MEET THE CLASS OF
2018 Featuring the graduates from
ALEXANDRIA AREA HIGH SCHOOL BRANDON-EVANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NEW TESTAMENT SCHOOL LEARN at Home, Inc.
A publication of the Echo Press Alexandria, MN
MEET THE CLASS OF 2018 1
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES ALEXANDRIA AREA HIGH SCHOOL
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Sunday, June 10, at 2 p.m. AAHS Gymnasium Honors Night Tuesday, June 5, at 7 p.m. AAHS Performing Arts Center
Saturday, May 26, at 1 p.m. Brandon-Evansville High School Gymnasium
Class Motto: Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory - Dr. Seuss Class Colors: Red white and blue Class Flower: Red carnation with baby’s breath
BACCALAUREATE Wednesday, June 6, at 7 p.m. AAHS Performing Arts Center
NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Class Motto: The question is “What aren’t we going to do?” - Ferris Bueller School Colors: Red and Black Mascot: Cardinal
Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. New Testament Christian School Colors: Royal blue and white Flower: The white rose
Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom. OPRAH WINFREY
WIL!
TARYN SCHMIDT
From St. Lucia to St. Ben’s and beyond, we can’t wait to see all the places you will go. LOVE Mom, Dad, Tyler, and James
We are so proud of you Wil! It has been a blast watching you grow up and become the fine young man you are! We wish you a bright and happy future as you continue to pursue your dreams!
Love ~ Mom, Dad & Olivia Congratulations
Congratulations,
Blake Johnston
Chloe Schneider! "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding." We are so proud of the beautiful, Christian young woman you have become.
Your hard work and dedication has gotten you this far and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. We love you so much.
Blake and we are so proud of you!
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CONGRATULATIONS WIL KOPP
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Love, Mom & Dad
Alexandria Area High School Emily Aker Parents Kerry and Matt Aker
Emma Albers Parents Amy and Randy Albers
Alison Amundson Parents Amy and Paul Amundson
Brock Anderson Parents Becky Anderson and Mitch Anderson
Shanay Anderson Parents Tiffany and Jason Winter
Thomas Anderson Parents Linda and Todd Anderson
Cameron Arndt Parents Carrie and Scott Braaten
Jordon Baas Parents Missy and Tim Baas
Samantha Bailey Parents Ginger and Loren Bailey
Justin Balcome Parents Amy and Bryan Balcome
Jack Ballou Parents Kathy and Jon Ballou
Abigail Bartosiewski Parents Kristin and Chris Bartosiewski
Lynnea Bassett Parents Angela Jensen and Mike Bassett
Dakota Baumann Parents Michelle Baumann
Carissa Bautz
Austin Becker Parents Janelle and Mark Becker
Cody Benson
Jason Bergerson Parents Heidi and Mark Bergerson
Mercy Berglund Parents Bridgid and Alan Berglund
Cayla Bitzan Parents Tara and Dennis Bitzan
Rachel Bitzan Parents Melissa and LeRoy Bitzan
Jackson Boline
Destini Bordak Parents Bri-Anne Stevens and Garrett Stevens
Aubrey Born Parents Lisa and Brad Born
Allison Sturges
Happy graduation! Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and loved more than you’ll ever know! Love Mom, Dad, Jenna and Marissa 001726379r1
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Brooke Strand Trust in your journey. Your humor and work ethic will take you far. Go on, and continue to be amazing.
Love your mom
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Congratulations
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Alexandria Area High School Dakota Bostrom Parents Lisa and Tim Bostrom
Savanna Bous Parent Judy Bous
Preston Bowden Parents Joseph and Gina Valentino
Montana Branson Parents Danae and Ben Branson
Taylor Breitkreutz Parent Doug Breitkreutz
Joseph Brezina
Micaela BĂźching Parents Maren and Torsten BĂźching
Terry Burgener Jr. Parent Terry Burgener Sr.
