Kassey Kallman was an exceptional WHS Girls Soccer and Basketball Player from 2007-2010 while being a 4 time honor roll student and a member of Link Crew. As a senior, Kassey was selected as the Athena Award winner recognizing her excellent commitment to academics and athletics.   During her high school career Kassey lettered 4 years in soccer and was a captain her senior year. As a junior and senior, Kassey was named to the MSHSL State Tournament Team, All State Team and  earned All Conference honors.  During her senior year in 2009, Kassey was named Miss Minnesota in Soccer MN Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year, ESPN Rise Player of the Year and named All American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

In basketball, Kassey lettered 4 years and was a captain her senior year. Earning all conference honors and winning the conference championship 2 years. 

During Kassey’s soccer career the dynasty of Royal prominence continued at the state level. From 2006-2009, Kassey and her teammates won 4 conference titles, 4 Section 4AA Championship titles and participated in the Class AA MSHSL State Championship game 3 years. WHS took home the state championship in 2006 and 2008,  finished state runner up in 2009 and state 3rd place in 2007. 

Kassey graduated from Florida State University in 2014 with a degree in business management. Kassey was a member of the 2012 FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup Championship Team and drafted 5th overall in the National Women’s Soccer League in 2014. 

Kylie Kallman was an excellent WHS Girls Soccer and Basketball Player from 2003-2007 while leading her peers in Student Council and National Honor Society. As a senior, Kylie was selected as the Athena Award winner recognizing her outstanding commitment to academics and athletics.   During her high school career Kylie lettered 4 years in soccer and was a 2 year captain.  In her junior and senior year, Kylie was named to the MSHSL State Tournament Team, All State Team and earned All Conference in soccer.  As a senior,  Kylie was named All Metro.  In basketball, Kylie was a 2 year letter winner and captain earning all conference honors her senior year. 

During Kylie’s soccer career, WHS extended its soccer dominance on the field, winning 4 conference titles, 4 Section 4AA Championship titles and participated in the Class AA MSHSL State Championship game 4 consecutive years. In Soccer, WHS took home the state championship in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and finished runner up in 2005.  In Basketball, Kylie was a captain of the 2006-2007 Conference Championship Team.  

Kylie graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 2011. From 2007-2011 she was an athletic scholarship recipient on the Women’s Soccer Team.

Krystle Kallman was an outstanding WHS Girls Soccer and Basketball Player 2002-2005.  During her high school career Krystle lettered 4 years in soccer and was a 2 year captain. In basketball, Krystle lettered 2 years and was a captain her senior year. In Soccer, Krystle was named to the MSHSL State Tournament Team 3 years and  earned All Conference 3 years.  During her junior and senior year in soccer, she was named All Metro and All State. In her senior year,  she was named All American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and was selected as the 2004 MN High School Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year. 

During Krystle’s soccer career, WHS was a force to be reckoned with, winning 3 conference titles, 4 Section 4AA Championship titles and participated in the Class AA MSHSL State Championship game 4 years in a row. WHS took home the state championship in 2003 and 2004 and finished runner up in 2002 and 2005.  In Basketball, Krystal was a captain of the 2003 State Basketball Championship Team.  

Krystle earned an athletic scholarship at West Virginia University playing for the Mountaineers for 3 seasons and transferred to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to play her senior year in 2008. Krystle graduated in 2009 with a Business Marketing Education Degree. 

James Cheatham made his impact as a Woodbury Royal on the Basketball Court, Track and the Football Field.  He was a three-sport varsity athlete throughout his time at Woodbury High School. James lettered in all three sports each year, achieving All-Conference honors in each sport both his Junior and Senior seasons. Additionally, he earned All-State honors in Basketball and Track and Field. He was a member of Woodbury’s first State Championship 4X100 relay team. As a senior, James was selected to play in the Metro vs Outstate All Star football game.

Upon graduation from Woodbury High school James was awarded the Scholar Athlete Award by the United States Army Reserve.

James was awarded a full athletic scholarship to attend The University of North Dakota and played football until his graduation.  James played from 1993-1997 where he received First Team All-Conference awards while assisting his team in winning three North Central Conference Championships. As a sophomore, James earned Third Team All-America honors and as a senior was selected as the UND Defensive Back MVP. In that same year, he was awarded First Team All-American Honors.

