Holly Davis ' favorite things in life are friends, playing guitar, listening to music, and chilling with her cat, Fee. For the past year she has worked at the Kingston Library, and she participated in Running Start at Olympic College where she plans to complete her Associate of Arts degree. Holly's long-term goal is to be either a psychoanalyst or a physical therapist.
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Scott Davison enjoys working on and restoring his truck. Other hobbies include fishing, hunting, riding his dirt bike, and traveling to scenic areas such as the Grand Canyon and the Redwood Forest in California. Scott plans to attend diving school to become a commercial diver and in November, upon completion of the course, he plans to head to the Gulf of Mexico to work for a few years.
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Anna Deyna completed a legal/medical office assistant course at the Skill Center in Vancouver during her junior year of high school. She enrolled in Academy Northwest because she could complete her high school diploma while working as an administrative assistant at the Hampton Alzheimer's community. Anna's future plan is to become a radiologist.
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Sara Duwe has been home schooled for over 10 years. She lives in Kingston at the edge of Apple Tree Cove in a house that she helped remodel. She enjoys kayaking with her two brothers and dad while her mom makes fattening desserts. Sara's favorite school subject is history and she likes to do research. She plays the piano, speaks some Russian & Spanish, skis down black diamond runs, and fishes for king salmon. Sara has been in the Awana program since she was three years old and even earned the highest honor (the Citation Award) this spring. She's graduating Phi Theta Kappa from Olympic College's Running Start program with an Associate of Arts degree and will be attending Seattle Pacific University in the fall, where she has been offered the President's Award merit scholarship. There she'll study Russian language and culture for two years, which will include a quarter abroad in Russia.
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Tyler Elsea
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Jamie Faldborg shows horses and works at a latte stand in Snohomish. She completed her high school diploma during the first semester and plans to enter Everett Community College in the fall. She then plans to attend the Everett campus of Western Washington University to complete a degree in education.
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Katie Ferguson is a member of a lightweight eight women crew that took fifth place at Nationals in Ohio. She loves to ride and train her horses, ski at Whistler, and spend summers on Flathead Lake in Montana with her family. In September she plans to travel to New Zealand for six months of discipleship training school with YWAM. When she returns she plans to attend college and own her own business.
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Victoriya Galagurova has been enrolled in Academy Northwest since her freshman year. This year she has been enrolled in the Skill Center's Hospitality Careers program. She plans to continue her education at Clark Community College before transferring to Washington State University, where she hopes to complete her Master of Arts degree.
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Duran George is a member of the Suquamish Tribe, and holds the stories from his grandfather's life as cherished treasures in his own life. He is an avid fisherman and works in the family's fishing business. He has also worked in the family's fireworks stands from as far back as he can remember. Duran, known among his friends as the social, charming and friendly one, genuinely wants others to be happy. He grew up dreaming of becoming a policeman, but now is not sure what he will do. He is already working at Clearwater Casino as a cook. What ever Duran cooks up in his life will be worthy, because he has a heart of gold.
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Sarah Giordano has home schooled since preschool. Her parents found Academy Northwest in her junior year of high school, and the last two years have surpassed the rest. She has taken piano lessons for ten years, and during those years participated in adjudications and for two years participated in Scholars. Two years out of adjudications she was chosen to play at a recognition recital. The most fulfilling time spent playing the piano, though, was when she and her sister played at the convalescent center in Arlington for their church services. Home schooling helped Sarah to mature in many aspects of life and become responsible with her time and commitments. She is currently looking at colleges in Washington State where she can prepare for a career in fashion design.
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Claudiu Giurgiu 's main reason for choosing Columbia Learning Center was because it is a Christian school. He recalls his teacher, Penny, as being one of the happiest people he has ever seen when he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Now, he is a leader in the youth ministry at New Beginning Christian Center, and it is one of the best things he has experienced. While Claudio's future is not really clear at this moment, he does know that he wants to be a police officer, and to give God all the praise.
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Timothy Gonzales hikes, swims and just sits around. Currently he works as a sign technician but in the future he plans to join the army to serve his country for a few years before attending college.
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Danielle Graham is a gifted artist who enjoys painting and anything to do with animals. She plans to take the next year off, working and saving money so that she can attend Everett Community College before transferring to the University of Washington to pursue degrees in zoology and marine biology.

Elliot Greisen plays music, hangs out with friends, and watches movies. He also plays tennis and is planning to work full-time this summer before heading off in the fall for a six-month YWAM mission discipleship training in New Zealand
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Bethany Harmon is active in her church youth group and enjoys summer mission trips. This past May she earned the Citation Award for her involvement in Awana. Bethany is also the recipient of the Valedictorian scholarship as well as an enhanced merit scholarship from Whitworth College, where she will begin her studies in Spanish and education this fall.
