Senior Spotlight: Austin Dohmen

Get to know Austin Dohmen, a senior at Elgin High School. He graduates Saturday, May 13, 2017.   

School: Elgin Public Schools  

Parents: Angela Cuffe and Jeff Cuffe

Siblings: Lisa, 19, Shelby 16, Ervin, 15

Birth Date: March 15, 1999     

What activities did you participate in while in high school? FCCLA,FFA,Student Council,Track,Choir,Spanish Club, and Honor Roll

What is your favorite memory of high school? Every year when Mrs. Shoe puts the Mistletoe up for Christmas and how Jaime Hoefer brought me homecoming clothes so I could get all the votes and it worked great we won the pizza party 4 years in a row.

What advice can you offer underclassmen? Work as hard as you can because these days go faster than you think. Cherish your moments in high school as well because you will never get these days back. 

​What are your future plans and where do you hope to be in five years? I’m going to Northeast in Norfolk, NE starting with a two year Diesel Technology program and receive an associates degree then complete one year of Automotive Technology in order to receive my second degree. I hope to be working for a shop during and after I graduate college.