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CongRaTulaTions gRaduaTes of 2012

Plans: MSU Northern to major in Graphic DesignSr. Best: VoiceSr. Will: Give Van-essa my love for mu-sic and song: may you never stop singing and to Satyn my everlast-ing love and friend-ship, may we laugh for years to comeSaying: If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anythingEnjoyments: Drama, speech and drama, MCTNick Name: Whit,

Plans: U of M -- West-ern to major in Natural HorsemanshipSr. Best: Most Outgo-ingSr. Will: My ability to not get seriously in-

jured to Steph Gliko and my annoying abil-ities to Courtney Lind-skogSaying: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me!Enjoyments: Volley-ball and softballNick Name: Titia Rae, Aunty SissyInspirational Teach-er: NoneRemembrances: Pat-rick Buckley attacking Scotty in P.E.

Plans: Uni-versity of Montana to major in Busi-nessSr. Best: StyleSr. Will: My height to Van-essaSaying: They say it all breaks down to keeping your feet on the ground; my sole intention is to keep my head in the clouds.Enjoyments: Being around my nieces, drawing and Photo-shop

Plans: Farm and pos-sibly attend college laterSr. Best: Most Likely to Be Late for Gradu-ation

Sr. Will: My #4 jer-sey to Paul EhlersSaying: Show me a guy who’s afraid to look bad, and I’ll show you a guy I can beatEnjoyments: Bas-ketball, football, baseball, science, having fun with friendsNick Name: None

Nick Name: NoneInspirational Teach-er: Mrs. RossRemembrances: Bus ride from North Star when Angie started to tell a story but couldn’t get past the first few words

Inspirational Teach-er: Mr. and Mrs. RossR e m e m b r a n c e s : Playing sports and just having a good time with everyone

NORTH TOOLE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL THE REFINER May Special Edition 2012

NTCHS Class of 2012Kolter Cook

Josh FriesenRebecca Flesch

Cassius Ehlers


Plans: My pickup to GooberSr. Best: Most Changed in High SchoolSr. Will: Give Van-essa my love for mu-

sic and song, may you never stop singing. To Sa-tyn, I give my everlasting love and friendship, may we laugh for years to comeSaying: Keep on keepin’ onE n j o y m e n t s : Hunting and fish-ingNick Name: KTC, Thomas

Plans: My intelli-gence to my sister Ra-chelSr. Best: AthleteSr. Will: Give Van-essa my love for mu-sic and song, may you never stop sing-ing. To Satyn, I give my everlasting love and friendship, may we laugh for years to

P l a n s : Montana S t a t e --North-ern to major in D e n t a l HygieneSr. Best: SmileSr. Will: My #8 volleyball and my #13 basketball uniforms to my sis-ter, Nicole Potak, who will be a freshman next year.Saying: Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are and the things you never want to lose.Enjoyments: Basket-ball, volleyball, soft-

Plans: Enlisted in the Marine CorpsSr. Best: NicknameSr. Will: My knack for finding explosive “Wow Day” projects to a person who likes explosives

S a y i n g : There is nothing to fear but fear itselfE n j o y -ments: Foot-ball, basket-ball, science, track, golf, student coun-cilNick Name: I c e m a k e r , FreezeInspiration-

comeSaying: Snakes! Why’d it have to be snakes?Enjoyments: Hunt-ing, playing guitar, sportsNick Name: NoneInspirational Teach-er: Mrs. EhlersRemembrances: Re-cess in grade school

Inspirational Teach-er: Mrs. RossRemembrances: P. Buck and me messing around with the back-hoes at the Techno. Expo.

ball, FCCLA, student council, choir, HOBYNick Name: Reba Jean Machine, Reba, RabebaInspirational Teach-er: Mrs. JohannsenR e m e m b r a n c e s : When Angie “de-pant-sed” Jacoba in front of L.J.

