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serves as an Ag Pen Pal with the Farm Bureau, connecting with classrooms to teach children about life on the farm. She is multi-talented— a seamstress, a past “Make It with Wool” award winner, a mentor to young sewists, a county and state fair judge, and a piano teacher who shares her gifts with her local church.

Central City High School (CCHS) sophomore Sophie Moser is currently in the middle of a monthslong research project, helping to collect clinical biomechanical data at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Biomechanics Research Building’s gait analysis lab. The data—which the lab hopes to use to alleviate pain in those suffering from foot-related vascular and pressure complications—will be used as part of the Advanced Biology student’s 2025–2026 Science Research Project, a sustained research undertaking conducted by the district’s Advanced Biology and Scientific Research students and presented at the annual science fair.

Merrick Foundation recently announced the selection of Bailey Greving and Faith Campa as the newest tenants of the Foundation’s Business Incubator Space. The two will take over the space on January 1, 2026. Both women are Central City High School graduates, local entrepreneurs, and past Merrick Foundation scholarship recipients.