Students from Elgin Public and Pope John XXIII Central Catholic in Elgin have been selected to attend Cornhusker Boys and Girls State in Lincoln during the week of June 2-8.
Girls delegates are sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary Elgin Unit #229 and include Pope John junior Kayce Kallhoff, daughter of Brent and Susan Kallhoff of Elgin, and Elgin Public junior Aracelli Palmer, daughter of Travis and Jessica Mace. Boys delegates are sponsored by American Legion Elgin Post #229 and include Pope John junior Conor Ramold, son of Nick and Beth Ramold of Neigh and Pope John junior Luke Henn, son of Denis and Jan Henn of Elgin. Girls alternates are junior, Breanna Bartak, daughter of Gary and Mary Bartak of Clearwater and junior, Faith Kinney, daughter of Josh and Maria Kinney of Elgin. Seven Pope John and Elgin Public students were selected for 2018-19 Winter NSAA Academic All-State honors.
Chosen for the honor were: Pope John: Boys Basketball - Kyle Schumacher Speech - Maddie Schrage and Lauren Seier Elgin Public: Boys Basketball - Colton Wright Girls Basketball - Grace Rittscher and Allyson Wemhoff Speech - Hunter Reestman and Grace Rittscher The Nebraska School Activities Association and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recognize high school students, based on their individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions made to their NSAA activity. A nominated student must be a varsity player or organizational leader who has played a significant role on the team or in the organizational activity during the seasons for which nominations are accepted. The student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average, in all curricular subjects, of 93 percent or 3.7 on a 4.0-point scale or the equivalent. NSAA high schools or their cooperative sponsorship may nominate a maximum of two students per NSAA activity program. Pope John XXIII Central Catholic, St. Boniface Elementary and Elgin Public Schools worked together to collect items for flood recovery. School families and community members donated items such as personal hygiene supplies, cleaning products, and diapers for the community of Niobrara. On Wednesday, March 27 the donations were loaded and delivered to Niobrara Public Schools.
Pope John Administrator, Betty Getzfred stated, "We would like to thank everyone who donated. The community of Niobrara was very grateful to receive these items." In the above photo, Pope John students Lane Bartak, Blake Hupp, Conor Ramold, Luke Henn, RJ Lierman, Kyle Schumacher, Austin Bauer, and Ervin Dohmen made the trip to Niobrara to deliver items the schools collected for Flood Relief. Ed Moser drove the bus and the students were accompanied by Pope John staff member Brenda Kuhlman. Student’s Name: Kaylee Martinsen
Student’s School: Elgin Public School Parents Names: Chad and Jamie Martinsen Siblings Names/Ages: Brenna (13), Braelyn (9) What activities did you participate in while in high school? Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Dance, One Act, FFA, FCCLA, Nationals Honors Society, Spanish Club, Choir, Yearbook, Art What is your favorite memory of high school? My favorite memory was when I was on my class trip to Washington D.C. and New York. I was rolling my bag into our hotel and all of a sudden it opens up and all of my clothes fall out. I had to carry my suitcase till we found our room and it was really heavy. What advice can you offer underclassmen? High school goes by super fast so don't take anything for granted. What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to attend Doane University and major in health and society to become an occupational therapist and minor in business. In the next five years I will still be in school continuing my education to become an occupational therapist. School: Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School
Parents Names: Craig and Virginia Seier Siblings Names/Ages: Emily (20) What activities did you participate in while in high school? Speech, one act, musical, FFA, student council, NHS, Jr. Rights to Life What is your favorite memory of high school? Having fun with my friends during musical and one act, on and off stage. What advice can you offer underclassmen? Slow down and enjoy high school. Enjoy the little things about high school because soon enough those four years will fly by. What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan on attending UNL with a major in animal science. In five years I hope to be enrolled at UNL’s joint vet program with Iowa. School: Elgin Public School
Parents Names: Heidi Rethmeier and Joseph Heilhecker Siblings Names/Ages: Elianne (20), William (14) What activities did you participate in while in high school?Volleyball, basketball, track, one act, Spanish club, quiz bowl, class officer and student council What is your favorite memory of high school? When Ally and I walked into our hotel room during state volleyball and Heather Bauer was perched up on the half wall getting ready to jump over the TV. What advice can you offer underclassmen? Take advantage of every opportunity that crosses your path. What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and major in interior design. In five years I hope to be working towards my graduate in industrial design. School: Elgin Public School
Parents Names: Greg & Joyce Wemhoff Siblings Names/Ages: Baylee (19), Jackson (15) What activities did you participate in while in high school? Volleyball, basketball, track, one act, FFA, National Honor Society, quiz bowl, Spanish club, weights, class officer, student council, band, choir What is your favorite memory of high school? When I dropped a glass bottle of Yoo-hoo chocolate drink down the stairs and it shattered. What advice can you offer underclassmen? Always listen to your mentors and face every challenge head on with a positive attitude. What are your future plans (college with major if known or workforce) and where do you hope to be in five years? I plan to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in elementary education and special education. In five years I hope to be in a classroom doing what I love, working with kids. School: Elgin Public Schools
Parents Names: Rita and Shane Kirstine Siblings Names/Ages: Alison (11) What activities did you participate in while in high school? Speech, art, quiz bowl and journalism What is your favorite memory of high school? I'd say I thoroughly enjoyed most days at speech. What advice can you offer underclassmen? Enjoy yourself, don't let stress get to your head. Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School will present their annual spring musical “Cinderella” on Friday and Saturday, March 29th and 30th in the St. Boniface Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students K-12 and may be purchased from any cast member or by calling the high school (843-5325). There are no reserved seats and tickets may also be purchased at the door.
Elgin Public speech students are bringing home some hardware from the Class D2 NSAA State Speech Championships in Kearney on Friday.
Kira Widger earned a spot in the finals all three of her state events and Grace Rittscher and Theanna Dunn made finals in two events. State medalists for Elgin Pubic were: • Kira Widger, 3rd place, serious prose • Grace Rittscher, 5th place, humorous prose • Kira Widger and Theanna Dunn, 5th place, duet acting • Adam Dreger, Grace Rittscher, Hunter Reestman, Kira Widger and Theanna Dunn, 6th place, OID (Oral Interpretation of Drama) The Elgin Public team earned 5th place overall in the team sweepstakes as well. |
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