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Senior Interview: Tyler Oberhauser
By: Matt Knudsen
This week's Central City Senior Interview is with Tyler Oberhauser. Tyler was born on January 5th, 1995. Tyler has enjoyed high school for many reasons, but the main one is enjoying goofing with the teachers.
When looking back at high school moments, Tyler's most memorable moment is playing in the UNI-dome for football. Tyler also says though that he is ready for life after high school so he can have new experiences and get away from the class.
Tyler's has some advice for underclassmen. His advice is, "Get through it day by day, and don't stress about stupid small stuff."
Tyler's future plans are to go to college and graduate college. He also wants to play college football as well. After he is done schooling he wants to settle down and have a nice family.
Thank you for your time for this interview Tyler, we are all hoping you achieve your goals and dreams in your future.
John Arnold Langer Senior Interview
By: Tom Alatalo
John Arnold Langer was born on February 22, 1995 and is the son of Alan and Tami Langer. John has enjoyed his time at Central City High School very much, because the teachers are kind and help him with any questions he might have. He also had many great friends helping him along the way.
Some of John's most memorable moments come from the drama department at Central City. He loved to act and sing in every play and musical put on at Central City.
"Those were some good times that I will never forget", says John
One of John's most embarrassing moments was during marching band season. It was at the second to last home game at Central City during half time. He was performing with the band and he dropped his drum stick, because it was cold and his hand was numb.
He didn't want to let the band down so he played his snare drum with his right hand. By doing so, he sprained his index finger, a metacarpal, and his thumb. The audience didn't notice a difference between the drum stick and his hand.
His most difficult decision was dropping and online coarse. He took only one before that and two afterwards. He tells me that he does not enjoy online classes at all.
John's future plan is to go to the University of Northern Iowa to get his Bachelor's Degree. He plans to major in Biology and get his Pre-Med complete. He is hoping to get into a medical school after UNI and become a doctor of osteopathy
John would like to give advice to underclassmen at Central City.
"Do not procrastinate, it will bite you in the butt. You may always think you have time, until it's too late. All procrastination does is create stress. Just avoid it."
Senior Interview
By: Katie Sackett
Jeffery Wayne McGovern
Born: August 30, 1994
Parents: Chris & Ranae McGovern
Siblings: Aaron, Paige, and Courtney McGovern
One memorable thing throughout high school: Creating the student section for basketball games.
One thing you are planning on doing after high school: Going to Kirkwood then UNI to be a teacher.
One difficult decision throughout your high school carrier: Deciding whether to go to College or not.
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, four wheeling, sports, being a redneck
Favorite food: Chinese
Advice for underclassman: Have fun, do work, and listen to your parents
Senior Interview
By: Tom Alatalo
Patrick Norman Klinge, Son of Phil Klinge and Angie McCallum was born on July 7th, 1995. After graduation Patrick plans on going to college for a 2 year degree in criminal justice, after that he plans on going into cyber security.
When asked what school he said he is looking at multiple. Looking back on Patrick's high school years he says they have been good to him. He enjoyed it because he got to see more friends than he does on a normal basis.
When asked about his most embarrassing moment at Central City he couldn't think of a single event, but he said its embarrassing "when I'm trying to be an all star and I fall down or mess up."
Patrick's advice for underclassmen is "Don't leave school, don't get tardies, and don't talk back to teachers." I also asked Patrick what was the most difficult decision he's had to make and he replied "whether to get popcorn shrimp or breaded pork patty at lunch."
Brandon Steven's Senior Spotlight
By: Tom Alatalo
Brandon Xavier Stevens, Son of Mike and Wendy Stevens was born on July 16, 1994. After high school Brandon plans on working for a year, then going to Kirkwood community college.
Looking back at Brandon's high school years he said his most memorable moment was playing basketball. Overall Brandon slightly enjoyed school, He said "If we didn't have to wake up so early it would be fun."
Brandon's most embarrassing moment was when his alarm clock went off in the middle of class. His advice for underclassmen is to come to school; it's very important.
Matt's Senior Interview
By: Tom Alatalo
Matthew John Knudsen, son of Laura and John Knudsen was born on September 4th, 1994. Looking back on Matt's high school career, his most memorable moment was playing football. After high school Matt plans on going to a automotive school for either auto collision repair or to be a technician.
Overall Matt has enjoyed high school but at times it was ridiculous. Matt's advice for underclassmen is "Focus on what you need to do to graduate, and stay true to yourself." His hardest decision would have to be either college choice or class choice.
