2021 Valedictorians
Carmen Combs
Parents: Lisa and Chris Combs
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.284)
Honors, awards: Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; National Honor Society White Tassel; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); Medford Rotary Foundation Scholarship
College plans: Rogue Community College then four-year college in the Spring of 2022, English or other
Career goals: I want to use my degree to get a job that allows me to explore my creativity. Having a creative outlet in my job is a must and I would not be able to work at a job without one. What inspires me is the thought of having a job I love and that allows me to express myself in new ways.
Parents: Trevor and Jennielle Denn
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.237)
Honors, awards: Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; OSAA Scholar Athlete; National Honor Society White Tassel; SOU Honor Cords; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway and Pre-Professional Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); first-team all-conference junior and senior year for girls soccer; second team all-conference sophomore year; all-conference honorable mention freshman year; Ruth Hockersmith Memorial, Eastwood Baptist Church Scholarship; West Family Foundation Scholarship; Royce L. Money Chancellor’s Award; NCAA Division 1 women’s soccer scholarship (From Abilene Christian University)
College plans: Abilene Christian University, kinesiology and soccer.
Career goals: I would like to pursue a career in physical therapy so that I can work with people recovering from sports injuries and overall help people live their most physically mobile lives
Parents: Doug and Helena Elam
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.28)
Honors, awards: Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; AP Scholar 2019; AP Scholar with Honor 2020; OSAA Scholar Athlete; Student Government Black Tornado Pride Cords; National Honor Society White Tassel; OASSA Student of Merit (science); SOU Honor Cords; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); NMHS Pear Blossom Princess 2021; Miss Jackson County’s Outstanding Teen 2019; second-team all-conference soccer (2021); second-team all-conference pole vault (2019); Southern Oregon’s Top 10 Emerging Leader Representative; Elks Most Valuable Student quarterfinalist; PEO Star Award Nominee; NMHS Outstanding Orator Award (2019); PEO Chapter CP Carolyn Riechers Scholarship; Ryan Folsom Memorial Scholarship; Douglas and Beverly Coghill Memorial Black Tornado Athlete Scholarship; Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Foundation; Miss Jackson County’s Outstanding Teen Award Scholarship; Top Ten State Finalist Scholarship; Academic Achievement Scholarship; Teri Leeper Scholar Athlete Award; Pear Blossom Princess Scholarship; Red Cross for achievement in Blood Drives Scholarship; California Institute of Technology Merit Scholarship; Jacksonville University for academic merit; University of Puget Sound for academic merit
College plans: California Institute of Technology, environmental engineering and biology
Career goals: I intend to go into research specifically regarding ecological biology, carbon sequestering or artificial photosynthesis in order to combat climate change
Parents: Mark and Kate Empasis
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.125)
Honors, awards: Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; National Honor Society White Tassel; SOU Honor Cords; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); University of Arizona Honors College; Robert and Rose Mary Hopkins Memorial Trust Scholarship; University of Arizona Merit Scholarship
College plans: University of Arizona, biology
Career goals: Once I earn my bachelor’s degree, I plan to attend medical school to pursue a doctorate degree
Parents: Timothy and Gretchen Isaacs
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.248)
Honors, awards: Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; AP Scholar 2019; AP Scholar with Distinction 2020; Marines Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence; OSAA Scholar Activity; National Honor Society White Tassel; OASSA Student of Merit (social studies); SOU Honor Cords; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway Visual and Performing Arts; Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); University of Oregon Top Scholar; WIBC Honor Band Participant; Robert Mary and Rose Mary Hopkins Memorial Trust Scholarship; Summit Scholarship University of Oregon; Corrigan Solari Scholarship
College plans: University of Oregon, music composition
Career goals: I want to write music professionally for movies, games and shows
Parents: John and Helene Lulich
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.347)
Honors, awards: Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; AP Scholar 2019; AP Scholar with Distinction 2020; Air Force Academic Excellence (science); OSAA Scholar Athlete; OASSA Student of Merit (mathematics); Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); Black Tornado Alumni Scholarship; Medford Rotary Foundation in Memory of Robert Johnson Scholarship; Medford Rotary Foundation Scholarship
College plans: Cal Poly Pomona, aerospace engineering
Career goals: Get a good job
Parents: Ralph Martino and Rebekka Nicol
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.404)
Honors, awards: Gold Medal No. 1 In class; Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; Air Force Academic Excellence (mathematics); completion of the MSD Academic Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); Congressional Art Award; Black Tornado Pride Scholarship; Medford Rotary Scholarship; University of Colorado Chancellor’s Scholarship; Purple and Gold Scholarship; Summit Scholarship
College plans: University of Colorado Boulder, environmental design
Career goals: I want to design sustainable alternatives to common consumer goods as a way to reduce the overall environmental impact of our society
Parents: John Norton and Terry Smith-Norton
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.303)
Honors, awards: Silver Medal No. 2 In Class; Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; AP Scholar 2019; AP Scholar with Distinction 2020; Marines Scholastic Excellence Award; OSAA Scholar Athlete; OSAA Scholar Activity (wind ensemble and band); National Honor Society White Tassel; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway and Visual and Performing Arts; Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon; SOU Honor Band; Clark Honors College, University of Oregon; Athlete of the Week; State Flute Solo Competition Finalist; Flute Section Leader; Varsity Golf Team Captain
College plans: Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, biochemistry
Career goals: I plan on going to medical school to be a Pediatrician or OB-GYN
Parents: Eon Ramirez and Carissa Gallery
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.078)
Honors, awards: President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; OSAA Scholar Athlete; National Honor Society White Tassel; SOU Honor Cords; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); Award of Academic Excellence; cross country first-team all-conference; cross country first place regionals team award; top 10 all-time school history for 5K; Southern Oregon seventh-place individual regional cross country award; varsity cross country and track and field letter; The Carpenter Foundation Scholarship; Lane Community College athletic scholarship
College plans: Lane Community College, nursing
Career goals: Once I receive my degree I want to use it to help people of all ages to live a happy and healthy lifestyle. I am very interested in expanding my skills to help high school and collegiate level athletes with any injuries and physical ailments they may be experiencing. I have always been inspired by the amazing people around me, always inspiring me to work my absolute hardest and to have fun
Parents: Kristi and Doug Ward
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.182)
Honors, awards: Honors Diploma; President’s Gold Award for Educational Excellence Gold Tassel; OSAA Scholar Athlete; OSAA Scholar Activity (cheer); National Honor Society White Tassel; Completion of the MSD Academic Pathway and Pre-Professional Pathway (Green Pathway Cord); NMHS varsity cheer team captain; Kiwanis Club Educational Award for Video Production; 2019 Level 5 individual cheerleading national champion; two-time OCCA cheerleading all-state champion; NMHS track “True Grit” Award; two-time top All-American cheerleader of NCA camp; 2017 Level 7 regional gymnastics champion; NMHS varsity letter for track; NMHS varsity letter (cheerleading); Ryan Folsom Memorial Scholarship; Medford Rotary Foundation Scholarship; BYU: Athletic Scholarship for BYU Cheer and Stunt; OCCA: All State 2018 second-place scholarship ($750); all-state 2019 first-place scholarship ($1,000); all-state 2021 first-place scholarship ($1,000); Arizona State University: Presidential Scholarship ($15,500 per year/$62,000 total); University of Oregon: Summit Scholarship ($4,000 per year/$16,000 total)
College plans: Brigham Young University, media arts and BYU cheer squad
Career goals: I want to use my creativity and passion for video editing to help others, either creating productions as a videographer, editing films as an editor or promoting organizations and raising awareness for important issues through video production
Parents: Sarah Henricksen and Dale Oakley
GPA: 4.0
College plans: Southern Oregon University
Career goals: Obstetrics nurse
Parents: Amanda Long and Pablo Espinosa
GPA: 4.132
Honors, awards: Valedictorian
College plans: University of Oregon, molecular biology
Career goals: To become an obstetrician-gynecologist
Parents: Randy and Kathy Beers
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Honors diploma, National Honor Society
College plans: Bushnell University, Christian ministry
Career goals: I plan to be a missionary
Parents: Gina and Trevor Bushey
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Varsity letter in dance team and choir; earned the provost award merit scholarship.
