Ogden High School

OGDEN — Yolanda Valdez said daughter Annissia was excited about her May 22 graduation ceremony from Ogden High School until late last month, when she was presented with a bill.

Valdez said she got a letter April 28 informing her that Annissia needed to pay $425 in “attendance credit loss” fees in order to receive her diploma at graduation. Valdez said the other option given was that Annissia could work off fees through community service, but Valdez said there’s not enough time to do that before the ceremony.

All graduating students get diplomas, Valdez was told, but only those whose fees have been cleared can walk at commencement.

12th grade

High honor: Taelynn Abrego, Ulises Rosario Acosta Rivera, Jordan Allen, Aubrie Anderson, Abbey Anjewierden, Ashlee Baker, Jackson Barrett, Aubrey Barton, Jorge Benitez Luna, Shaylee Bills, KaeLyn Bitton, Abigail Calton, Caitlin Caouette, Ehreni Carlson, Stefani Cervantez Sanchez, Cheyanne Cobbs, Kyle Coburn, Jordan Cross, Rita Cunha, Ragnhild Dalen, Kaitlyn Daniels, Angelique Davis, Jaden Dedman, Ryan DeYoung, Brielle Dominguez, Amanda Dugger, Megan Eden, Ashley Edmonds, Leila Ferreyra, Flores Hernandez, Ingrid Garcia, Sandra Garcia Espinoza, Jesus Gil, Ryan Gilbert, Natasha Godfrey, Issa Gonzalez, Ruth Gregorio, Ashley Gustafson, Xanthe Harris, Abner Huerta, Rachael Hughes, Mirella Jimenez, Alex Johnson, Raelyn Johnstun, Morgan Jones, Sierra Lawrence, Kylee Loftus, Edmundo Lopez, Sophie Lorentzen, Kylee Lund, Nathan Lyday, Brittney Mayne, Alexandra Meyerhoffer, Rogelio Mondragon Perez, Anjelica Montes De Oca, Estevan Montes De Oca, Amanda Moore, Brynn Mortensen, ‘Courtney Nelson, ‘Tran Nguyen, ‘Emelie Nilsson, ‘McKay Ogden, ‘Mckenna Pace, ‘Sarah Pertgen, Samuel Pluim, Brendan Ralston, Savannah Riches, Larry Rodriguez, Jessica Sams, Karen Sanchez Sanchez, Sierra Satterfield, Jordan Shore, Madeleine Small, McKay Smith, Cole Stern, Jared Stone, Benjamin Story, Malia Talley, Nikki Thompson, Alyssa Tonks, Aubree Toupin, Autum Toupin, Katie Turpin, Amy Ulrich, Amanda Vazquez, Denisse Vazquez Robles, Sandra Velasquez, Kristina Widerburg, Brooke Williams, Kelsey Williams, Cera Wright, Anja Wutz, Lihuen Zlatohlavek

OGDEN — As Phil Russell enjoyed dinner with the Ogden High School administration and his wife Monday night, he had no idea that crowds were gathering to honor him in the Ogden High School gym, which is named after him.

FARR WEST — The Tigers secured only half their prize.

OGDEN — Given the road ahead, the Ogden Tigers needed a match like Friday’s Region 11 finale to get focused.

OGDEN — George Thorsted, at age 93, strolled through the doors at Ogden High School with a surprised smile. His grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Gregg and Donna Thorsted, had secretly arranged for a private tour of his alma mater with Principal Stacy Briggs.

OGDEN — Ogden High School theater students spent the day in their element Thursday as they got to work one on one with professional actors from the Utah Shakespeare Festival touring group.

The 35 students in the workshop formed a huge circle in the school’s black box theater and interacted with each other, learning different kinds of stage-combat and warm-up exercises.

Before the workshops, junior high and high school students from across the district were treated to a live performance of “Romeo and Juliet,” followed by a question-and-answer session with the actors.