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Graduates!
Athena Rilatos
Portland State University
Congratulations to Athena Rilatos
for graduating from Portland State Uni-
versity (Portland, Ore.) with her Master
of Architecture! She is a first-generation
master’s recipient. We are so proud of you
and love so much!
Love, Mom, Dad, Kassandra, Josh,
Savanna and the kids
Jacob Reid
Portland State University
Jacob graduated from Portland State
University with a Master’s in Social Work
(MSW). We are so proud of his accom-
plishments! He is the first of his family to
achieve and hold a master’s degree.
“When we each succeed, we all suc-
ceed. We are part of a shared circle of
interdependence and interconnection.
I hope we always support each other to
dream and grow.”
We love you and are looking forward
to seeing how you grow in the future!
Savanna Rilatos
University of Oregon
Congratulations to Savanna Rilatos
for graduating from the University of
Oregon (Eugene, Ore.) with her Master
of Education! She is graduating with a
teacher’s license, endorsements in English
language arts, world languages, ESOL and
social studies. Savanna is a first-generation
master’s recipient.
We are so beyond proud of you and
love you so much!
Love, Mom, Dad, Kassandra, Josh
and the kids
Shannon Rilatos Chrisman
Walla Walla University
“I will be receiving my MSW –
Master in Social Work. I am graduating
from the clinical social work master’s
program at Walla Walla University in
College Place, Wash.
“In this rigorous program, I’ve taken
courses geared toward providing mental
health therapy. Courses included Human
Behavior and Social Environment, Policy
and Advocacy, Advanced Groups Psycho-
therapy, Advanced Individual, Advanced
Clinical Practice and Therapy, Theory
and Modalities, Marriage and Family
Therapy, Religion & Spirituality in Social
Work, Research, Cultural Competence and
Trauma Informed Practices.
“Upon graduation, my future plans
involve providing strengths-based, cultur-
ally sensitive therapy services to people of
all ages and need, as there is such a high
need for mental health healing in our state.”
Ryan King
University of South Dakota, Sanford
School of Medicine
Ryan King graduated from the Univer-
sity of South Dakota, Sanford School of
Medicine on May 3. He begins a four-year
anesthesia residency at Shands Hospital in
Gainesville, Fla., on July 1.
He’s the grandson of Mary Johnson
Grabert. I’m so proud of you, son!
Love, Mom
Photos by Andy Taylor
Juan Vasquez Jr.
South Albany High School
Congrats to our son, Juan Vasquez Jr.,
for graduating from South Albany High
School (Albany, Ore.) on June 4. You did
it, son, and we’re all so proud of you! Keep
up the good work, continue to be humble
and disciplined – and keep being you, the
person we all love so much.
Love, Mom Christina and Dad Juan Sr.
Above: Ash Blomstrom, Toledo High
School
Left: A Tribal Head Start student shares
the love.
Courtesy photo by Cohen and Park
Siletz Valley School Class of 2024: Back row (l to r) – Josh Scott, Miles Case,
Samuel Retherford, Jacob Vasquez, Carter Perez and Nathan Luckini. Front row
(l to r) – Zion Fantroy, Christy Biggar, Shelby Parr, Mia Hutchinson and Joshua
Johnson. Not pictured: Omarius Houghton
Juan plans to attend the University of
Redlands, where he will study writing/
media studies and play NCAA Division 3
football with the University of Redlands
Bulldogs.
Jacob Vasquez
Siletz Valley School
Congratulations to Jacob Vasquez
for graduating from Siletz Valley School.
He’s the son of Rena Brandt, grandson
of Selene Rilatos and Dan Lynch, and
Loraine Butler.
We love you, Jacob. We’re so proud
of you!
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