2020 High School Graduation Keepsake

l o o h c S h g i e k H a s p 0 e 2 e 20 ation K u d a r G “The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change.”

—Maya Angelou

Lynden Lynden Christian Lynden Academy Nooksack Valley Cornerstone • Meridian Mount Baker

CONGRATS!

CLASS OF

2020

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

This May Not Be the graduation you imagined It’s a challenging time, especially for the class of 2020.

The big moment you’ve been waiting 13 years for won’t be on a football field or packed into a gymnasium, with crowds and classmates cheering you on. That doesn’t make it any less of an accomplishment. Be proud of how far you’ve come, find new ways to celebrate with friends & family and create your own personal big moment.

Congratulations and best wishes to you!

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Senior Spotlights

Seniors reflect on four years of high school We invited each of our local high schools to nominate one to three graduating seniors to look back on their high school experience and speak about graduating in this coronavirus-impacted Class of 2020. This is what they shared.

Andrew DeVries, Lynden Christian He wants to remember all the little things, interactions and friendships In Andrew DeVries’s reflection on his time at Lynden Christian High School, a trait many people might apply to him — being a star basketball player — doesn’t come up that much.

He sees other things.

“I want to remember all the little things I have experienced throughout high school. All the inside jokes, all the interactions in the halls, and the memories that sometimes go unnoticed,” he wrote. “The little things are what I will take away because, to me, those are most important.

The time it took, three extra seconds, to say hi to someone you don’t normally talk to in the halls and saw their face light up or the time you received encouragement randomly from a teacher or a fellow student — those types of things are small, but have meant the most to me throughout high school.”

He goes on: “I have learned that everything in life has its ups and downs. Whether it is your focus in the classroom, relationships or life events, they all vary between going well and going poorly. I’ve greatly grown as a person, with the help of different mentors, while figuring out how to handle the ups and downs.”

And more: “To me, what lasting bonds stick out the most would be my relationships with the Lynden Christian faculty. I have been blessed with teachers who’ve become my friends and mentors. Having a friendship with the people in your

life that can understand where you are coming from and have experienced it themselves is something I forever will be grateful for.

Lynden Christian faculty does more than just teach, coach and lead — they help students develop into the people God has created them to be and that is why I will have lasting bonds with middle school and high school teachers, principles, administrators and coaches."

DeVries graduates with a 3.6 GPA. He was the senior class ASB representative. Yes, he acknowledges, he did have four years on the high school basketball team, but he also helped out in Unified basketball and soccer between schools.

He will attend Dordt University of Iowa in the fall and study education, with the opportunity to play on the men’s basketball team as well.

“I want to become a teacher because of the impact numerous teachers have had on me. My goal for my career is to be a role model and mentor to kids while helping them learn both inside and outside of the classroom. I think God has given me certain attributes to include and help others and I want to use those to bring glory to His name,” he wrote.

— Calvin Bratt

Jason Lee, Mount Baker

Kate Hansen, Lynden Christian She is deeply grateful for mentors who guided, helped throughout Kate Hansen feels that she was very loved and nurtured through her Lynden Christian School experience, and nothing can take that away from her.

She too has a story to tell of some adversity, but through it all she can see the blessings and benefits that came to her.

As for COVID-19, it has taken away the highly-anticipated senior special experiences: trip/skip day, JSB and prom, and especially a fun graduation day. But Kate Hansen has this perspective: “Through these disappointments and trials, the Lynden Christian staff has been nothing short of helpful, loving, patient and understanding. Even several weeks after switching to online schooling, every teacher that I have has asked me and my classmates how we are doing both mentally and physically. They make it obvious that they truly care about our well-being. They have been understanding of our sadness about missing out on fun senior events, and

have been more lenient on the schoolwork since it is very stressful.”

In April of her junior year, Kate Hansen was playing on a club volleyball team when she got hit in the face with a volleyball, resulting in a major concussion. She was unable to attend classes for most of the rest of the school year and was worried she would never catch up. “Just moving my eyes to look at a book or an assignment would send jolts of pain to my head,” she wrote. Two things helped ease the pain: playing piano and making art.

Still not fully recovered from the head injury six months later, she was unable to participate in volleyball her senior year.

Jason Lee is an athlete, and his experience playing football and basketball will be forever linked to his high school career.

“The bonds I formed with teammates and coaches are held dear to my heart as well as my time on the field or court,” Lee said.

Lee is Asian-American, one of the few at Mount Baker High School.

He said the Baker community always made him feel welcome, but the feeling of cultural isolation was difficult to cope with until he learned to appreciate his culture.

Throughout high school, Lee cultivated an excellent work ethic, and he said that any success he achieves in life is the product of that work ethic.

Lee said he had to find the courage to put himself

out there in high school, and this led to a positive experience. He wraps up with a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average. He did football, basketball and track and field. He served in student leadership all four years of high school and was the Associated Student Body president. In addition to athletics, Lee participated in Honor Society, peer mentoring and math club.

“This led to many bonds with friends, teachers, and coaches that will hopefully last for many years to come,” Lee said.

“I hope to revisit campus in the future and see old classmates at reunions and feel the same bond then.”

This fall, Lee will attend Yale University in Connecticut to study computer science and to continue his football career.

“I’m excited to pursue a career in computer science. I also will be grinding it out in the weight room to try and have my football career at Yale be one of success,” Lee said.

— Brent Lindquist

to everyone else. In math whenever I had a hard time figuring out a problem, she would sit with me patiently and explain it, not becoming easily frustrated. Mrs. Grycel has inspired me to be more like Jesus because she beautifully portrays his characteristics. Whether she knows it or not, Mrs. Grycel has helped my journey throughout high school and has caused me to be thankful I go to LC.” She also was shaped by former LCHS teacher Mr. Keith Vander Laan and her World Issues and World View classes, giving her a deeper understanding of the Bible and a compassion for suffering and injustice. “ I believe we can help anybody who is hurting because God is there for all who are hurting, and he doesn’t turn a blind eye towards them.”

Hansen will attend Trinity Western University in the fall and major in business administration with an emphasis on leadership and management.

Growing up in a family that started its own construction business, she has seen how business can be for good, meeting needs in society.

She wants to apply the “spiritual and character traits” learned at Lynden Christian and “model Christ-like leadership.”

— Calvin Bratt

Steven DiLorenzo, Lynden Football was the catalyst for his friendships Coming out of Lynden High School, Steven DiLorenzo says he’s going to remember football the most and the relationships he built with coaches and teammates.

“I made some of my best friends in football,” DiLorenzo said. “They’re probably going to be my best friends for a while until they move away or I move away. We fought through so many things over the years.”

In his junior year DeLorenzo sustained a leg injury and went through surgery. He was told he might not be able to play sports again. That’s when DiLorenzo learned not to take anything for granted.

He gained a fresh appreciation for “just being able to go places and walk,” he said. “I couldn’t walk for three months. It was horrible.”

Almost exactly a year after he had been injured on the football field, in September 2019 DiLorenzo played again in an LHS game against Steilacoom — and exploded. He broke the school’s rushing record for yards gained on the ground

Marina Ghaly, Meridian

Athletics, good grades, student leadership — with Yale as his next step

It was thoroughly disappointing, but Kate was also determined to heal. She had to go through a change of medication that did not have a negative effect on her, giving her “brain fog.”

She was dealing with pain, including migraines, for many months.

“The head injury that I endured is something I will never forget. It was a significant personal experience that has shaped me into a hard-working, determined person, who is passionate in being persevering no matter the circumstance. It also shaped me into being a compassionate, understanding person who empathizes with those who are in pain as well as those who struggle academically. Although this was a painful, long, journey, I am glad it has taught me these wonderful lessons.”

Hansen had Mrs. Kim Grycel as a coach or math teacher for many years, and the student is full of praise for this mentor to her: “Mrs. Grycel portrayed the love of God in everything she’s involved in. She has been patient while coaching and teaching me, and she is a wonderful teacher. Even though I was never the star player on the volleyball team, Mrs. Grycel still treated me with the same love and care as she did

in one game, with 320.

In addition to football, DiLorenzo was on the Lynden track team for two

years.

For DiLorenzo, wrapping up high school in the middle of a pandemic has had its ups and downs.

“It’s kind of nice being home all the time, but not really at the same time,” he said. “It’s weird. I wish we could have a normal graduation because I’ve always dreamed of having that, but it is what it is.”

