Continued from Page 25 Mountain Scholars; Wendy’s High School Heisman Maxwell Pope, UNL David Distinguished Daniel Popelka, Iowa State Competitive Excellence; Metro High School Bowling Coaches Association; St. Cloud State Presidential, Non-Resident Tuition; Missouri Mark Twain Non-Resident; UNL David Distinguished Christa Rahl, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Distinguished; Papillion-La Vista Schools Foundation-Papillion Recreation Organization; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Papillion-La Vista High Band Boosters; Susan T. Buffett Foundation; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange; UNL David Distinguished Kailey Reineke, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower Sydney Rheault, Midland cheer; UNL Emerging Leaders Daniel Rich, Full Sail Creative Minds Courtney Roberts, Northern Iowa Out-ofState Scholars Gabrielle Roberts, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Papillion Chapter Order of the Eastern Star; Susan T. 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Buffett Foundation Elizabeth Rollin, Colorado State Academic Recognition; Kent State Academic; Beloit Deans’ Gage Romans, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Black & Gold; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange Hailey Rosemann, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Papillion-La Vista High Student Council Shaylyn Ryan, Ralston American Legion Auxiliary Kelley Ryan, Doane Presidential; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-PLEA, Papillion-La Vista Principal’s & Supervisors Organization; Wayne State Dover Memorial William Salber, Morningside athletic, Presidential; National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors-Bob Boyd Memorial; St. Cloud State Presidential, Non-Resident Tuition; Truman State President’s Leadership, TruMerit, Non-Resident Tuition; UNL Canfield; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Timothy Saqueton, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Papillion-La Vista High Band Boosters; UNO Chancellors Jordan Schuette, Capitol School of Hair Design Travis Schwartz, American Logistics Association Military Commanders; UNO Regents Shane Sedlak, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Access, Board of Governors Kristen Seidl, UNL Honors Textbook, David Distinguished Tya Self, College of St. Mary Academic Achievement Sara Sempek, UNK softball, Cooperating School Morgan Sheard, Bellevue soccer Jonathan Soto, Kansas State Engineering Initiative, Honors; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-La Vista Knight football, Panther baseball, La Vista Lancers Soccer Club; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange; UNL Nebraska Achievement Raef Steffen, Baker Academic Merit, Dean’s, Eugene Pulliam; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-G. Stanley Hall Elementary PTO; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement Victoria Stengel, Cabela’s Women in Leadership-Sue & Al Saathoff; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Distinguished; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Papillion-La Vista Band Boosters; UNL David Distinguished Katie Stephens, Wayne State volleyball, Trustees Kelcie Swede, Monmouth Academic; Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club; Rollins Alonzo; Stetson Faculty Jacqueline Sweet, Creighton Founders; Hastings Crimson; Air Force Academy Appointment; UNL David Distinguished, Regents; UNO Regents Miranda Swift, South Dakota William O. Farber, Veritas, Coyote Commitment Leadership Iris Tabora, Susan T. Buffett Foundation Timothy Thompson Jr., Iowa State Academic Recognition; Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold, Achievement; UNL Emerging Leaders Keelia Trively, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Papillion-La Vista High SCOOP Mark Turpen, UNO Chancellor’s Trent Totusek, Concordia Lutheran Heritage, Regents; Creighton Roman Shaffel S.J., Founders; Drake Presidential; Iowa State Competitive Excellence; UNL Chancellors, Honors Textbook, David Distinguished Gabrielle Vala, UNL Canfield; UNO Chancellors; Northern Colorado Presidential Jacob Vannornam, Doane Community, football Joshua Vannornam, Augustana Academic; St. Olaf Academic, athletic Benjamin Vanness, Great Omaha Bowling Association; UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s Christian Velez Lopez, Concordia Dean’s; Nebraska Wesleyan Vaughan, Achievement, EducationQuest Foundation Sarah Venta, Garrett Group; Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement Kodee Viers, William Woods Leadership, LEAD Drake Vincentini, Sheet Metal Workers Local 3-Scott Beecher Memorial Haley Vlcek, Baker STEM, Academic Merit; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement; Wichita State Heritage Merit Kerri Wachholtz, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Susan S. Walker Hickory Hill Elementary PTO; UNL Canfield; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Distinction Isabella Walker, Nebraska Wesleyan Presidents; UNL Canfield, Emerging Leaders; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Distinction Kara Walton, Frost School of Music Presidents; Temple Scholars; North Texas Excellence; Northern Colorado Presidential; William Patterson Music Talent Trustee, Honors Program Elijah Washburn, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Access, Black & Gold; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement Hailey Weisbeck, Kansas State Honors Jared Weyrauch, Metropolitan Community College-Guinan Family Abigail Williams, Colorado Christian Trustees; George Fox Presidential Lauren Williams, Grand Canyon President; Missouri State Midwest Student Exchange, Dean’s; Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-Bank of Nebraska; UNK Chancellors; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Distinction Aman Wolfe-Keyhan, Susan T. Buffett Foundation Samual Woodruff, Peru State Trustees Colin Worley, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools-TeamMates; Susan T. Buffett Foundation Alexander Wu, Creighton Founders; Iowa State Academic Recognition; Papillion-La Vista Schools Foundation-Arthur C. & Marie D. Grube Family; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Comprehensive-G. Stanley Hall Elementary PTO Michaella Yeshnowski, Iowa Western Community College Admissions & Recruiter Karen Zheng, Central College; St. Benedict Benedictine, Presidents, Saints; Concordia Regents; Creighton Founders; Drake Presidential; Iowa State Academic Recognition; Morningside Presidential; Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold, Vaughan, Presidents; Papillion-La Vista Schools Foundation-Michael Logan Memorial; Iowa National Scholars, Old Capitol Achievement; UNL Emerging Leaders, Nebraska Achievement, Health Sciences; UNO Dean’s Makenzi Zikas, International DECA-Bob Foehlinger Memorial; Iowa State Cardinal Leadership, Academic Recognition; Kansas State Honors; Midland dance; Iowa Hawkeye Achievement; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange Mikel Zimmerman, Colorado State Presidential; Colorado Boulder Presidential, Arts & Humanities; UNL David Distinguished Jacob Zink, Hastings Honorary Dean, Media, Crimson; UNL Canfield John Zurcher, Papillion-La Vista High SchoolBob Mohr baseball
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Papillion-La Vista South Lauren Feden Outstanding Student Class rank: 9th out of 392 College plans: Hastings; art and chemistry Parents: Frank and Kristy Feden About: Lauren has an ability to inspire and motivate others, and is an example that one does not have to be the loudest person in the room to make the biggest impact. She always has a positive attitude, the ability to keep things in perspective and a calming presence. Lauren is leaving Papillion-La Vista South in a better place than when she arrived.
Angel Kopp Key Staffer Journalistic role: Co-editor-in-chief of South Star yearbook and ads manager for Titan Legacy news
magazine. College plans: undecided; photojournalism Parents: Eric and Olivia Kopp, and the late Angie Kopp About: Angel was nominated by her peers, who had this to say about her: “She’s balanced two staffs ... and always keeps a sunny disposition.” “Angel has been an immense force of good for both yearbook and news.” She also spearheaded fundraising to help eight students attend the National High School Journalism Convention in Los Angeles.
Scholarships offered at Papillion-La Vista South: Payton Adams, Papillion Junior High PTN; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Cultural Enrichment, Tower; UNL Canfield, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Andrew Agner, Bellevue-Offutt Kiwanis Club Ross Bond Memorial; Texas A&M- Air Force ROTC Alexi Ahlers, CHI Health Heath Care; CHI Health-Midlands Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer; Midland dance; Nebraska Methodist 1891 Award David Airola, UNO Regents Mariah Allen, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors Aidan Barnes, Missouri Western State Dean’s Taylor Bell, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Anthony Schuetz; Oklahoma State President’s Leadership Council Michael Bender, UNL College of Engineering, David Distinguished; UNO Regents Carly Bindl, College of St. Mary Academic Achievement, cross country, tennis; Creighton Founders; Iowa State Competitive Excellence; UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Regents, Honors; UNO Regents Caitlyn Bland, UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s Nolan Bland, Rumsey Station Elementary PTO; Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Andrew Brayfield, Trail’s End; Northwest Missouri State Green and White Advantage Graham Brooks, Luther Become, Founders, Weston Noble Vocal Music Excellence; Simpson Cowles, Hildreth Murphy Music, Music Major; Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance; UNL Glenn Korff School of Music, Regents Keylee Bruck, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Colorado State Academic Recognition Kaitlin Brundieck, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower Rachel Burch, Doane Legacy, Opportunity, Presidential, Visit Grant; UNO Regents Derek Burress, UNO Regents Zachary Bussard, Papillion-La Vista South T-Club; Papillion-La Vista South Titan Defender; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation: Papillion Recreation Organization; Central College Academic; Dordt basketball, Distinguished, Presidential; UNL Regents; UNO Regents Keli Cable, UNL Emerging Leader Jessica Caron, UNO Chancellor’s Gabrielle Catterson, Creighton Founders, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Drake Presidential; UNL David Distinguished, Pepsi, Honors Ryan Cernicky, Offutt