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2022-2023 Staff

Natalia Beckstrom
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Natalia Beckstrom

I’m a senior this year in the jenison high school. I have a family of 4 including me. Somethings like to do is play sports, photography, painting, taking care of animals, and watching the sunset. I also really love going on new adventures and I like to...

Gage VanderWaal
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Gage VanderWaal

Gage is a 12th grader at Jenison Senior High School. At the moment Gage is working at Van Eck Auto Body, and Gage plans on working there after he graduates. In the future Gage plans on making a good living doing whatever he wants to do, and maybe not...

Abigail Vandeberg
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Abigail Vandeberg

Abigail (Abi) is a high school student at Jenison high school. Abi graduates in the class of 2025. She plays soccer through both school and midwest united. Out of school and soccer Abi enjoys being with her friends.

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Dania Klein

Dania is a junior at Jenison High School. She is involved with a business program through the Future Prep'd program, and she is a part of the school's track and field team. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, and simply enjoy...

Ryan Sowa
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Ryan Sowa

Ryan Sowa is in 11th grade. He likes to workout and play football with friends.

Alanah Vitale
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Alanah Vitale

Alanah Vitale is a senior in high school. She loves to go out and meet new people and friends. She also enjoys reading and learning about things that interest her for the future. Her goal in life is to study to be a cosmetic nurse or an esthetician.

Robert Velasco
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Robert Velasco

Robert Velasco is a 17-year-old student attending Jenison High School as a senior. Robert is a Trombone and Baritone player for the Jenison Symphonic, Jazz, and Marching Bands.

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Kevin Roon

I am a Jenison senior. I also enjoy being outdoors.

Elias Simmons
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Elias Simmons

Elias Simmons is a 16 year-old Junior at JHS and participated in both wrestling and football, even being added to the JHS wrestling varsity team for a year. His interests are Manga/Anime, Video Games, and hanging out with his friends.

Jasmin Carringer
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Jasmin Carringer

Name is Jasmin Carringer, loves reading and spending time with family. Interests include traveling, sports, and painting & art.

Ana Gonzalez
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Ana Gonzalez

Ana Gonzalez. Ana is a senior. Ana is involved in Orchestra and also works at the YMCA.

Tommaso Mensi
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Tommaso Mensi

Tommaso Mensi is an exchange student at Jenison High School. He likes to travel the world and explore new cultures. After spending his senior year in the United States, he will come back to Italy, his home country, to graduate from  high school  and...

Adrianna Kloosterman
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Adrianna Kloosterman

Adrianna is a senior in highschool, graduating spring 2023. She has been involved in Jenison's colorguard team since she was in the seventh grade. She spends her time at practice, at work, or out with her friends.

Elih Mezher
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Elih Mezher

Elih Mezherc Elih Mezher is in 11th grade. Elih Mezher is not in extracurriculars but enjoys watching them.

Kayla Winkle
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Kayla Winkle

Kayla Winkle Kayla is in 12th Grade Kayla is involved in Tennis She enjoys hanging out with family and friends in her free time

Jack Evans
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Jack Evans

Name: Jack Evans Grade: 11 Jack likes to play soccer and cook at the Win Tavern. Jack likes to play video games and go for runs.

Noah Britton
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Noah Britton

Noah Britton is a Junior at Jenison High School. Noah is a participant in DECA. He enjoys watching all types of sports and hopes to work in Sports Management or Sports Marketing in the future.

Deseante Riley
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Deseante Riley

Deseante Riley Deseante is in 12th Grade Deseante is involved in two extracurricular activities. Those two curricular activities are Football and Lacrosse.

Lily Johnston
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Lily Johnston

Lily Johnston Lily Johnston is in 12th grade. Lily is involved in theatre and loves music.

Grace DeZwaan
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Grace DeZwaan

Grace DeZwaan is a sophomore and likes listening to music, reading, and being in nature.

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Carlota Quintana

  Carlota Quintana is a 16 year-old exchange student from Spain studying 12th grade at Jenison High School. She loves to play the violin and hangout with her friends.  ...

