The award program is one of the country’s longest-running and most prestigious scholarship and recognition programs for creative students in grades 7-12.
Incumbent Terry Brown last month lost his race for re-election to the Ward A seat on the Grand Island School Board. But he will remain on the school board anyway.
As Coronavirus cases rise in the central district, schools are struggling to find substitute teachers to fill staff vacancies due to COVID-19 related issues.
Nebraska Wesleyan made the adjustments to both scholarships as part of an affordability initiative to make its private, personalized education accessible to all Nebraska students.
Part of the new Grand Island Senior High Academy of Medical Sciences at CHI St. Francis will be named for Grand Island’s largest employer after a major donation to the project.