Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Sorted by date Results 226 - 250 of 615
Two Summerland seventh-grade students discovered construction a vehicle takes patience and a lot of testing. Luke Kester and Zander Tabbert competed in mousetrap vehicle - distance competition. Kester finished third in the event. He said the event seemed like a challenge he was willing to tackle. "I have liked creating cool things since I was three," he said, noting he had seen others build the mousetrap vehicles. "It inspired me to create my own." He started the process by planning a design...
What do a camera, hammer, computer, fireman, airplane, whisk, medical symbol and robot all have in common? "They represent events available through SkillsUSA," said Jorden Cox, a seventh-grade student at Summerland Public School. Cox incorporated those design elements inside an outline of the state of Nebraska as part of the T-shirt design competition at the conference. He said he chose the event because he has assisted his mom, Courtney Soper, proprietor of Naptime Kreations, make T-shirts. He...
Asher Whiting isn't sure if public speaking will be in his future. The seventh-grade student said he chose to participate in extemporaneous speaking during the conference. "I was told it was hard," he said. According to the rules, Whiting had a five-munte prep time to develop and organize the speech. After being given a topic, Whiting used three-inch by five-inch notecards to outline his thoughts. He said during the competition, he didn't realize there was anything he would need to fix if he...
Summerland High School Principal Greg Appleby puckers up to kiss a goat during Friday's FFA Pep Rally. Other Summerland staff members who earned an opportunity to give a peck include Jacob Birch, high school math instructor; Lindi Ferguson, elementary physical education instructor; and Carla Jacob, support staff. Summerland FFA officers Levi Cronk and Kelton Bruhn held the animals, which are part of Cronk's goat herd. Students placed coins in cups with staffs' names. If bills were added, that...
Will an alumni event continue to be held in Clearwater? Organizers of this year’s event hope to find an answer to that question during this year’s all-school reunion. The get-together is planned for Saturday, May 27, at 6 p.m., at the Clearwater American Legion. A business meeting, to determine if the alumni associaiton will continue, will follow the meal. Clearwater graduates are asked to share information about the event with classmates. No formal invitiation will be mailed. The cost of the...
A public performance, featuring members of the Bobcat speech team, will be held at Summerland School, Tuesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Individuals and groups will present their district-competition pieces. Seniors, along with their parents, will also be recognized....
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...
Summerland Public School hosted the Niobrara Valley Conference speech tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 15. The Bobcat "speechsters" placed sixth as a team behind Pope John, Stuart, West Holt, Elgin and St. Mary's. Medal winners from Summerland included: Olga Mendoza, third, serious prose interpretation and poetry interpretation; Yuliana Olivan, third, entertainment speaking; Faith King, fourth, poetry; Adrienne Parker, sixth, persuasive; and Talya Nilson and Irelyn Bearinger, sixth, duet...
Ask Braelyn Bergman what she wants to be when she grows up and she isn't shy about answering the question. "As I get older, I want to become a cattle breeder and breed analyst, which also includes artificial insemination technician," the seventh-grade student at Summerland Public Schools said. Bergman has been involved in 4-H for a number of years, showing cattle at the Antelope County Fair. This year, she joined the Summerland FFA Chapter, hoping to enhance her knowledge of agriculture. She joi...
Summerland girls' basketball team members surround head coach Greg Appleby, Thursday, during an emotional video tribute, featuring former and current players, following the Lady Bobcat's home basketball game. Appleby, who will retire at the end of this school year, coached basketball for 24 years, including head and assistant coaching stints at Trenton, Ewing and Summerland. Between Ewing and Summerland squads, an Appleby-led team has appeared in conference tournament finales 13 times,...
Jacob Napier, of Ewing, was named to the fall 2022 dean’s honor roll at Eastern Wyoming College. To qualify for the dean’s honor roll, students must be enrolled full time and achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.9 on a 4.0 scale....
A Summerland freshman hopes to turn her dedication to helping her community into a project for the local Future Business Leaders of America chapter. Irelyn Bearinger, daughter of Tammy and Jarod Bearinger, of Clearwater, teaches Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for kindergarten-age students at St. Theresa's Church. She hopes to parlay the skills she's learning "on the job" into business world experience. "This is my third year teaching CCD," she said. "I have six students this year."...
