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DHS Envirothon Team Performs Well at International Competition

August 3, 2023 Decorah Community School District

International envirothon 2023

Decorah High School students Lucas Arendt, Connor Evelsizer, Gabriel Hiner, Anders Lovstuen, and Aiden Nalean-Carlson earned a trip to New Brunswick, Canada, to represent Iowa in Envirothon international competition by earning the outright highest scores in the aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife, and speech categories at the state contest. Teams from fifty-one states, provinces, and countries were all vying for top honors at the international contest. Decorah finished in a very respectful nineteenth place, and the team knows if they had answered just two more questions correctly, they would have finished in the fifteenth spot.

The Envirothon is a five-member team competition for high school students which tests their knowledge of natural resources. Whether in the field or the classroom, students are challenged to use their knowledge and critical thinking skills to conduct hands-on investigations, solve real-life scenarios, and answer written and hands-on questions covering five categories: Aquatics, Forestry, Soils, Wildlife, and a current environmental issue.

The international experience proved invaluable as far as team bonding, meeting new students from around the world, navigating a complicated travel situation, and making memories. The International Envirothon competition changes locations every year, and this year proved to be a phenomenal destination site: New Brunswick has the highest tides in the world.

Allysen Lovstuen served the team as an invaluable assistant advisor. Without her help and guidance, keeping everyone on a tight schedule would have been much more difficult. As an added bonus, she kept the families back home supplied with daily updates and pictures.

Very generous contributions were made to the DHS Envirothon program from the State Envirothon committee, making the trip to New Brunswick possible; donors include Smithfield Foods, Conservation Districts of Iowa, Barb Schroeder and the Winneshiek County Conservation Board, Decorah Lions, Decorah Booster Club, Kevin and Leslie Sand, and Marc Nichols.

Coach Larry Berland stated, “I cannot express adequately how much I enjoy working with the Envirothon students. Although they found the questions a bit tougher at the international level of competition, it was overall a very successful journey.” Berland added, “The number of participants and their results indicate an awesome display of our Decorah students’ concern and awareness of their natural environment around them. Living in this community is advantageous for these students because so many parents and residents model excellent stewardship of their surroundings. We are grateful to all of our sponsors and for the positive support from family and friends. Finally, a big thank you goes out to all the administrators and teachers in the district who have helped develop these fine students. The students’ success is directly proportional to their never-ending efforts.”

Envirothon state winners travelled to Canada for international competition. From (l-r): Gabriel Hiner, Connor Evelsizer, Anders Lovstuen, Lucas Arendt, and Aiden Nalean-Carlson

Enjoying the sites of Canada. From (l-r): Coach Larry Berland, Lucas Arendt, Aiden Nalean-Carlson, Connor Evelsizer, Gabriel Hiner, Anders Lovstuen, and assistant advisor Allysen Lovstuen

Proudly representing Iowa. From (l-r): Coach Larry Berland, Gabriel Hiner, Aiden Nalean-Carlson, Lucas Arendt, Anders Lovstuen, Connor Evelsizer, and assistant advisor Allysen Lovstuen

Luther College’s Dorian Summer Music Camps see strong growth

July 14, 2023 Luther College News

Dorian High School Choir rehearsal with Mark Potvin, conductor and camp director, on June 23, 2023.

More than 600 high school and middle school students attended Luther College’s Dorian Summer Music Camps June 11-24—up from 500 students in 2022.

The camps attracted students from 12 states, representing Iowa and all of its border states (Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin) and beyond (Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas).

“Our world-class faculty and guest instructors coached the students in ensemble rehearsals, applied lessons, music classroom settings, fine arts environments and in grappling with disciplines that transcend music making,” said Mark Potvin, camp director, assistant professor of music and conductor of the Cathedral Choir and Norskkor at Luther. “I am never more proud of this college than during the two weeks of Dorian.”

3 Dorian staff members in blue shirts give thumbs up.

The Dorian Summer Camp staff included Nathan Knautz, counselor; Shelly Schaeufele, dean of students; and Sam Lubs, counselor.

This year’s camp staff included 36 current Luther students and recent graduates, who served as counselors, with leadership from Luther alumni and Iowa music teachers Shelly Scheufele, Casey Tecklenburg and Cecelia Schutt. Scheufele, assistant camp director and dean of students, teaches middle school choir in the Waukee Community School District and has participated in Dorian for 33 summers. Tecklenburg is the choir director at Union High School, and Schutt serves as the choir director for the Grundy Center Community School District and Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District.

“It is my great joy to work alongside folks who empower our counselors and teaching staff to build relationships with students in a way that inspires them to stay connected to Luther and continue making music,” Potvin added.

The Dorian All Band Reunion also returned to Luther this summer for the first time since 2011—in a new format—and had 150 people in attendance. The former Luther band members played their instruments in a large ensemble, honored past Luther band conductors and premiered two new band commissions honoring Fred Nyline, former Luther band director for 38 years.

Band performs in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College.

