OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
2016 Outstanding Scholars and Key Staffers Since 1922, The World-Herald has recognized top graduates of high schools in the area with scholarships. A total of 44 schools in Omaha and the surrounding area were invited to honor their top students. Each school was asked to select one Outstanding Student Scholar, honoring a student for outstanding
Bellevue East Jessica Harms Outstanding Student Class rank: 1st out of 373 College plans: Colorado School of Mines or UNL;
engineering Parents: Jim and Kathy Harms About: Jessica has been committed to self-improvement, school involvement and community improvement. With her ability to analyze, communicate and lead, there is no doubt that she will achieve and succeed well beyond high school. Jessica works diligently, is dependable, sincere, driven, trustworthy and is an absolute pleasure to interact with.
Caylynn Lane Key Staffer Journalistic role: Photographer, caption editor and co-editor in chief for the yearbook. College plans: Northwest Missouri State; education Parents: Callie Lane and Reggie St. Romain About: Caylynn has always been a team player. She willingly helped establish deadlines, manage the workflow and organization of the 23-person staff. Her dedication, work ethic and willingness to help others bring credit to herself and the Bellevue East Chieftain Yearbook. Scholarships offered at Bellevue East: Jesus Benalaya, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Alexis Bennett, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage Neva Bilek, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Taylor Billington, UNL Regents, Honors Program Textbook Taylor Billington, UNO Regents Trevor Brockhaus, Delta Kappa Gamma-Alpha Iota Chapter; Metropolitan Community Board of Governors Alyssa Campbell, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Angelica Carias, Garrett Group Academic Thomas Casart, UNL Regents, Honors Program Textbook Jesus Cervantes, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Sydney Chaney, Northwest Missouri State Green and White Advantage, Freshman Merit, Adopt a Bearcat; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leader Heather Coffelt, UNO Dean’s Chase Cole, UNO Dean’s Joseph Collins, Kansas Midwest Student Exchange Program; UNK Loper Excellence; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leader, Nebraska Achievement; Oklahoma non-resident merit Baylee Conley, Bellevue Public School Foundation Emily Elle Garcia Memorial; Midland Presidential, softball, visit Frankie Copple, AKSARBEN Avenue Scholars Foundation Aksarben - Horatio Alger Career Christopher Cornish, Bellevue Junior Sports Association Kollin Crompton, Drake Presidential; Bellevue Education Association Nathaniel Crouch, Nebraska Academic Decathlon Cameron Dacanay, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Kaylie Dengel, Concordia-Seward Dean’s, women’s volleyball Kennedy DeReus, Colorado State-Pueblo Libby Dolezal, UNO Chancellor’s, Engineering Ryan Dolezal, UNO Dean’s Kimberly Evers, Briar Cliff Academic Achievement Michael Farar, Lincoln Christian Dean’s Academic, Day; Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club Charitable Association; Air Force Association, Aksarben Chapter Lt. Gen. James M. Keck Trevor Fellbaum, Bellevue Public Schools Foundation; Midland Arts Excellence; UNL Regents, Honors Program Textbook; UNO Regents; Bellevue East High School Vocal Booster Club Janie Ford, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Brysen Gantt, UNL Nebraska Emerging Leader Steven Gasparovich, Colorado School of Mines Merit; Iowa State Academic Recogni-
