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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...
Summerland School's one-act production participated in the Gator Play Production Festival, Nov. 2, in Wisner. Two Summerland actors received the Ellen Philbin Memorial awards. Brandon Pruden was named overall top actor and Julie Olivan, outstanding supporting actor. Seven Summerland students received outstanding performance recognition, including Alanna Doll, Talya Nilson, Olivan, Jadyn Hobbs, Owen Jeffords, Raina Krebs and Pruden....
A 2023 Summerland graduate ended her high school SkillsUSA career with a finish in the top 10 at the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, June 19 - 23. Faith King competed in Job Skills Demonstration A, where a contestant explains an entry-level technical skill used in an occupational area. She demonstrated how to perform the Heimlich maneuver on an infant. "Although nationals did not turn out the way that I would have hoped, I had the time of my life, celebrating my last...
The "Advocate-Messenger" hosted a pep rally and open house for the National SkillsUSA qualifiers, Friday, at The Office. National qualifers - Faith King, Julie Olivan, Sierra Thomson, Cassie Livingston and Jaelyn Shaver - were recognized by SAM Publisher LuAnn Schindler. Following introductions, participants gave a brief overview and/or demonstration of the event in which they will participate. King will compete in Job Skills Demonstration A; Olivan, Prepared Speech; and Thomson, Livingston and...
It's official. Three Summerland SkillsUSA students, who finished second in state competition in the middle school team engineering challenge, will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, to vie for a national award. Cassie Livingston, Jaelyn Shaver and Sierra Thomson will join Faith King and Julie Olivan at the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 19 to 23, in Atlanta. Advisor Michael Odell made the official announcement Friday. The group will travel with other Nebraska SkillsUSA...
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...
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....
Summerland "speechsters" earned four medals at the Creighton Speech Invite, held Friday, Feb. 17. Champs finals medal winners included Faith King, third, informative speaking and poetry interpretation; Olga Mendoza, third, serious prose and Yuliana Olivan, fourth, entertainment speaking. Award winners in the next-in division included Brandon Pruden, fourth, humorous prose; Carlee Livingston, fourth, entertainment speaking and Adrienne Parker, Audrey Parker, Talya Nilson and Olivan, fourth, oral...
Fourteen members of the Summerland speech team competed at the West Holt Invitational on Saturday, coming in seventh of 18 teams. Earning top honors in entertainment speaking was Yulianna (Julie) Olivan, who earned a first-place rating from both judges in preliminary rounds and also from both judges in the final round. She earned 197 of a possible 200 rating points. Other medal winners were as follows: Faith King, fourth, poetry interpretation; Olga Mendoza, fourth, serious prose and sixth,...
Fitting in, finding acceptance and making critical choices - as told by a group of misfits struggling with the consequences of bullying - is the message of Summerland's 2022 play production, "Freak." Monique, played by senior Brynna Umphress, describes a scene she faces each day at 10:43 in "the scariest place on earth," the school hallway. The constant torment wears on her psyche. The character says, "I know I should just suck it up and ignore it. Just pretend ... What did I do? What makes me...
Summerland's play production team competed in two contests last week, bringing home first- and fourth-place awards. On Nov. 15, the team traveled to Neligh to compete in the Niobrara Valley Conference meet, where they ended in fourth. Eight students received honorable mention acting awards, including Faith King, Lenora Kester, Carlee Livingston, Alanna Doll, Julie Olivan, Bryna Umphress, Olga Mendoza and Ashley Melcher. After making adjustments, the team competed in the Eagle Invite, Saturday,...
As a freshman, Olga Mendoza watched several Latinx students receive scholarships from the Gallery of Stars, presented during the annual Latino Youth Summit, held at Central Community College in Columbus. At the time, she thought, "I can't wait until I'm a senior. I want that scholarship." Last Wednesday, as Mendoza and other Summerland students who attended the summit gathered for a photo, the Summerland senior received a surprise. Jane Shanahan, with the Jesusita and Santos Courage and...
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....
Consistency. The word describes preseason play by the Lady Bobcats during Monday's jamboree games, held in Spalding. Summerland defeated the host team, 25-11, in straight sets. Boone Central pushed the Bobcats in the first set and held on for a 26-24 win. Summerland rebounded in the second set to claim a 25-20 victory. Stats versus Riverside: Adyson Mlnarik: 4k, 11sa, 5d Lydia Robertson: 6k, 11sa, 2d Hadley Cheatum, 6k, 1sa, 2bl, 3d Preslie Robertson: 1k, 1sa, 4d Ella Bolling: 1k, 2sa, 3d Talya...
