Principal’s Pen: “Man Proposes, God Disposes”

Reach Principal Schultz
at dschultz@llhs.org

We are heading into the graduation season again. Remember when you were 18 years old, graduating from high school? Did you know what you wanted to do with your life at that time? Did the life-plan you designed as a senior in high school turn out exactly as you had expected? Maybe it did! Or maybe your plans changed multiple times as you experienced unexpected events in your life.

“Man proposes, God disposes” is an old saying that means that we can plan, but. But what? But sometimes God changes our plans. Sometimes God has better plans than what we had imagined with our limited minds. God loves us—he sent his Son to save us—and he wants what is best for our eternal souls. We can make earthly plans, and God promises to bless those plans. But sometimes, God blesses our plans by changing them for our good.

Better than the old saying quoted above is this Bible passage from Proverbs 16:9: “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.” Isn’t it comforting to know that the Lord, the One who always keeps his promises, the One who loves you, will “establish your steps” as you go through life? He will bless you. He will establish you. It’s a promise.

May God bless the plans of our Lakeside graduates as they enter a new stage of life! And may God bless whatever plans you’re making as well. God’s ultimate plan is that you will grow in your faith and enter eternal life.

Man proposes, God disposes? God doesn’t just dispose. He establishes. He blesses. He takes care of you! ❧DS

2024 elementary school math meet held

Several elementary students from the area were awarded individual place ribbons and team trophies at the Lutheran Elementary School Math Meet for grades 5-8 held at Lakeside Lutheran High School on April 24. Almost 250 grade school students from 15 schools participated. First place teams from Lake Mills, Fort Atkinson, Juneau and Madison were given trophies. Individual winners, including students from Beaver Dam, Oconomowoc, Lake Mills, Juneau, and Madison schools received ribbons, and first-place winners from each grade were awarded $100.00 tuition credit should they decide to attend Lakeside.

Individual eighth grade winners at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24: Andrew Stammen, St. Matthew, Oconomowoc (3rd); Aiden Mews, St. Paul, Lake Mills (3rd); Claire DeRuyter, St. Paul, Lake Mills (2nd); and Alex Kutz, St. Paul, Lake Mills (1st).

Individual seventh grade winners at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24: Luke Simenson, Eastside, Madison (3rd); Jakob Kolander, Eastside, Madison (3rd); Nathan Charais, St. Matthew, Oconomowoc (3rd); Oliver O’Brion, St. Stephen, Beaver Dam (2nd); Joel Nass, St. Paul, Lake Mills (1st).

Individual sixth grade winners at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24: Bentley Gentz St. John, Juneau (1st); Collin Schwertfeger, Eastside, Madison (2nd); Noah Hirschfeld, St. John, Juneau (3rd).

Individual fifth grade winners at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24: 1st place: Joel Onsager, Eastside, Madison (1st); Lance Neumann, Eastside, Madison (2nd); Levi Trimmer, St. Stephen, Beaver Dam (2nd); Lucy Harrington, Our Redeemer, Madison (3rd).

The team of 5-6 graders from Eastside, Madison, earned the first place team award in the large school division at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24. From left: Catherine Alvarado, Collin Schwertfeger, Caleb Dretske, Lance Neumann, Walter Schwark,  Joel Onsager

A team of 5-6 graders from St. John, Juneau, earned the first place team award in the small school division at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24. Team members include: Ayden Vande Streek, Elisha Guenther, Noah Hirschfeld, Benjamin Dogs,   Elliott Redecker, Bentley Gentz.

A team of 7-8 graders from St. Paul, Lake Mills, earned the first place team award in the large school division at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24. Team members include (from left) Joel Nass, Logan Hoyt, Alex Kutz, Derek Blatter, Claire DeRuyter, Judah Ganey

A team of 7-8 graders from St. Paul, Fort Atkinson, earned the first place team award in the small school division at the Lakeside Lutheran elementary math meet April 24. The team was made up of Emily Breitkreutz, Ezekiel Vik, Stella Schmocker,  Austin Bernhagen, Samson Vik, Alex Erickson.

