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Teachers Celebrate April Students

No Comments 10 May 2013

By Hanna Wahl
Trojan Tribune Staff

While most students are captivated by the nice weather and realization that school is nearing its close, still others remain focused in the classroom. For the month of April, teachers recognized freshman Sam Swier, sophomore Ivy Oeltjenbruns, junior Summer Smith and senior Cole Jorgensen because of their caring, responsible, hard-working and positive attitudes.

Sam finds his school year filled with activities such as football, basketball and track. Despite his involvement, he claims to be successful because he gives everything his all. Sam believes he was chosen as the Student of the Month because “You will have a hard time finding me distracted in class. I always give the teacher my 100 percent focus, and I have an outstanding work ethic.” With the much-needed summer break approaching, Sam intends to balance his vacation between training for the 2014 Winter Olympics and battling Pokemon.

Rather than the sports that Sam spends so much time with, Ivy invests her time in music. She is involved in marching and concert band, percussion ensemble and drumline. Ivy claims to be a successful student because of her wise use of time during school and extensive study habits. She explains, “[I got student of the month because] I have great grades. I also pay attention during class.” Ivy has many plans for her summer break. She aspires to take several vacations and possibly get a job. Much of her time will be spent playing music, such as drums or mallets.

Summer spends her school year participating in cross country, track, band and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Although she feels that she does not always have enough time in the day, she tries to the best of her ability to stay organized and use her time wisely. Summer believes, “I got student of the month because I take school seriously and do my best to be a good student!” Her summer vacation will be mostly spent outside: maintaining her current job at First Dakota Horticulture as well as swimming, boating, camping or riding her horses.

Cole spends his time playing football and basketball and participating in TATU. He believes that he was chosen because he tries to do not only what is right, but what you are supposed to do. “I just try to be a stand-up guy,” says Cole. He also does his best to treat others the way they deserve to be treated.

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February Students of the Month Announced

No Comments 20 March 2013

By Gerald Fraas
Trojan Tribune Staff
Photos Courtesy of trojantribune.com and LifeTouch

As we near the end of the school year, we need to remember to continue to put in our best effort. Students find themselves distracted by the nice weather and the looming return of summer. However, we find several students who have continued to push themselves even in the midst of warmer weather and the return of spring sports. Each month the teachers recognize students of the month from the previous month. Those who manage to defeat the distraction that is spring and persevere through the warmer months will find themselves rewarded.

Freshman student of the month for West Central High School is Blake Svoboda. Blake feels he received student of the month because of his hard work to keep his grades up, along with his leadership qualities. His favorite part of attending WC has been being able to partake in high school sports. Blake considers his academic inspiration to be his father. “…He is always there for me to help with homework and school projects.” In Blake’s future after high school, he sees his plan being “to get better at sports”.

Hanna Wahl is the sophomore student of the month. Hanna feels that she received student of the month because she is a hard-working student. “I tend to be quiet in class, but I work hard.” Her favorite part of attending WC for the last two years has been the small classes. “I feel like we all know each other really well and are very close as a high school in general.” Hanna considers her biggest academic inspiration to be her teachers. “I love how each individual teacher loves their subject. You can tell by the way they teach that they truly care about what they teach and how we do at school.” Hanna’s master plan for life after high school is slowly coming together. She wants to be a doctor of some sort and is taking math and science courses to prepare her for college.

Junior Jacey Jira is the February student of the month. Jacey feels she received this honor because of her work ethic. “I strive to do my best and interact with my peers in any way I can.” She feels that of the few reasons she should not have received student of the month is because her personal life has begun to trump her school life. Jacey’s favorite part of attending WC for the last three years has been the community. “WC has a great reputation when it comes to athletics and fine arts and offers a vast variety of opportunities to the students.” Jacey’s biggest academic inspiration is, in her opinion, the entire WC staff. “The staff at WC is phenomenal and has pushed me to be the best student and athlete I can be.” After Jacey graduates in 2014, she intends to attend a college within the Midwest to major in Elementary Education/Special Education and possibly minor in Journalism.

The February senior student of the month is Emily Stahl. Emily is not sure why she was chosen as student of the month, but she has a general idea. “They probably ran out of new candidates and drew out of a hat.” Like most of us, Emily often finds herself procrastinating or daydreaming in class. This could have removed her name from the runnings for student of the month, but it clearly did not. Emily’s favorite part of attending WC for the last four years has been getting to know her teachers and classmates. She considers her parents to be her biggest academic inspiration. “They don’t really worry too much about my academic career and don’t pressure me to do perfectly.” Emily’s master plan after graduation is to attend Dordt College to major in Film and Scriptwriting but is not entirely sure.

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April Students of the Month make summer plans

No Comments 17 May 2012

By Brittany Ensz

Trojan Tribune Staff

Throughout the year students have been rewarded for their character, and these students are known as the students of the month. April Students of the Month were senior Adam Hentges, junior Sydney Rechtenbaugh, sophomore Elsie West and freshman Jeevan Mueller.

Adam Hentges, who has never before been named a student of the month, says “It’s awesome”. His goal is to make enough money early in life so he can retire early and live a long, successful life. This summer he plans to work at Mike’s Roofing, play baseball, and then attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Junior Sydney Rechtenbaugh was excited to get student of the month and plans to hang out with her friends during the summer, play softball, and work.

Sophomore Elsie West was “pleasantly surprised” because she wasn’t in school the day students of the month were announced. Elsie eventually wants to go to college for nursing. This summer she plans to work a lot for a trip to Europe, hang out with friends and volunteer.

Freshman Jeevan Mueller says getting the award is great because he can brag to his friends, like fellow freshmen Chase and Trevour. His goal is not to “epically fail”, and this summer he plans to hang with friends and go to different countries.