Star Class 2011

Star Class 2011

Ben Nettleton of Kensett, a senior at Central Springs High School, keeps his eyes on the skies for a future career in meteorology

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STAR CLASS

What is Star Class? lobe Gazette’s Star Class event salutes excellence among graduating high school seniors.

During Star Class, held at North Iowa Area Community Auditorium, we honor and applaud the varied achievements of 230 students from across North Iowa.

Faculty, administrators and athletic directors are asked to nominate their top senior students who excel in one of seven categories: mathematics, social sciences, arts, science, music, language and technical education. They are also asked to choose their top male and female athletes.

Students selected are celebrated during a special event held at North Iowa Community Auditorium.

Special recognition is also given to our Mike Burford Courage Award recipients, and our Partners in Education Money To Learn Scholarship winners.

All students are featured in this special section of the Globe Gazette.

The event is made possible by Partners in Education sponsors who, in addition to the Globe Gazette, are First Citizens National Bank, CL Tel, North Iowa Area Community College, Landfill of North Iowa and Walmart Super Center.

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Explore.

Dream.

Discover.

On behalf of the Globe Gazette, congratulations to the 2011 Star Class members on their outstanding achievements. We are proud to have this opportunity to partner with North Iowa Area Community College to recognize and honor North Iowa’s best and brightest in academic and athletic endeavors. You represent our future, built on a foundation of proven success.

You are North Iowa’s future. We look forward to your return from college to become the leaders in the economic, cultural and social fabric of your North Iowa communities. It is through your perseverance and ingenuity jobs will MS-28328

Nettleton looks to the future by keeping his eyes on the sky

By DEB NICKLAY

about broadcast meteorology,” he said. He is the son of Pete and Michele Nettleton of rural Kensett. entral Springs High His interest in meteorolSchool senior Ben Nettleton has only to ogy is so intense that he first contacted KIMT-TV Chief look to the skies to see his Meteorologist Adam Fredfuture.

“I always enjoyed watch- erick when just a seventhgrader. ing storms come up in the Today, Nettleton spends a summer,” said the 17-yearcouple of hours every week old.

That fascination will par- at the station job shadowlay itself into what he hopes ing, soaking up the atmoswill be a career in meteorol- phere for broadcast weather. ogy.

Frederick, he added, “is “I thought I would like to my role model.” work for the weather serFrederick and assistant vice, but I am thinking more deb.nicklay@globegazette.com MASON CITY

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be created and economic stability will be maintained. It sounds like a tall order for a group of young people just graduating from high school, but you have already proven your abilities.

To accomplish this you must stay in touch with your North Iowa roots and we encourage you to do this in many ways. Today’s technology allows you to follow local activities even when you are half way around the world.

One of the best ways is by accessing globegazette.com. The technology has changed - a lot - but Mark Twain expressed it well: “The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them.”

Take advantage of what is available.

Make a difference. Again, I will refer to a quote from Mark Twain, a former employee of one of the many

chief meteorologist Jim Politis work with Nettleton at answering questions, interpreting weather models — even “letting me work on some of the graphics,” Nettleton said.

Frederick said students like Nettleton do not come along often.

“The fact that you have someone as a seventhgrader interested — an interest that has continued until now — well, that’s pretty rare,” Frederick said.

Assistant Chief Meteorologist Jim Politis agreed.

“He has such enthusi-

newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises and owner of the Globe Gazette: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.

Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.

Dream. Discover.”

Go out and use your advantages to explore, dream and discover. Then come home and build North Iowa’s future.

Again, congratulations to all the Star Class students and their families.

Congratulations Star Class 2011.

On our cover Chief Meteorologist Adam Frederick (left) and Assistant Chief Meteorologist Jim Politis (right) talk with Ben Nettleton in the KIMTstudio in Mason City. INSET: Nettleton practices giving a weather forecast at the studio.

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by JAKE RAJEWSKY; cover design

by LISA AHRENS

HOWARD QUERY Publisher/Editor

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Courage, nightmares and commencement

Motivational speaker passionate about young people, their potential

By DEB NICKLAY

Oxford University in England and annually conducts a class in leadership at Cornell Unihere is a reason Clear Lake motivation- versity in New York. He has also taught a master’s degree al speaker David Okerlund is invited back time and time again to Star Class. class in organizational communication and ethics in In short, he is passionate about young Minnesota. people and their potential.

Okerlund He has twice finished in the “There is an incredible amount of greatfinal three of the World Championship of ness waiting for you,” he told a previous Star Public Speaking, a contest that includes Class. more than 20,000 people from more than 45 “Dream great dreams. Don’t let anyone stop you. Take those visions and make them different countries.

He is founder of the Creative Communicome true.” cations Institute, a communication and Okerlund has worked to make his own leadership training center for corporations dreams come true.

