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Volume 4, Issue 1

Perry Floyd, Full TimeChaplain

2

Success Continues for

Basketball, Cheer

2

Welcome, Class of 2014 3

Time Capsule 3

Where Are They Now? 4-6

How to Stay Involved 6

Inside this issue:Hope Christian Middle

Schools community out-

reach group, Weekend

Missions, hosted an end

of the year party with

an unusual theme: hair.

The Haircutting Party

gave 31 students, staff,and parentsthe oppor-

tunity to cut and donate

their long locks to the

Childhood Leukemia

Foundation (CLF). Do-

nated hair will be used

to make wigs for chil-

dren across the nation

who have lost their hair

due to cancer treatment.

The event was held at

DAmbrosio Designs

Hair Studio.

Last fall, science teacher

Brenda Angus was ap-

proached by a student

wanting to donate her

hair to charity. I loved

the idea so much, said

Mrs. Angus, I told her I

would do it

with her.

Mrs. Angus

posted a sign

up sheet on

her classroom

door to en-

courage stu-

dents to growtheir hair un-

til the end of

the school

year. The par-

ticipants,

mostly 6thand

7thgrade girls,

each donated

at least 10 of

hair.

Cut hair was

placed in individual

sealable bags and will

be shipped to CLFs

headquarters in New

Jersey. After cutting off

the donated portion of

their hair, participants

received complimentary

haircuts from

DAmbrosio stylists.

I pray and hope the

students participating

get a sense of communi-

ty, giving back, sacrifice,

and love, says Mrs. An-

gus In addition, they

would be an example to

others and be able to

inspire other students to

contribute to our world.

Short Cuts to a Good Cause

May 2014

Tom Morris - Then & NowTeacher, coach, and ad-ministrator -- Mr. Tom

Morris has done it all.

Mr. Morris holds a spe-

cial place in Hope histo-

ry as one of the original

teachers hired for the

first school year in 1976.

In the early years of

Hope, Mr. Morris filled

many roles from mathteacher to volleyball

coach.

Mr. Morris returned to

Hope in 2011 as Direc-

tor of Academic Affairs.

In his newest role, Mr.

Morris has implemented

new curriculum and pro-

vides leadership for all

three campuses. Hope is

blessed to have a dedi-

cated teacher return as

a gifted administrator.

Husky HappeningsAlumni Newsletter

Top: Students show their long hair

Bottom: Brenda Angus and students after

donating their hair

Coach Morris and Girls Basketball

Mr. Morris at 14 Commencement


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Boys Basketball

This year marked the 12th State

Championshipfor Hope Boys Bas-

ketball with Coach Jim Murphy,

who is now tied for the record of

most State Basketball Champion-

ships won by a NM coach.

Cheer

2014 marked the 11th consecu-

tive win for the Hope Cheer pro-

gram with Coach Kelly Grice. It is

also the 13th title in the last 14

years for the cheer program and

Coach Grice.

Congratulations

to all Hope

athletes, past

and present!

As Hope Chris-tian School con-

tinues to grow, sodo the needs of

our studentbody. The ad-ministration andteachers haveseen a growing

need for a fulltime chaplain, who

is more readilyavailable to meet the concerns of ourfamilies and students. Due to Hopes

growing needs, the decision was made tocreate a full time chaplain position be-

ginning the 2014-15 school year.

Mr. Perry Floyd was asked to fill theposition of full time school chaplain, forall levels, as needed. The school chap-lain will be responsible for organizingand planning all retreats, be available for

student counseling or referrals, planchapel services, hospital visits, available

to speak in Bible classes, Bible Depart-ment Head, and will help guide thespiritual formation of our student

body. We believe that creating this

new position will help to better meetthe needs of our student body and fami-

lies.

As many of you know, Mr. Floyd has

been on staff as a teacher and part timechaplain for many years. He has taughtWorld Views to seniors, and has beenan integral part of equipping our seniors

for the years after high school.

Mr. Floyd leaving the classroom left a

teaching position open, which we justrecently filled. The senior Bible class

will be taught by Christian Schlenker, a

Hope Alum.

