Spotlight
Meet Craig Badura, a technology guru and good friend to us here. Craig has a passion for technology, and we love the enthusiasm and creativity that he brings to the table when teaching others about the newest and best technology in education. What is your official position at Aurora? “I am the K-12 Technology Integrations […]
For some, being in the education world is all about having summers off and getting great benefits, but for Marcus Scheer it’s about so much more. Marcus is the Technology Coordinator for Johnson County Central (JCC), but one might call him a jack of all trades. He helps out with the schools bowling team, is […]
Passion Brings Opportunity for Nebraska Wesleyan Senior Not everybody gets to say they have planned events for organizations as big as the NFL, but for Brittany Pair, this is a part of her journey and a stepping stone to her future. This is not just something that fell in her lap, either. With a fearless […]
“I prayed every night that someday I would make a difference.” This is a story about a 19-year-old Waverly, Nebraska native who built a sports media company at age twelve. How? He created a Twitter account and began to Tweet, and he did that very well. “I’m just a Nebraska kid,” Hunter Radenslaben stated, explaining […]
Ben Coleman was born in East Texas but moved to ‘The Good Life’ when he was six. A product of small-town Henderson, Nebraska, he has grown into a 30-something storyteller whose passion is fueled by people, places, and an endless curiosity for experiences and stories that resonate deeply inside of us as humans. While the […]
“I wasn’t a skater and I wasn’t an artist, but I went for it,” said Alex Ruybalid, a 25-year-old born and raised in small towns in Virginia and Nebraska. “I showed up, and stuck around because I believed in the mission, and from there, things panned out.” Growing up, Alex worked whatever job he could […]
What do you get when you combine flight, engineering, entrepreneurship and art? VideoFlyte; a new company in Lincoln, Nebraska, that specializes in drone aerial video and photography. And Charles Briggs, co-owner, has a story worth sharing. Current Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln grew up in small-town York, Nebraska. With a […]
It was a typical day for Thayer Central High School senior, Russell Heitmann. Fall sports were in full swing and he had just returned from competing at a cross country meet. As he returned to the school to grab his things and presumably get ready to head home or watch classmates compete, he was approached […]
They may not have known what exactly they were getting into this year when four seniors (Madison Mills, Whitney Koehn, John Willey and Shailee Hayek) and a sophomore (Kate Zakaras) at Elmwood-Murdock High School enrolled themselves into a brand new class; but if you listen to their story, it’s fairly easy to make the assumption […]
Featuring Grand Island Northwest teachers, Colleen Childers and Beth Kavan It’s special. When you have two educators that decided to take a leap and see where they land. Well, it’s pretty obvious when you read about what Colleen Childers and Beth Kavan have teamed up to do at Grand Island Northwest High School, they haven’t […]