This page will act as an archive for the achievements and accomplishments of McMillan's staff and student body. Once an achievement is taken off of the home page, it will be placed here. By the end of the year, this should be quite a list!
May
...To the following students and Ms. Bartling, Ms. Barnes, and Ms. Vickers for being inducted into the National Junior Honor Society!
8th Grade Inductees
| Elizabeth Arnason |
Rodney Hall |
Rachel Overbeck |
| Joel Banninga |
Taylor John |
Travis Smith |
| Danielle Coughran |
Lauren Johnson |
John Snyder |
| Sara Damm |
Sydney Kalvick |
Che'Lynn Thompson |
| Marissa Glessman |
Rachel Kent |
Nikolas Whitcomb |
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Emily Leisure |
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7th Grade Inductees
| Lindsey Aflague |
Chandan Grayson-Pattar |
Anthony Marinella |
| Jayde Balentine |
Leigh Gustafson |
M'rcy Matsunami |
| Josie Bircher |
Sheree Haynie |
Jaclyn Rentschler |
| Salimah Buhari |
Chrystal Ishii |
Samantha Robb |
| Cal Butler |
Sandra Jimenez Vega |
Luz Tapia |
| Brooklyn Christianson |
Nathan Kellogg |
Texan Tongee |
| Matthew Dean |
Madeline Kenny |
Lindi Walter |
| Sabrina DeSandro |
Rachael Krischenmann |
Tyler Wolterman |
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Asher Lewis |
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Current Members
| Suzanne Brooner |
Jesse Epperson |
Katelyn O'Brian |
| Cassandra Brumbaugh |
Lisa Guevara |
Aubrey Schmidt |
| Joy Carey |
Brooke Heneman |
Evan Schultz |
| Victoria Case |
Kody Houston |
Jasmine Snoddy |
| Joshua Christensen |
Maggie Hubbell |
Dominique White |
| Kevin Cortes |
Kyla Huber |
Zakeila Williams |
| Andrew Cuva |
Ian McCollum |
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...To the 44 journalism students and Ms. Balentine for publishing The Prowler and McMillan's Yearbook!
...To the cast, crew, and orchestra; and Mr. Gellatly and Mrs. Erickson for the bang-up job you did performing the hilariously funny production, "The Bridge Over Yellow Fingers!"
...To the band, orchestra, and chorus members; as well as, Mrs. Erickson and Ms. Simpson for the spectacular Spring Concert!
...To the 353 McMillan students who were recognized at the May 8th Honors Night! The honorees were presented with 1266 awards in 45 different categories.
...To Ms. C. Tschetter's Homeroom for earning the highest cumulative average of all Homerooms on the CAT Tests! The Top 3 Homerooms in each grade earned special medals and recognition during May 4th's CAT Celebration.
...To our student body and staff for the outstanding effort during the CAT Tests. As a school, McMillan raised its total battery by 9 points! During the CAT Celebration, 1416 medals were earned by students!
...To these 8th graders for being elected to Omaha's Rotary Honor Roll!
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Elizabeth Arnason |
Susanne Brooner |
Cassandra Brumbaugh |
Joy Carey |
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Victoria Case |
Kevin Cortes |
Jesse Epperson |
Lisa Guevara |
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Kody Houston |
Maggie Hubbell |
Kyla Huber |
Ian McCollum |
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Katelyn O'Brian |
Rachel Overbeck |
Aubrey Schmidt |
William Schuermann |
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Evan Schultz |
Che'Lynn Thompson |
Nikolas Whitcomb |
Dominique White |
...To Mr. Mayberger for presenting a session about the Engineering program pathway (with Skinner Magnet and North High) at the National Magnet Schools of American Conference in Las Vegas!
Top CAT Test Homerooms
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7th Grade |
8th Grade |
| 1st Place |
Ms. Clasen |
Ms. C. Tschetter |
| 2nd Place |
Mr. Geiken |
Mr. Costanzo |
| 3rd Place |
Mr. Jelken |
Ms. Simpson |
April
...To Reynaldo Reyes for winning a bronze medal for his submission in the Nebraska Visual Arts Contest (NSVAC)! Elizabeth Arnason, Merari Corona, Ralph Depree and Ana Lopez also entered spectacular art work.
