For the previous issue, I asked a few of the graduating seniors about their aspirations and goals for the future. For this issue I thought it would be good to find out some similar information about a few of the incoming freshmen. Here are the responses I received. If you see any of these people in your classes or in the hallways next year, be sure to welcome them to Jefferson!

Tom Blackford

Church:

Hillside Wesleyan

Middle school you came from:

Roosevelt

Favorite Stuff:

basketball, volleyball, and art

What you hope people will say about you in four years:

I'm good at art; I'm caring and sweet

Greatest fear about high school:

if it is too hard for me

Other information about yourself:

I care about other people; I'm nice.

---

Nathan Evenson

Church:

Sharon United Methodist

Middle school you came from:

Wilson

Favorite Stuff:

soccer

Greatest fear about high school:

getting lost

---

Jennifer Foster

Church:

Cedar Rapids Christian Center

Middle school you came from:

Taft

Favorite Stuff:

music, volleyball, softball, friends, youth group, worship, Matthew 24:35 ("Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away")

What you hope people will say about you in four years:

I want people to know me as someone who loved the Lord with all their heart and has shown that love to others. I hope people will have seen me as someone who knows what she believes and stands up for the truth. I want them to remember me as someone who made a difference in Jefferson High School.

Greatest fear about high school:

I'm afraid of my friends falling away from God.

Other information about yourself:

God's really blessed me with good listening skills and a lot of wisdom. So a lot of my friends come to me when they're having problems. I love people and so I'm eager to help them any way I can. I also have a heart for worship. I sing all the time - That's usually how you can tell what mood I'm in. Recently, God told me I needed to be more of a servant, so I'm working on that. I'm really excited to see God blow everyone's faces off as we impact our school with the fullness of His love and power.

---

Sarah Kochheiser

Church:

Grace Brethren

Middle school you came from:

Wilson

Favorite Stuff:

flowers, sports, clothes, and people

What you hope people will say about you in four years:

that I am active in school and that I am friendly

Greatest fear about high school:

getting lost

Other information about yourself:

I am 15, I have a little brother and I work at a day care.

---

Jodi Packer
[Okay, so Jodi isnšt exactly a freshman. Actually, shešll be a sophomore this fall. But this is her first year at Jefferson, and her first year in high school (she was in a junior high school before).]

Church:

Hillside Wesleyan

Middle school you came from:

Malow Junior High School (in Michigan)

Favorite Stuff:

John 3:16; Romans 3:23; I John 1:9; Rabbits; Dogs; Cats; Animals; Bible Studies

What you hope people will say about you in four years:

She always had a helpful heart and a big smile.

Greatest fear about high school:

Not doing well in History, Math, and English classes

Other information about yourself:

I was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and moved to Stone Lake, Wisconsin. I lived in Stone Lake for 7 years. I then moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa and lived there for 7 years. I then moved to Washington, Michigan and lived there for 2 years. And now I live here.

---

Alicia Wiseman

Church:

Hillside Wesleyan

Middle school you came from:

Taft

Favorite Stuff:

mushroom pizza, the mall, music, French silk pie, the phone, prayer

What you hope people will say about you in four years:

She achieved her goals.

Other information about yourself:

I like to spend time with my friends, and with Jesus.