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Dan Arnold, Grace Bailey, Alex Bergersen-Davis, Kevin Brown, Brett Campbell, Keegan Casper, Ben Cherner, Kayleigh Dollinger, Jessica Hansen, Megan Hewett, Ben Kercheval, Paige Kinnamon, Ulysses Kittilson, Ben Linton, Samantha Mau, Jacob McCallister, Zoe McKay, Jack Mueller, Sophie Ofstead, John Ordoyne, Matt Papenheim, Angie Raschio, Martin Rojas, Sophie Seaberg-Wood
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Name: Ellen Breen
Parents: John and Beth Breen
College, major: University of Wisconsin-Madison, flute performance
Quote: "Love many things for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well." - Vincent Van Gogh
Name: Ella Coben
Parents: Barbara Freese and James Coben
College, major: Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Ore.; computer science and mathematics
Quote: "The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest." - Kurt Vonnegut
Name: Eliot Hart-Nelson
Parents: Roxanne Hart and Scott Nelson
College, major: Oberlin (Ohio) College, English and government.
Quote: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde
Name: Emma Holmes
Parents: Mim and Brian Holmes
College, major: Colorado College, mathematics
Quote: "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." - Robert Byrne
Name: Zoe Jameson
Parents: Jennifer Jameson and Eric Gustafson
College, major: Pomona College, Claremont, Calif; anthropology
Quote: "In truth, all sensation is already memory." - Henry Bergson
Name: Thomas Kendrick
Parents: John and Teresa Kendrick
College, major: Michigan Tech, civil engineering
Quote: "Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda
Name: Cecilia Mazumdar Stanger
Parents: Gita Mazumdar and James Stanger
College: University of Minnesota
Quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" - Theodor Seuss Geisel
Name: Natalie Mironov
Parents: Howard Mironov and Jan Dubinsky
College: St. Olaf College
Quote: "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." - Marianne Williamson
Name: Alexander Nicol
Parents: Bill Nicol and Lisa Widmayer
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, biochemistry and chemistry
Quote: "Reality is not only the way things are, but the way man thinks things should be." - Immanuel Kant
Name: Maggie Scimeca
Parents: Diana and Joseph Scimeca
College, major: University of Chicago, human/cultural studies and biomedical sciences
Quote: "All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible." - William Faulkner
COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY
Name: Sianchay Pader Vue
Parents: Shoen Vue and Baiyana Yang
College, major: St. Olaf College, psychology
Quote: "One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it." - Sidney Howard
Name: Cortney Hernandez Sanchez
Parents: Kathryn Sanchez and Emiliano Hernandez
College, major: University of St. Thomas, psychology
Quote: "I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision." - Maya Angelou
Name: Tong Moua
Parents: Bill Moua and Mai
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, dentistry
Quote: "You can't expect to go through life doing everything that is required of you, but to try your best and do what you want to do." - Tong Moua
Name: Kasinney Michelle Yang
Parents: Joua Yang
College: St. Catherine University
Quote: "We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort." - Jesse Owens
Name: Zong Khang
Parents: Jason Khang and Khoua Yang
College, major: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, engineering
Quote: "Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." - B. F. Skinner
Name: Sheeher Vang
Parents: Thao Vang and Zan Thao
College, major: University of Minnesota-Morris, computer science
Quote: "The force will always be with you, always." - Obi Wan Kenobi
Name: Nkao Za Xiong
Parents: Pager Xiong and Hua Lee
College, major: St. Catherine University, radiology
Quote: "That which does not kill you makes you stronger." - Neitzsche
Name: Peter Yang
Parents: Za Thao
College, major: University of Minnesota-Morris, pharmacy
Quote: "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." - Maria Robinson
Name: Blong Xiong
Parents: Seng Xiong and See Her
College, major: Hamline University, pre-medical
Quote: "A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." - David Brinkley
Name: Pang Cha Jessica Khang
Parents: Kevyn C. Khang and Ong Shye Kong
College, major: Northwestern College, elementary education
Quote: "Life is very interesting ... in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths." - Drew Barrymore
COMO PARK
Name: Matthew Buechler
Parents: Ellen Longfellow and Dan Buechler
College, major: University of Pennsylvania, social systems engineering
Quote: "The fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have." - John Rawls
Name: Laura Burnes
Parents: Todd and Pat Burnes
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, English
