Three students from St. John’s Preparatory School History Day Club participated in the Central Minnesota History Day March 21. Sophomore Amelia Broman, daughter of Evelyn Erickson and Bruce Broman of St. Cloud, created a senior individual website entitled “Josip Broz Tito and Yugoslavia: Maintaining an Independent Communist State.” Sophomore Hallela Hinton-Williams, daughter of Mary Hinton and Robert Williams of St. Joseph, created a senior individual website entitled “A New Way of Teaching: The Legacy of Maria Montessori.” Sixth-grader Adrienne Gefre, daughter of Katherine and Brian Gefre of Sartell, performed a junior individual performance for her project entitled “Ministry of the North: A Benedictine Legacy on the Red Lake Reservation.” Both Gefre and Broman advanced to the Minnesota State History Day competition which was held May 2. Broman placed second at state and advanced to the National History Day which took place June 13-19 at the University of Maryland.
History Day is a national program designed to promote the love of history and research. Students are able to participate in one of five categories: papers, websites, performances, exhibit boards and documentaries. They can participate as an individual or group. Students are encouraged to look at primary and secondary sources and conduct interviews during their research. This year’s History Day theme was Leadership and Legacy.
Nicholas Schaper, son of Rand Schaper of Rice and Jacqueline Schaper of Sartell and a senior at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School, was recently named to the headmaster’s honor roll at St. John’s Preparatory School, Collegeville.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Twelve Sartell students were recently named to the headmaster’s honor roll at St. John’s Preparatory School, Collegeville.
They are the following: Ana Deal-Hansen, an eighth-grader, daughter of Teri and Dick Deal-Hansen; Adrienne Gefre, a sixth-grader, daughter of Katherine and Brian Gefre; Alexander Holt, a sophomore, son of Pam Bacon and Glenn Holt; Xinyi Jiang, a sixth-grader, daughter of Jin and David Jiang; Kristoff Kowalkowski, a sixth-grader, son of Stacy and Thomas Kowalkowski; Ian Lo, an eighth-grader, and Sydney Lo, a junior, son and daughter of Rachel Schuneman and Yang Lo; Luke Payne, a senior, son of Sandy and Troy of Sartell; Bryn Rogers, a sophomore, daughter of Meredith and Peter Rogers; Gabriel Woodard, a freshmen, and Valeriya Woodard, a sixth-grader, son and daughter of Zhanna and Brandon Woodard; and Lilly Xie, a sophomore, daughter of Ying Zhou and Kevin Xie.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Two Sartell students were recently named to the principal’s honor roll at St. John’s Preparatory School, Collegeville.
They are the following: Kyra Hulsebus, a sophomore, daughter of Wendy and Spencer Hulsebus; and Cormac Smith, an eighth-grader, son of Penelope and Daniel Smith.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.49 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Kiley Sullivan, Sartell was recently named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is a senior in the school of business, and earned a 4.0 grade-point average.
Shawn Sullivan, Sartell, a sophomore architecture major, was recently named to the spring dean’s list at Northeastern University, Boston. He earned a grade-point average of 4.0.
Two Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn.
They are the following: Rachel Bachman and Rachel Scharf.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.75 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Jamie Zylka, Sartell, recently earned her associate’s degree in nursing from Central Lakes College, Brainerd and Staples.
Sean Mann, Sartell, recently earned his degree in chemical engineering and was also named to the spring dean’s list at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He is a Sartell High School graduate.
Penelope Morton, Sartell, was recently named to the spring dean’s list at Swenson College of Science and Engineering, Duluth, Minn.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Twenty Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at North Dakota State University, Fargo.
They and their majors are as follows: Ashley Bekkerus, apparel, retail merchandise/design; Brett Bertelson, pharmaceutical sciences; Amanda Burge, nursing; Jonathan Carlson, art; Ryan Dumont, mechanical engineering; Jared Forst, mechanical engineering; Cole Gertken, pharmaceutical sciences; Mackenzie Grabow; apparel, retail merchandise/design; Ashley Heinen, architecture; Rachel Johnson, pharmaceutical sciences; Jenna Karsky, nursing; Andrew Lindmeier, mechanical engineering; Lauren Martens, pharmaceutical sciences; Kirsten Miller, pharmaceutical sciences; Nicholas Miller, public history; Samantha Nelson, pharmaceutical sciences; Kayla Sorenson, nursing; Alec Staiger, mechanical engineering; Noelle Torrance, zoology; and Anna Wenzel, pharmaceutical sciences.
Students must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Two Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis.
They are the following: Abigail Frericks and Matthew Peckskamp. Both are pursuing master’s degrees in physician assistant studies.
Brooke Traut, St. Stephen, daughter of Stacey and John Fulgham and Greg Doucette, all of Sartell, recently graduated with an associate’s degree in nursing from St. Cloud Technical and Community College. She plans to attend the College of St. Scholastica to earn her bachelor’s degree in nursing with hopes of becoming a nurse practitioner.