A capsule look at the members of the 34th Annual Telegraph Herald Scholar-Athlete Team.
Clayton Ridge High School
LOLA REIMER
College: University of Northern Iowa
Athletic highlights: three letters volleyball … four letters basketball … four letters soccer … four letters softball
Academic/Community Service highlights: Class Co-Valedictorian … 4.0 GPA … National Honor Society … Governor’s Scholar Recognition Program … KWWL Best In Class 2025 … E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship Nominee (IGHSAU) … Brown’s Family of Dealership Scholarship … F. J. Antoine Memorial Scholarship … UNI Panther Impact Award … Grinnell Mutual The Road to Success Scholarship
Cuba City High School
PEYTON GILE
College: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Athletic highlights: Participated in softball four years … volleyball two years … Earned 4 varsity letters … 2025 SWAL MVP softball
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.89 GPA … All-Academic Team (softball), National Honor Society … Christopher Becker Memorial Scholarship … Cuba City Fire Department Scholarship … Dickyville/Kieler Lion’s Club Scholarship … Jerry & Joan Petitgoue Scholarship … UW-Platteville Academic Merit … UW-Platteville Fiedler Family Scholarship … UW-Platteville Medical Associates Scholarship … Sliver Cord Recipient (145 Hours community service) … FCCLA Member
BREYDEN JOHLL
College: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Athletic highlights: Participated in football four years … basketball four years … baseball four years … Earned 10 varsity letters
Academic/Community service highlights: Class Co-Valedictorian … 4.0 GPA … All-Academic Teams football, basketball, baseball … Senior Class President … President of Student Council … President of National Honor Society … Academic Excellence Scholarship … Cuba City Lions Club Scholarship … Guerdon & Donna Slaats Memorial Scholarship … Jerry & Joan Petitgoue Scholarship … Ozzi & Vi Barth Scholarship … Pep Layde Memorial Scholarship … St. Rose School Scholarship … Student Council Scholarship … John & Sylvia Doyle Scholarship … Silver Cord Recipient (259 Hours community service)
CHLOE LaRUE
College: University of Dubuque
Athletic highlights: Participated in wrestling four years … track & field two years … volleyball one year … four year state podium Wrestler
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.96 GPA … All-Academic Team (wrestling) … CCSWB Wrestling Scholarship … Jerry & Joan Petitgoue Scholarship … Ozzi & Vi Barth Scholarship … Tami Cardey Memorial Scholarship … Silver Cord Recipient (154 Hours community service)
ANDREW LOEFFLEHOLZ
College: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Athletic highlights: Participated in football four years … baseball four years … Earned 6 varsity letters
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.99 GPA … All-Academic Teams football, baseball … National Honor Society … Bill Simon Memorial Scholarship … Cuba City Booster Club Scholarship … Class of ’92 Max McQuade Scholarship … Cuba City Lion’s Club Scholarship … DAR Good Citizen Award … Gene Schroeder Award … IMT Richard C. Keith Scholarship … James Carl Family Scholarship … Jerry & Joan Petitgoue Scholarship … Ozzi & Vi Barth Scholarship … Tami Cardey Memorial Scholarship … UW-Platteville Academic Merit Scholarship … Silver Cord Recipient (198 Hours community service) … DAR Good Citizen Award
OLIVIA OLSON
College: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Athletic highlights: Participated four years volleyball … four years basketball … Earned 7 varsity letters … All-Time Leading Scorer in basketball … WIAA 2023, 2024 First Team All-State basketball … 2025 WIAA Division 4 State Champions basketball … 2024 WIAA Division 4 State Runner-up basketball … Telegraph Herald 2023-24 Basketball Player of the Year … WBCA 2025 Legacy Leadership Award … SWAL MVP 2023, 2034 basketball … 2023 State Volleyball Qualifier
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.78 GPA … UW-Milwaukee Athletic Department Scholarship … National Honor Society … Silver Cord Recipient (235 Hours community service)
BENJAMIN RICHARDS
College: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Athletic highlights: two letters football … two letters basketball
Academic/Community Service: Class Co-Valedictorian … 4.0 GPA … All-Academic Teams football, baseball … National Honor Society … UW-Platteville Promise Scholarship … Ann & Leo Stoll Jr. Scholarship … Bill Simon Memorial Scholarship … Cuba City Lion’s Club Scholarship … Ozzi & Vi Barth Scholarship … Premier Coop Scholarship … St. Rose School Scholarship … Tami Cardey Memorial Scholarship … UW-Platteville BMDS St. Rose Scholarship … UW-Platteville Academic Merit