College plans: UC Davis, wildlife, fish and conservation biology, pre-veterinary
Career goals: I plan to become a veterinarian and work with the preservation of endangered species
Parents: Brenda and Donnie Frazier
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: PEO Sisterhood Scholarship; National Honor Society
College plans: Grand Canyon University, graphic design and advertising
Parents: Ryan and Katie Millar
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.085)
Honors, awards: National Honor Society; ASB Vice President; two-sport varsity athlete
College plans: Brigham Young University
Career goals: I plan to study business
Parents: Gary and Denise Robertson
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Medford Rotary Scholarship; George Fox Merit Scholarship
College plans: George Fox University, psychology
Career goals: I hope to become a child life specialist
Parents: Greg and Rachel Terry
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: National Honor Society
College plans: Pacific University, biology and soccer
Career goals: After attending PA school to become a certified physician assistant
Parents: Greg and Kelly Thompson
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Breakfast of Champs Student of the Quarter
College plans: University of Oregon, baseball
Career goals: Professional baseball player
Parents: Brian and Jill Hall
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Senior Class President; first in class; varsity tennis; varsity softball; DECA first place, regional competition
College plans: Brigham Young University, business and pre-medical
Career goals: Something in the medical/surgical field
Parents: Sarah and Patrick Grady
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Speech and debate: third place at state in duo, fifth place in prose; organized spirit activities, rallies, and mentored freshmen; varsity tennis freshman year; National Honor Society; community service activities
College plans: University of Southern California, dramatic arts
Career goals: After completing college, my goal is to become a full-time actor in Los Angeles and act in as many projects as I can, including those on stage, on screen and voice-over work
Parents: Kathy and Randy Beers
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Graduating with honors
College plans: Oregon Institute of Technology, engineering
Career goals: I will be a mechanical engineer
Parents: Cesar and Reina Arenas
GPA: 4.204
Honors, awards: U.S. Presidential Scholar (semifinalist); AP Scholar; lettering in leadership; Panther To Raiders Award
College plans: Oregon State University, human development and family science
Career goals: I want to start my own nonprofit named Angels on Earth which will help fundraise for pediatric patients and engage student involvement in the community
Parents: Edward and Jennifer Easton
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.244)
Honors, awards: AP Scholar with Distinction; Secretary of National Honor Society; LINKS Leader; Eastwood Baptist Scholarship; Medford Rotary Scholarship; Senior Superlative for Kindest Heart
College plans: Simpson University, kinesiology
Career goals: Occupational therapy
Parents: Cindy and Randy Eiynck
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: National Honor Society; AP Scholar with distinction
College plans: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, STEM and swimming
Career goals: I am not set yet on a career plan, but I want to incorporate scientific research into my career
Parents: David and Courtney Sprague
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Summit Scholarship; Finley Academic Excellence Scholarship; Medford Rotary Scholarship; Britt Foundation Scholarship
College plans: Central Oregon Community College, environmental sciences
Career goals: I have no specific career plans, but I want to continue my path in sciences in the future
Parents: Binh Nguyen and Julie Ho
GPA: 4.0
College plans: Rogue Community College
Career goals: Optometrist
Parents: Craig and Sarah Long
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Valedictorian
College plans: Rogue Community College, Southern Oregon University
Career goals: Youth education teacher
Parents: Jennifer and Kevin Drane
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Graduate with honors
College plans: Community college, Oregon State University
Career goals: I plan on pursuing my dream of becoming a Veterinarian
Parents: Krysta and Matthew Bossard
GPA: 4.09
Honors, awards: Biliteracy Seal, $35,000 merit scholarship to University of Arizona; honors and AP credit
College plans: University of Arizona, dance
Career goals: To join a dance company in Europe or the United States
