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Senior Spotlights Hailey Nava, Lynden Ellie VanHulzen, Lynden Christian Even in COVID, she is ‘thankful for everything I have’

She became a student leader at LHS and now feels prepared for college and nursing goals Hailey Nava is in a position now to reflect upon her four years at Lynden High School, something she was very nervous about when it started.

Nava has served this past year as vice president of the Lynden Associated Student Body. She was in student government in some way or another all of her four years.

This avenue helped her make some strong friendships and see extra involvement in the school.

She was glad “to not get infected with senioritis” this school year, but of course there was another real health challenge in the air: “COVID impacted each student and I definitely had to adjust work, school and hobbies.”

From coming to school every day, as in normal times, to now what students went through this past year, first just doing school online and then in-person wearing masks — she was in a spot of “figuring how to involve students in a COVID-friendly way” in her ASB role.

She enjoyed her freshmen, sophomore and junior years by trying out new sports for her such as wrestling.

She also took all the

science classes available to her, which proved intriguing enough that Nava is now choosing the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) area to be her likely major when she goes to college.

Nava will be attending Seattle Pacifc University this fall and pursuing nursing. She is excited that the program at SPU does partnerships with Seattle Children’s Hospital. “That is my dream job,” she says, “working alongside kids and amazing doctors.”

She feels ready for the move away from Lynden, where she has lived all of her 18 years, and to step into this next challenge, now that she has overcome the uncertainty she had about high school.

“Learning how to adjust will help with the move to college,” she wrote.

“While I did not get a regular senior year, my class tried to do the most together and have fun. I am blessed to have a graduation that I will be walking on June 11 and will look back at this date as the beginning of my next adult academic life. Being patient through my high school experience has gotten me ready for the ‘real world’ parents talk about.”

She appreciates the scholarships she will receive from organizations to help her achieve her goals.

Any parting words of wisdom? “Being patient is the hardest thing to learn because although all four years of high school go faster than you think, you have to be patient and not rush.”

— Calvin Bratt

Ellie Van Hulzen has been a part of soccer at Lynden Christian all four of her years there and cheer teams in her junior and senior years, basketball and track earlier. She sang in chamber choir and participated in elected student government. She plans to attend Dordt University in Iowa to study education and sing in choir there.

“I would like to thank my parents for the constant love, time and support they’ve given me, not only in these last two years during COVID, but throughout my life at LCHS. They have come to countless games and concerts, and were always my number one fans. I also want to thank my teachers who have spent so much time adjusting to the new rules of COVID and always putting their students first.

They truly care about all of us, and the relationships I have with them I will cherish forever."

Specific memories will be of cheering at two state championship games and playing at state in soccer.

“I got to make amazing friends through choir, and spent countless hours

(through ASB) making sure things like Valentines Week, the first week of school and Deck the Halls were ready to go for the student body.”

Away from school, Van Hulzen loves to help lead worship at her church, spend time with her family, and go on hikes.

The coronavirus pandemic was 2020-21 reality.

“COVID has been really hard these last two years, but if I’ve learned anything from it, it’s to be thankful for everything I have,” she said. “Even though COVID has taken a lot away from

my senior year, we ended up having a soccer season, an in-person choir concert, and some school events like the Junior-Senior Banquet! Even though it isn’t a totally normal year, these events were extra special to me and my classmates, and I am so thankful I got to be a part of them.

“School has not been the same as it used to be.

From having no official ‘breaks’ to walking one way in the halls, we as students have had to adjust to how we approach school. But thanks to the teachers and good friends, we have felt

the support and love even through COVID and all the difficulties that came with it.”

Van Hulzen shares this source of encouragement: “A Bible verse that has stuck with me this year is Zephaniah 3:17. It says, ‘The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save.

He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with his love, He will rejoice over you with singing.’ It reminds me that our God is great, and no matter what happens in our lives, he is with us and so proud of who we are in Him. He is our comfort and joy, even in some of the hardest times.”

“I have a lot of good teachers, but ones that have impacted my life most are Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Whitehead. Mrs. Sloan is my choir teacher, and she has helped me grow not only in music, but as a person. She made music fun and something I knew I wanted to pursue in the future. Mrs. Whitehead also has impacted me in my years at LCHS with her genuine care for her students. She is always praying for us and was one of my biggest role models my senior year when school was hard. I had her first hour all year, and her devotions impacted my life in so many ways.”

— Elisa Claassen

Serena Buitenbos, Cornerstone Christian ‘I have been taught to prioritize things that are important’

Serena Buitenbos is one of six seniors in the Class of 2021 from Cornerstone Christian School of Lynden.

Her experience at Cornerstone has been great, she said. “I have been taught to prioritize things that are important.”

Her teachers, besides teaching their subjects, gave her a Christian perspective on life. She learned to think critically while doing her schoolwork with determination and passion, gaining skills she realizes can be valu-

able for her future.

Through the challenge of COVID she learned even more about responsibility.

“During quarantine, I start-

Aidan Conner, Jonathan Castro, Meridian Nooksack Valley To remember: Fun things, and conviction about ‘the voice of one person speaking up’

In the words of Jonathan Castro directly: “Easily the most memorable experiences for me have been thanks to my involvement in our music department.

“I am so thankful that I will be able to look back and think of the family I found in my director, Mr. DeGrace, and my fellow musicians. Above all else, this program has shown me the value in caring for those around me and building a community in which people feel they can belong.

“It also taught me that life has so much potential for fun if you seek it out. I had so many wacky experiences that I can’t imagine finding anywhere else. I don’t think I can ever forget cooking hot dogs over the iron in our hotel room when we went to Disneyland. Truly memorable, to

say the least.

“Outside of the music department, the influence that my social studies teacher, Mr. Lawrence, has had on me cannot be overstated. He has driven me

to be passionate and vocal about issues facing the world and has made me realize how powerful the voice of one person speaking up can be. I hope never to lose sight of the sense of

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virtue and decency he has displayed and made me aspire to meet.

“After high school, I will be attending Western Washington University majoring in psychology, and I eventually plan to obtain my master’s degree and PhD in psychology. I hope to find a career providing diagnoses, conducting psychotherapy and recommending further treatment plans for clients.

“I believe mental health is something that often goes neglected in many aspects of our lives, despite being a factor in the very foundation of our individuality. I intend on remaining active throughout my life in advocating for the destigmatization of mental health treatment and promoting kindness and compassion.

“I realize that as a high school senior, my life is only beginning and the world at large is likely not eager to take advice from what is probably a very naive perspective on life.

