MCC announces results from Inter-High Day

Southern Timm, left, of Eustis-Farnam High School and Laramie Rohr of Quinter, Kan., take part in the chemical lab demonstrations Wednesday on the McCook Community College campus as part of the Inter-High Day academic competition. More than 400 students from 19 schools were on campus competing for more $20,000 in scholarships. Courtesy/MCC

McCook Community College

McCOOK, Neb. -- McCook Community College dished out more than $20,000 in scholarships Wednesday and 80 academic medals as part of the college's Inter-High Day academic competition.

More than 400 students representing 19 area high schools from Nebraska and Kansas tested in 26 academic areas this year on the MCC campus. $500 scholarships were awarded to the top placing tester in each academic area. In addition, MCC awards the top three placers in each test with three summer credit hours of free tuition.

Students from Sutherland, Arapahoe and Eustis-Farnam claimed the top team titles Wednesday. Sutherland placed first in the large school division, Dundy County-Stratton was second and McCook placed third. In Division 2, Arapahoe took home top honors, Paxton placed second and Quinter, Kan., third. Eustis Farnam topped all schools in the small school division, Hitchcock County scored second and Brady third.

In addition to the academic testing, MCC departments conducted demonstrations and informational sessions about their academic programs.

The academic sessions concluded with the always popular improvisational Theater Competition in the Weeth Theater in Tipton Hall. This year's top improvisational team was Maxwell, Cambridge was second and McCook third.

Here are the results from the academic competition:

Accounting 1 - 1. Trey Rongisch, Sutherland; 2. Payton Zarkowski, Dundy County-Stratton; 3. Lane Baxter, Eustis-Farnam.

Algebra 1 - 1. Kyleigh Scott, Hitchcock County; 2. Tate Hartley, Maywood; 3. Suzanne Roggenkamp, Southwest.

Algebra 2 - 1. Will Kisker, Hitchcock County; 2. Colton Thompson, Eustis-Farnam; 3. Kylee Hauxwell, McCook.

American Government/History - 1. Paul Calvert, Dundy County-Stratton; 2. Nathan Fleecs, Sutherland; 3. Zach Whips, Hitchcock County.

Athletic Training - 1. Jacob Gardner, Arapahoe; 2. Aubrey Frederick, Dundy County-Stratton; 3. Madison Lambley, Dundy County-Stratton.

Biology - 1. Jacob Gardner, Arapahoe; 2. Dominic Naughtin, Sutherland; 3. Kade Bose, Southern Valley.

Chemistry - 1. Southern Timm, Eustis Farnam; 2. Madison Lambley, Dundy County-Stratton; 3. Tucker Hartley, Maywood.

English Composition - 1. Cora Brott, Paxton; 2. Taylor Kizer, Overton; 3. Amber Nelson, Elwood.

English Literature - 1. Alex Graff, McCook; 2. Lydia Fritsche, Maywood; 3. Matthew Malzacher, Southern Valley.

Family And Consumer Science (team competition) - 1. Brady, 2. Medicine Valley; 3. Arapahoe.

Fire Science - 1. Brendan Lee, Arapahoe; 2. D.J. Vandewater, Sutherland; 3. J.D. Powell, Dundy County-Stratton.

General Business (team competition) - 1. Paxton; 2. Overton; 3. Southern Valley.

General Math - 1. Mariah Watson, Arapahoe; 2. Connor Moorhous, McCook; 3. Tristan Ragland, Maxwell.

Geometry - 1. Brody Nordhausen, Wauneta-Palisade; 2. Braden Kizer, Overton; 3. Macey Widick, Brady.

Graphic Design - 1. Junior Morquecho, Southwest; 2. Joya Most, Brady; 3. Taylor Todd, Wauneta-Palisade.

Health Occupations - 1. Tasha Ruppert, Medicine Valley; 2. Jocey Nelson, Sutherland; 3. Dakota Borchard, Wauneta-Palisade.

Keyboarding - 1. Spencer Pleschourt, Eustis-Farnam; 2. Brooke Scott, Hitchcock County; 3. Dayne Littell, Maywood.

Marketing (team competition) - 1. Sutherland; 2. Cambridge, 3. Overton.

McCook Community College Facts - 1. Bailey Maddox, Brady; 2. Ashley Hanneman, Sutherland; 3. Caitlyn Bailey, Dundy County-Stratton.

Music (Instrumental) - 1. Danielle McNeel, Sutherland; 2. Malinda Foster, Sutherland; 3. Laramie Rohr, Quinter.

Music Theory - 1. Brice Hacklem, Quinter; 2. Katelyn Lee, Quinter; 3. Rebekah Kitch, Quinter.

Music (Vocal) - 1. Alicia Guisinger, Quinter; 2. Katelyn Lee, Quinter; 3. Sheina Reagan, Dundy County-Stratton.

Physics - 1. Joe Taylor, Cambridge; 2. Kevin Hancock, Maxwell; 3. Drew Minard, Southwest.

Sociology - 1. Brooke Beckius, Paxton; 2. Braden Wasson, Cambridge; 3. Alexandra Burke, Paxton.

Theater Acting - 1. Delane Hugonin, Eustis Farnam, 2. Hope Rowe, McCook; 3. Rylee Smith, Dundy County-Stratton.

Theater Improvisation (team competition) - 1. Maxwell; 2. Cambridge; 3. McCook.

Welding - 1. Daryn Carroll, Hayes Center; 2. Kort Gartrell, Paxton; 3. James Sughroue, Southwest.