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COUNSELOR’S OFFICE

College-prep resources to help you through COVID-19

If you need help with the college planning or financial aid processes during these unusual �mes, check out these re-

sources:

Free help from Educa�onQuest – Even though our offices are temporarily closed, our college-planning specialists are

available to help you. Contact the loca�on nearest you for a free appointment via phone or computer.

Weekly Countdown2College emails for juniors & seniors – Sign up to stay on track to college.

Virtual campus tours – Since you can’t visit college campuses right now, check out this list of Nebraska schools that pro-

vide virtual tours.

The college you plan to a!end – Check the college’s website for COVID-19 informa�on, and contact the school if you

have ques�ons. Most colleges are providing one-on-one assistance via tools like Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime.

Seniors … borrow wisely for college!

Review these �ps before you decide how much to borrow in student loans:

Borrow only what you need, even if it’s less than the amount offered in your award le3er.

Try to use your student loan money only for tui�on, room and board, books, and fees. Get a part- �me job during

college to pay other expenses.

Apply for financial aid each year you a3end college by comple�ng the FAFSA.

Con�nue to look for scholarships while you’re in college.

Keep track of your student loan debt throughout college at nslds.ed.gov.

To learn more, read the Educa�onQuest Blog ar�cle: “What is This Student Loan on My Award Le3er?” and see the “Paying

for College” sec�on at Educa�onQuest.org.

Juniors… here’s your to-do list for May

Narrow your college choices to three or four. If you haven’t visited your top choices, take a virtual tour.

Become familiar with the FAFSA (Free Applica�on for Federal Student Aid). You and your parents can complete this form

to apply for college financial aid on or aCer October 1.

Update your Ac�vi�es Resume at Educa�onQuest.org. Include extracurricular ac�vi�es, honors, awards, and

part-�me jobs.

Look for scholarships. Check out ScholarshipQuest at Educa�onQuest.org for Nebraska-based scholarships, and pay

a3en�on to scholarships current seniors have received.

Some important test dates to remember :

*ACT for Juniors & Seniors:

•June 13, 2020 - register by May 8

•July 18, 2020 - register by Jun 19

To check for closure

updates and to sign up

for the ACT visit

www.actstudent.org

“BE THE LIGHT CAMPAIGN”

On Wednesday, April 15th, the

stadium lights at Allen High School’s

Isom-Hill Field were turned on from

8:20-8:40PM as a sign of hope and

encouragement to honor the 2020

seniors and medical professionals.

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NCPA ACADEMIC

ALL-STATE AWARD

Winter Activities

Basketball

Noah Carr

Brogan

Jones

Speech

Ashley Kraemer

UPDATES

--New updates are added to the website weekly in the teacher tabs. Please con�nue to support your child in the learning

opportuni�es that have been provided by the teachers. If you have any ques�ons please reach out to the child/rens teach-

ers from 8:00-4:00 during normal school days.

--Gradua�on dates have been set. June 27th will be the first opportunity for gradua�on. If a minimum of 100 people can

a3end we will host a gradua�on ceremony on the 27th. The deadline for determining if we can hold the June gradua�on

will be June 15th. If we are not able to hold a ceremony with at least 100 people in a3endance on June 27th we will move

the gradua�on ceremony to August 1st. The deadline for determining if we can hold the August gradua�on will be July

20th. If we are unable to host 100 people in a3endance on August 1

st we will hold some type of virtual ceremony instead

of a tradi�onal ceremony.

--Informa�on on registering for classes for 2020-2021 school year will be coming out shortly. Mrs. Oswald will be working

with students to get them registered for the proper classes.

-- The last day of school for our students will be the following: Seniors-May 1st; Elementary-May 14th; Secondary- May

15th.

--Informa�on regarding check-in for school materials such as books or band instruments will also be coming out

soon. Please con�nue to check the update page on the website for this informa�on.

