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Forty-two young adults crossed the stage at the Lake Roosevelt High School gym Saturday to accept their high school diplomas.
The class of 2015 was recognized and gave recognition to those who helped them along the way.
The class, whose motto was "Learn from yesterday, live for today, dream for tomorrow," a quote from Albert Einstein, gave more than 3,350 hours of community service while in the school. Yet, graduates studied hard enough to garner nearly $381,000 in scholarship offers.
Here's the list of honors and accomplishments as presented in Saturday's ceremony, plus, at the bottom of the story, our complete graduation special section:
2015 Lake Roosevelt High School Graduation Awards & Scholarships
The Class of 2014 Valedictorian is: Jazmine Sumner
The Class of 2014 Salutatorian is: Kammi Rosenbaum
High Honor Roll Students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 to 4.0. - Jazmine Sumner 3.696; Kammi Rosenbaum 3.660; Terrin Hazard 3.659; Hayley Seylor 3.557; Steven Joseph; 3.543; Shay Duclos 3.509; Zachary Erickson 3.505
Honor Roll Students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.25 to 3.49. Riley Stout 3.458; Katelynn Schilling 3.408; Kendra Descoteaux 3.354; Austin Rosenbaum 3.317; John Antone 3.300; Ashlee Semmens 3.260
Bronze Volunteer Service Award Winners. Students completed between 100 and 149 hours of Community Service. - Oscar Pakootas, Ashlee Semmens, Trinty Sweat
Silver Volunteer Service Award Winners. Students completed between 150 and 200 hours of community service volunteer work - Octavio Alejandre, Austin Rosenbaum, Raylene Ensminge, Riley Stout, Alana Epperson, Jazmine Sumner, Riley Epperson, Harmony Witten, Terrin Hazard
Gold Volunteer Service Award Winners. Students completed 200 or more hours of community service volunteer work - Shania Carson 207 hours;
Shay Duclos 268.75 hours; Daniel Loch 311 hours; Savannah Marin 278 hours; Kammi Rosenbaum 293 hours; Katelynn Schilling 278 hours; Hayley Seylor 665 hours
LRHS Character Award. Students receiving this award are being recognized for never receiving any sort of discipline throughout their four years in high school - Terrin Hazard
Silver Athletic Awards Students earned 7 to 9 Raider Varsity letters or medaled as an individual at state - Raylene Ensminger, Savannah Marin, Oscar Pakootas, Kammi Rosenbaum, Katelynn Schilling
Gold Athletic Awards. Students earned 10 to 12 Raider Varsity letters, were recognized as an All-American athlete, or individual state champions or recognized as all-state first team - Octavio Alejandre - State Champion in Wrestling - 195 lbs.; Trey Nicholson, Austin Rosenbaum - Central Washington B League Senior Scholar Athlete Award Recipients. Students earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above - Zach Erickson 3.505; Kammi Rosenbaum 3.660\
Trio Upward Bound Students - Alaynah Herman, Hayley Seylor, Jazmine Sumner
National Honor Society Members - Shay Duclos, Hayley Seylor, Zach Erickson, Riley Stout, Kammi Rosenbaum, Jazmine Sumner, Katelynn Schilling
Air Force Recruiting Service Mathematics and Science Award - Zachary Erickson, Ashlee Semmens
Support Staff Person of the Year Award - Sheila Darnold
Teacher of the Year Award - Gretchen Antoine
LRHS Citizenship Award - Daniel Loch, Savannah Marin
Lake Roosevelt High School All –Around Athlete of the Year Award - Octavio Alejandre
Mason City High School Alumni Awards Academic Excellence - Zachary Erickson, Jazmine Sumner
Athletic Excellence - Octavio Alejandre, Katelynn Schilling
John Phillip Sousa Award - Alaynah Herman
The Raider of the Year Award. This award is given to a student who demonstrates outstanding abilities in athletics and academics, while remaining a positive influence within the school and out in the community. - Octavio Alejandre
Following is a listing of Scholarships Awarded to the 2015 LRHS Graduates
Alex Garcia: Troy Beierman Award $100; Total: $100
Raylene Ensminger: Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department Sportsmanship Award $100; Total: $100
Alana Epperson: Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department Sportsmanship Award $100; Total: $100
Riley Epperson: Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department Sportsmanship Award $100; Total: $100
Zachary Erickson: Public School Employees of Washington Grand Coulee Scholarship $250; Grand Coulee Dam Education Association Scholarship $1,000; Total: $1,250
Savannah Marin: Grand Coulee Dam Alumni Scholarship $500; Total: $500
Daniel Loch: Steve Breeze Scholarship $1,000; Total: $1,000
Hayley Seylor: Carl Carlson Memorial Scholarship $1000; Total: $1,000
Marissa LaFountaine: Nespelem Grange Scholarship $400; Scholastic Achievement Award Evergreen College $600; Steve Breeze Scholarship $1000; Total: $2,000
Shay Duclos: Gailord and Jean Nelson Scholarship $750; Rotary Scholarship $2000; Total: $2,750
Jazmine Sumner: Earning her Associates Degree through WVC as well as her HS Diploma. Flo’s Café Scholarship $200; Grand Coulee Eagles Scholarship $300; Banks Lake Bass Scholarship $500; Gailord and Jean Nelson Scholarship $750; Dell Scholarship & Computer $20,000; Total: $21,750
Katelynn Schilling: Hamilton Youth Fund Scholarship $1,000; Rotary Scholarship $2,000; Glo-bal Business Scholarship $6,000; Stevens Scholar Award $40,000; Total: $49,000
Riley Stout: Nespelem Grande Scholarship $400; Federal SEOG Grant $800; Diversity Scholarship $2,000; Whitworth Grant $5,632; Whitworth Support Grant $12,000; College Bound Scholarship $13,548; Pell Grant; $22,900; WA State Need Grant $34,068; Founders Scholarship $52,000; Total: $141,348
Octavio Alejandre: Jamestown University Scholarship $8,000; Jamestown Athletic Wrestling/Track Scholarship $48,000; Great Falls University Scholarship $52,000; Great Falls Athletic Wrestling Scholarship $52,000; Total: $160,000
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