...To Stephen Thacker who's music composition was picked as a 2007 Nebraska Digies Finalist!
Click here to listen Stephen's composition.
...To the Midwest Association of Civil Engineers (MACE) and Mr. Mayberger, for winning the Technology Award for the proposal "Gerald Ford Memorial Bridge" at the Society of American Military Engineers Competition! Members of MACE are: Ken Alabi, Deszmane Bonner, Cassie Brumbaugh, Michael Callahan, Victoria Case, Eddie Jessen, Aubrey Schmidt, Stephen Thacker.
...To Ms. Connie Colton, Math Department Head, who is a candidate for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Ms. Colton is a part of UNO's first National Boards Cohort and her research-based, professional portfolio has been submitted for review!
...To the following 8th grade girls who will represent North High as cheerleaders next fall!
Savanna Allen
Tabitha Boswick
Camri Dorsey
Jasmine Edwards
Ataya Frederikson
Carlesha McCullough
Brytn'e Stuart
Mallary Weingaertner
...To Lisa Guevara and Kyla Huber whose project was picked as a 2007 Nebraska Digies Finalist!
Click here to view Lisa and Kyla's project.
...To McMillan's Boys' Swimming Teams for placing second (8th grade) and seventh (7th Grade) at the City Finals.
8th Grade Medalists
| Caleb Schuerman |
1st Place* |
200 Freestyle |
| Caleb Schuerman |
1st Place** |
100 Freestyle |
| Josh Christensen |
2nd Place |
50 Backstroke |
| Josh Christensen |
3rd Place |
100 Individual Medley |
| Evan Schultz |
2nd Place |
100 Breastroke |
| Evan Schultz |
3rd Place |
50 Freestyle |
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Caleb Schuerman,
Cody Jones, |
2nd Place |
200 Freestyle relay |
Josh Christensen,
Ian Erickson |
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* New City Record
** Forty year-old City Record broken by over 5 seconds!
7th Grade Medalist
| Weston Denman |
3rd Place |
50 Butterfly |
...To Brittney Taylor for being crowned National Champion at the United States Girls' Wrestling Association National Tournament!
March
...To Nathan Kellogg for winning 2nd Place at the State Geography Bee!
...To Aubrey Schmidt, Victoria Case, and the Debate teacher, Mrs. Treat! The girls entered the Omaha Corral of Westerners Essay Contest. Their essays have been judged to be in the top three places. A dinner will be held on April 5th to announce the winners!
...To the Wrestling Team A, Mr. Kiviranta, and Mr. Stolz for taking SECOND PLACE at McMillan's 2nd Annual Invitational Tournament!
Austin Chidester, 85 lb., 4th Place
Tyler Hofsheier, 90 lb., 3rd Place
Brittney Taylor, 108 lb., 1st Place
Devon Wynne, 112 lb., 4th Place
James McMillon, 125 lb., 2nd Place
DeVonte Harris, 130 lb., 1st Place
Tony Gardner, 135 lb., 1st Place
Robert Harris-Hearns, 155 lb., 1st Place
Cha'Ron Thompson, 165 lb., 1st Place
Trevor Moss, 200 lb., 3rd Place
Click Here for the the Wrestling Tournament Final Results
...To Austin Hiykel's Benson Library Team for earning a tie for runner-up in the national "Pimp My Book Cart" competition and getting their picture in the World-Herald's March 14th edition!
...To the following History Day Winners and Mrs. Figueroa for earning the privilege of competiting in the State History Day competition!
Conor Friis, Will Stott; Second Place Group Exhibit
"Einstein, the Pacifist"
Josie Bircher; Third Place Paper
"Gerald Ford and the Watergate Scandal"
Joy Carey, Rachel Overbeck; Third Place Documentary
"The Yellow Brick Road of Hollywood: Triumph and Tragedy in the Life of Judy Garland"
February
...To the Debate class and Mrs. Treat for winning the NJHS's Pennies for Pasta fundraiser benefiting the Leukemia Society!
