Forest Lake Area School District

Erin Daninger                Dan Fick
Class of 2010               Class of 2010

Sarina Hannon             Nicole Lyons
Class of 2011              Class of 2009

The Kendrick Family
Class of 1979, 2006, 2008 and 2010

Dean Maki                      Evan Malm
Class of 1983                Class of 2010

Britta Reierson             Tony Yang
Class of 1991               Class of 2010

Our school district is filled with wonderful stories about students from our schools who have found success in various ways. We are proud to present to you several of these outstanding individuals who are either current students, recent graduates or adult alumni. We hope you will enjoy them, and we also hope that our current students may find inspiration from these stories.

Click on any of the photos below to hear their story.

It's just so good for college prep. I was able to take a variety of classes in a lot of different areas, and I was basically able to go as far as I was willing to go. I never felt that I had hit a wall and I had learned all the stuff I could at the high school.

-Dustin Kendrick, Class of 2006
Graduate of M.I.T., currently pursuing his Ph.D. in  bioastronautics

Forest Lake Area Schools have really given me a lot of opportunities. Taking College in the Schools classes, I feel I have a huge advantage going to college. I have 20 to 23 (college) credits done, so that’s over a semester done for college. There are numerous advantages to going to Forest Lake Area Schools that I wouldn’t have had at many other school systems.

-Erin Daninger, Class of 2010
Currently studying at the University of Minnesota

Forest Lake offered a surprising number of advanced courses intended for college preparation. The intense curriculum of the AP courses in particular helped me mentally prepare for college-level work, and also allowed me to develop study habits that have carried over into my college life.

- Theresa Brenberg, Class of 2007
Currently studying at Notre Dame University

The teachers there really inspired me; they really knew how to make the kids at ease in the classroom, and helped them to learn. They really helped me prepare for college.

- Dean Maki, Class of 1983
Chief U.S. Economist for Barclay's Capital
Graduate of St. Olaf College and Stanford University (Ph.D.)

Many of my teachers inspired me to think critically and go the extra mile. I am grateful for their passion for teaching and dedication to helping me achieve my goals.

- Meredith (Schwarz) Hegseth, Class of 1999
Investor Relations for JP Morgan, New York City
2003 Graduate of Columbia University

Forest Lake schools definitely give the student a very good opportunity to utilize the faculty and get ready for life after high school. I'm going to miss Forest Lake a lot.

- Dan Fick, Class of 2010
Currently studying at Harvard University