2025 ALL METRO ACADEMIC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Meghna Adduri
Millard north
Parents: Sudha Mudundi, Pratap adduri
Class rank: no rank out of 600
Test scores: 36 aCT, 1550 SaT, nat. Merit
College: Carnegie Mellon; computer science
Accomplishments: national Honor Society president; soprano section leader for choir; world finalist in VEX Robotics Girl Powered Challenge; aspirations in Computing High School awards: nebraska and Southwest Iowa affiliate winner three years, national honorable mention; aMC young Women in Mathematics certificate of excellence; fourtime national qualifier in original oratory, third at state, district champion; nMEa all-State Chorus
Omaha Brownell Talbot
All State
Parents: Rajeev doddapaneni and Prasanti Mandalapu
Class rank: no rank out of 24
Test score: 35 aCT College: nor thwestern; neuroscience and economics
Accomplishments: Speech team captain; national Speech & debate association academic all-american and state champion; Science Olympiad captain and three-time state finalist; JuSTEMagine president; chapter director of nor thSouth Foundation; unMC Travis B. Lewis Scholar; academic decathlon national top 5 and three-time state champion; President’s Volunteer Service award & united nations association ambassador award
Mackenzie Reidy
Omaha Marian
All State
Parents: Melissa Bales and Rod Reidy
Class rank: no rank out of 137
Test score: 36 aCT, nat. Merit
College: notre dame; psycholog y
Accomplishments: Student board president and organized fundraisers and blood drives; Operation Others core team (coordinated meal deliveries and organized food drives); national Honor Society president; top Mandarin world language student for three years; national Chinese Honor Society; Saddlebrook Public Library volunteer; admitted to notre dame’s Leadership Seminars; aP Scholar With distinction
Michael Ayoub
Omaha Creighton Prep
All State
Parents: nagi ayoub, Jennifer ayoub
Class rank: no rank out of 212
Test score: 36 aCT, nat. Merit
College: notre dame; neuroscience
Accomplishments: Student council; founder and president of Middle Eastern Student association; Summer Training in anesthesia Research fellow; founding member of diversity board; activities coordinator for school HOSa chapter; second in state HOSa behavioral science testing; Black Elk award for promoting cultural diversity; nebraska 2025 Economics Challenge adam Smith division champion
Hannah Fernandes
Omaha duchesne All State
Parents: Sharmila Braganza and Praveen Fernandes
Class rank: no rank out of 79
Test score: 36 aCT, nat. Merit
College: Brown; biochemistry, medical anthropology
Accomplishments: Senior class president; copresident of science and math teams; national Honor Society vice president; Presidential Scholars candidate; uSnCO national Chemistry Olympiad qualifier: american Chemical Society award; aMC Mar yam Mirzakhani Certificate; academic decathlon state third place; Victor Borge Legacy award for piano performance; OMTa young ar tist Competition first prize
Anuj Singh Millard north
All State
Parents: amar Singh and Punita dhawan
Class rank: no rank out of 600
Test scores: 36 aCT, 1600 SaT, nat. Merit
College: Harvard; neuroscience and government
Accomplishments: Red Cross Club president and founder; Science Olympiad captain; MIT Research Science Institute inductee; unMC Travis B. Lewis Scholar; Coca-Cola Scholar; Junior Symposium for Humanities and Sciences Heartland Region Champion and national Oral Presenter; two-time nSda national tournament qualifier in original oratory; nSda degree of Premier distinction and all-american; Ber tie a Green Junior Travel award
Brayden Bae
Elkhorn north
Parents: Sunyoung yang and Jaehwan Bae
Class rank: 3 out of 204
Test score: 34 aCT, nat. Merit
College: Brown; mechanical engineering
Accomplishments: FBLa chapter president; TEaMS+ (engineering) state qualifier; national FBLa insurance and risk management fourth place; research intern for national Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center at unO; Cornhusker Boys’ State treasurer and legislator; state TEaMS+ second place; peer tutor for aP Physics and aP Calculus aB and BC
Alexandra Ingvolstad
