Senior: Madison Knudsen
Parents Names: Amanda Ruff
Siblings Names/Ages: Scarlett Knudsen-Ruff age 10, Locklyn Knudsen-Ruff age 8, Sebastian Knudsen-Ruff age 6, Cassius Knudsen-Ruff age 4                            

What activities did you participate in while in high school?
All 4 years: Cheer, Dance, Track, Student Council, Varsity choir, Jazz choir, One Acts, FFA. Sophomore to present: Tri-M. Senior year: National Honor Society.
What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite high school memory is when Zoe and I had to teach Kam how to do the Heimlich maneuver on a man at an FFA event and also crowd surfing at my senior prom.
What is your favorite class and why?
My favorite class is any of the ag classes I have taken because there are so many opportunities that you get from them, and Mrs. Schwartz’s classroom environment is always positive.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Attending Chloe Kander and Cole Rutten’s wedding on the playground
What will you miss after you graduate? I will miss passing everyone in the halls being able to say hi as they pass by.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan on attending USD in the fall and majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders. In five years I hope to be getting my masters in Speech Language Pathology.
What are three things on your bucket list? Travel to other countries, go skydiving, and go to a lantern festival.

Senior: Faatimah Kouatli
Parents Name: Radwan Kouatli, Hollie Sue Moore
Siblings Name/Ages: Nour Kouatli (25), Muryam Kouatli (23), Zaynab Kouatli (19)

What activities did you participate in while in high school: FFA (3 years), One Acts (3 years), Speech (4 years)
What’s your favorite memory of high school: placing in speech
What is your favorite class: government because I love learning about our political systems and forming my own educated thoughts.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school: nap time
What will you miss after you graduate: friends and teachers.
What are your future plans (college with major if known of workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years: I would like to attend Wayne State College and major in psychology. I hope I am graduated and, on my way, to be a therapist that works with substance and alcohol abuse.
What are three things on your bucket list: bungee jumping, tattoos, and traveling to different countries.

Senior: Tylor Kment
Parents Names: Robert and Jennifer Kment
Siblings Names/Ages:  Gage Kment 23, Seth Kment 21, Jasmine Kment 19, Kaden Kment 15, Gabriella Kment 13   

What activities did you participate in while in high school?
Football- freshman and sophomore years
Wrestling- all four years
What is your favorite memory of high school?
Making it to state wrestling my senior year
What is your favorite class and why?
English class,because Mr. Moore never leaves us with a dull moment
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? In kindergarten when we had nap time
What will you miss after you graduate? I will miss seeing people at school
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to own my own business and in five years and to hopefully be successful
What are three things on your bucket list? To have a collection of old vehicles, Travel the world,    Dig a hole to China

Senior: Elizabeth King
Parents Names: Tracy and Sonia King
Siblings Names/Ages: Aaron King 26, Ashley King 25     

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Band, Color Guard, Dance, Journalism/Yearbook, One acts, Jazz Band, Track Sophomore year
What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite memory from high school would be when I did Ian and Avery’s hair everyday in Sociology class.
What is your favorite class and why? English, Mr. Moore makes learning fun and we all have a good relationship in that class.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Watching Madison Knudsen crack her head open.
What will you miss after you graduate? I will miss seeing all of my underclassmen friends and getting to joke around with them every day. 
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? My future plans are to take a year off to work and then go to Morningside for photography. After I complete my courses for photography, I will go to Josephs Cosmetology school. In five years I hope I will have a photography job that I enjoy and hopefully a family starting.
What are three things on your bucket list? Visit Greenland, ride in a hot air balloon and swim with manta rays.

Senior: Kyra Louthan
Parents Names: Cissy and Dustan Louthan
Siblings Names/Ages: Madison age 16, and Kaedence age 15   

What activities did you participate in while in high school? I participated in dance, cheer, choir, one act, and speech.
What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite memory of high school was going to National FFA.
What is your favorite class and why? My favorite class is Art because it proves a challenge and I enjoy learning new techniques.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? My favorite memory from elementary school was the book fair.
 What will you miss after you graduate? I will miss all the jokes that got told in class.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I hope to go to Northeast and major in business. In five years I plan to be almost done with my masters in business.
What are three things on your bucket list? Skydiving, travel, cruise

Senior: Molly Kuester
Parent Name: Darren Kuester
Siblings Names/age: Cody Kuester, 19. Abagelle Kuester, 15. Darren Kuester Jr., 11.

