Fifty eighth-grade students from 16 schools across Nebraska attended
UNMC’s ninth annual Health/Science Meet June 7-9 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 activities, speakers
presenting information about a variety of health science disciplines and
touring UNMC. Other activities included fun activities at Mahoney State
Park, as well as a melodrama and the Health/Science Bowl, a team competition
held in a TV game show style.
UNMC, an academic health science center, is recognized nationally and
internationally for its bone marrow and liver transplant programs, rural
health care initiatives, biotechnology, geriatrics and cancer research
and treatment. UNMC promotes programs which enable Nebraska to “grow its
own” health care professionals. More than half of Nebraska physicians,
pharmacists, dental professionals, nurses and other health professionals
have graduated from UNMC.
Students in eighth-grade next year interested in applying to attend
the year 2001 Health/Science Meet should contact their science teacher,
school counselor or principal in the fall. Information and applications
for next year’s event will be sent to school officials during November.
Participants, their schools and hometowns are listed below.
SCHOOL STUDENT HOMETOWN
AQUINAS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Brie Daniel David City
Andy Moravec David City
Bobbi Oborny David City
Dustin Smith David City
Valerie Wendt David City
BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOL
Kayla Krueger Blue Hill
BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Angela Christie Scottsbluff
Patricia Garcia Scottsbluff
Devin Heumesser Scottsbluff
Chris Hoff Scottsbluff
Derek Pattinson Scottsbluff
Joshua Reynolds Scottsbluff
Spencer Rodehorst Scottsbluff
Brittany Schultz Scottsbluff
Janel Sindt Scottsbluff
Nicole Wilson Scottsbluff
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
Seth Burrows Westerville
Andrea Hicks Broken Bow
EUSTIS-FARNAM JUNIOR HIGH
Lauren Gengenbach Eustis
Brooke Young Eustis
Ashton Rieker Eustis
GRANT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Kevin Loeffler Grant
Athena Ochsner Grant
Whitney Bottoms Grant
Leslie Burton Grant
HAIG SCHOOL
Nathan Reichert Mitchell
Scott Ritterbush Scottsbluff
HYANNIS HIGH SCHOOL
Kyle Brown Hyannis
Brian Cross Ashby
LINCOLN LUTHERAN
Bethany Hellerich Lincoln
Amanda Kuehn Lincoln
Anne Marxhausen Lincoln
Micah Smith Lincoln
MAXWELL PUBLIC SCHOOL
Doug Morrow Maxwell
OMAHA
St. Vincent de Paul Scott Gentry Omaha
Maximillian Godfrey Omaha
Guillermo Huerta Omaha
RED CLOUD
Lacie Burgess Red Cloud
SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Ashley Timm Bladen
ST. PATRICKS HIGH SCHOOL
Alex Arthur North Platte
Erika Gutschenritter North Platte
Alicia Halter North Platte
Robert Kay North Platte
Mareesa Lee North Platte
Gregg Roberts North Platte
Eric Wood North Platte
Nathan Wieseler North Platte
VALLEY VIEW PUBLIC
Thomas Heinemann Crete
Nicholas Krejci Crete
WOOD RIVER RURAL JR/SR HIGH
Angela Reynolds Wood River
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