Student of the Week

When you first meet Scout Pachel, the first adjective that comes to mind is quiet. But the streaks of passion you see light up her eyes is due to school and family. Pachel, a seventh grader at Pine Bluffs Junior High School, is the daughter of Mike and Paula Pachel.

“I really like science,” Pachel said. “We are working on ecology now, and I like the different environments. It’s pretty cool.”

Pachel thinks her family is “pretty cool,” enjoying being the middle of child of two brothers and two sisters. “We spend the summers in Minnesota,” Pachel explained. “That is where most of my extended fami...