Omaha Westside
Parents: ashley Walters and david Ingvoldstad
Class rank: no rank out of 514
Test score: 35 aCT
College: nor thwestern university; journalism
Accomplishments: Student council president; senior class president; editorin-chief of Westside Wired; superior and excellent awards at nHSPa competition; silver key at Columbia press association; state competition with Sparkles cheer and Westside cheer; Mu alpha Theta; national Honor Society
Davin Wang
Omaha Westside
Parents: alan and Jennifer Wang
Class rank: no rank out of 514
Test scores: 36 aCT, 1540 SaT College: Harvard; math and computer science
Accomplishments: Mu alpha Theta president; track and field captain; Esports state three times and regional champion once; nMEa all-State Orchestra (viola); two-time state qualifier for pole vault; Presidential Volunteer Service award
SECOND TEAM
Ashritha Chiguluri Millard north All State
Parents: durgaprasad Chiguluri and Geeta namani
Class rank: no rank out of 600
Test scores: 34 aCT, 1520 SaT
College: nor thwestern university; biological sciences and global health
Accomplishments: Summer undergraduate research program at unMC; forensics state and four-time national qualifier, national octofinalist; Lakeside Hospital volunteer and co-founder and co-president of hospital’s youth advisory Board; HOSa chapter officer, state vice president of membership; held public speaking camp for eight weeks for children grades 3-10, raising $1,000 for the nonprofit VT Seva
Hugh Lowe-Weyand
Omaha Central
Parents: Becky Lowe, Foster Weyand
Class rank: 5 out of 591
Test scores: 34 aCT, 1440 SaT, nat. Merit
College: unL; political science
Accomplishments: Class treasurer; trumpet section leader; Tri-M Music Honor Society president; lead in three school musicals; nMEa all-State Concert Band (trumpet); all-State Choir; cross country three years; math club secretary
Susan Wood
Omaha duchesne
Parents: nubia and Terrence Wood
Class rank: no rank out of 79
Test score: 34 aCT
College: university of Colorado-Boulder; sociology and international affairs
Accomplishments: Class vice president two years and president one year; national Sacred Heart network Conference representative; peer facilitator at school; won at least 16 medals in individual and team academic decathlon events; national Hispanic Recognition Program; Global Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish; nCPa academic all-State in swimming; Madeline Sophie Barat Service award.
Siri Doddapaneni
ADISONHUFFMAN–RALEIGHANDESTHERPILSTER SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
PARKERKOVAR–ELSIEFISHERMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
LAURALINDSEY–ELSIEFISHERMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
LIZBETHLOPEZ-VASQUEZ–DR.HOLLIEBETHEL SCHOLARSHIP-$4,000
MARYLOUGHRAN–WARREN&EVELYNHOTZMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$4,000
AVAMANHART–OEAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$7,000
RENNYMAXWELL–JOSEPHINEFRISBIESCHOLARSHIP-$5,000
MARYMCGILL–JOSEPHINEFRISBIESCHOLARSHIP-$5,000
ZANDERMILLER–FRANKC.HEINISCHMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$15,000
MADELINEMITCHELL–JOSEPHINEFRISBIE SCHOLARSHIP-$5,000
SAMIRAMOHAMED–J.ARTHURNELSONMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
VANESSAPEREZ-DURHAM–ELSIEFISHERMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
HOLLANDROBISON–THRESACLARKHONORARY SCHOLARSHIP-$6,000
HOLLANDROBISON–FRANKWILLIAMSMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
EVALINASAIN–WARREN&EVELYNHOTZMEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP-$4,000
DESIREESTEFFEN–THRESACLARKHONORARY
SCHOLARSHIP-$6,000
MACYWHITE–DR.HOLLIEBETHELSCHOLARSHIP-$4,000
NORTHHIGHSCHOOL
MILANIDRAKE-MARYUHLCOLLINSMEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP-$1,250
AUDRAMORRISON–CISWILCOXMEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
KYRANORRIS–GUNNARHORNJOURNALISMAWARD-$500
CONNORO’NEILL–MARYUHLCOLLINSMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,250
NORTHWESTHIGHSCHOOL
PAWLAHHTOO–GUNNARHORNJOURNALISMAWARD-$500
SOUTHHIGHSCHOOL
BENITOESPINOSA–JENNIEKRIEBSMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,400
