- The document provides biographical information about the author, including where they were born and raised, their family members, hobbies, work experience, and education and career goals. Specifically, the author discusses being from Yankton, South Dakota, their parents and sister, enjoying outdoor activities with their boyfriend, working at a golf club, participating in cheerleading and volunteer activities in high school, going on mission trips to Arkansas and Belize, their goal of becoming a special education teacher, and their plans for the next ten years.

2. ♥ I was born and raised in Yankton, South Dakota
♥ I have one sister, Hannah, who is two-and-a-half
years older than me, and one Shih-Tzu, Casey, who
thinks he is human.
Christmas 2009 in Vegas Casey snuggled up in bed

3. ♥My mom’s name is Cindy. She was raised in Avon,
South Dakota. She worked for the Press & Dakotan
newspaper in Yankton as an editor until she had
me and my sister. Now she works in the Resource
Room at Beadle Elementary.
♥My dad’s name is Gary. He was raised in Alcester,
South Dakota. He has worked in Yankton for
Dakota Claims as an Insurance Adjuster for a long
time. I have always been daddy’s little girl. 
Bears v. Vikings Game
2009
Christmas in Vegas
2009
Twins v. Rockies Game
2010

4. ♥ I love to be outside and being with friends! My
boyfriend, Jake, and I enjoy spending time at his family’s
pit riding four-wheelers, shooting guns, and having fires.
I even got deer tags for the first time this year!
♥ I have been employed at Hillcrest Golf & Country Club
for over two years and I love it. We have a tight knit
group of workers and each day brings a new gut-
busting story.

5. ♥I really enjoyed high school. I cheered for football,
wrestling, and competition cheer. Cheer kept me very
busy year round. I was also a part of the Pioneer Club
which organizes homecoming events and participated in
Adopt-a-Grandparent.
Competition Cheer - 2008 Football Cheer - 2009
Comp. Stunt Group
2009

6. ♥I have had the opportunity to be a part of two mission
trips.
♥I visited Marvell, Arkansas in 2007 and Belize, Central
America in 2009.
BelizeMarvell, Arkansas Click to see kids
dancing in Belize

7. ♥ My professional goal in life would be to become a
Special Education teacher in an elementary school.
♥ My mom works at Beadle Elementary in Yankton and
she is such a big role model to me. She was and is always
so concerned with my education. If it weren’t for her, I
would not be where I
am today.
My mom reading to me and
my sister before bed in 1996.
Beadle School – Where I started
my education!
http://ysd.k12.sd.us//ysd

8. ♥Ten years from now, I will be 29 years old! I will be
graduated from College with my degree in Special
Education and Elementary Education. I hope to be
married and starting the family I have always dreamed
of. Hopefully in ten years I will be working at a school I
love in or around Yankton. I plan on pursuing my
masters if it all works out!