Graduation Spotlight: Get to Know the Elkhorn Valley Seniors

Brayden Effle

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Kathy Effle-Meyer and L.J. Eberly
                                                
Siblings:  Layton Meyer, Landon Meyer, Jace Eberly, and Gabrielle Eberly
                                                
Birth Date:  4/20/2000                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Cross Country, Basketball, Track, FCCLA, FBLA, Student Council, NHS, Concert and Jazz Band, Concert and Show Choir.

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Going into the black hills with my classmates for a skiing and snowboarding trip.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to attend College at Mount Marty, run track, and study either sports medicine or physical therapy.

Brianna Werner

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Donny and Angie Werner  

Siblings: Journey, 13; Nathan, 10; Ryder, 5                                                

Birth Date:  September 19, 2000                                                   

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Band, Choir, Show Choir, FCCLA, FBLA, One Act

What is your favorite memory of high school?  My favorite memory from high school is winning the district final in volleyball my senior year.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?  I know you hear this a lot but it goes by fast, so soak up every moment and make the most of it.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  I plan to go to Wayne and double major in pre-medicine and biology and eventually become a developmental pediatrician.

Dalton Smutny

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Rick and Sonet Smutny
                                                
Siblings:  Sadie Smutny
                                                
Birth Date: 5/26/2000                                               

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  FBLA, FCCLA, Stand for the Silent, Circle of Friends, Choir and Show Choir, Band and Jazz Band, Cross Country, Basketball,  and Track and Field.

What is your favorite memory of high school?  My favorite memory is from Nationals at Lake Mille Lacs in 2012 when my whole family was together and catching a lot of big walleye.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  I will be attending South Dakota State University and pursuing a  degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences.

Darren Stewart

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Todd and Julie Stewart
                                                
Siblings:  Dillon and Elizabeth
                                                
Birth Date: 8/5/1999                                              

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Football, wrestling, golf, band

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Runner - up team finish at state wrestling

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? Go to Iowa Western Community College and get my generals. Then transfer to finish my degree in Social Science and teach.

Delilah Sierra

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Catherine Sierra
                                                
Siblings:  Emilio Sierra, Julio Sierra, and Victoria Sierra
                                                
Birth Date: October 22, 1999                                               

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Basketball, track, volleyball, National Honors Society, Student Council, Band, FCCLA, FBLA

What is your favorite memory of high school?  All of our school dances

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I am going to attend Wayne State and then go to UNMC afterwards.

Dillon Stewart

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Todd and Julie Stewart
                                                
Siblings: Darren and Elizabeth
                                                
Birth Date: 8/5/1999                                              

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Cross Country, Wrestling, Track

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Playing baseball with Travis, Darren, and Austin

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? Attend Iowa Western and further my wrestling career. My major is undecided.

Emily Stuckwisch

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Jeff and Chytana Stuckwisch, and Cindy Stuckwisch
                                                
Siblings: Brian, 23; Justin, 13
                                                
Birth Date:  November 13, 1999                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Choir, Show Choir, Band, Flag Corps, FBLA, FCCLA, National Honor Society, Student Council, Stand for the Silent, volleyball student manager, basketball student manager

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Going to Norfolk with the girls to get tiaras after homecoming coronation.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?  Don't get caught up in all the drama. As cheesy as it is, high school does go by fast and it's pointless to waste time worrying about silly drama because it won't matter later in life.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  I plan to get a degree in Elementary Education from Wayne State College. I'd also like to earn an endorsement in Special Education. In five years I hope to get a job teaching at a small school.

Isaiah Greenhalgh

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: James and Amanda Greenhalgh
                                                
Siblings: Rachel, Hope, Charlie, Jaden
                                                
Birth Date:  January 18, 2000                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Cross Country, Basketball, Track, Choir, One-Act, FCCLA, FBLA, Stand for the Silent, Circle of Friends

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Winning District Champions in track twice

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? To be a cook in a restaurant.

Jake Short

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Stephanie Hoffman, Scott Short
                                                
Siblings:  David Short, Elizabeth Hoffman
                                                
Birth Date:  July 11, 2000                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  FBLA

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Chillin out with Joey at the Madison County Fair and during the drive home

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? Working construction or working as an auto mechanic

Jasmine Wiese

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Rex Wiese, Angie and Michael Eischeid
                                                
Siblings:  Asher, Jacob, and Josh
                                                
Birth Date: August 6, 2000                                              

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Choir, Show Choir, Volleyball, Basketball, FBLA, FCCLA, Band, Track and Stand For the Silent

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Getting to experience state volleyball

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  I am gonna be attending Wayne State College.

Kaitlin Fleetwood

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Jaime and Kelli Fleetwood
                                                
Siblings: Rebecca (20), Travis (19), Haley (15)
                                                
Birth Date:  August 20, 2000                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Dance, FCCLA, FBLA, One-Act, Speech Team, Cross Country, Track & Field and Volleyball

What is your favorite memory of high school?  My favorite memory of high school was attending state events with all my friends and performing my humorous prose speech for the whole school.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?  Live in the moment and don't care about what others think. This is your high school experience and you only get one, so go out for activities and sports and give them your all.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  My future plans are to attend the University of Missouri and Central Christian College of the Bible. I plan on majoring in Pre-Law and Children's Ministry. I also hope to be a part of the University's dance team my sophomore year of college. Within 5 years, I hope to be beginning my studies at a successful law school and just to be happy.

