Joel Roberts, a 2000 graduate of Sumner High School, graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in civil engineering on Dec. 17, 2008. He was the valedictorian, summa cum laude, for his class with the highest grade-point average of 4.0. He delivered the speech to his class at the graduation. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. Future job opportunities will place him in either Hawaii or North Carolina.

Desireé Fuhrmann of Sumner graduated from Concordia University-Portland Dec. 13, 2008, with a bachelor of arts in social work.

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