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Brainerd High School Commencement: 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Adamson Field. Number of students graduating: 403. Class colors: Brilliant Blue and Stunning Silver. Class flower: Blue orchid. Class motto: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matter compared to what lies within us.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote from Principal Andrea Rusk: “The Brainerd Warrior Class of 2022 is resilient! They have endured COVID, construction, and many other challenges and continue to come through stronger and more determined to reach their goals.”
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Top five students are listed in alphabetical order.
Michael Howe
Nicholas Moore
Mitchell Neumann
Mason Noor
Liliana Schaeffer
Parents: Lori Howe and Philip Stone
Parents: Kieran and Kathy Moore
Parents: Rob and Jill Neumann.
Parents: Tim and Sue Noor.
Parents: Meegan and Dave Schaeffer.
Extracurricular activities: Cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field, pit orchestra for spring musical.
Extracurricular activities: Key Club, Nordic skiing, Knowledge Bowl, tennis, piano.
Extracurricular activities: Cross-country, Nordic skiing, track, Brainerd Jaycees, band.
Extracurricular activities: Boy Scouts.
Hobbies: Reading, spending time with friends, building Legos and exploring the great outdoors.
Hobbies: Running, skiing, spending time with friends and family, water sports, being outdoors.
Extracurricular activities: Cross-country, Nordic skiing, track and field, eco club, Junior Jaycees.
Future plans: Attend University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to study civil engineering.
Future plans: Attend University of Minnesota to study biochemistry on the pre-med track.
Hobbies: Playing/writing music, being outdoors, hanging out with friends, running, reading. Future plans: Attend University of Wisconsin-Madison to study chemical engineering. Memorable high school moment: “There are so many, it’s hard to choose. I would have to say making state in cross-country this fall and playing a solo in Blue Shades at the Showcase Concert this spring.”
Part-time work: Outside service at The Pines Golf Course. Memorable high school moment: “Playing tag in the frozen parking lot of a gas station in Hill City, MN with other members of the Nordic ski team because our bus broke down on the way to a meet. That or the day the school caught on fire and we all got to go home early.”
Memorable high school moment: “Prom 2021 with masks gone as a celebration of a hardfought junior year for us all.”
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, roller skating, playing video games, bowling. Future plans: Attend University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to study electrical engineering. Part-time work: Best Buy. Memorable high school moment: “All the great times that I have had with my friends in and outside of class, the fun classes I’ve had such as pottery and adventure and challenge, and being able to earn my Eagle Scout for Boy Scouts.”
Hobbies: Staying active, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, being outside, petting dogs. Future plans: Attend the College of St. Scholastica to study biochemistry and pre-med, and racing for Scholastica’s Nordic ski team. Memorable high school moment: “Winning Nordic sections for the first time both individually and as a team.”
Aitkin High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Lake Region Christian School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Pillager High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Central Lakes College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Little Falls Community High School. . . . . . . . 8
Pine River-Backus High School . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Crosby-Ironton High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pequot Lakes High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Staples-Motley High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Crosslake Community School . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Pierz - Healy High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Wadena-Deer Creek High School . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Central Lakes College Staples Campus - Practical Nursing Pinning/Commencement Wednesday, May 11. 15 students walking.
Brainerd Campus — Career and Technical Education Commencement Thursday, May 12. 140 students walking. Student speaker: Beck Barber.
Staples Campus — Career and Technical Education Commencement Wednesday, May 11. 100 students walking Student speaker: Tate Richter.
Brainerd Campus — Nursing Pinning/ Commencement Friday, May 13. 77 students walking. Brainerd Campus — Liberal Arts And Sciences Commencement Friday, May 13. 190 students walking. Student speakers: Beck Barber and Breena Burgstaler.
Student speakers
Beck Barber
Breena Burgstaler
Tate Richter
Beck Barber began attending Central Lakes College in the spring of 2021 and is graduating with an Associate of Arts degree. While attending CLC, he has been active on campus advocating for students and creating fun events. In his first semester, he joined the senate and became a senator and then was ready to take over the president’s position in his second semester. In addition, Beck served on committees focusing on technology, student life and COVID-19.
Daughter of Brent and Tena Burgstaler of Aitkin, Breena Burgstaler began at CLC in the fall of 2020 and is graduating with an Associate of Science in Nursing degree. She has also earned a CLC Honors Program certificate.