tion, Engineering, veterans in-state tuition; Missouri Science and Technology Excellence, Excellence out-of-state, University; UNL Regents, Engineering; Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club Charitable Association Annie Gentes, Morningside Band Courtney Gilreath, Benedictine College Award; Creighton Founders; Doane Board of Trustees Patrick Gomon, Garrett Group Academic Gabriella Gonzalez, Bares Family Foundation; Creighton Founders; Loyola-Chicago Deans; UNL Nebraska Legends Scholar, Nebraska Emerging Leader, Nebraska Achievement; Bellevue Papillion Rotary Club Rod Schmidt Memorial Justin Goodwin, Bellevue Public Schools Gary L. Parker Memorial; Creighton Founders, Roman Shaffel, S.J.; Missouri Science and Technology Excellence, Excellence Out-of-State, University; Nebraska Wesleyan Board of Governors’ Scholar Award; United States Naval Academy appointment; UNL David Distinguished; UNO Air Force ROTC; Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy Emmanuel Gordillo, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Cassandra Griffin, Bellevue Public Schools Foundation; King’s Presidential; UNO Regents Caitlyn Hall, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Ashlee Hand, Great Western Bank; Northwest Missouri State Freshman Merit, Green and White Advantage Robert Harbin, Nebraska Wesleyan Black and Gold Jessica Harms, American Legion Post 339 Martin Graves; Bellevue Public Schools Foundation; Twin Ridge Elementary School PTA; Centris Federal Credit Union Academic; Colorado School of Mines Merit; Iowa State Award for Competitive Excellence; KPE Consulting Engineers Engineering/Architectural; Missouri Science and Technology University, Trustees, Trustees out-of-state, Grice-Strunk Chemical Engineering; Nebraska Academy of Sciences Marian O. and Bertrand Schultz; Runza Student of the Week; UNL David Distinguished, Honors Program Textbook; Bellevue Rod and Gun Club; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 10727 Voice of Democracy; World-Herald Outstanding Student Joseph Hart, South Dakota State Jackrabbit Guarantee Katie Haynes, Bellevue PTA/PTSA Council Rex and Lois Cadwallader Memorial; Buena Vista Heritage Award; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Distinguished Scholar; UNO Dean’s Colin Hensel, Creighton Legacy; Nebraska Wesleyan Black and Gold, Writers Riley Herringer, Doane Board of Trustees; Nebraska Wesleyan Presidents Jack Dillon Hike, Bellevue Junior Sports Association; Bellevue Public Schools Sgt. Lonnie Calvin Allen Jr. Memorial; UNL Regents; UNO Regents Miranda Hindman, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Dayton Jenison, UNL David Distinguished; UNO Chancellor’s Christina Jerauld, St. Mary Academic Achievement, volleyball Kayleigh Jewell, Creighton Founders; UNL Canfield, Nebraska Emerging Leader Samantha Johnston, UNO Dean’s Kasey Jones, South Dakota Coyote Commitment Promise Mallory Krishna, UNK Deans; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower Christopher Kusek, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Alexandria Larsen, Bellevue-Offutt Kiwanis Club George Thompson; UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s Shelby Matteo, Midland Brannon McIntosh, Bellevue Soccer Club Jake McQuillen, Bares Family Foundation; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leader; Wake Robin Elementary School PTA Alumni Tristan Mills, Wayne State football Paige Moffat, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Central Community ACT/COMPASS Advantage, Tuition Sandy Montoya, Creighton Founders; Iowa State Academic Achievement, G. Robert Muchemore Foundation; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leader, Health Sciences; Nebraska Wesleyan Black and Gold Zachary Nielsen, Bellevue Public Schools T.J. Kinnick Memorial; Colorado State Deans; UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s Antonio Novotne, Mount Marty soccer, Academic Award Austin Osborn, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Yessica Paniagua, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Bellevue Public Schools Foundation; Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Amelia Pennell, Fairview Elementary School Alumni; Grace Merit, GPA Award Bradley Pesarchick, Hastings Theatre; Midland Scholar Performer Logan Pettit, UNL David Distinguished, Engineering; UNO Regents, Engineering Brianna Piper, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Jordyn Piper, Northwest Missouri State Green and White Advantage, Freshman Merit Hayley Porter, Central Michigan Academic Excellence Bryan Prewitt, Iowa State Award for Competitive Excellence; UNL David Distinguished
academics, character, leadership and school citizenship. Those outstanding seniors are receiving checks for $500. Schools also were invited to select a World-Herald Key Staffer honoree, saluting journalistic achievement by a senior on any high school publication.
