By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jolissa Klein is excited about college. She’s only in fourth grade, but the Elm Creek Elementary student already knows she wants to be a nurse, just like her mother. “I want to help people,” she said. Klein, who “really likes learning,” got a taste of college life Monday during the 26th annual Early Awareness Day hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The event, co-sponsored by EducationQuest Foundation and … [Read more...] about Early Awareness Day gets fourth graders thinking about college, career options
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UNK’s Imagination Day gets students thinking about future
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – The darkened room inside the Fine Arts Building at the University of Nebraska at Kearney allowed the camera to capture their motions. Using cellphone lights, the group of high school students was instructed to write their names in the air. It seemed silly to some, but the result was mesmerizing as they viewed the image on a computer screen. The long-exposure photo showed eight distinct signatures, with some penmanship … [Read more...] about UNK’s Imagination Day gets students thinking about future
Kearney High School wins top parade honors at UNK Band Day
Kearney High School won the Sweepstakes Trophy and was named the top band overall at Saturday’s 2016 UNK Band Day Parade Competition. Twenty-four Nebraska bands marched in the University of Nebraska at Kearney parade. Directed by Nathan LeFeber and Rick Mitchell, Kearney High won Class AA and was also awarded the trophy for outstanding drum line. Winning the Outstanding Color Guard trophy was Kearney Catholic High School. Other first-place honors went to Grand … [Read more...] about Kearney High School wins top parade honors at UNK Band Day
Accident, paralysis not keeping Dylan Wells from pursuing UNK degree
By AUSTIN KOELLER UNK Communications KEARNEY – Dylan Wells had just finished branding cows. He and a friend decided to go trap shooting. It was May 3, 2014. His junior year at Axtell High School. “I dropped him off at his house, went to my house and grabbed our shotguns, our blue rock and everything,” Wells recalls. “We were headed back out, and we were driving kind of fast. I hit my brakes and they locked up.” In a matter of seconds, Wells’ pickup swerved on the … [Read more...] about Accident, paralysis not keeping Dylan Wells from pursuing UNK degree
