Class Notes, Spring 2022
Have you recently celebrated a new job, promotion, wedding, baby, or new degree? Been published, gone on a fun adventure, started a new business, moved into a new home, or welcomed a grandchild? Let us - and your classmates - know what you've been doing since your time at 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, Westark, or Fort Smith Junior College by submitting a class note. Approved class notes will be published here and in our electronic newsletter Lion Lines. We love to get photos too, and we'll happily share them here and on our socials.
1970s
Donna Jones, 鈥78, accepted a new position as Assistant Principal of Ballman/Bonneville.
1990s
Patricia Briley, 鈥92, became part of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 faculty as an instructor in the nursing program in August 2020.
Carol Westcamp, 鈥94, married Tommy Sessums.
Former 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 standout and head women鈥檚 basketball coach Tari Cummings, 鈥99, has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
2000s
Alicia Peerson, '08, received an Education Specialist Degree in reading from Arkansas State University.
Casey Perez, '04, is newly married with two biological children and one stepchild.
Brandon McFadden, '07, was promoted with tenure to associate professor in the Department of Applied Economics and Statistics at the University of Delaware.
Luke Crouch, 鈥08, celebrated 8 years at Ouro Mining Inc.
Robert Jetton, 鈥09, started a new role as controller at Industrial Piping Specialists Inc.
Cody Fabor, 鈥09, and his wife Casey welcomed Scarlett Faber into the world on June 12, 2021.
Katie Schluterman Kratzberg 鈥07, and AJ Kratzberg welcomed their son Konner Joseph Kratzberg to the world on June 2, 2021.
Elizabeth Love, 鈥09, accepted new position as principal of Spradling Elementary.
Matthew Hominick,鈥08, accepted new position as director of Belle Point Center.
Rachael Foster, 鈥03, accepted new position as assistant principal of Southside.
Keith Lux, 鈥07, achieved the status of an Ameriprise Financial private wealth advisor.
Jeremy May, 鈥07, has accepted a new position as vice president for Client Services and Strategy at Ramsey Mediaworks in Joplin, Mo. He will be working remotely from Fort Smith.
2010s
Clinton Johnson, 鈥11, started a new position as organizational development specialist at Gerdau.
Audra Cooper, 鈥16, and her husband Colton Cooper welcomed their daughter, Lexie in to the world on Aug. 6, 2021.
Daniel Peek, 鈥17, got engaged and was promoted from operations supervisory for ABF Freight in Kansas City, MO, to supervisor implementation for Innovative Operations for ABF Freight.
Priscilla Red, 鈥18, accepted a marketing position with Amazon in El Paso, Texas.
Joshua Harris, 鈥17, began facilitating an opiate addiction focus group at Rightway Medical of Roland.
Amanda Terbieten, 鈥16, got married on Nov. 21, 2020.
Amra Nicholson, 鈥19, planned to welcome baby Nicholson in December 2021.
Angela Mattingly, 鈥10, had her first child, Oliver, in 2018.
Aaliyah Grant, 鈥18, planned to be married April 24, 2021.
Ashley Boyd, 鈥17, got married over the summer and has a 3-year-old child.
Ashley Capes, 鈥18, teaches at Lavaca High School. Since graduating from 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, she has gotten married and had a baby.
Brittany Brazil, 鈥14, married in 2015 and had her first son in August 2020.
Brook Fruits, 鈥10, got married in 2011 and welcomed her first son in 2019.
Tia Teague, 鈥17, graduated with her master鈥檚 degree in Speech Pathology. She is starting a new job as a contract speech therapist at HOPE Therapy and at Hackett Schools.
Hayley Howard, 鈥16, starting a new position as Manager of Strategic Initiatives for Mercy Health Systems - Fort Smith.
Carla Acosta, 鈥18, started new position as senior analyst at Lowe鈥檚 Companies Inc.
Tristen Long, 鈥18, started new position as loan processor at Primary Residential Mortgage.
Jerry Cervantes, 鈥10, celebrated 1 year at Pyramid Central Roofing, LLC.
Murphy-Michelle Burt, 鈥18, started new position as clinical liaison at Northwest Health System.
Corrie M. Harrold 鈥16, got married and became Corrie M. Jenkins.
Joshua Anderson, 鈥17, started his new role as information security analyst at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Chasse Daniels, 鈥18, started a new position as planning supervisor at ArcBest.
Matt Callaway, 鈥17, received a promotion to trade compliance specialist at ArcBest.
Amy Wilson, 鈥09, and Brock Wilson, 鈥10, welcomed their son, Grant Kendricks Wilson into the world on June 17, 2021.
Travis Schluterman, 鈥13, and Staci Rietman 鈥15 were engaged to be married on Sept. 25, 2021.
Callie Sphan, 鈥19, has been accepted into the ATU Instructional Technology, Library Media master鈥檚 degree program.
Constance Elmore, 鈥14, has started a new position at Hackett School this fall as a family and consumer science teacher.
