“This past May, I had to have surgery in order to get my gallbladder removed. It was pretty surreal finding out I had to have it, and I was more scared than anything. After the surgery, it took a while...

"I dreamed of agriculture throughout my childhood, and it has been something I have grown up to love."  Sam Brazee, senior

"I set ginormous goals for myself.  Some say too big for me to handle, but I believe that hard work and determination will get me to where I want to be." - Joe Baer, senior

  Quote of Inspiration: I will not be another flower, picked for my beauty and left to die. I will be wild, difficult to find, and impossible to forget.  -Erin Vuren “This quote gives me...

"I like to think that I'm a little funny . . . I think I'm pretty humble, but that's kind of ironic . . . One of my pet peeves are wet socks, too." - Keaton Calcaterra, senior (His socks were definitely...

"Definitely listen less to others, make your own decisions and do things for yourself. Care more for yourself." -Nina Duffeck, senior

"I played soccer for so long because it's about more than just playing the sport. It's about being close with your teammates and working together." -Alyssa Remme, senior

"Everybody feeds off one another . . . I see other people's successes and failures as an aspiration. They keep me from not giving into guilty thoughts. Thoughts about: Why I'm doing this?  What's the...

"Once you figure out what you want to do with your life you have a lot less anxiety about the future. My dream job would be president because I want to do something where centuries from now people will...

  "Each picture is a captured moment, so if I can make someone feel special for that moment, it's special to me. That's why I love photography." -Jacob Theisen, senior

"What motivates me the most is the person that I am going to become. On the other hand, I don't think that it is all about the end; it's about the journey." - Ben Makowski, senior

"Instead of sitting around all day, football gives me something to do and a provides a distraction from life." -Taggen Davis, senior