Cedar Catholic students are honored for their accomplishments

BENJAMIN KLEINSCHMIT: He will attend South Dakota State University to major in Agricultural Science. He was awarded the NECC Norman Ochsner Scholarship. He received the Patefield Greene Memorial Scholarship, the Northeast Ag Consulting Scholarship, the Joan Burney, Scholarship, and the Steve Heine Memorial Scholarship. Awards include: Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Speech Letter; Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Bowling Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Instrumental Music Letter; Excellent Rating Mixed, Chorus/Solo/ Jazz Band DMC and NECC Jazz Festival; Superior Rating Band, Vocal Small Vocal Ensemble and Piano Solo DMC: Wesleyan Honor Choir; Excellent Rating Wayne State Band and NECC Jazz Festival; Bass Section Class Award; Lector; Agri Business Class Award; ACT Jump Club; Strength Training Class Award; EMHC; Campus Ministry Member; Golf Participation; 4 Year Varsity Letter One Act, Bowling and Speech; Outstanding Performance at Conference and District One Act; Joan Burney Cedar County News Communicator of the Year Award; Student Council; Academic All State Play Production, Bowling and Speech; First Friday Server; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement; State FFA Degree Recipient; National Honor Society; One Act and Speech MVP

BRAEDEN KLEINSCHMIT: He will attend South Dakota State University and will major in Pre-Medicine. He was awarded the WSC Dean’s Scholarship. He received the SDSU Jackrabbit Guarantee Scholarship, and the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. Awards include: Varsity Wrestling Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Cross Country Letter; 4 Year Varsity Wrestling and One Act Letter; State Wrestling Qualifier - 4th Place; School Records Set in Wrestling for Most Tech Falls in a Season (15) Most Tech Falls in Career (21); Most 4 Pt. Nearfalls Season (52) Most Nearfalls Career (159) Most Career Wins (157); GNAC All Conference Team Wrestling; Academic All State Wrestling; First Friday Server; Conference and Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest Nominee in Foods and Nutrition; Lector; Strength Training· Anatomy Class Awards; Conference Academic Team; EMHC; Student Council; Campus Ministry Member; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC: President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement

OLIVIA KLEINSCHMIT: She will attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and study Pre-Nursing. She received the Nebraska Emerging Leaders Scholarship, the University of Nebraska Academic Scholarship, and the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. Awards include: Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Golf Letter; Varsity Basketball Letter; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/Swing Choir/Women’s Ensemble DMC and NECC Jazz Festival; Academic All State Golf; Best Leader Award Golf; ACT Jump Club; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement

MCKINLEE LAMMERS: She will attend Wayne State College to major in Elementary Education. She received the WSC Dean’s Scholarship and Career Scholars Scholarship, along with the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. Awards include: Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Dance Letter; Varsity Basketball Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Volleyball Letter; 3 Sport Varsity Letter: VB·BB·DA; 4 Year Varsity Basketball and Dance Letter; Omaha World Herald Class D·l All Nebraska Honorable Mention Volleyball; Lincoln Journal Star Class D·l All State Honorable Mention Volleyball; Varsity Best Teammate Award Volleyball; Varsity Hustle Award Volleyball; Dance Captain; Best Jumps Award Dance; Lector; EMHC; Soprano II Section Class Award; Campus Ministry Support Member; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/Swing Choir; Women’s Ensemble DMC and NECC Jazz Festival; Academic Letter 2nd Semester 2023·2024 School Year; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement; National Honor Society

MATTHEW LOECKER: He will attend Northeast Community College to major in Electrical Construction and Control. He received the NECC Career Pathway Scholarship, the Leo and Gene Kathol Family Scholarship, and the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. Awards include: Varsity Track Letter; Varsity Football Letter; 4 Year Varsity Track Letter; First Friday Server; Leadership Class Award; Senior Class Vice President; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; State FFA Degree

MELAYNA MCGREGOR: She will attend South Dakota State University, majoring in Biology with a Spanish minor. She was awarded an Athletic Scholarship from Dakota Wesleyan and Mount Marty, as well as an Athletic Scholarship and Academic Scholarship from Dakota State. She will receive the SDSU Yellow and Blue Scholarship, the American Legion Riders Scholarship, and the Hartington AMVETS Scholarship. Awards include: Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Volleyball Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; 4 Year Varsity Letter Swing Choir and Volleyball; Academic Letter 2nd Semester 20232024 and pt and 2nd Semester 2024·2025; Conference Honorable Mention Volleyball; Omaha World Herald All Nebraska Honorable Mention Volleyball; Norfolk Daily News Class D All Area pt Team Volleyball; Lincoln Journal Star All State Honorable Mention Volleyball; Varsity Offensive MVP Award Volleyball; NECC All Star Volleyball Game; Student Council; EMHC; Lector; Conference and Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest Nominee in Vocabulary; Government-Soprano Section· Class Award; ACT Jump Club; CD of A 3rd Place Photography Division III; Campus Ministry Support Member; Senior Class Treasurer; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/Swing Choir/ Women’s Ensemble DMC and NECC Jazz Festival; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence; National Honor Society; Volleyball MVP.