Bethany Quinn, Creighton Founders; UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s; Wichita State Freshman Merit Andrew Ramsell, Eastern Kentucky Founders; Missouri Western State President’s; UNO Chancellor’s Luke Reestman, Nebraska Wesleyan Black and Gold Jordan Roberts, Marymount Manhattan Dean’s; Pace President’s; Regis Academic Kaylyn Sahs, Bellevue East High School Vocal Booster Club Jessica Schlupp, Alpha Delta Kappa for Education Majors Brenna Schmader, Bellevue Senior Community Center Ada Max Brookover; Regis Board of Trustees; Arizona Excellence; UNL Honors Program Textbook; Northern Colorado Provost; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 10727 Sydney Slie, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; UNL Canfield, Nebraska Emerging Leader; UNO Chancellor’s Brandon Smith, Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club Charitable Association; Kansas Achievement, Midwest Student Exchange Program Jasmine Smith, Colorado State Academic Recognition Erin Sweet, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger William Targy, UNO Dean’s Jordan Ullom, King’s Presidential; UNO Dean’s Isaiah Vazquez, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Chancellor’s; Florida Institute of Technology Panther Fund Merit Hannah Velehradsky, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Casey Wagner, UNO Regents Mackenzi Walker, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Mirjana Walther, Bellevue Knights of Columbus; Benedictine College Award; Creighton Founders, Army ROTC and room waiver; Bellevue Public Schools Richard L. Herringer Memorial Jacob Weaver, Augustana baseball; Doane Van Hoy; Millikin Merit; Monmouth Academic Achievement Michael Wetterlund, First Foundation for Ichtyosis Daniel Whitfield, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Nelson Brother, Inc MINE; Bellevue Soccer Club Lauren Williams, Bradley Dean’s, out of state; Morningside Ambassador Seriana Williams, Northern Arizona President’s Excellence; UNK Chancellor’s; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage Della Wilson, Creighton Founders; Nebraska Wesleyan Presidents; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage; UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s Brandon Wold, King’s Presidential; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Distinguished Scholar Amara Woods, Aksarben Avenue Scholars Foundation-Horatio Alger Sarah Zawistowski, Bellevue Public Schools Bill McGuigan; Hastings Ambassador
Bellevue West Chloe Akin-Otiko Outstanding Student Class rank: 1st out of 366 College plans: Kansas; biology Parent: James
Akin-Otiko About: Chloe is a well-rounded student who is very talented in academics and athletics. She is known for her positive attitude and school spirit, always cheering on other students in and out of the classroom. Chloe has been a wonderful role model for our student body.
Emily Brandon Key Staffer Journalistic role: Editor-in-chief of the yearbook, the newspaper and the literary magazine. College plans: UNO; mass communication and political science Parent: Kelly Brandon About: For three years, Emily has dedicated her time to reporting, writing and designing Bellevue West publications. She has been invaluable to the department, not only for the quality of her writing and design, but also as a leader.
Finally, we requested that the schools share a list of the scholarships that had been offered to members of their senior class as of April 29. You will find the 2016 honorees, along with the scholarship winners, on the final 14 pages of this special section.
