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Austin Archer runs the O-Line drill during the spring ball season.

UW-Stevens Point offensive line coach loves the job of working with student athletes

Whytni Venne May 2, 2024

Coach Austin Archer, the Offensive Coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, has gone through many different experiences since he began his career as a coach. He originally wanted to become...

Track Coach Profe Van Sluys leads her team in warm ups with a look of pure joy.

Profe Van Sluys relishes role as teacher & coach

Ellie Laws May 2, 2024

The Amherst school district is very fortunate to have an incredibly dedicated and involved Spanish teacher, Profe Van Sluys. Most students call her, “Profe.” Profe Van Sluys is one of our local Spanish...

Support dogs a valued part of the student community

Support dogs a valued part of the student community

John N. Barkley April 29, 2024

The dog days of summer are not far away but during the school year two support dogs help Amherst students make it through their day.  Pip and River walk the school hallways 2-3 times per week. The...

Alex Glodowski, the one and only

Alex Glodowski, the one and only

Hunter Biadasz February 12, 2024

My best friend Alex Glodowski is about 6 feet or so. We sometimes call him “fluffy” because he has a bigger build, and you will always find him wearing sweatpants or pajama pants and a sweatshirt....

Basketball buds

Basketball buds

Spencer Cohen February 12, 2024

Character Sketch Jaren, also known as Ja, is one of my best friends. Jaren is a very unique human being who loves a good time. He’s tall and lengthy like a stick bug, standing at about 6ft. 3in. Jaren...

Voss leads on track and in classroom

Voss leads on track and in classroom

Cayden Wright February 12, 2024

Max Voss is a senior at Amherst High School who is extremely motivated and talented. Max has long curly hair and claims he’s “strawberry blonde," neglecting the fact of his real ginger origin. Max...

My friend is wise like an ancient wizard

My friend is wise like an ancient wizard

Kenny Collins February 12, 2024

Clayton Stormoen is a wiry kind of guy but in a way unique to himself and Immediately recognizable by his curled brown hair and chopped sideburns. Standing face to face with the man, his eyes seem to peer...

‘Hammer’ a zany, generous grandfather

Gunnar Wierzba February 12, 2024

My grandpa (his name was Myron “Hammer” Wierzba) was a very zany, generous, efficient, and helpful person. The reason why his nickname is Hammer is because he worked hard as an electrician in construction....

Grandpa a model of hard work

Landen Prescher February 12, 2024

My grandfather is an 80-year-old man with years of life experience. For as long as I can remember, he has looked the exact same for all of my life. He has wispy gray hair, cool blue eyes and faded skin...

My friend keeps me laughing

My friend keeps me laughing

Eathan Paulson February 12, 2024

Stephen Szymkowiak is about 6 feet tall, skinny, blonde hair, and blue eyes. At work you can find Stephen wearing his gray dickies pants, with a sweatshirt and his Shimmy racing hat on. Stephen always...

Jasmine a gem of a friend

Jasmine a gem of a friend

Alannah Olson February 12, 2024

My friends always tell me I have a specialty for English, and writing in general. Although I do not possess professional grammar, or fully understand the right and wrong ways to form a proper essay just...

Our Mimi is a very special grandma

Sawyer Olds February 12, 2024

Growing up when I was little, we had given our grandma the name of Mimi. I honestly don’t know how it was created or where and who it was brought up from. Even though it has stuck for all these years,...

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