SUMMER ROGERS
College: University of Wisconsin
Athletic highlights: Participated four years volleyball … four years basketball … four years softball … Earned 9 varsity letters … 2025 WIAA Division 4 State Champions basketball … 2024 WIAA Division 4 State Runner-up basketball … 2024 WIAA Division 4 State Runner-up softball … 2023 State Qualifier volleyball … Only female from the 2025 class to participate in three sports all four years
Academic/Community service highlights: Class Co-Valedictorian … 4.0 GPA … All-Academic Teams (volleyball, basketball, softball), National Honor Society … WIAA Scholar Athlete … Student Council … Cuba City Board of Education Scholarship … Dan & Shawna Neis Memorial Scholarship … John & Sylvia Doyle Scholarship … Leone Rogers Sommerfeld Scholarship … Ozzi & Vi Barth Scholarship … Pep Layde Memorial Scholarship … Tami Cardey Memorial Scholarship…Tami Cardey Volleyball/Softball Memorial (Class of 2006) Scholarship … Tom & Mary Lou Aird Memorial Scholarship … Cuba City Booster Club Scholarship … Cuba City Light & Water WPPI Energy Scholarship … Douglas D. Wolf Memorial & People’s State Bank Scholarship … Jerry & Joan Petitgoue Scholarship … Silver Cord Recipient ( 192 Hours community service)
NATHAN TIMMERMAN
College: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Athletic highlights: Participated in football four years … basketball four years … track & field three years … Earned 8 varsity letters
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.77 GPA … All-Academic Teams (football, basketball, track & field) … Cuba City Lioness Scholarship … John & Sylvia Doyle Scholarship … Max McQuade Memorial Scholarship … Tami Cardey Memorial Scholarship … UW-Platteville Academic Merit Scholarship … Class of ’92 Max McQuade Scholarship … Jerry & Joan Petitgoue Scholarship … UW-Platteville Rita & Ralph Curtis Scholarship … Silver Cord Recipient (175 Hours community service)
TALAN VaNATTA
College: Creighton University
Athletic highlights: Participated in football four years … basketball four years … baseball four years … Earned 7 varsity letters
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.94 GPA … National Honor Society … Christopher Becker Memorial Scholarship … Creighton University Scholarship … Cuba City Lion’s Club Scholarship … Lisa Oglesby Memorial Scholarship … Ozzi & Vi Barth Scholarship … Pep Layde Memorial Scholarship … St. Rose School Scholarship … Tami Cardey Memorial Scholarship … John & Ann Van De Wiel Scholarship … John & Sylvia Doyle Scholarship … Silver Cord Recipient (166 Hours community service)
ELLA VOSBERG
College: Madison College or University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Athletic highlights: 2025 WIAA Division 4 State Championship basketball, 2024 WIAA Division 4 State Runner-up basketball … 2023 & 2024 SWAL MVP volleyball … 2025 SWAL MVP basketball
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.76 GPA … All-Academic Teams (volleyball, basketball, softball) … Pep Layde Memorial Scholarship … Silver Cord Recipient (108 Hours community service)
NOAH WOOD
College: University of Chicago
Athletic highlights: four letters cross country … four letters track & field
Academic/Community service highlights: Class Co-Valedictorian … 4.0 GPA … All-Academic cross country, track & field … National Honor Society … WIAA Scholar Athlete … Badger Boys State Representative … 144 Silver Cord Recipient (120+ hours community service)
Dubuque Hempstead
QUINN BREITBACH
College: Iowa Western Community College
Athletic highlights: Three letters football … two letters track & field … First Team All-Conference football two years … Team Captain football
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.217 GPA … National Honor Society … Academic All-Conference football two years … Iowa Western Foundation Leadership Scholarship … Joseph J. & Sue E. Kaesbauer Memorial Scholarship … Volunteer at Mustangs Youth Football Camp … Spikeball Club
EMMA CUZAS
College: Benedictine University
Athletic highlights: Two letters volleyball … two letters Cheerleading
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.134 GPA … IGCA Academic All-State volleyball 2024 … Academic All-Conference volleyball 2023, 2024 … Academic All-Conference cheerleading 2023, 2024 … IGHSAU Distinguished in Academic Achievement 2023-24 … National Honor Society … Arthur J. Miller Scholarship … Juriac Scholarship … Leadership Empowerment Action Development Service (LEADS) Scholarship … Club volleyball 8 years … American Cancer Society Discovery Shop volunteer four years … Link Crew two years
JOHN D’SOUZA
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Athletic highlights: Two letters wrestling … two letters tennis … Team Captain wrestling
