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The 2015 Okanogan High School seniors include, front, from left, Jayde Spencer, Hannah Attridge, Cameron Moses, Marco Mejia, Vanessa VanderWeide, Amber Duke, Aidan O’Connor, Stephanie Castillo, Satya Kent, Miriam Navarro, Kacey Tollefson, Amanda Randolph and Anthony Payton; second, Jake Miller, Jim Townsend, Amanda Erks, Cassidy Townsend, Chellaray Watt, Meghan Foth, Emmy Naslund, Nathan Linklater, Isobelle Luengas and Tyler Cox; third, Raelee Woolschlager, Gabe Toribio, Randy Hamilton, Logan Coggins, Brandon Coggins, John Elmore, Dawson McCoy, Nick Patterson, Peter Mousseaux, Keeley Morris, Gage Cotner, Bradley Nearents, Tyler Morris, Zach Mostad, Joey Staggs, Erick Rivas, Benny Cate and Jesus Sanchez.
Okanogan seniors graduate June 6 Wisdom of Milne’s Pooh characters inspires class motto The Chronicle OKANOGAN – Okanogan High School seniors are drawing on the wisdom of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin for their class motto as they graduate June 6. “Always remember; you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think,” from the A.A. Milne classic “Winnie the Pooh” are watchwords for the class of 2015. Commencement starts at 5 p.m. in Dawson Gym, 244 S. Fifth Ave.
The ceremony includes processional and recessional music by the school band, speeches by class academic leaders, comments from Superintendent Richard Kent Johnson, and announcement of awards and scholarships. C0-valedictorians are Satya Kent and Nathan Linklater. Kent is the daughter of Gordon Kent and Andrea Black. She plans to attend Bowdoin College and major in environmental studies.
Linklater’s parents are Chad Linklater and Susan Lawver. He plans to attend Stanford University and major in management science and engineering. Linklater Aiden O’Connor, daughter of Dennis and Julia O’Connor, is salutatorian. She plans to attend the University of Washington and major in engineering. Chelleray Watt is the class president. Class members have “Rama
Llama Red” as their color. The class song is “It’s Time,” by the Imagine Dragons. Seniors are Hannah M. Attridge, Stephanie Castillo, O’Connor Benjamin Cate, Brandon Coggins, Logan Coggins, Gage Cotner, Tyler Cox, Amber Duke, Jonathan Elmore, Amanda R. Erks, Meghan B. Foth, Dahlia Guerrette, Randy Hamilton, Keely A. Hill, Lane D. Howe, Satya M. Kent, Donald LaGrou, Nathan J. Linklater, Yesica Joanna Loza, Isobel E.
Luengas, Dawson T. McCoy, Marco Mejia, Loren Jake Miller, Crystal Moddison, Keeley Morris, Tyler J. Morris, Cameron Therese Moses, Zachary Mostad, Peter Mousseaux, Miriam Navarro, Bradley D. Nearents, Aidan E. O’Connor, Michaela Olson, Nick M. Patterson, Anthony T. Payton, Amanda Randolph, Emily M. Rawson, Erick Rivas, Jesus Sanchez, Dakota Shaul, Jayde L. Spencer, Joseph Staggs, Abagail Timm, Kasey A. Tollefson, Gabriel Toribio, Cassidy L. Townsend, James D. Townsend, Vanessa J. VanderWeide, Chelleray (Tompkins) Watt, Raelee Woolschlager.