Meet The Senior Vikings!

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​Katelin Arndt

February 15, 2016

What do you go by?
Katie

Do you have a nickname?
No

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I was born in and lived in Colorado for five years.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I'm involved in Quiz Bowl, National Honor Society, and write in my free time, as well as work at the public library.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
No

What are all of your social media account names?
​Snapchat: Maze413

Kip Jones

February 16, 2016

What do you go by?
Kip Jones

Do you have a nickname?
I don't have any nicknames.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I am currently in the Army National Guard.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I am involved in IBA, cross country, track, and SkillsUSA.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have had three siblings go through Northwest public ahead of me.

What are all of your social media account names?
Snapchat: kipjones52
​Twitter: KIPing_it_Real

Adriana Hulinsky

February 19, 2016

What do you go by?
Adri.

Do you have a nickname?
Addie, Auds.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I make terrible jokes and puns whenever I can and tend to be a little impulsive with them.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I'm involved in anything I can with Music and Art.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have two younger siblings that do not go to schools that transfer into Northwest, but they plan to come here for high school. Zachary - 4th Grade. Brooke (Courtney) - 8th Grade.

What are all of your social media account names?
Facebook - Adri Hulinsky
Tumblr - r3dglare

Alberto Caprioli

February 22, 2016

What do you go by?
Alberto.

Do you have a nickname?
Italian Stallion and Alfredo.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I was born in Palermo, Italy and I'm Italian.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I'm involved in Soccer, IBA, One Act, Indoor Soccer.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have a sister in Italy, Martina freshman at the college. Than I have 3 host siblings. Jacob- freshman at college, Kenna- attending the college, Ely- 8th grade.

What are all of your social media account names?
Twitter- @_Alberto_20_
Facebook- Alberto Caprioli
Instagram- Alberto_Caprioli

Kengy Boersen

February 23, 2016

What do you go by?
Kengy Boersen

Do you have a nickname?
Kengilina, Kengkeng

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I love Geocaching and playing Hand & Foot.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I am involved in FFA, band, and venture crew.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
Chance Boersen is my brother. He is a junior at Northwest.

What are all of your social media account names?
Facebook: Kengy Alexis Boersen
Snapchat: kengkeng25578

Hannah Klanecky

February 25, 2016

What do you go by?
Hannah

Do you have a nickname?
No

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I want to be a dentist.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
All bands, Speech, Golf, Student Council, Science Olympiad, Musical Orchestra, and National Honor Society.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
My older sister graduated from Northwest in 2010.

What are all of your social media account names?
Twitter: @hannahboo137

Maeda Findley

February 29, 2016

What do you go by?
Maeda

Do you have a nickname?
Matter, Madea

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
Im adopted.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
FFA Skillsusa, Pep Band, and Musical.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have 3 younger siblings. All three are going to a feeder school.

What are all of your social media account names?
I'd rather not post that.

Monica Lopez

March 1, 2016

What do you go by?
Monica.

Do you have a nickname?
Mon, or Pez=Fish (don't ask it's kinda complicated).

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I am ambidextrous, yet I prefer my right hand for every task, so my handwriting has gotten sloppy with my left, I'm allergic to bananas, I use to do ballet when I was little, and I love drawing a lot.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
No.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have two brothers, but they go to Grand Island Senior High, Marcos-11th Grade, Fernando-9th Grade.

What are all of your social media account names?
Snapchat- Monica131425
Tumblr- Lupusm3
Facebook- Monica Lopez
Fanfiction: Lupusm
Quora: Monica Lopez

Samantha Blake

March 3, 2016

What do you go by?
I go by Samantha or Sam.

Do you have a nickname?
My nickname is Sam.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I'm going to Chicago this fall for college and i'm studying graphic design.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I am in FBLA.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
No

What are all of your social media account names?
My twitter and instagram is: @bamanthaaa
My snapchat is: samanthaaablake

Kylie Vodehnal

March 7, 2016

What do you go by?
Kylie

Do you have a nickname?

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I've been involved in cheer for 4 years.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have a old sister, Chasity, 22, she went to Northwest.

What are all of your social media account names?
Snapchat - kylie_vodehnal
Twitter - KyVodie
Instagram - kylie_vodehnal
Facebook - Kylie Vodehnal

Lauren Rookstool

March 8, 2016

What do you go by?
Lauren

Do you have a nickname?
Nope!

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I'm legally blind in my left eye and only wear one contact. People always get freaked out when I tell them and then try to sneak up on me on my left side.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
14 Karat Gold, Musical, A Cappella choir, and Chamber singers.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I don't have any sibling that go to a school that transfers here but I do have a younger brother coming for high school. Max (7th grade).

