Students from the Jamestown region in the news

Curtiss Heidebrink of Jamestown and Kalina Freier of Kensal are among students named to the fall 2022 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the list. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired eight-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring and summer.

GRAND FORKS -- Thirty-two University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences physician assistant students began the clinical portion of their studies this week in an effort to earn their Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree.

To celebrate this milestone, members of the Physician Assistant Class of 2024 received their white coats on Friday, Jan. 20, in the Charles H. Fee, M.D. Auditorium at the SMHS.

UND Master of Physician Assistant Studies Class of 2024 include the following students from the Jamestown area: Madison Nitschke, Oakes; Valerie Snelling, Fullerton; Lauren Staton, Grace City, and Lacey Zeiszler, Jamestown.

This is the fourth group to benefit from the School’s Adopt-a-PA-Program, where donors to the SMHS provide white coats for the future physician assistants students. In this case, more than 20 donors provided professional white coats for second-year Physician Assistant Studies students who are about to begin their clinical experiences.

Students have already completed their first two semesters of basic science instruction and now transition into the clinical aspect of their curriculum in the didactic setting before beginning their primary care clinical experiences under the supervision of physician and PA preceptors. Over the next 18 months, they will return to UND for several weeks at different junctures for continued education and training.

Eighty-one percent of the Class of 2024 is from North Dakota and Minnesota. Students range in age from 21 to 37 years, with an average age of 26. The class includes 26 females and six males.

Area North Dakota students were among North Dakota State University students to be placed on the 2022 fall dean’s list.

A student must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least 12 class credits to qualify for the dean’s list.

Students are listed by hometown. Area students on the list are:

Ashley: Hunter Gallagher, Colton Martz, Blake Meyer, Nicole Schmidt, Schuyler Utecht

Binford: Callie Ronningen

Bowdon: Jaxon Fike, Regan Jones, Nicole Neumiller

Carrington: Madeline Allmaras, Savanna Friedt, Amanda Jarrett, Emma Rindy, Grace Rindy, Trey Rosenau, Payton Smith, Kaylee Weninger

Cleveland: Abby Carlson

Cooperstown: Caleb Edland, Alivia Erickson, Kayla Kenninger, Ashton Smith, Ella Stokka

Edgeley: Bailey Anderson, Grady Henderson, Keyahna Musland

Ellendale: Carli Merkel, Alex Nelson, Cody Winter

Enderlin: Elisabeth Klockmann, Jessica Utke, Kasey Utke

Fullerton: Abigail Peterson, Conor Schall

Glenfield: Brooke Topp

Hannaford: Jenna Larson

Jamestown: Zoe Bennett, Tyler Burnham, Paige Earnest, Chase Finck, Jordan Finck, Jozelyn Ford, Ava Fremgen, Claire Frohlich, Anish Glinz, Braden Hart, Andrew Haugland, Mya Henderson, Brett Hertz, Jarron Larson, Joseph Lauinger, Ryder Lunzman, Calli Lynch, Kassidy Lynch, Senayet Motschenbacher, Jackson Naumann, Lauren Peterka, Catlyn Raap, Cole Rasmusson, Ashlyn Schauer, Luke Van Berkom, Cole Williams, Cody Williamson, Griffin Winstead

Kulm: Maren Berntson, Madison Giesler

LaMoure: Andrew Hoff, Lukas Hoff, Ana Mart, Bailey Sandness, Trinity Weber

Lehr: Savanna Bader

Linton: Bailey Hulm, Trey Jacob, Erin Kelsch, Teegan Scherr, Gabrielle Valdellon, Paul Vetter Ethan Zink

Litchville: KevonnaIsakson

McHenry: Maria Becker, Madison Feiring

Medina: Morgan Martel

Millarton: Emma Wiley

Montpelier: Lane Froehlich

Napoleon: McKenna Johnson, Kelly Zimmerman

New Rockford: Theodore Allmaras, Chloe Heinz, Kyleigh Hilbert, Kenna Munson, Brianna Price, Madison Schuster

Nortonville: Baylee Berg, Mya Olsen

Oakes: Sean Hermes, Jozy Kadoun, Megan Rodine, Samantha Roehrich, David Schmitz, Aubrei Steiner