Enlisted Spouses Club; Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Dr. Harlan Metschke, Papillion-La Vista South Titan Defender; Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Alissa Clarke, Creighton Founders; Rockhurst Regent’s; UNL Nebraska Achievement Kelsey Conrad, Trumble Park Elementary PTO Caitlyn Cotton, Briar Cliff Academic; Hastings track/cross country, Student Success; Midland track Taylor Crandall, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Black and Gold Tyler Creps, Papillion Junior High PTN; Patriot Elementary Pride Alumni; Pinnacle Bank; Northern Colorado Bear Scholar, Finley Freshman Caitlyn Crowe, Anderson Grove Elementary PTO; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-True Titan, Papillion-La Vista South Titan Defender; CHI Health Health Care; College of St. Mary Academic Achievement; UNO Dean’s Jazsmin Cryer, Offutt Enlisted Spouses Club; Creighton; UNL Nebraska Achievement, Emerging Leader; Sioux Falls Provost’s Alexandra Daniel, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Black and Gold Aaron Davis, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors Brandon Davis, Central Community College Sarah Davis, UNO Regents Christopher Dean, Papillion Area Lions Club; UNL tennis Claire DeCoster, CHI Health Care; CHI Health-Midlands Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer; Papillion-La Vista South Student Council; Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive; Rockhurst McCabe, Regent’s; UNO Honors Learning Community Adam Dejka, Butler Academic; Carroll Bishop Carroll, Opportunity; St. Scholastica Alumni, Benedictine; Creighton Magis, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Doane Presidential; Drake Presidential; Elizabethtown Presidential; Immaculata Dean’s; Iona Heritage; Malone Emma and Walter Malone; Midland Presidential; Northwestern Peale; Rockhurst Breen; California-Santa Barbara Regents; Denver Chancellor; UNL Regents, Deans; UNO Regents; New Mexico National Scholars, Amigo; Oklahoma National Merit; Texas-Dallas National Merit; Wartburg Regents; Waynesburg A.B. Miller, State; Wittenberg Scholar John DeLong, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Freshman Merit, Green and White Advantage, Tower Zipporah DeLong, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Academic, Artistic Angelica Diaz, The Garrett Group; UNO Regents Kali Diaz, UNL David Distinguished; UNO Regents Andrew DiGiacomo, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Papillion Recreation Organization Leah Ely, UNL Nebraska Achievement Timothy Epp, Hastings Family, College, Legacy, McClelland Music, ProRege; Midland Campus Visit, University, Performing Arts Triston Fairchild, Colgate football Lauren Feden, World-Herald Outstanding Student; Papillion-La Vista South Student Council; Patriot Elementary Pride Alumni; Hastings Crimson, Trustees; Nebraska Wesleyan Art, Board of Governors; Rockhurst Breen; UNO Regents Tess Ferris, College of St. Mary Academic Achievement Kaitlyn Fiala, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Freshman Scholar
Madison Finley, Missouri Valley Academic, softball Sonora Foresman, Morningside Achievement, Ambassador, Academic, track Elizabeth Forsyth, Carriage Hill Elementary PTO Hayley Fouche, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Kids Club; UNO Dean’s Margaret Fritch, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Adam Gadsden, UNO baseball Alexanna Galgerud, UNO Dean’s Jaide Gaona, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors; Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Hannah Glaser, Peru State Cooperating Schools Christopher Glynn, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; UNL Bookstore Chase Gregerson, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Board of Governors; UNO Chancellor’s Michelle Guerin, Eastern Nebraska Soccer Association-Linus W. Fangman; Bellevue Bruin Community Brooke Gustafson, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church; UNL Regents, Honors; UNO Regents Abigayle Hansen, Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Distinguished; UNO Regents; Wichita State Presidential Merit Alyssa Hernandes, Washburn Academic Nicolaus Hettinger, UNL Emerging Leader Ryan Hruska, Culinary Institute of America-State ProStart Culinary, State ProStart Management; Metropolitan Community College Culinary, Freshman Incentive; Sullivan State ProStart Culinary, State ProStart Management Jonathan Hunt, Papillion-La Vista Educators Association; Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive Daniel Hutfless, Papillion American Legion Auxiliary; Nebraska Wesleyan Black and Gold; UNL Nebraska Achievement, Emerging Leader Nathan Jatczak, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Jessica Kathryn Dierks Memorial, Papillion-La Vista South Student Council, Papillion-La Vista South T-Club; Briar Cliff Academic; Creighton Founders Kyle Johnson, Doane Trustees Michael Kelly, UNO Regents Paige Knight, Augustana Academic; St. Benedict/St. John’s President’s, Saints; Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Archway Alexander Knowles, Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club; Colorado School of Mines Merit; Iowa State Competitive Excellence, College of Engineering; Missouri Science and Technology Academic, Trustees, Out-of-State; Morningside Trustee; South Dakota State Jackrabbit