Parents: Kenda and Ron Lindsey
College plans: Portland Community College, Portland State University, political science
Career goals: Potentially pursue a political career in either local or state government
Parents: Rina and Karl Pryor
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: National Merit Scholar; all-state cross country and track teams; AP Scholar
College plans: Harvard College, cross country, track and architecture
Career goals: Undecided
Parents: Ann and Rob Hague
GPA: 4.0
College plans: University of Portland, mathematics and biology, pre-med
Career goals: I plan on pursuing the medical field and becoming a physician
Parents: Jani Rollins
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: National Math Honors Society; competed in Oregon State Math Tournament for 4 years; National Honor Society; National Art Honor Society; team captain, drill captain and team youth representative of AHS equestrian team; Oregon high school equestrian team Southern Oregon Youth representative; Key Club; Working Equitation United third place in North American Championships; Working Equitation United North American High Point Quarter Horse recipient; Southern Oregon University Best of the Best Student Art Show; Oregon State University Presidential Scholarship
College plans: Oregon State University Honors College
Career goals: Veterinary Medicine
Parents: Wesley Corey
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Aspirations in Computing
College plans: Santa Clara University, engineering
Career goals: I am uncertain what my specific career path will be, but I hope to work in the engineering field
Parents: Valérie Stein-Retiz and Tony Retiz
GPA: 4.1
Honors, awards: National Honor Society; Mu Alpha Theta; varsity tennis MVP, state semifinalist, district champion; top 10 academic all-state; Spring Scholar Athlete; first chair flutist; robotics team captain; 3-time FIRST Chairman's Award winner
College plans: University of Chicago, chemistry and french
Career goals: Work in the field of forensics as a forensic chemist
Parents: Stephen and Suzanne Zapf
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Placed among top 50 girls in state for downhill skiing (2018); third-place districts for doubles tennis (2019); state consolation champion doubles tennis (2019); third-place districts for singles tennis (2021); Rotary Student of the Month (2021); National Honor Society Co-President (2020-21)
College plans: Whitman College, biology, pre-med, tennis
Career goals: Medicine
Parents: Kimberly and Bryan Hosford
GPA: 4.18
Honors, awards: AP Scholar
College plans: Oregon State University, mechanical engineering
Career goals: My current long-term career goal is to become an entrepreneur by creating a successful engineering firm. After completing my education I intend to join the workforce and gain an engineering license in order to accrue the necessary experience and funding to establish my firm. My current interests are in energy generation technologies, such as miniaturized fission reactors (SMRs) which could be key to enabling long-distance space shuttle missions and space elevators
Parents: Megan and Mathew Pinder
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: For all those who have loved and supported me, I feel honored.
College plans: Reed College, writing and the natural world
Career goals: I will write. Although, I haven't decided what I will write
Parents: Carrie and Joe Eskenazi
GPA: 4.09
Honors, awards: National Honors Society, AP Scholar
College plans: Oregon State University, natural resources and music performance
Career goals: Working with the National Forest Service, National Parks Service or a different state agency
Parents: Austen and Clee Ferris
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Scholar athlete
College plans: None
Career goals: Unsure, interested in outdoor education, various art forms and environmental science
Parents: Rina and Karl Pryor
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Varsity cross country and track teams; Brain Bowl president; Scavenger Hunt captain; Rotary Student of the Month; Kiwanis Student of the Month
College plans: Whitman College, politics and economics
Career goals: Becoming a teacher
Parents: Peter and Tracy Smith
GPA: 4.0 (weighted: 4.12)
Honors, awards: National Honor Society; National Merit Scholarship Program Letter of Commendation; AP Scholar
College plans: Linfield University, political science and history
Career goals: I want to become a political consultant or legislative aide
Parents: Natasha and Darryl Laws
GPA: 4.15
Honors, awards: Rotary Student of October; Academic Excellence for an Athlete; Honors Society member; CAHPS Executive Council Senior Representative