DARY MYO: Will attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to major in Pre-Medicine. She was awarded the WSC International Student Scholarship. She received the UNL International Leadership Scholarship, and the Hartington Ambulance Squad Scholarship. Awards include: Academic Letter 2nd Semester 2024·2025 School Year; Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Bowling Letter; Academic All State Bowling; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/Women’s Ensemble DMC: President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement

AVA NOECKER: She will attend South Dakota State University to major in Animal Science/Pre-Vet Studies. She will receive the SDSU Jackrabbit Guarantee Scholarship, the MidWest Dairy Ambassador Scholarship, the Nebraska Farm Bureau Scholarship, the Lawrence (Bud) Dreesen Memorial Scholarship, the Steven Heine Memorial Scholarship, the CD Feedlot Scholarship, the Hartington Chamber of Commerce Scholarship and the Cedar Security Bank Scholarship. Awards include Lector; Vet Science Class Award; EMHC; One Act Participation; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/Women’s Ensemble DMC: FFA Vice President; State Gold Finalist 1st Place State FFA Dairy Production Placement; State FFA Degree Recipient; State FFA Livestock Judging Red Ribbon; Red Ribbon State FFA Livestock Management Team

RYAN PICK: He will attend Northeast Community College to major in Precision Agriculture. He was awarded Athletic Scholarships from Mount Marty, Northwestern College, and Midland University. He received the Arlo and Anne Wirth Memorial Scholarship from NECC, and the Hartington VFW Scholarship.

Awards include: Varsity Football Letter; Best Teammate Award Football; Norfolk Daily News 2nd Team Football; Omaha World Herald-Lincoln Journal Star and Grand Island Independent 1st Team Football; NECC All Star Game Football; All District Team Member Football; First Friday Server; Conference and Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest Nominee in Welding; Welding and Construction Class Awards.

CASTIN FINKELMAN: He will attend Penn Foster’s Online College to major in Small Engine and Motorcycle Repair. Awards include: Varsity Wrestling Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; GNAC Honorable Mention Wrestling; Lector; One Act Participation; EMHC; Tenor Section Class Award; Superior Rating Vocal Small Vocal Ensemble DMC; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Swing Choir DMC and NECC Jazz Festival; Campus Ministry Member; 4 Year Varsity Swing Choir Letter; FFA Sentinel; State FFA Degree Recipient; State FFA Welding; Vocal Music MVP

LAUREN POTTS: She will attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney to study Communications Disorders. She was awarded the WSC Dean’s Scholarship. She received the Farmers and Merchants Bank Scholarship and the Hartington PEO-EZ Scholarship. Awards include Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Golf Letter; Varsity Dance Letter; 4 Year Varsity Dance and Swing Choir Letter; Best Turns Award Dance; Best Attitude Award Golf; Outstanding Performance Award @ Conference and District One Act; Campus Ministry Member; EMHC; Lector•; Student Council; Academic All State Play Production; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/Swing Choir/Women’s Ensemble DMC and NECC Jazz Festival; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement; National Honor Society; Dance and One Act MVP

BRAEDEN REIFENRATH: He will attend the University of Sioux Falls to major in Business Administration. He will receive Academic and Athletic Scholarships to play Football for USF, the Cedar County 4-H Council Scholarship, the Security Bank Scholarship, and the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. Awards include: Top ACT score for senior class (30); Varsity Basketball Letter; Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Track Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; 3 Sport Letter Winner FB· BB-TR; 4 Year Varsity Letter One Act, Football and Track; Omaha World Herald, Grand Island Independent and Lincoln Journal Star HM Football; KCAU Football Player of the Game and Player of the Week vs. Battle Creek; NECC All Star Game Football; All District Football; School Record for 100 Meter Dash (11.03) Track; First Friday Server; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; Academic All State Basketball and Track; Best Team Player Award Basketball; Conference HM Basketball; C Club Co President; C Club Spirit Award; Student Council; EMHC; Most Improved Actor One Act; Outstanding Performance at Conference One Act; Lector; Campus Ministry; Conference Academic Team; Conference and Northeast Neb. Academic Contest Basic Construction; ACT Jump Club; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement; National Honor Society; Football MVP; Dale Weinberger Award

CLAIRE ROLFES: She will plan to attend Concordia University and will major in Animal Science. She was awarded the WSC Dean’s Scholarship and will receive the Regent’s Scholarship, the Paul’s Scholar Scholarship, an Athletic Scholarship, and the Uzziah’s Scholarship all from Concordia. She also receives the WNAX All Stars Scholarship, the Bayer-Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship, the Lawrence (Bud) Dreesen Memorial Scholarship, and the Cedar County 4·H Council Scholarship.