2024 Prom Court Announced

Lakeside Lutheran High School hosts its Prom on campus Saturday, May 4. With an “Enchanted Forest” theme, this formal event begins as doors open at 7 pm for seniors and 7:30 pm for all other students. A Grand March begins at 8 pm, when the Prom king and queen are announced. The dance ends at 11 pm. The evening is being sponsored by Lake Mills Rotary Club.

Members of the Lakeside Lutheran senior prom court are (L-R): Luke Krauklis, Lake Mills; Ella Ristow, Watertown; Karsten Grundahl, Lake Mills; Claire Heinrich, Madison; Alex Reinke, Watertown; Ellie Winkelman, Watertown; Tyler Chopp, Lake Mills; Abby Meis, Watertown; Reid Weittenhiller, Sun Prairie; Emma Meis, Watertown; Brady Grambsch, Columbus, Ella Hembrook, Jefferson; Daniel Ertman, Fort Atkinson, Elsa Johansson, Columbus.

Lakeside Lutheran breaks ground for addition

Lakeside Lutheran High School broke ground on a building expansion and renovation on April 8. The project includes a more prominent main entrance and front lawn monument, a cafeteria and front office renovation and expansion, as well as renovated lobby restrooms. Existing interior renovations are expected to be complete in time for the start of the upcoming school year; the entire project, including the expanded cafeteria space and a renovated main entry, has a December 2024 planned completion date.

The school held a small ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, April 10, when administration, student and governing board representatives, as well as reps from general contractor Design 2 Construct (D2C), and major contributor Twice is Nice Resale Store, gathered to ask for God’s blessing on the undertaking. At the groundbreaking, Principal Don Schultz reminded those gathered of the words of Solomon in Psalm 127, “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”

“This project involves an expansion of our cafeteria to resolve an issue of overcrowding,” explains Executive Director Kirk DeNoyer. “It will almost double its size, pushing cafeteria space south out to the current sidewalk. Along with that, we’re extending the kitchen to have a place for parent and community groups to host meals at events.” DeNoyer also refers to a common misperception, that the more eastern front doors are often thought to be the main entrance. “A new prominent front entryway means when visitors come to campus, they know exactly where to go. We want to give them a great first impression,” he says.

This project is the second phase of a renovation and upgrade plan called “Free to Act.” This campaign began in 2021 after the last mortgage was satisfied and the school became debt-free. Planners began reviewing the condition of the building and grounds with a goal to achieve as many as possible without the need for a new mortgage. 

After faculty and staff input and governing board discussion, school administration developed a multi-year, three-phase plan. “Free to Act Phase 1” ran from 2021-2023 and included a faculty workroom update, locker room renovation, media center/study hall remodel, improved visitor seating for the outdoor competition field, a West Gym renovation, and videography studio remodel. Together these cost just over $1.2 million and were successfully completed by 2023 without a loan. The current project, “Free to Act Phase 2,” with planning begun in 2023, carries a $3.5M cost, with 80% secured through private donations prior to groundbreaking.

For information about general contractor Design 2 Construct, see design2construct.com. For more information about Lakeside Lutheran High School, contact Principal Schultz at 920-648-2321 or visit the website at llhs.org.

Lakeside Lutheran forensics takes fourth at State

After successfully capturing the conference forensics championship for the 14th year in a row in February, the stakes and competition leveled up on April 6 when a young Lakeside Lutheran forensics team culminated their season by taking 4th place in the Wisconsin Forensics Coaching Association (WFCA) state tournament.  

Hosted at Sun Prairie High School this year, 63 of the top forensics teams in the state of Wisconsin competed against each other in 19 different speaking categories, such as persuasive, entertaining, informative and impromptu.

Teams are allowed up to 25 entries, who then compete against each other, earning points based on their rank against other students in each round. Individual points are collected as a team, which results in a final ranking.