2020 Na�onal Honor Society

New Inductees: Jordyn Carr, Joshua Grone, Cheyenne Keil and Kaleb Kumm

Current Members:

Seniors: Jacob Anderson, Noah Carr, Josh Grone,

Brogan Jones, Alyssia Strivens, Allyson Twohig.

Juniors: Taylor Boyle, Carly Dickens, Anthony Isom, Alli Jackson,

Ashley Kraemer, Kobe Kumm, Cole Woodward,

Sophomores: Jordyn Carr, Cheyenne Keil, Kaleb Kumm

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National Honor Society Induction

Academic and Activity Awards

2019-2020

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Na�onal Honor Society

New Inductees: Exis�ng Members:

Jordyn Carr Taylor Boyle

Josh Grone Carly Dickens

Cheyenne Keil Anthony Isom

Kaleb Kumm Alli Jackson

Ashley Kraemer

Kobe Kumm

Cole Woodward

Jacob Anderson

Noah Carr

Brogan Jones

Alyssia Strivens

Ally Twohig

Superintendent Award — Jacob Anderson

Principal Awards

Seniors and Repeat Winners Juniors

Jacob Anderson Alli Jackson

Brogan Jones Ashley Kraemer

Alyssia Strivens Kobe Kumm

Ally Twohig

NCPA Academic All-State Awards

Football: Kobe Kumm and Brogan Jones

Volleyball: Alli Jackson

Play Produc�on: Ashley Kraemer

Boys Basketball: Noah Carr and Brogan Jones

Girls Basketball: (Wakefield must nominate)

Speech: Ashley Kraemer

Social Studies Awards:

7th Grade Social Studies: Aceson Graves

8th Grade Social Studies: Olivia DeKok

Geography: Joey Waldo

Civics: Joe Grone

World History: Cheyenne Keil

American History: Kobe Kumm

Government: Brogan Jones/Jacob Anderson

Ag / Industrial Arts and FFA Awards:

Plant Science / Natural Resources = Ashley Kraemer

Animal Science / Vet Science = Jacob Anderson

Welding = Brogan Jones

Ag Mechanics = Cheyenne Keil

Ag 1 = Joey Waldo

Top Fruit Sales = Kaleb Kumm

Discovery Degrees = Dylan Boyle, Garre3 Geiger, Bo Jackson, Brayden McCorkindale, Gabe

Olesen, Garre3 Tramp, Mikey Dickens, Andrew Hogue, Ryley Kallsen, Landon Monteith, Seamus

O'Keefe

Greenhand Degrees = Brody Floyd, Caidan Gregg, Joe Grone, Sarah Papke, Madi Roach, Joey Wal-

do, Cole Verzani, Taylor Boyle, Mallory Geiger, Lauren Gonzales, Anthony Isom, Steven Sullivan,

Josh Grone, Steven Cooks, Aus�n Gregerson, Josh Grone, Ally Twohig

Chapter Degrees = Makaya Johnson, Cheyenne Keil, Kaleb Kumm, Reed Hingst

State Degrees = Jacob Anderson, Noah Carr, Brock Floyd, Brogan Jones

Mr. Colfack’s Awards:

JH PE Senior PE

Michael Dickens Lukas Oswald

Ava Anderson Alyssia Strivens

Sophomore PE Intro to Strength/Condi�oning

Josh Olesen Noah Carr

Jordyn Carr Carly Dickens

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One Act

Pender One-Act Fes�val: 4th of 7 teams. Outstanding Performers: Josh Olesen, Alyssia Strivens, Taylor

Boyle, Brogan Jones, Alli Jackson, Ashley Kraemer

Conference One-Act: Conference Runner-Up (2nd place). Honorable men�on performers: Gabe Reinert,

Brogan Jones, Alli Jackson, Ashley Kraemer, Joshua Cooper. Best Actress: Alyssia Strivens

District One-Act: 5th Place. Outstanding Performers: Cole Woodward, Taylor Boyle, Ashley Kraemer, Alli