Hope Burnham Parents Kelly and Greg Burnham
Olivia Burns Parents Brittany and Thomas Burns
Jamie Burss
Ugo Cardone
Evyn Carlson
McKenzie Carlson Parents Melissa and Todd Carlson
Sophia Cavers Parents Leslie and Andrew Cavers
Levi Charles Parents Trina Poster and Jim Charles
Jackson Chell Parents Claudia and Steve Chell
Cole Childers
Nolan Christenson Parents Tamara and Steve Christenson
Nicholas Christianson
Nicholas Chromey
Austin Clayton Parent Michael Clayton
Austin Clitty
Chandler Cole Parents Tracy and Butch Cole
Congratulations Tyler Harris We are so proud of you, Tyler! Wishing you the best of luck in all you do.
Love you, Mom, Dad and Emily
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Congratulations Kayla Egenes We are proud of you and all the things you have accomplished. You are our sunshine! Love you, Mom and Dad 001728367r1
Alexandria Area High School Amy Corneliusen Parents Julie and Bruce Corneliusen
Cassandra Corson
Alexa Cowles Parents Allan Cowles
LaRissa Cowper
Mackenzie Craig
Ellen Dee Parents Lisa and Scott Dee
Chase Denk
Erik Dennie Parents Michelle and Byron Dennie
Lucillia DiCenso Parents Nancy and Douglas DiCenso
Benjamin Dirck Parents Angie and Scott Dirck
Devin Dixon
Brandon Dolman
Congratulations Mallory Yanda You have conquered the past, you are achieving the present, you will succeed in the future!
Love,
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Dad, Mom and Nick
Congratulations
Nate Lusty
Your energy and passion for adventure has enriched our lives in countless ways! With continued hard work and determination you can accomplish much. May God bless your journey with joy, peace, and love. 001726357r1
CONGRATULATIONS
Cayla Bitzan
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Much Love & Many Prayers, Dad & Mom
No matter where life takes you, always just be yourself … the beautifully real, flawed, quirky, magical, imperfectly perfect person you are. That’s who we love most. We couldn’t be more proud of you!
Love Mom, Dad & Courtney MEET THE CLASS OF 2018 5
Alexandria Area High School William Dreger Parents Lisa Randall and Leroy Dreger
Emalee Driemeyer Parents Michelle and Byron Driemeyer
Derek Dropik
Zachary Dummer Parents Carrie and Erik Dummer
Nathaniel Eck Parents Melissa and David Eck
Kayla Egenes Parents Barb and Todd Egenes
Michael Empting Parents Sue Empting and Mike Empting
Collin Endres Parents Renae and Greg Endres
Hunter Engelbrecht
Sidney Enninga
Isabelle Erickson Parents Barb and Dave Erickson
Lindsey Erickson Parents Heather and Garrett Kapphahn
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FranSis Olmscheid I am so proud of you, Frankie!!
You are going to be amazing at whatever you choose to do!! Love, Mom
Congratulations Matie Wirtjes
You make us extremely proud, we love you tons, and we believe your best is yet to come! Love, Mom and Dad
Shannon Thomas
we are extremely proud of you! God has truly blessed you and we are so excited for you! Mom and Dad
Congratulations
Katelynn Schmidt
You are such an amazing blessing to us. We’re so proud of the beautiful woman you have become inside and out. Praying for you as you start your next adventure!
