Like most students, Madilyn Ross was looking to find classes to fulfill her requirements.
Then a sophomore at Byron High School, she got involved with the yearbook because of it — and hasn’t looked back.

Carly Halder, third from left, poses with friends during this spring’s prom at Byron High School. Also pictured are Ella Nelson, Marin Radke, Halder, Eden Hemminger, Zoe Dearborn, Madison Ohm and Tallie Behrens. Halder was named the Most Outstanding Senior Letter award for females in the class of 2026.

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Ben Nelson, who will graduate Friday from Hayfield High School, took his senior photos with some of the jerseys he’s worn throughout his high school career. He plans to attend RCTC to play baseball, then become a special education teacher.

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Carly Bronson will attend Southwest Minnesota State University in the fall, where she will play with the SMSU golf team.

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Dr. Michael Kelly is a doctor at Mayo Clinic in Kasson.

Earlier this month, I went to more proms in one day than I did all through my own high school years.
While the challenge is being in two — or three — places at the same time, I have never complained about covering high school proms as a journalist.
I do love a prom, but I’m not sure why.
Maybe it’s nostalgia; we of the Gunne Sax dress era may be a bit dazzled by all of the shimmer and sequins and slits.

Ever since my wife and I moved back to Minnesota, our favorite radio station has been KDWB, a Twin Cities station which also streams on iHeartRadio.
Specifically, our favorite show is the Dave Ryan Show, a fun morning show which my wife listens to religiously during her 50-minute commute to work.