Rogers: Erika Anderson

Spiritwood: Madison Scott

Steele: Morgan Biegler, Megan Demaray, Mahyle Furman

Sykeston: Jacob Rexin

Tappen: Thomas Keily

Valley City: Adam Bitz, Bea Bianca, Jadyn Dieterle, London Dietrich, Jared Eggermont, Brynn Hagen, Cali Halgrimson, Alexia Laughlin, Natalie Lemnus, Morgan Nelson, Maggie Oberlander, Faith Orner, Peyton Pederson, Samantha Ranisate, Megan Roswick, Alexis Senf, Tamika Silva, Dakota Tahran, Kyle Triebold, Alexa Uecker, Jessica Undem, Katarina Vachal

Wimbledon: Emily Ames

Wishek: Jesse Baumgartner, Abigail Deile, Lewis Goehring, Alexa Ketterling, Seth Wolf

Ypsilanti: Lance Kjellberg

MADISON, S.D. – Students from the Jamestown area are among those named to the president’s academic honors list for the 2022 fall semester at Dakota State University in Madison.

The following full-time students achieved a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0 to qualify for the honors list:

Jamestown: Nora Lenhart

Litchville: Megan Beyer

Monango: Scott Wagner

Pingree-Buchanan Public Public School has released the names of those students listed on its honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2022-23 school year. The students are:

A Honor Roll

4.0 GPA

Seniors: Lilly Bohl, Sophia Bohl

Juniors: Brock Jungels, Kalen Kinzel, Allison Thomas, Mark Thomas

Freshmen: Terek Kinzell, Brynn Sorenson, Brayden Torgerson, Jorgen Tripp

Grade eight: Madelynn Nagel

A Average Honor Roll

3.67 to 3.99 GPA

Seniors: Daisy Pethel

Sophomores: Jersey Tripp

Freshmen: Chase Ova

Grade eight: Violet Bohl, Jacob Bredahl, Sydney Davis

Grade seven: Aidyn Perleberg, Aleeya Toregerson

B Honor Roll

3.0 to 3.66 GPA

Seniors: Ethen Mullins, Joshua Thomas

Juniors: Dominick Rebmann, Riley Widman

Sophomores: Serenity Reynolds, Camryn Ripley

Freshmen: Peyton Carlson, Dakota Hansen

Grade eight: Austin Bourland, Hannah Hansen, Ryland Mead, Carson Perleberg, Allie Ripley

Grade seven: Kashtyn Bear, Shelby Bear, Brooklyn Muggli, Shane Stegeman, Taylin Zimprich

BISMARCK – Bismarck State College announces the president’s honor roll for the fall 2022 semester.

The following area students have maintained at least a 3.50 GPA on a 4.00 scale while enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of classes and qualify for the president’s honor roll. An asterisk designates a GPA. The students are listed by hometown.

Berlin: Katrina Just

Carrington: Michael Clifton *, Elizabeth Lee*, Lea Mittleider, Jacob Seaburg

Cleveland: Amber Vanepps*

Cooperstown: Tavon Stadler*

Dawson: Blake Eberl, Ethan Schaffner

Dazey: Amanda Reidman *

Fessenden: Seth Dinius*

Gackle: Jayce Rivinius *

Glenfield: Janae Johnson

Grace City: Tristin Larson

Jamestown: Wendi Alvarado*, Julie Gader

Kensal: Emma Kollman, Jacob Timm

McHenry: Kaleb Short

Medina: Gracie Gunderson*

Napoleon: Jaxcen Glatt*, Dawson Kuipers*

New Rockford: Matthew Duchscherer*

Pettibone: Calli Mack*

Steele: Jacob Biegler, Grant Pfaff*

Streeter: Grace Nagbe

Tappen: Hailey Pfaff

Valley City: Evan Mielke

Verona: James Sandness*

Medina Public School has released the names of those students listed on its honor rolls for the second quarter of the 2022-23 school year. The students are:

A Honor Roll

Seniors: Shania Foerderer, Dylan Lachenmeier, Tia McMillan, Brydgette Mittleider, Joshua Moser, Keisha Salinas, Isabel Schmidt, Chel-C Stangland, Kelsey Vandeberghe, Sawyer Wanzek