We are excited for Mr. Floyd and theministry opportunities his new position

presents.

Cheer Goes Up to 11, Basketball makes 12

Perry Floyd Becomes Full Time Chaplainby Terry Heisey, High School Principal

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Mr. and Mrs. Floyd

2012 Yearbook

Mr. Floyd from the 1995 Yearbook


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On May 22 the Class of 2014 completed their

journey as Huskies. Here are some facts about

our newest group of Alumni:

Class Size: 104 Students

Amount Offered in Scholarships: $4,355,000

Valedictorian: Emily Carrico

Salutatorians: Melissa Rosenthal & Brandon

Zabala

2014 Hope Graduates will attend many colleges

including: The University of New Mexico, New

Mexico State University, Central New Mexico

Community College, Eastern New Mexico Uni-versity, United States Air Force Academy, Grand

Canyon University, Texas Tech University, Colo-

rado Christian University, & MIT.

Class Scripture: The wicked man flees

though no one pursues, but the righteous are

as bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1

Congratulations Class of 2014

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WHERE

Are They

Now

?

80 Debbie Dapson Jones has been mar-

ried to her husband, Michael, for almost

31 years. They have traveled all around

the world for Michaels military career and

now live in Washington D.C. Debbie and

Michael have three daughters and three

granddaughters. Debbie is currently a

member of the Christian Motorcycle Asso-ciation, which supports local charities and

families in need.

81

Nate

Lashway

and his

wife

Tammy

live in

Madagas-

car

where heis a Mis-

sionary

Team

Leader

with Assemblies of God World Missions.

They have two children: Caleb (21) and

Becca (18). Nates work includes training

pastors, developing church leaders, and

implementing church planting initiatives in

hard to access places around the country

of Madagascar. Lashway family blog:

www.madmissionaries.wordpress.com.

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85 John Stocum and his wife, Deborah,

live in Moriarty, NM. John is a Lieutenant

for the Torrance County Sheriffs Depart-

ment (Crime Scene/Evidence).

82 Charissa Shero Barnaby and her hus-

band Bob have two children: Ashlea (27)

and Kamron (22). Charissa works as a wor-

ship director.

82 Wayne Shero lives in Texas and has

four children and two grandchildren.

Wayne is a business owner and is a board

member of the Williamson County Live-

stock Association. I still after all these

years reflect on Hope and the love (more

than anything) that I received there.

84 Karen Gerharter-Goodman is mar-

ried to Phil Goodman. She is an airline

pilot and a Delta Naval Reservist. Karen

studied Physics and Astronomy at USC,

earned her B.S. in Biblical Studies from

Arlington Baptist, and is working on her

Masters of Christian Apologetics at Biola.

She serves on the board of directors of thenon-profit Death Valley 49ers.

84 Dr. Ana Gonzalez earned her B.A.,

M.A., and Ph.D in Education from the Uni-

versity of New Mexico. Ana is currently a

principal.

84 Michelle Hinkle Martin, married to

Wally Martin, has two children: Spike (16)

and Morgan (15). Michelle has an A.A. in

Environmental Science from Saddleback

College and a B.A. in Business Administra-

tion from Eastern New Mexico University.

She works as a field naturalist and teaches

for Inside the Outdoors, an environmen-

tal education program for the Orange

County Department of Education.

84 Jody Meywes and her husband

Lance have four children: Seth (15), and

Zoe, Henri, and Ian (10). Jody has an Asso-

ciate Degree in Business Administration/

Accounting, Banking & Finance, and Infor-

mation Management from Asheville-

Buncombe Technical Community College

and a diploma in Medical Transcription.

She works for an insurance company that

specializes in Medicaid funds for mental

health providers.

84 Beth Frey Pomeroy married Dan

Pomeroy (85) and they have two children:

Chelsey (18) and Kyle (16). Beth received

her B.S. in Nursing from the University of

New Mexico and is an RN in the ICU at

Baptist Health Louisville. Her family is ac-

tive at their church, First Baptist of Fair-

dale.

85 John Barnhill married Shannon Ek

(85). They have two children: Jacob (15)

and Emma (10). John earned a B.S. in Edu-

cation from the University of New Mexico

and is a teacher for the Albuquerque Pub-

lic Schools.

84 Tom Scripter graduated from Excelsi-

or University with a B.S. in Business. He

earned his MBS from Wake Forest Univer-

sity. Tom has two children: Ashley (25)

and Emily (22). Tom works at Sandia Na-

tional Labs as a Data Scientist.

85 Sandi Leach Williams has five chil-

dren: Jimmy

(22), Taylor

(20), Zach

(18), Abby

(16), and

Emily (13)

all of whom

have graduat-

ed from or

currently

attend Hope.Sandi attend-

ed Oral Rob-

erts Universi-

ty and the

University of

New Mexico.

She is currently the Associate Director of

Development at Hope. Sandi is serving as

head coach of the Huskette and Cheer

programs at Hope.

82 Francine Childers Campbell has

three children: Trevor (12), Katelyn (8),

and Ryan (6). Francine received her B.S. in

Education from the University of New

Mexico. She has been involved in the run-

ning of the childrens ministry at LibertyBaptist Church for 18 years.

84 Stacy Whitaker Guerin and her hus-

band Damian have two children. Stacy

received her B.A. in Elementary Education

from the University of Northern Colorado

and has her Gifted Endorsement (K-12)

from the State of Colorado. She teaches

elementary student in the Talented & Gift-ed classes.
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86 Tom (Tommy) Tollison has been

married to his wife Dubravka Tollison,

M.D. for

12 years.

They have

three chil-

dren:

Thomas

(10), Ma-

tea (7),

and Leia

(4). Tom

graduated

from the

University

of New

Mexico in 1991 and Southern University

Law School in 1995. He is the Senior Assis-

tant General Counsel for U-Haul.

90 Danny Barnhart and his wife Aman-

da live in Colorado. Danny works in hay

farming and insurance.

96 Kelly Ecton Scherer lives in Colorado

with her

husband,

Bo. Kelly

graduated

with a B.S.

in Human

Servicesfrom the

Metropol-

itan State

College of

Denver.

She is a Victim Advocate (first responder)

at the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office.

Kelly and Bo love their church, Mission

Hills.

94 Kimberly Rosenberger earned her

Associate of Science in Respiratory Thera-

py and works for Lowes Home Improve-

ment. Kimberly says Hope created my

heart to have a kind, gentle soul and de-

veloped my mind to accept what I have

seen and the life I live as God having a

special plan for me.

95 Juanita (Nita) Knotts Valdez has four

children: Gavin (15), Devin (9), Jadin (6),

and Paxtin (4). Nita married Daniel Valdez

and is a second grade teacher for Rio Ran-

cho Elementary School. She earned her

B.S. in Elementary and Special Education

from the University of New Mexico and

has an M.A. in Education from the Univer-

sity of Phoenix.

88 Daniel Merritt and his wife Yvette

live in Washington with their three chil-

dren: Michael (11), Rebecca (9), and Ben-jamin (5). Daniel earned his B.S. in Physics

from the University of Puget Sound and

works in chemical sales. Daniel and his

wife lead worship for several local minis-

tries, are board members of The Firehouse

Church (where Yvette is also worship lead-

er), and have started a prayer/worship

ministry called The Upper Room PNW.

91 Scott Carlson and his wife Saundra

have two children: Kyle (14) and Katie

(11). Scott served in the US Navy and is

currently a warehouse and inventory con-

trol manager.

94 Marci Whitehead Dighton and her

husband Derek will be married 16 years in

July.

They

have

two

chil-

dren:Allison

(14)

and

Johnathan (11). Marci has her B.S. in Fami-

ly Development with a minor in Sociology

from Oklahoma Baptist University. She

substitutes and helps out at her childrens

school. Her family attends Lenexa Baptist

Church, where she has led Bible studies

and Derek serves as a Deacon.

94 Cinnamon Ruvolo Wolfe lives in Cali-

fornia with her husband, Paul. She has two

stepchildren: Kyle (15) and Kaylee (13).

