WMHS Class of 2017 Valedictorians

Posted On 06 Jun 2017

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The Class of 2017 from Wayne Memorial High School has earned $4.5 million in scholarships. Below is the list of the eight valedictorians. Front Row: Kiera Matiska, Rachel Baisa, Melaina Climer and Makayla Carpenter. Back Row: Jacob Clark, Abigail Drake, James Greenshields, Erika Curka and Nicholas Adamson.

Nicholas Ryan Adamson
Son of Kevin and Kari Anderston
Nicholas is graduating with a
4.02 Cumulative GPA
He will be attending
Washtenaw Community College
Studying Forensic Science

Makayla Carpenter
Daughter of John and Amanda Buckley
Makayla is graduating with a
4.14 Cumulative GPA
She will be attending Kettering University
Studying Mechanical Engineering

Jacob Clark
Son of Melissa Clark
Jacob is graduating
with a 4.18 Cumulative GPA
He will be attending Swarthmore College
Studying Linguistics
and Foreign Language

Melaina Climer
Daughter of Steven and Karen Climer
Melaina is graduating with a
4.31 Cumulative GPA
She will be attending the
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Majoring in Mathematics

Erika Curka
Daughter of Hasan and Alketa Curka
Erika is graduating with a 4.36 Cumulative GPA
She will be attending the
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Studying Cellular and Molecular Biology

Abigail Drake
Daughter of Jeff and Tricia Drake
Abigail is graduating with a
4.06 Cumulative GPA
She will be attending the
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Majoring in Biology

James Alan Greenshields
Son of Dave and Deanna Greenshields
James is graduating with a
4.0 Cumulative GPA
He will be attending the
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Majoring in Mechanical Engineering

Kiera Matiska
Daughter of Andrew and Tonya Matiska
Kiera is graduating with a
4.125 Cumulative GPA
She will be attending the
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
Studying Biology

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