The Manchester native earned his bache- and private clients.

Okerlund authored the bestselling sports lor’s degree in speech communication from book, “The Big Red Machine,” and has Hastings College in Omaha. In his first year served as a content consultant for ABC of teaching, he was nominated as an OutSports. He has also been a speech coach for standing Young Educator in his field.

He was named by Sharing Ideas Magazine national sports figures like Ozzie Smith, as one of America’s “Consummate Speakers Tony Little and Frank Robinson.

In 2009, he published two new books,” of the Year” and in the last 20 years, he has given more than 2,500 presentations and has Managing the Margins of Greatness,” and “I Like the Depression.” spoken to more than 1 million individuals.

His next book, “The 7 Traits of Dynamic His speaking career has taken him from Communicators,” is scheduled to be pubAnchorage, Alaska, to Cairo, Egypt. Okerlished later this year. lund has taught speech and rhetoric at deb.nicklay@globegazette.com MASON CITY

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Being an adult also means knowing and expecting that you will make mistakes.

Those mistakes may turn into the nightmares that you look back on and laugh about later in life.

Those mistakes are life’s lessons. Learn from them. From college, those life lessons followed me into my work life.

Those lessons included things like the importance of trust, collaboration, respect, empathy for others, dependability, hard work.

I could go on and on; but, you will discover your own list of lessons soon enough.

My thoughts for you … find your courage, follow your dreams, and laugh at your nightmares. Words of wisdom from Lisa Hammond. Thanks, Lisa.

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what I would or wouldn’t eat, what I would or wouldn’t drink, and who my friends were.

Now, as an adult and having experienced working with young adults, I realize that being an adult has a lot more to do with courage than I ever imagined. As you begin life as an adult, you need the courage to make the right choices based on the values you grew up with. You need the courage to say yes to those things you believe in when others disagree with you.

You must find the courage to say “no” when you know that a particular action is not the best thing for your future.

And, you have to develop the courage to go against the norm when it makes sense and to have a voice for what you believe in.

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From 2 asm; Ben has definitely got that ‘it’ factor,” Politis said.

Nettleton plans to earn his general education two-year degree at North Iowa Area Community College before heading to Iowa State University, “the premiere meteorology college,” Nettleton said.

It is clear that when Nettleton is drawn to something, he goes after it with enthusiasm.

When devastating floods hit North Iowa in 2008, Nettleton called the United Way of North Central Iowa to find out how he could help. He spent days cleaning out flood-ravaged homes.

“At one time I thought I wanted to be a police officer, so I did police ride-a-longs,” he said.

“Then I thought I’d like to be a pilot,” and spent time at a lot of air shows.

But meteorology, he said, provides “more interaction with people, I think. Someday, I’d like to climb the ladder to a larger station,” he said.

“I think meteorology is it,” he said. “Weather affects every one of us — how it affects our jobs, our travel. There is a lot of science, a lot of physics to it, and I like that.”

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However, a book sitting on my Thirty-six years ago, I gradudesk by Lisa Hammond, “Dream Big, Finding the Courage to Follow ated from high school. In retrospect, I realize that I may have Your Dreams and Laugh at Your had a bit of a skewed idea of what Nightmares,” catches my eye. being an adult was all about. It You might ask, “What do was more than going away to colcourage and nightmares have to lege, not having to check in with do with commencement and my my parents every day, not having future?” a curfew, making decisions about Plenty.

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Determination leads to success West Fork for Burford Courage Award winner

By JARED PATTERSON jared.patterson@globegazette.com

MANLY — There isn’t anything that Michael Faught does anymore that surprises Bill Shafer.

No matter what athletic platform Faught, a senior at Central Springs High School,

performs on he excels.

For Shafer, the athletic director at the school, it goes far beyond being an all-conference performer.

It goes back to birth, when Faught was born with a rare defect called Poland Syndrome.

His symptoms of the disease

affect the right side of his upper body, including a shorter forearm, smaller hand, shorter fingers with webbing and bone deformity, missing the pectorals major and minor muscle and underlying rib and sternum See COURAGE, Page 5

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achel Hoskins knows about goals — and gold. The same goes for Curtis Marker, a senior at Rockford Senior High School.

The pair’s dedication and commitment to helping others has not only brought them awards, but also this year’s Money To Learn scholarships.

Each will receive $500 to attend classes at North Iowa Area Community College. Their selection was made based on an essay and other eligibility requirements. Their essay topic was about the most meaningful moment in their lives.

Hoskins, an Algona High School senior, spent two months working with a special needs friend who wanted to be a cheerleader.

“Designing a routine she could perform was challenging. We chose two cheers. Posters were constructed to decorate her walker and we wore matching uniforms.”

When Hoskins escorted her friend to the Special Olympics and when they performed their routine, “the entire crowd cheered with us, which was an awesome sound. She smiled from ear to ear.”

