Honors

Valedictorians:

Ethan Chinander

Keely Hall

Josiah Kupitz

Mercy Lassett-Egbert

Abigail Martin

Brooke Nelson

Alyse Perez

Salutatorian:

Dakota Neese

Klamath Union Honors Diplomas:

Cassidy Bogatay

Nathan Carter

Ethan Chinander

Isabela Coffman

Henry Cui

Braden Dawson

Mia Dentinger

Keely Hall

Carter Harmon

Augustus Shaffer

Mia Hidden

Zia Hill Sparks

Josiah Kupitz

Mercy Lassett-Egbert

Abigail Martin

Isabella Martinez Guzman

Miles McCalister

Dakota Neese

Brooke Nelson

Sam O'Sullivan

Alyse Perez

Logan Renfro

Isabella Segura-Mendez

National Honor Society:

Lillian Anderson

Cassidy Bogatay

Nathan Carter

Ethan Chinander

Isabela Coffman

Braden Dawson

Mia Dentinger

Carter Harmon

Augustus Shaffer

Mia Hidden

Zia Hill Sparks

Josiah Kupitz

Mercy Lassett-Egbert

Brooke Nelson

Sam O'Sullivan

Alyse Perez

Logan Renfro

Isabella Segura-Mendez

KUHS/Oregon Tech Liberal Arts Academy

Lillian Anderson

Darrell Anspaughsnow

Cassidy Bogatay

Nathan Carter

Ethan Chinander

Henry Cui

Braden Dawson

Mia Dentinger

Patricia Dougherty

Eli Haas

Keely Hall

Carter Harmon

Mia Hidden

Zia Hill Sparks

Josiah Kupitz

Mercy Lassett-Egbert

Dakota Neese

Brooke Nelson

Alyse Perez

Isabella Segura-Mendez

Evangelina Stanfield

Logan Strop

SOU Honor Cords

Dakota Age

Lillian Anderson

Dominic Armijo

Cassidy Bogatay

Nathan Carter

David Chamberlain

Ethan Chinander

Carter Chipman

Isabela Coffman

Henry Cui

Braden Dawson

Mitchelle de Dios

Mia Dentinger

Patricia Dougherty

Alyssa Fisher

Jolene Foster

Halina Ganong

Chris Garcia

Liam Garrett

Eli Haas

Keely Hall

Carter Harmon

Mia Hidden

Zia Hill Sparks

Gabrielle Johnson

Greysen Johnson

Jett Johnson

Josiah Kupitz

Audrey Langdon

Mercy Lassett-Egbert

Abigail Martin

Isabella Martinez-Guzman

Miles McCalister

Cassadi Michaelis

Aida Miller

Elliott Moisa

Dakota Neese

Brooke Nelson

Sam O'Sullivan

Dianara Pena-Hutchinson

Alyse Perez

Benjamin Pierce

Logan Renfro

Andrew Segura-Mendez

Isabella Segura-Mendez

Evangelina Stanfield

Aubrey Syrnyk

Isaac Thornton

Tri-M Music Honor Society

Lillian Anderson

Ethan Chinander

Mia Dentinger

Zia Hill Sparks

Josiah Kupitz

Mercy Lassett-Egbert

Brooke Nelson

Isabella Segura-Mendez

Science & Math Academy

Cassidy Bogatay

Ethan Chinander

Braden Dawson

Carter Harmon

Mia Hidden

Abigail Martin

Miles McCalister

Alyse Perez

Augustus Shaffer

Media Design Certification

Lillian Anderson

Darrell Anspaughsnow

Cassidy Bogatay

Nathan Carter

Braden Dawson

Chase Davis

Madigan Greer

Daina Hernandez-Alvarado,

Mia Hidden

Reginal Jackson

Atticus Keichlin-Krauss

Cassadi Michaelis

Benjamin Pierce

Business & Management Certification

Cassidy Bogatay

Halina Ganong

Brooke Nelson

Alyse Perez

Evangelina Stanfield

Health Occupations Certification

Alyssa Fisher

Talyia Gonzalez-Brown

Eli Haas

Jasmine Hidalgo

Isabella Segura-Mendez

AVID

Dakota Age

Carter Chipman

Henry Cui

Mitchelle de Dios

Patricia Dougherty

Sam O'Sullivan

Andrew Segura-Mendez

Isabella Segura-Mendez

Nicole Villamater

Title VI

Steven David

Chris Garcia

Keely Hall

Reginal Jackson

Sihkyliin Jackson

Miranda Jimenez-Hernandez

Rylan Olson

K'shalee Smartt Thomas

Aidan Truitt-Porter

King Vaughn

Raymond Walbert

Justin Weiser

Zachariah White

Maki Wilson

Key Club

Jaxon Danskin

Exchange Students

Ines Bieneme, Daniela de Cordoba, and Laurine Dubois

Klamath Union Awards

2024 Faculty Cup winners: Isabela Coffman and Augustus Shaffer

Turn Around Award: DayQuan McKay

Senior Class Co-Presidents and our only Senior ASB members this year, Abby Martin, Alyse Perez

Business & Management Leadership Award: Brooke Nelson, Alyse Perez

DECA Diamond Leadership Award: Cassidy Bogatay, Evangelina Stanfield

DECA Emerging Leader Honor Award: Cassidy Bogatay, Halina Ganong, Brooke Nelson, Alyse Perez, Evangelina Stanfield

Outstanding Yearbook Students: Madigan Greer, Mia Hidden

Outstanding Media Design Students: Lillian Anderson, Darrell Anspaughsnow, Braden Dawson, Daina Hernandez-Alvarado

Outstanding Physics Student: Brooke Nelson

Outstanding Anatomy & Physiology Student: Braden Dawson

Outstanding AP Environmental Science Students: Brooke Nelson, Augustus Shaffer

Outstanding Overall Science Student: Augustus Shaffer

Outstanding Art Student: Gillian Hundahl

Outstanding AVID Senior: Dakota Age

Outstanding Culinary Students: Jamar Cuellar, Mathyis Horton, Gabrielle Johnson, Margaret Shaw

Outstanding English Student: Sam O’Sullivan

Outstanding Health/PE Students: Isabela Coffman, DayQuan McKay

Outstanding Math Student: Zia Hill Sparks

Outstanding Theater Student: Joshua Darick

Outstanding Social Studies Student: Sam O’Sullivan

Outstanding Spanish Students: Darrell Anspaughsnow, Mitchelle de Dios, Aubrey Syrnyk

Perseverance Award: Miranda Hernandez-Jimenez

Creativity Award: Joel Mellentine

Endurance Award: Noah Hicks

John Philip Sousa Band Award: Zia Hill Sparks

Byron & Kathy Sagunsky Music Award: Josiah Kupitz

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Josiah Kupitz

National Choral Scholars, Nathan Carter and Wyatt Croshal

Mathyis Horton, Torrin Swaim, and Jacob Federico, earning certificates for having committed to the US Marine Corps. Jacob will be joining the US Air Force.

Merle & Emma West Scholarship - Isabela Coffman, Braden Dawson, Mia Dentinger,

Brooke Nelson, Augustus Shaffer

Margie Howard (Rotary) scholarship - Isabela Coffman

Rotary Foundation scholarship - Brooke Nelson

Earl and Jane Ferguson Scholarships - Isabela Coffman, Alyse Perez, Augustus Shaffer

Klamath Falls Police Beneficiary Association - Mia Dentinger

Green Diamond Resource Company

Mark Reed - Brooke Nelson

Green Diamond Natural Resources - Zia Hill Sparks, Benjamin Pierce, Augustus Shaffer

PEO Scholarship - Brooke Nelson, Alyse Perez

Klamath Falls Lions Club: Daina Hernandez-Alvarado

Benefit for the Basin Scholarships: Lillian Anderson, Isabela Coffman, Alyse Perez

Klamath County Sports Officials Scholarship: Keely Hall

KFEA Scholarship: Isabela Coffman

KFACE Scholarship: Lillian Anderson

Knights of Columbus Scholarship: Alyse Perez

Pelican Education Foundation

Waihun Yee- Isabela Coffman, Keely Hall, Josiah Kupitz, Alyse Perez

Glidden STEM- Ethan Chinander, Augustus Shaffer

Wayne Scott- Josiah Kupitz, Benjamin Pierce

Dalla Costa- Dakota Age, DayQuan McKay, Logan Renfro

Thomas Gospodnetich- Braden Dawson

DayDreamer Digital Media- Braden Dawson

Clara Cabella- Isabela Coffman, Evangelina Stanfield

Wendell Switzer- Sam O’Sullivan

Bill Leary- Gabrielle Johnson

Mary Young- Patricia Dougherty, Alyse Perez

Jim “J.J.” Johnson Memorial Scholarship: Eli Haas, Daina Hernandez-Alvarado, Josiah Kupitz, and Isabella Martinez-Guzman

David Beeson Memorial Scholarship: Isabela Coffman

Julia Zumwalt Scholarship: Lillian Anderson and Brooke Nelson.

James Heryford Ousley Scholarships, $2,000: Lillian Anderson, Isabela Coffman, Mia Dentinger, Dakota Neese, Brooke Nelson, Alyse Perez, Augustus Shaffer.

Red Cross Scholarship, $250: Audrey Langdon.

Al Keck Memorial Scholarship, $500 scholarship: Keely Hall.

NewSun Energy Scholarship, $2,500: Augustus Shaffer.

Rachel’s School of Dance, $250: Zia Hill Sparks

Columbia Forest Products, $1,500, Isabella Segura-Mendez

Scholarships, University, College Recognition

Klamath County Commissioners KCC Scholarship of $500 are Jaxon Danskin and Joshua Darick.

