Academic Excellence winners

The Free Press

May 18, 2008 12:04 am

— Class AA Winners

John Zehnder (scholarship)
School: Mankato East
College choice, potential major: Grinnell College, biochemistry and Chinese

Mary McCullough
School: Mankato East
College choice, potential major: school undecided, political science

Annika Lammert
School: St. Peter
College choice, potential major: St. Olaf College, undecided major

Jeffery Walter
School: St. Peter
College choice, potential major: Hamline University, biology and chemistry

Lauren Kurtz
School: Mankato West
College choice, potential major: St. Olaf College, pre-medical

Anna Zelenz
School: St. Peter
College choice, potential major: University of Chicago, international relations and political science

Brendon Watts
School: Mankato West
College choice, potential major: school undecided, engineering and mathematics

Megan Dobberstein
School: Waseca
College choice, potential major: Waldorf College, elementary education

Patrick Groebner
School: New Ulm
College choice, current major: South Central College, accounting

Abigail Saffert
School: New Ulm
College choice, potential major: University of St. Thomas, education

Class A Winners

Rebecca Hovland
School: Mankato Loyola
College choice, potential major: Concordia College, English or neuroscience

Rachael Hovland
School: Mankato Loyola
College choice, potential major: Concordia College, pre-medical

Andrew Smith (scholarship)
School: Le Sueur-Henderson
College choice, potential major: University of Chicago, biology

Anna Fixsen
School: Le Sueur-Henderson
College choice, potential major: University of Chicago, economics

Matthew Pfarr
School: Le Sueur-Henderson
College choice, potential major: school undecided, biology

Brady Weibel
School: New Ulm Cathedral
College choice, potential major: Brown University, physics

Katie Thompson
School: St. Clair
College choice, potential major: University of Arkansas, anthropology

Ethan Degner
School: Minnesota Valley Lutheran
College choice, potential major: school undecided, biology and environmental studies

Rachel Rupnow
School: Minnesota Valley Lutheran
College choice, potential major: Martin Luther College, secondary education

Andrew Boyce
School: Minnesota Valley Lutheran
College choice, potential major: South Dakota State, software engineering
Honorable mentions
Kacie Finch, St. Clair
Wesley Davis, Comfrey
Peter Johnson, St. James
Joshua Doll, St. James
Jacob Brandt, Sibley East
Luis Escobar, Madelia
Allison Wanzek, Madelia
Santiago Escobar, Madelia
Ethan Preisler, Le Center
Alison Dwyer, Le Center
Jill Rollins, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton
Amber Williams, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton
Blake Wilking, Nicollet
Lindsey Beckendorf, Nicollet
Tiffany Hulke, Nicollet
Kevin Williams, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
Kyle Balstad, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
Diana Roberts, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
Laura FitzSimmons, Maple River
David Tran Lam, Maple River
Ryan Grover, Maple River
Devon Libby, Immanuel Lutheran
David Greve, Immanuel Lutheran
Ashley Blaine, Mankato Loyola
Ryan Ponwith, Cleveland
Megan Zimmerman, Cleveland
Emily Fasnacht, Cleveland
Joe Curran, Minnesota New Country
Shirin DeSouza, New Ulm Cathedral
Brandon Pope, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
William Schultze, Mankato East
Kimberly Sukhum, Mankato East
Solveig Beckel, Mankato East
Rachel Anderson, St. Peter
Dylan Davis, St. Peter
Kirsten Hollerud, Waseca
Kaitlin Sorenson, Waseca
Katie Wollenburg, Waseca
Laura Ullery, New Ulm
Kristin Youngblom, New Ulm
John Vranich, New Ulm
Travis Swenson, Mankato West
Michael Baack, Mankato West