Continued from Page 16 Glenn Korff School of Music, George Beadle, music; Iowa State recognition, Cardinal Leadership; Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation Horatio Alger; Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat Tanner Clawson, Midland athletic Elizabeth Cline, Mount Mercy achievement; Buena Vista Blue Award; UNO Maverick Advantage; Central College academic; Iowa Wesleyan dean’s; St. Mary academic opportunity grant Kelli Cumberledge, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat, merit, Green and White; UNO Maverick Advantage Robert Daley, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Shelby Davis, UNO Maverick Advantage Taylor Doble, Iowa Scholars, Boost; Central College academic; Northern Iowa distinguished; Hoff family Alyssa Donnelly, Northwest Missouri State Merit, Green and White; Buena Vista Blue Award Colton Downing, Northwest Missouri State merit, cultural enrichment, Green and White Advantage Annie Duncan, Iowa Scholars; Hoff Family Marshal Fallett, Pottawattamie Promise Andrew Fielder, Pottawattamie Promise Elijah Fisher, Pottawattamie Promise Kaeleen Garcia, Runza; Kelly and Joan Scott; Midland presidential; Karen J. Nielson Memorial Nathaniel Gregg, Iowa State academic recognition, ISU grant Taylor Hammond, Pottawattamie Promise Wyatt Hancock, Autism Society of Iowa College Elizabeth Havenridge, Central College academic; Iowa State academic recognition; Briar Cliff academic, athletic, Iowa Tuition Grant; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; UNO Maverick Advantage; Fox Family Josilyn Haxton, Hastings Pro Rege; Iowa Advantage full tuition; Doane Van Hoy Loren Hemiller, Northern Iowa athletic; CBFC; Cutler O’Neill Service to the Council Bluffs Community; Briar Cliff academic, athletic Jacob Higgins, Pottawattamie Promise Julia Hilz, Northern Iowa distinguished; Iowa Advantage Full Tuition, Iowa Scholars; Iowa State Cardinal Leadership, recognition Logan Hotz, Morningside grant, athletic grant, ambassador award, Iowa tuition grant Haleigh Hughes, Janet Mitchell Memorial Haleigh Hughes, Pottawattamie Promise Rhianna Johnson, UNO Maverick Advantage Deziree Kearney, Graceland dean’s; Buena Vista Blue Award Collin Kelly, Sioux Falls USF Samantha Kennedy, Pottawattamie Promise Kyla Kern, Waldorf Chantell Cooley Leadership for Women in STEM Sabrina Litton, TJHS Class of 1965 Quandt Memorial; Pottawattamie Promise Brandon Lockhart, Bradley presidential, Neighbor-State; Iowa State recognition, Cardinal Leadership; World-Herald Outstanding Student Trevor Long, Peru State Dean’s II; UNO Maverick Advantage Anna Lozano, Pottawattamie Promise Rashelle Lustgraaf, Pottawattamie Promise Kirsten Lyons, Pottawattamie Promise Lindsay McGinnis, Iowa Weslyan trustee; Coe College Daniel Coe; Northern Iowa Multicultural Scholar Dana Mefferd, Buena Vista Arch Kayla Miller, Iowa State ISU Grant, academic recognition Dylan Montgomery, Pottawattamie Promise Josh Nagunst, Buena Vista Blue Award Dylan Nightser, Iowa advantage full tuition Carly Olson, Pottawattamie Promise Andrea Pizano, Iowa Advantage Iowa; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; Creighton academic Brianna Pullen, UNO Maverick Advantage Breanna Rolland, UNO Maverick Advantage Abigail Ross, Iowa Racing; Buena Vista Multicultural Scholar, honors program, Dean’s Fellowship Program; Morningside Ambassador; Northern Iowa distinguished, Multicultural Scholar; Coe Heritage; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Cultural Enrichment, Tower Emery Sandoval, Buena Vista Blue Award; Northern Iowa Multicultural Scholar Brandon Schnider, Hastings Pro Rege; Iowa Wesleyan dean’s; Doane Van Hoy Mariah Sinnott, Pottawattamie Promise Kaylin Skillett, Pottawattamie Promise Joshua Smith, Northwest Missouri State merit, Green and White Brittney Snipes, Stephen College academic Anna Solorio, Iowa Western Community College Information Technology Foundation Teleigha Starks, Iowa advantage full tuition; Dr. Arthur Strohbehn Memorial Bianca Still, Sioux Falls USF Jakeb Swotek, UNO Maverick Advantage; Alissia Tallant, Iowa Boost Award; Downtown Kiwanis of Council Bluffs Zane Taylor, Iowa State academic, Cardinal Leadership; Missouri Western State president’s academic, Western Neighboring State JadeLynn Townsend, Hoff Family Grady Wagaman, Pottawattamie Promise Tanner Wallace, UNO Maverick Advantage Cassie Warner, Briar Cliff academic, athletic; Morningside grant, athletic grant, ambassador grant, tuition grant; Cutler O’Neill Service to the Council Bluffs Community Eldon Warner, Northern Iowa Music Department, Multicultural; Morningside academic, music, athletic; Council Bluffs Guild of the Omaha Symphony Taylor Waters, Iowa Western Community College Leo and Clare McSorley Payton Werts, Morningside Ambassador; Peru State president’s; Midland presidential; Cornell Promise Grant, Iowa; Buena Vista Arch, honors, dean’s Fellowship Program, Halverson; Creighton founders; UNO Maverick Advantage Alyssa Wiley, UNO Maverick Advantage Ashley Wilkins, Coe presidential; Midland presidential; Marilyn Weber Memorial Clair Yale, Pottawattamie Promise
Douglas County West Madisen Clevenger Outstanding Student Class rank: 1st out of 58 College plans: Iowa State; anthropology (premedicine emphasis) Parents: Annie Stephens and William Clevenger About: Madisen is a hard-working student who is always striving to do her best. She is intelligent, inquisitive and yearns to gain an in-depth knowledge of all subject matters. With Madisen’s determination and hard work, I have no doubt that she will succeed in all of her endeavors.
