Karolyne Elizabeth Couch graduated from Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Fla. in May with degrees in graphic design and commercial writing. She was also the first-place winner in two categories in the college’s commencement writing contests: Narrative Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction. 

She is the daughter of Kennith and Marilla Couch of Mexico and a 2005 graduate of Mountain Valley High School. 

Her future plans include working as senior counselor at Blueberry Mountain Bible Camp in Weld. She will also go to Las Vegas for a one-week mission trip at DeafNations World Expo. Couch is fluent in American Sign Language.