New pieces of the puzzle

Some say he doesn’t look like the typical first-generation American, but that’s exactly who he is. Principal Mitch Gross grew up in Grinnell, Iowa as a child of an immigrant mother and a father who was a factory worker. When he was in seventh grade, he went to work with his father in the mornings since his workplace was across the junior high school he attended. One morning, his curiosity got ...

As subtle as it may seem, a change of heart is enough to dramatically impact an individual’s life and aspirations. For Assistant Principal Allison Brewer, changes of heart during her student years were enough to highlight her buried passion for education and inspire her to help others through it as well.  Brewer transferred universities multiple times before ultimately choosing to continue her...

Dean of Students Jenny Eustice was once a typical college student at the University of Minnesota with hopes to one day become a physical therapist. However, her plans drastically changed junior year after her high school AP Biology teacher mentioned needing help with large classes. Eustice took up the challenge and got her first taste of teaching after stepping in to volunteer after school a couple...