Morningside College students received achievement awards recently during the annual Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Honors Convocation at Morningside College.
ODK is a national leadership honor society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. Morningside College is a private college in Sioux City, Iowa, with a total enrollment of 2,700 students. Morningside offers over 65 majors and pre-professional programs. It also offers online graduate programs in education and nursing and an online bachelor's degree completion program for nontraditional students. More information is available at morningside.edu. The following students from your area received awards: Katelyn Stewart from Crofton, the Marvin and Merry Klass Endowed Scholarship in performing arts. Quinn Wragge of Crofton, NE and 56 other students presented 55 academic projects from a variety of disciplines at Concordia University, Nebraska's 9th annual Academic and Research Symposium on Wednesday, April 24.
"For students presenting at the symposium, they gain professional experience publicly sharing their scholarship as well as offering a setting for students to reflect on their experience and how those impact their lives going forward." said faculty sponsor Dr. Sara Brady, assistant professor of psychology. "Each project typically entails months of intentional work conducted beyond the classroom. Students gain the benefit of building relationships with faculty members, as well as understanding and appreciating novel aspects of their field." Students presented a variety of semester or yearlong projects at the symposium, including poster and oral presentations in art, biology, education, English, health and human performance, linguistics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, psychology, sociology and theology. Faculty members also supervised the students' work to ensure readiness by providing them with feedback and guidance. Northeast Community College students captured a combined 51 medals in a competition that showcases the best career and technical education students in Nebraska. Northeast crowned 17 state champions and swept the competition in two categories, while students in two other categories finished first and second at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference held recently at the Heartland Events Center and Fonner Park in Grand Island.
In the competition, students in skilled and technical education science contests work against the clock and each other, proving their expertise in occupations such as electronics, computer-aided drafting, precision machining, medical assisting and culinary arts. The philosophy of the championships is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performance and to keep training relevant to employers' needs. More than 1,600 students competed in more than 140 events. Individual Results Northeast took the top three positions in the Computer Programming competition. Derek Mahony, Ericson, was named 2019 Nebraska State SkillsUSA Champion while Nathan Cech, Columbus, placed second, and Ahmed Abdulkadir, South Sioux City, was third. Northeast also had the top three finishes in Industrial Motor Control. Garret Reynolds, Wayne, was named the 2019 Nebraska State SkillsUSA Champion, while Lyle Cate, Valentine, was second, and Andrew Rasmussen, Albion, was third. In the Diesel competition, Tanner Knight, Ord, was named the 2019 Nebraska State SkillsUSA Champion, while Jack Compton, Pierce, was second. In Internetworking, Hayley Lazo, Omaha, was named the 2019 Nebraska State SkillsUSA Champion while Anthony Ketelsen, Norfolk, was second. Other gold medal winners from Northeast include Preston Dickau, Atkinson, in Automotive Refinishing; Joseph Stellato, Walton, Automotive Service Technician; Connor Wuebben, Hartington, Electrical Construction Wiring; Anthony Buresh, David City, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC); Kody Salak, Columbus, Information Technology Services; and Riley Gomez, Rosalie, Technical Drafting. Clay Stepp, Wolbach, earned a silver medal in Welding. Students earning bronze medals include Tanner Stelling, Milford, Carpentry; Michael Zavala-Taylor, Lyons, Collision Repair; Ty Shaw, Lincoln, Electrical Construction Wiring; Dalton Smutny, Meadow Grove, Masonry; and Jacob Mann, Winside, Plumbing. Teams Results In Audio/Radio Production, Trevor Dempster, O’Neill, and Sam Knoll, McCook, were named 2019 Nebraska State SkillsUSA Champions, while Kelsey Bigelow, Milligan, and Kaleb Zamora, Pierce, were second. Other gold medalists include the team of Luke Jacobsen, Neligh, Emma Meisenheimer, Hartington, Madison Siedschlag, Pierce, and Noah Wilcox, Norfolk, in Broadcast News Production; Alexa Dougherty, O’Neill, Trevor Dozler, David City, and Caleb Hartmann, Fremont, in Crime Scene Investigation; Dylan Eisenmann, Madison, and Gene Kumm, Osmond, in Mechtronics; Kyle Lentz, Hartington, and Travis Munyer, Norfolk, Mobile Robotics; Joe Walsh, Ravenna, and Miles Bossman, Crofton, Urban Search & Rescue; and Matthew Gates, Hooper, Trenton Kluck, Aurora, and Dylan Ladehoff, North Bend, Welding Fabrication. Silver medalists include Max Dederman, Norfolk, Austin Duhsmann, West Point, Zach Haburchak, Ewing, and Justin Ostrom, Burwell, Teamworks; and Austin Graves, Mount Vernon, SD, and Mark Lange, Crofton, Video Production. Northeast instructors Brian Anderson, Dave Beaudette, Curtis Brandt, Richard Chrisman, Lynnette Frey, Ryan Hobza, Anthony Hoffman, Tom Hoile, John Knapp, Matt McCarthy, Michael McCarthy, Doug McKibbon, Tony Milenkovich, Bowdie Otte, Brian Rastede, Eric Roskeland, Phil Schimonitz, and Brad Vogt attended the competition as advisors. They were joined by Lyle Kathol vice president of educational services, Month Johnson, dean of applied technology, and Shanelle Grudzinski, associate dean of applied technology. As state champions, 28 Northeast gold medal students have qualified for the 55th SkillsUSA National Championships, in Louisville, KY, June 24-28. More than 18,000 people, including students, teachers and business partners are expected to participate in the weeklong event. The Knox County Sheriff's report has two counts of stolen cars being found in Crofton. Both cars came from the rural Crofton area and were found in or near Crofton.