Jackson, Brogan Jones, Joshua Cooper, Alyssia Strivens

Allen MVP: Alyssia Strivens

Compe��ve Speech Awards

Har�ngton Public/CC Invite: Ashley Kraemer 3rd in JV Informa�ve Speaking

Homer Stars: Ashley Kraemer 2nd in Informa�ve Speaking

Wisner Gator Gab-Fest Decade #1:

Ashley Kraemer 1st in White Finals of Informa�ve Speaking

Alyssia Strivens 8th in White Finals of Poetry

Homer Knights Invite: Ashley Kraemer 1st in Informa�ve Speaking

Science Awards

7th

Grade Science Award Biology Award

Erica Niemann Cheyenne Keil

8th Grade Science Award Anatomy & Physiology Award

Michael Dickens Ashley Kraemer

Physical Science Award Physics Award

Joe Grone Brogan Jones

Year Science Award:

Alyssia Strivens

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Individual Science Fair Awards

We were lucky enough to have one science fair before school was out for COVID-19.

Results of the Norfolk High School FFA Agri-Science Fair:

The fair award prizes to the top 4 projects presented at the science fair.

Allen High School Students earned 3 of the 4 placings.

1st Place: Ashley Kraemer

2nd Place: Gabe Olesen

4th Place: Wya3 Verzani

English Awards

Mrs. Tracy:

English 7

Hardest Worker: Erica Niemann

Most Improved: Dylan Boyle

Top Score: Erica Niemann

Mrs. Beckwith:

English 8

Landon Monteith--Most Improved Grammarian

Dalynn Hackney--Best Collabora�ve Author

English 9

Octavier Martell--Best Olympus Project

Joe Grone--Most Improved Writer

English 10

Chase Kallsen--Most Thrilling Reading Performances

Cheyenne Keil--Vocabulary Master

English 11

Kobe Kumm--Best Academic Writer

English 12

Brogan Jones--Vocabulary Master

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Annual Staff

Alli Jackson

Brogan Jones

Ashley Kraemer

Alyssia Strivens

Allyson Twohig

Teachers’ Aides

Taylor Boyle

Carly Dickens

Brock Floyd

Aus�n Gregerson

Reed Hingst

Alli Jackson

Willow Roth

Keyboarding 7th

Dylan Boyle

Computer Applica�ons

Michael Dickens

Informa�on Technology

Madison Roach

Alyssia Strivens

Digital Design

Ashley Kraemer

Reed Hingst

Accoun�ng

Brogan Jones

Applied Communica�ons

Josh Grone

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Business Awards

Lewis and Clark Conference Art Awards

GRADE NAME MEDIA PLACE

9 Dean Roth Sculpture Best of Category HM

9 Brody Floyd Sculpture

9 Maddy Roach Printmaking

9 Caiden Gregg Printmaking

9 Joe Grone Sculpture Best of Category HM

10 Bryce Williams Glass Fusing 2nd

10 Josh Olesen Printmaking

11 Reed Hingst Chalk

11 Reed Hingst Pottery

11 Reed Hingst Misc. Best of Category HM

11 Taylor Boyle Printmaking 1st

11 Taylor Boyle Glass Fusing

11 Taylor Boyle Pottery BEST OF SHOW

11 Charlie Williamson Sculpture

11 Charlie Williamson Colored Pencil

11 Willow Roth Mosaic 1st

11 Willow Roth Sculpture 1st

11 Devin Hoesing Printmaking

12 Jacob Kneifl Acrylic

12 Jacob Kneifl Sculpture Best of Category HM

12 Austin Gregerson Mixed Media

Math Awards (Mr. Curnyn):

Math 7-Erica Niemann and Brayden McCorkindale

Pre-Algebra-Brianna Green

Algebra 1-Caidan Gregg

Math awards (Mrs. Levine):

Geometry 10th grade

Cheyenne Keil – Shows her work, knows the process, and has great handwri�ng!

Josh Oleson – Con�nues to work during closure.

Algebra II – 11th grade

Ashley Kraemer – Uses �me wisely, helps others in class, works on the process. Con�nued

to make progress during the closure.

