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Ethan Adkins
Parents’ names:
Justin and Deba Adkins
Congregation:
St. Louis, Missouri
High school accomplishments:
Ethan
graduated with academic honors from
Holt High School in Wentzville, Mis-
souri. He received the Missouri A+
Tuition Scholarship for academic excel-
lence and community service. He took
four years of AP engineering classes
as well as AP physics and enjoyed the
many projects he was able to complete
in those classes.
Church activities/hobbies/interests:
Among his many hobbies, Ethan enjoys
fishing, golf and especially design-
ing/producing prototypes on his 3-D
printer. In addition, he spends time
making improvements and modifica-
tions to his car. He has a special talent
for scattering his dad’s tools to the four
winds. He loves all things mechanical.
If it’s broken, he can fix it. If it’s not, he
can make it better.
Plans after graduation:
Ethan plans to
attend St. Louis Community College for
two years, working toward a degree in
engineering. He will transfer to Mis-
souri University of Science and Tech-
nology in Rolla, Missouri, to complete
his degree in mechanical engineering.
Erika Alaniz
Parents’ names:
Joel and Maria Alaniz
Congregation:
Harlingen, Texas
High school accomplishments:
Erika was
a member of the National Honor Soci-
ety and was a part of Business Profes-
sionals of America. She graduated in the
Distinguished Achievement Program
and earned 35 college credit hours.
Church activities/hobbies/interests:
Erika’s hobby is running.
Plans after graduation:
After gradua-
tion, Erika plans to attend the Univer-
sity of Texas-Pan American and then
potentially transfer to University of
Illinois at Chicago to pursue nursing.
Kelsey Victoria Anderson
Parents’ names:
Brian and Laura
Anderson
Congregation:
Fort Worth, Texas
Church activities/hobbies/interests:
Kelsey enjoys painting, graphic design,
computer animation and good ol’
paper-and-pencil drawing. She also loves
sewing, writing, photography, archery,
volleyball, tickling the ivories, baking
and cooking. One can often find her
speaking Italian to inanimate objects in
the kitchen while she bakes. Serving and
attending preteen and teen camps have
been enjoyable summer highlights. She
has used her artistic talents to serve her
local congregation, helping with props
for the annual preteen play.
Plans after graduation:
Kelsey is thrilled
to be graduating so she can get on with
living her “real” life and exploring all
that God has in store for her future.
Aaron Christopher Dean Ash
Parents’ names:
Christopher and Debbie
Ash
Congregation:
Houston North, Texas
High school accomplishments:
Aaron
Christopher Dean Ash graduated May
18 after being homeschooled.
Church activities/hobbies/interests:
During his teen years, Aaron attended
Camp Carter, played volleyball with
his local church volleyball team,
Ethan Adkins
Kelsey Anderson
Erika Alaniz
Aaron Ash
The Journey Begins
2013 High School Graduates