Retail Analyst and resides in Springdale, AR.

RYAN KNOTTS Ryan attended Univer-sity of Arkansas and received a degree in Marketing in May 2014. While at Arkansas he met Tiffany Hughes and

they were married in August 2015. Ryan worked for Advantage Solutions on the Smart Team in Boise, ID before returning to Bentonville, AR where he is currently em-ployed as a Strategic Category Advisor at Ready Pac Foods. Reid and Tiffany currently reside in Springdale, AR.

SHELBY LUND Shelby attended Rhodes College and graduated Cum Laude in May 2014 with a BA in English and Creative Writing and mi-nors in Film Studies and Religious Studies. After

spending a year in New York City, she returned to Dallas and works as a Junior Business Ana-lyst Writer for HBS Systems, a software com-pany for agriculture/ construction equipment dealers. Shelby currently resides in Plano.

SARAH BETH PORTER Sarah Beth attended Uni-versity of Arkansas for two years after gradu-ating from POPCS. She returned to POPCS and has been working under Mrs. Lois DeSatterlee and

a lead teacher for the ZONE during the sum-mer while continuing work on her degree. She will graduate with a degree in Education in May 2019 from Western Governors Uni-versity. Sarah Beth resides in Plano.

SAM SCHERER Sam graduated Purdue University in December 2014 as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a BS in Industrial Engineer-ing. Upon graduation, he commissioned as an Infan-

try Officer in the US Army. Since then, Sam has graduated from numerous military schools, to include Airborne and Ranger School, and has deployed twice to Afghanistan, once with the conventional military and once with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Sam married Beth Beless in February 2018 and they are loving married life! Sam will be transitioning out of the mil-itary and moving back to Texas in early 2019.

JESSICA SHADLEYMILES Jessica attended Baylor Uni-versity on a track scholar-ship where she lettered all four years. She graduated in May 2014 with a degree in Child and Family Studies.

While at BU she met Brad Miles and the two were married in June 2014. Jessica continued her education at Texas Tech Nursing School and graduated in December 2016 with a BSN in Nursing. She worked at Baylor Grapevine in Oncology until recently when she and Brad re-located to Colorado. She is currently working in Med-Surg at Boulder Community Health. Jessica and Brad and their two dogs reside in Boulder, CO.

SAM SWENSON Sam attended Collin College after graduating POPCS and prior to pursuing his dream in New York City. While in NYC he attended Pace University and in May 2016 received his BFA in Musical

Theater. Some of his favorite credits include Roger in Rent, Husband/CPA in See What I Wan-na See, and Jamie in Beautiful Thing. Sam is cur-rently back in Dallas and performed the role of Curly in Of Mice and Men at the Firehouse The-ater. Sam will be originating a role in The Man-ufactured Myth of Evelyn Flynn at Theatre Three in February before returning to NYC. Sam is also a personal trainer and vocal coach. In 2009, POPCS held a Be The Match campaign when Todd Fred, a POPCS parent, was looking for a blood marrow match. Eight years later Sam was called as he was a perfect match for a 69-year-old man in need of a donor. In the fall of 2017, Sam was honored to donate his bone marrow blood stem cells to help another in need.



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ALEX WATERBURY Alex attended Purdue for a year after leav-ing POPCS. He then transferred to the Unit-ed States Merchant Marine Academy where he graduated in June 2016 with a BS and a United States Coast Guard License 3rd Mate. Alex currently works with the MSC (Military Sealist Command), a Federal Service working closely with the Navy as an Officer 3rd Mate. Alex is in the US Naval Reserve and resides in Key West, FL.

RILEY BRANDON Riley participated in the Track & Field program at Liberty University where she received her BS in Interdisciplinary Studies in May 2015 and her MA in Life Coaching in May

2016. Post-graduation Riley worked for a year with a Christian Ministry in Australia. She currently lives in Boulder, CO where she is continuing her training in track and her ca-reer in athletics.

COLIN EDEN Colin attended Mississip-pi College and received a degree in Finance in May 2015. He was a member of Shawreth, a Christian fra-ternity, and also received the Sandra Park award

for Outstanding Achievement in the School of Business. Colin is currently employed at Lock-heed Martin as a Senior Financial Analyst.

KJ ROELKE KJ attended Greenville College where he grad-uated Cum Laude in May 2015 with a degree in Worship Arts. KJ works at the Schweitzer United Methodist Church as the

Worship and Creative Director. He married his high school sweetheart and fellow POPCS graduate Sara Higginbotham ’12 in Septem-ber 2016. KJ and Sara, along with their cat, reside in Springfield, MO.

CONNOR RYAN Connor attended Univer-sity of North Texas where he received a Real Estate degree in May 2015. While at UNT he met Leigh Garcia and the two were married in August 2016.

Connor currently works in Commercial Real Estate. The couple resides in Pensacola, FL.

ZACH STRATER Zach followed in his brother’s footsteps and attended St. Mary’s Uni-versity. He received a BS in Physics in May 2015. Zach continued his edu-cation at Texas A&M Uni-

versity where he earned a MA in Nuclear Engineering in May 2017. Zach is currently working as a Nuclear Safety Engineer at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Zach cur-rently resides in Lawrence, KS.

KATIE WOODALL Katie attended University of Oklahoma where she received the PACE Award, an award that is given to freshman students who demonstrate Participa-tion in recognized campus

clubs and activities, Academic achievement, Community service, and Excellence in lead-ership positions on campus during the 1st semester. She graduated in May 2015 with a BS in Nursing. She is now living in the Dallas area and works as a nurse in the Cardiac ICU at Children’s Hospital of Dallas.

