2017 All West-Central Academic Team First Team
Jack Arens
Reagan Bowen
Colin Maly
Ainsworth
Grand Island
Crete
Trenton Plager HTRS
Parents: Jim and Deana Arens Class rank: 1 out of 35 Test scores: 35/1530 NM Accomplishments: Class president, Student Council president, National Honor Society president; Athletic Club president; extemporaneous speaking, district speech contest wins, state qualifier; As president, the student council made improvements to locker rooms and bathrooms and installed water bottle fillers; cross country; mock trial
Parents: Todd and Jackie Bowen Class rank: 1 out of 462 Test scores: 34 Accomplishments: Senior Class president; flute section leader, NMEA All-State Band; National Honor Society president; AP Scholar with Distinction; two-time state speech qualifier: four-year Academic Letter winner; three-year Band Letter winner
Parents: Jason and Kari Maly Class rank: 1 out of 121 Test scores: 35 Accomplishments: President of Youth in Governance club, including volunteering to teach multiple after-school classes; first chair and section leader of trumpets, including superior rating at district music contest; president of National Honor Society; Student Council class representative; Lincoln Journal Star Academic All-State award recipient (track and field)
Parents: Don and Cheryl Plager Class rank: 1 out of 36 Test scores: 34/1500 NM Accomplishments: Senior and Junior Class Student Council representative; FFA President; HTRS Titan Youth Mentoring Secretary; Academic Decathlon, two-year state qualifier and medalist; Peru State Business Contest winner; Peru State Math Contest winner; state mock trial qualifier two years; helped to found a capella group at school, the HTRS Crescendudes
Jonah Bennett
Anna Hornbacher
Hunter Moural
Christopher Rosenlund
Kearney
Grand Island
Grand Island
Grand Island Northwest
Parents: Craig and Audrey Bennett Class rank: 1 out of 339 Test scores: 34 Accomplishments: Principal double bass, All-State two years, president of Tri-M music honor society, outstanding soloist at UNO Jazz Festival 2017; outstanding performance, district music contest 2016, NCPA Academic All-State Award
Parents: Lois Maybon, Mark Maybon, Thomas Hornbacher Class rank: 1 out of 462 Test scores: 33/1450 NM Accomplishments: Marching Band section leader; Symphonic Band section leader; AP Scholar With Honors; four Varsity Academic Letters; Varsity Girls Golf Letter two years, played in district and state tournaments; NCPA Academic All-State Award
Parents: Melinda and Butch Moural Class rank: 1 out of 462 Test scores: 34 Accomplishments: Show choir four years, section leader two years, multiple contest recognitions; shot put in track, state qualifier; AP test score recognition; No. 1 class rank; student council member
Parents: Jon and Becky Rosenlund Class rank: 2 out of 183 Test scores: 35/1530 NM Accomplishments: Show Choir dance captain/tenor section leader; All-State Chorus; Trumpet section leader, honor bands and wind ensembles for UNL, UNO and UNK events, conference honor band and Grand Island All-City Honor Band; Academic All-State Award for both cross country and track & field; member of Congressman Adrian Smith’s Youth Advisory Council
Hundter Biede
Sienna Kunze
Andrew Phares
Tate VunCannon
Adams Central
Grand Island
North Platte
Columbus Scotus
Parents: Mark and Karri Biede Class rank: 4 out of 85 Test scores: 35/1460 NM Accomplishments: Class vice president; State Parliamentarian on Nebraska FBLA State Officer Team, placed fourth in Parliamentary Procedure at nationals; Academic Decathlon, team and individual medalist at regionals; Science Olympiad, first place win; Quiz Bowl, second in State Quiz Bowl
Parents: David and Michelle Kunze Class rank: 1 out of 462 Test scores: 34 Accomplishments: Student Council member; swim team captain, four-year competitor; band section leader, NMEA All-State Orchestra; AP Scholar with Distinction; state mock trial competitor; Youth Leadership Tomorrow
Parents: Brian Phares and Kathy Phares
Parents: Jenni and Mike VunCannon Class rank: 6 out of 63 Test scores: 35 Accomplishments: Student Council vice president; National Honor Society officer; editor of the school newspaper; member of the 2015 Class C-1 State Champion football team; member of the winningest class in Scotus boys basketball history; winner of two medals at the 2016 State Journalism competition
Class rank: 1 out of 257 Test scores: 35 Accomplishments: Speech and debate team officer, three-time qualifier for national tournament in international extemporaneous speaking, qualifier for state tournament in both Informative and extemporaneous speaking. marching band four years, section leader for tenor drums, field show Superior rating at state
Second Team Jessica Buhman
William Castner
Luke Jarecke
Jesse Osborn
Ashley Snell
Jackson VanLaningham
Columbus Scotus
Sidney
Columbus Scotus
Columbus
Axtell Parents: Matt and Joy Snell Class rank: 1 out of 14 Test score: 34 ACT
WilcoxHildreth
Parents: Greg and Kim Jarecke Class rank: 5 out of 63 Test score: 34 ACT
Parents: Betty Osborn and Jim Osborn Class rank: 7 out of 262 Test score: 33 ACT
Parents: Phil and Jeana Buhman Class rank: 2 out of 63 Test score: 34 ACT
Parents: Ralph and Kim Castner Class rank: 3 out of 75 Test score: 33 ACT
Parents: Randy and Jody VanLaningham Class rank: 1 out of 18 Test scores: 33 ACT, 1470 SAT
Lauren Carrig
Zakary Folchert
Naomi Kosch
Thomas Pfeiffer
Hunter Stewart
Alyssa Wells
Columbus
North Platte Parents: Ken and Dawn Folchert Class rank: 1 out of 257 Test score: 33 ACT
Columbus Scotus
DoniphanTrumbull
HastingsSt. Cecilia
Grand Island
Parents: Rob and Joyce Carrig Class rank: 1 out of 262 Test score: 34 ACT
Parents: Aaron and Shannon Kosch Class rank: 1 out of 63 Test score: 34 ACT
Parents: Mark Pfeiffer and Kimberly Pfeiffer Class rank: 1 out of 39 Test score: 34 ACT
Parents: Marjorie Stewart-Hernandez and John Stewart Class rank: 3 out of 34 Test score: 35 ACT
NOTE: Two SAT tests could be reported, one with a max score of 2400 and one with a 1600 max. NM = National Merit finalist
Parents: Kent and Jeanine Wells Class rank: 1 out of 462 Test score: 34 ACT