Celebrating Academic Excellence: Recognizing Our High-achieving Students!
We are excited to announce the First Semester Honor Roll Students who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance. These students have achieved commendable GPAs, showcasing their dedication to learning and hard work.
High Honors are awarded to those with a GPA of 3.75 or higher, reflecting their ability to tackle challenging academic tasks successfully. Our Honors recipients, with GPAs between 3.25 and 3.75, have exhibited perseverance and a strong thirst for knowledge.
What’s truly remarkable is the diverse representation among our Honor Roll Students, spanning 20 different parishes within the Omaha Archdiocese. This highlights their widespread commitment to education and their impressive achievements.
Join us in acknowledging the accomplishments of our Honor Roll Students. They have demonstrated resilience and dedication, embodying the essence of academic excellence. The future holds great promise for these students, and we take immense pride in their achievements!
Freshman High Honors
Ruth Agaze, Orthodox Christian Church
Caitlin Aguihon, St. Columbkille
Charles Barnes, St. Matthew The Evangelist
Evy Casart, St. Bernadette
Madelyn Costello, Our Lady Of Lourdes
Caitlin Duncan, St. Thomas More
Keegan Fitzpatrick, no parish listed
Connor Foster, St. Thomas More
Nathan Foster, St. Thomas More
Kristen Frankman, St. Columbkille
Kelani Glover Shimerdla, Sts. Peter & Paul
Sofia Gomez, St. Columbkille
Jeffrey Greenhagen, St. Gerald
Ashley Jacobs, St. Gerald
Aaron Kreps, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Joslyn Kristl, Mary Our Queen
William Kroll, St. Columbkille
Joseph Lee, St. Gerald
Mallory Loftus, Holy Cross
Sally Luther, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Natalie Manahan, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Connor McCary, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Caleb Miller, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Miley Morrissey, St. Columbkille
William Munchrath, St. Gerald
Jordan Nilson, St. Bernadette
Mary Penny, St. Cecilia Cathedral
Colsen Preisman, St. Columbkille
Emma Rice, St. Bernadette
Ryan Riera, St. Matthew The Evangelist
Lillian Riha, St. Bernadette
George Sharp, St. Thomas More
Chyann Sheffield, First Lutheran Church
Alexis Skradski, St. Bernadette
Kaden Studer, St. Columbkille
Colton Sweetmon, St. Columbkille
Emmy Toledo, St. Joseph
Knyomi Turley, St. Bernadette
Tyson Wiebold, St. Gerald
Eva Wurgler, St. Bernadette
Anthony Zambrano, no parish listed
Freshman Honors
Bak Abuok, St. Joan of Arc
Alexander Baber, Holy Cross
Cael Biggs, St Columbkille
Jessica Carroll, Mary Our Queen
Vincent Cortinas, Mary Our Queen
Erin Culhane, St Stanislaus
Makenzie Davis, St Pius X
Tristan Elia, St Columbkille
Kaleb Frankman, St Columbkille
Gualberto Garfias, St Joseph
Devin Griffith, no parish listed
Eric Hernandez Diaz, St Joseph
Thomas Hiatt, St Bernadette
Adam Ivaskevicius, St Thomas More
Osiris Jara, Assumption Guadalupe
Andrew Johanek, Mary Our Queen
Eliana Lee, St Thomas More
Emanuel Luna Esquivel, Our Lady Of Guadalupe
Audrey Madison, St Robert Bellarmine
Trevin McCabe, no parish listed
Ashlyn McGarry, St Mary s Bellevue
Alpheus Oberdin, St Matthew The Evangelist
Michael Patrick, St Columbkille
Luis Sanchez Suarez, Sts Peter & Paul
Vivian Schneider, St Robert Bellarmine
Kemper Skryja, St Columbkille
Paige Stone, St Patrick’s
Anthony Tomasello, St Mary’s Omaha
Maddux Villamonte, no parish listed
Tyler Waring, St John Vianney
Avasophia Young, St Columbkille
Sophomore High Honors
Brace Adamson, St. Bernadette
Tessie Biros, St. Joan of Arc
John Blickenstaff, St. Thomas More
Daphne Campos, Sts. Peter & Paul
Alyssa Cap, St. Thomas More
Cooper Capece, Mary Our Queen
Ryker Casart, St. Bernadette
Olivia Chau, St. Matthew The Evangelist
Jason Demman, St. Columbkille
Amy Dho, no parish listed
Tyson Heilig, no parish listed
Lauren Kosse, St. Gerald
Charlie Kuiper, St. Thomas More
Abigail Lee, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Sienna Miller, St. Gerald
Hannah Marie Payumo, St. Frances Cabrini
Griffin Pechar, St. Columbkille
Cassandra Rexin, St. Gerald
Carter Sauley, St. Matthew The Evangelist
Ryan Stuhr, St. Columbkille
Nicholas Swiecicki, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Chloe Thompson, St. Gerald
Elisabeth Upah, St. Thomas More
Louise Waldron, St. Gerald
Mia Winkelmann, St. Columbkille
Sophomore Honors
Laura Alvey, Holy Cross
Derek Balis, St Gerald
Luke Brown, St Charles Gretna
Molly Exline, St Thomas More
Lucy Kaczmarek, Holy Ghost
Lucy Linder, St Bernadette
Alexis Martin, St Matthew The Evangelist
Nicolas Martinez, St Columbkille
Thessica Mba, St Mary s Bellevue
Ava Moline, St Columbkille
Alex Nano, Holy Cross
Erika O’Connor, St Thomas More
Carter Persing, Mary Our Queen
Maximus Rock, Holy Cross
Zachary Yeshnowski, St Columbkille
Junior High Honors
Laura Acevedo Sanchez, St. Columbkille
