Green River/Emery High graduation speakers: Ceremonies Thur. at 7 p.m.

Another school year is winding down as students are checking out of school. The Emery High seniors will go on their Senior Field trip on Wednesday. A senior talent night will be held on Tuesday night at Emery High.
Honor students were chosen at Green River High. Lindsey McFarlane is the Valedictorian of their class and Miranda Johnson is the Salutatorian.
Johnson is the daughter of Kent and Corina Johnson of Green River. She has been very active in sports at Green River High during her time at the school. She played volleyball and basketball. She recently finished her sports career at the Utah State Tournament for track where she competed in the javelin and placed eighth in the state for the 1A schools.
McFarlane is the daughter of Kim and Cindy McFarlane. She has been a very active member of Green River High School as well as her community. She has participated in cheerleading. She was the Math Sterling Scholar for Green River High and the Math runner-up at the Sterling Scholar competition held in Price in March. She has been named the Green River High Valedictorian for her achievements in academics over the years. She is a former Miss Melon Days where she reigned as queen and helped her community celebrate Melon Days and other events throughout the year. She loves to perform and sing and has used her talents to better her school.
For Emery High, Samantha Roberts has been named the Valedictorian. She is the daughter of Wayne and Suzette Roberts. She maintains a 4.0 GPA and took honors and AP courses throughout all of high school. She plays tennis and participates on the student body social committee. She is the president of both the Emery High Service Club and the Emery High Math Club.She is team captain of the school’s robotics team. She has participated in debate, youth city council, honor society, and peer tutoring. This year she served on the seminary council. “I have loved math since I was young and always loved learning. I have worked hard in school my entire life and always achieved high academically. I enjoy volunteering in my community and take any opportunities I can to help others,” said Roberts.
Riata Christiansen has been named Salutatorian.She lives in Emery,She is the daughter of Kirk and Mistie Christiansen. “I grew up on a small ranch where I learned how to work hard and solve problems. I am currently serving as the senior class Vice President, service club vice president, Emery FFA President, seminary council member, Utah High School Rodeo Queen. I am a writer for the Rodeo News magazine, which allows me to get to know and study people involved in the sport of rodeo. This year I competed in two national competitions, National High School Finals Rodeo and the National FFA Organization’s national convention,” said Christiansen. Allen Durrant is the son of Dennis and Crisanne Durrant, of Huntington. He has been named as the Salutatorian. He was the head captain of the Boys Swim Team, and helped his team earn their third State Title in the last four years. He also participated in numerous Musicals in Emery’s Drama department, including Legally Blonde, Elf and The Lion King. He plans to serve an LDS Mission upon his graduation from High School, and then plans to attend Utah State University on his return from his mission.
Brans Petersen has been named an Honor student. “I was born in Lexington, Kentucky and lived in Indianapolis, Indiana and Saratoga Springs, Utah before moving to Cleveland, Utah. I am the son of Hans and Brooke Petersen and I have two younger sisters and two younger brothers. I am a senior at Emery High School and I maintain a 4.0 GPA and take many college and honors classes at school. I am a member of the National Honor Society and I am the president of the FBLA chapter at Emery High. One of the most important things to me is education, and it has influenced almost every aspect of my life. I believe a good education is extremely important for everyone to have. I plan on continuing my path and attending college to hopefully start my own business.”
Honor Student Jimmy Behling is the son of Keven and Amy Behling and the grandson of Kendal and Paula Yost and Jed and Karrie Behling. Jimmy has five brothers and one sister and is in the middle of the pack. He has many interests and talents some of which include being an excellent student, snowboarding, playing the piano and guitar, singing and playing soccer. Jimmy is a kind person and is often found doing service for others.
He is a good example to all his friends and family. Jimmy is leaving to serve a mission in Thailand soon after graduation. He has been preparing for this for a long time and though will be missed by his family he is excited to start this new chapter of his life.
Honor student Elexis Dalton is the daughter of Gratt and Corinne Dalton. “I was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. I am a 4.0 student and to me, that reflects hard work. I’ve been preparing myself as a sterling scholar since my freshman year, as it has always been a desire of mine. Sterling scholar has taught me to mold my foreign language speaking talent into other areas of my life. It has allowed me to progress towards my educational goal of the medical field because the memorization then application is necessary for both. In this program, I’ve also been strengthened in my desire to serve my community. As I get involved with my community more and more, it becomes less and less about me. As I near competition I recognize that it has already rewarded me with lifelong achievements, service lessons, and passion for the Spanish language.
Ren Hatt will be the guest speaker at the Green River graduation. He is an alumni of Green River High.
There will be a graduation party for Emery High students at the Emery County Recreation Center. Starts right after graduation until 1 a.m.
There will be games, sports, food and fun and all high school students are encouraged to attend.