Lovely evening for spring ritual. The student president at the Winona High School, Sawyer Lepsch, was among speakers for candle-lighting National Honor Society ceremony. Sawyer was among inductees.
Superintendent applauds student accomplishments
WINONA, Minn. – The superintendent of Winna schools, Brad Berzinski, who knows what it’s like to be busy, empathized with the school’s best and brightest. Addressing inductees into the the school chapter of the National Honor Society, Berzinski said: “I’m amazed you can do it all.” These were students with at least a 3.6 grade average on a 4.0 scale. This was no group if nerds nuy involved in multiple extracurricular activities. Some have jobs. All of them are committed to volunteer work, both in the high school and in the greater community. The chapter adviser, Sarah Dixen, also expressed amazemrnt that these teens continue to show up, whethernfor a 7:15 a.m. shift at an elementary school playground, a tutoring session for a ninth grader struggling with biology, or helping out a local organization in town. The inductees:
> Seniors: Alaina Bell, Brady Benedict, Tanner Benson, Mya Brand, Adriana Brenengen, Clay Cottrell, Alicia Dionysius, Alexia Ebertowski, Makayla Finnegan, Anna Gilmer, Chey Goettelman, Evelyn Gondola, Asta Griggs, Malia Indra, Ruby Kiesel, Velaina Kiesel, Boden Larsen, Jacob Larsen, Lenora Leger, Sawyer Lepsch, Jillian Macon, Keeli Meyer, Eric Pampuch, Hope Quinn, Makenna Schroeder, Joshua Sheridan, Myron St George, Lauren Steinfeldt, Brianna Styba, Morgan Tye.
> Juniors: Emily Benke, Elizabeth Graner, Riley Grinsteinner, Andrew Heltemes, Lucas Heltemes, Piper Jones, Adelaide Krase, Claire Lynch, Calla Pike, Kiley Pollock, Carson Prodzinski, Lucy Sanders, Eleanor Schantzen, Pippa Serleth, Elina Skranka, Rachel Spartz, Salome Tolvaisas, Avani Roka.