Students laugh as they sing “Let It Go” during karaoke at the Kirkwood Dance Marathon on Friday, Feb. 25, at the Rec Center. PHOTO BY JESSICA MCWILLIAMS
Kirkwood nursing student Isabel Williams takes time between classes on Thursday, Feb. 3, to show how to wear an N95 mask, provided by Hy-Vee. PHOTO BY JEFF SIGMUND
Kirkwood students performed “Failure: A Love Story” Feb. 18 – 20, 2022, in Ballantyne Auditorium. PHOTO BY JOELLEN RITCHIE
A young calf lies in the custom feedlot on Thursday, Feb. 10., 2022. The lot is part of Kirkwood’s working farm that includes a 300-head feedlot and cow-calf herd. PHOTO BY JEFF SIGMUND
No. 9 Brooke Kilburg up to bat in the second inning during a game against Ellsworth Community College on April 4, 2022. PHOTO BY JESSICA MCWILLIAMS
The study abroad group takes a photo while rafting on their trip to Nepal. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
No. 11 Tati Hodges-Johnson scored a career-best 23 points against the Ellsworth Panthers during the game on Feb. 10, 2022, in Johnson Hall. Kirkwood won the game 115-37. PHOTO BY JESSICA MCWILLIAMS
A construction worker is hoisted in a boom lift outside the student center on Sept. 15, 2021. PHOTO BY JESSICA MCWILLIAMS
Tate Carlson begins practice at Hunters Ridge Golf Course on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. PHOTO BY JESSICA MCWILLIAMS
At the Global Learning Coffee and Tea Time on Nov. 15, 2021, Gehad Mahmoud, early childhood education, shares shai b laban, a tea from her home country in Egypt. The name of the tea translates to “milk tea.” The event took place as part of International Education Week. PHOTO BY JESSICA MCWILLIAMSKirkwood student Luis Felipe Acevedo plays his Gaita, a traditional Colombian instrument, at the International Showcase in the lobby of Linn Hall on Nov. 16, 2021. The showcase was part of International Education Week. PHOTO BY JESSICA MCWILLIAMS
Jessica is in the Digital Arts program and previously graduated with an AA in Liberal Arts and a Bakery Certificate. She enjoys cooking, hiking with her dog, Daisy, taking pictures and spending time with her family.
