Senior Spotlight

Name: Alex Holbach
Nickname: Al, A-Rex.
Date/Place of Birth:
November 22, 1991 –
Waterloo, Iowa.
Parents: P.J. and Laurie
(Connie Wood).
Siblings: Kayla, 15.
FAVORITES
Food: Mashed potatoes
with corn on top.
Movie: The Hangover
TV Show: One Tree Hill
Restaurant: The O.P.
Color: Blue
Music: Country
Holiday: Christmas
Vacation: Minnesota
cabin
Sport: Softball
Activities/Sports at G-R:
Volleyball, softball,
yearbook, soccer, foreign
friends, peer helper,
Renovation/SMAC,
band, NHS.
Favorite activity/sport at
G-R; Why? Softball
because it’s an awesome
sport. We have a lot of
fun and it feels like a
family.
Biggest Pet Peeve:
Chomping gum, chewing
with mouth open, talking
with mouth full.
Favorite High School
Memory: Being
hypnotized and making a
fool of myself in front of
the whole junior/senior
class.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Mrs. Wilson, she’s
so funny and there for
you whenever you need
her. She’s so full of life
and makes learning fun.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R: Going
to football/basketball
games and seeing my
friends every day.
Miss About Our Class:
Our inability to make a
decision on anything.
Person I Admire Most
and Why: Grandma
Staack, she was
diagnosed with cancer,
yet she is always positive
and never gives up.
Advice to
Underclassmen: Enjoy it
while it lasts_it goes by
fast!
Future Plans: Attend a
four-year college.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Gullible
Senior Spotlight

Name: Andrew Brandt
Nickname: Drew
Date/Place of Birth:
November 7, 1991 –
Covenant Hospital.
Parents: John and Tina
Brandt.
Siblings: Anthony,
Alexander, Amber.
FAVORITES
Food: Dad’s spaghetti
Movie: Dazed and
Confused
TV Show: Family Guy
Restaurant: McDonalds
Color: Black
Music: Rock, Country,
Rap
Holiday: Easter
Vacation: South Dakota
Sport: Football
Hidden Talent: I can
cook.
Biggest Pet Peeve: Slow
drivers!
Favorite High School
Memory: All the times at
Junker’s house, at the
park, and cruising
around.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Mr. Bourek
because he was the
teacher who really didn’t
care and made my life
easier.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R: The
fact that nobody thinks
they are better than
anybody else. It’s been
fun.
Miss About Our Class:
The wild things I hear
everyday and the movie
quotes that everyone has
to say.
Person I Admire Most
and Why: My father. I
admire him because he
came up from nothing
and made himself a great
man and father. I hope I
can be as good as him.
Advice to
Underclassmen: Take
life easy. Don’t get too
stressed out.
Future Plans: Go to
Hawkeye for Diesel
Tech. Then go to work
for a diesel shop.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Angry
Senior Spotlight

Name: Arielle Bereczki
Date/Place of Birth: July
15, 1992 Waterloo.
Parents: John and
Carolyn Bereczki.
Siblings: Ian Sager,
Sarah Bereczki.
FAVORITES
Food: Chicken
Movie: Super Troopers,
Eight Seconds, He’s Just
Not That Into You, The
Hangover.
TV Show: Law and
Order: SVU.
Restaurant: Uptown
Lounge and Supper
Club, Olive Garden.
Color: Blue
Music: Country
Holiday: Christmas
Vacation: Tennessee
Sport: Pickleball
Activities/Sports at G-R:
FFA
Favorite activity/sport at
G-R; Why? Pickleball
because we got to play it
for a long time in P.E.
and missed a whole day
or the tournaments.
Hidden Talent: Shooting
guns.
Biggest Pet Peeve: Bad
drivers.
Favorite High School
Memory: Playing
pickleball with
Lorrainna, Brooke, and
Hayley and coming out
with a new story every
day.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Mrs. Murty
because she taught me a
lot about animals.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R: My
class and our school
spirit.
Miss About Our Class:
The funny stories our
class tells each other.
Person I Admire Most
and Why: My brother,
Ian, because I’ve always
looked up to him when I
was younger and he
works towards what he
wants.
Advice to
Underclassmen: Walk on
the right side of the
hallway.
Future Plans: I plan to
attend Hawkeye then
Iowa State and major in
animal science and
become a large animal
veterinarian.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Outgoing
Senior Spotlight