Teagon Lehti
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Teagon Lehti

Teagon Lehti is a senior at Jenison High School. He enjoys taking long walks on the beach, spending time with his dog, and traveling. Teagon will be attending Indiana University-Bloomington in August and will be starting his own car club there. For more...

Tyree Hanley
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Tyree Hanley

Tyree Hanley 11th grade Tyree likes to snowboard, hang out with friends and play basketball.

Clara Tuinman
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Clara Tuinman

Clara Tuinman is a senior at Jenison High School. She is involved in the choir. She is also interested in fashion, art, animals, and history.

Ferris Seif
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Ferris Seif

Ferris Seif is a current sophomore who enjoys running, reading, collecting retro games, and being anywhere but school. They hope to one day go to the University of Michigan and become a lawyer.

Lindyn Arnold
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Lindyn Arnold

Lindyn Arnold is Senior this year, she plans to take a gap year to save up money and hopefully move out to Oregon at some point. She enjoys listening to music especially Taylor Swift and creating art. Lindyn also is involved with theater, student council...

Abbie Martin
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Abbie Martin

Abbie is a Senior at Jenison High School. She is involved in Peer to Peer, and Peer Educators in School. Abbie is interested in animals, taking her to Baker in the fall of 2023 to start her journey in being a Veterinary Technician.

Molly Holmgren
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Molly Holmgren

Molly Holmgren is a senior at Jenison High School. She spends time working at peppenios, hanging out with friends and enjoying nature. In the future, Molly hopes to become a pediatric nurse practitioner, as she spends her afternoons at the Careerline...

Claire Vainavicz
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Claire Vainavicz

Claire Vainavicz is a Senior at Jenison. Claire plays softball for Jenison and a travel softball team. Claire is studying Emergency Medical Services at the Careerline Tech Center. Claire plans on working her way up to becoming a paramedic in the future.

Brendon McKinley
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Brendon McKinley

Brendon McKinley is in 12th grade (Senior).  Brendon is involved with band and choir. He enjoys watching sports and hanging out with his friends. 2022-2023

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Chloe Brush

Chloe is a senior in Jenison High School. She plays the Cello in the school's Chamber Orchestra, and is interested in visual art. She hopes to become an Art Therapist in the future.

Max Alkema
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Max Alkema

Max Alkema is a senior at Jenison. He likes to hang out with friends, summer, music, and late-night drives.

Sidney Kremer
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Sidney Kremer

Sidney Kremer, 11, Help out with band fundraisers and was in choir last year Sidney Kremer Staff Writer 2022-2023 school year

Kyle Newell
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Kyle Newell

Kyle Newell 11th Grade Kyle likes to hangout with friends and play videogames. Kyle also like to go to the YMCA to lift and play basketball.          

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Gavin Bekkering

Gavin Bekkering 11th Grade Gavin enjoys getting together with friends, playing video games, and playing Basketball in his free time

Kyler Stratton
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Kyler Stratton

Kyler Stratton is in 11th grade. He enjoys playing baseball and lifting in his free time. He also enjoys spending time with his friends.

Weston Stein
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Weston Stein

Weston is currently a junior at Jenison high school and is 16 years old. He enjoys playing golf with his friends when he can.

Jace Houghton
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Jace Houghton

Jace Houghton is a 17-year-old junior at Jenison high school. Jace enjoys hanging out with family and friends. After high school, Jace hopes to do a trade.

Clay Young
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Clay Young

Clay Young is a senior at Jenison High School. He likes to play Hockey, Lacrosse, hang out with the boys, and watch movies.

Alexis Walker
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Alexis Walker

Alexis Walker is a 17 year old senior at Jenison High School.

Jacob Heagle
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Jacob Heagle

Jacob Heagle is 17 years old. He is in 11th grade and he enjoys soccer, basketball, and watching college football. He plays soccer for the Jenison Boys Varsity team.

Dominic Hall
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Dominic Hall

Dom is a student at Jenison Highschool. He is a 17-year-old who likes to write and spend time with his friends. He wants to join the Army and open a store or become a writer.

