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Student and Staff Achievements - March 20, 2023

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

  • Justin Diep of Bryan High for being named the 2023 Nebraska Student Journalist of the Year by the Nebraska High School Press Association.
  • Central High’s Girls' Powerlifting team for becoming 2023 State Champions.
  • All four of Norris Middle’s robotics teams for progressing to the Nebraska State VEX Robotics Championship quarter-finals. 
  • All Omaha Public Schools that placed in the JROTC 22nd Annual Bellevue Invitational Drill Meet. 
    • Northwest High
    • Benson High
    • Central High
    • South High
    • Burke High
    • Buena Vista High
  • All Omaha Public Schools students who qualified for the National Educators Rising competition.
    • Joshyonna Coppage-Dortch, North High
    • Dior Diop, Burke High
    • Dalilah Winford, North High
    • Nastasia Orr, Burke High
    • Aleena Pope, Central High
    • DeeDee Djon, Burke High
    • Paige Bowman, Burke High
    • La’Nie Green, North High
    • Lea Hanson, Burke High
    • Abbie Ross, Burke High
    • Jessica Juan-Lopez, South High
    • Vincent Minard, North High
    • Sha’Nai Wellon, North High 
    • Audrey Brown, Burke High
    • Ana Moreno Guzman, South High
    • Zachary Bursh, Northwest High
    • Viridiana Serrano-Avalos, South High
    • Jayohna Sims, North High
    • Brooke Bohan, Northwest High
    • Samantha Daza, South High
    • Savannah Mason, Burke High
    • Sonia Alonzo, Burke High 
    • Hailey Scholten, Burke High 
    • Jaquelin Palma, South High
    • Zachary Havlovic, Westview High
    • Malachi Rogers, Westview High
    • Yulisa Granillo, Burke High
    • Briseyda Zaragoza, Burke High
    • Taryn Stern, Westview High
    • Porsha Dolan, Westview High
    • Athanase Kalumbula, North High
    • Corion Beck, North High
    • Mariam Kunka, Burke High
    • Naveah Gonzales, Burke High
    • Legacy Durham, North High
    • Paw Mu Kar, Northwest High
    • Paige Zellner, Northwest High
    • Edilia Benitez-Degante, South High
    • Betzy Davila, South High
    • Alexandra Lemus-Chavez, South High