Bigfork High School

Bigfork High School students receiving a 4.0 GPA

Skyler Doak

Age: 17

Parents' names: Dan Doak and Gayle Prunhuber

Post-graduation plans: Western Washington University

Extracurriculars: Soccer, jazz band, Spanish Club

Secret to achieving top grades: Having some sort of motivation. For me, it was getting out of Montana for college.

Words of wisdom: Even though school can be terribly boring and pointless at times, you have to keep trying.

Angela Gross

Age: 17

Parents' names: Rhonda Qualls

Post-graduation plans: Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana

Life goal: Computer science and music

Extracurriculars: AmeriCorps with LEAP, Upward Bound, gymnastics, select and chorus choir, Bigfork Playhouse Children's Theatre, speech and debate

Secret to achieving top grades: Pay attention in class, master time management and be sure to keep the procrastination monster at bay.

Words of wisdom: Stay involved in school activities, stay in school and do what you love.

Alex Neu

Age: 17

Parents' names: Brad and Christine Neu

Post-graduation plans: Attend Montana State University-Bozeman for biology

Life goal: To be able to research in the Galapagos Islands and to appear on "Shark Week."

Extracurriculars: Freshman basketball, tennis, football, speech, Catholic Youth Coalition Board president, Bigfork Teen Leadership Program, senior class representative, yearbook staff, National Honor Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Flathead Valley

Secret to achieving top grades: Having glasses. They are both stylish and improve your vision. Talk about convenient!

Words of wisdom: Be the best there ever was.