Kalen Dittrich

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Jerry and Mary Dittrich
                                                
Siblings: Halle Hart
                                                
Birth Date:  December 11, 1999                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Basketball, Track, Choir, Show Choir, FBLA, FCCLA, NHS

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Going ice skating for NHS

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to attend Colorado School of Mines and major in Mechanical Engineering next Fall.

Karissa Evans

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Tanja Evans
                                                
Siblings: Kendall Albion, Kirstyn Evans, Brandon Evans
                                                
Birth Date:  5/10/2000                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Volleyball, Basketball, Track, FCCLA, One-Act

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Making State Volleyball with my girls

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I will be attending Northeast Community College, to get my Bachelors Degree in Nursing.  As a nurse, I will be able to help kids and adults overcome sickness or illnesses and help them be able to feel the happiness and joy of being healthier.

Kirstyn Evans

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Tanja Evans
                                                
Siblings: Kendall Albin, 21; Karissa Evans, 17; Brandon Evans, 16
                                                
Birth Date:  May 10, 2000                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  FBLA, FCCLA, Volleyball, Basketball, National Honor Society, One Act, Student Council

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Making it to state volleyball my senior year.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?  Enjoy high school while you can, and do things you don’t think you would normally like, because you only get the chance once, and once it is gone, you don’t get the chance again.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  Registered nurse and eventually become a midwife, not sure where yet.

Mathisen Boldt

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Brandon Boldt and Jennifer Etgen                                                 

Birth Date:  October 9, 2000                                                   

What activities did you participate in while in high school? Volleyball, Basketball, One Act, Speech, Golf, Track, Choir, Show Choir, Jazz Band, Band, FCCLA, and FBLA

What is your favorite memory of high school?  ​ My favorite memory is going to Norfolk with the girls to get tiaras after homecoming coronation.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?  Life gets hectic, but ALWAYS find time to do your homework, studies come first. Also, always take your parents advice-- you may not care or want to listen, but trust me they know what they're talking about.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  ​I plan to go to Wayne State College and pursue a degree in Business. I hope to have a good job, be happy, and be working towards my Masters degree.​

Matthew Suckstorf

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Brian and Heather Suckstorf
                                                
Siblings:  Nathan and Aaron
                                                
Birth Date: February 18, 2000                                              

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  One-Act, Yearbook, Circle of Friends

What is your favorite memory of high school?  My family trip to California and Disneyland

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? Learn animation

Montana Boyle

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Timothy Boyle, Krista Becker
                                                
Siblings: Traygan Boyle, Karnie Anson, Jacob Donley, Corey Donley, Allison Donley
                                                
Birth Date:  9/16/99                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  none

What is your favorite memory of high school?  The time my brother, Jacob, my buddy, Darik and I sunk my truck in mud to the doors, we had to crawl out of the back window and stood on the toolbox waiting for Darik’s brother, Kody to come get us out.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? Attend diesel technician classes at Milford, and then buy a truck at some point and become an owner operator.

Rachal Hahne

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Darin and Carey Hahne
                                                
Siblings: Derek, 14; Allison, 9; Owen, 9
                                                
Birth Date:  August 19, 1999                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Choir, Show Choir, Band, Jazz Band, Student Managing, National Honor Society, Science Bowl, Quiz Bowl, FBLA

What is your favorite memory of high school?  My first show choir performance - Harvard had such a great crowd that made everyone on stage feel so good!

What advice can you offer underclassmen?  Staying on top of schoolwork is important, but your health should always come first (physical and mental). Good organization helps a lot.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  I will be double majoring in English and musical theatre at Nebraska Wesleyan. In five years, I hope to have a decent job so I can afford a place to live while I work on other projects of mine.

Shawn Klinetobe

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Joshua Klinetobe, Tiffany Ramirez
                                                
Siblings:  Harmony, Joslyn, Hunter, Chase
                                                
Birth Date:  October 14, 1999                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Football and wrestling

What is your favorite memory of high school?  going to Omaha with my friends

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? go to college, find a home, start a family

Tyson Hanson

School: Elkhorn Valley High School

Parents Names: Jeremy and Kelly Hanson
                                                
Siblings: Taylor, 23; Trevin, 15
                                                
Birth Date:  December 12, 1999                                                  

What activities did you participate in while in high school?  Golf, Football, Basketball, Track, Wrestling

What is your favorite memory of high school?  Doing cookies with friends in the local baseball field parking lot.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?  Have fun but also take it seriously, because it ends faster than you expect it to be and it plays a big play in your life in the future.

What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years?  Work for Elkhorn Valley Equipment out of Tilden for a good amount of years, and then eventually see what happens from there.