The All Band Reunion Alumni Band performs at the Center for Faith and Life, July 2, 2023, conducted by Dr. Cory Near.

Dorian programming—with a rich history and robust series of festivals and camps—is unique to Luther. Summer camps are open to all families, and scholarship opportunities are available. Festivals for high school music students include the Dorian Band Festival, Dorian Choral Invitational Festival, Dorian Keyboard Festival, Dorian Orchestra Festival and Dorian Vocal Festival, where participants are nominated by their school music teacher or private teacher.

“As a high schooler, I knew nothing about Luther until I came to Dorian through a friend,” said Luther rising senior Patrick Carew, who also served as a camp counselor this year. “I had no idea that Dorian would provide an experience that would set up the next path of my life. The connections I made were extremely impactful.”

Dorian began in 1949 when Luther Professor Weston Noble invited regional school music directors to bring selected band students to campus for a two-day honor band festival. A vocal festival was added in 1950, and the family of Dorian festivals and camps has grown in scope and participation ever since. More than 90,000 students have shared in a Dorian musical experience since the first festival was held.

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Leaders in Healthcare, Tax Accountancy and Ed-Tech Join the Luther College Board of Regents

July 13, 2023 Luther College News

The three Luther alumni ‘represent a forward-looking mindset with a love and respect for the way their own Luther experience shaped them,’ said President Ward.

Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward announces that Brent Asplin, M.D., CEO of Gather Health; Kelly Birkenholz, MBA, director of the Ernst & Young Center for Executive Leadership Chief Tax Executive Program; and Brad Miller, Ph.D., president of Runestone Academy Ltd., will join the Luther College Board of Regents this fall.

“I am delighted to welcome these new regents to the board at Luther College. In my conversations with them during the process leading up to their selection, I was impressed by the way in which they represent a forward-looking mindset with a love and respect for the way their own Luther experience shaped them as citizens and professionals,” said Ward. “They will be instrumental in working with me and their board colleagues to ensure that we expand our reach, strengthen our organization, and align our resources and student experience to our brand promise, as called for in our strategic framework.”

Asplin, Miller and Birkenholz will attend their first Board of Regents meeting in October. The regents serve as trustees and stewards, ensuring that Luther fulfills its mission by providing fiduciary and strategic oversight in collaboration with college constituents.

About the New Regents

Dr. Brent Asplin, Luther College class of 1990, is the CEO and co-founder of Gather Health.

Dr. Brent Asplin, Luther College class of 1990, is the CEO and co-founder of Gather Health, a holistic, socially-supported primary healthcare service for older adults. Launched this year in Boston, Gather Health is driven by the community for the community, using primary care as a catalyst for positive change. Prior to Gather Health, Brent served as VillageMD’s chief operating officer and as the inaugural president of Village Medical, the medical practices group within VillageMD. An emergency physician, Brent previously served as chief clinical officer for both Fairview Health Services in Minneapolis and Mercy Health in Ohio and Kentucky. He also served in a range of academic emergency medicine and other leadership roles with the Mayo Clinic and HealthPartners in Minnesota. Brent graduated from Luther College in 1990 with a music major in trumpet performance. He earned his M.D. at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in 1995 and Master of Public Health in health management and policy from the University of Michigan in 1999. Brent and his wife, Suzy, live in Barrington, Illinois.

Kelly Woods Birkenholz, Luther College class of 2003, is the director of the Ernst & Young Center for Executive Leadership Chief Tax Executive Program.

Kelly Woods Birkenholz, Luther College class of 2003, is the director of the Ernst & Young Center for Executive Leadership Chief Tax Executive Program. She joined Ernst & Young in 2003 in the Minneapolis audit practice, and her 20-year career spans leadership roles in audit, operations, human resources, talent deployment and leadership development. In her current role, Kelly is responsible for all aspects of the program design, development and delivery of the Ernst & Young Chief Tax Executive Program, which includes leadership development and executive transition support to Fortune 500 and high-growth elite Ernst & Young clients who are new to their chief tax executive role. Kelly graduated from Luther College in 2003 with a major in accounting and earned her MBA from the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business in 2013. She is the vice president of the Alzheimer’s Association Board of Directors for the Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter. Kelly and her husband, Matt (Luther College class of 2003), live in Chanhassen, Minnesota, with their daughters, Kya and Sage.

Brad Miller, Luther College class of 1986, is founder and president of Runestone Academy Ltd.

Brad Miller, Luther College class of 1986, is founder and president of Runestone Academy Ltd., a non-profit organization that partners with institutions and professionals to make high-quality interactive textbooks for math and computer science available to all students at no cost. This entrepreneurial venture grew from a sabbatical project at Luther College, where he taught computer science and data science from 2003 to 2018. In 2019, he was an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota; he also served as an instructional design consultant for Google from 2018 to 2020. Prior to moving into academia, Brad worked in industry as founder and vice president of product development for Net Perceptions and senior software engineer for Apertus Technologies. During his 15 years in Decorah, Brad was an active volunteer, serving in community leadership roles for the Winneshiek County Community Foundation, Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity and First Lutheran Church Council. He served on the Concordia College Board of Regents from 2019 to 2023. Brad graduated from Luther College in 1986 with majors in computer science and physics and earned his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Minnesota in 2003. He and his wife, Jane Dalen Miller (Luther College class of 1986), live in Luck, Wisconsin, and they have two adult children, Kaia and Joshua (Luther College class of 2017).