Name: Brooke Kay
Wegner
Nickname: Beetle,
B-Kay, Brookie.
Date/Place of Birth:
August 24, 1992 –
Marshalltown.
Parents: Joey and
Michelle Wegner.
Siblings: Hunter Wegner
FAVORITES
Food: Steak
Movie: Avatar
TV Show: CSI: Las
Vegas
Restaurant: That Place
Color: Pink
Music: Country, rap,
rock.
Holiday: Christmas
Vacation: Florida
Sport: Football
Activities/Sports at G-R:
FFA
Favorite activity/sport at
G-R; Why? FFA: Going
to conventions with my
friends.
Hidden Talent:
4-Wheeling
Biggest Pet Peeve: Slow
drivers.
Favorite High School
Memory: There is too
many to pick just one.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Mrs. Nelson: She
is always happy and
willing to help.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R: School
spirit.
Miss About Our Class:
All the funny stories our
class talks about.
Person I Admire Most
and Why: Parents: They
have always been there
for me and taught me to
work hard for what I
want.
Advice to
Underclassmen: Walk on
the right side of the
stairs.
Future Plans: I plan on
attending Marshalltown
Community College and
majoring in nursing.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Talkative
Senior Spotlight

Name: Cassandra Jo
Kabrick
Nickname: CJ
Date/Place of Birth:
April 12, 1991 – Britt,
Iowa
Parents: Amy and Andy
Anderson.
Siblings: Zack
FAVORITES
Food: Sesame Chicken
Movie: Superman
TV Show: Iron Chef
Restaurant: Hu Hot
Color: Pink, black, and
blue.
Music: Country/rap
Holiday: Halloween
Vacation: Chicago
paintballing.
Sport: Soccer
Activities/Sports at G-R:
Drama
Favorite activity/sport at
G-R; Why? Drama, you
get to meet new people.
Biggest Pet Peeve: Too
many to list.
Favorite High School
Memory: Junior prom
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Mrs. Daughan, she
never gave up on me.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R: The
football games.
Miss About Our Class:
All the different people.
Person I Admire Most
and Why: My mom. She
works hard to give us a
good life. She never gave
up on my brother or me.
Advice to
Underclassmen: Never
have a bad attitude
because it just makes
things harder. No matter
what people tell you,
don’t give up on your
dream.
Future Plans: Become a
cop.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Different
Senior Spotlight

Name: Chaely Sieh
Nickname: Dooba, Jiffy,
Chae-lay.
Date/Place of Birth: June
4, 1992 – Santa Ana,
Calif.
Parents: Tom Sieh,
Deanna Stinson.
Siblings: Shelly,
Alexandria, Chazz,
Cheyenne, Chase,
Chance, Cheria.
FAVORITES
Food: Chinese/Mexican
Movie: Just Friends
TV Show: Speak,
Gilmore Girls, Glee.
Restaurant: Applebee’s
Color: Blue
Music: Christian,
alternative rock.
Holiday: 4th of July
Vacation: Colorado
River.
Sport: Basketball
Activities/Sports at G-R:
Basketball, Peer Helper,
basketball manager.
Favorite activity/sport at
G-R; Why? Basketball
because being with the
team is fun and we all
joked around a lot. It’s
just fun being able to be
manager for the girls.
Hidden Talent: Playing
the guitar.
Biggest Pet Peeve: When
people eat with their
mouth open and when
students call teachers by
their first name.
Favorite High School
Memory: When we
bubble-wrapped Alesha
and Sammy together,
taped them to it, and then
we walked through
Wal- Mart and had to
leave.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Mrs. Wilson, Mrs.
Sullivan, Mrs. Adair,
Mrs. Roberts, Mr.
Boheman, Mr. Bailey.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R: The
stairs! Just kidding. Most
likely seeing my friends
everyday and all of the
games.
Miss About Our Class:
Getting Mr. Kiburis off
track and having no
problem with being who
we want to be.
Person I Admire Most
and Why: My dad
because I’m proud of
how hard is trying and
mostly because he is a
single parent and trying
his hardest! Love you,
Dad!
Advice to
Underclassmen: It goes
fast. Take as many
pictures as you can
because you will admire
them your whole life.
Future Plans: Go to
college for four years
and go into social work
with family and children.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Energetic
Senior Spotlight

