Class of 2020 makes it through

Lake Roosevelt High School's class of 2020 made it through their final year, graduating Saturday night despite a year that seemed to conspire against them.

With the last quarter-plus of the year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the class that captured at least $191,000 in scholarships, according to the school's information, was denied many of the traditional gatherings of their last year, including spring sports. They adjusted to distance learning, isolation and a graduation ceremony in the athletic field parking lot.

Watching a video on a big screen barely adequate to see even in the dim daylight of a coming storm, they nonetheless could hear their class speakers and others clearly through professionally supplied sound and video.

Until the storm hit, that is, capping off their year by dispersing them and forcing the school to cut power for fear of lightening. Rain came down in sheets, the balloons blew away, and the last names were read off in a hurry.

But they'll be able to watch it in the videos, as will readers.

You can find other videos pre-recorded for the ceremony at the end of this story.

Here are their accolades and awards.

Awards & Scholarships

Co-Valedictorians: Ellie Hansen & Brianna Co-Salutatorians: Wensdae Antoine & LorRinda Richardson

ELLIE RUTH HANSEN: Co-Valedictorian – Stole & Medal; High Honor Roll – 4.000 GPA – wear Gold Honor CordsGold Athletic Award – earned 10 to 12 Varsity Letters - Medal; Central Washington B League Senior Scholar Athlete Award Recipient - Medal; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; Mason City High School Alumni Award – Athletic Excellence - Trophy; Raider of the Year Award – Trophy & Scholarship $500;GCDEA Scholarship $1,000; Steve Breeze Memorial Scholarship $1,000; WSU Distinguished University Achievement Award Scholarship - $4,000 for two years; $8,000; Grand Coulee High School Alumni Association Scholarship $500; Rotary Club of Grand Coulee Dam General Scholarship $2,000; Banks Lake Bass Club Scholarship $500. TOTAL $13,500

BRIANNA MICHELLE WHYBARK: Co-Valedictorian – Stole & Medal; High Honor Roll – 4.000 GPA – wear Gold Honor Cords; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; Gold Volunteer Service Award – 217 hours of Community Service – Red & White Honor Cords; LRHS Character Award - for never receiving any sort of discipline throughout her four years in high school - Medal; PEO Chapter DG Scholarship $500; Kiwanis Scholarship $1,250; Rotary Club of Grand Coulee Dam General Scholarship $2,000; WSU – University of Achievement Award for $2,00 for two years $4,000; American Post 157 Scholarship $1,000. TOTAL $8,750

Earned her AA Degree from Wenatchee Valley College

WENSDAE EMERSYN ANTOINE: Co-Salutatorian – Stole & Medal; High Honor Roll – wear Gold Honor Cords; Gold Volunteer Service Award – 204 hours of Community Service – Red & White Honor Cords; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; Mason City High School Alumni Award – Academic Excellence – Trophy

LRHS Character Award - for never receiving any sort of discipline throughout her four years in high school - Medal; Montana State University – MSU Achievement Award for four years $48,000; GCDEA Scholarship $1,000; Steve Breeze Memorial Scholarship $1,000; Grand Coulee Dam Lions Club Scholarship $1,000; Rotary Club of Grand Coulee Dam General Scholarship $2,000; Banks Lake Bass Club Scholarship $500 . TOTAL $53,500

Earned her AA Degree from Wenatchee Valley College

LORRINDA LOU RICHARDSON: Co-Salutatorian – Stole & Medal; High Honor Roll – wear Gold Honor Cords; Gold Volunteer Service Award – 222 hours of Community Service – Red & White Honor Cords; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; LRHS Character Award - for never receiving any sort of discipline throughout her four years in high school - Medal; Central Washington B League Senior Scholar Athlete Award Recipient - Medal; Montana State University – MSU Achievement Award for four years $48,000; Troy Bierman Memorial Scholarship $100; Gailord & Jean Nelson Scholarship – presented by Soy Redthunder $1,500; Rotary Club of Grand Coulee Dam General Scholarship $2,000. TOTAL $51.600

