High school students participate in a diesel mechanics activity Tuesday during the 57th annual Inter-High Day competition at North Platte Community College, Photo courtesy MPCC)
Mid-Plains Community College’s 57th annual Inter-High Day brought together over 500 students from 22 area high schools to North Platte on Tuesday.
They 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 MPCC’s North Platte campuses. Schools earned points based on how well their students placed in the academic divisions.
In recent years MPCC offered free credit hours for early entry classes as prizes. Because all early entry classes are now free, MPCC was able to offer scholarships for the top three placers this year in each category with $500 scholarships given for first-place winners, $250 for second place and $100 for third place.
Results were as follows:
Division Results:
Top Schools Division I
First – North Platte
Second – Perkins County
Third – St. Patrick’s
Top Schools Division II
First – Stapleton
Second – Maywood
Third – Sutherland
Top School Division III
First – McPherson County
Second – Thedford
Third – Wallace
Academic categories:
Art
First – Lauren Rousselle, McCook
Second – Myles Bishop, Perkins County
Third – Johanna Wyatt, North Platte
Biological Science
First – James Heinemann, Stapleton
Second – Morgan Krajewski, Sutherland
Third – Josie Christensen, Arnold
CEO Challenge
First – Dylan Heinemann, Stapleton
Second – Kloey DeNaeyer, Thedford
Third – Lindsey McIntosh, Thedford
Chemistry
First – Xavier Pieper, St. Patrick’s
Second – Blake Rickertson, Gothenburg
Third – Spencer Mostek, St. Patrick’s
Crack the Code: Business Edition
First – Jesse Reyes, Brodee Brestel and Sydney Galaway, Maxwell
Second – Lindsey McIntosh, Grace Johnston and Kloey DeNaeyer, Thedford
Third – Korbyn Herrick, Cole Murdock and Ryan Murphy, Hershey
Criminal Justice
First – Kasen Manary-Schumer, North Platte
Second – Jackson Shepard, North Platte
Third – Jaden Hunt Most, Gothenburg
Dramatic Arts/Theater
First – Lauren Mead, Maxwell
Second – Isabella Frazier, North Platte
Third – Emmeline Lucas, Maxwell
Graphic Design
First – Hannah Goosey, McPherson County
Second – Ember Chavez, Sandhills
Third – Shelby Morain, Eustis-Farnam
Health Occupations
First – Christian Maurer, Eustis-Farnam
Second – Laney Dahlberg, Thedford
Third – Ellys Gosnell, Maxwell
Information Technology
First – Tyler Hetz, Gothenburg
Second – Colton Moore-Downs, North Platte
Third – Daniel Beauchamp, Garden County
Mathematics
First – Max Hanson, Wallace
Second – Chenney Dishman, Callaway
Third – Blake Rickertson, Gothenburg
Medical Terminology
First – Lexi Hagan, Stapleton
Second – Rachel Simonsen, Hershey
Third – Makenna Nelson, St. Patrick’s
Music
First – Blaise Moerke, North Platte
Second – Bennett Korensky, St. Patrick’s
Third – Jack Condon, St. Patrick’s
Music Theory and Ear Training
First – Diego Moreno, North Platte
Second – Bennett Korensky, St. Patrick’s
Third – Carter Barnason Foster, North Platte
NPCC Trivia
First – Emma Masheck, North Platte
Second – Faith Bennett, North Platte
Third – Cecilia Putnam, Perkins County
Poetry Writing
First – Savannah McCarty, McCook
Second – Rameja Somers-Dehaney, St. Patrick’s
Third – Graci Paterka, Maywood
Prose Writing
First – Henry Cline, North Platte
Second – Asher Strecker, North Platte
Third – Jack Cochran, McCook
Sociology
First – Madie Logsdon, Arnold
Second – Addy Holes, Hershey
Third – Madi Swesey, Perkins County
STEM/Engineering
First – Andrew Salomon, Gothenburg
Second – Blake Tonkinson, North Platte
Third – Jase Roberson, Garden County
Applied Technology:
Auto Body
First – John McNeel, Hershey
Second – Connor Sutton, Sandhills
Third – Patrick Eggleston, Callaway
Auto Mechanics
First – Trenton Schrader, North Platte
Second – Jasper Heil, North Platte
Third – Ashton Lambert, McPherson County
Building Construction Team
First – McCook
Second – Maywood
Third – Sutherland
Diesel Mechanics
First – Steven Werkmeister, Maywood
Second – Ethan Renner, Maywood
Third – Braxton Anderson, Callaway
Electrical
First – Tanner Paintin, Perkins County
Second – Levi Nolt, Perkins County
Third – Levi Goosey, McPherson County
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
First – Levi Goosey, McPherson County
Second – Riggin Hutchinson, Hershey
Third – Kaydan Kramer, Sutherland
Welding Division I
First – Noah Kammerer, Sutherland
Second – Brody Messersmith, North Platte
Third – Jasper Heil, North Platte
Welding Division II
First – Dominic Williams, Perkins County
Second – Colby Holm, Wallace
Third – Tanner Paintin, Perkins County