Awards include: Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Track Letter; Varsity Cross Country Letter; 4 Year Varsity Letter Cross Country and Track; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Chorus/Women’s Ensemble DMC; Academic All State Cross Country and Track; GNAC All Conference Team Cross Country; Conference and NE Nebraska Academic Contest in American Government and Geography; Wildlife Class Award; EMHC; Lector; Campus Ministry; FFA Treasurer; State FFA Degree; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement

JACOB STEFFEN: He will attend Northeast Community College majoring in Electrical Construction. He will receive the NECC Dean’s Scholarship, the Leo and Gene Kathol Families Scholarship, and the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. Awards include: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Basketball Letter; Omaha World Herald, Grand Island Independent and Lincoln Journal Star Honorable Mention Football; NECC All Star Game Football; All District Football; First Friday Server; ACT Jump Club; Academic All State Football; Conference and Northeast Neb. Academic Contest in Physics and Trigonometry; Conference Academic Team; AP Calculus and Physics Class Award; President’s Education Awards

JOACHIM STEFFEN: He will attend South Dakota State University and will major in Ag Science. He will receive the Jackrabbit Guarantee Scholarship from SDSU, the Northeast Ag Consulting Scholarship, and the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. His awards include Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Football Letter; 4 Year Varsity One Act Letter; Notable Crew Member One Act; Conference and Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest Nominee in Agri-Science; First Friday Server; ACT Jump Club; Wildlife Class Award; EMHC; CD of A 2nd Place Poetry Division III; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Achievement

BRETT STEVENS: He will attend South Dakota State University and major in Ag Business. He will receive the SDSU Yellow and Blue Scholarship, and the Bank of Hartington Scholarship. Awards include First Friday Server; ACT Jump Club; Agri-Business Class Award; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Achievement

RYAN WIEDENFELD: He will attend Northeast Community College majoring in Auto Body Repair. He will receive the Bank of Hartington Scholarship.

JUNIORS REESE ALBERS: Varsity Volleyball Letter; JV Best Teammate Award Volleyball; JV Defensive MVP Award Volleyball; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence; Excellent Rating DMC Mixed Chorus, Girls Chorus, Swing Choir and NECC Jazz Festival; Theology III Class Award

MASON BALLER: Varsity Track Letter; Varsity Basketball Letter; Varsity Football Letter; Best Defensive Player Award Basketball; Hustle Award Basketball; Class C All Area Elite Eight Honorable Mention Basketball; Omaha World Herald Class C2 All State Honorable Mention Basketball; All Conference Honorable Mention Basketball; KEXL Player of Game vs. Cross County; 3 Sport Letter Winner-FE-BB-TR; CD of A 1st Place Photography; Lector; Campus Ministry Support Member; First Friday Server; Conference Academic Team; Conference & Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest Nominee for Personal Finance and Intro to Wellness; Junior Class Treasurer; EMHC; Quiz Bowl Member; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence

JOCELYN BOTTOLFSEN: One Act and Volleyball Participation; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Dance Letter; Excellent Rating DMC Mixed Chorus/Swing Choir/Girls Chorus; NECC Jazz Festival AUDREY CHRISTENSEN: Academic Letter 2nd Semester 2023-2024 School Year; Academic 1st Semester 2024-2025 School Year; Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence; Student Council Member; Mid State Conference & NECC Academic Contest Nominee for Intro to Psychology; EMHC; Personal Finance Class Award; Lector; Chemistry Class Award; Campus Ministry Member; Excellent Rating DMC Mixed Chorus, Swing Choir; NECC Jazz Festival; National Honor Society

LANGSTON CHRISTENSEN: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Golf Letter; Academic All State Golf; First Friday Server; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Achievement; Mid State Conference & Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest for American History; Student Council; Junior Class President; Poetry Out Loud Finalist; EMHC; Excellent Rating DMC Mixed Chorus; Outstanding Performance at Conference and District Play Production; Conference Academic Team; Quiz Bowl; Pre Calculus-Personal Finance Class Award; Lector; Baritone Section Class Award; Accompanist Award; Campus Ministry; National Honor Society

NOLAN HEIMES: First Friday Server, One Act Participation; Football Participation; Personal Finance and Speech Class Award; Varsity Track Letter

MAVERICK HEINE: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Golf Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Wrestling Letter; 3 Sport Letter Winner: FB, WR, GO; Outstanding Performance at Conference One Act; State Wrestling Qualifier 2nd Place; Most Takedowns Career School Record (227); GNAC All Conference Wrestling Team; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence; Believers and Achievers Nominee for 2025; Conference and Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest Nominee for Chemistry; Academic All State Golf; Excellent Rating DMC Mixed Chorns; Junior Class Vice President; EMHC; Conference Academic Team; Quiz Bowl Member; Pre Calculus Class Award; Lector;

