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There’s always a lot happening in the ˮ���� community — more than typically can fit into a few long articles or enewsletter blurbs. To catch you up on even more on-campus events, student successes, faculty and staff achievements and alumni accomplishments, we’re publishing more short-form content each month as a way for readers to see more of what makes ˮ���� amazing.

Get caught up this month on:

• An end-of-the-school-year drone show
• The two incoming ˮ���� first-year students who received the prestigious Academic Excellence scholarships
• The students, staff and faculty who received scholarships and awards at the ˮ���� Honors Convocation

Drone show celebrates end of school year and residence hall naming ceremony

Students, staff and faculty were treated to an end-of-year surprise on Thursday, May 9. Fantasy Show Drones put on a spectacular show to celebrate 2024 graduates and the naming of the new residence hall. (The official naming ceremony for C. Donald Brodie hall took place the following day, Friday, May 10.)

A small crowd gathered on the lawn and north patio of the Art/Education Building on the Crete campus to watch the drone show. According to Fantasy Drone Shows, it was the first show in the nation to feature the new X7 drone.

Watch the full video .

ˮ���� awards Lyons, Blue Hill students with Academic Excellence scholarship

Of all academic scholarships at ˮ����, Academic Excellence is at the pinnacle. It recognizes strong academic achievements throughout students’ high school careers and covers tuition in full. This year, two Nebraska students were presented with the scholarship out of 22 applicants — Jaelyn Himmelberg of Blue Hill and Chance Mock of Lyons. 

To qualify for the competitive scholarship, students must receive a 27 or higher on the ACT and be accepted to ˮ����. Students were then invited to campus to participate in a series of interviews with ˮ���� faculty and staff.

At ˮ����, Himmelberg intends to major in biology or chemistry on her path to applying to physician’s assistant programs, and will be a member of the dance team. 

Mock intends to be part of both the cross country and esports teams while pursuing a major in computing and possible minors in either mathematics and data analytics or engineering. 

Staff, students and faculty win awards, scholarships at ˮ���� Honors Convocation