Congratulations to all our winners!

Future Business Leader

1. Allison Skidmore, Fairbury
2. Isha Jain, Lincoln East
3. MaryAlice Karel, Johnson-Brock
4. Megan Wolfe, Raymond Central
5. Christian Widhalm, Aurora
6. Griffin Hovorka, Elmwood-Murdock
7. Remi Rotthaus, Lincoln East
8. Eric Holley, Omaha Northwest

Accounting I

1. Sydney Brummels, Osmond
2. Sondra Buller, Heartland
3. Lyndsey Stessman, Gretna
4. Joel Ratzlaff, Aurora
5. Becky Earnest, Aurora
6. Kayla Fischer, Johnson-Brock
7. Kathryn Vampola, Arlington
8. Krista Ruxton, Adams Central

Accounting II

1. Crista Buller, Heartland
2. Kim Goossen, Heartland
3. James McDonald, Aurora
4. Cassie Beale, Fillmore Central
5. Kevin Thor, Stanton
6. Jacob Shaffer, Aurora
7. Cole Petersen, Platteview
8. MaryAlice Karel, Johnson-Brock

American Enterprise Project

1. Fillmore Central
2. Twin River
3. Elmwood-Murdock
4. Raymond Central
5. Arlington
6. Chadron
7. Fairbury
8. Litchfield

Banking and Financial Systems

1. Arlington 1 Volk-Vampola-Miller
2. Omaha Northwest 1 Smith-Carpenter-Holley
3. Chadron 1 Budler-Bargen
4. Johnson-Brock 1 Moran-Mayfield-Henderson
5. Blair 1 Harman-Berggren-Ellis
6. Omaha North 1 Casey-Shipley
7. Grand Island NW 1 Kisner-Kistler
8. Syracuse 1 Moore-Clymer

Business Calculations

1. Remi Rotthaus, Lincoln East
2. Kevin Thor, Stanton
3. Lyndsey Stessman, Gretna
4. Craig Gutz, Osmond
5. Jimmy Wang, Lincoln East
6. Isha Jain, Lincoln East
7. Cole Petersen, Platteview
8. John Ngo, South Sioux City

Business Communication

1. Matt Martin, York
2. Curtis Reynolds, Tri County
3. Lyndsey Stessman, Gretna
4. Kevin Carder, Boone Central
5. Laura Ruskamp, Johnson-Brock
6. Jessica Grable, Johnson-Brock
7. Liz Case, Gibbon
8. Maren Westra, Elkhorn

Business Ethics

1. Aurora
2. Elmwood-Murdock
3. Auburn
4. Platteview
5. Fremont
6. Johnson-Brock
7. Arlington
8. Gibbon

Business Financial Plan

1. Meridian
2. Minden
3. Syracuse
4. Arlington
5. Johnson-Brock
6. Auburn
7. Ashland-Greenwood

Business Law

1. Lyndsey Stessman, Gretna
2. Christian Wildhalm, Aurora
3. Silas Pederson, Gretna
4. Keenan Fischman, Gretna
5. Steven Stauffer, Aurora
6. Kayla Christensen, Gretna
7. Cassie Beale, Fillmore Central
8. Christopher German, Humphrey St. Francis

Business Math

1. Connor Bohlken, Syracuse
2. Michael Liou, Lincoln East
3. Will Ebke, Fairbury
4. Kacia Smith, Chase County
5. Dalton Dey, Centennial
6. Ben Stoltenberg, Gretna
7. Trevor Bender, Fairbury
8. Stephanie Teten, Johnson-Brock

Business Plan

1. Cambridge
2. Johnson-Brock
3. Meridian
4. Cozad
5. Raymond Central
6. Ashland-Greenwood
7. Lyons-Decatur Northeast
8. Elkhorn

Business Presentation

1. Johnson-Brock
2. Aurora
3. Elmwood-Murdock
4. Ashland-Greenwood
5. Arlington
6. Bellevue East
7. Lyons-Decatur Northeast
8. Pleasanton