The duo earned gold.

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Amazing!

COURAGE: Faught adapted and succeeded From 4 deformity.

He underwent two surgeries as an infant to release the webbing between his fingers.

“Many said that there was no way Michael could succeed at sports with his physical disabilities but Michael never gave it a second thought,” Shafer said.

Faught has been a sports nut since the age of 5. He played football, wrestled and was a regular on the baseball diamond.

No matter the sport, his determination led to success.

As a wrestler, despite not having muscles for strength in his chest and having a smaller hand, he racked up more than 100 career wins on the varsity team.

His wrestling career, though, was cut short just before sectionals this year due to an injury to his sternum that caused chest pains.

As a wide receiver on the football team he wore a special pad underneath his jersey. His two receiving touchdowns led the team as

About the Burford award The Mike Burford Courage Award is named in honor of the late Mason City High School wrestling coach Mike Burford, who fought a brave fight against cancer before dying in 1990.

The award recognizes student athletes who have shown tremendous courage in facing significant health and/or family challenges. Nominations are made by high school athletic directors and principals in North Iowa. he turned into a three-year varsity letterwinner.

His passion, though, has always been baseball.

Of course it hasn’t been easy.

Finding a glove for his small hand and developing a technique for squeezing the ball into the glove was no easy task.

But he adapted and succeeded.

Last year he was a second-team all-conference left-handed pitcher as the Panthers were crowned Corn Bowl Conference champs.

“Seems as though the countless hours he drug his dad outside to play catch did pay off,” Shafer said.

The journey to being a

multi-sport high school athlete is coming to an end.

So, too, are the days when people would doubt and question his ability to compete at a high level.

Over the years he has shown he belongs no matter what hurdles stood in his way.

“His theory was he could do anything the other kids were doing,” Shafer said.

“He would just have to work twice as hard, and he did.

“Not only did Michael participate in all these sports but also he proved he could excel in them by figuring out specialized techniques that worked for him and working twice as hard as the next guy.”

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ARTS From Page 5 Honor Society, cheerleading, Letterwinners Club, Art Club, track, honor roll, mentoring program, ICCA Honors Squad, ICCA Allstate Squad, Homecoming Court, softball.

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SCHOOL: West Hancock HIGH High School SCHOOL PARENTS: ACTIVITIES: Barbara and McMichael Basketball, Gary Zeitler of golf, National Honor Society, Britt. cross country.

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POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Major in theater and business.

Curtis Marker

drama, speech, student council, National Honor Society, Teens Against Tobacco Use, pep club,

SCIENCE Austin Horner SCHOOL: Clear Lake High School PARENTS: Dan and Tami Horner of Clear Lake.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Football, Horner wrestling, golf, National Honor Society.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend University of Northern Iowa.

Verbrugge choir.

POST HIGH SCHOOL

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Amanda Verbrugge SCHOOL: West Hancock High School PARENTS: Paul and Ruth Verbrugge of Britt.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Volleyball, softball, track,

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PLANS: Attend Iowa State UniPOST HIGH SCHOOL versity and major in kinesiolo- PLANS: Attend Iowa State gy (exercise science), to University to become a chemibecome an occupational ther- cal engineer. apist.

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PLANS: Pursue a degree in pharmacy or biochemistry from Drake University in Des Moines.

Hayden Olson

SCHOOL: NorthwoodKensett High School Jeff Burtnett PARENTS: Tommy Schutter SCHOOL: Algona High Russell and SCHOOL: Woden-Crystal School Teresa Olson PARENTS: Lake-Titonka High School of NorthPARENTS: Bill and Sonya wood.

HIGH John and Burtnett of SCHOOL Karla SchutAlgona.

HIGH ACTIVITIES: ter of Titonka.

HIGH SCHOOL Football, trap, Olson SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: band, FFA, ACTIVITIES: Baseball, National Honor Society, 4-H, Burtnett Basketball, football, Envirothon Team.

POST HIGH SCHOOL baseball, stu- track, basketball, Model U.N., Schutter PLANS: Attend Kirkwood dent council, Mock Trial.

POST HIGH SCHOOL speech, football.

Community College and study POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Iowa State agricultural geospatial techPLANS: Attend Iowa State University to double major in nology.

University to major in veteriaccounting and finance.

Maia Zewert nary science.

Vince Hartogh SCHOOL: CAL High School Chelsey Wedeking SCHOOL: Osage High PARENTS: Art and Lanette SCHOOL: Nashua-PlainSchool Zewert of Sheffield.

PARENTS: Mary and David field High School HIGH PARENTS: Larry and Karen Hartogh of Osage.

SCHOOL HIGH Wedeking of Plainfield.