Quote: "Live right now, just be yourself. It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else." - Jimmy Eat World
Name: Collin Davis-Johnson
Parent: Linda Davis-Johnson
College: Grinnell (Iowa) College
Quote: "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
Name: Andy Fate
Parents: Ann and Paul Fate
College: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." - Theodor Seuss Geisel
Name: Shawn Halvorson
Parents: Laurie and Marty Halvorson
College, major: University of Minnesota, architecture
Quote: "Even in a time of elephantine variety and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people." - Garrison Keillor
Name: Rachel Lee
Parents: David and Elizabeth Lee
College: St. Olaf College
Quote: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - "The Lorax" by Theodor Seuss Geisel
Name: Justin Miller
Parents: Conrad and Dawn Miller
College, major: Iowa State University, chemical engineering
Quote: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." - Thomas A. Edison
Name: Billy Moua
Parents: Nhia Her Moua and Xee Yang
College, major: Carleton College, biology
Quote: "What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Name: Chelsea Preiner
Parents: Anna and Matt Preiner
College, major: University of Minnesota, biology
Quote: "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." - Walt Disney
Name: Kaila Will
Parents: Kristen Nelson and Tom Will
College, major: Luther College, English
Quote: "Greatness lies even in the smallest of moments, in the humblest of hearts, and we shall, each of us, be called to greatness. Whether we shall rise to meet it or let it slip away, it is the challenge put before us all." - Libba Bray
CRETIN-DERHAM HALL
Name: Stephan Castelan
Parents: Liz Hathaway Castelan and Anselmo Castelan
College, major: Stanford, economics/international business
Quote: "Never let school get in the way of a good education." - Howard H. Hathaway
Name: Christina Dinh
Parents: Hung and Van Dinh
College, major: University of Minnesota, biochemistry
Quote: "Of course it is happening inside your head, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?" - Albus Dumbledore
Name: Jennifer Hartjes
Parents: Jay and Mary Sue Hartjes
College: Creighton University, Omaha
Quote: "If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives." - Vince Lombardi
Name: Kirstin Jacobsen
Parents: Eric and Julie Jacobsen
College, major: University of Notre Dame, biology
Quote: "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." - Henry David Thoreau
Name: Catherine Krezowski
Parents: Patricia Krezowski
College, major: Iowa State University, engineering
Quote: "I am the captain of my soul, master of my destiny." - "Invictus" by William Ernest Henley
Name: Bryan Linehan
Parents: Mark and Kim Linehan
College, major: St. John's University, physics
Quote: "The messiah will come only when he is no longer necessary." - Franz Kafka
Name: Benjamin Liska
Parents: Mary Beth and Dan Liska
College, major: St. Olaf College, mathematics
Quote: "You are truly successful when you can look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, and up with gratitude."
Name: Kathleen McMahon
Parents: Connie and John McMahon
College, major: Georgetown University, biology of global health
Quote: "And this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart. I carry your heart, I carry it in my heart." - ee cummings
Name: Nathaniel Sullivan
Parents: Lucy and Thomas Sullivan
College, major: University of Wisconsin-Madison, engineering or business
Quote: "Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice...well that's just stupid." - Mr. Muetzel
Name: Michael Williams
Parents: Anne and Patrick Williams
College, major: University of Notre Dame, electrical engineering
Quote: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mohandas Gandhi
FACE TO FACE ACADEMY
Name: Antonia Enriquez
Parents: Charlene and Antonio Enriquez
Name: Jacob Berthiaume
Parents: Sue and Ken Berthiaume
College, major: St. Paul College, culinary arts
Name: Titiania Floyd
Parent: Denise Martin
College, major: Century College, nursing or cosmetology
Name: Kenia Guadarrama
Parents: Antonio Guadarrama and Kenia Vargas
College, major: St. Paul College, nursing
Name: Shawneese Ross
College, major: St. Paul College, nursing
Name: Brandon Trost
Parents: Angelia Aguilera and Jerry Trost
College major: music production
Name: LaShawn Dyer
Parent: LaTonia Williams
College major: music performance
Name: Erin Tungland
Parents: Thomas and Lola Tungland
College, major: St. Paul College, nursing
Name: Tiffany Janusiak
Parent: Connie Minter
College, major: St. Paul College, nursing
Name: Mwene Kajunju
Parent: Wonda Kajunju
College, major: Inver Hills Community College, law enforcement
Name: Peyton Vail
Parent: Andrea Vail
College: Century College
GREAT RIVER SCHOOL
Name: Emmett Ruff
Parent: Marcia Miller
College: Grinnell (Iowa) College
Quote: "If you stare into the abyss long enough, it stares back."