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Sean Flynn Petermeier (CPC)
Love Dad, Mom, Emma, Julia & Tyler
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Alexandria Area High School Robb Erlandson Parents Kari and Duane Erlandson
Cody Faber Parents Mel and Chris Faber
Haley Feeken
Rochelle Feiler Parents Renee and Roger Feiler
Megan Ferguson
Colten Fike Parents Toni McClellan and Marty Fike
Landon Fisher Parents Jana and Bill Fisher
Abigail Forester
Kathryn Freese
Alexa Frick
Jared Fridgen Parents Wendy Fridgen and Shawn Fridgen
Brendan Fuoss
Congratulations
We could not be more proud of you. Best wishes with your bright future! Love, Mom and Dad
S N O I T A L U T A CONGR S! E T A U D A R G 2018 Wil Kopp Tyler Harris Michael Kuhn Jack Hilbrands Austin Clayton Nick Nettleton Cody Faber Jackson Boline
Congratulations
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Trenton Zins
Jared Fridgen
There aren’t any maps or directions for life’s biggest journeysthere’s only your heart....and that’s the only compass you’ll ever need. I’m proud of who you’ve become. Wishing you happiness and success every step of the way! Love, Mom
Congratulations
Jacob and Kenzie Carlson You did it! I am so proud of the people you have become!
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I love you more than there are stars in the sky,
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Alexandria Area High School Skye Garin
Raylinn Garrett ParentsMcKenna Barbara and Michael Garrett
McKenna Gibson Parents Stacy and Brian Gibson
Jackson Grove Parents Angie and Pete Grove
Keaton Gruber
Alexis Guenther Parents Erin and Bruce Guenther
Samantha Gilbertson Parents Rebecca and Michael Gilbertson
Daniel Gustafson
Domnick Goor
Courtney Gould
Kyle Gylsen Parents Kim and Lee Gylsen
Grace Haas
Congratulations Thomas Anderson We wish you much happiness and success in your future! Follow your dreams and keep smiling! With Love and Pride, Mom and Dad
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he best way to predict the future is to create it. ”
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You are our sunshine, Allie! We are so proud of all your effort and dedication throughout life so far. Reach for the stars!
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Allie Walter
Abraham Lincoln
Congratulations
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It has been such a joy to watch you grow into the young man you are today. We are so proud of all your accomplishments and are excited to see what the future has in store for you. Love you! Mom, Dad, Austin and Andrew
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Mary Franson
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Grant Storm
Alexandria Area High School Alexis Habberstad Parents Pamela and Reggie Habberstad
Tasha Hacker Parents Darla and Ron Hacker
Olivia Hagstrom Parents Tammy and Steve Hagstrom
Tyler Harris Parents Chris and Jeramie Harris
Dahlton Hastings Parents Starla Droogsma and Harry Hastings
Kirsten Hastings
Kelsea Haugen Parents Stacy and Wayne Haugen
Amos Hedstrom
Spencer Henning Parents Christine and Michael Henning
Ta’Ohe Hess-Norris
Jack Hilbrands Parents Kelly and Corey Hillbrands
Jared Hirsch Parents Kris and Jason Hirsch
Lily Hjelle Parents Kala and Ryan Hjelle
Tyson Hoelscher
Jeremy Holm Parents Ann Holm and Less Holm
Paige Honkomp Parents Stacy and Curt Honkomp
Daunte Houck Parent Christ Houck
Brayden Hudson Parents Carmen Hudson and Joe Hudson
You will have failures in your life, but it is what you do during those valleys that will determine the heights of your peaks. RAHM EMANUEL
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Congratulations Congratulations Bryce Bryce Ludwig Ludwig
We are so proud of you and what you have accomplished so far. You are such a hard working dedicated young man. We know God has big plans for you.
