Jackson Qualkenbush – “Jack” to his friends – is heading to an Ivy League school that is going to feel just like home.
Qualkenbush graduates from Blue River Valley Jr/Sr High School with his fellow Vikings on June 3.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm%96 r=2DD @7 a_ab 925 2 9:89 D49@@= 6IA6C:6?46 >2CC65 3J E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4] %9:D J62C’D 8C25F2E6D 925 E96:C 7C6D9>2? J62C 4FE D9@CE] %96:C D@A9@>@C6 J62C H2D?’E >F49 36EE6C[ H:E9 C6DEC:4E:@?D DE:== :? A=246 2?5 492?8:?8 6G6CJ 76H H66<D]k^Am
kAm“s6DA:E6 E96D6 9FC5=6D[ x H2D 23=6 E@ 7:?5 8C62E DF446DD 2E q#' :? >J =2EE6C EH@ J62CD[” "F2=<6?3FD9 D2:5] “x E9:?< E92E 9:89 D49@@= H2D 8C62E] xE’D ;FDE E92E >2?J @AA@CEF?:E:6D 2?5 6IA6C:6?46D H6C6 56=2J65 3642FD6 @7 r~'xs 2?5 >J @H? 762CD]”k^Am
kAmpD D@@? 2D 96 4@F=5[ "F2=<6?3FD9 E@@< 25G2?E286 @7 ;FDE 23@FE 6G6CJ @AA@CEF?:EJ q=F6 #:G6C @776C65 9:>]k^Am
kAm“$E2CE:?8 :? >J yF?:@C J62C[ x ;@:?65 rC@DD r@F?ECJ[ H9:49 H2D 2C8F23=J >J 36DE 564:D:@? x >256 :? 9:89 D49@@=[” 96 D2:5] “p=D@ E92?<D E@ r@G:5 C6DEC:4E:@?D =6DD6?:?8[ 6IEC24FCC:4F=2CD 3642>6 >@C6 2G2:=23=6 E@@] %96D6 724E@CD 4@>3:?65 E@ 2==@H >6 E@ 364@>6 C62==J :?G@=G65 :? 6IEC24FCC:4F=2C 24E:G:E:6D >J yC^$C J62CD]”k^Am
kAmy24< "F2=<6?3FD9 H2D :? %C24< 7@C E9C66 J62CD[ rC@DD r@F?ECJ 7@C EH@ J62CD 2?5 v@=7 7@C @?6 J62C] w6 H2D 2=D@ E96 a_aa\a_ab q=F6 #:G6C '2==6J ':<:?8 >2D4@E]k^Am
Jack Qualkenbush (second from right) was part of the Blue River Valley Jr/Sr High School track team, cross country team and golf team. He was also this year’s Viking mascot.
Photos provided
kAm%96 >2D4@E 492?86D 7C@> J62C E@ J62C[ 3FE E9:D J62C[ y24< H2D E96 @?6 369:?5 E96 >2D<]k^Am
kAm“u@C 24256>:4D[ x H2D @? E96 24256>:4 DFA6C 3@H= E62> 7@C 7@FC J62CD[ DA6?5:?8 @?6 J62C 2=D@ 2D 2? 2DD:DE2?E 4@249 7@C E96 ;F?:@C 9:89 E62>[” 96 D2:5] “x 2=D@ E2F89E 2 ;F?:@C 9:89 4=F3[ H9:49 2:>65 E@ 86E <:5D :?E6C6DE65 :? $%t|]”k^Am
kAm“$%t|” DE2?5D 7@C D4:6?46[ E649?@=@8J[ 6?8:?66C:?8 2?5 >2E96>2E:4D]k^Am
kAm"F2=<6?3FD9 92D 366? :? E96 }2E:@?2= w@?@C $@4:6EJ 7@C EH@ J62CD 2?5 :D 4FCC6?E=J E96 q#' 492AE6C D64C6E2CJ] w6 2=D@ DA6?E E96 =2DE EH@ J62CD 2D A2CE @7 q=F6 #:G6C’D uup[ D6CG:?8 E9:D J62C 2D E96 492AE6C’D EC62DFC6C]k^Am
kAmw6 :D E96 q#' $6?:@C r=2DD EC62DFC6C 2?5 H2D A2CE @7 E96 u6==@HD9:A @7 r9C:DE:2? pE9=6E6D WurpX 7@C E9C66 J62CD]k^Am
kAm“u:?2==J[ >J 72G@C:E6 6IEC24FCC:4F=2C 24E:G:EJ :D q!p WqFD:?6DD !C@76DD:@?2=D @7 p>6C:42X[ H9:49 x 92G6 366? 2 A2CE @7 7@C D:I J62CD[ @?6\E9:C5 @7 >J =:76[” "F2=<6?3FD9 D2:5]k^Am
Jackson Qualkenbush (front left) enjoyed Business Professionals of America the most, spending six years in the BRV chapter.
Photo provided
kAm"F2=<6?3FD9 H2D 2=D@ ?@>:?2E65 2?5 49@D6? E@ 36 2 A2CE @7 x?5:2?2 &?:G6CD:EJ’D |@=64F=2C |65:4:?6 :? p4E:@? W||xpX AC@8C2>] w6 DA6?E EH@ 52JD @? E96 x&’D 42>AFD H@C<:?8 H:E9 DE2E6\@7\E96\2CE 6BF:A>6?E 2=@?8D:56 >65:42= C6D62C496CD] %96 AC@8C2> 82G6 9:> 92?5D\@? 6IA6C:6?46 H:E9 E649?:BF6D FD65 :? 86?6E:4 2?2=JD:D[ 42?46C C6D62C49[ 4JE@86?6E:4D 2?5 >@=64F=2C 3:@=@8J]k^Am
Jackson Qualkenbush was also selected to be part of Indiana University’s Molecular Medicine in Action program.
