Mount Michael Freshmen: The Class of 2017 Andrew Ahn of Korea ...

Mount Michael Freshmen: The Class of 2017Andrew Ahn of Korea International School is the son of Drs. Joyup Ahn and Jaimie Sung of Korea. Hereceived the Scholar Athlete from Korea International School. He played clarinet at the ‘We Are AllClarinetists’ concert and was a junior member of Absolute Music by Hanna Chang.Kevin Arul of St. Vincent de Paul is the son of A. G. Arulnanbi and G. Renilashree of Omaha, NE.Keylan Beller of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Elkhorn, NE is the son of Ms. Shumain Beller and Mr.Dale Beller of Omaha, NE. Keylan was on the Honor Roll in 8 th grade. He participated on the St.Patrick’s football team and earned the Anchor and Rhino Award.Cameron Breinig of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Elkhorn, NE is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick andDenise Breinig of Omaha, NE.Christian Burbach is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale and Vicki Burbach of Omaha, NE. Christian wasawarded the St. Michael Scholarship from Mount Michael based on his performance on the entranceexam. Christian was homeschooled.Zach Cairney of St. Vincent de Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Susan Cairney of Omaha, NE.Zach was awarded the Presidential Scholarship from Mount Michael based on his entrance examperformance. He has participated in basketball, track, math contests, and book bowl. Zach has competedtwo years at the state level in MathCounts.Nathan Carpenter of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Elkhorn NE, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron andLisa Carpenter of Omaha, NE. Nathan received the Perfect Attendance Award and was on the FourQuarter Gold Honor Roll. He was also rewarded the St. Patrick’s Athletic Committee SportsmanshipScholarship for outstanding demonstration of sportsmanship, scholarship, leadership, character, andathletic effort.Nick Carson of St. Robert Bellarmine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel and Cece Carson of Omaha, NE. Nickwas awarded a Presidential Scholarship from Mount Michael. He was the Student Council President atSt. Roberts and was a member of the Honor Roll.Samuel Clements of Our Lady of Lourdes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David and Melissa Clements ofOmaha, NE. Sam earned a Serra Club Medal for service and reverence as a server at mass.Joseph Coldiron of Saint Vincent de Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Emily Coldiron of Omaha,NE. Joseph was awarded a Presidential Scholarship from Mount Michael. He is on the Four QuarterHonor Roll and a member of the Saint Vincent de Paul first place Leapfrog team at the CP mathinvitational. He was captain of the SVdP third place team at the 3M Math competition.Joe Daly of St. Margaret Mary is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Judy Daly of Omaha, NE. Joe isthe recipient of the Golden Cincture Award and also the Serra Club Server Award.Adam Diesing of St. Stephen the Martyr is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Jen Diesing of Omaha, NE.Adam received the Presidential Education Award of Excellence from St. Stephen the Martyr School. Hewas selected to represent his school at the 8 th grade Chrism Mass at St. Cecelia’s Cathedral.