Receiving a Klamath County Commissioners Military Giftcard of $50 are Aidan McConnell and Jack Wong.

Receiving a City of Klamath Falls giftcard of $100 is Hunter Blair.

Receiving Soroptimist Scholarships of $2,000 are Isabela Coffman and Isabella Martinez Guzman.

Receiving Soroptimist Scholarships of $1,000 are Tatum Morris and Eli Haas.

Receiving a Windermere Realty Scholarship of $500 is Brooke Nelson.

Receiving Klamath Falls Rotary Giftcards of $100 are Jamar Cuellar, Carter Chipman, Reginal Jackson, DayQuan McKay, Troy Caldwell.

Receiving the Glen & Ursula Gallis Scholarship of $500 are Mia Dentinger and Mia Hidden.

Receiving the Hispanic Health Committee Scholarship of $500 is Erin Garcia.

Receiving the Klamath Open Door Scholarship of $500 is Nathan Carter.

Receiving the Klamath Basin Behavioral Health Scholarship of $500 is Logan Renfro.

Receiving the Klamath Falls City Schools Administrators Scholarship of $250 is David Chamberlain.

Receiving the Pelican Education Foundation Klamath Promise Scholarship of $500 is Yosalin Briseno-Reyes.

Receiving the Holliday Jewelry scholarship of $500 is Rylan Olson.

Students attending KCC next year

Andrea Anderson, Yosalin Briseno Reyes, David Chamberlain, Jaxon Danskin, Jolene Foster, Erin Garcia, Liam Garrett, Jasmin Hidalgo, Joel Mellentine, Christian Merrill, Rhiley Pelham, Alicia Ruiloba, Isaac Thornton, King Vaughn, Nichole Villamater, Raymond Walbert, Justin Weiser.

Alyse Perez has earned the Harry A. Applegate Scholarship, a $5,000 scholarship, at the DECA National Competition this year. Alyse Perez was one of four at large national recipients to receive this distinct scholarship, making her only the third recipient in KU DECA’s history.

KU seniors who have committed to Oregon Tech and are receiving scholarships. Klamath Union Students will be receiving over $67,000 from OIT next year.

Winston Purvine Presidential - Nathan Carter, Ethan Chinander, Mia Dentinger, Eli Haas, Keely Hall, Zia Hill Sparks, Audrey Langdon, Evangelina Stanfield

Jesse Crabtree Presidential - Lillian Anderson

Fred Foulon Presidential - Darrell Anspaughsnow, Chris Blackwater, Patricia Dougherty, Logan Strop

OIT Engineering - Darrell Anspaughsnow, Zia Hill Sparks

Klamath County Recognition - Lillian Anderson, Darrell Anspaughsnow, Chris Blackwater, Nathan Carter, Ethan Chinander, Mia Dentinger, Patricia Dougherty, Eli Haas, Keely Hall, Zia Hill Sparks, Audrey Langdon, Evangelina Stanfield, Logan Strop

Dakota Age, Steven David, Mitchelle de Dios, and Sam O’Sullivan will be attending Southern Oregon University next year where Dakota and Steven will be receiving the Siskiyou Scholarship in the amount of $1,500 per year, and Mitchelle and Sam will be receiving the Churchill Scholarship in the amount of $2000 per year.

Isabella Segura-Mendez please join us on stage. Isabella will be attending The University of Oregon next year, and she has received both the Summit Scholarship in the amount of $5000 per year and a Pathway Scholarship which covers full tuition and fees for all four years. Congratulations, Bella! We’ve since learned this is incorrect. Bella will be attending OIT and receiving a 4,000 Jesse Crabtree Presidential Scholarship.

All four of the following individuals will be attending Oregon State University and receiving the Finley Academic Excellence Scholarship. Please come to the stage as I call your name: Mia Hidden, Dakota Neese, and Alyse Perez are each receiving $4,500 per year, and Cassidy Bogaty is receiving $2,500 per year. Congratulations.

Josiah Kuptiz, Benjamin Pierce, and Logan Renfro will be attending Western Oregon University where Josiah will be receiving a Merit Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 per year; Logan will be receiving one for $3,000 per year; and Ben will be receiving one for $1,000 per year. Josiah will also be receiving a $1,500 Department of Music Scholarship from Western Oregon, as well as a Young Musicians of Excellence $1,000 scholarship and up to $5,000 from the Beyond Scholars Scholarship program.

Gillian Hundahl will be attending George Fox next year, and she has received a Merit Scholarship in the amount of $18,000, renewable for 4 years.

Augustus Shaffer will be attending Hamline University, and has received their Presidential Scholarship in the amount of $32,000 per year.

Jacob Bartels will be attending the University of Arizona, and will be receiving their Merit Scholarship in the amount of $12,500 per year.

Mercy Lassett-Egbert will be attending Loyola Marymount University, and has received their Arrupe Scholarship in the amount of $13,500 per year.