By ELI LUTGENS
Publisher/Editor
Snow week royalty gathered together in the NRHEG high school gymnasium Tuesday afternoon, February 7 to find out who among them would be crowned King and Queen.
Dylan Ingvaldson and Grace Wilkenson were crowned 2023 Snow Week King and Queen by the NRHEG 2022 Homecoming King and Queen Makota Misgen and Eva Wayne.
The following introduction was read aloud introducing the queen and king:
Grace is the daughter of Matt and Kara Wilkenson. She has two sisters: Olivia and Danika. She enjoys golfing, skiing, wake-boarding, and hanging out with her friends. Grace participates in volleyball, sideline cheer, competitive cheer, and golf. She is good at doing the limbo, especially on roller blades, but she is not good at playing front row in volleyball. Her favorite food is fettuccine alfredo with broccoli from Olive Garden, but she doesn't like Tater Tot hot dish. Grace says her hero is Bailey Ihrke because she convinced her that she did in fact have a crush on Jaylin Raab. After high school, Grace plans to attend Rochester Community Technical College to major in Radiology.
Dylan is the son of Tait and Jen Ingvaldson. He has one sister, Brynna. His hobbies include driving around and hanging out with friends and family, and he is involved in basketball. Dylan is good at getting it done, but not good at basketball. His favorite food is chipotle, and his worst food is last year's (school) lunch. Dylan’s heroes are his parents because they gave birth to him. After high school, Dylan plans to work and save his money.
The rest of the 2023 snow week royalty were: Ethan Thompson, Evan Beckmann, Jed Pfundt, Lucas Hanna, Ashley Wobschall, Erin Jacobson, Katheryn Kofstad, Andrea Briggs, and Taya Lembke. The following introductions were shared for each student:
Erin is the daughter of Erik and Heidi Jacobson. She has two older siblings: a brother, Tyler, and a sister, Anna. In her free time, she loves to spend time with her family and friends, whether it be side by siding, snowmobiling, spending days on the lake, going shopping, traveling different places with Hallie, or going on sushi dates with her best friend, Emma. She also enjoys helping her family on the farm and going on long walks with her dog, Remi, when the weather is nice. Erin is involved in volleyball, basketball, FCA, FFA, NHS, yearbook, student council, Luther league, and teaching Sunday School at her church. She is really good at sleeping, but not very good at waking up. She enjoys sushi and pickles (not together, of course), but she cannot stand chocolate milk. There is no such thing as a chocolate cow, therefore it doesn’t belong. Her hero is her brother, Tyler, since he is extremely hard working and has taught her a lot of great lessons. And let’s face it, who wouldn’t wanna be the golden child? After high school, Erin plans to attend South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD and major in Agronomy with a minor in Ag business.
Taya is the daughter of Tara Lembke and Jeff Lembke. She has two sisters, Kylie Lembke and Skylar Lembke. Her hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching movies, thrifting, and reading. Taya is good at procrastinating, but not very good at sports. Her favorite food is quesadillas, and she says baked beans are the grossest. Her hero is her Grandma Jo, because she was the best prankster and formed Taya’s sarcastic sense of humor. After high school, Taya plans to take a gap year to work and travel.
Ashley is the daughter of Jeri Wobschall. She has two siblings, older sister Brooke and twin brother Bradley. She enjoys being with her family, shopping, taking naps and trying new foods. Ashley is good at organizing, but not good at making decisions for herself. Her favorite food is Clair’s mom’s grilled cheese. The grossest food for her is ham. Ashley’s mom is her hero because she’s taught her many life lessons and her mom is proud of her no matter what. After high school, Ashley plans on moving to Colorado with her boyfriend and furthering her education within a couple years.
Andy is the daughter of Garret Briggs and April Martin. She has three siblings, Alan, Tyler and Gavin. Her hobbies include the 3 s’s: skiing, skating, and sleeping, and she is involved in volleyball. Andy is good at chit chatting it up with her 3 favorite bald teachers…. Loren, Weber, and Berg, but she is not good at answering the phone. Her favorite food is sweet potato fries, and her grossest is grapefruit. Andy’s heroes are Mitch, Phil, Tracy and Jon for teaching her the most important life skills and helping her through the toughest times….. She loves those people.
After high school, Andy plans to go to the University of Idaho.
Katheryn is the daughter of Martha and Isaac Kofstad. She has two siblings: William and Grace. Her hobbies include baking, cooking, painting, and watching horror movies. Katheryn is involved in gymnastics, band and GSA. She is good at procrastinating homework until the last second, but not good at keeping her room clean. She loves pickles! But the grossest food she has ever tasted was flaming hot cheetos. Her hero is her dad because he is always there for her when she needs him and he is there to fix her car whenever it has an issue. After high school, Katheryn plans on moving to Boulder Colorado and taking a gap year.
Lucas is the son of John Hanna and Miriam Hanna. He has three brothers: Aaden, Zander and Preston. Lucas’ hobbies include sports, fishing, gaming and hanging out with friends. He is involved in football and track in high school. Lucas is good at driving, school, and also being HIMETHEY, however he’s not very good at being bad at things. His favorite food is chicken alfredo, and he considers the worst food to be California rolls. Lucas says his heroes are his parents, because they taught him most of everything he knows. After high school, Lucas plans to enter the workforce.
Ethan is the son of Jena Thompson and David Thompson. He has one brother, Cole Thompson. His hobbies include weight lifting, playing video games, and learning about computers. Ethan is involved in football, baseball, concert band, jazz band, honor band, yearbook, and student council. He is good at math, but not good at English. When it comes to food, Ethan says that chicken and rice is the best, but mushrooms are the worst. His hero is his brother Cole, because he showed him that you can overcome anything and you can achieve greatness. After high school, Ethan plans to go to the University of Minnesota for Computer Engineering.
Gavin is the son of Billie Jennings and Dan Wilkenson. He has one brother, Drew, and one sister, Hailey. His hobbies include farming and hanging out with family and friends. Gavin is involved in football and track. He is good at farming, but he’s not good at driving snowmobile. Gavin’s favorite food is steak, and celery is what he doesn’t like. His hero is his dad, because he has taught him everything he needs to know about farming. After high school, Gavin plans to go to school for Precision Ag.
Jed is the son of Jed and Jessica Pfundt. He has one brother, Levi Pfundt. His hobbies include fishing and reading and he is involved in track. Jed is good at driving, but not good at fishing. His favorite foods are tacos, but he does not like enchiladas. Jed’s heroes are his parents, because they’ve always supported him in whatever he chooses to do. After high school, Jed will be going into the Navy.
Evan is the son of Matthew Beckmann and Diana Foster. His hobbies include hanging out with Corrie and talking to Sara Meihak. He is involved in track. Evan is good at talking to older women, but not good at talking to younger women. His favorite food is Mac and cheese, and his worst food is pickled eggs. Evan’s hero is his dad, who taught him most things he knows. As for his future plans after graduation, Evan plans to go home and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
The evening’s emcee’s were Will Tuttle and Tatum Smith Vulcan.
Winter coaches all provided updates and many thanks for student participation in extracurricular activities.