Michael Dykstra, a 2010 gra
duate of Hopkins High School, has announced that he will be attending Harvard Medical School in the fall.
“I am thrilled to get involved in the vast research and global health opportunities available there,” Dykstra posted on Facebook Wednesday.
He is the son of Vibrant Grains Restaurant co-owner Celia Gleason and stepson of Virgil Gleason. His biological father is John Dykstra.
Dykstra grated from Grand Valley State University in this year with a major in physics. He served as a resident assistant there.
He also worked as a research assistant at Stanford University and was a member of Mars Hill Bible Church. He had been a research assistant at the VanAndel Institute.
It has been so exciting to watch Michael and Celia go through this process.
Actually Michael Graduated in 2015, this past Saturday.
GVSU had its 100,000 graduate this past weekend, and Michael is the first to be accepted to Harvard Med. I have always thought Harvard was pretty special, and after reviewing the stats of applications to acceptances, it is even more impressive to me.
Congratulations to all three Michael, Celia, and John Dykstra.
Thanks so much for honoring Michael with this article! We are all so proud of him!
Just a few things for clarification, he graduated from GVSU April 25, 2015 and
he was never employed at Mars Hill but attended there.
Thanks again for your support!