Achievement, Yellow and Blue; North Dakota Presidential; Wichita State Presidential Merit Nate Koeppe, UNL David West Hawksworth Fund, Regents Angel Kopp, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Sarah Kosmicki, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors Angelina Kramp, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Doane Community Zachery Krauss, Minnesota State-Mankato In-State Tuition; South Dakota State Jackrabbit Guarantee; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement Miranda Kuzela, Minnesota CLA Freshman Research and Creative, Frederick and Reeselynn Warburton; UNL David Distinguished; Oregon Summit Grant LaFurney, Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club Stephanie Lamb, Doane Hansen, Opportunity, Presidential, Campus Visit; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange; UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s Lauren Lapham, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower Brian Lapke, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Raegan LeGrand, Southern California volleyball Sydney Lepkowski, Doane Van Hoy Emilee Lesser, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Papillion Recreation Organization Vincent Lowndes, Iowa Western Community Instrumental Music Ensemble Brandon Madison, Missouri Western State Dean’s Joshua Manchigiah, South Dakota State football Brady Manker, Creighton Founders, Roman Shaffel S.J. Allison Marks, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Black and Gold Sean May, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; The Garrett Group Joseph McCain, UNO Dean’s Carter McCormick, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Board of Governors Daniel McCoy, UNO Chancellor’s Ashley Meisinger, Grand Canyon President Michael Meissner, UNL Regents Dakota Miller, UNL Regents; UNO Regents Emma Miller, Augustana swimming, Trustees Elizabeth Milton, Iowa State Academic Recognition, Cardinal Leadership; Kansas Traditions; UNO Regents Danielle Muller, Papillion-La Vista South Titan Defender; Smiles Award; UNL Canfield, Chancellor’s Rebecka Munoz-Rose, St. Benedict/St. John’s Benedictine, FoCuS Chemistry, President’s, Saints; Creighton Founders; Drake Presidential; Northwestern Presidential; UNL Canfield, Emerging Leader; UNO Dean’s; Whitworth Presidential Melanie Nabity, Golden Hills Elementary PTO; College of St. Mary Academic Opportunity; Doane Community James Nekola, Papillion-La Vista South American Legion baseball; Papillion-La Vista South T-Club; Briar Cliff Academic; Buena Vista Heritage; Doane baseball, Trustees, Campus Visit; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower Vida-Michelle Nixon, UNL Regents; UNO Regents Tristan Nosal, UNL College of Engineering; UNO Regents, Walter Scott Jr. Natalie Olson, Nebraska Wesleyan Archway; UNL Emerging Leader Riley Olson, Bank of Nebraska; Rumsey Station Elementary PTO; Creighton Academic; Lake Forest Presidential; Truman State Midwest Student Exchange, President’s Honorary, TruMerit Jared Ott, Papillion-La Vista South Titan Defender; Bentley Trustee; Colorado School of Mines Merit; Creighton Magis, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Fordham Dean’s; Denver Chancellor; UNL Dean’s, Eastman Top Scholar, Regents, Honors Ethan Paladino, Midland wrestling; Morningside wrestling, Ambassador Thomas Palensky, Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive Matthew Parker, Monika Peters Vocal Music; Papillion-La Vista South ITS Troop 6581; Fairleigh Dickinson Col. Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Theater; Montclair State Merit; Oklahoma City Achievement, Theatre; Texas Christian Theatre; Sarah Patton, Louisiana State Tiger Excellence Bailey Paul, UNL Canfield, Nebraska Emerging Leader; UNO Dean’s Gabriel Perez, Creighton Magis, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Iowa State Competitive Excellence, George Washington Carver; Minnesota National Excellence; UNL Regents; UNO Regents, Walter Scott Jr. Kevin Peters, UNL David Distinguished; UNO Regents Thadeous Phipps, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors Sydney Piccolo, College of St. Mary Academic Achievement; Creighton Founders; Doane Trustees Gabriel Pitts, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors Brennan Pogue, Papillion-La Vista South Titan Defender; Papillion Masonic Lodge #39; Rotary Club of West Omaha; Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Trumble Park Elementary PTO; UNL Emerging Leader Courtney Pratt, Papillion Chapter Order of the Eastern Star; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Dr. Leon Dappen Memorial, Papillion-La Vista Educators Association; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Tower Kayla Ramirez, Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive Sean Ramirez, Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive Kelsey Reeves, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Advantage, Distinguished; UNL Canfield; UNO Dean’s Cassidy Renander, Colorado Christian Trustees’; George Fox Trustee; Northwestern tennis, volleyball, Presidential; Palm Beach