Love
-Mom, Dad, Brittany & Brett
Congratulations Lauren Ruffcorn
Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in how far you can go! We are so proud of you. We can not wait to see what your future has in store for you! Love, Mom and Dad 001726423r1
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Kylie Larson I am so proud of you and your accomplishments. Wishing you all the best. Follow your heart and dreams. Love, Mom 001726336r1
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Alexandria Area High School Gabrielle Huehn Parents Jennifer Kahle and Jim Huehn
Brian Huston Parent James Huston
Kaia Illies Parents Sara and Marc Illies
Julia Imdieke Parents Shay Otto and Keith Imdieke
Ashlyn Jenc Parents Lynn and Steve Jenc
Tori Jeseritz Parents Gretchen and Michael Jeseritz
Joshua Jodsaas Parents Nicki and Tim Jodsaas
Alexander Johnson
Jonathon Jahnke Parents Joseph and Gina Valentino
Curtis Jelinski Parent Joy Mercyes
Brian Johnson Parents Denise adn Todd Johnson
Blake Johnston Parents Sarah and Shane Johnston
CONGRATULATIONS
Emily Parent Our baby, we are so proud of you! Looking forward to seeing God’s path for your future. 001727536r1
Love you so much, Dad and Mom
CONGRATULATIONS
Katlyn Rydberg We are so proud of you Katlyn! Wishing you a bright and happy future.
Congratulations
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Megan Schultz
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We are very proud of you Megan! Keep following your dreams. We wish you good luck and success in everything you do! We love you very much Mom, Dad, Justin, Connor
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Love, Mom and Dad
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Alexandria Area High School Gabriel Jones Parents LeAnne and Daniel Jones
Kiley Jorgenson
Kade Jorud Parents Denise and Steve Jorud
Cheyenne Kaliher Parents Michelle and Daniel Kaliher
Kailee Kaliher
Brandon Kamphake Parents Lisa and Nick Kamphake
Kendra Keith Parent Lori Gapp
Joslyn Kent Parents Amy and Scott Kent
Katie Kent Parents Ronda and David Kent
Elise Klepetka Parents Nancey and Greg Klepetka
Chelsea Klimek
Tanner Kluver
Congratulations on all your hard work...it’s time to celebrate! Thank you for the journey thus far, I look forward to what is yet to come. Life is a grand adventure and now is the time for you to go live it. I love you now and forever. Mom Congratulations
Jadrian Thompson
We are so incredibly proud of all of your accomplishments and can not wait to see what the future has in store you! The best is yet to come!!
Love you, Mom, Dad, Treyton and Chase.
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Spence Henning “The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The second greatest is being happy with what you find.” -Oscar Auliq-Ice We are so proud of you, You have brought us happiness since the day you were born! Love, Mom, Dad, Tyler and Katelyn 001727749r1
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Alexandria Area High School Lindsey Knoll Parents Lisa and Dan Knoll
Ava Koep Parents Elissa and Bill Koep
Hailey Koep Parents Kirsten and Rick Koep
Tanner Koep
Wil Kopp Parents Rita Kopp and Kent Kopp
Jonah Koslowsky Parents Tara and Brian Koslowksy
Adam Kremer
Michael Kuhn Parents Beth and Jeff Kuhn
Flora Kvale Parents Angie Saurer and Carl Kvale
Makenna Lamb Parents Christina and Jason Lamb
Spencer Lamb Parents Amy and Tim Lamb
Stacy Lang Parent Maureen Lang
Jamie Lanoue Parents Jackie and Terry Lanoue
Alaina Larson Parents Melinda and Mickey Larson
Alice Larson
Brandon Larson Parents Joleen and Jamie Larson
Kylie Larson
Nathan Larson
Connor LaSota Parent Kasey LaSota
Tawni Laughnan Parents Joseph and Gina Valentino
Khrystyna LaBrun Parents Gina Christopherson and Joe LeBrun
Ryan Ledman Parents Mary and Ken Ledman
Jacob Levasseur Parents Wendy Levasseur and Bob Levasseur
Kaeley Lindsey
Congratulations Darrin Wibstad
We are so proud of your hard work and determination! Your future is waiting, go get it! Love you, Dad, Mom and Devin
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CONGRATULATIONS JORDON BAAS Graduation day is such an amazing day of all your hard work. You did so much and got great results. As for your future, aim for the stars as you were born a fighter, only the sky is the limit. Keep the faith! Love you, Mom, Dad and Harliann 001722531r1
Alexandria Area High School Erin Little
Levi Lotti Parents Rita and Quinto Lotti
Patrick Lovrien Parents Judy and Marty Lovrien
Bryce Ludwig Parents Shelly and Trevor Ludwig
Clayton Luedeke Parents Geri and Paul Luedeke
LezliAnn Luedeke Parents Shelley Luedeke and David Luedeke
Nathan Lusty Parents Rochelle and Bob Lusty
Sarah Marler Parents Heather Larson and Grant Larson
Andrew Martinson Parents Kari and David Martinson
Judd Martinson Parents Jennifer and Keith Martinson
Richard Masterson Parents Amie and Jim Masterson
Shaun Mateer Parents Sandy and Curt Mateer
Congratulations
Nicole Vonderharr
CONGRATULATIONS to all the 2018 Graduates!
