Life After High School

"I’m going to attend the University of South Dakota to get my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theatre. I’ve been singing and performing since I was really young, and it’s something that I’m very passionate about. Being involved in the high caliber musicals that West Delaware puts on has put me into the mindset that this is what I want to do every day. Performing on stage every day so...

"I plan to go to Peosta to finish my welding degree. When I was a sophomore, I finished in the top two of our welding class. That moment made me realize that welding would be a good career for me since I was good at it. I hope to make a lot of money and gain more knowledge, so I can hopefully start my own business."

"I’m going to Kirkwood to do dual classes with the University of Iowa to be a translator. I like to travel. At first I wanted to be a flight attendant, but I didn’t like the language barrier. I want to be able to communicate with different people with different cultures, and I hope that I gain different experiences and am able to travel as much as I can."

"I will be attending the University of Northern Iowa to become a history teacher. My sixth grade teacher was a good history teacher, and I remember sitting in class telling myself that this is what I want to do. I hope to be able to teach in a school in or around the area I grew up in. My hope is to help kids appreciate history because a lot of students don’t appreciate it anymore."

"I’m going to the Colorado School of Mines for mining engineering. I want to get a degree and have an interesting and fun job. A career where I can blow things up sounds fun to me."

"I’m attending the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to pursue a degree in criminal psychology and forensic investigation. My little siblings are adopted, and they didn’t come from a good family. So I want to know what happens to the brain to make people think in different, cruel ways. I hope to help people who went through what my siblings went through, and I want to help victims find closure wi...