Name: Clint Dinsdale
Date/Place of Birth:
October 26, 1991 –
Waterloo, Iowa.
Parents: Kirk and Lora
Dinsdale
Siblings: Kody, Colton,
Rocko, Reba, Ringo.
FAVORITES
Food: Prime Rib
Movie: Hangover, The
Replacements,
Waterboy, Caddyshack.
Restaurant: Texas
Roadhouse
Color: Blue
Music: Country
Holiday: Christmas
Vacation: Florida
Sport: Soccer
Activities/Sports at G-R:
Soccer, football,
basketball, baseball, jazz
show, swing choir.
Favorite activity/sport at
G-R; Why? Soccer
because we got fourth at
state and I was selected
to the all-tournament
team.
Favorite High School
Memory: Lunch tray
flying at Travis and
shattering all over the
place.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Dale Wambold
He is the man!
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R:
Definitely not the drama!
Miss About Our Class:
Unorganization
Person I Admire Most
and Why: Brett Favre.
NO ONE BETTER!
Advice to
Underclassmen: Sit!
One Word to Describe
Myself: Stationwagon
Senior Spotlight

Name: Chelsea Petty
Nickname: Chels
Siblings: Megan and
Hayley Weber.
FAVORITES
Food: Enchiladas
Movie: The Wizard of
Oz
TV Show: That 70’s
Show
Restaurant: Carlos O
Kelly’s
Color: Pink
Music: A little of
everything.
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Sport: Volleyball
Activities/Sports at G-R:
Peer helper, volleyball
Favorite High School
Memory: Tripping, while
walking into prom my
freshman year.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why? Mrs. Roberts, she
is easy to talk to.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R:
Pickleball tournament.
Miss About Our Class:
My friends.
Person I Admire Most
and Why: My mom, she
works really hard to take
care of her children.
Advice to
Underclassmen: Don’t
cut in the lunch line and
stay on the right side of
the hall.
Future Plans: To go to
college to become an
RN.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Crazy
Senior Spotlight

Name: Cody Evan
Fevold
Nickname: Tody
Date/Place of Birth: June
1, 1991 Waterloo, Iowa
Parents: Steve and Becky
Siblings: Katie Fevold
FAVORITES
Food: Anything beef
Movie: 8 Seconds
TV Show: Posse
Restaurant: Texas
Roadhouse
Color: Blue
Music: Country
Holiday: Christmas
Vacation: Denver Stock
Show
Sport: Hunting
Activities/Sports at G-R:
FFA
Favorite activity/sport at
G-R; Why? FFA- You
get to miss school and
it’s a great experience!
Hidden Talent: Can shoe
horses
Biggest Pet Peeve:
People that can’t park
right in the parking lot.
Favorite High School
Memory: Getting stuck
on a dirt road coming
home from school.
Favorite G-R Teacher;
Why?
Mr. Kiburis, he is a very
good teacher and knows
his stuff.
Things I’m Going to
Miss About G-R: The
gossip.
Miss About Our Class:
Talking to everyone.
Person I Admire Most
and Why:
My dad, he knows a lot
about many different Ag
related things.
Advice to
Underclassmen: Stay
classy.
Future Plans: Attend
college to study diesel
mechanics.
One Word to Describe
Myself: Talkative