2017-2018 KOSCIUSKO YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACADEMYKYLA 2017-2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President ...................................... Carl LausterVice-President ................................ Barb GosleeTreasurer ............................................ Alex HallCurriculum .............................. Kristi ManwaringFundraiser .................................... Carl LausterPublic Relations ............................ Emily CowanModerator ..................................... Tony Ciriello At-Large ................................... Meredith PhippsAt-Large ........................................ Meghan Beer

2017-2018 SponsorsThe Board of Directors for the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy would

like to extend a special “Thank You” to the following businesses and organiza-tions and individuals that have generously supported the academy this past year. It is because of this support that we are able to continue giving back to our local community. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Sponsors include: Kosciusko Community Hospital, Horizon Bank, Monteith’s Best One Auto and Tire Care, CTB, Inc., Medtronic, Penguin Point Systems, Creighton Brothers, Maple Leaf Farms, MutualBank, Jansen Orthopaedics, LLC., Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw Morning Optimist, DePuy Synthes, Hall & Marose Silveus, LLC., First Federal Savings Bank, Grace College, 1st Source Bank, The Papers, Inc., Parkview Hospital of Warsaw, NIPSCO, Walmart, Emerson and Natalie Poort and the Dr. Dane and Mary Louise Miller Foundation.

Other sponsors include: Warsaw Times Union, City of Warsaw Parks Department, Warsaw Police Department, Kosciusko County Sherriff’s Department, Purdue Extension - Kosciusko County, Kosciusko REMC, Vitale Events, Baker Youth Club, Combined Community Services, Ink Free News, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Warsaw Bowl, K21 Services, Ivy Tech - Warsaw, Mad Anthony’s, Rob Parker and Lauren Klusman.

On behalf of the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy Board of Di-rectors, I would like to congratulate each member of the 2018 graduat-ing class on a job well done and also express my gratitude to them for their philanthropy within this community. This marks the 25th year of providing an opportunity for juniors from six area high schools to be in-volved in KYLA. This year 30 students have spent the last nine months learning about various aspects of the community, leadership, and how they can contribute by becoming better leaders. They have volunteered their time to serve their community as well as complete an altruistic community initiative called Project Proud. The Project Proud presentations this year were impressive and showed each student has ingenuity, creativ-ity and willingness to identify a cause and work to be part of the solution. Great job! I would like to express my sincere thanks for all who have con-tributed to the success of KYLA throughout the year. Many business leaders volunteered time, resources and facilities to assist us. Also, many thanks to the parents and the schools who have supported the students throughout

the year. We appreciate your inter-est in the future of our community. I would also like to recognize the con-tributions of the KYLA Board Mem-bers this year. I appreciate all they have done to help make this anoth-er successful KYLA class. We wish the best to each of the graduates and look forward to seeing them in leadership roles in our community in the future.

Carl Lauster,PresidentKosciusko YouthLeadership Academy

A Letter From The President

KYLA Class of 2018: Front Row (Left to Right) Morgan Adkins, Olivia James, Makenzie Oldham, Miriam Hagg, Rachel Boyle, Lauren Starrett, Tyleana Hoffer, Aly-sha May, Lesley Tayagua

Second Row (Left to Right) Sarah Tucker, Hannah Jansma, Emily Peterson, Lynae Dawson, Annie Carter, Mercedes Winkelman, Sarah Hewitt, Kaitlin Frank, Karianne

Dunifin, Abigail PowellBack Row (Left to Right) Sasha West, Dominic Smith, Alex Cook, Isaiah VanPuffel-

en, Royce Smith, Bobby Smith, Aaron Stichter, Anthony Bass, Elijah Holder, Valerie Messmore, Mary Yeo

Royce SmithWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:Baseball, BPA, YCCProject ProudTitle: Bowling for BakerParents: Eric Smith, Nicole SmithSiblings: Kennedy SmithFuture College: Indiana UniversityMajor: Entrepreneurship &Marketing

Tyleana HofferTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities:Elem. Teacher’s Aid, Art Club, Science Club, Spirit ClubProject ProudTitle: 54 FestParents: Rachel Senff and Todd HofferFuture College: Purdue University Major: Nursing

Sasha WestTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities:Choir, Trojan Singers, Band, Jazz Band, Musi-cals, and PlaysProject ProudTitle: Angel with PawsParents: Ray and Doretta WestSiblings: Joseph WestFuture College: Indiana Wesleyan Major: Music Education

