**Shelby Kaster, who was named to the Hawkeye 10 All-Academic Team, is pictured with her parents, Kurt and Angie Kastner.** Submitted photos

Shelby Kastner and Quinlan Bygness were selected to represent Denison High School on two Hawkeye 10 Conference teams.

Kastner was selected to the Hawkeye 10 All-Academic Team and Bygness was selected to the Hawkeye 10 Character Team.

The Hawkeye 10 All-Academic Team was created to recognize area students who have excelled in academics and demonstrated the characteristics of a successful, well-rounded student. The team is composed of 22 students from Hawkeye 10 schools.

Each Hawkeye 10 school has at least one student on the team provided they have a nomination that meets the criteria. The remaining team members were selected based on total points awarded during the screening process.

Selection is based on academics, leadership, character and school/community service.

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**Quinlan Bygness, who was named to the Hawkeye 10 Character Team, is pictured with her parents, Ryan and Erika Bygness.**

Denison High School had eight students that qualified for nomination to the Hawkeye 10 All-Academic Team. In addition to Kastner, they are Addison Inman, Analuisa Cruz-Nieto, David Aldana, Danny Saldana, Chloe Koch, Jake Fink and Jonathan Graeve.

Each school gets to select one student for the Hawkeye 10 Character Team.

The awards were presented at a banquet on April 3 at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic.

Schools in the Hawkeye 10 Conference are Atlantic, Clarinda, Creston, Denison, Glenwood, Harlan, Kuemper Catholic, Lewis Central, Red Oak, Shenandoah and St. Albert.

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