DiLorenzo plans to go to school locally, either at Whatcom Community College or Bellingham Technical College. On top of that, he hopes to play football across the border in the Canadian Junior Football League.

— Hailey Palmer

Hardev Saharan, Meridian English isn’t his first language; soccer helped

She focused on her studies through her mom’s death Finishing her four years of high school on a computer was weird for Marina Ghaly.

And the tradition of graduation and going on trips was something she had been looking forward to.

It all changed in the school shutdown from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ghaly said she was focused on academics during her time at Meridian and didn’t get involved with much outside of class, so that’s what she’ll take away the most from high school.

She finishes with a 3.9 GPA. Life lessons learned while in high school? That all relates to a car accident her family was in during her sophomore year.

“My mom ended up having brain damage and died six days later,” she said.

“It was really hard on me.

Most of that year was really hard, but I had to focus on my education to make her happy, as if she was still living here.”

Ghaly said she learned to not give up on herself during that time, along with the traditional school life lessons of not procrastinating and planning ahead.

She was in the school’s Honors Society club her freshman and sophomore years.

She said Mrs. Waterman, librarian and career counselor, is the faculty person she is going to remember most from Meridian.

Ghaly will be attending Western Washington University in the fall planning to study biology to possibly work in the medical or pharmaceutical fields.

— Hailey Palmer

Closing out high school online was its own challenge for Hardev Saharan. But he had already experienced a challenge in transferring from Squalicum High School to Meridian during his freshman year.

“Moving to a new place has always been a challenge for me because I’m not good at communicating with other people, so it’s hard for me to fit in,” he said.

Saharan’s first language isn’t English — it’s Punjabi. That contributed somewhat to the learning challenge, but he stayed after classes to get a better understanding of material.

Saharan said he learned to branch out and try new things during high school.

“Since I always have a hard time interacting with others, I was afraid to try new things,” Saharan said. “During my junior year I wanted to try something new, so I joined the Meridian soccer team and

that really improved my communication skills.”

He also learned to challenge himself academically, definitely by taking AP statistics and pre-calculus his senior year. He has ended up with a 3.81 GPA. Saharan said he’ll remember the volunteer work he did as part of the school’s Honors Society club.

Up next for Saharan is two years at Whatcom Community College. After that, he said, he plans to transfer to Western Washington University toward a goal of becoming a mechanical engineer.

— Hailey Palmer

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Senior Spotlights Marianna MendozaJimenez, Lynden Sports became her motivation for good grades Finding the motivation to do homework is a struggle for any high school student.

Marianna Mendoza-Jimenez says she was no exception to that during her time at Lynden High School.

To combat that, Mendoza-Jimenez decided to look at things from a sports perspective. If she didn’t have the grades, she couldn’t participate.

“I learned really quickly that if you don’t do it, you won’t get anywhere in life,” she said. “My sophomore year I struggled a lot with it and started getting low grades. They told us you can’t play sports if your grades aren’t good. My mindset was ‘Do you want to play sports or sit out and do nothing?’”

Mendoza-Jimenez said she’s going to remember sports the most from high school because of the passion she’s always had for them.

In addition to being a member of the wrestling and track teams, Mendoza-Jimenez was on the football team her senior year — the only LHS girls doing so — to get in shape for wrestling.

Being a part of three different teams at the school brought a variety of friend-

ships, but Mendoza-Jimenez also formed bonds with teachers in general and that was just as important to her.

“I had some pretty awesome teachers,” she said.

“Mrs. Tetu and Mrs. Butenschoen, they’ve always been there for me and I feel like it’s really important to have a good teacher bond with at least one and I got really lucky with having two.”

Having to finish high school at home was something Mendoza-Jimenez ended up enjoying.

“I wasn’t super mad because I got to do homework in my bed,” she said. “Obviously, (not having a regular) graduation is a bummer, but I kind of liked it. I loved waking up at 9 o’clock and doing my homework in bed.”

Mendoza-Jimenez will be heading to Washington State University to study biology hoping to someday become an anesthesiologist.

— Hailey Palmer

Katlyn Neff, Lynden Academy She wants to help people set goals and attain them Katlyn Neff is gut-level honest that this is not how she wanted her Lynden Academy senior year to end.

“I had so many plans.

There’s been countless disappointments because of it all. This sucks,” she wrote.

But the experience also makes her realize “you don’t appreciate what you have until it’s gone” and “no one can change this situation, but as an individual I can change my attitude and choose to make the best of what’s going on around me.”

Katlyn wants to remember from high school how much she was able to accomplish when she put her mind to it: finishing a very long and hard project, nailing a test she feared she would fail, making an unhappy person smile.

“I know that there are lots more struggles ahead of me. I want to be able to remind myself that no matter how hard something seems, I can not only get through it but I can come out on top of it.”

Challenges have been met and overcome: “Over the years I’ve built myself up and have been making myself who I want to be, ultimately making myself happier and

giving myself a more positive outlook toward things going on around me.”

Just being a student at Lynden Academy taught her to organize her time, learn independently and be responsible for getting assignments completed and turned in on time, skills that can carry over beyond high school, Katlyn said.

Strongest bonds of friendship came through her participation in Lynden High School track and field. “We laughed, cried and cheered for each other.” Katlyn was also in two LHS musical productions.

She plans to take classes at Bellingham Technical College to obtain a personal trainer’s certificate to become a fitness instructor. “I want to help people set goals and achieve them, help them on their journey to become healthier and happier in their own bodies. I want to be inspiring to other people, but also be inspired every day by people dedicated to wanting to improve themselves.”

— Calvin Bratt

Brianna Veenstra, Lynden Christian

Adjusting to a new town and school made her a stronger person Many in the Class of 2020, it seems, had already faced personal challenge before the coronavirus arrived to disrupt the end of their high school careers this spring.

So it was also for Brianna Veenstra, graduating from Lynden Christian.

When she was 13, her dad passed away from leukemia. Shortly after, she and her mom and brother moved to Lynden.

“I was heartbroken that I had lost my Dad and now would lose my home. The three of us were mourning and learning how to live this different life. Lynden is a very tight-knit community and it was difficult to See Lynden Christian on B4

Emma Dougan, Meridian Tricia Wager, Mount Baker She has learned to take nothing for granted Unlike most high school students, Emma Dougan chooses to see the positives in unexpectedly having to finish high school remotely.

“I think it’s going to prepare me for college better,” she said. “Just having to manage my time and not having a set schedule.”

Being part of the yearbook staff and also on the soccer, track and golf teams at Meridian kept Dougan plenty busy during her four years of attendance there, and leave her with many memories.

“I’m going to remember making friends I’ll have for the rest of my life and just going on fun adventures all the time,” Dougan said.

She said one thing she learned during high school was to never take anything for granted. Her mother, Carrie Dougan, passed in January 2017

She will remember the 110% commitment of her teachers

after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She had been a teacher in the Meridian district for 24 years and was committed to education and supporting all youth activities.

“When my mom passed away, that was the biggest challenge I think I’ll ever face,” Dougan said. “Finishing the rest of high school without her and just going through my hard classes and dances and everything without her being there.”

With a 3.9 GPA Dougan is headed to Boise State University in the fall.

She’s undecided yet on what area of study to focus on.

— Hailey Palmer

Alexa Veldman, Cornerstone Christian She will remember the ‘closeness’ of a class of just 9 When she looks back on her high school experience at Cornerstone Christian of Lynden, Alexa Veldman believes she will remember “the closeness of my class.

“Being in a grade of only nine students, we all knew each other pretty well. This was good and bad at times, but overall it was pretty fun,” she wrote.

“Having such a small class and school community, I’ve built relationships with many classmates, teachers and coaches that were pretty valuable to me as I went through high school.”

Veldman played volleyball and basketball at Cornerstone all the way from elementary school through high school, and in those sports also built good relationships with her coaches and teammates.

After high school Veldman expects to work

for a while before possibly starting college in January, with the goal of becoming a registered nurse in mind.

“We’ll see what happens!”

Wrapping up grade 12 during COVID-19 has been “interesting and at times pretty frustrating and disappointing,” but Alexa has been able to keep working through it all, and for that she is thankful. “It’s tough sometimes, but keeping things in perspective knowing that all things are in the Lord’s hands has been very comforting for me.”

— Calvin Bratt

Tricia Wager graduates from Mount Baker High School this year, and her biggest takeaway from her four years there is what her teachers gave her.