al Teacher: Mrs. RossR e m e m b r a n c e s : Football senior year


NTCHS Class of 2012Justin Hauschulz

Hunter LeichliterKress Lamey

Aurora Hurlburt


Plans: En-ter the Job Corps in A n a c o n d a to major in W e l d i n g and Carpen-trySr. Best: Best Team-mateSr. Will: My good looks to Braydon Dunk, my post moves to Andy Ryan and Jarret Bloch, my smarts to Hannah Hauschulz, and my neat, groomed, natural hair to Tyler Tharp.Saying: That which does not kill you

Plans: Enter the U.S. NavySr. Best: Most Likely to be a MillionaireSr. Will: My locker to Vanessa. I also will everyone my sense of adventure and my fun-seeking abilities.

Saying: Peo-ple don’t care how much you know un-til they know how much you care about them.Enjoyments: Swimming , spending time with fam-ily, watching

Plans: Enter the work forceSr. Best: CarSr. Will: All my mon-ey to Hunter and all my partying skills to AmandaSaying: If you don’t have time to do some-thing right the first

time, when will you have time to do it right?E n j o y -m e n t s : H a n g i n g with friendsNick Name: Toothpaste, KresstationI n s p i -r a t i o n a l Te a c h e r : Mr. Hough

Plans: Uni-versity of Montana to major in Mu-sicSr. Best: HairSr. Will: My wisdom to the lower class-men who most need itSaying: Be who you are and say what you feel be-cause those that mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.Enjoyments: foot-ball, track, science, pep band, dramaNick Name: Crash, Hunt, JesusInspirational Teach-

er: Mrs. RossR e m e m b r a n c e s : Eight grade trip to Le-thbridge when Scott and I got stuck in the dark water slide at the Ramada

Remembrances: Ju-nior year Science Olympiad with Josh and Hunter

footballNick Name: Aurora Borealis, Rora, RorInspirational Teach-er: Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Schilling, Mrs. FeltRemembrances: Too many to count

makes you strongerEnjoyments: Basket-ballNick Name: Haus, Hausy, Justine, JustinaInspirational Teach-er: Mrs. HauschulzR e m e m b r a n c e s : Watching game film at football practices


NTCHS Class of 2012Jayleen McAlpine

Amanda TharpAndrew Stevens

Hali Miller


Plans: MSU Col-lege of Technology in Great Falls to major as a Physical Therapy AssistantSr. Best: EyesSr. Will: My leader-ship in basketball to BrookeSaying: To succeed in life you need three

things: a wish-bone, a b a c k -b o n e , and a funny -bone.Enjoy-ments:

Plans: Uni-versity of M o n t a n a to major in Nursing or EducationSr. Best: DressedSr. Will: My Kix Captain skills to Chi-maneS a y i n g : Love, peace, happinessEnjoyments: Vo l l e y b a l l , danceNick Name: Hali girl, BugsInspirational Teach-er: Mr. and Mrs. Ross

Plans: Enter the work-force with plans to en-list in the Air ForceSr. Best: Class ClownSr. Will: My personal-ity to the FinsterSaying: Get ‘R doneEnjoyments: Football and ExplorersNick Name: Drew, Drewcifer, Drewbie

Inspirational Teach-er: Mrs. RossRemembrances: Nap time in kindergarten and in Mrs. Ehler’s class.

Plans: Rocky Mountain College to major in Mu-sic Education and minor in Political ScienceSr. Best: Most Likely to SucceedSr. Will: My lead-ership and moti-vation to my lit-tler brother, Tyler. May they help you

the next three years. I will my outgoingness and excitement for trying new things to Chimane -- good luck in Kix!Saying: Be the change you wish to see in the worldEnjoyments: Dance, cheer, jazz band, FC-

CLA, student council, speech & dramaNick Name: Coco-nut, Manda, Mandy, ShortyInspirational Teach-er: Mr. John FaustRemembrances: Any activities shared with friends and classmates at NTC

R e m e m b r a n c e s : State volleyball and all the times spent with good friends.

