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Graduation: Santiam Christian High School’s Class of 2009

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GRADUATION: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at the Santiam Christian School gymnasium, 7220 N.E. Arnold Ave., Adair Village. Admission by ticket only.

SENIOR CLASS: 71

CLASS STATEMENT: The class has made its mark through high academic achievement and service to others. The class members have distinguished themselves by participating in humanitarian trips to Uganda, Ukraine and the Dominican Republic, among others. They have served the homeless in Portland and needy children in Corvallis.

Candidates:

Zachary Akin, Meagan Anderson, Jonathon Bachman, Amy Balkins, Nicole Barton, Corrie Bellamy, Ian Bellamy, Andrew Black, Rebecca Boddy, Ashley Boersma, Shane Brown, Jeremy Burrows, Jeremiah Connor, Brian Cook, Jordyn Coon, Nicola Coon, Brittney Cooney, Trent Davis, Cory De Kruyf, Hannah Doyle, Megan Elder-Klosterman, Brandon Ellis, Anna Freeman, Charles Gidley, Alexandra Gilman, Kirsti Graffenberger, Sara Gray, Ryan Hansen, Spenser Harold, Christopher Hebert, Erik Hellesto, Richard Herbert, Trevor Herrold, Demetri Howerton, Derek Howerton, Dakota Huxman, Aaron Jenks, DoeJin Kim, Steve Kleinle, Rachel Kubler, Taylor Kummer, Paul Lancaster, Almendra Lopez-Munoz, Tristan Manley, Christopher McCarthy, Christopher Mikkelson, Jonathan Neumann, Lauren Oakes, Roxanne Ower, Jung Yeun Park, Stephanie Perkins, Lisa Perry, Shelley Platt, Jason Powell, Amanda Prentiss, Lauren Schaffner, Tiana Sherman, Ah Young Song, Tyler Stitzel, Kayla Sundin, Danae Swatman, Courtney Towery, Venisa Troyer, Denise Vande Burgt, Elizabeth Ward, Miranda Warren, Sean Wilson, Danica Winchester, Jonathan Wobig, Daniel Ziminski, Saulo Zolla.

Honors:

Zachary Akin: SCHS Outstanding Student (advanced agriculture, band), ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete.

Meagan Anderson: OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete.

Amy Balkins: National Honor Society, ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts, Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, Walla Walla University Leadership and Academic Scholarships, Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show Scholarship, Arabian Horse Show Breeders Association of Oregon Scholarship.

Nicole Barton: SCHS Outstanding Student (anatomy and physiology), ACSI Distinguished Student (athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Pacific University Honors and Pacesetter Scholarships, Linfield Trustee Scholarship, Pacific Lutheran University Provost's Scholarship, Whitworth University Presidential Scholarship, Corban College, Presidential Scholarship, Eastern Oregon University Scholar Award.

Corrie Bellamy: SCHS Outstanding Student (home economics), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts, athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Johnson and Wales University DECA Scholarship, University of Oregon Dean's Access and Resident Dean's Scholar, Pacific Lutheran University Dean's and Q Club Scholarships.

Ian Bellamy: ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts, Christian service).

Rebecca Boddy: SCHS Outstanding Student (choir, women's fitness), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, Oregon State University Music Scholarship.

Ashley Boersma: SCHS Outstanding Student (cadet teaching II), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete.

Jeremy Burrows: ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts, athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete.

Jeremiah Connor: SCHS Outstanding Student (home economics).

Brian Cook: OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete.

Jordyn Coon: SCHS Outstanding Student (advanced agriculture), ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, Oregon State University Diversity and College of Agriculture Scholarships, Oregon Seed Trade Association Scholarship.

Nicola Coon: SCHS Outstanding Student (art, advanced agriculture), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts), Oakville Youth Memorial Scholarship.

Brittney Cooney: National Honor Society, OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, Knox College Ellen Browning Scripps Scholar, Boston University Award.