“Throughout high school I think one of the main things that I will most likely remember and want to remember are my teachers,” Wager said. “I feel as though my teachers put in their 110 percent all the time. They taught me how to be determined and they taught me how to push myself through education.”

Wager faced a variety of challenges. She always had problems with stretching herself too thin and overcommitting. High school helped her learn to manage stress and prioritize her day-to-day activities with a positive attitude.

She said during the whirlwind of high school, she was transformed into the person she was meant to be.

“The life lessons I learned in high school will be treasured forever,” Wager said. “I learned to be kind, humble, caring, positive, patient and giving.

Both the social part of high school and the academic part of high school taught me valuable lessons of determination and patience.

As I walk away from the recent four years of my life, I know I will always have the people I encountered during high school nearby.”

In high school Wager

participated in volleyball, softball, soccer, FFA, community service, Honor Society, peer mentoring and pretty much anything she could get involved with.

She valued the opportunity to try new things and to be part of everything, regardless of experience level.

Wager maintained a 3.8 grade-point-average through high school, and now she is eager to take her next step, she said. She will attend Bellingham Technical College this fall to pursue her goal of becoming a nurse.

Wager said it was difficult to have much of her senior year torn away due to the coronavirus pandemic, but she is thankful for what it taught her.

“Even though it was hard having an unexpected and isolated senior year, I’m grateful for the time that I had with my classmates and my teachers,” she said.

“The virus taught me to treasure my friends and family that much more! I couldn’t have gone through both high school and the virus without them.”

Wager said she knows that the Mount Baker community will always be there for her.

“I know that no matter where I go, I can always come back to Baker and feel at home,” she said.

— Brent Lindquist

From NV Media: Seniors Bryce VanBerkum and Adam Rodriguez both wanted to leave NVHS a better place. As ASB officers together this past year, the two started an Instagram account — @NVHSofficial — to highlight every student at the school.

“Over the years of high school, we always saw a repeat of the same people over and over again,” Rodriguez said. “Some of the best voices are the quietest voices and we wanted to find a way to get everyone involved.”

The pair had three main recurring weekly post topics, while also trying to keep the students informed of upcoming events, athletic and otherwise. They aimed to include a photo of every student in the school at some point throughout the year.

This effort also included: Teacher Tuesday, for students to ask teachers fun questions in order to get to know them better; Think Back Thursday, for sophomores, juniors and seniors to give advice to freshman; and Freshman Friday, letting a freshman highlight what they were doing in their first year at the high school.

Bryce Van Berkum, Nooksack Valley

Nathaniel Martens, Lynden Academy A schedule full

High school has taught him practical skills to move on to his next steps

of sports and ASB leadership taught work ethic and selfdiscipline

Nathaniel Martens is already stepping along toward his planned future.

He is in the Running Start program of Whatcom Community College while wrapping up as a 4.0 student at Lynden Academy.

He is president of the Engineering Club at WCC where he will do one more year before transferring to the University of Washington to pursue a mechanical engineering degree.

He has come to realize that even high school is as much about life lessons as it is about academics strictly.

“You have to learn to manage yourself and be responsible,” Martens wrote in an email. “I have also learned the value of hard work and pursuing your goals. High school has taught me practical skills such as time management, prioritizing and how to balance work, school and friends.”

The cancellation of all the standard end-ofyear activities for seniors

From focusing on sports and leadership during his four years at Nooksack Valley High School, Bryce Van Berkum gained a strong work ethic and found the discipline to carry him into his future.

Specifically, Van Berkum filled his schedule beyond full every season.

He ran cross country in the fall, played basketball each winter and participated in track, golf or soccer in the spring.

“My two cross country coaches have probably taught me the most throughout high school outside of academics,” Van Berkum said of Jay Sloane and Madison Guillen.

“They were the ones who really believed in me and what I could do and taught me to believe in myself. I have learned from them what it is like to be disciplined and to commit 100 percent to what you are doing.”

In terms of leadership, Van Berkum was a class officer the past two years. As he graduates from NVHS now, he has been the ASB

is “pretty disappointing,” Martens said. But he appreciates all the school and other efforts to try to make the 2020 class feel honored.

“COVID-19 has shaken this world up and there isn’t much that we can do about it. I think it is important to focus on the positive things in our lives and be grateful for what we do have in this time when we are often reminded of the things that we are missing out on.”

He wants to remember, most of all, fun times shared with friends. He is grateful for the guidance of teachers and family to help him steer through all the challenges of a heavy school load as well as volunteering, work and social life.

Nathaniel has been a volunteer at a local food bank for eight years. He has been a middle school youth group leader and a Whatcom County Youth Fair volunteer.

— Calvin Bratt

president, a 3.8 GPA student and a member of the school environmental club.

Having COVID-19 impact his senior year made Van Berkum go out of his comfort zone to remote learn — and also to refocus.

“At first thought one would think that being in this class of 2020 would be terrible: not getting to finish your senior year, not getting to walk at graduation, having to stay at home all this time, and having the threat of COVID-19. I believe our class will emerge as a group of survivors and become leaders in our communities that will be even greater because of what we are going through right now.

“In almost all areas of life, if you want to accomplish something, you really must set your mind to it,” See Nooksack Valley on B4

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he said. “And not just that, you need to be disciplined about it. You can’t choose what days you will go hard and the days you will slack off. Every day must have a purpose.”

He continued: “My second lesson is you can always do more than you think you can. You can al-

ways run farther, or push harder, or just give more than you think possible. “ Next year Van Berkum plans on attending the University of Washington to major in architecture.

It’s an area of study he has always been interested in.

The UW, and Seattle, now will be his dream destination.

— Elisa Claassen

Adam Rodriguez, Nooksack Valley He has learned to live by the words ‘Everything happens for a reason’ Cornerstone Christian School of Lynden hopes to have more of an actual ceremony later this summer honoring the 2020 high school graduating class of nine seniors. For now, last Friday there was a drive-by opportunity for people in their vehicles (below) to shout their congratulations to the graduates lined along the sidewalk of the Northwood Road school. One of the graduates (above) is Craig Vreugdenhil, who arrived in the truck he rebuilt as his senior project. It was a lot of work "from scratch," he said, from air-ride suspension to building the bed and toolbox to overall painting. It also contains a four-wheeler ramp and he will use it on the family farm near Sumas. (Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune )

If Adam Rodriguez is looking back to leave a life lesson for those behind him, it regards setbacks.

“One huge life lesson I have learned in high school is that everything happens for a reason,” Rodriguez said. “I would go as far as saying that I live by these words now. ... You understand that every setback is just a learning experience, so next time you can come back stronger than ever. You understand that the sad or bad times in life aren’t just there to hurt you, but to teach you something.

If I could leave something to high schoolers, it would be this understanding.”

Rodriguez attended Nooksack Valley schools all the way from kindergarten through 12th grade. High school activities have included four years of soccer and being captain his senior year, serving as ASB vice president during senior year, National Honors Society and Environmentally Friendly Club. In his senior year he was president of Club de Lectura, which helps teach bilingual elementary students to read and write in Spanish. His GPA is 3.85.

Like most high school students, Rodriguez recognized challenges that came to him both academically and socially.

“On the academic side, I had to accept with myself that I wouldn’t always understand everything. I had to accept that I would struggle in some areas, but as long as I didn’t let those struggles hold me back, I would always be able to come back and learn from my mistakes.”

Rodriguez is thankful for all of the teachers he had, but he especially credits his Spanish teacher, Brooke Van Berkum, for advising him in life

situations.

“Personally, I believe every staff and teacher at NVHS has helped me get to where I am. They have all helped me get better, not only my academics, but myself as a person as well.”

The next step for Rodriguez is attending the University of Washington to major in Law and Society Justice. He hopes to become a detective after finishing his education.

“I chose UW because I wanted a big university, but I wanted to stay relatively close to home so I could visit back often,” he said.

At the NVHS “virtual” graduation, this is part of what Rodriguez intends to say to his unique class impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: “Dear fellow seniors, it is said that to appreciate the sun you have to know what rain is. Well, seniors, with everything going on recently, I believe we know what that rain is.

But I also believe we will not let it keep us down.

I’m sure we’ll learn from this. We’ll learn to appreciate every little moment and to give 100 percent of our effort to everything we do, because we don’t know when we’ll be able to do it again. So go out there, conquer the world, reach your goals and remember, we can’t be stopped, because despite everything, we are still standing today.”

