Spanish students at Pierz Healy High School made the trip of a lifetime to Costa Rica, June 16-23. Pictured are students, front row (from left): Laura Tautges, Brittany Doucette, Jordyn Jansen, Hunter Popp, Emily Hedlund, Kylie Porter, Taylor Kimman and Malea Boser. Second row: Jordan Funk, Zaida Nieken, Gracie Gall, Hailey Storkamp, Vanessa Scheeler, Kelsi Stuckmayer, Amber Woitalla, Calvin Zapzalka, Sam Winscher, Rachel Waytashek and Dainara Walsh. Back row: Ben Herold, Bailey Lochner, Kyle Girtz, Paige Hayes and Ryan Stangl.
Adventure is what the students wanted and adventure they received. June 26, three chaperones and 24 students from the Spanish class at Pierz Healy High School arrived in Costa Rica.
“It was the trip of a lifetime,” said student Laura Tautges, 16.
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It was a wild, but fun experience for Laura Tautges, 16, to zipline in Costa Rica.
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