Algebra I – 9th grade

Joe Grone – Works hard and diligent on his work.

Adult Living – 11th

/12th

grade

Willow Roth – Works hard and diligent on her projects.

UNL Math Team

Jacob Anderson, Ty Krommenhoek, Anthony Isom, Kaleb Kumm, Joey Waldo, Joe Grone. (Mr.

Curnyn)

WSC Math Team – event was cancelled.

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Music Awards

JH Band

JH Band Award: Erica Niemann

Most Improved: Abby Moore

Wayne State College Middle School Music Fes�val

5-8 Band II

Gabe Olesen (Trombone) I

Ben Jorgenson/Garre3 Geiger (Trumpet) II

Dalynn Hackney (Flute) II

Landon Monteith (Euphonium) I

Miley Boyle/Sam Rastede (Clarinet/Flute) II

HS Band

HS Band Award: Dalynn Hackney

Most Improved: Maddy Roach

John Philip Sousa Award: Sarah Papke

Lewis and Clark Conference Honor Band

Sarah Papke: 1st Chair Flute 9-10 Band

Doane University Fall Fes�val of Winds

Sarah Papke (Flute)

Joey Waldo (Tenor Saxophone)

JH Choir

JH Choir Award: Erica Niemann, Dalynn Hackney,

Olivia DeKok, Ava Anderson

Most Improved: Bryan Isom

Wayne State College Middle School Music Fes�val

5-6 Choir I

7-8 Choir I

Dalynn Hackney I

Ava Anderson II

Olivia DeKok I

Miley Boyle and Sam Rastede II

HS Choir

HS Choir Award: Gabe Reinert

Most Improved: Lauren Gonzales

Na�onal School Choral Award: Sarah Papke, Lukas

Oswald

Wayne State College Honor Choir

Sarah Papke, Lauren Gonzales

Lewis and Clark Conference Honor Choir

Lukas Oswald

Northeast Community College Hawkfest

Lukas Oswald

All-State Choir

Lukas Oswald

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Sports 2019-2020

Football Volleyball Boys Basketball

*Noah Carr *Ally Twohig *Jacob Anderson

*Steven Cooks *Carly Dickens *Noah Carr

*Aus�n Gregerson *Alli Jackson *Steven Cooks

*Joshua Grone *Jordyn Carr *Brock Floyd

*Brogan Jones *Joshua Grone

*Lukas Oswald *Brogan Jones

*Reed Hingst Wrestling *Lukas Oswald

*Anthony Isom *Reed Hingst

*Kobe Kumm *Aus�n Gregerson *Anthony Isom

*Steven Sullivan *Wya+ Verzani *Kobe Kumm

*Ryan Anderson *Cole Verzani *Steven Sullivan

*Chase Kallsen *Gabe Reinert *Ty Krommenhoek

*Ty Krommenhoek *Josh Olesen

*Kaleb Kumm *Nathan Oswald

*Josh Olesen Golf Brody Floyd

*Nathan Oswald Caiden Gregg

*Gabe Reinert *Aus�n Gregerson Joe Grone

*Joe Grone *Wya+ Verzani

*Ryan Anderson

*Nathan Oswald

*San�ago Rodriguez-Tinajero

*Bryce Williams

*Brody Floyd

Girls Basketball Boys Track

*Ally Twohig *Jacob Anderson

*Carly Dickens *Noah Carr

*Alli Jackson *Steven Cooks

*Jordyn Carr *Joshua Cooper

*Brock Floyd SENIOR ATHLETES

Girls Track *Joshua Grone

*Brogan Jones Jacob Anderson

*Carly Dickens *Lukas Oswald Noah Carr

*Alli Jackson *Anthony Isom Steven Cooks

*Ashley Kraemer *Kobe Kumm Brock Floyd

*Jordyn Carr *Steven Sullivan Aus�n Gregerson

*Sarah Papke *Chase Kallsen Joshua Grone

*Ty Krommenhoek Brogan Jones

*Octavier Martell Lukas Oswald

*Josh Olesen Ally Twohig

*Gabe Reinert

*Joe Grone

*Jaylen Jackson

*Designates Le$er winners

Post Season Athletic Awards

FOOTBALL:

