The Cornhusker Boys and Girls State selections for Clearwater have been announced.
Alternate Tyler Hupp will be attending Boys State for Clearwater High School, as James Kester, the son of Duane and Jenn Kester, will be at basic training and unable to attend, according to the Clearwater Legion. Tyler is the son of Ted and Angie Hupp. He is active in SkillsUSA, one act and quiz bowl. For the junior girls, Clearwater representatives will be Lauren Behnk, Alyssa Moser and Jaqueline Olivan. The daughter of Jerry and Patti Behnk, Lauren is active in student council, volleyball, basketball, choir and National Honor Society. Alyssa, the daughter of Chris and Sandy Moser, is a junior at O'Neill Public School and participates in softball, band, student council, FFA, O Club, speech and quiz bowl. The daughter of Graciela Reyes and Regino Olivan, Jaqueline is involved in speech, one act, choir, quiz bowl and National Honor Society. Name: Tristan Ahlers
School: Clearwater High School Parents Names: Marc and Kim Ahlers Siblings Names/Ages: Emily Ahlers, Gabrielle Ahlers What activities did you participate in while in high school? Football and basketball What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite memory is when Mason somehow managed to bust a fan off of the ceiling. What advice can you offer underclassmen? If I had to give any advice to them I would tell them to work hard and don’t get into much trouble. What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? In the near future, I am planning to attend the diesel program at Northeast. In five years I hope to have obtained a job as a diesel technician and have a successful career. Third quarter principal's honor roll includes: 7th graders Aislynn Kester and Kelsey Schlecht; 8th graders Lena Bolling and Faith King; 9th grader Dillon Moser; 10th graders Hunter Klabenes and Eli Thiele; and 12th graders Zach King, Katie Stearns and Julia Thiele. Third quarter honor roll includes 7th graders Christian Behnk and Adyson Mlnarik; 8th graders Emily Ahlers, Joe Ahlers, Colby Hupp, Madison Kester, Kellen Mlnarik, Alex Thiele and Bryna Umphress; 9th graders Cassidy Bearinger, Jacob Behnk and Calissa Kester; 10th graders Rafe Grebin and Melany Mendoza; 11th graders Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk, Taylor Rose Bolling, Tyler Hupp and James Kester; and 12th graders Tristan Ahlers, Jake Long and Taylor Sanne.
The Clearwater team won the Niobrara Valley Conference Quiz Bowl championship at home on Monday afternoon.
Clearwater defeated St. Mary's in the first round before downing Elgin Pope John in the second. Elkhorn Valley slipped past them in a close third round match and Clearwater bounced back in a big way, winning all of their remaining rounds. They eliminated West Holt, Chambers and avenged their earlier loss to Elkhorn Valley to advance to the championship against Neligh-Oakdale. Clearwater prevailed over undefeated Neligh-Oakdale in back to back matches to win the championship. Quiz bowl team members were Cassidy Bearinger, Eli Thiele, Taylor Rose Bolling, Jacob Behnk, James Kester, Tyler Hupp and Taylor Ann Bolling, Jaqueline Olivan. They are coached by Connie Cronin. Clearwater placed first, followed by Neligh-Oakdale in second, Elkhorn Valley third and Chambers fourth. The Clearwater Quiz Bowl team is state bound after finishing as one of the top eight undefeated teams at the ESU 8 tournament in Neligh last week. Due to flooding concerns, quiz bowl organizers decided to cancel the contest one hour into the competition on Wednesday, allowing the students to return home while they still could. They have since decided not to reschedule the quiz bowl, said Marlin Seevers, ESU 8 technology technician and quiz bowl coordinator. “All teams had competed at least once and there were still eight undefeated teams,” Seevers said. “For the two teams to send to the state quiz bowl on April 24, two were randomly drawn from the undefeated teams. The two selected teams are Clearwater and Battle Creek.” Other undefeated teams were St. Mary’s, Stuart, Stanton, Norfolk Catholic, Madison and O’Neill. Finishing with victories in its first two rounds, Clearwater picked up wins over Chambers, 35-15, and Elkhorn Valley, 35-10. They were scheduled to face Battle Creek in the next round. Clearwater team members are Jacob Behnk, James Kester, Jake Long, Austin Pokorny, Eli Thiele, Tyler Hupp, Cassidy Bearinger, Taylor Bolling and Clay Thiele. They are coached by Connie Cronin. The state quiz bowl competition will be held on Wednesday, April 24 at the Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege. All of Antelope Counties teams competed in the local quiz bowl contest last week. Each team is pictured below: Elementary musicians from Clearwater travelled to Wayne State College on Tuesday, March 5, to participate in the Middle School Music Festival.
The 5/6 band received a II (excellent) rating and the 4-6 choir received a I (superior) rating. Small groups and solos also performed that day, including Lenora Kester, flute solo, I (superior); Lenora Kester and Shaylie Kester, flute duet, I (superior); Lenora Kester and Ella Bolling, flute/clarinet duet, I (superior); and Lenora Kester and Irelyn Bearinger, vocal duet, I (superior). Clearwater Public Schools announced its second quarter and first semester honor rolls.