We are so proud of you and the woman you are becoming. May God bless you and watch over you on your journey called life. We Love you, Mom, Dad, Amber and Melissa
Congratulations Taylor Peterson Your graduation from AAHS and ATCC has made us so proud! With your determination, positivity and faith in God, your future will be an amazing journey! ~Love, Mom, Dad and Casey
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Class of 2018 -All my Best
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Alexandria Area High School Malia McRoberts Parents Vartsana Winkels and James McRoberts
Kaitlyn Meece Parents Tracy and James Meece
Sarah Meier Parents Theresa and Chris Meier
Rachel Meyer Parents Joan and Randy Meyer
Layne Meyers Parents Kari Zimney and Steve Meyers
Olivia Mikkelson Parents Karla Mikkelson and Tracy Mikkelson
Jacob Minnerath Parents Jody and Brian Minnerath
Josie Minnerath Parents Jean and Allan Minnerath
Ross Minnerath Parents Renee Minnerath and John Minnerath
Hunter Mogler Parents Janene and Jason Mogler
Meghan Moore Parents Melissa and Ron Moore
Alexandra Morrison
Cameron Murphy Parents Kathy and Ken Murphy
Bruce Navratil Parents Isabelle and Derek Navratil
Hannah Nelson Parents Lynn and David Nelson
Nicholas Nettleton Parents Nicole and Bill Nettleton
Bao Nguyen Parents Lam Dang and Steven Vuong
Riley Nieland
Maria Nissen Parents Nancy and David Nissen
Brock Nohre Parents Julie and David Nohre
Joseph Nowacki Parents Amy and Chad Nowacki
Allison O’Kane Parents Sarah and Christopher O’Kane
Braden Okerlund Parents Kesha and Jeremy Okerlund
FranSis Olmscheid
Congratulations CJ Schlosser
DARREN SHORES
Congratulations on your high school graduation! Your family and friends wish you nothing but the best! May success always find you. Love, Mom, Dad, Alena and Evan
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CONGRATULATIONS
We are very proud of the young man you have become. Chase your dreams and never forget that we are always here for you.