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Melinda Harrison loves going new places, trying new things, animals, dancing, and modeling. She dreams of becoming a model and working in commercials one day, and she can see herself in magazines or on television. Melinda plans to work and move out on her own before going on to college.
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Elliott Howell sings and plays guitar in a band and plans to become a rock star. In the meantime, he works at Jiffy Lube.
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Philip Isaksen has always been very athletic. When he was younger he played baseball and football; now in his spare time, he likes to ride his bike. He rides his BMX bike for fun, but rides his road and track bike for a cycling team. In 2002 he was the Washington State Best All-Around Rider Champion. When he is not riding bikes, he loves to play paintball, work on his paintball gun, and during the winter, go snowboarding. Phillip attended the Running Start program at Skagit Valley College this past year, and plans to continue taking classes this fall in criminal law and justice.
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Inna Ivanov doesn't remember asking God to be her Savior, but one of the things she likes most about being a Christian is that she has the peace that many others are seeking. She knows that she has an eternity and that she has a special plan that God wants her to fulfill.
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Marion Ives is a proud member of the Suquamish Tribe. He has been on the Tribal Canoe Journey and he, along with family and friends, carved a 37-foot canoe in the traditional style and restored another. He has participated in conferences that are supportive of Native issues. A pow wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico, The Gather of The Nations, was an awesome experience that stands out in his mind. Marion is a member of the Tribal Youth Council, a position of responsibility and leadership. He wants to go to college, but has not decided what his major will be or where to go. People who know Marion believe he is trustworthy and responsible, and whatever he chooses to do, he will lead others in ways that are right.
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Ryan Jarosky earned a GED but decided to return to Academy Northwest to complete the requirements for his high school diploma. He worked this year as an apprentice housepainter and thinks he would like to continue in the field. Ryan also wants to attend Edmonds Community College to further his education, but at this time he is unsure about a field of study.
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Jonathan Jayne is an Eagle Scout whose hobbies include Special Olympics' basketball, bowling, cycling, tennis and softball. He also likes to fish, sail, hike, camp, play video games, garden, and watch television. Jonathan lists his talents as playing the piano, singing songs, and working on the computer. He hopes to attend The Art Institute of Seattle to study music engineering.
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Meghan Jaynes grew up playing sports such as basketball, volleyball, fast pitch, track, soccer, and horseback riding. She won the MVP award 3 years in a row for volleyball and most multitalented overall for her eighth grade class. She has been involved in student body government for four years and has been elected to such positions as senator, secretary, vice president and president. Meghan has also been in National Honor Society and attended Olympic College for a semester. Her greatest passions are journalism and writing poetry as well as photography, philosophy, and psychology. She plans to attend the Academy of Art in San Francisco, CA or the Art Center in Pasadena, CA where she hopes to complete a Master's degree in interior and architectural design, advertising, or fashion design. Meghan really hopes to always have the opportunity to use her creativity in whatever she does.
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Scott Joachim asked Jesus into his heart at age five, was baptized at age ten, went on two mission trips in high school, and loves Jesus. He's been home-schooled his entire life. His main passion is dirt bikes, which he's ridden since age 11. He has the unique ability to make loads of friends, and they congregate at his house regularly. Cars, fishing, camping, and road trips are a few of his hobbies. Scott is undecided about a career at this time, but after graduation he plans to continue working with his dad.
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Stephanie Johns
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Mitchell Johnson has been enrolled in Academy Northwest for four years and truly enjoyed this educational opportunity, thanks to his wonderful teacher, Patty Huey. He enjoys photography, video production, and riding bikes all year round; in the winter he likes snowboarding and snowmobiling. Last year Mitch created a video yearbook for Hill Creek Christian School, which included filming his class trip to Washington D.C. This year he participated in Running Start at Skagit Valley College. He is earning his transfer degree for Western Washington University where he will study art and graphic design.
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Katy Johnson spends her spare time on adventures with her family, playing in the park with Marley and Bryan, singing songs with Ashley, reminiscing about old times with friends, and riding motorcycles. Her plans for the future are to go to cosmetology school, graduate, then study business at a local university with the end goal of owning a salon. As her grandma would tell her, "Live life to the fullest." Katy also says, "Thank you Mom, Dad, Sis, Bry, and Ash. The best is yet to come. Don't forget to keep your fork.."
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Samuel Judd
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