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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Area airmen complete basic training


Jonathan Valenzuela
 (The Spokesman-Review)

The following area residents recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

Air Force Airman Ann Marie Strandhagen is a 2001 graduate of Lewis and Clark High School and is the granddaughter of Mary Jo Faulhaber of Spokane.

Air Force Airman Travis Fry is the son of Kim Fry of Spokane Valley.

Air Force Airman Stephen Zigler is the son of Dave Zigler of Tonasket, Wash., and Stephanie Zigler of Spokane. He graduated from Riverside High School in Chattaroy.

Air Force Airman Mayra Erazo is the daughter of Juan Erazo of Mattawa, Wash., and graduated in 2003 from Wahluke High School in Mattawa.

Air Force Airman Timothy Towhill graduated from Lewis and Clark High School in 2007 and is the son of Timothy and Dawn Towhill of Spokane.

Air Force Airman Stefanie Grubb is a 2006 graduate of Valley Christian School in Spokane Valley and is the daughter of Duane and Kay Grubb of Spokane.

Air Force Airman Jonathan Valenzuela is the son of Gene Valenzuela of Spokane Valley and Michele Engelbrecht of Hayden, Idaho. He graduated from Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene in 2006.

•Spokane Public Schools recently honored students who scored high on their Advanced Placement exams.

The National AP Scholar designation is awarded to students who receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of the exams.

Lewis and Clark High School: Peter Bierig, Elliot Eaton and Peter Gurche.

Shadle Park High School: Rachel Wagley.

AP Scholar with Distinction is awarded to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of the exams.

Ferris High School: Nathaniel Allen, Grace Chapin, Laura Collins, Meaghan Halverson, Nicholas Laplante, Alexander Luce, Geoffrey Mayhew, Ellen Perry, Alexander Petrie, Sarah Wahlstedt, Kathryn Wilhelm and Laura Wisdom.

Lewis and Clark High School: Stephen Craig, Allie McDonnell, Kathryn Reichard, Mark Wall, Peter Bierig, Kyle Carter, Lillian Dubiel, Elliot Eaton, Katherine Grunzweig, Benjamin Gullickson, Peter Gurche, Julian Knutsen, Sean Leonard, Daniel Marciniak, Cambrie Marks, Chelsea Momany, Theodore Newell, Brock Olson, Elise Otto, Romany Redman, Nathan Robnett-Conover and Jack Siddoway.

North Central High School: Maggie Capwell and Adam Kuntz.

Shadle Park High School: Lara Dennis, Austin Lueck, Amanda Townsend, David Rogers and Rachel Wagley.

AP Scholar with Honors is awarded to students who receive an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams.

Ferris High School: Joshua Novajosky, Benjamin Schwyn, Owen Whitcomb, Emily Wing, Lauren Bray, Jessica Brooke, Lucas Erler, Rachel Lee, Molly Lynch, Ian Mayhew, Benjamin Newell, Kearstyn Takemoto and Kayla Trabun.

Lewis and Clark High School: Laurel Abbotts, Logan Amstadter, Katherine Merck, Alexandra Nichols, Jason Van Leuven, Kellie Crawford, Emmily Eisenrich, Beryl Manning-Geist, Alexander Nelson, Riley Owens, Patrick Stagaman, Joseph Sullivan and Andreas Tanner.

North Central High School: Steven Hicks and Timothy Matthews.

Rogers High School: Tabitha Brown and Lenya Meissner.

Shadle Park High School: Spencer Beaudette, Peter Miller and Kramer Ortman.

AP Scholar is granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.

Ferris High School: Sydney Bronson, Elizabeth Collins, Michael Dionne, Eric Dominey, Grace Flott, Nathan Gill, Marin Hatcher, Kyle Orozco, Benjamin Page, Ashley Parkison, David Peterson, Jacob Petrie, Rachel Rossi, Devon Clark, Trevor Crain, Andrea Daisley, Alyssa Demory, Florent Ensminger, Jenna Galloway, Samara Hanks, Scott Henderson, Jennifer Hunton, Dennis Kasimov and Kjerste Tangvald.

Lewis and Clark High School: Grady Boswell, Elian Carbone, Casey Cowan, Isaiah Day, Annelise Eugster, Nina Fiala, Jarred Katz, Sara Kells, Ramsey Larson, Sophia Lawhead, Emily Liu, Sean McCotter, Tori Pagel, Cameron Palmer, Danielle Sheridan, Eleanor Siler, Amber Wichtendahl, Rachel Alden, Katrina Bech, Hillary Benedict, Andrew Bodenstein, Katie Buckley-Jones, Corey Crisp, Caitlin Dietz, David Drewry, Peter Dunau, Mara Fields, Erin Fitzpatrick, Melissa Goodner, Samuel Gunselman, Semir Hasedzic, Matthew Hurst, Nicholas Johnson, Samuel Johnson, Rachel Kahn, Garrya Padrta, Connor Potucek, Andrew Smith, Brendan Tennefoss, Christopher Walker and Erik Walters.

North Central High School: Leon Dean, Charles Du, Jordan Bradley, Jessica Harris, Ashley Hollister, Nathanial Kinne, Peter O’Bannan, Greta Carlson, Elizabeth Carter, Jared Coon, Jordan Daniels, Rachel Goossen, Lauren Harris, Lee Nelson and Kelsey Shears.

Rogers High School: Abigail Moody, Lenee Meier, Amber O’Connor, Lexi Schmitt, Kathryn Scott and Antonia Thornton.

Shadle Park High School: Kyle Durfee, Trenton Graham, Lucas Green, Case Corkery, Lauree Crane, Christopher Dunn, Jayme Gilliam, Lucas Grimsrud, Gregory Jilek, Kaitlin Kiter, Erin Lawhead, Dylan Pugh, Jamie Richardson, Timothy Rooney, Jaemi Yoo and John Zientek.