The report states: On April 20, 2019, a 2016 Chevy pickup owned by Blake Bartels, Crofton, NE was found on 893 Rd three miles north of Crofton. The vehicle had been driven off an embankment and left in the ditch severely damaged. It had been stolen from rural Crofton area in Cedar County. April 20, 2019, a vehicle stolen from Daryl Guenther residence rural Crofton was found parked on the street near St Rose Preschool in Crofton after driving through church grounds. Morningside College’s Omicron Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education, recently inducted 20 education students as members.
Inductees included 15 students from the Morningside College Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program and 5 students from the Morningside College Graduate Education Program. Katelyn Stewart, a senior at MCU from Crofton was one of the students inducted. At Morningside College, Kappa Delta Pi members must have at least sophomore standing, be admitted to a teacher preparation program, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 or higher, and express the intention on continuing in the field of education. Crofton Firemen/EMR Appreciation Banquet was held Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Crofton American Legion. Years of Service Awards for Crofton Volunteer Fire Department were awarded to: Michael Guenther; 10 years, Wendall Strom; 20 Years, Dan McFarland; 20 Years, Jerry Nelson; 25 Years, Art Sufficool; 50 Years. Art Sufficool was also awarded a special plaque with his honoring his 50 year retirement from Crofton Volunteer Fire Department., His family gathered to witness Art accept the award. American Mothers of Nebraska announce Fifth Grade Essay Finalist, Pamela Dennis, daughter of Andy and Erin Dennis and sister to Fred Dennis. Pamela is a 5th grade student at St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Crofton, Nebraska. Pamela’s teacher is Mrs. Tiffanny Heese.
American Mothers sponsors the essay contest for all 5th grade students or the equivalent, in the public, private, and home school environment. The contest theme is “What My Mother Means to Me.”In 150 words, students share what makes their mom extra special. Ten Nebraska state finalists were invited to the Nebraska Association of American Mothers Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, March 28th. Among those finalists is Pamela Dennis, a fifth grade student at St. Rose of Lima in Crofton. With her mother, Erin Dennis, at her side, Pamela recited her essay in the Warner Chamber of the Nebraska State Capitol Building. 5th grade was chosen as the age for the contestants because that is an age when children have knowledge about writing and can begin to recognize all what their mothers have done for them. The contest rules were purposely set up so that the essay must be hand-written to allow children to set aside electronic devices when working on this project and be clear of distractions. Judging of the Nebraska essays are Nebraska English literature majors from Concordia College in Seward, Nebraska. The 5th grade essay contest runs annually beginning in August, with submissions due by the January 15th. For more information on this contest and the American Mothers, visit www.americanmothers.org Crofton Community School JR/SR High
2018-2019 T3 Honor Rolls High School Honor Roll Senior Altwine, Allison Arens, Tanner Dahl, Connor T Dather, Mariah Janssen, Tyler Jones, Julie Kaiser, Valerie Lammers, Myles Lange, Jessica Leader, Logan Maibaum, Abbey Maibaum, Steven Neuhalfen, Bailey R Poppe, Robert Potts, Aubree Proctor, Avery Sanger, Josie Schieffer, Calvin Steffen, Anna Steffen, Danielle Steffen, Kathryn Stewart, Thomas Suing, Alexis Suing, Levi Tindle, Taylor Tramp, Sydney Van Heek, Hannah Wubben, Joshua Junior Arens, Alexis Arens, Taylor Haberman, Taylor Hendrix, Jamis Johnston, Kayla Rae Koch, Karmen Koch, Kaylee Lange, Madilyn Mellem, Makenzie Ostermeyer, Ryah Potts, Gabriel M Potts, Justin Potts, Tyler Schieffer, Taylor Tramp, Elyssa Vornhagen, Keirra Sophomores Altwine, Cassie Arens, Connor Bilka, Wayne R Bruce, Makayla Buschkamp, Lauren Dahl, Allie R Einrem, Kaley Lange, Jack Potts, Gavin W Rath, Rachel A Schieffer, Kelsey Schieffer, Quinn Schroeder, Kelsey Steffen, Abigail Steffen, Hope Suing, Anastacia Tindle, Erica Tramp, Brittany Weber, Zachary T Freshmen Allen, James Altwine, Kiera Fiscus, Brooklynn Guenther, Austin Ostermeyer, Mayson Poppe, William Schieffer, Karley Schmidt, Jada Tramp, Ashley Wragge, Ella JH Honor Roll 8th Grade Berger, Brianna Birger, Jeffrey Dather, Piper Jordan, Blair Lammers, Brooke Maibaum, Thomas Nielsen, Araya Jo O'Connor, Kayla Schmidt, Rori Anne Segovia, Sean 7th Grade Anthony, Josie Bilka, Emma Kleinschmit, Kody Mauch, Kaylee Mellem, Brayden Petersen, Cierra Schieffer, Hannah Steffen, Claire Steffen, William Douglas Tramp, Zac Vornhagen, Jaycee Weber, Lillianne High School Merit Roll Senior Dohrman, Stephanie Kamdokrap, Trapoom