Scholarships offered at Bellevue West: Chloe Akin-Otiko, B’nae B’rith; Kansas track Erin Alexander, KPE 2016 Engineering; Minnesota National Excellence; UNL Regents, Honors Textbook, David West Hawksworth Alexis Araujo, Creighton Founders Tyler Araujo, Bellevue-Offutt Kiwanis Gus Erickson; Creighton Academic, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Chicago Odyssey; UNL Regents, Honors Sterling Arnold, Leonard Lawrence Elementary PTA Peter Bartmess, UNL Canfield Alyssa Beyersdorf, Leonard Lawrence Elementary PTA Nicholas Boryca, Bellevue Public Schools Foundation Emily Brandon, Buffett; Nebraska Wesleyan Presidents, Achievement, Access Ryker Bridge, UNO Regents Veronica Bryant, UNL Nebraska Emerging Leaders, Nebraska Achievement Asia Buddhacharya, Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold, Achievement, Vaughan Emily Byrne, Buffett Foundation College Opportunity; VFW Post 10727 Alycia Cain, Metro Community College Board of Governors Julia Caplinger, Creighton Founders, Fr. Joseph Labaj Salvador Caro, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Katherine Clark, UNO Dean’s Aalycea Coleman, UNL Nebraska Emerging Leaders, Health Sciences Diana Danowski, Bellevue Rod & Gun Club; Wayne State College-Omaha World-Herald Brianna Davis, UNL Canfield Cara Dolezal, Buffett Dayton Dolincheck, Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold, Achievement; UNL Nebraska Achievement Adonis Dotson, Frederick C. Branch NROTC Hannah Dubas, Bellevue Knights of Columbus; Belmont Abbey College volleyball Trystyn Ducker, South Dakota football, Coyote Commitment Achievement Christian Dumont, Seward County Community College baseball Caleb Eby, Bellevue Junior Sports Association; Creighton Founders; UNL Canfield, Leadership Ashley Ericksen, Buffett; Delta Kappa Gamma Anthony Ermitano, UNO Dean’s Noel Evangelista, UNO Chancellor’s Josiah Ewing, Midland football Emily Faisetty, Buffett Foundation College Opportunity; UNL Canfield, W & F Key; UNO Dean’s Kylie Fenger, Bellevue Rotary Club Cameron Frison, UNL Nebraska Achievement Grace Glotfelty, Concordia Regents; Nebraska Wesleyan Board of Governors; UNL Regents, David Distinguished; UNO Regents Thomas Gorzkiewicz, Fairview Elementary PTA; Twin Ridge Elementary PTA Lydia Granahan, Bellevue Education Association Dependents; Iowa State Legacy, Generations Bertrand Greer, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Joshua Guerrero, Aksarben/Horatio Alger State; Bellevue/Kiwanis; Kansas State Denison; Metro Community College Board of Governors; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leaders Angelica Guevara, Creighton Andrew Haggerty, Creighton Founders; UNL Canfield; Wichita State Freshman Merit, Founders; Xavier Trustee Kevin Hanson, UNO Chancellor’s Terriona Harris, Buffett Anna Hatterle, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage Regan Hefner, Nebraska Wesleyan Presidents, Achievement; Plattsmouth VFW; Plattsmouth Lions Club; Runza Student Athlete of the Week; Wyoming Rocky Mountain Scholars; UNL Canfield; UNO Deans Cameron Hessler, UNL Regents, Honors, AIM Scholars; UNO Regents Hannah Hidalgo, Bellevue’s A.C. Lofton Art Show; Drexel A.J. Drexel, Westphal; Nebraska Wesleyan Best of Show; Omaha Fashion Week Moriah Hood, UNL Nebraska Emerging Leaders Duncan Howard, Universal Technical Institute Skills Mallory Huck, Nebraska Wesleyan Presidents AJ Jackson, UNK basketball Jayden Jensen, Suburban Rotary Club Jason Jerrell, Marquette Academic; Rockhurst Academic Cade Johnson, South Dakota State football Quionte Johnson, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Casey Jones, Alpha Delta Kappa; Bellevue Kiwanis Club; Betz Elementary School PTA; Buffett; Rex & Lois Cadwallader; UNO Regents Madelyn Kazmierski, UNO Chancellor’s Rosemary Keenan, UNO Chancellor’s, Honors Donavin Keller, Bellevue Junior Sports Association; Michael J Zielinski Memorial; Midland football Samantha Klein, Buffett Michael Kochera, UNL Regents, Honors Ethon Koehler, Bellevue Junior Sports Association; UNL Regents; UNO Regents Nicole Koenigsman, American Red Cross; Iowa Old Gold, Iowa Engineering Scholars;
