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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Aaron Albright
Aaron Boger
Abby Chavis
Abby Fisher
Abigail Bainbridge
Aiden Smith
Alex Osterman
Alexis Smith
Alexxianna Sterling
Allison Button
Alysa Zent
Alyson Noye
Alyssa Seiler
Amanda Mendoza
Amanda Shonka
Amber Shire
Analyse Coutlee
Andrew Conley
Andrew Hartman
Anna Greenwood
Ashleigh Walker
Ashley Crager
Aspen Bell
Austin Berry
Austin Hickman
Autumn Treesh
Ava Kuhn
Averee Higgins
Ayshia Houser
Bailey Shankle
Blake Crager
Brandon Dunham
Brandon Rose
Braxton Dunn
Breanna Moore
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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Brianna Mercer
Brittany Butler
Brittany Henderson
Brock Seavers
Brock Wineland
Broderick Cooper
Brooke Dowdy
Bryanna Waltz
Bryanna Wickline
Bryant Brammer
Bryant Husted
Bryce Wessley
Caleb Smith
Camdin Jewell
Carlee Conrad
Carolyn Vadney
Carson Morton
Cassandra Taylor
Caylin Reed
Charles Steck
Chelsea Brown
Christa Riser
Christian Purdy
Christopher Burch
Christopher Day
Christopher Hodges
Christopher Teets
Cierra Bryant
Citoria Nester
Clorissa Iddings
Cody Bute
Cody Tackett
Colin Lantz
Collette Slaybaugh
Collin Bryan
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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Coltin Golden
Colton Ruby
Connor Smith
Cooper Gramling
Craig Reyner
Cristopher Sproat
Dacoda Marshall
Dakota McHale
Damon Brown
Dante Ramos
Denver Bonecutter
Destiney Rains
Devin Bolen
Devin Teders
Dominick Rainelli
Drayke Powell
Dylan Blade
Dylan Hulbert
Dylan Sczerbowicz
Dylian Wetzel
Elias Travis
Emalee Isaacs
Emily Conn
Emily Myers
Emma Ayers
Emma Becher
Emma Goodman
Emmerson Brand
Erin Sukula
Ethan Bassett
Ethan Rogers
Ethan Woods
Gabriel Seltenright
Gage Mason
Garrett Newhard
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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Gavin Gilpin
Gavin Pfefferkorn
Grace Hooks
Guadalupe Ruiz
Hailey Fisher
Haley VanWye
Hannah Johnston
Hannah Ring
Heaven Schleinkofer
Holden Traylor
Hunter Boger
Hunter Grate
Hunter Minch
Hunter Pfefferkorn
Jack Beakas
Jacob Bainbridge
Jacob Bolen
Jacob Cornell
Jacob Duke
Jacob Garcia
Jacob King
Jacquelyn Tegeler
Jade Perkins
James Ostrowski
Janelle Howard
Janessa Treesh
Jarrett Reese
Jasmine Sumners
Jay Krebs
Jebadiah Swartz
Jeremy Rhodes
Jesse Roth
Jessica Schamper
Jonas Urban
Jordan Cubio
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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Jordan Kruse
Jordan Whan
Jordyn Korecky
Joseph Daly
Joseph Wagers
Joseth Vetter
Joshua Becker
Justin Endsley
Kadie Teeter
Kaitlyn Rieke
Kaitlyn Roach
Kaitlynn Bourgeois
Kallie Inlow
Kamryn Moreland
Karson Chapman
Katelynn Caley
Kayla Daniels
Kelsea Crager
Kelsey Lounds
Kendall Johnson
Keval Patel
Koby Stofiel
Kody Rice
Kolton Herman
Kowen Grogg
Kyli Wade
Kylie Laderach
Lake Osbun
Lake Yarlot
Landon Charles
LaTosha Banks
Laurel Hoff
Leah Peters
Lena Gentis
Lilly Stomm
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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Lilly Wallace
Linsi Kinney
Logan Treesh
Lucas Pomeroy
Mackenzie Snider
Maddison Busche
Maddison Ford
Madison Miazgowicz
Madison Ring
Madison Van Horn
Madyson Betts
Maia Tittle
Makayla Dowell
MaKayla Faukner
Makayla Leach
Makayla Whitaker
MaKenzie Emch
Makenzie Krebs
Makenzie Myers
Makileah Spaulding
Malek Brown
Mara Williamson
Mark Foster
Marshall Gaddis
Mason Brumbaugh
Mason Elkins
Mason Petre
Mason Wengert
Matthew Baker
Mckinzie Coleman
Meagan Messman
Megan Carpenter
Megan Stonestreet
Meghann Miller
Megra Arteburn
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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Melanie Lerma
Michael Busche
Mikalyn Doty
Mikel Stull
Miranda Townsend
Natalie Taylor
Nathan Immel
Nathaniel Collier
Neal Frost
Nicholas Dye
Nick Allen
Nicole Redden
Noah Bowers
Paige Marks
Paige Ricketts
Payton Davis
Rachel Liberty
Reed Hansen
Rex DePew
Ross Middleton
Ryah Dickson
Ryan Smith
Ryley Hammon
Samanta Owsley
Samantha Camerena
Samantha Monnin
Sara Sell
Sarah Carper
Seth Draper
Seth Rabe
Shayla Fulk
Shayla Vance
Shaylee Terry
Shelbie Sweet
Shelby Riff
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DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL
Shelby Smith
Sidney Jones
Silas Weghorst
Spencer Penland
Starr Sparkman
Steele Ray
Tayte Hackbush
Teanna Shultz
Thomas Lantz
Trace Meschberger
Trenton Sibery
Trever Rhodes
Trevor Bell
Trevor Boyce
Trevor Morrow
Trisha Knox
Tucker Heffley
Ty Meyer
Tyler Holwerda
Victoria Pfafman
Wyatt Robinson
Not Pictured: Loren Vance
Zachary Frane
Zachary Jones
Zachary Patton
Zara Gentis
Congratulations Class of 2017! Your hard work, dedication and discipline have paid off!
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EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Jacob Alloway
Brennan Badman
Trevor Baird
Brennan Biddle
Rebekah Boger
Aaron Brown
Aaron Cannady
Abagail Capp
Daniel Carnahan
Nickolus Carper
Katlyn Clevenger
Matthew David
Destinee Deaton
Audrianna Delagrange
Taylor Doub
Conner Dove
Matteo Durzu
Jaden Eads
Jacob Eck
Brandon Fiig
Madison Fiig
Nathan Firestine
Halie Flater
Payton Flater
Kyle Fleming
Austin George
Cassandra Goodman
Renee Groff
Kyla Haffner
Kyle Hamilton
Trae Hand
Shalee Handshoe
Jessica Hartman
Faith Hedges
Bryce Helmke
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EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Dylan Hertel
Coralee Hire
Kameron Hoff
Robert Hottes
Tarese Huff
Shelby Hulbert
Jessica Hullinger
Collin Hummon
Lauren Jacobs
Eliza Janes
Keezan Jarrard
Trever Jokoty
Zachary Kaiser
Megan Kapp
Jill Kaye
Shawn Kessler
Katelin Kreischer
Brittany Lockhart
Caitlain Maldeney
Haley Mansfield
Andrea McCallister
Devilan McKean
Tyger Messer
Nicholas Miller
Alyssa Moore
Megan Moreno
Miranda Morr
Emma Moughler
Mataya Nickolson
Zachary Orn
Holly Owsley
Mikel Prentice
Parker Pringle
Lexis Prough
Ruby Redinger
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EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Keely Reed
Dalton Rieke
Breanna Rosales
Faith Schlie
Lukas Schmidt
Mason Stephens
Jamie Tatum
Jacob Thompson
Matthew Timmerman
Haley Treesh
Annabel Vazquez
David Wallace
Travis Wasson
Noah Watson
Colin Weingartner
Jackson White
Cade Willard
Lauren Wilson
Tailor Wojciechowski
Hannah Yoder
Jordan Yoder
Not Pictured: Autumn Graber, Paigelyn Stibbe, Madison Yoder
Congratulations Class of 2017! Good luck in your future!
