Fifty-three eighth-grade students from 21 schools across Nebraska attended UNMC's 24th annual State Science Meet June 9-11, for an educational and fun experience.
The goal of the meet is to inspire students, especially those from rural communities, to pursue careers in health care. The students qualify for the meet by submitting science projects in one of seven regional science meets sponsored by the Nebraska Area Health Education Centers and the Coalition for Life Saving Cures held earlier in the year.
While on campus students were exposed to the health professions, medical research and patient care. Events included hands-on science activities such as:
- Presentations about a variety of health science disciplines
- Tours of UNMC
- A team science competition
Below is a list of participants listed alphabetically by town where the school is located. If the student lives in a different town, the name of that town appears in parenthesis behind the student’s name.
Ainsworth – Ainsworth Community Schools
Tory Cole, Rylee Rice, Raven Stewart, Isaac Walnofer
Allen – Allen Consolidated Schools
Jacob Anderson, Dylan Parr, Allyssia Strivens
Alliance – Alliance Middle School
Isabella Middleton
Auburn – Auburn Middle School
Sadie Shriver
Broadwater – Leyton Public School
Cassidee Murray
Columbus – Columbus Middle School
Tarah Evans, Emily Hall, Caitlin Jahn
Cozad – Cozad Middle School
Haley Cargill
Elgin – Elgin Public School
Adam Dreger, Colby Sehi
Ewing – Ewing Public School
Connor Napier, Tiana Thramer
Gothenburg – Gothenburg Junior High
Madeline Jorgenson
Grant – Perkins County School
Jacob Woodmancy
Hastings – Hastings Middle School
Katelyn Cecrle
Lincoln – North American Martyrs Catholic School
David Duong, Anna Schmit (Pleasant Dale)
Madison – Madison Public Schools
Alaina Ainsworth, Kelsey Eisenmann, Rachel Jackson
Newman Grove – Newman Grove Public School
McKenna Haase, Abigail Pohlen
North Platte – St. Patrick Junior High School
Mick Ekdahl
Omaha –
- Alfonza W. Davis Middle School
- Nate Maloy
- Bryan Middle School
- Veronica Alonso (Bellevue)
- Buffett Magnet Middle School
- Vivien Dailey, Sharhana Shrestha
- King Science Magnet Middle School
- Emma Whaley
- Lewis & Clark Middle School
- Cole Sater
- Lifegate Christian School
- Madalyn McCullough
- McMillan Magnet Middle School
- Jenna Arbuckle, Lyndsey Bateman
- Morton Middle School
- Noah Heldt
- Peter Kiewit Middle School
- Aayush Singh (Elkhorn)
Seward – St. John Lutheran School
Gretchen Stennett
Sidney – Sidney Middle School
Benjamin Bashtovoi, Alexah Fort
Tecumseh – Johnson County Central Pub. Sch.
Caleb Eggleston (Cook), Carrie Beethe, Gwendalyn Goracke, Gregory McGinnis, Eli Waring
Wakefield – Wakefield Community School
Emily Walsh
Wayne – Wayne Junior High School
Allyson Avery, Kevin Kielty, Korrina Niemann, James Tompkins
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