Gretchen is already a SENIOR at Logansport High School.  She is definitely the reason why we cannot possibly fit all of our news in one Christmas Card.  She is in her 13th year of dance at Kristie Wright’s School of Dance. She is the Multimedia Editor for the LHS Magpie.  We joke that she has entered her Presidential Era by being the President of Sub Debs (a student run sorority), National Honors Society, and the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council. She is also a Dance Caption for the LHS Swing Choir, Treasurer of her Senior Class, and a member of Student Council.  She just finished her last Winter Fantasy (Spongebob the Musical) with the LHS Drama Club where she played Sardine #1 and was a main dancer.  She loved this show because she got to learn a new style of dance (hip hop), have her first solo in a musical, and also share the stage with her little brother.  

On top of all this stuff she also had the privilege of attending Hoosier Girls State in June where she spent a week at Trine University.  While there she was elected as the Federalist Party State Treasurer, Mayor of Morris City, and the recipient of the Samsung Scholarship (which was a very big honor).  She was also a homecoming candidate for the National Honors Society. She was also able to attend a national journalism conference in Boston at the beginning of November. She learned a lot at the conference and was able to do many fun things like visit Harvard, go on a Ghost Tour of many of Boston’s historical places, and even spend the day in an airport in New York. 

She has applied to Purdue University where she plans to major in Organizational Leadership in the Fall of 2024! Over the summer she was able to work at ARaymond in the Human Resources Department.  She fell in love with the fast pace of the work as well as the company.  She would like to either work in Human Resources or possibly run a Non-Profit. She is also gearing up to audition for the Purduettes this spring which is a singing group at Purdue.  She has been working hard in voice lessons and looks forward to continuing her passion for performing in college. 

Cooper has started his Freshman year at Logansport High School and is LOVING high school!  He might not have a list quite as long as his sister but he is definitely keeping himself busy.  He loves everything music/theater and has been pursuing that in every way possible.  Over the summer he starred as Kurt VonTrapp in the Sound of Music.  It was an amazing experience for him and it made us all excited for his high school career.  

He continues to take voice lessons weekly with Tim Cahalan and has now added another voice lesson with Emily Brooke for more experience as well as piano lessons with Angela Ticen.  His hard work continues to pay off. He was selected for the Indiana All State Honor Choir and will be performing with them in Fort Wayne in January (for the 4th year in a row).  He also auditioned for the LHS Swing Choir (for 2nd semester) and was SELECTED!  This is a huge honor because very few freshmen ever get the chance to join the Swing Choir. He is looking forward to performing with his big sister for her last semester of high school.  He also enjoyed performing in his very first Winter Fantasy (Spongebob) where he was Sardine #3, having his first solo in a high school musical as well as dancing (including tap), AND also filling in several other small roles. 

In other big news, Cooper has been selected to serve as Felix the Cat at LHS.  His first gig was Homecoming and he did an amazing job.  It is going to be such a fun experience for him to be such an iconic part of Logansport High School.  We think this is a perfect fit for him because it combines his love of performing as well as making kids smile. He has also joined the LHS Speech Team and will start competing with them December 9th. And for 2nd semester he will be joining his sister on the LHS Magpie where he will help host a new news show they are developing.