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Scholarship Recipients CHRISTIAN BEHNK UNL Husker Power Scholarship UNL O & G Kammerer Scholarship Paul D. Cooper Scholarship KELTON BRUHN Northeast Community College Livestock Judging Scholarship ALANNA DOLL Creighton University Award Scholarship Menard Family Business Scholarship Father John Labaj Scholarship The John Greer Memorial Scholarship Timothy J. Thramer Memorial Scholarship AISLYNN KESTER NECC Scholastic Contest Waiver Clearwater Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Scott L. Reynolds...
Summerland Public School will bid farewell to its graduating class, Saturday, May 4. Commencement exercises will begin at 3 p.m., at the school, located at 51293 857th Road, Ewing. Summerland band, under the direction of Emily Heithoff, will play the processional. Superintendent Kyle Finke will present the welcome and the senior welcome will be presented. Principal Zach Rosenboom will announce senior scholarships, followed by the valedictorian's and salutatorian's addresses. Honor graduates...
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....
That's where a 12-foot windmill, designed by Summerland art student Caydence Schumacher and constructed by advanced welding students Garrett Napier and Mike Umphress, finished in voting at the Norfolk Home and Garden Show. Summerland industrial technology instructor Michael Odell announced how the project fared on Monday. The competition honors the legacy of Ken Iverson, former president of Nucor Steel. The windmill will be displayed at Johnson Park in Norfolk for a year. Odell said the IT...
One of the most iconic symbols of Nebraska and its history still dots the state's landscape, blades circling in the air, pumping clean clear water from the ground. Three Summerland students believe a windmill designed and constructed at the school will pay homage to Nebraska's roots - and be a visitor favorite - at this week's Norfolk Home and Garden Show at the Chuck M. Pohlman Agriculture Complex in Norfolk. The 12-foot windmill, designed by Summerland sophomore Caydence Schumacher, and...
Sam Cheatum scored four touchdowns, in Friday's Class D1 football playoff game against Stanton, but it wasn't enough to defeat the unbeaten Mustangs. Stanton claimed a 60-30 win to advance to the field of eight teams in the 2023 NSAA State Football Championships bracket. Coach TomThramer said he thought the team competed well against Stanton. "We obviously didn't win the game, but we stuck in it until the final whistle which I am proud of our kids for. We aren't quite at the level of Stanton in...
Gavin Whiting recovered a Hi-Line fumble, in overtime, to secure Summerland's 52-46 win over the Bulls, Thursday, in the opening round of Class D1 state football playoffs. Leading up to the moment, the game, played in Eustis, resembled a foot race between Hi-Line's senior quarterback Ryker Evans and Summerland's rushing corps, which ended the game with five players hitting double digits. "Last Thursday, our guys showed great resilience in the second half," said Bobcat coach Tom Thramer. He said...
Alec Schindler finished with 200 all-purpose yards and Connor Thomson racked up another 140 yards, but it wasn't enough for the Bobcats in Friday's 62-34 loss to Plainview. Coach Tom Thramer said he thought his team did a good job of "bringing the fight to Plainview" in the first half. Both teams found the end zone once in the first quarter and the Pirates took a 28-21 lead to the locker room at the half. "We were able to get some big stops and make some big plays on offense and special teams, w...
Homecoming festivities will take center stage next week at Summerland Public Schools. Class attendents and senior royalty candidates were announced Tuesday. Student Council advisor Ashley Harrison said coronation will take place during the pep rally, planned to start at 2:05 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22. Senior queen candidates include Aislynn Kester, Ashley Melcher, Adyson Mlnarik and Preslie Robertson. Vying for the king's crown will be Caige Anson, Garrett Napier, Barrett Stearns and Jesse Thiele....
In a fast-paced, high scoring Friday night contest, the Crofton Warriors relied on 24 points in the final quarter to seal the win against Summerland, 50-36. Crofton took a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, but the Bobcats refused to go quietly into the hot August night, setting up a 28-26 lead going into the fourth quarter. Then, Crofton's Wyatt Tramp went to work, scoring two touchdowns before the Bobcats responded with a pass into the end zone, pulling within six. But Tramp wasn't...
