Rockwood School District: Profile Of A Rockwood Graduate: Ethan Fine, Eureka High

Press release from the Rockwood School District:

April 16, 2021

An important aspect of Rockwood's The Way Forward strategic plan is helping prepare our students for life after high school, whichever path they take. Our PDFProfile of a Rockwood Learner sets ​forth our aspirations to help nurture students who think creatively and critically; engage thoughtfully and respectfully; develop strong character; collaborate with others; and explore our world.

In the coming weeks, we will feature stories of 2020 graduates who embody that Profile of a Rockwood Learner as they pursue further education or the start of a career through our "Profile of a Rockwood Graduate" story series.Today, we profile Eureka High graduate Ethan Fine.

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Ethan Fine feels as if each step along his Rockwood educational path prepared him perfectly for the next. His time at Fairway Elementary readied him for Wildwood Middle, which in turn helped prepare him for Eureka High.Now at the University of Minnesota, the 2020 graduate is finding that his high school experience also followed that pattern."Rockwood always did the best they could to prepare me for whatever was coming next," Fine said. "I knew that high school had given me space to figure out what I wanted to do with my future. Every teacher in Rockwood was so great about helping me find things to stay engaged and keep going with my interests."Fine is studying journalism and works for the college newspaper, The Minnesota Daily. Starting in elementary school, he knew that he enjoyed writing and photography. But it wasn't until arriving at Eureka High that he started to envision journalism as a career.He became heavily involved in publications such as EHS-hub and the Eurekana yearbook. Fine served as editor-in-chief of EHS-hub for his final three years of high school.Fine said language arts teacher and journalism adviser Brent Pearson served as an important mentor and has checked in on him frequently since graduation. "My high school experience really helped me realize that journalism was what I wanted to do," Fine said. "From there, it was really just about building up those necessary skills and tools. Having that background in journalism has been crucial to succeeding at The Minnesota Daily."

An important aspect of Rockwood's The Way Forward strategic plan is helping prepare our students for life after high school, whichever path they take. Our PDFProfile of a Rockwood Learner sets ​forth our aspirations to help nurture students who think creatively and critically; engage thoughtfully and respectfully; develop strong character; collaborate with others; and explore our world.

In the coming weeks, we will feature stories of 2020 graduates who embody that Profile of a Rockwood Learner as they pursue further education or the start of a career through our "Profile of a Rockwood Graduate" story series.Today, we profile Eureka High graduate Ethan Fine.

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Ethan Fine feels as if each step along his Rockwood educational path prepared him perfectly for the next. His time at Fairway Elementary readied him for Wildwood Middle, which in turn helped prepare him for Eureka High.Now at the University of Minnesota, the 2020 graduate is finding that his high school experience also followed that pattern."Rockwood always did the best they could to prepare me for whatever was coming next," Fine said. "I knew that high school had given me space to figure out what I wanted to do with my future. Every teacher in Rockwood was so great about helping me find things to stay engaged and keep going with my interests."Fine is studying journalism and works for the college newspaper, The Minnesota Daily. Starting in elementary school, he knew that he enjoyed writing and photography. But it wasn't until arriving at Eureka High that he started to envision journalism as a career.He became heavily involved in publications such as EHS-hub and the Eurekana yearbook. Fine served as editor-in-chief of EHS-hub for his final three years of high school.Fine said language arts teacher and journalism adviser Brent Pearson served as an important mentor and has checked in on him frequently since graduation. "My high school experience really helped me realize that journalism was what I wanted to do," Fine said. "From there, it was really just about building up those necessary skills and tools. Having that background in journalism has been crucial to succeeding at The Minnesota Daily."

This press release was produced by the Rockwood School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.