The Lawrence Goscha Scholarship Fund, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, has established scholarship opportunities for area high schools and their graduates.
( l to r:) Back row: Luke Henn, Brynn Dilly, Breanna Bartak Front row: Allyson Selting, Marissa Preister, Kayce Kallhoff
At a special National Honor Society Induction Ceremony held during school mass on Tuesday, December 11th, six new members were welcomed into the Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School Chapter in Elgin. New members include sophomores Marissa Preister, daughter of Scott and Kay Preister of Petersburg; Allyson Selting, daughter of Lynn and Amy Selting of Elgin, juniors Breanna Bartak, daughter of Gary and Mary Bartak of Ewing; Brynn Dilly, daughter of Doug and Shawn Dilly of Neligh; Luke Henn, son of Denis and Jan Henn of Elgin; Kayce Kallhoff, daughter of Brent and Susan Kallhoff of Elgin.
The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation’s premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students. More than just an honor roll, NHS serves to recognize those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. These characteristics have been associated with membership in the organization since its beginning in 1921. To be considered for membership students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Alyssa Burenheide, Maddie Schrage, Kyle Schumacher
Brooklyn, Skyler & Ashtyn Meis, Natalie & Austin Bauer, Sharon & Lane Bartak
Started in 1995, the Pope John XXIII Central Catholic’s Grocery Sales Project has become an annual fundraiser completed by Pope John students. They had a very successful year due to the efforts and cooperation of our area grocers, patrons and supporters. Those who purchased certificates or debit cards contributed an additional 5% above the purchase amount to the school. A number of Pope John supporters added generous donations, making it possible for the students to donate a total of $12,575.00 to the school’s operating budget.
Dean and Kim Schrage, Dean’s Market in Elgin, Greg and Carm Thramer and Terry and Connie Kaczor, Ewing Family Foods, Jeff Henning, Clearwater Market, Larry and Radeene Temme, Rae Valley Market in Petersburg, and Paul Bichlmeier, Thriftway Market in Neligh and Tilden, have all contributed 5% of the total sales to their respective stores to the fundraiser as well.
High salespersons recognized for their outstanding efforts were individuals Maddie Schrage ($9,800 sold), Alyssa Burenheide ($8,725 sold) and Kyle Schumacher ($7,000 sold). Families bringing in the most sales were Austin and Natalie Bauer ($7,700 sold), Lane and Sharon Bartak ($6,025 sold) and Ashtyn, Skyler and Brooklyn Meis ($2,750 sold).
The 5th grade students finished Life Science with Mrs. Starman last week. The last two weeks of the quarter were spent demonstrating their understanding of the science standards. The students did this by creating a model that showed the flow of energy and the cycling of matter in a food chain. They worked hard and did a great job!