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Gracie Small was born on December 1, 2004 to Mark and Mandy Small. Gracie has three sisters, Ella, Irelynn, and Anna. Her favorite subject is Anatomy because it's fun and she loves that she is always learning new things. In Gracie’s spare time, she likes to hang out with friends and family, and also enjoys working at the nursing home. Her inspirational quote is “To me, fearless is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me fearless is having fears and doubts; lots of them. To me, fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.” - Taylor Swift.Gracie’sschoolactivities includevolleyball,cheer,swim team, HOSA, and oral interp.
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We have had a lot of exciting opportunities in the Music Department the last few months! We sent in audition recordings to the SDHSAA for their process of choosing National Anthem singers. We had three different groups selected to singfortheFallSemester!To start,October15thSarahSwier sang at State Soccer in Tea. Then Sarah Swier, Kimberly Tolsma, and Ashley Tolsma sang at the State Football Championships at the Dome in Vermillion November 11th. Lastly, Ashley Tolsma sang a soloatStateVolleyballinSioux FallsNovember18th.Amongst all of these valuable events, we took a bus load of High School students to watch Mt. Marty's production of 'Pippin' in Yankton. It is great to expand student's horizons and we were so happy to organize this for them!Congratulationsonall of these accomplishments!
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Kimberly Tolsma was born on June 11, 2004 and is the daughter of Jeff Tolsma and Misty Hanvey. She has two siblings, a sister and brother, Ashley and Beau Tolsma. Her favorite subject in school is anatomy. She likes anatomy because she thinks the human body is very interesting and complex. Kimberly’s most challenging task as a senior is deciding what she wants to do for the rest of her life at 18 years old and experiencing all of her “lasts” throughout the year. In her spare time, she enjoys volleyball and cheerleading for football and basketball. She also enjoys working at the nursing home in Tyndall on the weekends, and she loves boating, traveling, and trying new things. One quote that Kimberlylivesbyis“Whatever you do in life, do it with your whole heart or don’t do it at all.” Her favorite high school activities are all- state choir, football cheerleading, volleyball, and HOSA. One memory that Kimberly Tolsma will never forget during her time at AHS is playing high school sports, and going to Hawaii to sing in the USA Honors choir becauseherchoirteacher,Mrs. Schultz pushed her out of her comfort zone and helped her become the best she could be today.
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Funeral services for Robert Pudwill,86,ofSpringfield were held Saturday, November 26 at the First Baptist Church in Avon with Pastor Bill Van Gerpen officiating. Burial was in the First Baptist Cemetery, rural Avon. PetersFuneralHomeinAvon was in charge of arrangements.
Read moreA Special Municipal Election will be held December 6th at the Wagner City Hall from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., on the 4-Lane Referendum.
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The Wagner Volleyball team traveled to Sioux Falls on Wednesday, November 16th to begin their second consecutive State Volleyball tournament appearance. The number one seeded Red Raiders first met a tough Elk Point Jefferson team and fell short with scores of 21-25, 23-25, 25-23 and 2527. Second round the Red Raiders met a tough Dakota Valley team and lost 17-25,11-25, and 17-25. And the last match of the tourney the Lady Red Raiders bounced back and finished strong defeating Belle Fouche with scores of 25-17, 19-25, 25-20, and 25-17.
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