What are all of your social media account names (twitter, facebook, snapchat, etc.)?
Twitter: PiNkIePiE1997
Facebook: Lauren Rookstool
Snapchat: laurenrookstool
Instagram: laurenthedisneyprincess

Shelby Mueller

March 10, 2016

What do you go by?
Shelby

Do you have a nickname?
No

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I have been to more foreign countries than I have states in the US.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
Band, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, Musical Stage Crew, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
My older brother went to school here and so does my little brother.

What are all of your social media account names?
Facebook-Shelby Mueller

Mikayla Heckathorn

March 14, 2016

What do you go by?
Mikayla

Do you have a nickname?
Yes, Mik.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I plan on going into a career in Sonography or Radiologic Technology.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
Softball and National Honor Society.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
No

What are all of your social media account names?
Instagram:m_heck1212
Twitter: M_heckathorn14

Jennifer Adams

March 15, 2016

What do you go by?
I go by Jen or Jennifer.

Do you have a nickname?
I do not have a nickname.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I had my appendix removed when I was in Kindergarten. I have also dislocated my left shoulder twice and my right one once all in the same year.

Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
Yes, I am involved with 14 Karat, musical, one-act, softball, track, and National Honor Society.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
My older brother Nathan graduated in 2014 and I have a younger sister Bailey who will be a freshman at Northwest next year.

What are all of your social media account names?
Twitter: @jenn_1817
Instagram: jenadams18

Hope Scroggin

March 17, 2016

What do you go by?
Hope Scroggin

Do you have a nickname?
Hopey sometimes.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I'm a senior and am pretty excited about college.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I am involved in 4-H.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have two. I have a sister that goes here and her name is Hanah Scroggin. My other sister Dezarae will be here next year.

​What are all of your social media account names?
Twitter-@hope_scroggin
Facebook- Hope Elaine Scroggin
SnapChat- hopewalters

Alyssa Meyer

March 18, 2016

What do you go by?
I go by Alyssa.

Do you have a nickname?
Nope

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I’m the only girl in my biological family that has brown hair and I'm also the only one with hazel eyes.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
Yes I am involved in girls golf, band, choir, and musical.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
My little sister went here for 2 years then transferred to a new school.

​What are all of your social media account names?
​Snapchat: alyssa9766

Eric Ostermeier

March 21, 2016

What do you go by?
Eric

Do you have a nickname?
Ostie

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I was born and raised here in Grand Island and my birthday is 9/11/98.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I'm in FFA, SKILLSUSA, and Trap.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
My sister went to northwest and graduated in 2012.

​What are all of your social media account names?
Snapchat- ericostermeier
Facebook- Eric Ostermeier
Instagram- SINKTHEPINK_69

Austin Dammann

March 22, 2016

What do you go by?
Dammann.

Do you have a nickname?
My nickname is Dammanator.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
Yes I was adopted at the age of 2. Before I was adopted my older brother and I were living on the streets.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
Yes football, track, wrestling, choir, skillsusa, and the news team.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
Yes my older brother did he graduated in 2013.

​What are all of your social media account names?
Snapchat- austindammann59
facebook/twitter- domain033
Instagram- austindammann59

Elio Castillo

March 24, 2016

What do you go by?
I go by Elio.

Do you have a nickname?
My nickname is E.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I've played soccer all my life.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
Boys Soccer

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
I have a younger brother named Elvis that is a sophomore here at Northwest and then I have a little brother and sister that go to One-R. My brother Ijzek is in 1st and my sister Janellie is in 4th.

​What are all of your social media account names?
Twitter - @5ElioCastillo5
Snapchat - eliocastillo5
Instagram - 5eliocastillo5
Facebook - Elio Castillo Jr

Desarae Dramse

March 28, 2016

What do you go by?
Desi.

Do you have a nickname?
My nickname is Desi.

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I get injured a lot, including breaks, fractures, and sprains, I've had 11 injuries.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
I have been in cheer all 4 years.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
My older brother went here but graduated in 2014. My foster sister Yanique goes here, she's a sophomore. My 2 younger sisters will be going here; Kelsey, 8 grade, Shylee 6 grade and my other foster sister Mazey, 8 grade, will be going here next year as well.

​What are all of your social media account names?
​Twitter- ddramse1

Spencer Ritchie

March 29, 2016

What do you go by?
Spencer

Do you have a nickname?
No

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
I really like music.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
14 Karat and Musical.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
Brother graduated in 2012, and my sister is a sophomore.

​What are all of your social media account names?
​Snapchat/Instagram/Twitter- sritchie50

Mark Zepeda

April 1, 2016

What do you go by?
Mark

Do you have a nickname?
Marky Mark

Do you have a fact or story about yourself?
Going to Peru State to play football and study Business.

​Are you involved in any sports or extracurricular events?
Football, Wrestling, and Track and Field.

Do you have any siblings who go to or have gone to Northwest or any of the Northwest feeder schools?
Yeah he's a sophomore.

​What are all of your social media account names?
Instagram- Marky_Mark_76
Snapchat- zepeda