
Brooke Swanson, daughter of Carla and Sid Swanson of Sartell, recently graduated from St. Cloud Tech High School.
Seven Sartell students recently graduated from Apollo High School. They are the following: Nimo Abdi, Ahmedshukri Ahmed, David Bilben, Ally Breidenbach, Kody Phommavongxay, Kiley Swenson and Asiona White.
Two St. Stephen students recently graduated from Holdingford High School. They are Nicole Paggen and Mariah Thom.
Samantha Herdina of Sartell recently graduated from Holdingford High School.
Four Sartell students recently graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School. They are the following: Matthew Bolton, Billy Jiang, Kai Martinson and Aidan Math.

Bolton, son of Aaron Bolton and Nicole Mercer Bolton, will attend University of California – Los Angeles majoring in biochemistry and minoring in German.
Seventeen Sartell students recently graduated from Cathedral High School. They are the following: Elijah Biniek, Abigail Brew, Meghan Corbett, Abigail Dingmann, Emily Dingmann, Cameron Ehlen, Kaliee Falconer, Carter Halstrom, Nicholas Hamak, Alexander Heen, Will Hoekstra, Irina Pecherskaia, Kevin Sanz, Jordan Schumann, Logan Theisen, Maxwell Tomczik and Evan Wahlin.
Logan Harran of Sartell recently graduated from Albany High School.
Hunter Boelz of Sartell was recently named to the spring president’s academic honors list at Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota. Students must earn a minimum 3.5 grade-point average to qualify for this honor.
Eleven Sartell students recently graduated from Minnesota State University-Mankato. They and their fields are as follows: Joshua Bechtold, bachelor’s degree in sport management; Darah Coleman, bachelor’s degree in creative writing, magna cum laude; Madeline Davis, bachelor’s degree in elementary education, summa cum laude; Madison Dobis, bachelor’s degree in communications, arts and literature education, magna cum laude; Jenna Eibes, bachelor’s degree in communication disorders, cum laude; Luke Green, doctorate in educational leadership; Kira Haglin, master’s degree in communication disorders, summa cum laude; Galaxy Le, bachelor’s degree in mass media; Nicole Lindmeier, master’s degree in communication disorders; Colin Nord, bachelor’s degree in theater arts; and Madalyn Schnettler, bachelor’s degree in marketing.
Tanner Breidenbach of Sartell and a former Apollo High School graduate, recently graduated from Concordia College-Moorhead with a major in business.
Evan Gertken, son of Naomi Schneider and a former Sartell High School graduate, recently graduated from Concordia College-Moorhead with a major in business.
Sartell resident graduates from Leadership Development Academy
Troy Cameron, a long-time resident of Sartell, recently graduated from the Minnesota Bankers Association Leadership Development Academy. This year long program, which graduated a total of 23 bankers in 2022, provides in-depth skill-building for bankers preparing for critical leadership roles in their banks.
“The MBA Leadership Development Academy requires a significant commitment to professional and personal growth” said Joe Witt, MBA President/CEO. “It is intensive and challenging. Graduates of this program should be very proud of this accomplishment and their determination to grow as individuals and bank leaders.”
The MBA Leadership Development Academy was launched by the MBA to provide additional training for the next generation of Minnesota’s bank leaders. “When we first learned about this program, we immediately saw the potential to help us strengthen our leadership capacity and grow our future leaders,” said John Herges CEO of Falcon National Bank. “We couldn’t be prouder of Troy for completing the program, and we look forward to the positive impact this experience will have on the future of our bank and the community we serve.”