06/03/2026
Meet Madelyn Gutzeit, parents are Craig & Janelle Gutzeit
Madelyn has been a member of the Hartland Marching Band for four years, where she led as a drum major her junior and senior years, and earned two national awards of distinction: Drum Major First Class -Traditional Style, and Meryl Smith Most Outstanding DrumMajor. She also performed in the Jazz 1 ensemble on the alto and soprano saxophones, and played intermission piano at various concerts. Madelyn was a captain of the Hartland Varsity Archery Program, where she earned state, national, and world championship titles with her team. She was also dedicated to Hartland’s chapter of the National Honor Society, where she served as a vice president of service, and mentored on the LINK crew, a freshman-support program. Madelyn will be attending the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where she plans to pursue a career in biomedical engineering.