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2016 Notable Graduates

2016 notable graduates from Spokane-area and Idaho-area high schools.

Aaron Dahl is the notable senior from Bryant TEC. Aaron is very involved in karate. He is also an amazing student who works hard out at EWU while he is doing Running Start. View Aaron’s story

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Bryant/TEC: Aaron Dahl


Caleb Johnson poses for a photo during the 24th Annual Spokane Scholars banquet on Monday, April 18, 2016, at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Wash. Caleb has Estopia Amblyopia; he has very limited vision and is legally blind. He has a 3.942 grade point average, has taken 7 AP classes, and is an AP Scholar scoring 5s on all the exams he’s completed. View Caleb’s story

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Central Valley High: Caleb Johnson


Aiden Hubbard is the notable graduate from Cheney High. View Aiden’s story

Cheney High: Aiden Hubbard


Megan McHale is the notable graduate from the Community School. View Megan’s story

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Community School: Megan McHale


Savannah Haney is the notable graduate from Deer Park High School. View Savannah’s story

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Deer Park High: Savannah Haney


Ashley Hanson is the notable graduate from Deer Park Home Link. View Ashley’s story

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Deer Park Home Link: Ashley Hanson


Kayla Volmer is the notable graduate from Dishman Hills. View Kayla’s story

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Dishman Hills: Kayla Volmer


Cameron Dunlap is the notable student from East Valley High School. He is involved with art, photography, and robotics. View Cameron’s story

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East Valley High: Cameron Dunlap


Sam Thompson is the notable student from Ferris High School. He plans on attending EWU. View Sam’s story

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Ferris High: Sam Thompson


Yelizaveta Skoromnaya is the notable graduate from Five Mile Prairie. View Yelizaveta’s story

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Five Mile Prairie: Yelizaveta Skoromnaya


Tristan Albrecht, Freeman High’s notable grad, poses for a photo on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Freeman High School in Rockford, Wash. View Tristan’s story

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Freeman High: Tristan Albrecht


Mason Plese is the notable graduate from Gonzaga Prep. View Mason’s story

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Gonzaga Prep: Mason Plese


Grace Thomas is the notable graduate from Lakeside High. View Grace’s story

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Lakeside High: Grace Thomas


Jennifer Bashoor is the notable graduate from Lewis and Clark High. Jennifer transferred to LC in December of her junior year, coming to LC from out of state. Her classmates and teachers know her as one of the most kind, thoughtful, encouraging and compassionate young women they have ever met. View Jennifer’s story

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Lewis and Clark High: Jennifer Bashoor


Jessica Trotter is the notable graduate from Liberty High. View Jessica’s story

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Liberty High: Jessica Trotter


William Harrington is the notable graduate from Map School. View William’s story

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Map: William Harrington


Brayden Race was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma (type of bone cancer) back in November 22, 2013, during her sophomore year. She had 23 runs of chemo and seven weeks of radiation (10 months total). She transferred to MEAD while undergoing treatment to keep up as best she could with school and then transferred back to Mead HS at the beginning of her junior year. Since the treatment, her physical abilities have been compromised. She struggled to just be able to walk after treatment. She was an avid softball player and has since given that up. Her plan after high school is to attend cosmetology school to become a makeup artist. View Brayden’s story

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Mead High: Brayden Race


Addison Armstrong is the notable graduate from Mead Alternative High. View Addison’s story

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Mead Alternative High: Addison Armstrong


Alex Garza is the notable graduate from Medical Lake High. View Alex’s story

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Medical Lake High: Alex Garza


Noah Miller is the notable graduate from Medical Lake Alternative. View Noah’s story

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Medical Lake Alternative: Noah Miller


Mica Peak grad Zach Andersen poses for a photo on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Mica Peak High School in Spokane Valley, Wash. View Zach’s story

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Mica Peak High: Zach Anderson


Tony Hazel poses for a photo on Friday, March 11, 2016, at Mt. Spokane High School. View Tony’s story

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Mt. Spokane High: Tony Hazel


Lexus Simmons is the notable senior from North Central High. Lexus was chosen because she has overcome significant hardship. She has plans to go on to Eastern Washington University to study social work. View Lexus’ story

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North Central High: Lexus Simmons


Lyndsey Witmer is the notable graduate from North Star. View Lyndsey’s story

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North Star: Lyndsey Witmer


Scarlett Hwang is the notable graduate from Northwest Christian. View Scarlett’s story

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Northwest Christian: Scarlett Hwang


Kialynn Palpant is the notable graduate from Oaks Classical Christian Academy. View Kialynn’s story

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Oaks: Kialynn Palpant


Josiah Malesic is the notable graduate from On Track. View Josiah’s story

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On Track: Josiah Malesic


Justin Marbach is the notable senior from Riverpoint Academy. View Justin’s story

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Riverpoint Academy: Justin Marbach


Richard Morgan, left, had a heart attack and survived because his granddaughter Shelby Morgan, 15, knew CPR. Shelby had just taken a CPR class in school a few days before. View Shelby’s story

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Riverside Alternative: Shelby Morgan


Nicholas Snyder is the notable graduate from Riverside High. View Nicholas’ story

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Riverside High: Nicholas Snyder