Name: Andrew Mercer-Taylor
Parents: Beth and Peter Mercer-Taylor
College, major: Columbia University, New York City; engineering
Quote: "The fear of death follows from the fear of life."
Name: Ellen Brand
Parents: Gail and Ron Brand
Next year: Volunteering with Youth for Understanding
Name: Wyatt Stahlman
Parents: Melinda and David Stahlman
College: Loyola University, Chicago
Name: Martin List-Tesdell
Parents: Erica Tesdell and Davis List
College: Hamline University
Name: Anna Edwards-Siess
Parents: Elizabeth Siess and Mike Edwards
College: University of Wyoming
Name: Samuel Aiken
Parents: Robyn and James Aiken
College: St. John's University
Name: Nicholas Anderson
Parents: Lynda and Doug Anderson
College: University of Minnesota-Duluth
Name: Jeran Poehls
Parents: Celia and Duane Poehls
College: University of Charleston (S.C.)
Name: Brittney Farrow
Parents: Jacquelyn Farrow and Valerie Hauch
College: St. Cloud State University
HARDING
Name: Libbie Osaben
Parents: Patricia and Gregg Osaben
College, major: University of Wisconsin-Madison, history
Quote: "I think us here to wonder, myself. To wonder. To ast. And that in wondering bout the big things and asting bout the big things, you can learn about the little ones, almost by accident... The more I wonder, he say, the more I love." - "The Color Purple"
Name: Raul Varga
Parents: Peter and Delia Varga
College, major: St. John's University, aerospace engineering
Quote: "Don't let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game."
Name: Jordan Touchah Lee
Parents: Blong Lee and Valerie Young and Diana Lee
College, major: Macalester College, computer science and information
Quote: "Cogito ergo sum. (I think, therefore I am.)" - Descartes
Name: Laura Nygren
Parents: James and Elizabeth Nygren
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, architecture
Quote: "Live. The purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have some difference."
Name: Tanner Wright
Parents: David and Julie Wright
College: St. John's University
Quote: "By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation which is easiest; and third by experience which is bitterest." - Confucius
Name: Yee Chang
Parents: Ber Chang and Sai Xiong
College, major: Gustavus Adolphus College, political science and economics
Quote: "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." - Naguib Mahfouz
Name: Koly Vang
Parents: Pakou Lee and Jackye Neng Vang
College: College of St. Benedict
Quote: "For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Name: Tang Xiong
Parents: Walee and Mae Yang Xiong
College: College of St. Benedict
Quote: "Ability is what you are capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." - Lou Holtz
Name: Kyle Reiter
Parents: Michele and Patrick Reiter
College, major: Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, teaching English as a second language
Quote: "Everything that matters is difficult, everything that matters is costly, everything that matters will hurt." - Mark Driscoll
Name: Nick Behler
Parents: David and Deanna Behler
College, major: College of St. Scholastica, nursing
Quote: "A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." - Phyllis Diller
Name: Gao Ying Yang
Parents: Ong Yang and Xee Thao
College, major: St. Olaf College, biochemistry
Quote: "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." - "A Cinderella Story"
HIGH SCHOOL FOR RECORDING ARTS
Name: Corey Stampley
Parents: Belinda Hickman and Greg Stampley
College: Berklee College of Music, Boston
Quote: "Music in my mind, music in my soul, music in my heart; I am music!"
Name: Daracha Robinson
Parents: Melanie Wade
College, major: St. Paul College, liberal arts
Quote: "I never try to fit in, because I was born to stand out."
Name: Stefon Henry
Parents: Kymberlie Ramsarran and Jerry Butler
Plans: Military, medical training
Quote: "Do we have the intelligence, humor, imagination, courage, tolerance, love, respect, and will to meet the challenge?" - Cornell West, "Race Matters"
Name: Demetrius Gant
Parents: Keith Gant and DeAnn Thomas
College, major: University of Minnesota, journalism
Quote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Name: Christine Bristol
Parent: Felicia Bristol
College, major: St. Paul College, culinary arts
Quote: "Leave your mark everywhere."
Name: Consuela Cruz
Parents: Ernesto Cruz and Deborah Leiva
College, major: North Hennepin Technical College, business
Quote: "My passion is my strength."