...To the following academic all-stars and Mrs. Figueroa for taking and proctoring the ACT college entrance exam!
| Christine Anderson |
Josie Bircher |
Cal Butler |
| Matthew Dean |
Chadan Grayson-Pattar |
Leigh Gustafson |
| Madelaine Healey |
Payton Hogan |
Chandler Hunter |
| Nathan Kellogg |
Medeline Kenny |
Anthony Marinella |
| Maggie Peterson |
Sara Rechtenbach |
Jacob Robinson |
| Kaitlyn Tonack |
Jeffrey Volker |
Wyatt Waskowiak |
...To the following student representatives and Mr. Marisett for being honored at the Caring and Concerned Educators (CACE) Banquet.
| Shalonda Burkhalter |
Camri Dorsey |
Rodney Hall |
| Texan Tonje |
Dominique White |
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...To the Girls' Basketball Team A, Coach Vickers, and Coach Langabee for their Runner-Up finish in the City Girls' Basketball Tourney with a record of 12-5!
| Rayona Frazier |
Ashley Frolio |
DeAmber Hulett |
| Ya'Kiva McCraw |
Chardonnay Moore |
Tyonna Roach |
| T'Keyah Stapleton |
Brionka Wallace |
Javonna Wynne |
...To the Instrumental Music students and Mrs. Erickson for their performance in the All-City Music Festival!
| Elizabeth Arnason |
Josie Bircher |
Suzanne Brooner |
Cal Butler |
| Michael Callahan |
Joy Carey |
Raven Conley |
Annie Garnett |
| Sheree Haynie |
Garrett Howard |
Maggie Hubbell |
Chandler Hunter |
| Lauren Johnson |
Kassandra Jordan |
Rachel Kirschenmann |
Anthony Marinella |
| Ian McCollum |
Jason Moore |
Matt Ramsgard |
Jacob Robinson |
| Breanna Stevens |
Steven Thacker |
Lindi Walter |
Nikolas Whitcomb |
...To the Chorus students and Mrs. Simpson for their performance in the All-City Music Festival!
| Christine Anderson |
T'Ausha Avery |
Terrijana Barfield |
Sara Damm |
| Sabrina DeSandro |
Jasmine Edwards |
Aysha Ferguson |
Tevonte Harris |
| Kyla Huber |
Chandler Hunter |
Annie Garnett |
Elizabeth Hubbell |
| Asher Lewis |
Daria Jones |
Mary Nagle |
Carlesha McCullough |
| Camara Kumm |
Jevon Mickles |
Jessica McQuinn |
Breanna League |
| Kayla Rhoten |
Nyakhor Ruach |
Kerica Santee |
Ashley Small |
| Travis Smith |
TeAra Sweet |
Laird Williams |
Jessica White |
... To Nathan Kellogg for his Tenth Place Individual finish in the Math Counts contest! Good luck at State, Nathan!
...To Victoria Case, Jesse Epperson, Nathan Kellogg, and Evan Schultz for their Sixth Place finish in the 24th Annual Eastern Chapter of Math Counts contest! This is the best finish for an Omaha Public School team in over ten years!
January
...To Ms. Washington for being named honorable mention for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Christa McAuliffe Prize! Nominated teachers exemplify the character of Ms. McAuliffe. Ms. McAuliffe was a teacher who died in the Challenger explosion. These special teachers hold high standards of excellence for themselves and their students. They also demonstrate courage, commitment, creativity, and the ability to inspire.
...To the Girls 'A' basketball team for placing 2nd in the Middle School Invitational Tournament!
December
...To the Girls' Swimming Teams - The 7th grade team finished 2nd in the City Finals!
7th Grade Medal Winners
Josie Bircher, Sabrina DeSalano, Lindi Walter, Madeline Kenny, Rachael Kirschenmann, Andrea Fletcher, and Nichole Wicken
8th Grade Medal Winners
Tabitha Bostwick, Emily Leisure, Sarah Kraay, Mallary Weingaertner
...To Nathan Kellogg - McMillan's Geography Bee Champion!
...To McMillan's Math Club who won the Northwest High School Math Contest!
...To Cassie Brumbaugh - McMillan's 2006-07 Spelling Bee winner! McMillan will be represented at the OPS Spelling Bee by Cassie Brumbaugh, Rachel Overbeck, Kyla Huber, Ian McCollum, Eddie Jessen, Maggie Hubbell, Matthew Dean, Sheree Haynie, Jake Robinson, Rachael Kirschenmann, Dominique White. Good Luck!
