Meet Leopold's top students

Cody Van de Ven

• Hometown: Leopold, Mo.
• Parents: Roy and Sharon Van de Ven
• Post-graduation plans: Attending Southeast Missouri State University, major undecided.
• Activities while in high school: Blue Claws pep club, spirit leader, Beta Club, Business Club, concert choir, Student Activities Council, CYC, basketball, baseball
• Honors received: Math Field Day: first-place word problems, first-place Algebra II Team; SEMO Writing Contest: first-place fiction; Knights of Columbus Essay Contest first place; District Music Festival mixed ensemble choir Honor II Rating; Boys State delegate; Glory of Missouri Award for Truth; Glory of Missouri Award for Progress; Mississippi Valley all-conference baseball (junior and senior year); all-conference honorable mention basketball.
• GPA: 11.0 on 11.0 scale
• Favorite high school memory: "Spirit Leading for the volleyball team, especially at sectionals senior year."
• What are your summer plans?: Working at BioKyowa, hanging out with friends.
• What will you miss about high school?: "Classmates, underclassmen, the teachers, sports, the school, the atmosphere."

Courtney Thiele

• Hometown: Leopold, Mo.
• Parents: Robert and Georgia Thiele
• Post-graduation plans: Southeast Missouri State University; major undecided
• Activities while in high school: Pep Club, Business Club, Concert Choir, Beta Club, Senior Stand co-manager, Wildcat Newspaper photo editor, yearbook photo editor and assistant editor
• Honors received: Glory of Missouri awards for Fraternity and Virtue, George Washington Carver Award, College Prep certificate, President's Education Award
• GPA: 11.0 on 11.0 scale
• Favorite high school memory: "My senior year. I was able to spend more time with my classmates and became closer friends with each of them."
• What are your summer plans?: Work and hang out with family and friends.
• What will you miss about high school?: "Seeing all my classmates and friends every day."

Jordan Jansen

• Hometown: Leopold, Mo.
• Parents: Lindy and Cindy Jansen
• Post-graduation plans: Attend Southeast Missouri State University, major undecided
• Activities while in high school: Varsity basketball, varsity baseball, Beta Club, Quiz Bowl team, pep club (president two years), concert choir, Business Club, CYC
• Honors received: Mr. Varsity 2008, Math IV Pin, Spanish I Pin, Accounting Certificate, Math Field Day: Computational Mathematics first place, Algebra II Team first place.
• GPA: 11.0 on 11.0 scale
• Favorite high school memory: "Spirit Leading for the volleyball team at state in 2007."
• What are your summer plans?: "Help my parents around the house and at my farm. I plan on finding a job that I can continue to work while I go to college."
• What will you miss about high school?: "Seeing my friends every day. You know everyone in the high school if you go to Leopold, so it will be hard to not

Molly Brotherton

• Hometown: Leopold, Mo.
• Parents: Keith and Shirley Brotherton
• Post-graduation plans: Attend Southeast Missouri State University, major in graphic design and English.
• Activities while in high school: Business Club, pep club; softball scorekeeper; Beta Club; Wildcat Newspaper editor; yearbook editor
• Honors received: Math Field Day first place Mathletics team; George Washington Carver Award; District Music Festival honor rating II for large ensemble and women's choir; President's Education Award
• GPA: 11.0 on 11.0 scale
• Favorite high school memory: "Winning the Mathletics Team Competition at Math Field Day."
• What are your summer plans?: "Enjoy it, spend time with friends, volunteer, maybe get a job."
• What will you miss about high school?: "Seeing my friends every day."