Academic/Community service highlights: Class Salutatorian … 4.4545 GPA … AP Scholar with Distinction … Governor’s Scholar … Des Moines Register Academic All-State … Honor Roll … National Honor Society … Two-time Physics State Champion … Governor’s Scholarship … Des Moines Register Academic All-State Scholarship … GT Scholarship … DAYLC … PRIDE Student Leadership Team … Computer-Science Club founder and President … Math Team … Link Crew … Student Senate … Physics Team Coach … Tutor for Sat prep … Piano player/composer
LINDSEY FREIBURGER
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Two letters dance … three letters softball … one letter cheerleading
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.096 GPA … Honor Roll … National Honor Society … American Legion Award … Booster Club Scholarship … competitive dance team
ROBERT GLAB
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Two letters football … two letters track & field … one letter wrestling
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.8327 GPA … Honor Roll four years … National Honor Society … Iowa Scholars Award … Volunteer Special Olympics, Toys for Tots
MADISON GLEASON
College: University of Northern Iowa
Athletic highlights: Three letters cheerleading (fall and winter)
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.8979 GPA … National Honor Society … UNI Panther Achievement Award … Link Crew
KAYDEN HEFEL
College: Coe College
Athletic highlights: Two letters football … two letters baseball
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.096 GPA … Honor Roll … National Honor Society … Trustee Scholarship … Spikeball Club
BRANDON KASS
College: Iowa State University
Athletic highlights: Four letters cross country … four letters track & field
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.2708 GPA … Gold Honor Roll … National Honor Society … Academic All-State cross country … Hempstead Booster Club Scholarship … Cottingham & Butler Scholarship … Iowa State Loyal Scholar … Iowa State Engineering Scholarship … Computer Science Club … Band one year … Math Madness … Physics Olympics … Polar Bear Club … Eagle Scout
NATALIE KRIER
College: Northeast Iowa Community College
Athletic highlights: One letter wrestling … participated in basketball two years
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.8271 GPA … National Honor Society … Choir
LEXI KUHLE
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Two letters volleyball
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.0712 GPA … National Honor Society … IGCA Academic All-State volleyball 2024-25 … Academic All-Conference volleyball 2024-25 … Academic Excellence four years volleyball, three years tennis, one year golf … Asbury Eagles Scout Scholarship … Executive Council/Student Government … Octagon Club … Student support Foundation … Manager of track team … Volunteer at Miracle League and Bell Tower Theater
MYLEE LANGE
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Four letters cross country … four letters track & field
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.151 GPA … National Honor Society … Academic All-Conference cross country 2023, 2024 … Academic All-Conference track & field 2024, 2025 … Seal of Biliteracy … Hempstead Booster Club Scholarship … Polar Bear Club four years … Spikeball Club two years … Green Team two years … Club gymnastics two years
OWEN LEITZEN
College: Loras College
Athletic highlights: Four letters swimming … four letters cross country … four letters track & field
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.916 GPA … National Honor Society … IHSAA Distinguished Achievement Team … Academic All-Conference swimming, cross country track & field … Distinguished Academic Achievement in track & field … Senior Scholastic All-State … Hempstead Booster Club Scholarship … O’Connor & Thomas Trust Scholarship … Asbury Eagles Club Scholarship … Charles S. Uskavitch Jr. Memorial Scholarship … St. Bernard Scholarship … Monsignor Kerper Scholarship … Daniel Even Memorial Scholarship … Ambassador Impact Scholarship … Youth Leadership Team
TY LOEFFELHOLZ
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Three letters swimming
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.1509 GPA … National Honor Society … Academic All-Conference cross country … Academic All-Conference track & Field two times … Academic All-Conference swimming two times … Iowa Scholars Award … Burger King Scholarship … Forever Seventeen Scholarship … Chuck Reed Memorial Leadership Award … DAYLC … Link Crew … Mustang PRIDE Student Leadership Team … Disc Golf Club … 5 AP Courses … Dubuque Area Swimmin’ Hurricanes
HANNAH McFADDEN
College: Iowa State University
Athletic highlights: Lettered in cross country