All I can promise is that I am ready and willing to play my part in making the world just a little more friendly. If I have done that, I will have accomplished my goal.”

An attitude of adventure: find yourself where you lose yourself Aidan Conner has been involved in almost every aspect of high school at Nooksack Valley.

He played football for three years and soccer his freshman and senior years; he was in track and field for two years. He joined FFA for his first two years and was in the Environmental Friendly Club all four years.

He took the Winter Ride up for Mount Baker snow sports his first three years in high school. He was in ASB his last two years being activities coordinator. He also did drama his junior year and was the main character in that play. He has qualified for the National Honor Society for three years.

“My favorite quote is ‘getting lost is where you find yourself,’” Conner said in explaining his approach to life.

His favorite school memories will be going on a field trip to Pike Place Mar-

ket in Seattle with friends and having parties in calculus class for every “little” holiday such as Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s Day. Outside of school, Conner loves to play guitar and go on hikes as “much as I can.” He finds time to work for Northwest Flooring.

“COVID hasn’t really affected my life as much as many other people,” he said. “COVID actually gave me the opportunity to do more. I built a sauna during quarantine and during winter when there was nothing better to do I would use it. But COVID, on the other hand, made it so that our school could not have school dances or a normal senior year.”

Conner said he thanks his parents for being “the greatest motivators in my high school career” and also his sisters for teaching him that “you can find adventure in everyday life.” And, he adds, “definitely thanks to my teachers for putting up with me.”

Next year Aidan Conner is going to Western Washington University to study marine biology.

— Elisa Claassen

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Senior Spotlights Mirella Figueroa, Mount Baker Ethan Brooks, Meridian Animal biology may lead to a nursing pursuit

Mirella Figueroa wants to pursue nursing after she graduates from Mount Baker High School, and one of her favorite experiences while attending school in the district directly contributed to that goal.

Teacher Todd Rightmire’s animal biology class was both fun and educational at the same time, and Figueroa learned a lot about biology and other topics she will no doubt use in the future.

No matter that it was on animals; it can relate to human biology.

“We got a lot of handson practice and we went through many labs and it was really educational but super fun at the same time and I gained a lot of experience in that class,” Figueroa said. “I was able to relate it to my nursing.”

Figueroa said being in the Mountaineer band was also a highlight of her time in the district.

“It was really nice,” she said. “We traveled a little bit and I made a lot of nice friends and shared some really fun experiences with everyone.”

Figueroa said the pan-

As a sports team captain he needed to inspire others to ‘keep the morale up’

demic has been a difficult time for her and her class to deal with, of course, but it has also served as a bonding experience.

“We definitely grew more as a class. Our relationships with our teachers grew and we shared some really nice moments despite everything that happened,” she said. “I feel like it helped us depend on each other more, and we were able to, I don’t want to say get more personal, but

we would contact each other outside of classes online and work on things together. I feel like teachers were more there for the students a lot this year. We were able to talk to them literally whenever because we had such limited resources.”

After high school, Figueroa will head to Western Washington University to take classes for two years before entering a nursing program outside of WWU. — Brent Lindquist

Carmen Gallegos, Lynden Academy Finish at WCC For Carmen Gallegos, the end of high school is both scary, and exciting.

The senior at Lynden Academy will be pursuing a career in education next year. She’ll be finishing up at Whatcom Community College and then head off to a university afterward.

“Not knowing what the future holds is a scary feeling,” Gallegos said.

“Going to school is all I know. I’m 18, and for most of my life it’s been school. I’m not sure if I know anything else.”

Moving on from high school, she said she’s going to remember the environment Lynden Academy provided her and implement that in her future career as a teacher. Gallegos was involved with theater for three years, which she said helped her a lot.

“Doing theater definitely made me break out of my shell and comfort zone,” Gallegos said.

“I gained so much confidence I didn’t think I had.”

With the pandemic still changing how schooling was approached this past year, Gallegos said she worked to set herself up for the future, and is

neering. He has received academic scholarships to attend WSU. His plan is to stay focused on his grades, attend as many Coug sports games as possible and participate in intramurals sports “to keep active and feed my competitive spirit.”

To younger students in high school, he encourages them “to not rush through it.

“We all have to grow up and be adults for a really long time, so don’t be in a hurry to make that happen. Make time to get crazy in the student section during a basketball game, or try a new sport, or a new instrument.

Work hard and keep your grades up (there are a lot of scholarships out there!), but don’t be afraid to make a mistake or worry too much about what others think of you.

Be in charge of your own high school experience.”

— Calvin Bratt

Garrett Smith, Mount Baker

ASB officers got creative during COVID closure of inperson school

thankful the pandemic didn’t take away more.

“COVID took a lot from a lot of people. So having my senior year be all that was taken away is perfectly OK with me.

I worked hard to get my classes behind me so I could make my senior year as easy as possible. I dedicated my senior year to Running Start and get-

ting a job.”

Gallegos said she’s looking forward to putting the gifts that high school has given her to the test after graduation.

“I’m so excited to see the world through my own eyes instead of the pages of a textbook,” she said.

— Hailey Palmer

Brynn Neal, Meridian Deeply grateful, on to Gonzaga Brynn Neal says that her Meridian High School experience will always be incredibly special to her.

Looking back now as a departing senior, she realizes she was able to go to “an amazing high school where I was pushed academically, yet also able to be part of such a close community through both the volleyball and basketball programs and the yearbook class.”

At Meridian in sports, Neal was a varsity volleyball team captain as both a junior and senior and was voted captain of the Skagit Island Volleyball Academy U18 Club team for the 2021 season.

She feels deeply grateful for her family, coaches, friends and amazing teachers who helped her navigate high school and find her di-

Ethan Brooks has really enjoyed his time at Meridian High School, both in sports and in academics.

He came into the Meridian School District as an eighth grader and found it quite easy to make friends and get involved. In high school he ended up becoming a three-year varsity letterman in football, basketball and baseball and with teams he had the opportunity to reach the state playoffs in all three sports.

His most memorable experience was getting to play on the football team in 2019 with both of his brothers. He terms that “pretty cool, creating memories with them that none of us will forget.”

This 2020-21 year, once sports could be played, Brooks was the captain of both the baseball and basketball teams.

He enjoys working with and encouraging the underclassmen of a team, in spite of Meridian being a 1A school in a multi-classification conference, which can be challenging.

