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Greenwood Community’s Makena Cruse is a Plymouth High School senior Lena Jones is a four-
three-sport athlete, earning four varsity letters sport student athlete, earning four varsity letters
in Soccer, three in Track and Field, and two in each in Basketball and Track & Field, and one
Cross Country. She’s been named All-Confer- varsity letter each in Cross Country and Volleyball.
ence in Track and Field, as well as Academic She served as Team Captain in each of her sports
All-State in Track and Field and Soccer. In the and received All-Conference honors for Basketball
and Academic All-State for Track & Field. Jones is
classroom, Makena has maintained a weighted the Vice President of the IHSAA Student Advisory
GPA of 4.26. She is the Vice President of her Committee, where she assists with State Finals
senior class, Editor-in-Chief of Greenwood’s events throughout the year and serves as an
school newspaper, and a member of Fellow- ambassador to student-athletes throughout the
ship of Christian Athletes. Cruse also serves state. She also serves as President of Plymouth’s
as President of the IHSAA Student Advisory Champions Together Program, President of
Committee, where she assists with IHSAA State Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Secretary for
Finals events throughout the year and serves as both the Student Government and Key Club. Lena
an ambassador to student-athletes throughout is active in 4-H and helps younger 4-H members
the state. Additionally, Makena volunteers her take care of their animals by mentoring them on
how to feed and groom them correctly. In addition,
time fundraising for charities like Donate Life her volunteer work includes planning and
Makena Cruse Organization and Walk2EndAlz, has worked as Lena Jones administering youth basketball and volleyball
Greenwood Community a camp counselor and teaching assistant dur- Plymouth camps in the summer, tutoring her fellow
ing the summer, and is an active member of her classmates in Math, and regularly helping at her
church. She will be attending Indiana Wesleyan church’s nursery. Lena is currently undecided on
University in the fall. her college choice.

Jennings County High School’s Claire Hack Jace Martin of North Harrison High School is
ranks first in her class of 257 students, a two-sport athlete, competing in Baseball (four
maintaining a 12.59 weighted GPA. She varsity letters) and Tennis (three varsity letters)
competed in Basketball (three varsity letters) for the Cougars. In the classroom, he ranks
and Softball (four varsity letters) during her first in his class of 157 students, earning a
time as a Panther. Hack is a member of 4.29 weighted GPA. He’s a member of North
Jennings County’s National Honor Society, Harrison’s Student Council, Renaissance Club,
Best Buddies, and the Student Athlete National Honors Society, and serves as
Leadership Team. She is also a member of the President of his senior class. Jace is also a
IHSAA Student Advisory Committee, where member of the IHSAA Student Advisory
she assists with IHSAA State Finals events Committee, where he assists with State Finals
throughout the year and serves as an events throughout the year and serves as an
ambassador to student-athletes throughout ambassador to student-athletes throughout
the state. Claire volunteers her time leading the state. He volunteers his time by assisting
youth basketball and softball camps in her with Saint Michael’s Catholic Church’s Annual
community, painting murals for local Fish Fry and working the concession stand
businesses, and mentoring elementary school during the high school basketball season.
students. She will be attending Purdue Claire Hack Martin also works part-time for the Indian Creek Jace Martin
University in the fall. Jennings County Gun Club and a local landscaping and lawncare North Harrison
company. He will be attending the University of
Louisville in the fall.

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