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Travel the world through Luther College’s 2023-24 Center Stage Series

June 30, 2023 Luther College News

Small Island, Big Song will be featured in the 2023-24 Luther College Center Stage Series. “This season highlights one of Luther’s core values: understanding ourselves and the world by being both grounded and global,” said Kristen Underwood, director of campus programming.

Luther College is thrilled to present the 2023-24 Center Stage Series. Season tickets are available now for six exciting performances by international artists, presented at the college’s Center for Faith and Life. Both the series and its corresponding Center Stage Dinner Series are available at a discounted price if ordered by Sept. 29.

“I’m delighted to present these incredibly accomplished performing artists,” said Kristen Underwood, director of campus programming. “In addition to offering something for everyone, this season highlights one of Luther’s core values: understanding ourselves and the world by being both grounded and global. I hope the cumulative effect of these six performances will be the feeling of having traveled the globe from the Center for Faith and Life.”

The 2023-24 lineup includes performances by:

Multi-instrumental quartet Invoke on Friday, Sept. 29
The Acting Company’s “Odyssey” on Thursday, Oct. 26
Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn on Thursday, Nov. 9
Langston Hughes’ jazz poem “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz,” featuring the Ron McCurdy Quartet, on Friday, Feb. 9
tenThing Brass Ensemble on Thursday, March 7
Small Island Big Song, featuring First Nation artists from the Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, on Tuesday, April 23

All Center Stage Series performances are held in the Center for Faith and Life at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more information about each of the performances can be found at tickets.luther.edu. Purchase tickets for all six shows before Sept. 29 to waive any ticketing fees and receive 15% off. Individual ticket sales start Aug. 29.

At the Center Stage Dinner Series, guests can enjoy a gourmet three-course dinner before each show in the Peace Dining Room, overlooking lower campus and the Upper Iowa River. Beer and wine are available for purchase. As with the performances, purchasing tickets to all six dinners before Sept. 29 waives any ticketing fees and provides a 15% discount. Information for the dinner series can also be found at tickets.luther.edu, with menus posted two weeks before the corresponding event. Luther chefs can easily accommodate dietary restrictions when notified in advance.

The Luther Book Shop is open for “Sip and Shop” from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. on all performance nights. Ticketed guests receive a complimentary glass of wine while they browse the shop before the performance.

Center Stage student matinees

The Center Stage Series also offers matinees for school groups and families. This year, both matinée performances will be in the spring:

Tomás and the Library Lady, recommended for grades K- 5 but open to all, on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 10am and 12:30pm. Sponsored by Dragonfly Books.
Small Island Big Song, recommended for 5th grade and up but open to all, on Tuesday, April 23 at 12:30pm. Sponsored by Decorah Bank and Trust.

To reserve tickets for a matinee performance, please contact Bradley Phillips at phillibr@luther.edu or (563) 387-1293. Community members are welcome as space allows.

Thanks to support from sponsors, funds are available to assist with tickets and transportation for school groups. To request financial support for school groups, contact Kristen Underwood at undekr01@luther.edu or (563) 387-1536.

Sponsors make the series possible

The Center Stage Series is made possible by the generous support of major season sponsors, including Gundersen Health System, WinnMed, Decorah Bank and Trust, the John W. Kurtich Foundation, Corey and Suzanne (Roverud) Mineck, and the Torgerson Center for Nordic Studies.

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Engineering science major open for enrollment this fall at Luther College

June 21, 2023 Luther College News

June 21, 2023

Todd Pedlar, professor of physics, has a long track record of preparing students for successful engineering careers.

Luther College will enhance its engineering education with the launch of an engineering science major in fall 2023. The new major expands the college’s current offerings and presents a more distinctly focused degree, giving students an even stronger foundation in engineering.

“At Luther, we have a long tradition of preparing students for a future in the various disciplines of engineering,” said Todd K. Pedlar, professor of physics. “In our new program, we’ll serve such students even more completely.”

The engineering science major

The engineering science major is based on a foundation of physics courses with related courses in math and chemistry. Among the included elements essential to future engineers are:

Foundational engineering courses in statics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electronics and more.
Extensive coursework in physics, mathematics and chemistry.
Hands-on laboratory and project work emphasizing computational modeling as well as experiment and project design.

The major will provide a meaningful foundation for those going on to study a specialized engineering discipline, such as mechanical, civil or electrical engineering. Students will gain an understanding of engineering vocabulary and best practices. The major will also give those who decide not to pursue more training an interdisciplinary set of skills that will prepare them for the technical workforce after graduation.

