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March 12, 2026

Nebraska Educators Rising Recognizes State Leaders and Award Winners

More than 400 aspiring educators, teacher leaders, and guests representing 29 chapters across the state gathered at the Younes South Conference Center from February 23-24 for the 2026 Nebraska Educators Rising State Leadership Conference. Guided by this year’s theme, Beyond the Horizon, the conference offered students a dynamic and immersive experience designed to broaden their understanding of the education profession and inspire their future pathways.

On Monday, February 23, members and teacher leaders gathered for the Opening General Session Luncheon. This signature event featured Chapter and Member Awards, Education & Training Challenge Test recognition, and the Class of 2026 Senior Signing Event, where more than 70 future educators formally committed to careers in education. The session also included an inspiring keynote address from 2026 Nebraska Teacher of the Year, Sarah Hardin, who encouraged students think “beyond the horizon” as they prepare to shape tomorrow’s classrooms. The session was led by the 2025-26 Nebraska Educators Rising State Officer Team: President: Karli Knaub, Scottsbluff; Vice President of Development: Grace Johnson, Ralston; Vice President of Membership: Camila Martinez, Omaha South; Vice President of Public Relations: Khadijah Brooks, Papillion La Vista South.

Following the luncheon, members transitioned into a full afternoon of Youth Breakout Sessions, Competitive Events, and experiential learning opportunities. Breakout sessions offered students a wide range of topics aligned to both foundational teaching skills and emerging trends within education. At the same time, competitive events allowed students to demonstrate knowledge and creativity in categories ranging from children’s literature to ethical dilemma analysis to lesson planning and delivery.

Monday also featured several signature conference components, including the KCLC Service Project, where members engaged with local after‑school programs; the LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl pool play, where teams competed head‑to‑head; and the State Officer Candidate Speeches and Business Session, where delegates heard from candidates seeking leadership roles on the 2026-27 State Officer team.

Tuesday kicked off with announcements & youth networking, giving students a chance to energize and reconnect before a packed day. Competitive Events continued throughout the morning and early afternoon alongside multiple expanded opportunities, including the UNK College of Education Blue & Gold Visit and the Spotlight on Projects showcase – both new additions for 2026. Students also participated in morning and early afternoon Youth Breakout Sessions and engaged with colleges, educator‑prep programs, and community partners during the Opportunity Fair. The LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl Finals took place during lunch, culminating in an exciting conclusion to the competition. The afternoon continued with the UNK Campus Tour and the Career Collective Social, where students connected directly with school district representatives and education leaders from across Nebraska. These conversations helped students explore future employment pathways and gain insight into the landscape of Nebraska’s educator pipeline.

The conference concluded with the Grand Awards Session, recognizing outstanding administrators, teacher leaders, alumni, and student members. The session also honored the 2025-26 State Officer team, introduced the 2026-27 State Officers, and celebrated winners in each competitive event category, including students who qualified for national competition this summer.

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Educators Rising is a student leadership organization that develops the next generation of skilled, community‑minded educators by providing early, hands‑on experiences that prepare students for future classroom success. The organization works to strengthen the educator pipeline by creating clear, supportive pathways that guide young people from high school into college and ultimately into the teaching profession. Through programs that cultivate leadership, advocacy, and a deep commitment to high‑quality education, Educators Rising empowers students to become impactful contributors in their communities. All efforts are grounded in the core values of Community, Leadership, Service, Optimism, and Excellence. Nebraska Educators Rising has more than 550 members in nearly 40 chapters across the state. For more information about Educators Rising, please visit www.edrisingneb.org.

Nebraska Educators Rising is supported through the Nebraska Center for Student Leadership and Expanded Learning at the Nebraska Department of Education.

2026-2027 Nebraska Educators Rising State Officers

Ariel Horn, Omaha Westview

Thuy Nguyen, South Sioux City

Nebraska Educators Rising Administrator of the Year

Dr. Rony Ortega, South Sioux City

Nebraska Educators Teacher Leader of the Year

Anne Schmall, Scottsbluff

Nebraska Educators Outstanding Alumni of the Year

Jacob Gill, South Sioux City Alumni

Nebraska Educators Rising Member of the Year

Harley Franzen, Waverly

Feed Nebraska Award Winner presented to a chapter for addressing food insecurity in their community.

Plainview

2026 Statewide Community Service Project Winner presented to a chapter who conducted activities throughout the year that addressed the annual theme of safety.

