Lady Blackhawks recognized seniors

Aspen Conley was escorted by her parents Owen and Dana Conley. She participated in volleyball for three years, basketball for four years advancing to state her junior year and track for two. Aspen has been involved in Leos Club for three years and served on the board for two years. She also participated in band for two years. Aspen's future plans are to go to the University of Montana Western for an associate in business, then go to a massage school out of state for 10 months. Her favorite memory in high school was getting to watch her friends succeed in track and field.

Rose Mercer was escorted by her father John Mercer, mother Colleen Harrington and her sister Lily Mercer. She participated in basketball four years, track one year, LEOS Club four years, band one year and Destinations for Education one year. Rose received Academic All-State for basketball three years, lettered in basketball one year and she is a member of the National Honor Society as well as being on the honor roll for two years. Rose's future plans are to attend the University of Montana where she will get a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. She then plans to attend the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Rose enjoyed playing basketball and participating in other extra- curricular activities in high school.

Bethany Hoag was escorted by her parents Tim and Kelly Hoag and brother Owen. Bethany participated and lettered in volleyball for four years, basketball for four years and track for two years. She plans to play golf in the spring, if there is a season. She has also been a part of the Leos Club for three years and is the current Vice President. She has been a member of National Honor Society for the past two years as well. She plans to attend Southern Utah University in the fall to earn a degree in exercise science. Her favorite times at SSHS were making memories with her various teammates in the sports she played.

Kinley Moore was escorted by her grandmother Polly Ferguson. She participated in basketball for four years lettering for two, track for one year and managed volleyball for two years. For now, Kinley plans to wait a year before deciding what she is going to do for future schooling. Her favorite memory in high school was being able to travel with the girls' basketball team from Districts all the way to State last year.

Klaire Kovatch was escorted by her parents Kalvin and Karen Kovatch and is supported by her brother Klayton who is playing in Philipsburg tonight. She lettered in volleyball four years, basketball three years and track and field for two. Klaire also played a season of club volleyball on the MVA 16 Nationals team in 2018-19. Despite a canceled junior track season, she competed in the Big Sky State Games, setting a new meet record in the women's discus. Klaire is a two-time state champion in disc and contributed to the girls' team track and field championship in 2019. Along with the school discus record, Klaire is a part of the current 4 x l00m relay team record holders. Klaire has been active in Student Government for four years, Leos Club for three years, a member of the National Honor Society for two years and served MCPS as a student trustee for two years. She is currently President of both Student Council and the Leos Club. She has lettered in band two years and competed at the State Music Festival as a soloist and member of a small ensemble. Klaire plans to attend Colorado State University and has accepted a track and field scholarship. She will be a Ram on the thrower squad while pursuing a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition. She was also accepted into the Honors Program at CSU. Klaire's favorite things about high school are sports trips, card games in study hall and laughing about weekend adventures. She would like to thank all of her coaches, friends and family for challenging her and their continuous support.