Hannah JansmaTippecanoe Valley High School

Activities:Volleyball, Peer Facilitators, Student Council, FFA, National Honors SocietyProject ProudTitle: 4-H Aware-ness Drive and Open HouseParents: Mike Jansma and Rosy JansmaSiblings: Marcus Jansma Future College: Purdue University or University of MinnesotaMajor: Pharmaceuticals

Anthony BassWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities: Cross-Country, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Youth Group, Science and Math Academic Super Bowl, Student Athletic Board, Part-time jobProject Proud Title: Serving Those Who Served Us - Parents: Anjali, Andrew and Dawn-Marie BassSiblings: Jacob Bass and Rebecca BassFuture College: Purdue UniversityMajor: Mechanical orBimedical Engineering

Karianne DunifinTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities:4-H, DECA, P7, Student Council, Science Club, Spanish Club, ChoirProject ProudTitle: 54 Fest Parents:Kimberly and Brian Dunifin Siblings: Iris and Gavin DunifinFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Business Management/Marketing or Chemistry

Valerie MessmoreWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities: FFA, Student Council, 4-H, Business Professionals of America, and GolfProject ProudTitle: 4-H Aware-ness Drive and Open HouseParents: Brent and ReneaMessmore Siblings: Amanda, Steve, and Shana Future College: Purdue or Butler University Major: Accounting/Finance

Lesley TayaguaWawasee Community High SchoolActivities:Golf, Unified Track, Warrior Leadership Com-mittee, Student Council, DECA, and Academic SuperbowlProject Proud Title: Hoopin’ for a CauseParents: Rosalia Tayagua andVictor TayaguaSiblings: Brandon Tayagua, IanTayagua, and Jazlyn TayaguaFuture College:University of Notre DameMajor: Political Science

Morgan AdkinsWawasee Community High SchoolActivities:Basketball, Base-ball Manager, and Warrior Leadership CommitteeProject ProudTitle: Hoopin’ for a CauseParents: Randy Adkins & Sherri AdkinsSiblings: Logan Adkins & Kennedi AdkinsFuture College: IUPUIMajor: Pre-Dentistry

Aaron StichterTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities:Varsity FootballProject ProudTitle: 54 Fest Parents: Tim Stichter, Evelyn StichterSiblings: Grant, Heather, and DrewFuture College: Possibly Taylor U.or Asbury U. Major: Film Production

Alex CookWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:Swim TeamProject ProudTitle: Bowling for BakerParents: Kevin and Missy CookSiblings: Ethan CookFuture College: Undecided,maybe MITMajor: Engineering

Makenzie OldhamTippecanoe Valley High School

Activities: Student Council, Girls of Grace, Fellow-ship of Christian Athletes, Sunshine Society, Peer Facili-tators, Prom Com-mittee, National Honor Society, The Mugge, and Valley Hometown BoardProject Proud Title: Go for the Green and GoldParents: Heather Hartman and Cobie OldhamSiblings: Peyton OldhamFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Elementary Education

Abigail PowellTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities: Varsity Girl’s Basketball, Varsity Girl’s Track and Field, Varsity Girl’s Cross country, Art Club, Marshall County 4-H, Triton FFA Vice Presi-dent, District 2 FFA Senti-nel, DECA Officer, Helping Hands Anti-bullying club, Spirit Club, Kosciusko County Youth Leadership Academy, Purdue Extension Board Youth Member (Marshall County), Hoosier Girls State Delegate, Prom committee Project Proud Title: Critter CrawlParents: Brandon and Melea HofferSiblings: Ivy and Mitchell Powell Future College: Purdue University orHuntington University • Major: Agriculture Finance

Bobby SmithTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities: FFA and KYLAProject Proud Title: Critter Crawl Parents:Randy Smith and Jen-nifer RoySiblings: Sydney SmithFuture College: Indiana UniversityBloomingtonMajor: Criminal Justice

Lauren StarrettLakeland Christian Academy

Activities:Student Senate, Soccer, Basket-ball, Fellowship of Christian Ath-letes Officer.-National Honor SocietyProject ProudTitle: Clear Water CommunityParents: Matt and Gloria StarrettSiblings: Rachel and HannahStarrett Future College: UndecidedMajor: Nursing

Olivia JamesWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities: WCHS theatre department, thespian troupe, students for life Project ProudTitle: Clear Wa-ter CommunityParents: Heather and Chad JamesSiblings: Brady and AyrtonFuture College: Ball State UniversityMajor: Elementary Education

