Enterprise The Idaho
Oneida County's News Since 1879 Malad City, Idaho
March 10, 2022 |Vol. 142 No. 10
Class of 2022’s Cumulative Top 10% GPA: Savanna Young, Clara Huckaby, Maggie Willie, Colton Ihler, Sam Pickett, Carina McCullough (not pictured)
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Class of 2022’s Cumulative GPA top 25%: (top) Colton Ihler, Matt Jacaway, Riley Cluff, Sam Pickett, Branson Davis; (bottom) Savanna Young, Piper Wiles, Ashley Colgrove, Kristal Ford, Maggie Willie, Clara Huckaby, Whitney Palmer, Callie Jensen, Sadie Randall
First Semester Honor Roll, Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Cumulative Senior Honor Roll Released Malad High School Principal Michael Corbett recently announced academic honors for the first semester of 20212022 school year, as well as the graduating Seniors top 10% and 25%. In addition, Samuel Pickett was named the Class of 2022 Valedictorian, and Colton Ihler was named the Class of 2022 Salutatorian. The first semester Honor Roll includes the highest GPA earners across the school's grade levels, at the 10 and 25 percent levels. Excelling at school over the course of the semester has been especially noteworthy, as Idaho schools transition back to relative normalcy after the disruptions of the previous semesters impacted by COVID. “These are some of the best—and also most mischievous—students I’ve had the privilege of meeting,” Corbett says, with clear pride. “They’re all clearly leaders, and on their way to a lot of success in life.” The Graduating Class is also represented in the accompanying pictures by the Valedictorian Sam Pickett, Salutatorian Colton Ihler, and the Top 10 and 25 percent GPA earners over the full course of their high school careers.
Honor Roll 1st Semester 2021 FRESHMAN (78)
Class of 2022 Valedictorian Sam Pickett
Class of 2022 Salutatorian Colton Ihler
Valedictorian (from the Latin “to say farewell”) is the designation typically given to student with the strongest academic performance, as calibrated by GPA, additional course credits, and sometimes extracurricular and additional success. Sam Pickett plans to attend BYU-Idaho upon graduation.
Top 10% Madelyn Shaw Joni Beck Aubry Cluff Autumn Higley Joshua Pickett Brycen Talbot Whitnee Waldron Cale White Top 25% Carter Blaisdell Katie Coatney Cally Coleman Aubrey Corbett Mckenzie Leckie Rylee Neilson Teagan Daniels Gabe Hooste Ryelur Jensen Aubree Palmer Tylee Venable
Charli Briscoe Rylee Hammer Timothy Jensen Adley Kimberling Alexus Tarbet Chloe Udy Winnona Young Top25% Sawyer Poulson Curtis Huckaby Blaiz Wright Brookelyn Daniels Karlee Palmer JUNIORS (82)
SOPHOMORE (56)
Top 10% Camia Bean Sheridan Brown Porter Kimberling Reagan Smith Tucker Venable Becca ward laden Davis Tayen Brooks
Top 10% Baylor Bean Oaklie Hebdon Kaitlyn Pickettt Brynlee Bastian
Top 25% Kaysha Beck Journie Tovey Hesston Harrison Mattilyn Jacobsen
Salutatorian (from “to greet”) is a designation for the second highest academic recognition, and is usually awarded to a student with similarly strong academic performance, as well as a noted ability for written and spoken commu-
nication skills. Typically, the salutatorian speaks first at a graduation event, while the valedictorian provides the final speech, or valediction. Colton Ihler plans to serve an LDS mission after graduation, and then decide which of several schools he would like to
Brylee Clark Cortlyn Coleman Stetson Higley Katie Marble Elizabeth McClain Jaden Ward Amelia Balappa SENIORS (68) Top 10% Kristal Ford Callie Jensen Colton lhler Riley Cluff Clara Huckaby Samuel Pickett Top25% Piper Wiles Carina McCullough Whitney Palmer Maggie Willie Savanna Young Sydney Carey Cambrie Christophersen Elsha Tinbrink Jace Williams Matthew Jacaway Bridger Bastian Kimber White
attend. The accomplishments of all of those in the top quarter of the graduating class deserve all the adulation possible. “These are amazing kids,” Corbett says. “I’m proud of all of them!”
Mayor and Council Meet with Architects to Discuss Plans for the Co-op Building On Tuesday night, the Malad City Mayor and council members held a special meeting to consult with architects from Myers Anderson, an architectural firm located in Pocatello that specializes in historic buildings. Richard Creason, the principal architect and Latecia Herzog, architect, were called in to help with the project by Jerry Myers, the owner of the firm, who has since retired. Myers will continue to act as a consultant on the project. In October of 2018, the Malad City Council approved the purchase of the historic building, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, from the Don
Evans family. The building started as a oneroom log house facing Main Street in 1865 and was later formed into a cooperative, becoming a branch of Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution (ZCMI). It was enlarged three times. In 1892, a red brick building was built in an “L” shape around the original building, and in 1903 the Main Street building was expanded, and the log building was torn down. In 1907, the “flat iron” building was built to fill the block. Creason explained to the council that many people believe that it is not a wise decision to try to preserve old buildings. However, he
disagrees, indicating that these old buildings were built to last. They may require a sizeable initial investment, but in the long run he believes that they are less expensive. Herzog said that in those areas that are tearing down their old buildings, they are being replaced with buildings that will only last for 30 to 40 years. Mayor Joan Hawkins met with Jerry Myers, Creason and Herzog in early February where she provided information for the formation of plans that were presented to the council during MALAD ACADEMIC TEAM On Page 8
The city and architects from Myers Anderson hope that the old Co-op building will provide a new home for the city offices