Inside this Edition

Viewpoints & Opinions 2

Who’s Who 2012

Prom King and Friends

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FCCLA, Softball and Track

PROM Photos

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Remember When?????

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Holocaust Presentation Photo

National Honor Society Induction

2012-2013 LHS Cheerleaders

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Academic Excellence Awards

Mu Alpha Theta

Prom Memories

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The Vision of Leeds City Schools is Promoting Achievement, Respect, and Success.

Congratulations 2012 Graduates

of Leeds High School

LHS National Honor Society 2012-2013 Senior Standouts 2012

Cherish Briskey Chasity Carr Casey Collins Katie Crane

Keaton Glass Blossom Marchant

Imelda Mendoza Alexis Oden Logan Smith

Trevon Strickland Jordan Teems

FCCLA conquers STATE again

Photo by National Honor Society

NHS Sponsor Mandy Beason watches with pride as 2011-2012 officers Secretary Logan Smith, Vice President Casey Collins, and President Keaton Glass wait patiently for In-duction ceremonies to begin on April 18th in the LHS Auditorium. (Story, pg 8)

FCCLA Sponsor Miriam Turner with new STATE Vice President of Member-ship Evan Kennedy. (Story, pg 4)

Holocaust survivors, Riva and Aisic Hirsch, shared their firsthand testimonies with Mandy Beason’s American Literature class on April 24th. Mr. and Mrs. Hirsch’s visit was the culmination of the study of Elie Weisel’s Night, a study of artifacts from the United States Holocaust Me-morial Museum, and a viewing of the Shoah documentary, The Last Days. (Story, pg 8)

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OUR MISSION

The mission of Leeds City Schools is to develop confident, productive young people and enable them to become independent life-long learners. We will accomplish this through a dedicated professional staff committed to continued learning. A relevant cur-riculum will be taught based on thinking and reasoning skills. This will take place in a positive environment recognizing the indi-vidual differences in children.

Special Thanks to The Leeds Herald

Online Staff Publisher, David Hogan Sr. Editor, Jake Hogan

Sr. Reporter, Justin Hogan Sr. Photographer, Sean Hogan

The Leeds Herald has graciously granted exclusive & limited rights to The GreenWave News (while under the supervision of Sponsor Maggie Shan-non) to reprint The Leeds Herald pho-tographs giving proper credit to The Leeds Herald.

PHOTO CREDITS

Photos in this edition provided by The GreenWave News staff, the 2011-2012 yearbook staff, Tanner Hunter’s family, Emily Thomas, Mandy Beason, Susan Stovall, and Miriam Turner.

Looking back…. By Courtney Blackmon

If I could go back to my freshman year and do it all over again, I would do it in a heart-beat. With the knowledge I have now, I would not only be a smarter person but I would do things differently. To you underclassmen reading this, start getting involved in clubs and as many extra-curricular activities as possible. Do not just settle for being a “member,” be a contributing member with your time and your ideas. Don’t over-commit yourself. Know your lim-its. On the other hand, do over-commit yourself to your academics. Push yourself to excel in all your classes. Enroll in as many honors classes as you can. If you are having trouble in a particular area or subject, seek help from your teachers and your friends. Push your-self to do well in the subjects you enjoy and practice in the areas where you need extra help. I was once asked, “Why do you keep on try-ing? Why keep on practicing with lessons that don’t appeal to you?” “Simple. Practice makes perfect! Practice also teaches you discipline. If you do not persevere, you will never know how much you can accomplish. Even though it is very tiring and frustrating at times, I have learned to keep on trying no matter what!” Another important aspect to keep in mind is that you should not wait to compile your re-sume — start now listing your accomplish-ments, classes, and activities. Senior year will be here before you know it and you will be so busy with senior events that you might overlook important resume facts!