Warrior speakers competed in Division 3, which consisted of high schools with enrollments up to 850 students. With a team total of 134 points, Lakeside’s fourth place team finish was behind Wrightstown, Sauk Prairie, and Port Washington. 

Three Lakeside entries qualified for the finals in their respective categories: junior Joseph Metzger and sophomore Max Spinsky in Playacting, sophomore Elizabeth Mellon in Prose, and senior Maria Vik in Storytelling.

For more information about the WFCA, visit wfcaforensics.org. For more information about Lakeside Lutheran High School, contact Principal Schultz at 920-648-2321 or visit the LLHS website at llhs.org.

Lakeside Lutheran High School’s forensics team placed fourth at the recent WFCA state tournament in Sun Prairie.  Members are: Front, from left: junior Ruby Langille (Lake Mills), junior Morgan Muchka (Waterloo), sophomore Angelina Petrovic (Jefferson), sophomore Annaliese Bergum (Lake Mills), sophomore Caylah Boldt (Fort Atkinson), freshman Regan Welke (Fort Atkinson), freshman Molly Kalma (Oconomowoc), junior Clara Grow (Cottage Grove), freshman Katelyn Starkenburg (Madison), sophomore Jayden Rabehl (Juneau), freshman Jadon Sanftner (Watertown). Middle: sophomore Natalie Popp (Fitchburg), sophomore Elizabeth Mellon (Verona), sophomore Sydney Schultz (Watertown), senior Elsa Johannson (Columbus), sophomore Katie Abel (Fort Atkinson), senior Maria Vik (Fort Atkinson), junior John Loest (Beaver Dam), sophomore Hunter Schwab (Fort Atkinson), junior Brooklyn Lenz (Oconomowoc), freshman Jackson Gleesing (Johnson Creek). Back: sophomore Violet Larson, freshman Seth Greve, sophomore Elijah Dunham, freshman Nico Caminata, sophomore Max Spinsky (Janesville), junior Joseph Metzger (Lake Mills), junior Caleb Wensel (Johnson Creek), sophomore Linc Foskett (Jefferson), Coach Steve Lauber (Lake Mills).

Student Teacher Spotlight: Andrew Grady

This semester, Andrew Grady served as a student teacher at Lakeside Lutheran in the Social Studies department. Andrew, who is a Secondary Social Studies major at Martin Luther College, grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he attended Ross High School.

Andrew has wanted to be a teacher since he was in grade school. “My teachers and pastors knew this and encouraged me throughout high school to work toward this goal,” he says.

The majority of his teaching experience so far has been in grade schools, so he is gaining experience in a relatively unfamiliar environment as he is mentored by Mr. Andy Asmus. “I am excited to figure out how I can get older students to make connections with the content I am teaching,” he says. “The students at Lakeside are held to high standards, and they are able to rise to those high standards. While the academic side of teaching is very important, being able to talk with and joke around with students goes hand in hand with teaching the content.”

He’s also helping with co-curricular activities at Lakeside, working with Mr. Dan Kuehl in the English department on the recent elementary spelling bee and helping out with behind-the-scenes aspects of the Lakeside Loop video newscast. He’s also helping with audio/visual and live streaming.

“When I have free time, I enjoy going bowling, watching movies, and reading,” he says. He also enjoys Lake Mills. “The town is beautiful,” he continues. “I enjoy seeing the historic buildings and the natural sites around town.”

Student Teacher Spotlight: Matthias Borgwardt

Matthias Borgwardt is student teaching at Lakeside, working with Mr. Matt Doering in the social studies department this semester. An alum of Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School in New Ulm, Minn., he is double majoring in Elementary Education and Secondary Social Studies Education at Martin Luther College. 

Matthias comes from two teaching families, so he had always had teaching on his radar. However, he says, “most of my time in high school I was seriously considering going into law and was even accepted into a couple of college programs, but decided against that when I realized that all the adults I looked up to and admired were called workers. The opportunity to have that same impact on students, whether in a classroom or on a field, was really what made me choose to become a teacher.”