Atlantic Provost’s; UNO Chancellor’s Jonathan Reyes, Papillion-La Vista South American Legion baseball; Southeast Community baseball Shelby Rice, Wells Fargo Advisors-Charles and Alberta Walther; Creighton Founders, Roman Shaffel S.J.; UNO Chancellor’s Jacob Riewaldt, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Vocational-Technical Ethan Sajko, Butler Academic; Creighton Magis, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Fordham Loyola, Tuition; George Washington Presidential Academic; St. Louis Enhanced Merit, Vice President Tuition; Seton Hall Tuition, Summer; Syracuse Founders’; Texas Christian Deans; Trinity Murchison, Tower; Dayton Housing, Study Abroad, Textbook, Trustees’; Minnesota National; UNL Regents Blake Schroeder, Arizona State President’s; Arizona Excellence; UNO Regents; Tulsa Academic Emily Skinner, Creighton Magis, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Miami President’s; Missouri Heritage Non-Resident; South Carolina McKissick Scholars Liesel Sumpter, Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club; Papillion Area Lions Club; Baylor President’s Gold; Colorado State Presidential; Florida State Freshman, Tuition; Point Loma Nazarene President’s; Texas Christian Deans; UNL College of Education and Human Sciences, Regents Jae-Lyn Takemura, Creighton Founders; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange, Distinction Zachary teNyenhuis, Missouri Western State Dean’s Quintin Van Ackeren, Papillion-La Vista South T-Club; Northwest Missouri State baseball Peter Vogel, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Lt. Mark Noziska Distinguished Service Memorial; Nebraska Christian Leading Courageously, Preview Day Anhnguyet Vu, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Creighton Founders; UNL Regents; UNO Regents Ashley Walker, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Papillion Recreation Organization Joshua Weinand, Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Archway Michelle White, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Archway, Writers Justin Wiebelhaus, UNL Canfield Nicole Wiles, Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Foundation-Wally and Rosemary Ridenour Memorial; Briar Cliff Academic, softball, University; Nebraska United Methodist Foundation Liberty Memorial; Omaha Education Association Presidents’ Steven Willey, Walnut Creek Elementary PTO Jenna Winkler, Papillion-La Vista South Student Council; Cottey Trustees’; Creighton Founders, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Marquette Pere Marquette; Morningside dance team, Music, Trustee Samantha Wright, Papillion Area Lions Club; Papillion-La Vista Community Schools Principals and Supervisors; Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Black and Gold Mary Anne Yi, UNL David West Hawksworth, Regents; UNO Regents Sydney Yost, Peru State Cooperating Schools; Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Platteview Jared Bartels Outstanding Student Class rank: 2nd out of 86 College plans: undecided; aerospace
engineering Parents: John and Lori Bartels About: Jared has been a model of steady and consistent academic work and achievement. He has rather quietly gone about the business of compiling a stellar academic record. At the same time, he has paid attention to developing his resume in the “other half of education” as a four-year participant in a variety of extracurricular activities. Scholarships offered at Platteview: Jared Bartels, Capstone Coaching & Consulting Inc. leadership excellence; World-Herald outstanding student; Colorado-Boulder presidential, honors; UNL regents, honors; American Red Cross; Springfield First United Methodist Church Jerry Bothel, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger career Stephanie Brazda, Milks Family Memorial; Springfield First United Methodist Church Lindsy Brechbill, Hastings ambassador; American Red Cross; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat advantage Ryan Cloyd, Iowa State academic recognition, competitive excellence; Hastings Crimson; Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat advantage; Creighton founders, Roman Shaffel S.J.; Missouri Western State president’s; UNK regents; UNL regents; UNO regents Colby Duvel, Hastings ambassador, basketball, Tom McLaughlin; Doane trustees, basketball; Capstone Coaching & Consulting Inc. leadership excellence; Platteview High National Honor Society-Rachel’s Challenge; Concordia regents, basketball; Friends of the Springfield Memorial Library; Milks Family Memorial; Nebraska Aviation Trades Association; Platteview High Girls Letter Club; Springfield First United Methodist Church; Springfield Platteview Education Association; Springfielder at Heart; Wade Lanum Memorial; Runza student of the week; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat advantage; Order of Eastern Star-Holly Chapter No. 33 Alexis Engberg, Sons of the American Legion Springfield Squadron Post #143; Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Madalyn Erhart, Nebraska Wesleyan Archway; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3; Platteview High Girls Letter Club; Sons of the American Legion Springfield Squadron Post #143; South Sarpy Activities Program; St. Joseph Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Jessica Fluckey, American Red Cross; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat advantage Dylan Frederick, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger career Addison Goerl, Rockhurst Breen; Springfield American Legion Post #143-Carl Barr Memorial; Creighton Magis; Loyola presidential; Valparaiso presidential; UNL