Clearwater Senior Named Finalist For Believers And Achievers

Julia Thiele, a senior at Clearwater High School, is one of the 48 finalists in the state for Believers and Achievers who will be honored this school year.

The U.S. Bank® and the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) announced the 2018-2019 Believers and Achievers this week. Beginning in October and continuing through March, 48 Nebraska high school seniors will be honored as Believers & Achievers.

From those 48 finalists, eight will receive $500 scholarships from U.S. Bank® to the college or university of their choice at a scholarship banquet to be held on April 28, 2019. These students will be recognized at NSAA State Championships throughout the 2018-19 activities year and on posters sent to all NSAA member schools and U.S. Bank® branches throughout the state. All of the students nominated for the Believers & Achievers awards program represent the very best of Nebraska’s high schools.

The 48 finalists and their high schools are:

Benjamin Arens, Ainsworth
Katie Bathke, Allen
Leighton Bubak, Arnold
Kyla Wykert, Arthur County
Trevor Cumpston, Aurora
Lane Bertrand, Axtell
Michaela Bartels, Bennington
Elijah Vedral, Bishop Neumann
Brianna Danehey, Blue Hill
Sydney Atkinson, Boyd County
Kalen Dockweiler, Callaway
Grace McDonald, Centura
Julia Thiele, Clearwater
Elizabeth Blaser, Columbus
Alex Lamoureux, Conestoga
Ashtyn Fritz, Creighton
Tristan Larson, Doniphan-Trumbull
Megan Raszler, Elkhorn
Michael Kelly, Elkhorn South
Franklin Fields, Falls City
Avery Decker, Fremont
Kylee Sodomka, Grand Island
Seerat Balraj, Grand Island Central Catholic
Liby Lange, Hartington-Newcastle
Grace Kanel, Humboldt-Table Rock - Steinauer
Lorna Maxon, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
Edvin Ramierez Carrillo, Lexington
Danielle Higgins, Leyton
Jaden Ferguson, Lincoln Southwest
Olivia O'Clair, Loomis
Paige Wood, Maywood
Aubrey Schultis, McPherson County
Brianna Barton, Meridian
Logan Hoover, Nebraska City
Whitney Jensen, Northwest
Amanda Zhang, Omaha Brownell-Talbot
Emma Hansen, Omaha North
Madigan Brodsky, Omaha Westside
Leah Palensky, Papillion-LaVista
South Ali Ebada, Ralston
Kasey Brabec, Schuyler
Jatin Cranmore, Scottsbluff
Rebekah Klenke, Seward
Luryn Hendrickson, Shelton
Allison Nesbitt, Sidney
Malayna Wingert, Sterling
Jarod Hergott, Thayer Central
Leighton Mlady, West Holt