Love, Mom, Dad & Ace
Alexandria Area High School Hunter Olson Parent Chad Olson
Francesca Palmer
Emily Parent Parents Shannon and David Parent
Taylor Partington Parents Jill and Tom Partington
Brynne Pass Parents Lisa Bowen and Dean Pass
Ali Patton Parents Julie and Scott Tvrdik
Shannon Petermeier Parents Janelle and Sean Petermeier
Raya Peterson
Taylor Peterson Parents Dionne and Paul Peterson
Jordan Petron Parents Teresa and Mike Petron
Hannah Pilgrim
Jack Powell Parents Melissa Heine and Mike Powell
Congratulations
Ali Patton
Take pride in how far you have come and have faith in as far as you can go! Love you tons! Mon and Dad
CONGRATS TO ALL THE
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We Love You!!! Mom and Dad
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Alexandria Area High School Allison Prestby Parents Kelly and Doug Prestby
Merissa Reed Parents Toni and Nathan Reed
Taylor Rehovsky Parents Lori and Dan Renovsky
Emma Reilly Parents Christine and Shawn Reilly
Braden Reisdorf Parents Heidi and Braden Reisdorf
ShayLeigh Reiter Parents Savah and Cary Reiter
Cameron Rice Parents Karen Rice and Scott Rice
Calley Richardson
Cassidy Rieland Parents Kim and Dave Rieland
Emma Robertson
Alana Rodas Parents Joy and Rob Rodas
Rachel Roers
Sarah Rohr Parents Cindy and Kent Rohr
Lauren Ruffcorn
Jose Ruiz Parents Elizabeth and Marco Ruiz
Dylan Runge Parents Angie Boswell and Troy Runge
Logan Runge Parents Denise and Joel Runge
Katlyn Rydberg
Ryan Schaffer Parents Sherry and Shannon Schaffer
Jordan Schauer
Tristin Schlief Parents Robin and Darin Schlief
Christian Schlosser Parents Kathy and Troy Schlosser
Emma Schmidt Parents Sheryl and Al Schmidt
Katelynn Schmidt
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Congratulations
Lily Hjelle
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. ~Helen Keller We couldn’t be more proud of you, Lillapipper! It’s time to spread your wings! Love, Mom, Dad, Eva & Grif
Alexandria Area High School Taryn Schmidt Parents Jodi and Tim Schmidt
Chloe Schneider Parents Colleen and Doug Schneider
Jared Schneider Parents Janel and David Schneider
Megan Stephenson-Schneider Parents: Heather and Jon Schneider
Zachary Schneiderhan
Tyler Schoenrock Parents Brenda Schoenrock and Rick Schoenrock
Evan Schroeder Parents Chris and Rob Schroeder
Megan Schultz Parents Kelly and Larry Schultz
Amber Schwartz
Paige Schweigert Parents Candi and Clare Schweigert
Ethan Scribner
Tess Sjoman Parents Sara and Stanton Sjoman
Jasmine Springer
Megan Stangler
Kyli Staples Parents Angie and Bryan Staples
Drew Steffensmeier
Erika Stenvik
Grant Storm Parents Darla and Steve Storm
Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Congratulations
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Alexandria Area High School Brooke Strand
Hunter Strawbridge Parents Shawn and Brian Strawbridge
Alexis Strunk Parents Brandi Johnson and Kurt Strunk
Ryan Swanberg Parents Rachel and Steve Swanberg
Anthony Swiridow Parents Jennifer and Jim Meyer
Jordan Tacker Parents Louann Dear and Jeff Tacker
Krista Talley Parents Sue and Mark Talley
Kayla Thielmann Parents: Shelly and Duwayne Drum and Larry Thielmann
Abbigale Thieschafer Parents Mandi Larson and Levi Thieschafer
Daniel Thompson Parents Kyla and Kyle Thompson
Jadrian Thompson
Sonja Thompson Parents Carrie and Adrian Thompson
Taylor Thompson Parents Shannon Tollefson and Chad Thompson
Jaden Thorstad
Trinity Thostenson
Jason Tikkanen Parents Jamie and Matt Tikkanen
Mitchell Toivonen Parents Karen and Greg Toivonen
Luke Tollefson
For the most important decisions in your life, trust your intuition, and then work with everything you have, to prove it right. TIM COOK
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Alexandria Area High School Ryker Treat Parents Kristy and Tyson Treat
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Sarah Trousil Parents Julie Ollman and Corey Trousil
Macenna Turnquist
Alison Tvrdik Parents Christy and Jeff Tvrdik
Kyle VanderTuin Parents Leigha and Brad VanderTuin
Matthew Vogel Parents Carrie and Brian Vogel
Nicole Vonderhaar Parents Valerie and Kevin Vonderhaar
Calvin Waage Parents Elisabeth and Erik Waage
Jared Wallin Parents Cindy West-Wallin and Jeffrey Wallin
Allison Walter Parents Terri and Don Walter
Daniel Waters Parent Lyia Waters
Congratulations Harold Wegner
Owen Weisel Parents Kellie Weisel and Darin Weisel
Jackson Wichtendahl Parents Dawn Hartman and Shane Wichtendahl
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Love, Mom, Dad Tyler and Kaden
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Alexandria Area High School Chase Wieberdink Parents Marcia and Kyle Wieberdink
Matie Wirtjes Parents Carrie and Scott Wirtjes
Natalie Wieberdink Parents Marcia and Kyle Wieberdink
David Woodard
Olivia Wiitanen Parents Cathy Juettner and Bruce Wiitanen
Mallory Yanda Parents Angie and Les Yanda
Cole Wild Parents Anne and Jeff Wild
Adam Zimmerman Parents Robin and Brett Zimmerman
Madison Winter Parents Melissa and Jeff Winter
Trenton Zins Parents Jennifer Zins and Dale Zins
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?” BILLIE JEAN KING
Nolan Zumhofe Parents Charlotte Zumhofe and Ryan Marr
Congratulations Rachel Roers Love, Mom, Dad, Mitch and Matt
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Laugh often and enjoy life’s journey!
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Kiley Jorgenson Parents Jennifer and Nicholas Jorgenson
Katelin Jones Parents Jeni and Jeff Jones
Megan Ferguson Parents Kristi and Chad Ferguson
Johnny Jackson Parents Sandy and John Jackson
Alexandra Morrison Guardians Connie and Jim Svee
Shelby Zunker Parents Amber Zunker and Adam Repp
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Brandon-Evansville High School Katie Baker Parents Angie and Brad Baker
Taylor Bitzan Parents Heather and Tim Bitzan
Autym Blowers Parents Cassandra and Mark Blowers
Trey Bosek Parents Renata Bosek and Tom Bosek
Emikly Bukkila Parents Kelly and Keith Bukkila
Saffron Fletcher Parents Ginger and Randy Fletcher
Amara Henneman Parents Necoe and David Henneman
Jacob Hintermeister Parents Tammy and Jason Hintermeister
Kristin Koep Parents Kim and Jason Koep
Taylor Kratz Parents Beatrice and Steve Kratz
Lauren Landowski Parents Lisa and Kevin Behrens and Kurt Landowski
Brandon Merritt Parents Judy Merritt and Bob Merritt
CONGRATS GRADS!
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Brandon-Evansville High School Aleksander Pikkaraine Parents Tina and Josh Pikkaraine
Kyle Puchalski Parents Shannon Pulchalski
Maria Ricks Parents Amber Martin and Greg Ricks
Allie Satterlie Parents DeAnn and Eric Satterlie
Payton Schaefer Parents Michelle and Scott Schaefer
Elizabeth Schiele Parents Stacey Schiele and Trever Schiele
Michael Schroeder Parents Barb and Dan Schroeder
Colton Sherman Parents Julie and Steven Sherman
Darren Shores Parents Christine and Mike Shores
Brianna Storey Parents Jen Head and Terry Storey
James Strese Parents Dana and Terry Strese
Allison Sturges Parents Paula Faber and Mike Sturges
Nicholas Thorstad Parents Mary and Larry Thorstad
Avery Wendt Parents Sherry and Kevin Wendt
Darrin Wibstad Parents Karen and Tim Wibstad
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FDIC
Year Recipients 2007 8 2008 11 2009 7 2010 6 2011 7 2012 7 2013 6 2014 6 2015 3 2016 10 2017 6 2018 5 TOTAL 82
$ Awarded $10,500 $11,000 $6,000 $6,000 $7,500 $10,500 $9,000 $11,500 $8,750 $18,000 $14,500 $8,000 $212,250
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GRADUATES
CONGRATULATIONS
Hats Off to our Grads!
Brian Johnson
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