regents, honors; Friends of the Springfield Memorial Library; Springfield Platteview Education Association Sabrina Houston, Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold, Achievement Corey Johnson, Milks Family Memorial Stephanie Kersten, Aksarben Foundation 4-H leadership; Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Chianina, Maine-Anjou, Simmental; Northeast Community College livestock judging Rylan Mahoney, Doane academic; Bellevue freshman leadership, soccer Kassandra Marker, Platteview High Girls Letter Club Tyler Matson, Springfield American Legion Auxiliary Unit #143; St. Joseph Catholic Church Knights of Columbus-William Biernbaum Kaylee Meyer, Midland dance Ryan Meyer, Midland performing arts Mariah Moore, Iowa State competitive excellence; UNL Canfield; Kansas State midwest student exchange, honors, agriculture; Charles and Alberta Walters Foundation-Omaha Firefighter Dependent; Sarpy County 4-H queen, portfolio; American Red Cross Benjamin Murphy, UNL Canfield James Nebel, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger career Abbey Patera, UNL Canfield; Nebraska Wesleyan recognition, presidential; American Red Cross; Jerry “Ozzie” Osborn Memorial; Springfield Elementary PTO; Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary; St. Joseph Catholic Church Ladies Guild Katelynne Richards, William Woods LEAD Joseph Romsa, UNL Canfield; Midland Future Business Leaders of America; UNO regents Kate Scanlan, Iowa State academic recognition; Nebraska Wesleyan board of governors; Northern Colorado trustee; Kansas State
honors; Colorado State presidential; Colorado-Boulder presidential; UNO regents; Nebraska Academy of Sciences-Robert Kubicek Memorial; Wyoming Rocky Mountain scholars; Creighton Roman Shaffel S.J., founders; Sarpy Republican Women; South Sarpy Activities Program; Springfield Platteview Education Association; Westmont Elementary PTO Ethan Scholting, Jerry “Ozzie” Osborn Memorial Wes Sears, Springfield American Legion Post #143-Carl Barr Memorial Mariah Seip, Hastings crimson, softball, honorary dean; Concordia president’s, softball; Springfield Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary; Grace softball, GPA; Doane trustees, softball Jacob Sorenson, UNO deans; Kansas State midwest student exchange; South Dakota State yellow and blue Scott Strigenz, Nebraska Wesleyan writers Nicholas Verdoni, National Association of Independent Financial Advisors excellence; UNL regents; UNO regents McKenzie Vincent, Springfield Masonic Lodge #112 Kurtis Warinski, St. Joseph Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Sascha Whitt, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger career Caleb Winterscheid, Northwest Missouri State Distinguished, Bearcat advantage
Plattsmouth High School Connor DeSimone Outstanding Student Class rank: 21st out of 119 College plans: UNO after joining Nebraska Air National Guard; aviation (management track) Parents: Ernest and Christine DeSimone About: Connor is a very respectful and caring young man. His leadership skills have been evident in our ROTC program. He has done so many things for the community and students here at Plattsmouth High School. Scholarships offered at Plattsmouth: Paige Blankman, Omaha Education Association Metro Transit Workers Union; UNK Chancellors; Doane Trustees, cheer Kayla Blinston, UNL Canfield, Emerging Leader Parker Cundall, Lake Ridge Ladies Golf League Connor DeSimone, World-Herald Outstanding Student April Graham, UNL Canfield; Northwest Missouri State Distinguished, Bearcat Advantage; UNO Dean’s Makayla Handy, Mortenson Charitable Foundation Stephanie Hoshor, Doane Legacy, Community, golf; Lake Ridge Ladies Golf League; Beaver Lake Lions Club Corhan Kress, UNO Regents Destry Lagemann, UNL Emerging Leader Rebecca Leonhardt, Sullivan First-Place Prostart Competition; Culinary Institute of America First-Place Prostart Competition; Art Institutes First-Place Prostart Competition Matthew Miller, Sullivan First-Place Prostart Competition; Culinary Institute of America First-Place Prostart Competition; Art Institutes First-Place Prostart Competition Lauren Mitteis, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; Hastings Ringland; Doane Trustees, basketball; Nebraska Wesleyan Archway, Achievement, Legacy, Great Plains United Methodist Spencer Oathout, Sullivan First-Place Prostart Competition; Culinary Institute of America First-Place Prostart Competition; Art Institutes First-Place Prostart Competition Madison Parshall, Eastern Nebraska Soccer Association-Linus W. Fangman; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Advantage; UNK Chancellors; St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Noah Sabatka, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Dawson Siemonsma, Optimist Club Essay Madisyn Tilson, Northwest Missouri State Freshman Merit, Green & White Advantage Samantha West, Iowa Western Presidential Dylan Zaliauskas, UNO Dean’s
Ralston Walker Pendleton Outstanding Student Class rank: 1st out of 239 College plans: UNO; computer science Parents: Glen and Thresa Pendleton About: Walker has exceeded the expectations of Ralston High School. He not only pushes himself to succeed academically but he is involved in many extracurricular activities. Walker is a great representation of what the Ralston community stands for: taking opportunities to learn, grow and help others.
