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JUNE 10, 2016, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A11 CLASS, continued from Page A1 “She's been with me all four years,” Johnson said. “She's really helped me build my confi dence because she's a pretty tough person herself. She's someone I really look up to because of that.” Johnson, who began playing the trombone in the fi fth grade, will double major in music and chemistry at the University of Utah, where she was awarded three scholarships from the school of music as well as a fi ne arts academic scholarship that will pay her full tuition. “I just really enjoy music and just everything about how it makes you feel,” Johnson said. “I really want to be a cardiothoracic surgeon when I'm older. I shadowed a skin cancer surgeon a couple KEIZER CLASSIFIEDS HEALTH & BEAUT Y Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1- 800-349-1450 ONAC FURNITURE New FlexSteel Recliner - $600, Used Queen Hide-A-Bed Sofa - $250. Call 503-559-7073 6/3, 6/10, 6/17 RUMMAGE SALE GIGANTIC RUMMAGE SALE! THURS – SAT, JUNE 16 – 18 Thur & Fri: 9 am – 7 pm Sat: 9 am – 3 pm at First Baptist Church of Salem (395 Marion Street NE in downtown Salem) WE’LL HAVE: Antiques • Knick Knacks Dishes • Clothes • Cookware Craft Supplies • Jewelry Bikes • Radios Lawnmowers • Garden Tools 1000s of ITEMS & MUCH MORE! summers ago and I was really fascinated by it. I want to do that but I also want to incorporate music into my life.” Holt, who plays violin in the orchestra and sings in the choir and men's a cappella group, also credits music for his academic success. “I think music really helps the learning process, for sure,” he said. Of the seven Valedictorians, fi ve play an instrument: Johnson (trombone), Holt (violin), Posterick (cello), Gray (cello) and Miller (clarinet). Holt has also been a three- sport (football, baseball, swimming) athlete all four years at McNary. “You just have to prioritize,” he said. “I don't have a lot of down time to chill. I think it's crazy to think that people can go home after school because I always have a practice after school. It's a lot of work but it's defi nitely worth it. It's a lot of fun.” Holt, a leader at the LDS church in Salem, will leave for a two-year mission in August. He then plans to attend BYU and major in neuroscience. Hoag has acted in six plays with the MHS theater department as well as written two one act plays. She's attending the Oregon State honor's college, where she'll double major in English and chemistry. Hoag has received the Theater Distinguished Artist of the Year and Distinguished Young Women scholarships, as well as an academic achievement award from OSU. “I'm going to miss the theater a lot,” she said. “I'm going to miss my friends. It's still hitting me that I'm going somewhere and they're not coming with me and that's scary.” Gray has also been heavily involved in the theater department but behind the scenes designing sets. She has played the cello since the fourth grade and was in the orchestra at MHS for three years. “I'm defi nitely going to miss McNary,” Gray said. “There's a couple teachers that have meant a lot throughout. With theater, it's basically a family in there so there's going to be a lot of people that I'm going to have to leave behind that were really special.” Gray plans to attend Chemeketa for one year and then transfer to either OSU or UCLA. Mueller has spent many hours at McNary in the machine shop and plans to follow his father and become an electrician. He'll get training at IBEW 48, a trade school in Portland. “Dad inspired me and said it's probably one of the best trades to go into,” Mueller said. “I was thinking carpenter but it's heavy work and not as much pay. I have my own little wood shop at home so I've fulfi lled that endeavor.” Miller was on the MHS girls soccer team for all four years, the symphonic band for one year, wind ensemble for three years and marching band for two years. She also played in the all-city and all-state bands. “I put so much work in,” Miller said. “It just makes me feel like my work paid off. It wasn't all for nothing. I’m defi nitely going to miss all my friends I made in soccer and band and all my hard classes that I have.” Posterick, who plays in the chamber ensemble, said she will also miss the music program and going to see plays at the high school. Along with playing the cello, Posterick was in the science club and played in the Powder Puff football games. She'll be attending Chemeketa Community College and wants to be a medical technologist. 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Call 1-800-577-0482 ONAC BETTER THAN NEW WITH A CLASSIC TOUCH AFTER FREE ESTIMATES 503.393.2875 remodelkeizer.com CCB#155626 EXPERIENCE By DEREK WILEY Of the Keizertimes “Failure is not an option. It’s a requirement.” That’s the message McNary alum Kacey McCallister will deliver to the 2016 graduating class as the keynote speaker in a ceremony Friday at 5 p.m. at the Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion. “Throughout our lives the way we learn is by try- ing and as we try we are go- ing to fail,” McCallister told the Keizertimes. “As we fail, we learn. Without failure, we don’t learn. Failure is actually a part of life. That’s how we grow. That’s how we become great.” McCallister, a double am- putee who lost both of his legs after being struck by a truck when he was 6, is no stranger to failure. His fi rst year wresting at Whiteaker, he only won a single match. In cross country, McCallister often fi nished at the bottom of the pack in the beginning. “Some people look at that as absolutely a failure,” McCal- lister said. “Some people would quit at that point. Some people would give up on being good and that’s where I’m different. Instead of looking at it as a fail- ure, I look at it as somewhere I can improve. This is an area I can be great in.” By the time McCallister graduated from MHS, he had won two district titles in wres- tling and placed fourth and second in the state as a junior and senior, respectively. In cross KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald McNary alum Kacey McCallister will deliver the keynote ad- dress at the 2016 commencement ceremony Friday, June 10. country, McCallister won a district title. In 2011, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and received the Medal of Courage, which is presented annually to a wres- tler who has overcome in- surmountable challenges that make their achievements even more uplifting. McCallister, a Western Oregon University graduate who now lives in Monmouth, looks forward to returning to McNary, where he was also in theater, choir and the mascot for the football team. “I’m defi nitely excited to go back and speak to my alma matter, where I graduated from,” he said. “It’s a big deal. I was constantly having a lot of school pride and extolling the • PROFESSIONALISM • TRUSTWORTHINESS awesomeness of my school. It’s such a big honor to be able to go back.” McCallister, who is launch- ing a career as a motivational speaker, spoke at his own commencement in 2004 and at a school in Wyoming just two weeks ago. McCallister will be intro- duced by Class President Ali- cia Capuchine. Malcolm Salazar and Ser- ena Dufour, were selected to be the senior speakers by a committee of volunteer staff members. The MHS band will play Pomp and Circumstance, The Star Spangled Banner and Sine Nomine. Principal Erik Jespersen will present the Class of 2016 and deliver closing remarks. Kids: Register for free KPD camp The Keizer Police Department is hosting its third annual Blast Camp July 12 through July 15 for boys and girls entering grades three through six. The camp is designed to bring local law en- forcement and youth closer together. Children attending the camp will receive safety information, observe public safety dem- onstrations and much more. Kids will also be able to participate in several different relays and sporting activities. In addition to Keizer Police Department, participating agencies include Keizer Fire District, Salem Police SWAT and bomb teams, Marion County Search and Res- cue, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Marion County Marine Patrol. The last two years, the Keizer Police De- partment received an overwhelming response from the local community, with approximately 200 children registering to participate. Reg- istration for the camp is free and is available at www.keizer.org/Police/ on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. 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