Studying engineering at a liberal arts college

Luther students preparing for careers in engineering benefit from the college’s focus on critical thinking skills, effective communication with people of diverse backgrounds, and analysis of societal issues. Smaller class sizes, more academic support, a broad education with flexibility in the curriculum, and options for participating in extracurricular and co-curricular activities are additional benefits.

Students in the new engineering science program will learn the discipline within larger contexts, gaining an understanding of the historical and philosophical context of theoretical and experimental science and an appreciation for how scientific ideas develop over time. They will develop critical thinking skills and the ability to perform both conceptual and quantitative analysis of physical phenomena. Students in the major will also develop an understanding of the impact of physical science investigations on the global development of human society.

Alumni success

The engineering science major is new, but the success of Luther alumni in engineering fields is not. One hundred percent of Luther’s physics program graduates from the past 20 years who have sought admission to an engineering graduate program were admitted and were able to pursue their engineering aspirations.

“What underlies the success of our alumni is the fact that the rigorous coursework, research and internship experiences our students have provides an excellent and flexible foundation for their engineering future, whatever shape it takes,” Pedlar said.

Luther graduates have earned or are pursuing graduate degrees in engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil/environmental, materials science, aerospace and optical systems at more than a dozen universities across the country.

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Decorah High School Releases Honor Roll Recipients 2022-2023

June 14, 2023 Decorah Community School District

Second Semester

“A” Honor Roll (3.75 GPA or above)

Freshmen:
Ariana Albert, Tristan Baker, Reid Berns, Riley Berns, Carson Bohner, Oliver Bollinger, June Breitenbach-
Dirks, Olivia Brynsaas, Jace Buddenberg, Tanner Caddell, Elsa Christman, Jerikah Dodd, William Duder,
Ethan Falck, Ian Giddings, Max Grimstad, Mikayla Hiner, Clara Hjelle, Caleb Johnson, Jenna Johnson, Klara
Kelly, Trevor Kuennen, Jameson LaBelle, Nora Lesmeister, Madysen Lippe, Lyla Lovstuen, Lauren Luzum,
Addison Maki, Caden Malanaphy, McKinley Massman, Noah Milburn, Danika Mueller, Keaton Nalean-
Carlson, Kyle Pattison, Naomi Pedlar, Christopher Phillips, Stella Pole, Landon Quandahl, William Robinson,
Amelia Roe, Isabella Sailor, Eden Scheidel, Annika Schmelzer, Garrett See, Thomas Sexton, Anastasia Simon,
Archer Sims, Mitchell Stemper, Peyton Webb, Kaylie Wemark.

Sophomores:
Hannah Arendt, Ava Bahr, Karmyn Bakken, Bridget Bentley, Elizabeth Bjork, Grace Blikre, Charlie Brandel,
Elliana Brodbeck, Oliver Brummel, William Chamberlain, Davis Coppola, Carter Dlhy, Phuong Doan, Jaidyn
Duvel, Bryce Elsbernd, Andie Gegax, Natalie Goodner, Gavin Groux, William Hahn, Kealy Hines, Camryn
Holland, Landyn Hook, Abbeke Jensen, Shelby Jochola, Sara Johanningmeier, Elsa Johnson, Annika Keefe,
Ansel Kowitz, Andrew Kruger, Reid Kuehner, Jakob Maret, Emily Myers, Mason Myers, Beau Newhouse,
Savannah O’Reilly, Andrew Olson, Lillian Olson, Amelia Pankow, McKenzie Riley, Kellen Roffman, Ellie Rolfs,
Lily Sandhorst, Chloe Sheffield, Klaara Short, Domenik Smith, Ava Steine, Kamryn Steines, Ella Stille, Leah
Suhr, Ivy Sullivan, Gwenyth Thompson, Jerald Thompson, Ezra Vorvick, Kera Walter, Addison Wicklund,
Nathan Wymer, Grant Zilka, Margret Zook.

Juniors:
Brooke Anfinson, Lucas Arendt, Brady Benzing, Brady Bohner, Trinity Boyle, Caden Branum, Cadence
Brauer, Annika Brynsaas, Grace Brynsaas, Olivia Christopher, Gabrielle Dixon, Peter Essa, Jorja Folkedahl,
Lydia Frank, Bethany Hanson, Brody Hanson, Eily Hegdahl, Gabriel Hiner, Elayna Hook, Luke Jensen, Sydney
Kipp, Simon Kutz, Evon Leitz, Danielle Losen, Anders Lovstuen, Alexander McGohan, Aidan Nalean-Carlson,
Brenna Parker, Liberty Phillips, Danielle Rix, Naomi Simon, Joseph Stammeyer, Brynn Storhoff, Nathan
Swarbrick, Corina Timm, Abbie Valkosky, Alexis Walker, Ciara Wedmann, Henry Weis, Yazmeen Whitsitt,
Kaiden Youngblood.

