Honor Roll students have a 3.0 grade point average, and students with all A’s have an asterisk.

Grade 6

• Mya Baudler 1
• Emerson Bendickson 1,2*,3*
• Bradley Brittain 1,2
• Neal Buckner 1,2,3
• Braydin Cooper 1
• Mason Crees 1,2,3
• Lexi Ford 1,2,3
• Nora Grove 1,2*,3*
• Robert Heady 1,3
• Jessa Hellman 1,2,3
• Tinsley Hodges 1,2*,3
• Brennan Irwin 3
• Clint Isom 1,2
• Lyle Jacobsen 1,2,3
• Zoey Kepple 1,2*,3
• Khloe Kile 1
• Lexia Leone 1,2,3*
• Elizabeth Lopez 1,23
• Alyssa Prescott 1*,2*,3
• Adley Ratcliff *1*,2*,3*
• Lyvia Reising 1,2
• Sofie Reising 1,2,3
• Kyler Robotham 2
• Charlotte Rockwell 1*,2*,3
• Julianna Schroeder 1*,2*,3*
• Bryson Scott 1,3
• Kenslea Scott 1*,2*,3*
• Edwin Solorzano 1
• Spencer Clark 1,3
• Sophie Stalter 2
• Isabella Stein 1*,2*,3*
• Khloe Sweet 3
• Jax Uhlman 1,2,3
• Madi White 1,2,3
• Lilly Yeager 2,3

Grade 7

• Avery Allen *1*,2*,3*
• Brennen Bell 2
• Makiya Boblett 1,2,3
• Willow Boblett 1,2,3
• Adelyn Brewster 1,2,3
• Caden Crandall 1,2*,3
• Jace Denham 1,2,3
• Conner Dorr 1,3
• Kamron Easter 1
• Adalynn Godwin 1,2*,3*
• Jace Hitchcock 1,2,3
• Madelyn Huitt 1,2,3
• Liffy Kempf 1,2*,3
• Kashley Klein 1,2,3*
• Tessa Knapp 1,2,3
• Aleah Knode 1,2,3
• Natalya Lombard 1*,2,3
• Liam Mahlstedt 1,3
• Cash Ocker 2
• Madeline Olson 1,2,3*
• Alice Patten 1*,2*,3*
• Dakota Pierce 1,2,3
• Mackenzie Ponstein 1,2,3*
• Caden Ratcliff 1,2,3
• Tinleigh Schwartz 1,2,3
• Aubrey Smith 1,2
• Aria Stanley 1,2*,3*
• Eli Tripple 1,2,3
• Isabelle Tripple 1,2,3*
• William Walker 1,2,3
• Vivien Way 1,2,3
• Bryna Wearmouth 1,2,3
• Lillian Wile 1
• Josiah Williams 2,3
• Emma Zaruba 1*,2,3

Grade 8

• Avery Ambrose 1*,2*,3*
• Olivia Beadut 1*,2*,3*
• Mason Cates 1*,2*,3
• Madeiline Davis 1*,2*,3*
• Alexia Galvan 1*,2*,3*
• Taelyn Gerth 1*,2
• Ines Gimeno-Perez 1*,2*,3*
• Jorge Gimeno-Perez 1,2,3
• Jacey Glade 1*,2*.3*
• Alyssa Hall 1,2,3
• Ella Hall 1
• Hanna Hellman 1,2*,3
• Hunter Hines 1
• Audrey Kepple 3
• Evan Losee 1,2,3
• Quinlan Mckee 1,2,3
• Libby Miller 1*,2*,3*
• Bentley Nelson 1*,2*,3
• Emma Nolan 1
• Alexis Olesen 1
• Madielynn Olson 1*,2*,3
• Caleb Prescott 3
• Anabel Pudenz 1*,2*,3*
• Ty Ratcliff 1,2,3
• April Reising 1*,2*,3*
• Caleb Sanders 1,2,3
• Lillian Schaefer 1,2,3
• Graysen Shaffer 1,2,3
• EmaLee Slater 1
• Olyvia Smith 1,2
• Rhaica Spencer 1,2,3
• Alyssa Stanley 1*,2*,3*
• Tatem Starr 1,2
• Kain Storesund 1,2,3
• Jordin Sweet 1,2,3
• Tanner Thompson 1,2
• Addison Wagner 1*,2*,3
• Kaylynn Walker 1,2*,3
• Abbey Waltz 3
• Maddox Wirt 1,2,3

