By Elijah Baker

Staff Writer

It is the last hurrah for the graduating Class of 2013.

The Southfield Jay surveyed 223 out of the 226 seniors in the school to find out where the eldest Blue Jays are headed after graduation. While graduation festivities are on the horizon, survey results indicate learning and hard work will not cease at 9 a.m., June 2, at Chene Park.

According to the survey, 86 percent of seniors plan to attend a college or university post-graduation. Of those planning to attend college, approximately a quarter of them are headed to three most popular schools amongst graduates, in order: Eastern Michigan University, Michigan State University and Oakland Community College. Within the 86 percent, engineering, medicine and business are the top three fields graduates plan to major in.

While 25.5 percent of graduates plan to go out-of-state for college, the vast majority – 74.5 percent – plan to attend school in Michigan. Miami University of Ohio, the school Collin Buchanan plans to attend, is the oldest university on the list, at a whopping 204 years old. Blue Jay Lorenzo Dillard is flying the farthest away from home for college—over 2,005 miles, to be exact, to attend school in California. Another 14 percent of the seniors surveyed are either joining the military, staying home, going straight to work or could ot decide.

Here’s the list of who’s headed where:

Adrian College, Michigan:

Cassadine Reed (volleyball scholarship)

Alabama A&M University, Alabama:

Chelsea Dennis (softball scholarship), Nikcol Lyons

Albany State University, Georgia:

Quiera Bowman

Atlanta Institute of Music, Georgia:

Craig Patton

American Association of Dramatic Arts, New York:

La’Chattie Smith

Arizona State University, Arizona:

Ako Gilmore

The Art Institute of Michigan, Michigan:

Mheriya Jenknins, James Johnson, Kha’leejah Patterson

Aquinas University, Michigan:

Earl Swift (basketball scholarship),

Baker College, Michigan:

Lanikka Daniels, Ayanna Leflore, Kayla Smith

Barry University, Florida:

Alexis Turner

Benedict College, South Carolina:

Joshua Simon

Bowling Green State University, Ohio:

Alexis Flowers

Calvin College, Michigan:

Patricia Forbes (Mosaic Award and academic scholarships)

Central Michigan University, Michigan:

Daijah Bean, Gabrielle Djoumessi

Central State University, Ohio:

Megan Duncan

Clark Atlanta University, Georgia:

Cyerra Byse (academic scholarship), Taylor Daramy

Columbia Chicago College, Illinois:

Marcus Friday

Defiance College, Ohio:

Crystal Abernathy

Douglas J. Aveda Institute, Michigan:

Chelsea Barton, Halima Haidara

Eastern Michigan University, Michigan:

Autumn Bell, Daniel Breedlone, Jennifer Brents (Emerald Scholarship), Keenan Brown, Darian Bryant (Emerald scholarship), Carlos Davis, Joshua Felder, Ariel Freeman, Antoinette Jackson (Eastern sholarship), Aaron Kelly, Cordney Ridgell, De’marco Thomas, Shadee Walton (academic scholarship), Ayahanna Williams, Tyeisha Woods (Emerald Scholarship)

Ferris State University, Michigan:

Shaliah Howard, Phylicia Parham

Gasden Community College, Alabama:

Torian Salis-Magee

Grambling State University, Louisiana:

Kevin Fulton (band scholarship)

Grand Valley State University, Michigan:

Brandon Bean (football scholarship), Erinne Flood, Jeffrey Madison (athletic scholarship), Naijhae Thomas, Alexis Winslow, Delando Davis-Wright

Hope College, Michigan:

Steven Alexander

Indiana Institute of Technology, Indiana:

Michael Warner (award of achievement and baseball scholarships)

Jackson Community College, Michigan:

Mya Kilgore

Lane College, Tennessee:

Lance Sanders

Lansing Community College, Michigan:

Armon Brown, Lyric Moss, Tionna Mitchell

Marygrove College, Michigan:

Anna-Kay Barrett (Presidential and track scholarships), Fleetwood Harris, Desias Head (dance scholarship), Jason Smith

 Miami University of Ohio, Ohio:

Collin Buchanan (academic and athletic scholarship)

Michigan Career and Technical Institute, Michigan:

Bernard McCarter-Bynum, Kurt Washington-Cook

Michigan State University, Michigan:

Chirstain Baskin, Mariah Bonds, Clarneisha Burnside, Jamsine Daniel, Kenneth Daniels, Breyon Gaston (Michigan First Scholarship), Aleigha Carter, Kameron Crawford (Math Corps Scholarship), Amari Fleming, Amber Hunter (Michigan First and Wade McCree Scholarships), Saisha Johnson (tuition incentive program scholarship), Nicholas Lynum, Shantane’ Martin, Mayowa Olorunsola, Collin Raines, Terrance Warren, Krashawn Willis

Michigan Technological University, Michigan:

De’mazio Holmes

Miles College, Alabama:

A’Lexus Hill (Miles College band scholarships), Laquesha Young (academic and band scholarships)