Shooting gophers, riding horses, prom, homecomingNick Name: J., Auntie Weanie, JaylenoInspirational Teach-er: Mr. and Mrs. RossR e m e m b r a n c e s : Holding my niece Kacey for the first time and junior prom.


NTCHS Class of 2012Jesse Tomsheck Alex Watterud


Plans: Enter the workforceSr. Best: Most Memo-rableSr. Will: Mrs. Kimmet wills to Jesse “time for crafting.”Saying: If I cannot win, let me brave the attemptEnjoyments: Vo l l e y b a l l , senior trip, m a n a g i n g basketball, special olympicsNick Name: J.T.Inspirational Teach-

Plans: Montana Tech in Butte to major in BiologySr. Best: LaughSr. Will: My ability to finish math homework in class to Zack and my mad point guard skillz to Rachel; I’m

passing on the torch; better be ready, Lady!Saying: To-day you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive that is youer than you.Enjoyments: All the sports,

Kix, homecomingNick Name: Lex, LexiInspirational Teach-er: Mrs. RossR e m e m b r a n c e s : The volleyball trip to North Star junior year -- classic.

Senior Class Prom PictureCourtesy of Lana Ahrens

er: Mrs. KimmetRemembrances: Se-nior night in basket-ball

“The future is before us, the past is behind us, but our memories are forever with us.”


NTCHS 2012 Awards


Academic All-State Students who qualify must be athletes who can earn at least a 3.5 GPA during the term while playing the specified sport and must also earn a var-sity letter in the MHSA sanctioned sport.Kamron Ratzburg: Football and basketballJacob Alborano: Foot-ballAndy Ryan: Football and basketballAmanda Tharp: Cheer, speech & drama, and vol-leyballWhitney Aschim: Cheer and speech & dramaAlex Watterud: Volley-ball and basketballRachel Ehlers: Volley-ball and basketballHali Miller: VolleyballBecky Flesch: Volleyball and basketballHannah Hauschulz: Vol-leyball and basketball

All ConferenceAlex Watterud: Volley-ball and basketball first teamHali Miller: VolleyballRachel Ehlers: Volley-ballScotty Bye: Basketball first team, honorable men-tion for football and Bob Cleverly Treasure State 8-Man All Star GameKamron Ratzburg: Hon-orable mention for foot-ballArmy Rserve Na-

tional Scholar/Ath-lete Selection

Alex WatterudCash Ehlers

Attendance Students who missed 3 days or less throughout the year.Brett SimonsHali MillerForrest McEwen

Boys and GirlsState

Kamron RatzburgBrett Simons

Cole BrownRachel EhlersStephanie GlikoClass Competition

Senior ClassCulinary

Shelby Wallace: Top Cu-linary StudentBrooke Lindskog: Most ThoroughBen McAlpine: Best Laminated DoughAurora Hurlburt: Most Dedicated StudentKylie Pattison: Best PiesDaughters of the

American Revolution

Amanda Tharp: Good Citizenship Award

Drama/ School Play

Tyler Tharp: Rookie AwardAmanda Tharp: Out-standing ActressJosh Friesen: Outstand-ing ActorWhitney Aschim: Audi-ence Choice AwardAlex Watterud: Direc-tor’s Choice AwardSatyn Tomsheck: Direc-tor’s Choice AwardBrooke Lindskog: Back-stage AwardChimane Hastings: Backstage Award

4-Year AwardsBecky Flesch, Alex Wat-terud, Amanda Tharp, Whitney Aschim, Justin Hauschulz and Andrew Stevens

3-Year AwardsScotty Bye, Kylie Pattison and Brooke Lindskog

2-Year AwardsHunter Leichliter, Josh Friesen and Chimane Hastings

1-Year AwardsSatyn Tomsheck, Kaitlin Williams, Noemi Schae-rer, Hannah Hauschulz, Courtney Lindskog, Tyler Tharp, Jennifer Samsal, Nicole Friesen, Hayley Dunk, Jarret Bloch, Van-essa Legler, Andy Ryan,