JUSTIN BISHOP Justin attended Baylor University after graduating from POPCS. While at Bay-lor he was a member of the Air Force ROTC and was involved in service work through the Arnold Air

Society. He graduated in May 2017 with a de-gree in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies and

was also commissioned into the United States Air Force at that time. While was at Baylor he met Emma Wilson. The couple were engaged in May of this year and are planning to be mar-ried in March 2019. Justin is currently working on his Masters in Financial Planning. Justin is a 2nd Lieutenant at F. E. Warren AFB in Cheyenne, WY where he is a Nuclear Missile and Opera-tions Officer and Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander. Justin resides in Fort Collins, CO.

JOHN DAVIS John attended Texas A&M University where he grad-uated in May 2016 with a double degree in Interna-tional Studies and Modern Language. While at TAMU he was a member of FLIC

(Freshman Leaders in Christ), on the Muster Committee, and a campus tour guide. During John’s junior year he had the opportunity to study abroad spending a semester in France and a semester in Senegal. While at A&M he met Beth Venesky and the two were married in August 2017. John currently works full-time at Pine Cove Camp in Columbus, TX and also serves as a youth pastor at a local church part-time. John and Beth reside in Ellinger.

CAITLAN-DALLAS FOWLER Caitlan headed east and attended the Univer-sity of Alabama where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Communications in May 2016. While at Alabama Caitlan was part of the Honors program, an ambassador to the college, part of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and a member of Tri Delta sorority. During her junior year Caitlan had the opportunity to go to Tan-zania, Africa to work with children and helped in building a school. After graduation Caitlan worked as a live reporter for a television sta-tion in Alabama for a year and a half before moving to Atlanta, GA. She is currently working for Virgin Atlantic, a London based company, at their Atlanta office doing Public Relations and Social Media. Caitlan resides in Atlanta.

SYDNEY FRED Sydney headed to the Uni-versity of Oklahoma after graduating POPCS. She grad-uated with honors in May 2016 with a degree in Social Work. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority and while

in school she worked at the Norman Addiction Center. After graduation she took and passed her LBSW (Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker) exam. She continued her education at Southern Methodist University where she



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received her Masters in Counseling Psycholo-gy and passed her LCPI (Licensed Professional Counselor Intern) exam. Sydney is currently working at Life Management Resources as an Intake Coordinator and Counselor. Sydney re-sides in Dallas.

MAGGIE GOESSLER Maggie attended the Uni-versity of St. Andrews in Scotland and earned a MA in International Relations. After working as an Intel-ligence Analyst for Strat-for for a year, she moved

to Washington D.C. to work as a Legislative Correspondent for U.S. Congressman John Ratcliff from Texas.

SARA HIGGINBOTHAM ROELKE Sara graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Missouri in May 2016 with a degree in Journalism. Sara was a member of Chi Omega sorority. She mar-

ried her high school sweetheart and fellow POPCS graduate KJ Roelke ’11 in September 2016. After working at an advertising agen-cy for a year she transferred to the Ozarks Food Harvest, a local food bank, and is the Communications Coordinator. Sara and KJ, along with their cat, reside in Springfield, MO.

JACKSON KENNEDY Jackson graduated from the University of Oklahoma in May 2016 with a degree in Hu-man Relations. He is currently working on his Masters in Counseling while working full-time at Speemo Health. Jackson resides in Dallas.

JORDAN KOEPPE Jordan attended Dallas Baptist University for a year after graduating from POPCS. At that point he began coaching soccer. At this time he coaches three club teams through Ayses

and also coaches teams at the Soccer Shop. Jordan currently resides in Irving.

CHRISTINA LANG Christina attended Hous-ton Baptist University and graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2016 with a degree in History and a minor in Government. While at HBU she was

on the Dean’s List her last three years, was 1st Chair in the Marching Band for three years, and ran cross country and track all four years. While out country and western dancing with mutual friends she met Josh Du-pont. Christina and Josh became engaged in March 2018 and are planning a March 2019 wedding. Christina is currently a 6th grade Social Studies teacher at Kitt Intrepid Char-ter School where she also coaches Track and Field. Christina wants to thank her teachers at POPCS for setting such a great example of teaching and how to love their students. She loves being able to do that now with her stu-dents and is thankful for such great mentors. Christina currently resides in Houston.

BAILEY LUND Bailey attended the Uni-versity of Texas at Aus-tin where she graduated with honors in 2015 with a degree in Radio-Televi-sion-Film and a minor in Computer Science. She

holds certificates in Computer Science and Digital Arts and Media with a specialization in Game Development. Bailey is currently doing contract work and she resides in Plano.

GUS NEWKIRK After graduation from POPCS, Gus attended the United States Mer-chant Marine Academy located on Long Island, NY. While at USMMA, he ran track his freshman

year, then joined the golf and softball clubs. Between his sophomore and junior years, Gus spent a total of 365 days at sea on three different ships (two container and one tanker). He traveled to 13 countries includ-ing Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, Djibouti, Italy, and Canada. He graduated USMMA in 2016 as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and received orders to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida to be an Airfield Operations Officer. While there, Gus became a certified Air Traffic Controller. In September 2018, Gus moved to Elmendorf Air Force Base located in Anchorage, Alaska. Gus and his sister, Kacie Newkirk ’14, took two weeks for a road trip from Florida to Alaska. They visited several National Parks such as Yel-lowstone, Glacier, Banff, Jasper, and Kenai. In Alaska, Gus manages the base’s airfield and airspace. Gus plans to apply for Air Force flight school next fall to become a pilot.

ALISHA ROBINSON SHAW Alisha attended Baylor University where she grad-uated with a BS in Nursing in May 2016. Alisha is cur-rently working at Baylor University Medical Center

as a RN on the Oncology Bone Marrow Trans-plant floor. In August 2017, she married Austin Shaw and they reside in Addison.