Seniors:
Julia Alberts, Rebecca Anderson, Justin Berlage, Isabella Bishop, Hailey Bohr, Grady Brauer, Leslie Campbell,
Sophia Christman, Diep Doan, Amelia Dugger, Bryar Duwe, Nev Harper, Jenna Hartz, Madison Heim, Erik
Hjelle, Ethan Holthaus, Grace Hoyland, Lily Iverson, Adam Jones, Allison Kalvelage, Alexandra Kane, Jackson
Knoke, Ada Lovelace, Jacob Magner, Morgan Moen, Sami Mount, Nathaniel Myers, Kortni O’Connell, Julia
Phillips, Mya Redenius, Chloe Reiser, Ty Remick, Ellen Rooney, Chezny Ryant, Sylvia Sandhorst, Autumn
Schaller, Thea Schissel, Carter Schmelzer, Hannah Schnitzler, Mairi Sessions, Daniel Skrade, Hope Stahl,
Ethan Stravers, Brock Taylor, Jaden Weis, Emma Wold, Ramsey Zilka.

“B” Honor Roll (3.00 to 3.74 GPA)

Freshmen:
Isabelle Alley, Ryan Bigler, Kaitlyn Bjork, Alynne Brandel, Henry Brynsaas, Ava Carolan, Kale Christopher,
Livia Dix, Nicholas Farley, Marri Feuerhelm, Luke Franzen, Brooklyn Fromm, Ezra Harman-Wood, Ava
Holthaus, Shawn Holzer, Deborah Hougen, Olivia Huinker, Kirver Jochola, Sierra Jump-Gerleman, Kelby
Kerndt, Yoseph Ko, Lucy Kollasch, Chester Kvamme, Cael LaFrentz, Abigail Larson, Will Larson, Raleigh
Lensing, Eutiquio Lozano, Jessalyn Lozano, Alexander Maki, Mack McElree, Chloe Medina, Cain Monreal-
Rice, Jackson Naber, Ryan Northup, Kade O’Hara, Kyra O’Hara, Riann Oberbroeckling, Olivia Paulsen, Jared
Pavlovec, Anthony Putnam, Kendal Quam, Olivia Quam, Dak Sabin, Ashton Saltou, Shaelynn Shonerd,
Willow Shroyer, Natalie Stevens, Haylee Stravers, Lily Swenson, Jake Teslow, Dylin Thompson, Sydney
Thompson, Jasera Tweten, Hector Vargas Escobar, Renae Wilson, Isaiah Yos Eddy, Thea Zidlicky, Moi
Zierath, Drew Zwart.

Sophomores:
Joshua Adam, Bryan Ajzac, Addyson Albertson, Edyn Bateman, Braedyn Batterson, Louis Bucksa, Kaden
Burckart, Elizabeth Burke, Paris Christopher, Samuel Cline, Gatlin Dahlberg, Evynne Downing, Kiele Eberling,
Erin Egan, Sophia Fahey, Brody Hageman, Shelby Hageman, Thomas Hammel, Brynnah Hanson, Mikael
Havens, Austin Helgerson, Asmere Jensen, Dillan Johnson, Greta Jones, Rebecca Kane, Caleb Krieg, D’mitry
Lesser, Addison Lukes-Smith, Ella Mann, Audrianna Marsh, Alexander McGrath, Joey Mount, Steven Munoz,
Abby Northup, Keaton Orris, Jackson Pipho, Grant Remington, Jordan Sims, Kathy Sitan Muj, Gavy Smith,
Jack Sovern, Gracie Thorson, Amelia Wadsworth, Kamryn Werges, Kinsey White, Garrett Willie, Rayden
Wood.

Juniors:

Elizabeth Andrusishin, Annaleissa Arnold, Cade Averhoff, Tori Battle, Douglas Bentley, Benjamin Bockman,
Matthew Bockman, Cody Carolan, Brock Christensen, Mason Cote, Camren Darling, Braunwyn Darrington,
Nyeli DeLaGarza, Kathleen Delphey, Connor Evelsizer, Addysen Finholt, Cora Fisher, Madelyn Fromm, Kelley
Gates, Sydney Gerard, Anika Grinna, Lucas Hanson, Brayden Hartl, Aya Hawthorn, Parker Heiselman,
Clairissa Huffman, Dakota Johnson, Montana Jump-Gerleman, Kathryn Kelly, Isaac Knaack, Jensen Korsness,
Landon Kuennen, Quinton LaBelle, Hunter Lemke, Julissa Lozano, Treyton McCain, Caleb Meyer, Faith
Meyer, Lydia Monreal-Rice, Creed Monroe, Anopa Mtisi, Callum Nimrod, Travis Nordheim, Elizabeth
Pritchard, Kaiden Quandahl, Jeramiah Rediske, Andrew Rhodes, Daniel See, Kayleigh Smith, Jefferson
Staton, Grace Stortz, Hayley Stowe, Robin Suhr, Thomas Swinburn, Will Teslow, Fisher Tweten, Jimmy
Valdez, Garrett Waskow, Paige Wrightsman.

