Mason McLain
Clubs & Activities
Baseball (4 years)
Maroon Platoon
Spanish Club
Hometown:Maroon Platoon
Spanish Club
St. Joseph Siblings:
Older sister Hobbies:
Playing video games and hanging out with friends. Favorite SJO memories:
His junior year baseball season. The Spartans had a great year last year, and he was excited to play baseball again this spring. He knows the SJO baseball team could have really done something this spring. Favorite classes:
Civics with Mr. Marshall Schacht and Geography with Mr. Jeff Kieffer. Favorite teachers:
Mr. Dunker at St. Joseph Grade School, Mr. Risley at St. Joseph Middle School, and Mr. Marshall Schacht and Mrs. Lianne Rash at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. College:
University of Illinois, majoring in Kinesiology Advice to future SJO students:
Dot take anything for granted and to enjoy all four years of high school.
Logan Lindsey
Clubs & Activities
Football (3 years)
Track and Field (2 years)
Wrestling (1 year)
Drama Club, Maroon Platoon
Hometown:Track and Field (2 years)
Wrestling (1 year)
Drama Club, Maroon Platoon
St. Joseph Siblings:
One older sister and one younger brother Hobbies:
Writing and building his own computers Favorite SJO memories:
Hanging out with his friends at lunch time and being around his friends playing sports. Logan developed a strong bond with his friends through athletics. Favorite classes:
All of his math classes and science with Mr. Kevin Simondsen. Favorite teachers:
Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Camp at St. Joseph Grade School; Mr. Risley and Mrs. Stone at St. Joseph Middle School; and Mr. Simondsen, Mrs. Morgan Downs, Mrs. Alisyn Franzen, and all of his math teachers at SJO. College:
Parkland College, majoring in computer programming Advice to future SJO students:
Pay attention and to get your homework done
Brendan Cooperider
Clubs & Activities
Football (4 years)
Baseball (4 years)
Student Council, Spanish Club, NHS, Maroon Platoon
Hometown:Baseball (4 years)
Student Council, Spanish Club, NHS, Maroon Platoon
St. Joseph Hobbies:
Weightlifting and learning about cars Favorite SJO memories:
His greatest memories at SJO revolve around the baseball team, which he enjoyed being a part of for all four years. One memory that stood out was the SJO Invite in May 2019, a round robin tourney hosted at SJO each year. Favorite classes:
U.S. History and Civics Favorite teachers:
Mr. Risley, Mr. Steele, and Mrs. Ford at St. Joseph Middle School and Mr. Kiel Duval and Mr. Marshall Schacht at SJO. College:
University of Iowa, majoring in Mechanical Engineering Career goal:
Become a part of the Formula SAE race team. Advice to future SJO students:
Learn time management skills early on
Text & photos provided by St. Joseph-Ogden High School.
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