College plans: University of Arizona, biology
Career goals: Medical or nursing school after undergraduate; family medicine doctor is expected occupation currently
Parents: Diane and Bryce Waters
GPA: 4.15
Honors, awards: Rotary Student of the Month; varsity soccer MVP; Most Inspirational Player for varsity basketball; CAHPS Compass Award; Principal's Award all four years of high school; voted second-team all-conference for soccer
College plans: University of Oregon, biology
Career goals: Eventually finding a career in the health care industry
Parents: John and Jaynan Lotts
GPA: 4.14
Honors, awards: BIS Leads Award; Dean's Scholarship; Crater Foundation Scholarship
College plans: University of Rochester, biology or psychology and Spanish
Career goals: I plan on becoming a psychiatrist with my own clinic
Parents: Rebecca and Jay Campbell
GPA: 4.15
Honors, awards: Pear Blossom Queen; National Honors Society President; Principal's List (2017-2021); Crater School of Business, Innovation and Sciences Leads award (2020)
College plans: Santa Clara University, neuroscience and creative writing
Career goals: Become a neuroscience and behavior researcher with a focus on mental health research
Parents: David Welburn and Breanna Autolitano
GPA: 4.17
Honors, awards: English Student of the Year (twice); AP English Student of the Year; Spanish Student of the Year. Renaissance Scholar; Ford Foundation; Rotary Scholar
College plans: University of Oregon Honors College, biology, pre-med
Career goals: In the future I hope to become an anesthesiologist, specifically at a children’s hospital
Parents: Kadhemand Maha Alashkar
GPA: 4.18
Honors, awards: National Honor Society; top 5% of class
College plans: Oregon State University, nuclear engineering
Career goals: Nuclear engineering and petroleum engineering
Phoenix High School
Parents: Josh and Jen Hiett
GPA: 4.0
College plans: Brigham Young University, horticulture
Career goals: I want to work with plants
Parents: Brian and Kendra Bolstad
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Four years perfect attendance; four years Honor Roll; four-year varsity volleyball; four-year varsity basketball; four-year varsity softball; varsity cheer (senior year); all-conference honorable mention volleyball (sophomore year); Stancliff Award for best female athlete (junior year); first-team all-conference volleyball (junior and senior year); Most Valuable Player volleyball (junior year); all-conference honorable mention basketball (sophomore year); first-team all-conference basketball (junior year); first-team all-conference softball outfielder (sophomore and senior year); all-conference honorable mention utility player softball (senior year); varsity volleyball captain (sophomore and senior year); varsity basketball captain (junior and senior year); basketball Defensive Player of the Year (sophomore year); basketball Offensive Player of the Year (junior year); Christmas Classic Basketball All-Star Team (junior year); Student of the Month 2018; National Honors Society (sophomore and senior year); FFA Star Green Hand (freshmen year); FFA fourth-place parliamentary procedure districts; Jackson County Spring Fair FFA Crops Grand Champion Blueberries; 2018 FFA Chapter Contest first place creed speaking; DECA President (senior year); DECA first place in quick serve role play and overall testing; Superintendents Certificate (sophomore year); AP European History Outstanding Student Award (sophomore year)
College plans: Pacific University, women’s basketball
Career goals: Undecided
Parents: Heather and Nathan Humphreys
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: AP Scholar with Honor; four-time recipient of the Superintendent’s Award; National Honor Society
College plans: Oregon State University, mechanical engineering
Career goals: To work as a mechanical engineer for a Formula One team, with a focus on designing the next generation of Formula One racing cars to be more sustainable
Parents: Fred and Korina Skaff
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Vice president of the Phoenix FFA; Scholar Athlete; Medford Rogue Rotary Scholarship ($16,000)
College plans: Rogue Community College
Career goals: To work in the health care field
Parents: Josh and Jennifer Platt
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: OSAA Academic All-State; Superintendent Award; Scholar Athlete
College plans: Lewis & Clark College
Career goals: I plan on majoring in English to pursue a career in publishing or editing
Parent: Shannon Kirk
GPA: 4.205
Honors, awards: Honors society; top 5% (9-12); AP Scholar
College plans: University of Oregon, biology.