MEGAN RENEE ABEL: Class Speaker; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; Silver Athletic Award – earned 7 to 9 Raider Varity Letters - Medal; LRHS Character Award - for never receiving any sort of discipline throughout her four years in high school - Medal

JONATHAN ISAAC CANTE': Class Speaker

ROSA CHRISTINE CARTER: Bronze Volunteer Service Award – 101 hours of Community Service; LRHS Citizenship Award, voted on by LRHS staff - Trophy

TRAEY ANTHINY CLARK: Silver Athletic Award – earned 7 to 9 Raider Varity Letters - Medal

IDA SUE DICK: Honor Roll – wear Silver Honor Cords; Silver Athletic Award – earned 7 to 9 Raider Varsity Letters - Medal

KYLE IGNACE EDMO: High Honor Roll – wear Gold Honor Cords; Gold Athletic Award – earned 10 to 12 Raider Varsity Letters -Medal; Central Washington B League Senior Scholar Athlete Award Recipient - Medal; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; Mason City High School Alumni Award – Academic Excellence – Trophy

NICHOLAS ALEXANDER ENGESETH: High Honor Roll – wear Gold Honor Cords; Bronze Volunteer Service Award – 100 hours of Community Service; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; John Phillip Sousa Award – Trophy; LRHS Character Award - for never receiving any sort of discipline throughout his four years in high school - Medal; Central Washington B League Senior Scholar Athlete Award Recipient - Medal

ADAM SEGOVIANO GEORGE: Bronze Volunteer Service Award – 100 hours of Community Service

KADEN ESKILD GRIESSE: Bronze Volunteer Service Award – 100 hours of Community Service

TREVON KESEAN JOHNSON: Gold Athletic Award – earned 10 to 12 Raider Varsity Letters -Medal

TYLER DEMETRI JORDAN: Big Bend Community College – Basketball - Athletic Scholarship $500 per quarter. ToTAL $1,500

ABBIGGALE MARRIE MURRAY: High Honor Roll – wear Gold Cords; National Honor Society – Gold Stole

ALEXIA JADE RYAN: Gold Volunteer Service Award – 208 hours of Community Service – Red & White Honor Cords Gold Athletic Award – earned 10 to 12 Raider Varsity Letters -Medal

CHARLES JAMES "CJ" SAXON: LRHS Citizenship Award – voted on by LRHS staff - Trophy

CAMERON JAMES ST. PIERRE: Gold Athletic Award – earned 10 to 12 Raider Varsity Letters –Medal; Mason City High School Alumni Award – Athletic Excellence – Trophy

PIPER NOVA STEFFEN: Gold Volunteer Service Award – 202 hours of Community Service – Red & White Honor Cords

KEZIAH SYRINGA STICE: High Honor Roll – wear Gold Honor Cords; Gold Volunteer Service Award – 222 hours of Community Service – Red & White Honor Cords; National Honor Society – Gold Stole; Silver Athletic Award – earned 7 to 9 Raider Varity Letters – Medal; Central Washington B League Senior Scholar Athlete Award Recipient - Medal; University of Idaho – WUE Scholarship - $15,084 per year for 4 years. TOTAL $60,336

MIKAYLAH MARYINGRID THOMPSON: Silver Athletic Award – earned 7 to 9 Raider Varity Letters – Medal; Big Ben Community College – Volleyball – Athletic Scholarship $1,430 `

MADISYN ROSE TOULOU: Honor Roll – wear Silver Honor Cords; Silver Athletic Award – earned 7 to 9 Raider Varity Letters - Medal

VOTED ON BY THE SENIOR CLASS

Support Staff Person of the Year Award - Sheila Darnold

Teacher of the Year Award - Gretchen Whitelaw

Star photos of the graduation ceremony

Videos of the LR's 2020 graduation: