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Congratulations Devon Renee Hilts – Class of 2013

by Jenny Chissus

It is a tradition to introduce our Seniors in the Gazette each year.  Though there aren’t any high school graduates from Susan B. English in 2013, Devon Hilts, who resides in Seldovia, has received her diploma through Connections, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s distance learning program.   She is one of our own, and we celebrate this accomplishment with her this year!  Congratulations Devon!

Join Devon and her family in celebrating this accomplishment at a baccalaureate service, this Sunday, 3:00pm at the Seldovia Bible Chapel.  Everyone is welcome and there will be a dessert potluck to follow!

Gazette:  What is your “Seldovia” story? 
Devon:  I moved here with my mom in 2005.  I came here from Yakutat, and before that Seattle.  We moved here to be close to family.  It’s nice being near my Ahna and Papa (Sunni and Rod Hilts).

Gazette:  As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Now, as a Senior – what do you want to be when you grow up? How has that changed?
Devon: As a child, I wanted to be a singer when I grew up.  My grandma Charlotte said when I was little I would sing a lot.  Now as a senior, I want to work with foster Continue Reading