Business Procedures

1. Griffin Hovorka, Elmwood-Murdock
2. Joseph Chapman, Fillmore Central
3. Tessa Wellsandt, Johnson-Brock
4. Megan Veburg, Shelby
5. John Oerter, Adams Central
6. Caitlynn Lassek, Platteview
7. Karissa Brehm, Blair
8. Kevin Carder, Boone Central

Client Service

1. Jake Bauer, Cozad
2. James Van Pelt, Aurora
3. Kaitlin Coziahr, Omaha Westside
4. Kayla Alberts, Johnson-Brock
5. Lexi Giddings, Gibbon
6. Allison Kuhlman, Elmwood-Murdock
7. Sydney Zelazny, Twin River
8. Elizabeth Adams, Norfolk Catholic

Community Service Project

1. Bellevue West
2. Elmwood-Murdock
3. Raymond Central
4. Omaha Northwest
5. Sandhills
6. Dundy County Stratton
7. Wood River
8. Minden

Computer Applications

1. Haley Dutton, Meridian
2. Amy Chin, Columbus Lakeview
3. Lexi Giddings, Gibbon
4. Sammi Japp, Arlington
5. Shyanne Thompson, Minden
6. Aaron Steckley, Milford
7. Ellie Hoferer, Norfolk Catholic
8. Georgia Lewin, Ashland-Greenwood

Computer Game and Simulation Programming

1. Gabriel Gardner, Omaha Bryan
2. Matt Estabrook, Omaha Bryan

Computer Problem Solving

1. Brian Brazeal, Bellevue West
2. Aaron Jones, Bellevue West
3. Ethan Triplett, Bellevue West
4. Charles Beckler, Friend
5. Brian Clymer, Lincoln Southeast
6. Matthew Blomenberg, Norfolk
7. Ryan Daly, Papillion-LaVista South
8. Sam Woitaszewski, Wood River

Cyber Security

1. Matt Martin, York
2. Caden Zach, Humphrey St. Francis
3. Brian Brazeal, Bellevue West
4. Brian Clymer, Lincoln Southeast
5. Ryan Kula, Gretna
6. Will Trout, Elkhorn
7. Michael Gilbert, Johnson-Brock
8. Reilly Hoch, Ainsworth

Database Design and Applications

1. Allison Johnson, Meridian
2. Taylor Johnson, Meridian
3. Kealy Schilke, Cedar Bluffs
4. Kaelin Hynes, Gibbon
5. Nicole Stork, Arlington
6. Jacob Wolff, Norfolk Lutheran
7. Rylee Terry, Cozad
8. Brian Dunker, Cedar Bluffs

Desktop Application Programming

1. Gabriel Gardner, Omaha Bryan
2. Dan Dugan, Elkhorn
3. Ethan Seagren, Elkhorn
4. Karissa Brehm, Blair
5. Will Trout, Elkhorn
6. David Fuhs, Blair
7. Zach Flies, Blair
8. Matt Estabrook, Omaha Bryan

Desktop Publishing

1. Gretna
2. Gibbon
3. Thayer Central
4. Norfolk Lutheran High Northeast
5. Centura
6. Johnson-Brock
7. Cedar Rapids
8. Osmond

Digital Video Production

1. Silver Lake
2. Minden
3. Cozad
4. Centura
5. Elmwood-Murdock
6. Aurora
7. Pleasanton
8. Ashland-Greenwood

E-business

1. Elmwood-Murdock
2. Minden
3. Pleasanton
4. Auburn
5. Stanton
6. Johnson-Brock
7. Laurel-Concord
8. Omaha Bryan

Economics

1. Christian Widhalm, Aurora
2. Remi Rotthaus, Lincoln East
3. Isha Jain, Lincoln East
4. Jimmy Xu, Lincoln East
5. Cullon Hecox, Cozad
6. Dan Dugan, Elkhorn
7. Alex Adams, York
8. Lyndsey Stessman, Gretna

