New graduate...
Tara Woodrum will be celebrating her 18th birthday on June 3. Woodrum graduatedfrom Tucumcari High School on Friday. She is the daughter of Debbie Woodrum and the granddaughter of Stan and Patricia Saul, all of Tucumcari.
Tara Woodrum plans to be a registered nurse and is beginning her studies at Mesalands Community College this fall.

Academic achiever...
Alonzo Maestas received his Juris Doctorate from The University of New Mexico School of Law on May 16  in Albuquerque.
Alonzo is the son of Patrick and Maria Maestas of Las Cruces. Patrick Maestas is a 1971 graduate of Tucumcari High School. Alonzo's grandparents are the late Marcos Maestas and Marcelina Maestas of Tucumcari.
Alonzo is a 1995 graduate of Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, and a 2002 graduate of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. He has two brothers, Julio of El Paso, Texas and Patrick Jr. of Tsu-City, Japan.
Alonzo has several relatives in Tucumcari on the Maestas side of the family. His maternal relatives live in Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico.
Alonzo and his wife, Tara, reside in Albuquerque with their  son, Jaxon, 6. 
Alonzo plans to practice Law in the Albuquerque area once he takes the Bar exam in September.

Exchanging vows...
Cassandra Kaye Lopez and Nemuel Heredia, both of Tucumcari, will exchange vows on June 13.
Cassandra is the daughter of Deborah K. Lopez and the late David F. Lopez Jr. of Tucumcari.
Nemuel is the son of Jesus and Alejandra Heredia of Roswell.
Cassandra and Nemuel are both graduates of Tucumcari High School.
They will exchange wedding vows at 4 p.m. at the V.F.W. Post 2528 in Tucuncari, celebrating with family and friends. A reception and dance will follow the ceremony.

Scholarship winner...
Olivia Mitchell was awarded an Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science Scholarship on April 4 at Stillwater, Okla. Mitchell is the daughter of Albert and Jeannette Mitchell of Tucumcari. Mitchell accepted the Ray and Delores Kimsey/Lowell and Pauline Lowell E. Walters and Southwest Meat Association scholarship from Ray Kimsey at an OSU banquet.