“Sarah has great determination, she is a very dependable person.  She has participated in many sports as well as being a student council member and volunteering her time to the community.  She has always held high grades, above a 3.5 GPA. She has been a member of the National Honor Society, as well has a member of the Homecoming Court. Sarah holds a lot of great qualities that will help her be a great asset to society once she has finished college.  She will be playing basketball for the Grandview Vikings.  Sarah has a great future ahead of her.

AUDIO: INS Superior Student: Sarah Kerber

INS salutes Megan Kelchen from Cascade High School as this month’s superior student.

Megan has a gpa of 3.77 and has been a member of the National Honor Society the last two years as well as a member of the Dubuque Area Leadership Council. Her activities that she is involved in are golf and cross country. Other high school activities that Megan is involved in include student council which she has been involved in all four years. She is also a representative and a class officer for SAD. She is a member of the Spanish Club. Megan has been in band for eight years. Community wise, Megan involved in our church as an Adelaide and a youth minster. She has helped with spring and fall clean up in the Cascade community. She has also been active in the Cystic Fibrosis Walk as well as the Relay for Life events that have happened in the community. She plans to attend college to study business marketing.

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Congratulate Megan Kelchen the INS Superior Student next time you see her.

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INS salutes Alysha Smith from Lawton Bronson High School as this month’s superior student.

“Alysha is a very busy student who also gives back to her community. She is a member of NHS with a 3.77 grade point average. She is a basketball cheerleading captain, plays in the school band, a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sister, and teaches kindergarten in a religious education program at Nativity Parish. She is has also started taking classes at the Red Cross to become a volunteer. She does all of this and also deals with a heart condition called LongQuTie Syndrome. She had to have an internal defibrillator implanted when she was 11 years old. She has had many medical problems that she has overcome but it doesn’t stop her from doing anything. She is a very caring and giving person, loves dealing with kids and would someday like to be a nurse and work in pediatrics.”

Congratulate Alysha Smith the INS Superior Student the next time you see her.

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He is involved in the community with the United Methodist Youth Group. He went on a Mission trip toMexico. Jack attained the rank of Eagle Scout in 2008 and he continues to serve as a leader for the BoyScouts in his troop. He is also a 4-H member and a leader in the county council.

Jack is a great kid, we are so proud of him; he is a leader in church, school, and community. He isoutgoing, friendly and easy to get along with. Jack is definitely deserving of the INS Superior StudentAward.

AUDIO: INS Superior Student Jack Goodlaxson

Kristen Ahlers is a senior at Le Mars Community High School. She was nominated by Julie Beitelspacher.

“I am honored to nominate Kristen Ahlers as the INS Superior Student. Kristen is an amazing young woman who is not only active in her school, but her church and community as well.

Kristen holds leadership roles at Le Mars Community High School in Student Council, National Honor Society, Student Ambassadors, Band, Orchestra, Choirs, and Speech and Drama. She is also a letter-winner in track and cross country. She is the co-editor of the Bark yearbook and is a class officer. Besides her school activities, she is active in her church, and especially in our local 4-H program. Through 4-H she has been key in initiating community service activities such as the major recycling effort at our 5-day county fair. She led efforts in placing recycling stations throughout our fairgrounds saving tons of recyclables from ending up in the landfill! She has won numerous local and state 4-H awards and has exhibited at the Iowa State fair for 9 years.

She was named Miss Congeniality by her peers and also was named the Plymouth County Fair Queen as well as the LCHS Homecoming Queen this fall. She was nominated and had leadership roles at the 2010 Iowa Girls State event this past summer.

To exemplify her generous spirit, she spear-headed a project at her last year’s prom, assisting special needs high school kids and took them out for a prom meal, the promenade, and the prom dance, giving up her own prom to make it special for those less fortunate than herself!

She will continue to shine at Iowa State where she plans to attend after graduation, majoring in English secondary education. I am proud to know and nominate Kristen Ahlers as the INS Superior student!”

AUDIO: Interview with Kristen Ahlers