Photo provided
kAm%96D6 7@FC J62CD 2E q#' w:89 $49@@=[ H:E9 2== E96 56=2JD FA 7C@?E 2?5 E96 24E:G:EJ =2E6C[ =65 "F2=<6?3FD9 E@ r@C?6== &?:G6CD:EJ]k^Am
kAmr@C?6== :D 2 AC:G2E6=J 6?5@H65 C6D62C49 F?:G6CD:EJ :? xE9242[ }6H *@C<] %96 xGJ {628F6 D49@@= :D C2?<65 H:E9 w2CG2C5[ *2=6[ !C:?46E@?[ r@=F>3:2[ s2CE>@FE9[ qC@H? 2?5 E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 !6??DJ=G2?:2]k^Am
kAm“(96? x H2D 49@@D:?8 H92E D49@@= E@ 2AA=J E@[ x =@@<65 2E H92E D49@@=D H@F=5 36 36DE 7@C >J 56D:C65 568C66 A2E9[ H9:49 :D A9JD:4D] ~7 2== @7 E96 36DE A9JD:4D AC@8C2>D :? E96 ?2E:@?[ r@C?6== :D 2 %@A d[” "F2=<6?3FD9 D2:5] “~7 E9@D6 E@A 7:G6 AC@8C2>D[ r@C?6== 925 >2?J A=FD6D] %96 7:CDE @7 H9:49 H2D 4@DE] r@C?6==’D 4@DE H2D 2 =@E =6DD E92? >2?J @7 E96 @E96C 7@FC] ~? E@A @7 E96 4@DE[ r@C?6==’D 42>AFD :D A6C764E] xE :D ?@E @?=J 362FE:7F=[ 3FE :E’D CFC2= 6?G:C@?>6?E :D D:>:=2C E@ q=F6 #:G6C]”k^Am
kAm"F2=<6?3FD9 9@A6D r@C?6== H:== E6249 9:> 6G6? >@C6 E92? ;FDE H92E :E E2<6D E@ 62C? 2 A9JD:4D 568C66]k^Am
kAm“pE q#'[ x 2> ?@E 23=6 E@ 92G6 2D >2?J @AA@CEF?:E:6D 2D D@>6@?6 H9@ 8@6D E@ 2 =2C86C D49@@=[” 96 D2:5] “pE r@C?6==[ x 9@A6 E@ =62C? 23@FE @E96C @AA@CEF?:E:6D 2G2:=23=6 E@ >6[ DF49 2D 5:776C6?E 42C66C 7:6=5D :? A9JD:4D @C 5:776C6?E 9@33:6D]”k^Am
kAmy24<D@?’D A2C6?ED 2C6 AC@F5 @7 9:> 7@C 86EE:?8 2446AE65 E@ r@C?6==[ 6G6? :7 E96 D49@@= :D 4=62C :? }6H *@C< DE2E6]k^Am
kAm“r@C?6== :D 2 =@?8 H2J 2H2J 7C@> 9@>6 E96 @?6 E9:?8 x 5@?’E =:<6 :D E96 5:DE2?46[” 9:D >@E96C[ s@??2 D2:5] “pD 2 >2>2[ J@F H2?E E@ 36 23=6 E@ 86E E@ J@FC <:5 2D D@@? 2D A@DD:3=6] x’> DFC6 y24< H:== 5@ ;FDE 7:?6]k^Am
kAm“(6 2C6[ @7 4@FCD6[ 6IEC6>6=J AC@F5 @7 9:> 2?5 9:D 92C5 H@C< 2?5 565:42E:@? :? C6249:?8 7@C 9:D 9:89 8@2=D 2?5 2EE2:?:?8 E96>[” s@??2 4@?E:?F65]k^Am
kAm“x 42?’E H2:E E@ H2E49 9:D =:76 F?7@=5[” D96 D2:5] “x 9@A6 96 5C62>D @7 2== E96 A@DD:3:=:E:6D 2?5 H2JD 96 42? 4@?EC:3FE6 E@ 492?8:?8 E96 H@C=5[ 2?5 H@C<D E@ 7F=7:== 9:D @H? 5C62>D 2?5 2>3:E:@?D 2=@?8 E96 H2J]”k^Am
kAmx? 2 D>2== 4@>>F?:EJ =:<6 q=F6 #:G6C '2==6J[ D49@@= 72>:=:6D 4C62E6 2 =@E @7 >6>@C:6D E@86E96C]k^Am
kAm“y24< H@F=5 AC@323=J <:== >6 :7 x E@=5 D@>6 @7 E96 7F? @?6D E92E x C6>6>36C[ D@ x H@?’E D92C6 E9@D6[” s@??2 ;@<65[ “3FE :? 2==[ x =@G6 E92E 96 92D <?@H? >@DE @7 E96D6 <:5D D:?46 AC6D49@@=] %96J’G6 366? E@86E96C `d J62CD] x =@G6 E92E E96 @E96C >@>D – D@>6 @7 H9:49 2C6 2=D@ E62496CD 2?5 8@@5 7C:6?5D – 42? 2?5 92G6 H2E4965 @G6C 2?5 96=A65 y24< :? >2?J H2JD]”k^Am
