When Chinook High School held its Awards Night Ceremony on Monday, May 19, another honor event took place: Dentin DePriest, the son of Heather and Scott DePriest, signed his acceptance letter to attend Stanford University.
Located in California's San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford University was founded in 1885 and first welcomed students in 1891. Its areas of educational opportunity span seven schools along with research institutes. Upon being asked what prompted him to apply to Stanford, DePriest described a memory from two years ago: "During the summer of my sophomore year, Mom and I were loo...