South Sioux City

Community Literacy Impact Award Winner presented to a chapter who made the biggest contribution towards enhancing literacy in the community through various projects and activities.

Wakefield

Chapter Awards gives Educators Rising chapters the opportunity to showcase and receive recognition for their exceptional work throughout the year. There are three levels of recognition: Bronze, Silver, Gold.

Gold Chapter Award

  • Plainview

Bronze Chapter Award

  • Omaha Burke
  • Millard Education Academy

Membership Milestone Awards for the top three chapters with the highest percentage membership increase compared to the previous year.

  • Westside
  • Kenesaw
  • Omaha Buena Vista

Blue & White Affiliation Awards recognize chapters who recruit Educators Rising members from their Education & Training classes. There are three levels of recognition for this award:

Blue Chapters which have 76-95% of their chapter membership currently enrolled in an Education & Training course.

  • Lincoln – The Career Academy
  • Millard Education Academy
  • Waverly

Blue & White Chapters which have more than 96% of their chapter membership currently enrolled in an Education & Training course.

  • Millard North Education Academy
  • Plainview

The Teacher Leader RISE Award celebrates teacher leaders who go above and beyond to support the needs of their chapter through Representing Student Leadership, Investing in Professional Growth, Strengthening Chapter Engagement, and Elevating Advocacy. The following local teacher leaders received this award.

  • Ronita Jacobsen, Plainview
  • Shawn Carlson, South Sioux City
  • Anne Schmall, Scottsbluff
  • Cass Didier, Waverly

Spark Award celebrates members who have demonstrated active participation and engagement in Educators Rising during their first year of membership.

  • Kaydence Doremus, Waverly
  • Sarah Kula, Gretna
  • Sarah Doble, Gretna
  • Marlee Scoville, South Sioux City
  • Membership Trailblazer Award recognizes members who have recruited at least three (3) new members to their chapter.
  • Kaydence Doremus, Waverly
  • Sarah Kula, Gretna
  • Sarah Doble, Gretna
  • Marlee Scoville, South Sioux City

Education & Training Achievement Awards recognize students in Education & Training courses who have been active members of Educators Rising for at least two (2) years. There are two levels of recognition for this award:

Rising Concentrators have successfully completed or are currently enrolled in the introductory courses in the Education & Training Program of Study. Students must have also been affiliated Educators Rising members for at least two (2) years.

  • Sheyenne Glasgow, Omaha South
  • Violet Casady, Omaha South
  • Camila Martinez, Omaha South
  • Eve Hodoly, Omaha South
  • Denise Hernandez, Omaha South
  • Mikaylah Garcia, Scottsbluff
  • Emily Nelson, Scottsbluff
  • Alaina Vergil, Scottsbluff
  • Kiya Rodriguez, South Sioux City
  • Amelia King, Waverly

Concentrators have successfully completed or are currently enrolled in both the intermediate and capstone courses in the Education & Training Program of Study. Students must have also been affiliated Educators Rising members for at least two (2) years.

  • Madison Arriola, Lincoln TCA
  • Molly Hansen, Lincoln TCA
  • Aubree Lawrey, Lincoln TCA
  • Payton Jurgensen, Lincoln TCA
  • Nicole Rodriguez, Lincoln TCA
  • Claire Neth, Lincoln TCA
  • Tesa Dykstra, Millard Education Academy
  • Oliva Goodman, Millard Education Academy
  • Katelyn Sanne, Millard Education Academy
  • Ella White, Millard Education Academy
  • Cambria Cruickshank, Millard Education Academy
  • Kaden Curtis, Millard Education Academy
  • Kynzly Farr, Millard Education Academy
  • Bruna Matos, Millard Education Academy
  • Maria Olivia Gonzalez, Millard Education Academy
  • Cooper Schuchardt, Millard Education Academy
  • Coben Wirth, Millard Education Academy
  • Alyssa Moses, Millard Education Academy
  • Gabriella Berry, Millard North Education Academy
  • Avery Cantrell, Millard North Education Academy
  • Janika Dwight, Millard North Education Academy
  • Laily Eldridge, Millard North Education Academy
  • Nicholas Hart, Millard North Education Academy
  • Emma Hike, Millard North Education Academy
  • Izzy Mesner-Olsen, Millard North Education Academy
  • Lauren Priest, Millard North Education Academy
  • Oliva Rexius, Millard North Education Academy
  • Sterling Russell, Millard North Education Academy
  • Emily Schmidt, Millard North Education Academy
  • Olivia Weaver, Millard North Education Academy
  • Gwendolynn Wilkinson, Millard North Education Academy
  • Denise Acevedo Jara, Omaha South
  • Sheridan Ferguson, Scottsbluff
  • Claire Thomalla, Scottsbluff
  • Karli Knaub, Scottsbluff
  • Sydney Schanaman, Scottsbluff
  • Kodee Meyer, Scottsbluff
  • Grace Draper, Waverly
  • Harley Franzen, Waverly

