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12A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2016 SEASIDE VALEDICTORIAN SEASIDE VALEDICTORIAN Cosma Davis Kyna Lin Continuing education: Santa Clara University. Career plans: After inish- ing graduate school, I hope to become a scientiic researcher of some sort and live a long life of learning. Paciica Project: I taught equestrian vaulting to a group of kids on Sundays and Wednes- days at my vaulting club. Community/school involve- ment: National Honor Society, class treasurer, Seaside Connec- tions Science Club, Gay Straight Alliance. Honors/awards/scholarships: Student of the Month, math- lete, Marine Biology Student of the Year, American Vaulting Association Zone 1 Copper Champion 2012, Bronze Champion 2013 and 2014, National Bronze Highpoint 2nd place 2014. Sports: Equestrian vaulting, skiing. SEASIDE SALUTATORIAN Whitney Westerholm Continuing education: Loyola Marymount University. Career plans: I plan to pur- sue a career in occupational ther- apy, specializing in pediatrics. Paciica Project: Raised money to buy holiday gifts for the children at Randall Chil- dren’s Hospital. I raised more than $8,000! Community/school involve- ment: Jazz band, piano, student government, sophomore class president. Honors/awards/scholar- ships: Loyola Marymount University Scholarship, Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship, scholar athlete. Sports: golf, swimming. Continuing Education: Oregon State University. Career plans: Own my very own vineyard and winery. Paciica Project: Summer camp for orphans in Ensenada, Mexico. Community/school involvement: Student government. Honors/awards/scholar- ships: Association of American University Women Breaking Barriers Achievement Award, George Eastman Young Lead- ers Award, Jerry Westerholm Memorial Scholarship. Sports: Soccer, basketball, softball, football. ALL SENIOR GRADUATES AND MORE VALEDICTORIANS ON PAGES 10A-11A Walk: ‘I wish they would have done that when we were kids’ ABOVE: The graduat- ing class walks down Commercial Street Thursday. LEFT: Clay Williams high-fives students at John Jacob Astor Elementary along with other students from Astoria High School’s 2016 graduating class. Continued from Page 1A Senior Bronson Holthu- sen said the event gave him a chance to see his former teachers. “I wish they would have done that when we were kids,” he said, adding the younger students seemed to look up to the graduates. “I think they thought it was pretty cool. “I think it’s got great value, because it shows kids what they’re aiming for, and it brings us together as a community.” Astoria Principal Lynn Jackson said he saw a post online from a school in Texas that had done a grad walk and thought it would work per- fectly in a close-knit commu- nity like Astoria. He said he took the idea to administra- tors from other schools and got an overwhelmingly sup- portive response. “The energy was different in every single building,” he said. “Astor Elementary was amazing. I think the Class of 2027 … had the sign ‘con- gratulations Class of 2016 from the Class of 2027,’ so just exciting energy. “These students, many of them are K-12 kids,” he said. “They’ve gone through the whole system. It gives them an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to the teachers that they worked with, but also to help all of our little ones, our younger students, to see the end from the beginning.” Photos by Danny Miller The Daily Astorian OSAA 4A GIRLS TRACK & FIELD STATE Danny Miller/The Daily Astorian River McDow shares a laugh with fellow Astoria High School classmates during their celebratory graduation walk in downtown Astoria Thursday. ‘The energy was different in every single building.’ Lynn Jackson Astoria principal Congratulate the Astoria High School Lady Fishermen winners of the OSAA 4A Track Championship Your 3-line message to the Lady Fishermen championship team and your business name 45 $ Deadline: Friday, June 10 Runs: Monday, June 13 in The Daily Astorian Edward Stratton/The Daily Astorian In the upper left, Astoria School Board Chairwoman Jea- nette Sampson gets her picture taken with graduating senior Halie Korff, who has been a student liaison to the school board for the past two years. Contact Holly at 503-325-3211
