Glaser, Shelby Leigh

by alexis beiermann

Shelby Glaser has been attending the district since her freshman year. Before she became a part of the district, she previously attended Columbus Public Schools up until eighth grade, and transferred freshman year. Glaser is the daughter of Brante and Nichole Hayes. She is the younger sister of Gavin, and older sister of Khyler and Gage. Her activities this year are cheerleading and viking voices. This will be her fourth year participating in both.

"It is pretty scary but exciting. I’m scared to leave my friends and start over in a different town and school. But I’m excited for my future career,” admits Glaser. Even though Shelby is a little timid leaving her friends and moving into a bigger town, she is eager to get started on her career. The hardest transition into senior year for Glaser was, “Having to fill out financial aid and scholarships. Also, getting on the right track for college.” For the seniors, there are more important things to be focused on compared to other years in high school.

“I'm just looking forward to spending time with my friends and enjoying cheer and music.” It seems Shelby really enjoys spending quality time with her friends, cheer and music while being in high school with the time she has left. She is making the most of it by getting herself involved with the activities she loves the most.

Glaser’s plans after high school are to attend the two-year program at Xenon in Omaha for cosmetology and esthetics. There, she will first learn all the basics in cosmetology and esthetics, and go more into depth about the two.

Schaad, Andrew Michael

by jessica kapels

Seniors of Lakeview High School only have one semester left before they go their separate ways and begin the rest of their lives. Drew Schaad is one of the many seniors who is preparing to to start the rest of his life.

“It is a little nerve racking, but I am excited to move on to college and begin my career,” said Schaad. He has always been part of the Lakeview District starting at Shell Creek Elementary. His parents are Kelly, who is a teacher at Lakeview,  and Bob, who works at BD’s. He also has a younger brother named Cody who is a sophomore, and younger twin sisters in 7th grade named Carly and Emily.

Schaad’s high school experience has been quite busy. He is involved in FBLA and is an officer in FFA. Both groups are good at getting students involved and teaching them valuable lessons. Schaad also participates in track and has been a state qualifier in wrestling and cross country. As his final wrestling career is in progress, he has been doing well and set himself a goal of qualifying for state once again.

“Though I will miss the teachers and classmates that I have gotten to know, I will be ready to continue my education and start my career,” said Schaad. “I do not fret over this being my last year in high school, I try to see it as a new opportunity ahead of me.” Schaad is planning to work towards his career as a veterinarian and will enter the pre-vet program at UNL next fall. From there, he will enter a 2-2 program for vet school in which he will do the first two years at UNL and the last two at Iowa State. After getting a degree in Vet Med. and his license, Schaad plans to open his own clinic.

Schaad, Andrew Michael

by jessica kapels

The seniors of Lakeview High School are finishing their final semester before they go their separate ways and begin the rest of their lives. Drew Schaad is one of the many seniors who is preparing to to start the rest of his life.

“It is a little nerve racking, but I am excited to move on to college and begin my career,” said Schaad. He has always been part of the Lakeview District starting Kindergarten at Shell Creek Elementary. His parents are Kelly, who is a teacher at Lakeview, and Bob, who works at BDs. He also has a younger brother named Cody, a sophomore, and younger twin sisters in seventh grade named Carly and Emily.

Schaad’s high school experience has been quite busy. He is involved in FBLA and is an officer in FFA. Both groups are good at getting students involved and teaching them valuable lessons. Schaad also participates in track and has been a state qualifier in wrestling and cross country. As his final wrestling career is in progress, he has been doing well and set himself a goal of qualifying for state once again.
“Though I will miss the teachers and classmates that I have gotten to know, I will be ready to continue my education and start my career,” said Schaad. “I do not fret over this being my last year in high school, I try to see it as a new opportunity ahead of me.” Schaad is planning to work towards his career as a veterinarian and will enter the pre-vet program at UNL next fall. From there, he will enter a 2-2 program for vet school in which he will do the first two years at UNL and the last two at Iowa State. After getting a degree in Vet Med. and his license, Schaad plans to open his own clinic.

Cooper, Carley Raeann

by sierra heesacker

For Carley Cooper, along with many other seniors, this is their last semester at Lakeview High School. All of their years or preparing, is coming to an end, where they will be sent on their separate paths. In just three short months, they will be walking down the aisle to accept their diplomas.

