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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 08, 2014
Baccalaureate, graduation set
Baccalaureate and graduation ceremonies have been announced by the Mount Ayr community school district.
BaccalaureateThe annual baccalaureate service in Mount Ayr will be held Wednesday, May 14
beginning at 7 p.m. at the Regular Baptist Church. The ceremony is sponsored by the churches of Ringgold County, and
all graduates, their families and friends are invited to attend. A number of Mount Ayr seniors were involved in teh
planning of the service. Seniors will also provide music and take an active role in the ceremony itself. The baccalaureate
address will be delivered by Pastor Seth Denney. Mount Ayr graduationCommencement exercises
for Mount Ayr seniors will be held Sunday, May 18 beginning at 3 p.m. in the Mount Ayr Community high school gymnasium.
The keynote addresses will be delivered by the class valedictorian and salutatorian, but those positions had not been
finalized by press time.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 15, 2014
MOUNT AYR COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 2014
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Mount Ayr honors 2014 graduates
Fifty students graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school Sunday, May 18. In heart-felt speeches, both
salutatorian Leah Klejch and valedictorian Allison Wallace spoke of memories of their classmates and of letting go
of differences as they leave high school and enter the world not separate but together as the future. Klejch mentioned
that though not everyone was the best of friends during school, they accomplished a great feat together as a class. She
also thanked friends, family and faculty for helping the class achieve their goals. Wallace talked about everyone being
different, reminding them that they are the future. While not everyone will be a doctor, lawyer or businessman, she said,
everyone will find their place, and she hopes that everyone succeeds in their pursuits.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 08, 2014
What's in store for the Class of 2014?
Mercer predicts the future
By Mason Mercer
Welding is Jacob VanHeseeswyk's biz. Around here he's the best there is.
Graydon Vanderflught is making lots of money. Now he's settled down with his honey.
Mason Mercer wanted to be a farmer. He is still a charmer.
Zach Tipton wanted to be a cat. So he had surgery to take care of that.
A kindergarten teacher Brook Rychnovsky now is. She enjoys giving her students a pop quiz.
Braydon Barber's life is complicated. So he hops on his bike when he's aggravated.
Paige Daughton now works as an athletic trainer. She takes care of all the complainers.
An actuary Leah Klejch now is. Calculating insurance risks and premiums is her biz.
After high school Zach Vanderflught went to Arizona State University. Now he runs his own company tirelessly.
Cody Stackhouse is now a lineman making bank. For electricty we have him to thank.
A John Deere Mechanic Zach Becker now is. When it comes to fixing them he's a whiz.
At Simpson College Casey Paxson played football. He's now a Sports marketer for softball.
Logan Arends majored in Criminal Justice. As a police officer he's known for his toughness.
You only live once was Naomi Richard's motto. She's alive and playing the lotto.
Devin Percifield always wanted to be an inventor. As successful businessman he's now a mentor.
Coaching high school track is Noah Larsen's. He owns a metal fabrication shop and is a parson.
Abbey Adams loves to work with toddlers. She is an infant - toddler scholar.
Holly Karr is now a paramedic. She takes care of everything from headaches to prosthetics.
Jacob Sobotka was an Iowa Football super star. We always knew he would go far.
Matt Poore went to ISU and became a lawyer. He is known on the criminal circuit as the "Destroyer."
If you look up in the sky, You may see Quency Vos flying by.
Dawson Knapp will be the best at skiing and shooting. He'll help you with your bench and also your computing.
A successful business woman is Bailea Stark. She's what you call a loan shark.
Traveling around the world making movies, Jazmine Spurrier will wears bows that are the cutest.
A freelance artist Collier now is, making monsters is his biz.
After his electrifying performance as a SWCC trackster, Eric Freed is now an electricity master.
A vet assistant Erica Shields wanted to be, working with horses for her is a breeze.
Tervor shelley went to Job Corps. Into his own business his heart he now pours.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2014
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