Our Graduates '07

Brandon Eric Bucklin will graduate from Parkersburg South High School and plans to attend Ohio Valley University in the fall. Brandon and his family moved to Parkersburg from Maine during his sophomore year of high school; he credits the youth group teens with making his transition from Maine to West Virginia very smooth. Brandon has been active in the youth group and has been very studious in high school where he has focused on medical courses. He has completed three years of French, several honors classes, and attended OVU as an Early Entry student last fall; he also assisted the OVU Student Government Association in planning and hosting Midnight Madness at the SAC.

Craig Alan Dishman will graduate from Parkersburg High School and plans to attend Ohio Valley University in the fall. During high school Craig was a member of many athletic teams, including the varsity golf team, cross country, track, and tennis. Craig has also been on the Parhiscan yearbook staff and the vice president of the Senior Men’s Club. Additionally, Craig was a West Virginia Promise Scholarship recipient, elected to the 2006 PHS Homecoming Court, and received the LSIC Academic Excellence Award.

Joe Thomas (JT) Spivy graduated from Wood County Christian School and plans to attend Ohio Valley University in the fall where he will be performing with the Ambassadors. JT has been involved with the Parkersburg Actor’s Guild for many years where he appeared in Beauty and the Beast, Ten Little Indians, and A Streetcar Named Desire (just to name a few); he has also performed in productions at WCCS including April Morning, Silent Stars, and God Meant it For Good. He was president of the WCCS Association of American Christian Schools Honor Society, and he was the Junior Student Council representative. In theatrical competitions, JT placed third in Duet Acting at the AACS National Fine Arts Competition (2007) and he was the three-time winner in Duet Acting at the WVCEA State Fine Arts Competition (2005-2007). He also received the WV Writing Assessment Distinguished Award in 2005 and was selected to be the WCCS student representative to the Marietta Rotary Club luncheon in January.

Ceyleigh Marie Wooten attended Mountain Laurel High School (Home School) and plans to attend Ohio Valley University in the fall; after earning her Associate of Arts degree from OVU, Ceyleigh would like to attend the University of Cincinnati and major in Business-Marketing. Ceyleigh has participated in the West Virginia LAWS Program as well as many mission trips with the youth group (Akron, OH, Cincinnati, Wilmington, DE, New Orleans, and Mexico). During school Ceyleigh has also managed to work an average of 35 hours per week at Kentucky Fried Chicken. Some of Ceyleigh’s academic accomplishments include being listed in the 2005 edition of Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and after scoring well on her SAT, she was permitted to take classes at OVU at the age of 15 (she has currently completed 18 hours at OVU). Additionally, Ceyleigh has earned her high school diploma a year ahead of schedule.