Juniors: Alaina Bosche, Cyenna Garrett, Rozalyn Hawkinson, Caleb Jones, Gage Magstadt, Bryce Markegard, Kayley Mittleider, Cale Redlin, Rylen Wick

Sophomores: Kennedy Behm, Kameron Bodvig, Stormie Carter, Camden Cassula, Roper Foerderer, Madelyn Gefroh, Aiden Greer, Madison Hofmann, Eric Leik, Cierra Mack, Dakota Martinson, Jared Moser, Grace Reister, Samantha Reister, Savannah Reister, Abigail Ryun, Taya Schelske, Madilyn Schlecht, Elizabeth Sund

Freshmen: Paige Anderson, Kara Bosche, Allison Erickson, Layna Garrett, Seth Guthmiller, Katie Hieb, Gage Hofmann, Lauren Markegard, Shayla Martin, Kylie Mees, Taryn Mittleider, Adam Ryun, Melissa Schlecht, Joshua VanEpps

Grade eight: Trevin Behm, Ally Greer, Nicole Hayes, Marly Hoffmann, Angela Jones, Lucas Lytle, Destiny Opp, Kitra Schmidt

Grade seven: Bella Clark, Jacob Griffeth, Drew Hofmann, Isabella Hofmann, Aubree Lachenmeier, Layne Millage, Jayden Opp, Hank Redlin, Carter Schlecht, Charice Slaughter, Terran Tripp, Tessa Wanzek

B Honor Roll

Seniors: Makenzie High

Juniors: Arana Farley, Payton Wanzek

Sophomores: Adam Dehne, Aiden High, Levi Mees

Freshmen: Joseph Elston, Gage Grabinger, Kylee Hofmann, Chloe Reister, Cherdan Slaughter

Grade eight: Etta Banashak, Dawson Cassula, Willah Elston, Kaden Hieb, Aaliyah Salinas, Dyllon Schlabsz

Grade seven: Corah Elston, Xander Hayes, Blaire Irish

VALLEY CITY — Recently an international potluck was held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Valley City hosted by Sharayah Robinson and Kyle Symanki. Three foreign exchange students with the American Insitute For Foreign Study shared food and holiday traditions of their countries, which are Germany, Mali, Africa, and Lithuania.

The students are enrolled in the Academic Year In American Program with AIFS, which is coordinated by Cathy Scott of Spiritwood.

The five students are Luisa Holtmann and Lea Wolff, both Germany, who are attending Valley City High School, and Grace Kamate, Mali, and Simona Palukenaite, Lithuania, who are attending Jamestown High School. Wolff, who is being hosted by Mellissa Bits and Jermey Guthmiller, and Chiara Zepner, Germany, hosted by Conan and Kelsey Hirch, were unable to attend the potluck.

Holtmann is being hosted by Robinson and Symanki. She said she celebrates holidays in Germany as she did in the U.S., except her family puts out their boots by the door for Saint Nick on the eve of Dec. 6 and she also celebrates her traditional Advent calendar.

Palukenaite, hosted by Leann and Kirk Ripplinger, said Christmas Eve is very important in Lithuania and the best time to see extended family. They have at least 12 different dishes without meat, with most having fish, mushrooms or poppy seeds. Traditional Christmas Eve dessert is tiny Christmas cakes with poppy seed eaten with poppy seed milk. On Christmas morning they open presents and at lunch have a meat dish such as chicken or duck. The second day of Christmas is a national holiday.

Kamate, who is being hosted by Ben and SP Rutabara, said in Mali Christmas is celebrated with immediate family. Sibblings come home with their children and there are lots of people in the house. They cook food from their country and give food to the neighbors and invite friends to their house. They eat, have special drinks, play music and go to church. Going out with friends on Christmas to greet some relatives is a traditional activity.

Academic Year In America is accepting host family applications now for the 2023-2024 school year and for the first semester of the that school year. Contact 1-800-322-4678, ext. 5169, Ashley Byrnes or Catherine Scott at 701-252-5764. Register online at www.academicyear.org to view available students and to fill out an application.

