Samantha Lyons won the Katherine Church award. The award honors three outstanding senior girls. All of the nominees excelled in academics, sports, and community involvement.

The ceremony was held at Wind Lea Banquet Hall on May 5. The girls all delivered speeches in which they thanked family, loved ones, and supporters.

Dr. Ronna Mathias Monseau spoke.

Laurie Ogu is the daughter of Melanie Ogu. She has been a member of the track and soccer teams for all four years. In her freshman and sophomore years, she was on the Lady Tornado basketball team.

For one year she ran cross-country. Laurie is in the concert and marching bands, playing percussion instruments along with the saxophone. She is in the AFS club, and an active member of the Keyser First Presbyterian Church.

Sam Lyons, the daughter of Sam and Francy Lyons, holds a 4.112 G.P.A. This makes her one of the prestigious Goldsworthy Scholars.

She is a part of the National Honor Society, the Math Honorary, and the Student Council. She once was a member of the track team for one year, and participated in volleyball and basketball both for four years.

Sheri Likens participated in soccer, cross-country, track, basketball, and softball.

She played softball for one year, and did stats for another, ran for the track team for one year, played soccer for two years, and did cross-country and basketball both for four years.