...To our wonderful Chorus, Band, and Orchestra for producing a fantastic Winter Concert that made the audience feel warm in the midst of a Winter Wonderland!
...To McMillan's Think Tank team! The Think Tank competition was held on Dec. 13 at UNO. Five Monarchs received gold medals, seven earned silver medals, and five students won bronze!
Gold Medal Winners
Salimah Buhari, Cal Butler, Lisa Guevara, Sara Rechtenbach, Lindi Walter
...To the Boys' Basketball "A" Team for earning the title of Division Champ and advancing to the semi-finals of the City Tournament! The "A" Team's record was 9-3!
"A" Team Roster
Coach: Ms. Tschetter
DK Augustine
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Andrew Cuva
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Capri Davis
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Lonnie Gaines
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Payton Hogan
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Derrick Lloyd
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Cal McCoy
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Devante Mitchell
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Kei'Andre Kellogg
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Tyler Tilmon
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Edward Vinson
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...To the Boys' Basketball "B" Team for earning the title of Division Champion with a PERFECT record of 10-0!
"B" Team Roster
Coach: Mr. Bryson
Brandon Altstadt
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James Brimmer
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Dre'Shaun Burns
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Tyler Cook
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Robert Harris-Hearnes
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Aarion Jenkins
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Quentin Jimmerson
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Raynaldo Lampley
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Art Limones
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Calvin McCoy
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Delano Perry
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Jordan Thomas
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Chris Tyler
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Martel White
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Laird Williams
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November
...To the Builders Club for sponsoring "Cans for Our Community!" As a school, McMillan collected over 200 cans which added up to 456 pounds of food for the needy in our community!
Classroom Winners
First Place: Mr. O'Donnell's A-1 Class
Second Place: Mrs. Sinwell's A-1 Class
...To the 7th Grade Class for representing McMillan with dignity and class at the performance of "A Christmas Carol" at Benson High School!
...To the Debate Team for being the only middle school invited to participate in the First Annual Metro Forum! The topic: The United States' Role in a Changing World. Victoria Case was selected as one of the top four students at the forum!
...To Project Citizen Participants for traveling to the State Capitol in Lincoln to propose public policy changes to a panel of state senators and judges in the legislature's hearing rooms! McMillan's 8th grade teams proposed District-wide Recycling and Teen Driver Passenger Restrictions.
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...To Ms. Hartman's Science Classes for helping a member of the McMillan family during her family's time of need. Brittany Bohbot lost her father, grandfather, and home during a fire in the early hours of a late September morning. Ms. Hartman's classes banded together and used their writing skills to solicit donations from local businesses to help Brittany's family. They raised over $3,200 and received a free Red Lobster lunch!
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Click on the following links to read local press coverage of the presentation ceremony:
KETV (watch video of the story)
Donations for the Bohbot family are accepted at any US Bank location.
October
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...To the Monarch Math Club for its fantastic showing at Benson High School's Annual Math Contest!
Individual Awards
Jesse Epperson - 1st Place, Overall
Nathan Kellogg - 2nd Place, Overall
Evan Schultz - 3rd Place, Overall
Team Awards
McMillan Team A - 1st Place, Overall
McMillan Team C - 2nd Place, Overall
McMillan Team C - 3rd Place, Hands-On Challenge
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To the Monarch Math Club!
McMillan's 7th and 8th grade teams were the OVERALL COMPETITION WINNERS at North High School's Annual Math Contest!
Individual Awards
Nathan Kellogg - 1st Place, 7th Grade
Jesse Epperson - 1st Place, 8th Grade
Victoria Case - 2nd Place, 8th Grade
Team Awards
Nathan Kellogg, Drew Dinsmore, Cha Moua, Michael Blazek -1st Place, 7th Grade
Jesse Epperson, Evan Schultz, Victoria Case, Joy Carey - 2nd Place, 8th Grade
Nathan Kellogg, Drew Dinsmore, Samantha Robb, Leigh Gustafson - 1st Place, Quiz Bowl
September
Congratulations to McMillan's Cross Country City Champs!
Caleb Shuermann - 8th grade
Texan Tonje - 7th grade