Schrank/Diener Wedding: Allison Schrank ’12, Amanda Schrank Diener ’12, Jeff Diener ’14,

and Corey Diener ’11.

ALLISON SCHRANK Allison attended Hendrix College in Arkansas where she was president of her dorm. She graduated in May 2016 with a degree in Economics. Allison is currently working at Texas

Lutheran University in Seguin. She is the De-velopment, Events, and Stewardship coordina-tor working hard to keep the donors happy. Allison currently resides in New Braunfels.

NICK SEMBRICK Nick attended the McCombs Business School at the University of Texas where he graduated in May 2016 with a degree in Finance. Nick was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity and served as Vice President of Ac-tivities and also served as an assistant Pledge Educator. He works as a Senior Financial Re-porting Analyst for MUFG Capital Analytics and resides in Dallas.

Hoehner/Shadley Wedding: Gus Newkirk ’12, Nick Sembrick ’12, Michael Shadley ’12,

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MICHAEL SHADLEY Michael attended Texas A&M University where he graduated in May 2016 with a degree in Recre-ation, Parks, and Tourism Sciences and a minor in Business. While he was

attending TAMU he met Catie Hoehner. Mi-chael and Catie were married in December 2017. Michael current works in sales at Ora-cle and the couple resides in Austin.

BRYCE WASHUM Bryce attended South-western Assemblies of God University and grad-uated a semester early in December 2015 with a BS in Business Administra-tion and a double minor

in Biblical Studies and Theology. Bryce has his own IT Consulting/Implementation com-pany called BryTech Consulting. Bryce began working at Freedom Church in children’s ministry while in high school and is current-ly the Online Campus Pastor. In 2016, Bryce was credentialed as an Assemblies of God Minister and will be ordained during 2019.

SETH DROSCHE Seth attended Texas A&M University where he grad-uated in May 2017 with a degree in Mechanical En-gineering. While at A&M he was a member of the Engineering Fraternity

Theta Tau and for two of his college years he played with the Aggie Fiddlers. Seth de-cided to pursue a career in the military. He entered the Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI in August 2017 and graduated in November 2017. He is currently in flight training as a Naval Flight Officer at the NAS Pensacola.

Texas Tech Roommates: Max Morrow ’13, Tanner Luehrs ’13, and Ryan Evans ’13

RYAN EVANS Ryan attended Texas Tech University. He graduat-ed in August 2017 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While at TTU he was a member of BUCKS (Brothers Under

Christ Christian fraternity), played intermural sports, and was a member of the Engineering Ambassadors. Ryan enjoys teaching Sunday School to 3rd and 4th graders at his church. He currently lives in Oklahoma City where is he working for Boeing as a Design Engineer. He will be relocating to the Fort Worth area in January to work for Lockheed Martin as a Hardware Engineer working in the labs doing research and development on the F35.

University of South Carolina Football Game: Friends supporting Elliott. Jake Bitting ’13,

Nick Boyd ’13, Elliott Fry ’13, Chad Kennington ’13, and Leah Wright ’13.

ELLIOTT FRY Elliott attended University of South Carolina where he graduated in May 2018 with a double major in Marketing and Business Management. While at USC he was the kicker for

the Gamecocks. Elliott won the Outstanding SEC Freshman of the year award as well as the All Time Point Leader at USC. Elliott current-ly works in finance for Northwestern Mutual. He has recently signed with the new Alliance of American Football (AAF) and the Orlando Apollos and is presently attending a mini-camp in Tampa Bay.

Hoffman/Beiser Wedding: McKenzie Ramirez ’13, Sarah Surgeoner ’13, Amanda Hoffmann Beiser ’13,

Katie Lonquist Thomas ’13, and Samantha Calatozzo ’13

AMANDA HOFFMAN BEISERAmanda followed her sib-lings to Texas A&M after graduating from Prince of Peace. She was involved on campus as a Fish Aide in 2013, worked as a Fit-

ness Instructor at the TAMU Recreation Center, and attended the Gilbert Leadership Conference. She was a member of Kappa Al-pha Theta sorority and was Operations Chair for the Rock the Casa 5K. She graduated in May 2017 with a BA in Interdisciplinary Stud-ies and began working as a 2nd grade teacher at Anderson Elementary in Frisco ISD that fall. She became engaged to Logan Beiser in February 2018. The two were married No-vember 10, 2018 and reside in Richardson.

Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your

care, watching over them-not because you must, but because you

are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing

dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to

you, but being examples to the flock. And when

the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

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KAYLEE KONSELLA Kaylee played Volleyball on a four-year scholar-ship at Arkansas Tech University. She graduated in May 2017 with a de-gree in Health Sciences. The ATU Volleyball team

won the Great American Conference (GA) Championships twice during Kaylee’s tenure and she was awarded 2nd Team All-Confer-ence and All GAC tournament. For the past three years Kaylee has worked in the emer-gency room at Arkansas Heart Hospital. She is currently coaching a Club Volleyball 15 and under team and attending Little Rock Baptist College where she will receive her RN de-gree in June 2019. Kaylee currently resides in Russellville, AR.

JON LAWSON Jon attended University of Arkansas after graduating from POPCS. He received his degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics in May 2017. Jon is currently working in

Oklahoma City as a Mechanical Engineer for Boeing.