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Academic/Community service highlights: 4.2667 GPA … National Honor Society … Iowa State Loyal Scholar … Polar Bear Club … Computer Science Club … Physics Olympics … Student Support Foundation … Volunteer at Asbury Library
RAYGAN MEEHAN
College: Iowa State University
Athletic highlights: Two letters in tennis
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.2745 GPA … National Honor Society … AP Scholar … IGHSAU Distinguished in Academic Achievement … Academic All-Conference tennis … American Legion School Award Honorable Mention … Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Scholarship … Iowa State Loyal Scholar … Iowa State Health Science Future Leaders Scholarship … Student Government … Vice-President Interact Club … Vice-President Student Support Foundation … Greem Team Secretary … Link Leader … Pickleball Club … Polar Bear Club … Student Ambassador … Mustang Service Award (150+ hours) … Youth Area Philanthropists … Lunch Tray 5K Race Coordinator
RYLAN MOURS
College: Iowa State University
Athletic highlights: Four letters softball … one letter tennis
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.0729 GPA … National Honor Society … Diane Brandt ISU Scholarship … UNI Physics Olympics
MITCHELL MURPHY
College: St. Ambrose University
Athletic highlights: Four letters wrestling
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.0125 GPA … National Honor Society … Academic All-State wrestling two years … St. Ambrose Academic Scholarship … St. Ambrose Men’s Wrestling Scholarship … St. Ambrose Catholic Traditions Scholarship … DAYLC … Peer Tutoring … Club Wrestling … E-Sports
AYLA OSTERKAMP
College: University of South Carolina-Upstate
Athletic highlights: Four letters track & field … three letters wrestling
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.1356 GPA … Honor Roll … NCAA Athletic Scholarship … In-State Tuition Scholarship South Carolina … USC-Upstate Presidential Scholarship … Student Support Foundation … Yearbook Staff … Homecoming Court … Powder Puff Football … Eisenhower Elementary Pen Pal … All-Around Gymnastics Coach … Volunteer Project Rooted
MITCHELL PINS
College: Wartburg College
Athletic highlights: Four letters wrestling … Four State Medals wrestling
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.3585 GPA … National Honor Society … State Physics Champion … AP Scholar with Distinction … Dennis C. Schroeder Scholarship … Conlon Scholarship … Mustang Booster Club Scholarship … Wartburg Regent’s Scholarship … DAYLAC … Computer Science Club … Spikeball Club … Physics Club … Volunteer coach for Mustangs Junior Wrestling Club
OWEN ROLING
College: University of Northern Iowa
Athletic highlights: Two letters track & field
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.8718 GPA … National Honor Society … AP Scholar Award … Academic Honors … Advanced Placement Classes … Jazz Band … Church Youth Group … Weightlifting … Volunteer at Dubuque Days of Caring, Dubuque Food Pantry, Food Drives/Giveaways … Veterans Outreach
GABRIELLA SMITH
College: Kirkwood Community College
Athletic highlights: Two letters volleyball … one letter tennis
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.017 GPA … National Honor Society … Athletic Scholarship Kirkwood Community College … Kirkwood Presidential Scholarship … Student Support Foundation … Dance Marathon … Octagon Club … Club volleyball
SHERRY SUN
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Two letters cheerleading for basketball, football … one letter tennis
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.1289 GPA … National Honor Society … Honor Roll … Iowa Scholar Award … AIB College of Business Scholarship … Link Crew … Green Team … Student Ambassador … Mustang Dance Team … Bridge Youth Club … Volunteer at Carnegie Stout Library
ALEXANDER WISKUS
College: Mount Mercy University
Athletic highlights: Three letters baseball … three letters football … one letter wrestling…
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.9551 GPA … National Honor Society … Honor Roll … Academic All-Conference baseball and football … Athletic Scholarship Mount Mercy … GPA Scholarship … Spikeball Club … Coed volleyball … Volunteer Coach
ADDISON WRIGHT
College: Colorado Mesa University
Athletic highlights: Four letters volleyball … three letters basketball … three letters track & field … two letters softball … Telegraph Herald All-Area Second Team volleyball 2024 … First Team All-Conference volleyball 2024 … IGCA 5A East All-District volleyball 2024
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.9804 GPA … National Honor Society … High Honor Roll four years … Colorado Mesa University Volleyball Athletic Scholarship … CMU Trustee Merit Scholarship … Iowa Select Club Volleyball … Dance Marathon … CNA at Stonehill
