Hedley High School has named Austin Adams and Coltin Kingston as their top graduates for the Class of 2013.
Austin Adams, with a grade point average of 97.75, is this year’s valedictorian. He is the son of Lon and Nicki Adams and has been very active in FFA and is a member of the state qualifying livestock judging team. He has been Hedley FFA Chapter president and also has served as the Greenbelt District secretary his junior year.
Adams has been president of his class all 4 years and has been NHS president his junior and senior years. Adams played football for four years and received all-district honors. He also played tennis all four years, qualifying for regionals his junior and senior years.
Adams will attend Clarendon College, where he has received a Livestock Judging Scholarship and will major in Animal Science.
Coltin G. Kingston is this year’s salutatorian with a grade point average of 97.3065. He is the son of Jim and Tashell Kingston and played football for four years, receiving multiple all-district honors all four years, all-region honors his junior year, and all-state honors his senior year. He also played basketball for four years; receiving all-district honors his sophomore and senior years.
Kingston ran track one year. He also participated in one- act play for two years, receiving all-star cast in zone and district his sophomore and senior years.
He also participated in FFA all four years and served as the class of 2013 treasurer.
Kingston plans to play football for Wayland Baptist this fall while seeking a degree in Fitness Management Composite.
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