Jun 15, 2015 | 2015, Inspired Woman Magazine, June/July
Bismarck High School is a big, intimidating building. “There are eight stairways!” says recent BHS graduate Lauren Sayler. “I was scared when I started at BHS.” But thanks to Lauren and the rest of the members of Bismarck High’s Sources of Strength group, it’s become...
Jun 10, 2015 | 2015, Inspired Woman Magazine, June/July
After seeing a story in the school newspaper about one of her teachers (Mrs. McKenzie) shaving her head for St. Baldrick’s in 2014, Kelsey Koester decided she would like to participate this year. “I didn’t tell my parents right away because (I knew) my mom would freak...
Jun 9, 2015 | 2015, Inspired Woman Magazine, June/July
When Katie Mastel was a high school freshman, she found her voice, and that changed her life. “My sister is just one year older than me, so I always kind of felt like I was stuck in her shadow,” says Katie, a 2015 St. Mary’s Central High School graduate. “Then, my...
Jun 8, 2015 | 2015, Inspired Woman Magazine, June/July
You could say law enforcement is in Courtney Leben’s blood. Her dad is a Burleigh County Sheriff’s Deputy. Her maternal grandfather and his two brothers had long careers in law enforcement, and her mom was in a military police until while serving the North Dakota...
Jun 5, 2015 | 2015, Inspired Woman Magazine, June/July
The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest achievement in Girl Scouts. When Christina Feland was a Daisy (preschool – kindergarten) she was inspired by her troop leaders to reach that goal, and this year she did. “I had to come up with a project that would benefit...
Jun 4, 2015 | 2015, Inspired Woman Magazine, June/July
Abby Wolfe has been involved with pageants, for a very specific reason, since sixth grade. “My cousin had cerebral palsy and was wheelchair bound her entire life. Even though she couldn’t do a lot of the things ‘normal’ kids do she was always smiling and very generous...
