The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, June 25, 1995                  TAG: 9506230289
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON    PAGE: 30   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   40 lines

RYAN ACADEMY: VALEDICTORIAN

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Name: Douglas M. Iles Jr.

Age: 17

Parents: Douglas and Angela Iles

GPA: 3.49

Extracurricular activities: Student Council representative;

soccer, captain 12th grade; varsity basketball, captain 12th grade;

baseball; team leader, alter server and Thanksgiving food drive

volunteer at Little Creek Amphibious Base Catholic Chapel; and USS

Eisenhower Scholarship Fund Drive volunteer.

College plans: To attend Virginia Military Institute.

Career plans: Civil engineering.

Secret to academic success: Strive to be the best you can be.

Worst habit: Procrastination

Favorite book: ``Chili Dawgs Always Bark at Night'' by Lewis

Grizzard

Favorite TV show: ``ESPN Sportscenter''

High school memoir: Did I actually do four years?

Advice for junior class I am leaving behind: This is your last

year, so make it your best.

Person I admire most: My father. He is a person of good

character, strong will, and excellent leadership. He has given me

guidance and support since I can remember. Being a retired Navy

officer, he has raised me with good moral and ethical values. His

leadership is exemplary, as his service record shows . . .

With the characteristics that my father possesses, it is hard not

to look up to him and want to be like him.

by CNB