Holt County Students Named Academic All-State

46 Holt County and Wheeler Central students have been honored on the fall 2016 Acadmic All-State team by the Nebraska School Activities Association. 

Since 2006, this NSAA Award Program has recognized students who meet the criteria for nomination by their school in the season of their activity. Each year the NSAA and the Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association recognize students during fall, winter and spring Seasons who are nominated by their schools for their individual academic excellence, leadership and significant contributions in their NSAA activity.

To be eligible for the honor, students must meet three requirements: 
1. A nominated student must be a varsity player or organizational leader who has played a significant role on the team or in the organizational activity during the seasons for which nominations are accepted. 
2. A nominated student must have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average, in all curricular subjects, of 93% or 3.7 on a 4.0-point scale or the equivalent. 
3. NSAA high schools or their cooperative sponsorship may nominate a maximum of two students per NSAA activity program. 

Any student, freshman through senior, is eligible for the honor. 

The full list of Holt County honorees is below.

Chambers
Starlea Bowen (play production)
Travis Halsey (play production)
Jacie Laetsch (volleyball)

Ewing
Emily Eacker (play production)
Sarah Hawk (play production)
Danielle Anderson (volleyball)
Ann Nordby (volleyball)
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O'Neill
Nathaniel Jennings (boys cross country)
Ehric Strope (boys cross country)
Kadra Sommersted-Simmons (girls cross country)
Whitney Watson (girls cross country)
Parker Belgum (football)
Jake Young (football)
Nicole Gotschall (girls golf and play production)
Makenzie Petersen (play production)
Caleigh Miles (softball)
Gabbie Scott (softball)
Payton Birkel (volleyball)
Emily Morrow (volleyball)

St. Mary's
Josh Cuddy (football)
Zac Wiese (football)
Hattie Blumenstock (play production)
Betsy Crumly (play production)
Logan Connot (volleyball)
Breanna Hedstrom (volleyball)

Stuart
Connor Jarman (football)
Peyton Alder (play production)
Brook Doke (play production)
Rachel Kaup (volleyball)
Alison Stracke (volleyball)

West Holt
Dennis McDermott (boys cross country)
Benjamin Thiele (boys cross country)
Emma Laible (girls cross country)
Lindee Wentworth (girls cross country)
Edison Fredrick (football)
Jake Judge (football)
Megan Bilstein (girls golf)
Brea Hostert (girls golf)
Devon Dhorman (play production)
Kyla Wallinger (play production)
Bailey Kraus (volleyball)
Anna Meyer (volleyball)

Wheeler Central
Derek Mahony (boys cross country)
Connor Croxen (football)
Zane Patrick (football)
Regan Dierks (volleyball)