Faith King is no stranger to the award stage at Fonner Park in Grand Island. The Summerland SkillsUSA Chapter president landed there again Saturday, for the fourth time, when she was named winner in job skills demonstration A at the 2023 Nebraska SkillsUSA Convention. King, along with Carlee Livingston and Julie Olivan, struck gold in their respective categories. They will represent Nebraska, June 19 to 23, at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, in Atlanta, Georgia....
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....
Trevor Thomson kicked off the 2022 track and field campaign with two wins in short-distance races, Saturday, at the Wayne State College Invite. Thomson ran 11.25 to claim the 100m gold and sprinted the 200m in 23.4. Other Bobcat participants and placings include: Kendrick Schroeder: third, 100m, 11.95; sixth, 200m, 25.19; Keegan Smith: 10th, 100m, 12.34; third, long jump, 18'11"; Jaykwon Petite: 15th, 100m, 12.5; Anthony Ferris: 17th, 200m, 27.34; 10th, 400m, 1:03.13; Ruger Switzer: 17th, s00m,...
The expansion of an agriculture education program has boosted membership in Summerland's FFA chapter. Advisor Jacob Goldfuss said 46 students, grades seven through 12, participate in the organization which combines classroom learning, field experience and community service. It's the largest group since the Summerland chapter originated last year. Goldfuss' credits his enthusiasm for ag education and FFA to his high school career, at O'Neill Public Schools. "The organization and classes help...
Summerland students enrolled in industrial technology classes participated in the Niobrara Valley Conference technology day, Feb. 9, at Niobrara. Several placed in tests, including: • Jacob Napier: first, welding test; first-place tie, architectural test; fifth, building construction test and first, woodworking test; • Gus Schwager: first-place tie, architecture test; third, building construction test and fourth, woodworking test; • Garrett Napier: second, woodworking test; • Matt Umphres...
The 2021 Class D High School State Powerlifting Championships were held at Harvard High School this past Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27. The Summerland Bobcat lifters competed in the championships and came away with the high school boys, girls and co-ed team championship trophies! Coach Jeff Shabram said, "All Summerland lifters had impressive performances, with everyone setting personal bests. Also, every school record was either tied or broken," he said. Three special trophies were...
Fourteen lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Midland University, in Fremont, Saturday, March 13, for the All-Class Nebraska High School Powerlifting Meet. Coach Jeff Shabram said the meet featured 174 lifters representing 17 teams, "with a lineup of excellent competition from some of the largest high schools in Nebraska." "The Bobcat lifters competed very well and did an excellent job in representing our school and communities." In the end, the Summerland boys' team...
Fourteen lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Peru State College Feb. 13, for the Peru State Powerlifting Championships. Coach Jeff Shabram said the meet was large, with 230 Lifters competing, with "a lineup of very stiff big school competition from around the state." "The Bobcat lifters had a tough day ahead of them, competing, again, as the smallest school but were up for the challenge. We can be very proud of the way our students competed and conducted themselves in repre...
The Bobcats could not find an answer to slow North Central's Dolan Pospichal, who was responsible for five Knight drives, in Friday's 52-14 loss. Summerland scored first on a two-yard run by Trevor Thomson, but from that point on, NC controlled the game. Paxton Smith took the ensuing kick, returning it 65 yards to even the score. The PAT failed. Pospichal found the end zone for the first time when he scampered 50 yards, giving the Knights a 16-8 advantage. Pospichal controlled the second...
The class of 2020 has left the building. With diplomas in hand, the last class to graduate as Ewing Tigers spent Sunday afternoon together, surrounded by family and school personnel, during a 2 p.m. graduation ceremony. Principal Greg Appleby welcomed guests and reported while the class faced adversity during the final quarter of school, its legacy will be the accomplishments the graduates made throughout their high school careers. "These young kids - young adults, actually - are tough, they are...
Ewing Public School's senior class went from studying history to becoming part it. After spending the last quarter of school learning remotely, and living through a global pandemic, the last class to graduate from the Holt County district will receive diplomas, Sunday, July 26, during a 2 p.m. ceremony. Elizabeth Burival, Mackenzie Cunningham, Skylar Eacker, Katie Hawk, Xavier Hobbs, Joe Hoffman, Emma Hollenback, Ashley Koenig, Emily Kurpgeweit, Connor Napier, Gage Nilson, Elizabeth Nordby, Madi...
