Jurnee Adamson is in fourth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Evalyn Altmann is a young inspired writer who enjoys dancing, sewing and reading.
Scarlett Armbruster is a sixth grader at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School. She is an avid reader, plays the flute and piano, and also plays volleyball, basketball and softball.
Ryker Bayerkohler is in fourth grade. He enjoys being outside, playing soccer, video games and doing anything creative. Ryker is very passionate about everything he does and he has a very big heart!
Ava Bell is a fourth-grader at Lakeview Elementary in Albert Lea. She loves animals, riding bike, swimming and reading. Ava has two siblings, Alivia and William, and a dog named Ruger. She is a very kind and conscientious girl.
Adalyn Bowelet
Jalen Brandl
Adam Braulick
Breanna Braulick is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
William Braulick
Audrey Brien is in sixth grade at Faribault Middle School.
Chloe Brown is the tallest fifth grader we know and loves to be active playing basketball and jumping on the trampoline. Chloe’s best friend is her little sister. She also enjoys helping people, especially babysitting (she has 17 little cousins with another one on the way soon)!
Dustin Burrichter
Carsten Clark loves to draw, solve Rubik’s Cubes and play video games in his free time.
Olive Clemons is in seventh grade at St. Paul’s Lutheran School.
Jace Conway
Nolan Conway is in fifth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Ian Covarrubias is a tenth-grader at Fairmont High School. He likes to sleep and hang out with his friends. Ian also enjoys spending time with his family. In his free time, he likes to go biking to the parks and playing soccer with friends. Ian has a dog that he sometimes takes care of. He enjoyed learning about the innovation of umbrellas.
Tate Davy is in fifth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Cassandra Ecker enjoys writing, drawing, playing trumpet, going to school, playing video games with her sisters, and spending time with her family and many pets.
Rylee Engan is in fourth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Ella Erickson is the oldest of three siblings and enjoys playing soccer, basketball and the piano. She also enjoys reading and drawing in her spare time.
Liam Erickson is a twin and the youngest of three siblings. He enjoys hunting, fishing, playing sports and reading. Liam is very witty with a great sense of humor.
Jia-Xin Fan is currently a fifth-grader attending Bridges Community School. Her passion for writing inspired her to participate in the SCSC Writing Contest, and is grateful to her teacher, Mrs. Carleton, for encouraging her to do so. Jia-Xin is thrilled to have this wonderful opportunity and looks forward to making the most of it. When she is not writing, she enjoys drawing and playing the piano. Last year Jia-Xin won the Overall Winner title in the poster drawing contest held by the Rochester Public Utilities for RPU’s 20th Annual Arbor Day Celebration. She loves trees because they are vital to our environment, keeping our water clean and pure.
Katelin M. Flack is a junior at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial. She spends time writing with her grandparents, Mark and Jane Schuck. Katelin is an accomplished athlete, making it to state in girls basketball and track and field multiple times as well as running for the cross country team. She is a member of the National Honor Society and plays the violin in band. Katelin gives back to the community in many ways by volunteering at Celebrate Me Camp, Adopt-A-Highway and through opportunities with her school. In the summer, she is active in 4-H, Mankato Saddle Club and is a lifeguard at the YMCA.
Kinnley Frank is in fourth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Leif Fraunkron is in fourth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Brennan Gerstbauer is in fifth grade at Saint Peter Lutheran School. He plays percussion, piano, club soccer and is involved in FIRST LEGO League robotics. Brennan loves reading and building LEGOs and hopes to publish designs on Rebrickable (a LEGO design website).
Connor Goetzinger is in third grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Harper Gueltzow is in third grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Linnea Gunderson is a creative third grader who loves gymnastics, Harry Potter, playing piano and making up shows.
Cheyanna Hansen is a tenth grade student at Fairmont High School. She enjoys animals and takes care of her cats and dog. Cheyanna is a friend to others. She likes to be outside, especially in the summer, and likes to go to parks and swim in lakes and pools. Cheyanna enjoyed learning about sign language for her poem on innovation.
Izik Heiderscheidt is the son of Cory & Krista Heiderscheidt of Sleepy Eye. He has a love of football and interest in learning golf. Izik loves traveling all over the U.S. with his family. He would like to learn to fly like his father someday.
Gus Hoffmann is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Sienna Ibberson is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Briea Jaeger is a 10-year-old girl from St. Peter. She is in the fourth grade at John Ireland School. Briea is a good student, athlete, friend and daughter. She always tries very hard and gives her all.
Parker Ray Jenson is in ninth grade at Fairmont High School.
Ora Anna Ihimbazwe Kirezi is in sixth grade at Prairie Winds Middle School in Mankato. She likes reading novels, writing stories, drawing and painting.
Kirby Klug is in fourth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Logan Kreilkamp has a great love and interest in space and star gazing. His favorite genres are science fiction and dystopian. Logan does many creative projects, like metal casting and working, wood working, writing, experimental rocketry, and 3D modeling and printing. He is involved in baseball, robotics and trap shooting.
Nolan Kucera is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Wyatt Lange is in fifth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Raelene Lawrence is a senior at Columbia Heights High School and is also one of the editors in chief for the CHHS student-run newspaper, the Heights Herald. Next school year, she’s hoping to further her studies in the journalism field and continue advocating for student voices.