Rachel BoyleWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:Octagon club, Key club, National Honor Society, Choir, TennisProject ProudTitle: The Giving BasketParents: Patrick and Sharon BoyleSiblings: Scott, Michael, Sarah BoyleFuture College: Purdue UniversityMajor: Business

Isaiah VanPuffelenWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:Soccer, FCA, Octagon Club, YCC Project ProudTitle: Bowling for BakerParents: Kelli and Ryan Van-PuffelenSiblings: Emma and NoahFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Business related Major

Kaitlin FrankWhitko High School

Activities: (NHS), (YFC), CORE leadership, (WCYL), campus life, (YFC MS leader), Peace-keepers, student council, school photography and videography, art club, youth groupProject Proud Title: The Giving BasketParents: Stacy and Joel FrankSiblings: Abbi FrankFuture College: The University of ChicagoMajor: Cellular and Molecular Medicine/Engineering

Miriam HaggWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:Golf, Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services, Philanthropic Ideas, Strat-egy, and Heart, National Honors Society Project ProudTitle: The Giving BasketParents: Brad and Aimee HaggSiblings: McKale HaggFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Speech Language Pathology

Sarah TuckerTippecanoe Valley High School

Activities:Track and Field, FFA, Student Council, Na-tional Honors SocietyProject ProudTitle: 4-H Aware-ness Drive and Open HouseParents: Chan and Nicole TuckerSiblings: Karis and Luke TuckerFuture College: Purdue UniversityMajor: Agribusiness

Dominic SmithWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:Student Council, Choir, andSoccerProject ProudTitle: Bowlingfor BakerParents: Nicole Smith, Michael SmithSiblings: Abigail Smith,Andrew SmithFuture College: Purdue University, In-diana University, or Butler UniversityMajor: Marketing with a Spanish minor

Sarah HewittWhitko High School

Activities:Student Council, National Honor Society, Special Olympics Com-mittee, Peace-keepers,Volleyball, Bas-ketballProject ProudTitle: The Giving BasketParents: Dana & Julie HewittSiblings: Zach HewittFuture College: UndecidedMajor:Undecided

Annie CarterWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:FCCLA, Dream Council, KYLA Project ProudTitle:Clear Water Community Parents: Kevin Carter and Vir-ginia CarterSiblings: Bryce Carter and Kyle CarterFuture College: Calvin CollegeMajor: Natural Resources and Conservation

KOSCIUSKO YOUTHLEADERSHIP ACADEMY

25th Anniversary

KYLA

Wawasee

Lakeland

Whitko

Alysha MayTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities:Golf, Track, NHS, FCS, Yearbook, Spirit Club, Art Club, Science ClubProject ProudTitle: Clear Wa-ter CommunityParents: Jeremy and Terri MaySiblings: Shayla, Makenna and JavanFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Film Production

Mary YeoTriton Jr./Sr. High School

Activities:NHS, Helping Hands, KYLA, Project 7 Bible ClubProject ProudTitle: 54 FestParents: Russ and Jennifer YeoSiblings: Clay, Masen and Cynthia YeoFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Pre-Law

Emily PetersonTippecanoe Valley High School

Activities:KYLA, Student Council, Basket-ball & VolleyballProject ProudTitle: Dare to Bowl for Fellow-hip MissionsParents: Brian Peterson & Tracy PetersonSiblings: Haley & AbbeyFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Undecided

Elijah HolderTippecanoe Valley High School

Activities:Academic Team, Student Council, National Honor Society, Archery, RoboticsProject ProudTitle: Serving Those Who Served UsParents: William and Joy HolderSiblings: Taila and Sienna HolderFuture College: PurdueMajor: Engineering - Mechanical/Electrical

Lynae DawsonWarsaw Community High SchoolActivities:NHS, Track and FieldProject ProudTitle: Dare to Bowl forFellowshipMissionsParents:Chris and Kim DawsonSiblings: Kyle, Whitney, Wyatt DawsonFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Occupational Therapy

Mercedes WinkelmanWawasee Community High SchoolActivities:Warrior Leader-ship Committee, Student Council, Theater, DECA Project ProudTitle: Clothes for a CauseParents: The Late SteveWinkelman and Kari McClainSiblings: Justin WinkelmanFuture College: UndecidedMajor: Physical Sciences

Warsaw

Tippecanoe

Triton

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