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The University of Minnesota Crookston jumping seat equestrian team competed at the IHSA Zone Championships in Lubbock, Texas Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10. The Golden Eagles competed as a team and individually after winning the Regional Championship. UMN Crookston had a strong showing, led by freshman Clara Lemarr, of Sleepy Eye, who placed second in Individual Open Fences and will advance to the IHSA National Championships May 5-8 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, Pa.

Sleepy Eye High School senior Morgan Hoffmann signed her letter of celebration to play volleyball at Ridgewater College next fall, where she will be a student in the Marketing and Sales program. Morgan is pictured with her parents Dan and Mary Hoffmann.Place Submitted your

Among over 1,000 teams who compete in Knowledge Bowl at Minnesota high schools, Sleepy Eye High School’s team was one of 24 teams that advanced to compete in the Minnesota State Class A Knowledge Bowl Tournament April 7 and 8 at Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd. Team members—ju-niors Brooke Arneson, Adam Johnson, Alex Joramo, Gunny Coulson and senior Matt Sellner—entered the tournament with a goal of a top 10 finish.

St. Mary’s senior class went to Orlando April 6 to 9 and enjoyed visiting Sea World, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks as well as a beautiful day at Cocoa Beach.They are pictured at Sea World, front from left: Sophie Kyllonen, Katelyn Rutscher, Natalie Marti, Kya Krzmarzick, Reagan Severson, Madison Mathiowetz, Julia Helget, Katelyn Fromm, Hannah Pelzel, Maddy Hose, and Maya Nelson. Back: Jacob Stevens, Carson Domeier, Laurence Simonsen, Jadon Schroepfer, Logan Mickelson, Trent Steffensmeier, Trevor Zeig, and Joey Herzog. Submitted

The Sleepy Eye Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Sleepy Eye Medical Center and SouthPoint Financial Credit Union, will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 at Allison Park in Sleepy Eye. The outdoor hunt will be held regardless of snow, rain, or sunshine!

The Sleepy Eye YES! Team had the opportunity to learn from Brown County Soil and Water Conservation staff during a workshop on Friday morning, April 1, at the Sleepy Eye Community Center. YES! stands for Youth Eco Solutions and the Sleepy Eye team includes students from Sleepy Eye Public and St.

The River Valley speech team, comprised of students from Springfield and Sleepy Eye, competed in the MSHSL 2A Subsection South speech tournament on Monday, March 28 at Fairmont High School. The team received third place recognition, earning 104 points, just 10 points behind the Subsection runner-up team from Maple River. Fairmont High School earned the Subsection champion title with 234 team points.

The Region VI FFA Floriculture and Nursery Landscape contests were held in Windom on March 30. Both Sleepy Eye teams placed first and will be advancing to the State Competition.

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