“Playing schools two and three times your size on a weekly basis can

sometimes be discouraging. Keeping your head up, and keeping the morale up of the team can be hard, making it more difficult to stay focused and driven,” he wrote. “But in a non-COVID year we get to see the results of all our time in the gym, on the court or field when we finally get to face only 1A schools in districts and state, so to stay the course in a year without a postseason (this year) wasn’t easy.”

Being a team leader for baseball this year was extra challenging. Without having baseball last year because of COVID, the current sophomores were really like freshman and so it was like having two freshman classes coming into the program at once, Brooks said. And because of program size, the team was starting on varsity quite a few sophomores and freshmen.

“When we played 3A schools whose whole roster was made up of juniors and seniors, keeping the younger guys encouraged and willing to go through the growing pains, while experiencing some pretty big losses, was more difficult than I expected,” he said.

Brooks is enrolled for the fall at Washington State University where he will study civil engi-

rection for life.

“Meridian and the experiences I have gained from my last four years there will always be incredibly important to me and who I have become,” Neal wrote.

She is going to Gonzaga

University in Spokane where she intends to major in either human physiology or pre-health. She hopes then to continue working in the medical field, possibly as a hospital pharmacist.

— Calvin Bratt

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic kept schools closed, Garrett Smith and his fellow Associated Student Body officers at Mount Baker found ways to have some fun.

They did morning announcements via YouTube every day, and they hosted ask-me-anything interviews with teachers and competitions of sorts.

“We were just trying to incorporate the whole school, all the grades up, and a lot of us seniors also did peer mentoring,” he said. “We would go and be part of a freshman class and we’d just participate in their stuff and try to make it fun.”

Smith started in the Mount Baker School District all the way back in kindergarten at Acme Elementary. Looking back at his time in the district, Smith can see now that his teachers were always a big highlight, and especially so when it came to mak-

ing the best of a less-thanideal situation during the pandemic.

“It’s always fun, and the teachers are there and they cared about you,” he said. “They wanted you to succeed, and to see you succeed after school, too.”

In addition to ASB, Smith spent time playing football and basketball with the Mountaineers.

After he graduates, Smith plans to attend Montana State University in Bozeman where he may pursue a double major thanks to the school’s policy regarding class

credits.

“You pay for the 12 credits that you’re required to have in a year of schooling, then you can take it however many credits you want over that for free,” he said. “I might do a dual major.”

Smith said he is interested in engineering, but having grown up on a farm, he may want to take over his family’s farm eventually. He said he might pursue ag business or farm and ranch management and mix that with engineering.

— Brent Lindquist

Lynden High School graduation will be Friday, June 11, although each senior is allowed to have only four people attend in the gymnasium. (Courtesy photo)

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Local high schools have gotten creative building up anticipation for 2021 graduation: the spirit rock painted at Meridian, all senior face posters at Lynden Christian, lots of decorations at Lynden.

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ed to understand the value of maturity and how you respond to those things, (and) the things you are able to control.”

Serena has been the class valedictorian, and all through high school she was involved on the student leadership STAMP team. She enjoyed playing on the soccer, volleyball and basketball teams of Cornerstone Christian.

In the fall, she plans to attend Whatcom Community College to pursue the

physical therapy assistant program.

Allowed to share any words she would have as a graduating senior at this point in her life, Buitenbos wrote: “Seek empathy, patience, humility and discipline. Seek the internal, rather than the external.

How you speak, how you think, how you reason (are primary). Speak with kindness, think with purity, and reason like the adults that (we) all now are. And in everything that you do, may God be glorified.”

— Calvin Bratt

Congratulations Class of 2021!

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.

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Lynden High School

Kaylee Alaniz

Kelsey Alcaraz

Phoebe Anderson

Riley Anderson

Evelyn Ayala

Baylor Ayres

Faith Baar

Miles Baldwin

Dennis Barbin

Jaden Barnes

Kobe Baseden

Abigail Bazante Solano

Kyla Bellamy

Jordan Bernal

Mia Berry

Christian Bethea

Aaron Blakeway

Wesley Blankers

Christopher Bloomquist

Jensen Bode

Trevin Bosman

Beatriz Briceno

Coleson Brink

Adrian Briseno-Martinez

Blaze Brown

Amsalech Burke

Mason Burks

Riley Burks

Hannah Cabral

Evan Calvert

Madison Canales

Kaiya Chanik

John Chatterton

Breanna Clausen

Allyson Clyde

Nathaniel Cooley

Julia Cooper

Timothy Costanzo

Kamden Crass

Emily Czesak

Lorelei Davis

Oscar De La Rosa Lopez

Beth Deboer

Aaliyah Diaz

Ulysses Diaz

Caelin Dietrich

Annemarie Donaldson

Christian Duran

Alyssa Egan

Antonio Elizalde

Cameron Feller

Celestia Ferreria

Cole Fierst

Joshuel Figueroa

Kelly Finn

Adin Fisher

Haley Friesen

Matthew Furdyk

Miguel Gallegos

Jose Garcia

Sulma Garcia

Jordyn Geleynse

Teija Gerlach

Caylen Gobbato

Julianna Gonzalez

Kyle Gonzalez

Hunter Guthrie

Daniella Gutierrez

Liam Hanenburg

Amira Hanowell

Noelle Hansen

Eugenio Herrera-Duenas

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Lynden High School, Cont.

Drew Hickman

Hailey Holestine

Shelley Honey

Julian Irion

Ian Jacob

Maninderpal Jassar

Laine Jenkins

Christopher Johnson

Emma Johnson

Mercedes Johnson

Alexa Johnston

Sara Jones

Allen Jongema

McKenzie Julian

Lisa Klem

Nathaniel Klineman

Clay Kochuten

Zoe Kok

Alana Kooi

Brianna Koop

Brynna LaFreniere

Tate Langstraat

Gavin Larrabee

Devin Lentz

Sadie Longfellow

Francisco Lopez

Angel Lopez-Chavarin

Skyler Maden

Axel Madrigal

Isaiah Magana

Daphne Mathers

Ian McCrory

Maggie McDowell

Sierra McPhail

Juan Mesa

Ayla Metz

Eliana Meyer

Lilly Mickelsen

Isaac Mitchell

Brielle Molendyk

Jeffery Moore

Marissa Munkres

Levi Mussard

Hailey Nava

Belen Nicolas

Dalaini Niles

Easton Nyhoff

Ashley O'Connor

Caitlin O'Connor

Jose Padilla

Samantha Perera

Marlin Perez Perez

Cristian Perez Yoc

Frances Perry

Jack Piganelli

Will Plenkovich

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

Al’s Electric & Plumbing

All Season Spraying

City Hair

Curt Maberry Farms Inc.

