Nathan Edward Wheeler was born on April 13, 1994 and is the son of Harold and Pat Wheeler. He has three sisters: Audrey, his twin Natalie and his younger sister Allison.
Nathan’s awards and achievements include being a member of the 2011 Farm Business Management State Champion and 3rd place National Team; SICL All-Conference Honorable Mention in basketball; attaining the A-Honor Roll all four years of high school; Large Group All-State Speech & Drama Honorable Mention in Freshman Choral Reading, Readers Theater and Choral Reading; and being a member of the 2012 JazzFest 1st Place 1A Band.
His favorite activities are going out to see movies and eating with friends and family.
Nathan’s extracurricular activities include band (8), soccer (8), school plays (4), FFA (4), Speech & Drama (4), basketball (4), National Honor Society (3) and cross-country (3).
His best memories while attending MHS come from winning State Farm Business Management CDE and traveling with his friends and teammates to Indianapolis, Indiana, to compete.
Nathan’s most embarrassing moment was in basketball practice when he went up for a rebound and then came down with the ball and tripped over Stephen Vavroch’s foot, and then continued to trip until he face-planted into the padded wall under the basket.
His biggest inspiration would be his family, Mr. Bates and Mr. Swenson.
Nathan said, “Mr. Bates has always been a good role model to look up to and has good values. I learned the most from Mr. Swenson by far because he challenges people to step out of their comfort zones and to set goals for themselves.”
Nathan’s gift to underclassmen goes to his little sister Allison as well as Vincent Bushong: “Allison, I hope you continue to keep learning and sticking to the values you have been taught. Vincent, keep being involved with all of your extracurricular activities and stay strong in your values. Also, keep using your extremely long arms to block shots in basketball.”
Nathan’s favorite quote comes from football star Tim Tebow: “You and I were created by God to be so much more than normal…Following the crowd is not a winning approach to life. In the end it’s a loser’s game because we never become who God created us to be by trying to be like everybody else.”
His plans for the future are to attend Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, and major in sports management. After college he plans to get married and start a family.
Nathan says he is excited for graduation because “it’s a time where we can look back on all of our accomplishments over the past 18 years and then set goals for our future. We can finally pursue our areas of interest and start doing something we enjoy.”
Compiled by Natlie Kirton
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