David Lentsch Key Staffer Journalistic role: Yearbook staff four years, editor the last two. College plans: Metropolitan Community College; graphic design Parents: Lonnie and Cheryl Lentsch About: David’s attention to aesthetics elevates everything he touches, and his graphic design skills are incredibly sophisticated. He encourages excellence from his peers and is always willing to help a fellow staff member. Over the last two years, he has led the staff to produce some of our most creative books. Scholarships offered at Ralston: Jade Adler, Marlene L. Hansen; Ralston Booster Club; Ralston Community Theater; UNL Regents; Creighton Founders; Runza Student of the Week; Military Academy-West Point appointment Pablo Albeno, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Kyle Aldrich, Army Post 911 G.I. Bill Ismael Alvarez del Castillo, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Teresa Artz, College of St. Mary Marie Curie; Dominican Presidential, Residence Life; Hastings Crimson; Mount Mercy Academic Achievement, Writing; UNO Regents Sierra Athow, Ralston Chamber of Commerce; Ralston Booster Club; Ralston Volunteer Fire Department-Fucinaro Memorial; UNO athletic; South Dakota State athletic; South Dakota athletic, athletic; Western Illinois athletic; Omaha Softball Foundation; Reid Adler Memorial Kindness Karla Avila, Susan T. Buffett Foundation Skyler Bailey, Navy Post 911 G.I. Bill Nicholas Bosco, UNL Emerging Leader Kelsey Bowen, UNL Emerging Leader Jessica Bravo-Cervantes, Concordia Achievement; Benedictine Achievement Jessica Bultez, Patricia Cortese Memorial
Bailey Calabro, UNL Emerging Leader Alexander Carabantes, UNL Emerging Leader; Susan T. Buffett Foundation Bernardo Castellanos, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Monica Cervantes, Concordia Academic Kevin Chavez-Lopez, Ralston Schools Foundation; UNL Emerging Leader; Susan T. Buffett Foundation Dana Chleborad, Ralston Booster Club; Ralston Soccer Club Samuel Christenson, Wichita State Morrison Merit; UNO Tuition; Susan T. Buffett Foundation Brandon Chriswell, UNL Emerging Leader Kyle Cornell, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Dillon Cowden, Kansas Distinction Tabor Cross, Ralston Schools Foundation; UNO Chancellors Megan Czerwinski, UNL Canfield Madelyn DeVorss, Michael McCracken Memorial; Ralston Schools Foundation; Creighton Founders, Academic; UNO Honors Learning Community Araceli Diaz, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Gillian Dimon, Creighton Academic Isaiah Dogan, UNL Canfield, Chancellors; Concordia Academic Dena Driggs, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Linda Drosche, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Mikaela Durant, Alliance Francaise d’Omaha Alan Edwards, Ralston Booster Club Faith Evertson, Nick Steinbach; Ralston Curtain Raisers; Ralston Chamber of Commerce; UNL Regents; Kansas Excellence; Colorado-Boulder Presidential; Creighton Roman Shaffel; Morgen Wees Memorial Justin Farley, Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold; Peru State Deans, athletic; Midland athletic; Concordia athletic, Academic; Doane Trustees; Susan T. Buffett Foundation Alvaro Flores, Susan T. Buffett Foundation Carly Fonfara, Simpson Honor, Academic; Briar Cliff Academic Dylan Glidden, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Breanna Goff, Grace GPA, Merit, First Choice John Good, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Madison Goltl, UNO Deans; College of St. Mary Academic, athletic Thomas Graf, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors Curtis Grosse, UNL Canfield, Pepsi; Ralston Curtain Raisers; UNO Chancellors Kailey Hering, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Yanci Herrera, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career William Houndjoe, Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive Nathan Johnson, Ralston Chamber of Commerce; UNO Chancellors; Drake Engaged Citizens Corps, Academic; Blumfield PTO Shekinah Kiagiri, Ralston Chamber of Commerce; UNL