Stephanie Gliko, Em-ily Griffin, Braydon Dunk and Kaitlin BarnesDriver’s Education

Emergency Driver Award granted to the students who, if Teri Iverson were stranded somewhere, she would most trust to get her back safely.Tyler TharpAndy RyanCourtney LindskogSam Miller

Expressions Literary Magazine

Cole Brown: Best graph-ic art/manipulated photo for “Windmill Sunset”Emily Griffin: Best art-work for “Looking Back”Austin Robbins: Best photograph for “The For-gotten”Brett Simons: Best short story for “If They Came to Hear Me Beg . . .”Satyn Tomsheck: Best poem for “A Beautiful Creation”

FCCLA/FCSChimane Hastings: Top Life Skills StudentAlex Watterud: FCCLA Member of the YearKylie Pattison: National FCCLA ConferenceJustin Hauschulz: Na-tional FCCLA ConferenceCash Ehlers: National FCCLA Conference

FootballBen McAlpine: Out-standing LinemanKamron Ratzburg: Most Valuable Defensive PlayerScotty Bye: Most Valu-able Offensive Player and team MVPTyler Tharp: Most Im-proved Player

George WilsonAmanda Tharp

GolfCameron Richmond: State competitorBraydon Dunk: State competitorRachel Ehlers: State competitor

Andy Ryan: State com-petitorCourtney Lindskog: State competitor

Heisey FoundationTitia BlochJustin Hauschulz

HOBYChimane Hastings

Industrial Technology

Hunter LeichliterJournalism

Whitney AschimCole BrownKelsey BurleyBecky FleschAurora HurlburtVanessa LeglerBrett SimonsSatyn TomsheckJake Woodward

Ladies Auxilliary VFW

Amanda TharpMarias Medical

Center Auxilliary Scholarship

Alex WatterudMarias River

Electric Scholarship

Whitney AschimTitia BlochScott ByeCash EhlersBecky FleschJustin HauschulzHunter LeichliterJayleen McAlpineHali MillerAlex Watterud

MarketingScotty ByeAustin Luckenbill

Math State-level award win-ners for the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics Exam awarded to those who tested in the top 15%.Rachel Ehlers: Superior in Intermediate TestZack Dichtel: Superior in Intermediate Test

Montana Writing Assessment

Top scores for the Mon-


NTCHS 2012 Awards


tana University System Writing Assessment. The highest possible score is a 6. The school average was 4.3 -- placing NTCHS in the top 25% of the state.Alex Watterud: 5.5Shelby Wallace: 5.5

Music Awards voted on my members of the band and choirBecky Flesch: Outstand-ing Choir MemberConnor Overcast: Out-standing Band MemberVanessa Legler: Choir RookieCourtney Lindskog: Band RookieAndy Ryan: Band RookieTyler Tharp: Band Rook-ie Awards selected by Mrs. Hauschulz for students who were involved in many areas of the music program and made many contributions to the de-partment.Justin Hauschulz: Out-standing MusicianAmanda Tharp: Out-standing Musician Award given for an out-standing instrumentalist.Alex Watterud: John Phillip Sousa AwardJustin Hauschulz: John Phillip Sousa Award General departmental awardsJesse Tomsheck: Choir AwardJarret Bloch: Step-it-up AwardTitia Bloch: Step-it-up AwardRachel Ehlers: Step-it-up AwardVanessa Legler: Step-it-up Award Awards given for num-ber of years participating in the music programs.Whitney Aschim: Four-year Choir AwardTitia Bloch: Four-year Choir AwardBecky Flesch: Four-year

Choir AwardJustin Hauschulz: Four-year Choir and Band AwardAndrew Stevens: Four-year Choir AwardAmanda Tharp: Four-year Choir and Band Award