— Elisa Claassen

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Above: A Lynden High School senior stands with his parents at virtual graduation Saturday on big blocks put out on the athletic track. Below: The Heeringa family poses with graduate Grant Heeringa after he had come through the filming of him and announcing his future plans. (Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune)

enter in and not feel like an outsider. I was simultaneously grieving and processing my recent loss while entering into a new school and community,” Brianna wrote in reflection.

Through it all, she learned how to stay positive and make new friendships that brought joy back into her life, she said. “It is evident that God has been faithful in it all and I have seen how He has guided me through this and made me a stronger person because of it.”

Now, moving on, she wants to remember the friendships made and the extracurricular activities she was able to be involved with at Lynden Christian. She believes her classes prepared her well for her future academically, but it will be the “positive relationships” she will remember

most.

Extracurricular activities included four years of cross country and track, being on stage crew for two musicals, playing alto saxophone in the jazz band, and just this year being in basketball cheer.

This fall Brianna will attend Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She plans on majoring in exercise science in a physical therapy program. This would put her on a track toward a profession she has wanted to pursue.

“Being a senior during this time has come with many disappointments, but I’ve learned to take these disappointments and find the blessings: having good health, stability and spending extra time with my family. I am really excited for this next chapter of my life and for God’s plans to unfold,” she wrote.

— Calvin Bratt

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Matthew DeGroot

Dillon DeJong

Marta Delgadillo

Devin Den Adel

Elijah Diacogiannis

Steven DiLorenzo

Alexis Dilts

Madelyn Elenbaas

Ryan Elizalde

Dashawn Elke

Isaiah Ellis

Jordan Elsner

Natalya Erdmann

Ryan Erickson

Kimberly Fast

Zach Frakes

Tess Fullner

Jonathan Garfia

Raven Garza

Amardeep Ghuman

Natasha Giblin

Haley Greene Harris

Austin Greenwood

Mia Grimes

Marco Gutierrez

Kaden Haling

Sophie Hallberg

James Harris

Grant Heeringa

Brock Heppner

Keylie Hershey

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Lynden High School, Cont.

Keyna Holleman

Lexi Holman

Tanner Hope

Emily House

Kennedy House

Bodie Human

Sophia Ingalls

Jordan Irion

Blade Johnson

Chloe Johnson

Elijah Johnson

Kristiana Johnston

Tanner Jorissen

Martel Karb

Gloria Kussmann

Drea LaBounty

Justice LaBounty

Cora Lange

Cassidy Langley

Mason Lehmann

Annelise Linton-Vanwingerden

Madison Lloyd

Lukas Lohrer

Vivian Lopez Lopez

Wendy Lopez

Elijah Lyons

Thomas Maeurer

Delaney Manherz

Dallana Marquez

Alexxis Martin Sorensen

Ivie Martinez

Logan McKay

Luke McKay

Hannah McSwain

Eric Medrano

Keren Melara

Marianna Mendoza-Jimenez

Owen Morrison

David Mors

Matthew Munkres

Eric Musatov

Aaron Needle

Carter Nelson

Madelyn Nolte

Jordan Oliver

Ilisbeth Ortiz-Lopez

Madisynn Palmer

Damien Parris

Michael Patterson

Miguel Paulino

Jeetika Pawar

Sierra Payne

Glendy Perez Solis

Elisabeth Petersen

Dylan Phillips

Jackson Phillips

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Lynden graduates and wish them success!

Al’s Electric & Plumbing

Bode’s Precast Inc.

Curt Maberry Farms Inc.

DeKoster Excavating Inc.

Everson Auction

Fairway Drug

302 Hawley St., Lynden 360-354-2187

697 Loomis Trail Rd., Lynden 360-354-4504

1861 E. Pole Rd., Everson 360-354-3912

9602 Double Ditch Rd., Lynden 360-815-7129

7291 Everson Goshen Rd., Everson 360-966-0342

Fairway Center, Lynden 360-354-1226

Hinton Chevrolet Buick

Jim’s Automotive Experts

8139 Guide Meridian, Lynden 360-354-2129 www.hintonmotors.com

Downtown Everson 360-966-4440

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

Cat Country Resort 6912 Mecklem Rd., Everson 360-966-4342

City Hair

309 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-0538

EPL FEED LLC

Dutch Treat

Eagle Contracting

206 3rd St., Lynden 360-354-2003

210 Hawley St., Lynden 360-318-9726

411 W. Front St., Sumas 360-988-5811

Ferndale Record

Green Earth Technology, LLC

Guide Insurance Services

www.ferndalerecord.com

774 Meadowlark Rd., Lynden 360-354-4936

Keith Cox Autobahn

LTI Inc. / Milky Way

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Lynden

8108 Guide Meridian, Lynden 360-354-2200

Lynden Denture Clinic Clayton Sulek, Denturist 1610 Grover St. Ste. B9, Lynden 360-318-0880

2020 GRADUATES

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Lynden High School, Cont.

Alice Picone

Evan Potter

John Ramerman

Diego Ramirez

Jhiovany Ramirez

Michael Richards

Nevaeh Roetger

Oswaldo Rosas

Allie Sahagian

Eduardo Saldana

Michelle Salgado

Victoria Salgado

Marco Samoukovic

Tobias Samuelson

Rubi Sanchez Lopez

Jessica Sanchez

Nancy Santiago

Robin Scarlett

Alyssa Scheib

Benjamin Seaholm

Clea Sena

Isaac Shelly

Kylie Silves

Taylor Simonsen

Hannah Slagle

Kendan Smiley

Sofia Snyder

Elizabeth Solange Toften

Aaron Somma

Michael Soto

Savonne Sterk

Joy Stiles

Grace Talley

Hans Tamminga

Jakob Thies

Sara Thomas

Rachel Tilton-Parker

Halle Tjoelker

Livia Tjoelker

Ben Traina

Tessa Van Beek

Carson Van Cleve

Ashtyn Vandalen

Harley Vandenberg

Ruby Vander Haak

Brenna VanderYacht

Chassandra Vis

Isaiah Walker

NOT PICTURED: Alyssa Callaghan Regina Kazantsev Paula Lopez Evah Lowman Deven Mcmannis Antonio Villalobos Makena Wauda

Leah Webb

Madison Weinheimer

Colin Widmark

Rafe Wolfisberg

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Lynden graduates and wish them success!

Lynden Paint & Flooring Lynden School District #504 417 Front St., Lynden 360-354-5858

Muljat Group North 505 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4242

Roosendaal-Honcoop Construction Inc. 5277 Guide Meridian, B’ham 360-398-2800

Vanderpol & Maas Inc. Truck & Automotive Service 228 Bay Lyn Dr., Lynden 360-354-3000

1203 Bradley Rd., Lynden

Lynden Service Center 700 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-2611

Nooksack Valley Northwest Surveying Disposal & Recycling Inc. & GPS

Lynden Tribune & Print Co.

113 6th St., Lynden • 360-354-4444 www.lyndentribune.com

Point S Zylstra Tire

Maberry Packing

816 Loomis Trail Rd., Lynden 360-354-8182

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

250 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd., Lynden 360-354-3400

407 5th St., Lynden 360-354-1950

501 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-4493

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

Schouten Construction LLC

Shots 2 Go Espresso

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair

Triple S Construction Inc.

Washington Tractor

Westlyn Feed

Lynden • 360-815-0332

Van’s Plumbing & Electric 307 19th St., Lynden 360-354-2171

119 E. Smith Rd., Bellingham 360-398-9239

Vavra Auto Body

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

830 Evergreen St., Lynden 360-354-2186

Lynden 360-354-0689

910 H St., Lynden 360-354-0799

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Lynden Christian School

Isabella Almlie

Demi Anderson

Hannah Anker

Katie Beld

Kaleb Bos

Tate Bos

Brooklyn Bosman

Bryce Bouwman

Frank Brandao

Shyann Brandsma

Kellyn Burden

Lena Burger

Jackson Corkill

Mikala Cunningham

Paige Decker

Laine DeJong

Eli DenBleyker

Zach DenBleyker

John DenHartog

Andrew DeVries

Anna DeWaard

Sam DeYoung

Juli Dickinson

Thao Do

Emma Doede

Reese Dykstra

Riley Dykstra

Will Faber

Tanner Feenstra

Ivan Filuk

Paul Forbes

Davis Gatterman

Taya Hammingh

Kate Hansen

Kelli Heeringa

Kristin Hoekema

John Hofford

Tara Hollander

Kyler Holleman

Cindy Huang

Gracelyn Hubbard

Prabhjit Khunkhun

Levi Korthuis

Macy Kush

Kase Lautenbach

Violet Le

Jack Likkel

David Loudon

Sydney Love

Cameron Luce

Liv Mellema

Madi Mellema

Tressa Merrill

Marissa Muljat

Taryn Myhre

Brooklyn Nguyen

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Lynden Christian graduates and wish them success!

