West Lauderdale High School awarded diplomas to 114 seniors during commencement exercises held May, 19, 2009, at the football stadium.
The honorees were:
High Honors
Patrick Trenton Hodges, Valedictorian
Joel Philip Mabry, Valedictorian
Nathan David Carroll, Salutatorian
Elizabeth Ann Kiehn, Salutatorian
Audrey Elizabeth Sollie, Salutatorian
Timothy John Woolman, Salutatorian
Katie Lynn Odom
Jena Marie Shamp
Lindsey Michael Summerlin
Courtney Lynn Warren
Marla Shea Eubanks
Jessy Marie Phillips
Debbie Kathleen Harmon
Anna Elizabeth Bates
Shelley Marie Munn
Justin Samuel Giles
George Anthony Hogan
Kristina Bonnie Weil
Honors
Shaquanda Janee' Clark
Taylor Lane Vick
Jacob Blake Daniels
Reina Marie Dunkin
Kandace Terra Hardy
Reanna Rickelle Cannon
Amber Marie Lantz
Lauren Glenda Winstead
Jocelyn Monroe Webber
Melyssa Ashley Sheffield
Tambria Brenae Davis
Keri Beth Graham
Landon Keith Ethridge
James Scott Byrd II
Devin Blaine Adams
Alicia Chantel Baylor
Kristen Joy Covington, Amanda Brooke Crocker, Davina Lee Culpepper, Jeremy Wayne Davis, Jovan Caytrell Donald, Gareth Norwood Driskill, Kayle Irene Durham, Hallie Laine, Dyess, Michael David Earley, Mikeal Dwayne Evans, Darren Shields Farmer, James Calton Farrow, Justin Michael Ford, Nandi Nkosanzana Franklin, Alex Kyle Gibson, Kenya Tenil Gilson, John Thomas Ray Goins, Luke Carson Goodman, Roosevelt Griffin, Blakely Chance Harding, Braxton Dunn Harrison, Jessica Ann Heath, Kameron Clark Heiser, Christopher Brock Hughes, Roy Wayne Hunt, III, Merrilu Aquila Hunt, Justin Benjamin Jackson, Bisa Shanshae Jennings, Raven Nicole Johnson, Chelsea Alysee Jones, Keegan Lee Jones, Ellen Mabry Joyner, Matthew Clayton Lane, Breanna Ashton Lee, Staci Deanne Lee, Brandon Chase Lightsey, Laney Michelle Livingston, Kaleb P. Long, Celeste Cran Loper, Russell Allen McClure, Craig Jarrad McFonald, Micah Samuel McKee, Thomas Wayne McMahan, Joshua Dustin McWilliams, Andrew Lee Miller, Ryne Chase Miller, Hunter Allen Mitchell, Tevin Jarmal Mobley, Sarah Elizabeth Motes, Mychal Howard Neal, Stephen Andrew Nicholas, Brooke Ahsley Page, Brantley Daniel Partridge, Kim Thao Pham, Wesley Major Pierce, Aubrey Ryan Pogue, Jeffrey Coleman Poole, Clifton James Radcliffe, Courtney Michelle Reinke, Kurt Russell Schroeder, Jr., Katherine Elizabeth Smith, Cameron Chase Sonak, Kristofer Alan Sullican, Mykel Levi Sullivan, Alex Kase Summerlin, Ashton Tegetta Tew, Grant Mitchell Theall, John Kirkwood Thompson, Melvin Franklin Wagner, Teven Dewayne Walker, Thomas Lamar Walker, Michael Jacob Wamble, Charles Cody Ward, Roslyn Chantal Warren, Alisha Marie Westerfield, Charles D'Andre Williams, Priscilla Lyn Wood, Tyler Wade Wood, Darius Javonde Wren, Jeffrey Eugene Young.
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