Wow, we at SAM are embarking on our fourth year of publishing a weekly newspaper. Seems like only yesterday when a group of us huddled around our dining room table to put together the inaugural edition of the Advocate-Messenger. The next day, Scott and I stood outside The Office, took a deep breath, waited for the first edition’s arrival and opened the door to a major opportunity. We knew it would be a life-changing experience. Trust me, we haven’t been disappointed. That was an exciting - and...
Faith King, a senior at Summerland Public School, landed in the top seven in the nation last week. King, along with Julie Olivan, represented Nebraska and Summerland at the National Leadership and Skills Conference, in Atlanta, Georgia. King competed in Job Demonstration A, where a contestant explains an entry-level technical skill used in an occupational area. She performed the Heimlich maneuver. "I know how important it is to be able to perform an emergency procedure, if something would...
My mind is all over the place today. I’m trying to wrap up loose ends before a whirlwind, three-day trip to Fargo for the National Federation of Press Women convention and Communicator of Achievement awards banquet. Plenty of notes and reminders cover my desk, a few email snippets from friends with suggestions for the convention and hot spots in North Dakota. Wait! There are hot spots in North Dakota? A former student of mine lives there and suggested the craft beer scene is exceptional and s...
Summerland junior Faith King will head to Atlanta, in June, to represent Summerland and Nebraska SkillsUSA. King was crowned queen of contestants entered in Job Skill Demonstration A, Saturday, in Grand Island, during the state SkillsUSA convention. According to SkillsUSA rules, "the contest requires the demonstration of a performance of an occupational skill within the chosen career pathway, accompanied by a clear explanation of the topic through the use of experiments, displays or practical...
The Bobcat golf team shot 210 in its season opener, finishing second at the Niobrara/Verdigre triangular. The host team finished with 200, claiming first place. Santee's team ended with 249. Individual medalist honors went to Jordan LaPlante, of Santee, carding a 41. Dylan Rotherham led the Bobcats with 49. Other varsity golfers included Michael Koenig, 50; Kellen Mlnarik, 53; Kelton Bruhn, 58 and Matthew Potter, 59. The Bobcat junior varsity squad finished with 248. Team members include Christian Behnk, Dane Miller, Logan Kester, Brandon...
Summerland speech team competed in the District C2-3 competition at Hartington-Newcastle, March 1. Four speakers earned medals and one will advance to the NSAA State Speech Championships in Kearney. Jacob Behnk qualified for the state contest after earning the silver medal in extemporaneous speaking. Also breaking into the final round were Adrienne Parker, fifth, persuasive speaking; Julie Olivan, sixth in entertainment speaking and Faith King, fifth, informative speaking. Behnk will compete...
Due to illness and other commitments, a small number of Summerland speakers traveled to Burwell, Feb. 11 and Wausa, Feb. 12, to compete in their respective invitationals. Varsity medal winners at Burwell included Julie Olivan, fourth, and Jacob Behnk, eighth, in entertainment speaking and Carlee Livingston, sixth, in informative speaking. At Wausa, junior varsity medal winners were Julie Olivan, third, entertainment; Yazlin Zermeno third and Raina Krebs, sixth, in oral interpretation of...
The Bobcat speech team participated in the West Holt Invite, Feb. 5. Five speakers claimed medals in four events. In varsity competition, Faith King finished fifth in poetry interpretation. Adrienne Parker placed sixth in persuasive speaking. Alanna Doll and Julie Olivan earned the seventh-place medal in duet acting. Carlee Livingston earned a medal in the novice division. She placed fifth in informative speaking. Coach Julie Harley said team members did a "great job participating in a very...
Bobcat speech team members have found success early this season, including two public speakers who have made their way to the top of the medalist stand. At the Jan. 15 Practice Makes Perfekt meet, at Wisner-Pilger, junior Faith King won informative speaking. Julie Olivan and Alanna Doll placed fourth in duet acting. On Jan. 22, the Bobcats hosted the Summerland Speech Invitational and finished in fourth place, with 150 points. Stuart scored 330 points to win the team title, edging runner- up...
Four novice Summerland speakers traveled to Stuart, Saturday, for Stuart's inaugural novice speech meet. Schools in attendance were Pope John, Stuart, Summerland and West Holt. Coach Julie Harley said the event helped the young competitors learn what to expect as they enter the world of competitive speech. No medals were awarded and team sweepstakes points were not recorded, but the results are as follows: Julie Olivan and Alanna Doll, first, duet acting; Carlee Jo Livingston, fourth, public...