DeKoster Excavating Inc.

Everson Auction

Fairway Drug

302 Hawley St., Lynden 360-354-2187

309 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-0538

EPL FEED LLC

Lynden 360-354-3335

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

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

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

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

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

Fairway Center, Lynden 360-354-1226

Jim’s Automotive Experts

Keith Cox Autobahn

LTI Inc. / Milky Way

Downtown Everson 360-966-4440

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Lynden

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

Dutch Treat

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

Ferndale Record

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

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

Hinton Chevrolet Buick

www.ferndalerecord.com

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

Lynden Denture Clinic

Lynden School District #504

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

516 Main St., Lynden 360-354-4443

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Lynden High School, Cont.

Casey Quinn

Michael Ramirez

Ashlynn Rasmussun

Courtney Reamer

Taylor Reams

Tonya Reyna

Josiah Rinehart

Luisa Rivas

Nathan Robinson

Jose Rodriguez

Natalie Rodriguez

Lane Roorda

Allison Ruhl

Ellsie Saldivar

Khushveer Sangha

Haley Saur

Ellesha Segaar

Benjamin Schloesser

Jordan Simmons

Andrew Sires

Jenna Smith

Selina Solorio

Avery Somma

James Sorensen

Michael Sorto

Abbey Spencer

Kyle Stauffer

Ellie Stewart

Joshua Stewart

James Strangard

Madeline Swaney

Liam Swedberg

Saylor Tarrel

Nicholas Tellefsen

Harmony Thiessen

Lane Thomas

Ian Thorgeirson

Sydney Thorgeirson

Taryn Tjolker

Layla Todd

Shannon Tolsma

Eddie Tovar

Anna Van Sabben

Anna VanderYacht

Rosalinda Vargas

Erik Vasquez

Jaimie Vopnford

Domonic Walker

Zachary Weger

Isiah Welch

Cade Westrich

Caleb Wheeler

Parker VanderYacht Christiaan VanRooyen

Brooklynn Wester

Angelina West

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

Lynden Service Center

Lynden Tribune & Print Co.

700 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-2611

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

Northwest Surveying & GPS

Point S Zylstra Tire

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

501 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-4493

Shots 2 Go Espresso

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair

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

Westlyn Feed 910 H St., Lynden 360-354-0799

Maberry Packing

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

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

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

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

& Maas Inc. Triple S Construction Inc. Vanderpol Truck & Automotive Service Lynden 360-354-0689

228 Bay Lyn Dr., Lynden 360-354-3000

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

Schouten Construction LLC Lynden • 360-815-0332

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

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2021!

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Lynden High School, Cont.

Connor White

Koby Whitman

NOT PICTURED: John Berry Gurbaj Brar Brithany Cazares Harrison Houston Tyler Hill

Emma Willemsen

Will Davis Antonio Elizalde Kai Gallegos Lyliana Lopez Matthew Landis Jeffrey Lara

Kennedi Wilson

Jessica York

Brandon Zehm

Slater Pine Dayanara Romero Oropeza Aileen Rosas Jonathan Sebastiani Samuel St. John Adrienne Sutherland

Tyler Swarthout Anna Thario Matthew Van Wingerden Claudio Vargas Eduardo Vasquez

Lynden Christian School

Jackson Apol

Cody Bajema

Claire Barrow

Emma Blanck

Brandon Bogard

David Bootsma

Devonta Bootsma

Dawson Bouma

Kylie Bratt

James Brommer

Katie Buist

Samantha Buist

Eileen Chen

Rita Chen

Isabel Daniel

Grant DeRuyter

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

City Hair

309 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-0538

Eagle Contracting

All Season Spraying Lynden 360-354-3335

Curt Maberry Farms Inc.

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

EPL FEED LLC

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

DeYoung & Roosma Construction 141 Wood Creek Dr., Lynden 360-354-3374

Everson Auction

210 Hawley St., Lynden 360-318-9726

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

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

Hinton Chevrolet Buick

Jim’s Automotive Experts

Keith Cox Autobahn

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

Downtown Everson 360-966-4440

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

DeKoster Excavating Inc.

CB Fabricating Metal Flashing

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

Dutch Treat

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

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

Fairway Drug

Ferndale Record

Fairway Center, Lynden 360-354-1226

LTI Inc. / Milky Way Lynden

www.ferndalerecord.com

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

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Lynden Christian School, Cont.

Ely DeVries

Katie DeYoung

Gabe Diephuis

Logan Dykstra

Zach Eisenberg

Ryan Faddis

Kenadi Fay

Sami Feenstra

Logan Heeringa

Hannah Heggem

Lexi Hernandez

Luke Johnson

Liv King

Kennedy Lange

Spin Levien

Levi Libolt

Olivia Libolt

Preston Mark

Kayla McIlvenna

Emily Mellema

Luke Mellema

Grace Meyer

Cole Moorlag

Ellie Nydam

Gavin Qian

Ari Rader

Abby Rhoads

Raymond Rodriquez

Kiley Roetcisoender

Dykota Roosma

Ava Seigman

Taryn Spoelstra

Taylor Spoelstra

Kolin Sterk

Faith Suprak

Charlie Terpstra

Paige TeVelde

Levi VanBeek

Cade VanBoven

Josh VanDellen

Kloe VanderVeen

Grant VanderVelden

Emma VandeVoort

Hendrick VandeVoort

Ellie VanHulzen

Braxton VanLoo

Kolton VanWeerdhuizen

Shale Whittern

Sydney Wiersma

Hailey Wubben

Emma Wynstra

Congrats, Grads!

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

Lynden Service Center

Lynden Tribune & Print Co.

Maberry Packing

700 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-2611

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

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

Northwest Surveying & GPS

Point S Zylstra Tire

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

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

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

Westlyn Feed 910 H St., Lynden 360-354-0799

501 Grover St., Lynden 360-354-4493

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

& Maas Inc. Triple S Construction Inc. Vanderpol Truck & Automotive Service Lynden 360-354-0689

228 Bay Lyn Dr., Lynden 360-354-3000

Muljat Group North 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

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

Schouten Construction LLC Lynden • 360-815-0332

Vavra Auto Body

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2021!