Class Of 2026 Senior Signing Event Participants

Art

  • Maria Figueroa Garcia, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Emily Schmidt, Millard North
  • Andres Rosas, South Sioux City

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

  • Grace Johnson, Ralston
  • Hien Le, South Sioux City
  • Leandro Magana, South Sioux City
  • Nathan Robles, South Sioux City
  • Esther Vanoverbeke, Waverly
  • Miley Klein, South Sioux City
  • Emma Hike, Gretna High School

Early Childhood Education

  • Alexi Nesbitt, Bayard
  • Mollie Greenfield, Gretna High School
  • Gabriella Shuda, Millard North
  • Kodee Meyer, Scottsbluff
  • Sydney Schanaman, Scottsbluff

Elementary Education

  • Kobie Kosek, Centennial
  • Alex Anderson, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Ryder Anderson-Ray, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Angeline Berganza, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Natalia Garcia Garcia, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Peri Guenther, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Sarah Doble, Gretna High School
  • Sarah Kula, Gretna High School
  • Lillian Smith, Harvard
  • Karsyn Vasko, Kearney High School
  • Avery Cantrell, Millard North
  • Janika Dwight, Millard North
  • Izabella Mesner-Olson, Millard North
  • Olivia Rexius, Millard North
  • Balele Kanunde, Omaha Burke
  • Aniza Ali, Omaha Westview
  • Hser Ku, Omaha Westview
  • Olivia Pearson, Omaha Westview
  • Olivia Simms, Omaha Westview
  • Chloe Wilkins, Omaha Westview
  • Sheridan Ferguson, Scottsbluff
  • Karli Knaub, Scottsbluff
  • Grace Draper, Waverly
  • Harley Franzen, Waverly
  • Amelia King, Waverly

English/Language Arts

  • Alfredo Velazquez, Wakefield
  • Savannah Chalen, Westside

Music

  • Lizbeth Gonzalez-Gonzalez, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Laily Eldridge, Millard North
  • Sterling Russell, Millard North
  • Ashlee Cavender, Ralston

PE & Health

  • Genevieve Hodoly, Omaha South
  • Caleb Wees, Westside


Science

  • Ava Johnson, Omaha Burke
  • Yumi Taw, Omaha Burke
  • Luke Mcginty, South Sioux City
  • Anna Brandt, Kearney High School
  • Claire Thomalla, Scottsbluff
  • Rebecca Woodward, South Sioux City

Social Studies

  • Mu Lway Moo, Omaha Burke
  • Jonathan Mcmillan-Peters, Bayard
  • Nicholas Hart, Millard North
  • Lauren Priest, Millard North
  • Brenna Hopkins, Omaha Westview

Support Services

  • Olivia Weaver, Millard North
  • Andrea Robles, South Sioux City
  • Kiya Rodriguez, South Sioux City
  • Maite Villarreal, South Sioux City

Special Education

  • Isis Pascual, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  • Amelia Robledo, Gretna High School
  • Spade Wilkinson, Millard North
  • Arthur Southward, Omaha South
  • Hailey Carr, Waverly
  • Kaydence Doremus, Waverly
  • Ve’Anna Dotson, Waverly
  • Lea Jensen, Waverly
  • Yasmin Lotoro, Westside

Theatre Arts

  • Olivia Stoll, Ralston

World Language

  • Camila Martinez Gutierrez, Omaha South

LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl Teams took an online qualifying quiz, were seeded and then played head-to-head (quiz bowl style) in a single-elimination bracket.

  • Waverly, First Place
  • South Sioux City, Second Place

Education & Training Challenge Tests were offered at the Junior (grades 9-10) and Senior (grades 11-12) levels. Students completed the tests virtually prior to the State Leadership Conference.

