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Kinney pictured with prom date Tanner Steffens.

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Nicole Kinney

Erin Wendt May 19, 2017

Nicole Kinney is planning on attending Iowa Western and major in nursing, but when she was younger she wanted to become a teacher. She decided to go into nursing because she likes to help people. She would...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Gabrielle Jordahl

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Gabrielle Jordahl

Tyler Petty May 19, 2017

Gabby Jordahl is living eight hours away from her parents and family.  Jordahl’s family moved to Two Harbors, Minn., in the summer of 2016. She left her little brothers Garrett, age 15, sister Makenna,...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Haley Hensel

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Haley Hensel

Skyanne Christensen May 19, 2017

Haley Hensel has participated in choir. After high school, Hensel wants to attend Iowa Western to major in child care. She chose to get into child care after she babysat her cousins and little siblings...

Hayes receiving the Iowa Newspaper Foundation high school leadership award.

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Mary Hayes

Brooke Newell May 19, 2017

Mary Hayes has participated in basketball, volleyball and golf. Some of her favorite memories in high school are, “fun times” in golf practice and volleyball. She is also a business editor for the...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Sage Hansen

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Sage Hansen

Skyanne Christensen May 18, 2017

When Sage Hansen gets home, her dog Lacie is the first to greet her, and it’s the highlight of her day. Hansen participates in choir and show choir. Her favorite part of being a part of choir/show...

Ginther won 2016-17 Homecoming King.

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Mitchell Ginther

Alyssa Ginther May 18, 2017

There’s always that one parent at a sporting event who yells at the referees for making the wrong call. This time it was Mitchell Ginther’s mom, Bev. Last spring he drove up to Stuart, Iowa with some...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Bryn Blanchette

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Bryn Blanchette

Alexis Handel May 17, 2017

Bryn Blanchett has participated in band, basketball and speech throughout high school. He wants to be remembered by being nice to most people, as he can usually be found holding the door open for people....

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Carly Westphalen

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Carly Westphalen

May 16, 2017

Carly Westphalen is passionate about animals, especially her four horses and five dogs. In her free time, she enjoys taking her horses on trail rides. After graduating high school, Westphalen plans to...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Madelyn Kickland

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Madelyn Kickland

May 16, 2017

Senior Madelyn Kickland is going to college for pre-med. Kickland has always lived in Atlantic with her parents, Haley and Jim Kickland, her younger sister Mycala and her two dogs, Espen and Bendit. Her...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Kerra Christensen

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Kerra Christensen

Alexis Handel May 16, 2017

When Kerra Christensen was a little girl, she wanted to be a dancer. Throughout her day, dance is the thing that makes her smile. During high school, she has been involved with Dance Atlantic’s competition...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Ashley Freund

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Ashley Freund

Christian Clausen May 16, 2017

No event goes unplanned with this senior at Atlantic High School; Ashley Freund is going to Iowa State for management after high school. Freund said, “I like planning things” and thinks the major is...

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Lucas Foster

Getting to Know the Class of 2017: Lucas Foster

Marcus Duranceau and Chloe Newbury May 16, 2017

When Lucas Foster was in 5th grade, he lived in Elkhorn. His brother was chasing him around one day and he ran from him back into their house. Upon arriving at the house, he ran inside, and closed and...

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