February Students of the Month

Abby Jacobsen has been chosen as the Student of the Month in February. Abby is the daughter of Joel and Karen Jacobsen. Abby has a 4.0 GPA and her favorite classes are drawing, English I, and AP Lit and Comp. She says these are her favorite classes because she loves english and drawing was relaxing. Abby has been involved in yearbook, speech, NHS, AcDec, Play and StuCo. She has learned how to...

Rachel Suarez, daughter of Christine and Luis Suarez, is one of February's Kiwanis Students of the Month.  Rachel has a 3.9 GPA and her three favorite classes are Dynamic Web Design, Intermediate Web Design and any and all literature classes.  Suarez likes these classes because she has future aspirations to design websites and just loves to write - and she's good at it too. Over the years, Rachel...

Sydney Canney, daughter of Tim and Kristy Canney, is one of February's Kiwanis Students of the Month.  Sydney has a 3.8 GPA and her favorite three classes are AP Language, News Journalism and Spanish. Canney is involved in Student Council, FCA, NHS and soccer.  In these activities, she learned how to take charge, communicate with others, persevere, and always work hard.  Sydney also volunteers...

Isaiah Rono is one of our February Fine Arts Student of the Month! He's the son of Jodi Hatfield and Willy Tirop. He is also a senior in high School. Isaiah's main Fine arts activity is academic decathlon He says that others should join fine arts as they help you learn more about yourself as a person and teaches co-operation To him It shows the effort and time he's put in, as well as his role...

Alec Goos is one of our February Fine Arts Student of the Month! He's the son of Amy and Bryan Goos. As well as a senior in high School. Alec is involved in multiple fine arts activities such as Student Council in which he is vice president, National Honors Society in which he is president, Speech, and Big Brother. He says that others should join fine arts as they have helped him to become a...

Junior Nolan Harsh is the February Wrestler of the Month. Nolan is the son of Jeff and Jill Harsh. He has been involved in wrestling for 12 years. Nolan loves wrestling and all of the people part of it. "Tons of guys working towards a common goal who are there for the same thing," Nolan said about why he loves the sport of wrestling so much. Being nominated for an athlete of the month is a really...

Caleb Herrick is February's Boys Basketball Athlete of the Month.  He is a senior and the son of Tom and Krysten Herrick. Herrick has been playing basketball since he was in 5th grade. He enjoys the sport because it is fun and he likes playing with his teammates. Herrick also enjoys dunking, or as he says, "catching 'oops". When asking Herrick what being an Athlete of the Month means to him...

Sophomore Christina Chapman has earned the title of  February Basketball Cheerleader of the Month. Christina is the daughter of Christopher and April Chapman. She has been involved in cheer since the 7th grade. "I love cheering for the crowd and the student section. The student section makes everything better," she said. Being the Basketball Cheerleader of the month means a lot to Christina....

Janalyn Olson, child of Becky and Dave Olson, is February's Dancer of the Month.  She is a sophomore at ADM and has been dancing for a total of 12 years. What she loves most about dance is having the "freedom to express myself."  She's not sure what being Dancer of the Month means to her, but she believes she's been honored for her perfect practice attendance record and hard work. In honor...

Emily, child of Brian and Karen Ahrens is February's Wrestling Cheerleader of the Month.  Emily is a freshman and has been participating in cheer for two years. What she loves most about cheer is her team. She enjoys "hanging out with the girls" on top of cheerleading. To her, being Wrestling Cheerleader of the Month means that she's doing a good job--and that's good enough for her.  When asked...

Sophomore Abby Hlas has been nominated for this month's Athlete of the Month for Girls Basketball. Abby is the daughter of Jerry and Christina Hlas. Abby is not new to the game;  she recalls playing since 1st grade. She has always loved the competitiveness the game possesses and the fast-paced aspect of it. When asked what being Athlete of the Month for Girls Basketball means to her, Hlas said,...

Beth Basinger is one of the February Teachers of the Month. She was nominated by Abby Jacobsen and Ashlie Hauf because "She is like a mom to the yearbook staff, goes beyond and way above," as well as "She genuinely cares about her students and wants to help them build character as well as teaching screenings." Basinger has been teaching for a total of 14 years throughout Iowa; this is her third...

Ms. Forsmark is one of the February Teachers of the Month. Forsmark was nominated by Mikayla Klein. Klein describes Ms. Foresmark as "the most understanding teacher I have ever had. She is extremely nice and a great teacher!!" This is Forsmark's first year at ADM High School and as a teacher. After eight years of college at Drake, ISU and the University of Minnesota Forsmark found her love for,...