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Bailey Ahlers, Ryan Rifer, Alec Schindler and Ruger Switzer will represent Summerland at the 2024 Class C Nebraska School Activities Association Track and Field Championships, this weekend, at Omaha Burke Stadium. Rifer and Switzer will compete Friday, May 17, at 9:30 a.m., in high jump. Medal presentations for that session's field events will take place at 1:15 p.m. On Saturday, Ahlers will vie for a high jump medal. Competition begins at 9:30 a.m. Medal presentations for the Saturday field...
The Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska State College System have announced the 15,970 recipients of the 2023-2024 Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award. The award recognizes students in grades 9-12 who participate in at least three NSAA-sanctioned activities during the academic year. Each high school student who participates in at least three NSAA activities will be recognized and awarded a certificate of achievement by the NSAA and the Nebraska State Colleges. Activity participation will be tracked using...
Summerland's junior class hosted the junior-senior prom, Saturday, April 6, at the school. Following photos in an enchanted forest, students participated in the Grand March....
PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OF EWING BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Ewing Village Board of Trustees convened in regular session on Nov. 13, 2023, at 7 p.m., at the city hall. Notice of the meeting was published Nov. 8, 2023, in the “Summerland Advocate-Messenger.” An agenda was kept current and on file at the village clerk’s office. Chairman, James Ramold, called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. Notice was given to the posted location of the open meetings law. Board members present were James Ramold, Dustin Jorgensen, Kane Fry and Katie Cunningham. Absent was D...
Summerland's track teams packed a one-two punch, May 4, at the Randolph Invite. The boys' team finished first,scoring 192 points in the five-team field. The Lady Cats finished second to Ponca, who won with 203 points. Summerland scored 140. Coach Shannon Schumacher said the girls' team had several highlights. "Hadley Cheatum led the team on her last meet before districts, with three golds in three events. Bailey Ahlers and Raina Krebs also got first in their events. Lydia Robertson, Caydence...
The year 2023 marks a milestone at Northeast Community College. On Fri., May 12, the college will hold its 50th commencement ceremony to celebrate the success of its graduates. Three commencement ceremonies will be held in the Cox Activities Center on the Norfolk campus at 9 a.m., 12 p.m., and 3 p.m. At 9 a.m., nursing graduates will receive their nurse pins and participate in commencement. The ceremony at 12 p.m., will award credentials to graduates in applied technology and health and public...
The Bobcat boys' track team scored 163 points en route to winning the team title at its April 25 home meet. North Central finished second, with 95 points and Boyd County finished third with 91. Trevor Thomson struck gold in the 100m dash, running 11.15. Kendrick Schroeder finished fifth, with a 11.80 time. Shayne Jenkins placed 12th, with a 12.50 race. Alec Schindler and Michael Koenig finished second and third, respectively, in the 110m hurdles. Schindler ran 16.90, with Koenig crossing in 17.1...
Coach Shannon Schumacher's boys' and girls' track and field teams had a "fantastic showing" at Saturday's Niobrara Valley Conference meet in Atkinson. Both teams finished third in their divisions. West Holt won the girls' division, scoring 191 points. St. Mary's totaled 91 for second place. The Bobcats and Elkhorn Valley tied for third, scoring 76. In the boys' division, West Holt scored 192 points to take the team title. EV took the runner-up trophy after scoring 141.5 points. The Bobcats...
The Bobcat track teams added two trophies to the awards case, April 17, after both earned runner-up titles at the Hartington Invite. In the girls' division, the Lady Cats scored 82.5 points, 19 points behind champion Stanton. Bobcat junior varsity ended 10th, scoring 12.5 points. Summerland scored 88.33 points in the boys' division while Stanton claimed the title with 111 points. Girls' division Hadley Cheatum struck gold in the 200m dash, finishing in 27.37. Aubrey Parker placed ninth, running...
The Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska State College System recently announced the 16,149 recipients of the 2022-2023 Nebraska State Colleges Multi-Activity Student Award. The award recognizes students in grades 9-12 who participate in at least three NSAA-sanctioned activities during the academic year. Each high school student who participates in at least three NSAA activities will be recognized and awarded a certificate of achievement by the NSAA and the Nebraska state colleges. Activity participation will be tracked using...
Two hundred fifty-three students completed degree, diploma or certificate programs in summer and fall 2022 from Northeast Community College. One hundred seventy-nine completed during the fall term while another 74 completed in the summer. The names of the students will be listed in the program in the college's commencement ceremony in May 2023. Students eligible to participate in commencement ceremonies, as of the end of the fall 2022 semester, include Bailey Schindler, Ewing, Associate of Arts...
Confirmation class • Catholic Parishes in Partnership held the liturgy of confirmation, Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30, at St. Bonaventure Church in Raeville. Archbishop George Lucas, served as celebrant, with assistance from Fr. John Norman and Fr. Joseph Sund....
Summerland's girls' track team finished fourth and the boys' team, fifth, at the North Central Track and Field Invite, held April 4, in Bassett. West Holt claimed the girls' title, scoring 112 points. Hadley Cheatum finished with three gold medals. She ran 1:04.23 in the 400m and set the pace in the 800m, finishing in 2:39.97. In the 300m hurdles, she ran 51.04 and picked up the gold medal. Other Bobcat performers and their placings include: Bailey Ahlers: high jump, fourth, 4' 8"; Aislynn...
Summerland Schools released principal's honor roll and honor roll lists for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. Students qualifying for the Clearwater site's principal's honor roll include Emma King, Caydence Schumacher, Lenora Kester, Aislynn Kester, Kelsey SchlechtShaylie Kester, Irelyn Bearinger, Eli Thiele and Dillon Moser. Students qualifying for the Clearwater site's honor roll include Faith King, Kelton Bruhn, Alex Thiele, Calissa Kester, Jacob Behnk, Jesse Thiele, Maryssa...
Midland University is recognizing more than 800 students for their outstanding achievements in being named to the Spring 2020 academic awards’ list. Midland also announced the addition of three new awards for the 2020 spring semester: President’s Achievement Award, Dean’s Achievement Award and Warrior Grit Academic Achievement Award. Dean’s list honorees must have a term grade-point average of 3.50 to 3.99, all course requirements completed and at least 12 credits on the A-F grade scale. Warrior Grit Academic Achievement Award honorees must ha...
Ewing senior Sidney Stallbaum will continue her volleyball career as a member of the Midland University team. In front of family, coaches and friends, Stallbaum signed a letter of intent, Dec. 17, at Ewing Public Schools. Stallbaum was part of two Ewing squads that qualified for the Nebraska State High School Championships in Class D2, in 2017 and 2018, earning the runner-up trophy both years. In 2019, Ewing joined Clearwater and Orchard to form the Summerland Bobcat cooperative, where...