NORTH PLATTE – North Platte Community College’s 55th annual Inter-High Day lured in 470 students from 21 area high schools Thursday.
Students competed for scholarships and other prizes while taking tests in everything from art, accounting, and criminal justice to auto body, welding, and diesel technology. The scholastic contest was spread across both of NPCC’s campuses.
Schools earned points based on how well their students placed in the academic divisions. The top three point-earning schools received a plaque and a $500 scholarship to award to a student of their choice.
Individual first-place winners received a gold star pin, a $500 scholarship, and three credit hours of summer tuition to the college. Second and third-place recipients earned silver and bronze star pins, respectively, as well as three credit hours of summer tuition.
The top three winners in each of the applied technology competitions also received industry-based prizes related to their particular test areas.
Division Results:
Top Schools Division I
First – Hershey
Second – Perkins County
Third – St. Pat’s
Top Schools Division II
First – Dundy County Stratton
Second – Stapleton
Third – Hitchcock County
Top School Division III
First – Maywood
Second – Arnold
Third – Thedford
Academic categories:
Accounting
First – Bryce Bode, Hershey
Second – Leyton Connell, McPherson County
Third – Logan Fletcher, Hershey
Art
First – Brady Dempcy, Maywood
Second – Chloe Bostwick, North Platte
Third – Anjel Ramos, North Platte
Biological Science
First – Rhshykee Bruns, Stapleton
Second – Dylan Pandorf, Callaway
Third – Chenney Dishman, Callaway
Business Communications
First – Katie Abbott, Hershey
Second – Maggie Haesler, Mullen
Third – Rowan Fletcher, Maywood
Chemistry
First – Trevor Carlson, Hitchcock County
Second – Nathan Kollmorgen, Hitchcock County
Third – Kyle Kramer, Stapleton
Criminal Justice
First – Emma Klahn, Perkins County
Second – Alexandra Thompson, North Platte
Third – Saije Phelps, McPherson County
Dramatic Arts/Theater (11th-12th grades)
First – Lisselle Lucas, Maxwell
Second – Danah Baldwin, Arnold
Third – Cadence Brown, Sutherland
Dramatic Arts/Theater (9th-10th grades)
First – Emma Baldeh, Dundy County Stratton
Second– Emmeline Lucas, Maxwell
Third – Ava Segar, Perkins County
Health Occupations
First – Klayton Rinne, Dundy County Stratton
Second – Sarah Brott, Paxton
Third – Brooke Bryant, Wallace
Information Technology
First – Aden Schaffert, Southwest
Second – Laken Wissink, Dundy County Stratton
Third – Aidan Bryant, Thedford
Introduction to Business
First – Rio Remund, Arnold
Second – Dawson Mason, Callaway
Third – Landon Kennicutt, Hershey
Mathematics
First – Jarrett Miles, St. Pat’s
Second – James Heirigs, St. Pat’s
Third – Ryleigh Hanson, Wallace
Medical Terminology
First – Cameron Berliner, Stapleton
Second – Brady Dahlberg, Thedford
Third – Klayton Rinne, Dundy County Stratton
Music/Instrumental
First – Austin Thompson, Southwest
Second – Dylan Kollmorgen, Hitchcock County
Third – Uotong Haidle, Callaway
Music/Vocal
First – Derek Ebmeier, St. Pat’s
Second – Leslie Gomez, Dundy County Stratton
Third – Daelyn Mues, Hitchcock County
Music Theory and Ear Training
First – Will Krondak, St. Pat’s
Second – Uotong Haidle, Callaway
Third – Jarrett Miles, St. Pat’s
NPCC Facts
First – Cora Meyer, Maywood
Second – Austin Miller, Maxwell
Third – Karlee Denny, Hershey
Personal Finance
First – Rio Remund, Arnold
Second – Bryce Bode, Hershey
Third – Logan Fletcher, Hershey
Poetry Writing
First – Aubrie Martino-Zogg, Hershey
Second – Emma Baldeh, Dundy County Stratton
Third – Kennedy Bailey, Dundy County Stratton
Prose Writing
First – Rachel Leetch, Arnold
Second – Aragorn Green, Perkins County
Third – Lena Reeves, Sutherland
Sociology
First – MaKenna Nelson, St. Pat’s
Second – Marlee Gleason, Sutherland
Third – Lola Rowse, Thedford
STEM/Engineering
First – Rebecca Keneipp, North Platte
Second – Kelsey Amos, Stapleton
Third – Dylan Freed, Dundy County Stratton
Applied Technology:
Auto Body
First – Tyler Cappa, Maywood
Second – Charlie Koch, Hershey
Third – Benjamin McClain, Perkins County
Automotive
First – Benjamin McClain, Perkins County
Second – Wade Hodges, Hitchcock County
Third – Matthew Woodward, Sutherland
Building Construction Team
First – Eustis-Farnam
Second – Stapleton
Third – Maywood
Diesel Mechanics
First – Ryan Werkmeister, Maywood
Second – Charlie Koch, Hershey
Third – Wyatt Quinn, Perkins County
Electrical
First – Conner Tyerman, Perkins County
Second – Alec Reese, Perkins County
Third – Dylan Kreiling, Hershey
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
First – Eric Gonzalez, Perkins County
Second – Sawyer Dibbern, Maywood
Third – Peyton George, North Platte
Welding Division I
First – Coby Higgins, Thedford
Second – Layton Moss, North Platte
Third – Anthony Anway, North Platte
Welding Division II
First – Noah Kammer, Sutherland
Second – Luis Escobar-Salas, Southwest
Third – Colby Hubert, Stapleton