BENITOESPINOSA–BERTHANEALEMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
CHARLOTTEGREGOR–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
LOUISHODOLY–METROTRANSIT/TRANSPORTWORKERS UNION,LOCALNO.223SCHOLARSHIP-$2,000
CHARLIEHORNE-JAMESEISENHARDTTHEATREANDFILM SCHOLARSHIP-$1,250
OCTOBERKOCHEN–GUNNARHORNJOURNALISM AWARD-$500
KENYALOPEZ–ROLAND&JANETHINRICHSVOCALMUSIC SCHOLARSHIP-$1,250
CHRISTOPHERMILLER–JEANCHRISTIANSENMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,500
JOSHUAOVIEDO-TINOCO–WARREN&EVELYNHOTZ MEMORIALSCHOLARSHIP-$4,000
JOSHUAOVIEDO-TINOCO–WALTER&SUSIEDODDMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,500
JOSHUAOVIEDO-TINOCO–DR.EDWINPARRISHMEMORIAL VOCATIONALEDUCATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$1,000 WESTVIEWHIGHSCHOOL
LAURENLOPER–THERESACLARKHONORARY SCHOLARSHIP-$6,000
HENRYLUDWIG–GUNNARHORNJOURNALISMAWARD-$500
PAIGEMYERS–THRESACLARKHONORARY SCHOLARSHIP-$6,000
PAIGEMYERS–WARREN&EVELYNHOTZMEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP-$4,000
PAIGEMYERS–DOROTHYSEWARDMEMORAIL SCHOLARSHIP-$1,000
ABRAHAMLINCOLNHIGHSCHOOL DEANPOPE–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
BELLEVUEWESTHIGHSCHOOL
ANDREAAGUIRRE-WHITEDRESS–OEAFOUNDATION PRESIDENTS’SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
DANIELLUTE–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
BENNINGTONHIGHSCHOOL SYDNEYBIGGERSTAFF–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
CREIGHTONPREPHIGHSCHOOL ANDREWMONZU-OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
TIMOTHYPRESTON–OEAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$7,000
ELKHORNNORTHHIGHSCHOOL
KALEBSTAMP–OEAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$7,000
GRETNAHIGHSCHOOL ANDREWHARDY–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
GROSSHIGHSCHOOL
AVAPUENTES–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
LEWISCENTRALHIGHSCHOOL ANDREWCARLSON–OEAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$7,000
MARIANHIGHSCHOOL
ASHLEYKEENAN–OEAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$7,000 ROCELIESAGAYSAY–METROTRANSIT/TRANSPORTWORKERS UNION,LOCALNO.223SCHOLARSHIP-$2,000
MILLARDNORTHHIGHSCHOOL
EMILYDUGAN–THRESACLARKHONORARY SCHOLARSHIP-$6,000
MILLARDWESTHIGHSCHOOL ELLAWOLFF–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
MOUNTMICHAELHIGHSCHOOL ISAACWEEDER–THRESACLARKHONORARY SCHOLARSHIP-$6,000
THOMASJEFFERSONHIGHSCHOOL MAKENNASORENSEN–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
WESTSIDEHIGHSCHOOL
ELENAPOSPISHIL–OEAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$7,000
SEANSIMMONS–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
PEYTONSTANEK–OEAFOUNDATIONPRESIDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIP-$10,000
HARRISONYEAGER–OEAFOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP-$7,000
2025 ALL EASTERN ACADEMIC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Brooke Adam
Lincoln north Star
Parent: Hewan adamu
Class rank: no rank out of 503
Test scores: 34 aCT, 1540 SaT, nat. Merit
College: university of Pennsylvania; economics with a concentration in finance
Accomplishments: Editor-in-chief of school newspaper; Green Schools representative for environmental club; FBLa national qualifier; discussion with u.S. surgeon general on youth mental health and technology; Presidential Scholar candidate; nebraska Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish gold level; Columbia Climate School youth Travel Program with full scholarship
norfolk Catholic
Parents: Rob and amber Haake
Class rank: 3 out of 36
Test score: 34 aCT College: Creighton; financial technology, with minor in computer science
Accomplishments: Class secretary as junior and treasurer as senior; swim team captain; Xavier House leader; FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics fourth and third place at world championships consecutively; worked with business and political leaders to facilitate over $13 million in investment in statewide Career Technical Education Programs; mentor in robotics programs; Greater Omaha-Council Bluffs youth Salute
Brody Schnieders
Lincoln Pius X
Parents: Ryan and Jennifer Schnieders
Class rank: no rank out of 237