Though he has always wanted to teach high school, Matthias spent last year in Lansing, Mich., where he taught 6-8th grade at Emanuel First Lutheran in an emergency call position. He has also spent 16 weeks student teaching at an elementary school, so when it came to student teaching in high school, his biggest concern was “What if I set my expectations too high and don’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would?” 

Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. “What excites me most is the opportunity to share my love and passion for history at a deeper level than I could at the grade school age level.” He is also enjoying Lakeside because “the students here are incredibly enthusiastic, engaged, and eager to learn,” he says. And he is “grateful for the support provided by Mr. Doering.”

Matthias is also learning the importance of a healthy lifestyle. “In college there are long nights, early mornings, buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and fitness and activity are just built into your life. Now that I’ve done some teaching, I have realized that the college lifestyle and habits have a major impact on professional life and performance.”

For his personal life, Matthias enjoys bluegrass music, plays the mandolin, is learning banjo, and “just started building cigar box guitars.” He also loves sports and stays connected by playing, reffing, or coaching. He is helping out with Warrior girls soccer this spring. He also enjoys enjoys canoeing and hiking in the Boundary Waters, hunting, cooking, reading, Legos, and playing video games.

Principal’s Pen: I can’t believe it’s snowing in April

Reach Principal Schultz
at dschultz@llhs.org

Why are we always so surprised when it snows in April? It’s Wisconsin. We experience days when it’s warm and sunny—almost picture perfect. And then comes the bitter cold, windy, snowy weather. It happens every year. And yet, we say, “I can’t believe that it’s so warm in March! But now I need a winter coat! How can this be?”

Are we really surprised? Or do we just like to complain? I wonder if it comes down to wishful thinking. We wish the weather was always good and always predictable—but that isn’t always the case.

Do you know what is always good and always predictable? God’s love for you. Every day, God’s love for you is the same: “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him” (Psalm 103). You might experience wishful thinking about the weather. But you never have to wish that God would love you! God’s love is shining down on you every day, whether the sun is shining or not!

This is true, even on days when it “feels like” God doesn’t love you. When you sin, and you doubt that God still loves you, God says to you: “as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” (Psalm 103). Your sins are always forgiven. Your soul is always loved. On good days and bad, when you feel it and when you don’t.

Wouldn’t it be great if this spring we always had great weather? Maybe that will happen, maybe it won’t. Wouldn’t it be great if God always loved us and forgave us? God will always love and forgive us. His love is better and more predictable than the weather! ❧DS

Winter athletes receive all-conference honors

Eight Lakeside Lutheran High School athletes were awarded Capitol all-conference honors for the winter sports season, including one Conference Player of the Year and an all-state honor.
Front, from left: junior Kaycee Guzmann, Madison, second team basketball, D3 All Tournament Team; sophomore Wes Rahn, Fort Atkinson, unanimous first team basketball and honorable mention all-state, D3 All Tournament Team; freshman Paige Murphy, Watertown, first team basketball and Conference Player of the Year; freshman Nadia Murphy, Watertown, honorable mention basketball. Back, L-R: senior Alex Reinke,  Watertown, second team basketball; senior Sam Schmidt, Janesville, second team 165# wrestling; senior Ava Stein, Lake Mills, second team basketball; senior Kooper Mlsna, Lake Mills, honorable mention basketball.