Tate Richter began attending Central Lakes College in the fall of 2020 and is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in robotics and automated systems.
Beck is a postsecondary enrollment options student and will be graduating from Brainerd High School as well. This coming year he plans to go to Grand Canyon University and major in economics. When not representing students, Beck can be found on the tennis courts or on the lake with the boys.
She is the president of the nursing club and an active member of the Honors Program. She led the Brainerd Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge Clothing and Hygiene Drive as part of her capstone project in her Honors Leadership course, and her team collected two van loads of supplies. In addition, Breena has had many leadership roles outside CLC, including serving as the Aitkin High School FFA president and Region II historian, as well as president of the Aitkin High School National Honors Society, student council, and the Cedarbrook 4-H Club. Outside the classroom, Breena enjoys engaging in furniture refurbishing projects, like the dresser she recently overhauled, spending time with nieces and nephews, traveling to new places and trying new foods.
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While attending CLC, Tate was active on campus advocating for students, communicating successes and improvements with staff and faculty, and assisting students in finding their voice within the senate. In his first semester, he joined the student senate and was ready to take over the president’s position by his second semester. During his presidency, Tate helped maintain the activities of the student senate by increasing the number of students volunteering for Ruby’s Pantry, along with having game nights. Tate is currently interning at Acieta in Council Bluffs, Iowa, as a service technician and will continue his internship through the summer. When not representing students or trying to hide behind his computer playing games, Tate can be found playing pool with his friends.
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Top students Pierz Healy High School
Maddie Andrea
Brenna Dickmann
Parents: Angie and Craig Cronquist and Cory Andrea.
Parents: Derrick and Nikki Dickmann.
Extracurricular activities: Tennis.
Commencement: 7 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Pierz Healy High School
Hobbies: Fishing, snowmobiling, spending time with family and friends, being on the lake.
Number of students graduating: 89 Class colors: Mahogany red, Snowfall white, Obsidian
Future plans: Attend St. Kate’s to study occupational therapy.
Extracurricular activities: Big Brothers Big Sisters, student council, peer helping, Where Everyone Belongs, Encouraging Positive Influences and Choices, Minnesota Honor Society, volleyball, softball, basketball.
Class flower: Peppermint carnation
Hobbies: Sports, spending time with friends and family, traveling to new places.
Class motto: “Chase your dreams, but always know the road that will lead you home again.” - Tim McGraw
Future plans: Attend St. Scholastica in Duluth to study nursing.
Class song: “You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins
Quote from Principal Karrie Boser: “This class has endured a lot and has remained the course through many challenges. They have shown true perseverance and will do great things! Congratulations to the Class of 2022!”
Katie Leidenfrost
Brooke Poser
Parents: Tom and Joyce Leidenfrost. Extracurricular activities: Big Brothers Big Sisters, student council, peer helping, Where Everyone Belongs, Minnesota Honor Society, volleyball, basketball, track, cross-country.
Parents: Trevor and Taunya Poser. Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, working out, camping.
Future plans: Attend University of North Dakota to study pre-physical therapy.
Alyssa Thesing Parents: Chad and Meghan Thesing. Extracurricular activities: Jazz band, pit band, pep band, jazz combo, Bella Voce, peer helping, Spanish club, basketball, softball, band, choir, Minnesota Honor Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Graci Stangl Parents: Brian and Dana Stangl. Extracurricular activities: FFA.
Future plans: Attend St. Cloud State University to study elementary education.
Parents: Robert and Tina Otremba. Extracurricular activities: Football, golf, band, choir, musicals, Minnesota Honor Society, Where Everyone Belongs, peer helping, Big Brothers Big Sisters, jazz band, knowledge bowl, pit band. Hobbies: Fishing, golfing, working out, playing music, studying the Bible. Future plans: Attend Wheaton College and do ROTC and golf while studying applied health science to ultimately become a physical therapist in the Army.
Future plans: Study esthetician/ cosmetology.
Hobbies: Lifting weights, shopping, hiking, hanging out with friends and family.
Hobbies: Spending time outdoors, fishing, kayaking, swimming.
Lance Otremba
Hobbies: Reading, making art, taking care of my plants, doing things outdoors. Future plans: Attend St. Cloud State University to major in social work and Spanish and minor in human relations and become an adoption counselor.
