Sixty-six eighth-grade students from 25 schools across Nebraska attended
UNMC’s 11th annual Health/Science Meet June 5-7 for an educational and
fun experience. The meets 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.
The expense-paid meet exposes students to the health professions, medical
research and patient care. Events include hands-on science activities,
presentations about a variety of health science disciplines, touring UNMC,
a team science competition and entertainment.
Students interested in applying to attend next years 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:
CITY/SCHOOL
STUDENT
HOMETOWN
ALBION (Boone Central Middle School): Sarah Erickson, Keri Merten and
Molly Young of Albion
ARAPAHOE (Arapahoe Public School): Aly Dickmeyer, Tori Haussler, Zach
Henry, Mandy Huxoll, Kristyne Huxoll and Jessie Yeager of Arapahoe
BLUE HILL (Blue Hill Comm. School): Tessa Alber and Jenna Alber of Blue
Hill
ELGIN (Elgin Public School): Dana Uhrenholdt of Elgin
EUSTIS (Eustis-Farnam School): Cressey Bartlett, Amanda Buehner and
Kane Keller of Eustis and Tyler Pieper of Farnam
GILTNER (Giltner Public School): Maggie Schroeder of Giltner
GRANT (Grant Elementary School): Justin Borowski and Emily Carlson of
Grant; Tara Krajewski of Venango; Travis Kroeker, Tyler Turner, Lance Wilson
and Sarah Wurst of Grant
HYANNIS (Hyannis High School): Megan Gregory and Ty Staman of Ashby
and Tarry Stevens of Hyannis
LINCOLN (Lux Middle School): Alexander Lin of Lincoln
NORFOLK (Norfolk Junior High): Maurice Black Tail Deer, Oscar De Horta
and Leonel Santos of Norfolk
NORTH PLATTE (Maxwell Public School): Jalissa Falcon, Courtny Simants
and Samantha Stoetzel of Maxwell
NORTH PLATTE (St. Patricks School): Joshua Allison, Joseph Browers,
Jordan Ochs, Josephine Orr, Sammie McCandless and Sean ONeill of North
Platte
OMAHA (Andersen Middle School): Platte Gruber
OMAHA (Beadle Middle School): Sasha Sporcic
OMAHA (Central Christian): Sam Woolard
OMAHA (Millard Central Middle School): Jackie Pirtle and Jeffery Trickler
OMAHA (Millard North Middle School): Julie Brown
OMAHA (St. Bernadettes): Kayla Mapes
OMAHA (St. Cecilia): Camille Keaulana
OMAHA (Westside Middle School): Joshua Orr and Nathan Paylish
POTTER (Potter-Dix Middle School): Emilie Bourrett, Ben Mathewson and
Kaley Smith of Potter
ROSELAND (Silver Lake Public School): Rachel Hall of Campbell, Heidi
Jones of Bladen and Shayla Trausch of Roseland
SCOTTSBLUFF (Haig School): Erin Chatterton of Scottsbluff, Clint Harvat
and Sarah Harvey of Mitchell and Kelci Kilthau of Gering
WALLACE (Wallace Public School): Ryan Griffiths, Eric Johnson and Mike
West of Wallace
WAYNE (Wayne Middle School): Elizabeth Baier, Megan Powell and Deniz
Rudin of Wayne