Career goals: I will be on the pre-med track during my time at the University of Oregon, and I would like to become a doctor
Parents: Tom and Cara Ayres
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: 2021-2022 Oregon FFA Association state secretary; 2021-2020 FFA Public Speaking LDE District, sectional, state (first place); 2021 FFA State Star Farmer State top four finalist; 2019-2021 FFA Southern Oregon District reporter, president; 2018-2021 Rogue River FFA chapter officer, president; 2020 FFA Job Interview CDE sectional, state (first place); 2020 FFA Agriculture Sales CDE district, state (first-place team, high Individual; 2020-2021 Western States Angus Queen
College plans: Black Hawk College, Kansas State University, agriculture communications; law school, agriculture policy and food labeling
Career goals: Over the years, through my work within 4H, FFA, and Junior Angus, it has become quite obvious that my passion is speaking up for agriculture. Ultimately, I am pursuing a law degree to eventually become an agricultural attorney. Contributing to the agriculture industry where it tends to matter most, the courtroom, and having an influence in policy making is exactly where I want to spend my time. I see myself concentrating on labeling laws, land disputes and environmental policies for animal agriculture, more specifically for cattle. Cattle and their positive effects on the environment is fascinating to me and I want to jump head first in stopping the misconceptions about their impacts
Parents: Justin and Christina Stillwagner
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Academic Scavenger Hunt (five years); national Honor Society (three years); sophomore class president; ASB vice president; ASB president; theater stage manager and student director; FFA (four years) chapter officer; floriculture coach; Oregon FFA state degree, Chapter Star (agri-science), chapter degree, Star Greenhand Degree, FFA Member of the Month; volleyball varsity letter; OSAA Academic All-State; volleyball Most Improved Player award
College plans: Flagler College, secondary education (English) and theater
Career goals: I plan to become a high school English teacher
Parents: Jeff and Tammie Andrews
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: National Honor Society
College plans: George Fox University, English, theater and education
Career goals: High school English and theater teacher
Parents: Andrew and Lynda Nelmes
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: Turning Point Dance Company Traveling Team Captain and several Writing Excellence Awards throughout high school
College plans: University of Oregon, business administration and dance
Career goals: I plan to pursue my dance career as a professional company dancer, and with my business degree I plan to later open my own dance company
Parents: Leah Wattenburger and Fred Tomlins
GPA: 3.83
Honors, awards: Honor roll (9-12); Prudential Spirit Of Community Award; Certificate of Excellence (12); President’s Volunteer Service Award (12); Academic Excellence in Science (11); Academic Excellence in Health (11); Academic Excellence in English (11)
College plans: Rouge Community College and Southern Oregon University, biology, horticulture
Career goals: I would like to own my own greenhouse and start a community garden to teach sustainability
Parents: Lori and Tom Bigboy
GPA: 3.55
Honors, awards: Honor roll every month of high school and Rogue Community College; Student of the Month Award from the Kiwanis Club, November 2019; Regional Battle of the Books winner, 2018
College plans: RCC through next fall to complete AA in graphic design, take two gap years to work in the field and eventually go to Los Angeles for a Bachelors in Performing Arts
Career goals: Work as a graphic designer, and perform for Broadway or off-Broadway shows whenever possible
Parents: Joe and Jill Savino
GPA: 4.21
Honors, awards: New York Invitational Music Festival Gold medal; Exhibition of Stars Bud and Joanna Bishop Artistic Award; Brookings Harbor Friends of Music Young Artist Scholarship Award; Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon Concerto Competition Winner; OMEA District 8 Solo Music Champion; OSAA Digital State Solo Music Invitational Superior Rating
College plans: Southern Adventist University, business administration and music
Career goals: My goal is to pursue a career that capitalizes on my ability to help our society
Parents: David and Katherine Lacombe
GPA: 4.35
Honors, awards: National Honors Society; No. 1 in class
College plans: Southern Oregon University, human services
Career goals: I plan to be a social worker so I can help families in many different ways
Parent: Trina Brumble
GPA: 4.513
Honors, awards: Associate degree of general studies; Alpha Zeta Pi, the Rogue Community College honor society; RCC President’s List; Oregon state biliteracy seal; honors diploma; Young Leaders award; Compassionate Citizen award
College plans: Brigham Young University-Idaho, applied mathematics
Career goals: Private pilot and mom homeschooling her children
Parents: Amy and Andy Kranenburg
GPA: 4.10
Honors, awards: Cum Laude Society Member; Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Award; The Driven Award; Excellence in English Award; Excellence in Math Award; Excellence in Spanish Award; AP Scholar with Distinction; Varsity Mock Trial MVP Attorney Award; Varsity Mock Trial MVP Witness Award; Athletic Leadership Award; soccer first-team all conference; basketball second-team all-conference; captain for varsity soccer and basketball teams; member of state runner-up track team (Individual state bronze medalist); Scholar Athlete Award; medalist in piano sonata competition
College plans: University of Pennsylvania
Career goals: Plans to study economics, Spanish and music composition through both the general college and the Wharton School of Business with the goal of a career in international business and foreign relations
Parents: Patty and Russ Cramer
GPA: 4.0
Honors, awards: AP Scholar with Honor; Member of ASB; National Honor Society; Academic Excellence for biology, algebra 2, Spanish 2, Spanish 3
College plans: Oregon State University Honors College, geography and Spanish
Career goals: I hope to work for NASA or other similar organization.