2nd Quarter Honor Roll: Seniors Chris Kester, Austin Pokorny, Taylor Sanne, Katie Stearns, juniors Kierra Bearinger, Taylor Rose Bolling, Tyler Hupp, sophomore Eli Thiele, freshmen Cassidy Bearinger, Emma Kerkman, Calissa Kester, 8th graders Emily Ahlers, Joe Ahlers, Madison Kester, Harper Klabenes, Bryna Umphress, 7th graders Julie Olivan and Jessy Thiele. 1st Semester Honor Roll: Senior Katie Stearns, juniors Kierra Bearinger, Lauren Behnk, Taylor Ann Bolling, Taylor Rose Bolling, Tyler Hupp, sophomores Morgan Erhardt, Rafe Grebin, Hunter Klabenes, Eli Thiele, freshmen Cassidy Bearinger, Calissa Kester, Dillon Moser, 8th graders Emily Ahlers, Joe Ahlers, Lena Bolling, Madison Kester, Harper Klabenes, Bryna Umphress, 7th graders Dylon Lueking and Jesse Thiele. 2nd Quarter Principal's Honor Roll: Seniors Zach King, Jacob Long, Julia Thiele, junior James Kester, sophomore Hunter Klabenes, freshmen Jacob Behnk, Dillon Moser, 8th graders Lena Bolling, Faith King, Alex Thiele, 7th graders Christian Behnk, Aislynn Kester, Adyson Mlnarik and Kelsey Schlecht. 1st Semester Principal's Honor Roll: Seniors Zach King, Jacob Long, Taylor Sanne, Julia Thiele, junior James Kester, freshman Jacob Behnk, 8th graders Faith King, Alex Thiele, 7th graders Christian Behnk, Aislynn Kester, Adyson Mlnarik and Kelsey Schlecht. The Clearwater-Orchard TeamMates will be hosting a soup supper on Friday, Jan. 11 in honor of National Mentoring Month.
The meal will be served from 5 to 9 p.m. during the basketball games with Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family in the Clearwater School Multipurpose Room. The soup supper is a free will donation. A concert will once again follow the Saturday performance of the Clearwater Rodeo.
According to the Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, singer Morgan Wallen with special guest Hardy will perform Saturday, June 29. The Jams Lee Band will open. Wallen's biggest hit to date is "Up Down," featuring Florida Georgia Line. His latest single, "Whiskey Glasses" is currently in the top 40 on country radio. Ticket information has not been released at this time. Patrons were given a look last week into how a merger between Ewing and Clearwater could function thanks to a summary report on a feasibility study between the two schools.
Dr. Craig Pease and Dr. Bob Uhing spoke to both boards, along with Orchard, during last Wednesday’s joint board meeting between the three schools. Also at the meeting were representatives from First National Capital Markets, who discussed the process of a merger. Clearwater and Ewing were described as complimentary school districts with similar land values and size, along with being “not an unreasonable distance for traveling back and forth on a good highway.” The study showed elementary grades would be between 14-25 with enrollment expected to stay the same or slightly decrease through 2022-23. Total enrollment for the two schools in 2020-21 was predicted to be 280 students PK-12, which was said to be comparable to a district the size of Creighton. As far as curriculum, the combination of the schools could allow for an expanded career pathways thanks to multiple staff positions in technical areas. It was pointed out that by offering SkillsUSA, which Clearwater currently does, and FFA, then the new district would meet Rule 47, which requires specific offerings. To be more efficient as a new district, the feasibility study indicated the staff could decrease by eight full-time teachers if the two schools merged. A merger could save the two schools about $800,000, primarily due to the reduction of staff. The study recommended two sites, one for PK-6 and a second for 7-12. The study indicated the predicted budget would require a necessary levy of .6103; however, Pease and Uhing said the levy would actually be higher than that since Clearwater’s data was from the Nebraska Unified District at one-third percentage. Ewing’s total levy is currently .733 while Clearwater’s was listed at .661. Pease and Uhing are working on multiple feasibility studies for the three schools, along with Verdigre. The rest of the studies will be presented on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m. in Orchard. A snow date for that meeting was set for February 6. Tobin Buchanan and Craig Jones of First National Capital Market also spoke to the boards about the financial aspect of constructing a new school through a bond. Buchanan said he didn’t feel comfortable estimating fees for their services since the process is still in the early stages. When asked what is needed for a successful bond, Buchanan recommended having an construction manager, architect and financial firm. Clearwater board member Brian King said his school is looking for someone to take point, mediate and lead them through the project. “We’re at this point where we don’t really know what to do,” King said. After much discussion, including asking if First National Capital Markets would consider serving as consultants for the project, neither Buchanan nor Jones would commit, saying it was early in the project and discussion and they needed more time for discussions before suggesting a fee or even if they were interested. Board members continued to ask questions about successful merger projects, and both men said they’d never seen a three-school merger reach a bond vote. “More often than not, this phase fizzles and doesn’t get to the vote. Talks end here and never gets to the point to the vote,” Jones said. More common, they said, was consolidation first with multiple buildings and constructing a new building at a later time. Board members invited the representatives to attend the Jan. 30 meeting to hear the results of the other feasibility study, and they both agreed. |
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