Test score: 35 aCT, nat. Merit College: unL Raikes; computer science
Accomplishments: american Sign Language club president; World Food Prize essay submission; national competition for naSP archery; mock trial state runner-up; 4.0 GPa
Lincoln Southeast
Parents: Brandi Wren, Greg Wren
Class rank: no rank out of 500
Test scores: 33 aCT, 1390 SaT
College: Columbia; financial economics, international relations
Accomplishments: dECa and FBLa vice president; african american Caucus president; lead volunteer of citizenship class at the asian Community Cultural Center; exchange student; Global Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish; aP Scholar With Honor; dECa districts top 3 placement, FBLa Regionals top 5 placement; national african american Program Recognition
Nicholas Li
Lincoln East
Parents: yonghong Li and Hui Li
Class rank: no rank out of 573
Test scores: 34 aCT, 1600 SaT, nat. Merit
College: Harvard; music, earth/planetary sciences
Accomplishments: Science Bowl team captain; principal cellist for nMEa all-State Orchestra and LyS; american Protege International Music Competition Judges’ distinction award; Scholastic ar t and Writing awards silver medalist, gold key recipient; Rensselaer Medal; LSO young ar tist Competition Winner; Mayor’s ar t award
Tyler Thimmesch
Lincoln High
Parents: adam and Katie Thimmesch
Class rank: no rank out of 582
Test score: 35 aCT, nat. Merit
College: Grinnell; mathematics
Accomplishments: Student council member on event planning committee; cross country leadership; band leadership; nMEa all-State Band (trombone); Eagle Scout; nebraska Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish gold; STRIVE language mentor; nHRI Leadership mentee
Sarah Cai
Lincoln East
All State
Parents: Xiwen Cai and Xunfen Chen
Class rank: no rank out of 573
Test score: 36 aCT, nat. Merit
College: Princeton; chemistry
Accomplishments: debate team co-captain; Key Club president; top 14 in policy debate at national Speech & debate Tournament; state champion in policy debate; Science Olympiad chemistry lab state champion; Bausch + Lomb Honorary Science award; nCTE achievement awards in writing contest: first-class distinction
Noah Miller Fremont
Parents: Tonya and Ryan Miller
Class rank: 1 out of 366
Test score: 35 aCT, nat. Merit
College: Iowa State; business
Accomplishments: national Honor Society vice president; Fellowship of Christian athletes student leader; Fremont Leadership academy; student council member; nebraska Seal of Biliteracy; academic all-conference in cross country and track; fifth-place Class a medalist in cross county; Husker Business Invitational runner-up in accounting and business calculations
Elaine Yu
Lincoln East
Parents: Hongfeng yu and Chunxia Wu
Class rank: no rank out of 573
Test score: 34 aCT
College: duke; computer science
Accomplishments: Girls Who Code president; debate co-captain; national Center for Women Information Technology nebraska and Southwest Iowa affiliate winner; Scholastic ar t and Writing awards gold key twice, silver key twice, honorable mention twice; Celebrating ar t national Competition highest merit; threetime national Speech and debate qualifier; unL Presidential Scholar
SECOND TEAM
Jordyn Clinchard
Wayne
Parents: Chris and Crystal Clinchard
Class rank: 1 out of 63
Test score: 35 aCT
College: unL; biochemistry
Accomplishments: Student council two years; national Honor Society secretary and treasurer; Science Quiz Bowl team caption three years; two years in all-State Choir; mock trial regional champions two years; Greater OmahaCouncil Bluffs youth Salute; jazz choir soloist of year; national Spanish Exam silver medalist
Benjamin Nottingham Seward
All State
Parents: dana nottingham and danna dedrickson
Class rank: no rank out of 119
Test score: 35 aCT, nat. Merit
College: Brigham young; mechanical engineering
Accomplishments: Bluejay Leadership Team; Skills uSa chapter treasurer; Quiz Bowl team captain; first place in aMC 10 and 12; first place in SkillsuSa Quiz Bowl; College Board Rural and Small Town Recognition award; varsity letters in band, choir and cross country
Cheryl Zeng
Lincoln
Parents: Lirong Zeng and Lisha yue
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