Al’s Electric & Plumbing

302 Hawley St., Lynden 360-354-2187

Bode’s Precast Inc. 1861 E. Pole Rd., Everson 360-354-3912

Curt Maberry Farms Inc.

DeYoung & Roosma Construction

EPL FEED LLC

Evergreen Custom Services LLC

697 Loomis Trail Rd., Lynden 360-354-4504

411 W. Front St., Sumas 360-988-5811

Green Earth Technology, LLC

774 Meadowlark Rd., Lynden 360-354-4936

141 Wood Creek Dr., Lynden 360-354-3374

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

DeKoster Excavating Inc. 9602 Double Ditch Rd., Lynden 360-815-7129

Everson Auction

CB Fabricating Metal Flashing

7157 Guide Meridian Ste 3, Lynden 360-398-1131

Dutch Treat

Eagle Contracting

206 3rd St., Lynden 360-354-2003

210 Hawley St., Lynden 360-318-9726

Fairway Drug

Ferndale Record

3129 Hopewell Rd., Everson 360-815-6594

7291 Everson Goshen Rd., Everson 360-966-0342

Fairway Center, Lynden 360-354-1226

Guide Insurance Services

Hinton Chevrolet Buick

Jim’s Automotive Experts

8108 Guide Meridian, Lynden 360-354-2200

8139 Guide Meridian, Lynden 360-354-2129 www.hintonmotors.com

City Hair

309 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-0538

Downtown Everson 360-966-4440

www.ferndalerecord.com

Keith Cox Autobahn 1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

2020 GRADUATES

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Lynden Christian School, Cont.

Alexa Powell

Megan Rouse

Mason Rutgers

Faith Schmitt

Trajan Schouten

Cori Sieving

Muriel TerBeek

Nora TerBeek

Jake Terpstra

Becca TeVelde

Joshua Thompson

Luke Timmer

Chase VanDalen

Brendan Vandenberg Josiah VanderGriend Maggie VanderGriend Preston VanderVeen

Brianna Veenstra

Jude Veltkamp

Emiko Walsh

Robert Zaitsev

Amanda Zhang

Brevin Zylstra

Jenna Walters

Kaiden Wubben

Zach Sipma

Easton Stremler

Holly Van Hofwegen Braedon VanBerkum

Carter VanderWerff Levi VanWeerdhuizen

Ed Yu

Jim Yu

Erik Veening

Nathan Yuan

Congratulations Class of 2020!

We're proud to tell our readers of your achievements and hope as you meet your futures head on, we will continue to hear about your accomplishments from whatever path your life takes.

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Lynden Christian graduates and wish them success!

LTI Inc. / Milky Way

Lynden Denture Clinic Lynden Paint & Flooring Lynden Service Center Clayton Sulek, Denturist

Maberry Packing

Muljat Group North

Lynden

816 Loomis Trail Rd., Lynden 360-354-8182

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

Vanderpol & Maas Inc. Truck & Automotive Service 228 Bay Lyn Dr., Lynden 360-354-3000

1610 Grover St. Ste. B9, Lynden 360-318-0880

505 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4242

Roosendaal-Honcoop Construction Inc. 5277 Guide Meridian, B’ham 360-398-2800

Van’s Plumbing & Electric 307 19th St., Lynden 360-354-2171

417 Front St., Lynden 360-354-5858

700 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-2611

Nooksack Valley Northwest Surveying Disposal & Recycling Inc. & GPS

Lynden Tribune & Print Co.

113 6th St., Lynden • 360-354-4444 www.lyndentribune.com

Point S Zylstra Tire

250 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd., Lynden 360-354-3400

407 5th St., Lynden 360-354-1950

501 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-4493

Schouten Construction LLC

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair

Triple S Construction Inc.

Lynden • 360-815-0332

8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

Vavra Auto Body

Washington Tractor

Westlyn Feed

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

830 Evergreen St., Lynden 360-354-2186

Lynden 360-354-0689

910 H St., Lynden 360-354-0799

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Mount Baker High School

Alicia Alanis

McKenzie Amarando

Truman Anderson

Alicia Baliey

Cade Beason

Anthony Binschus

Melody Blevins

Leah Brendley

DJ Camacho

Riley Chilcotte

Kali Cook

Genessee Cooper

Marissa Desdier-Wood Isabella Desimone

Jacob Douglas

Tristan Dunn

Vincent Figueroa

Kristofer Flowers

Max Gant

Eleyia Giarde

Rebeccah Gilmore

Jed Grimes

Sean Guthrie

Adelaide Haddock

Kyle Hadeen

Juliette Haggith

Reid Hartley

Gryphon Heiner

Elise Heutink

Bobby Hubbert

Robert Jefferson

Tamira Joy

Egor Kabinov

Waylon Kentner

Megan Kruse

Layton Larson

Jason Lee

Alyssa Lennsen

Max Loeb

Savannah Longstaff

Kelsey Metcalf

Tanner Mezo

Tyler Miles

Kanin Moa

Olivia Moa

Meghan Moxley

Maddie Norris

Chance Olson

Tobin Polley

Ruby Powers

Brycen Ray

Kelly Rhodes

Julian Rindon

Rekebkah Rollins

Mackenzie Ross

Alneka Samuya

Cody Saulsbury

Angela Schwartz

Westin Sherman

Jacob Soutos

Igor Streltsov

JJ Thompson

Christeena Smith-Hall Connor Sophusson

Class of 2020!

Explore Your Options. Discover Your Strengths.

Visit us online at whatcom.edu

2020 GRADUATES

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Mount Baker High School, Cont.

Colton Tinker

Logan V

Kristina Valichenko

Kayli VanDyk

Chris VanLiew

Alex Wesolowski

Kennedy West

M'llissa Yarbrough

Abby Yost

Russell Vanderveen

Tricia Wager

Genna Walsh

Dallas Weatherly

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Mount Baker graduates and wish them success!

Boice-Raplee-Ross

Acme General Store

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

Everson Auction

Deming 360-592-5552

411 W. Front St., Sumas 360-988-5811

7291 Everson Goshen Rd., Everson 360-966-0342

Kelley Insurance Agency & Financial Services, Inc.

LTI Inc. / Milky Way Lynden

Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling Inc.

Everson & Sumas, WA • 360-966-3732 www.kelleyinsure.com

Lynden Tribune & Print Co.

The Salon Next Door

Shots 2 Go Espresso

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

Keith Cox Autobahn

EPL FEED LLC

Canyon Hydro

Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

Acme 360-595-2146

Mt. Baker Hwy/Nugents Corner 360-592-9304

113 6th St., Lynden • 360-354-4444 www.lyndentribune.com

119 E. Smith Rd., Bellingham 360-398-9239

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair 8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

250 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd., Lynden 360-354-3400

Vavra Auto Body

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

Meridian High School

Estuardo Alcon

Tyler Anderson

Leny Aragón

Katelyn Barnes

Jensyn Bergman

Samuel Brooks

Hannah Buchanan

Tyler Bull

Andrew Burns

Ella Carpenter

Sophia Carson

Skylar Compton

Jeter DeMerice

Sophie Dennis

Shelby DiSanza

Emma Dougan

Aurya Downey

Payton Elenbaas

Samantha Fellers

Dane Fiorucci

Makenzie Flake

Emma Forbes

Brendan Fox

Kevin Galiano

Hailey Gallatin

Marisol Garcia

Marina Ghaly

Maria Gonzalez

Trent Gookstetter

Olivia Gospodinovich

Elijah Guzman

Jaden Hansen

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Meridian High School, Cont.