Cory De Kruyf: ACSI Distinguished Student (athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Chemeketa Community College Tuition Scholarship, Linfield College Faculty Scholarship.

Hannah Doyle: SCHS Outstanding Student (English composition), ACSI Distinguished Student (athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Oregon State University Diversity Achievement Scholarship.

Megan Elder-Klosterman: University of Oregon Resident Dean's Scholarship.

Anna Freeman: SCHS Outstanding Student (beginning agriculture).

Charles Gidley: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (choir), ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts, athletics, Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Oregon State University Diversity Achievement Scholarship, University of Oregon Resident Dean's Scholarship.

Alexandra Gilman: Oakville Youth Memorial Scholarship.

Kirsti Graffenberger: George Fox University Stevens Academic Achievement Scholarship, Hesston College Dean's and Alumni Scholarships.

Sara Gray: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (English literature, weight training, cadet teaching I), ACSI Distinguished Student (academics, athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, Oregon State University Presidential Scholar, Iowa State University Award for Competitive Excellence and Nadyne Harris Estate Scholarship, Washington State University Cougar Academic Award, the Benton County Foundation (Dale and Thomasina Trout Scholarship).

Ryan Hansen: SCHS Outstanding Student (marketing), ACSI Distinguished Student (athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete.

Spenser Harold: SCHS Outstanding Student (advanced agriculture, senior Bible), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Oregon State University Diversity Achievement Scholarship, Washington State University Cougar Academic Award.

Christopher Hebert: SCHS Outstanding Student (AP calculus, physics), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts), Johnson & Wales University DECA Scholarship, Cal Poly University Cal Poly Outreach Scholarship, University of Oregon Resident Dean's and General University Scholarships

Erik Hellesto: SCHS Outstanding Student (marriage and family), ACSI Distinguished Student (academics, athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, OSU Folk Club Scholarship, SELCO Scholarship, OSU Federal TLT Scholarship, LBCC Tangent Community Scholarship, the Benton County Foundation (John and Nancy Dennis Scholarship and Dale and Thomasina Trout Scholarship), E. E. Wilson Scholarship.

Richard Herbert: SCHS Outstanding Student (drama), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts).

Trevor Herrold: OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete.

Demetri Howerton: ACSI Distinguished Student (Academics, Fine Arts), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Point Loma University President's Scholarship, Azusa Pacific University President's Scholarship, Biola University Academic Scholarship, Seattle Pacific University Trustees' Scholar Award

Derek Howerton: SCHS Outstanding Student (English composition), ACSI Distinguished Student (athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Biola University Academic Scholarship, Azusa Pacific University Dean's Scholarship, Seattle Pacific University Dean's Scholar Award.

Aaron Jenks: SCHS Outstanding Student (woodshop), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete.

Steven Kleinle: SCHS Outstanding Student (algebra II).

Rachel Kubler: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (senior Bible), ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, athletics, Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, University of Idaho Achievement, Leadership, Virginia Mowry Scholarships and Western Undergraduate Exchange Award, Seattle Pacific University Award, George Fox University Stevens Academic Achievement Scholarship, Whitworth University Legacy Scholarship, Pacific Lutheran University Dean's and Q Club Scholarships, Western Oregon University Presidential Scholarship, the Benton County Foundation (Otto J. and Adelia M. Hahn Scholarship).

Taylor Kummer: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (English composition, physics), Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit, ACSI Distinguished Student (academics, fine arts, athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete.

Tristan Manley: OSAA Farmers Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, Oregon State University Diversity Achievement Scholarship.

Christopher McCarthy: SCHS Outstanding Student (art).

Christopher Mikkelson: National Merit Scholar Finalist, OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, John Brown University Trustee Scholarship, Oregon State University Diversity Achievement and Engineering Dean's Scholarship.

Lauren Oakes: OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, Seattle Pacific University Scholarship, Pacific Lutheran University Faculty Scholarship, George Fox University Duke Distinguished Scholarship.

Roxanne Ower: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (marketing, algebra II), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts), Oregon State University Diversity Scholarship.