Kiara Olesch Parents: Shawn and Amie Olesch. Extracurricular activities: Student council, peer helping, Where Everyone Belongs, Minnesota Honor Society, Knowledge Bowl, jazz I and II, jazz combo, pit band, pep band, symphonic band, Spanish club, volleyball, basketball, track, softball. Hobbies: Reading, playing sports, playing and listening to music, being active, going to the movies, hanging with friends. Future plans: “Attend a four-year college and pursue a major I will be happy and successful with.”
Lynn Skiba Parents: Vince and Kay Skiba. Extracurricular activities: Pep band, jazz I and II, volleyball, trap shooting, Minnesota Honor Society, peer helping, pit band, Knowledge Bowl, jazz combo, stats manager for boys basketball, Spanish club, symphonic band. Hobbies: Reading, playing and listening to music, spending time outside. Future plans: Attend Minnesota State University-Moorhead to study actuarial science and become a certified actuary.
Benjamin Virnig Parents: Rick and Carrie Virnig. Extracurricular activities: Football, basketball, baseball, band. Hobbies: Hunting, playing sports, hanging out with friends, snowmobiling, being at the lake. Future plans: Attend St. John’s to study accounting.
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Top students Wadena-Deer Creek High School Commencement: 7 p.m. Friday, May 27, in the high school gymnasium. Number of students graduating: 53. Class colors: Blue and gold. Class flower: Orange rose. Quote from Principal Tyler Church: “The Wadena-Deer Creek Class of 2022 will be one of our smallest graduating classes, but also one of our strongest academically. With six 4.0 students, and strong grades from top to bottom, this class will be tough to replace. Through the chaos of the past two years, the Class of 2022 has kept their focus and never stopped working hard. They have been true role models for the grades under them.”
Lauryn Gravelle
Jamie Barthel
Parents: John and Wendy Gravelle.
Parents: Reed Barthel and Leslie Seifert.
Extracurricular activities: Volleyball, basketball, track, BPA, Knowledge Bowl, fishing league, student council.
Extracurricular activities: Tennis, softball, National Honor Society, Knowledge Bowl, student council, fellowship of Christian Athletes, concert choir.
Hobbies: Work out, do arts and crafts, anything outside, be with friends and family.
Hobbies: Playing sports, spending time with family and friends, painting.
Future plans: Attend University of North Dakota to study biology and become a dentist.
Future plans: Attend Bemidji State University to study teaching for 7-12th grade social studies.
Part-time work: Mills Manor, Whitetail Golf Course.
Part-time work: Waitress at Willy T’s in Ottertail.
Memorable high school moment: Going through distance learning during COVID-19.
Memorable high school moment: Placing second in sections as a team in tennis.
Class rank: 1.
Class rank: 1.
Grace Gallant Parents: Norm Jr. and Mandy Gallant. Extracurricular activities: Band, Business Professionals of America, choir, drama, Knowledge Bowl, National Honor Society, student council, baseball manager, basketball, fishing team, football manager. Hobbies: Photography, graphic design, art, exploring nature, thrifting. Future plans: Attend University of MinnesotaMorris to study community, media, rhetoric and psychology. Part-time work: Wadena-Deer Creek Public Schools, Timeless Takes by Grace, freelance photography and journalism for Wadena Pioneer Journal.
Mikayla Varela Parents: Angela Franklin. Extracurricular activities: Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, Business Professionals of America, Knowledge Bowl, cross-country. Hobbies: Reading, running, crocheting, rollerblading. Future plans: Attend Brigham Young University to get a master’s degree in accounting with a possible minor in business and literacy. Part-time work: Online writing tutor at Anoka Ramsey Community College, sandwich artist at Subway.
Memorable high school moment: Winning advanced desktop publishing at State Business Professionals of America.
Memorable high school moment: Sitting in the senior lounge and not doing homework.
Class rank: 1.
Class rank: 1.
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Anna Church
Madison Packer
Parents: Tyler and Tracy Church.
Parents: Brenda and Gary Packer.
Extracurricular activities: Band, choir, knowledge bowl, boys basketball manager, student council, class officer, National Honor Society. Hobbies: Watching sports, reading, going to the lake, spending time with family and friends. Future plans: Attend North Dakota State University to study pharmacy. Part-time work: Kids Krew at Wadena-Deer Creek Public Schools.
Extracurricular activities: Tennis, basketball, track, band, choir, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, enjoying the outdoors, learning new languages. Future plans: Attend Gustavus-Adolphus College to study exercise science.