Courtney Allen Key Staffer Journalistic role: Yearbook staff member College plans: Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture; veterinary technician Parents: Jeff and Louise Allen About: Courtney works tirelessly on the yearbook staff. She has done her best to make her pages the best they can be. Scholarships offered at Douglas County West: Jessie Champagne, Iowa State Estes, excellence; UNL CASNR, bookstore, Canfield Madisen Clevenger, Iowa State competitive excellence; World-Herald Outstanding Student Emma Coenen, Benedictine award; Sioux Falls USF Achievement; Central Community College-Columbus academic-volleyball, employee gifts Carley Cortez, UNK chancellor’s; Peru State trustees, RHOP, Bobcat Selfie, Chancellor’s
Patricia Derner, Chadron State Gold Presidential, Leadership Room Waiver, achievement; Eckerd College-Florida presidential; New College of Florida presidential; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; Florida Institute of Technology Panther Fund academic; Wesleyan Black and Gold Vanessa Derner, Nova Southeastern president’s; Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat; Nebraska Softball Foundation; Eckerd College-Florida trustee; Florida Institute of Technology Panther Fund academic, Panther fund grant, campus visit grant Madie Egbarts, Wayne State Education Matters; Peru State president’s; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Erik Griffith, Midland baseball, campus visit grant; Hastings Thom Business, baseball, Pro Rege Mason Grinvalds, UNO regents Trevor Harlow, Iowa State competitive excellence; Creighton founders; UNO chancellor’s Joseph Kaven, Metro Community College Freshman Incentive Grant Samantha MacMillan, Peru State trustees; Wesleyan Black and Gold; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; UNK deans Kris Morgan, Wesleyan president’s Credric Murgatroyd, UNO chancellor’s Gerardo Najera-Preciado, Iowa Western Community College cross country & track Tristan Nelson, Midland cross country, visit grant; Sioux Falls USF Recognition; York Blue and White, track & cross country, visit grant; Central Christian College academic; Dakota Wesleyan cross country Olivia Ollis, Doane trustees; Kansas achievement, Midwest Student Exchange Program Codie Parsons, Doane Van Hoy, music scholar, visit scholar Justin Stenglein, Northwest Missouri State merit, Green and White Advantage David Van Vleet, Metro Community College Board of Governors Jacob Widhelm, UNO Walter Scott Jr., regents, College of Engineering
Elkhorn Anthony M. Sufficool Outstanding Student Class rank: 1st out of 186 College plans: Iowa State; aerospace
engineering Parents: Beth and Michael Sufficool About: Anthony has always looked up to the sky envisioning a solar system that he would one day explore. His dream of working for NASA is attainable because of his commitment to higher levels of math and science and a persistent focus that compliments his passion of understanding the unknown with asking the right questions. He has impeccably exhausted our curriculum, and what is next for Anthony is a new frontier.