Katie Burgess, 鈥17, and her husband welcomed their daughter, Parker Sloane Burgess, into the world on June 21.
Ian Miller, 鈥11, is the lab director for Higher Testing.
Mary Barker, 鈥12, has been accepted into the master鈥檚 degree program in American Studies at Northeastern State University.
Tony Jones, 鈥16, passed the Arkansas Bar Exam in April 2021.
Steven Stone, 鈥19, graduated in May from UA Fayetteville with a master of education degree in Higher Education and has accepted a position as a financial aid student success specialist at Northwest Arkansas Community College
Angela Havro, 鈥15, started new job as a software support analyst for Fort Smith Public Schools on April 16.
Spencer Hart, 鈥15, was promoted to senior pricing analyst at ABF Freight.
JD Clayton, 鈥18, released his new single 鈥淒ance Another Dance.鈥
Joseph, 鈥17, and AnnMarie McCollum, 鈥18, Pope got married April 24, 2021.
Dylan Karber, 鈥15, accepted a new position as senior analyst, sales financial planning at Tracfone Wireless.
Mason, 鈥18, and Erin, 鈥20, Rhodes welcomed their son, Barrett Hunter Rhodes, into the world on April 29, 2021.
Erin Rhodes was promoted to Logistics manager at Tankersley Foodservice.
Laura Millican, 鈥17, graduated with an MBA with a specialization in marketing and social media marketing from Saint Leo University.
Tyler Armstrong, 鈥17, is the volunteer coordinator with the Fort Smith International Film Festival as well as the founder and the vice president of the Downtown Fort Smith Arts Walk.
Kristen and Remington Pate, 鈥16, welcomed Brooks Remington Pate, their first child, on May 8. Brooks arrived at 8 pounds 9 ounces, and 20 陆 inches.
Zack Gramlich, 鈥15, graduated in May with his master of science degree in educational leadership from Arkansas State University.
Chasse Daniels, 鈥18, graduated in May with an MBA and a graduate certificate in project management from Missouri State University.
Daysi Rosales, 鈥17, graduated with her master's degree from Harding University.
Tony Phanouvong, 鈥17, started a new position as senior tax accountant at Tyson Foods.
Bailee Crenshaw, 鈥19, continued her career as a tax accountant at Hanna Oil & Gas on Aug.16.
Brittany Brazil, 鈥14, has been married since 2015 and had her first son in August of 2020.
Brook Fruits, 鈥10, got married in 2011 and welcomed her first son in 2019.
Cara Boyd, 鈥16, was hired by Fort Smith Public Schools in June of 2016 at Sutton Elementary. She got married in March of 2017. She has had two babies in 2018 and 2020. She is starting her sixth year at Sutton Elementary.
Chandler Papasan, 鈥15, has been married for 5 years.
Cheyenne Boots, 鈥15, got married last year and is a new home owner.
Cindy Popa, 鈥15, is a new grandmother as of September.
Morgan Smith, 鈥13, recently became engaged to Josh Karsten, 鈥14. The two met while attending 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and have been together for 10 years.
Daniel Bibiano, 鈥16, and Giau Pham, 鈥16, recently married after Giau graduated with her doctorate of physical therapy from the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 for Medical Sciences.
David A. Trotter, 鈥16, published a book, Birthrights: Book One of the Last Son of the Feromage Saga. His artist is Aaron Moschner, 鈥13.
Stephen Cranford, 鈥14, started a new position as director of facilities management at Encompass Health.
Brittany Potts, 鈥15, started a new position as territory sales manager at Tempur Sealy International.
Meagan Price, 鈥14, started a new position as owner agent of Farmers Insurance.
Ryan McMahan, 鈥11, started a new position as director of sales at Zengistics.
Alex Glennon (now Schneider), 鈥16, got married on Sep 17, 2021.
Tony Phanouvong, 鈥17, married Kim Phu,鈥16, on Oct 3, 2021.
Hunter Cabe, 鈥13, started a new job at Walmart as a manager in Global Procurement, focusing on Facilities and Maintenance, on Sep 27, 2021
Travis Schluterman, 鈥13, and Staci Shluterman, 鈥15, got married on September 25, 2021.
Lauren Andrews, 鈥18, passed her AANP certification and has accepted a position with Mercy Rural Health Clinic in Paris, AR.
Ashley Hill, 鈥19, received a job as a special education paraprofessional at Poteau Public Schools
Allison Thompson, 鈥19, became engaged to Chris Strasser and planned to be married on Dec. 4, 2021.
Megan Nichols, '15, was promoted to market executive for Regions Bank.
Kevin, '18, and Ashlee, '17, Wein, welcomed their baby girl, Poppy Jean Wein, into the world on Nov. 11, 2021.
Kayla Sidwell, 鈥18, and husband, Tyler, welcomed Jensen Tyler into the world on Oct. 30, 2021.