First Year Music Award Winners:

Braydon Dunk, Hayley Dunk, Hannah Hauschulz,Sam Miller, Ethan Paul-son, Andy Ryan, Noemi Schaerer, Tyler Tharp, Jarret Bloch, Nicole Fries-en, Kress Lamey, Vanessa Legler, Courtney Lindsk-og, Jennifer Samsal, and Tylor Tomsheck

State Music TeamLuke Becker, Rachel Ehlers, Alex Watterud, Amanda Tharp, Whitney Aschim, Titia Bloch, Hay-ley Dunk, Becky Flesch, Nicole Friesen, Heather Froslie, Chimane Hast-ings, Hannah Hauschulz, Justin Hauschulz, Kress Lamey, Courtney Lindsk-og, Erika Postma, Jennifer Samsal, Noemi Schae-rer, Satyn Tomsheck, and Shelby Wallace

Jazz Band MembersBrett Simons, Mason Kearns, Connor Over-cast, Andy Ryan, Han-nah Hauschulz, Justin Hauschulz, Tyler Tharp, Alex Watterud, Luke Becker, Chimane Hast-ings, Amanda Tharp, and Haley Dunk

National GuardCash EhlersAlex Watterud

NHSWhitney Aschim, Cash Ehlers, Amanda Tharp, Alex Watterud, Hali Mill-er, Brett Simons, Kamron Ratzburg, Luke Becker, and Mason Kearns

PhotographyFinley JarvisWhitney AschimAustin Robbins

ScienceScotty Bye: Most Dedi-cated to Science -- gradu-ating with eight science credits (only two were re-quired)Hali Miller: Top Science StudentHaley Denison: Top Sci-ence Student

Shane Horgus Scholarship

Jayleen McAlpineTitia Bloch

Social StudiesAlex Watterud: Top Se-nior Government StudentAmanda Tharp: Top Se-nior Government StudentRachel Ehlers: Top Ju-nior Government StudentAndy Ryan: Top Fresh-man Government StudentHannah Hauschulz: Top Freshman Government StudentHali Miller: Most Im-proved History StudentBrett Simons: Most Im-proved History Student

SophistikixHali Miller: Second-year caption, fourth-year danc-erAmanda Tharp: First-year captain, second-year dancerAlex Watterud: First-year captain, fourth-year dancerChimane Hastings: First-year caption, second-year dancerWhitney Aschim: Fourth-year dancerJennifer Samsal: First-year dancerNicole Friesen: First-year dancerVanessa Legler: First-year dancer

Student CouncilJesse Tomsheck: Helping Hand AwardAmanda Tharp: Most Outstanding Student Council Member (voted by peers), Student Body PresidentJosh Friesen: Student

Body Vice PresidentBecky Flesch: Student Body Secretary/TreasurerHali Miller: Senior Class PresidentScotty Bye: Senior Class RepresentativeBrooke Lindskog: Junior Class PresidentBrett Simons: Junior Class RepresentativeMason Kearns: Sopho-more Class PresidentAustin Robbins: Sopho-more Class Representa-tiveHannah Hauschulz: Freshman Class PresidentForrest McEwen: Fresh-man Class RepresentativeToole County Edu-cation Foundation

Cash EhlersBecky FleschJustin HauschulzHali MillerAmanda TharpAlex Watterud

Top 2 GPA Awarded to top two stu-dents in each of the top three classesAlex WatterudAmanda TharpRachel EhlersKamron RatzburgChimane HastingsLuke Becker

TrackCash Ehlers: State com-petitor, 3 school recordsHunter Leichliter: State competitorJosh Friesen: State com-petitorMatt Becker: State com-petitorMason Kearns: Alternate state competitorKamron Ratzburg: Al-ternate state competitor

Tri-Angler’s Sportsman Club

ScholarshipCash Ehlers

Victor TauleKamron RatzburgVocational Ed. Out-standing Student

Kamron Ratzburg

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