Allison Haugen

Abby Hays

Madison Hill

Dania Honcoop

Zoe Honcoop

Alfredo Huaracha

Jaiden Hull

Kyla Ingram

Haley Jansen

Savannah Jansen

Eric Jimenez

Hailey Johanesen

Ryan Johnson

Alexis Jones

Harsimran Kang Sing

Guneeek Kaur

Harneet Kaur

Raveen Kaur

Sullivan Klyn

Oscar Lee

Amy Litovchenko

Michael Lizama

Talon MacCombe

Jose Malave

Robert Marshall

Rylee Marshall

Trent Martin

Anthony Martinez

Derric McDaniels

Luis Mendez Ortiz

Wyatt Mercer

Jeremy Miller

Brenna Mitchell

Taylor Ness

Samantha Pfannenstiel

Cort Pike

Joseph Plagerman

Ester Reyes

Kailee Richter

Hardev Saharan

Aline Salcido

Amanda Schleimer

Emily Schneider

Jackson Short

Jolee Sipma

Emma Smith

Josie Smith

Taylor Snook

Mathew Taylor

Lowell Thoerner

Ezekiel Thompson

Jocelyn Tovar

Jordan Veenstra

Corey Hemenway Armando Hernandez-Solano

Dylan Watt

Cameron Webster

Wyatt Williams

Iris Wong

Benjamin Mathews Brookelyn McClellan

NOT PICTURED: Austin Anderson Allyssa Brooks Adonay Fuentes-Membreno Sergio Gonzalez Navarro Isaiah Hofbauer Alihassan Javed Helen Khaliulina Samuel Limanskiy Erin Lyons Arturo Madrigal

Breken McConnell Duc Anh Nguyen Bladimir Rabadan August Roelof Tell Short Audri Stadelman Rajvir Virk Shanvir Virk Truc Vo David Wallace

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Meridian graduates and wish them success!

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

LTI Inc. / Milky Way Lynden

Vaughn Hagen, CPA, P.S. 1015 Dupont St., Bellingham 360-671-6961

EPL FEED LLC

Everson Auction

Keith Cox Autobahn

411 W. Front St., Sumas 360-988-5811

7291 Everson Goshen Rd., Everson 360-966-0342

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Meridian Equipment

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

Shots 2 Go Espresso

5946 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2141

Vavra Auto Body

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

119 E. Smith Rd., Bellingham 360-398-9239

Laserpoint Awards & Promotions

205 E. Kelly Rd., B’ham • 360-398-8714

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair 8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020!

2020 GRADUATES

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Nooksack Valley High School

Andrew Barba

Cameron Bauman

Connor Bruland

Daynielle Cain

Logan Clabaugh

Clancy Coppinger

Ivan Cruz

Travis Cunningham

Hannah De La Rosa Keppler

Colton DeBeeld

Kaylee Despain

Levi DeWeber

Gabriel Diersing

Nicolas Dimas Contreras

Colby Dunlap

Cole Eldridge

Riley Encinias

Carson Fullner-Sirmans

Vanessa Galindo

Alejandro Galvan-Deleon

Aaron Garcia

Olivia Goldston

Levi Harlan

Jasmin Harmon

Sara Heinzen

Andrew Holder

Amya Houston

Connor Huffman

Samuel Jacklin

Isabel Johnson

Zachary Johnson

Gabriela Jose-Cruz

Matthew Joyner-Pratt

Tyler Kamphouse

Sydney Kebel

Sarah Kelley

Jessica Kerr

JoElla Kleinhesselink

Heather Lambert

Trinity Lange

Kora Larsen

Maisen Lentz

Braden Leyba

Kyle Long

Dalia Lopez-Macias Carlos Lopez-Munoz

Taylor Loreen

Kirin Lyons

Grace McCaffrey

Kimberly McLachlan Ronald Mejia Cristobal

Emanuel Melero

Juan Melero

Jacob Millar

Hunter Morgan

Irais Orozco

Kaitlyn Paz

Diana Pio Acosta

Mason Rainer

Starr Ramirez

Athena Rauch

Adam Rodriguez

Christopher Rogers

Layla Saenz

Martin Samano

Rebecca Sande

Celia Santos Ribo

Jack Santosuosso

Carlee Schram

Vincent Simons

Anthony Smith, Jr.

Serena Smith

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Nooksack Valley High School, Cont.

Evan Sorensen

Nathan Steele

Breanna Stephen

Bryce Van Berkum Lizette Vasquez-Ventura

Gavin Woodell

Darleen Zarate

Olivia TenKley

Ryan Veening

Skyler TenKley

Ivy Thompson

Jenna Tiemersma

Molly Tiemersma

Gilberto Ventura-Antonio, Jr. Keldon Weidkamp

Colby Wichers

Mia Williams

Dane Winter

Easton Zylstra

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Nooksack Valley graduates and wish them success!

Bode’s Precast Inc.

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

1861 E. Pole Rd., Everson 360-354-3912

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

Green Earth Technology, LLC

Everson Auction

7291 Everson Goshen Rd., Everson 360-966-0342

LTI Inc. / Milky Way Lynden

774 Meadowlark Rd., Lynden 360-354-4936

Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling Inc. 250 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd., Lynden 360-354-3400

Vavra Auto Body

Cat Country Resort

Eagle Contracting 210 Hawley St., Lynden 360-318-9726

411 W. Front St., Sumas 360-988-5811

Jim’s Automotive Experts

Keith Cox Autobahn

Kelley Insurance Agency & Financial Services, Inc.

6912 Mecklem Rd., Everson 360-966-4342

Downtown Everson 360-966-4440

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Everson & Sumas, WA • 360-966-3732 www.kelleyinsure.com

Shots 2 Go Espresso

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

EPL FEED LLC

119 E. Smith Rd., Bellingham 360-398-9239

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair 8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2020!

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

Cornerstone Christian School

Michael Bareman

Katelyn Berends

Adam Sytsma

Emily Faber

Julia VanDriel

Shanna Leyenhorst

Alexa Veldman

Taylor Moore

Craig Vreugdenhil

The following community-minded businesses congratulate the Cornerstone graduates and wish them success!

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

LTI Inc. / Milky Way Lynden

EPL FEED LLC

Everson Auction

411 W. Front St., Sumas 360-988-5811

7291 Everson Goshen Rd., Everson 360-966-0342

Lynden Tribune & Print Co.

Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling Inc.

113 6th St., Lynden • 360-354-4444 www.lyndentribune.com

250 Birch Bay-Lynden Rd., Lynden 360-354-3400

Ferndale Record

Keith Cox Autobahn

www.ferndalerecord.com

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

2019 GRADUATES

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Lynden Academy

David Berkemeyer

William Brouwer

Karlee Camping

Ty Cowen

Emily Hamilton

AJ Hayes

Trevor Heitzman

Alyssa Lagerwey

Nathaniel Martens

Malachi Neff-Jones

Katlyn Neff

Jake Neufeldt

Jesse Pierpont

Levi Reed

Hannah Roorda

Daniel Semikin

Alex Turner

Emma Wadhams

Kolby Wynne

Scholarships Editor’s Note: The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic caused many disruptions for the Class of 2020. Local high schools have reported what scholarships their seniors know of at this point, but the list is incomplete. The deadlines for some scholarships were extended. The Tribune will print a second final list of scholarships of the 2020 graduates later in the summer.

Lynden (LSF stands for Lynden Scholarship Foundation)

Sanjna Bawa — Western Washington University Academic Achievement Award, University of Washington Academic Merit Cade Bennett — College Bound Jada Biesheuvel — P.E.O (Philanthropic Educational Organization), Boise State University Western Undergraduate Exchange Joseph Blackton — College Bound Eric Bode — Arizona State University Academic Scholarship Emily Butler — College Bound Carlos Cartagena Jr. — Dixie State University Half Merit Omar Castellon — College Bound Favian Chavez — College Bound Amanda Christensen — Grand Canyon University Academic Diana Cruz — College Bound Estela Cruz — College Bound Alexis Dilts — College Bound Jordan Elsner — Grand Canyon University Faculty Scholarship Tess Fullner — Northern Arizona University Gold Scholarship Jonathan Garfia — College Bound, Rotary Club of Bellingham Foundation Scholarship for Most Improved Student Amardeep Ghuman — Whatcom Women In Business, College Bound Marco Gutierrez-Ho — College Bound, 253 Pacific Lutheran University Bound Scholarship Sophie Hallberg — College Bound James Harris — Montana State University Academic Scholarship Grant Heeringa — George Fox Merit Scholarship, George Fox Engineering Competition Academic Award Brock Heppner — Western Washington University Admissions Achievement Award Keylie Hershey — Wenatchee Valley College Athletic (basketball) Scholarship Keyna Holleman — Washington CattleWomen Beef Ambassador Scholarship Alexis Holman — IBEW Union Local 171 Sophia Ingalls — Western Washington University Academic Scholarship Blade Johnson — College Bound Kristiana Johnston — College Bound Regina Kazantsev — College Bound Cora Lange — College Bound Annelise Linton-VanWingerden — Grand Canyon University Dean’s Scholarship Wendy Lopez — Western Washington University Multicultural Achievement Program, College Bound Elijah Lyons — Central Washington University Presidential Scholarship Delaney Manherz — Cascade Natural Gas Endowed Scholarship, College Bound Dallana Marquez — College Bound Hannah McSwain — Falcon Legacy Scholarship, Seattle Pacific University Visit Scholarship, Seattle Pacific University Early Success Award, Seattle Pacific University Advantage Award, Seattle Pacific University President’s Scholar Award Eric Medrano — College Bound David Mors — College Bound Eric Musatov — College Bound

