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Monday's Veterans Day program at Summerland School featured patriotic songs and speakers who defined the role of veterans throughout history. Members of Sanders American Legion Post 214 presented the flags. Veterans and American Legion Auxiliary members from Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard were invited to lunch following the program....
Summerland boys' and girls' cross country teams competed in the NSAA D-3 District, Thursday, Oct. 17, at Ainsworth. While none of the Bobcats qualified for the state meet, scheduled for Oct. 25 in Kearney, the Bobcats ran solid races while battling windy conditions and warm temperatures. In the girls' division, Lenora Kester was the first runner to cross the finish line. She finished in 23rd place, with a time of 24:34.14. Carlee Livingston kept race with her teammate. She finished in 25:15.20,...
No medals. Just a lot of experience and personal bests. That describes the Summerland high school cross country teams' results from the first-ever Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference meet, held Oct 10 at the Plainview Country Club. Senior Lenora Kester was seconds away from a medal. She finished 17th, running 24:35.45. Carlee Livingston was two spots behind Kester. She placed 19th, running 25:17.32. Aubrey Parker ended 27th in the field of 34 runners. She cross the line in 27:52.62. West Holt c...
Isabella Kester was the lone Bobcat medalist, Friday, when the junior and senior high teams competed at Evergreen County Club near Battle Creek. Kester picked up the 12th-place medal, running 13:52.32. The junior girls finished sixth in team standings. Taylon Bertschinger placed 39th, running 16:54.33; Ali Sonnefelt, 41st, 17:22.33; Cady Soper, 46th, 21:11.84 and Jaden Robinett, 47th, 21:51.58. In the junior high boys' race, Dylan Gray was the first Bobcat to cross the finish line. He ran the 3,...
Bobcat cross country team members shared the shoe they prefer to wear when they run. Trust us, the run a lot on the daily and throughout the week. I wear Women's ASICS Gel-Venture 9 Trail running shoes. I run 12-15 miles each week. It depends on meets and my extracurriculars, but I try to run a little extra when I can and have no homework to do. Lenora Kester, Senior New Balance and are special shoes made for running. On average, 20 miles a week, but I also run a lot at home on my own. Carlee...
Bobcat junior and senior high cross country teams traveled to Crofton, Thursday, for the Warrior Invite. In the boys division, 86 runners participated. Luke Kester finished 35th, running 21:31.15; Zander Cepel, 50th, 25:33.02; and Jorden Cox, 57th, finishing in 32:05.48. In the girls' division, Lenora Kester set the pace for the Lady Cats. She ended 21st, after completing the course in 24:39.78. Carlee Livingston ran 26:14.70, finishing 32nd, while Aubrey Parker placed 29th. She ran 28;22.24....
Bobcat cross country teams traveled to O'Neill, Friday, Sept. 20.Twelve students competed in the junior/senior high divisions. Zander Cepel finished 47th in the high school boys' race, running 22:54.9. Carlee Livingston set the pace for the high school girls' team, running 25:18.10. She finished 30th. Lenora Kester ended 32nd, running 25:44.10 and Aubrey Parker, 25th, with 26:11.3. Max Shrader ended in 22nd in the junior high boys' race. He ran 11:42.30. Dylan Gray ran 12:34, finishing 35th,...
For several Summerland FFA students, school never is out of session, even during summer months. Through a Supervised Agriculture Experience, FFA members are able to explore career options and learn about workplace life. Summerland FFA Advisor Jacob Goldfuss said, "Essentially, it is some type of job or project that an FFA member should have to help them learn skills and knowledge that they can use in the classroom and in FFA contests." The sky's the limit when it comes to a job or project for an...
Summerland's high school cross country squads traveled to Indian Hills Golf Course, near Beemer, Sept. 5, for the Wisner-Pilger Invite. They faced what many runners consider "Dead Man's Hill," a steep incline leading to the last two-thirds of the 5K race. Times were unavailable at press time. While there were no Bobcat medalists, each individual competitor showed improvement. Competitors included Xander Cepel, Jorden Cox, Luke Kester, Lenora Kester, Aubrey Parker and Carlee L...
The following Summerland students participated in the Holt County Fair, Aug. 5 - 10 in Chambers. Award winners include: Clair Krysl Beef, Breeding Heifers, Shorthorn Breeding Heifers, Heifer Calves - Calved Mar 1 or after of current year, purple, Champion Shorthorn Breeding Heifer Beef, Breeding Heifers, Simmental Breeding Heifers, Yearling Heifers - Calved Mar/Apr of prior year, purple, champion Simmental Breeding Heifer and overall champion breeding heifer Beef, Breeding Heifers, Shorthorn Bre...
The Bobcat junior and senior high cross country teams opened the 2024 season at the Burwell Invite, Aug. 29, at the Calamus Golf Club. Results High school girls: Third in team standings; Lenora Kester, 12th, 19:48.30; Carlee Livingston, 20th, 21:22.20; Aubrey Parker, 21st, 21:48.50; Savannah Gallagher, 30th, 29:34 High school boys: Luke Kester, 16th, 17:05; Zander Cepel, 22nd, 18:01.20; Jorden Cox, 30th, 25:35.40 Junior high girls: Third in team standings; Isabella Kester, 7th, 9:11.10; Taylon...