Electronic Career Portfolio

1. Laura Ruskamp, Johnson-Brock
2. Shayna Dwyer, Elmwood-Murdock
3. Lauren Bygland, Boone Central
4. Shawnee Chase, Cozad
5. Nathan Allgood, Auburn
6. Brooke Choquette, Minden
7. Lindsey Grove, Arlington
8. Amy Gugel, Amherst

Emerging Business Issues

1. Johnson-Brock
2. Elmwood-Murdock
3. Syracuse
4. Dundy County Stratton
5. Lincoln Southwest
6. Lincoln East
7. Laurel-Concord
8. Ashland-Greenwood

Entrepreneurship

1. Aurora 2 Shaffer-McDonald-McCarthy
2. Elmwood-Murdock 1 Hovorka-Steffen-Rosenboom
3. Omaha Benson 1 Yang-Ramm-McMurphy
4. Papillion-LaVista South 1 Bledsoe-Daly-Nguyen
5. Platteview 1 Heimes-Petersen-Glasshoff
6. Aurora 1 Widhalm-Freese-Stauffer
7. Johnson-Brock 1 Dunekacke-Grable-Ruskamp
8. Fremont 1 Bobbett-Hayes

FBLA Principles and Procedures

1. Joslynn VanDerslice, Columbus Lakeview
2. Stephanie Teten, Johnson-Brock
3. Seth Berggren, Blair
4. Amy Demers, Blair
5. Sarah Gentes, Bellevue East
6. Amber Staroscik, Tri County
7. Jared Knust, Tri County
8. Sally Moore, Fillmore Central

Global Business

1. Arlington 1 Korus-Vampola-Grove
2. Lincoln East 1 Jain-Wang-Rotthaus
3. Papillion-LaVista South 1 Bledsoe-Daly-Nguyen
4. Lincoln Southwest 2 Graham-Crelin
5. Norfolk Catholic 1 Rowse-Adams-Baum
6. Arlington 2 Thompson-Reed-Miller
7. Norfolk Catholic 2 Funk-Fennessy-Timmerman
8. Ashland-Greenwood 1 Neneman-Pease-Lusienski

Help Desk

1. Brian Brazeal, Bellevue West
2. Charles Beckler, Friend
3. Sam Woitaszewski, Wood River
4. Rachel Salyers, Cedar Bluffs
5. Jordan Bledsoe, Papillion-LaVista South
6. Jake Partusch, Platteview
7. David Erikson, Bellevue East
8. A.J. Abbott, Amherst

Impromptu Speaking

1. Nathan Gay, Twin River
2. Nancy Seeman, Stanton
3. Alex Adams, York
4. Hannah Brey, Raymond Central
5. Josef Lang, Bellevue West
6. Brooke Hofstetter, Meridian
7. Ashley Miles, Gretna
8. Adam Stolzer, Platteview

Introduction to Business

1. Ryan Kula, Gretna
2. Andy Nelson, Platteview
3. Kelsey Martinsen, Cedar Rapids
4. Ashley Quiring, Heartland
5. Shane Keslar, Syracuse
6. Mitch Misfeldt, Blair
7. Trevor Bender, Fairbury
8. Quinton Derr, Aurora

Intro to Business Communication

1. Amy Chin, Columbus Lakeview
2. Ryan Lunz, Laurel-Concord
3. Desiree Bartels, Meridian
4. Kelly Langin, Omaha Roncalli
5. Rhe’Ann McBride, Ainsworth
6. Monica Lu, Lincoln East
7. Stephanie Teten, Johnson-Brock
8. Amy Chen, Gibbon

Intro to Parliamentary Procedure

1. Stephanie Teten, Johnson-Brock
2. Morgan Jones, Dundy County Stratton
3. Michaela Lutz, Dundy County Stratton
4. Lance English, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
5. Michael Liou, Lincoln East
6. Sammi Japp, Arlington
7. Juliana Golding, Dundy County Stratton
8. Riley Johnson, Arlington