BOOKER HOCHSTEIN: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Track Letter; First Friday Server; One Act; Outstanding Performance at Conference One Act; EMHC; Lector; Campus Ministry; Junior Class Secretary BRADY HOCHSTEIN: Varsity Wrestling Letter; Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Track Letter; 3 Sport Letter Winner: WR, FB, TR; State Wrestling Qualifier 2nd Place; Defensive MVP Football; C2·3 All District HM Football; Omaha World Herald, Grand Island Independent and Lincoln Journal Star HM Football; Most Improved Award Wrestling; GNAC All Conference Wrestling Team; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; First Friday Server

QUINN HOCHSTEIN: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Track Letter; President’s Education Awards Program for Academic Achievement; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; FFA Chaplin; State FFA Livestock Judging Member

AUTUMN KATHOL: Varsity Basketball Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence; EMHC; Volleyball Participation; Excellent Rating DMC Mixed Chorus/Swing Choir/Girls Chorus; NECC Jazz Festival

JACKSON KLUG: Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; First Friday Server; CD of A 2nd Place Photography; One Act Participation; EMHC; Golf Participation

HUNTER KUCHTA: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Track Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Academic Letter 2nd Semester 2023·2024 School Year; Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Wrestling Letter; Most Improved Award Track; 3 Sport Letter Winner: FB·WR-TR; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/ Swing Choir DMC; NECC Jazz Festival; President’s Education Award for Academic Achievement; EMHC; Pre Calculus Class Award; Lector; Outstanding Performance at Conference One Act; Campus Ministry; National Honor Society

KALEY LAMMERS Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence; Conference and Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest Nominee for Medical Terminology; Student Council Member; EMHC; Volleyball Participation; Conference Academic Team; Lector; C Club Co Vice President; Campus Ministry; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Swing Choir/Chorus DMC; NECC Jazz Festival; State FFA Silver Medal Fruit Production Placement National Honor Society RYAN LAMMERS: Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; One Act Participation

CAMRYN LOECKER: Varsity Golf Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Basketball Letter; President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Achievement; One Act Participation; Most Improved Golf Award; EMHC; Algebra II Class Award; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/ Swing Choir and NECC Jazz Festival

SAVANNAH PICK: Varsity Volleyball Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Basketball Letter; JV Offensive MVP Award Volleyball; JV MVP Award Volleyball; JV Best Teammate Award Volleyball; JV Hustle Award Volleyball; 6th Man Award Basketball; President’s Education Award for Academic Achievement; Student Council; One Act ; EMHC; CD of A 1st Place Poetry; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Girls Chorus/ Swing Choir DMC; NECC Jazz Festival

WESLEY PINKELMAN: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Track Letter; President’s Education Award for Academic Achievement; Pre Calculus Class Award;

GRAHAM POTTS: Varsity Football Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Track Letter; Academic Letter 2nd Semester 2023·2024; Academic Letter 1st Semester 2024·2025; President’s Education Award for Academic Excellence; Conference and Northeast Nebraska Academic Contest for Technical Math; EMHC; Pre Calculus and Chemistry Class Award; Lector; FFA Parliamentarian; State FFA Agronomy.

ISABEL ROLFES: Varsity Speech Letter; Varsity XCountry Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Varsity Track Letter; Most Improved Award Track; Campus Ministry; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Achievement; Outstanding Newcomer Award Speech; Conference and Northeast Neb. Academic Contest Nominee for Literature; Student Council; One Act; EMHC; Lector; College Credit Speech Class Award; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Swing Choir/Chorus DMC; NECC Jazz Festival; National Honor Society

JARED RUTAR: Varsity Basketball Letter; Varsity Football Letter; Varsity Track Letter; Varsity One Act Letter; C2·3 All District HM Football; 3 Varsity Sport Letter Winner: FB·BB·TR; Practice Performer Award Track; Outstanding Performance at Conference and District One Act; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; Lector;Student Council; EMHC; President’s Education Award for Academic Achievement; C Club Co Vice President; Campus Ministry; National Honor Society

MICHAEL SCHROEDER: Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Football Letter; Track ; Campus Ministry; Lector; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus DMC; EMHC; President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement; Conference Academic Team

ANNA STEFFEN: Varsity One Act Letter; Varsity Dance Letter; Varsity Swing Choir Letter; Academic Letter 2nd Semester 2023·2024 and 1st Semester 2024·2025; Student Council; EMHC; Pre Calculus and Personal Finance Class Award; Campus Ministry; Lector; President’s Education Award for Academic Excellence; Excellent Rating Mixed Chorus/Swing Choir/ Chorus DMC and NECC Jazz Festival; National Honor Society

McKinlee Lammers