WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – April 20, 2015 – 436 high school seniors from across Iowa will be honored Sunday, April 26, 2015, at the 13th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony, held at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines starting at 1:00 p.m.

The Governor’s Office, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, and its title sponsor, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, are presenting this recognition program.

The Honorable Governor Terry Branstad will host the event and address the audience of 2,500-plus. Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill; Dr. Craig Scott, Chairperson of the Board of Control of the Iowa High School Athletic Association; and Clemencia Spizzirri, 2015 Iowa Teacher of the Year, will also deliver messages to the students and their guests. Spizzirri’s message will be a video as her Iowa Teacher of the Year duties require her to travel to Washington D.C. at the time of the ceremony.

The seniors being honored were selected by their high schools as their highest academic achievers. Each student will receive a photo plaque of themselves with Governor Branstad and a certificate to commemorate their achievement. Each student’s most influential teacher will also receive a certificate of appreciation. A reception for the students, their parents, their most influential teachers, and other guests will follow the ceremony.

In addition to being recognized as the state’s brightest students, over 98 percent of the group participates in school activities, with approximately 76 percent participating in at least one interscholastic sport. Nearly 60 percent plan to pursue their post-secondary education in Iowa.

Following the April 26 ceremony, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will be sending the honoree’s hometown newspaper a short news release and a photo of Governor Branstad congratulating the student.

A list of this year’s honorees (ordered alphabetically by high school) is available HERE.

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Ace Nelson Relays @ Denison

Girls:  Ace Nelson Girls scoring 4.20.15

1. Denison  166
2. Maple Valley  119
3. IKM-Manning  113.5
4. Charter Oak-Ute  88
5. Boyer Valley  54.5
6. Ar-We-Va  21
7. Denison  JV  16

1st Place:

• 100 – Megan Ellerbeck, Denison
• 200 – Megan Ellerbeck, Denison
• 400 – Jordyn Pester, Charter Oak-Ute
• 800 – Ellie Mendlik, Denison
• 1500 – Kayla Morgan, Maple Valley
• 3000 – Hetasvi Patel, Denison
• 100 Hurdles – Lexi Ouderkirk, Denison
• 400 Hurdles – Alyssa Seuntjens, Denison
• Discus – Kirsten Leisinger, Charter Oak-Ute
• Shot Put – Kirsten Leisinger, Charter Oak-Ute
• Long Jump – Morgan KinKade, IKM-Manning
• High Jump – Jessica Singsank, IKM-Manning
• 4 x 100 – Denison
• 4 x 200 – Denison
• 4 x 400 – Maple Valley
• 4 x 800 – Maple Valley
• Shuttle Hurdle – Charter Oak-Ute
• Sprint Medley – Denison
• Distance Medley – Denison

Boys:  Ace Nelson Boys scoring 4.20.15

1. IKM-Manning  152
2. Denison  146
3. Boyer Valley  95
4. Maple Valley  85
5. IKM-Manning  JV  37
6. Ar-We-Va  34
7. Denison  JV  3
8. Maple Valley JV  2

1st Place:

• 100 – Landon Slechta, Denison
• 200 – Nhial Biliew, Denison
• 400 – Nhial Biliew, Denison
• 800 – Nhial Biliew, Denison
• 1600 – Zach Ambrose, Boyer Valley
• 3200 – David Salazar, Denison
• 110 Hurdles – Anavin Mounivong, Maple Valley
• 400 Hurdles – Derek Schurke, Ar-We-Va
• Long Jump – Austin Petersen, Maple Valley
• Shot Put – Cody Eischeid, IKM-Manning
• High Jump – Nhial Biliew, Denison
• Discus – Cody Eischeid, IKM-Manning
• 4 x 100 – Denison
• 4 x 200 – IKM-Manning
• 4 x 400 – IKM-Manning
• 4 x 800 – Boyer Valley
• Shuttle Hurdle – Denison
• Distance Medley – IKM-Manning

Lady Tigers Relays @ Red Oak (CLICK HERE for complete results)

Class AA:

1. Clarinda  151
2. St. Albert  107
3. Red Oak  86
4. Lenox  80
5. Bedford  74
6. Southwest Valley  48

1st Place:

• 100 – Jaedra Moses, Clarinda
• 200 – Jaedra Moses, Clarinda
• 400 – Katie Dukes, Lenox
• 800 – Katie Dukes, Lenox
• 100 Hurdles – Kaitlyn Pearce, St. Albert
• 1500 – Kate Walker, Red Oak
• 3000 – Shelby Van Fosson, Clarinda
• 400 Hurdles – Allison VanVactor, Clarinda
• Discus – Shanna Saunders, Southwest Valley
• High Jump – Alyssa Kuhn, Bedford
• Long Jump – Rachel Armstrong, Bedford
• Shot Put – Aurora Aravelo, Lenox
• 4 x 100 – Clarinda
• 4 x 200 – Clarinda
• 4 x 400 – St. Albert
• 4 x 800 – St. Albert
• Shuttle Hurdle – Clarinda
• Sprint Medley – Lenox
• Distance Medley – St. Albert