Quarter 3 honor roll announced

Lakeside Lutheran High School is pleased to announce the Honor Roll for 2023-24 Quarter 3:

High Honors Honor Roll (3.75-4.0 GPA)

Grade 9

Ezra Abram, Ixonia; Daniel Arndt, Sun Prairie; Carrie Becraft, Sun Prairie; Benjamin Berg, DeForest; William Bode, Waterloo; Madelyn Chrisler, Verona; Carter Davis, Oconomowoc; Olyvia Dominguez, Marshall; Grace Gall, Cross Plains; Gabrielle Geasland, Windsor; Lucas Gentz, Juneau; Jackson Gleesing, Johnson Creek; Fernanda Gonzales-Banares, Ixonia; Alyssa Gresens, Sun Prairie; Abigail Hammond, Monona; Abigail Harrison, Sun Prairie; Lillian Haw, Marshall; William Hirschfeld, Lake Mills; Tana Hoefner, Sun Prairie; Claire Jesberger, Marshall; Reagan Jobke, Watertown; Taryn Jobke, Watertown; Hannah Johansson, Columbus; Madeline Koeffler, Watertown; Jeremiah Koester, Fort Atkinson; Samuel Kolander, Sun Prairie; Alexandra Krahn, Sun Prairie; Lucy Kuchta, Whitewater; Cora Lloyd, Fall River; Bernard May, Janesville; Kara Meske, Johnson Creek; Hannah Minning, Watertown; Sonia Monday, Watertown; Caleb Moyer, Mount Horeb; Nadia Murphy, Watertown; Paige Murphy, Watertown; Kylie Nedbal, Oconomowoc; Abigail Ozminkowski, Johnson Creek; Cristabelle Perkins, Madison; Dylan Pingel, Deforest; Oliver Povich, Middleton; Micah Robinson, Helenville; Malachi Rupnow, Ixonia; Nolan Schafer, Oconomowoc; Reagan Schneider, Jefferson; Elias Schreiber, Fort Atkinson; Graiden Schwarze, Lake Mills; Alexis Smulders, Watertown; Katelyn Starkenburg, Madison; Gabriel Strassburg, Oconomowoc; Kasen Tardie, Madison; Regan Welke, Fort Atkinson; Kayla Whitaker, Watertown; Karina Wilson, Cottage Grove; Abigail Wood, Madison

Grade 10

Katherine Abel, Fort Atkinson; Caylah Boldt, Fort Atkinson; Sophia Bostetter, Madison; Marek Curia, Watertown; Tyler Dretske, Sun Prairie; Cailin Duffy, Waunakee; Mila Ewerdt, Watertown; Owen Fleming, Avalon; Linc Foskett, Jefferson; Malachi Fredenberg, Cottage Grove; Ellie Griffin, Lodi; Addison Hallberg, Columbus; Emma Hallberg, Columbus; Emmalee Hertel, Johnson Creek; Madalyn Hillmann, Oconomowoc; Violet Larson, Sun Prairie; Ella Lauber, Lake Mills; Eli McCrary, Sun Prairie; Elizabeth Mellon, Verona; David Mews, Waterloo; Jackson Moore, Fort Atkinson; Hailey Nasett, Marshall; Elijah Nelson, Watertown; Ruby Nerothin, Verona; Angelina Petrovic, Jefferson; Natalie Popp, Fitchburg; Keyanna Rank, Madison; Haylie Reese, Delafield; Ava Ristow, Watertown; Noah Schauff, Sun Prairie; Grant Schmid, Sun Prairie; Hunter Schwab, Ft. Atkinson; Caleb Seavert, Fort Atkinson; Max Spinsky, Janesville; Sophia Stempski, Sun Prairie; Trysten Tapia-Antoine, Middleton; Ella Taylor, Lake Mills; Abigail Tolkinen, Lowell; Cameron Vogel, DeForest; Gabriel Weidner, Columbus; Brady Wolfram, Fort Atkinson; Grace Zhou, Madison

