Crofton’s graduating class of 2024 held their commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at Crofton High School.
Senior Claire Steffen gave the invocation to start off the ceremony. High School Principal Johnnie Ostermeyer introduced the Salutatorian Caitlin Guenther before she gave her Welcome Address. The CHS Chorus sang Unwritten at the conclusion of Guenther’s speech. Ostermeyer also introduced the Valedictorian Jenna Jackson. She gave a Commencement Speech.
Band Director Ashley Leader directed the band while they played See You Again. The Board of Education president, Larry Potts, presented the seniors with their diplomas. To end the ceremony, senior Elizabeth Wortmann gave a benediction.
The 2024 Commencement Ceremony was held at Plainview Public Schools last Saturday, May 11, announcing this year’s top academics and awarding the 23 eligible graduates. The 131st graduating class from PHS cross the stage, handed out flowers and heard of scholarships and awards won.
This year’s Valedictorian was Abigail Kromarek, daughter of Cody and Elizabeth Kromarek, and this year’s Salutatorian was Katie Mauer, daughter of Kelly and Lisa Mauer. Senior Kayci Daudt led the audience in the National Anthem, Superintendent Dr. Darron Arlt gave the school welcome, and senior Reagan Choat provided the class motto and a thank you from the class.
The High School Choir, under the direction of Instructor Brittani Beegle, performed “I Am Still Your Dreamer,” with Weston Hoffman as accompanist. Hoffman also played the processional and recessional (as a correction from the program.) Principal Kyle Schmidt presented the class honors, and scholarships were announced by Guidance Counselor Jeremy Peter.
Board President Tim Rasmussen, with Schmidt and Arlt’s assistance, handed out the diplomas. Processional Leaders this year were Hannah Darnall and Karter Lingenfelter. Due to a delay in the graduation information for this year’s insert – the publication will accompany next week’s Plainview News.
Changes to the Crofton community’s trash service were announced last week by Waste Connections, and will be accompanying this months’ city bills to update customers. The announcement noted that starting June 3 of this year, the company will begin using an automated trash system, which will have some changes for the trash collection service as well... Get more details in this week's Journal!
Around 20 members of the community including volunteers, civil servants and residents gathered last Tuesday evening, May 7, for a “Consensus Workshop” as the next step in the process that was started at last month’s Crofton Community Fund meeting.
The survey will be hosted by Five Rule Rural Planning and feature these items in an effort to create a priority listing for the community leaders to focus on. The survey will be released in the near future and be primarily online, but there will be paper copies available throughout the community.
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The Crofton girls track team earned second place at the Norfolk Catholic track meet on last Thursday. Overall the girls did well as a team and placed in 12 different events. The team will compete at the C-5 District track meet on Thursday, today at West Holt...
Alumni mailing headed out...
The Crofton Class of 1979 and other volunteer alumni, along with seniors at the Crofton Senior Center gathered last week to help stuff the 2024 Crofton Alumni Mailing to be mailed soon. This year’s Alumni Banquet will be held on July 6 this year. Alumni should watch their mail for the invitation.
Residents of the Crofton area that will be asked about a ballot question for Eastern Township on their mail-in ballots this election. Township Board member Dave Wortmann has been receiving calls about the ballot question and wanted to assure voters that the question will not be setting any tax levy for the township. The ballot question in “yes” or “no” format indicates that the Board wishes to proceed into the next four years without having to hold a townhall meeting. A “yes” vote means that the Board can proceed without the townhall meeting for the next four years with a 20-cent maximum levy (the State Maximum is 28 cents). A “no” vote means that the Board will have to have a townhall meeting every year. The Eastern Township Board typically has a levy around the 10-cent mark.
Wayne State College celebrated the graduating seniors in its inaugural Growing Together Career Scholars cohort on April 19 at the Midtown Event Center in Norfolk. The event marked the culmination of a four-year journey through the College’s unique cooperative education program. Learn all about it in this week's news!
Three of Crofton’s journalism students qualified for the NSAA State Championship, which took place at Northeast Community College on April 22. Eight total people qualified for each event from all Class C schools that sent entries in!
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The Crofton Bluejays are getting ready for a fresh start and a new season for 2024, with a planned season kickoff at home on Sunday, May 5 at 3 p.m. against Dimock-Emery from the Sunshine League... Learn more about the upcoming season by following the link below: https://www.croftonjournal.com/o/the-crofton-journal/page/subscriptions
Seventh grader Collyns Stout, daughter of Nick & Aliza Stout, earned first place with her Junior Individual Performance, “Grace Fryer: A Radium Girl.” Collyns will represent St. Rose School and Crofton as part of the Nebraska contingent at the National History Day Contest in June at the University of Maryland/College Park, near Washington, DC...
Street work begins...
Crofton’s City worker(s) were out starting repairs with a rented asphalt machine this past week. Filling potholes and repairing streets as shown here on Iowa Street and near the City offices. Drivers should be cautious while passing or driving in Crofton for the next few weeks, avoiding new material and steering clear of the road crew as they work.
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A Crofton alum will be opening up a nail salon soon in Uptown Style in downtown Crofton. Araya Nielsen has already set up “Nails by Ray” inside Uptown Style, and will be officially “open for business” as soon as her license arrives from the State.
Nielsen will offer a full-service nail salon, complete with manicures and pedicures, gel sets, acrylic full sets, acrylic fills and nail art. She is already taking time reservations on her schedule – anyone interested can call or text her at 402-649-1286.
Crofton attended the FCCLA state convention on Sunday, April 7 through Tuesday, April 9 and had four state medalists. The medalists were sophomores Alexa Suing, Lillie Earley, freshman Olivia Walter, and seventh grader Makenah Steffen... Get more news by signing up to the Crofton Journal!
The Lady Warriors took third in the Tom Martin Invite at Pierce on Thursday, April 18. They earned a total of 83 points in a competitive field of 13 teams! The Lady Warriors will go on to perform in the Ponce Invite on Tuesday, April 23 at 3p.m...
The Crofton Boys Track Team placed fifth as a team at the Trojan Invite on Tuesday, April 9. Ten individuals and three relays medaled. Starting off with the 100m dash, Jace Panning placed first (11.82), and Jace Foxhoven placed sixth(12.25). In the 200m dash, Edison Sudbeck placed fourth (24.97)...
The St. Rose School 8th graders took their annual Lincoln Citizenship Trip this past week, with stops at Memorial Stadium, the State Capitol and the Governor's Residence on their itinerary. This is the 55th year of this annual trip for St. Rose students...
Crofton residents and stakeholders are invited to attend a community dinner and visioning workshop scheduled for Tuesday, April 30 at 5 p.m. at the City Auditorium.
Residents planning to attend are asked RSVP ahead of the open house to assist with planning for the meal and meeting supplies.
Attendants can RSVP online at croftontogether.com or through this QR code!
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For decades, the Niobrara River with its nearly unlimited sand supply, has been the single, largest contributor of the sedimentation building up in the Lewis and Clark Lake delta.
A summer pilot project could provide evidence that installing bedload collectors on the river bottom would add years to the lake’s lifespan.
Watch for sediment to be captured from the Niobrara River for at least one week during a pilot project coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – Omaha District and in collaboration with the Corps’ Engineering Development and Research Center (ERDC) and the Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition (MSAC). The $161,500 pilot project is made possible by the Corps’ Regional Sediment management (RSM) Program... Get the rest of the story to read more about this historic moment!