Child Development Junior

  • First Place: Taylor Muhr, Scottsbluff
  • Second Place: Kaymbree Delgado, Scottsbluff

Child Development Senior

  • First Place: Hannah Roux, Millard North Education Academy
  • Second Place: Landon Hergert, Plainview
  • Third Place: Alaina Hutchinson, Millard North Education Academy

Education & Training I Senior

  • First Place: Emily Nelson, Scottsbluff
  • Second Place: Harley Franzen, Waverly
  • Third Place: Landon Hergert, Plainview

Education & Training II Senior

  • First Place: Harley Franzen, Waverly
  • Second Place: Grace Draper, Waverly

Education & Training Terminology Senior

  • First Place: Ella Powell, Scottsbluff

Educators Rising Knowledge Junior

  • First Place: Marlee Scoville, South Sioux City

Educators Rising Knowledge Senior

  • First Place: Karli Knaub, Scottsbluff
  • Second Place: Mikaylah Garcia, Scottsbluff
  • Third Place: Ella Powell, Scottsbluff

Lifespan Development Senior

  • First Place: Landon Hergert, Plainview
  • Second Place: Emily Nelson, Scottsbluff
  • Third Place: Karli Knaub, Scottsbluff

Competitive Event National Qualifiers are listed on the following pages. Nearly 350 students participated in Competitive Events at the State Leadership Conference. Students who placed in the Top Ten or received a Blue ribbon at the state level qualified to compete at the national competition in Portland, Oregon this June. Competitive Events have two levels of participation:

  • JV – grades 9-10
  • Varsity – grades 11-12

Interactive Bulletin Board Contest – Elementary (JV)

  • Blue Ribbon: Brinley Cliff, Wakefield
  • Blue Ribbon: Ryleah Smith, Centennial

Interactive Bulletin Board Contest – Elementary (Varsity)

  • Blue Ribbon: Emma Jiskra, Waverly
  • Blue Ribbon: Sarah Kula, Gretna High School
  • Blue Ribbon: Joo Church, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  • Blue Ribbon: Aubrey Wilde & Johnson Kenzee, Millard Education Academy

Interactive Bulletin Board Contest – Middle/High (Varsity)

  • Blue Ribbon: Savannah Chalen & Hoagland Hadley, Westside
  • Blue Ribbon: Josephine Butzke, Centennial
  • Blue Ribbon: Hannah Roux, Millard North
  • Blue Ribbon: Maelynn Ericson, York

Teacher Created Materials Contest (Varsity)

  • Blue Ribbon: Audrey Broadwell, Seward
  • Blue Ribbon: Sarah Payne, Centennial

Children’s Literature K-3 (JV)

  1. Sarahi Flores & Naomi Hernandez, Omaha South
  2. Bway Kpaw Taw & Neena Trejo, Omaha Burke
  3. Camila Dominguez-Ruiz & Suany Hernandez Ramos, Omaha South

Children’s Literature K-3 (Varsity)

  1. Alena Lococo, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  2. Olivia Simms, Omaha Westview
  3. Payton Jurgensen, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  4. Emily Schmidt, Millard North
  5. Brenda Dominguezgomez, Omaha Bryan
  6. Addison Petzoldt, Centennial
  7. Lea Jensen, Waverly
  8. Angelina Rodriguez, Omaha Bryan
  9. Mayleea Boyd & Lillian Smith, Harvard
  10. Dominic Kennedy, Omaha South

Children’s Literature K-3 Spanish (Varsity)

  1. Leonardo Garcia-Campos & Noeli Monarrez, Omaha South
  2. Abril Solorzano, Wakefield
  3. Vinsel Molina, Wakefield
  4. Natalia Garciagarcia & Maria Figueroa Garcia, Esu 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  5. Alexis Abarca-Miranda & Denise Hernandez, Omaha South

Children’s Literature Pre-K (JV)

  1. Jasa Benjamin & Lana Tran, Omaha Burke
  2. Ashley Barrera Roman & Joey Desantiago, Omaha South
  3. Jayde Mcallister, Bayard
  4. Livia Morgan, Kenesaw
  5. Alivya Ciemnoczolowski & Alyaha Hellner, Kenesaw

Children’s Literature Pre-K (Varsity)

  1. Alexi Nesbitt, Bayard
  2. Sarah Kula, Gretna High School
  1. Marin Olson & Katie Thomas, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  2. Miley Klein & Rebecca Woodward, South Sioux City
  3. Kaydence Doremus & Amelia King, Waverly
  4. Lola Wharton-Hunt, Millard North
  5. Arthur Southward & Endy Barrera, Omaha South
  6. Kodee Meyer & Shara Schluterbusch, Scottsbluff
  7. Armando Jacinto-Lopez, Omaha Bryan
  8. Olivia Pearson, Omaha Westview

Children’s Literature Pre-K Spanish (JV)

  1. Gabriela Hernandez Corro & Brittany Ozuna-Flores, Omaha Bryan

Children’s Literature Pre-K Spanish (Varsity)

  1. Camila Martinez Gutierrez & Denise Acevedo Jara, Omaha South
  2. Yamilet Gomez, Wakefield
  3. Jade Huffman & Yenedith Cubilla Armenta, Omaha South
  4. Jennifer Cornejobotello, Wakefield
  5. Ashley Adame-Acosta & Jasmine Gonzalez Rodriguez, York
  6. Maria Degante Ortega & Wendy Flores Degante, Omaha Bryan

Creative Lecture (JV)

  1. Kristalyn Sievers, Wakefield

Creative Lecture (Varsity)

  1. Haven Dalke, Millard Education Academy
  2. Reagan Eigsti, Millard North
  3. Sam Larson, Millard Education Academy
  4. Olivia Aarhus, Omaha Westview
  5. Daniela Monzalvo Tolentino, Grand Island Senior High

Educators Rising Moment (JV)

  1. Kennedy Geiger, Omaha Westview
  2. Joey Desantiago, Omaha South
  3. Thuy Nguyen, South Sioux City

Educators Rising Moment (Varsity)

  1. Aaliyah Torres, South Sioux City
  2. Avery Cantrell, Millard North
  3. Peyten Pruitt, Millard Education Academy
  4. Chara Unrau, Millard Education Academy
  5. Maya Jangulo, Omaha North
  6. Tabrina Detienne, Millard North
  7. Joelle Thompson, Omaha Westview
  8. Delilah Escobedo, Papillion La Vista
  9. Natalee Nelson, Wakefield
  10. Brandon Diego-Padilla, Omaha Bryan

Educators Rising Moment Spanish (JV)

  1. Brittany Ozuna-Flores, Omaha Bryan
  2. Gabriela Hernandez Corro, Omaha Bryan

Educators Rising Moment Spanish (Varsity)

  1. Atziry Martinez Cisneros, Scottsbluff
  2. Andrea Chacon Herrera, Omaha South
  1. Wendy Flores Degante, Omaha Bryan
  2. Maria Degante Ortega, Omaha Bryan

Ethical Dilemma (JV)

  1. Sarahi Flores, Naomi Hernandez, Camila Dominguez-Ruiz, & Suany Hernandez Ramos, Omaha South
  2. Ofelia Cruz & Melissa Mejia Perez, Omaha Bryan

Ethical Dilemma (Varsity)

  1. Nicholas Hart & Emma Hike, Millard North
  2. Marianne Hartford & Theodore Merithew, Omaha North
  3. Gavin Guthrie & Lando Puglisi, Ralston
  4. Breann Galvan & Natalya Simpson, Millard North
  5. Maite Villarreal, Brennan Ironshell, & Andrea Robles, South Sioux City
  6. Harley Franzen & Brooklyn Gillett, Waverly
  7. Izabbella Clark, Natalie Mullin, Alexis Onstott, & Jayson Thode, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  8. Lesly Martinez & Marlen Colmenares, Ralston
  9. Brandon Diego-Padilla, David Garcia Diaz, & Saul Munoz Macias, Omaha Bryan

Exploring Education Administration Careers (JV)

  1. Luke Petersen, Omaha Westview
  2. Alyaha Hellner, Kenesaw
  3. Emmanuel Montoya, Omaha Bryan
  4. Addalyn Kirstine, Kenesaw
  5. Peyton Schutt, South Sioux City

Exploring Education Administration Careers (Varsity)

  1. Kaden Curtis, Millard Education Academy
  2. Sarah Doble, Gretna High School
  3. Lesly Martinez, Ralston

Exploring Non-Core Subject Teaching Careers (JV)

  1. Ingrid Perez-Perez, Omaha Westview
  2. Monserrat Arellano, Westside
  3. Abby Webb, South Sioux City

Exploring Non-Core Subject Teaching Careers (Varsity)