Jung Yeun Park: University of Oregon International Dean's Excellence Scholarship, University of Indiana Prestige Scholarship.

Lisa Perry: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (choir), ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts, Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, George Fox University Duke Distinguished Scholarship and Ministerial Dependent Award, Margaret E. Hull Scholarship, the Benton County Foundation (Dale and Thomasina Trout Scholarship).

Jason Powell: National Honor Society, ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts, athletics, Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, Oregon State University Diversity and Engineering Dean's Scholarships, OSU Folk Club Scholarship, the Benton County Foundation (John and Nancy Dennis Scholarship), NBC Basketball Camps "Great Man Award," Corvallis Chamber Coalition Future First Citizen Award, Corvallis Elks Lodge "Most Valuable Student" Scholarship, Springfield Elks Lodge Scholarship, Oregon Collectors' Association Hasson-Newman Memorial Scholarship, E. E. Wilson Scholarship.

Amanda Prentiss: National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts), Trinity Western University President's Scholarship, Loyola Marymount University Arrupe Scholarship, Furman University Academic Scholar Award, Willamette University Merit Award, Whitman College Alexander Anderson Scholarship, Pacific Lutheran University Provost Merit Award, Trinity University Murchison Scholarship, Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont Scholarship, Southern Oregon University Churchill Scholarship, Whitworth University Mind and Hearth Scholarship, Seattle Pacific University Trustee's Scholar Award and Philip W. Eaton Scholarship.

Lauren Schaffner: salutatorian: National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (Spanish IV, drama, AP calculus), Society of Women Engineers Certificate of Merit, ACSI Distinguished Student (academics, leadership, fine arts, athletics, Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, Southern Oregon University Churchill Scholarship, Boston University Scholarship, Georgetown University Scholarship, the Benton County Foundation (Dale and Thomasina Trout Scholarship), Albany Chamber of Commerce Scholarship.

Tiana Sherman: SCHS Outstanding Student (woodshop).

Kayla Sundin: OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, Corban College Director's and Alumni Scholarship.

Danae Swatman: National Honor Society, ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts, Christian service), Oregon State University Diversity Achievement Scholarship, OSU Folk Club Scholarship, Albany Rotary Club Scholarship.

Courtney Towery: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (marriage and family), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts, athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, PacWest Scholar Athlete, the Benton County Foundation (Dale and Thomasina Trout Scholarship), E. E. Wilson Scholarship.

Venisa Troyer: National Honor Society, ACSI Distinguished Student (Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, George Fox University Miller Award and ECNA Student Award.

Denise Vande Burgt: National Honor Society, ACSI Distinguished Student (academics, fine arts), OSAA Farmers Insurance Activity Scholar, OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, Dordt College Presidential Scholarship.

Miranda Warren: SCHS Outstanding Student (economics), ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, fine arts), University of Oregon Resident Dean's Scholarship.

Sean Wilson: Valedictorian: National Honor Society, SCHS Outstanding Student (economics), SCHS Outstanding Student (Spanish IV, anatomy and physiology), ACSI Distinguished Student (academics, leadership, Christian service), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, Emory University Scholarship, Tulane Presidential Scholarship and Tulane Scholarships, UCLA Scholarship Recognition Award and Chancellor's National Scholarship, Worcester Polytechnic Institute University Award, Willamette University Merit Award and Jason Lee Scholarship, Oregon State University Diversity Achievement, UC San Diego Award, UC Davis Scholarship, UC Santa Barbara Scholarship, UC Irvine Scholarship, the Benton County Foundation (Dale and Thomasina Trout Scholarship and CT Wang Scholarship).

Daniel Ziminski: SCHS Outstanding Student (weight training, English literature), ACSI Distinguished Student (fine arts, athletics), OSAA Farmers Insurance Scholar Athlete, U.S. Naval Academy Scholarship.

Saulo Zolla: ACSI Distinguished Student (leadership, athletics), Linfield College Award.

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