KAHS Awards Day held

Kimball Area High School held its annual Awards Day ceremonies at 10 a.m. Friday, May 25, at the high school. The following scholarships were awarded: • Louis Roberg Trust (David Berry): $2,000 – Krystal Mackereth and Amanda Schiefelbein. • L.H. Arvig Memorial Scholarship (Scott Arvig): $1,000 – Jeff Hunt. • St. Cloud Eagles Scholarship – Joelle Wysoski. • American Legion Auxiliary Citizenship Award (Dotte Serbus) – Sara Asfeld. • Woodcraft Industries (Todd Ostby) – Lindsey Ostby. • VFW Post 5460 Eden Valley, Watkins, Kimball Scholarship $1,000 (Mr. Widvey) – Jeffrey Hunt and Joelle Wysoski. • Independent Scholarships (Mr. Widvey): $3,000 Minnesota School of Business President’s and Director’s Academic Scholarship – Heather McMillen; $3,500 Minnesota School of Business President’s and Director’s Academic Scholarship – Steven Waltzing; and $300 Catholic Aid Association Post-High School Tuition Scholarship – Katie Lochen and Steven Waltzing. • Kimball Chapter Dollars for Scholars recipients 2007 (Mr. Klein): $500 Kimball Fire & Rescue – Kayla Parker; $500 Kimball Fire & Rescue – Cole Wittenberg; $500 Keek Developers Inc. – Adam Magnuson; $500 Wrestling Boosters – Michael Wills and John Hanley; $500 Meeker Cooperative – Joelle Wysoski; $500 Sports Boosters – Matthew Dingmann and Lindsey Ostby; $500 KAHS Math Teachers/Fair Haven Lions/DFS – Morgan McKee; $500 Katie Gohman Kimball Fire Auxiliary/JR Kommunity/DFS – Katie Lochen; $500 South Haven Fire & Rescue – Jeff Miller; $500 Kingston Lions – Sonny Schiefelbein; $500 Richard Adolph Memorial – Krystal Mackereth; $500 Kimball Lions – Felicia Menson, Steven Winkelman, Kristen Eisenreich and Sara Asfeld; $500 J-Craft Inc. – Richard Massman and Patrick Hancock; $500 DFS Anonymous – Mara Rippentrop; $500 DFS Anonymous – Aaron Lahr; $500 Kenneth Helling Memorial/TAG – Megan Wills; $500 Kuechle Underground Inc. – Jeffrey Hunt; $500 Kimball Commununity Playhouse/DFS – Jeff Miller; $500 Kimball DFS – Joelle Wysoski, Matthew Dingmann, Lindsey Ostby, Patrick Hancock, Justine Ruehle, Whitney Gunnerson, Heather McMillen, Catherine Jurgens, Amber Froehling, Jason Tenney and Jeffrey Hunt. • Senior honor students cords (Mrs. Notch) – Jeff Hunt, Pat Hancock, Joelle Wysoski, Lindsey Ostby, Aaron Lahr, Katie Lochen, Jeff Miller, Matt Dingmann, Morgan McKee, Kristen Eisenreich and Felicia Menson. • National Honor Society stolls (Mrs. Notch): juniors – Courtney Colwill, Mary Deutsch, Kayla Kastanek, Kelsey Klein, Alison Konz, Theresa Kummer, Amanda Kuseske, Jill Messer, Samuel Scheeler, Ashley Schiefelbein and Samantha Stewart-James; and seniors – Sara Asfeld, Matthew Dingmann, Kristen Eisenreich, Patrick Hancock, Johnathan Hanley, Jeffrey Hunt, Aaron Lahr, Katie Lochen, Steven Lochen, Krystal Mackereth, Morgan McKee, Felicia Menson, Jeffrey Miller, Lindsey Ostby, Mara Rippentrop, Sonny Schiefelbein, Megan Wills, Steven Winkelman and Joelle