Lonquist/Thomas Bridal Luncheon: Hannah Mulvehill ’14, Maggie Goessler ’12, Katie Lonquist Thomas ’13,

Sophia Pecorari ’16, and Taylor Waldron ’16

KATIE LONQUIST THOMAS Katie kept with family tra-dition and attended Texas A&M University. She was involved in Freshman Leaders in Christ (FLIC) as a member and a Com-

mittee Leader, a counselor at Impact Camp as well as a Co-Chair her junior year, and was a volunteer with the Breakaway Ministry. She graduated in May 2017 with a BBA in Manage-ment with a Not-for-Profit Business Certifi-cate. While in College Station she met Chase Thomas. They were engaged in March 2017 and married in June 2018. She is currently employed at Prestonwood Baptist Church

where she works in the middle school and high school student ministry department. Ka-tie and Chase reside in The Colony.

TANNER LUEHRS Tanner attended Texas Tech University where he grad-uated in May 2017 with a degree in Finance. While at TTU he was part of the President’s Select, a group of students who would as-

sist with events hosted by the President of the University and assist with campus tours. Tanner was co-founder of the Texas Tech Student Loy-alty Council, which is a philanthropy group giv-ing by students for students and a member of the Financial Management Association. Tanner met Emma Parkinson while at Tech and the two were married in May 2019. Tanner is current-ly employed as a banker for Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. The couple resides in Frisco.

BRETT MOORE Brett attended Savannah College of Art and Design and graduated in June 2017 with a BFA in Interactive Design and Game Develop-ment. Since graduation Brett has been doing freelance art and is currently developing an af-ter-school teaching program for Game Devel-opment for middle and high school students.

HANNA PADGETT Hanna attended the Uni-versity of Oklahoma and the University of Oklaho-ma Health Science Cen-ter. She graduated in May 2017 with a degree in Nu-tritional Sciences. While at

OU she was a member of Gamma Phi Peta sorority, and a member of the Nutritional Sci-ence Undergraduate Club and the Dietetics Association. Hanna currently works as a Clin-ical Nutrition Manager at Comanche County Memorial Hospital and manages the ICU care for in-patients. Hanna loves the outdoors and volunteers at the local animal shelter. She cur-rently resides in Lawton, OK.

MCKENZIE RAMIREZ McKenzie headed to Col-lege Station after gradu-ation from POPCS. She graduated from Texas A&M University in May 2017 with a BS in Nutri-tion. She was a member

of Pi Beta Phi sorority where she served as philanthropy chair for two years. McKenzie also served as a Fish Camp counselor and was

a member of the TAMU Dietetic Organization. She did a Dietetic Internship thru TAMU at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Upon completion of her internship she passed her exam is now a Registered Dietitian. McKenzie is current working at Center for Discovery, an eating disorder treatment facility in Addison, TX. She does one-on-one counseling, teaches proper eating habits, and works with families on ways to support someone with eating dis-orders. McKenzie also works at Baylor Scott & White in Frisco on weekends and regularly volunteers with the homeless. McKenzie cur-rently resides in Frisco.

BILLY WOODALL Billy attended Universi-ty of Oklahoma where he received the PACE Award, an award given to freshman students who demonstrate Participa-tion in recognized campus

clubs and activities, Academic achievement, Community service, and Excellence in lead-ership positions on campus during the 1st semester. Billy graduated in December 2017 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He earned a commission in the United States Air Force through the ROTC program. Billy is current-ly employed as a 2nd Lieutenant at Elgin Air Force Base in Ft. Walton Beach, FL working in threat assessment.

LEAH WRIGHT Leah attended the Uni-versity of Alabama where she graduated in May 2017 with a double major in Business Marketing and Public Relations. While she was at Alabama she was a

member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. After gradua-tion she worked for Hyatt in Dallas and has recently relocated to Seattle, WA where she is continuing with Hyatt as their Event Planning Coordinator.

Be on your guard; stand firm in the

faith; be courageous; be strong. Do

everything in love.

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Brigadier Graduation/Commissioning at University of Minnesota: Will Scherer ’14,

2nd Lt Matt Brigadier ’14, and Grant Thorburn ’14

MATT BRIGADIER After graduating from POPCS Matt attended University of Minnesota where he graduated in May 2018 with a degree in Sports Management. After graduation he was com-

missioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corp. Matt is currently attend-ing TBS (The Basic School) at Quantico, VA.

HAYLEY CARLOVEHayley attended Con-cordia University-Aus-tin where she received a degree in Elementary Education in April 2018. While at Concordia she was president of Helping

Hands (a LWML organization). In April she became engaged to high school sweetheart and POPCS Alum Michael Bailey ’15. The couple will be married in June 2019. Hayley is currently living in Austin and teaching 4th grade at Redeemer Lutheran School.

Schrank-Diener Wedding: Zach Partin ’14, Davis Wolf ’14, Jeff Diener ’14, Ryan Tierney ’14,

Zack Conley, Bryce Washum ’12, and Ring bearer Cru Schrank

JEFF DIENER Jeff attended Southern Methodist University. While he was a student he was a member of BUCKS (Brothers Under Christ Christian fraternity), played club golf, and served on the

Student Senate Finance Committee. Jeff partici-pated in a Portfolio Practicum where his group managed the business school investments. He studied abroad at Oxford for one summer while in college. Jeff graduated Cum Laude in May 2018 with a double major in Finance and Economics. Jeff popped the question to his high school sweetheart and fellow POPCS class-mate Amanda Schrank ’14 and she said “YES.” The two were married in October 2018. Jeff currently works for Bank of America as a Port-folio Management Officer in Commercial Real Estate. The couple resides in Dallas.

Taylor/Eden Wedding: Maddie Eden ’18, Nathan Eden ’14, Emily Taylor Eden,

and Colin Eden ‘11

NATHAN EDEN Nathan attended Baylor University and graduated in May 2018 with a degree in Computer Science. While at Baylor Nathan was an active member of the BUCKS (Brothers

Under Christ Christian fraternity). Nathan met Emily Taylor at Baylor they married in December 2018. Nathan works at Capco Consulting coding on the Encore Project. Nathan and Emily reside in Addison.