ACTIVITIES: HIGH SCHOOL Group and SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: individual ACTIVITIES: National speech, HisCross counHonor Socitory Day, try, basketety, Big Mock Trial, ball, track, Brother progolf, National Zewert softball, stugram, concert Honor Socident council, band, march- ety, journalism, sports team Hartogh Foreign Laning band, jazz manager, choir, band, jazz Wedeking guage Club, band, cross country, IT Club, band.

Future Problem Solvers, Talent- golf, church choir.

POST HIGH SCHOOL POST HIGH SCHOOL ed and Gifted, National Honor PLANS: Attend Iowa State PLANS: Attend Iowa State Society, 4-H, school play.

University to major in journalPOST HIGH SCHOOL University to major in comput- ism.

PLANS: Attend Wartburg Col- er science.

Michelle Boekelman lege to major in biology and Tyler Ishman play basketball.

SCHOOL: North Iowa High SCHOOL: Charles City High School Matt Kenney School PARENTS: Myron and Judy SCHOOL: Garner-Hayfield PARENTS: Boekelman of High School Lori and Bill Lakota.

PARENTS: Margaret KenBroghammer HIGH ney of Garner. of Charles SCHOOL HIGH City.

ACTIVITIES: SCHOOL HIGH Volleyball, ACTIVITIES: SCHOOL golf, band, ACTIVITIES: Boy Scouts, musical, band, choir, Football, golf, Lutheran Ishman Boekelman drama, baseball, Youth Organispeech, track, class officer, Student zation, Big Buddies, student Students Improvement Team. council, speech, National Kenney POST HIGH SCHOOL Against Honor Society, softball and

football manager.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge for dental hygiene.

Daniel Rust SCHOOL: Forest City High School PARENTS: Eric and Brenda Rust of Forest City.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Band, cross country, golf, Rust FCA, Quiz Bowl, basketball.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Pursue an engineering degree at Iowa State University.

Ben Nettleton SCHOOL: Central Springs High School PARENTS: Pete and Michele Nettleton of Kensett.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Band, jazz Nettleton band, National Honor Society, Worth County 4-H, State 4-H Council, National 4-H Congress.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend North Iowa Area Community College then transfer to Iowa State University to pursue a degree in meteorology.

Nathan Tornquist

Honor Society, National Merit Commended.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Major in computer engineering at Purdue University.

Brittany Kammerer SCHOOL: Mason City High School PARENTS: Rick and Lorene Kammerer of Mason City.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Soccer, cross Kammerer country, choir, band, Classic Book Club, summer musical, National Honor Society.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Major in astrophysics and English at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus.

Brandon Bock SCHOOL: Newman Catholic High School PARENTS: Alan and Jackie Bock of Mason City.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Basketball, Bock golf, student council president, Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), choir, Knight Singers, musical.

POST HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Attend Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and major in engineering.

SCHOOL: Mason City High School PARENTS: Dalton Berentsen SCHOOL: Riceville High Scott and School Patti TornPARENTS: quist of Danny and Mason City.

HIGH Kyra SCHOOL Berentsen of ACTIVITIES: Riceville.

HIGH Band (marchTornquist SCHOOL ing, symACTIVITIES: phonic, pep and jazz), speech, Football, basdrama, Model U.N., tennis, Berentsen ketball, track, yearbook, software developbaseball, Boomerang, Nationment, Eagle Scout, National

al Honor Society, student council, class officer, Physics Club, Lutheran Church Youth Group.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend University of Northern Iowa and major in accounting and finance.

Rebecca Molsberry SCHOOL: Bishop Garrigan High School PARENTS: Kevin and Lisa Molsberry of Algona.

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POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend the University of Molsberry South Dakota and get a degree in the medical field.

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Volleyball, basketball, track, softball, National Honor Society, 4-H. POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend either University of Northern Iowa or University of Iowa.

Maddy LeDuc SCHOOL: West Fork High School PARENTS: Sandra and Greg LeDuc of Sheffield.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Golf, softball, band, NationLeDuc al Honor Society, drama.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Major in biochemistry at Iowa State University.

SCHOOL: Lake Mills High School PARENTS: Joel and Beth Dahle of Lake Mills.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Baseball, Maria Mickelson football, SCHOOL: Belmondwrestling, Klemme High School track.

Dahle PARENTS: POST Rose MickelHIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend son of BelBuena Vista University and mond. major in pre-med and play HIGH football.

SCHOOL Alesha Carroll ACTIVITIES: Band, chorus, SCHOOL: Corwith-WesleyThespians, LuVerne High School Mickelson volleyball, PARENTS: Jim and Patti basketball, track, student Carroll of LuVerne. council, National Honor SociHIGH ety, BAFY, Girl Scouts.

SCHOOL POST HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: PLANS: Attend the University Volleyball, of Northern Iowa to major in basketball, golf, softball, business with an emphasis in marketing.

National Honor SociKiana Cullinan ety, student Carroll SCHOOL: Ventura High government.

