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The Weekender Saturday, May 10, 2014
IHS valedictorians: 4 score perfect grades
‘Just love them’
Family strong influence on Mueller
lizabeth Compton knows a thing or two about raising kids, but “you never get done learning,” she said, with tomorrow being set aside to recognize her and other mothers. Compton is 95, gave birth to 16 children and raised 15. One son, William Irl, died when he was less than three days old. The first of her children, Finley Lee, arrived in 1941, a year after she married Finley Compton and they took up residence on a farm near Neosho Falls. She missed few years giving birth to a child over the next two decades. “When the last was born, my oldest was in college,” Compton recalled. Education was important to Compton, who graduated from Iola Junior College and taught school for a year before marrying.
earned a 4.0 grade point average during four years at Iola High School. “Accounting is my first choice, but I plan to explore some other things the first couple years at K-State,” he said. An external force that guided him toward accounting is his aunt, Lisa Fontaine, who follows the profession at Monarch Cement Co., Humboldt. He also has a role
By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
Growing up on a farm south of Iola, Bryan Mueller learned to pay attention to details and to follow on tasks he was given. Those are life lessons that will serve him well in accounting, the career path he has chosen to pursue at Kansas State University this fall. Mueller has a good starting point academically. He
Bryan Mueller
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Teacher impacts McIntosh’s path By SPENCER MICHELSON
The Iola Register
Tyler McIntosh is starting off on the right track toward college after being named a valedictorian for the class of 2014. “It shows how much work I put in during high school,” McIntosh, 18, said. “It’s a pretty big honor to be named the top of your class.” The 4.0 GPA student is moving on to Emporia State next year, where he will major in biochemistry. That’s fitting since McIntosh’s favorite
classes in high school where chemistry and physics. McIntosh said he enjoyed chemistry due to his teacher. “Mr. Daugharthy was great,” McIntosh said. “I think that he affected my passion for chemistry.” McIntosh said he specifically chose biochemistry as his major because it would allow him to become a pharmacist. “I’ve been working at the pharmacy and so I’ve enjoyed it,” McIntosh said. “I want to go into medicine and health See McINTOSH | Page A6
Woman raises 15 children By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
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“All my children have a college education, or the equivalent,” she said. COMPTON wasn’t a stranger to a large family when she married. She was one of 12 children b o r n to the Rev. Irving and Bethany Neuenswander. H e Elizabeth was an Compton Methodist minister who served churches in a number of small towns before settling in Colony. Finley Compton entered her world in a round-about way. When her father was serving a church in Willis, a hamlet in northeast Kansas west of St. Joseph, Mo., the Neuenswanders became acquainted with a Compton family. After moving to Colony, the Willis-area Comptons stopped for a visit on the way to see relatives at Eureka. Young Finley, of the See COMPTON | Page A3
Tyler McIntosh
Kauth races forward to Bethel administration. Although he knows the degrees he wants, Kauth doesn’t know what he wants to do with them yet. He does have four more years before he has to worry about that. “With computer science and business administration, they’re so broad,” Kauth said. “I haven’t decided on what I want to branch off into quite yet. I was kind of hoping to decide once I get into it a little more and see where I’m at.” Kauth chose Bethel because
By SPENCER MICHELSON The Iola Register
Since he was a freshman in high school Adam Kauth had it in his sights to become a valedictorian. “It doesn’t come around easily,” said Kauth, 18, who was named one of four at Iola High School. “I worked toward that goal and finally achieved it.” Kauth is planning to attend Bethel College next fall, where he will double-major in computer science and business
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Adam Kauth
When Iola High seniors were recognized in ceremonies Wednesday evening, the lion’s share of students had a pretty good idea about what awards they might receive. Ricky Michael, who stands at the head of his class with three others with 4.0 grade point averages, was in for a surprise. He never dreamed he hadn’t missed a day of classes all through his four years of high school, Michael said,
when the award for perfect attendance was announced. “I was shocked,” he said. How does a student accomplish such a thing over four years? “I don’t know, other than I’ve never been sick much,” he said, and when illness struck it always came during a vacation period. Michael plans to study medicine at the University of Kansas, with a focus on oncology. He had an ACT composite score of 28, with a 29 in sciSee MICHAEL | Page A6
Quote of the day Vol. 116, No. 137
Moms come first for preschoolers By KAYLA BANZET The Iola Register
Mother’s Day allows children, young and old, to express appreciation for their moms. Students at the Ready, Set, Learn Preschool, Iola, took a break from playing musical chairs to tell The Register how awesome their mothers are. Why is your mom such a great mom? Landon: “She made me cupcakes for my birthday. They are strawberry with orange on top!” (Landon was celebrating a milestone birthday, his fifth) Kollyn: “She clips my toenails when I’m sleeping so I’m not scared.” Madalynn: “She takes me to the park.” Ruger: “She lets me
Medicine in Michael’s sights By BOB JOHNSON The Iola Register
From left, Rugar Boren, Madalynn Peterson, Cadin Peres, Landon Shelton, Kollyn Ellis, Nathan Womack say why their moms are best. REGISTER/KAYLA BANZET
Ricky Michael
“Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.” — B.F. Skinner, American psychologist 75 Cents
keep snakes.” Nathan: “My mom gives me hugs and kisses.” This week the students created a special, handcrafted gift for their moms. If you had a million dollars what would you buy your mom for Mother’s Day? Nathan: “I would buy her roses. Red and green and all sorts of different colors.” Cadin: “I would buy her a necklace.” Madalynn: “I would get her a big ring.” Ruger: “Flowers!” Kollyn: “Lots of jewlery.” If you could take your mom anywhere for Mother’s Day where would you take her? See PRE-K | Page A4
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