Student achievement was recognized in several subject and activity areas at St. Pat’s Middle-High School during the annual spring Underclassmen Honors Assembly on May 6.

Principal Deacon Matt Irish served as moderator of the assembly and presented certificates to more than 100 students who were on the Honor Roll at least one quarter during the year.

The recently elected officers for 2025-26 Student Council and National Honor Society were installed by
the current officers.

SkillsUSA state medalists:
● Medical Math – 3rd: Danyale Zheng
● Medical Terminology – 1st: MaKenna Nelson
● National T-Shirt Design – 2nd: Aubrey Lane
● Chapter Business Procedure – 1st: Dimitri Pettit, Aashi Naidoo, Nick Krondak, Anah Caudillo,
Coltan Ham, Jack Condon
● Opening & Closing Ceremonies – 1st: Natalia Wiezorek, Stephanie Budke, Dany Zheng, Savvy
Miles, Miranda Huggenberger, Kaelyn Brandt, MaKenna Nelson

Perfect attendance certificates:

• 7th Grade: Michael Courter, Cora Mosel, Conrad van Rooyen;
• 8th Grade: Matthew Giebler, Elijah Heimann, Jade Welch; 9th Grade: Kallen Brown, Jack Condon; 10th
• Grade: Xavier Pieper, Devaney Rood; 11th Grade: Landon Shepherd.

Academic top 5 in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades:
● 7th: Cora Mosel, Maria Freitas, Dominica Pettit, Alana Kaye, and Kelsie Allison
● 8th: Austin Styles, Collins Furmanski, Sam Citta, McKinley Rood, and Breken Brown
● 9th: Cyline Covey, Ruby Uerling, Gianna Pieper, Jack Condon, Kallen Brown, Brooke Brosius.

Hazel Uerling was presented the Bausch & Lomb Science Award for Excellence in Math & Science.

Elijah Heimann was recognized as the school winner in the Geography Bee competition.

High School Catholic Daughters of America winners:

Trey Allison- 1st- Art; Jack Condon- 2nd- Art; Harper Racek- 3rd- Art; Gianna Pieper- 1st-Poetry; Tony Lane- 2nd- Poetry; Kallen Brown- 3rd-Poetry; Ruby Uerling- 1st- Photography; Fiona Obayan- 2nd- Photography; Justin Davies- 3rd-Photography; Emma Greenwood- 1st- Essay; Ari Koduri- 2nd- Essay; Brooke Brosius- 3rd- Essay.

Middle School Catholic Daughters of America winners:

Michael Courter- 1st; Sadie Dannatt – 2nd Pro-Life Essay Winners: Kaelyn Brandt-1st; Marley Thomsen-1st; Levi Charter-3rd; Ruby Uerling-3rd.

Cornhusker Girls’ State Representatives: Aashi Naidoo & Danyale Zheng

Cornhusker Boys’ State Representatives: Nick Krondak & Dimitri Pettit

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Representatives: Ben Heirigs, Tucker Kemp, Peyton Kramer.

Nebraska Attorney General’s Youth Conference Representative: Aashi Naidoo

Vocal Music Letter Winners: Cyline Covey, Lane Citta, Weston Hammond, Kenny Johnson, Bennett
Korensky, Xavier Pieper, Rose Green, Nick Krondak, Savannah Miles, Aashi Naidoo.

Instrumental Music Letter Winners: Kason Baker, Brooke Brosius, Kallen Brown, Jack Condon, Porter
Connick, Coltan Ham, Bennett Korensky, Nick Krondak, Aashi Naidoo, MaKenna Nelson, Dimitri Pettit
Louis Armstrong Award: Honorable Mention: Aashi Naidoo, Bennett Korensky, Coltan Ham, Dimitri Pettit,
Kason Baker, Jack Condon, Kallen Brown, Brooke Brosius, Trey Allison.

Leonard Bernstein Award: Aashi Naidoo; Honorable Mention- Kason Baker, Brooke Brosius, Bennett
Korensky, Coltan Ham.

John Philip Sousa Award: Dimitri Pettit

Director’s Awards- Band: Dominica Pettit and Lexi Nelson; Honorable Mention- Kelsie Allison, Cora
Mosel, Corinne Hammond, Hayden Zogg, Elise Eickhoff and Presley Odean.

Junior High Choral Spirit Award: Tynnli Vapenik

St. Cecelia Award for Choral Service: Aashi Naidoo

Speech Letter Winners: Jack Condon, Kaelyn Brandt, Aidan Long, Nick Krondak, Aashi Naidoo, Lilly Otte,
Danyale Zheng

Play Production Letter Winners: Nick Krondak, Aashi Naidoo, Dimitri Pettit, Dany Zheng, Savvy Miles,
Karmella Klein, Jack Condon, Olivia Phelps, Paige Dodson, Kaelyn Brandt, Miranda Huggenberger, Kylee
Childears, Zaleah Cartwright, Lily Logan

Outstanding Underclassman in Speech: Jack Condon

Outstanding Underclassman in Play Production: Dimitri Pettit

Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy Winners: Aashi Naidoo, Nick Krondak, Savvy Miles.

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