YREKA – Discovery High School and Yreka Adult School held their graduation on Friday in Miner Gym. Discovery had seven graduates, while Yreka Adult School graduated 12. Several scholarships were also awarded.

Becky Trevino received the Ford Jump Start scholarship, USI Scholarship, and the Don Stensas Memorial Scholarship given by the College of the Siskiyous. Winona Croy was presented the Yreka Elks Lodge Schuttpelz Scholarship, and the Wes Crippen Memorial Scholarship given by SiskiyouYouth.com. Sarah Young received a Ford Jump Start scholarship, and Alex Crippen was recognized as Discovery High School’s Most Improved Student with the Shasta Valley Rotary Scholarship.

Jean Monroe delivered an eloquent Commencement Address, asking the graduates to remember four words: truth, fidelity, integrity, and service. Monroe, a long term substitute teacher at Discovery, told the graduating students to incorporate the attributes that the words represent into their everyday lives.

Discovery principal Dennis Moore, who will be retiring, was congratulated and thanked by staff member Mark O’Conner. Moore is finishing more than a 30 year career with the Yreka Union High School District, with his final year spent at Discovery. Randy Baker will take over as principal at Discovery.

Discovery High School Graduates
Alexander Joshua Crippen
Winona Deanna Croy
Tyler Anthony Hampton
Alexander Russel Johnson
Becky Nicole Trevino
Luke Eugene White
Sarah Nicole Young

Yreka Adult School Graduates
Amanda Armstrong
David Michael Dutton
Destiney Rose Jones
Andrew Devin Lichty
Jonathan Anthony Peterson
Jennifer Van Rheenan
Cody William Simpson
Robert Charles Simon
Lindsay Paige Vernon
Alma Rose Villegas
Chelsi Marie Wright
Sesanie Wilson

Recipients

Kayla Emerson, Mt. Shasta High School

Emerson played softball and volleyball this school year, and was the captain of her Shasta Cascade League champion softball team. She was a section leader for the Vocal Jazz Choir. Emerson had one of the highest grade point averages in her class and will be attending St. Mary’s College in the fall.

Jilinda Franklin, Etna High School

Franklin was the Division-III and Shasta Cascade League 3200m champion. She ran cross country and was a member of the SCL champion Lady Lions basketball team. Franklin is also active in FFA and the Catholic Youth Organization. An honor student and class Salutatorian, Franklin will be attending Pacific University.

Andrew Pimentel, Yreka High School

Pimentel played football, basketball, and baseball at YHS. Athletic Director and Vice-principal Chris Harris called Pimentel a “tremendous asset to our campus.” An honor student, he will be attending the College of the Siskiyous.

Alma Villegas, Discovery High School

Villegas will be attending College of the Siskiyous. Among her many achievements at Discovery High School, Villegas nearly single handedly produced the school’s yearbook. According to Principal Marie Caldwell, when everyone else dropped the ball, Villegas picked it up and ran with it.

Siskiyou Youth Scholarships are funded by advertising revenue, particularly from Slide Show Sponsors. It is Siskiyou Youth’s hope to add scholarships for graduating students at Weed, Happy Camp, Dunsmuir, and Butte Valley high schools in the spring of 2010.