Cinnamon earned both her B.B.A. and

M.B.A. from the University of New Mexi-

co. She currently works in human re-

sources and is a professional photogra-

pher.

02 Robert Strong and his wife Kristal

live in Oklahoma and have two children:

Collin (5) and Emma (2). Robert earned adegree in Mechanical Engineering from

John Brown University and is an Engineer-

ing Supervisor for T.D. Williamson.

02 Andrea Ulman Tapp and her hus-

band Kenny have two children: Abigail (2)

and Evan (4 months). Andrea received her

B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences from

Baylor University. She currently works

with abused and neglected children with

the State of Oklahoma and is a stay at

home mom. Her family is passionateabout living sustainably off of the land and

hope to have a business incorporating

building with sustainability.

03 Matt Danner and his wife Katie have

two children: Adelyne (3) and Remington

(11 months). Matt has a B.A. in Criminal

Justice from New Mexico State University

and a J.D. from the University of New

Mexico. Matt is an attorney at Swaim,

Finlayson, & Puma, P.C. Matt and his fami-

ly attend Desert Springs Church where heand his wife serve in the childrens minis-

tries and with missions groups.

04 Melanie Baker Dunn and her hus-

band John have one son, Noah, who will

be 1 year old this summer. Melanie has

her B.S. and M.A. in Elementary Education,

both from the University of New Mexico.

She works as a 3rd grade teacher for the

Albuquerque Public Schools.

86 Paula Ollila and her fianc, Jeff Abra-

ham, are planning their wedding for July

2015 in Cancun, Mexico. They were en-

gaged on December 22nd

, 2012 in Albu-

querque by the Rio Grande during a family

photo session. Paula lives in Arizona

where she works as an accountant.


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Katie Swaim

Communications, Fundraising, Alumni Coordinator

Sandi Williams

Associate Director of Development

08 Chris Ela is a Tactical Air Control Par-

ty officer in the US Air Force. While at-

tending the Air Force Academy, Chris trav-

eled with the Fellowship of Catholic Uni-

versity Students on a mission trip to El

Salvador and also studied abroad in Cairo,

Egypt where he served as student-teacher

of English. Chris became host for delega-tions visiting the Air Force Academy from

Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Turkey. After

graduating, Chris spent time teaching an

ethical management and leadership semi-

nar in China.

04 Kjirstin Alton Phillips and her hus-

band Christopher have three children:

Daniel (7), Joey (4), and Annalysa (1).

Christopher is in the US Air Force and their

family currently lives in Italy. Kjirstin at-

tended the University of New Mexico and

is going to Western Governors University.

11 Shelby Jennings is currently attend-

ing the University of New Mexico. She is a

study hall aide and tutor at Hope.

13 Brittney Sherman is currently study-

ing nursing at the University of the New

Mexico.

13 Mariah Carrisalez attends CentralNew Mexico and is pursuing a degree in

Business and Education. Outside of school,

Mariah works in a childrens clothing

store.

06 Taylor Nail lives in Orlando, Florida

and is a staff member of Campus Crusade

for Christ. Taylor works on the Jesus Film

Project and has traveled to over 25 coun-

tries and recorded 24 different languages.

Taylor does audio dubbing for new lan-

guages for the film. Taylor has a Bachelor

of Creative Media in Digital Film Making

from New Mexico State University.

04 Tiffani Escajeda is currently a Rela-

tionship Banker with Bank of Albuquer-

que.

04 - Desiree Rolston Graham and her

husband Chris married in December 2008.

They have two boys: Christopher (5) and

Daniel (2). Desiree is a stay at home mom.

05- Leslie Bennett lives in Colorado where

she is a software engineer for Davidson

Technologies. Leslie earned three degrees

from UCCS: B.S. in Computer Science, B.A.

in Economics, and a B.S. in Mathematics.

04 Amanda Lott Vehar, married to

Greg Vehar, earned her B.S. in Elementary

and Special Education and an M.A. in Sec-

ondary Education from the University of

New Mexico. Amanda is a middle school

special education math teacher.

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few ways to keep up and stay involved with your Alma Mater:

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