Lauren Myrberg Key Staffer Journalistic role: Yearbook editor College plans: Northwest Missouri State; secondary math
education Parents: Tim and Stephanie Myrberg About: Lauren is a listener and a doer. She has a passion for her job, and she knows her role on staff is to not only get her own work done, but to also make my job as adviser easier. She is responsible, hard-working and fun to be around. If it weren’t for her leadership, there would be no 2015 yearbook. She envisioned and helped develop the best book I’ve done in my five years as an adviser. Scholarships offered at Elkhorn: Amelia Abel, Metro Community College Board of Governors Caleb Abel, UNO chancellor’s Karlee Abels, Buena Vista Arch; Central College academic Megan Anderson, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Don Petersen Family; Northwest Missouri State Green and White, merit Nicholas Anderson, Doane Van Hoy; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Rick Christmas Memorial Brittany Arent, Concordia achievement, Lutheran Heritage, art, softball Faith Arnold, Creighton founders; UNO regents, Walter Scott Jr. Brittney Banks, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Carl Riley Brodersen Memorial softball; Morningside softball, deans, achievement Emily Benes, UNL regents, honors textbook Lucas Bonham, South Dakota Coyote Commitment Promise Jesse Bowdino, Iowa State competitive excellence; UNL Canfield Tyler Bremer, UNO Be a Mav Abbie Burney, Doane presidential; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Carol S. Schlosser Memorial, Elkhorn Girls Softball Association; Iowa State competitive excellence, Laverne Noyes; UNL Canfield Dallas Burright, Creighton founders; Midland presidential; Wesleyan Black and Gold, NWU Achievement, Vaughan; UNL chancellor’s Makenzie Carson, Wesleyan Honors Academy, NWU achievement Joshua Davis, Creighton academic; Doane presidential, music, theater; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation pARTners; Midland Anderson Leader Performer; Wesleyan president’s, NWU Achievement, theater; UNO deans Anna Edet, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat, cultural enrichment Nicole Feltz, Creighton founders; Iowa State competitive excellence; Texas Christian deans; Kansas excellence; San Diego trustee; UNL David Claire Frevert, Baylor Presidents Gold; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Hillrise PTO, Nick Alfrey Memorial, Don Petersen Family; TCU deans; Kansas excellence; UNL regents, honors textbook, College of Business Administration Honors Academy Jessica Fronek, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation No Frills Personal Best; Wesleyan Black and Gold, Access NWU Andrew Garrison, Colorado State academic recognition; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Carl L. Mary A. White, Carl Riley Brodersen Memorial baseball Justin Garrison, UNO regents Donald Grant, St. Ambrose academic Amelia Greteman, Coe presidential, art; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Liz Dolph Memorial; Knox art, founders, Scripps; Iowa National Scholars Cecelia Hastreiter, Nebraska Music Educators Association; Wesleyan Black and Gold, Bennett Kylie Hawk, Northeast Community College Eleanor Fuhrman Endowed Chase Hazlewood, Benedictine football; Briar Cliff football, academic; UNK football Jacey Hilbers, Baylor President’s Gold, Invitation to Excellence; Creighton Magis; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Nathan Waggoner Memorial, Secondhand Support Inc.; Loyola-Chicago Damen; Northern Michigan National Excellence; St. Louis Vice Presidents’; Connecticut Academic Excellence; UNL regents, honors textbook Kyle Hill, Creighton academic; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Elkhorn/Waterloo Area American Legion Post #211; UNL Canfield; UNO deans Brinn Hollenbeck, Creighton academic; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Legacy Eyecare Shane Holzworth, Doane football, Doane Community; William Penn football Riley Hunzeker, Arizona State National Merit finalist; Boston National Merit finalist; Chicago National Merit finalist; Michigan Fair-
fax; Pittsburgh academic; UNL chancellor’s; Vanderbilt National Merit Caleb Johnson, Peru State Cooperating School Alessia Jones, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Edward W. Ohm Memorial, Kids Campus Employee, Manchester PTO Tia Jones, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Kids Campus Former Student Taylor Kahre, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Elkhorn Volunteer Rescue; UNL College of Arts and Sciences McKenzie Kenkel, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Real World Initiative Taylor Kersten, Rockhurst provincial, Lakas English, theater Sydnie Kinder, Wayne State special abilities art Jack Kobes, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Elkhorn Lawn Care Entrepreneur; Upper Iowa presidential Elizabeth Lange, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation J.D. Heiskell & Co. Agriculture, Don Petersen Family; Iowa State competitive excellence; UNL regents, CASNR Emily Magers, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, distinguished Allison Marshall, Augustana trustees, athletic; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Elkhorn Girls Softball Association, Don Petersen Family Alexis McAndrew, Clarkson academic; Nebraska Methodist College Horizon Achievement; Red Cross Young Minds Change Lives Peyton McCormick, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Don Petersen Family Zachary Meyer, UNO regents Marissa Mindrup, Hastings Pro Rege, cheer Michael Mollak, Missouri