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On Guard June, 2006 

Class of ‘06 

says goodbye 

Vol 26, Issue 5 

Sentinel 

spring sports come 

to a close 

Senior Ball 

MESA wins 

state competition

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ON GUARD 

On Guard Staff 

Editor-In-Chief: Kayla Whitehead 

Editors: Richard Allen 

Chelsea Barker 

Corbin Constantineau 

Robert Dunham 

Kailee Harper 

Pamela Kouassi 

Courtnie Martin 

Jerry Shirk 

Becky Stoll 

Staff Advisor: Todd Keister 

Op-Ed 

I dont want to be a stupid girl 

By: Courtnie Martin 

Feature Editor 

The world’s new female role model 

consists of the all around stupid girl. 

Every time the public hears a celebrity 

making comments that not only make 

them sound dumb, but also causes us 

to belittle their intelligence, we soak it 

up. Why exactly does society settle for 

young, dumb, and blonde? Why do we 

completely blow off the sophisticated, 

intelligent, and over-achieving women 

of America? 

I mean really, Chicken of the Sea? 

Hello it is tuna, not chicken! I wonder 

how much Jessica Simpson got paid 

to say that. Or buffalo wings? They 

actually came from a buffalo that fl ies. 

Is she serious? 

On American Idol, singer Kellie 

Pickler said that “salmon” should not 

be pronounced with a silent L. So would 

she be okay with me pronouncing 

her name without an L? She also said 

that she did not know what calamari 

was. It is okay to not know but to act 

stupid like you are supposed to know is 

another thing. Is this how citizens want 

the next generation to be represented? 

When it comes time to pick the next 

President of the United Stated and you 

fi nd out that the First Lady is none 

other then Jessica Simpson herself, 

what will you think when she is afraid 

to give the homeless Chicken of the Sea 

because she is not sure whether it is 

chicken or tuna? This is ridiculous. 

My role model is not going to be 

a beautiful, young, and dumb lady. I 

would much rather prefer someone 

like Pink, who thinks you should 

succeed in life and give yourself goals 

and values. Pink is exactly right: “What 

a paparazzi girl, I don’t wanna be a 

stupid girl.” And neither do I. This 

country should be ashamed of how 

much publicity the act of dumbness 

gets. If I knew I could be paid to be 

dumb, why would I go to school? We 

should value our education and our 

uniqueness. Being a little behind on a 

joke is one thing, but no exposure to 

Immigration causes a riot...literally 

By: Corbin Constantineau 

Sports Editor 

On May 1, the immigrants and 

their supporters set out into the 

streets of Seattle and put on a huge 

demonstration. This huge rally of an 

estimated 20,000-25,000 people was 

the largest demonstration Seattle has 

ever seen. The whole purpose was for 

one reason: So all the people who have 

migrated to the United States would 

be allowed to stay legally. 

I have talked to many of my friends, 

family members, and teachers to hear 

all sides of this argument which has 

risen from this issue. I have found that 

my views are not very different from 

many other people. One of my main 

concerns is the rising population of our 

country. Many of the demonstrators 

told reporters that America is suppose 

to be the land of opportunity and the 

land of the free. As more and more 

people are entering the country our 

population is fl ying higher and higher. 

Is this freedom? 

CNN reported that there are some 

illegal immigrants who are on welfare 

and other government aided 

securities. Many of these people 

are also not working. It was then 

brought up that they are not paying 

taxes, but are getting free money 

and food. There are thousands of 

hungry and homelss American 

citizens. In my opinion if our 

government is going to put nonworking, 

non-tax paying people on 

welfare, it should be the American 

citizens. 

But the sad truth is that this 

does not apply to all immigrated 

the real world is another. Ladies, do 

not let this ‘new’ dumb role model be 

our example for success. And men, if 

you want to live your life under the 

love and care of a female who does not 

know the difference between chicken 

or tuna, then good luck in life. Give 

yourself more respect then thinking 

the only way to get rich quick is by 

acting stupid. Because really, that is 

far from it. Settling for making your 

self appear to be stupid when you 

really are not is out right ludicrous 

and I frown upon stupidity. 

families. Many people come to this 

country and work very hard, making a 

better life for themselves. They pay all 

their dues, but the few that do not follow 

the rules make a bad name for everyone. 

While I was at work there was a man 

from Mexico talking. He brought up the 

issue about immigration and he seemed 

very angry. I asked him what his view 

on it was. He responded to me saying “ I 

am from Mexico. I am here to work hard 

and make a better life for my children. It 

is the lazy and disrespectful immigrants 

who are going to ruin it for all of us.” 

What he said stuck with me and after 

that I realized that it was not all of the 

people who are immigrants that are 

causing problems, but a select few. 

At the rally many of the people were 

talking about how America will crumble 

without them. They are too much part 

of our lives to live without. I think that 

there may be an issue with cheap labor, 

and there will be jobs that Americans 

will not want to do. However, overall we 

will overcome this problem and work 

through it all. I personally do not care 

who comes in or out of this country, but 

the people who are in here should have 

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JUNE 2006 

A little kindness 

goes a long way 

By: Chelsea Barker 

As I sat in the gym on May 10 

watching and listening to the story of 

Rachel Scott, I could not help but feel 

bad about the way I have lived my life. I 

was never a kind person. I never stopped 

to help someone out and I never helped 

someone who was getting made fun of. 

In fact, I was the person making fun 

of someone else. As much as I would 

tell myself that I want to be that kind 

of person, I found myself feeling bad 

again because I knew it probably would 

not happen. 

I know that some people think that 

the assembly was just about some girl 

who was nice. But to me, it was more 

than that. It gave me a chance to really 

sit back and take a look at the way I 

have acted. 

While the presentation was going 

on, I could hear many others, including 

myself, start to cry. The message of 

the assembly hit everyone hard, and 

afterwards, I was stuck with a feeling of 

guilt and awe. 

I felt guilty because I knew I should be 

the type of person Rachel was. I was in 

awe of the way she cherished everything 

and was so kind. Honestly, I could never 

see myself being completely like her. 

However, I could start being kind to 

others, and possibly make a difference 

in some person’s life. 

I also got the chance that night to go 

to the presentation at Spanaway Junior 

High. It was a little different than 

the version we saw, but yet again that 

feeling of guilt and awe came rushing 

back to me. I could not help but feel bad 

for all people I have been rude to in my 

life. 

I do not know what it is like to lose 

someone close to you and I hope I never 

have to go through that. I can only 

imagine how hard it must have been 

on their family. However, I admire the 

way they are taking a 

tragedy and turning 

into something 

inspirational. I 

signed the banner 

and accepted 

Rachel’s Challenge. 

I hope you did the 

same, and maybe 

together we can start 

a chain reaction in 

our school. 

Op-Ed Editor

Op-Ed 3 

ON GUARD 

A senior year I will never forget 

By: Shadaya Denegal 

Guest Reporter 

I never thought that being a senior was so 

diffi cult. I mean typically senior’s thoughts 

are of hanging out with friends before 

we go our separate ways, accepting your 

diploma, and getting all fancy for the prom. 

But in my case, it was much different. As 

I became a senior this year, I began strong 

academically, mentally, emotionally and 

physically. I continued to hang out with good 

people, had a really good homecoming and 

an even better eighteenth birthday. Even 

though it did not go exactly as I planned, 

Christmas was one of my special days. We 

spent the holiday with several of my mom 

and my friends gathering together, sharing 

happiness and joy while fi lling our tummies 

with delicious food. Life was going great. I 

was in a good relationship, had a new job 

and my best friend had just moved in with 

me. But life went downhill all of a sudden. 

In January, I became a whole different 

person. The only trait that stayed the 

same was my personality. My boyfriend 

ended up going to Iraq, so I began hanging 

around the wrong people; gang members. 

The opposite of the people I normally 

By: Kailee Harper 

In-Depth Editor 

Happiness. a : a state of well-being and 

contentment. This defi nition means that 

you can be happy with just being okay. 

Happiness does not mean you have to be 

great. You are simply content. In this world 

we defi ne happiness as being this great 

thing that many feel they are missing out 

on. Guess what? Those people are sadly 

mistaken! And one day they will realize 

they have been happy the whole time and 

did not even see it. 

Lets just say happiness is based on a 

self-knowing of what makes you happy. 

Your happiness therefore depends on what 

makes you happy. So how is it that we can 

compare happiness if we all have different 

defi nitions of being happy? In the case that 

this is true and I am not totally clueless, 

you cannot compare happiness. This is 

still true even with the knowledge saying 

that happiness is the state of well-being 

and contentment. You still have different 

defi nitions on what well-being is. You 

also might be content with things others 

are not content with. So, happiness is not 

comparable. This is a good thing because 

a lot of people are not happy just because 

hang around. Hanging around them 

became the biggest mistake of my life. 

Yes, Shadaya, this shy, friendly, quiet 

person began associating with hardcore, 

thuggish guys who were unpredictable. 

I thought it was cool to hang out with 

them because I was not used to that type 

of lifestyle. As weeks passed, the choices 

that I began to make started getting 

worse. I was becoming a person who my 

mom could not recognize. 

After I heard the words, “I don’t like 

who you are right now,” made me think 

about what I was doing and I began to 

change back to who I used to be. But it 

was too late. I started moving forward 

while my best friend stayed in the past. 

Our friendship was fading away because 

I wanted to be the person who I was for 

eighteen years, rather than the person I 

was in those past weeks. 

I fi nally stopped hanging out with 

them, but it was already too late. I 

wanted to be myself again. I lost the 

person who I believed to be my best 

friend and almost lost my life. Then, the 

challenge I had to face was almost losing 

the person who put me on this earth; my 

mom. She’s the apple on my tree, but if 

they feel others will always be happier. 

Then there are some that just will not let 

themselves me happy. 

Even with the knowledge of happiness 

some people still will not be happy. Most 

people who thought that they were not 

happy will notice that they are happy. 

They will see that they have been blind. 

You can be happy without a perfect life. 

No one is saying that you have to be okay 

with everything to be happy. What I am 

trying to say is that you do not need to 

put so much stress on being happy. 

Just be content and you will be fi ne. 

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she did not survive, I would not 

bloom to be as strong as her. 

Being shot was the most 

surprising tragedy in my life. It 

seems like bad things happen to 

good people. God knew it was not 

time for us to leave this earth and 

he gave us another chance to live 

our life. This tragedy made my 

mom and I bigger and stronger 

people. It was a wake up call to 

the values of life. I fi nally came to 

the conclusion that I would have 

to do a better job of choosing who 

my friends are, because trust is a 

major part of a friendship. The 

incident that I went through was 

a lesson learned. Be careful who 

is in your surroundings. 

I am trying my hardest to 

graduate with my class and 

become a confi dent person. 

Being shot and having a nine 

hour surgery was nothing I 

planned my senior year to have 

included. Not to me or anyone, 

but life is unpredictable. Think 

of it this way: my senior year will 

be one that I will never forget. 

Why can’t we all be happy? 

Just remember not to confuse 

happiness with being better then 

content. Do not compare your 

happiness to others. It will almost 

always turn out bad. You have to 

remember that your happiness 

does not have anything to do 

with others happiness. Only you 

can be held responsible for your 

happiness. 

Now, the real questions are. 

Are you in a state of well-being? 

Are you content with your life? 

Are you happy? 

JUNE 2006 

Goodbye Class of 2006 

By: Kayla Whitehead 

Editor-In-Chief 

As I looked back on the impact of seniors, not only 

in my life, but in the lives of all the underclassmen, I 

realized that seniors really did have an influence on 

who I am as a person. Seniors are like our elders, the 

experienced ones. They have been here the longest and 

pretty much know more about this school than most. 

Though as times I have become annoyed with them, 

with their high egos and flamboyant senior rampages, 

I now realized that they are what complete our high 

school experience. They are what we, the underclassmen, 

wait to become. 

Though all seniors have had an influence on my 

high school career, some have truly impacted me more 

than others. Those people are the ones I dedicate my 

final column of this year to. Those are the ones who 

will leave truly missed by me. 

It doesn’t matter who you are, everyone has the 

group of guy friends that they know and love. I have 

been blessed with many that have become important 

pieces of my life. They have driven me to the point of 

insanity with their all-around clownish behavior and 

stupid comments. They have the ability to make me 

want to pull my hair out and scream bloody murder. 

Yes, they are the guys that love playing jokes on the 

girls and doing stupid guy-like stuff. Yet they are the 

ones who have taught me many things that I would 

have never learned anywhere else. Who else would 

teach me how to make a raft? Or learn what guys are 

really thinking? Yes they are my look into the inside 

world of males and to them I am eternally grateful. 

Then there is, of course, my girls. They are the 

three who have been my support system through thick 

and thin and always caught me when I fell. No matter 

what, they always included me. It didn’t matter that 

I was a year younger and a grade below, they always 

made me feel equal to them. They are such amazing 

people and I know they are going to do great things 

in their lives. Girls: We have been through so much 

together. I will never forget out countless nights of 

laughter and random goofiness. You guys are the best 

friends a girl could ever have and I am so grateful that 

you guys became mine. 

And finally to the one that I will miss the most. He 

is the one I have spent almost my entire high school 

years with. The one who always wished the best for me 

and always tried to make me happy. I am so proud of 

all the things he has accomplished and I know he will 

achieve many more in the years to come. He has been 

my other half, my support, but most of all, he has been 

my best friend. So to him: I will miss you so much and 

I still love you. 

To all you seniors that are reading this now, I wish 

you the best of luck in your lives to come. Whether 

you go to college, travel, or begin working, I hope you 

achieve all your goals you set for yourself. The sky is 

the limit and I wish nothing but happiness for all of 

you venturing out and starting the next chapter of 

your life. My own wish for you guy is that you do what 

makes you happy and never settle for anything less. So 

congratulations class of 2006. You did it!

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By:Robert Dunham 

ON GUARD 

News editor 

Thousands of protestors lined 

the streets to protest rights for the 

thousands of undocumented coming 

from Mexico. In 2006 this issue has 

now become a more wide spread story. 

Those supporting the 

undocumented believe they should 

have fair ethical treatment and rights 

to stay in the country. Those against 

view that undocumented are coming 

here illegally and should go through 

the process of citizenship like everyone 

else. Some who support wave fl ags of 

Mexico. Those against believe they 

want all the benefi ts of the United 

States while Mexican citizens. Those 

who support want the undocumented 

to have economic possibility. Those 

against are infuriated at banks that 

lend out loans to illegal immigrants. 

Estimated In the workforce 

undocumented illegal immigrants 

hold between 12-15 million jobs or 

8% nationwide. These undocumented 

are paid less and have been employed 

by companies for quite some time 

now, allowing workers to avoid 

income taxes. With policies against 

News 

By:Kayla Whitehead 

Editor-in-chief 

Spanaway Lake’s annual 

Senior Ball was held on May 27.,2006. 

Hundreds of seniors and their dates 

arrived at the beautiful Temple Theatre 

in downtown Tacoma to dance the night 

away dressed in their best formal wear. 

Many came in rented vehicles 

or limousines and strutted their stuff into 

this corner grand theatre. The entrance 

was guarded by administration waiting 

to take tickets and check ASB cards. 

“Everyone looked so beautiful,” said 

Allison Wilburn, a senior. “Everything 

was so perfect; the dresses, the 

decorations, everything was fabulous.” 

The theme of the ball was 

“Phantom of the Opera.” Guests were 

treated to themed decorations and 

professional pictures were available 

with three different backgrounds. All 

backgrounds matched the theme of the 

ball making for a proper memory of the 

night. 

Drinks and desserts were 

JUNE 2006 

Annual senior ball deemed a success 

Immigration supporters 

rally for worker’s rights 

such practices, has the United States 

rooted the perpetrators? It’s not as 

easy as it appears. Illegal workers 

have been noted for their ingenuity, 

and communication networks. Any 

personal data that can be erased to 

stall any chance of removal is used. 

Companies who are paying higher 

tariffs and taxes wish the United States 

to ignore it due to cheap labors costs. If 

the government can send these millions 

of illegal immigrants, we will end up 

paying more to over seas markets, we 

will lose jobs more frequently. In the 

end result the government collects 

less taxes. Amount of taxes missed 

by illegal immigrants is estimated at 

35 billion, estimates of tax missed by 

jobs sent overseas are undetermined. 

Decision made will be economically 

based at best. 

So as the dogs keep nipping 

at each other what is being done? 

President George W Bush is proposing 

guest worker passes for all those who 

have illegally came into the United 

States. However the condition is 

that these illegal immigrants come 

forward. So does the government want 

this workforce in here? Or is it simply 

too hard to handle stay tuned. 

complimentary at the ball. Everything 

from small cakes and fi nger food to 

a streaming chocolate fountain were 

available to all with an appetite. Water 

and punch was served as well. “I loved 

the little key lime pies,” said Curtis 

Theimer, a senior. “But the chocolate 

fountain just wasn’t for me.” The 

infamous chocolate fountain came with 

marshmallows, fruit, and pretzels to 

dip with. Table and chairs were also 

available for students to relax in. 

The disc jockey was positioned 

on top of the Temple stage. Students 

danced on the fl oor below the stage. Hiphop 

and R&B were the popular choice 

of the night for dancing. “Dancing was 

so much fun,” said Rachellle Frymire, a 

junior. “Everyone was kicking back and 

having a good time.” By the end of the 

night, the ball was deemed a success. 

The pictures were taken, the food had 

been eaten, and the guest left with a 

memory of an awesome night. “I don’t 

think anything could top this night,” 

said Trevor Foote, a senior “Its going to 

be hard for the next graduating class to 

measure up to us.”

News 5 

ON GUARD 

Mesa wins fi rst place in state competition 


Sports Editor 

Dedication, Something that is 

needed in just about everything that is to 

be done right in high school. No matter 

if its schoolwork, studying, sports, or in 

this case a school club. MESA, which 

stands for Math Engineering Science 

Achievement is a club coordinated by 

Science teacher Mr. Turner. Which 

is designed to push student to learn, 

work, and improve. School elementary 

through high school all over the country 

participate in this activity. The group is 

funded by the Washington State MESA 

Program. Today, Washington MESA is 

in 92 schools (28 districts) statewide. 

5,000 K-12 students. 

The students that participate 

are broken up into groups of 4-6. The 

goal for them this year was to take 

a mousetrap and use it along with 

basic parts and pieces. Doing so build 

a mousetrap ran car. That would be 

competing against all the other schools 

that build the same type of cars using a 

strict set of guidelines. There are three 

different events to compete in. The fi rst 

is the uphill. Which is to have the car go 

uphill on a 30degree slope to see how far 

the power of the car will bring it uphill. 

The next is the 10-meter dash. Which 

is on the fl at ground and is to see how 

fast the car can go to get across the 10meter 

marker. The last and fi nal event 

is the 5-meter hault. Which has the 

car start out normally but has to stop 

directly over a line that marks exactly 5 

meters. Which is very diffi cult because 

a certain amount of acceleration and 

precision is needed to get this one right. 

Then writing up a paper on the function 

of the car. Which would also be judged 

against all other schools. 

Spanaway Lake teams received 

fi rst place for the uphill competition. 

With their car climbing an amazing 

180.1 cm up the steep slope. Which is 

an amazing improvement compared 

to the heights reached last year. Then 

is the 10 meter dash, Spanaway Lake 

also received 1st place for speeding 

through the fi nish line in an amazing 

2.8 seconds! The 5-meter hault wasn’t 

as successful as the other two events. 

There was trouble getting the cars to 

keep the right amount of momentum to 

continue on course directly to the fi nish 

point. 

Also this year each group must 

complete an essay techpaper describing 

the function of their mousetrap car. 

Also to have a poster board display to 

show in graph and pictures more about 

their designs and progress showing 

what they learned throughout the year. 

For both these events one Spanaway 

Lake team received 1st place in both 

these two categories. Beating out last 

year’s winners in the essay competition, 

Shadle Park High School had to settle 

for second place. 

There is no doubt that these 

years results have been much better 

than they were last year. Showing that 

the students of MESA are learning 

from their mistakes and using a good 

technique of trial and error. I asked Mr. 

Turner what made this year so much 

more successful that last year. He 

responded, “ The group collaboration 

was way better this time around. 

There was big idea sharing, along with 

material sharing. Every group was out 

to help everyone, which was great.” 

Louis Salers wrote a program in the 

shop room to have their machine cut 

out wheels out of balsa wood. Made to 

be extremely light weighted. The Less 

weight, the less holding the car back 

from speed, power, and momentum. 

Seniors Louis Salers, 

Deuteronoma Tugaga, and Dagmara 

By: Robert Dunham 

News Editor 

Space exploration has taken setbacks 

over the years, in their greater goal of 

one day understanding the space above 

our little heads. 

With the debate between sending 

humans or robots, safety is molding the 

prospects of future space exploration. 

Planets such as Mars, or Neptune are 

being looked at for the curiosity of why 

they are different, or merely for the 

curiosity itself. While manned missions 

are limited to time and supplies, other 

space programs are sending satellites 

and robot probes either on return or 

suicide type missions. Missions to 

Titan or other locations may be very 

inhospitable, not designed for the frail 

human structure. Robotic assistants are 

stronger, and designed to be expendable 

Monfort. Along with Sophomore Cody 

Mitchell are the talented individuals 

who made up the winning team who 

made it to state and came out with their 

heads held high. Now on they’re way to 

Nationals. Which is held in Los Angeles, 

California. Leaving after school is out 

for the summer in late June. All the 

hard work and dedication put into 

this year has paid off. So wish the best 

of luck to the winning team whose off 

to L.A. and congratulate all the other 

hardworking members of MESA who 

all did a great job this year and put all 

they had into this club. 

Space exploration ethics are debated 

to the point of fi nancial burden. 

Space shuttle launches have had 

disastrous results it is to be the least 

expected with such varying factors, with 

the smallest claiming lives. However 

it is like lives many risks in a pursuit 

to understand a greater goal, with no 

curiosity there is not a sense of progress, 

Humans and astronauts continue on 

knowing this. If there is danger it is 

faced knowing something greater down 

the road can be understood, this can 

be humanities preference to robots but 

limits must be regarded. 

Space exploration has not been 

perfected, nor will it in ten or twenty 

years but it may or will continue with 

multiple types of explored uses, it will 

come into decision if humanity will 

settle with philosophies or using robots 

to understand the looks and confi gure it 

into data that becomes empty in history 

books.

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ON GUARD 

School Play “Dumb Luck” subpar 


“Dumb Luck” was put on by the 

Spanaway Lake theatre department 

from May 10-13. The play was far from 

bad. The only real thing I can complain 

about is that I felt “Frankenstien,” 

a play performed earlier this year, 

was better. The one set was nothing 

compared to the numerous sets in 

Frankenstien. Do not get me wrong this 

play was great. I just felt the it did not 

compare well to their previous play. 

The following was written on the 

back of the fl yer given to the audience 

before the show. “Working class 

widow Sally Flynn has won a million 

dollars! This seeming dream-cometrue 

turns quickly into a nightmare of 

comic complications. Overnight, the 

earthly, strong-willed Sally is thrown 

into a whirlwind of unwanted fame, 

galloping avarice, and general human 

craziness...Sally meets her disrupted 

life with salty good humor, ingenuity, 

and the human integrity that is at the 

serious heart of this very funny play”. 

The whole cast did an awesome 

job with their lines. They all seemed 

to really be into the play which makes 

the play that much better. This group 

of people really work well together. 

Tiffany Navaro played the lucky Sally 

Flynn. Again Tiffany did a wonderful job 

bringing her character to life. You can 

really feel the emotion come out through 

Navaro. Ryan Quinn also did a great 

job playing Padraic Flynn. One of the 

funnier characters to me had to be Chris 

Hill. He had just a comedic presence. 

It was wonderful to watch. This was a 

great play and for all of you that did not 

Time to have a blast in the sun 

By: Jerry Shirk 

News Editor 

Having fun this summer will be a 

priority for most Sentinels. Whether you 

play sports, travel, or like to just hang 

around, we have some ideas to help you 

beat the heat and enjoy the sun. 

The best part of the 

summer is the Fourth 

of July. The usual 

highlight of 

Independence 

Day is watching 

f i r e w o r k s . 

However, some 

people celebrate 

the Fourth in 

other ways. 

Some people 

have barbeques 

and enjoy spending 

time with families and 

Photo Courtesy Of AP Photo Archive 

friends. A great place to 

watch a show of fi reworks fl ying 

through the air is over by Fort Lewis. 

Having parties with friends and good food 

can be fun, but some people enjoy going to 

see blockbuster movies over the holiday. 

The weather this summer will provide 

enjoyment and relaxation for those who 

enjoy spending time in the sun. A great 

local spot to tan is Spanaway Park. There 

are nice open areas where you can lay out 

and soak in the rays. Those of you who 

are into extreme water sports, jet skiing 

and boating on a variety of lakes and 

rivers here in the Northwest can be a 

wonderful way to beat the heat and 

have fun at the same time. For those 

who do not like to brave the waves, 

but want to spend time in the water, a 

nice trip to Wild Waves is always fun. 

For a calmer and cooler water 

experience, head down 

to the ocean beaches 

to catch fi sh, collect 

rocks and shells. 

Some 

Sentinels enjoy 

staying in and 

enjoying the 

summer and 

the sun from 

the comfort of 

their couches. 

With almost 

three months off, 

it’s a good time to 

catch up on your video 

games. You’ll have to wait 

until November for the Playstation 

3 to come fl ying onto shelves with 

numerous game titles to follow. 

However, until then the Xbox 360 

and other gaming consoles will 

have to tide you over until then. 

Enjoy yourselves this summer 

because in no time at all, we will 

all have to start the routine again 

and all of our summer fun will 

have to wait until next summer. 

A&E 

By: Chelsea Barker 

O-ped Editor 

The book The Torn Skirt by 

Rebecca Godfrey has been added to 

my collection of favorite books. Any 

person who has ever wondered what 

it would be like to step out of their 

daily routines and explore 

life from a different 

perspective will love 

this book. It will take 

you on a wild adventure 

of what it is like to roam 

the city streets with no 

parental supervision. 

As a little girl, Sara 

Shaw’s mother left 

her with her dad. She 

constantly longs to know 

who her mother was. 

After Shaw’s father catches 

her in the garden doing something 

she is not supposed to, he leaves her 

with his girlfriend while he goes off. 

When Shaw’s father leaves, her 

world starts to head down hill. She 

skips school, hangs out with the wrong 

people, and starts doing drugs. Soon 

JUNE 2006 

A tasty summer treat for your stomach 

By: Becky Stoll 

A&E Editor 

Now that school is almost out and 

summer is heading our way its time 

to have some cool treats to make it 

through the hot summer months. 

Vacation is on everybody’s mind, so 

the chosen desert is inspired from 

the hot spot of Cabo, Mexico. The 

food of the issue is fried ice cream. 

Fried Ice cream is a sweet dessert with a 

twist. The ingredients to this dessert are: 

• 1-quart vanilla ice cream 

• 1 cup crushed frosted 

• 

cornfl akes 

1 cup sweetened coconut fl akes 

or 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 

cup of cookie crumbs 

• 2 large eggs 

• 2 tablespoon of sugar 

• Vegetable oil 

• Hot chocolate sauce (optional) 

• Whipped cream (optional) 

To start making the delicious desert 

you need a lined sheet of wax paper. 

Take an ice cream scoop and make 

4 large balls of ice cream and place 

it on the waxed paper and cover it 

with plastic wrap. Place the ice cream 

balls inside the freezer for two hours. 

The next step is to take a bowl and 

combine the cornfl akes crumbs with 

either coconut, walnuts or the cookie 

crumbs. Then dip the ice cream 

balls in the mixture until cover and 

then freeze for another 30 minutes. 

In a second bowl, beat the eggs and 

sugar. Dip the ice cream in the egg 

mixture and then completely cover the 

ice cream again with the crumb mixture. 

Freeze the ice cream for another hour. 

Heat a large pot full of vegetable 

oil, enough to cover the top of the ice 

cream balls. Make sure the temperature 

has reached 400 degrees F. One at a 

time slowly put the ball in the oil and 

fry until golden brown. Each ice cream 

ball should take about 30 seconds to a 

minute to fry. Remove from the oil and 

place in a dessert bowl. If you want you 

can add hot chocolate sauce or whip 

cream. Repeat same steps for all the 

ice cream. Serve the delicious treat 

immediately after preparing and sit 

and enjoy the nice hot summer days. 

A look inside a different life 

Shaw returns to her school during a 

pep assembly and gets into trouble. 

When Shaw meets up with a girl 

named Justin K, she wants to be 

just like her. Realizing too late that 

being like K is not a good thing, Shaw 

gets herself caught up into a 

crime that could leave Shaw 

in trouble with the law. 

When a man Shaw has run 

into before gets hospitalized, 

police suspect Shaw and K 

have something to do with 

it. The police take Shaw into 

custody and question her 

only to fi nd out nothing. 

With her father’s 

whereabouts unknown, 

police get aggravated and 

turn to peers of Shaw at 

her high school. With the principal of 

Mt. Douglas on their side, the police 

uncover juicy details that could keep 

Shaw in custody. Will Shaw remain in 

custody? What are the causes of her 

getting in trouble? What is it really like 

to live on the streets? You will have to 

read the book to fi nd out! 

Photo Courtesy of AP Photo Archive

Shout Outs 7 

ON GUARD JUNE 

D, G, Coat, A-Pine, Tilly, Page! 

I heart Eric & Brandon 2! 

I heart you guys soo much! You guys are 

so close to my heart! You guys are like my 

sisters and you’ll always be fam! Tilly/Page 

volleyball has brought us so close and I’ll be 

back to visit and we can go party @ Portland 

State. 

D, G, Coat, A-Pine we’ve been through so 

much and have had so many good memories. 

I heart you guys and we’ll be friends forever. 

XOXOXO Mercedes 

Mr. Sticka 

Shout out to Kendal cuz 

I owe him an iPod and 

Ricky Ramos cuz he’s he’s 

the homie and Kendra 

L. cuz she’s hott 

– Torin 

Neil Basconcillo, 

There will never be 

another person who will 

be as sexy as you. You are 

such a sweet-heart and I 

wish you the best of luck 

in whatever you do. 

-Kayla Whitehead 

Be you and have 

fun everyone 

– Bri Arrington 

Courtnie you 

owe me a 

McChicken! 

– Scooter 

I wanna give a shout out to Karlisa 

Felder for bringing her rabbit to 

my house and to my highsteppers 

and drama club. Krystal Blackburn 

super homie from ASB and Michael 

and Janet Jackson for teaching me to 

dance. Oh and Jesus! 

Shout outs to the 

dip and the football, 

basketball and track 

squad. Stay up ya’ll 

holla at your boy – c/of 

’06 Chaphan Johnson 

To all my senior 

friends, 

May the journey of life 

lead you in the right 

direction – Richard 

Allen 

To my besses court 

I love you. We will 

get our boos back! 

– Nicole 

- Michael 

Hey Courtnie, I love 

you so much you’re 

my best friend – 

Those Scandinavians 

run ish (stuff) 

- Keith 

Peace out C/O 

2006 Rules 

– Braden Berry 

Alex Jones is the greatest 

person. I love you 

bunches. I’m going to 

miss you so much when 

you move. I’m also going 

to miss Trevor, Billy, Joe 

have a good summer! - 

Cardine Cohea 

2006 

Hey remember that 

you’ll weed out friends 

and some people you 

just can’t stand. Ohh! 

All friends have a great 

year 

– Mike Sumida 

Brittanie, Courtnie M. 

and Kendra L. 

Ya’ll are some fi ne ladys. 

From Brittanie A, 

Courtnie M. and Kendra 

L. 

Peace out Joseph 

Andy 

Pancho A.D. Sapunto 

Malia 

Makahanaloa 

I love you 

To my boys, 

JJ, Aaron and Chris 

You guys have always 

been there when I needed. 

Thank you for that and all 

the slobbery kisses, great 

big hugs and fun times. I 

love you all! 

- Karlisa Felder 

Shout out to my son 

Andrew and my BFFL 

Courtnie 

Love you guys 

Ebony congratz on your 

girl. 

– Tavia

8 In Depth 9 

JUNE 

University of Washington 

Ashley Kennedy 

Marco Manuel 

Jennifer Marescalco 

Ashley McAlpine 

Courtney McGrue 

Dagmara Monfort 

Jessica Radomski 

Pacifi c Lutheran University 

Monica Chase 

David Coss 

Amber May 

Brandy Smith 

University of Oregon 

Ashley Comitale 

University of Portland 

Jared Stefani 

Lovea Stewart 

ON GUARD 

Whe Where e are 

Portland State University 

Mercedes Fernandez 

Katrina Larsen 

Seattle Pacifi c University 

Jonathan Graciano 

we going going? 

St. Martin’s College 

Kayla Parkhill 

Caitlin Turner 

2006 

Washington State University 

Jessica Laney 

Ryan Short 

Julie Stricherz 

Tanya Tifft 

Mallory Torgerson 

Allison Wilburn 

Central Washington University 

Bryan Forsberg 

Patrick Levens 

Ashley Roberts 

Desiree Sshuman 

Courtney Swan 

Community Colleges 

John Pierce - Edmonds 

Robert Dunham - Green River 

Nate Douville - Highline 

Rachel Aquino - Pierce 

Alissa Conroy - Pierce 

Samuel Doyan - Pierce 

Felisha Hall - Pierce 

Sheri Hibbard - Pierce 

Nathaniel Perey - Pierce 

Rebecca Stoll - Pierce 

Doc Williams - Pierce 

Andee Robinson - Spokane Falls 

Chelsea Kelly - Tacoma 

Amanda King - Tacoma 

Lakisha Mitchell - Tacoma 

Technical Colleges 

Lydia Smith - Clover Park 

Curtis Theimer - Clover Park 

Veronica Mason - Flight Attendent 

David Davila - Southwest College 

Out of State Colleges 

Alica LeMaster - Arizona State Universty 

Sophia Jaromay - Cal State Fresno 

Michael Bruins - Howard University 

Jamica Jenkins - Howard University 

Carmen Doyon - Truman State University 

Salina Montgomery - UNC Greensboro 

Jason Brace - University of Colorado

10 


ON GUARD 

Sports Editor 

Another school year has started and 

has now come to an end. All the feelings 

and emotions of the students are the 

same. But the one thing that’s never the 

same are the people that pass through 

the halls of Spanaway Lake High School. 

Every student is individual in their 

own way. One individual who stands 

out from the average crowd is Cody 

Thompson. Thompson is a senior, class 

of 2006. Who is a hardworking student 

who’s self discipline has helped him 

achieved some of the greatest honors 

that could be awarded in high school. 

Thompson has Taken many advanced 

classes including AP European History, 

Calculus, U.S. Government and Politics. 

Throughout high school striving to be 

the best he could be helped Thompson 

maintain a 3.993 GPA. That makes 

him the valedictorian for class of 2006. 

His plans are to attend the University 

of Washington this fall, which was 

his fi rst choice of school to go to. 

Unsure of what classes he will take in 

college, Thompson would like to have 

Seniors 

a career in genetics. But homework 

and studying were not the only thing 

Thompson did while in high school. 

Sports played a big role in his life since 

elementary. Thompson participates in 

Cross-Country in the fall, and Soccer 

in the spring. Starting our with soccer 

when he was young in elementary, 

playing all through high school. Then 

Cross Country in high school. This 

year Thompson was able to be team 

captain for the two of the sports. 

“Cody’s determination is amazing. 

He strives to do the best in everything 

in life, and he does a good job at it too.” 

Thompson’s mom, Sue Thompson, 

told me at a cross country match 

in early fall. Between maintaining 

his high GPA, Being Valedictorian, 

and competing in sports, I asked 

Thompson what drives him to be the 

best he can be. His response was to be 

sure he’s a great role model for his little 

brother. That his brother has a great 

impact on him and makes him strive 

to be the best big brother he can be. 

Now that Thompson is done with 

high school it is time for him to move on 



Standing at 6’2 this left-handed 

baseball player has high hopes for 

his future. Jason Sailers, number 

13, is hoping to get drafted out of 

high school. Mainly Salers wants 

to become a famous pitcher for 

the Boston Red Sox. “Playing 

baseball is very important 

to me. I don’t really care 

where I go to school as 

long as I get drafted. 

If I did just go to 

college I want to 

go to Columbia 

University but 

that is only 

if I do not 

just get 

Photo Courtsey of Jason Salers 

and do bigger and better things 

with his life. First thing to do is 

college. After that is unsure for 

everyone including Thompson at 

this time. But whatever he does 

he will succeed and go far beyond 

that. The times have been good 

here at SLHS. Your leadership 

skills have made a positive 

impact on everyone around you. 

The dedication you brought with 

you everyday is an inspiration 

to see. Good luck, Keep on your 

JUNE 2006 

Valedictorian Thompson fi nishes an all-around great senior year 

drafted,” Salers said. School is 

not his top priority and is excited 

to leave this June. Jason Salers 

is graduating this year from 

Spanaway Lake High School. 

Baseball is very important to 

Jason he had a rocky season but 

has an amazing strike out record. 

Although he did not get first place 

in record of strikeouts he got third 

place in strikeouts. “I could have 

definitely beat him at the number of 

strikeouts. The only reason he got 

more is because he got more innings 

pitching. Had I had the same number 

of innings in I would have had twice 

as many as him easy,” Salers said 

about coming in at 3 rd . At the end 

of the season he had 62 strikeouts. 

“I feel that Jason Salers was a 

great pitcher stuck on a bad team. 

And if Jason would-have been on 

a team with a good 

stat record he 

w o u l d 

Photos Courtsey of 

Cody Thompson 

Salers sails to new heights 

definitely be talked about for being 

the best pitcher in the area,” said 

Todd Keister, assistant coach at 

Graham-Kapowsin High School. 

This kid is not just about baseball. 

Jason and his brother both play in 

a band. Salers play’s the drums. “I 

like playing the drums it is fun. I 

am not that great at it. Play, well, 

it is just for fun,” Says Salers. 

Jason Salers really enjoyed 

shop class. He said that he liked 

the teacher a lot and that the 

class was pretty much just fun. 

Salers uses whatever shampoo 

is in the shower. He said that he 

does not really play attention 

to things like that. “As long 

as it washes my hair, right?” 

Said Salers about the shampoo. 

Jason Salers is an awesome 

guy and wonderful athlete. He 

gives 100% in baseball. He is a 

senior who will be missed. With 

his good pitching skills and drive 

to win. There is not doubt you will 

diffidently see him in the future.

Seniors 11 

ON GUARD JUNE 

By: Richard Allen 

Photo Editor 

Monica Chase is defi nitely not 

what one would call the “typical 

female.” Anyone who has known 

her since elementary school, 

where she attended Thompson 

Elementary, would say that 

she has always been unique. 

“I’m Monica Chase and I feel so 

Asian today,” said Chase. Chase is 

18 years old, and is indeed Asian. 

“That’s probably one of my traits I 

hold in highest regard,” said Chase. 

Born a true Japanese-American, 

Chase claims she fi ts the stereotype 

perfectly. She shows what some 

might call an obsessive interest 

in anything Japanese—food, 

art, technology, and the culture. 

Chase plans to obtain a degree 

in technology, specifi cally computer 

science. She is attending Pacifi c 

Lutheran University in the fall to 

begin her post-secondary education. 

“I’m nervous about college,” chase 

said, “But as long as I know that 

I’m doing what I like, I’ll be okay.” 

After college Chase will be 

pursuing a career in Computer 

Systems Analysis. These are highlyskilled 

technical individuals who 

develop and examine 

c o m p u t e r s , 

work with data, 

and supervise 

p r o g r a m m e r s . 

Chase said, 

“I feel like I’m 

going to be really 

prepared in 

the type of 

degree and 

job I want. 

At Spanaway 

Lake I took 

Rick Pittser’s 

PC Repair 

classes and 

learned a 

great deal of 

i m p o r t a n t 

m a t e r i a l . ” 

As part of 

Pittser’s class, 

Chase has 

taken training 

to obtain 

certification 

in A+ and Network+. These and 

many other certifi cates are required 

to work in certain computer fi elds. 

“I’m still waiting to take the Master 

Exams they’re just really expensive,” 

said Chase. Each test costs well 

over $100, and Chase is planning 

to get the discount vouchers. 

Along with PC Repair, Chase was 

also enrolled in several Advanced 

Placement courses; two years of 

Japanese, art classes, and others 

required classes to graduate. Her 

favorite classes, were Japanese, 

Drawing, and PC Repair. “Computers 

and drawing are two of my 

By: Becky Stoll 

A&E Editor 

He’s smart, funny and talented 

or at least that what all his friends 

say. But if you sit down with Curtis 

Theimer, then you would 

know that everything 

his friends say is true. 

He has worked really 

hard through his high 

school career to get 

where he is today. 

He has attended 

Spanaway Lake High 

School since the 

tenth grade, taking 

courses such as 

science, humanities, 

photography and 

video productions. 

Theimer has been 

passions, I also 

love learning 

Japanese. It’s 

important to 

me that I speak 

at least some 

of the language 

so that I can 

c o m m u n i c a t e 

with that side 

of my family,” 

said Chase. 

Chase had 

several favorite 

teachers at 

Spanaway Lake, 

including Nina 

Taniguchi, Rick 

Pittser, Joann 

Parr, Karissa Beckman, and Kathy 

Hammad. “Not only have these 

teachers helped me academically, 

but they have also given me much 

encouragement and even just a 

listening ear when it came to subjects 

not related to school. They’ve all be 

so supportive these last three years, 

and I thank them. I love them all.” 

Don Sticka was Chase’s favorite 

school administrator. “He helped 

me through a rough time I was 

having during my junior year,” said 

Chase. “During that year he asked 

me if I really should have been 

on campus because he thought 

Photo courtesy of Monica Chase 

really active in school activities. 

He was vice-president of the 

photography club, co-captain of 

the video yearbook and an anchor 

for the SLHS News. His favorite 

past times at school are editing 

on iMovie. He loves taking photos 

using his black and white camera 

and doing digital manipulations 

on the computer. Curtis’s face will 

be featured on the SLHS mural. 

Senior Jacob Talbot said, “Curtis is 

really dedicated. He is really devoted 

to his friends and work.” The unique 

thing about Curtis is that he gets paid 

while working at school. Theimer is 

a Bethel School District Computer 

Technician. So as soon as his school 

day ends he starts his day of work 

with out ever leaving the building. 

When Curtis is not at school 

2006 

Chase perseveres her way through Spanaway Lake 

Photo By Richard Allen 

I graduated the year before. I 

thought it was pretty funny.” 

Spanaway Lake holds many 

memories for Chase. She thinks of it 

as a place where she has grown a great 

deal academically and humanely. 

“I also made a lot of new friends,” 

said Chase. “Of course, I was able 

to keep in touch or connected with 

old friends. It’s funny how people 

seem to drift apart or come back 

together in high school.” Chase said 

that she would defi nitely miss her 

friends after high school because she 

knows she will be busy and it will be 

hard to keep in touch. “I don’t want 

to turn into a hermit,” Chase said. 

In ten years, Chase sees herself 

graduated from college and working 

as a Computer Systems Analyst. Soon 

after she plans to settle down and 

get married once fi nancially stable. 

“I look back to before high school 

and realize how much I’ve changed 

as a person,” said Chase. “Trying 

to go through life with struggles, 

insecurities, and disappointments 

has taught me so much about 

responsibility, perseverance, and 

patience. Despite the hardships 

I’ve been given, I am proud to 

be the unique individual I am, 

and no matter what people try to 

take from me, they cannot take 

the pride I have in my identity.” 

Behind the scenes with Curtis 

he enjoys spending time with his 

girlfriend Amber May, hanging 

out with friends and playing video 

games. He enjoys joking around with 

everyone he comes in contact with 

as long as they are on his good side. 

Talbot said, “ The funniest thing I 

can think of him doing is when he 

was wearing his Star Wars Jedi robe 

on the morning announcements.” 

Curtis plans on attending 

Clover Park Technical College after 

graduation. He wants to become 

a video producer and produce the 

next Star Wars. After he fi nishes the 

courses at Clover Park then he wants 

to transfer over to the Art Institute 

of Seattle to further his fi lm career. 

Curtis has a good further 

ahead of him. He’s hard working, 

dedicated, and determined.

12 

ON GUARD 

Bickham’s personality will never be forgotten 


Sports Editor 

Jedadiah Bickham stunned 

Spanaway Lake with his all around 

personality and outstanding 

athleticism. With a 3.4 GPA, 

Bickham plans to attend Portland 

State University for track. Bickham’s 

enthused and excited about attending 

PSU after many conversations with 

he coach. “All I have to do is fi ll out 

my application and I’m in”. ‘Jay 

Jay’ said. 

“I love my best friend, he is 

sexy.” Chris Pierce whispered 

behind “Jay Jay’s” back. Bickham 

and Pierce have been best friends 

for about two years. Bickham is 

commonly known to be a great 

friend and can always turn a frown 

into a smile. “Jay Jay gets along 

with everyone, he is always acting 

goofy.” Pierce said. His friends have 

supported him throughout their entire 

high school lives. Karlisa Felder, 

Pierce, Marvin Evans, Alex Dinsmore, 

Courtney Joyce, Ashley McAlpine 

and Aaron Fowler have all been best 

friends to Bickham throughout all of 

his hardships. 

Seniors 

Away from his great personality 

Bickham has proved himself to be a 

great athlete as well. Jedadiah was 

a member of the varsity basketball 

team, a jumper and sprinter in 

track, and wide receiver for football. 

He has been offered a position 

at Portland State for track. “I am 

excited to go to PSU, I won’t be 

going alone because Mercedes 

Fernandez is going to. It won’t 

bother me to be by myself but it will 

be tight to have someone else there I 

am close to.” Jedadiah said. 

This incredible all around person 

has had a share of bad days. “Even 

though I am pretty much happy all 

the time, I have been embarrassed 

a couple times.” Sure, everyone 

has problems in high school 

but Bickham being as goofy and 

outgoing as he is experienced his 

worst day when he was in the sixth 

grade. “I was late for the bus 

so I ran out of the house 

and to my surprise I felt 

a breeze. I looked down 

and saw that I didn’t 

have any pants on and 

all the kids were 

laughing at 

me. I 

was 

so embarrassed.” Bickham said. 

Bickham has left many fun 

memories from elementary to junior 

high and here at Spanaway Lake. 

Teachers admire him, the students 

love his personality and he brings 

a positive infl uence to the young 

peers of Spanaway Lake High School. 

His charisma and character will 

not be forgotten and hopefully his 

personality will rub off on the up 

coming classes. Good Luck ‘Jay Jay’! 


Sports Editor 

Most people recognize students 

who have 4.0 GPA’s and are attending 

or those who are attending a big fouryear 

college because people assume 

they will be more successful and 

may possibly live better. They never 

recognize the average Spanaway 

Lake student. Jasmine Rae Minchew 

resembles that all around fun, 

dedicated, but normal student. 

Born in New Castle, Wyoming, this 

5’2 High Stepper has decided that she 

will attend Pierce College or Clover 

Park Technical College. Minchew 

has yet to decide which she is going 

to attend. Although Jasmine is not 

a straight- A student nor does she 

participate in numerous amounts of 

activities, Minchew manages to keep 

a job, pass her classes and dance her 

heart out. She has defi nitely qualifi ed 

as a great person who does not 

get as much recognition as she 

should. 

Living in a 

house with 

her 

mother Rachelle Lacrosse, stepfather 

George Lacrosse and few dogs, 

Minchew provides her parents with 

tender loving care. Being an adult 

living under your parent’s rules is 

not always the easiest thing in the 

world, but Minchew says, “I love my 

parent’s. Even though we fi ght and 

argue they are always here for me.” 

“If I had to chose one word about 

Jasmine I would say she’s sweet but, 

since I am her mom I would say she 

JUNE 2006 

Senior Jasmine Minchew just wants to have fun 

is a pain in the butt”. said Lacrosse, 

Minchews mother. 

Although Jasmine has not yet 

decided what she wants to be when 

she grows up, one thing is for certain: 

“I just want to have fun and be me, 

whatever happens, happens.” Minchew 

says with a smile. 

A pet peeve of Minchew’s is to 

just have fun. This sounds out of the 

ordinary considering most people’s 

pet peeves are the exact opposite of 

what they do not like. Jasmine tries 

extremely hard not to focus on her 

problems and to let the drama take 

its course. She does not want to be 

subject to anything that could effect 

her graduation day or her friendships. 

“The one thing I can not stand is 

drama. I try hard to stay out of it”,said 

Minchew. 

“I love Minchew, she’s fun to hang 

out with”, friend Danielle Johnson 

said. Minchew’s ordinary personality 

and kind heart is going to get her far 

in life. Jasmine Minchew is just one of 

many seniors who are not recognized 

for being a great person. She has met 

all expectations to graduate and will 

walk her last walk with the class of 

2006. Good luck Minchew!!

Seniors 13 

ON GUARD JUNE 

By: Pamela Kouassi 


The fi rst thing you hear when you talk 

to him is “what’s up”, which tells you 

that he likes to get to the point. With 

his senior year of high school coming 

to an end, Senior Nathan “Nate” 

Douville is looking forward to the 

future. Before moving into the next big 

chapter of his life he plans on leaving 

his mark behind here at Spanaway 

Lake. With an accumulative GPA of 

3.0 Nate has struggled and succeeded 

in making sure that he still remains 

true to the one thing that separates 

him from just being another honor 

student. Using his long, fast legs, he 

has made it his goal to outrun any one 

on the track fi eld and in cross-country. 


News editor 

You may see him in the hallways; 

you may see him after school, but today 

he is one of the few selected, letting us 

know what his year has been like. 

If you had not spoken to him you 

would not see a philosopher, but an 

old fashioned type of guy. If you did 

not know him, you would laugh at his 

personality and “greaser- like” hair. I 

was given the privilege to interview this 

senior before our leave, a man of choice 

Jackie Voshell. 

Nate realized that he wanted t o 

run in the sixth grade at a 

track meet. He saw the 

runners and thought it 

would be fun to join 

the team. 

Since 

t h e r e 

were no 

try-outs, he 

made the team. 

From there 

he fi gured,he 

should do crosscountry. 

It’s 

similar to track 

h o w e v e r involves 

r u n n i n g longer distances. 

Nate has made it his goal to keep 

a 3.0 G.P.A. He enjoys video games 

and likes to tell jokes. When asked If 

he likes to play pranks on his friends, 

he responded by saying “pranks are 

for noobs” which is understandable 

b e c a u s e 

he’s always 

running from 

someone trying to 

embarrass him in the halls. 

“ I always think I’m right and I hate 

people who talk without reasons” he 

says. Douville realized that he has 

to learn how to compromise from 

past experiences because as he 

says sometimes you have to 

“deal with ignorant people” 

s o he tries to tolerate most of 

t h e m . That is one of the reasons 

2006 

Douville takes attitude and running shoes to Highline CC 

Jackie Voshell tells all in interview with On Guard 

“What is in your wallet?” 

“Let’s check here, 20 bucks, bank 

cards, discount cards, library cards, a 

yearbook receipt from the beginning of 

By: Caitlin Turner 

Guest reporter 

Senior Caitlin Turner used this essay to win 

the Daughter’s of the American Revolution 

Good Citizen Essay Scholarship. 

William Wadsworth once wrote, 

“What we have loved, others will love, 

and we will teach them how.” We want 

to teach children about the love for 

this country. We want to teach them 

about the founders who walked here 

fi rst and discovered the land that we as 

Americans can proudly say we walk the 

land of the free. 

As Americans, we have the 

responsibility to preserve our American 

heritage because it is a prime example 

in portraying our gratitude to those who 

stood up to make a difference so we can 

have an American heritage. Pinpoint 

explanations like the sewing needle 

Betsy Ross used to make the American 

the year, and a phone book.” 

Equipped quipped for his daily needs, 

Voshell works and goes to school 

saving for a new car stereo. 

Like many, he balances the two 

along with a home life 

and girlfriend. 

“What do 

you think of 

yourself?” 

“I’m honest, 

generous, caring, weird 

and fun.” 

Born in Seattle, he grew up 

in Tacoma and now lives 

in Spanaway. As a child 

he was messy, quite curious, and very 

quiet. He has two siblings, Jake 22 and 

Krystal 16. He loves football, tennis, 

and volleyball. 

“What was your most 

embarrassing moment?” 

“I mooned my ex-girlfriend, 

by putting my butt 

against my bedroom 

window. I pushed 

too hard and I 

shattered it. I 

have 12 scars from it. It was 

very diffi cult explaining it to my 

parents.” 

“Why are you unique?” 

“I think differently then people. 

I look at things differently. I study 

everything not because I am bored 

why he lives by the Golden Rule: treat 

others, as you want to be treated. 

With a role model like Steve Prefontaine 

who’s had many glory moments before 

dying in 1975, Nate is sure to accomplish 

a lot in track and cross country. High 

school was like a comfort zone but now 

he has to face the “ Real World”. That 

day has fi nally arrived for good old 

Nate. Hopefully, Nate’s strong enough 

to accept life’s little challenges and 

learn from them. He plans on attending 

Highline Community College to major 

in physical education because he wants 

to be a P.E. teacher. Douville’s taken a 

lot of P.E. classes to help him prepare 

for his career. He also hopes that 

when he’s ready to teach he will have 

a spot for him here at Spanaway Lake. 

but because I am visual. I believe I am 

everything in a small package. I give 

my time to people, and I am the same 

at work, school and home.” 

True to his word Jackie Voshell is a 

“guy’s guy”, knowing the right car part, 

and the woman to go with that car. He 

is into classics and the good old imports 

imports. 

“Anything you want to say before 

you leave?” 

“Yeah…best things happen to those who 

wait , this year is going by to fast, and 

there is no real time to do anything.” 

Jackie Voshell is pondering several 

options. He may work at Jenkos, 

attend truck-driving school, or go to 

Bartending School. Whatever pursuits 

he decides to follow we wish him good 

luck in them as well as in life. 

Preserving our American Heritage through responsibility 

fl ag all the way up to a larger explanation 

like the signing of the Declaration of 

Independence. These are all artifacts 

that are monumented to show how we 

got where we are today as, “One nation 

under God.” This nation has come a long 

way since Christopher Columbus fi rst 

discovered it in 1492. From the signing 

of the Declaration to becoming a free 

country, from the Gettysburg Address 

to the women’s right’s movement, all 

the way up to the attack on September 

11, 2001. Yes, we have come a long way, 

but on that way, we as a UNITED Nation 

stood together and went across the 

rocky roads side by side by conveying 

dependability, service, leadership and 

patriotism. 

As a citizen and knowing our 

American heritage, we have not only 

the responsibility, but the obligation in 

pursuing to preserve our heritage and 

keeping it well known. 

Dependability, leadership, service, 

and patriotism are all qualities that 

every citizen should convey to teach 

others about what it means to be an 

American citizen. If we are going to 

teach our children about our American 

heritage, we must fi rst teach ourselves. 

As a child, there is the responsibility 

to learn about preserving. As an adult, 

there is the responsibility to portray the 

qualities that come with preserving. As 

a teacher, there is the responsibility 

to teach, but also re-learn about the 

American heritage. And, as an American, 

there is the responsibility for pursuing 

it further and making it certain that 

as an American, you are dependable, 

you serve, you are a leader, and you 

are patriotic. As an American, these 

qualities show an intelligent amount of 

punctuality to an outstanding degree. 

It is hard to imagine that through 

the eyes of a creation, everything the 

eye sees refl ects back to make you think 

that somethin so real can seem so fake. 

Our country, the sweet land of liberty, is 

put together like a puzzle. Although it 

seems so hard to put together in times of 

grief, if it is given enough gratitude and 

enough effort, it can become whole. It 

can become united and it can become so 

beautiful that it seems as if every piece is 

free and independent. 

Our forefathers put this puzzle together 

and made it whole. This puzzle is the 

reason for many things. It is the answer 

to all the questions. It was put together 

by the ones who abide the saying, “Ask 

not what your country can do for you, 

but what you can do for your country.” 

We cherish our nation and we are 

proud to call it ours. The generation will 

go on and they will now understand why 

it is their responsibility to preserve it as 

well.

14 


ON GUARD 


For a season which was supposed to 

be full of promise, the Sentinel baseball 

team experienced disappointment. 

After fi nishing 2-18 and defeating 

only Rogers and Bethel, Coach 

Bryan Davis and his coaching 

staff have nowhere to go but up. 

“This season was very frustrating 

because we were more talented 

than most of the teams,” said 

Davis. “We are really better 

than our stats show.” 

Statistically speaking, the Sentinels 

fi nished toward the bottom in most 

categories and only two players received 

all-league honors: outfi elder Miles 

Rodriguez and pitcher Jason Salers. 

The Sentinels fi rst win came 

almost a month into the season when 

they defeated Rogers 6-5 behind the 

hitting of Chase Dutcher, Andrew 

Oney, and Justin Clousser. The trio 

combined for eight of the team’s 

fi fteen hits and Oney drove in the game 

winning run in the seventh inning. 

Once the Sentinels knocked off 

Rogers, the team’s confi dence level 

began to grow. However, three 


Sports Editor 

The 2005-2006 High Steppers have 

had a great year; it has been fi lled with 

outstanding dance moves, high spirits, 

and an overall perfect year. Well not 

exactly. These dedicated High Steppers 

have had to face some obstacles that 

team’s generally do not come across 

their entire season. The team has been 

criticized, belittled, as well as enticed 

by people through out their league. 

However, the biggest obstacles came 

from right inside Spanaway Lake. 

“If God meant for today to be 

perfect he wouldn’t have created 

tomorrow.” Michael Bruins said 

when asked about the obstacles they 

had to overcome. This year’s teams’ 

biggest problem was with their 

choreographer. Many complications 

with attendance and effort were a 

serious issue. The choreographer 

caused the High Steppers to miss a 

nights later 

they received 

a devastating 

blow when 

b r a n d - n e w 

G r a h a m - 

K a p o w s i n 

high school 

provided a 

10-0 rout. 

“I was 

s u r p r i s e d , ” 

said Todd 

K e i s t e r , 

assistant coach 

at Graham- 

K a p o w s i n 

and a coach 

at Spanaway 

Lake last 

season. “I was 

expecting the 

team to look a 

little sharper. 

Realistically, 

they played 

very well 

against us; however they made a couple 

mistakes which lost the game for them.” 

The Sentinels did not let the G-K 

game discourage them as they went 

competition because he gave them 

an incomplete dance with a thrown 

together CD. Although confronted 

with many trials and tribulations, 

Captains (seniors) Daisha Jordyn 

Sports 

Photo Courtesy of Richard Allen 

and Michael Bruins fi nished the 

dance routine with Spanaway 

Lake’s unique twist on hip-hop. 

The defi nition of “hip-hop” has 

been thrown around quite a bit over 

JUNE 2006 

A tough time at bat for the Sentinel boys 

out and beat in-district rival Bethel 

the next night 7-2 as Dutcher and 

Salers combined to allow four hits. 

In a season that was full of 

Photo Courtsey of Todd Keister 

disappointments, Davis and his 

staff realize that this was a stepping 

stone in the process of rebuilding 

the program into a winner. 

High Steppers make it through tough times 

the past few years. Advisor, Jeanette 

Perry, has been fi ghting with the 

judges about how to rate hip-hop. 

Many competitions have been labeled 

as “hip-hop” but the competitors have 

been performing “Britney Spears 

moves” or ballet. Perry feels as though 

this is completely unfair and believes 

that a category should be rated as such. 

High Steppers recently went to 

state. Although they did not place 

they proved to the competitors that 

they would never give up and would 

always dance their hearts out. State 

is a goal they plan to accomplish 

for the future teams to come. 

Next years squad, which was just 

previously decided, has plans to 

perform more at Spanaway Lake and 

participate in the community. These 

situations will further their knowledge 

of the art of dance and the Spanaway 

Lake High Steppers will pursue 

their love even stronger then before.

Sports 15 

ON GUARD 

Track sprints into state 

By: Pamela Kouassi 


The Spanaway Lake track team 

has come a long way this season 

considering all the criticism 

and challenges thrown their 

way. The team’s success 

refl ects on the fact that they 

have a positive attitude 

and they make it a point 

not to blame each other 

for personal faults. Even 

though the team is smaller 

this year, they have received 

a lot of recognition for their 

hard work and dedication. 

The track team placed 

second in the Sentinel 

Classic beating competitive 

teams such as Curtis, 

Enumclaw, Bethel and 

Graham Kapowsin. This 

year the Boy’s 4 x 1 team has 

accomplished a lot, winning 

at almost every event. 

Marvin Evans, Chris Pierce, 

Jedadiah Bickham and Julian MCcrann 

were very proud when they heard that 

they qualifi ed for districts. They didn’t 

have any problems communicating 

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because they have known each other 

since the 10 th grade. “We’re in love and 

we support each other, “ says Bickham. 

The girl’s team has lived up to 

expectations, since they also qualifi ed 

for districts. Britteny Hayes, Andee 

Robison, Tiffani Wilson, and Brittany 

Young have worked hard to get where 

they are. It’s a big accomplishment 

considering the girl’s 4 by 1 hasn’t gone 

as far as districts in 15 years. Both teams 

faced tough competitions at district but 

they didn’t qualify for state. However 

the boy’s 4 x 4 did make it to state. 

Roger Clark, Chris Pierce, Chaphen 

Johnson and Aaron 

Fowler placed 13th 

with a time of 3:28:34. 

Bickham, Johnson and 

Young, the only girl at 

state; also qualifi ed 

for the high jump. 

Another highlight of 

the season was when 

junior Brittany Young 

jumped 5’3 breaking 

the girl’s high jump 

record, which has 

been in Spanaway 

history for 23 years. 

“It’s cool that people 

know about it, I 

guess,” she says. 

The seniors aren’t 

leaving disappointed 

Photo Courtesy of Pamela Kouassi 

because most of 

them have been offered scholarships 

or like Bickham, they’ve been 

recruited. “They had as much fun as 

they worked, “ says Coach Adams. 

Tennis fi nishes the 

season strong 


Sports Editor 

Although the Lady Sentinels have won few 

games, they have proven that their dedication 

and development has inspired a change for next 

year’s girls. Different from basketball, football, and 

track, the girls have to fi ght for the best out of fi ve 

wins. Sure, we only see their record but, have we 

actually looked into the complications of tennis? 

Winning three out of fi ve matches could in fact 

be diffi cult. Imagine if football or basketball was 

the best out of fi ve. Back to back games can be 

extremely tiresome. The peers should applaud this 

years Tennis team for their hard work and effort. 

The tennis team has done very well as far as 

sportsmanship and dedication. “Coach Tanaguchi 

is a great coach, she never gives up on us and 

she helps us fi nd our weakness so that we can 

fi x it”, said Sarah Abenilla, wait a 7-4 record. 

This young team has found dedication that will 

strive to make them a stronger and more consistent 

team for next year. Beating Thomas Jefferson left 

a memory that will encourage next year’s season to 

start and fi nish strong. The lady Sentinels become 

more and more experienced with every game; win 

or lose. This makes for a strong returning team. 

JUNE 2006 

Soccer 

refl ects on 

season 

Photo Courtesy of Cody Thompson 


New Editor 

The Spanaway Lake soccer team 

has ended their season. This team has 

been overlooked, not really mentioned 

in the halls of Spanaway Lake. 

The soccer team went 1-13 overall. They 

managed to beat Graham Kapowsin 

with a score of 2-1. Overall the team 

managed 5 goals, of which 4 came 

from the freshman and junior players. 

Andrei Martynau fi nished with 2 goals, 

Chase Smith, Mitchell Pinedo, and 

Christian Wegel all managed one goal. 

Seniors of the soccer team included 

Cody Thompson, Jesus Pinedo, 

Christian Wegel, Mychal Mitchell, Jason 

Epperly, Juan Perez, and Aaron McCool. 

Others included Davis Tanner, 

Herman Phillip, Manny House, Andrei 

Martynau, Trevor McFadden, Lance 

miller, Juan Perez, Mitchell Pinedo, 

Chase Smith , and Ben Williams. Each 

contributed skills and talents to the fi eld. 

“As the season went on we got 

progressively better. By the 

end we rounded out into true 

soccer players,” said Thompson. 

Hopefully with the refl ection on 

this year’s results they will form a 

new strategy, they have potential, so 

lets give them our support. Good luck 

soccer team in next year’s season.

16 

Anshantantice Acevedo 

Henry Aird 

Tanesha Akers 

Ramon Alexander 

Carlos Algara 

Justin Allison 

Pamela Altenbach 

Meghan Altheimer 

Ashley Anderson 

Rachel Aquino 

Deshana Aspinell 

Timothy Atwood 

Samantha Ayers 

Benjamin Bailey 

Cameron Bailey 

Kaitlin Bailey 

Lamborghini Bailey 

Daniel Bainbridge 

Joseph Balsom 

Ondrea Barley 

Tiana Barnes 

Shaun Barrett 

Christopher Bartel 

Neil Basconcillo 

Courtnee Battle 

Floyd Baman 

Krista Beech 

Austin Behe 

Breanna Lynn Bell 

Jenae Bell 

Laura Bell 

Ricky Bell 

Steve Bendel 

Tiffany Bender 

Nicolette Bennett 

Braden Berry 

Jedadiah Bickham 

Emily Blodgett 

Megan Blom 

Derick Boles 

Anthony Book 

James Borgatti 

Pierre Bougard 

Alex Bourdeau 

Ashley Braae 

Jason Brace 

Jason Britcher 

Cobey Brown 

Jessica Brown 

Robert Brown 

Sarah Brown 

ON GUARD 

Class of ‘06 

JUNE 2006 

2006 

Michael Bruins 

Anthony Brundage 

Marco Buckingham 

Rachael Bukikosa 

Adam Bundy 

Bobby Burns 

Jamie Butler 

Jessica Cabanillas 

Anthony Canchola 

Nickole Caravalho 

Andrew Caris 

Jamie Carr 

Naomi Carroll 

Theara Chan 

Jessica Charlson 

Monica Chase 

Vanty Chea 

Kyle Chipman 

Oswald Chirinos 

Sharayah Choate 

Caleb Clapp 

Rogers Clark 

Allyson Cline 

Justin Clouser 

Sara Cnossen 

Levi Cochran 

Christopher Coffman 

Erika Coit 

Ashley Comitale 

Allisa Conroy 

Genevieve Cook 

David Coss 

Julie Crews 

Joseph Crowder 

Alisha Cruz 

Shanna Cyrier 

Justin Daniels 

Shane Darrow 

David Davila 

Charnay Davis 

Dominique Davis 

Jonathan Davis 

Ronald Davis 

Raymond Deleon Guerrero 

Amanda Demers 

Shadaya Denegal 

Michelle Dennewith 

Thaddaeus Despain 

Thomas Dill 

Ashley Dilley 

Sean Dodd 

Nathan Douville 

Carmen Doyan 

Samuel Doyan 

Anthony Duncan 

Robert Dunham 

Chase Dutcher 

Matthew Dutton 

Kathryn Dykens 

Katie Egan 

Matthew Eiken 

Jana Ekstrom 

Brandon Ellett 

Nicole Emery 

Ryan Engelhart 

Bryan Enos 

January Ento 

Jason Epperly 

Julio Espada 

Justin Estes 

Jessie Ethridge 

Marvin Evans 

Cathleen Fairbanks 

Abegail Farin 

Durrell Farmer 

Sarah Fay 

Karlisa Felder 

Mercedes Fernandez 

Tiffany Fernandez 

Elizabeth Fieber 

Douglas Fielder 

Keith Fincham 

Robert Flores 

Christopher Fonseca 

Trevor Foote 

Brent Forkner 

Bryan Forsberg 

Aaron Fowler 

Vanessa Franco 

Erica Frank 

Rachel Frazier 

Dhane Friedman 

James Fulcher 

Jessica Furr 

Kelli Gallegos 

Brett Garner 

Andrew Gentz 

Alex George 

Timothy Gidley 

Andres Godinez 

Pedro Gomez 

Maria Gonzalez 

Jonathan Graciano 

Amanda Grant 

Amanda Green 

Ryan Green 

Yuliya Grishchuk 

Leighanna Gross 

Francisco Guillen 

Felisha Hall 

Heather Hamilton 

Jordan Hanna 

Gloria Harmon 

Kristopher Harmon 

Darrell Harms 

Darnell Harris 

Amber Harvey 

Lorena Hawn 

Dustin Hearring 

Malcom Demmings 

Somaly Heng 

Bobby Henry 

Gregory Hernandez 

Ashley Hernton 

Nehemios Herrera 

Kate Hetland 

Sheri Hibbard 

Teresa Hickey 

Jessica Hicks 

Melissa higgs 

Michael Highers 

Christopher Hill 

Quang Ho 

Brandon Holguin 

David Holter 

Michael Horne 

Jasmine Howard 

Michelle Howard 

Tiffany Howard 

Ebony Howell 

Sarah Howitz 

Sean Hudson 

Colin Hunotte 

Julia Hutt 

Monique Igitol 

Martin Iloka 

Christine Iona 

Sharisse Ireland 

Crystalline Jaleco 

Sophia Jaromay 

Jamica Jenkins 

Jesse Jenks 

Jessica Jobe 

Tanja John 

Brian Johnson 

Chaphan Johnson 

Danielle Johnson 

David Johnson 

Elisha Johnson 

Eric Johnson 

Kiona Johnson Judie 

Jaipan Jones 

Kyle Jones 

Daisha Jordan 

Kaitlyn Jordan 

Cortney Joyce 

Andrewa Justin 

Peter Kang 

Simon Karli 

Janessa Keith 

Bobby Henry 

Gregory Hernandez 

Ashley Hernton 

Nehemios Herrera 

Kate Hetland 

Sheri Hibbard 

Teresa Hickey 

Jessica Hicks 

Melissa higgs 

Michael Highers 

Christopher Hill 

Quang Ho 

Brandon Holguin 

David Holter 

Michael Horne 

Jasmine Howard 

Michelle Howard 

Tiffany Howard 

Ebony Howell 

Sarah Howitz 

Sean Hudson 

Colin Hunotte 

Julia Hutt 

Monique Igitol 

Martin Iloka 

Christine Iona 

Sharisse Ireland 

Crystalline Jaleco 

Sophia Jaromay 

Jamica Jenkins 

Jesse Jenks 

Jessica Jobe 

Tanja John 

Brian Johnson 

Chaphan Johnson 

Danielle Johnson 

David Johnson 

Elisha Johnson 

Eric Johnson 

Kiona Johnson Judie 

Jaipan Jones 

Kyle Jones 

Daisha Jordan 

Kaitlyn Jordan 

Cortney Joyce 

Andrewa Justin 

Peter Kang 

Simon Karli 

Janessa Keith 

Alyicia Keller 

Chelsea Kelly 

Logotaeao Kennach 

Ashley Kennedy 

Steven Kent 

Jeffrey Kern 

Lynette Kho 

Amanda King 

Andrew Klettke 

Melinda Kolehmainen 

Richard Komko 

Melvin Kuluwaimaka 

Jade LaCroix 

Shaunae Lahman 

Jessica Laney 

Krystal Lang 

Donovan Lange 

Ashley Langer 

Jose Lara 

Katrina Larsen 

Nicholas Lathrop 

Martine Leborg 

Keri Lee 

Alicia LeMaster 

Patrick Levens 

Derrick Lewis II 

Issac Like 

Janna Line 

Jacinta Livingston 

Craig Lizama 

Jessica Llarenas 

Andrew Long 

Ramiro Lua 

Devin Luther 

Ja’son Lyons-Lee 

Kenneth Main-Villines 

Artur Malanchuk 

Anthony Manalo 

Kalyn Manning 

Carmen Manson 

Marco Manuel 

Joseph Marcoe 

Matthew Marcoe 

Jennifer Marescalco 

Jamie-Rae Marquardt 

Jason Marshall 

Sara Martell 

Yauheni Martynau 

Tatsiana Martynava 

Veronica Mason 

Georgina Maulupe 

Adrian Maureira 

Priscilla Maueira 

Amber May 

Ashley McAlpine 

Aaron McCool 

Patrick McCrann 

Patrick McDomic 

Megan McGarrah 

Thomas McGinnis 

Courtney McGrue 

James McIntosh 

Theresa McIntyre 

Tamia McKendall 

Joshua McMillan 

Jessica McNellis 

Erika McVea 

Jeremy Melendy 

Maria Mendez 

Rodolfo Mendez 

Christopher Meyer 

Crystalann Meyer 

Jessica Michaelson 

Eric Miller 

Kristina Miller 

Melyssa Miller 

Nolena Miller 

Jasmine Minchew 

Aja Mitchell 

Lakisha Mitchell 

Mychal Mitchell 

O’Brien Mitchell 

Wesley Mitchell 

Dagmara Monfort 

Eugene Montalla 

Amber Montgomery 

Salina Montgomery 

Shawn Montgomery 

Theodosia 

Mortensen 

Noe Mucino- 

Echaniz 

Bruce Myers 

Jessica Navarro 

Tiffany Navarro 

Roman Naylor 

Kenia Neira 

Corey Nettleton 

Audreyanna Newell 

Khiem Nguyen 

Loan Nguyen 

Brian Nichols 

Steven Nichols 

Corena Norman 

Timothy Novasky 

Shannon O’Connor 

Christopher O’Quin 

Kalombo Okonda 

Kristine Olson 

Brandon Orchard 

Rosa Orozco 

Jessica Ortega 

Quiarra Ortiz 

Victor Ortiz 

Marcel Orun 

Vanessa Otero 

Robert Otis 

Chad Otnes 

Clayton Padgett 

Jenea Padgett 

Jonathan Park 

Kayla Parkhill 

Jessica Payton 

Gina Pazaruski 

Ana Pedro 

Zack Penrod 

Nathaniel Perey 

Juan Perez 

Dustin Perry 

Marlon Perry 

Luis Pesantez 

Chan Phal 

The Phan 

Kimmala Pheth 

Zachary Picard 

Christopher Pier 

Christopher Pierce 

Jesus Pinedo 

Joshua Pinkos 

James Pogreba 

Leif Pollack 

Desmond Porter 

John Prince 

Ryan Quinn 

Gerald Quintanilla 

Jessica Radomski 

Johnny Ramos 

Stephanie Rangel 

Marcus Reed 

Cassandra Reese 

Shawnice Reese 

Renee Releford 

Jessica Revis 

Whitney Reygers 

Gary Rice 

Mark Richards 

Morgan Richards 

Erik Richardson 

Megan Ridenour 

Matthew Rideout 

Rick Rigney 

Ryan Rinker 

Rebecca Roach 

Christopher Robb 

Gwendolyn Robb 

Lamara Robb 

Latosha Robb 

Ashley Roberts 

Andee Robinson 

Miles Rodriguez 

Nadia Rodriguez 

Zaire Rodriguez 

Shawn Ross 

Brandon Sablan 

Jason Salers 

Lewis Salers 

Anthony Sam 

Monica Sandoval 

Shinel Sands 

Christopher Santos 

Pancho Sapunto 

Nicholas Savoie 

William Savoie 

Emily Schibley 

Desiree Schuman 

Damon Schwartz 

Hunter Schweitzer-Whitson 

Dana Scott 

Danielle Scott 

David Selby 

Jason Shaffer 

Taylor Sharrar 

Ashley Shepherd 

Jonathan Sherrod 

Chris Shimp 

Melvin Shobey 

Daniel Shon 

Ryan Short 

Daniel Siems 

Orlando Simmons 

Brandy Smith 

Katia Smith 

Lydia Smith 

Nina Smith 

Rachel Southwell 

Russell Sowell 

Brianna Spencer 

Nicholas Springer 

Nicholas Springer 

Nolan Stanley 

Jared Stefani 

Lovea Stewart 

Rebecca Stoll 

Joanna Strain 

Julianne Stricherz 

Samantha Sullivan 

Michael Sumida 

Courtney Swan 

Andrew Swenson 

Jammie Symmons 

Felicia Jean Taimanglo 

Irienna Taing 

Jacob Talbot 

Alyssa Tanhueco 

Claresha Tate 

On Guard 

Julien Tate 

Michael Taylor 

Shannon Taylor 

Brittney Teague 

Curtin Theimer 

Cody Thompson 

Robert Tibbitsts 

Taynya Tifft 

Lexijovic Tijerina 

Brandon Tims 

Jason Tootoo 

Mallory Torgerson 

Tyeece Torgerson 

Natacha Torres 

Tressa Trout 

Deuteronomy Tugaga 

Christopher Tullos 

Caitlin Turner 

John James Ulloa 

Denise Valencia 

Ashley Vallerga 

Justin VanZuyt 

Noe Vargas 

Jacqueline Veliz 

Frankie Vibar 

Richard Vonner 

Jackie Voshell 

Christopher Walker 

Megan Walvatne 

Adam Ward 

Jeffory Warnke 

Courtney Wasserburger 

Richard Watkins 

Stephen Webb 

Sara Weller 

Christian Wengel 

Brandon Wertz 

Amiya West 

Tyler West 

Jennifer Westmark Cameron 

Abbagail Weymouth 

Kristine Whitaker 

Shawnacee White 

Adam Wideman 

Andrew Wight 

Allison Wilburn 

Doc Williams 

Sophia Williams 

Corissa Williamson 

Christina Wilson 

Christopher Wilson 

Ian Wiscavage 

Phai Woodhead 

Brandon Worden 

Kevin Wren 

Kenneth Wrennall 

Sunny Yakis 

Deana Yanez 

Lorenzo Zesati 

Blanca Zuniga 

We would like to thank and 

congratulate our three seniors: 

Becky Stoll, Robert Dunham 

and Jessica Michaelson. Thank 

you to each of you for making 

this year a success. You will be 

greatly missed!

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