Grade 9

• Bennett Allen 1,2,3
• Meredith Arganbright 1,2,3
• Braden Bahrenfuss 1,2,3*
• Blake Buckner 1*,2,3
• Leah Carstens 2
• Wilson Clark 1*,2*,3*
• Heaven Copeland 2,3
• Ashley Crees 1,2,3
• Isabelle Davidson 1,2,3
• Connor Deardorf 1,2,3
• Corbin Deardorf 1,2,3
• Hannah Dishman 3
• Ruth Fett 1*,2*,3*
• Sam Hansen 1,2,3*
• Chris Hayden 3
• Marlee Herring 1*,2*,3*
• Jackson Hitchcock 2
• Malia Jacobsen 1,2*,3*
• Emma Johnson 1,2, 3
• Leah Kastner 1,2,3*
• Andrea Knode 1,2,3
• Calista Knudsen 1,2,3*
• Eliot Lund 1,2,3
• Mason Meinecke 1,2,3*
• Kaylee Michaelson 3
• Xiamara Monrroy Nunez 1,3
• Miley Nolan 1,3
• Elle Reynolds 1,2,3
• Logan Ritter 1,2
• Sara Rivas 1*,2*,3
• Ruth Ayden 1,2,3
• Berkley Schwartz 1,2,3
• Nolan Sheehy 1,2,3
• Miyah Small 1*,2*,3*
• Evynn Stagg 1,2,3
• Cruz Stanley 1,2*,3
• Brody Steenblock 1,2,3
• Ava Thorn 1,2,3
• Grace Tripple 1*,2,3*
• Court Vogel 1,2
• Jaxon Vogel 1,2,3
• Alexis Wachter 1,2,3
• Baylee Walker 2,3
• Emma Walker 1,2,3
• Bladyn Wearmouth 1,2,3

Grade 10

• Maci Bauer 1,2,3
• Luke Brinker-Owen 1*,2*,3
• Hayden Byerly 1
• Cole Carstens 1,2,3
• Xavier Clark 1,2
• Eli Cooper 1,3
• Crandall Cruz 1,2,3
• Pluto Dugan 1,2,
• Laci Fiscus 1,2
• Hadley Fitch 1,2,3
• Naomi Flinn 1,2,3
• Jamie Fronapfel 1,2,3
• Huber Galicia 1*,2*,3*
• Devin Gall 1,2,3
• Nerea Gimeno-Perez *1*,2*,3
• Piper Godwin 1*,2*,3
• Isaak Greenlee 1,2,3
• Lillian Greenlee 1*,2*,3*
• Blake Heckman 1
• Hailey Hellman1*,2*,3*
• Sabrina Huitt 2,3
• Danica Isom 1*,2,3*
• Henry Kalhoff 1,2,3
• Hunter Kempf 1,2,3
• Serenity Kepple 1,2,3
• Ella King 3
• Jadyn Lawrence 1*,2*,3*
• Paula N. Lopez 1,2*3*
• Zander Lopez 1,2
• Morgan Lutz 1,2,3*
• Navira Martin 1,2,3
• Holiday Mertens 1*,2*,3*
• Parker Meyer 1,2,3
• Alex Morris 3
• Alexis Olson 1,2,3
• Isabelle Peasley 1*,2*,3*
• Nolan Ponstein 1*,2,3
• Brayden Prescott 1,3
• Jessica Randol 1*,2*,3*
• Trey Ratcliff 1,2,3
• Gracie Recker 1,2,3
• Kylie Rochholz 1*,2*,3*
• Ian Schnathorst 1,2
• Elijah Sebern 1,2*,3*
• Blake Smith 1,2,3
• Jaxson Stauffer 1,3
• Natalie Waltz *1*,2*,3*
• Riley Wasson 1,2,3
• Bridget White 1,2,3
• Neele Wirths 1,2*,3*

Grade 11

• Lillie Arganbright 1,2,3
• Addison Astley 1,2,3
• Lillie Bachmeyer 1,2,3
• Easton Berhow 1,2,3
• Dylan Burchfield 1,2,3
• Landon Byerly 1,3
• Ella Carico 1*,2,3
• Parker Cay 1,2,3
• Landon Clark 1*,2,3
• Morgan Crees 1,2,3
• Bryce Dawes 1,2,3
• Mary Fett 1,2,3
• Taylor Fronapfel 1,2,3
• Galvan Brayden 1,2,3
• Garcia Emily 1,2,3
• Sara Gibson  1*2*,3
• Brooklyn Haines 1,2,3
• Ainsley Halamar  1,2,3
• Zachary Hayden 1*,2*,3*
• Baylyn Herring 1*,2*,3*
• Evelyn Hummel 1,2,3
• Lukas Johns 1,2
• Evan Johnson 1*,2*
• Nevaeh Joynes 1*,2,3
• Cody Kastner 1,2,3
• Joshua Kirschbaum 1,2,3*
• Miranda Laabs 1,2,3
• Cody Lee 1,2,3
• Gavin Lindstrom 1,2,3
• Elaine Lund 1,2,3
• Savannah Matthias 2
• Margaret McCarthy 1,2,3
• Jemma Meacham 1,2,3
• Brayden Meinecke 1,2,3
• Kasey Michaelson 2,3
• Elah Molloy 1,2,3
• Cristian Monrroy Nunez 1,2,3*
• Kalreen Ploeger 1,2,3
• Annabelle Reynolds 1,2
• Aden Rochholz 1*,2*,3*
• Niahnna Schnathorst 1,2,3
• Blake Schwartz 1,2,3
• Jackson Shaffer 2,3
• Syler Shaffer 3
• Nathaniel Spencer 1,3
• Ava Thompson 1*,2*,3*
• Peyton Walker 1,2,3
• Alexis Wasson 1*,2*,3*
• Taylin Woolheater 1*,2,3
• Abigail Zaruba 1*,2,3