Memorable high school moment: Homecoming week.
Memorable high school moment: Playing in the state tennis tournament.
Class rank: 1.
Class rank: 1.
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Staples-Motley High School Commencement: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, at Staples-Motley High School gym. Number of students graduating: 68. Class colors: Blue and silver. Class song: “Best Day of My Life” by American Authors.
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Parents: Duff Erhotlz and Heather Erholtz.
Parents: Kermit and Lorna Klefsaas.
Extracurricular activities: Varsity captain, golf, volleyball, student council president, National Honor Society vice president.
Extracurricular activities: Football, basketball, track and field, choir, theater, National Honor Society, student council, Special Olympics partner, AAA award, Minnesota football scholar athlete, all-conference in two sports.
Class flower: White rose.
Future plans: Attend Carlson School of Management to study marketing and finance.
Class motto: Time to turn those dreams into reality.
Part-time work: Stomping Grounds. Class rank: 1.
Future plans: Attend University of Northwestern-St. Paul to study business. Class rank: 1.
Evelyn Paulina Gonzalez
Cassidy Mary Radueg
Jadyn McKenna Vogel
Madysen Lea Hull
Parents: Sandy Granados and Juan Gonzalez.
Parents: Dale and Tammy Radueg.
Parents: Jenny and Glen Vogel.
Parents: Ashley and Jacob Hull.
Extracurricular activities: Cardinal orchestra, letter for academics.
Part-time work: Lakewood Health System.
Extracurricular activities: Cross-country up to state level, volleyball, wrestling stats manager, track and field, choir to all-state, orchestra, National Honor Society secretary, student council treasurer, CRLA Level 1 certified tutor, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society president.
Extracurricular activities: Student council, choir, orchestra, swimming, diving, softball, varsity letter in swimming, softball, lettered in academics and orchestra. Future plans: Attend Minnesota State University to study Spanish.
Class rank: 4.
Future plans: Attend North Central University to study psychology. Part-time work: Caribou Coffee. Class rank: 3.
Part-time work: Lakewood Health System Care Center.
Future plans: Attend Concordia Moorhead to study biology with a premed focus and become a dermatologist.
Class rank: 2.
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Top students Pillager High School Commencement: 7 p.m. Friday, May 27, on the football field. In the event of poor weather, the ceremony will be moved to the high school gym. Number of students graduating: 85. Class colors: Maroon and gold.
Tessa Danielson
Tim Moyer
Class song: “22” by Taylor Swift.
Parents: Deanna and Chadd Danielson.
Parents: Jason and Teresa Moyer.
Class flower: White lily.
Extracurricular activities: Volleyball, softball, musicals, band, National Honor Society.
Extracurricular activities: National Honor Society, track, Youth For Christ, youth group.
Hobbies: Sports, hiking, reading.
Hobbies: Board games, video games, music, Frisbee.
Class motto: It is what it is. Quote from Principal Jason Savage: “The Pillager High School Class of 2022 is a very tight-knit group that has achieved great things despite the adversity and challenges they have faced during their high school years. Instead of allowing adversity to tear them apart, they have become closer and have grown stronger because of it.”
Future plans: Attend Concordia College in Moorhead to study biology and later attend dental school and become a doctor of dental surgery. Part-time work: Assistant at Pillager Dental, server at Castaway Bar and Grill, JO Pillager volleyball coach.
Future plans: Attend University of Northwestern-St. Paul to study mechanical engineering. Part-time work: Tried and True Machine.
Memorable high school moment: “My trip with the Spanish club to Costa Rica in 2019.”
Memorable high school moment: “Right before we left for COVID, a group of friends and I played hide and seek throughout the whole high school.”
Class rank: 1.
Class rank: 1.
Tatum Scull Parents: Kenneth Scull and Karen Scull. Extracurricular activities: Volleyball, track and field, tutor, student advising group, National Honor Society president, class treasurer. Hobbies: Spending time with family, getting ice cream with my fiancé, walking my dogs, painting. Future plans: Marry my fiancé in August and then attend North Central University online to study youth, children and family ministries and become a youth pastor. Part-time work: Server/waitress at Pizza Hut. Memorable high school moment: “When my fiancé proposed to me at the playground after watching my senior year’s homecoming football game.”