By Keaton Glass

My friend Tanner Hunter has always been an inspiration to me, but through this test in his life he has impacted so many people in such an amazing way. One question I’ve heard so many people ask Tanner: “How do you stay so positive?” “I focus on the positive aspects of this event in my life, plus I have incredible support from my family, my friends, my doctors and therapists, church, school, Leeds and so many other communities. Sometimes it is difficult to deal with when it hits me that this happened while I was doing something I love. At least it didn’t happen as the result of something stupid like getting hit by a drunk driver. “I have never questioned ‘Why me?’. I know God has a plan and my faith has never wa-vered. Sometimes, I wish He had chosen another way for me to make an impact, but I know His way is superior! “A huge supporting factor has been that my true friends still treat me the same way. Kea-ton still jokes with me like he always did. My friends still include me in all their activi-ties like going to the movies, just hanging out, going to the prom, and, of course, the main event — graduation on May 24th!” We still fight crime on a regular basis like the super heroes we are!” Now you readers know where the idea for the new movie The Avengers originated! “Huntingdon is honoring my scholarships through next year, meanwhile I plan to pick up some J SCC credits.

“I may not be as free to do things I used to do, but I am fine...I am look-ing forward to seeing my friends this summer at Shepherd Center in PTOT (Physical Therapy Occupational Ther-apy). I’ll be there for about 6 weeks in intensive training. I can still do eve-rything; now I just do it in a different way! “Moving forward, I can’t wait to get my arms going strong again. I’m stay-ing focused on getting better and pro-gressing one small step at a time — I’m focused on the actual step!”

Tanner...Man

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Mr. & Miss GreenWave

Keaton Glass & Casey Collins

Most Athletic

Ladarius Rogers & Danylle Everson

Most Dependable

Logan Smith & Cherish Briskey

Most School Spirit

Blake English & Caitlin Wilmas

Friendliest

Jonathan Warner & Katie Crane

Most Ambitious

Jordan Teems & Imelda Mendoza

Best Physique & Cutest Figure

Javiere Mitchell & Chasity Carr

Class Clowns

Robert McDowell & Crystal Curlee

Best All Around

Tanner Hunter & Brianna Glenn

Best Dressed

Cornell Banks & Stephanie Alvarez

Biggest Flirts

Fernando Rodriguez & Jessica Rafferty

Most Typical Seniors

Grayson Headley & Brittany Snow

Biggest Pests

La’Darius Burt & Pastoria Rogers

Best Laugh

Zac Willis & Caitlin Frederick

Most Likely to be Absent or Tardy

Blake Isbell & Tomi Kate O’Neal

Most Changed Since Elementary School

Tanner Baggett & Billie Kennedy

Most Likely to Get Phone Taken

Justin English & Mashiyah Pickett

Best Dancers

Josh McClendon & Tori Lyon

Teachers’ Pets

Nick Wright & Blossom Marchant

Prettiest Eyes

Trevon Strickland & Ashlyn Newton

Who’s Who at LHS

Photo by the Hunter Family

Ready to rock & ROLL Prom 2012

2012 Prom King Tanner Hunter is the center of attention as he poses with friends (left to right): Sara Beth Dixon, Madison Russell, Evan Kennedy, Logan Smith, Kirstian Poe, and Keaton Glass. (Photos, pgs 5& 6; story, pg 9)

“You are educated. Your diploma is in your hand. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.” — Tom Brokow

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” — Aristotle

There is a good reason they call these ceremonies ‘commencement exercises’. Graduation is not the end, it is the beginning.” — Orrin Hatch

“The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.” — Edward Koch “The tassel is worth the hassle.” — Author Unknown

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FCCLA “stars” at state

Photo Courtesy of The Leeds Herald

LHS senior, Tomi Kate O’Neal, signs with Gadsen State Community College. On hand for the presentation of the scholarship are GSCC Head Softball Coach Jeanne Kerr (far right) Also on hand for the presentation were Coach Etheredge (2nd from right) and grandparents, Jamie and Donna Etheredge. Seated with Tomi Kate are her parents, Phillip Byers, Donna O’Neal, TK, and Tom O’Neal. Tomi Kate’s softball scholarship includes full tuition and books.