Jean-Marie Djidjoho of St. Mary’s Bellevue, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Boladji Pierre Djidjoho andAlougba Nicole Gnonse-Padonou of Bellevue, NE.Alexander Earsley of St. Matthew- Bellevue is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil and Kat Earsley ofBellevue, NE.Michael Ecker of St. Columbkille, is the son of Mr. Robert Ecker and Ms. Julie Walsh both of LaVista,NE. Michael received a Knight Scholarship from Mount Michael. He was a member of the StudentCouncil at St. Columbkille, as well as being on the Honor Roll.Garrett Engel of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Elkhorn, NE is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian and CindyEngel of Omaha, NE.Evan Fay of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Elkhorn, NE is the son of Mr. Michael Fay and Ms. Julie Fayboth of Omaha, NE.Drew Goddard of Mary Our Queen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brock and Denise Goddard of Omaha,NE. Drew was awarded the Serra Club Alter Server Award. He was a competitor in the VEX RoboticsWorld Competition and National Competition. Drew was a member of the Principal’s Honor Roll.Alec Gregerson of Millard North Middle School, son of Mr. and Mrs. William ’85 and Rosa Gregersonof Omaha, NE. Alec was awarded Outstanding Citizenship/Student of the Hexter Award and achievedsix Hexter Superior Honor Roll at Millard North Middle School.Caiden Groff of St. Patrick’s-Elkhorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron and Melissa Groff of Bennington,NE. Caiden was the recipient of a St. Gabriel Scholarship from Mount Michael. He was a member of St.Patrick’s Gold Honor Roll.Patrick Halpin of St. Vincent de Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Mary Kay Halpin of Omaha,NE. Patrick received the St. Gabriel Scholarship from Mount Michael. He earned First Honors 1 st and 3 rdquarters, and earned 1 st and 3 rd in Duet Acting, and placed in Impromptu during the spring 2013 Speechseason.Joseph E. Horgan of Christ the King is the son of Dr. John Horgan and Ms. Kate Mandl both of Omaha,NE. Joseph was the recipient of an Alter Server Scholarship.Peyton James Hottovy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy and Lisa Hottovy of Waterloo, NE. Peyton wasawarded the St. Gabriel Scholarship from Mount Michael. He serves regularly at daily mass at St.Patrick’s in Elkhorn and on weekends at St. Peters in Omaha. Peyton’s Elkhorn Thunder baseball teamwon the Milford Baseball Tournament, the Fremont Tournament and was the U13 Class A Champions.He is also an accomplished pianist.Nick Huetter of St. Patrick’s-Elkhorn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt and Liz Huetter of Omaha, NE.Nick has been on the Honor Roll every quarter and received the Mount Michael St. Raphael AcademicScholarship. He was a gold and silver medal winner in the National Spanish Exam. Nick was the 2013St. Patrick’s PAL Basketball Sportsmanship Award winner. He was the captain of his robotics team,Jackbots. They were the U.S. National Champions, Robot Skills National Champions, recipients of theU.S. National Championship Excellence Award, and the World Championship Amaze Award.

.Reilly Jackson of St. Patrick’s-Elkhorn is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill and Lisa Jackson of Omaha, NE.Reilly served as Vice President during this, his third year, on the student council. He was a member ofthe academic decathlon team that took first place at the St. Vincent de Paul Academic Decathlon. Reillywas a part of the St. Patrick’s robotics team the “Jackbots” who took first place at the Vex RoboticsNationals, and at the World competition they made it to the semifinals, also receiving the Amaze Awardfrom the judges. He was also a member of St. Patrick’s football and basketball teams.Daniel Jewell of St. Cecelia’s, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rod and Mary Jewell of Omaha, NE. Danielwas the recipient of a Larson Scholarship. Daniel was awarded the Defensive MVP through the St.Cecelia Football League. He was selected to participate in the French program at Duchesne Academy andwas also a History Day Finalist.Cade Johnson of Papillion Junior High, son of Ms. Jessica Johnson, Papillion NE, and Mr. KevinJohnson of Bellevue NE. Cade was selected to be an 8 th grade peer representative for Circle of Friendsalong with being selected for Show Choir, football, and track.Broden Kaps of Saint Vincent de Paul is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron and Darci Kaps of Omaha, NE.Broden was a Serra Altar Server. He participated in Nebraska All State Honor Band and Blair HonorBand. He was the recipient of the Benedictine Scholarship and part of the 4 quarter Honor Roll.Nash Kelly of St. Bernard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin and Molly Kelly of Omaha, NE. Nash wason the Honor Roll all quarters in junior high. He has received the Big Red Stars Scholarship, Leadership,Service Award and the Walt Brown Scholarship for Athletic Achievements.Joe Melia of McCormick Junior High is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Janet Melia of Cheyenne,Wyoming. Joe was on the McCormick Honor Roll and also earned Viola First Chair honors in All CityOrchestra. Joe was awarded a Knight Scholarship from Mount Michael.Joe Mikulicz of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, Elkhorn NE, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim and SheilaMikulicz of Omaha, NE.Luka Mixan of St. Columbkille is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Suzana Mixan of Papillion, NE.Luka was awarded a Knight Scholarship from Mount Michael based on his performance on the entranceexam. After graduating with high honors from St. Columbkille he traveled to Italy as well as varioustowns in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Luka enjoys reading and plans to play tennis, basketball andbaseball while at Mount Michael.Cooper Landon Muma of Elkhorn, NE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and Cindy Muma and Mr. and Mrs.Todd and Jana Friis. Cooper has been a 4 Semester Honor Roll Student at Papillion-LaVista Jr. HighSchool. He has represented his school as a member of the Football, Basketball, and Baseball teams.Matthew Mumby of Holy Cross is the son of Mr. Scott Mumby of BellePlaine, IA and Ms. TheresaMumby of LaVista, NE.

