The Globe | Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Congratulations Graduates! — Introducing —
THE GLOBE OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD 2023 WINNERS
Ross Bergman Luverne High School
Future Plans: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, pre-dentistry LUVERNE — Luverne High School senior Ross Bergman will graduate at the top of his class on May 28, with a 3.952 grade point average. He was selected from all male nominees as a 2023 recipient of The Globe’s $500 scholarship. “He is an excellent student because of the aptitude he possesses, consistent organization, and strong work ethic. He is well prepared for his courses, respects his instructors, provides assistance to those he’s around, and cares about learning and doing well,” wrote Luverne High School Principal Ryan Johnson in nominating Bergman for the outstanding senior male honor. Bergman was a four-year member of the LHS football team, serving as assistant captain as a senior, and is in his second year on the tennis team. He’s also been an integral member of
the school’s Mock Trial team, which has completed multiple state competitions, accompanies the concert choir, was parliamentarian for both the FFA and Business Professionals of America chapters as a senior, and offers peer help and tutoring. He was also elected to the Student Council as a freshman, sophomore and junior, and was a class representative as a senior. Outside of school, Bergman plays the piano for the worship team at Living Rock Church in Luverne, teaches piano lessons at Luverne Street Music, is active in his church youth group and he will work his second summer at the Luverne City Hall as an administrative assistant. He also helps on the family crop and livestock farm. Growing up, Bergman said it was always expected that he would be a farmer someday, but he decided on a different path for his life. He plans to attend the University of NebraskaLincoln this fall in the pre-dentistry program. “I’ve always been interested in oral care and hygiene,” Bergman shared. “And, I tend to be a perfectionist. I just love working with people and helping people feel better.” During high school, he completed several college courses, as well as advanced placement classes, resulting in approximately one year of college coursework completed. The pre-dentistry and dentistry programs are a combined eight years of college. Some day, Bergman hopes to return to Luverne to work as a dentist. “I absolutely love Luverne,” he said.
Allison Wallace Harris-Lake Park High School
Future Plans: South Dakota State University, Animal Science LAKE PARK, Iowa — Allison Wallace, who graduated last week from HarrisLake Park (Iowa) High School is The Globe’s Outstanding Senior scholarship recipient, selected from all female nominees from area school districts. Wallace will receive a $500 scholarship from The Globe, to be used toward her continuing education at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. She plans to major in animal science, with the goal of working as either a large animal nutritionist or large animal chiropractor. “I’ve shown cattle for a large majority of my life,” said Wallace, an active member of the Silver Lakers 4-H Club since the fourth grade, and an involved member of the Harris-Lake Park FFA Chapter during grades 9-12. In addition to exhibiting cattle for nine years, she shows pigs, sheep and
goats and enjoys working with the livestock on the family farm. “I’ve always wanted to give back to this industry,” she said of her career goals. “Without it, I wouldn’t have a lot of the opportunities I do have.” In nominating Wallace, the writer detailed the student’s volunteerism in National Honor Society, church youth groups, 4-H and the FFA. She has prepared and served meals at The Banquet in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, cleaned road ditches, collected canned goods for local food drives, and organized her school’s Pink-Out Night as a high school freshman — donating the funds raised to the Abben Cancer Center in Spencer, Iowa. She remained involved in Pink-Out Nights through her senior year. Through Lake Park United Methodist Church and the Downtown Church in Milford, Wallace assisted with Christmas meals for the past five years, and collected and donated items to the humane society the past three years. She also made and delivered lunches for farmers through FFA, and helped plan an FFA golf tournament in 2021 in which the money was donated to Special Olympics and Diabetes Awareness. Wallace has taken online classes through Iowa Lakes Community College since the second semester of her freshman year of high school, while also participating in high school athletics including basketball (9-12), softball (8-11) and volleyball (10). She was vice president of National Honor Society as a junior, president of her 4-H club for the past three years and secretary of the Dickinson County 4-H Youth Council as a sophomore. She is enrolled at SDSU for the fall semester.
Each nominee for The Globe’s Outstanding Senior Award had a remarkable high school career, and we congratulate them on their graduation and wish them luck in their next steps.
Claire Hoffmann
Quentin Wolf
Savannah Schultz
ADRIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Allison Wallace
Aaron Veldhuizen
EDGERTON HIGH SCHOOL
Tyce Gunderson
Amallia Ternus
HARRIS-LAKE PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Brayden Metzger
HILLS-BEAVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Madison Brouwer
Keegan De Zeeuw
SIBLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Olivia Anderson
Claire Popkes
Gabriel Wiebrand
Rylan Klein
ELLSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Averill Sehr
Ross Bergman
LUVERNE HIGH SCHOOL
Luke DeSmith
WESTBROOK-WALNUT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
Lili-Anne Nielsen
Brooklyn Goelz
Elder Greyson
Noah Orlikowski Elsa-Marie Landher JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Makenna McNamara
WINDOM HIGH SCHOOL
Colton Pottratz
PIPESTONE HIGH SCHOOL
FULDA HIGH SCHOOL
Ezra Bonnett
Amanda Overgraaw MURRAY COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Dylan Doeden
Ivy Jenson
WORTHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL