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Nathan Kackmeister, at left, and Andrew Kennedy, learn about mixing compounds using cake frosting in the pharmacy lab. |
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Miranda Wilbur gets frosting on the tip of her nose after smelling the frosting she mixed up in the pharmacy lab. |
The meet’s goal is to inspire students, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualified for the meet by submitting science projects in regional science competitions earlier in the year.
The expense-paid meet exposes students to the health professions, medical research and patient care. Events included hands-on science activities, presentations about a variety of health science disciplines, tours of UNMC, a team science competition and entertainment.
Students interested in applying to attend next year’s eighth-grade Health/Science Meet should contact their science teacher, school counselor or principal in the fall.
Below is a list of all the students who participated in alphabetical order by hometown:
Ainsworth: Justin Imm, Skyler Jacobsen, Nathan Kackmeister, Megan Maxwell, Ashley Murphy — Ainsworth Community Schools
Albion: Lane Anderson, Jacob Lindgren — Boone Central High School; Evan Marie Meysenburg — Pope John XXIII High School
Bellevue: Christina Bladow, Miranda Wilbur — Logan-Fontenelle Middle School; Ryan Hagenson — Mission Middle School
Bladen: Erin Kinley — Blue Hill High School
Brock: Chelsey Mowen — Johnson-Brock
Cody: Jais Ford, Marcy Kalenda — Cody-Kilgore Unified School
Columbus: Bryce Van Velson — Christ Lutheran School
Crookston: Haley Gunnink — Cody-Kilgore Unified School
Dalton: Jake Nelson — Leyton High School
Elgin: Taylor Ivers — Elgin High School
Ewing: Alex Dierks — Pope John XXIII High School
Franklin: Brandon Herrick, Jake Siel — Franklin Secondary School
Fremont: Tyler Soderberg, Bailey Stewart — Fremont Middle School
Gothenburg: Andrew Kennedy, Janae Wiggins — Gothenburg Secondary School
Grand Island: Josh Wheeler — Walnut Middle School
Grant: Emily Kiolbasa — Perkins County Middle School
Gurley: Amber McNurlin — Leyton High School
Johnson: William Koperski — Johnson-Brock
Laurel: Emma Engebretsen, Kayla Wiese — Laurel-Concord Schools
Lincoln: Jacob Beach — Culler Middle School; Nathan Caldwell — Malcolm Public School; Evan Hodgin — Robin Mickle Middle School; Sam Karas, Mischa Vasgird — Lux Middle School; Tori Knoche — Goodrich Middle School; Jeremy Maher — Irving Middle School
Macy: Sinai Carrillo — Umonhon Nation Public School
Madrid: Jeremy Hagan — Perkins County Middle School
Merriman: Mitch Hopper — Cody-Kilgore Unified School
Mitchell: Matt Powell, Kacee Smith — Mitchell Junior High
Neligh: Zach Baker — Pope John XXIII High School; Rebekah Kuhfal — Neligh-Oakdale Public School
Niobrara: Amanda Nelson — Santee Community School
North Platte: Dani DeTurk, Alexa Gutschenritter, Zach Smith, Brianna Wieseler — St. Patrick’s Middle School; Mirae Nakouzi — Adams Middle School
Oakdale: Brieann Grosserode — Elgin High School
Ogallala: Scott Mosel — Perkins County Middle School
Omaha: Emily Chen, Josh Temple — Russell Middle School
Papillion: Nathan Feldmann — Papillion Junior High
Scribner: Grace Cole — Scribner-Snyder Community Schools
Shelton: Traven Claflin, Michael Holley — Shelton Public School
Stanton: Tatyanna Muhs — Neligh-Oakdale Public School
Wallace: Ryan Sowle — Wallace School 65-R
Winnebago: Zandreya Lopez — St. Augustine School