Kemmerer High School held its graduation for the Class of 2025 on Saturday, May 31, in the school’s gymnasium, where 58 seniors said goodbye to KHS. This year’s valedictorian was Cambree Dearden, and salutatorian was Janae Skidmore — both of whom spoke during the ceremony. Class president Grayson Kelley led the changing of the tassels. Laynee Walker, who had the third-highest grades in the class, also spoke at the commencement.

Prior to graduation, 55 scholarships totaling a whopping $945,648 were awarded. They were:

• Art Piz Scholarship awarded to Ivan Chacon

• First Bank of Wyoming awarded to Ivan Chacon

• Cowboy Cole Scholarship awarded to Laynee Walker

• Accept Me for Who I Am Sarah Studt Memorial awarded to Destiny Shepherd

• Diamond Energy/Woody Studt awarded to Madison Ritter

• Rocky Mountain Association for College Admission Counseling awarded to Ivan Chacon

• Southwest Wyoming Society for Mining Engineers awarded to Jolee Swasey

• Wyoming Game Wardens Scholarship awarded to Jolee Swasey

• Wyoming Farmhouse Foundation Scholarship awarded to Ivan Chacon

• Gear-Up UW Institutional Scholarship awarded to Ivan Chacon

• Gear-Up Western Institutional Scholarships awarded to Braxton Pope and Gabriel Wiswell

• Gear-Up Opportunity Scholarships awarded to Derek Hagler, Braxton Pope, Ivan Chacon, Cambree Dearden and Gabriel Wiswell

• Briar Cliff Academic, Athletic, and St. Clare Scholarships awarded to Graison Kelley

• Iowa Central College Presidential Scholarship awarded to Owen Barton

• Rocky Mountain College Basketball and Trustees Merit Scholarship awarded to Natasha Martinez

• Southeastern Illinois College Archery Scholarship awarded to Madison Ritter

• Utah State University 100 Mile Radius Scholar awarded to Derek Hagler

• Gillette College Rodeo Scholarship awarded to Roany Proffit

• Western’s Superior Student Scholarship awarded to Jolee Swasey

• Cowboy Commitment Scholarship awarded to Kylee Batista, Ryan Carroll, Ivan Chacon, Zoe Ourada and Laynee Walker

• Amber Lynn Heim Memorial Scholarship awarded to Tara Countryman

• American Legion Scholarship awarded to Laynee Walker, Jolee Swasey and Gabriel Wiswell

• Ball Family Chapel awarded to Kabrie Witbeck and Regan Jackson

• Bettas Foundation awarded to Graison Kelley

• Christy Cook and Pamela Pellerin Memorial Scholarship awarded to Owen Barton

• Diamondville Wrestling Club awarded to Laynee Walker and Roany Proffit

• Eagles Aerie awarded to Ivan Chacon

• Eagles Auxiliary awarded to Jolee Swasey and Tera Countryman

• Farm Bureau Federation of Lincoln County awarded to Natasha Martinez

• Farm Bureau Insurance Scholarship awarded to Graison Kelley and Natasha Martinez

• In Stone Fossils awarded to Ryan Carroll

• Interact Good Samaritan Scholarship awarded to Laynee Walker, Ryan Carroll and Tara Countryman

• J&A Wellness “Keep Climbing” Scholarship awarded to Owen Barton

• Jim and Norma Flanders Business Scholarship awarded to Graison Kelley

• Jim and Norma Flanders Legacy Scholarship awarded to Grace Tharp

• Katie Anne Krotz Memorial Scholarship awarded to Dakota McGahey

• Kemmerer Booster Club awarded to Natasha Martinez, Janae Skidmore, Jolee Swasey, Ella Thatcher and Laynee Walker

• Kemmerer Education Association awarded to Zoe Ourada

• Kemmerer Operations, LLC awarded to Laynee Walker, Jolee Swasey, Owen Barton and Gabriel Wiswell

• Kemmerer Mine & UMWA Scholarship Fund awarded to Ethyn Perkins and Madison Ritter

• United Mine Workers of America Local 1307 awarded to Zoe Ourada, Ella Thatcher, Derek Hagler and Ethyn Perkins

• Kemmerer Tradesman Scholarship awarded to Gabriel Wiswell and Ethyn Perkins

• Kemmerer Volunteer Fire Department awarded to Christopher Baldwin

• Lincoln County Commissioners awarded to Roany Proffit

• Lion’s Club awarded to Tara Countryman, Jolee Swasey and Laynee walker

• Masonic Lodge #33 awarded to Austin Christen, Dakota McGahey and Christopher Baldwin

• Rocky Mountin Power’s Naughton Plant Employees/Dependent Educational Grant awarded to Zoe Ourada, Jolee Swasey and Kabrie Witbeck

• Pay It Forward awarded to Owen Barton, Laynee Walker and Ivan Chacon

• Rotary Club’s Rotech Award awarded to Gabriel Wiswell

• South Lincoln Medical Center awarded to Tara Countryman

• Steve & Lexi Ourada Memorial Scholarship awarded to Zoe Ourada

• Superior Science Scholar Award awarded to Janae Skidmore

• Tegeler & Associates awarded to Austin Ruvalcaba

• Student Council Citizenship awarded to Derek Hagler and Janae Skidmore

• John L. Kemmerer Scholarship awarded to Cambree Dearden