Class A:

1. Griswold  185
2. Essex  146
3. Riverside  100
4. Stanton  80
5. Clarinda Academy  27
6. South Page  4

1st Place:

• 100 – Daiton Martin, Essex
• 200 – Payton Rush, Griswold
• 400 – Alyx Flippin, Griswold
• 800 – Alyx Flippin, Griswold
• 100 Hurdles – Jescenia Mosley, Essex
• 1500 – Alyx Flippin, Griswold
• 3000 – Alyx Flippin, Griswold
• 400 Hurdles – Kelsi Leininger, Essex
• Discus – Taylor Frain, Riverside
• High Jump – Devyn Moore, Riverside
• Long Jump – Chelsea Weis, Stanton
• Shot Put – Taylor Frain, Riverside
• 4 x 100 – Essex
• 4 x 200 – Essex
• 4 x 400 – Griswold
• 4 x 800 – Griswold
• Shuttle Hurdle – Stanton
• Sprint Medley – Essex
• Distance Medley – Essex

Cardinal Relays @ Treynor (CLICK HERE for complete results)

1. Underwood  127.5
2. Audubon  113
3. Griswold  106
4. A-H-S-T-W  102
5. Treynor  90
6. West Harison  78.5
7. Clarinda Academy  47
8. Iowa Deaf  14

1st Place:

• 100 – Trevor Smith, Audubon
• 200 – Nick Pedersen, Underwood
• 400 – Brett Daley, Treynor
• 800 – Blake Patten, Underwood
• 110 Hurdles – Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon
• 1600 – Trey Castle, Treynor
• 3200 – David Thompson, Griswold
• 400 Hurdles – Jordan Vetter, Griswold
• Discus – Dustin Peasley, West Harrison
• High Jump – Lee Whyte, A-H-S-T-W
• Long Jump – Brett Daley, Treynor
• Shot Put – Tameron McGurren-Leal, A-H-S-T-W
• 4 x 100 – A-H-S-T-W
• 4 x 200 – Audubon
• 4 x 400 – Audubon
• 4 x 800 -Underwood
• Shuttle Hurdles – Underwood
• Distance Medley – Treynor

Girls Golf:
A-H-S-T-W 230, Audubon NS (Medalist: Nicole Tiarks, A-H-S-T-W 51)
Tri-Center 238, IKM-Manning 245 (Medalist: Mikasia Jacobsen, IKM-Manning 50)
Treynor 204, Griswold 253 (Medalist: Sierra Maguire, Treynor 48)
Clarinda 202, Creston 219 (Medalist: Maddy Davidson, Clarinda 44)
Glenwood 251, Red Oak 255
Underwood 223, Logan-Magnolia NS (Medalist: Karley Larson, Underwood 51)
Nodaway Valley 240, Lenox 282 (Medalist: Rachel Hight, Nodaway Valley 54)

WDM Valley Girls Invitational
1. Waukee 362
2. Atlantic 365
3. Johnston 370
4. WDM Valley 374
5. Marshalltown 400
6. Newton 401
7. Mason City 406
8. Hoover/Roosevelt 411
9. Ft. Dodge 414
10. SE Polk 414
11. East/Lincoln/North 440
12. Urbandale 446
13. Ankeny 470
14. Ames 479
15. Indianola 482

1. Paige Seiser, Waukee 80
2. Erin Olsen, Atlantic 82
8. Brooke Newell, Atlantic 89

Boys Golf:
A-H-S-T-W 194, Audubon 197 (Medalist: Micky Williamson, Audubon 43)
Griswold 170, Treynor 184 (Medalist: James Reynolds, Griswold 40)
Riverside 182, Missouri Valley 209 (Medalist: Tyler Krueger, Riverside 42)
Creston 168, Clarinda 184 (Medalist: Christian Groumoutis, Creston 39)
Glenwood 180, Red Oak 190 (Medalist: Kobe Rhodes, Glenwood 39)
IKM-Manning 188, Tri-Center 227 (Medalist: Zach Dreier, IKM-Manning 45)
Underwood 211, Logan-Magnolia 228 (Medalist: Connor Funk, Underwood 50)
Nodaway Valley 180, Lenox 200 (Medalist: Jackson Lamb, Nodaway Valley 42)

Girls Tennis:
Clarinda 7, Creston 2
Red Oak 6, Glenwood 3
Lewis Central 7, St. Albert 2

Boys Tennis:
Clarinda 7, Creston 2
Glenwood 8, Red Oak 1
Kuemper Catholic 6, Harlan 3
Abraham Lincoln 9, Thomas Jefferson 0

Girls Soccer:
Atlantic 1, Underwood 0
Thomas Jefferson 3, Tri-Center 0
Harlan 4, Missouri Valley 3 (OT)
Lewis Central 10, Kuemper Catholic 0
Nodaway Valley/WCV/AC 9, Riverside 0

Boys Soccer:
Riverside 5, Missouri Valley 1
Tri-Center 6, Abraham Lincoln 5 (2OT)
Underwood 2, Lewis Central 1
Thomas Jefferson 3, Denison-Schleswig 2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs reported for the start of their offseason program on Monday. Well, most of them did. The most notable absence was All-Pro linebacker Justin Houston, who was given the franchise tag after a record-setting sack season. Houston still has not signed his tender as the Chiefs and his representatives try to reach an agreement on a long-term deal.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he was not surprised that Houston skipped the voluntary workout, and that he understands the business side of the equation. But Reid also sounded certain that the two sides would eventually come to an agreement.

