Cub Scout graduates include the following (front row, left to right) : Roland Johnson, Tyson Newville-Larson, Kaleb Wolbeck, Isaak Wiser, Gavin Mills and Luke Dilley; and (back row) Ian Eichers, Thomas Frank, Chase Schauer, Logan Winker, Christopher Nelson, Alexander Nelson and Austin Winkelman. Not pictured are Coltin Eich, Joshua Torma, Josh Dibblee, Callen Kieke, Wes Dockendorf and Andrew Heerts. Graduation was held May 21 at the Sauk Rapids Municipal Park.
Two Sauk Rapids students recently graduated from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
They are the following: Derrick Deering, who graduated with a master’s degree in engineering, and Morgan Muehlbauer, who graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in general studies.
Colby Kaschmitter, Sauk Rapids, was recently named to the spring dean’s list at Ridgewater College in Willmar. Students must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 to qualify.
Katelyn Watkin, Sauk Rapids, has been named to the spring dean’s list at Nazareth College, Rochester, N.Y. She is majoring in music performance. Students must attain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify.
Four Sauk Rapids students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth.
They and their majors are the following: Hannah Hayes, nursing; Laurie Peck, organizational behavior; Elizabeth Rogers, biochemistry; and Christopher Rothstein, Spanish.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify.
High School cast members from the fall musical, Oklahoma!, directed by Julie Christenson, include the following: (front row, left to right, seated): Michael Cariveau, Sean Donahue, Roger Rubenstein, Sean Stidmon, Brooke Burgardt, Kimberly Thielen, Jennifer Lage, Madeline Conklin, Abigail Winzenburg, Cidavia Marchand, Samantha Potts, Rebekah Asp and Steven Mick, vocal director; (second row, kneeling): Joseph Thomes, Aimee Asp, Quinlen Marshall, Abby Moeller, Maria Frerich, Emma Fedor, Bailey Bauer, Aneleise Martinson, Alexa Noyes, Lydia Dahlager, Maya Miller, Morgan Fiereck, Jennifer Nguyen, Anna Zeleny, Rachel Taszarek, Shay Pecina, Cassandra Leen, Kristina Woischke and Hannah Voigt; and (third row, the five little kids): Onloee March-Giefer, Madison Maanun, Esther Parks, Evan Bryce Paulson, Evan Rosenberger–also Stephanie Wright; (fourth row) Julie Christenson, director; Abbey Gooch, director’s assistant; and Ariel Wiebe, Sara Johnson, Abby Hebler, Jacob Hoeschen, Cullen Donahue, Alyssa Brennhofer, Max Finlayson, Rachel Hannahs, Bret Burggraff, Morgan Zeleny, Philip Shefveland, Rayne Rivas, Noah Rosenberger, Bailey Benoit, Philip Wolter, Mason Hertz, Benjamin Brinkman, Jullian Euteneuer, Scott Campbell, pit orchestra director; and Krista Novak, director’s assistant; (fifth row, half row to the right) Bailey Hennes, David Hoeschen, Tim Thole and Dakotah Dorholt; and (sixth row) Jim Christenson; Technical Director, Syrus Besler, Cassandra Woischke, Abby Zeppelin, Katie Kubat, Tiara Brown, Creed Studenski, Alyssa Luukkonen, Luke Vannurden, Colton Schultz, Rose Rubenstein, Matthew Murphy, Lydia Glen, Ellie Johnson, Kayla Dille, Will Julius, Aaron Euteneuer, Reed Potts and Justin Glen.
High school cast members from the spring musical Pirates of Penzance, directed by Julie Christenson include the following: (seated, left to right) Lydia Glen, Rayne Rivas, Hannah Weber, Rachel Hannahs, Morgan Zeleny, Emily Schrader and Ashlie Walz; (second row) Maria Frerich, Sydney Hennes, Colton Schultz, Anna Zeleny, Alex Martins, Bret Burggraff, Philip Shefveland, Matthew Murphy, Brianna Rathbun and Julie Christenson, director;
(third row, left side) Madeline Conklin and Christine Crider; (third row, right side) Pirate Ryan Spies, Police Flora Douglass and Luke Anderson, choreographer; Kevin Whitby, assistant director; and Abbey Gooch, director’s assistant; (fourth row) Justin Glen, Cullen Donahue, Max Finlayson, Tiara Brown, Bailey Hennes, Tim Thole, Jim Christenson, technical director; and Steven Mick, vocal director; (fifth row)
Stephanie Wright, Alyssa Luukkonnen, Alyssa Brennhofer, Jennifer Nguyen and Sean Donahue; and (sixth row) Kimberly Thielen, Samantha Potts, Hunter Schueller, Jennifer Lage, Cidavia Marchand, Brooke Burgardt and Krista Novak; director’s assistant.
SRRHS drama receives awards from SpotLight Musical Theatre Program
The Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Drama Program was invited to participate in the Hennepin Theatre Trust “SpotLight Musical Theatre” Program for the 2014-15 school year. This year, SRRHS Drama was accepted as one of 77 high schools in Minnesota to participate in the program. The fall musical Oklahoma! and the spring musical Pirates of Penzance were evaluated by the SpotLight Theatre Program, with three individual judges attending three different show dates of each musical. These awards qualify the SRRHS Drama Department to perform at the SpotLight Showcase on June 15 at the State Theatre in the Twin Cities.
