MCC’s Inter-High Day draws more than 200 students

More than 200 of the best area high school students from 12 area high school were on the McCook Community College campus Wednesday competing for team and individual honors in the annual Inter-High Day Scholastic competition.

Perkins County, Dundy County-Stratton and Medicine Valley claimed top prize in the three divisions for team awards.

This year three $500 scholarships were awarded to the winning teams. Also, the top three students in each of 23 academic areas received three free tuition credits for Mid-Plains Community College classes.

Here are the results:

TEAM AWARDS

Division 1 (large school) – 1. Perkins County, 2. McCook, 3. Arapahoe.

Division 2 (medium) – 1. Dundy County-Stratton; 2. Paxton, 3. Hitchcock County

Division 2 (small school – 1. Medicine Valley, Hayes Center, Maywood.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Accounting Principles I – 1. Jacqueline Gloy, Perkins County; 2. Brodee Brestel, Maxwell; 3. Emma Strand, Arapahoe.

Advanced Math – 1. Abby Renner, McCook; 2. Cooper Kroeker, Perkins County; 3. Brady Dempcy, Maywood.

Algebra I – 1. Lauren Bishop, Perkins County; 2. John Block, Hitchcock County; 3. Hannah Peterson, McCook.

Algebra II – 1. Connor Latta, Hitchcock County; 2. Colt Gosnell, Maxwell; 3. Adeasha Escobar Salas, Southwest.           

Animal Agriculture – 1. Ava Hardin, Hayes Center; 2. Connor Tidyman, Hayes Center; 3. Leila Bernard, Dundy County-Stratton.

Biology – 1. Tyler Bantam, Medicine Valley; 2. Thomas Magorian, Arapahoe; 3. Dylan Kollmorgen, Hitchcock County.

Business-Microsoft Office – 1. Abi Spargo, Dundy County-Stratton; 2. Bailey Hanes, Maywood; 3. Breck Horner, Dundy County-Stratton.

Business-Mock Interview – 1. Jennifer Franco, Dundy County-Stratton; 2. Cole Huffman, Maxwell; 3. Stephanie Escobar, Dundy County-Stratton.

Criminal Justice – 1. Benjamin McClain, Perkins County; 2. Brock Tines, Perkins County; 3. Brighton Walkington-Foley, McCook.

Early Childhood (Teams) – 1. Giavanna Doyle and Celeste Zuniga, Medicine Valley; 2. Sydney Bottom and Libby Cole, Perkins County; 3. Reece Glinn and Hadleigh Kramer, Paxton.

English Composition – 1. Aliyah Melhus, Arapahoe; 2. Graci Peterka, Maywood; 3. Emma Baldeh, Dundy County-Stratton.

English Literature – 1. Miah Fox, Paxton; 2. Cayllie Softley, Hayes Center; 3. Brooke Kotschwar, Medicine Valley.

Geometry – 1. Psalm Frank, McCook; 2. Kurri Gosnell, Maxwell; 3. Cooper Soundy, Hayes Center.

Graphic Design – 1. Shic King, Southwest; 2. Ruby McCune, Arapahoe; 3. Markell Macke, Perkins County.

Health Occupations – 1. Klayton Rinne, Dundy County Stratton; 2. Sarah Brott, Paxton; 3. Emma Balden, Dundy County-Stratton.

Information Tech – 1. Rowan Fletcher, Maywood; 2. Landen Hoefs, Arapahoe; 3. Tyler Baker, Wauneta-Palisade.

Leadership – 1. Myles Bishop, Perkins County; 2. McKenzie Ewoldt, Arapahoe; 3. Ava Hardin, Hayes Center.

Marketing – 1. Breck Horner, Dundy County-Stratton; 2. Cole Huffman, Maxwell; 3. Myles Bishop, Perkins County.

Music – 1. Lily Maynard, McCook; 2. Amelia Minary, Southwest; 3. Kristin Holcomb, Arapahoe.

Music Theory – 1. Mason McGreer, Perkins County; 2. Sutton LaBrie, McCook; 3. Hunter Jorschumb, Arapahoe.

MCC Facts – 1. Klayton Rinne, Dundy County-Stratton; 2. Grayden Sutherland, Wauneta-Palisade; 3. Luke Sims, Wauneta-Palisade.

Sociology – 1. Marlee Gleason, Paxton; 2. Zoe Trimble, Medicine Valley; 3. Aaden Wheeler, McCook.

STEM/Engineering – 1. Savannah Miller, Perkins County; 2. Andrea Almanza, Wauneta-Palisade; 3. Ethan Swesey, Perkins County.