MHS holds
122nd commencement
By CHERYL TSCHUDIN, Sentinel
News Editor
In an address laced with humor and interspersed with wise advice
for the 122nd graduating class of McPherson High School, Dr. Earl
Reem, commencement speaker at the Roundhouse Saturday evening, told
each member of the Class of 2005 to accept his/her diploma and "for
goodness sake, do something with it."
Reem delivered his light-hearted, fast-paced presentation, including
bits of magic and a plethora of witty sayings.
He pointed out that the hat which each graduate wears -- the mortar
board -- is a symbol of building, and he urged each graduate to
build lives, castles and dreams. "Miracles are everywhere,"
he said, "give yourself permission for greatness, you have
no idea what you will achieve."
"Graduates are the young builders of the world," he said,
and asked the class and the audience to look around them and recognize
all those in the education field for the work they had done to bring
them to the place at which they were at that moment.
"Remember everything your mother ever taught you," he
continued, citing the trite, "always wear clean underwear in
case you get hit by a truck," and "today is the first
day of the rest of your life," to wise counsel such as, "think
broadly, care enormously and don't hold grudges."
He counseled them to never fry bacon in the nude, never lick a steak
knife, never buy a fur coat from a man being chased by a naked bear,
or buy jewelry from a man wearing asbestos gloves. He said to remember
that the IRS has no sense of humor and that it is a marvelous destiny
they would be fulfilling.
"A future president may be in this class, and she needs all
the support and encouragement she can get," he quipped, drawing
a round of applause from the audience. Among numerous other "pearls
of wisdom," he advised them to "do the most with what
you have, always lock your cars in Kansas or people will fill them
with zucchini; always forgive yourself, and to try something new
and different."
"Don't let anyone kill your highest dreams," he admonished
the seniors. "I wish you success in all of them. Stay fired
up. Your diploma is unique in the history of the world and it will
make a difference ... so for goodness sake, do something with it!"
His concluding statement was, "Ready -- begin!"
Reviewing the last four years, three of the four valedictorians,
Grace Rizza, Jenna Rader and Meghan Cotton, gave a joint presentation,
remembering how their time in high school was spent.
Alison Vo, the fourth valedictorian, related that it was vital to
consider the value of education and the impact it has on lives.
She expressed her gratitude to family, friends, the education system
and community of McPherson, as well as an appreciation for America
and the opportunities, freedoms and liberty offered to pursue their
dreams.
"We have been given the opportunity to excel and thrive in
a free civilization," she said. "That is the magnitude
of the effects of education."
Alex Pavlovsky, salutatorian, noted some memorable moments from
the class' past, concluding with, "There are three kinds of
people -- those who let it happen, those who make it happen and
those who wonder what happened. Let's be the kind who make things
happen," she said.
Prior to the presentation of diplomas, Lew Faust, MHS principal,
recognized Robert Shannon, outgoing USD 418 superintendent, for
his 16 years of service in McPherson, and wished him the best as
he moves to Manhattan to assume responsibilities as superintendent
for the Manhattan schools.
Members of the USD 418 Board of Education presented the following
members of the Class of 2005 with their diplomas:
Elya Marie Adamyk, Monica Marie Adcock, Luke Aaron Aitken, Jennifer
Denise Allison.
James Tyler Clark Andrewson, Jason Alan Archer, Samuel Vincent Archer,
Jennifer Armendarez.
Holly Michelle Bate, Rachel Nicole Baxa, Traci Ann Becker, Bobbi
Jo Biehler, Christopher John Boggs.
Johnathon Michael Bowers, Stephanie Chandel Bradbury, Samuel Robert
Bradshaw, Dustin Lee Bryan.
Lindsey Nicole Buckbee, Brandon Wayne Burch, Kayli Marcine Burnette,
Stephanie Ann Butler.
Daniel Cole Carlson, Matthew Wayne Carlson, Haylee Jo Chrislip,
Peter Kyle Claassen, Trenton James Clements.
Emily Kathryn Coates, Alexander Clark Colaw, Kelly Kay Colle, Jessica
Joy Cooper, Emily Joyann Copeland.
Meghan Dianne Cotton, Breanna Marie Crawford, Jamie Daniel Crist,
Lindsey Anne Cullen, Ryan David Curran.
Alexander Robert Dalke, Kelsey Lynn Daugherty, Adam Earl Deeds,
Rachel Leigh DeWild, Derek Michael Dibbens.
Katherine Christine Dick, Linus O'Neal Dixon, Jr., Alysha Coy Dockum,
Elena Marie Duffy, Amanda Diane Duren.
Ann Marie Elliott, Andrew Chase Erickson, Sarah Rae Ferrell, John
Thomas Fiedler, Monica Whitney Fix, Dusty Jo Fogarty.
Kathryn Patricia Fraser, Sara Ann French, Andrew Jacob George Frisbie,
Lance Sterling Fritzemeier, Lacey Alison Fyler.
Chad Allen Gayer, Zachary J.C. Gehring, Tiara Michelle Gerhardt,
Kurtis John Gibson, Marlies Marie Gipson, Linzy Kay Goss.
Alicia Kathryn Grummert, Jana Jae Gunn, Lewis Andrew Hadduck, Brandon
Alan Haden, Nickolas Luke Hague.
Kendra Kae Hamblin, Brandon Joseph Hamel, Amelia Marie Hanley, Carissa
Dawn Hanschu, Kenneth Allen Hanson, Eric Brandon Harold.
Heather ReNe/ Hartley, Heather Michelle Haxton, Kelsey Gene Hedberg,
Holli Jo Heidebrecht.
Adam Gregory Heiman, Jason Dean Hunt, Ashley Marie Hurd, Noemi Ibarra,
Karilyn Joy Ivers.
Sarah Lynn Janzen, Adam David Jennings, Tyler Wade Kaufman, Hayley
Nicole Keagle, Katrina Joy Kendall.
Erin Nicole Klein, Kasey Andrew Klenda, Brett Jordan Koehn, Kristina
Lace Koehn, Adam Eugene Komarek.
Nicholas Steven Kresa, Amber Lee Larson, Kayla Victoria Larson,
Philip Eugene Lasater.
Nicole Renee Ledesma, Dawn Michelle Lewis, Bryce Jared Linn, Cameron
Avery Linn, Andrew John Loecker.
Stephanie Ann Loges, Jake Teadon Lowery, Joshua Trevor Lyman, Julie
Ann Martinez, Christina Marie Mason.
Joshua Kent McCarty, Amanda Ellene McKean, Ryan Patrick McNally,
Abby Lee Meagher, Jason Avery Menard.
Kelsey Marie Metcalf, Patrick Michael Millard, Janell Kay Montagne,
Jewell LeAnn Montagne.
Brandon Joshua Moore, Sean Patrick Moore, Renee Nicole Morgan, Cassandra
Dawn Moseley, Andrea Nicoll.
Rodney Joe Nieman, Albion Morris Norman, Joel Scott Norman, Nickolas
Alan Nowak, Jacinda Marie Nuttle.
Lindsey Ann Oliver, Chandra Mashawn Parks, Alexandria Pavlovsky,
Nicole Dawn Paxman, Casey Myles Persson, Joshua James Peters.
Stacy Rae Peters, Justin James Petit, Bobbie Michelle Phillips,
Kyle Emerson Pontious, Micah Aaron Post, Casey Shawn Price, Janiece
Marie Prieb.
Robert Lawson Pritchard, Jenna Elizabeth Rader, Adrian Penelope
Ratlief, Andre Merrill Reese, Kelli Samantha Reith.
Kiya Nicole Richter, Grace Marie Rizza, Kathleen Eran Roane, Saige
Nichole Rosebrough.
Timothy Joseph Rosproy, Stacey Ellen Ross, Kendra Danielle Schafer,
Charles Danial Scharnhorst, Amy Jordan Schlesinger.
Nathan David Schmidt, Jeremy Wayne Schoen, Noah Christian, Schroeder,
Katie Marie Schumacher, Kathleen Mae Setzer, Caden Jonathan Shaw,
Adam David Shepard, Nathan Glen Shook, Mellissa Linn Shriver, Jamie
Lee Sims.
Joshua Daniel Somers, Erek Ryan Speed, Kyle Leonard Spencer, Tarah
Lynn Spencer, Meggan Marie Spohn.
Allycen Ruth Stafford, Rachael Dawn Stevens, Brandon Alan Stewart,
Brian William Stiawalt, Abbey Belle Stockstill.
Kayla Renee Stout, Nicholas Roman Stout, Kayla Jo Swartz, Mark Douglas
Taylor, Jr., Chelsi Danae Thissen, Allison Grace Trimmell,
Michael Shane Unruh, Will Donovan Unruh, Ashton Eleanor Van Dorn,
Francisco Pablo Vieyra, Rvee Villanueva.
Amanda Beth Viola, Alison Thanh Vo, Abby Jo Vogts, Elizabeth Anne
Wagoner, Abby Jo Walker, Landon Charles Wall.
Melissa Ashley Watson, Amanda Louise Wehrman, Zachary James Wenderott,
Tina Louise Wesley, Evan Ross Whitehill.
William Jacob Whitenack, Jolie Dawn Williams, Nicole LeeAnn Williams,
Allison Beth Willits, Amy Jolene Wilson.
Blake William Wilson, Jonathan Mark Wilson, Alan Joseph Winkler,
Tana Marie Wolf, Ashley Nicole Yost, Corey Michael Youngblood.
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