Five seniors at Hendricks High School
The five Hendricks High School seniors pictured above represent a good start to a happy future. From left to right are Breanna Hofland, Micah Mathison, Nick Digre, Emily Johnson and Tina Fuller.
By Violet Nelson
vanelson@yahoo.com
So what’s it like to be the first graduating class in a new school? Is it difficult going from being one of many to one of five in a class? These five seniors, who will be graduating in May, are setting a path for the younger students. They all started out their last year of high school in a new place. With that in mind, here are some of their thoughts and some things you might want to know about them.
Emily Johnson is satisfied with the education she has received so far this year. “It is no less or no more than what I expected to receive from taking online classes,” Emily said. She is confident the things she has learned in high school will be beneficial to her. She said she is taking college level courses, AP Psychology, composition/English 12 and economics. Her future plans include attending STI inSioux Fallsand major in nursing. “These courses will be very helpful,” she said.
She feels the quality of her work has met her teachers expectations.
When asked what one thing she would like to change atHendricksPublic School, she replied she would like to see more activities such as sporting events. “I realize that’s almost impossible with a small school such as this,” she said. She would like to see a bigger media room in the high school. “More space and windows would be nice.”
Micah Mathison is satisfied with the education she has received so far this year. The classes she is taking are AP Psychology, forensics, sociology, economics, college English and English 12. She is confident the classes she has taken and the things she has learned will help her reach her career goal. She feels the quality of her work has met her teachers expectations.
One improvement she would like to see is to have more activities and a bigger variety of things to do for the juniors and seniors. “Right now the elementary grades have more activities than the upperclassmen. Give the seniors their lounge,” she said.
Her future plans include college but she is undecided about her future career goal.
Nick Digre is satisfied with the education he has received so far this year and feels the quality of his work has met the teachers expectations. He is excited about the future and plans to attend college after graduation. He is undecided as to which one
Tina Fuller is satisfied with the education she has received so far this year. She thinks the classes she has taken have been beneficial but will probably not help her in her career choice. Her future goal is to become a flight attendant. She intends to attend a vo-tech school. She said the quality of her work has met the teachers’ expectations.
One thing she would like to improve in the ‘new school’ would be to have longer breaks. She would also like to change the ‘no pajama’ policy.
Breanna Hofland said the education she has received so far this year is “all right.” She is quite confident the things she has learned so far this year will help her reach her career goal. She plans on attending college and someday work in the medical field either as an ultrasound tech or in medical transcripts. For the most part, she is satisfied withHendricksPublic School, but would like to see more school activities.
Seniors, no matter what accomplishments you have made this year, big or small, somebody has helped you. You’ll never forget that!
Our school dates back a long time. We know that no school is perfect and fortunately, our kids don’t need a perfect one. We are fortunate to have a great school. Great schools are those that make improvements in students’ achievements. Let’s all help the school sustain that greatness.
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