State Midwest Student Exchange, athletic; Truman State Midwest Student Exchange, athletic; Wyoming athletic; West Virginia Blue and Gold Jessica Monden, Missouri Western State Governors Academic Jack Morock, Iowa Western baseball Alicia Mountain, Concordia athletic, academic; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Legacy Eyecare; Hastings athletic, academic; Iowa Western athletic, academic; Midland athletic, academic; Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat Jordan Mrsny, UNO Be a Mav Caroline Musselman, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Don Petersen Family; Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat; Minnesota-Twin Cities National Excellence; UNL regents, honors textbook Lauren Myrberg, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; South Dakota Coyote Commitment, Housing, Bush Foundation for Education Eric Nielsen, Wayne State presidential Quinton Nietfeld, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Elkhorn Middle School Booster Club; Iowa State competitive excellence; Colorado academic James Nugent, UNL David, College of Arts and Sciences; UNO regents Alex Otterberg, Miami University (Ohio) Merit; St. Louis deans; Texas Christian TCU Scholar; Missouri Mark Twain; Oklahoma Scholar; South Carolina Woodrow Scholar; UNL Canfield Courtney Patterson, Wayne State Cooperating School Evan Penington, UNL regents Laura Roecker, UNO athletic Collin Roessner, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Westridge PTO; Iowa State Liberal Arts Deans, competitive excellence; Minnesota-Twin Cities Gold National, Edward B Lewis Memorial; UNL regents, honors textbook, Arts and Sciences Cassidy Rohs, Augustana trustees, Pro Musica; Drury trustees; Midland Anderson Leader Performer; Wesleyan Board of Governors; Wartburg regents, Meistersinger Samantha Rouse, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation pARTners; Lozier Foundation Sons and Daughters; UNL regents, Nebraska Math Scholar; Wayne State presidential Shiloh Schmid, Metro Community College Board of Governors Connor Seagren, Dordt DC Honors, soccer; UNO Be a Mav Kelly Seevers, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation AXA Advisors, Elkhorn Historical Society Hannah Sieckmann, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Fire Ridge PTO; UNL College of Arts and Sciences Rhylee Steskal, UNO chancellors Elizabeth Stevens, UNO vocal music, piano Jessica Stirling, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Western Douglas County Rotary; Kansas distinction; UNL Canfield Anthony Sufficool, AXA Advisors AXA Family; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Wortman/Bacus Commitment to Excellence, Nate Pullen Memorial; Iowa State competitive excellence, National Merit; World-Herald Outstanding Student Emin Tahirov, UNL regents, honors textbook, Raikes School of Computer Science and Management Austin Taylor, UNO Be a Mav Bailey Terrill, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Don Petersen Family Jacob Thiele, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Don Petersen Family, Manchester Elementary PTO; Iowa State competitive excellence; Texas Christian deans; UNL regents, honors textbook; Western Douglas County Chamber of Commerce Hunter Traynor, Creighton Magis; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Wortman/Bacus Commitment to Excellence, Carl Riley Brodersen Memorial football; Kenyon honors; Runza Student of the Week; St. Johns trustees’, Saints; UNL regents, deans Hank Uleman, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Class of ’61 — Echtencamp/Warren/ Paasch-Wilkins Memorial; UNK football Nicole Urzendowski, Iowa State academic; Midland dance Shabnam Waheed, St. Mary achievement; Creighton founders; Hawaii Pacific Ohana; Loyola-Chicago trustee Kaitlin Weidler, Creighton founders Jenna Wiebelhaus, St. Mary resident; Hastings Crimson; Mount Marty excellence; Rockhurst deans, regents Kolton Wiley, Doane academic, football; Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Vic Porter Memorial Megan Willms, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Dennis Curtis, Elkhorn Lions Club-Arnold Fencl Autumn Wokutch, Elite Cheer; Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Jessee Zhang, Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Elkhorn High Band Booster, William Patton Science; UNL chancellor’s, honors textbook, Raikes School of Computer Science and Management
Elkhorn South Mason Wright Outstanding Student Class rank: 1st out of 235 College plans: UNL; computer engineering Parents: Mark and Terri Wright About: Mason is a great representative of our student body. He is ranked No. 1 in our senior class. Mason is also a student who exhibits high character and great leadership.
Maria Jobeun Key Staffer Journalistic role: Yearbook editor College plans: Missouri; business Parents: Larry and Jeanie Jobeun About: Maria is a great advocate for maintaining the integrity of our yearbook. She mentors the staff on design and content issues. This year, under her leadership, The Notus has excelled. Scholarships offered at Elkhorn South: Joshua Adams, Iowa State competitive excellence, Generations; UNL regents Devon Anderson, Iowa Central Community College merit, swimming Erika Anderson, Midland academic, performing arts Ethan Arp, Arizona State provost’s; Baylor provost’s gold; Colorado Mesa trustee schol-