Anezka Blazkova, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Marie Brousek, St. Columbkille
Aillyn Bugarin, St. Francis Of Assisi
Amy Campos, Sts. Peter & Paul
Yasmin Cardenas, Sts. Peter & Paul
Widni Castillo Menjivar, All Saints
Alex Cogswell, St. Bernadette
Nghi Dam, St. Peter
Mia Donohue, St. Bernadette
Adelade Fehrman, St. Gerald
Ashley Gogal, no parish listed
Shawn Gomez, St. Columbkille
Robert Greenhagen, St. Gerald
Autumn Hall, St. Columbkille
Jacob Heffelfinger, St. Columbkille
Jane Hiatt, St. Bernadette
Joshua Jansen, St. Bernadette
Wil Kirwan, no parish listed
Ellason Manning, St. Robert Bellarmine
Avery Murtaugh, St. Matthew The Evangelist
Grace Nilson, St. Bernadette
Mae Peters, Our Lady Of Lourdes
Andrew Powers, St. Columbkille
Ava Puentes, St. Gerald
Evan Rexin, St. Gerald
Anna Rice, St. Bernadette
Dominic Roos, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Taylor Ross, no parish listed
Mackenzie Serow, St. Columbkille
Kelsey Sigmund, St. Gerald
Kali Wonderlich, St. Gerald
Grace Wozniak, St. Columbkille
Junior Honors
Thomas Brousek, St Columbkille
Olivia Cap, St Thomas More
Armando Cordero Sanchez, no parish listed
Tony-Maria Digny, St Gerald
Noah Holoubek, St Stephen The Martyr
Carson Kozeal, Our Lady Of Lourdes
Joelle Krzemien, St Gerald
Gracye Laney, St Columbkille
Vincent Linder, St Bernadette
Kaden Mumm, Our Lady Of Lourdes
Xitlali Nava, St Francis Of Assisi
Miley Sidzyik, St Columbkille
Jessica Treu, St Matthew The Evangelist
Mary Kate Upah, St Thomas More
Abigail Zeller, St Gerald
Senior High Honors
Arianna Alcala, St. Thomas More
Anush Bhujel, no parish listed
Isaac Bies, Immaculate Conception
Annie Biros, St. Joan of Arc
Allison Carroll, St. Gerald
Carly Chase, St. Gerald
Joseph Conner, St. Wenceslaus
Kate Demman, St. Columbkille
Merrick Dowling, St. Bernadette
Colby Duncan, St. Thomas More
Evangeline Elia, St. Columbkille
Grace Fanowiel, St. Thomas More
Cooper Franks, St. Bernadette
Megan Hempel, St. Columbkille
Makenzie Hughes, St. Bernadette
Anna Jacobs, St. Gerald
Ainsley Krehbiel, Mary Our Queen
Natalie Krehbiel, Mary Our Queen
Ethan Le, St. Bernadette
Ayla Lee, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Jacob Luna, Mary Our Queen
Leah Martin, St. Bernadette
Connor McGarry, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Nicholas Meier, St. Gerald
Laine Michael, no parish listed
Jack Miller, St. Columbkille
Marissa Monico, St. Columbkille
Monica Mora-Becerra, St. Francis Of Assisi
Raiyah Nader, Greek Orthodox
Ava Pajnigar, St. Bernadette
Nathan Pechar, St. Columbkille
Amanda Prosser, St. Bernadette
Mason Rempe, Mary Our Queen
Madison Riggs, St. Columbkille
Grace Riha, St. Bernadette
Aaron Schmitz, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Molly Shanahan, St. Columbkille
Anna Simpson, St. Columbkille
John Streit, St. Columbkille
Lauren Stuhr, St. Columbkille
Savana Sweeney, St. Columbkille
Christian Swiecicki, St. Mary’s Bellevue
Jacob Vankat, Assumption/Guadalupe
Brooklyn Vomacka, St. Thomas More
Saydie Waldron, St. Gerald
Anna Waligora, St. Columbkille
Ryan Weiss, St. Columbkille
Martha Yanovich, St. Columbkille
Senior Honors
Sebastian Gomez, Our Lady Of Lourdes
Gabrielle Hunter, St Bernadette
Grayson Janulewicz, St Mary s Bellevue
Westin Miller-Ayivi, St Thomas More
Olivia Riera, St Frances Cabrini
Samuel Shepoka, St Columbkille
Jack Von Osterheldt, St Matthew The Evangelist
Valeria Zavala Arroyo, Our Lady Of Guadalupe
Our First Semester Honor Roll Students have demonstrated exceptional academic achievements, showcasing their dedication and commitment to education. We congratulate these extraordinary young minds and look forward to witnessing their future endeavors with great anticipation.
About Gross Catholic
Gross Catholic, a co-educational, college preparatory high school, began its proud heritage of academic excellence rooted in the Marianist tradition in 1968. We consider ourselves one of the best Catholic schools in Omaha, Bellevue, and Papillion. The school motto Dux Esto (“Be a Leader”) is at the core of its extraordinary mission, innovative spirit, and fundamental values. The school offers a challenging environment and outstanding quality of life, both in academics and co-curricular activities, with a strong focus on STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics) education. The spirit of Christian service and giving back is part of everything the school does. Gross Catholic’s top-tier status is reflected in its talented faculty, staff, and coaches who take great pride in seeing virtually every graduate head to college, often to the most prestigious domestic and international universities and service academies. Together with families and alumni, Gross Catholic forges relationships for a lifetime, helping to ready the next generation to be exemplary, principled leaders of the world.
To discover the Gross Catholic difference, contact us at 402.734.2000 or visit our Admissions page.