
The Best of the Class of 2016 from Channel 8 KLKN-TV
High School students at the top of their class are recognized for their academic excellence during Channel 8 KLKN-TV's Annual Best of the Class program. The event was sponsored by Southeast Community College, and Raising Cane's.
With caps and gowns in hand, some of the top high school students in the area posed for pictures with their peers and shared a luncheon specifically held in their honor. The area's top students representing their high schools were honored at the 2016 Annual Best of the Class held at Southeast Community College on Thursday, May 5, 2016.
In the morning, students interacted with other students as Channel 8 KLKN-TV camera crews recorded them to be incorporated into Best of the Class commercial announcements, which will air on Channel 8 KLKN-TV. Students posed for group pictures before being treated to a short program and a luncheon catered by Raising Cane's. The luncheon program was hosted by Channel 8 Eyewitness News anchors Rod Fowler and Megan Conway.
Southeast Community College, and Raising Cane's sponsored the event along with Channel 8 KLKN-TV.
See below for the list of the names of the students honored and their high school.
First Name - Last Name - School
Trevin Ball - Lincoln North Star High School
Elijah Beed - Palmer High School
Avery Behrens - Dorchester High School
Melea Birkel - David City High School
Jamie Bish - Aurora High School
Bailey Bruha - Crete High School
Alexa Bruick - Seward High School
Kyley Burkey - Lincoln Southeast High School
Riley Butler - Superior High School
Jordan Case - Parkview Christian School
Rozlyn Cole - Southern Public Schools
Emily Covert - Centennial High School
Kelsie DeBaets - Malcolm High School
Lydia Dexter - Raymond Central High School
Madeline Diedrichsen - Malcolm High School
Katie Drozda - Pius X High School
Janey Due - Exeter-Milligan High School
Bryce Eigsti - Friend High School
Molly Engebretson - Crete High School
Nathaniel Ewart - Nebraska Lutheran High School
Justin Fay - Grand Island Northwest High School
Jared Fletcher - York High School
McKenna Friesen - Heartland Community Schools
Thomas Graul - Lincoln Southeast High School
McKenna Griess - Sutton High School
Jenna Griffith - College View Academy
Hailee Hanthorn - Sutton High School
Austin Haufle Wilber-Clatonia High School
Wendi Haufle Wilber-Clatonia High School
Rebecca Hayward - Raymond Central High School
Kenna Heath - Seward High School
Spencer Herman - Fullerton High School
Haley Huebert - Heartland Community Schools
Braly Keller - Lincoln Northeast High School
Kassie Kent - Thayer Central High School
Ian Kernes - Norris High School
Halle Knigge - Fairbury High School
Victoria Koos - Tri County High School
Brooke Lampe - Lincoln North Star High School
Alan Lee - Lincoln East High School
Samantha Leyden - Norris High School
Trevor Lockard - Lincoln Christian School
Brooke Massa - Meridian High School
Sean McVeigh - Parkview Christian School
Emily Meints - Southern Public Schools
Fatima Mohammed - Lincoln Northeast High School
Shelby Mueller - Grand Island Northwest High School
Catherine Napolitano - Lincoln East High School
Christopher Nelson - Dorchester High School
Sophie Niemeier - Friend High School
Jenna Oberhauser - Twin River High School
Ashton O'Brien - Fillmore Central High School
Katelin O'Connor - Grand Island Central Catholic
Hannah O'Neill - Lincoln Southwest High School
Faith Otte - Nebraska Lutheran High School
Rachel Page - Freeman High School
Spencer Papik - Exeter-Milligan High School
Macy Peregrine - Fullerton High School
Austin Ragland - Beatrice High School
Nate Rasmussen - Fillmore Central High School
Abigail Reitz - Milford High School
Allison Riley - York High School
Kathleen Roth - Deshler High School
Jennifer Russell - Waverly High School
Kayla Safarik - Elba High School
Maya Samal - Lincoln Southwest High School
Marissa Sandman - Beatrice High School
Kolten Schnack - Milford High School
Kaitlyn Schultis - Diller-Odell High School
Harley Schuster - Superior High School
Jacob Shiers - Lincoln Southwest High School
Therese Sievert - Pius X High School
Demetrius Sigowa - College View Academy
Sydney Skupa - Silver Lake High School
Kelsey Snyder - Fairbury High School
Eshan Sood - Grand Island Central Catholic
Paige Steinbauer - Lincoln Lutheran High School
Connor Strange - Waverly High School
Reagan Uhlmann - Lincoln Northeast High School
Wesley Unger - David City High School
Katelyn Unvert - Freeman High School
Caleb Utter - Centennial High School
Rachel Van Cott - Lincoln Christian School
Josie Weise - Tri County High School
Paige Wergin - Aurora High School
Joshua Wetovick - Fullerton High School
Simon Wiedel - Thayer Central High School
Clay Yungdahl - Cross County High School
Theresa Zarybnicky - Diller-Odell High School
Caleb Ziems - Lincoln Lutheran High School