Elle Luttchens
Subham Maiti is a fourth-grader at Oak Grove Elementary in Bloomington. He likes writing short stories, especially fiction. Subham also loves to read a lot, especially mystery books, because of the cliffhangers and the suspense. Karate is his favorite sports activity because it makes him stronger and he learns about self-defense. Subham started karate when he was seven and is now a double black stripe. Another one of his hobbies is problem solving – he’s been interested in it since preschool and still loves doing it now. Subham also likes LEGOs because they are fun to play with and are also a good way to maximize his creativity.
Ava Meier is in third grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Luella Meyers is in fifth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Amati Ishimo Migisha is a fifth grader at Kennedy Elementary School in Mankato. He spends his free time reading and writing comics and fictional stories.
Macy Miller is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Cullen O’Heron is in fourth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Henry Oakes is a nine-year-old boy who loves to learn. He enjoys soccer and hanging out with close family and friends. Henry also enjoys hiking and camping and has already visited the Boundary Waters twice with his dad.
Isabelle Odland is in third grade at Rosa Parks Elementary.
Sylas Olson is the oldest of four boys and is the best big brother. He is a loving, kind, bright and very responsible human being. Sylas loves spending his free time playing outside with friends, coding and playing video games.
Freya Peterson is an 11-year-old fifth grader at St. Peter Middle School. She loves reading, writing, art, soccer and playing piano. Freya likes to draw whenever she has time. She speaks two languages, English and Chinese. Freya has two pets, a cat and a hamster. She dreams of being a designer, an artist and an entrepreneur someday.
Madelyn Phillips enjoys reading fantasy and political biographies. She also indulges in slow piano music. Madelyn writes stories in her free time and is working on a novel. She is great!
Landon Plotz is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Anna C. Pollard is currently a sixth grader at St. Mary’s in Sleepy Eye. She enjoys challenging herself academically and competing in athletics year-round including volleyball, wrestling and softball. As the youngest from a large family, Anna has developed true grit and compassion. She hopes to pursue a career that allows her the opportunity to make an impact by helping others.
Jorden Rasche is a tenth-grader at Fairmont High School. He enjoys spending time outside, especially going on walks. Jorden has a dog that he helps take care of. Like many kids his age, he enjoys playing video games in his free time. Jorden is a kind and good friend to many.
Abbigail Renaux is 15 years old and a student at Alden-Conger High School. She enjoys writing short stories and sharing them with her friends. Abbi wrote this story after her grandpa passed and that was her inspiration for “Following His Footsteps.”
Hilda Rubio is a tenth-grader at Fairmont High School. She enjoys spending time with her friends. Hilda enjoys traveling to visit her family. She loves fashion, trends, make-up and nails. Hilda enjoyed learning about the innovation of cell phones in her research writing.
Mason Rye is in fourth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Isabella Salt is in sixth grade at Faribault Middle School.
Sophia Sanderlin
Chloe Schroeder is in third grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Levi Schroeder
Tommy Schwartz is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Joslyn Sellner is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Iyaan Sharma is the youngest in his family and enjoys doing everything his older brothers do. He loves playing with LEGOs, reading and making up stories!
Nityan Sharma is a sensitive and affectionate child. He is an active boy who enjoys math, reading, writing. Nityan loves playing with LEGOs and blocks indoors and soccer outdoors with his brothers! He prefers to jump, skip and hop rather than walk, even if that means a few bumps and bruises every now and then!
Rohan Sharma is a voracious reader. A bookstore or a library is where he would love to spend his time. Rohan is a creative and bright young boy who loves to write imaginative stories!
Catherine Simonsen is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Sawyer Stackhouse is in third grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Rhema Steele is in third grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Sam Stendel is in fifth grade at Caledonia Area Elementary.
Caleb Stibbe is a 16-year-old young man who likes watching YouTube and enjoys survival games. He prefers watching video games as opposed to playing them. Caleb also watches videos about geography, which is what got him interested in the high speed rail research idea. He likes researching and looking at maps on Google. Caleb does not enjoy playing sports, but he will watch them if he has to. He enjoys spending time with his family.
Jaya Stout is in twelfth grade at Albert Lea Senior High.
Ruby Tauer is a sixth-grader at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School. She is actively involved in student council, gymnastics, softball and her family’s third generation 250-cow dairy farm. Ruby also enjoys art and the outdoors.
Kiana Waasdorp is a sixth grader at St. Peter Middle School. She enjoys writing (and reading) fiction stories, specifically horror and post-apocalyptic themed books. Kiana loves reading, writing, theater, drawing, and hanging out with her girlfriend Keira, and friends, Isabella, Laura, Madison, Mason, and Miles. She’s currently editing a book, Loners, with Isabella. Kiana loves Dungeons and Dragons, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, The Owl House, and spending time with her family including her rapidly growing little sister, Elsie, and dog, Roscoe.
Cooper Walter is in sixth grade at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School.
Sophia Williams loves to create. She is a composer and a musician who enjoys writing stories and music. Sophia also enjoys dancing and taking art classes.
Kate Windschitl