The Bobcat fall sports teams begin the 2024 campaign Thursday, Aug. 29. At 10 a.m., the junior and senior high cross country teams will compete in the Burwell Invite at Calamus Golf Club. Bobcat volleyball teams travel to Atkinson for a triangular. Junior varsity and varsity teams will compete. At 6 p.m., Summerland will face Elkhorn Valley. West Holt will face off with the Bobcats at 7 p.m. On Friday, Aug. 30, the Bobcat football teams will battle Newman Grove/St. Ed in Newman Grove. Kickoff...
This month, three career and technical education organizations at Summerland Public Schools have attended state conventions, giving students an opportunity to show knowledge gained in the classroom and compete in a variet of events. FFA The Summerland FFA Chapter attended its state convention, in Lincoln, April 3 to 5. Two students received gold medals, including Jenna Funk in cooperative speaking and Braelyn Bergman, discovery speaking. Two groups received silver awards. The Conduct of Chapter...
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....
Sometimes, it's not about the medal but more about mettle and message. Battling a stomach bug, Carlee Livingston pushed through three rough rounds of competition in the persuasive speech division at the Class C2 State Speech Tournament in Kearney last Thursday. Though she placed 16th, her impact transcended any medal. After hearing her speech about the dangers of entering grain bins and the importance of safety equipment for agricultural workers and rural fire and rescue departments, strangers...
Since 2006, the Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recognize students who have been nominated by their schools, based on their individual academic excellence, leadership, and significant contributions made to their NSAA activity. Ten Summerland Public School students were named Winter 2024 Academic All-State recipients, including Carter Bergman and Barrett Stearns, boys' basketball; Adyson Mlnarik and Preslie Robertson, girls' basketball;...
Carlee Livingston will represent the Summerland speech team at the 2024 NSAA Class C2 State Speech Championships, Thursday, March 21, at Kearney High School. Livingston advances after a third-place finish in persuasive speaking at Monday's Class C2-3 district meet in Hartington. Six other speech students qualified for finals. Alanna Doll finished fifth in informative speaking. Brandon Pruden placed fifth in oral interpretation of humorous prose. In oral interpretation of drama, Addisyn...
Carlee Livingston, a Summerland junior, placed third in the state finals of Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest held Saturday at the Sheldon Art Gallery in Lincoln. Six students from across the state vied for first prize: $200, a $500 voucher for their school to purchase poetry books and an all-expense paid trip for two to the national finals in Washington, D.C. Students represented Burwell, Cedar Catholic, Marian, Summerland, Wahoo and the North Platte Public Library. Elizabeth Bouch...
Carlee Livingston, a junior at Summerland Public Schools, is this year's school winner in the Poetry Out Loud national recitation competition. After submitting video recordings of two of her selections, she learned she had qualified to compete in the state competition, which will be held on Saturday, March 9, at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln. Poetry Out Loud got its start in 2005 when a generous donor left their estate to the Poetry Foundation with instructions to make quality poetry...
Summerland speech students have competed in three invites since Feb. 17 and several students have placed in finals. At the Battle Creek Invite, on Feb. 17, Alanna Doll placed fifth in informative speaking in the next-in finals and 11th in overall event standings. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the team traveled to Stuart for the Niobrara Valley Conference meet. Three students received medals. Doll ended fifth in informative speaking. Brandon Pruden placed sixth in humorous prose. In persuasive...
Seven members of the Bobcat speech team competed Saturday at the West Holt Invitational. Summerland’s lone varsity medal winner was Yuliana Olivan who came in second in entertainment speaking. Also competing at the varsity level were oral interpretation of drama team members Brandon Pruden, Owen Jeffords, Olivan and Addisyn Fletcher, who came in one place out of the medal round. Pruden also competed in humorous prose. Carlee Livingston competed in persuasive speaking, while Raina Krebs competed in entertainment speaking. The team was eighth o...
Six members of the Summerland speech team competed at Hartington on Saturday. Award winners in varsity competition in the Honors Division included Carlee Livingston, fourth persuasive speaking and Yuliana Olivan, Addisyn Fletcher, Owen Jefford and Brandon Pruden, fourth, oral interpretation of drama. In the junior varsity division, Fletcher finished fourth in oral interpretation of poetry finals. Jadyn Hobbs received fourth place in informative public speaking. Also competing were Olivan in entertainment speaking; Pruden, oral interpretation...
The Summerland Bobcats hosted their home speech meet on Saturday with seven schools in attendance. West Holt and Stuart took championship and runner-up honors, respectively, with Neligh coming in third and Summerland fourth. Also competing were Stanton, Wheeler Central, and Boyd County. Individual varsity medal winners from Summerland were Yuliana Olivan, second, entertainment speaking; Brandon Pruden, Addisyn Fletcher, Yuliana Olivan and Owen Jeffords, second, oral interpretation of drama; Alanna Doll, fourth, informative; Pruden, fourth,...
District 4 Leadership Development Events were held Dec. 6 at Lutheran High Northeast. Summerland FFA advisor Jacob Goldfuss said the local chapter took took 20 members and they all did very well. "There are 20 schools in our district and each chapter can send two individuals or teams for every contest, so to get top three and make it to state is quite hard," Goldfuss said. In addition to the two teams in the photos, several individuals qualifed or will be an alternate for state. Jenna Funk got...