ar; Arizona excellence; Kansas excellence; Missouri Mark Twain; UNL Canfield Evan Asche, Concordia art, athletic, dean’s, Lutheran Heritage; Doane trustees; Mary Buck Memorial; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower; South Dakota Coyote Commitment, housing Jeremy Baker, Iowa State competitive excellence; Kansas Jayhawk Generations Paul Barnes, Colorado School of Mines merit; Creighton founders; Drake presidential; Iowa State competitive excellence; Kansas State Engineering Initiative, honors; Kansas Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, excellence; UNL David Hawksworth, regents, honors textbook; Tulsa academic Charles Bascone-Rex, Midland athletic, visit grant Mckenzi Bay, Midland athletic, visit grant; Peru State athletic Shannon Beacom, George Washington presidential; Northern Arizona president’s; Portland State Out of State Opportunity; Kansas excellence; UNL David Hannah Birdwell, Metro Community College Board of Governors Elena Blusys, Creighton founders; Iowa State competitive excellence; UNL regents Lauren Buck, Missouri Western State president’s; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower; UNK Loper Excellence Cole Butler, ESHS Football Futures; Wesleyan achievement Kerri Carleton, Iowa State competitive excellence; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange; UNL Arts & Science, dean’s Connor Cech, Wesleyan achievement Caroline Christy, Iowa State competitive excellence, dean’s; Midland arts Jonah Clark, Creighton founders; Drake presidential; Iowa State competitive excellence; Rockhurst chancellors; St. Olaf faculty; Texas Christian faculty; UNL David; Washburn academic Payton Conrad, Nate Pullen Memorial; Missouri athletic Jocelyn Conroy, Oregon State Honors Promise, Provost; St Olaf dean’s; Colorado presidential Allison Copple, Kansas State Heritage; Iowa National Scholars Alisha Dalal, Creighton Magis; Minnesota-Twin Cities Gold National; UNL College of Arts & Science, dean’s, regents Ella Daves, Elkhorn Lions Club Arnold Fencl; Nebraska Council for Exceptional Children; Northeast Mississippi Community College ACT, Leadership; Mississippi Non-Resident Alumni Madison Deane, Briar Cliff softball, academic; Runza Student of the Week Chase Denton, UNK football Jackson Doughty, Central College; Morningside College athletic, founder; Wesleyan achievement, Black and Gold; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower; Wayne State Cooperating School Tyler Dunn, Concordia academic, athletic Dylan DuRee, Concordia baseball, dean’s, Lutheran Heritage Jessica Dvorak, Texas Christian founders Jackson Eisenbrown, Metro Community College Board of Governors Megan Emsick, Briar Cliff academic; Central College; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower; Rockhurst achievement Mackenzie Filipowicz, Lindenwood cheer Sarah Foss, Colorado State dean’s; Creighton founders; Drake presidential; Regis trustees; Arizona excellence; Colorado chancellor’s Justin Gibson, Iowa State competitive excellence Sydney Graver, Elkhorn Girls Softball Association; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower Austin Grawe, Creighton academic; Drake presidential; Wesleyan achievement, presidents Caleb Greufe, JD Heiskell & Co. Agriculture Alexandra Grove, UNL Canfield Spencer Gubser, Children’s Hospital Teen Connection Samuel Hansen, UNL regents; honors textbook Nicole Harris, UNL achievement Kelsey Hassenstab, Iowa State competitive excellence, dean’s; Truman State Combined Ability, non-resident, president’s honorary; UNK room waiver, honors program, regents; UNL College of Arts & Science, regents Madison Hebner, Columbia College presidential; Elkhorn Ridge Booster Club Abi Heller, Elkhorn Historical Society Scholarship; Legacy Eyecare; UNO regents Austin Hoffman, Creighton founders; Texas Christian faculty; UNL David, Legends; UNO regents; South Carolina McKissick Scholars Shelby Hoffmann, UNL dean’s Anna Howorth, Carl L. and Mary A. White; UNL athletic Julia Jankuski, Arizona State provost’s Maria Jobeun, Kansas Jayhawk Generations; Missouri Mark Twain Jacob Johnson, AXA Advisors; Elkhorn Lawn Care Entrepreneur; National Elks Association Most Valuable Student; Nebraska Elks Association; Rotary; Kansas Excellence, School of Business Leadership; UNL regents, honors textbook Karolyn Johnson, Northwest Missouri State merit, Green and White Advantage, Peter Greve Memorial Kylie Johnson, South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement Logan Johnson, South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement Luke Johnson, Doane trustees, tennis; Kayla Wilkins Memorial; Kids Campus; No Frills; Dallas president’s; UNL regents Noah Johnson, UNL Arts & Science, David, honors textbook; UNO regents Michael Kardell, Iowa State academic recognition; Spring Ridge PTO; Kansas engineering, excellence; Missouri Mark Twain; UNL CBA Honors Academy, David, Legends, honors textbook Rachel Kenkel, Creighton founders; Iowa State competitive excellence; Kansas State honors; Kansas excellence; UNL Arts & Science Zachery Kenyon, Hastings football; Wesleyan presidents; Simpson Carver G. Washington Scholar, Experience Simpson Grant, honor; Kansas distinction; UNL achievement, Arts & Science Rachel Ketchmark, Masonic; UNL Canfield, chancellor’s leadership; UNL Arts & Science Kaitlyn King, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, merit Shelby Kinney, Sioux Falls achievement Ashley Knight, ESHS Volleyball Booster; John Greufe Memorial Nicole Kraudy, Utah State Nonresident Alyssa Krings, Air Force ROTC; UNL Canfield; South Florida Green & Gold Presidential Award, honors college; Tampa presidential Jeanne Le, UNL regents, honors textbook; South Florida Green & Gold Presidential Award, honors college Morgan Lee, St. Mary academic; Kansas distinction; UNL Arts & Science Dawson Loeffler, Colorado