Health Sciences, Emerging Leader, Honors; Missouri State Midwest Student Exchange, Multicultural Leadership; Ralston Band Parents Association; George Washington Presidential Nicole Kinser, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Jacob Kochanowicz, UNL Canfield; UNO Chancellors Kasandra Kraemer, Grand Canyon Presidents Keely Krajeski, UNL Emerging Leader; Ralston Optimists Shelby Krumrei, Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive James Landholm, Aksarben Foundation/ Horatio Alger Career David Lentsch, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors; Ralston Schools Foundation; Ralston Lions Club; Reid Adler Memorial Kindness Veronica Lopez, Concordia Academic Lesley Lopez Hernandez, UNL Emerging Leader Jessica Lucas, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Emily Manhart, Ralston Education Association; Nebraska Wesleyan Achievement, Writers, College Possible, Academic; UNL Audrey Marco, Nebraska Wesleyan Black & Gold; Coe Trustee; Creighton Founders; Morningside Deans Michelle Mass, Ralston Lions Club; Concordia Academic Trevor Mass, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Ryan McAleer, Navy Post 911 G.I. Bill Megan McWilliams, Aksarben Foundation/ Horatio Alger Career Franklin Melendez, Suburban Rotary Club; Gallaudet Academic Joshua Morgera, UNL Emerging Leader Julia Nekola, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors; Ralston Volunteer Fire Department-Andersen Memorial; Baright Library; Score4Sports; Ralston Education Association; Meadows Education Organization; Ralston Community Theater; Cathy Grondek Memorial; Reid Adler Memorial Kindness Emily O’Keefe, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Leslie Ochoa, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Tomer Palmon, Keiser Foundation Academic Excellence; Schrager Foundation; UNL David Distinguished Walker Pendleton, World-Herald Outstanding Student; UNO Regents, Walter Scott Jr.; UNL LSE Compute Savannah Pickard, UNO Chancellors Madalynn Ray, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career Cheyenne Robinson, Susan T. Buffett Foundation Shelby Rosman, Kronberg Memorial; Morningside Performer, Founder, Academic; Creighton Merit, Academic; Hastings Ringland, Academic; Briar Cliff Academic, University Eric Rowe, Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive Sasha Runyan, Minneapolis College of Art & Design Trustee, Laptop, Academic Sasha Runyan, Minnesota-Minneapolis National Excellence Dylan Schiele, Ralston Schools Foundation; Great Western Bank; Mockingbird PTO; Ralston Band Parents Association; Susan T. Buffett Foundation Lauren Shymkewicz, California StateNorthridge athletic; UNK athletic Hayley Siedlik, Ralston Chamber of Commerce; Josh Brockington/Dan Sasich Memorial; Colorado School of Mines Merit; Rayann Polivka Memorial Gabreilla Swoboda, Megan O’Reilly Memorial Kiya Talmadge, Ralston Booster Club; Peru State athletic, Cooperating Schools; Doane Van Hoy, athletic, Academic; Midland athletic, Academic Shalom Vazquez, Aksarben Foundation/ Horatio Alger Career Paige Volcek, UNO Academic; Marlin Nelson Memorial; Karen Western Parent Association Payton Wagner, Air Force Post 911 G.I. Bill Dakota Wesslund, Ralston Booster Club; Ralston Alumni Association; Wildewood Education Association; Hastings athletic Gregory Wilkes, Metropolitan Community College Freshman Incentive; UNO Deans Bryan Wilson-Bahun, UNL Achievement; First State Bank; Ralston Optimists Lexi Yagodinski, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors; Omaha Steaks Kristen Yost, UNO Chancellors; Colorado School of Mines Merit; Colorado-Denver Distinguished; UNL David Distinguished Natalie Zamora, Aksarben Foundation/Horatio Alger Career
Roncalli Emily Guinn
Outstanding Student Class rank: 2nd out of 99 College plans: Rockhurst; pre medicine/ chemistry Parents: Larry and Michelle Guinn About: Emily has excelled in all areas of academics throughout her time at Roncalli. She has participated in sports along with FBLA and Student Government. She See : Page 27