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Mount Baker High School

Petra Allred

Hailey Ambrose

Emily Anderson

Maya Anderson

Mercedes Bass

Faith Boersema

Tucker Bourassa

Ebonney Bowhay

Hannah Brendley

August Brodd

Marques Brown

Jared Carter

Steven Champeau

Alyana Colina

Jordan Corcoran

Aidan Corning

Dawson Craiger

Collin Dallman

Taylor Daniels

Duke Dawson

Stephanie Delgado

Teigen Detta

Jeffrey Devine

Savannah Devries

Dakota Fawcett

Kenndra Felton

Mirella Figueroa

Eli Freeman

Jess Fullner

Max Dickinson

Kallee Ellis-Buchanan Katherine Escalante

Elizabeth Galle

Elijah Hackett

Jake Hall

Kaylee Hannah

Braedan Hart

Johan Hickey

Mia Ilichev

Mason Jacoby

Toby Jefferson

Nico Johnson

Kylee Kelley

Leseah Kennedy

Shay Knutson

Jeremiah Lee

Jenna Lennsen

Hailee Leuenberger

Violett Lewis

Gavin Lorimer

Savannah Luft

Isabel Magee

Makenna Mamac

Cammaron Maresh

Katie Melton

Dayanna Mendoza-Jiminez

Quinn Murphy

Hailey O'Brien

Kenji Oshiro

Phil Paez

Angelina Perez

Lilly Pike

Yelena Pilat

Maryjane Popp

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

Acme General Store Acme 360-595-2146

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

The Salon Next Door Mt. Baker Hwy/Nugents Corner 360-592-9304

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

Canyon Hydro

EPL FEED LLC

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

Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling Inc.

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

Shots 2 Go Espresso

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

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

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

Lynden

8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

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

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

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

Vavra Auto Body

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

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Mount Baker High School, Cont.

Trina Rainey

Ripley Reardon

Emelia Reiter

Chayce Rieken

Ayden Rodriguez

Carmen Ruiz

Tiana Ryan

Aislin Sanday

Pauline Sandoz

Zyanne Sanford

Victor Scheuner

Nicholas Seigfried

Jasmyn Seyda

Ty Silves

Jordan Sims

Kai Slette

Emma Smeall

Garrett Smith

Trinity Som

Raphael Spring

Andrew Stalnaker

Cody Staton

Celeste Terry

Wyatt Thomas

Rex Vandenhaak

Tyler Vandenworth

Josh Wade

Colby Wagar

William Stitch-Smith Alexandria Stranberg

Jayden Waldrip

Michael Weber

NOT PICTURED: Morgan McHugh Ashante Rector Jadelynn Standley Katelyn Stripling-Erholm Ethan Worth Taylor Welch

Shain Woolf

Cristain Zavala

Daniel Zavala

Miguel Zavala

Way to go Grads!

Meridian High School

Daisy Aguilera

Mirza Alcon

Viki Andryushenko

Naomi Arzeta

Makenzie Belik

Karissa Benson

Andrew Boskakov

Madeline Bowler

Ethan Brooks

Grady Burkett

Olivia Carrillo

Jonathan Castro

Mansheel Chawla

Emily Coulter

Angelica Cruz-Mendoza

Gabe Dahlberg

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Meridian High School, Cont.

Walker DeWaard

Dennan Dick

Dustin Dykstra

Ansen Farrell

Phoenix Field

Alyssa Forbis

Sergio Gonzalez Navarro

Mike Goy

Emily Halverson

Nicole Halverson

Samantha Harvill

Eli Hayrynen

Sylvia Hernandez

Matthew Hudson

Andrew Jenkins

Jasmeen Kang

Komal Kaur

Capen Knutson

Mason Knutson

Kobe Koivisto

Courtney Korvin

Andrew Kuljis

Wesley Kurz

Vernon Lane IV

Kendra Lee

Zack Loya

Kylah Martin

Jenna McCauley

Alex McCormick

Trey Naidu

Brynn Neal

Kaila Nunez

Kyla Powell

Tiffany Prado

Cody Robinson

Jesus Rosario Lozano

Riya Saharan

Chase Sebastian

Logan Sharp

William Sharp

Claire Skaggs

Kadyn Spaur

Brody Stuart

Tenley Swope

Allison Terpsma

Kayla Terpsma

Andrew Trautman

Annie Vekved

Tarnvir Virk

Dustin Wallace

Haylee Wright

Max Zender

Evan Zilinek

Caymen McCormick Andrew Mellema IV

Tajinder Nagra

Congratulations!

Rachel Zilinek

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

Meridian Equipment 5946 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2141

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

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

Shots 2 Go Espresso

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

Vavra Auto Body

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

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

8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

LTI Inc. / Milky Way Lynden

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

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2021!

2021 GRADUATES

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Nooksack Valley High School

Quantell Abell

Jocelyn Abitia

Ashley Alcaraz

Aislinn Anaya

MarcoAntonio Hernandez

Noelia Avila

Eden Benner

Aubree Bird

Vendela Boersema

Issabell Bourassa

Jeffery Boykin

Matthew Brady

Dilyodh Brar

Brylee Brevik

James Bright

Marley Byers

Gonzalo Campos

Joan Castañeda

Stacy Castillo

Nayeli Castro

Stephanie Cerda

Lily Chorvat

Alexander Clawson

Riley Clawson

Miles Colford

Jenna Compton

Aidan Conner

Marcus Cook

Cody Coppinger

Liam Coppinger

Allison Cowman

Odalys Cruz Jose

Alan Cruz

Tania Cruz Dimas

Mason Cunningham

Devin Daniels

AliciaEllen Dorman

Destiny Dunlap

Jacob Franson

Graciana Furtado

Maya Galley

Ally Gebhardt

Elicia Guebara

Yohali Gutierrez

Amber Haak

Signe Hance

Joshua Harrison

Morgan Heinzen

Alan DeJesus Hernandez Zavala

Alexander Hodge

Annie Hopkins

Yesenia Jose Cruz

Suzette Jose-Reyes

Sophia Karber

Finley Keeler

Matthew Lankhaar

Joel Lopez Diaz

Briana Lopez Bautista

Bryan Lopez

Drake Lyons

Chase Manke

Xela Manzo

Theodore Martin

Sarah Martinez

McKenna McLaurin

Rachel McLaurin

Erik Miranda

Mya Olson

Tadeo Pablo Perez

Latrissa Pefley

Erika Bautista Sanchez Anna Benavides-Morillon

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Nooksack Valley High School, Cont.