Seniors:
Jaden Baker, Landon Baker, Quinnten Baumann, Cedrik Beiwel, Lange Betts, Ashley Bjork, Ethan Bockman,
Hailey Bower, Abbigail Brauer, Casey Brickley, Mason Brown, Rebecca Bruening, Chloe Dixon, Bailey
Donaldson, Cale Donlon, Kaeley Downing, Morgan Eggert, William Einck, Thomas Esslemont, Haley
Gossman, Ella Grouws, Sydney Hageman, Dahlyn Headington, Alexandra Irwin, Amy Jensen, Blake Jermier,
Tate Johnson, Brinley Krivachek, Sally Laybourn, Franklin Lesmeister, Sophia Lewey, Maggie Lovstuen,
William Marx, Britann Mettille, Rachel Mikkelson, Grace Neal, Benson Newhouse, Justin Nierling, Michael
Njus, Kylie O’Hara, Hope Putnam-Heins, Caelyn Quandahl, Miaja Quandahl, Lincoln Robinson, Megan Roe,
Lane Rolfs, Nicholas Rollins, Julia Schwarz, Otto Sim, Annalise Skrade, Brady Stille, Gareth Sweet, Madison
Tollefson, Kiah Tweten, Elias Vorvick, Addison Wemark, Paige Werner, Rorie Wiedow, Max Wilson, Abigail
Woosley, Benjamin Wymer, Dalton Zidlicky

First Semester

“A” Honor Roll (3.75 GPA or above)

Freshmen:

Ariana Albert, Tristan Baker, Reid Berns, Riley Berns, Carson Bohner, Oliver Bollinger, June Breitenbach-
Dirks, Henry Brynsaas, Olivia Brynsaas, Jace Buddenberg, Tanner Caddell, Elsa Christman, Jerikah Dodd,
William Duder, Ethan Falck, Brooklyn Fromm, Ian Giddings, Max Grimstad, Mikayla Hiner, Clara Hjelle, Caleb
Johnson, Klara Kelly, Trevor Kuennen, Jameson LaBelle, Raleigh Lensing, Nora Lesmeister, Madysen Lippe,
Lyla Lovstuen, Lauren Luzum, Addison Maki, Caden Malanaphy, McKinley Massman, Noah Milburn, Danika
Mueller, Keaton Nalean-Carlson, Kyle Pattison, Naomi Pedlar, Christopher Phillips, Landon Quandahl,
William Robinson, Amelia Roe, Isabella Sailor, Ashton Saltou, Annika Schmelzer, Garrett See, Thomas
Sexton, Anastasia Simon, Archer Sims, Mitchell Stemper, Lily Swenson, Jasera Tweten, Peyton Webb, Kaylie
Wemark.

Sophomores:
Hannah Arendt, Karmyn Bakken, Bridget Bentley, Elizabeth Bjork, Grace Blikre, Charlie Brandel, Elliana
Brodbeck, Oliver Brummel, Davis Coppola, Carter Dlhy, Phuong Doan, Jaidyn Duvel, Bryce Elsbernd, Natalie
Goodner, Gavin Groux, Landyn Hook, Sara Johanningmeier, Elsa Johnson, Annika Keefe, Ansel Kowitz,
Andrew Kruger, Reid Kuehner, D’mitry Lesser, Jakob Maret, Emily Myers, Mason Myers, Beau Newhouse,
Savannah O’Reilly, Andrew Olson, Amelia Pankow, McKenzie Riley, Kellen Roffman, Ellie Rolfs, Lily
Sandhorst, Jordan Sims, Ava Steine, Kamryn Steines, Ella Stille, Gwenyth Thompson, Jerald Thompson, Kera
Walter, Addison Wicklund, Grant Zilka, Margret Zook.

Juniors:
Brooke Anfinson, Lucas Arendt, Annaleissa Arnold, Brady Bohner, Seth Bolson, Caden Branum, Annika
Brynsaas, Grace Brynsaas, Olivia Christopher, Peter Essa, Jorja Folkedahl, Lydia Frank, Bethany Hanson,
Brody Hanson, Aya Hawthorn, Eily Hegdahl, Gabriel Hiner, Elayna Hook, Luke Jensen, Dakota Johnson,
Kathryn Kelly, Sydney Kipp, Simon Kutz, Evon Leitz, Danielle Losen, Anders Lovstuen, Alexander McGohan,
Aidan Nalean-Carlson, Travis Nordheim, Brenna Parker, Liberty Phillips, Elizabeth Pritchard, Kaiden
Quandahl, Andrew Rhodes, Danielle Rix, Naomi Simon, Joseph Stammeyer, Brynn Storhoff, Nathan
Swarbrick, Will Teslow, Corina Timm, Abbie Valkosky, Alexis Walker, Ciara Wedmann, Henry Weis, Yazmeen
Whitsitt, Kaiden Youngblood.