Introduction to Technology Concepts

1. Curtis Karel, Johnson-Brock
2. Ben Fox, Dundy County Stratton
3. Will Ebke, Fairbury
4. Amy Chin, Columbus Lakeview
5. Sophia Giles-Hnida, Auburn
6. Trevor Bender, Fairbury
7. Trevor Sorenson, Minden
8. Tyler Stuart, Omaha Roncalli

Job Interview

1. Nathan Gay, Twin River
2. Shelby Budler, Chadron
3. Nancy Seeman, Stanton
4. Mackenzie Welch, Chadron
5. Megan Reed, Arlington
6. Kayla Simms, Bellevue West
7. Jessica Grable, Johnson-Brock
8. Alex Shaner, Fillmore Central

Keyboarding Knowledge

1. Amber Hagerbaumer, Twin River
2. Shannon Ronhovde, Elmwood-Murdock
3. Ben Cromwell, Twin River
4. David Fuhs, Blair
5. Micah Stall, Gibbon
6. Jeremiah Salyard, Columbus Scotus
7. Melanie Cadwallader, Sandhills
8. Trenton Kuta, Columbus Scotus

Local Chapter Annual Business Report

1. Twin River
2. Omaha Northwest
3. Blair
4. Dundy County Stratton
5. Elmwood-Murdock
6. Arlington
7. Litchfield
8. Columbus Lakeview

Management Decision Making

1. Aurora 1 Janzen-Hixson-Graves
2. Omaha Northwest 1 Smith-Hildreth-Holley
3. Stanton 1 Frickenstein-Nordby-Seeman
4. Elmwood-Murdock 1 Hovorka-Fischer-Kuhlman
5. Fremont 1 Niday-Hayes
6. Aurora 2 Farrand-Shaw-Broekemeier
7. Fremont 2 Havener-Pittman
8. Bellevue West 1 Hernandez-Sipowicz

Management Information Systems

1. Auburn

Marketing

1. Crista Buller, Heartland
2. Drew Oswald, Norfolk Lutheran High NE
3. Amanda Dunekacke, Johnson-Brock
4. Kayla Alberts, Johnson-Brock
5. Quentin McMurphy, Omaha Benson
6. Derek Vallis, Lincoln Southeast
7. Grant Thomas, Lincoln Southeast
8. Laura Ruskamp, Johnson-Brock

Network Design Team

1. Bellevue West 1 Jones-Triplett
2. Omaha Bryan 1 Bojanski-Bowe
3. Bellevue East 1 Thayer-Renkema

Networking Concepts

1. Ethan Triplett, Bellevue West
2. Brian Brazeal, Bellevue West
3. Aaron Jones, Bellevue West
4. Sam Woitaszewski, Wood River
5. Brandon Staroscik, Tri County
6. Charles Beckler, Friend
7. Curtis Karel, Johnson-Brock
8. Brian Clymer, Lincoln Southeast

Parliamentary Procedure

1. Jenna Woitaszewski, Wood River
2. Brianna Turek, Wood River
3. Joseph Chapman, Fillmore Central
4. Alexis Carter, Wood River
5. Ashley Wood, Minden
6. Alex Shaner, Fillmore Central
7. Sally Moore, Fillmore Central
8. Eric Mattson, Lincoln East

Parliamentary Procedure Team

1. Wood River
2. Fillmore Central
3. Raymond Central
4. Arlington

Partnership with Business Project

1. Twin River
2. Elmwood-Murdock
3. Chadron
4. Aurora
5. Auburn
6. Dundy County Stratton
7. Blair
8. Centura

Personal Finance

1. Matt Collins, Tri County
2. Joseph Chapman, Fillmore Central
3. Tessa Wellsandt, Johnson-Brock
4. Caitlynn Lassek, Platteview
5. Christian Widhalm, Aurora
6. MaryAlice Karel, Johnson-Brock
7. Cassie Beale, Fillmore Central
8. Caleb Mayfield, Johnson-Brock

