Viking Christian Leaders: Humility
Congratulations to Eva Kuehn ('24) and Kon II Knueppel ('24), who were selected as Viking Christian Leaders for the month of March under “The Wisco Way Word": Humility. We thank God for the way Eva and Kon have modeled servant leadership at school and in the community. Any student or staff member may nominate a student for the Viking Christian Leaders Award which is presented each month to one young man and one young woman.
Eva is from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She attends church at St. John’s Tosa, where she also went to grade school.
A senior at Wisco, Eva has participated in cross country, track, Viking Steel, Woodwind Ensemble, Clarinet Choir, Pit Orchestra, WELS Band Fest, Inspiration, VCLA, NHS, Student Council, Plautz/Vi-Tech, Page Turners Book Club, and Math Track. She has also gone on a Wisco mission trip to Mexico.
Eva has participated in the teen group at St. John’s, Tosa and has volunteered by writing “Bible Blurbs” for church and helping with grade school track and cross country.
In her spare time, Eva enjoys reading, practicing piano and clarinet, singing in the kitchen, growing succulents, hiking, running, and playing board games with her family and friends.
After graduating from Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Eva will attend UW-Madison, where she plans to pursue actuarial science and continue running.
Eva characterizes humility in Christian leadership as knowing that God has the credit for everything and supporting others to reach their goals.
Kon is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attends church at St. John’s in Wauwatosa, where he also went to grade school.
A senior at Wisco, Kon has participated in football, basketball, Student Council, Chick-fil-A Leadership Academy, VLCA, and Hope Squad. He also had the opportunity of going on the Civil Rights Tour.
Kon has volunteered by reading to grade school students and helping run youth basketball camps.
In his spare time, Kon enjoys mini golfing, weightlifting, hanging out with buddies, and going up north with his family.
After graduation from Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Kon plans to attend Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he will pursue a degree in History.
Kon characterizes humility in Christian leadership as giving others, or more importantly, God, the credit for the blessings we have been given.