Wysoski. • Presidential Academic Excellence Awards, seniors (Mr. Widvey) – Sara Asfeld, Matthew Dingmann, Kristin Eisenreich, Patrick Hancock, Jeffrey Hunt, Aaron Lahr, Katie Lochen, Adam Magnuson, Morgan McKee, Jeffrey Miller, Lindsey Ostby and Joelle Wysoski. • Jim Asfeld School Advocate Award (Amy Notch) – Jason Tenney. • Foreign Exchange gifts (Mr. Widvey) – Rikako Hosaka and Renae White. • KDUZ Outstanding Senior Scholar Awards (Mr. Widvey) – Jeff Hunt and Pat Hancock.  • Wendy’s High School Heisman National Nominee (Mr. Widvey) – Lindsey Ostby and Matt Dingmann. • Resource Training & Solutions Students of Excellence (Mr. Widvey) – Jeff Hunt, Joelle Wysoski, Pat Hancock and Lindsey Ostby. • MSHSL ExCel Award (Mr. Widvey) – nominee Sam Scheeler; winner Amanda Kuseske. • MSHSL Triple A Award (Mr. Widvey) – Lindsey Ostby and Matt Dingmann. • Alexandria Tech College/KSAX TV Best of Class Award (Mr. Widvey) – Jeff Hunt, Joelle Wysoski, Pat Hancock and Lindsey Ostby. • Student Government Certificates (Mrs. Winter): grade 9 – Cahli Heath, Torrey Hook, Kelsey Vigoren and Abby Zoller; grade 10 – Tiffany Merhoff and Taylor Petty; grade 11 – Ally Konz, Amanda Kuseske, Zak Kuseske, Jill Messer, Brianna Rosenow, Sarah Wittrock and Matt Zwilling; and grade 12 – Patrick Hancock. • University of Rochester Humanities/Social Science Award Frederick B. Douglas & Susan B. Anthony Award (Mr. Klein) – Courtney Colwill. • Band Awards (Mr. Haake): Band Director’s “Right Hand” Award – Lindsey Ostby; and “Heart of Music Award” – Sonny Schiefelbein. • Carnelian Editors (Ms. Nelson) – Amber Froehling and Joelle Wysoski. • Creative Achievement (Mr. Linn) – Catherine Jurgens. • Visual Arts Letter (Mr. Linn): seniors – Chris “Bob” Barthel, Nick Donnay, Whitney Gunnerson, John Hanley, Rikako Hosaka, John Janisch, Catherine Jurgens, Megan Kammermeier, Seth Lovitz, Morgan McKee, Jessica Miller, Lindsey Ostby, Kylie Pope, Justine Ruehle, Brad Schindele, Samantha Stewart-James, Jessie Wills, Steve Winkelman and Joelle Wysoski; and underclassman – Kendra Albers, Amanda Carlson, Adrianne Koistenen, Ryan Lantto, Emily Montonye, Justin Ring, KTlynn Smallwood, Abigail Zoller and Matthew Zwilling. • Choir Letter Winners (Mrs. Ploof) – Nick Anderson, Sarah Arnhold, Nicole Bryce, Rachel Bryce, Amanda Carlson, Samantha Donabauer, Jessica Gageby, Bridget Gohmann, Victor Hewitt, Kate Hoff, Amanda Johnson, Kelsey Klein, Theresa Kummer, Amanda Kuseske, Heather McMillen, Tiffany Merhoff, Kyle Messer, Sarah Messer, Brad Schindele, Kody Taylor, Justin Yanish and Amanda Zaleski. • One-Act Play Letters (Mrs. Ploof) – Kate Hoff, Ashley Kalkbrenner, Kelsey Klein, Kyle Messer, Sonny Schiefelbein, Ryan Stein, Samantha Stewart-James and Joelle Wysoski. •Outstanding Athletes (Mr. Inforzato) – Jeff Hunt, Matt Dingmann, Chris Barthel, Krystal Mackereth and John Hanley. • Outstanding Senior Athletes (Mr. Inforzato) – Steve Lochen and Kristin Eisenreich.