Proofreading

1. Amy Chin, Columbus Lakeview
2. Morgan Duff, Gretna
3. Kelly Langin, Omaha Roncalli
4. Ben Stoltenberg, Gretna
5. Amy Chen, Gibbon
6. Alena Senik, Elkhorn
7. Madeline Blaha, Blair
8. Britany Seda, Boone Central

Public Speaking I

1. Monica Lu, Lincoln East
2. Shannon Dierking, Johnson-Brock
3. Jacob Bunger, Kearney
4. Morgan Jones, Dundy County Stratton
5. Christian Schwenka, Minden
6. Laurel Krohn, Osmond
7. Hannah Opfer, Blair
8. Ashley Hoffman, Stanton

Public Speaking II

1. Bethany Wilcox, Raymond Central
2. Grant Thomas, Lincoln Southwest
3. Kelli Barta, Bellevue East
4. Eric Mattson, Lincoln East
5. Jenna Woitaszewski, Wood River
6. Alex Shaner, Fillmore Central
7. Brooke Choquette, Minden
8. Alyse Andreasen, Twin River

Spelling

1. Amy Chen, Gibbon
2. Ryan Lunz, Laurel-Concord
3. Rebekka White, Maywood
4. Britany Seda, Boone Central
5. Desiree Bartels, Meridian
6. Ben Fox, Dundy County Stratton
7. Ben Stoltenberg, Gretna
8. Addie Corbit, Laurel-Concord

Sports Management

1. Cassie Beal, Fillmore Central
2. Adam Miller, Osmond
3. Colby Argo, Wymore Southern
4. Andy Nelson, Platteview
5. Brian Strubbe, Elkhorn
6. Drew Oswald, Norfolk Lutheran
7. Jake Bell, Fairbury
8. Maren Westra, Elkhorn

Spreadsheet Applications

1. Jonah Jordening, Meridian
2. Brandie Sykes, Meridian
3. Megan Aschoff, Norfolk Catholic
4. Regan Braithwait, Norfolk Catholic
5. Kelli Bauer, Pleasanton
6. Sam Sorge, Cozad
7. Jonathan Wenzl, Johnson-Brock
8. Lexi Giddings, Gibbon

Technology Concepts

1. Brian Brazeal, Bellevue West
2. Sam Woitaszewski, Wood River
3. Brian Clymer, Lincoln Southeast
4. Ryan Kula, Gretna
5. Brandon Staroscik, Tri County
6. Matt Martin, York
7. Jerrod Dixon, Columbus Lakeview
8. Caleb Mayfield, Johnson-Brock

Web Site Development

1. Minden
2. Pleasanton
3. Cozad
4. Elmwood-Murdock
5. Papillion-LaVista South
6. Johnson-Brock
7. Columbus Lakeview
8. Aurora

Word Processing I

1. Ashley Quiring, Heartland
2. Amy Chin, Columbus Lakeview
3. Taylor Marten, Sandhills
4. Tana Stansberry, Cedar Bluffs
5. Elizabeth Wilcox, Twin River
6. Melanie Cadwallader, Sandhills
7. Hailee Moore, Maywood
8. Chance Giles, Sandhills

Word Processing II

1. Nancy Seeman, Stanton
2. Dustin Rohr, Meridian
3. Chelsea Holt, Sandhills
4. Sydne Endorf, Meridian
5. Alyse Andreasen, Twin River
6. Angie Rickers, Wymore Southern
7. Jennifer Goossen, Heartland
8. Amanda Sutton, Twin River

Awards

Businessperson of the Year

Nominated By:

• Auburn: Jeff Allgood, Auburn State Bank
• Blair: Dr. Steven Blaha, Heartland Dentistry
• Silver Lake: Steve Skupa, Skupa Agency
• Twin River: Carol Fuehrer, Carol’s Cutting Creations