Carter Nelson — Evergreen Boys State Jordan Oliver — Western Washington University Admissions Achievement Award, Western Washington University Admissions Foundation Scholarship Ilisbeth Ortiz — College Bound Michael Patterson — Whatcom Community College Foundation Scholarship Miguel Paulino — College Bound Jeetika Pawar — Western Washington University Admissions Scholars Award Jackson Phillips — College Bound Evan Potter — Future Woodring Scholars Scholarship, Western Washington University Presidential Merit Scholarship Diego Ramirez — College Bound Jhovany Ramirez — College Bound Michael Richards — College Bound Neveah Roetger — College Bound Allie Sahagian — Western Washington University Presidential Merit Scholarship Eduardo Saldana — College Bound Michelle Salgado — College Bound Victoria Salgado — College Bound Tobias Samuelson — College Bound Jessica Sanchez — College Bound Nancy Santiago — College Bound Robin Scarlett — Masonic Scholarship Citizen Award Alyssa Scheib — Corban University Scholarship Kylie Silves — Grand Canyon University 4.0 Chancellor Scholarship Award, College of Fine Arts and Production Dance Scholarship Award Hanna Slagle — Whatcom Community College Foundation Scholarship Kendan Smiley — College Bound Aaron Somma — University of Portland President’s Scholarship, Floyd Sandell Memorial Scholarship Savonne Sterk — Northwestern College Collegiate Scholarship, Northwestern College Track Scholarship, Northwestern College Volleyball Scholarship, Northwestern College Legacy Grant Hans Tamminga — Whitworth University Scholarship Rachel Tilton-Parker — College Bound Halle Tjoelker — Phi Theta Kappa, The Master’s University Dean’s Scholarship, The Master’s University Athletic (basketball) Scholarship Elizabeth Toften — Full Sail University Creative Minds Scholarship, College Bound Carson Van Cleve — College Bound Brenna VanderYacht — George Fox Merit Scholarship, George Fox Academic Award (psychology) Antonio Villalobos — College Bound Chassandra Vis — Western Washington University Scholars Award Makena Wauda — Grand Canyon University Dean’s Scholarship Leah Webb — College Bound Rafe Wolfisberg — Whitworth University Scholarship, Whatcom County Dairy Women Judy Scholten Scholarship, Springtime Youth Calf Sale Scholarship, Mark Stap Memorial Scholarship

Mount Baker

Lynden Academy

Jason Lee — Mt. Baker PSE Scholarship, Everson Lions Club Scholarship, Susan Anderson & Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship Kalila Cook — Mt. Baker PSE Scholarship, Bellingham-Whatcom County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation Memorial Scholarship, Susan Anderson & Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship Eleiya Giarde — Mt. Baker PSE Scholarship, Rome Grange Scholarship Adelaide Haddock — Everson Lions Club Scholarship, Wilder Construction Scholarship Kelly Rhodes — Everson Lions Club Scholarship Genevieve Walsh — Everson Lions Club Scholarship Juliette Haggith — Susan Anderson & Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship Isabella Desimone — Susan Anderson & Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship Tanner Mezo — Rome Grange Scholarship

Robyn Van Wingerden — Lynden Breakfast Kiwanis Club, toward community or technical college

(MBSF stands for Mount Baker Scholarship Foundation)

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2020 GRADUATES

Scholarships, CONT. Lynden Christian Isabella Almlie — Lynden Breakfast Kiwanis Club Scholarship Hannah Anker — Trinity Western University Dean’s Scholarship Kaleb Bos — Grand Canyon University Presidential Scholarship, GCU CPSCI/Infotect Engineering Award, GCU Christian School Consortium Scholarship, Whatcom County Corrections Deputies Scholarship Brooklyn Bosman — Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, Ludden Memorial Scholarship Bryce Bouwman — Grand Canyon University Christian School Consortium Scholarship Kellyn Burden — Gordon College Harold John Ockenga Scholarship Jackson Corkill — Dordt University Football Athletic Scholarship, Dordt Jeff and Kay Moore Freshman Business Scholarship, Dordt Collegiate Scholarship Paige Decker — Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, Hoksbergen Scholarship, Dordt University Women’s Track Athletic Scholarship, Dordt Piano-Keyboard Music Activity Scholarship, Dordt Dahm Music Scholarship-Keyboard, Dordt Presidential Scholarship, Dordt DC Distinguished Scholar Award, Dordt Kuyper Honors Scholarship, Ludden Memorial Scholarship Laine DeJong — Northwest Nazarene University President’s Scholarship, Northwest Nazarene Track and Field Athletic Scholarship, Northwest Dairy Association Scholarship John DenHartog — Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, Western Washington University Admissions Achievement Award, WWU Admissions Foundation Scholarship Andrew DeVries — Dordt University Basketball Athletic Scholarship, Dordt Collegiate Academic Scholarship Samuel DeYoung — Grand Canyon University Chancellor Scholarship, GCU Christian School Consortium Scholarship Julianne Dickinson — Whatcom Dairy Women Judy Scholten Memorial Scholarship, Select Sires Inc. Scholarship, Gene Forrester Memorial Scholarship, Jay Paul Memorial, Washington State University Regents Scholarship Emma Doede — Trinity Western University President’s Scholarship Reese Dykstra — Skagit Valley College Softball Athletic Scholarship Riley Dykstra — Western Washington University Basketball Athletic Scholarship Ivan Filuk — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Chancellors Scholarship, Future Pathfinders Scholarship Paul Forbes — Western Washington University Admissions Achievement Award Davis Gatterman — Northwestern College Football Athletic Scholarship, Northwestern Academic Achievement Scholarship Kate Hansen — Trinity Western University President’s Scholarship, Lynden Noon Kiwanis Scholarship Kristin Hoekema — Roy Georgeff Scholarship, Calvin University Legacy Award, Calvin University Trustee’s Scholarship, Calvin University Music Scholarship-Vocal John Hofford — Western Washington University Admissions Achievement Award Tara Hollander — Gonzaga University Trustee Scholarship, Gonzaga Honors Scholarship Kyler Holleman — Mark Stap Scholarship Gracelyn Hubbard — California Baptist University Presidential Scholarship Levi Korthuis — Dordt University Presidential Scholarship, Dordt Football Athletic Scholarship, Dordt President’s Award for Excellence Scholarship Kase Lautenbach — Gonzaga University Dussault Scholarship, Pacific Propane Gas Association Dick Start Scholarship Violet Le — University of Arizona International Tuition Scholarship Sydney Love — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, George Fox University Merit Scholarship