The entire cast of Pirates of Penzance received an award for “Outstanding Overall Production” and for “Outstanding Overall Performance.” These awards qualify the cast to perform a 4-1/2-minute medley from the spring musical at the SpotLight Showcase.
The pit orchestra also received an “Outstanding” award for the spring musical and those students will perform as a part of a student orchestra during the showcase. Any seniors in the orchestra will participate in a special “seniors” number.
Students receiving Outstanding and Honorable Mention will perform as well at the SpotLight Showcase. The three “Outstanding” students Bailey Hennes, Philip Shefveland and Anna Zeleny are eligible for the Triple Threat Award. Shefveland will also participate in the special “seniors” number.
With the SRRHS Drama receiving an “Outstanding” award for the spring musical, the two dance captains Alyssa Brennhofer and Maria Frerich, will have the opportunity to attend a Master Dance Class and work with an award-winning choreographer. They will be participating in a Featured Dancers number at the Showcase Show.
SpotLight honors high school musicals and students by formally recognizing the extraordinary achievements and process of developing the young artists, onstage and offstage, in our state’s high school musical theater programs.
Five Sauk Rapids-Rice High School students were recently recognized and awarded certificates for achieving four years perfect attendance at the senior high school;
Those students are: Lydia Glen (St. Cloud), Ashlee Loehrer (Rice), Cody Patrias (Sauk Rapids), Todd Sweeney (Sauk Rapids), and Hannah Voigt (Rice).
Eighty other high school students were also recognized and awarded certificates for perfect attendance during the 2014-15 school year.
Seniors with perfect attendance include the following: Bradi Busse (Sauk Rapids), Dustin Christensen (Sauk Rapids), Glen (St. Cloud), Amber Gruba (Sauk Rapids), Kayla Haack (Sauk Rapids), Rachel Hannahs (Sauk Rapids), Amanda Iburg (Sauk Rapids), Loehrer (Rice), Alannah Menk (St. Cloud), Patrias (Sauk Rapids), Mason Rademacher (Sauk Rapids), Ahna Richardson (Sauk Rapids), Philip Shefveland (Rice), Sweeney (Sauk Rapids), Voigt (Rice) and Andrea Walter (St. Cloud).
Juniors with perfect attendance include the following: Brooke Butkowski (Sauk Rapids), Dakotah Dorholt (St. Joseph), Ethan Eken (Sauk Rapids), Stephen Erickson (St. Cloud), Cassandra Evans (Sauk Rapids), Ian Galligan (Sauk Rapids), Kaley Gertken (Sauk Rapids), Kelsey Gertken (Sauk Rapids), Nicholas Guzek (Sauk Rapids), Tyra Haffner (Sauk Rapids), Nicole Klein (Holdingford), Jared Kost (St. Cloud), Ian Linn (St. Cloud), Quinlen Marshall (St. Cloud), Marcus Moldaschel (Sartell), Cory Montag (Sauk Rapids), Mason Nash (Sauk Rapids), Patrick O’Brien (Rice), Margaret Payne (St. Cloud); Kristen Petron (Rice), Magdalene Stamm (Sauk Rapids), Nathaniel Stidmon (Sartell), Mitchell Trnka (Sauk Rapids), Parker Walder (Sauk Rapids) and Alex Zika (Sauk Rapids).
Sophomores with perfect attendance include the following: Summer Borgert (St. Cloud), Casey Christopherson (Rice), Hunter Froelich (Sauk Rapids), Justin Glen (St. Cloud), Tanner Hackett (Rice), Victoria Heinen (St. Cloud), Ashlyn Kotcho (Sauk Rapids), Cassandra Leen (Sauk Rapids), Morgan Liebl (Clear Lake), Mitchell Patton (Sauk Rapids), Kristen Ploeger (St. Cloud), Jacob Schmit (Sauk Rapids), Nathan Schreiner (Rice), Tyler Speicher (Sauk Rapids), Colin Stellmach (Rice), Chase Thompson (Sartell), Brooke Torvik (Rice), Nnediri Ugochukwu (St. Cloud), Saige Vandenbroeke (Sauk Rapids) and Peter Zuurbier (Sauk Rapids).
Freshman with perfect attendance include the following: Zachary Athmann (Sauk Rapids), Bailey Becker (Sauk Rapids); Justin Brenny (Rice), Benjamin Brinkman (Sauk Rapids), Jessica Denton (Sartell), Flora Douglass (Sauk Rapids), Katherine Dusek (Sauk Rapids), Sean Hardt (St. Cloud), Justin Hoff (Sauk Rapids), Connor Kockler (Sauk Rapids), Ethan Lanars (Rice), Dylan Maanum (Sauk Rapids), Joshua Meyer (Sauk Rapids), Cole Roach (Sauk Rapids), Amy Roettger (Rice), Zachary Sawicki (Sauk Rapids), Brittney Schlichting (Rice), Shawn Schoen Jr. (Sauk Rapids), Samantha Sepulvado (Sauk Rapids), Andrew Syvertson (Sauk Rapids), Rachel Taszarek (Sartell), Jada Turner (St. Cloud), Kianah Watson (Sauk Rapids) and Jacqueline Yanez Nunez (Sartell).