Name: Sylvester Brown Jr.
Parents: Ayana and Sylvester Brown Sr.
College: IPR, business of music
Quote: "Work now, play later."
Name: Cassandra Sherry-Rojas
Parent: Penny Sherry
College, major: McNally Smith, business of music
Quote: "B-More!"
Name: Alicia Sullivan
Parents: Darlene King and Maurice Baker
College, major: MCTC, nursing
Quote: "If you knew better, you'd do better."
Name: Aaron Reeves
Parents: Kim and Aaron Reeves
College, major: IPR, audio and video production
Quote: "One day, your life is going to flash before your eyes; make sure it's worth watching."
HIGHLAND PARK
Name: Claire Atmore
Parents: Thomas and Ann Atmore
College: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Quote: "I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made." - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Name: Caroline Davidson
Parents: William Davidson and Claire Olson
College, major: Drake University, Des Moines; elementary education
Quote: "Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along. Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone." - Lee Ann Womack
Name: Elon Hailu
Parents: Fekadu Hailu Habte and Wubit Abebe
College, major: Stanford University, pre-medicine
Quote: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mohandas Gandhi
Name: Kelly Horn
Parents: Duane and Chris Horn
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, chemistry
Quote: "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go." - Theodor Seuss Geisel
Name: Margo Lee
Parent: Kathleen Kiefer
College: University of Michigan
Quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel
Name: Kevin Murphy
Parents: Robert and Marie Murphy
College, major: Northwestern University, economics
Quote: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." - Oscar Wilde
Name: Mai Richards
Parents: Reed Richards and Ester Richards
College, major: University of Pittsburgh, health and rehabilitation sciences
Quote: "Freedom lies beyond the field of our own consciousness." - Robert Monroe
Name: Sophia Ristau
Parents: Eric and Annette Ristau
College, major: Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; math and science
Quote: "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Steve Prefontaine
Name: Emma Schneider
Parents: Mark Schneider and Mary Lincoln
College: Carleton College
Quote: "There was no point in worrying yet... what would come, would come... and he would have to meet it when it did." - J.K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"
Name: Rachel Womack
Parent: Karen Womack
College, major: Carleton College, biology
Quote: "Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true." - Leon J. Suenes
HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY
Name: Cho Cho Aung
Parent: Ah Moo
College, major: St. Paul College, education
Quote: "Time and tide wait for no man."
Name: Michael Kue
Parents: Kue Mai Kong and Thai Kue
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, psychology
Quote: "Live like there's no tomorrow and dream like you'll live forever."
Name: Mee Moua
Parents: Mai Yer Yang and Xang Moua
College, major: St. Cloud State University, web design
Name: Dinnis Vang
Parent: Chong Moua
College, major: Gustavus Adolphus College, business administration, music, fire science
Quote: "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but never of changing himself." - Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
Name: Teng Vang
Parents: Youa Khang and John Ge Vang
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, environmental science/ fishery
Name: Long Xiong
Parents: Der Yang
College, major: St. Paul College, engineering
Quote: "Work hard at first, success will come after."
Name: Michie Xiong
Parents: Felicienne Yang and Fabien Vue
College, major: Minnesota State University-Moorhead, film studies
Quote: "Character is like a tree and reputation is like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." - Abraham Lincoln
Name: Anna Yang
Parents: Wa Xiong and Tou Yang
College: North Hennepin Community College
Name: Gaoly Yang
Parents: Chia Thor and Chong Bee Yang
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, business management
Quote: "It is easier to be wise for others than for ourselves." - William James
Name: Mai Xw Yang
Parents: Lee Xiong and Michael Yang
College, major: St. Cloud State University, psychology
Quote: "To live life like there's no tomorrow."
HUMBOLDT
Name: Hussein Abdi
Parent: Yurub Some
College, major: University of Alberta, electrical engineering
Quote: "The sooner the better."
Name: John Lee
Parents: Hue Lee and Sia Yang
College: St. Olaf College
Quote: "God gave us two ears and one mouth, so we can hear twice as much as we say."
Name: Meng Ka Lee
Parents: Hue Lee and Sia Yang
College, major: Gustavus Adolphus College, math and science
Quote: "Get your game on!" Jaiden Yuki
Name: Htee Moo
Parents: Ti Moo and Moomu Htun
College: St. Olaf College
Quote: "No pain, no gain"
Name: Yer Moua
Parents: Blia Yang Moua, Mee Xiong
College, major: Carleton College, pre-medicine
Quote: "There is no one to blame but yourself cause when you point one finger three point back at you."
