News Release
SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko Community Schools presented 78 diplomas to graduating seniors during the Friday, commencement program in the Whitko Junior Senior High School gymnasium.
Superintendent Dr. Amy Korus welcomed the families, relatives and friends of the graduating class members, reminding the students they were Wildcats now, would always be Wildcats, and always welcome home.
Valedictorian Lillie Sickafoose and Salutatorian Kira Sordelet addressed their classmates and Whitko Senior High Principal Kathy Longenbaugh wished them well in this new phase of their lives.
Whitko Junior High Principal JD Maurer called the role of graduates as Longenbaugh and Whitko Career Academy Director Chris Benedict presented diplomas. School board members Scott Werstler, Georgia Tenney, Lynn Studebaker, Micah Cokl, and Deb Thomas were in attendance.
Each graduate also received a red carnation, their class flower.
The 2026 graduating class members of Whitko Junior Senior High School are:
Caden William Abbott
Zackery Ryan Allen
Luis Angel Anaya
Matthew Lawrence Andersen
Alivia Rose Anderson
Sophie Isabelle Augustus
Aiden S.J. Baldridge
Caitlin Jean Beer
Drake Evan Bird
Byron Kendal Bollinger
Savanna Grace Bradley
Jonah Cole Brennaman
Mayson Daniel Brubaker
Makayla Renee Buckles
Grace Christine Burnworth
Darci Allin Busche
Ryan Steven Campbell
Caylee Ann Clark
Braydon David Coburn
Lillian Morgan Coil
Alexus Danielle Craun
William Christoph Cripe
Sitera Renay Dager
Catherine Ann Deckena
Caden Christopher Deneve
Angel Nevaeh Finton
Jacob Montana Forshtay
Carmin Marie Gayheart
Kyara Monae Gibson
Matthew Jacob Graf
Trinity Alexis Hall
Kalli Lyn Hapner
Devin Talmadge Haskin
Alena Rae Hindbaugh
Payton Lennis Hobbs
Dylan Matthew Hughes
Kavante Michael Hurd
Colton Lee Jarrell
Denise Marnae Jenkins
Howard Ernest Johnson III
Jack Alyne Johnson
Preston Donald Juillerat
Jessica Kajune
Kheir Mwalim Khamis
Lincoln Timothy Koser
Treyton Christopher Larson
Ciera Michele Leughmyer
Taylor Lynn Long
Caspian Enoch Marius Love
Jasmyn Lillian Rae Mathias
Salome Elizabeth Meyer
Yareli Meyo-Tecualt
Hannah Nichole Moore
Emma Lou Morse
Lacey Marie Neer
Christopher Charles O’Connell
Olivia Cayelynn Pender
Dylan Robert Perkins
Serenity Ann Perkins
Alexandria L Platt
Kevin Santiago Prieto-Lopez
Viola Prigigallo
Harper Van Reilly
Randy Lee Romine
Ryan Scott Rose
Lyncon Kain Saunders
Grace Lynn Shoemaker
Lillie Kate Sickafoose
Kimberly Ann Smith
Landon James Smith
Kira Bailey Sordelet
Kenlee Payton Stewart
Reese Jolee Stonebraker
Brooklyn Trinity Thomas
Ella Mae Thomas
Camryn May Turner
Ethan Ryan Yates
Kabriel Syn Ybarra
