The Class of 2018

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!

We love you!

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CONGRATULATIONS WIL KOPP

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Congratulations

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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!

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Congratulations

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!

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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.

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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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Congratulations

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,

MEET THE CLASS OF 2018 7

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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8 MEET THE CLASS OF 2018

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!

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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.

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MEET THE CLASS OF 2018 9

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.

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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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Congratulations

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!

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MEET THE CLASS OF 2018 11

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!

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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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CONGRATULATIONS

Jackson Boline 18 years have passed way to quickly Jackson! You have brought our lives so much joy and for that we are blessed! We are so proud of you and look forward to the journey ahead. Keep following your passion, your dreams and your heart!

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We Love You!!! Mom and Dad

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MEET THE CLASS OF 2018 15

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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Harold Wegner I am so proud of you Harry! Wishing you all the best in your future with the armed forces and college.

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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

Kristin Trosvig

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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Congratulations Chandler!!

CONGRATULATIONS

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We are so proud of you, Adam! Continue to be great, you never know who you’re inspiring. Live in the moment. We can’t wait to see what you do next!

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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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Congratulations, Alaina Larson!

We are so proud of you!

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20 MEET THE CLASS OF 2018

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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

Congratulations

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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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We are glad you are part of our fun team!

Donnelly congratulates these special graduates and the entire class of 2018 David Madison Kirsten Hastings Gabrielle Huehn 2100 Arrowwood Ln, Alexandria, MN 56308 (320) 762-1124 | arrowwoodresort.com 22 MEET THE CLASS OF 2018

How Short Run is Done™

Kendra Keith Erika Stenvik Brianna Woodard 105 Donovan Drive Alexandria, MN 56308 320-762-2396 001728663r1

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

Jordan Tracker

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Richard Masterson

320-763-3446 • www.ELDENS.com | Corner of 3rd & Nokomis, Alexandria 24 MEET THE CLASS OF 2018

Only store in town that is LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED.

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