Senior: Josiah Sholes
Parents Names: Beth Larson and Brett Sholes
Siblings Names/Ages: Amara Sholes 21, Abraham Larson 18, Tj Larson 20, Savannah Otto 22, Spencer Otto 19, Emily Sholes 13

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Track, Cross Country, One-act, FFA
What is your favorite memory of high school? Graduating
What is your favorite class and why?
World War 2 because the field trip was cool
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Lincoln field trip
What will you miss after you graduate? Jeff
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? Attend USD with a biology major and I hope to be a science teacher
What are three things on your bucket list? Climb a mountain, Graduate high school, and buy a house

Senior: Cole Rutten
Parents Names: Scott and Suzanne Rutten
Siblings Names/Ages: Collin, 12  

 What activities did you participate in while in high school? Band, Jazz Band, Choir, Jazz Choir, Football, Basketball
What is your favorite memory of high school? The lunches
What is your favorite class and why? I would say Chorus because I love to sing.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? The assemblies
What will you miss after you graduate? This school personally
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? Planning on attending Northeast Community College and Studying to be a diesel and tech and eventually get my CDL to drive truck.
What are three things on your bucket list? Go to Eldora Speedway and watch the Kings Royal, try to be successful in life, looking to play college baseball.

Senior: Abraham Larson
Parents Names: Tim and Beth Larson, and Aubrey Knudsen
Siblings Names/Ages: TJ Larson 19 Josiah Sholes 18 Amara Sholes 21    Ally Knudsen 8

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Track, Basketball, Cross country,
What is your favorite memory of high school? Basketball my sophomore year
What is your favorite class and why?
 Leisure times. It’s a chance to get active during the day
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Christmas time of any year. It was very fun as a younger kid
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? Go to Northeast then transfer to a different college after. I have no clue where I’ll be in five years
What are three things on your bucket list? Go to a Real Madrid soccer game, have a really fast, really nice looking Firebird, have a nice hunting cabin and land I can vacation at.

​Senior: Kinley Pohlman
Parents Names: Seth & Monica Pohlman
Siblings Names/Ages: Kelby, 15 (Freshman)

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What activities did you participate in while in high school?
While in high school I participated in Volleyball, Basketball, Track, FFA, Student Council, and Band for four years. I have been a three-year member of National Honors Society, Tri-M Music Society, and FCA. For two years, I have been involved in FBLA and the Stanton County Health Coalition. I was also a member of our school’s One Acts, Quiz Bowl and Journalism teams, and a representative of our school on the Northeast Nebraska Leadership in Training Committee and Cornhusker Girls State for one year.
What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite high school memories are too many to pick just one but I loved the ones I made while working with my FFA Chapter.  Whether at Parli Pro competitions and practices, Dairy and Livestock Judging, State FFA Conventions, and each community service activity our chapter was involved in, we had the greatest time.
What is your favorite class and why?
My favorite class is Government because I find the class very interesting and it is interactive with current events and class discussions.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school?
My favorite memory from elementary school was the annual Homecoming walk up to the middle school gym to watch Coronation and down to main street, all decked out in our orange and black.  
What will you miss after you graduate?
After graduating, I will miss my family, friends, and my parents’ homecooked meals.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years?
Following graduation, I will be attending Wayne State College to major in Business and minor in Pre-Law, with an agricultural focus. In five years, I hope to be attending law school in the process of becoming a family/farm attorney and returning to rural Nebraska.  
What are three things on your bucket list?
My bucket list consists of traveling to Bora Bora, attending the CMA Music Awards, and watching baby sea turtles hatch and enter the ocean.