By Jimeria Williams

The LHS Chapter of Family Com-munity and Career Leadership of America (FCCLA) traveled to Mont-gomery on March 8th for the annual state meeting. LHS senior and Alabama State Offi-cer Casey Collins ended her year of official duties as Vice President of Programs at the event. Collins has represented LHS and the state in a professional and exemplary manner. Competitive FCCLA members trav-eled to Auburn University’s satellite campus in Montgomery on March 9th to compete with Alabama stu-dents in STAR events. STAR is an acronym for Students Taking Action with Recognition. These events honor student achievement in chap-ter and individual projects, leader-ship skills and career preparation. LHS state winners traveling to Or-lando, FL for a week of national com-petition are: Senior Leadership Casey Collins Job Interview Keaton Glass Senior Chapter Showcase Maya Everett & Jimeria Williams Junior Entrepreneur Elise Turner and Adam Brown Junior Focus on Children Brooke Applequist & Kristen Pear-son. Also, LHS sophomore Evan Ken-nedy was selected as one of six state members to run for state office. Ken-nedy interviewed in Montgomery on May 7th and won the office of FCCLA State Vice President of Membership. Miriam Turner, an FCCLA sponsor for 27 years said, “I am so proud of my FCCLA members! This group has achieved so much! I have a record number of students qualified to com-pete in National Competition in Or-lando in July, and we have the only perfect score ever achieved by a team of LHS students. Adam Brown & Elise Turner scored 100% on their event.”

CHAMPS…..moving on to State games LHS Softball Coach Natalie Hyde with 2012 Area 8 Champions (back row, left to right) Sydney Darabaris, Rachel Goodwin, Sharon McCombs, Elizabeth McDanal, Abbie Ellison, Magan Ball, Kaci McClendon, Shea Callaway, Caroline Payne; (front row, left to right) Mi-kal Williams, Kelsey Mitchell, Kaci Moses, Brianna Glenn, Emily Claire Goodwin, Shelby Musgrove, and Hannah Smith. The team won the Class 3A Championship on May 4th at Clay County with victories over the Clay County and BB Comer. Abbie Ellison was named Most Valuable Player and joined Shea Callaway and Elizabeth McDanal on the All-Area Tournament Team. Coach Hyde expressed her pride at the team’s accomplishments by noting, “The girls have worked so hard this year, and we seem to have reached the peak of excellent play right in time for the tournaments.” The Regional Tournament was held May 12—13 at Troy University and our girls came away victorious again. They will represent LHS in the State Championship games begin-ning Thursday, May 17th. Good Luck!

2012 State Track Champs Brianna Rose

1st in 100 Meter Race

Adam Mitchell 2nd in Long Jump

Erica Byers 9th in 300 Hurdles

Jeremy Clark 10th in Discus

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PROM 2012

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Prom Queen & King Stephanie Alvarez & Tanner Hunter

Prince & Princess

Tyler King & Abbie Ellison

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Remember when…. Remember when Billie Kennedy’s car would work? Yeah, me neither!

Eric Isbell Remember when we had to clean the parking lot after Senior Skip Day?

Katie Crane & Stephanie Alvarez Remember when James Burchfield dyed his hair blue?

Caitlin Frederick Remember when Stephanie Falkner said in 9th grade World History that Disney World was the highest point in the world because it had a Mt. Everest?

Halie Lindsey Remember when I shaved my head?

Marshall Roberts Remember when Burt slapped Opie?

Dylan Shelton Remember when Vic Watts and Logan Smith got into a fight on the football bus?

Trevon Strickland Remember when Coach Carlisle kept showing us his fake tooth?

Alexis Oden Remember when Juan Rivas and Matt Ragan had a car wreck and almost hit Mrs. Thomas’ sister?

Tori Lyon Remember when I was throwing a foot-ball inside the old “new gym” and it stuck in a heater and caught fire?

Anonymous Remember when Nico and I were riding bikes to Quinton’s house to play basket-ball. I was riding Nico’s sister’s low rider bike when we heard a shot. We dropped to the ground wondering where the shot came from and who was shooting. Turns out that the back tire exploded when I sat on the bike.

Juan Rivas Remember when I got my braces off? It hurt!

Seth Laird Remember when the bus ran out of gas on the way back to LHS from Jeff. State?

