FPCC Conducts Graduation Ceremony
Tiffany Weinberger was co-valedictorian and Student of the Year.
Laykin Cantrell was co-valedictorian.
Fort Peck Community College held its graduation ceremony at Wolf Point High School on Friday, May 9.
During his welcome address, college president Craig Smith said that when he looks at the graduates he sees future doctors, nurses, teachers, bankers, judges, farmers, ranchers, law enforcement officers, electricians, plumbers and drug counselors. “Possibly a tribal chairman is hiding in there somewhere.”
Smith described the class as the future workforce of the Fort Peck Reservation.
Co-valedictorians for the class were Tiffany Weinberger and Laykin Cantrell. Weinberger also earned the honor as being the Student of the Year.
Co-salutatorians were Shelly Melbourne and Tashina
Weinberger
Cantrell
Buckles.
Class members included Alicia Ayers, Angela Bates, Tina Bierle, Leonard Bighorn, Jaime Birthmark, Waynette Boyd, Marques Brown, Tee-Jay Brown, Tashina Buckles, Natasha Campbell, Roberta Campbell, Laykin Cantrell, Devin Christian, Jasmine Dangerfield, Kessee Erickson, Ida Fast Horse, Jacey Four Bear, Cru Headdress, Joseph Herzog, Carlin Iron Moccasin, JoBeth Johnston, Jennifer Kirchoff, Susie Kirker, Melesa Kling, Melissa Kozma, Carter Longtree, Anthony Martinez, Shelley Melbourne, Lois Moran, Jessica Pipe, Francesca Randle, Jude Reddoor, Kimberly Shields, Jerreth Shawl, Kaileen Stovern, Russell Turcotte, Shelby Walton, Tiffany
(Photo by Bill Vander Weele) (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)
Weinberger and Mechiah Zilkoski.
Graduates not attending were Octavia Belcher-Reum, Joseph Bergie Sr., Amanda Bishop, Jakeb Bushman, Shastin Damon, Mollie Herzog, Carrie Manning, Shawna Malnaa, Jayda McMurry, Alexandria Beston, Erin Ownspipe, Mathew Rice, Brinton Sears, Chandler Simmons, Brandy Smith, Stacy Standing, Kelly Stevenson-Sargent, Josiah Sherman, Nikole Yates and Dewayne Youngman.
Montana State University Northern graduates are Dusti Marottek, Shelby Talk Different, Shari Daniels, Lana Sherman and Lori Smoker.
HiSet graduates are Hunter Walking Eagle, Tyre Walking Eagle and Jaelynn Black.