Grade 12

• Reilan Boecker 1,2
• Ruanne Brinker 1,2,3
• Madelyn Carstens 1*,2*,3*
• Laine Christe 1*,2*,3
• Joel Cooper 1,2,3*
• Bridgette Ewing 1*,2
• Gabriella Gaffney 1*,2,3
• Nathan Geckler 1*,2
• Mason Halling 1*,2,3
• Alexander Hammerstrom 1,2,3
• Elijah Hammerstrom 1*,2,3*
• Emme Hardisty 1*,2*,3*
• Cayden Iredale 1,2
• Cooper Jordan 1,2,3
• Landon Kirtley 1,2,3
• Will Knapp 2
• Kelsey Laabs 1*,2,3
• Aubrey Lincoln 1*,2,3
• Maddelyn Lutz 2
• Madison Mincey 1,2,3
• Hannah Nichols 1*,2,3*
• Noah Poldberg 1*,2*,3*
• Jolynne Roeder 2
• Sawyer Simmons 1*,2,3
• Hanna Smith 1*,2*
• Elizabeth Snyder 1*,2*,3*
• Kylee Solorzano 1*,2,3
• Jaysen Stagg 1,2,3
• Arilyan Steenblock 1*,2*,3*
• Gage Thorn 1,2,3*
• Gabriel Wagner 1*,2,3
• Braylunn Wearmouth 1,2,3

Special to the Times Vedette

It turned out to be an historic night for the Taylor twins (Evan and Drew) during the Buena Vista baseball doubleheader at home on April 8 against Central College as both players reached or set career milestones on the night.

Evan led off game one in record-breaking fashion as he laced a double to the gap in right center that broke the program’s career record for doubles at 51. The previous record of 50 was held by Mike Hoffman, who played for BVU from 2008-11. Taylor would then come around to score a few pitches later on a 2-run home run to give the Beavers an early 2-0 lead. He finished the game at 2-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch.

Later in that same game, Drew became the eighth player in program history to reach 200 career hits when he led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a single. It was Evan who had reached that same milestone in the previous home series against Nebraska Wesleyan on March 27.

Evan tacked on one more double on the night against the Dutch to extend his current record to 52. Drew, meanwhile, is on Evan’s heels with 48 career doubles, including a big lead-off two-bagger in the bottom of the 12th inning that led to the game-winning run in game two against the Dutch.

Central went on to rally and win game one of the DH, 9-6, and had rallied late in game two with seven runs in the seventh that led to extra innings before BVU managed to escape with the 10-9 walk-off victory in the nightcap.

Drew currently holds a slight edge over Evan with a .345 batting average this season, which ranks second on the team. Evan is right behind in third at .333. The dynamic twin duo, who are graduates of Panorama High School, has combined for 412 career base hits and counting for BVU, including 100 doubles, 21 triples and 256 RBI.

Buena Vista is now 19-6 overall (11-2 A-R-C) and sits percentage points ahead of Coe College for the American Rivers Conference lead at the midway point of the conference schedule.

Special to the Times Vedette

The 2025 Panorama Junior/Senior High School Prom will be Saturday, April 12 with the following events scheduled:

• 2 p.m. — optional professional photos, Betty Cooper Photography at The Port. Sign-up is encouraged in the office.
• 4:30 p.m. — Grand March, Panorama High School Auditorium
• 5:30 p.m. — All Class Picture, Panorama High School Auditorium
• 6 p.m. — Dinner, Panorama High School Atrium
• 6-10 p.m. — Dance, The Port
• 11 p.m. – 2 a.m. — After Prom, Panorama High School. Doors open at 10:45 p.m. and locked at 11:15 p.m.

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

A mild winter followed by timely spring rains has Iowa forests and woodlots leafing out ahead of spring turkey season, possibly tipping the playing field in favor of the gobblers, after a record harvest of more than 16,000 birds in 2024.

The first of Iowa’s four regular spring turkey seasons opens on April 14.

“We are greening up ahead of schedule,” Jim Coffey, forest wildlife research biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), said. “For anyone hunting second season or later, it could be a jungle out there.”

