Cory Ward                                         Amanda McKinney
Valedictorian                                           Salutatorian

 

Yantis High School Announces Top Grads
and Introduces Class of 2009

 

by: Bobby McDonald

 

Yantis ISD announced their top graduates from the Class of 2009, this week. Class valedictorian is Cory Ward, son of Cinda Calvert and Michael Spradley. He has participated in both sports and excelled in academics. He is a four year member of the Owl Golf-Team, advancing to regional, both his junior and senior year. In UIL competition, he has excelled in both math and science sections. He won the physics UIL title at State Competition his junior year and is advancing to state competition this year in physics, as well. His excellence in math has earned him entrance to MIT, where he has received a $48,000.00 MIT Scholarship that will eventually be accelerated to over $190,000. by his senior year in college. Cory's future plans include working toward a doctorates degree in mathematics, after completing undergraduate work at MIT. This summer he will participate in a NASA Aerospace Scholar program.

Class salutatorian is Amanda McKinney, the daughter of Carmelita McKinney and the late Ronald McKinney.  She has been  active all four years of high school in athletics and academics, being a member of the Lady Owl Basketball Team for four years. Amanda has been accepted to Baylor University, but plans to continue her education at the University of Texas at Tyler, where she will major in chemistry and minor in music. She hopes to become a pharmacist and possibly teach piano, as she pursues her career.

 

 

Other members of the Yantis Class of 2009 include:

 

      

Amanda Collins                                                Colby Wolfe

 

       

Connie Golightly                                        Corey Collins


      

Daren Burgess                                                 Daniel Ceretani


      

Edgar Hernandez                                             Ervin Sanchez

       
       
Heather Ponder                                                     James Brooks

 

      

Jordan Kenney                                                        Justin Hunt  


      

Kaylyn Williams                                        Kenny Nunez


      

Justin Pruden                                                          Kaci Allen


      

Leslie Herrera                                                             Patrick St. George


       

Rachel Spurgeon                                         Sarah Leos


         

Stephanie Hogg                                                        Teia Williams


        

Terry Thompson                                                    Zachary Thrasher



NOT PICTURED:

Lisa Phillips

 

 

Congratulations!!!!

Yantis Class of 2009!!!!

 

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