PILLAGER HIGH SCHOOL

PILLAGER HIGH SCHOOL 2023 TOP STUDENTS

Christopher Eugene Gratke

Parents: Troy and Lorie Gratke.

Plans after graduation: Attend Concordia College in Moorhead to obtain a business degree.

Memorable high school moment: Being part of the homecoming court. Best advice you’ve received: Live life to the fullest and work hard for everything you want.

Grace JoLee Grimsley

Parents: Brian and Penny Grimsley.

Plans after graduation: Joining the Navy.

What did you want to be when you were in kindergarten? A painter.

Which teacher inspired you most?

Mr. Karelis is the teacher that got me into liking math, and he just has such a passion for math that is really inspiring.

Lillian Noreen March

Parents: Jeff and Ann March.

Plans after graduation: I’m undecided on where I’ll attend school, but I will pursue something in music.

Memorable high school moment: When I shot at the wrong basketball hoop during the senior vs. staff basketball games.

What are you most proud of? I’m most proud of when I got into the 2022-2023 SSAA All-State Choir.

Sienna Lee Houle

Parents: Steve Houle and Amber Houle.

Plans after graduation: Attend Bemidji State University and study environmental studies - geohydrology. Best advice you’ve received: Don’t say, “I’ll do it tomorrow.”

Which teacher inspired you most? Mr. Kaufmann was inspiring because he was passionate about science.

Kylee Abigail Wilson

Parents: Justin and Christina Wilson.

Plans after graduation: Attend North Dakota State University to major in biological sciences to later

pursue my dream of becoming an optometrist.

What are you going to miss most about high school? I will miss the relationshipguaranteed atmosphere Pillager brings to life.

Which teacher inspired you most? Although Mrs. Savage

was not a direct teacher of mine, she was a mentor throughout the timespan of my high school career as well as within cross-country. She is always willing to talk about anything and everything as well as being beyond encouraging when it’s needed.