Senior: Zoe Wurdinger
Parents Names: Ashley Wurdinger and Jon Hille
Sibling’s Names/Ages: Aiden 17, Jori 16, Zek 15, Lily 8, Silas 8, Grayson 3, Zaydyn 4, Alvin 1, Alivia 1

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Golf, band, FFA, dance, wrestling
What is your favorite memory of high school? Golf meets and practices
What is your favorite class and why? Math because it is a very chill environment
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Swinging on the swings as high as we could just to jump off and land on our butts.
What will you miss after you graduate? Wrestling meets with Randy
What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I want to go into diesel mechanics, I plan on going to Central Community College in Hastings. After college, I will probably stay in Hastings and work down there.
What are three things on your bucket list? See the northern lights, See the Grand Canyon, See the ocean

Senior: Jadin Wegner
Parents Names: Tami Carlson & Dean Carlson
Siblings Names/Ages: Austin Wegner 22 Logan Wegner 20 

                                                 
What activities did you participate in while in high school?
FFA, FBLA, One Act, National Honor Society
What is your favorite memory of high school?
Geometry with Mr. Ernesti
What is your favorite class and why? Business Marketing-Metals because we get to create our own products and really see how a business works.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school?
Hanging out with my best friend every recess.
What will you miss after you graduate?  The free food.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to go to Northeast for two year then transfer to another college for another two years. My major will be accounting, and I plan to be at my career job in five years.
What are three things on your bucket list? Travel to Europe, go skydiving, get a motorcycle

Senior: Benjamin Butterfield
Parents Names: Adam and Colleen Butterfield
Siblings Names/Ages: Joseph Butterfield 17, Rebekah Butterfield 14, Daniel Butterfield 9   

 What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Basketball and Football
What is your favorite memory of high school? Senior year of football
What is your favorite class and why?  Weights because lifting is fun and it’s a great way to start the day
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Telling myself I hated going there but then realizing it wasn’t that bad
What will you miss after you graduate? Seeing all my friends, classmates, and playing sports
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? Go to Northeast for 2 years in electrical construction and I hope to be on my own in 5 years with a good job
What are three things on your bucket list? Go back to Green Bay for a Packers game, Visit Montana, go to 10 different states

Senior: Drew Chase
Parents Names: Jeff & Charissa
Siblings Names/Ages:  None        

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Football, FFA, Track, Esports, Power Drive
What is your favorite memory of high school? Traveling to Dundy County for the Playoffs in 2020. It was a long drive and we lost, but I bonded with the teammates and we had a lot of fun.
What is your favorite class and why? World War II freshman year , because I loved learning about the war and the field trip we took at the end of the year to Offutt Air Force base, was very fun.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? At the 5th grade field trip when I slipped in the mud and Mr. King had to lend me his shorts.
What will you miss after you graduate? All of the great teachers and memories of classes
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? My future plan is to stay home and attend Northeast for finance and banking, then continue my education on to Wayne for a bachelors degree. In 5 years, I hope to be working at a bank as a loan officer.
What are three things on your bucket list? Travel to a different country, Go to another Packers game, Travel to New York City

Senior: Thomas Cunningham
Parents Names: David and Julie Cunningham
Siblings Names/Ages: Sylvia (19), Olivia (17), Patrik (11)

What activities did you participate in while in high school? I participated in Football, Basketball, Track and Field, FFA, FBLA, Speech, Play Production, Student Council, National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, NSAA Student Advisory Committee
What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite high school memory would be the homecoming game my senior year and wearing the number 70 jersey in honor of my uncle. He was always at the game and never missed the game on homecoming and I had a bunch of family and friends come up and support me for that game.
What is your favorite class and why? My favorite class would be band as we always had fun and band allowed me to go out and meet people in a non-competitive setting.
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? Fourth-grade field trip to Lincoln to visit the capital.
What will you miss after you graduate? I am going to miss the impressive atmosphere we had at sporting events and the high school fun.
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to attend Midland University to play football and I plan on majoring in education in either physical or ag. Graduating college and having my first teaching job.
What are three things on your bucket list? Visit all fifty states, visit every National Park, visit countries of family origin

Senior: Adam Arens
Parents Names: Brian & Jodie Arens
Siblings Names/Ages: Leah (23) Nathan (21) Josh (14)  

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Football, Basketball, Track, One Acts, FFA
What is your favorite memory of high school? Freshmen Year State FFA
What is your favorite class and why? Leisure Times because I’m competitive and I enjoy playing games
What is your favorite memory from elementary school? 4th grade parents vs. kids kickball game
What will you miss after you graduate? Playing sports and seeing my friends everyday
What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? Going to Northeast and majoring in physical education and I plan on teaching somewhere and coaching sports
What are three things on your bucket list? Traveling, skydiving, scuba diving