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Dylan McGoran

Dylan McGoran is 17 years old and goes to Jenison High School. Dylan loves to play baseball and loves long walks on the beach. Dylan enjoys working on cars.

Nathaniel Kloppe
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Nathaniel Kloppe

Nathaniel Kloppe, a Senior at Jenison Highschool. He plays hockey for the varsity team. Nathaniel enjoys hanging out with friends and watching sports.

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Case Hennip

Case plays baseball for Jenison and sluggers. Case has brown hair and blue eyes. Case has 7 siblings. Case loves to be outside and hangout with his family.

Corbin Bennetts
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Corbin Bennetts

Corbin Bennetts is a 16 year old junior at Jenison. Corbin likes to do activities such as playing sports and hanging out with friends. He plays basketball and baseball for Jenison.

Jillianne Swanson
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Jillianne Swanson

Hayden Blik
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Hayden Blik

Hayden Blik is a Varsity hockey player for Jenison High School and is also in the 11th grade.

Kaden Brady
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Kaden Brady

Kaden is a 17 year old Junior at Jenison High School. He plays football and throws discus and shotput in the spring. He enjoys playing video games and listening to music in his free time, as well as hanging out with his friends.

Amelia Fish
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Amelia Fish

Amelia is currently a Junior at Jenison Senior High School. She is involved in the marching band and winterguard.

Evan Baker
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Evan Baker

Evan is a staff writer for the wildcat roar, they are a senior and participate in marching band and Lacrosse.

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Dom Hall

Dom is 17. He is a senior, Dom likes to make jokes and hang out with friends. Dom also likes to violate traffic laws.

Gavin Sills
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Gavin Sills

Gavin Sills is in the 11th grade at Jenison High School. He loves to hang out with friends and spend time with family watching or playing soccer.

Samantha Vander Veen
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Samantha Vander Veen

Samantha Vander Veen is a Sophomore at Jenison Senior High. She is on the Varsity sideline cheer team. She also does hair and makeup for the school plays at Jenison. She loves hanging out with friends and family and reading!

Aiden Butts
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Aiden Butts

Aiden Butts is in a Sophomore at Jenison High School. Aiden is not involved in any activities, in or out of school, but when he gets home he likes playing video games, listening to music, and hanging out with friends.

Cole Williams
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Cole Williams

Cole Williams is 17 years old and a Senior at Jenison High School. Cole plays Hockey and Tennis for Jenison.

McKenna Bosch
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McKenna Bosch

McKenna Bosch is a junior at Jenison High School and ecstatic to be a part of the Wildcat Roar this year. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in journalism. She enjoys reading, writing, and crocheting.

Aiden Butts
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Aiden Butts

Aiden Butts is a Sophomore coming from East Kentwood High School. He isn't involved in any activities in and out of school, and his interests consist of video games, reading, and going out with friends.

Charlotte Charles
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Charlotte Charles

Charlotte Charles is a Junior at the Jenison High School.  Charlotte works at the Uccellos in Grandville, and she spends most of her time with friends.

Breana Manciu
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Breana Manciu

Bre is 16 years old and a junior. She likes to hangout with friends and  loves to watch the sunset and go to the beach, she loves to be outdoors in general.

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Avory Heiss

Avory Heiss is 17 and currently a Senior at Jenison High School. In her free time, she loves going on walks with her dog, and spending quality time with her family and friends.

Lorenzo Reyes
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Lorenzo Reyes

Lorenzo Reyes is a Junior at Jenison Senior High. He enjoys sleeping and playing games with friends.

Shayla Kalman
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Shayla Kalman

Shayla is currently a senior at Jenison High School and goes to the tech center for entrepreneurship. She enjoys working and spending time with her family.

Skylar Simmons
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Skylar Simmons

Skylar Simmons is 17 and a senior in highschool. She's not involved in any activities but is interested in animals, criminal justice, and helping children or anyone in need.

Julia Smith
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Julia Smith

Julia Smith is 15 years old and a Freshman at Jenison High School. She plays softball for Jenison and enjoys spending time with friends, swimming, and traveling.