Houston set a Chiefs record with 22 sacks last season.

Front Row left to right- Elvis Hass, Bow Winner- Roni Hook, Camilla Colton, Scott Deter. Back Row- Brandon Westphalen, Jordan Zarbano, Kenny Jimerson, Heather Fruend, Carly Westphalen, Tyler Petty, Taylor Kirchner.

The Atlantic Archery Club and Atlantic Archery Club Foundation have been working very hard to achieve their goal of sending a team to the National Archery Tournament. This goal has been achieved and the team will be going to Nationals on May 6th, 7th, 8th.

The following team members will be attending the tournament:  JORDAN ZARBANO, TAYLOR KIRCHNER, LOGAN RUSSELL, HEATHER FREUND, BRANDON WESTPHALEN, BAILEY ROLAND, TOMMA JESSEN, COLIN JUELSGAARD, KENNY JIMERSON, NATHAN GRAY, CARLY WESTPHALEN, LUKE FRISBIE, ALEXIS SCHULTE, TYLER PETTY, DUSTIN DREAGER, MARIAH STILLIAN, DAWSON DREAGER,DEREK DREAGER,CLAYTON JIPSEN,KYLE REDINBAUGH, CHAMILLA COLTON, PAIGE WILLIAMS,TYLER KIEKY, ZACH WESTPHALEN

Our Club has had a tremendous amount of support from the Atlantic Booster club. The booster club was instrumental in helping gather funds to start archery in the school. In October of 2013 the booster club donated $1200 matching funds received from a DNR grant to buy equipment. In March 2015 the booster club gave another $1000 to support the group in their quest to nationals.

On April 11th the Archery Club Foundation with the Pheasants Forever Cass County Chapter conducted a bow raffle. Deter Motor Company purchased the bow to be raffled with all proceeds going to support the Atlantic Archery Club through the Atlantic Archery Club Foundation. Choice Printing along with the BTW and Atlantic Nursing and Rehab provided the raffle tickets. The raffle grossed over $7300 for the club. The winner of the bow was Roni Hook from Griswold.

On April 14th the Atlantic Archery Club Foundation received a grant of $3000 from the Atlantic Rotary Club for equipment. This donation to date is the single largest donation the club has received. The Archery Club Foundation has also received $300 donations from the Atlantic Kiwanis, Hy Vee, and Camblin Mechanical, Don Sonntag / Sonntag Development.

We have also had contributions to date from the following- Mainlander Law Firm, J & B Amusement, Alan & Brenda Zellmer, Atlantic Pest Control, Roland Funeral Service, Fridley Theaters, First Whitney Bank & Trust and Hansen Graphix.

The Archery Club Foundation is made up of parents of Atlantic Archery Club members who are helping raise funds to support the clubs effort to provide a quality program.

The Archery Club has been assisted by two coaches who have went above and beyond the call of duty for the kids. The Archery Club would like to thank Dent Petty and Clint Roland for helping make the archery club what it is.

More Funds are needed for the Archery Club as a whole and for our Trip to nationals. If you would like to make a donation please contact jwilliams@atlanticiaschools.org

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Girls (CLICK HERE for complete list of qualifiers)
Shot Put: Jacy Embray, Glenwood; Serena Parker, Shenandoah
Discus: Linnaea Konfrst, Glenwood
High Jump: Kelsey Hurley, Fremont-Mills
Long Jump: Mikayla Evers, Harlan
100: LaKendra Black, Thomas Jefferson
800: Rebekah Topham, Griswold
1500: Rebekah Topham, Griswold
3000: Rebekah Topham, Griswold
100 Hurdles: Laura Hempel, Treynor
4 x 100: Clarinda; Denison-Schleswig; Harlan; Thomas Jefferson
Shuttle Hurdle: Glenwood

Boys (CLICK HERE for complete list of qualifiers)
High Jump: Alec Hayes, Atlantic; Sam Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard; Colt Scott, Bedford; Sam Wegner, IKM-Manning
Long Jump: Avery Thomas, Abraham Lincoln
100: Emmitt Wheatley, Adair-Casey; Mavrick Decker, Glenwood; James Fuller, Glenwood
800: Bryce Briley, Creston; Eldon Warner, Thomas Jefferson; Jay Wolfe, Creston
110 Hurdles: Dane Kruse, Glenwood
4 x 100: Carroll; Clarinda; Glenwood; Harlan; Lewis Central
4 x 400: Harlan
1600 Medley: Thomas Jefferson
Shuttle Hurdle: Glenwood