Graduation BRAINERD DISPATCH • WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019
Brainerd High School graduates Commencement: 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, at Adamson Field. Students graduating: 423. Class Colors: Bold blue and shiny silver. Class Flower: Daisy. Class Motto: “Take pride in how far you’ve come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don’t forget to enjoy the journey.”
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Top 5 students Mason
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Name: Erika Christiansen.
Name: Jessie Grabouski.
Name: Mason Hill.
Name: Alexis Menghini.
Name: Amy Ulanowski.
Parents: Scott and Kari Christiansen.
Parents: Bart and Sherry Grabouski.
Parents: Marty and Stacy Hill.
Parents: Fred and Vanessa Menghini.
Parents: Kari and Temp Russell.
Extracurricular activities: Wind symphony band, chamber orchestra, key club, Heartland Symphony Orchestra, interact club, WeARE Youth Advisory Council, pit orchestra, National Honor Society.
Extracurricular activities: Theater, key club, church activities, National Honor Society.
Hobbies: Riding bike, reading, watching movies, playing cello and clarinet, listening to music, baking. Future plans: “Attend the University of Minnesota-Twin cities for music therapy or pre-occupational therapy.” Part-time work: Teaching cello and piano lessons. Memorable moment: “Going on band tour to Washington, D.C., and New Orleans.
Hobbies: Drawing, writing, hiking. Future plans: “Attend University of North Dakota to major in mechanical engineering and minor in anthropology, while participating in the honors program.” Part-time work: Adventure Cove Day Care manager at Madden’s. Memorable moment: “Auditioning and landing my first theater role, the Mysterious Young Woman, in the fall production of ‘A-Haunting We Will Go.’”
Extracurricular activities: Cross-country skiing. Hobbies: Aquarium keeping, video games. Future plans: “Going to NDSU, most likely for engineering.” Part-time work: Work at parents’ sign company, The Sign Spot, over the summer. Memorable moment: “Hanging out with friends at prom and Christmas ball were both great times.”
Brainerd High School...............................................S1 Central Lakes College............................................S6 Crosby-Ironton High School..................................S2 Lake Region Christian School...............................S7 Little Falls Community High School...................S4 Pequot Lakes High School......................................S6
Extracurricular activities: Soccer (four-time letter winner and captain), golf (three-time letter winner and two-time captain), class cabinet.
Extracurricular activities: Key club 2018-19 Minnesota Dakotas Division 3b lieutenant governor, wind symphony, tNational Honor Society.
Hobbies: Working out, art, going out on the lake, wake surfing.
Hobbies: “I have a horse named Shawkia and enjoy doing dressage.”
Future plans: “Attend Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., to major in biology and pre-med/ pre-dental.”
Future plans: “Attending the University of Minnesota Morris and plan to study mathematics and Spanish.”
Part-time work: Worked in the summer at Legacy Golf Course.
Part-time work: Grand View Lodge, Spirit Horse Center.
Memorable moment: “Attending the high school state football and girls state hockey tournaments.”
Memorable moment: “I had the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica in March for the high school Spanish trip. It was beautiful there and an incredible experience to learn about their culture and country.”
Pierz Healy High School..........................................S5 Pillager High School...............................................S3 Pine River-Backus High School.............................S6 Staples-Motley High School..................................S7 Wadena-Deer Creek High School..........................S8