All District: Brogan Jones Defense - Linebacker

Anthony Isom Defense - Linebacker Kobe Kumm Return Specialist Josh Olesen Offensive Line

Honorable Mention: Steven Sullivan Offensive Line Lukas Oswald Offensive Back Noah Carr Offensive Back

All State Honorable Mention: Brogan Jones Defense - Linebacker

Anthony Isom Defense - Linebacker Northeast Nebraska All Star Game Brogan Jones Sertoma 8 Man All Star Game Brogan Jones

VOLLEYBALL:

Lewis and Clark All Conference: Jordyn Carr, Carly Dickens, Alli Jackson

GIRLS BASKETBALL:

Lewis and Clark All Conference: Jordyn Carr Max Preps Player of the Week: Jordyn Carr Records for Most Pts in Game (WKE): Jordyn Carr Scoring Record (WKE): Jordyn Carr Team Captain: Carly Dickens Varsity Best Offensive Player: Jordyn Carr JV Best Hustler: Alli Jackson Best Summer Weight Room Leader: Carly Dickens

BOYS BASKETBALL: Lewis and Clark All Conference: Noah Carr, Brogan Jones, Lukas Oswald

Lewis and Clark Honorable Mention: Josh Grone

All State (Lincoln Journal Star & Omaha World Herald Honorable Mention: Noah Carr, Brogan Jones, Lukas Oswald

Norfolk Daily News All Area Honorable Mention:

Noah Carr, Brogan Jones, Lukas Oswald

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Senior Athletes Jacob Anderson: son of Michael & Kenna Anderson. Jacob participated in basketball his senior year, earning a letter. He also participated in wrestling, his sophomore and junior years, earning a letter his junior year. Jacob participated in track this season.

Noah Carr: son of Greg & Ann Carr. Noah has participated in football, basketball, and track all four years of high school. He has earned the maximum of 12 varsity letters. In football, Noah was all district honor mention his senior season. In basketball, Noah was all conference as a junior and as a senior. In track, Noah was a state qualifier in track his junior year in the 100, 200, school record setting 4X100 relay and 4X400 relays. He earned four medals at last years’ state meet.

Steven Cooks: son of Mark & Misty Isom. Steven participated four years in football, earning four letters, he also participated all four years in basketball earning four letters. Steven participated in track his sophomore, junior and senior years earning three letters, he also qualified for the state track meet as a junior in the high jump.

Brock Floyd: son of Corey & Jamie Floyd. Brock participated in basketball all four years of high school earning four letters, he also partici-pated in track all four years, earning four letters.

Austin Gregerson: son of Michael & Tamie Gregerson. Austin participated in football his sophomore, junior and senior years earning three letters, also participated in basketball his freshmen, sophomore and junior years, earning three letters. Austin participated in wrestling his senior year, earning a letter.

Joshua Grone: son of Jeff & Trish Grone. Josh participated in football, basketball and track all four years of high school earning the maxi-mum 12 letters while participating. Josh was all district honorable mention in football his junior year. Brogan Jones: son of Jay & Shelly Jones. Brogan participated in football, basketball and track all four years of high school earning the maximum 12 letters while participating. As a freshmen, Brogan was a member of the state champion 4X800 relay. In football as a sopho-more, Brogan was all district first team, and all state honorable mention. In basketball as a sophomore, Brogan was all- conference first team. In track as a s sophomore, Brogan medaled at the state track meet on the 4X800 relay. As a junior, Brogan was all district first team and all state honorable mention in football. He won all conference basketball honors. In track Brogan gathered three medals on relays at the state track meet. Brogan is a member of two school record relays, the 4X100 and 4X400. Brogan’s senior year saw him gain all district first team, all state honorable mention, and third team all- state honors. Brogan was selected to play in the NE NEBRAKSA All- star game, as well as the Sertoma 8 man all- star game. Brogan earned all-conference in basketball as a sen-ior.