WHITNEY HAHN Whitney attended Abilene Christian University af-ter leaving POPCS and graduated Summa Cum Laude in May 2018 with a degree in Elementary Ed-ucation. She was a mem-

ber of Sigma Theta Chi (a Christian sorority), she participated in intermural sports, was a member of Alpha Chi Honor Society, and was the Administrative Director for World’s Back Yard (a group of students who weekly went to a refugee apartment complex to share the Gospel with children). She is currently pursu-ing her Masters of Education and working at Austin Elementary in Abilene as a 2nd grade teacher. She plans to move back to the Dallas area after graduation in May 2019.

KATY HARRINGTON Katy attended Louisi-ana State University for a semester after leaving POPCS. In the fall of 2015, she was selected to be part of the Disney Col-lege Program in Orlando.

Katy then transferred to Texas A&M Univer-sity where she has been active in the Aggie Golden Arrows, a women’s organization that focuses on uniting diverse women through empowerment, sisterhood, selfless-service, and passion. Katy will graduate in December 2018 with a BA in Communications and a mi-nor in Sociology.

PAT HOERR Pat spent two years in Company K2 in the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M University after leaving POPCS. Pat is currently a construction superintendent for Raven Homes, a custom home builder in Bryan-College Station.

SAMMI HOFSTRA Sammi attended Texas A&M University where she graduated in Decem-ber 2017 (a semester early) Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Nutri-tional Sciences. She was

in the Honors program at A&M and finished Honors Capstone. While at A&M Sammi was a FISH camp counselor for two years, a member of SAIL (Sophomores Advancing in Leadership), and the service coordinator for SAIL during her junior year. She also did tutoring for the athletes and worked as a strength and conditioning assistant for the weight room. During her freshman year she

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

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was part of CARPOOL (a group that gave free rides on Friday and Saturday evenings to those who needed one — free UBER). During the semester after graduation Sammi went to Germany and was an au pair for a husband/wife dental team and was able to travel with the family with the International Association of Sports Dentistry. This fall, Sammi started dental school at the Texas A&M School of Dentistry in Dallas.

GRANT KNIGHT After attending Collin Col-lege for a year Grant en-listed in the United States Navy. Grant is stationed in Norfolk, VA and is an E3 Airman Electrician. He works on the F/A 18 jet

computer electronic systems on airplanes. Thank you Grant for your service to our coun-try. Grant is currently at the Oceana Naval Base.

LINDSEY MCPHERSON Lindsey attended Harding University and Collin Col-lege, and then graduated from Texas A&M Universi-ty in May 2018 with a de-gree in Sociology and an Associate’s degree from

Blinn College in Deaf Studies. Lindsey was a member of Aggie Sisters for Christ. While in school she worked for Child Protective Services and specifically at Scotty’s House, a home for children in CPS. While at A&M she met Wilson Smitham and they became engaged in June 2018 and will be married in April 2019. Lindsey currently works for A World for Children (a foster care agency) as a Case Manager and Recruitment Specialist. Lindsey currently resides in Dallas.

HANNAH MULVEHILL Hannah followed in her parents’ footsteps and attended Louisiana State University. She will grad-uate in December 2018 with a BA in Communi-cations Studies. Hannah

was active in Pi Beta Phi sorority where she headed the philanthropy activities. She was part of the Student Government Senate for two years, president of the Communications organization, and was a member of Score A Friend — a group fostering friendships with Special Olympics kids.

COURTNEY NEWHOUSE PARKER After taking a gap year Courtney began studies at John Brown Univer-sity. She will graduate in December 2018 with a BA in Family and Human

Services and a minor in Intercultural Studies. She is currently working for Friendship Com-munity Care as a Direct Support Professional for individuals with developmental disabilities. Courtney married

POPCS Best Friends Traveling in Paris: Lindsay Struthers ’14, Sammi Hofstra ’14,

Kacie Newkirk ’14, and Stephanie Shadley ’14

KACIE NEWKIRK After graduating from Prince of Peace in 2014, Kacie attended Collin College where she ob-tained an Associates of Arts and Science degree. While attending Collin,

Kacie started her own photography business, Kacie Newkirk Photography. Photography has allowed Kacie to travel and work free-lance for companies and write for magazines. Her most recent adventure was a road trip from Florida to Alaska while photographing and writing for Stetson, the classic cowboy hat company. This past summer, Kacie was also fortunate enough to spend time in Ger-many, Austria, Czech Republic, and France with her high school best friends. She is cur-rently completing her Bachelor’s degree on-line through Western Governors University and will graduate with a Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education.

ZACH PARTIN Zach attended University of Arkansas-Fort Smith on a golf scholarship and grad-uated in May 2018 with a degree in Marketing. Zach played on the golf team all four years of college.

During his junior year he was selected Confer-ence Champion. His team won All Conference Team his junior and senior years as well as All Regional his senior year. Zach can still be seen at POPCS working out with Coach Pena. He is currently planning on mini tours as a pathway to a PGA tour. Good luck, Zach!

TJ POWERS After graduation from POPCS TJ attended Mer-cersburg Academy in PA where he was the team captain of his soccer team. He attended Mercersburg Academy under the USNA

Foundation Athletic Association. In the fall of 2015, TJ transferred to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD where he is current-ly a senior. TJ played soccer for three years at the Academy and was involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He will graduate in May 2019 with a BS in Economics. He will be com-missioned following graduation and enter the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare Offi-cer. He will receive his ship assignment shortly.