Alivia Mellema — Lynden Noon Kiwanis Scholarship, Dordt University Volleyball Athletic Scholarship, Dordt Alumni Association Regional Scholarship, Dordt Presidential Scholarship Marissa Muljat — Taylor University Dean’s Scholarship, Pulliam Journalism Scholarship Taryn Myhr — Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, Corban University Dean’s Scholarship Brooklyn Nguyen — University of Buffalo Provost Scholarship Alexa Powell — Grand Canyon University Consortium Scholarship Megan Rouse — Seattle Pacific University Trustees’ Scholarship, SPU Early Success Scholarship Mason Rutgers — University of Nebraska-Lincoln George Beadle Scholarship, UN-Lincoln College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources Freshman Scholarship, Deming Logging Show Scholarship, Whatcom Dairy Women Judy Scholten Memorial Scholarship, Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Whatcom Dollars for Scholars Zach Bouchard Memorial Scholarship, Lyle Rader Memorial Scholarship Faith Schmitt — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Trinity Western University Presidential Scholarship, TWU Music Scholarship, TWU Reed Family Endowment Fund Scholarship Trajan Schouten — Arizona Christian University Football Athletic Scholarship, ACU Academic Scholarship Zachary Sipma — Dordt University Football Athletic Scholarship Muriel TerBeek — Calvin University President’s Scholarship, Calvin Legacy Award, Calvin William and Janice (Roosma) Van Dyke Scholarship Nora TerBeek — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Calvin University Trustees’ Scholarship, Calvin Legacy Award, Calvin Hugh and Eve Meeter Calvinism Award, Calvin Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholarship Jakab Terpstra — Skagit Valley College Baseball Athletic Scholarship Becca TeVelde — Sisu Children’s Fund Scholarship, Northwest University Faculty Scholarship Joshua Thompson — Western Washington University Academic Scholarship Luke Timmer — Ludden Memorial Scholarship Braedon VanBerkum — Texas Tech University Presidential Merit Scholarship Brendan Vanderberg — Wheaton College Presidential Scholarship, Whatcom Dollars for Scholars Random Acts of Kindness Scholarship Josiah Vander Griend — Whitworth University Academic Scholarship, Whitworth Vocal and Music Scholarship, Whitworth Theater and Dance Scholarship Maggie VanderGriend — Grand Canyon University Provost Scholarship, GCU Christian School Consortium Scholarship Carter VanderWerff — Grand Canyon University President Scholarship, GCU Christian School Consortium Scholarship Holly VanHofwegen — Calvin University Provost Scholarship, Calvin Adelene Haverhals Scholarship in Memory of Dorothy Otter Brianna Veenstra — Calvin University Provost’s Scholarship, Calvin Legacy Scholarship Emiko Walsh — Grand Canyon University Provost Scholarship, GCU Christian School Consortium Scholarship Jenna Walters — Lynden Breakfast Kiwanis Scholarship, Arizona State University Presidential Scholarship, Torch and Laurel Lilly Jellinek Rossi Award Kaiden Wubben — Grand Canyon University Chancellor Scholarship, GCU Christian School Consortium Scholarship, GCU Engineering Award Ed Yu — University of Buffalo International Admissions Scholarship Jim Yu — University of the Pacific International Academic Excellence Scholarship

Meridian

(MPSF stands for Meridian Public Schools Foundation)

Andrew Burns — Greater Bellingham Running Club Scholarship, MPSF Watts Scholarship Ella Carpenter — MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship Sophia Carson — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Jeter DeMerice — MPSF FFA Scholarship, MPSF Ralph McClellan Scholarship Sophia Dennis — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Shelby DiSanza — MPSF Lawrence J. Zander Memorial Scholarship Emma Dougan — Boise State University WUE Scholarship, MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship Aurya Downey — Bellingham Masonic Lodge Scholar/Citizen Scholarship, University of South Carolina Beaufort Soccer Scholarship, P.E.O. Scholarship, Whatcom Women in Business Scholarship, Western Washington University Horn Foundation Scholarship Payton Elenbaas — MPSF FFA Scholarship, Central Washington University Merit Scholarship Makenzie Flake — Skagit Valley Community College Volleyball Scholarship, Bellingham-Whatcom County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation Memorial Scholarship, MPSF Atkinson Memorial Scholarship Emma Forbes — George Fox University Merit Scholarship, George Fox Exercise Science Department Scholarship, Greater Bellingham Running Club Scholarship, MPSF Bouma Family Endowment Scholarship Hailey Gallatin — Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship, Imagine America Scholarship, Universal Technical Institute FFA Scholarship, Washington State Snowmobile Association, Whatcom Dollars for Scholars, MPSF FFA Scholarship Marina Ghaly — Western Washington University Multicultural Achievement Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Trent Gookstetter — MPSF Stockton Scholarship Allie Haugen — WSCCA Cheerleading Scholarship, Western Washington University Merit Scholarship, MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship Abby Hays — MPSF Auld Memorial Scholarship Corey Hemenway — Washington State University Regents Scholarship, MPSF Ralph McClellan Scholarship Madison Hill — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Zoe Honcoop — MPSF Atkinson Memorial Scholarship Jaiden Hull — MPSF James Hunter Sanderson Scholarship Kyla Ingram — Montana State University Merit Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholar-

ship Guneek Kaur — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Harneet Kaur — MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Raveen Kaur — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Amy Litovchenko — Western Washington University Achievement Scholarship, MPSF FFA Scholarship Jose Malave — Whatcom Community College Foundation Trillium Scholarship, Whatcom Community College Foundation Scholarship Wyatt Mercer — Universal Technical Institute FFA Scholarship, Imagine America Scholarship, MPSF Watts Scholarship Brenna Mitchell — Linfield College Frances R. Linfield Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Joseph Plagerman — Eastern Washington University Dean’s Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Kailee Richter — MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship, MPSF Ralph McClellan Scholarship Gus Roelof — Universal Technical Institute FFA Scholarship Hardev Saharan — Washington Opportunity Scholarship, Whatcom Community College Cordata Neighborhood Association Scholarship Aline Salcido — Whatcom Community College Cordata Neighborhood Association Scholarship Emily Schneider — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Jackson Short — Whatcom Community College Cordata Neighborhood Association Scholarship, WCC Basketball Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Tell Short — Whitworth University Provost Scholarship Jolee Sipma — Central Washington University Basketball Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Audri Stadelman — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Irene Dunham Scholarship Jocelyn Tovar — Bellingham/Whatcom County Firefighters Benevolent Foundation Memorial Scholarship, MPSF FFA Scholarship Jordan Veenstra — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship Truc Vo — MPSF Watts Scholarship, Western Washington University Merit Scholarship Iris Wong — University of Portland President’s Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship

Nooksack Valley (NVSF stands for Nooksack Valley Scholarship Foundation)

Cameron Bauman — NVSF Mann Memorial Clancy Coppinger — NVSF Mann Memorial, Whatcom County Fire District 1 Firefighter Association, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Hannah De La Rosa Keppler — NVSF Scholarship Colby Dunlap — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Mann Memorial Cole Eldridge — NVSF Mann Memorial, NVSF Scholarship Aaron Garcia — NVSF Scholarship Jasmin Harmon — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Mann Memorial, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Connor Huffman — NVSF Mann Memorial Zachary Johnson — NVSF Mann Memorial Gabriela Jose-Cruz — NVSF Mann Memorial Matthew Joyner-Pratt — NVSF Mann Memorial Tyler Kamphouse — NVSF Scholarship Sarah Kelly — NVSF Mann Memorial, NVSF Scholarship Jessica Kerr — NVSF Scholarship JoElla Kleinhesselink — NVSF Mann Memorial, NVSF Scholarship Braden Leyba — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Baker Memorial, NVSF Horn Foundation, NVSF Mann Memorial, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Kyle Long — Everson Lions Club, Washington High School Equestrian Team Scholarship, NVSF Scholarship, NVSF Snider Memorial, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Taylor Loreen — NVSF Mann Memorial Irais Orozco — NVSF Mann Memorial Kaitlyn Paz — NVSF Mann Memorial Mason Rainer — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Mann Memorial Starr Ramirez — Western Washington University Admissions Scholar Award, NVSF Scholarship

Athena Rauch — NVSF Mann Memorial Adam Rodriquez — University of Washington Admissions, NVSF Snider Memorial, NVSF Mann Memorial Jack Santosuosso — NVSF Mann Memorial Carlee Schram — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Mann Memorial Evan Sorenson — NVSF Mann Memorial, NVSF Honcoop Memorial Nathan Steele — NVSF Best Essay, NVSF Mann Memorial, NVSF Horn Memorial, Colorado Christian University Admit Scholarship, CCU Presidential Scholarship, CCU Beckman Scholarship, CCU Conservative Christian Conference Scholarship Ivy Thompson — Everson Lions Club, Eastern Washington University Dean’s Scholarship, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Jenna Tiemersma — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Molly Tiemersma — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial, Whitworth University Scholarship, Whitworth Grant, Whitworth Campus Housing Grant, Whitworth Support Grant, Whitworth Visit Scholarship, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Bryce Van Berkum — Masonic Scholar-Citizen Award, NVSF Horn Foundation, NVSF Eric Ramstead Memorial, NVSF Mann Memorial, Dussault Scholarship, Academic Excellence Western Undergraduate Exchange Ryan Veening — NVSF Scholarship, Eastern Washington University Education Grant, EWU Dean’s Scholarship Keldon Weidkamp — NVSF Mann Memorial Colby Wichers — NVSF Mann Memorial, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship Mia Williams — Western Washington University Admissions Scholar Award, NVSF Mann Memorial Dane Winter — NVSF Mann Memorial, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship