Commencement Exercises Slated Tonight For Many Area Seniors

Holbrook High School commencement exercises will begin at 7 o’clock tonight at Roadrunner Stadium. The guest speaker for the evening will be Holbrook Junior High School social studies teacher Brian McMahon.

The valedictorian for the Class of 2015 is Demi Phaturos, the daughter of Lance and Tanya Phaturos. She achieved a cumulative grade point average of 4.36 and will be attending Grand Canyon University, where she will study in the honors pre-med program.

The co-salutatorians are Monica Liddle and Buddy Wagoner.

Monica is the daughter of Rhonda Liddle. She achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.130, and will be attending Northern Arizona University, majoring in English.

Buddy is the son of Derrek and Illene Wagoner of Sun Valley. He also achieved a 4.18 GPA and will be attending the University of Arizona in the fall.

Joseph City

Joseph City High School commencement exercises will be held at 7 o’clock tonight in the B.G. Bennett Auditorium. The guest speaker will be former teacher Toya Rubi.

Krista Edwards and Sharon Larsen are the co-valedictorians for the Class of 2015.

Krista has achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.44. She is the daughter of Jim and Jerri Edwards, and will be attending Pima Medical Institute next year.

Sharon also achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.44. She is the daughter of Eldon and Carol Larsen, and will be attending the University of California at San Diego.

This year’s salutatorian is Kristen Sanderson, who achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.24. She is the daughter of Tracie Sanderson, and will be attending Northland Pioneer College next year.

Snowflake

Snowflake High School commencement exercises will be held at 7 o’clock tonight at the SHS football field.

The valedictorian for the Class of 2015 is Heather Beatty, the daughter of Paul and Lynnette Beatty of Snowflake. She achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.3, and plans to attend Brigham Young University.

The salutatorian is Brett McNeil, the son of Scott and Donna McNeil of Taylor. He achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.3. Brett will be serving a mission for the LDS church in Knoxville, Tenn., and plans to attend Arizona State University when he returns.

Students graduating with highest distinction include Amber Johnson, Macie Rawlins, Todd Peterson and Bailey Rapier.

Students graduating with distinction include Sara Bloomfield, Tycee Coplan, Courtney Baldwin, Ammon Peterson, Talia Shumway, Aaron Barney, Brad Brimhall, Casey Palmer, Kadi Johnson and Marisa Godfrey.

Winslow

Winslow High School commencement exercises will begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at Emil Nassar Stadium. The guest speaker for the evening will be Winslow Police Chief Steve Garnett.

The valedictorian for the Class of 2015 is Kaylee Smith, the daughter of Jana Smith and Nevada Smith. She has achieved a cumulative GPA of 4.343 and will be attending the University of Arizona.

The co-salutatorians are Shandiin Armao and Alicia Chen.

Shandiin is the daughter of Alphena and Frank Armao. She has achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.979 and will be attending the University of California at San Diego.

Alicia is the daughter of Michelle and Randy Chen. She has achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.979, and will be attending the University of Arizona.