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GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL
Haylie Alger
Trevor Bain
Sarah Ball
Savannah Batzka
Tori Baver
Caitlyn Beachy
Megan Beckley
Sean Beerbower
Noah Benson
Brooke Bergdall
Tristan Bigelow
Brooke Bishop
Drue Bodey
Haley Bolen
Douglas Boles
Michael Bracho
Jerika Brooks
Elizabeth Brown
Tanner Burns
Madison Byers
Gage Caldwell
Tyler Caldwell
Cordell Camp
Sally Carroll
Brianna Colgan
Brandon Conley
Grace Cooper
Junior Custer
Alena Cutshall
Brielle Dazey
Dylan DeMarco
Paige Donat
Colton Duncan
Taylor Ebert
Natalie Erwin
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GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL
Nathaniel Firestone
Dawson Furnish
Delaney Garcia
Anita Garrison
Christopher Getts
Alexis Griffith
Danielle Gross
Gabrielle Grossman
Jordan Gunion
Jazmin Gustin
Arianne Hammond
Paige Handley
Noah Hartman
Sierra Hatton
Heavyn Heal
Taylor Hildebrant
Emily Hinkle
Logan Hixson
Scott Hjelm
Logan Huth
Barbara Hutson
Sydnee Isham
Madison Jacobs
Rodolfo Jimenez-Aguirre
Jacob Kellen
Dayton Kessler
Hanna King
Morgan Kinney
Kerrigan Knott
Michael Kunsman
Eslin Lebrecht
Jessa Lee
Avery Lehner
Jasmine Kittle-Evanoff Kallie Knott
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GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL
Karissa Logsdon
Elizabeth Long
Maranda Malcolm
Catherine Malloy
Kiann McDonald
John Miller
Miranda Miller
Spencer Moore
Haylee Mossberger
Madisyn Murphy
Matt Murphy
Hayley Myers
Megan Newby
Destini Nieland
Anton Novy
Regina Novy
Searra O’Connor
Austin Parker
Elizabeth Parker
Madison Place
Benjamin Purdy
Arizona Rasnick
Nadia Ray
Spencer Reneau
Derek Robbins
Erica Robinson
Diana Romero
Zane Rowlett
Kristin Ruby
Bailey Rupley
Nicholas Sarrazine
Noah Sattison
Jenna Schmidt
Trenton Schott
Kenji Schwartz
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GARRETT HIGH SCHOOL
Rayana Secrest
Dexter Sexton
Jalen Shafer
Lewis Shaffer
Jacob Shephard
Peter Shoudel
Kayla Shull
Gabrielle Smith
Donavan Stone
Danielle Stump
Sam Suramaram Pialur
Garrett Sutton
Samantha Swonger
Tyler Taylor
Tyler Ward
Evan Weaver
Logan Wells
Cherish Whitener
Damion Williams
Nathan Williams
Kole Winebrenner
FAVORITE QUOTES One of my favorite quotes is from the late Rich Ward, my grandfather, “You may not have everything you want, but you have everything you need.” Kallie Knott - Valedictorian Nika Witherstine
Amanda Woodworth
Kamron Yarian
Madeline Zimmerman
Not Pictured: Jaden Baker, Lily Bard, Maykayla Buckland, Natalie Hicks, Taylor Hicks, Kelly Lacey and Maddison Lawson.
GOOD LUCK GARRETT RAILROADERS!
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” - Albert Einstein Tristan Bigelow - Salutatorian “The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.” – Casey Neistat Jacob Kellen - Class President
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HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL
Marcos Ball
Christina Barnes
Miranda Baugh
Kirstin Comment
Logan Cool
Samantha Fee
Emma Gaff
Jerico Harden
Alexander Harrington
Jack Hill
Dejanira Howard
Payton Ice
Drake Jackson
Evan Johnson
Kaitlin Kerr
Tiana Kuhn
Alfred Lingo
Leslie Petre
Gunnar Psurny
Ariel Ringler
Hannah Ruoff
Madison Shaw
Dillon Simpkins
Karli Smith
Tiffany Smurr
Mackenzie Smyth
Blake Stuckey
Jacob Upp
Congratulations Class of 2017! May your future be bright! Megan Weesner
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