Sixty-four high school students graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical Center High School Alliance program May 24. The students represent 23 high schools in the local area.
The UNMC High School Alliance gives high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to take college-level courses in preparation for careers in health care. The alliance is a partnership between UNMC, 12 metropolitan area school districts and an educational service unit. Classes are geographically and economically diverse.
The program, which is held during the school year, provides unique hands-on learning experiences, including courses in infectious diseases, anatomy and medical decision-making taught by UNMC faculty on the Omaha campus.
Eight students completed the Stellar Seniors program. They applied as juniors to return to the program during their senior year. Those selected have demonstrated leadership, commitment to the program and are required to complete a semester-long independent study.
The students are listed below by school.
Arlington High School — Mallory Ruwe
Bellevue East High School — Ashley Hiltbrunner, Nebtom N'Da (Stellar Senior), Emily Reisz
Bellevue West High School — Scott Gramman, Kristin Hansen, Jenna Mullendore, Emmerson Putnam, Logan Walker (Stellar Senior)
Bennington High School – Taylor Colvert, Riley Hartman
Douglas County West High School — Madisyn Rogert
Elkhorn High School – Blake Kidder
Gretna High School — Makayla Bossman, Taylor Daffer (Stellar Senior)
Louisville High School – Annika Covington (Stellar Senior)
Millard North High School — Ishani Adidam, Ashton Jensen, Anjana Murugan
Millard South High School– Nespa Gurung, Josh McCarroll, Hailey VanWinkle
Millard West High School – William Holzer, Olivia Peterson, Erin Schuette, Palmer Wright (Stellar Senior)
Omaha Benson High School — YeYe Aye, Mae Yi Lin Mae Yi, Paw Soe
Omaha Bryan High School – Sophie Bacon, Linda Flores, Elisha Mufungizi (Stellar Senior), Areem Zahid, Mariam Zahid (Stellar Senior)
Omaha Burke High School – Trichelle D'Almeida, Paige Davison, Nicholas Hammans, Emma Pratt, Shasha Rayamajhi, Sanjay Srinivasan, Cleo Zagurski (Stellar Senior)
Omaha Central High School – Yvette Incontro, Rachel Manlangit, Emily Thomas
Omaha North High School – Elena Conyers Gaines, Ree Moo Htay, Kaden Hughes, Elizabeth Miller, Taylor Morse, Callie Vaske
Omaha Northwest High School – Gloria Clay, Morgan Gardner, Nasra Hassan, Biak Mawi
Omaha South High School – Carlos Gutierrez Silos, Phoenix Hernandez-Rodriguez, Gisela Meza-Guzman, Annabelle Ziegerer
Plattsmouth High School – Aaronn Aho
Ralston High School – Kimberly Rodriguez
Westside High School – Lauren Kugler, Cassidy Lang, Hakim Lotoro, Paul Suder, Lindsay Tierra
Council Bluff, IA
Abraham Lincoln High School — Rolando Martinez-Rico and Andres Valdez-Perez
Thomas Jefferson High School — Samantha Avalos and Gabrielle Jobe
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64 students graduate from UNMC High School Alliance