The Lawrence Goscha Scholarship Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, has established scholarship opportunities for area high schools and their graduates. Schools include Summerland, Elgin Public, Neligh-Oakdale, Pope John XXIII Central Catholic and Wheeler Central. Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded to successful applicants. Graduating seniors and those graduates in his or her second or subsequent year of post-secondary education are encouraged to apply. Applications and more informationare available...
More than 6,900 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students have been named to the deans' List for the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year. Qualification for the deans' list varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center. Area residents named to the list include: Kierra Lynne Bearinger, Clearwater, junior, dean's list, College of Education and Human Sciences, elementary education and early childhood education. Jacob Behnk, freshman, Clearwater, dean's list, Explore C...
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...
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,...
Crowded hallways, cramped classrooms, chaotic assemblies. Many students face these battles every time they walk into the place they call school. No matter the personal struggles students face at home, they must walk into school the next morning with a smile on their face and deal with anxieties of everyday life. Mike Donahue, a motivational speaker, visited Summerland Public School, Jan. 23, to share his insights with students, speak on the topic of mental health awareness and address struggles...
Feb. 6 - 10 is SkillsUSA week. This celebration is in honor of the members, partners, professionals and representatives who make SkillsUSA the organization it is. Although the organization is not well known, the legacy it leaves engrains in students far after high school and college education. On Monday, the Summerland SkillsUSA chapter will celebrate Recognition Day, honoring members, advisors, business partners, community leaders and supporters who make an impact on the school's program....
The office of the registrar at Northwest Missouri State University announced students named to the academic or president's honor rolls at the end of the 2022 fall semester. Charlie Anson, of Ewing, was named to the president's honor roll. Students named to the president's honor roll have attained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for the semester....
Northeast Community College in Norfolk has released the president's honor list and dean's honor list for both full- and part-time students for the fall 2022 semester. Gabriel Gamez-Mendoza, Clearwater; Gus Schwager, Ewing; and Madison Hampton, Page, were named to the dean's list for full-time students. These students attained a grade-point average of 3.75 for the semester, while being enrolled for at least 12 credit hours. The president's honor list for part-time students includes students who...
Wayne State College included 1,275 students on the dean's list for exemplary academic achievement during the fall 2022 semester. Students listed on the dean's list are full-time undergraduate students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for the semester. An asterisk (*) denotes a 4.0 GPA for the term. Area residens receiving honors include Elly Herley and Taylor Sanne *, Clearwater; Brooklynn Chipps, Elgin; Ashley Koenig, Ewing and Erin Schwager *,...
Six Summerland students will play in the 2023 Class C All-State Band, in Kearney, on March 18. Musicians selected include (front row, l-r): Amor Zermeno, junior, clarinet; Jadyn Hobbs, freshman, flute; (back row, l-r): Adrienne Parker, senior, trumpet; Lenora Kester, sophomore, flute; Aubrey Parker, sophomore, flute; and Raina Krebs, sophomore, trombone. This is the second time Krebs has been selected....
From the food they eat, to the clothes they wear, agriculture impacts everyone. To highlight and celebrate agriculture’s many contributions, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a student poster contest. NDA’s annual poster contest is in its 20th year and is open to all Nebraska students in first through sixth grades. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Nebraska Agriculture.” “NDA’s poster contest highlights Nebraska’s number one industry and reminds all Nebraskans that agriculture is a big part of all of our lives,” said NDA dire...
From the food they eat, to the clothes they wear, agriculture impacts everyone. To highlight and celebrate agriculture’s many contributions, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a student poster contest. NDA’s annual poster contest is in its 20th year and is open to all Nebraska students in first through sixth grades. This year’s theme is “Celebrating Nebraska Agriculture.” “NDA’s poster contest highlights Nebraska’s number one industry and reminds all Nebraskans that agriculture is a big part of all of our lives,” said NDA dire...
Mike Donahue understands pressure teenagers face. The Massachusetts native grew up "in a dysfunctional home" and internalized the pain and pressure he felt. Eventually, that led to a pattern of bullying, feeding his emotions with the devaluing of someone else. After a stint in the U.S. Air Force and as a youth pastor in Colorado, Donahue, who now lives in Omaha, visits schools across the world, sharing a message about knowing one's worth. Donahue addressed Summerland parents and patrons,...