Eisenhower Award

Alyse Andreasen, Twin River

Foundation Fundraising Award

• 1st Place: Blair
• 2nd Place: Syracuse
• 3rd Place: Arlington

Go Green

• Arlington
• Ashland-Greenwood
• Aurora
• Bellevue West
• Centura
• Chadron
• Columbus Lakeview
• Dorchester
• Dundy County Stratton
• Elmwood-Murdock
• Fillmore Central
• Fremont
• Hastings St. Cecilia
• Lincoln Northeast
• Litchfield
• Lyons-Decatur Northeast
• Minden
• Neligh-Oakdale
• Omaha Northwest
• Pleasanton
• Sandhills
• Silver Lake
• South Sioux City
• Southwest
• Twin River
• Wausa
• Wood River
• Yutan

Gold Seal Award

• Arlington
• Blair
• Columbus Lakeview
• Dundy County Stratton
• Elmwood-Murdock
• Fillmore Central
• Gibbon
• Johnson-Brock
• Litchfield
• Minden
• Omaha Northwest
• Pleasanton
• Raymond Central
• Sandhills
• Sandy Creek
• Syracuse
• Tri County
• Twin River
• Wilber-Clatonia
• Wood River

Golden Round Table Award

• Blair installed Bennington

Largest Chapter Membership

Class A:

• 1st Place: Bellevue East – 106
• 2nd Place: Kearney – 88

Class B:

• 1st Place: Blair – 176
• 2nd Place Adams Central – 143

Class C:

• 1st Place: Columbus Lakeview – 189
• 2nd Place: Arlington – 103

Class D:

• 1st Place: Johnson-Brock – 82
• 2nd Place: Cedar Bluffs – 54

Largest Percent of Increase in Membership

• Norfolk: 400%
• Crete: 165%
• Niobrara: 150%

Local Chapter Recruitment of Chapters

• Blair recruited Bennington

Market Share Award

• 1st Place: Pleasanton – 86%
• 2nd Place: Wausa – 81%

Outstanding Local Reporter

• Kelsey Cherry, Twin River

Star Volunteers

Nominated By:

• Blair: Cheryl Goldyn
• Columbus Lakeview : K.C. Belitz
• Dundy County Stratton: Julie Jones
• Fillmore Central: Jodi Meyer
• Malcolm: Angie Kopecky
• Sandy Creek: Tiffnie Yost
• Twin River: Judy Conley

Sweepstakes Award

• Arlington
• Ashland-Greenwood
• Auburn
• Aurora
• Bellevue West
• Blair
• Centennial
• Centura
• Chadron
• Columbus Lakeview
• Crete
• Dorchester
• Dundy County Stratton
• Elmwood-Murdock
• Fairbury
• Fillmore Central
• Fremont
• Gibbon
• Johnson-Brock
• Kearney
• Litchfield
• Lyons-Decatur Northeast
• Malcolm
• Maywood
• Minden
• Neligh-Oakdale
• Norfolk Lutheran High Northeast
• Omaha Northwest
• Pleasanton
• Raymond Central
• Sandhills
• Sandy Creek
• Silver Lake
• Southwest Consolidated
• Syracuse
• Tri County
• Twin River
• Waverly
• Wilber-Clatonia
• Wood River
• Yutan

Who’s Who in Nebraska FBLA

• Jenna Woitaszewski, Wood River

Scholarships

FBLA Scholarships

• Megan Wolfe, Raymond Central
• MaryAlice Karel, Johnson-Brock

Alternates:

• Daniel Kistler, Grand Island Northwest
• Alyse Andreasen, Twin River

Nebraska PBL Scholarship

• Daniel Kistler, Grand Island Northwest
• Alyse Andreasen, Twin River

State and National PBL Dues Award

• Lindsay Grove, Arlington
• Maranda Laughlin, Bellevue East
• MaryAlice Karel, Johnson-Brock