Highest honors for 16 members of BHS class of 2021
Valedictorian-salutatorian
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Fifteen valedictorians and one salutatorian make up the Bluffton High School graduating class of 2021. Members of the class participated in the high school’s 140th annual commencement on Sunday.
Valedictorians follow:
Isabella Rose Angel
Jonah Adam Blackburn
Simon Robert Derstine
Adam Shane Fredritz
Haleigh Ann Gatchel
Rebekah Carmel Hoff
Nicholas Allen Jebsen
Brenna Nicole Kindle
Joshua Russell Mehaffie
Joshua Michael Meyer
Melina Ymazool Meza
Thaddeus Alexander Mittendorf
Grace August Myers
Julia Elizabeth Smallcombe
Elizabeth Samantha Allison Hope Wright
Abril Alison Diaz Valdiviezo- Salutatorian
Members of the 2021 class are listed below.
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