WILL SCHERER After graduating POPCS Will entered Squadron L1 in the Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M University. He played basketball on the Corp basketball team and was a volunteer with

REACH sharing with International Students, part of the Breakaway Ministries. Will worked at Pine Cove Christian Camps for three sum-mers as a counselor. During the summer after his sophomore year he also worked in south Dallas at Bonton Farms, an urban mission farm. While there he helped farm the land and shared Jesus with many. During spring break of his junior year Will had the opportunity to go to Liberia where he was able to teach farming skills and share the Gospel. At Thanksgiving Will popped the question and Amber Sams said “YES”. The two are planning a 2019 wedding. Will gradu-ates December 2018 from TAMU with a BS in Agricultural Leadership and Development and minors in Agricultural Economics and Agrono-my. In January Will begins working at C. H. Rob-inson in Plano in Supply Chain Logistics.



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Schrank-Diener Wedding: Alyssa Arrowsmith (current POPCS student ’20), Corey Diener ’11, Grace Sloan,

Madison Farrell, Amanda Schrank Diener ’14, Allison Schrank ’12, Katie McLaurin, and

Grace Arrowsmith (current POPCS student ’23), and flower girl Alice Schrank.

AMANDA SCHRANK DIENER Amanda attended Baylor University and Baylor Uni-versity Nursing School. She was a member of the Baylor Student Nursing Association. Amanda grad-

uated a semester early, Summa Cum Laude in December 2017. Amanda was Valedictorian of her nursing class. In February her high school sweetheart and fellow POPCS classmate Jeff Diener ’14 popped the big question and the two were married in October of this year. Amanda works at Medical City Children’s Hos-pital as a Registered Nurse in the Congenital Heart Defect ICU. The couple resides in Dallas.

STEPHANIE SHADLEY Stephanie attended Uni-versity of Colorado Boul-der where she played vol-leyball. She was awarded the Bryon R. White Ini-tiative Award (CU Boul-der Athletics award) and

graduated in May 2018 with a double major in Communication and Classics. While in college she participated in two mission trips to Ugan-da. She is currently interning at the Buff Club (Development and Fundraising) at CU Boulder.

RYAN TIERNEY Ryan attended Midwest-ern State University for a year after graduating from POPCS before relocating to Lubbock. Ryan gradu-ated from Texas Tech Uni-versity in May 2018 with

a BA in Psychology. While at TTU he was a member of BUCKS (Brothers Under Christ Christian fraternity). He served for two years as the Pledge Class Trainer was part of the Homecoming parade committee. Ryan played intermural sports and worked as an after school care teacher at his church. Ryan is currently working with his mom in real es-

tate at S2 Equities. They purchase homes and renovate/flip them for resale. He is also the middle school Pastor at Freedom Church. Ryan currently resides in Frisco.

CODY WELLMANN Cody attended the University of Oklahoma where he graduated in May 2018 with a major in Finance and a minor in Accounting. He was active in Phi Delta fraternity. Cody is currently back in Dallas and working at Chase Bank.

MICHAEL BAILEY Michael is attending Texas A&M University where he plans to graduate in May 2019 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While attending TAMU he and three other students

started the Baja SAT (Society of Automotive Engineers) Club. This club designs, constructs, and goes to competitions with one seat racing vehicles. This past summer they competed in Kansas and ranked 33 out of 100. In April of this year he asked high school sweetheart and fellow POPCS Alum Hayley Carlove ’14 to marry him. She said “YES!” and they are planning a June 2019 wedding. Michael is active in his church and volunteers on Wednesdays and Sundays with Club 56 — a group comprised of 5th and 6th graders. Mi-chael plans to work as an engineer for a de-fense contractor after graduation.

LOGAN BARNES Logan is attending Texas A&M University and is a member of the Corps of Cadets, Commanding Of-ficer of Company K-2, and a member of the Ross Vol-unteer Company. Logan

spent part of his summer attending the United States Marine Corp Officer Candidate School. Upon receiving his Bachelor of Science and Engineering in Industrial Distribution in May 2019, he will be commissioned as 2nd Lieu-tenant in the United States Marine Corps.

LUKE BARNES Luke is attending Texas A&M University and is a member of the Corps of Cadets, in Squadron 2, and served as Impact Retreat Co-Chair for summer 2018 camps. Luke attend-

ed Air Force ROTC Field Training this past summer, and upon receiving his Bachelor of Science in Geographic Information Systems & Technology in May 2019 will be commis-sioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

LYDEE BARNES Lydee is attending Texas A&M University and is a member of the TAMU Class Councils, Direc-tor of the Aggie Rings for Veterans Fund, and a member of Kappa Delta

Sorority where she volunteers with the area Girl Scouts, the Pre-natal Clinic of Bryan, and Prevent Child Abuse About America. Lydee interned with Kirsten Distributing of Bryan, Texas and Good Neighbors Brewery in Wy-lie, Texas. Lydee will receive her Bachelor of Science degree in Telecommunications Media in May 2019. In September of this year Lydee and Harrison McLain became engaged. The two met while attending Texas A&M Univer-sity and are planning a May 2020 wedding.

CONNOR BRANDON Connor is attending the University of Arkan-sas and is scheduled to graduate in August 2019 with a degree in Computer Information Systems.

KYLE CALLIER After graduation, Kyle at-tended Collin College. In April of 2018, he enlisted in the United States Ma-rine Corp. He spent April through June in basic train-ing and then started MOS

(Military Occupational Specialty) training in July of this year. He is a Network Administrator and plans to move into Intelligence after training.

BRANDON LUND Brandon attends Texas A&M University and is studying Finance in the Mays Business School. He has been involved in Ag-gies Selflessly Serving in Shaping Tomorrow (AS-



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SIST) and has served as an Impact Counsel-or. Brandon is scheduled to graduate in May 2020 with a major in Finance and a minor in Economics.