BRENDON ZHENG
College: University of Minnesota
Athletic highlights: Four letters track & field … three-time State Qualifier 800 meters, Sprint Medley Relay … Two-time Drake Relays Qualifier 4x100 Relay … School Record Holder in 800 meters Sprint Medley Relay and 4x200 Relay
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.3791 GPA … National Honor Society … AP Scholar with Distinction … NAACP DOME Award (Minority Athlete of the Year) … National Qualifier in NSDA Speech Congressional Debate … PSM David Feinberg Scholarship … National Scholarship … Jazz Band … Speech and Debate Clubs … Link Crew … Polar Bear Club … Computer Coding Club … DAYLC … three-time State Qualifier in Speech and Debate … State Champion Physics Competition 2024
Dubuque Senior High School
AVA AHART
College: Kirkwood Community College
Athletic highlights: Two letters track & field … one letter volleyball
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.83 GPA … Academic All-Conference volleyball 2024-25 … Academic All-Conference track & field 2024 … National Honor Society … Robert E. Harris Scholarship … Volunteer at Mount Carmel as CAN
GRIFFIN DEMENT-GRAHAM
College: Loras College
Athletic highlights: Participated in soccer four years
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.9106 GPA … Academic Excellence Award four years … National Honor Society … Student Council Vice-President … Student Speaker at Commencement … St. Bernard Scholarship … Red Cross Scholarship … Student Council … BSA … Scouts … Silver Cord Recipient (community service)
EVELYN DEUTSCH
College: Grinnell College
Athletic highlights: Four letters golf … two letters Diving … participated two years basketball … All-Conference Honorable Mention golf three years…
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.10 GPA … Honor Roll four years … National Honor Society … Academic All-Conference golf and diving … Grinnell Grant for Academics and Diving … Manager for boys swim team two years, coached youth gymnastics … academic tutor … DAYLC participant … Silver Cord Recipient (community service)
ADISYN FINNIN
College: Drake University
Athletic highlights: Four letters swimming … Team Captain swimming 2024-25
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.066 GPA … Academic All-American … National Honor Society … Highest Honors … American Legion Honorable Mention … Drake University Presidential Scholarship … manager boys swim team two years, golf team three years … Dash Swim Team for seven years … Volunteer at Audubon Elementary School … Silver Cord Recipient (community service)
JACOB HAUG
College: Purdue University
Athletic highlights: Four letters cross country … four letters track & field … State Qualifier in cross country and track & field 2024-25 … Second Team All-Conference cross country
Academic/Community service highlights: Class Salutatorian … 4.2978 GPA … AP Scholar with Distinction … Iowa Governor Scholar … National Honor Society … KWWL Best of the Class Award 2025 … IATC Academic All-State … Academic Excellence Award four years … Graduated with Highest Distinction … Dubuque Senior Foundation Award … Dubuque Educational Foundation Young Philanthropist Award 2025 … DSHS Cross Country Excellence in Leadership Award…IHSAA Speech Large Group non-performing All-State nomination (short film) … Peer Tutoring … Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Youth Group … Silver Cord Recipient (community service) … Silver Cord Board of Directors
ALISON HEDRICK
College: Northeast Iowa Community College
Athletic highlights: Four letters bowling … MVC Bowling Athlete of the Year (IGHSAU) … Team State Championship bowling 2023 … Divisional Champions bowling 2023 … Telegraph Herald Athlete of the Week
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.77 GPA … Academic All-Conference bowling … National Honor Society … Shirley Bloodsworth Scholarship … Iowa Bowling Council Scholarship … Dubuque Area Bowling Association Scholarship … Kids swim instructor … Volunteer work
CLAIRE HOYER
College: Wartburg College
Athletic highlights: Four letters cross country … four letters track & field … Drake Relays Qualifier two years … State Qualifier track & field three years … Elite All-State cross country 2024 … Individual State Qualifier cross country four years … First Team All-Conference cross country three years
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.244 GPA … Academic All-State … Academic All-Conference … AP Scholar with Honors … Seal of Literacy … National Merit Finalist … National Honor Society … Regents Scholarship … Andrew Gregg Vernon Memorial Scholarship … Qualified for All-State Speech three events … Speech Team … Student Support Foundation … Silver Cord Recipient (community service)