Josie Senior Interview
By: Katie Sackett
Name: Josie Caspers
Born: April 8th, 1995
Parents: Kim & Jess Knutson
Sibling: Madalyn
One memorable thing throughout high school: Hanging out with friends outside of school, because high school is boring!
Plans after high school: Go to Iowa State to get my major in business managment. Then minor in entrepreneurship.
One difficult decision in high school: Choosing college classes
Hobbies: Dancing, showing horses, shooting guns, riding quads, and Pintrest.
Favorite food: Mac n cheese, ice cream, mashed potatoes, and garlic bread.
Advice for underclassmen: TRUST NO ONE!!!!!!
Senior Interview: Monica Carlson
By: Tom Alatalo
Name: Monica Renae Carlson
DOB: February 7, 1995
Parents: Jeremy Carlson and Becky Franck
Do you have any advice for underclassmen?
"Make sure to turn your work in, have fun, and be yourself"
What do you wish you learned at Central City?
"I wish I would have learned more about acting"
Did you enjoy high school? Why or why not?
"I didn't mind it the first three years, but the last year wasn't as good as the others"
Tell us about your future plans.
"Go to Kirkwood"
What has been your most embarrassing moment?
"When I was the only one cheering and spelled spirit wrong"
Theresa Butterfield’s Senior Interview
By: Adam Krog
When asked about her future education plans, Theresa responded, “My future plans are to go to Kirkwood and get a Financial Degree.” Her favorite experience and memorable moment in high school was going to state track her freshman and sophomore year. She also enjoyed getting to beat the 4x100 and 4x200 records. When asked if there was one thing about her high school years that she could change, she said, “I wish our school had a German Language class.” She also said that she learned a lot in high school.
Colton Visek senior interview.
By: Jeff McGovern
Colton Visek plans to go to Kirkwood Community College to start and then get into game art and design. When asked if he is ready for life after high school he said
"It will be a difficult transition becoming a "grown-up" all on my own but I will be able to handle it."
He says that his parents have always pushed to get good grades; that should help with his college life. Colton claims his most embarrassing moment in school was when people remind him of being a dancing reindeer in elementary. He will remember a lot of the things in recent years, but one thing that will stick out is wrestling. All four years of his high school his wrestling career has been amazing, he does however regret one thing, not working harder to make it to State Wrestling.
Colton's advice for underclassmen is
"Start working for whatever it is you plan on doing, regardless of whether it's a sport or robotics or anything that you enjoy now and practice every day."
He has enjoyed high school, but there are some parts he wishes he could have lived without. He says he hasn't had to terribly hard decisions, most of the time its deciding what he wants to eat for lunch.
Senior Spotlight
By: Jeff McGovern
Full name: Katelyn Claire Shoop
Birth date: October 3rd, 1994
Parents: Michael and Lois Shoop
Siblings: Lindsey Luke, and Rachel Shoop.
Kate's future plans are to go to Kirkwood to get her general classes, then transfer to either Iowa or Mt. Mercy in order to become a nurse practitioner. When asked if she thinks she's ready for life after school Kate said "Right now I think I am, but I'm sure once I'm on my own it's going to be a little bit more difficult than I expected."
Kate says that her family has always been extremely supportive and helpful with everything she has done. Especially helping her study for all of my hard tests! She has had so many memorial moments that is tough to pick just one, but volleyball and track are probably some of her most favorite memories and also just being with friends. Kate's advice for underclassmen is " If you plan on taking Spanish all 4 years, take it seriously the first 2 because once you get to Spanish 3 and you realize you don't know anything it just all goes downhill from there. Personal experience."
Kate has had a great time in high school but she says she's also excited for college. The most stressful thing for Kate was trying to figure out what to do after high school, but once she figured it all out she got a lot more excited to graduate.
Senior Interview
By: Katie Sackett
Name: Alexandrea Pavlis
Born: August 30th, 1995
Parents: Rick & Jara Pavlis
Siblings: Madi & Savannah Pavlis
One Memorable Thing: In 4th grade, Ian stuck a piece of paper in his ear during reading. He had to go to the hospital to get it out.
One Difficult Decision: Trying to figure out what to do in life and what school to go to.
Plans After School: Work for a year then go to Kirkwood for Ultrasound Tech.
Hobbies: Fan Girling, reading, and tweeting
Favorite Food: Pasta
Advice To Underclassmen: Try your hardest all throughout school!