Winter turkey flocks are breaking up and birds are spreading across the landscape. Turkey production has been above the five-year average for three of the past four years, providing good numbers of birds, especially two-year-old jakes.

“Jakes will usually respond to calls more easily than toms and have been known to come in in groups — if a group of jakes come in, make sure you have a clean shot at one bird,” Coffey said.

Although Iowa has set spring turkey harvest records twice since 2020, Coffey said it is important to remember that historically, only one in five hunters will tag a bird. 

“Success should be determined by time spent outside, watching the sunrise as the timber comes alive around you, the experience in the woods, not by bagging a turkey,” he said. “Spring turkey hunting is a close, intimate sport, where the excitement is happening in less than 30 yards. And with the early leaf out this year, it could be even closer.”

To improve the chances of bagging a turkey, Coffey said hunters should go through their equipment to make sure it all works and gear still fits before hiking into the timber on opening morning. He also said that the ticks are already out so plan accordingly.

Iowa’s first of four turkey seasons opens on the second Monday in April each year, and this year, that’s the middle of April, aligning turkey hunting with mushroom hunting season.

“If we get rain and a little heat — it should be a good year for mushroom hunting — which also means we need to be aware of other people in the woods — hunters need to identify their bird, make sure it has a beard, and what’s beyond it,” Coffey said.

One final tip, Coffey said don’t overlook Iowa’s smaller woodlots, as they are typically good places to hunt.

Successful hunters are required to report their harvest by midnight of the day after it is recovered by going online at www.iowadnr.gov, calling the toll free phone number printed on the tag, at any license vendor during regular business hours, by texting your registration number to 1-800-771-4692 or through the Go Outdoors Iowa app.

“Best way for turkey hunter to help with conservation is to report your harvest,” he said.

Youth-only season is April 11-13

Youth turkey season is designed to provide a strong mentoring experience for the youth hunter. It is restricted to Iowa residents only.

“Turkey hunting is an intimate sport and mentoring is a way to learn from other’s mistakes,” Coffey said. “With only about one in five hunters tagging a turkey, failure is part of the process. A successful hunt should be gauged on the adventure and experience of being in the woods not placing a tag on a bird.”

Youth tags are sold through the end of youth season on April 13. Youth tags are valid for youth season and each of the four regular seasons until filled or when the season four closes on May 18.

Licenses are not sold after the youth season closes.

2025 spring turkey season dates

• Youth Season, residents only, age 15 and younger – April 11-13
• Season 1 – April 14-17
• Season 2 – April 18-22
• Season 3 – April 23-29
• Season 4 – April 30 – May 18

The youth season license is good until filled, but it must be purchased before the youth season closes.

Around 50,000 turkey licenses will be purchased this year. Hunters may purchase two turkey tags, with at least one for season four. Shooting hours are one half hour before sunrise to sunset.

Special to the Times Vedette

On Wednesday, April 9, Sunshine Club members met with 10 members and two guests attending at the Panora Public Library for a 1 p.m. meeting.

Vice President Charlotte Jackson opened the meeting with roll call being a favorite spring or Easter memory. Many nice answers were given. The minutes were read, and the treasurer’s report was given. Discussion was about the April 14 bingo at the Stuart Care Center that the club volunteered for. Several are unable to help, so if not enough is available, they will give the money for prizes to be used for this purpose. The money was given to Pat Trent to give to the Care Center if members are unable to help. Linda Thompson will send out a message to members about the need for help.

The next meeting will be on May 14 at the home of Linda Thompson with an 11 a.m. luncheon and meeting. All members are encouraged to bring a salad to share that day. Sandy served delicious refreshments, and cards were played the remainder of the afternoon.

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Naturalists, youth group leaders and others who take people out on the water in canoes and kayaks are encouraged to attend one of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) paddling schools.

Participants will learn paddling skills, how to identify hazard and river features, tips for teaching different learning styles, and risk management strategies. Instruction time will be one-third classroom and two-thirds on-water in both lake and river environments, solo and tandem.

All courses will be taught at Briggs Woods, along the Boone River in Hamilton County. The canoe school is limited to 12 participants and the kayak school is limited to 8 participants. This is not a beginner level course; participants should have previous paddling experience.

The schedule for 2025 paddling schools is:

• July 8-9, Canoe School
• July 22-23, Kayak School
• 26-27, Kayak School
• 3-4, Canoe School

DNR paddling schools are designed for either canoeing or kayaking instruction. Make sure you register for your preferred instruction. Registration fee is $65 for each two-day course. Overnight accommodations are not included in the registration fee. Participants have the options to camp, rent a cabin, or stay in Webster City at a motel while participating in the two-day school.

To register or for more information, go to https://www.iowadnr.gov/things-do/paddling-river-recreation/how-paddle/canoe-kayak-schools. Get your registration in quickly, these classes fill up fast.