State dean’s Joshua Lohr, Creighton founders; Drake presidential; ESHS Soccer Booster Club; Hastings Crimson, president’s, soccer; Midland presidential; UNL Arts & Science, regents; UNO regents Bryn Lohrberg, Texas Christian swimming; Denver Crimson & Gold merit, room grant Jacob Lortz, Creighton founders; Iowa State competitive excellence; Wesleyan achievement, Board of Governors; UNL David; UNO chancellor’s Lauren Lund, Arizona State Chrisman Scholar, New American University; Florida State out-of-state tuition reduction; Iowa State competitive excellence, Charlotte Gustafson Akins, Generations; Texas Tech College of Human Sciences Merit, presidential Lauren Maciejewski, Creighton Magis; Doane presidential; Don Nordlund; Iowa State recognition; Wesleyan founders; Rockhurst Dowling; Kansas excellence; UNK honors program, Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub, regents; UNL Raikes regents Kylie McClusky, Nebraska Methodist College Becker presidential Brandon McDonald, UNK football Marian Michalek, Baylor President’s Gold; Iowa State competitive excellence; Iowa National Scholars; Missouri Mark Twain; UNL David Ariel Moats, Creighton academic, Father Joseph Labaj, Skutt; UNL Arts & Science Ethan Moody, Belmont merit, Glover Business; Bradley Go Far, presidential; Butler Freshman Scholar Book, trustee; Creighton founders; Drake presidential; Fire Ridge PTO; Marquette Pere Marquette; UNO regents Mackenzie Moore, ESHS Soccer Booster Club; Excel PT Physical Therapy; Rockhurst Dowling, regents, soccer; Skyline PTO James Morgan, UNK football Colton Morris, ESHS Football Booster; Iowa State competitive excellence; UNL Canfield Alex Nachreiner, UNL regents Samuel Nelson, UNL Canfield Taylor Newgard, Elite Cheer; Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower; UNL Arts & Science McKenzie Newton, UNL Canfield Andrew Page, Creighton academic; Wesleyan Black and Gold
Jace Patras, Baylor Provost’s Gold; Arizona excellence; Kansas dean’s, distinction, mechanical engineering; South Carolina Woodrow, Woodrow tuition reduction McKayla Peterson, Nebraska Methodist achievement, Horizon Payton Pilkington, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower Jacob Polodna, UNO regents Sarah Ponec, Midland visit grant, performing arts Reegyn Powers, Elkhorn Volunteer Rescue; South Dakota State Jackrabbit Achievement, Yellow & Blue Amanda Pyle, Arizona State provost’s; Kansas Distinction; Missouri Heritage Hannah Rawson, Pacific academic, Provost’s Margaret Routh, Baylor Dean’s Gold William Ruffalo, Arizona Excellence Stephen Scaglione, Oral Roberts dean’s, Whole Person Drake Schaphorst, Iowa State competitive excellence, Generations Hannah Schilmoeller, Drake presidential; Kansas achievement Abigail Schmadeke, Johnson & Wales Campus Award; Kansas Midwest Student Exchange; UNO Be a Mav Eleanor Schmidt, American Red Cross; UNL Arts & Science, Legends, honors textbook, David Margaret Schmidt, Dr. Harriet Bluford Memorial; Elkhorn Girls Softball Association; UNL David, honors textbook; Western Douglas County Rotary Riley Scott, South Dakota State Jackrabbit Achievement Megan Slattery, Iowa State competitive excellence Emma Slominski, St. Louis university, merit; Kansas distinction; Creighton founders Sienna Smith, Metro Community College Board of Governors; UNO Be a Mav William Srinivasan, Wesleyan achievement, presidents; UNL achievement Hannah Stanek, Texas Christian dean’s; Missouri diversity non-resident tuition; Kansas Jayhawk Generation, dean’s, Department of Chemical & Petroleum, diversity Brett Stinson, ESHS Football Futures; Washburn academic, football Megan Swanson, Northwest Missouri State Bearcat, Tower Emily Tewes, UNL Canfield, Legends Nicholas Troia, UNO regents Taylor Trout, UNL Opportunity Grant Hannah Trull, UNL David, Kinman Oldfield, Legends Alaina Twiford, Wesleyan Achievement, Legacy, Vaughn Roy Van, Elkhorn Ridge Booster Club; ESHS Football Booster; Secondhand Support Inc.; Minnesota National Excellence; UNL regents Benjamin Vaske, UNL Canfield, College of Business Administration Brook Verbik, UNL Canfield, honors textbook, Legends Eric Wasson, Concordia academic, music; Midland performing arts; Northwestern College McGilvra, music performance, Peale Scholar, Red 101 Grant; UNO regents; Sioux Falls trustees Jacqueline Wax, Kansas dean’s, Jayhawk Generations; Missouri Mark Twain Moira Williams, Baylor president’s Gold; Iowa State recognition, Cardinal Leadership Scholar Award, dean’s; Legacy Eyecare; Texas Christian faculty; Iowa National Scholars, Old Gold; Minnesota National Excellence; UNK Cooperating School, honors program Tyler Winterstein, Wesleyan achievement, Black and Gold, Legacy Mason Wright, Barbara McLaughlin Memorial; Creighton Magis; ESHS Wrestling Booster; Hastings provost; Kids Campus Former Student; Marquette Pere Marquette; Morningside trustee; Oklahoma State Nonresident Achievement, OSRHE; Minnesota National Excellence; UNL David Hawksworth, Raikes, regents, honors textbook; UNO engineering, honors program, regents; World-Herald Outstanding Student Ashley Xiques, Creighton founders; Kansas Excellence; UNL Canfield, Chancellor’s, honors textbook; West Dodge Station Elementary PTO Jacquelynn Ziola, St. Leo alumni, merit
Fort Calhoun Abigail Hillmer Outstanding Student Class rank: 8th out of 56 College plans: Northwest Missouri State;
dietetics Parents: Greg and Carri Hillmer About: Abby is a leader in a number of extracurricular activities here at FCHS. She can always be counted on to get the job done and done right. She is a very positive person to be around and leads others by example.