School POST HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS: Tina Cullinan of PLANS: Attend Iowa State Clear Lake University. and Scott and Kayla Hemann Mary Cullinan of Clear Lake.

SCHOOL: St. Ansgar High HIGH School SCHOOL PARENTS: ACTIVITIES: Andrew and Volleyball, Patty basketball, Hemann of Cullinan track, cheerStacyville. leading, band, jazz band, stuHIGH dent council, National Honor SCHOOL Society, flags, Viking Buddies, ACTIVITIES: Hemann

All-State vocal, band, drama, class officer, student council, National Honor Society, golf, Mock Trial, Laptop Tech Team, 4-H, Big Buddy Little Buddy, Erin Mulder Students Against Destructive SCHOOL: North Butler High Decisions, International Club, School Key Club, jazz band.

PARENTS: Gary and Robyn POST HIGH SCHOOL Mulder of Allison.

PLANS: Attend Iowa State HIGH University to study genetics SCHOOL and receive human medicine ACTIVITIES: requisites.

National Honor SociSOCIAL SCIENCE ety, choir, select choir.

Olivia Smoldt-Hall POST HIGH Mulder SCHOOL: Clear Lake High SCHOOL School PLANS: Attend Northwestern PARENTS: College in Orange City for reliKent Hall and gion or education.

Cynthia Smoldt-Hall Danielle of Clear Lake.

Bodensteiner HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL: Rockford Senior ACTIVITIES: High School Model U.N., PARENTS: Steve and Smoldt-Hall Mock Trial, Valerie Bodensteiner HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: tennis, choir, Dance Arts CenBand, flag corps, choir, swing ter, Clear Lake Bank and Trust choir, football Junior Board, speech, Nationcheerleading, al Honor Society.

POST HIGH SCHOOL basketball, PLANS: Attend a private libertrack, softball, Talented al arts college and double major in English and history. and Gifted, National Ashley Grant Honor SociSCHOOL: West Hancock Bodensteiner ety, Spanish High School Club, Big PARENTS: Brother/Big Sister, class offiMonte and cer, student council, FFA, SilTammy Leerver Cord, Pyramid Players, ar of drama.

Kanawha.

POST HIGH SCHOOL HIGH PLANS: Attend St. Ambrose SCHOOL University to major in exercise ACTIVITIES: science, hope to be accepted Basketball, to doctorate of physical theraGrant volleyball, py program. golf, speech, Just Eliminate Carter Collins Lies, Pep Club, basketball stats, track, softball, class SCHOOL: Hamptonofficer.

Dumont High School POST HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS: PLANS: Continue education Dr. Chad A. at North Iowa Area CommuniCollins and ty College then transfer to Dawn M. University of Northern Iowa Collins of for physical therapy.

Hampton.

HIGH Katie Gross SCHOOL SCHOOL: Woden-Crystal ACTIVITIES: Collins SCS. POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend a university to major in biology.

Lake-Titonka High School PARENTS: Rita Gross of Crystal Lake and Larry Gross of Grinnell.

Gross HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Softball, volleyball, basketball, track, speech.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Go to North Iowa Area Community College to get degree in administrative office specialist, play softball, then transfer.

Caleb Smith SCHOOL: Nashua-Plainfield High School PARENTS: Kevin and Diane Smith of Plainfield.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Football, basketball, track, Smith baseball, His-

tory Day, Future Problem Solvers, Teens Against Tobacco Use, band, National Honor Society, FFA. POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Wartburg College.

Breanna Scott SCHOOL: Garner-Hayfield High School PARENTS: Joe and Mindy Scott of Garner.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Softball, volScott leyball, Mock Trial, SADD, FCCLA, Teen Council, Teen Advisers, National Honor Society.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend North Iowa Area Community College for two years and transfer to a four-year state university.

Connor McGuire SCHOOL: Algona High Continued on Page 18

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SOCIAL SCIENCE From Page 17 School PARENTS: Don and Kathy McGuire of Algona.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Football, basketball, track, Model U.N., Mock Trial, Quiz Bowl.

POST McGuire HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Creighton University to major in history and education.

Jon Lutz

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HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Varsity track, wrestling, baseball.

POST HIGH Hauge SCHOOL PLANS: Attend North Iowa Area Community College then switch to a four-year school.

speech, individual speech, Quiz Bowl, Math Team, drama, Christian Leadership in Action, Bear Kollasch Facts radio show, Publications, cross Jacob Lister Alicia Stearns country, softball.

SCHOOL: Central Springs SCHOOL: Newman Catholic POST HIGH SCHOOL High School High School PLANS: Attend either Mount Michelle Pralle PARENTS: PARENTS: Marty College or Wartburg SCHOOL: CAL High School Angela and Frank and College to be a biology major. I PARENTS: Aaron DockSue Stearns am pursuing a career as a Mike and Sara um. of Mason family practice physician.