Diana Ramirez-Torres is the notable student from Rogers High School. Here she conducts research on bacteria through Project Lead The Way Biomedical Science Program (PLTW). Ramirez-Torres hopes to attend Princeton or Brown. View Diana’s story

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Rogers High: Diana Ramirez-Torres


What sets Shadle Park senior Nick Katruska apart from others is that he’s had to face many trials and has done so gracefully with a smile on his face. He has a strong work ethic and will be the first person to graduate from high school in his family. View Nick’s story

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Shadle Park High: Nick Katruska


Angelina Chebotareva, notable graduate at Spokane Valley High School, is a member of student government and prompted her school to institute an honor roll. View Angelina’s story

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Spokane Valley High: Angelina Chebotareva


Saint George’s senior Emily Tender has earned the International Baccalaureate degreee. She plays JV volleyball and varsity basketball. Her most remarkable accomplishment is being an international fashion model who has done shoots in Seattle, LA, New York and Tokyo. View Emily’s story

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St. George's: Emily Tender


Sam Welp, the notable senior for St. Michael’s Academy, takes aim with a bow during the Washington State Archery Tournament on Friday, March 11, 2016, at Mount Saint Michael’s in Spokane, Wash. Welp has been a star archer at the state level. He took 1st place in the state of Nebraska in 2014 (he boarded there for a year) and 2nd place in the state of Washington. View Sam’s story

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St. Michael's: Sam Welp


Vlad Kirichenko is the notable graduate from Summit Christian Academy. View Vlad’s story

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Summit Christian Academy: Vlad Kirichenko


Makenzie Kirstein is the notable graduate from Three Springs. View Makenzie’s story

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Three Springs: Makenzie Kirstein


Mitch Carbon is the notable senior for University High School. Mitch has spent his entire high school career battling cancer. Four times he thought he had conquered it, and four times it came back. During this life struggle, he maintained an A average and did his school work from hospital beds, during his summers and as much as he could at school. Finally, in his senior year, through an experimental T-cell procedure, on his virtual death-bed, Mitch came through to the other side. He is now miraculously, 100 percent cancer-free. He is graduating with his class and he is going to attend Whitworth University in the fall. View Mitch’s story

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University High: Mitch Carbon


Polly Officer is the notable graduate from Upper Columbia. View Polly’s story

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Upper Columbia: Polly Officer


David Gilmartin, the notable senior from Valley Christian, poses for a photo on Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Valley Christian in Spokane Valley, Wash. View David’s story

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Valley Christian: David Gilmartin


Natalie Peters is the notable graduate from Washington Academy of Arts & Tech. View Natalie’s story

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Washington Academy of Arts & Tech: Natalie Peters


Meseret Dokken poses for a picture at West Valley High School on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. She was adopted in May of 2009 by Jennifer and Chad Dokken from an orphanage in Ethiopia when she was 9 years old. View Meseret’s story

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West Valley High: Meseret Dokken


Rachel Dykes is the notable senior from Classical Christian Academy. View Rachel’s story

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Classical Christian Academy: Rachel Dykes


Colin Weerleg is the notable graduate from Coeur d’Alene High. View Colin’s story

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Coeur d'Alene High: Colin Wereley


Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy senior Michael Graves plans on attending Northern Arizona in the fall. View Michael’s story

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CDA Charter Academy: Michael Graves


Genesis Preparatory Academy senior Elijah Schreibeis talks about focusing on wildlife management upon graduation from the Christian school in Post Falls on Thursday, March 10, 2016. View Elijah’s story

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Genesis Prep Academy: Elijah Schreibeis


Jenna Karpinski is the notable graduate from Kootenai Junior/Senior High. View Jenna’s story

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Kootenai Junior/Senior High: Jenna Karpinski


Lake City High School senior Khristian Paul talks about earning the rank of Eagle Scout at his home in Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. View Khristian’s story

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Lake City High: Khristian Paul


Lakeland High School senior Cameron Marsh has been a member of the swim team since his freshmen year at the school in Rathdrum. Photographed near Radiant Lake on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. View Cameron’s story

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Lakeland High: Cameron Marsh


Jubal Mitchell is the notable graduate from Lakeside High. View Jubal’s story

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Lakeside High: Jubal Mitchell


Jesse Brown is the notable graduate from Mountain View Alternative. View Jesse’s story

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Mountain View Alternative: Jesse Brown


Courtney Pannell is the notable graduate from New Vision High. View Courtney’s story

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New Vision High: Courtney Pannell


Olivia Kinnick poses for a photograph at North Idaho Christian in Hayden on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. She suffered from anorexia, the complications from which put her in the hospital at the end of her sophomore year. She has had a long road to recovery but is doing great. She thought her story may be able to help others. View Olivia’s story

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North Idaho Christian: Olivia Kinnick


Post Falls senior class officer Cara Swann sits in the shadow of the American flag at the school on Thursday, April 7, 2016. She’s also a member of the National Honor Society and Key Club and is active in her church. View Cara’s story

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Post Falls High: Cara Swann


Timberlake High School senior Jordon Nield talks about his love of music at the school near Spirit Lake on Thursday, March 10, 2016. View Jordan’s story

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Timberlake High: Jordan Nield


Mariah Miller is the notable graduate from Venture High School. View Mariah’s story

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Venture High: Mariah Miller

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