Name: Tin Tun Naing
Parents: Than Lwin
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, mathematics
Quote: "You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind." - Mohandas Gandhi
Name: Carlos Rivera
Parents: Maritza Crespin
College, major: St. Olaf College, mathematics and chemistry
Quote: "One day your life will flash before your eyes; make sure it's worth watching."
Name: Cheng Thao
Parents: Zachary Thao and Yee Vang
College, major: Gustavus Adolphus College, mathematics
Quote: "Home is where someone is thinking about you." - Naruto
Name: Pao Thao
Parents: Wa Lee Thao and Teng Her
Quote: "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan
Name: Cha Yang
Parent: Nhia Yang
College: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Quote: "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves." - Confucius
JOHNSON
Name: Arthur Nguyen
Parent: Quan Tran
College, major: Harvard University, molecular biology
Name: Peter Vang
Parents: La Vang and Chue Vang
College, major: Macalester College, biology/chemistry
Name: Alyssa Marie Whitesell
Parents: Dan and Nancie Whitesell
College, major: College of St. Benedict, math and secondary education
Name: Pai Lee
Parents: Yong Yee Lee and Xe Chang
College, major: St. Catherine University, nursing
Name: Max Bollman
Parents: Amy and Gary Bollman
College, major: University of Minnesota, marketing and business
Name: Sompos Nhul
Parents: Sotheary Nhoeung and Chanreasmey Nhul
College, major: University of Minnesota, dentistry
Name: Nancy Fang
Parents: Youa and Mai Yang Fang
College: Gustavus Adolphus College
Name: Mai Yang Xiong
Parents: Sou Lee and Youa Ye Xiong
College, major: St. Catherine University, nursing
Name: Panghoua Thao
Parents: Chong Lee
College, major: North Central University, worship leading
Name: Brook LaFloe
Parents: Janice LaFloe and Jeff Dubois
College, major: Marquette University, Milwaukee; international business/relations
METRO DEAF SCHOOL
Name: Mary Rose Weber
Parents: Roger and Susan Weber
Quote: "When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile."
OPEN WORLD LEARNING COMMUNITY
Tristan Allen, Jose Alonso, Ramon Barros, Jeffrey Bies, Karl Brose, Alexander Casebeer, Khaliya Dorry, Emily Falksen, Jonathan Guerrero Abrego, Norah Harper Godderz, Houa Her, David Hoh, Thomasina Hunter, Julia Iwaszek, Jamesia Jackson, Lawrence Kaul, Erin Kellogg, Be Elizabeth Khang, Say Khang, Johnny Lor, Yahya Sheikh Ibrahim Mohamed, Peter Moua, Sarah Plonski, Keyera Ronning, Mitzael Sepulveda, Demetria Steinberg, Peng Thao, Ruby Uribe, Kou Vang, Hallie Windisch, Alexander Yang, Yeng Yang, Ying Yang, Sonja Youngquist
ST. AGNES
Name: Victoria Blackstone
Parents: Robert and Virginia Blackstone
College, major: Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.; pre-medical
Quote: "You will know the truth and the truth will set you free." - John 8:32
Name: Annette Dobihal
Parents: Charles and Catherine Dobihal
College, major: Benedictine College, theology
Quote: "Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - Pope John Paul II
Name: Nicholas Jacobs
Parents: Judy Jacobs
College, major: Purdue University, mechanical engineering
Quote: "Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried." - Winston Churchill
Name: Emma Goossens
Parents: Greg and Jennifer Goossens
College, major: University of North Dakota, nursing
Quote: "Just because that's the way it is doesn't mean that's the way it should be."
Name: Hannah Steiner
Parents: Chris and Julie Steiner
College: University of St. Thomas
Quote: "What you are is God's gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God."