HIGH Keehn of City.

SCHOOL HIGH Latimer.

Micah Peters HIGH ACTIVITIES: SCHOOL SCHOOL: Lake Mills High SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Cross counStearns School ACTIVITIES: try, track, Band, swimLister PARENTS: Speech, golf, National ming, softball, Youth Task Anita and Bill cheerleading, Honor Society.

Force, YIELD, National Honor Pralle Peters of POST HIGH SCHOOL choir, band.

Society, honor roll.

Lake Mills.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Go to North Iowa Area POST HIGH SCHOOL HIGH PLANS: Attend Central ColPLANS: Swim at Iowa State Community College then SCHOOL lege and major in communica- transfer to the University of University and major in preACTIVITIES: tions.

Iowa. law studies.

Volleyball,

SCHOOL: Osage High School PARENTS: Jessica Voight of Osage and Jeff Lutz.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: FFA, student council, class Scott Evans officer, footSCHOOL: North Iowa High ball, basketLutz School ball, track and PARENTS: field, baseball.

Mike and POST HIGH SCHOOL Marcia Evans PLANS: Attend Wartburg for of Thompson. biology pre-med.

HIGH SCHOOL Kasey Kellogg ACTIVITIES: SCHOOL: Charles City High Baseball, School football, basEvans PARENTS: ketball, golf, Robert and Quiz Bowl, band, spring musiMarie Kellogg cal set crew. of Charles POST HIGH SCHOOL City.

PLANS: Attend the University HIGH of Northern Iowa and possibly SCHOOL major in history/education.

ACTIVITIES: FFA (vice Kellogg Nicole Nesset president and SCHOOL: Forest City High reporter, four years), tennis, School orchestra, volleyball.

PARENTS: POST HIGH SCHOOL Valarie and PLANS: Attend Hawkeye Craig Swalve Community College for animal of Garner and science degree and veterinary Gary Nesset assisting diploma. of Scarville.

HIGH Anthony Hauge SCHOOL SCHOOL: NorthwoodACTIVITIES: Nesset Kensett High School Football manPARENTS: Timothy and ager, wrestling manager, Traci Hauge of Northwood.

speech, Link crew, student council president, Quiz Bowl, choir, show choir, yearbook, wrestling cheerleader.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend the University of Northern Iowa, majoring in organizational communications and minoring in Spanish.

Golf, National Honor Society, History Bowl team.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend North Iowa Area Community College and be a member of the women’s golf team. Then transfer to a four-year college to pursue a degree in history.

Kyle Hauswirth SCHOOL: Corwith-WesleyLuVerne High School PARENTS: Keith and Angie Hauswirth of Corwith.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Hauswirth Football, basketball, golf, drama, choir, band, student government, DARE Role Model.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Simpson College and double major in political science and business.

Ben Walk

SCHOOL: St. Ansgar High School PARENTS: Craig and Joanne Walk of St. Ansgar.

HIGH track, student Blake Ausenhus Maria Lewis Peters SCHOOL council, SCHOOL: Mason City High SCHOOL: Riceville High ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society.

Walk School School Baseball, POST HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS: Brice and Dawn PARENTS: Charles and Rita MAC Lab (school web PLANS: Attend college.

Ausenhus of Nora Springs.

Lewis of Riceville.

Continued on Page 19 HIGH HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES: Concert National Choir, Honor Socichorale, footety (secreball (three tary/treasuryears - letter), er), choir, basketball, Wildcat Lewis Ausenhus track (four Singers, years -letter), academic letter speech, drama, cheerleading, winner, honor roll, OutstandFFA, Food and Fitness, 4-H, Engineers, Accountants, ing Choral Achievement Page Program, Education Equipment Operators, Graphic Artists, Chemists, Award.

Now and Babies Later, Drug Administrators, Surveyors, and many other careers can POST HIGH SCHOOL Abuse Resistance Education. contribute to protecting our environment.

PLANS: Attend Winona POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: (Minn.) State University for Attend the Franciscan pre-physical therapy.

University of Steuberville, Ohio, to major in pre-law, then Mikayla Smith attend law school and pursue SCHOOL: Mason City High a political career.

Visit the Landfill of North Iowa’s School Education Center or visit us online at PARENTS: Anna Kollasch www.landfillnorthiowa.org SCHOOL: Bishop Garrigan Mitch and High School Mary Ellen PARENTS: Steve and Deb Smith of 15942 Killdeer Ave. Kollasch of Whittemore.

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Casey Krull SCHOOL: North Butler High School PARENTS: C.J. and Teresa Krull of Allison.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Football, wrestling, track, baseball, National Krull Honor Society, student council.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend college and play football.