Brady Peninger

Aaron Perez

Melanie Ramirez

Eric Riley

Troy Riley

Nasir Rivera-Grier

Anna Roosma

Amber Ruiz

Jasmine Saenz

Raul Saenz

Jennifer Salazar-Cruz

Jessahia Sanchez

Edgar Sanjuan-Morales

Kade Scheffer

Alex Schouten

Lily Snow

Nikolas Stacey

Savannah Starr-Hambley

Lexi Strong

Renchuan Su

Kaley Szili

Cassidy Turner

Yesenia Vasquez Ventura Courtney Velthuizen

Melissa Ventura-Salazar

Caden Wade

Maximus Wears

Scout Whittern

Kaylee Worthington

Tatyana Zamudio

Mackenzie Zeilstra

NOT PICTURED: Hunter Coleman Andrea Hulford Anja Hulford

Constance Hulford Emily Hulford Aaron Menchaca Sahara Sai Mkwananzi

Emmanuel Murgia-Suarez Stephanie Quintero-Zavala Victoria Snapp

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

Al’s Electric & Plumbing

Bode’s Precast Inc.

EPL FEED LLC

Everson Auction

302 Hawley St., Lynden 360-354-2187

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

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

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

LTI Inc. / Milky Way

Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling Inc.

Lynden

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

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

Vavra Auto Body

411 Nooksack Ave., Nooksack 360-966-4444

Boice-Raplee-Ross Accounting & Tax Services Inc.

304 Front St., Lynden 360-354-4565

Jim’s Automotive Experts Downtown Everson 360-966-4440

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

Cat Country Resort

Eagle Contracting

Keith Cox Autobahn

Kelley Insurance Agency & Financial Services, Inc.

210 Hawley St., Lynden 360-318-9726

6912 Mecklem Rd., Everson 360-966-4342

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

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

Shots 2 Go Espresso 119 E. Smith Rd., Bellingham 360-398-9239

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

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2021!

Cornerstone Christian School

Ethan Brown

Serena Buitenbos

Cameron Kuiper

Carter VanDiest

Joel VanDriel

Brooke 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

Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling Inc.

Rod’s Japanese Auto Care

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

5292 Guide Meridian, Bellingham 360-398-2944

Ferndale Record

Keith Cox Autobahn

www.ferndalerecord.com

1814 Ellis St., Bellingham 360-733-2721

Sorensen Truck & Equipment Repair

Van’s Plumbing & Electric

8195 Hannegan Rd., Lynden 360-318-1000

307 19th St., Lynden 360-354-2171

2021 GRADUATES

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Lynden Academy

Jeremy De Boer

Carmen Gallegos

Kylie Russell

Trevor Kooienga

Trayci Russell

Abigail Kope

Daniel Silva

Nicole Partlow

Megan Vanmersbergen

Ethan Pickens

Eden Wollman

Scholarships Lynden (LSF stands for Lynden Scholarship Foundation)

Kelsey Alcaraz — College Bound Scholarship Phoebe Anderson — Boys & Girls Club WA State Association, 2019 Youth of the Year Scholarship presented by ICU, Seeking Health, North Cascades Concert Band Riley Anderson — Lynden Lions, Mt. Baker Rotary, Sofia Milstead Foundation, LSF Lynden Scholarship, LSF Curt Maberry Memorial, LSF Elmer J. Clarkson Memorial, Lewis & Clark College Faculty, Lewis & Clark College Endowed Evelyn Ayala-Antano — College Bound Scholarship Faith Baar — Skagit Valley Community College Sports Jaden Barnes — College Bound Scholarship Kobe Baseden — College Bound Scholarship Abigail Bazante Solano — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, College Bound Scholarship Christian Bethea — Pacific Lutheran University Academic Brittany Bowman — College Bound Scholarship Amsalech Burke — LSF Briley Benner Memorial, LSF Designation Imagination Phil Davies Memorial, Clarence and Cornelia Ludden Memorial Masen Burks — LSF Tony Wilson Memorial Riley Burks — Lynden FFA, LSF Lynden Scholarship, LSF Garth Francisco Memorial, LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, University of Arizona Merit Distinction Evan Calvert — Western Washington University Merit Madison Canales — College Bound Scholarship Brithany Cazares — College Bound Scholarship John Chatterton — College Bound Scholarship Allyson Clyde — LSF Hazel Anderson Memorial Julia Cooper — LSF American Legion Emily Czesak — Western Washington University Beth DeBoer — Mt. Baker Rotary, Masonic Scholar-Citizen Award, University of Washington-Seattle Aaliyah Diaz — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial Ulysses Diaz-Bolanos — College Bound Scholarship Christian Duran — College Bound Scholarship Cameron Feller — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, College Bound Scholarship, Clarence and Cornelia Ludden Memorial Celestia Ferreira — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, College Bound Scholarship Cole Fierst — Reed Presidential Joshuel Figueroa — College Bound Scholarship Matthew Furdyk — Mt. Baker Rotary, LSF Tony Wilson Memorial Teija Gerlach — North County Christ the King Kyle Gonzalez — College Bound Scholarship Liam Hanenburg — Rotary Club of Bellingham Most Improved Student, LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, Northwest Nazarene University Tuition Waiver Exchange, Clarence and Cornelia Ludden Memorial Shelley Honey — Boise State University WUE, College Bound Scholarship Ian Jacob — Northwestern College Academic, Northwestern College Football, Northwestern Alumni Laine Jenkins — LSF Lynden Scholarship Sara Jones — LSF Lynden Scholarship, LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, Concordia University Irvine Swim, Concordia University Irvine Regents Nathaniel Klineman — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial

Brianna Koop — LSF Resilient, LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, College Bound Scholarship Tate Langstraat — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial Francisco Lopez — College Bound Scholarship Angel Lopez-Chavarin — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, College Bound Scholarship Axel Madrigal — College Bound Scholarship Isaiah Magana — College Bound Scholarship Sierra McPhail — LSF Lyle Rader Agricultural Memorial, Montana Sate University WUE Juan Meza — Northern Arizona University Isaac Mitchell — DigiPen Institute of Technology Merit Jeffrey Moore — Mt. Baker Rotary, LSF Whatcom Community Foundation: Roy Georgeff, LSF Lynden Middle and Senior PTA, College Bound Scholarship, The Master’s University Scholar, The Master’s University Distinguished Scholars Award Hailey Nava — LSF Garth Francisco Memorial, College Bound Scholarship, Washington Baccalaureate, Seattle Pacific University Falcon Bound, Seattle Pacific University Faith for the Future, Seattle Pacific University Visit Belen Nicolas — LSF Lynden High School First Generation, College Bound Scholarship, George Fox Merit, George Fox Scholarship Summit #1, George Fox Scholarship Summit #2 Allison Ruhl — Griswold Family Association, Gonzaga University, Clarence and Cornelia Ludden Memorial — Clarence and Cornelia Ludden Memorial Jose Padilla — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial Marlin Perez Perez — LSF Resilient, LSF Curt Maberry Memorial, LSF Lynden Education Association Ashlyn Rasmussen — College Bound Scholarship Courtney Reamer — LSF Howard Heppner, LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial Jose Rodriguez — Mt. Baker Rotary, LSF Jake Maberry Memorial, LSF Designation Imagination Phil Davies Memorial, College Bound Scholarship Aileen Rosas — College Bound Scholarship Allison Ruhl — Griswold Family Association, Gonzaga University, Clarence and Cornelia Ludden Memorial Haley Saur — Oklahoma Panhandle State University Softball Athletic, Oklahoma Panhandle State University College of Business and Technology School, Oklahoma Richard and Marguertie Roth Downer, Oklahoma Allie Mitchell Avery Somma — Mt. Baker Rotary Michael Sorto — College Bound Scholarship Lane Thomas — Mt. Baker Rotary Ian Thorgeirson — College Bound Scholarship, LSF Lynden Middle and Senior PTA, College Bound Scholarship Layla Todd — Lynden FFA, LSF Eddie Wilson Student Athletic Manager Memorial Anna VanderYacht — Lynden/Ferndale International Masonic Lodge 56, Mt. Baker Rotary, Sofia Milstead Foundation, LSF Lynden Scholarship, LSF Jake Maberry Memorial, Compass 2 Campus, Western Washington University Academic Scholar Caleb Wheeler — College Bound Scholarship, Central Washington University Connor White — LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial Jessica York — Lynden FFA, LSF Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wallace Memorial, College Bound Scholarship Brandon Zehm — Lynden FFA

Meridian

(MPSF stands for Meridian Public Schools Foundation)

Viki Andryushenko — MPSF Atkinson Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Karissa Benson — Western Washington University Merit Scholarship, Whatcom Community College Athletic Scholarship, Whatcom Women in Business, MPSF Horn Foundation Scholarship, Lynden/Ferndale Masonic Lodge Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship, Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship, John Fassett Memorial Scholarship Wyatt Brink — Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship Ethan Brooks — Washington State University Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture, Washington State University Distinguished University Achievement Award, MOPSF McClellan Trust Scholarship Grady Burkett — Chickasaw Nation Education Scholarship, Whitworth University Scholarship, Whitworth Merit Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Watts Scholarship Jonathan Castro — Western Washington University Merit Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship, Masonic Lodge Scholar/ Citizen Scholarship Mansheel Chawla — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Emily Coulter — Western Washington University Merit Scholarship Walker DeWaard — Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship Mike Goy — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Elijah Hayrynen — Whitworth Academic Scholarship, Whitworth Young Life Scholarship, MPSF Bouma Endowment Scholarship, Meridian Public School Watts Scholarship Matthew Hudson — Student Firefighter Scholarship - Steese Fire Dept.

Andrew Kuljis — MPSF Zander Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Zuidmeer Scholarship Wesley Kurz — Grand Canyon University Merit Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans En-

dowment Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Kendra Lee — Fresno State Equestrian Scholarship, Equestrian Scholarship – Meridian High School/Ferndale High School teams, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Zackary Loya — Washington State University Distinguished University Achievement Award Jenna McCauley — Oregon State University Merit Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship Brynn Neal — Gonzaga Trustee Scholarship Cody Robinson — WUE Scholarship Montana State University – Northern William Sharp — Western Washington University Merit Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Claire Skaggs — St. Martin’s Merit Scholarship, St. Martin’s Athletic Scholarship, Masonic Scholar-Citizen Scholarship, Rotary Club of Bellingham Scholarship Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Daughters of the American Revolution, P.E.O. Scholarship Award, Whatcom Women in Business, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Watts Scholarship, Todd Curran Athletic Scholarship Tenley Swope — Eastern Oregon University Foundation Scholarship, Eastern Oregon University Scholar Athlete Scholarship, Eastern Oregon University Athletic Scholarship, MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Ed Nelson Scholarship, Meridian Youth Soccer Carrie Dougan Memorial Scholarship Kayla Terpsma — MPSF Marion Evans Endowment Scholarship, MPSF Wiser Lake Scholarship Andrew Trautman — MPSF McClellan Trust Scholarship Brenda Tsan — Washington Opportunity Scholarship

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Scholarships, CONT. Lynden Christian Claire Barrow — Western Washington University Admissions Merit Award Devonta Bootsma — Dordt University Men’s Track Athletic Scholarship Dawson Bouma — BAI Environmental Services Industry and Trades Scholarship Katie Buist — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Calvin University Presidential Scholarship, Calvin University Jack Veenstra Lynden Area Scholarship Samantha Buist — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Calvin University Presidential Scholarship, Adelene Haverhals Scholarship in Memory of Dorothy Otter Katherine DeYoung — Calvin University Dean’s Scholarship, Calvin University Legacy Award Logan Dykstra — Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship, Northwestern College Football Athletic Scholarship Zachary Eisenberg — Montana State University Academic Scholarship, Northwest Student Exchange Scholarship Kenadi Fay — Arizona State University Presidential Scholarship Alexandra Hernandez — The Master’s University Basketball Athletic Scholarship Oliva King — Central Washington University Volleyball Athletic Scholarship Kennedy Lange — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Lynden Lions Service Club Scholarship, Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship Levi Libolt — Calvin University Provost Scholarship, Calvin University Eelkema Family Scholarship Emily Mellema — University of Wyoming Basketball Athletic Scholarship, University of Wyoming Academic Scholarship Grace Meyer — Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, George Fox University Merit Scholarship, George Fox University Summit Trail Scholarship Ariana Rader — Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship Abigail Rhoads — Seattle Pacific University Faith for the Future Scholarship, Seattle Pacific University Music Scholarship Kiley Roetcisoender — Grand Canyon University Presidential Scholarship, Grand Canyon University Christian School Consortium Scholarship Ava Seigman — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship, John Fassett Memorial Scholarship Taryn Spoelstra — Nick Spoelstra Memorial Scholarship, Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship, Dordt University Presidential Scholarship, Dordt University Adelene Haverhals Scholarship, Bellingham Whatcom County Firefighter Benevolent Foundation Scholarship Taylor Spoelstra — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Nick Spoelstra Memorial Scholar-