Name: Lucas Gaughan
Parents: Patrick and Jennifer Gaughan
College, major: University of St. Thomas, business
Quote: "Dum spiro, spero." ("While I breathe, I hope.") - Cicero
Name: Elizabeth Roddy
Parents: Tim and Tricia Roddy
College, major: University of Minnesota, business and music
Quote: "Rejoice and be glad always, for you shall not be put to shame." - St. Boniface
Name: Emily Schmidt
Parents: David and Jill Schmidt
College, major: Iowa State University, food science
Quote: "It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - J.K. Rowling
Name: Sabrina Maslow
Parents: Thomas and Tonia Maslow
College: University of Minnesota
Quote: "Wherever politics tries to be redemptive, it is promising too much. Where it wishes to do the work of God, it becomes not divine, but demonic." - Pope Benedict XVI
Name: Daniel Foley
Parents: Pat and Sandy Foley
College, major: University of St. Thomas, mechanical engineering
Quote: "Gaudium etsi laboriosum." ("Realize that penance is joy, in spite of its hardship.") - St. Josemaria Escriva
ST. PAUL ACADEMY AND SUMMIT SCHOOL
Name: James Adams
Parents: Jim and Julia Adams
College: Carleton College
Name: Madeline Butler
Parents: John and Ceci Butler
College: Wesleyan University
Name: Jackson Evert
Parents: Neal and Alicia Evert
College: University of Chicago
Name: Sinan Goral
Parents: Ali and Derya Goral
College: Grinnell (Iowa) College
Name: Alexandra Johnson
Parents: Scott and Sally Johnson
College: Dartmouth College
Name: Nadja Leonhard-Hooper
Parents: Alan Hooper and Sigrun Dagmar Leonhard
College: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Name: Gavriella Levy Haskell
Parents: Fred and Susan Levy Haskell
College: Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Name: Jacqueline Lis
Parents: Brad and Sarah Lis
College: Princeton University
Name: Hannah Lutz
Parents: Ron and Cathy Lutz
College: University of Chicago
Name: John Micevych
Parents: Mike and Susan Micevych
College: Georgetown University
Name: Zachary Mohring
Parents: Andrew Mohring and Barb Buenz
College: Yale University
Name: Preston Morris
Parents: Timothy and Lisa Morris
College: University of Pennsylvania
Name: Alexander Petronio
Parents: Joseph and Catharina Petronio
College: Washington University, St. Louis
Name: Emily Rasmussen
Parents: Tom and Laura Rasmussen
College: Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Ore.
Name: Hannah Samuelson
Parents: Jeffrey and Marya Samuelson
College: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Name: Leida Voulgaropoulos
Parents: Constantinos Voulgaropoulos and Ioanna Apostolidou
College: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Name: Steven Wendeborn
Parents: Bob and Jung Wendeborn
College: University of Chicago
Name: Jada Wensman
Parents: John Wensman and Lisa Buck
College: Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
ST. PAUL CONSERVATORY FOR PERFORMING ARTISTS
Name: Maria Fernanda Diez
Parents: Francisco and Claudia Diez
College, major: Columbia University, New York City; theater
Quote: "If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." - Nora Roberts
Name: Rebecca Hurd
Parents: Roger Hurd and Tamara Nelson
College, major: University of Minnesota, theater arts
Quote: "Play is the highest form of research." - Albert Einstein
Name: Steven Paananen
Parents: Jim and Sue Paananen
College, major: Emerson College, Boston; film
Quote: "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Theodor Seuss Geisel
Name: Logan Pedersen
Parents: Steve and Lisa Pedersen
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, theater arts and English
Quote: "Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death." - Albert Einstein
Name: Bethany Pertzsch
Parents: Jerry and Barb Pertzsch
College, major: Northwestern College, music and English
Quote: "We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep." - Henry David Thoreau
Name: Joshua Quinn
Parents: Jerry and Sherri Quinn
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, history
Quote: "If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you won't do it, and it won't happen." - Desiderius Erasmus
Name: Hannah Schwarze
Parents: Joan Flood and Steven Schwarze
College, major: St. Mary's University, mathematics
Quote: "Live well, laugh often, love much."
Name: Emily Vander Wyst
Parent: Tami Retterath
College, major: Community college, genetics
Name: Leo Wexler-Mann
Parents: Michael Mann and Deborah Wexler
College, major: The Juilliard School, New York City; piano performance
Quote: "I'm sick of following my dreams! I'm just gonna ask where they're going and meet up with them later." - Mitch Hedberg
TWIN CITIES ACADEMY
Name: Chloe Ahlf
Parents: Michael and Mona Ahlf
College, major: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, design
Name: Gregory Gartner
Parents: Rick and Laurie Gartner
College: Pine Technical College
Name: Nora Poole
Parents: Tom and Geanette Poole
College: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Name: Nathan Hastings
Parents: Tim and Jodi Hastings
College: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
