National Merit Finalists Announced

The following EPS students were among 15,000 students nationwide named as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program:
  1. Julia Edwards
  2. Zachary Heidenreich
  3. Lindsey Kenkel
  4. Alexa Knott
  5. Madeline Luth
  6. Elise Madden
  7. Mia Mellican
  8. Jake Rance
  9. Joseph Seible
  10. Linda Xu
Congratulations to all on this academic achievement!

Smart Gen Society Social Media Resources

Smart Gen Society is a leading, local organization that aims to raise awareness surrounding preventative and proactive measures that offset the negative implications of social media use.  The organization provides resources and insight for parents and educators to safely manage the technology being used by youth.

SmartGen Society has created several informative resources on frequently-used apps.  Click on each link below to view the details.

Smart Gen Social Media Planning for Families
Smart Gen Society Social Media Break
Smart Gen About TikTok
Smart Gen About Snapchat
Smart Gen About Instagram
Smart Gen About Discord

For additional information and more resources from Smart Gen Society, please visit https://www.smartgensociety.org/.

 

US News and World Report Names EPS Schools as #1 in the State at all Levels

Recently released rankings of schools by the US News and World report shows an EPS school topping the list at all levels and claiming the top two spots in the middle school and high school lists.  Research conducted by US News and World Report includes data on nearly 24,000 schools country-wide and focused on information garnered from assessment data and data gathered from the Nebraska Department of Education.

To view the full ranking lists, please visit: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12

 

Fall Sports and Activities Season Wrap Up

Congratulations and thank you to all of our fall sports and activities teams for representing Elkhorn South High School with a high caliber of play and, more importantly, high class and sportsmanship.


A brief season wrap-up and awards distinctions include:

  • Football – The Storm Football team earned a District Championship title and finished their season with a 9-2 record ending with a loss in the Class A State Quarterfinals.
  • Boys Tennis – The Boys Tennis team earned 3rd Place at the State Championship, and #2 Doubles State Runner-up (Tanuskh Sharma/Gabe Jordan), #1 Doubles 3rd (Hayden Kelberlau/Max Jordan), and  #1 Singles 4th (Andrew Nelson)
  • Girls Golf – Girls Golf earned a District A-4 Championship title and 4th Place at State Championships.  Medalists included: Summer Christiansen (12th) and Lauren Kohl (14th)
  • Boys Cross Country: State medalists included Gabe Hinrichs (State Champion), Luke Johnson (10th), Team (5th)
  • Girls Cross Country: State medalists include Jacie Sievers (2nd) and Team (8th)
  • Softball – Storm Softball finished with a 20-12 record making this their first 20 win season in Class A
  • Volleyball – The volleyball team finished with a 28-8 record, the District A-4 Championship title, and an appearance in the Class A State Semi-Finals
  • Unified Bowling – Student participants had an unlimited amount of fun and will participate in Districts in late November.

ESHS Students Selected for Community Leadership Opportunities

After demonstrating outstanding leadership potential, Elizabeth Eischeid was selected to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar.  The HOBY Seminar, a yearly summer event held at a Nebraska College or University, will be held at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation.

 

Archita Raj was selected to attend the Nebraska Leadership Seminar (NLS) at Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska this summer. Nebraska Leadership Seminar, Inc. (NLS) is a nonprofit organization focused on helping students recognize their leadership strengths. Each year, NLS hosts a four-day seminar for high school sophomores to challenge, empower and inspire them to become the leaders Nebraska needs.

 

Both students were selected to represent ESHS after completing an extensive application and interviewing process, and both are actively involved at ESHS, with numerous volunteer and leadership experiences within our community.