Stevens, Mikenna Junior Burbach, Paul Honeywell, Thomas Schmidt, Nathan Zavadil, Jason Sophomores Dohrman, Matthew Poppe, Ryan Tramp, Austin Zimmerman, Jaden Freshmen Hegge, Rowdy Jordan, Jayden Kaiser, Sabrina Kleinschmit, Kelsay Knapp, Roy Konechne, Paul Pedersen, Wade Stevens, Nathaniel Tramp, Ethan St. Rose School announces the school’s annual First Grade Roundup and open house on Monday, March 11, beginning at 7 p.m. at the first grade classroom. “All potential 2019-20 incoming first grade students and their parents are invited to attend,” said St. Rose Principal, Jennifer Fiscus. The evening will include a program to acquaint students with their teacher and classroom facilities. Parents will be able to ask questions and tour the school.
“St. Rose School offers an excellent academic education that is intertwined with a strong Catholic Christian faith,” Fiscus said. “Because of high quality facilities and technology, a caring staff and smaller class sizes, your child will be blessed with teachers who are willing to help them find success, even in their struggles,” she added. “At St. Rose, we accept students of all different denominations and welcome you to join our St. Rose family.” Fiscus said that parents and students who have questions are welcome to attend this informational and fun evening and learn more about what St. Rose School has to offer. She also reminded parents that the school offers one of the lowest tuition rates of any parochial school in the Archdiocese of Omaha region. St. Rose has tuition assistance, payment plans and scholarships available for qualifying families. The school is offering a Preschool Roundup and open house the following Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the St. Rose Preschool building and Education Center. New students who are not currently enrolled in St. Rose Preschool and are interested in attending the preschool next school year are invited to attend. This preschool event will acquaint students and their parents with the staff at St. Rose Preschool and the facilities. They can ask questions and learn more about the school’s successful preschool program at that time. St. Rose School, which offers grades 1-8 and Preschool, has been providing quality Catholic Christian education in Crofton since 1911, with more than 2200 students graduating through 8th grade over the past 108 years. Over the past decade, enrollment at St. Rose School has grown by nearly 30%. Over the past five years, St. Rose School has twice been named one of Spirit Catholic Radio’s “Superstar Schools.” For more information on the First Grade or Preschool roundups at St. Rose, contact Fiscus at the school office at 402-388-4393. Main Street Treasures, Crofton's non-profit thrift store, donated $150 each to 30 different Crofton High School groups and accounts on Friday, Feb. 15.
The groups that benefited from this month's donations were: athletic account, National Honor Society, student council, close-up, drama, FFA, art, band, chorus, FCCLA, annual/yearbook, C-club, speech, track, golf, volleyball, girls' basketball, boys' basketball, football, cross country, wrestling, Circle of Friends, post prom, prom dinner, technology initiative, spanish, high school recognition account, PE, music boosters, and activity improvement fund. Joyce Stevens, Main Street Treasures Board of Directors Member, and Bernice Tramp, Main Street Treasures Core Group volunteer, presented the checks to Crofton's High School Principal, Johnnie Ostermeyer and Crofton's Superintendent, Corey Dahl. The Main Street Treasures Board of Directors hopes that these donations will provide a boost to the school’s activities’ accounts and will bring recognition to some of the lesser-known groups within the school. The goal was to make a donation that would have an impact on all students at Crofton High School. The groups affected by the donation involve sports, academics, the arts, music, and honors. Johnnie Ostermeyer, CHS Principal, had this to say about the donations, “Crofton High School is so blessed to have such a great business like Main Street Treasures in our community that benefits everyone that takes advantage of it. Then, in return, Main Street Treasures gives it right back to our school organizations and other deserving projects. Crofton High School would like to thank Main Street Treasures for their generosity.” Main Street Treasures accepts donations of lightly used, quality clothing, accessories, household items, kitchenware, décor, and small furniture and sells them for reasonable prices. The proceeds of the sales are donated back to the community. Main Street Treasures has contributed more than $31,800 to the community since opening in June of 2017. For more information about how to volunteer or donate or to inquire about donations, please contact Main Street Treasures at mainstreettreasures@outlook.com, call 402-388-4545 during business hours, or message their Facebook page. |