UNL College of Engineering, David Distinguished Jadyn Kowalski, B’nae B’rith Adam Jacobs Memorial; Bellevue Public Schools Foundation; Northwest Missouri State Freshman Merit, Green & White Advantage; Northwest Missouri State football Lindsey Krebs, UNO Regents Melissa Larsen, Coffeyville Community College soccer; Northwest Missouri State Freshman Merit, Green & White Advantage Vincent Larson, UNL Nebraska Achievement, Music, Canfield Kaylee LeClere, Bellevue West Band Booster Association; UNL Regents, Honors Julius Lehosky, Buffett Foundation College Opportunity Joseph Lydiatt, Bellevue Public Schools Foundation; Nebraska Wesleyan Presidents; UNL Chancellor’s Leadership, Honors, Canfield; Wake Robin Elementary PTA Brenden Madsen, Seward County Community College baseball Anthony McIntosh, UNL Regents, Honors; VFW Voice of Democracy Malena McKing, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Celine McNabb, Air Force ROTC; Briar Cliff Academic Achievement, Presidential; Creighton Founders, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Nebraska Wesleyan Board of Governors; UNL David Distinguished; UNO Regents Amber Menard, UNK Chancellor’s; UNO Chancellor’s Jacob Mikkelson, Concordia Lutheran Heritage, President’s, Music; Pilgrim Lutheran Church Christos Rex Jade Miralles, Nebraska Thespian; Theatre Arts Guild LeAnte Mitchell, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Ian Mooney, Iowa Western Music Jose Mora, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Courtney Morehead, Drake Presidential, volleyball; Hurt Foundation Abigail Muraski, UNL David Distinguished Brooklyn Mussman, Colorado School of Mines Merit; Colorado State Provost’s; Kansas Excellence, Dean’s, Mechanical Engineering; Minnesota Presidential; UNL David Distinguished, College of Engineering, Pepsi Service; Wichita State Presidential Andrew Nelson, UNO Regents; UNL Regents Katrina Nesbitt, Creighton Founders; Eastern Star; Iowa State Academic; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leaders, Nebraska Achievement Abigail Newcomer, UNL David Distinguished Ricardo Nieves-Ocasio, Nebraska Wesleyan Archway; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leaders Callie Pancoe, American Red Cross; Creighton Founders; Drake Presidential, Trustee; UNL Regents, Honors Textbook Josephine Piper, Buffett; Sgt. Lonnie Calvin Allen Memorial Marissa Pope, Loyola-Chicago Dean’s Caroline Radosta, Gunny Fry Rachel Rangel, Creighton Founders; UNL Canfield; UNO Chancellor’s Julian Riojas, Centenary College of Louisiana Trustee; Creighton Founders, Fr. Joseph Labaj Justin Sapanlay, American Red Cross; Lozier Foundation Sons & Daughters Salvatore Savino, Sioux Falls Earl & Betty Bonacker Endowed, Provost’s, track Brittany Schweiger, Bellevue Kiwanis Club; Northwest Missouri State Distinguished, Bearcat Advantage; UNL David Distinguished; UNO Regents Mitchell Seigel, Creighton Founders Brandi Shapland, Eco Visionary; Northland Alumni, Academic Rebekkah Sherrard, VFW Voice of Democracy Spencer Sidzyik, Northwest Missouri State football, Freshman Merit, Green & White Advantage Natalie Sjostedt, Bellevue Education Association; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage; Offutt Officers Spouses Club; UNL Honors Ryan Smales, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement Tejiri Smith, Bellevue Public Schools Foundation; UNO Regents Jocelyn Sosa, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Taelore Stearns, Metro Community College Board of Governors Callie Stenger, Northwest Missouri State Freshman Merit, Green & White Advantage Olivia Sutherland, American Red Cross Joana Terrazas, Buffett Brandon Todalen, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Deliris Torres, Oklahoma State Out-of-State Achievement Nye Tot, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Lauren Trinrud, American Legion Martin Graves; Colorado State Provost’s; Offutt Officers Spouses Club Tran Truong, Buffett Logan Van Antwerp, UNO Deans Zachary Vincent, UNO Entrepreneurship Community Ariel Ward, UNL Nebraska Achievement, Nebraska Emerging Leaders Alexander Wheeler, Creighton Magis, Roman Shaffel SJ; UNL Honors Program, Regents; UNO Regents Jade Wichmann, Metro Community College Board of Governors; Sgt. Lonnie Calvin Allen Memorial
Lauren Wiegand, Leonard Lawrence Elementary PTA Austin Wood, Creighton Founders; UNO Dean’s Azlyn Woodward, Aksarben/Horatio Alger Career Christian Young, Offutt Officers Spouses Club; UNL Nebraska Emerging Leaders, Nebraska Achievement, Honors; UNO Deans
Bennington Benjamin Giebelhausen Outstanding Student Class rank: 4th out of 88 College plans: University of Georgia; psychology/neuro-science Parents: Tom and Cindy Giebelhausen About: Ben has earned all As throughout his high school career. He scored a 36 on the ACT and was recognized as a National Merit finalist. He is a member of National Honor Society. Ben is well respected by the staff and his peers in the building.