Brice Jones, 鈥10, has a new position as vice president of Industrial Sales at Bauer Compressors Inc.
Trae Norton, 鈥11, was promoted to partner at RMP Law.
Meagan Bowling, 鈥12, married Daniel Fudge, 鈥12, on March 14, 2021.
Nikki Dapson-Yardley, 鈥18, completed her Master of Science in Education from Arkansas State University.
Allie Wilson Deacon, 鈥16, and her husband Adam welcomed the birth of Davis Deacon, their first son, who weighed in at 7 lb. 15 oz. on Feb. 19, 2021.
Logan Emery, '17, started a new position as the regional sales director for Sugar Creek Farms.
Jeff Jamell and Felicia Jamell, both 鈥15, welcomed Violet Grace into the world on Feb 24, 2021.
Michael Peters, 鈥12, has a new position as child care licensing specialist at Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
Remington Pate, 鈥16, has a new position as North America workplace health & safety client lead recruiter at Amazon.
Allie Deacon, 鈥16, has a new position as ambulatory sales representative at Medline Industries.
Courtney Burdick, 鈥16, and her husband welcomed Emmett Scott Burdick into the world March 2, 2021.
Jennifer Work, 鈥17, and her husband welcomed Bentley Allen Work into the world on March 1, 2021.
Chasse Daniels, 鈥18, accepted Jeff Goines, 鈥16, proposal of marriage at Treasure Falls in Pagosa Springs, CO, on March 9.
Kayla, 鈥18, and Ryan, 鈥19, McCutcheon were married , and they welcomed Raiden Brian McCutcheon into the world on March 18.
Luis Aguilar, 鈥15, was promoted to assistant vice president of finance at Citizens.
Brittany Christian, 鈥14, joined J.B. Hunt Transport Services as a driver recruiter in September.
Monica Cortez, 鈥14, started a new position as media clerk at Fort Smith Public Schools in November.
Carlos Ceron, 鈥15, proposed to his fianc茅 Breanna Peace on the beach near Miami, FL on Nov. 22, 2020. He planted the ring in a seashell, which he made sure Breanna 鈥渇ound鈥 while they were seashell hunting.
LueDE Yang, '15, started a new position as an equipment maintenance technician with Tesla in November at their facility in Sparks, NV.
Hannah, 鈥14, and Travis, 鈥12, Sandifer announced the birth of their second son, Boone, on Sept. 17, 2020. Boone was 9lbs, 6oz and 21.5 inches long.
David Trotter, 鈥16, and his wife Heather announced the birth of their son on Nov.16. Theodore Lucas Achilles Trotter weighed in at 7 lbs. 2 ox. and 19.5 inches.
Laurel Sneed-McGehee, 鈥17, started a new position as employee experience and people applications analyst at ArcBest.
Tommi Vorabouth, 鈥19, was promoted to Extended Coverage Fleet Manager at USA Truck in November.
Tulsa House, 鈥17, started a new position as the marketing/social media coordinator at Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council.
2020s
Rachel Covington, '21, was accepted to UAM's Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Jordan Dart, 鈥21, is enrolled in the master鈥檚 program in Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California.
Emily Tedder, 鈥20, moved to Rogers and is about to start her master鈥檚 degree in mental health counseling.
Amanda Norris, 鈥20, works at Fort Smith Public Schools working for the Peak Innovation Center.
Bheyleigh Nufer, 鈥20, got engaged in 2020 with plans to marry October 2023.
Breanna Davenport, 鈥20, got engaged in February 2021 with plans to marry in December 2021
Colton Key, 鈥20, is a software developer at ArcBest.
Brice Langley, 鈥20, got married to Taylor on July 11, 2020, and their baby Gracelynn was born in April 10, 2021.
Angie Meija, 鈥20, married Wyatt Mahuron.
Chelsea Peugh, 鈥21, was a member of the first class to graduate from 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 with a Master of Education degree and is interning with NASA to create STEM educational resources.
Coy Wineland, 鈥20, and Heather Casteel (now Wineland) are married on Sept. 6, 2020.
Cristina Recinos, 鈥20, has accepted a position as a sales representative at ArcBest.
Cassandra Lopeman, 鈥20, and Alvis Center, 鈥18, were engaged Sept. 19, 2020. They have a tortoiseshell cat named Star Crunch.
Caroline Langham, 鈥21, has accepted a position as a human resources compliance specialist at ArcBest.
Alec Armstrong, 鈥21, has accepted a teaching/coaching position at Glen Rose High School in Malvern, AR, beginning in the fall semester of 2021.
Cecilia Flores Hernandez, 鈥20, accepted a new position as an account manager at Snelling Personnel- Fort Smith.
Alina A. Storm, 鈥20, has accepted a position as administrative specialist in the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Business Office.
Kristi Martin, 鈥21, started as a staff accountant at Landmark CPA in May.
Hunter Engel, 鈥20, accepted a new position as customer support coordinator at ArcBest.
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