Powers/Vahsen Wedding: TJ Powers ’14, McKenna Powers Vahsen ’15, and Carlyn Powers ’07

MCKENNA POWERS VAHSEN McKenna attended Col-lin College for two years and graduated with an Associate’s degree in General Studies in May 2018. During this time she

worked in the Zone after school program at POPCS. After the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, McKenna’s brother, TJ, called and asked permission for his USN Host home’s grandson, Ryan Vahsen, to come with his two dogs to stay at the Powers’ home. That was the beginning of their love story. McKenna married 1st Lt Ryan Vahsen in May 2018. The couple relocated to Miramar Air Station in San Diego where McKenna is currently working on base at the Exchange.

ALEX REITINGER Alex attended Texas A&M University after gradu-ating from POPCS. Alex has been active at TAMU in the Aggie Baptist Stu-dent Ministry. Alex will be graduating December 15

with a degree in Sports Management. She is graduating a semester early and also Magna Cum Laude. Congratulations Alex! Alex met Reece Hansen through a mutual friend. The two are engaged and are planning a January 2019 wedding

CAROLYN SOSINSKI Carolyn is attending Okla-homa Baptist University where she plans to grad-uate in May 2019 with a degree in Sports Minis-try. She is set to graduate summa cum laude. While

at OBU, she has plugged into a church where she leads worship often. She has also been a Resident Advisor, Vice President of Club Sports, Intramural Director, and Emerging Leaders Mentor. For the last three summers, Carolyn has worked with Triumph Sports, a Christ-centered sports camp that uses sports as a means to spread the Gospel. This past summer she went on a sports ministry trip to Ukraine and Hungary. Carolyn met Tristan Ward while at OBU and they were engaged in August 2018. The couple is planning a June 2019 wedding.

MADELYN SOSINSKI Madelyn is currently at-tending Brookhaven Col-lege and is transferring to University of Texas at Dallas in the fall of 2019. Madelyn plans to graduate in 2021 with a BA in Inter-

disciplinary Studies. Madelyn currently works full-time at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.

SYDNEY LARIMORE Sydney is attending Texas A&M University and will graduate in May 2020 with a BS in Leadership. She is a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority where she is the Spirit and Points offi-

cer. Sydney is a member of two honor societ-ies — Order of Omega (Greek society where members have a 3.5 or higher) and the Na-tional Society of Leadership and Success. She has also been a part of Big Event and Songfest. Sydney had the opportunity to study abroad in Greece for a mini-mester in May of this year, and in the summer Sydney had an internship with Printing with Pizazz in Dallas.

HANNAH MORRISON Hannah spent a year at Blinn College before transferring to Texas A&M University where she is a junior and will graduate in May 2020 with a de-gree in University Studies

Business and a minor in Spanish and History. Hannah is in Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, a di-rector for the MSC Abbott Family Leadership Conference, and active at Grace Bible. In Au-gust of this year she became engaged to her high school sweetheart, Matthew Galvan, and they are planning a May 2019 wedding.

SOPHIA PECORARI Sophia attended Blinn College in Bryan for one year before transferring to the University of Oklaho-ma. Sophia is currently the New Member Educational Director for the Kappa Al-

pha Theta sorority and serves in CRU (student ministry organization). She plans to graduate in May 2020 with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Her dream is to teach kindergarten in a private Christian school.

CORI SCHNELL Cori is a junior attending the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is on track to grad-uate in May 2020 with a degree in American His-tory. In the summer of

2017, she had the opportunity to participate in a History study abroad program in Prague. She is a member of the West Point basketball team and a Cadet Sergeant assigned to 2nd Regiment, Delta Company — currently serv-ing as Company Spiritivities NCO (newslet-ter, spirit wear, and activities coordinator). Cori was recognized as Best Platoon Ser-geant in 5th Company — Cadet Field Training.

BROCK WRIGHT Brock is currently a junior attending Oklaho-ma State University where is majoring in Fi-nance. Brock is a member of the Pi Kappa Al-pha fraternity where he serves as Treasurer and Hospitality Chair (aka tailgate planner).

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper

you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope

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QUINN FARNHAM Quinn is a 2nd year stu-dent at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He is planning to graduate in May 2021 with a BS in Aeronautical Science and

a double minor in International Relationships and Business Administration. Quinn has the honor of being on the Flight Conduct Board and the Chairman’s Advisory Council at Em-bry Riddle. Quinn has been working on and earned his Private Pilot License and Instru-ment Rating. He is currently working on his Commercial Pilot License. In his spare time, he is taking scuba lessons.

TYLER HAHN Tyler is currently in his 2nd year at Texas A&M University studying En-gineering/Industrial Dis-tribution. He is active in CRU, Impact Camp, CRU Prayer Team, and the

TAMU Wake Board club.

SAM JOINER Sam is in his 2nd year at Southern Methodist University. He is double majoring in Anthropolo-gy and Economics. Sam enjoys philanthropy work and spent the last spring

break with a group of SMU students in Co-lumbia, SC rebuilding homes after the hurri-cane devastation.

WHITNEY RUSHWhitney is a sophomore at Oklahoma State Univer-sity where she is majoring in Finance and minoring in Sports Management. Whit-ney is a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority and

the Sports Management Club. She is also a student instructional leader in Economics.

KARA STARK Kara is attending Concordia University Nebraska on a Volleyball scholarship. She is currently a sophomore and double majoring in History and English.