Grace Conklin Parents: Adam and Stephanie Conklin. Extracurricular activities: National Honor Society, pole vault and sprint in track and field. Hobbies: Serving at Living Word Christian Center, hiking, skiing and anything outdoors. Future plans: Attend Bethel University in the pre-med program and continue to the physician assistant program. Part-time work: Certified nursing assistant at Lakewood Health System.
Hailee Colgrove Parents: Brett and Tracee Colgrove. Extracurricular activities: Track and field, one act, musical, National Honor Society, jazz band, Aoide Voce. Hobbies: Playing instruments, singing, drawing, painting, outdoor stuff. Future plans: Attend Bemidji State University to get a K-12 degree in music education.
Memorable high school moment: Going to True Team state for track.
Memorable high school moment: Playing Belle in the high school musical “Beauty and the Beast.”
Class rank: 4.
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Pequot Lakes High School Commencement: 6 p.m. Friday, May 27, at the Pequot Lakes football field, followed by a parade through the city. Number of students graduating: 128. Class colors: Sage and ivory. Class song: “22 (Taylor’s Version)” by Taylor Swift. Class flower: Snapdragon. Class motto: “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your mind, so we will walk on our own feet, work with our own hands, and will speak with our own minds.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Quote from Principal Aaron Nelson: “The Class of 2022 is a special group of students. They have endured unique challenges to their learning experience. Having faced the uncertainty created by world events that have touched them personally, they have learned to do what is needed to create their own success. These students have been forged in the furnace of uncertainty and are proving themselves to be men and women of character, undeterred by the impossible and driven by their own standards of excellence.”
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Top students Crosby-Ironton High School Commencement: 7 p.m. Friday, June 3.
Valedictorian Benjamin Gujer
Salutatorian David Ringhand
Parents: Mark and Traci Gujer.
Parents: Tom and Tammy Ringhand.
Extracurricular activities: Mountain biking, Knowledge Bowl, student action leadership team.
Extracurricular activities: Cross-country, track, football, Knowledge Bowl, band, student action leadership team.
Future plans: Attend Colorado State University to study mechanical engineering.
Future plans: Attend seminary at St. Thomas University and study mathematics and philosophy.
Number of students graduating: 64. Class colors: Black and gold. Class song: “I Gotta Feeling” by Black Eyed Peas. Class flower: White rose. Class motto: Frankie says relax.
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GRADUATION 2022
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SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2022 | BRAINERD DISPATCH
Aitkin High School Commencement: 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Veterans Field.
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Number of students graduating: 90. Class colors: Red, black, silver. Class song: “Good Riddance” by Green Day. Class flower: Forget-me-not. Class motto: Only 47 years until we’re seniors again. Quote from Principal Paul Karelis: “This graduating class has been persistent the last 4 years. Even through the hard times of COVID and the death of classmates, they persevered. They are a resilient class, and have shown much tenacity. I am proud of this fine group of students.”
Valedictorian Ryan McCormick
Salutatorian Mekayla Van Santen
Family: Parents Jamie and Sara McCormick, older brother Jacob.
Family: Parents Andrew and Sherri Van Santen, siblings Mehayla and Meranda.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, shooting and snowmobiling. Future plans: Attend North Dakota State University to study mechanical engineering and eventually work in the powersports of fishing industries.
—Michelle Obama
Memorable high school experience: The time he and his best friend were out ice fishing and got stuck on the lake after dark. They waited for help in the negative degree weather, but made the most of it. They made it home to a cold pizza and 20 crappies to clean. When it was all said and done, it was nearly 3 a.m. The next day at school was a long one to say the least.
Extracurricular activities: Volleyball, golf, one act, handbells, madrigals, National Honors Society, peer leaders, musicals. Hobbies: Hanging out with friends. Future plans: Attend Concordia College to major in music education and minor in theater and eventually become a choir teacher and create a music program similar to Aitkin’s. Memorable high school experience: How close she has grown to her sister Haylee. In the past, they would argue over silly, small things but as the years went by, they grew closer. Kayla now considers Haylee to be her best friend.
Crosslake Community School Commencement: F 1 p.m. Friday, June 3, at Crosslake Community School gymnasium. Number of students graduating: 47. Class colors: Black and silver. Class song: “Safe and Sound” by Capital Cities. Class flower: White rose. Class motto: “Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.” -Mattie Stepanek. Quote from Director of Online Learning Holly Amaya: “The class of 2022 has demonstrated perseverance, flexibility, and creativity in how they have accomplished so many great things during such a tough couple of years!”
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