Grade 11

Isabella Alvarez, Columbus; Lorian Backhaus, Cottage Grove; Alexander Baehr, Sun Prairie; Nicholas Bode, Waterloo; Natalie Clark, Lake Mills; Kyra Gresens, Sun Prairie; William Hemling, Beaver Dam; Kayla Hirschfeld, Lake Mills; Jack Holzman, DeForest; Reilly Jobke, Watertown; David Johnson, Janesville; Libby Jones, Madison; Addison Kraft, Sun Prairie; Cecelia Krahn, Sun Prairie; Benjamin Krauklis, Lake Mills; Isabel Kuchta, Whitewater; Joshua Kutz, Lake Mills; Brooklyn Lenz, Oconomowoc; Joseph Metzger, Lake Mills; Mara Minning, Watertown; Kayla Plitzuweit, Oconomowoc; Grace Retzlaff, Columbus; Ashley Rosenau, Ixonia; Allianna Schleef, Marshall; Gabriella Schmid, Sun Prairie; Jonathan Schmidt, Ixonia; Tessa Schmocker, Whitewater; Ella Schuetz, Lake Mills; Kathryn Schulz, Beaver Dam; Nolan Schweighardt, Johnson Creek; Caleb Studnicka, Sun Prairie; Farah Stuebs, Lake Mills; Kate Thiele, Lodi; Ava Tuchscherer, Oconomowoc; Carlee Uttech, Watertown; Elijah Vik, Fort Atkinson; Kourtney Zech, DeForest

Grade 12

Nathaniel Aldinger, Oconomowoc; Wrigley Bastian, Watertown; Aidan Berg, DeForest; Isaac Bilitz, Madison; Caleb Bittorf, Waterloo; Joseph Dretske, Sun Prairie; Corinna Faes, Columbus; Karsten Grundahl, Lake Mills; Rebecca Hallberg, Columbus; Hannah Hartwig, Waterloo; Joshua Hecht, Cottage Grove; Claire Heinrich, Madison; Ella Hembrook, Jefferson; Isabela Hobbs, Watertown; Megan Huber, Columbus; Olivia Ibeling, Cambridge; Elsa Johansson, Columbus; Joshua Jorgensen, Mc Farland; Mia Krahn, Sun Prairie; Paige Krahn, Sun Prairie; Kylee Krutsinger, Cottage Grove; Brielle Leis, Watertown; Caitlin Lloyd, Columbus; Ambria McCrary, Sun Prairie; Emma Meis, Watertown; Kooper Mlsna, Lake Mills; Kieghtan Rank, Madison; Alex Reinke, Watertown; Kylie Roekle, Middleton; Samuel Schmidt, Janesville; Hayden Schoenherr, Cottage Grove; Cole Teteak, Middleton; Mia Teteak, Middleton; Jacob Vergenz, Janesville; Maria Vik, Fort Atkinson; Noah Weidner, Columbus; Caitlin Weiland, Fall River; Cameron Weiland, Fall River; Freidrich Weittenhiller, DeForest; Ava Wilson, Cottage Grove

Honors (3.25 – 3.749 GPA)

Grade 9

Kayleigh Anderson, Watertown; Otto Baehr, Sun Prairie; Nolan Bagdassian, Oconomowoc; Camden Bastian, Watertown; Montana Berry, Sun Prairie; Josie Brey, Columbus; Joshua Charais, Oconomowoc; Aubrey Decleene, Hartford; Anna Deglow, Watertown; Olivia Detjen, Beaver Dam; Ezra Dick, Dousman; Emmalee Dorshorst, Waterloo; Jesse Dreyer, Madison; Evelyn Ebert, Watertown; Mariyah Esparza, Whitewater; Ryan Fischer, Jefferson; Bella Flegner, Watertown; Brielle Genz, Ixonia; William Gibson, Jefferson; Seth Greve, Madison; Alina Gulczynski, Lake Mills; Grace Hoppenrath, Lake Mills; Abigail Lauersdorf, Ixonia; Audrey McMahon, Cambridge; Olivia Mendolla-Coron, Watertown; Addison Miller, Lake Mills; Garrett Miller, Sun Prairie; Easton Morris-Robinson, Johnson Creek; Molly Muchka, Waterloo; Julia Nixon, Madison; Leah Parsons, Watertown; Trent Reich, Jefferson; Eli Scharrer, Sun Prairie; Lamayra Schmidt, Watertown; Makayla Schmidt, Fitchburg; Mathias Schmidt, Ixonia; Natalie Schultz, Lake Mills; Keaira Sommer, Columbus; Maya Theis, Cottage Grove; Jack Thiele, Lodi; Saleysha Vallin, Madiosn; Lillian Vosberg, Fall River; Josalyn Ward, Cambridge; Matthias Yahnke, Watertown; Braeden Zastrow, Watertown