Katie Crane Remember when I called Ms. Shannon “Saggy Maggie”?

Robert McDowell Remember when we won the State Championship? We will never forget!

Stanley Strickland Remember when Danyelle Everson hit Mr. Windham with her car?

Jonathan Warner Remember when Brandon Lee’s car caught on fire and the fire trucks showed up?

Angel Sanchez

I had just started my 10th year at LHS. It was the second week of school and I re-member when a student called the old school and told me there was a bomb. I called *69 to trace the number. Leeds Po-lice and bomb sniffing dogs from Vestavia arrived. Everyone was out on the front lawn for over two hours in the heat. Stu-dents were using cell phones to call par-ents. I had the check out pad on the lawn with me. Mr. Briskey was walking the school like a panther because he was so mad. The Leeds Police traced the number and watched the video from the Shell Sta-tion pay phone in front of Wal-Mart and arrested a past student for the “prank”?

Susan Stovall Remember when we were getting in trou-ble in Mr. Anderson’s Physical Science class and Beanie said “Just chill, Bro” and Mr. Anderson yelled, “I’m not your brother”?

Aaliyah Looney Remember when Mr. Benton had whiplash for two weeks?

Josh Hall Remember when I drove off at McDonald’s without my food because Alexis and Shea were distracting me?

Caitlin Frederick Remember when Mr. Wise almost died at the end of a kiddie slide, The Upsurge, at Alabama Adventure?

Jessica Rafferty Remember when someone pushed ‘Tasha down the bleachers during a Pep Rally? Seems like she fell in slow motion.

Crystal Curlee Remember when someone spelled “Senior” wrong in chalk on the sidewalk during Sen-ior Prank Night?

Tyler Reeves Remember when the band’s charter bus driver hit Marisa Faletta’s aunt’s car?

Chastiy Carr Remember when “Coach” Turner used to walk around the hallways ready to paddle someone?

Xavier Johnson Remember when Drey Marlowe won a fight? Me neither!

Brian Shockley Remember when “someone” broke down crying in the gym when Tori Peoples re-jected him?

William Knox Remember when Trevon let Uncle Willie “touch up” his fade and it made him look like Hitler? Laron Lee Remember when Blossom tried to teach class and couldn’t pronounce organism?

Alexis Oden

This is too funny to leave out, so let’s go back to 8th grade — remember when Logan Smith thought his cast was on fire?

Courtney Watkins Remember when I fell jumping hurdles in front of the entire football team — the day before state championships?

Tori Lyon Remember when the drug dogs found a bologna sandwich in Lloyd Wilson’s pocket? (He always has food in his pockets like fried chicken and “dressed” hot dogs!)

Tyler Johnson Remember when Katie Wilmas attempted to jump over some tape at a football game and fell?

Alexis Oden Remember when Mrs. Letchman didn’t know how to ‘fix’ the internet?

Courtney Watkins Do you remember that boy who sat in the front row in Ms. Shannon’s class but was never there? Yea, me neither!

Anonymous Remember when Nico punched (by acci-dent) Chasity Carr in the eye and made her cry?

Arturo Mata Remember when Christian Magona shaved his eyebrows for a kiss from Brooke Chris-tian...she didn’t kiss him but did draw his eyebrows back on with a Sharpie.

Nico Fonseca Remember when a teacher fell asleep dur-ing a movie our freshman year?

Ladarius Rodgers Remember when Blossom had a panic at-tack in Mr. Windham’s class?

Heather Moore Remember when Tyler Deverell tried to fight the air? (YouTube)

Tanner Baggett Remember when Big Cuz got a paddling by Coach Etheredge outside Ms. Shannon’s door and we all heard it?

Amber Mundell Remember when Ms. Shannon made a deal with Blake Isbell that he had to come to school for 13 days in a row. He did it for $1.00 and a piece of candy...then he went back to his old absentee ways!

Tae’ Posey Remember when I had an “accident” during our first band show?

Ambernique Boswell Remember when Jacob Smith went “all British” with his questions in an assembly program?

Katie Crane Remember when Big Cuz was about to fight Burt over some chips?

Fernando Rodriguez

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Remember when I had my wreck and broke my pinkie finger? Opie and Logan made fun of me because I had to eat and drink with my pinkie extended in a cast.

Cheyenne Wilson Remember when Christian Blaylock and Blake English “rapped” the ballad “Lord Randall” in Ms. Shannon’s class? That was so funny, but they were so good!

James Burchfield Remember when Stephanie Falkner asked when the next home baseball game was and then asked if it was at Moody?

Zac Willis Remember when someone “used” the soap dispenser in the wrong way and then Jason Williams got more than soap?

Blake English Remember when Mr. Briskey left us but was never forgotten?

Mary K. Harris Remember when Fernando took pictures of people sleeping and then put those pic-tures on Facebook without telling them?

Aulexus Mayfield Remember when we went to the Leeds Library with Mrs. Boone and ordered pizza? Needless to say, we didn’t get to have pizza!

Billie Kennedy Remember when Tori built up static elec-tricity and almost blew up her car and ended up burning her hair and eyelashes?

Caitlin Wilmas Remember when Mrs. Walker locked her-self in the Spanish classroom and had to crawl out of the window?

Josh McClendon Remember when we were unstoppable……. 4 State Championships in 3 years?

Christian Blaylock Remember when Crystal, Mashiyah, Aali-yah, Amber, and I were talking in the hall-way and Mrs. Freeman told us to go to class, but we kept on talking...Mrs. Gibson asked us if we heard what Mrs. Freeman had told us and we all answered in unison “Noo000…”?

Teria Godwin Remember when Ms. Shannon told us that she’d thought The Rapture had occurred the night before and she’d been Left Be-hind because she woke up in the night and all electricity was off in her neighborhood?

Stephanie Falkner Remember when Mrs. Thomas kissed Ca-sey on the cheek and she turned red for an hour?

Keaton Glass Remember when Kythe ran Tank through the tables?

Brianna Glenn

Juniors — Jessica Bullig Kimberly Byers Corrie Musgrove Jonathan Prinsloo Sophomores — Taylor Adams Monica Blount-Simpson Julia V. Carr Sebastian Carr Shea Callaway Marisa Falletta Bradley George Emily Claire Goodwin Tristan Henderson Blaise Herman Jared Hudson Tyler Hunter Evan Kennedy Stephon Montgomery Amber Moore Shelby Musgrove Mason Russell

...more memories

Photo by Mandy Beason

Students gather with Riva and Aisic Hirsch following the Holocaust presentation.

By Alexandria Shorter

The Leeds High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted twenty-one new members for the 2012-2013 school year on April 18th in the school’s auditorium. The National Honor Society recognizes students in grades 10 through 12 who have demonstrated excellence in scholar-ship, leadership, service, and character. Members must maintain a 3.5 GPA, par-ticipate in community service activities, and attend all local NHS functions throughout the school year. Mrs. Mandy Beason and Mrs. Terri Leigh Gibson are sponsors of the LHS chapter and lead the students in monthly meetings and community service projects throughout the year.

2012 NHS Officers President Keaton Glass, Vice-President Casey Collins, Sec-retary Logan Smith, and Treasurer Tan-ner Hunter, welcomed the new inductees:

National Honor Society induction of new members

By Maya Everett

Congratulations to the 2012-2013 LHS Varsity Cheerleading Squad. This group of eleven peppy girls includes Senior Captain: Taylor Anderson. Completing the squad are Juniors — Sydney Darabaris, Marisa Falletta, Amber Moore and Monica Simpson; Sophomores — Ali Chambers, Eden Laird, Molly O’Barr, and Elise Turner; Freshmen — Sydney St. John and Kalei Whitson. The squad must maintain the highest standards in academics and social interactions in and outside of school. Practice for perfection continues throughout the year and will start officially with the rigorous summer camp training. The young ladies also partici-pate in numerous community service activities as representatives of LHS. Mrs. Miriam Turner will return as sponsor.