What activities did you participate in while in high school? I have done cheer for 4 years, 4 years of FFA, and have been in choir for 4 years
What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite memory of high school is probably my freshman year when we cheered for state volleyball.
What Is your favorite class and why? Art, because I love painting and Mr. Beebe plays music that brings most people’s vibes up and can be hilarious in the class.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Probably nap time every day.
What will you miss after you graduate? I’ll miss getting to school 10 minutes early but still late to class.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I’d like to get a degree in nursing and go to cosmetology school for a couple years also. I hope to hopefully still be in college in five years.
What are three things on your bucket list? Go to Paris, go surfing, get a fast car.

​Senior: Rachael Thomas
Parent’s Names: Kenneth Thomas and Brenda Thomas
Siblings Names/Ages: Nicole Thomas, 37 and Elizabeth Thomas, deceased at 19 but would be alive now at 26

What activities did you participate in while in high school? I participated in choir for 4 years, band for 4 years, FFA for 4 years, one acts for 4 years, and girls golf for 4 years.
What is your favorite memory of high school? My junior year in geometry.
What is your favorite class and why?
English with Mr. Moore. I enjoy that class because you learn something new every day and have a teacher who understands the students and how to make the assignments simple and easy to learn.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Going to the Husker Stadium and going to the Capital in 4th grade.
What will you miss after you graduate? The activities I participated in high school.
What are your future plans(college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? After graduating from Stanton High School, I plan to attend Northeast Community College and earn my associates degree in Physical Therapy Assistant. After attending Northeast Community College, I plan to transfer my credits to Wayne State College and earn my bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy but after graduating from Wayne State College I am undecided where to attend to earn my graduate’s degree. In five years’, time I plan to still be in college and finishing up my bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy.
What are three things on your bucket list?
Going to a foreign country, visiting each state in the U.S., and getting to be on the National team for shotgun.

Senior: Parker Krusemark 
Parents Names: Tony and Peggy Krusemark
Siblings Names/Ages: Tanner Krusemark, 22  

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Football 4 years, Basketball 4 years, Golf 3 years, Track 1 year
What is your favorite memory of high school? Playing football with my friends
What is your favorite class and why? English because Mr. Moore is the goat
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Naptime
What will you miss after you graduate? Seeing my friends everyday
What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I will be attending Midland University to play football and plan on majoring in Business
What are three things on your bucket list? Travel around the world, go skydiving, and go bungee jumping

Senior: Zoe Wiedeman
Parents Names: Kara and Shawn Wiedeman
Siblings Names/Ages: Parker (15), Kinzie (10), and Ryker (8) 

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Volleyball, basketball, track, FFA, National Honor Society, Student Council, Tri-M, choir, play production, and FCA
What is your favorite memory of high school? Some of my favorite memories of high school are state FFA freshman year and the dances!
What is your favorite class and why?
Food science, I love the labs using different recipes and trying new food. I also liked Anatomy and Physiology last year, I thought it was very interesting and learned a lot.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? The “Sassy Six” and when my five other classmates and I would practice cheers and dances at recess and perform at every assembly in front of the whole elementary.
What will you miss after you graduate? I will miss seeing people I don’t hangout with outside of school along with the teachers. I will also miss being a part of student sections during games.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? This coming fall I will be attending the University of South Dakota and majoring in dental hygiene. In five years, I plan on being graduated from college and working in a dental office if I don’t change my major. I am not sure where I will be living but most likely in a rural area.
What are three things on your bucket list? Travel Europe, see the Northern Lights, sail on a sailboat

Senior: Chloe Kander
Parents Names: Ryan Kander and Brandi Kander
Siblings Names/Ages: Tabitha Kander (24) Gage Herian (26)

What activities did you participate in while in high school?
Volleyball, basketball, FBLA, one acts- 1 year, FFA- 4 years
What is your favorite memory of high school? Freshman year state FFA
What is your favorite class and why?
Welding because it was something I figured out I really enjoyed doing.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school?
Mr. Beyke’s stories about his childhood in art class.
What will you miss after you graduate?
Seeing the people I grew up with every day.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I am moving to Wyoming in August to go to welding school. After that I plan to work my butt off so in 5 years I can come back home and be with my family and work on our family farm with my grandpa and my dad.
What are three things on your bucket list? Travel to Europe, open a restaurant, buy an RV and travel from coast to coast