Reflections from the Class of 2022 Austin Schwab Lakeside has given me many different opportunities, choices, and challenges—opportunities to grow, choices to show that I am growing up, and challenges which push me to better myself and my friends. Lakeside showed me how growing up and presenting myself in the Christian faith can be great for making friends and connecting with others. Lakeside offers students multiple and varied extracurricular activities, whether athletics, fine arts or academic possibilities. I recommend trying at least one thing in order to meet new people and find what interests you the most. I was always participating in math meets because I love math, and the teachers here have only fed the flame of that love. So much so, that in the fall I will be attending Martin Luther College to become a math teacher. Math is not for everyone, which is completely understandable; but no matter what you like, you will find teachers and classmates who agree with you and share the same interests. I have loved my friends, my teachers, and my experience at Lakeside.
Austin and his family are members at St. Paul in Fort Atkinson. In his years at LLHS, he was on golf team and played or managed football all four years; he was also in bowling club since its charter year in 2019. In addition to math meets, he was involved in forensics, Academic Bowl and National Honor Society. Austin, a class of 2022 Academic Top Ten, ranked third in his graduating class.
Leftside: Whether singing with A Cappella or entertaining a concert crowd at Commencement, Austin “enjoys using his voice to encourage others.” Center, he and other math team members celebrate another Capitol Conference title. Varsity placed first in each of the six math meets they competed in this year; Austin was at every one. At right, he helped raise funds this spring for new weight room equipment with his guest interactions (& impressive vertical jump) at the Grand Event.
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