Scholarships offered at Bennington: Arsal Akhtar, Creighton Academic Jordan Aksamit, Bennington Education Association; Kylie Jo Remmereid Memorial; Northwest Missouri State Freshman Merit, Green and White Advantage Payton Blume, Bennington Booster Club; Bennington Public Schools Foundation Merit Gold; Kansas State Purple & White; UNL James Canfield, Pepsi Scholar Benjamin Bohn, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage Luke Bohn, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage Michaela Bohn, Bennington American Legion Post #266; Northwest Missouri State Freshman Merit, Green and White Advantage Autumn Breazile, Bennington Public Schools Foundation Merit Silver; Wayne State RHOP Health Sciences Ashley Coenen, Bennington Jaycees Nathan Conley, Bennington American Legion Auxiliary Unit #266; Rev. Dr. Norman E. Schroeder Allison Conner, Bennington Education Association; Bennington Public Schools Foundation Gold; Northwest Missouri State Distinguished Scholar, Bearcat Advantage; UNK; Regents UNL David Distinguished Dezirae Delancey, Bennington American Legion Post #266; Bennington Elementary PTO; Bennington Jaycees; College of St. Mary Academic Achievement; Rev. Dr. Norman E. Schroeder Taylor Dreesen, Bennington American Legion Post #266; Bennington Public Schools Foundation Career; Douglas County Farm Bureau; Fraternal Order of Eagles #3943 Andrew Eihausen, UNL James Canfield, Pepsi Scholar; UNO Regents Benjamin Giebelhausen, Bennington Music Boosters; Bennington Public Schools Foundation Bronze; National Merit; Alabama Presidential, Merit; Georgia Bernard Ramsey; World-Herald Outstanding Student Allison Hamre, College of St. Mary Academic Achievement Lane Harding, Bennington Music Boosters; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage; UNK Academic, Cooperating Schools Kendra Heddens, Bennington Basketball Association; Bennington Booster Club; Bennington Public Schools Foundation Silver; College of St. Mary Academic Achievement; UNO Regents John Hiscock, Bennington Basketball Association; Bennington Booster Club; Bennington Public Schools Foundation Bronze; Concordia Academic; Northern State President’s; UNO Regents Alec Knutson-Smith, St. John’s Lutheran Church Endowment Trevor Logeman, Bennington Public Schools Foundation Merit Bronze; Bennington Youth Football Club; Concordia Academic; Midland Scholar-Athlete Brynlee Loptin, Bennington Public Schools Foundation Bronze; Gene Baldwin Memorial; Morningside Academic, Athletic; St. John’s Lutheran Church Endowment Andrew McCord, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage; UNO Academic Ashlee McCormick, Northwest Missouri State Distinguished Scholar, Bearcat Advantage; UNL James Canfield Savannah Meads, Bennington Jaycees; Bennington Public Schools Foundation Career; Jeff Glover Memorial; Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors Haley Melvin, Bennington American Legion Auxiliary Unit #266; Bennington Elementary PTO
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