Seniors:
Julia Alberts, Rebecca Anderson, Justin Berlage, Isabella Bishop, Hailey Bohr, Grady Brauer, Casey Brickley,
Leslie Campbell, Sophia Christman, Diep Doan, Amelia Dugger, Bryar Duwe, Ella Grouws, Sydney Hageman,
Jenna Hartz, Erik Hjelle, Grace Hoyland, Lily Iverson, Amy Jensen, Jackson Knoke, Brinley Krivachek, Sally
Laybourn, Ada Lovelace, Jacob Magner, Morgan Moen, Sami Mount, Nathaniel Myers, Grace Neal, Kortni
O’Connell, Julia Phillips, Mya Redenius, Ellen Rooney, Sylvia Sandhorst, Autumn Schaller, Thea Schissel,
Carter Schmelzer, Hannah Schnitzler, Mairi Sessions, Annalise Skrade, Daniel Skrade, Hope Stahl, Ethan
Stravers, Gareth Sweet, Brock Taylor, Elias Vorvick, Jaden Weis, Addison Wemark, Emma Wold, Ramsey
Zilka.

“B” Honor Roll (3.00 to 3.74 GPA)

Freshmen:
Isabelle Alley, Rylee Averhoff, Mason Avila, Cassandra Bean, Ryan Bigler, Kaitlyn Bjork, Alynne Brandel,
Karlee Bullerman, Ava Carolan, Kale Christopher, Nicholas Farley, Marri Feuerhelm, Luke Franzen, Patrick
Gallagher, Ezra Harman-Wood, Ava Holthaus, Deborah Hougen, Olivia Huinker, Kirver Jochola, Jenna
Johnson, Sierra Jump-Gerleman, Kelby Kerndt, Yoseph Ko, Lucy Kollasch, Chester Kvamme, Cael LaFrentz,
Kaylee Larson, Will Larson, Abigail Larson, Eutiquio Lozano, Alexander Maki, Mack McElree, Chloe Medina,
Morgan Miculinich, Cain Monreal-Rice, Jackson Naber, Ryan Northup, Kade O’Hara, Kyra O’Hara, Riann
Oberbroeckling, Olivia Paulsen, Stella Pole, Anthony Putnam, Kendal Quam, Olivia Quam, Dak Sabin, Elias
Sassaman, Eden Scheidel, Shaelynn Shonerd, Willow Shroyer, Natalie Stevens, Haylee Stravers, Alina Tallier,
Jake Teslow, Sydney Thompson, Dylin Thompson, Paisley Timp, Noah Vilardo, Mason Vote, Renae Wilson,
Thea Zidlicky, Drew Zwart.

Sophomores:
Joshua Adam, Bryan Ajzac, Addyson Albertson, Ava Bahr, Edyn Bateman, Braedyn Batterson, Louis Bucksa,
Elizabeth Burke, Ella Carlson, William Chamberlain, Paris Christopher, Bradan Darling, Evynne Downing, Erin
Egan, Sophia Fahey, Brody Hageman, Shelby Hageman, William Hahn, Thomas Hammel, Brynnah Hanson,
Austin Helgerson, Kealy Hines, Camryn Holland, Asmere Jensen, Abbeke Jensen, Shelby Jochola, Greta
Jones, Rebecca Kane, Caleb Krieg, Addison Lukes-Smith, Carly Mann, Audrianna Marsh, Maran Martin, Joey
Mount, Steven Munoz, Abby Northup, Lillian Olson, Kyla Phillips, Jackson Pipho, Elora Schnitzler, Chloe
Sheffield, Klaara Short, Kathy Sitan Muj, Domenik Smith, Jack Sovern, Leah Suhr, Ivy Sullivan, Gracie
Thorson, Derek Tieskoetter, Ezra Vorvick, Amelia Wadsworth, Kamryn Werges, Kinsey White, Garrett Willie,
Nathan Wymer.

Juniors:
Elizabeth Andrusishin, Cade Averhoff, Tori Battle, Brady Benzing, Benjamin Bockman, Trinity Boyle, Cadence
Brauer, Cody Carolan, Brock Christensen, Mason Cote, Kathleen Delphey, Gabrielle Dixon, Connor Evelsizer,
Addysen Finholt, Cora Fisher, Madelyn Fromm, Kelley Gates, Anika Grinna, Lucas Hanson, Brayden Hartl,
Parker Heiselman, Avah Hove, Clairissa Huffman, Montana Jump-Gerleman, Isaac Knaack, Jensen Korsness,
Landon Kuennen, Quinton LaBelle, Hunter Lemke, Braylon Lepa, Julissa Lozano, Treyton McCain, Caleb
Meyer, Faith Meyer, Lydia Monreal-Rice, Creed Monroe, Anopa Mtisi, Callum Nimrod, Jeramiah Rediske,
Timothy Round, Daniel See, Kayleigh Smith, Grace Stortz, Hayley Stowe, Robin Suhr, Thomas Swinburn,
Fisher Tweten, Garrett Waskow, Paige Wrightsman.