Mikayla Schmitt Key Staffer Journalistic role: Yearbook editor, photographer, writer and designer College plans: Iowa Western;
dental hygienist Parents: Rick and Kerry Schmitt About: Mikayla is hard-working, dependable, responsible and a great leader for our yearbook staff.
Scholarships offered at Fort Calhoun: Olivia Bruening, South Dakota Coyote Commitment Distinction; Iowa State Academic Recognition, Return to Iowa generations Destinie Bradberry-Tripp, Pam and Daniel Daly Youth Engaged Mackenzie Carlson, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Christine Cate, Iowa State Academic Recognition, Return to Iowa generations Sarah Determan, St. Louis presidential finalist; NAA Auxiliary Program NAA Auxiliary; Minnesota-Twin Cities National Excellence; Marquette Pe’re Marguette; UNL regents, David, Arts & Sciences; Runza Student of the Week; South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Tech Challenge; Texas A&M Lechner, Opportunity, non-resident competitive Michelle DeWitt, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Allison Dippel, Northwest Missouri State Green and White Advantage, merit; Doane Van Hoy Jasmin Folkers, Two Rivers Bank Two Rivers Bank Business; UNL James Canfield; Olivet Nazarene ONU academic, ONU Friends of Olivet Samantha Garcia, Metro Community College Board of Governors; Salvation Army Western Divisional Headquarters D.J.’s Hero; American Red Cross Blood Services Young Minds Change Lives Peyton Griesert, Briar Cliff freshman academic, baseball Emilie Halford, Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors; American Red Cross Blood Services Young Minds Change Lives Abigail Hillmer, South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement; Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat; World-Herald Outstanding Student; Pam and Daniel Daly Youth Engaged; Washington County FOP Lodge #36 Guy Pensyl & Carolyn Wais Memorial Law Enforcement Rachel Kobza, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Brayden Lake, Pittsburg State academic, KS Peggy and Jim Snyder; Briar Cliff BC academic Frederick Lehman, Midland Lutheran football, MU Campus Visit Grant Brielle McCuen, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Carsen Nelson, Central Community College-Columbus, NE softball Nick Odorisio, Wayne State honors program Kyle Owen, UNL regents, honors textbook, David West Hawksworth Fund; UNO regents Tyler Pace, Bethel Royal Merit, Bethel Merit Grant; Crown president’s; Cedarville Dean’s Scholar; Northwestern Faculty; Grace GPA award, music, family member grant; Wheaton Merit Grant Jacob Polesky, Two Rivers Bank Two Rivers Bank Business; UNL Canfield
Madison Queen, Metro Community College First Time Freshmen Incentive Grant Heather Remm, Metro Community College Board of Governors Sarah Rife, Metro Community College Board of Governors; Iowa Western Community College Culinary Arts Foundation Tyler Ryan, Midland Lutheran Football, MU Campus Visit Grant, Nebraska Opportunity Grant Andrea Seefus, Washington County FOP Lodge #36 Guy Pensyl & Carolyn Wais Memorial Law Enforcement Taylor Sutherland, South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement; Memorial Community Hospital Auxiliary MCH Auxiliary Health Related Field Alex Tietz, UNL David; Northern Arizona excellence; Augustana trustees, track and field Kyle Warthen, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; South Dakota Coyote Commitment Achievement, 1/2 Housing
Fremont Samuel Hartmann Outstanding Student Class rank: 1st out of 297 College plans: Tufts, Virginia or Harvard; computer
engineering Parents: David and Barbara Hartmann About: Samuel is a very well-rounded student who excels in everything he does. He has taken difficult classes and maintained a perfect grade point average. Samuel has a great attitude and is a positive role model. He is a true asset to Fremont High School.