Lukas Oswald: son of Curtis & Dawn Oswald. Lukas participated in football, basketball and track all four years of high school earning the maximum 12 varsity letters. In football, Lukas was chosen all district honorable mention as a senior. In basketball, Lukas was a first team all-conference selection as a junior and as a senior. In track, Lukas was a state qualifier his junior year in the 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles.

Ally Twohig: son of Jim & Tammy Stewart. Ally participated in volleyball her sophomore and senior years, earning letters both years. Ally participated in basketball all four years, earning four letters, she also ran track her junior year, earning a letter.

BOYS: FOOTBALL BASKETBALL TRACK WRESTLING GOLF Jacob Anderson 2019-2020 2019-2020 2017-2018 2016-2017

Noah Carr 2019-2020 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 2017-2018 2017-2018 2016-2017 2017-2018 2017-2018

Steven Cooks 2019-2020 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 2017-2018 2017-2018 2016-2017 2016-2017

Brock Floyd 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 2017-2018 2016-2017 2016-2017

Austin Gregerson 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018 2016-2017 2017-2018 2016-2017

Joshua Grone 2019-2020 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 2017-2018 2017-2018 2016-2017 2016-2017 2016-2017

Brogan Jones 2019-2020 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 2017-2018 2017-2018 2016-2017 2016-2017 2016-2017 Lukas Oswald 2019-2020 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018-2019 2018-2019 2018-2019 2017-2018 2017-2018 2017-2018 2016-2017 2016-2017 2016-2017 GIRL: VOLLEYBALL BASKETBALL TRACK Ally Twohig 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018-2019 2016-2017 2018-2019 2017-2018

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June 29 - July 3, 2020

Allen Consolidated Schools Improves Student Safety with TIPS

Just a reminder: the TIPS reporting link is on the school website and

can be used to allow the anonymous reporting of bullying, weapons,

abuse, vandalism, suicide risks and other concerning behaviors that

may have a negative effect on the school’s learning environment. TIPS

can also be used to report acts of kindness or other make positive com-

ments in something called a Hero report.

How it works: if you are worried about friends, students or others, or if you witness concerning

behaviors, simply go to the Allen School website (www.allenschools.org) and click on the

TIPS REPORT INCIDENT button under Quicklinks on the right side of the website. Select

the appropriate incident type, share the necessary details and then SUBMIT.

Once an incident report is made, the principal and designated staff members are immediately

notified via email and can securely review the report details to begin coordinating an appropri-

ate assessment and response. TIPS provides all team members with the right tools to track and

document the actions taken, see related reports, set automated reminders, review past reports,

check school policy, and connect the right dots so no students or incidents are overlooked.

Please keep in mind that due to confidentiality issues, it may not be possible for reporters

to be informed on how their report was handled and/or how the situation was resolved.

Thank you for helping to keep our students safe!

Are you new to the Allen

School District or have

you had an addition to

your family?

The School District Census Report is a requirement

from the Department of Education that is due every

July for children ages 0 - 21 that reside in our school

district. These numbers are used by the Nebraska

Department of Education for state aid and for feder-

al funding. This list is also used to invite children

who are eligible to be enrolled in Pre-School and

Kindergarten each spring.

If you are new to our district or know of anyone

who is new to our district you are encouraged to

contact the school to provide us information. State

statute and board policy requires that the school

district establishes a permanent, continuing census

of all children age 0 - 21, and to maintain this census

on yearly basis.

Please contact Stephanie Sullivan or

Becky Stapleton at (402) 635-2484

Or email: ssullivan1@allenschools.org or

bstapleton@allenschools.org

The Allen Community Club is planning the community spring

clean-up day on May 13, depending on the coronavirus quarantine

at that time. More definite plans will be announced later in the

Ponca and Wakefield newspapers.