LHS 2012-2013 Cheerleaders

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Adam Brown Adam Isbell Alexandria Shorter Alexandria Shorter Alexis Nolen Allison Chambers Allison Colburn Amber Agbay Amber Moore April Rutherford Ashley Blackmon Aspen Snow Blaise Herman Brooke Kelly Cara Anderson Cara Anderson Caroline Payne Chelsea Schlitz Connor Jannot Dejerrian Williams DeRika Jones Destiny Harris Drew Laster Elise Turner Emily Goodwin Evan Kennedy Frank Bernklau Gabriel Johnson Hannah Smith Hugo Hernandez Isadore Smith Jared Hudson Jeremy Abel Jessica Bullig Jessica Smith

Mu Alpha Theta Math honor club

welcomes new members

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE recognized at LHS

Jimeria Williams Joey Davis Jonathan Prinsloo Jose Casillas Joseph Beltran-Nunez Joseph Isbell Josseline Andonaegui Juan Luna Juanita Hernandez Kristen Pearson Kyle Taylor Leslie Zarazua Lorin Martin Luke Kantola Mason Brockman Mason Russell Maya Everett Megan Phillips Nathan Vickers Rachel Isbell Rebecca Strange Sarah Moore Savannah Payne Savannah Wilson Sebastian Carr Shelby Musgrove Starr Edwards Sydney Darabaris Tanya Sandoval Taylor Gomer Tori Wolfe Tristan Henderson Valarie Boswell Vanity Jones

Students in grades 9 — 11 were recognized for academic excellence in an awards ceremony on May 10th in the LHS Auditorium. Principal Michael Turner welcomed students’ family members and guests who were in attendance for the annual event. Teachers of all classes presented certificates and medals to students achieving high-est grade point averages and improvement in academics. Additionally, students were recognized for Honor Roll status, Perfect Attendance, and Outstanding Character . Winners of this year’s coveted Character plaques were: 9th Grade — Taylor Gomer and Daniel Bowman 10th Grade — Blaise Herman and Evan Kennedy 11th Grade — Hannah Smith and Jonathan Prinsloo Counselor Lisa Hudson presented certificates to participants in Youth Empower-ment Program (YEP) and Ms. Marshell Jackson presented certificates to SHAPE participants. SHAPE is an acronym for Social, Habitual, Artistic, Physical & Eco-nomic Habits, a group organized by professional leaders to assist LHS students in their paths to productive citizenship and healthy lifestyles.

AHSGE Summer Testing

Monday, July 9 Reading Tuesday, July 10 Language Wednesday, July 11 Social Studies Thursday, July 12 Biology Friday, July 13 Math

The LHS math honor club, Mu Alpha Theta, welcomes qualifying new members: Jeremy Abel, Katie Crane, Jared Hudson, Vanity Jones, Aaliyah Looney, Amber Mundell, Cor-rie Musgrove, and Jimeria Williams. Mrs. Stephanie Freeman has sponsored this honor society for the past three years.

By Halie Lindsey

On May 4, 2012 members from the senior

and junior classes met at the Grayson Valley

Country Club in Birmingham to “Get their

glow on.”

It was a night full of dancing and having

fun under the glow of the black lights. It all

started at 8 pm with multitudes of students

rushing in the to dance the night away.

At 10:45 Senior Walk Outs began. Shortly

after the senior walk-outs, the prom court

was announced. The juniors nominated for

Prom Princess were Abbie Ellison, Jessica

White, Corrie Musgrove, and Jamie Finch.

The juniors nominated for Prom Prince were

Tyler King, C.J. Rose, Nick Marbury, and Rie

Falletta. The Prom Prince and Princess win-

ners were Tyler King and Abbie Ellison.

The seniors nominated for Prom Queen

were Blossom Marchant, Casey Collins, Cha-

sity Carr, and Stephanie Alvarez.

The Seniors Nominated for Prom King were

Cornell Banks, Christian Blaylock, Tanner

Hunter, and T. J. Phillips The winners for

Prom King and Queen were Tanner Hunter

and Stephanie Alvarez.

It was a night full of memories that most of

us will never forget. Special thanks to Mrs.

Angela Walker for pulling this all together

and putting in the time and effort to make

the night special for all who attended.

PROM Memories will “glow”

for years