Grade 10

Chloe Barganz, Johnson Creek; Cordelia Behm, Juneau; Juliet Boche, Watertown; Shaylen Bou, Madison; Lillian Brey, Columbus; Gavin Dahl, Johnson Creek; Joseph Daniel, Sun Prairie; Allison Dobberstein, Lake Mills; Mya Duddeck, Whitewater; Elijah Dunham, Watertown; Lilyana Eggert, Reeseville; Shelby Ehlke, Waunakee; Zachary Erickson, Jefferson; Olivia Evensen, Jefferson, Wi; Micah Frank, Watertown; Jonah Greve, Madison; Alexis Griffin, Waterloo; Juliette Haar, Lake Mills; Zachary Hallman, Watertown; Owen Jenson, Waterloo; Brecken Jimenez, Cottage Grove; Amalie Johnson, Waterloo; Ashlyn Jones, Johnson Creek; Ashland Kaulitz, Watertown; Shianne Keller, Helenville; Kooper Killmon, Watertown; Carter Knorr, Lake Mills; Ashton Kuykendall, Johnson Creek; Faith Leckwee, Watertown; Jacob Lindert, Watertown; Kylie Lundgren, Waunakee; Christian Martin, Sun Prairie; Owen Marty, Jefferson; Emmit Matthews, Sun Prairie; Preston May, Watertown; Henry Moore, Fort Atkinson; Ethan Nowatka, Watertown; Jackson Oppermann, Fort Atkinson; Wesley Rahn, Fort Atkinson; Sophia Rhyner, Sun Prairie; Malayah Rivera, Ixonia; Jack Rupnow, Ixonia; Carson Scheitinger-Strohm, Fort Atkinson; Trent Schlender, Watertown; Abigail Suarez-Luser, Madison; Anna Taylor, Beaver Dam

Grade 11

River Abram, Ixonia; Justin Albrecht, Middleton; Isaiah Arndt, Sun Prairie; Philip Becraft, Sun Prairie; Jeremiah Borgwardt, Watertown; Avery Buchta, Ixonia; Molly Chopp, Lake Mills; Tyler Dahlie, Madison; Leaf Deavers, Cambridge; Ava Ehlenbach, DeForest; Carson Frisch, Johnson Creek; Isaac Garcia, Fort Atkinson; Brandon Genz, Ixonia; Clara Grow, Cottage Grove; Kaelynn Gulczynski, Lake Mills; Kaycee Guzman, Sun Prairie; Noah Hammond, Monona; Heidi Hartwig, Waterloo; Nadia Henriquez, Johnson Creek; William Herbrand, Marshall; Rory Hissom, Oconomowoc; Ethan Hoyt, Jefferson; Paige Lester, Waterloo; Elana Litherland, Columbus; John Loest, Beaver Dam; Noel Meinel, Verona; Nolan Meis, Watertown; Leah Morris-Robinson, Johnson Creek; Morgan Muchka, Waterloo; Rachel Proeber, Lake Mills; Joah Robinson, Helenville; Josef Rupnow, Watertown; Blake Scharrer, Sun Prairie; Ryan Schultz, Lake Mills; Mara Skalitzky, Columbus; Noelle Vanderhoof, Watertown; George Vogen, Oconomowoc; Caleb Wensel, Johnson Creek; Aubrey Wilke, Waterloo; Easton Wolfram, Sun Prairie; Emma Wunderlich, Madison; Kayden Zech, DeForest

