West Central announces top graduates

West Central High School has announced the two top graduating seniors from the class of 2015.

Mickayla Mary Wenzel has earned the distinction of being named class valedictorian.

Wenzel has stayed very active in high school as a member of the National Honor Society where she was vice president her junior year and president this school year. She has also been involved in student council where she was treasurer her senior year and had been part of the Business Professionals of America.

An outstanding athlete at West Central, Wenzel has participated in cross-country earning varsity captain status, and basketball where she was junior varsity captain her freshman year and went on to be varsity captain her junior and senior years. She has also been a member of the track and field team and has been active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization.

The senior has accumulated many honors and awards including Academic All-State in track and basketball along with Academic All Midwest Conference in three different sports. She has been named MWC Runner of the Year twice, MWC Track Athlete of the Year and a MWC Match Contest Top 10 three years running. Wenzel has also received the Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award.

She is active in the Teaberry Hill Estates Church youth group and in her spare time enjoys running, reading, drawing and hanging out with friends.

Upon graduation Wenzel plans on attending the University of Indianapolis to major in accounting. While at college she plans on running cross-country and participating in track and field for the Greyhounds.

Mickayla is the daughter of Kevin and Natalie Wenzel of Francesville.

Grace Whited, of Francesville, will be the 2015 West Central High School salutatorian.

She has served as vice president of the Sunshine Society, secretary of the National Honor Society and has been a junior marshal.

Whited has also found time to be involved in several clubs and organizations including National Honor Society, Sunshine Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Business Professionals of America and the First Christian Church youth group.

After playing basketball her freshman and sophomore years, Whited went on to manage the team in both the junior and senior seasons. She was a member of the track team and has acted in the school play the last three years.

She has a passion for Broadway musicals and reading. Her other hobbies and interests are writing poetry, volunteering her time and mission work with her church.

She plans to attend Indiana University and study biology as a pre-med student with the end goal of becoming an anesthesiologist.

Grace is the daughter of Kimberly and Daniel Whited.