NOAH LAWLER
College: University of Dubuque
Athletic highlights: Two letters baseball … First Team All-District baseball … Honorable Mention All-Conference baseball … DSHS Hardest Worker Award baseball
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.04 GPA … DSHS Academic Excellence Award … Academic All-Conference … National Honor Society … President’s Education Award … American Legion Award … Belin-Blank University of Dubuque Certificate of Academic Achievement … NICC Dean’s List … Wendt Program Scholarship … DuTrac Scholarship … University of Dubuque Academic Excellence Award … Peer Tutoring … Volunteer at the Miracle League … Salvation Army … Dance Marathon … Silver Cord Recipient (community service)
OWEN LAWLER
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Two letters football … one letter soccer … one letter wrestling … one letter track & field … Honorable Mention All-Conference football
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.2089 GPA … Highest Honors … AP Scholar with Distinction … National Honor Society … Academic All-State football … Honorable Mention All-Conference football … Seal of Biliteracy … All-State Speech nominations in Short Films 2024, 2025 and Television News 2025 … James & Zoe Conner Award … Iowa Flagship Award … Student Ambassador … Silver Cord Recipient and Board Member (community service)
MASON LIDDLE
College: Iowa State University
Athletic highlights: Lettered in cross country, track & field … Most Improved cross country 2023
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.8771 GPA … National Honor Society … Academic All-Conference cross country, track & field Bernie Saggau Award … Iowa State Honors Program Scholarship … Model United Nations … Green Team … Silver Cord Recipient (community service)
OWEN MAY
College: University of North Dakota
Athletic highlights: Two letters Tennis … Team Captain tennis
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.96 GPA … AP Scholars … National Honor Society … American Legion Boys State … Segal Education Award … AmeriCorp … Student Council … Model United Nations
DAYLIN MOORE
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Three letters football … two letters track & field … Second Team All-District football … First Team All-Conference Football … Second Team All-Conference football … Team MVP football … Minority Athlete of the Year
Academic/Community service highlights: 3.95 GPA … Academic All-State football … Academic All-Conference football two years … DSHS Academic Excellence Award four years … National Honor Society … Brandon Mueller Award … NAACP Award … Iowa Scholars Award … Iowa Need-based Academic Award … All-State Speech performer … DAYLC … Silver Cord Recipient (community service)
MICHAEL POWERS
College: Iowa State University
Athletic highlights: Participated in basketball four years … golf four years … track & field one year
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.25 GPA … John D. DeVries President’s Scholarship … Charles Prichard Memorial Scholarship … National Honor Society Vice-President
DANNY ROTHERT JR.
College: Dartmouth College
Athletic highlights: Four letters soccer … three letters cross country … 4A State Qualifier cross country 2024 … Telegraph Herald All-Area Team cross country … Second Team All-Conference cross country 2024 … Honorable Mention All-Conference soccer 2023
Academic/Community service highlights: Class Valedictorian … 4.35 GPA … AP Scholar with Distinction … Des Moines Register Academic All-State … IHSAA Governors Scholar … IHSSCA First Team Academic All-State soccer … IATC Academic All-State cross country … National Honor Society … Seal of Literacy … Mosaic Lodge 125 Scholarship … Dubuque Senior Education Foundation Scholarship … Wilbur Dalzell Memorial Scholarship … IHSSA All-State Speech Nominations for Radio Broadcasting and Short Film … DAYLC … Sundown Mountain Junior Alpine Ski Race Team … Silver Cord Student Board Member … Model United Nations … Speech Team
CARMEN SCHUSTER
College: University of Iowa
Athletic highlights: Four letters Cheerleading … participated in gymnastics and tumbling two years … participated in tennis
Academic/Community service highlights: 4.202 GPA … Graduated with Highest Honors … Academic All-Conference 8 times … Major D for Academics … National Honor Society … Elected Secretary of the National Honor Society … Two-time All-American Cheerleader … Outstanding Student in English Award … Outstanding Student in Band Award … Major D in Band and Choir … UMB Count-On-More Scholarship … Pirkko & Jeffery David Memorial Award … Competitive Dance … Girl Scouts … Volunteer Church Music Group