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Zach Klimek
Junior, Sauk Centre High School
Zach loves golf, archery, trap shooting, and his job at Schaefer’s Market. He is very hard-working and family
oriented. Zach plans to attend college after high school.
Jay Neubert
Junior, Sauk Centre High School
Jay is involved in basketball, football, and Captain and Leaders Club. Jay enjoys jet skiing and golfing. His
future plans are to go to college and earn his doctorate degree in radiology.
Dominick Terhaar
Junior, Sauk Centre High School
Dominick is involved in track and cross country. He enjoys playing guitar and skateboarding with friends.
Dominick is considering a career as an electrical engineer.
Nate Schirmers
Senior, Sauk Centre High School
Nate is a senior and is involved in football, basketball, and track. He enjoys golfing in his free time and meeting new people. Nate plans on attending college or taking over his family farm.
Peyton Wiese
Senior, Albany High School
Peyton is involved in football. He loves to play instruments and work on cars in his free time. He plans on
going to college through Ford after high school to become a Certified Ford Technician.
Kevin Galicia
Senior, Melrose High School
Kevin is involved in knowledge bowl and track. He enjoys experiencing new things, socializing with others,
meeting new people, and learning random facts. Kevin plans to go to college to earn a degree in computer
science.
Natalee Hoffner
Junior, Melrose High School
Natalee is involved in cheerleading, track, and choir. In the future, she plans to go to college to become a
dental hygienist. Natalee also gets involved in city events by volunteering.
Lily Wiechman
Junior, Melrose High School/Alex Technical College
Lily enjoys reading, art, the outdoors, and music. She is involved in musicals, track, and 4-H. Lily is looking into
becoming a large animal veterinarian after high school.
Blaise Welle
Junior, Melrose High School
Blaise participates in baseball and trap shooting. In his free time, he likes to work on his family farm, hunt, fish,
and snowmobile. Blaise is planning to attend college and pursue a career in agricultural business and take
over the family farm.
Christopher Polipnick
Junior, Sauk Centre High School
Chris is a highly energetic and enthusiastic individual. He is involved in the musical, one-act play, speech,
football, and golf, among other things. He loves a good dad joke and peanut butter. Chris plans to attend
college and pursue the theatre arts.