Ross Booker
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Clubs & Activities
Football (1 year)
Maroon Platoon, FFA
Hometown:
St. Joseph
Siblings:
Older brother
Hobbies:
@orking on the farm, landscaping, working outside, and working on motors.
Favorite SJO memories:
During his freshman year, he started FFA and it was fun for Ross to get to know everyone. Two years later sometime during his junior year, he started to consider playing football at SJO. He followed through his senior year thoroughly enjoying every minute of it. He also really enjoyed all of the FFA events he participated in during high school.
Favorite classes:
Into to Ag, Consumers Ed, Ag Mechanics, BSAA, and all of his FFA and Agriculture classes.
Favorite teachers:
Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Mathis, Mrs. Max, and Mrs. Schoudel at PVO and Mr. Shawn Skinner, Ms. Pensinger, Mrs. Katie Duitsman, Mr. Marshall Schacht, Mr. Robert Glazier, Mrs. Jennifer Brooks, and Mr. Don Beckett at St. Joseph-Ogden High School.
College:
Parkland College, majoring auto mechanics with an emphasis in diesel mechanics.
Advice to future SJO students:
Do not take senior year for granted and to cherish every moment of high school because it is a fun and fast four years.
Ginny Bytnar
Clubs & Activities
Marching Band (4 years)
Spanish Club, Spanish Club Leader, We The People, Drama Club
Hometown:
St. Joseph
Hobbies:
Singing, reading, and hanging out with friends and family.
Favorite SJO memories:
Her favorite memory from high school is the Disney Showcase that she was a part of during her junior year. During her senior year, she really enjoyed the circle of memories band meeting for seniors this past fall.
Favorite classes:
Spanish, Physics, Economics, and all of her history classes.
Favorite teachers:
Mr. Dunn at St. Joseph Grade School, Mr. Risley at St. Joseph Middle School, and Senor Zak Sutton and Mr. Kevin Simondsen at St. Joseph-Ogden High School.
College:
University of Illinois majoring in Electrical Engineering
Advice to future SJO students:
Use your time well and to ask for help because the staff and teachers are nice.
Braydon Rupert
Clubs & Activities
Basketball (4 years)
Maroon Platoon
Hometown:
St. Joseph
Siblings:
Three older sisters
Hobbies:
Watching movies, listening to music, and hanging out with friends and family.
Favorite SJO memories:
Playing basketball all four years. He enjoyed being a part of the basketball team, as it was a great family of players.
Favorite classes:
Intro to Ag with Mrs. Katie Duitsman and Algebra II with Mr. Kiel Duval.
Favorite teachers:
Mr. Duval, Mr. Kevin Simondsen, and Mrs. Stacey Kietzman
College:
Parkland College majoring in Construction Management
Advice to future SJO students:
Be prepared and to work hard.
Text & photos provided by St. Joseph-Ogden High School.
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