AMES, Iowa – Trapper Depew of Pingree is among students named to the fall semester 2022 dean’s list at Iowa State University.

Students named to the dean’s list must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded coursework.

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., has released the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester.

Students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester are eligible for the dean’s list.

Students included on the list from the Jamestown area:

Ashley: Nathan Schauer

Edgeley: Tyra Steinwand, Katrina Weigel

Ellendale: Eric Blondo, Carolyn Endres, Kristi Gilbert, Taylor Krege,

Jamestown: Hannah Murchie, Allie Windjue

Valley City: Avery Murray

Jamestown area students have been selected to the University of Jamestown's fall 2022 dean’s list. Students recognized with this award have met the academic criteria of maintaining a semester GPA of 3.50 or better and full-time status (12 or more credit hours).

The following area students have been named to the list:

Adrian: Madison Letherman

Buchanan: Gracie Bohl

Carrington: Hannah Hagel, Kadyn Mehring, Tessa Page, Lexus Page, Benjamin Schaefer

Cleveland: Sierra Schlenker

Dazey: Shannon Bryn, Annabeth Lint, Micah Lint, Gideon Lint

Grace City: Logan Topp

Jamestown: Daigo Adachi, Ernesto Aguilar, Allison Best, Jordan Calheim, Shea Carroll, Brooks Carroll, Thomas Chapin, Nathaniel Cloyd, Nathan Cohen-Wallis, Caylor Cox, Marlie Desarmes, Dalton Drenth, Delanie Finck, Zereta Gahner, Chloe Gauthier, Grace Hegerle, Brenna Held, Lauryn Hibl, Codi Hintz, Alivia Hoke, Zack Houge, Joel Hyland, MacKenzie Johnson , Cara Johnson, Ashka Joshi, Medora Laber, Sydney Lewellen, Winter Mielke, Isaac Mimong, Olyvia Morin, Madison Motschenbacher, Katelyn Muchowski, Adrian Nannenga, Ezra Orina, Adrian Ortega, Aaron Mack, Kelly McAlpine, Dawson Mee, Isaac Patzer, Briana Perry, Lydia Poland, Ryder Pringle, Marin Rasmussen, Keelie Renwick, Diego Righi, Peyton Rudnick, Christopher Sayler, Austin Shafer, Davinder Sian, Mercedes Siek, Benjamin Sletto,Rosendo Sosa Chavez, Chase Stewart, Bryson Tripp, Jedrik Truax, Megan Vermeersch, Iker Villegas Dominguez, Kyra Vogel, Marshall Walters, Jaymee Weatherly, Carter Wells, Jeremy Williams, Jacob Wolfe, Rachel Woodley, Luis Zepeda Rojas

LaMoure: Elizabeth Holen

Medina: Sariah Fig, Megan Moser, Austin Schmidt, Madelyn Schmidt

Montpelier: Elliot Wiley

New Rockford: Danielle Bjerke,

Pingree: Kassandra Fredrickson

Steele: Parker Hager

Valley City: Molly Dockter, Maggie Dockter, Rebecca Thompson

Wimbledon: Tristin Roaldson

Ypsilanti: Gunnar Pfaff

WATERTOWN, S.D. – Area students are among those named to the president’s list at Lake Area Technical College.

The president’s list is limited to full-time students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0. Students receiving a perfect grade point average have an asterisk with their name.

Students on the list include:

Ashley: Baxter Sand*

Edgeley: Rhett Moch

Ellendale: Anna Elsen, Taylor Flynn

Jamestown: Wyatt Zachrison

Oakes: Ethan German*

FAYETTE, Mo. – Xavier Mattice of Jamestown was among students named to the fall dean’s list at Central Methodist University here.

More than 900 students across all campuses and online learning met the requirements for placement, including a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for the semester.

ATCHISON, Kan.-- Monica Ripplinger of Jamestown is among students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Benedictine College here.

Full-time students with 12 hours and a grade point average of 3.5 are named to the dean's list.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Jenna Gergen of Jamestown was conferred a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree by Mercy College of Health Sciences, Des Moines, on Dec. 10.