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Seven area high school seniors have earned a special place among Nebraska’s top student leaders. The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) and Currency recently announced the 2024-25 Believers & Achievers, a program that recognizes seniors across the state for their outstanding contributions to academics, leadership, and community service. Local honorees include Kit Brooks and Gracie Vakiner from Central City High School; Gage Friesen, Allie Howell, and Courtney Carlstrom from High Plains Community; and Ah-Rim Lee and Isabelle Brumbaugh from Nebraska Christian.

For the past few months, the Central City High School sophomore class has been learning about the Daasanach tribe from Kenya. The class’s teacher, Mrs. Chelle Gillan, had the opportunity to observe the Daasanach during a trip in 2022. On Thursday, the class heard from Matt Douglass, director of the Master of Applied Science Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, anthropology researcher, and associate professor. Douglass, a Nebraska native from Columbus, has conducted numerous projects around the world, studying different cultures.

For the second show of the season, the Merrick Arts Council invited the Lincoln Continentals and Lincolnaires to the Performing Arts Center to treat the community to a showcase of Barbershop Harmony. The event took place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday.

As the crisp autumn air sweeps through Central City and the golden leaves begin to fall, a familiar truth settles in: time marches on. The changing of the seasons serves as a gentle reminder that life moves forward, yet with every step into the future, we must also look back and honor the chapters of our past—particularly those written by the brave men and women who answered the call to defend our nation.

Gabrielle “Gabby” Moser has always been a force of nature, whether she was on the softball diamond or in the lab. A 2020 graduate of Central City High School, Moser went on to pursue her passion for science at the University of South Dakota (USD), where she played collegiate softball while earning her Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical engineering. Now, in 2024, her academic and research journey has taken her to the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO), where she’s working on her master’s degree in biomechanics while contributing to groundbreaking research aimed at improving the lives of veterans and soldiers.

Daily Activity Report Monday, October 14 Officer assisted Solt-Wagner Funeral Home with an escort. Officer responded to a citizen assist in the 2500 block of 28th Street, Situation resolved.

Central City Elementary Leadership is in full swing! This year, our third and fourth grade teachers nominated 19 students that are leaders in their classroom on a daily basis. One thing we talk about frequently is that leadership is not only shown by adults in our building; it is a skill that can and should be shown in children. The goal of our group is to promote positive leaders within our building. Elementary age is a formative time when young students, particularly those in third and fourth grades, begin to understand their roles within a community. These students have been part of a school setting for a few years and are ready to take on new challenges in the building. There are many essential components of elementary leadership, including the significance of being active role models, the impact of kindness, and the importance of collaboration and teamwork.