Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Jansen, Shoup
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/02/2019
Junior Kiwanian Jansen Named (December. - 2018)
December Junior Kiwanian
Xander Jansen was named the Neillsville Junior Kiwanian for December. Neillsville Kiwanian Brent Shoup said club members were impressed with Jansen’s achievements in high school. Photo submitted
Neillsville High School (NHS) senior Xander Jansen was named the Neillsville Kiwanian of the month.
The announcement was made in a Dec. 18 press release by Neillsville Kiwanian Brent Shoup.
“Club members were impressed with the numerous achievements and extra-curricular activities he has compiled throughout his high school career,” Shoup wrote.
Jansen, the son of Kathy Jansen, is a member of the National Honor Society. He has competed in four years at Solo and Ensemble and was selected two years for All-Conference Honors Choir. He will attend the Dorian Music Festival at Luther College in Decorah, IA, in January.
Jansen performs with the NHS Show Choir and has appeared in numerous plays and musicals in school, the Neillsville Area Players and the Missoula Children’s Theater.
Jansen has also competed in boys’ basketball. He is a member of the Spanish and history clubs, an active FFA participant and has served as class president.
“Following graduation in the spring, this highly motivated student plans to attend UW-Stevens Point to major in clinical laboratory science,” Shoup wrote.
Shoup added that the Neillsville Kiwanis Club welcomed Xander Jansen as the Junior Kiwanian and looked forward to his participating in December meetings.
