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I f Jack Smiley, the late Waitsburg Prescott ath- letic director, had been looking over Jeff Foertsch's shoulder at the time the social studies teacher went through the pool of applicants for the scholarship named in his honor, Jack would have approved of his final choice.

Valedictorian Claudia Soriano fit bill number one: she was a member of the Na- tional Honor Society, orga- nizer of the St. Jude Mathathon, Associated Student Body president, canned food drive volunteer, soccer team manager and member of the Knowledge Bowl team.

"There were several out- standing candidates," Jeff said. "C...