SCHOOL: West Fork High School PARENTS: Jane and Dave Weiland of Sheffield.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Volleyball (four years), Weiland basketball (four years), track (four years), softball (four years), National Honor Society, dance Jon Laudner team, student government.

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HIGH School PARENTS: David and SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Kristie Christians of GarFootball, Laudner ner. baseball, HIGH track, class officer, choir, SCHOOL swing choir, FFA, Spanish ACTIVITIES: Club, band.

POST HIGH SCHOOL Volleyball, PLANS: Attend Iowa State basketball, track, cheer- University for accounting.

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TECHNICAL Wesley Bier SCHOOL: Garner-Hayfield High School PARENTS: Lloyd and Jan Bier of Garner.

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POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Iowa State University to major in engineering.

Karl Nicolaus SCHOOL: Algona High School PARENTS: Tom Nicolaus of Whittemore.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Golf, FFA, 4-H. Nicolaus POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Iowa State University and major in agronomy.

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ACTIVITIES: HIGH President of SCHOOL the FCCLA, Balvance ACTIVITIES: class officer, FFA, fall play, musical, band, treasurer of the FFA, Stu- jazz band, speech, JV bowling Forsyth dent Improve- team.

POST HIGH SCHOOL ment Team, basketball team PLANS: Attend college for captain, dance, softball. information technology.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Starting out at Des Aaron Anderson Moines Area Community ColSCHOOL: Forest City High lege then transferring to Iowa School State University to major in PARENTS: Maria Anderson child, adult and family services. of Forest City and Robert James Medlang Anderson of Ventura.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: SCHOOL: NorthwoodCross counKensett High School try, basketPARENTS: Linda and James ball, track, Medlang of band, Future Northwood.

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ACTIVITIES: POST Football, track, Anderson HIGH choir, band, SCHOOL Quiz Bowl, PLANS: Serve a two-year misMath Club, Medlang DECA, Future sion for the Church of Jesus Problem Solving, speech, Envi- Christ of Latter-day Saints. rothon, pops, history day, MindDylan Miller movers.

SCHOOL: Central Springs POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Pursue a doctorate in High School PARENTS: Waltraud Miller clinical psychology. of Nora Springs.

Katie Johnson HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL: CAL High School ACTIVITIES: PARENTS: Rick and Kim Football, Johnson of Latimer. wrestling and HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: track.

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SCHOOL: POST HIGH Mason City Johnson SCHOOL High School PLANS: Attend the University of PARENTS: Northern Iowa and major in Patty Hjelle of communications/public relaMason City tions and minor in business. and Jim Schriever of Dylan Balvance Marble Rock.

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POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Equine management at Ellsworth Community College, then transfer to a fouryear college for criminal justice and psychology.

William Krones SCHOOL: Mason City High School PARENTS: Lennis and Betty Krones of Mason City.

HIGH Krones SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Cross country, tennis.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Serve in the Army.

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Michael Fakler SCHOOL: Bishop Garrigan High School PARENTS: Dr. Tim and Valerie Fakler of Emmetsburg.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Fakler Cross country, track, Quiz Bowl, Math Team, speech, drama.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend college and major in computer science.

PARENTS: Keith and Cynthia Mayland of Britt.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Football, Mayland track, golf, basketball, baseball, FFA, FCA. POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Iowa State University for an ag studies degree.

Joseph Lee

SCHOOL: Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka High School PARENTS: Ben and LauJoran Durby rie Lee of SCHOOL: Lake Mills High Titonka.

School HIGH PARENTS: SCHOOL Terry and Lisa ACTIVITIES: Lee Durby of Football, Leland. baseball, golf, wrestling.

HIGH POST HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL PLANS: Attend North Iowa Tony Boster ACTIVITIES: Area Community College.

SCHOOL: Newman Catholic Basketball, High School Taylor Davis volleyball, Durby PARENTS: SCHOOL: Nashua-Plaingolf, chorus, Marcia and field High National Honor Society, Bob Boster of School YIELD. Mason City.

PARENTS: POST HIGH SCHOOL HIGH PLANS: Harold and Attend North Iowa SCHOOL Melissa Davis Area Community College then ACTIVITIES: of Plainfield.

Football, foot- transfer to Iowa State UniverHIGH ball manager, sity for fashion marketing and Boster SCHOOL advertising. basketball, ACTIVITIES: Davis baseball, cross country, golf, Tanner Lacey Football, chorus.

SCHOOL: Clear Lake High baseball, student body coPOST HIGH SCHOOL School president, National Honor PLANS: Attend North Iowa PARENTS: Society.

Area Community College to Mike and Lisa POST HIGH SCHOOL obtain my liberal arts degree Lacey of PLANS: Attend Iowa State and athletic training degree.

Clear Lake.