“It’s bittersweet, I’m excited to finally begin ‘adulting,’ yet it scares me. I’m most excited for the freedom,” replied Cooper when asked how she feels about only having less than a year left at Lakeview. For her it will be a big change, for she has attended the Lakeview district through all her years of schooling. For grade school she attended Shell Creek, and then she transitioned to Lakeview for her high school years.

Cooper was raised by her mother Ramona, as her father passed away when she was just seven years old. Cooper also grew up with her two brothers, Preston and Travis, along with her one sister, Lindsay. At Lakeview she was a part of FBLA, cheerleading, and soccer, until she got a full time job which limits her participation now. She hopes to finish her last year of high school by making memories with her friends and family.
“Having to apply for scholarships and to colleges, it takes up a lot of your time and adds so much pressure,” adds Cooper when responding to what the hardest transition to senior year is. With her scholarships, Cooper plans on starting out her college experience by attending Central Community College for her first two years. There she plans to get her generals. Then Cooper plans on transferring to the University of Nebraska Kearney, where she could possibly pursue a medical career.

Tworek, Rebecca

Kaitlyn Kleinheksel

"Scary!" is how one Lakeview’s senior, Rebecca Tworek thinks of finishing her senior year. She said, “It is exciting but sad. High school has been pretty fun, as much as I hate waking up early, I am going to miss it. Although, it is exciting to be going out into the real world and starting a life.”

Tworek has not went to Lakeview throughout the years. She has also attended St. Isidore’s elementary, Lost Creek elementary, and also Columbus Middle and High School. She transferred into the district her sophomore year of high school. Tworek states “It wasn’t really hard to transition into the year. It was just normal but when second semester got here it was getting hard to accept the fact that I am almost done with it all.” She has been involved in FBLA for 2 years, FFA for 1 year, and St. Isidore’s youth mission for 4 years.

Tworek is the daughter of Krystal and Ken. She has two younger siblings, Faith and Matthew. Tworek plans on going to Central Community College while she figures out exactly what she wants to do for a career. One thing Tworek mentions she is looking forward to is graduation!

Lueders, Ryanne Madison

For some seniors leaving high school is exciting and for others it’s terrifying. But senior Ryanne Lueders says, “It still hasn’t hit me that I am a senior, honestly. It’s crazy to think I won’t be coming back next year.” Lueders is the daughter of Josh and Melanie and has one younger brother,Colter.

Lueders first joined the Lakeview district in first grade where she attended Shell Creek until her transfer to Pierce in fourth grade. She attended Pierce until the middle of seventh grade but then made her way back to Lakeview her sophomore year.

Each senior has his and hers struggles, but Lueders told us that her hardest transition into senior year was, “Having to balance sports, scholarships, and my college classes while still enjoying my last year with my classmates.” She is involved in basketball, soccer FBLA, FFA, FCA, and NHS. Lueders says, “I’m excited to see all the amazing things out class will do in the future with how intelligent and competitive we are.”
After high school Lueders plans to attend Northeast Community College to play soccer, then transfer to Wayne State to get her undergrad in pre-chiropractic. After that she hopes to go to either Northwestern Health Sciences University, or Palmer College of Chiropractic to receive her doctorate of chiropractic. The future for Ryanne is looking big and bright and we wish her luck on her journey to the future.

Raitt, Dallas John Charles

by alexis beiermann

     If you were to ask how many of the seniors wanted to be done already with high school, you would get a vast majority would say they can’t wait. Senior, Dallas Raitt would say otherwise. “High school has gone by super fast and as a kid I wanted to be done with school but now it’s sad because it’s my last year and the friends I have made I may never see again,” Raitt said. 

Dallas is the son of Monique and Jeff, and the brother to Syanna and Miranda. He is involved is involved in FBLA and has been for the last three years. He has wrestled for 12 years and played soccer for two. Raitt came to Lakeview in eighth grade, before that he attended Richland District. #1 in Schuyler, Nebraska."The hardest transition to senior year is the actual thought of high school being over,” admits Dallas. He thinks teachers expect more out of him because it is time to buckle down and get more serious. All in all, being a senior has more responsibilities.

  Raitt knows how he wants to proceed in life after high school. He plans on going to Central Community College to get his generals done. After those courses, he wants to go to University of Nebraska Kearney to major in business.