His football career at UND culminated with his selection to play in the DII All-Star “Snow Bowl” football game.

James currently lives in Manhattan, NY with his wife Tiffany.

Amanda Jensen was a (MN) Miss Basketball finalist and a 4 time all-state performer in for Woodbury High School. The McDonald’s All-America nominee compiled a 105-12 record over her four years as a student athlete and helped lead the 2003 Girls Basketball team to an undefeated season that ended with capturing a state championship. Amanda closed out her high school career as the all-time leader in rebounds with 821 to go along with 1,713 points scored. Amanda was named MVP of the state 4A All-Star Game.

Amanda attended and played basketball at Iowa State University. As a student athlete, Amanda was a 2 year starter for the Cyclones and was named to the NCAA Berkeley Regional All-Tournament Team after averaging 17 points and 4.5 rebounds in the regional games against Michigan State and Stanford. Amanda hit a career-high five three-pointers for 17 points and nabbed a career-high with three steals in the NCAA Elite Eight vs. No. 2 Stanford. Amanda was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2007, 2008, 2009).

Amanda is an elementary school teacher  and she lives with her husband Dave and two children, Noah and Lydia.

Ann Sudoh used her diverse set of skills in numerous activities at Woodbury High School. She received a Superior rating (Clarinet) all four years at the Minnesota State High League solo competition. Anne was also an All State Band performer in her junior year as well as an All Area Honor Band performer in a her junior and senior year. In 1989, Ann was named to the Music Department’s Most Outstanding Senior Award. Ann also excelled in the Marching Band, Pep Band, Jazz Band, and Pit Band.

Ann was a standout member of the Woodbury High School’s Swim & Dive team. She lettered all four years and served as the team captain in her junior and senior year. She was an all-conference performer in the 100M breaststroke and voted as the team’s most improved swimmer.

Ann went on to graduate from St. Olaf College (1993) and the University of MN Medical School (1997).  She completed a family practice residency in 2000 and a sports medicine fellowship in 2002. While at St. Olaf, Ann served as the swim team captain and participated in the NCAA Division III Nationals in 1992. Ann was also an Academic All-American in that same year. Those swimming skills have led to other endurance accomplishments including Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, Arrowhead 135 Winter Ultramarathon and mountaineering on 4 continents (Mt. Rainier, Cotopaxi, Kilimanjaro and Mt. Blanc).  Throughout all of her endeavors, Ann credits her parents and siblings (also accomplished WHS grads) as her number one supporters.   

Ann currently resides and works at a sports medicine practice in Duluth, MN

Karen started her Woodbury HS career teaching Speech and Theatre classes in the fall of 1977. Her teaching career spanned over 40 years until she retired in June of 2017. During her final 21 years, she held the position of Art Department Chair at Woodbury High School. Jon founded and ran his own business, Seashore Communications. He wrote, directed, and produced sales and market videos and public relations events for corporate clients.

Jon and Karen co-directed their first show at Woodbury High School in the spring of 1978. They would continue to co-direct shows for the next 38 years before stepping away in the spring of 2016. In total, Jon and Karen co-directed 79 theatre productions which included 34 fall musicals, 8 winter one-act plays, and 37 spring plays. In all, over 4,000 students participated in theatre activities during the Seashore era. Musicals routinely ran for 8-12 performances, sometimes over the course of 3 weekends, and often attracted sell-out crowds sometimes numbering over 7,000 people per show’s run. The shows were known for elaborate sets, athletic choreography, professional level acting and singing, and large, enthusiastic casts. The Seashores also won 5 One-Act play section competitions. 4 of those 5 performance earned state honors.

Jon and Karen also co-coached the Woodbury High School Speech team for 31 years. The duo routinely had 40-65 participants each season. The Seashores coached 89 MSHSL State Speech Medalist and 9 MSHSL State Speech Champions. Woodbury High School is ranked 10th all-time in MSHSL State Speech medals won.

Jon and Karen have been very active in the community. In 2004, they created StarPlayers, the area’s first large scale summer musical theatre camp for students in K-7 grades. The camp ran for 13 summers with over 2,250 students participating.

Jon and Karen currently reside in Woodbury, MN where they remain active supports in the community.