  1. Ella Domina, Millard North
  2. Macaiah Dodd, Westside
  3. Esther Vanoverbeke, Waverly
  4. Landon Hergert, Plainview
  5. Gavin Guthrie, Ralston
  6. Coben Wirth, Millard Education Academy
  7. Grace Johnson, Ralston
  8. Evelyn Samson, Omaha Central
  9. Shayli Houck, Millard North

Exploring Support Services Careers (JV)

  1. Alayni Nesbitt, Bayard

Exploring Support Services Careers (Varsity)

  1. Cambria Cruickshank, Millard Education Academy
  2. Olivia Weaver, Millard North
  3. Alyssa Blocher, Millard North
  4. Jacie Thompson, Omaha Westview

Inside Our Schools (Varsity)

  1. Samantha Draper, Maggie Novak, & Samantha Ritterbush, Papillion La Vista
  2. Claire Neth, Aubree Lawrey, & Molly Hansen, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  3. Savannah Chalen & Yasmin Lotoro, Westside
  4. Jacie Thompson & Joelle Thompson, Omaha Westview
  5. Janika Dwight & Lauren Priest, Millard North
  6. Grace Draper & Kylee Doremus, Waverly
  7. Avery Albers & Annah Perdue, York

Inside Our Schools Spanish (Varsity)

  1. Jennifer Cornejo Botello & Vinsel Molina, Wakefield

Job Interview (JV)

  1. Corey Payne, Centennial
  2. Marlee Scoville, South Sioux City
  3. Abigaile Walgren, Centennial
  4. Emmanuel Montoya, Omaha Bryan

Job Interview (Varsity)

  1. Esther VanOverbeke, Waverly
  2. Mikaylah Garcia, Scottsbluff
  3. Chloe Wilkins, Omaha Westview
  4. Peri Guenther, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  5. Yaritzel Ramirez Puc, Omaha South
  6. Jenna Smith, Omaha Westview
  7. Brooklynn Peshek, Kenesaw
  8. Briana Arrieta, Grand Island Senior High
  9. Ryder Anderson-Ray, ESU 2 – Pathways 2 Tomorrow
  10. Abigail Manley, Lincoln – The Career Academy

Lesson Planning & Delivery – Arts (Varsity)

  1. Gabriella Shuda, Millard North
  2. Cooper Schuchardt, Millard Education Academy
  3. Alaina Bowden, Millard North

Lesson Planning & Delivery – CTE (Varsity)

  1. Sarah Doble, Gretna High School
  2. Arika Moody, Lincoln – The Career Academy

Lesson Planning & Delivery – Humanities (Varsity)

  1. Ashlee Cavender, Ralston
  2. Alfredo Velazquez, Wakefield

Lesson Planning & Delivery – STEM (Varsity)

  1. Ava Johnson, Omaha Burke
  2. Eli Haake, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  3. Izabella Mesner-Olson, Millard North

Outstanding Chapter Award (Varsity)

  1. Violet Casady, Genevieve Hodoly, Vivian Hodoly, & Camden Jones, Omaha South

Public Service Announcement: Teacher Recruitment (Varsity)

  1. Leandro Magana, Luke McGinty, & Nathan Robles, South Sioux City
  2. JoJo Church, Marin Olson, & Katie Thomas, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  3. Macaiah Dodd & Micah Aranda, Westside
  4. Mayte Flores Garcia & Gracyn Keagle, Wakefield
  5. Tesa Dykstra & Olivia Goodman, Millard Education Academy
  1. Harley Franzen, Hailey Carr, & Emma Jiskra, Waverly

Public Speaking (JV)

  1. Maggie Wordekemper, Westside
  2. Jaycus Anderson, Kenesaw

Public Speaking (Varsity)

  1. Miranda Wright, Kearney High School
  2. Mckinley Matthews, Millard Education Academy
  3. Saul Munoz Macias, Omaha Bryan

Researching Learning Challenges (JV)

  1. Tiana Dickes, Monserrat Perez-Jones, & Marlee Scoville, South Sioux City

Researching Learning Challenges (Varsity)

  1. Thuy Nguyen, Kiya Rodriguez, Aaliyah Torres, & Mario Torres, South Sioux City
  2. Payton Jurgensen & Nicole Rodriguez, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  3. Kynzly Farr & Katelyn Sanne, Millard Education Academy
  4. Layla Johnson & Abigail Manley, Lincoln – The Career Academy
  5. Marieleez Morales & Samantha Stamper, Papillion La Vista South
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Public Information Officer, Nebraska Department of Education
402-471-4537
david.jespersen@nebraska.gov
@NDE_News
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