Senior Interview
By: Katie Sackett
Name: Myranda Danielle Appelhans
Born: January 24, 1995
Parents: Dan Appelhans, Missy & Leonard Pillard
Siblings: Jackie & Gabby Appelhans & Jace Pillard
One Memorable Thing: "All the goofy things Promise, Monica, and I did."
One Difficult Disicion: "What to go to college for."
Plans After High School: Kirkwood
Hobbies: "Arts and crafts, cheerleading, & camping"
Favorite Food: Pizza
Advice For Underclassmen: "Stay on top of your work!"
Senior Interview
By: Katie Sackett
Name: Samantha Nielsen
Parents: Mike & Kellen Nielsen
Birthday: November 8, 1994
Plans After High School: "Go to the University of Debuque to play Volleyball and Softball and major in accounting."
One Difficult Decision: "Choosing what classes to take at Kirkwood."
One Memorable Thing: "All of the times I was clumsy and fell in front of a crowd of people."
Favorite Food: "Pizza & Potatoes"
Hobbies: "Sports, scrap booking, watching movies, & hanging out with friends"
Advice For Underclassmen: "Be yourself and don't let other people influence you."
Senior Interview
By: Katie Sackett
Name: Kayla Greif
Born: August 13, 1995
Parents: Mark & Cathy Greif
Siblings: Lucas & Christopher
One Difficult Decision in High School: "What I want to do with my life and what I want to go to college for."
Plans After High School: "Go to Iowa State for exercise science."
Favorite Food: "Mac n cheese with hot dogs."
Advice For Underclassmen: "Drama is fun but it is best to stay out of it in the long run."
Tom Alatalo Senior Spotlight
By: Adam Krog
Tom learned more in Personal Finance, Economics, and Government than any other class. Tom wishes that Central City could have offered an Industrial Arts class for the kids that are hands on learners.
When asked about his future plans, he responded, "I plan on going to either; UTI or WYO tech to become a auto body specialist (painting cars, prepping cars, custom body work, and collision repair) after that I plan on getting a job somewhere out of Iowa and eventually open my own shop."
Tom's most memorable moment in high school was his freshman summer when he got into a car crash and had to spend all summer in the hospital. He said it wasn't fun, but at least he's still at school and graduating.
Senior Interview: Samantha Koehn
By: Matt Knudsen
This week's senior interview is Samantha Koehn who was born on July 29th, 1995. As a senior, she enjoyed high school because she made a lot of friends and had a blast. Her most memorable moments were in basket ball. During basketball her sophomore year the team did extremely well and almost made it to state. She also remembers high-fiving Coach Ratliff and Coach McCarthy after basketball games, but then they would ignore her until she went out for basketball once again.
Sam says that here hardest decision was making the choice of which college she would attend. She has decided to go to Kirkwood Community College for a year to finish up her A.A. degree then transfer to the University of Iowa for a business degree.
Sam's advice to underclassmen is this.
"Do what you want, be involved with even the most crazy things. High school is about creating yourself."
We all wish her luck in her journey and hope she achieves her goals.
Senior Interview: Haley Ciha
By: Matt Knudsen
This week's Senior Interview is with Haley Ciha. Haley was born on November 29, 1994. Haley wants to go in to become a paralegal and will be attending Kirkwood Community College to achieve this goal. When in high school, Haley's most difficult decision was on what study she was going to go into and classes that would help her in that study.
Haley enjoyed high school because she got to see her friends everyday and had fun. Her favorite memory is when she got to go to regional's with the volleyball team. She had a blast doing it.
Haley wants underclassmen to know. "Study hard, and don't procrastinate!" Thank you for the words of wisdom Haley, and we wish you luck in achieving your life goals.
Senior Interview
By: Tom Alatalo
Name: Calvin Ronald McGovern
Birthday: November 10th, 1994
Son of: John and Denise McGovern
Do you have any advice for underclassmen?
"Don't put anything off, do your work, and you will be successful."
What do you wish you learned at Central City?
"I wish we would have had more industrial technology classes."
Did you enjoy high school? Why or why not?
"I enjoyed coming to high school to see my friends and everyone else."
Tell us about your future plans.
"After high school I plan to attend Kirkwood for 2 years for welding technology."
What has been your most embarrassing moment?
"When I got hypnotized at post prom and got up and sang "Hot In Here" by Nelly!"