Returning for Homecoming: Ashton Campos ’18, Nicky Baker ’18, Will Connally ’18, Elijah Story,

Holden Campbell ’18, and Jacob Daley ’18

CAMERON BATES Cameron is a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin. She is in the Liber-al Arts Honors Program and majoring in Psychol-ogy. She is active with her church and enjoys

working with babies and toddlers, is a part of a Young Life small group, and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. This past summer Cameron spent a month in India on a mission trip.

MADDIE EDEN Maddie is a freshman at Baylor University and is currently majoring in Business.

MAX SWENSON Max is currently attending Collin College majoring in Theater Performance. In November he performed in Collin’s Little Gems which was a collection of one act plays. Max will

be attending a workshop in New York over spring break with students from POPCS giv-en by the cast of Dear Evan Hansen.

Births in 2018LUKE DENVER WATSON

was born January 13, 2018. Proud parents are Matt and Bryttani (Johnston) ’06 Watson.

KAITO DAVID LOCKHART was born June 26, 2018. Proud parents are

Andrew ’05 and Makiko Lockhart.

WINRY MEYER was born April 24, 2018. Proud parents

are Tim ’06 and Jaclyn Meyer.

JOSIAH RYLER RUSS was born November 20, 2018.

Proud parents are Kyle ’09 and Hope Russ.

CALLUM ALEXANDER RYAN was born in July 2018. Proud Parents are Andrew and Whitney (Ryan) ’05 Davies.

Engagements in 2018Lydee Barnes ’15 and Harrison McLain

are planning a May 2020 wedding.

Justin Bishop ’12 and Emma Wilson are planning a March 2019 wedding.

Hayley Carlove ’14 and Michael Bailey ’15 are planning a June 2019 wedding.

Kati Kassing ’12 and Steven Farabaugh are planning an October 2019 wedding.

Josh Koeppe ’09 and Hilary Sears are planning an August 2019 wedding.

Christina Lang ’12 and Josh Dupont are planning a March 2019 wedding.

Lindsey McPherson ’16 and Wilson Smitham are planning an April 2019 wedding.

Hannah Morrison ’16 and Matthew Galvan are planning a May 2019 wedding.

Alex Reitinger ’15 and Reece Hansen are planning a January 2019 wedding.

Will Scherer ’14 and Amber Sams are planning an August 2019 wedding.

Caroline Sosinski ’15 and Tristan Ward are planning a June 2019 wedding.



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Marriages in 2018Nathan Eden ’14 and Emily Taylor were married on December 15, 2018.

The couple resides in Addison.

Fernando Garcia-Padilla ’06 and Kirsten Gabbert were married on June 16, 2018.

The couple resides in Richardson.

Amanda Hoffman ’13 and Logan Beiser were married on November 10, 2018.

The couple resides in Richardson.

Annie Hofstra ’11 and Grayson Helmreich will be married on December 28, 2018.

Sarah Koelewyn ’09 and Michael Phillips were married on February 24, 2018.

The couple resides in Houston.

Kristina Locke ’12 and Grayson Hatfield were married on June 2, 2018.

Katie Lonquist ’13 and Chase Thomas were married on June 9, 2018.

The couple resides in The Colony.

Courtney Newhouse ’14 and Tanner Parker were married on May 12, 2018.

The couple resides in Bentonville, AR.

Kristen Niebes ’10 and Garret Grambling were married on July 7, 2018.

Alex Parkinson ’06 and Peyton Harrison were married on April 14, 2018.

The couple resides in Frisco.

McKenna Powers ’15 and Ryan Vahsen were married on May 18, 2018.

The couple resides in San Diego, CA.

Sam Scherer ’10 and Beth Beless were married on February 17, 2018. The couple will reside in Dallas after

transitioning out of the military.

Amanda Schrank ’14 and Jeff Diener ’14 were married on October 20, 2018.

The couple resides in Dallas.

Morgan Tierney ’07 and James Fecher were married on November 10, 2018.

The couple resides in Frisco.

H CONNOR ELLIS CUSTARD ’14APRIL 19, 1994 – AUGUST 14, 2014

Following a short and sudden illness, the precious soul of Connor Ellis Custard left us from his home in Dallas. The avid out-doorsman and amateur food connois-seur, had displayed courage and true grit throughout a number of recent challenges, and was hopeful and determined about his future, when he was called from life’s strug-gles. Born April 19, 1994, Connor was a 2013 graduate of Prince of Peace Christian School in Carrollton, TX, where he expe-rienced one of the greatest joys of his life, playing football with the Junior Varsity and Varsity Eagles. There, as he did with all en-deavors, he represented the school he attended throughout his entire aca-demic career, his teammates, and his family, with perseverance and valor. In 2012, Connor attained his Eagle Rank with Scout Troop 876, in Carrollton, TX, where he was commended for demonstrating honor, maturity, and responsi-bility. Known among friends and loved ones for his sense of humor, kind heart, and love of cooking. Connor’s physical presence will be greatly missed among his many friends and loved ones.

ANDREW KEITH KALINKE ’17JULY 3, 1998 – JUNE 4, 2018

It is with deep sadness that we say good-bye to our friend, Andrew Keith Kalinke. Andrew left his earthly home on June 4, 2018 as a result of a car accident. Andrew, a political science major, had just finished his freshmen year at Texas A&M University. Andrew never met a stranger. His friends and family remember him for his authentic, unselfish love and strong faith. He was the second of three sons to Bob and Anne Ka-linke. Andrew wanted to follow in his dad’s footsteps and become a lawyer. His dad said “He didn’t care about anything super-ficial about someone. He just loved people. His greatest characteristic was that he was not judgmental, he loved people and he loved being around them.” Jacob, Andrew’s brother, said “He taught me to be more outgoing and more carefree. I think he really pushed me to love people better and meet people where they are.” Andrew left behind a a lasting legacy of love and compassions that touched everyone he met.

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