Brexten Kimmel was born on June 30, 2006;  he is 17 years old. He is the son of Jodi and Bryan Kimmel. He is currently a senior here at the Alliance High School with many dreams ahead of him. Brexten is a member of the golf, bowling team, and band. I asked him why he liked golf he stated,” Whether it’s the tranquility of the course that mixes with its beautiful nature or the mood I’m feeling. The course always has a calming atmosphere that is peaceful to my mind at any time of day. New courses are also huge for me to experience the new challenges they pose. My favorite course is Southern Hills Hot Springs, South Dakota!” Brexten is involved in multiple honor bands and loves to play the trombone leaving him as first chair. Brexten is looking forward to graduation and dreams of attending South Dakota Mines because it has a cool program, it is very credible, and it has an amazing atmosphere. Attending SDM he is planning to major in electrical engineering. I asked him why electrical engineering he stated “It’s a huge growing sphere of our world and involves building our future. It also interests me a lot in what I do in my free time with electronics. Whether that’s repairing them or modifying them to my liking. It all cultivates my interest.” Academically his biggest supporter is his mom, and making his younger self proud of who he’s become today whether that’s following his full potential. His favorite quote is “If you chase the butterflies you will never catch them, but if you build a beautiful garden they will come. If they still don’t come at least you have a beautiful garden.” Because he stated even though you build a better future for yourself, if you don’t have support at least you have what you created…The SPUD would like to wish nothing but success and greatness for all of Brexten’s future accomplishments!