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Jessica Harms, Nicholas Hippensteel and Joyce Immel have been named valedictorians and Amanda Gable has been named salutatorian for the Class of 2005 at Manchester High School.
Harms, Hippensteel and Immel have earned this honor with a perfect 11.0 grade point average and Gable has a 10.9 GPA on an 11.0 scale for the previous eleven trimesters.
Jessica Marie Harms participated in golf, Student Council, Business Club, National Honor Society, FCA, the IHSAA Student Leadership Conference and Lifesavers. She is a member of the North Manchester United Methodist youth group.
Her academic honors and awards include MCS Academic Excellence and MHS Scholar Athlete. Jessica plans to attend Valparaiso University to major in business.
She is the daughter of David and Linda Harms.
Nicholas David Klingler Hippensteel participated in soccer, swimming, National Honor Society, the literary magazine, musical and dramatic theatre productions, Model UN and band. His community and church activities include church musicals, the Firehouse staff, Manchester Church of the Brethren youth group and youth soccer coach.
Academic honors and awards for Nicholas include MCS Academic Excellence, MHS Scholar Athlete, highest honor roll, Outstanding Spanish student, President's Education Award and the University of Rochester Humanities and Social Sciences Award.
Athletic honors and awards earned are Soccer Most Valuable Player, Rotary Mental Attitude Award, Most Improved Veteran Swimmer, four years of varsity letters for soccer and swimming, and the Squire Award for Swimming. Nicholas plans to attend Bard College in New York with an undecided major.
He is the son of David Hippensteel and Susan Klingler.
Joyce Annette Immel participated in choir, All-State Honors Choir, musical theatre productions, Art Club and National Honor Society.
She also has been a member of the Wabash County Summer Youth Theatre productions and the First Brethren Church youth group.
Her honors and awards include the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award and the Beacon Credit Union Scholarship. She plans to attend Indiana Weslyan University next fall to study nursing.
Joyce is the daughter of Keith and Linda Immel and the granddaughter of LaVerta Immel and Ernest and Dolly Zerbe.
Amanda Lea Gable has served as president of the FFA, vice-president of the Student Council and vice-president of the Art Club. She has participated in the book club, National Honor Society, varsity soccer and as team captain in track.
Her community and church activities include 10 years of 4-H, Manchester Church of the Brethren youth group youth cabinet, and volunteer camp counselor at Camp Mack.
Her honors and awards include National Merit Commended Scholar, MHS Scholar Athlete, Citizenship Award, Who's Who Among American High School Students, highest honor roll, Purdue School of Ag Junior Scholar, Academic All Conference in track, and the MHS and Wabash County "I Dare You" awards.
Her FFA awards include the Hoosier Degree, district winner of the FFA Agriculture Service Proficiency, Outstanding Senior Award and Majestic Eagle Award.
Amanda is the daughter of Norm and Laura Gable.
