Loogootee Junior/Senior High School will hold its commencement at 7 p.m. today at Jack Butcher Sports Arena.

This year’s valedictorian is Jessica Lee Miller. Co-satutatorians are Sabrina Chanell Lengacher and Kathryn Danielle Smith.

Miller is the daughter of Delbert and Jenny Miller. She was class president and participated in band, Spanish club, Octagon club, Beta Club, PEERS, Spanish academic team, English academic team, math academic team, science academic team, interdisciplinary academic team, spell bowl and all-district honor bowl as well as being on the high honor roll.

She plans to attend Indiana University and major in Spanish.

Lengacher is the daughter of Wendell and Juanita Lengacher. She participated in advanced chorus, band, Spanish club, Octagon club, Beta club, Key club, PEERS, English academic team, Spanish academic team, social studies academic team, interdisciplinary academic team as well as being track manager and being on the high honor roll.

She plans to attend the University of Evansville and major in Spanish and Spanish education.

Smith is the daughter of Joseph Smith and Angelia Cox. She participated in chorus, Spanish club, National Honors Society, Beta clubs, FACS, science academic team, Spanish academic team, social studies academic team, interdisciplinary academic team and spell bowl.

She plans to attend the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and major in biomedical engineering with a Spanish minor.

Following the processional, Chelsi Lucas, LHS Student Council president, will give the opening remarks. The national anthem and musical selections will then be sung by the LHS chorus.

Speeches by the senior class officers will be followed by the valedictorian and salutatorian speeches.

The LHS band will perform “Battle Hymn of the Republic” following a slide presentation.

Diplomas will be presented by Larry Weitkamp, superintendent; John Mullen, principal; and Scott Reid, assistant principal. Mullen will then present the class and the recessional will follow closing remarks.

The class motto is “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry, and the smiles fade, but the memories last forever.” Anonymous

The class has chosen the stargazer lily as its class flower.

The graduates are: Jill Marie Ackerman, Sarah Marie Allen, Anthony M. Arvin, Cole Micah Arvin, Jeremy Daniel Arvin, Brittney Elizabeth Bateman, Nicole Renee Bleemel, Patrick Alan Joseph Bowling, Tyler Eugene Bratton, Kayla Rose Burch, Emily Marie Callahan, Stephanie Lee Chambers, Jessica Renee Clark, Brittney Alana Crane, Erin Ann Craney, Steven Ryan Crays, Logan Martin Dant, Jacob Daniel Divine, Whitney Brooke Eller, Courtney Elizabeth Emmons, Melinda Lee Fields, Timathy Michael Flanagan, Kristan Kay Hall, Nicole Danielle Hall, Mitchell E. Harder, Helen Jane Hayworth, Kallie N. Hedrick, Alaina Marie Hembree, Ethan Halter Hopkins, Adam Christopher Hudson, John Michael Wright Huffman, Molly Ellen Jones, Marcy Brooke Koontz, Kristine Simone Lagree, Wade Michael LaMar, Sabrina Chanell Lengacher, Victoria Loren Lewis, Jordan Michael Limbach, Gage Tyler Love, Chelsi Jade Lucas, Jared Alan Mann, Brett Patrick William Mattingly, Kevin Alan McBeth, Jessica Lee Miller, Zachary R. Montgomery, Kathryn Nicole New, Derek James Parsons, Lauren Collette Poirier, Kelli Ann Potts, Emily Elizabeth Qualkenbush, Jamie Lynn Raney, Caleb Levi Richer, Simon Peter Ringwald, Tiffani Dawn Roberts, Danielle Nicole Sexton, Emma Louise Seymour, Heidi Dorene Slaubaugh, Roland Leon Slaubaugh, Kathryn Danielle Smith, Trey Logan Smith, Tyler Jordan Stewart, Jenna Marie Stinson, Abbi Nicole Strahley, Jessica Jean Strange, Trista Ann Strange, Harley Michelle Street, Alexandria Elizabeth Marie Sutton, Ashley Dawn Sutton, Zachary Marcus Taylor, Alayna Brianne Toy, Tyler Michael Trambaugh, Jeffrey Michael Underwood, Tasha Nichole Wagler, Valerie Clare Wickman, Brian Michael Winter, Casey James Woods, Cody Gerard Woods, Kirby Dwayne Youngs and Teresa Anne Ziegler.