ship, Dordt University Presidential Scholarship, Dordt University Alumni Scholarship, Dordt University Herbert and Bernace Korthuis Lynden Christian Scholarship Nick Spoelstra Memorial Scholarship Kolin Sterk — Mark Stap Award Faith Suprak — Hoksbergen Scholarship, Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, Colorado Christian University Distinguished Achievement Academic Scholarship, Colorado Christian University World Changers Scholarship Paige TeVelde — Oregon Institute of Technology Purvine Presidential Scholarship, Oregon Institute of Technology Owls Scholarship, Oregon Institute of Technology Engineering Scholarship, Oregon Institute of Technology Volleyball Athletic Scholarship Cade VanBoven — Friends of Lynden Christian Scholarship, Randall L. DeBoer Memorial Scholarship, Northwest Nazarene Riley Academic Scholarship, Northwest Nazarene Christian Education Scholarship Joshua VanDellen — Dordt University Honors Scholarship, Dordt University Men’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Scholarship Emma VandeVoort — Roy Georgeff Scholarship, Dordt University Women’s Volleyball Athletic Scholarship, Dordt University Presidential Scholarship, Dordt University Distinguished Scholar Award Hendrick VandeVoort — Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship, Dordt University Jelgerhuis Engineering Scholarship, Dordt University Presidential Scholarship Ellie VanHulzen — Mark and Betty Vander Ark Leadership Award, Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship, Dordt University Presidential Scholarship, Dordt University Vocal Music Activity Scholarship, Dordt University Adeline Stap Lynden Christian High School Scholarship, Dordt University Presidential Award for Future Leaders Braxton VanLoo — Lyle Rader Memorial Scholarship, Mt. Baker Rotary Scholarship, Harold Sterk Memorial Scholarship, Whatcom County Cattlemen Association Scholarship, Washington State University Regents Scholarship Kolton VanWeerdhuizen — Ludden Memorial Scholarship, Dordt University Presidential Scholarship Sydney Wiersma — Grand Canyon University Faculty Scholarship, Grand Canyon University Christian School Consortium Scholarship Hailey Wubben — Grand Canyon University Christian School Consortium Scholarship, Grand Canyon University Provost Scholarship Emma Wynstra — Grand Canyon University Presidential Scholarship, Grand Canyon University Connect Scholarship

Mount Baker

(MBSF stands for Mount Baker Scholarship Foundation)

Petra Allred — Sygitowicz Endowment Scholarship, Class of 2004 Endowment Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Hannah Brendley — Castles Endowment Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship, MBSF Scholarship, Glen Ziegler Memorial Scholarship, American Legion Scholarship, Ed Strachila Memorial Scholarship, Glen Ziegler Booster Scholarship, Norm Maleng Memorial Scholarship Marques Brown — Massie Endowment Scholarship, Lockerby Scholarship Aidan Corning — Calvin Johnson Endowment Scholarship, Stavik Endowment Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Teigen Detta — Hodges Endowment Scholarship, MBSF Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship, Saluki Gold Scholarship Mirella Figueroa — Harold J. Young Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Elijah Freeman — Denton Endowment Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship, Everson Lions Scholarship, Susan Anderson and Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship Braedan Hart — Calvin Johnson Endowment Scholarship, Mt. Baker Alumni 51 Plus Reunion Scholarship, Susan Anderson and Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship Nico Johnson — Susan Anderson and Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship Kylee Kelley — PTA Fund Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Leseah Kennedy — Jerry Smoot Endowment Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship, Everson Lions Scholarship Jeremiah Lee — Loren and Muriel Monsen Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Schol-

arship Jenna Lenssen — Kourtney Cadle Memorial Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship, Everson Lions Scholarship, Rome Grange Scholarship, Susan Anderson and Bob Tisdale Athletic Booster Club Scholarship, Deming Logging Show Auxiliary Scholarship Mckenna Mamac — Mount Baker Staff Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Kiyoshi Oshir — Loren and Muriel Monsen Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Angelina Perez-Anguiano — Thomas Horn Scholarship, Wolschlagel Endowment Scholarship, MBSF Scholarship Trina Rainey — Baisden Endowment Scholarship, Loren and Muriel Monsen Scholarship, MBSF Scholarship Aislinn Sanday — Denton Endowment Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Zyanne Sanford — Girade Endowment Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship Garrett Smith — Denton Endowment Scholarship, Acmenormous Scholarship, Mt. Baker Scholarship Foundation Scholarship, Henry Polinder Memorial Scholarship Rex Vandenhaak — Denton Endowment Scholarship, Kourtney Cadle Memorial Scholarship, Thor Mohn Endowment Scholarship

Nooksack Valley (NVSF stands for Nooksack Valley Scholarship Foundation)

Ashley Alcaraz — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Aislinn Anaya — Western Washington University Merit Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Erika Bautista Sanchez — Whatcom Community College Foundation Pioneer Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Eden Benner — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Aubree Bird — Everson Lions Club, NVSF Hansen Memorial Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Vendela Boersema — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship, NVSF Horn Memorial Scholarship Brylee Brevik — Lamar Community College Rodeo Scholarship, Lamar Community College Horse Training Management Program Marley Byers — Western Washington University Achievement Award, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Stacey Castillo — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Alexander Clawson — Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship, NVSF Best Essay Scholarship, NVSF Honcoop Memorial Scholarship Jenna Compton — Whatcom Community College Foundation Scholarship, Whatcom Community College Athletic Scholarship, Everson Lions Club, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship, NVSF Ramstead Memorial Scholarship Aidan Conner — Todd Curran Memorial Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship, NVSF Baker Memorial Scholarship

Liam Coppinger — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Cody Coppinger — NVSF Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Destiny Dunlap — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Maya Galley — Whatcom Community College Foundation Scholarship, Whatcom Community College Athletic Scholarship, Everson Lions Club, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship, NVSF Snider Memorial Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Ally Gebhardt — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Elicia Guebara — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Amber Haak — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Signe Hance — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Alan Hernandez Zavala — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Yesenia Jose Cruz — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Sophia Karber — Whitworth University Visit Scholarship SarahMartinez — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Sahara Mkwananzi — NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Jasmine Saenz — Western Washington University Merit Scholarship Lily Snow — Eastern Washington University Dean’s Scholarship, Everson Lions Club, Lynden/Ferndale International Masonic Lodge Scholarship, John Fassett Memorial Scholarship, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship Lexi Strong — Everson Lions Club, Nooksack Valley Athletic Club Scholarship, NVSF Mann Memorial Scholarship