Guillermo Brea
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Guillermo Brea

Guillermo is an exchange student in the United States who comes from Spain, he is 17 years old and he likes soccer, his motorcycle, his family, his friends and loves listening to music, some of his favorite foods are spaghetti, hamburgers and hot dogs.

Delaney Davy
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Delaney Davy

Delaney Davy is a senior at Jenison High School, she enjoys everything involving reading and writing. She also enjoys spending time with family and her pets.

Tyler Lopez
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Tyler Lopez

Tyler Lopez is a Junior in high school who plays football and track and field who also likes to hunt and fish.

Bre Sullivan
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Bre Sullivan

Bre Sullivan is 17 and in their senior year. Their current interest are friends and working out.

Shayla Kalman
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Shayla Kalman

Shayla Kalman is a senior at Jenison High School and goes to tech center for entrepreneurship.  She enjoys working and spending time with family.

Hannah Cottrell
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Hannah Cottrell

Hannah Cottrell is 17 years old and is currently in 11th grade. She enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She also enjoys playing volleyball.

Sierra Curie
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Sierra Curie

Sierra Curie is 16 years old and is in 11th grade. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Tyson McKellar
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Tyson McKellar

Tyson McKellar is a junior in Highschool. He enjoys hanging out with friends and watching football.

Chase Kovac
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Chase Kovac

Chase Kovac is a Senior for the 2022-2023 school year. She plays golf for the Jenison Varsity team and has since her freshman year. Chase is also very interested in art and finds a lot of joy in creating artworks. She likes to write, which is why she...

Grace Warwick
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Grace Warwick

Grace Warwick is 17 years old. She attends 11th grade at Jenison High School.  She enjoys traveling to cool nice places. She loves her family and enjoys spending time with them.

Alex Chapman
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Alex Chapman

Alex Chapman is a 9th grader and enjoys taking part in the crew aspect of theater. Alex enjoys skateboarding in her free time, mainly longboarding and listening to music.

Chase Engelter
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Chase Engelter

Chase is currently a Senior at Jenison High School. He is on the varsity golf team and enjoys watching football, working on cars, and playing guitar.

Grace Feigel
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Grace Feigel

Grace Feigel is 17 years old. She is a senior at Jenison Senior High. She likes to read fantasy, speed on dirt roads, and go mini biking. Grace currently works at StirFry express and she wants to become a dentist.

Ben VandeBerg
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Ben VandeBerg

Benjamin VandeBerg Ben is in 11th grade Ben like working on engines and working. Ben has a big red truck that he loves more than his dogs.

Laura Petrenko
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Laura Petrenko

Laura Petrenko is a senior at Jenison, graduating in 2023. She has been a part of the Jenison Colorguard for 5 years. The pride and joy of her life is her cat named Orangejuice (OJ). Laura loves to hangout with her friends and family in her free time.

Samuel Morales

Samuel Morales Samuel is in 11th grade Samuel is involved in 3 extracurricular activities  

London Hall

London Hall

London Hall is a freshman at Jenison High School. London likes to play soccer and basketball and plays soccer for jension. In London's1 freetime she likes to snowboard and hang out with her friends

Madelyn Overkleeft

Madelyn Overkleeft

Madelyn Overkleeft Madelyn Overkleeft is in 12th grade. Madelyn Overkleeft's interests include hanging out with family and friends and is involved in competitive dance.

Jessie Stickler

Jessie Stickler

Jessie Stickler is a Freshman at Jenison High School. She enjoys playing softball and basketball as well as reading.

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Skylar Lowe

Skylar Lowe Skylar Lowe is in 12th grade. Skylar Lowe is involved in Varsity Basketball. Skylar's interests include spending time with friends and softball.

McKenna Bosch

McKenna Bosch

McKenna Bosch is a junior at Jenison High School and ecstatic to be a part of the Wildcat Roar this year. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career in journalism. She enjoys reading, writing, and crocheting.

Nikita Burris
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Nikita Burris

Hello, I am Nikita Burris. I am a Junior in high school. My hobbies include dancing and playing lacrosse.  

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