Grade 12

Madelyn Brock, Fort Atkinson; Archer Chaudhary, Lake Mills; Tyler Chopp, Lake Mills; Christian Collins, Lake Mills; Alexis Denman, Fort Atkinson; Daniel Ertman, Fort Atkinson; Alex Evensen, Jefferson; Gideon Ewerdt, Watertown; Hunter Fohr, Ixonia; Brady Grambsch, Columbus; Caleb Heins, Ixonia; Aaron Hirsch, Johnson Creek; Leah Horn, Watertown; Lora Kasper, Jefferson; Luke Krauklis, Lake Mills; Alex Marty, Fort Atkinson; Maria Meier, Watertown; Abby Meis, Watertown; Mara Meyer, Sun Prairie; Emerson Milbrath, Watertown; Elida Nerothin, Madison; Riley Norenberg, Watertown; Ethan Pillard, Oconomowoc; Joshua Powers, Portage; Brandon Reich, Jefferson; Elizabeth Riemer, Lake Mills; Ella Ristow, Watertown; Brianna Roman, Oconomowoc; Julia Schauer, Watertown; Grant Schneider, Jefferson; Wedmerline Schulz, Sun Prairie; Logan Schwab, Fort Atkinson; Ava Stein, Lake Mills; Emma Storlie, Lake Mills; Elizabeth Winkelman, Watertown; Bryce Zimmermann, Jefferson

Commendables (3.0 – 3.249 GPA)

Grade 9

Silas Backhaus, Cottage Grove; Elaina Barrett, DeForest; Samuel Garcia, Fort Atkinson; Molly Kalma, Oconomowoc; Andrew Nass, Lake Mills; Kayden Probst, Watertown; Christine Ratzow, Watertown; Sophia Suarez-Luser, Madison; Ava Swanciger, Madison

Grade 10

Annaliese Bergum, Lake Mills; Markenna Bittorf, Lake Mills; Jerushaley Canales, Lake Mills; Aisiah Chaudhary, Lake Mills; Carter Flack, Fort Atkinson; Fred Gallatin, Windsor; Annalese Gaulke, Watertown; Madden Henning, Sun Prairie; Mark Kasbohm, Lake Mills; Sabastian Murray, Madison; Brynja Opsahl, Columbus; Garret Parkhurst, Johnson Creek; Nicole Powers, Portage; Jayden Rabehl, Juneau; Brecken Riesen, Watertown; Gabriella Schauff, Sun Prairie; Logan Scheitinger-Strohm, Fort Atkinson; Katelyn Schuett, Watertown; Tyler Schuld, Lake Mills; Landon Smillie, Fort Atkinson; Aubrey Stelzer, Fort Atkinson; Kassidy Terpstra, Watertown; Adaline Thostenson, Madison; Hunter Wellmann, Jefferson; Courtney Zastrow, Ixonia

Grade 11

Elaina Bagdassian, Oconomowoc; Elliot Dahl, Johnson Creek; Paxton Denning-Caldwell, Sun Prairie; Thomas Dwyer, Oconomowoc; Nash Foskett, Jefferson; Reagan Gebhart, Cambridge; Hannah Godwin, Madison; Gabriel Hagen, Fort Atkinson; Alex Isham, Watertown; Audra Kopfer, Columbus; Ruby Langille, Lake Mills; Korben Maas, Fall River; Ava Nichter, Watertown; Payton Schultz, Watertown; Jack Simmons, Windsor; Emma Smulders, Watertown; Vivian Stahl, Whitewater; Brett Thoma, Helenville; Sean Turner, Watertown

Grade 12

Joseph Balistreri, Madison; Kayden Bou, Madison; Katelynn De Galley, Watertown; Jenna Degner, Watertown; Mark Garcia, Fort Atkinson; Joshua Hafenstein, Beaver Dam; Brody Hendricks, Watertown; Mya Morgan, Waterloo; Nathaniel Peterson, Sun Prairie; Markus Rabehl, Juneau; Antonio Sizemore, Waterloo; Emma Wiedenfeld, Lake Mills; Kya Winger, Watertown