SCHOOL Michael Theis ACTIVITIES: SCHOOL: Riceville High Football (four School years), track Lacey PARENTS: (two years), Frank and wrestling (two years), NIACC Nancy Theis Career Link-Automotive. of Osage.

POST HIGH SCHOOL CONGRATULATIONS HIGH PLANS: Attend North Iowa SCHOOL STAR CLASS Area Community College for ACTIVITIES: 2011 automotive degree.

Basketball, 115 S. Madison Theis football, FFA, Ryan Mayland Mason City Boomerang, Food and Fitness.

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Scott Johnson SCHOOL: Corwith-WesleyLuVerne High School PARENTS: Dale and Marilyn Johnson of LuVerne.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Golf, cross country manJohnson ager, school play, scoreboard and clock operator, National Honor Society, Silver Cord recipient.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Iowa Central Community College for engineering and design technology, pre-engineering and computer aided drafting.

Garrett Cole SCHOOL: St. Ansgar High School PARENTS: Kevin and Mary Cole of Grafton.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: FFA, Design Build ConCole test.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend North Iowa Area Community College to study ag operations management, then transfer to Iowa State University.

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PLANS: Attend Dordt College education. I will also play basSCHOOL: North Iowa High to major in nursing and possi- ketball at Wartburg.

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Basketball, Todd and HIGH HIGH volleyball, Shelly TerSCHOOL SCHOOL track, softHark of AlgoACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES: ball, FCCLA, na.

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Youth Organization, National ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Mini NBA Volleyball, TerHark Continued on Page 22 basketball, track, student council, leadership, National Honor Society.

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HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Just Eliminate Lies.

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Klemme High School HIGH PARENTS: SCHOOL Dr. Joe and ACTIVITIES: Kristine GrifFootball, fioen of Belwrestling, mond. track, baseHIGH ball, student SCHOOL Seibert council, ACTIVITIES: National Honor Society, FFA, Cross country Griffioen Boy Scouts, Lutheran Youth (four years), Organization. track (four years), National POST HIGH SCHOOL Honor Society.

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SCHOOL: Mason City High School Chelsea Doughan PARENTS: SCHOOL: Bishop Garrigan Mark and Lori High School Alitz of Mason PARENTS: City.

Donny and HIGH Kim Doughan SCHOOL of Algona.

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POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: I plan to attend the University of Northern Iowa and major in education.

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Honor Society. (four years), track (four POST HIGH SCHOOL POST HIGH SCHOOL years), softball (four years), PLANS: Run cross country PLANS: Undecided. Attend a National Honor Society, Dance and track at Loyola University four-year college and play Team, student government. in Chicago and major in biolobasketball.

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Student (three years), Mennenga HIGH council, softball (four Foster SCHOOL National years), volleyball (four years), ACTIVITIES: Honor Society, yearbook staff, track (two years).

Hemann

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Club, drama.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend North Iowa Area Community College.

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Carly Hanson

SCHOOL: Ventura High School PARENTS: Bob and Connie Hackenmiller of Ventura.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Hackenmiller Basketball, volleyball, softball, track and field, cheerleading, student council, speech, vocal music, yearbook, National Honor Society.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: I plan to attend the University of Northern Iowa and major in public relations.

SCHOOL: HamptonDumont High School PARENTS: Jon and Carolyn Hanson of Hampton.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Hanson Volleyball, basketball, track, softball (all for four years), student council, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Future Teachers of America, FCCLA, International Club.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: I plan to attend Iowa State University with a major in Spanish and a possible minor in English.

Morgan Steere SCHOOL: North Butler High School PARENTS: Mike and Cindy Steere of Greene.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Basketball, track, softball, National Honor SociSteere ety, band, speech, play, student council, Science Club, Spanish Club.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: I plan to attend a fouryear university and major in elementary education with minors in special education and coaching.

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HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Volleyball Marzen (three years), softball (four years), basketball (four years), track (three years), class officer, Spanish

Taylor Diehl SCHOOL: Clear Lake High School PARENTS: Dale and Andi Ludwig of Clear Lake and Matt Diehl of Lonsdale, Minn.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Volleyball Diehl (four years), golf (four years), basketball (four years), softball (four years), band, student council, choir, mentor.

POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend a four-year college or university.

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POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Wartburg College and major in biology.

try, FFA, honor roll, National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, spring musical, student council, track and field,mini NBA, T.A.T.U. POST HIGH SCHOOL PLANS: Attend Northwestern College in Orange City to pursue a degree in pre-veterinary science. I also plan on running track and cross country at Northwestern.

High School PARENTS: Dan and Molly Verstegen of Mason City.

HIGH SCHOOL Verstegen ACTIVITIES: Basketball (four years varsity, three years all-conference), baseball (four years varsity, all-conference 2010), football (all-district 2011), track, art club.

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From Page 23 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Football, basketball, track, golf, baseball.

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