Mott Community College, Michigan:

Malik Terrell

Norfolk State University, Virginia:

Chelsea Brown

Northern Michigan University, Michigan:

Darius Danzy (athletic scholarship), Ashley Stringer

Oakland Community College, Michigan:

Chassidy Adams, Santonio Alexander, Quintin Arnold (athletic scholarship), David Blaylock, Raquel Bias (Harold Watkins scholarship), Malik Chandler, Irick Davis, Antonio Driver, Daija Gatewood, Reginald Harvey, Ciara Hopkins, Curtis Jones, Quiana Jones-Williams, Trevon Lavant, Jazmine Lewis, Erin Maddox, Christina Massengale-Criswell, Alyse Means, Justin McIntosh, Sharrieff Moore, Khayree Otis, Diane Payton, Tai Rodgers, Lonnie Smith, Timothy Talbert, Carlos Tubbs, Jonne’ Washington, Kai Watson, Keon Wilkins

Oakland University, Michigan:

Marquis Calhoun (Wade McCree Scholarship), Damien Moore, Markell Smith, Juan Stallworth, Daquan Taylor, Micah Taylor

Oakwood University, Michigan:

Kyle Miller

Ohio State University, Ohio:

Jessica Curney

Paul Mitchell Hair School, Michigan:

Cymone Byse

Sacramento City College, California:

Marc Lincoln (athletic scholarship)

Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan:

Deshon Doughity (academic achievement award scholarship), Parish Gibson, Jalen Phillips, Kevin Sonard, Antoine Vaughn

Santa Monica College, California:

Lorenzo Dillard

Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta, Georgia:

Ataje Garner, Justin Montgomery

Schoolcraft College, Michigan:

Courtney Long, LaTrell Jones, Jasmine Simpson, Courtney Williams

Seton Hill University, Pennsylvania:

Gerald Gates (football scholarship)

Shooting for the Stars Academy, North Carolina:

Curtis Lee

Texas Christian University, Texas:

Amber Harper

Tufts University, Massachusetts:

Jonathan Moore (Gates Millennium Scholarship, Horatio Alger National Scholarship)

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas:

Willie Duncan (football scholarship)

University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan:

Briana Martin, Markus Spencer

University of Houston, Texas:

Jonathan Coleman

University of Memphis, Tennessee:

Domonique Brown

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan:

Emanne Johnson (Jean Fairfax Scholarship), Jaime Mathis (Jean Fairfax scholarship), Brandy Moore-Harrington (Jean Fairfax Scholarship), Kierra Terrance (Jean Fairfax Scholarship)

University of Michigan-Dearborn, Michgan:

Darren Ballard, Tiani Bigham, Zakiya Shan

University of Michigan-Flint, Michigan:

Tori Fields, Myronie Jackson

University of Toledo, Ohio:

Katia Brooks (Tower Scholarship), Zyaire Jones, D’Marcus Lewis, Courtney Floyd-Little, Sherimi Matthews, Yvonne Smith (Tower Award Scholarship), Mayiah Stovall (Rocket Scholarship), Jordyn Torbert, Leshun Walters, Josephene Wennechuk

University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin:

Vershay Burks

Wallace Community College, Alabama:

Tisheba Jennings

Wayne State University, Michigan:

Elijah Baker, Roland Benberry, Jasmine Clark, Michai Dixson, Raven Graham, Lauren Hughes (tennis scholarship), Jasmine Morris, Shyeita Owens, Lydia Rodgers

Western Michigan University, Michigan:

Morgan Barbour, Alonzo Doss, Kayla Ford, Michael Garner, Deangelo Haggen, (Smeff and Martin Luther King Jr. scholarships) Aaron Kennedy, Marques Miller, Ellis Williams (bowling scholarship)

Wilberforce University, Ohio:

Briana Chateau

Xavier University, Louisiana:

Dominique Moore (academic scholarship)

Xavier University, Ohio:

Brandon Mejia, Dominique Moore (academic scholarship)

And some grads joined the military

United States Air Force:

Victor Bothuel, Devaugh Conoway

United States Army:

Kayla Campbell, Robert Johnson, Allen Vaden

United States Coast Guard:

Avangelia Holmes

United States Marine Corps:

William Johnson, Stefan Ross, Kyran Walker

United States Navy:

Evan McClung, Arielle Hardaway, Allen Vaden

. . . And one grad stayed home . . .

Timothy Talbert

. . . And some went straight to work . . .

Jordan Abbott, Ray Bradley, Ahmeal Hesley, Jermaine Robinson, Justin Thomas, Jenea Toliva

. . . And some could not decide . .

.

Calais Bass, Tatyana Blanding, Antione Clark, Kenyatta Crawford, Alexis Doughty, Taylor Gomez, Omar Henderson, Raymond Hood, Amani Johnson, Juwan Robinson, Kevin Taylor

. . . And some could not be reached . . .

Daishia Chin, Deangelo Collins, Joseph Purdy