Molly Schiermeyer Key Staffer Journalistic role: Photo editor for newspaper and yearbook College plans: South Dakota; photography and journalism Parents: Brenda and Brad Schiermeyer About: Molly is one of the most committed, dedicated and talented journalists that I’ve worked with. She is constantly working at becoming a better photojournalist. Molly won first place in the Best News/Feature Photograph category at the UNO High School Journalism Contest in 2014, and she won the all-class sixth-place medal in Sports/Action Photography at the Nebraska State Journalism Championships as a junior in 2014. Scholarships offered at Fremont: Allie Beran, Fremont High Letter Club; Creighton academic, Father Joseph Labaj Demitri Blackburn, Midland athletic, performing arts; Fremont High cheer Caitlyn Bowers, Midland athletic Madeline Brown, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat; UNL dean’s merit; UNK chancellor’s; Creighton founders McKenzie Brown, Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat; UNL Canfield, dean’s merit; UNK chancellor’s Molly Brown, Manhattan Christian College Leadership, president’s; UNK College of Education dean’s Jake Burnside, First United Methodist Church Maison Carlson, Metro Community College Board of Governors Corby Cerny, Midland athletic; Morningside athletic, Ambassador Brandon Cox, Midland Board of Directors Gage Clark, Tanner Schatz Memorial; Fremont Area Community Foundation Daniel Family, Cecil Anderson Vocational Fremont Kiwanis Club Megan Clausen, Wesleyan Archway, achievement; Fremont High cheer Kaitlyn Collier, UNL dean’s merit Kristen Cottier, UNL Canfield; Fremont High Band Boosters; Hastings ambassador Jennifer Davis, Fremont Health Auxiliary Health Care; UNL David, dean’s merit; Fremont Area Community Foundation Rhea Family; UNK regents; UNO chancellor’s; Horatio Alger Association Paige Denny, Hastings athletic, Pro Rege; Fremont High cheer Hayli Dorfmeyer, Iowa Central Community College athletic Seattle Downey, Wesleyan Board of Governors, Talent, Huge Recognition; Northwest Missouri State distinguished, Bearcat Jordan Dredge, First United Methodist Church; Fremont Area Community Foundation H.M. Micky Krupinsky Golf Nathan Eckhart, Central Community College ACT Advantage/Compass, Peter Kiewit Foundation Amy Ellis, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Juan Escobar, Metro Community College Board of Governors Jacklyn Friedrich, Wesleyan president’s, achievement; UNL Canfield; Fremont Area Community Foundation Sherlock Nursing Memorial; Midland performing arts Allison Gamache, Fremont PTA/PTSA Council Children’s Advocate Mariah Gay, UNL dean’s merit Gessica Gdowski, UNO athletic, Be A Mav Rachel Gibbs, Fremont High Letter Club Morgan Giesick, Metro Community College Board of Governors Joseph Giesselmann, Fremont Construction Employers Association; Fremont Order of Eastern Star; Wayne State athletic Katelyn Glowacki, UNL David Taylor Grandstaff, Wesleyan Board of Governors, Bennett Music, achievement; Doane visit grant, presidential, vocal music, instrumental, Legacy Award Matthew Grimm, Fremont Area Community Foundation Jack R. Bryant Memorial; NSIAAA District 2, State Male Shiloh Halladay, Wesleyan Black and Gold Ty Hansen, Fremont Education Association; Wesleyan Archway, achievement; Fremont Area Association of Retired School Personnel; Midland athletic; Fremont Area Community Foundation Al and Patti Bahe Memorial, Myra Rogier Lesiak; South Dakota Coyote Commitment, athletic Jasmine Hanson, Fremont High Multicultural Club; UNL regents, honors textbook Fremont Area Community Foundation Dodge County Humane Society Sydney Harbaugh, UNK regents; UNL Canfield; UNO deans Samuel Hartmann, UNL regents, College of Engineering; Fremont High Band Boosters; World-Herald Outstanding Student Kole Hendrickson, Nebraska Airboat Association; Northeast Community College Nebraska Open Sarah Hokamp, Presbyterian Church Henry Furst; UNL Glen Korff School of Music; Hastings McClelland Music, ambassador; Fremont High Band Boosters Hunter Horrocks, UNL David; Fremont Area Community Foundation Tyler Walling Memorial; Wesleyan Board of Governors; Doane presidential, athletic; Creighton founders Samuel Hoshor, Wesleyan president’s; UNL Canfield; UNK regents; Wayne State trustees Nathan Houser, Midland athletic Chase Husen, Northwest Missouri State Tower, Bearcat Clifton Huss, UNL Canfield; Fremont Area Community Foundation Jamie Charleston Memorial Tennis; UNO deans Sedona Kadavy, UNL dean’s merit; Metro Community College Board of Governors Zachary Karr, Midland athletic Nicolle Kimes, UNL regents John Knosp, Fremont Marine Corp League; Fremont Band Boosters; Nebraska American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year; UNO regents Hannah Korman, Fremont Area Community Foundation LaVern F. Lueschen Amy Law, UNL Canfield; Metro Community College Board of Governors Ashley Leedom, Fremont Area Community Foundation Fremont High School Alumni Student Aid; UNO regents Sarah Leeper, P.E.O. Sisterhood STAR; Fremont Area Community Foundation Fremont
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