Benedict Murray of St. Robert Bellarmine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve ’80 and Barb Murray of Omaha,NE. Ben was honored by the Rotary Club of Omaha. He was awarded the Presidential Scholarship basedon his performance on his entrance exam and was on the Honor Roll every quarter at St. Roberts.Henry Thomas O’Callaghan of St. Stephen the Martyr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris and MaryO’Callaghan of Omaha, NE. Henry has been on the SSM Middle School Gold Honor Roll for 12consecutive quarters. He received the St. Michael Scholarship from Mount Michael for his performanceon the entrance exam.Sung Ha Park of Dodd Middle School in Cheshire, Connecticut is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hong DoPark and Wonah Choi of Yongin-Si, South Korea.Sung Won Park of Dodd Middle School in Cheshire, Connecticut is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hong DoPark and Wonah Choi of Yongin-Si, South Korea.Carson Parks of Beadle Middle School, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan and Beth Parks of Omaha, NE. He wasthe recipient of the School Spirit Award and was on the Beadle Middle School Honor Roll every year. Heis also a member of St. Stephen the Martyr Parish.Jeff Petry of St. James/Seton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Ann Petry of Omaha, NE. Jeff wasawarded the Knights Scholarship based on his performance on the Mount Michael entrance Exam.John Pinhero is the son Prof. Patrick and Mrs. Teresa Pinhero of Columbia, Missouri. John was a 2-timewinner of the Missouri State Hockey Championship with the Mid-Missouri Tigers Hockey Club, wherehe was a star left wing/center forward. John’s academic interests are history and creative writing.Ian Price of St. Vincent de Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob and Lori Price of Omaha, NE. Ian was therecipient of the St. Michael Scholarship from Mount Michael and was a Duke University TIP participant.He was also awarded a Superior ranking in the 2011 and 2012 Nebraska Summer Music Olympics.Jeff Prince of Kiewit Middle School is the son of Ms. Peg Prince of Omaha, NE. Jeff has beenrecognized as a Superior Honor Roll and Honor Roll student. He is also an accomplished server at mass.Patrick Render of Our Lady of Lourdes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake ’87 and Janeen Render ofOmaha, NE. He was a member of the Rotary Honor Roll and was awarded the Serra Club Alter ServerAward.Ryan Riddle of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, in Elkhorn, NE is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael andKathy Riddle of Omaha, NE. Ryan made the Honor Roll at St. Patrick’s and had perfect attendance.Brian Schneider of St. Vincent de Paul School is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Susan Schneider ofOmaha, NE. Brian just completed his third year of altar serving as a Senior Server. He participated inrobotics, and was on the film crew for the Eagle Eye News, the school news channel.Steven Schneider of Our Lady of Lourdes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris and Annamarie Schneider ofOmaha, NE. Steven played football at St. Thomas More where he received the 2012 Lineman of the Yearand the Ironman Award for 3 years of play.

Jack Straka of St. Wenceslaus is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Christy Straka of Omaha, NE. Hewas the recipient of the St. Raphael Scholarship from Mount Michael. He was on the St. WenceslausHonor Roll and was on the All-Scholastic Team – St. Margaret Mary 2013 Basketball Tournament. Jackreceived 1 st Place Impromtu in the 2013 Middle School Speech Tournament.Nicholas Vetter of St. John’s Military School in Salina, KS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brett and Amy Jacksonof Omaha, NE. Nicholas was on the Dean’s Honor Roll throughout Junior High. He participated on theChapel Council for 2 years and was the Middle School Basketball team captain. Nicholas also wasactively involved in several community volunteer services.Danny Woodward of St. Robert Bellarmine, is the son of Mr. Mike Woodward of Valley, NE and Ms.Chris Reilly of Omaha, NE. Danny was an Honor Roll student every quarter and received the St. RaphaelScholarship from Mount Michael based on his performance on the entrance exam.Zhaoliang Xu of Shanghai Shixi Junior Middle School is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Yedong Xu andSongwei Jin of Shanghai, China. Zhaoliang was awarded Second Prize in the 26 th Shanghai “Caohejing-Fenyang Cup” Teenage Ship Model Contest, First Prize in the 26 th Shanghai Teenage Ship ModelContest. He also took part in and passed the Writing Level Examination (First Level).