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
Thursday, May 24, 2012 Page 5C THE CANYON NEWS
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)