Omaha Public Schools is pleased to recognize the following staff and students for their academic, extracurricular and professional achievements:

• South High Ambassadors for taking first place at the Viking Cup show choir tournament.
• Kat Duval of Buena Vista High for being honored as the 2024 Nebraska District Speech Coach of the Year by the National Speech & Debate Association.
• Francisco Jimenez of Bryan High for winning first place in Prepared Speaking at the Annual JAG Nebraska Career Development Conference.
• Glendy Vargas-Loarca of Bryan High for achieving first place in Employability Skills at the Annual JAG Nebraska Career Development Conference.
• Sarah Lehn, Central High teacher, for winning the Graduate Research and Creative Activity Award from the University of Nebraska-Omaha Department of History.
• Burke High’s Nutrition Manager Kurt Sage for winning first place in the Nebraska High School Breakfast Challenge.
• All Omaha Public Schools students recognized as Distinguished World Language Scholars during World Language Week from the Nebraska Department of Education.
  • Deja Hubbard, Central High
  • Fiona Bryant, Central High
  • Sam Joyce, Central High
  • Sienna Maskin, Central High
  • Maia McNaughton, Central High
  • Katherine Douglas, Bryan High
  • Kenia Aguirre, Bryan High
  • Carmen Vega Garcia, South High
  • Johnny Alexandro Barriga Barajas, South High
  • Klaw Reh, Northwest High
  • Praizh Suggs, Westview High
• All Omaha Public Students who received recognitions at the Journalism Education Association Winter Nebraska Contest.
  • Paige Katz, Burke High
  • Dakota Leiviska, Burke High
  • Kaitlyn Lisko, Burke High
  • Rylee Novak, Burke High
  • Angie Twombly, North High
  • Zareena Abdessalam, North High
  • Maddi Newman, Burke High
  • Vyena Gee, Burke High
  • Meredith Proctor, Burke High
  • Elle Christensen, Burke High
  • Elizabeth Johnson, Burke High
  • Raine Roberts, North High
  • Dylan Vobejda, Burke High