Seniors:
Jaden Baker, Landon Baker, Kyleigh Batterson, Quinnten Baumann, Lange Betts, Ashley Bjork, Ethan
Bockman, Hailey Bower, Rebecca Bruening, Aiden Burroughs, Chloe Dixon, Bailey Donaldson, Cale Donlon,
Kaeley Downing, William Einck, Thomas Esslemont, Haley Gossman, Nev Harper, Dahlyn Headington,
Madison Heim, Ethan Holthaus, Alexandra Irwin, Skyla Jevne, Adam Jones, Alexandra Kane, Franklin
Lesmeister, Sophia Lewey, Maggie Lovstuen, William Marx, Carson Merritt, Britann Mettille, Rachel
Mikkelson, Benson Newhouse, Justin Nierling, Michael Njus, Kailyn O’Gara, Kylie O’Hara, Hope Putnam-
Heins, Caelyn Quandahl, Miaja Quandahl, Chloe Reiser, Ty Remick, Lincoln Robinson, Megan Roe, Lane
Rolfs, Nicholas Rollins, Casey Roney, Chezny Ryant, Otto Sim, Brady Stille, Madison Tollefson, Kiah Tweten,
Paige Werner, Rorie Wiedow, Max Wilson, Abigail Woosley, Benjamin Wymer, Dalton Zidlicky.

4th Graders Excel at the Noetic Learning Math Contest

June 14, 2023 Decorah Community School District

On April 7th, twelve 4^th grade students from Carrie Lee Elementary Extended Learning Program, led by Mrs. Kari O’Hara, competed in the Noetic Learning Math Contest.

Henry Moellers was the team winner and also won a National Honor Roll title.

The following students received National Honorable Mention, awarded to approximately the top 50% of participating Mathletes: Gray Bassford, Carson Bateman, Eva Butler, McKenna Carson, Easton Farley, Roxie Nichols, Alice Peterson, Charlie Peterson, Taylor Vick, Viola Vrtis, and Sawyer Zoulek. All other students received a participation certificate for their great effort.

Noetic Learning Math Contest is a national mathematics contest for elementary and middle school students. The goal of the competition is to encourage students’ interest in math, to develop their problem-solving skills, and to inspire them to excel in math. This spring, a total of 35,384 students participated in the contest, with 3,750 students earning the prestigious National Honor Roll title, and 14,330 students earning the Honorable Mention title.

O’Hara remarked, “Congratulations to all the winners! The contest results demonstrate the students’ excellent problem-solving skills and math talents. They also show that the students can rise to the occasion and can meet the challenge.” More detailed information about the Noetic Learning Math Contest can be found at http://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest

Noetic Mathletes — All Carrie Lee Elementary Noetic Participants
Front row (l-r): Charlie Peterson, Alice Peterson and Team Winner Henry Moellers
Middle row (l-r): Sawyer Zoulek, Taylor Vick, McKenna Carson, and Eva Butler
Back row (l-r): Carson Bateman, Easton Farley, Gray Bassford, and Roxie Nichols
Missing from photo: Viola Vrtis

Carrie Lee Elementary Noetic Challenge Team Winner and a National Honor Roll title Henry Moellers

DMS Annual Water to Thrive Fundraiser a Huge Success

June 14, 2023 Decorah Community School District

On May 17^th, Decorah Middle School 7^th graders left school and walked to the Upper Iowa River to gather and carry water. The was the culminating event of a fundraiser with a goal of raising $5000 so a well could be built in Africa.

With the help of the Decorah community (businesses and individuals), students raised over $6,790. Water to Thrive will use the first $5,000 to build a well in either Ethiopia, Uganda, or Tanzania, and the remaining money will roll over into next year’s fundraiser.

7^th grade Global Studies teacher Carrie Reed remarked, “I would like to communicate a huge thank you to the community members that supported us in this learning.”

7th graders walk with water as a final step in their Water to Thrive fundraiser.

7th graders gather water as a final step in their Water to Thrive fundraiser.

Two DHS Golfers Receive Academic All-State Recognition

June 14, 2023 Decorah Community School District

Decorah High School seniors Jackson Knoke and Hope Stahl have been given Academic All State recognition by the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association.

To qualify, a golfer must be a senior who participates in at least half of the varsity meets and who maintains a 3.75 GPA or higher. Rich Gaard is the DHS boys’ golf coach, and Scott Pierce is the girls’ golf coach.

Photo ID (l-r): Rich Gaard, DHS Boy’s Golf Coach; Jackson Knoke; Hope Stahl; and Scott Pierce, Girls’ Golf Coach

FOR SALE: Transportation items from the Decorah CSD Bus Garage

June 13, 2023 Decorah Community School District

There are 11 lots of miscellaneous items.

Silent bids are due to 510 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA 52101, by noon on Monday, .

Items must be picked up by noon on June 29th, 2023. If interested in viewing in person, please call (563) 382-4165 or (563) 382-4208 to set up a time.

Lot #1

Stand-alone parts washer. Manufacturer – Kleerflo. Model – Cleanmaster.

Microwave oven. Manufacturer – Amanna. Model Radar Range.

Bench grinder. Manufacturer – Baldor.