Featuring the Class of 2023
Day in the Life of Timothy Grasmick III
By Ella Gaes
Tim Grasmick’s day begins with the sound of his alarm bright and early at 5:00 a.m. He then goes and takes care of his many animals. Tim has three cats, four dogs, and three turtles (two paint turtles and one tortoise.) His next stop is the kitchen where he usually eats a breakfast sandwich. To take up the rest of his spare time, he watches television. You can usually find him watching American Dad. He gets dressed and ready for school and is out the door by 6:50 a.m. He arrives at school by 7:10 a.m.
Tim’s favorite subject at school is government with Mr. Bretschneider because it is always interesting and easy to learn. Tim leaves the school at 2:47 p.m., and when he arrives at home he takes care of his animals. He passes the time by watching more television until supper which falls around 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. His favorite meal is tacos. He then plays video games until bedtime. His regular game is GTA 5, and he can’t wait for GTA 6 to be released.
Day in the Life of Hunter Hendrickson
By Shayna Haase
Senior Hunter Hundrickson begins his regular school day routine at 6:00 a.m. He prepares for school by changing his clothes and getting everything ready and then about 6:30ish he leaves home and drives to school. Hunter eats the school lunch daily.
After school, he usually goes to his grandma’s and hangs out or he usually goes to pick up siblings after school then he goes to his house and hangs out until about 4:40-5:00 p.m.
Hunter spends on average around 1.5 hours on social media a day.
He ends his day at around 1:00 a.m. and gets up and does the same thing again throughout the school week.
Day in the Life of Brooke Reddest
By Addison Sporleder
Brooke Reddest starts off her day by waking at 7:00 a.m. She then gets ready for school and arrives at around 7:50, along with eating breakfast at school.
Her first class of the day is choir with Mrs. Amy Barnhill. Following that she goes to Mr. Piper’s room for science. Mr. Bretschneider’s government class is her third class of the day, and Mr. Weber’s applied communications class wraps up her day.
When Brooke is done with her school day, she usually hangs out with friends. After that, she heads home for supper and spends time with her family. They sometimes like to play games in the evening with one another.
Brooke ends her day by going to bed at 10:00 p.m.
Richard Halligan’s Day
By Addison Sporleder
Richard Halligan, a senior, begins his day by waking up at 7:30 a.m. He then gets ready and heads out the door to go to school where he arrives at about 7:55.
In first period, he attends art, followed by strength and fitness in second period. For his third period class, he goes to one of his senior classes, government, then attends his other senior class fourth period, applied communications.
After school, Richard likes to go home and sleep. Some days he goes to work after school in Norfolk at John’s Disposal. Once he is finished with work, he goes home for the evening where he eats supper and relaxes.
Richard ends his day at about 10:00 p.m. when he goes to bed.
Day in the Life of Colbey Jensen
By Ella Gaes
Senior Colbey Jensen starts his day off at 7:05 a.m. He then begins his morning routine in the bathroom with brushing his teeth and showering, followed by heading to his room to get dressed. After that, his next stop is the kitchen. Colbey cooks his own breakfast sandwich every morning. Colbey heads to school around 7:30 in order to maintain his regular spot in the concrete parking lot.
During the school day, Colbey mentioned how his government class is his favorite class because he loves the fun environment.
After school gets out Colbey heads over to the Venteicher Farm where they are currently fixing fences and constantly working cattle. Colbey leaves the farm around 8:00 or 9:00, depending on the day. He usually eats when he gets home, and his favorite meal is tacos.
Colbey hops in the shower once again and begins to wind down for the night. He spends the rest of his free time working on homework and exploring apps on his phone. He is ready for the lights out at 11:00 p.m.
Colbey looks forward to Friday nights and the weekends because he derbies with his family.
Day in the life of Mekyna Harris
By Kaden Froehlich
Senior Mekyna Harris begins her day early in the morning around 6:00 a.m. She then begins getting ready for school. After she feels she is ready to start her day, she hangs around her house until about 7:00.
Mekyna makes the drive to school and begins her day with her first period class, which is accounting. After accounting ends Mekyna heads to construction, and then she makes the walk across the school to government class; however, part way through it, she eats second lunch. She then goes to her applied communications class. Mekyna then finishes her applied communications class, and she heads to study hall to finish her homework for the day. She then leaves the school at 3:00 p.m., and goes to hang out with friends in the evening.
After that she finally gets home, she eats and showers. Mekyna then kills time on her phone until about 9:00 or 10:00, she then goes to bed and repeats the process the next day.
Day in the Life of Damian Polt
By Claudia Riggert
Senior Damian Polt begins his regular school day routine at 7:00 a.m. He prepares for school by showering and getting ready then arriving at school at around 7:55.
Damian eats the school lunch daily instead of his own lunch from home. After school, he usually hangs out with friends and does activities with them such as working and fixing things with them. He also enjoys doing activities like detailing cars and hunting.
Damian spends on average around 1.5 hours on social media a day.
He ends his day at around 11 p.m. and gets up and does the same thing again throughout the school week.
Day in the Life of Ashton Koch
By Addison Sporleder
Senior Ashton Koch starts his day bright and early each morning by waking up at 5:20 a.m. He spends his time doing school work till about 6:00, and he then goes outside to do chores. Following this, he eats breakfast and arrives at school at about 7:40.
Ashton is at the high school for first and second periods only each day, where he attends Natural Resources first period and English 12 second period. Once he leaves the building, he goes home to eat lunch and starts on his next classes. Ashton is in an online American History class, which he works on for a couple of hours. Next, he has a theology class taught by his mother at home.
After his school hours are over, he likes to go outside and film for his YouTube channel, which consists of hunting and archery.
In the evening, he eats supper, hangs out with his family, and relaxes for the night. To wrap up his day, Ashton usually heads to bed around 10:00 p.m.
A Day in the Life of Alena Peters
Senior Alena Peters begins her day by waking up to her alarm at 6:20 a.m. when she proceeds to go on her phone for around ten minutes. After Alena gets ready, eats breakfast, and packs her lunch, she then leaves her house around 7:10 a.m. for school every day. She then arrives around 7:25 a.m.
After school on Mondays, Alena attends a school course at the college. She also cheers for Pierce's sporting events, or she reads and catches up with homework. Alena has worked on limiting her screen time recently and spends around 30 minutes a day on her phone. She finally ends her day at around 11 p.m. when she goes to sleep and repeats the same pattern the next day.
