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Nebraska beef, and beef in general, hold a lot of nutritional value to the human body, according to industry experts. -
More than excited for their graduation ceremony, seniors, from left, Rachel Hunter, Elena Kuehner, Hailey Hanneman, Grace Ziegler and Kimberly Friesen pose for a quick selfie to commemorate the occasion. -
HPC senior Gehrig Urkoski shares a special moment with his mother, Kelly, during graduation exercises Saturday in Polk. -
Carsen Staehr celebrates with his family after breaking his own school record in the triple jump at the B-5 district track meet in Broken Bow.
Nutritional benefits a plenty in Nebraska beef
Beef and Nebraska go hand-in-hand.
As May pushes forward, so too do the celebrations for National Beef Month. Though beef is oftentimes brought up in Hamilton County and beyond as a commodity product, what do some of the experts have to say about just why Nebraska beef is the best? What is so good about it?
“In honor of May being Beef Month, I thought I would dedicate some time and words to the protein source that not only supports our bodies but also our community,” wrote Hannah Guenther, food, nutrition and health Nebraska Extension educator. “With a lot of misinformation clogging the airways about animal agriculture, I think it’s important to shed light on the truth of what comes with eating beef and some ways to enjoy it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.”
For many people in Nebraska and across the United States, some form of beef is a staple in their diet.
Husky grads ready to blossom
Standing as tall as tradition allows, Aurora High School’s Class of 2022 entered the gymnasium Saturday as Husky seniors, only to leave a short while later with another, even more important title -- graduates.
The early afternoon ceremony started the same as any other, with each of the soon-to-be alumni parading in pairs down the center aisle, surrounded by friends and family, accompanied by the sounds of Pomp and Circumstance, followed by a welcome from Principal Doug Kittle and a pair of speeches from seniors.
“There is a rare desert phenomenon known as a superbloom,” began Willa Sharp. “It occurs when the desert is subjected to very specific and rare conditions. When a superbloom occurs, millions of the native wildflower seeds that were dormant suddenly bloom at the same time creating acres and acres of nothing but flowers.”
Storm seniors enjoy final walk on graduation day
A group of 17 High Plains Community seniors walked down the hall, two by two, one final time before entering the gym. By the time they exited the building, the HPC Class of 2022 was officially alumni.
Saturday was a monumental day for HPC graduates, turning their tassels and picking up their diplomas on graduation day in front of a packed house in the Polk gym.
After an array of photos before the ceremony, the seniors walked in and Supt. Kim Beran welcomed the crowd of friends and family to a life-changing moment.
Beran explained that much of the crowd was made up of alumni from Clarks, Hordville, Polk, Polk-Hordville and now, for the past 20-plus years, a combination of all three communities as High Plains.
Staehr smashes school record (again)
Carsen Staehr was loading into the box for the 200 meter dash final and wondered to himself just how he was going to pick one leg up after the other.
It had already been a banner day for the Aurora junior -- a new school record in the triple jump, a win in the long jump and a third place effort in the 400.
With a solid race here, Staehr would head to Omaha Burke with a full slate of four events.
He figured out a way.
Staehr highlighted Aurora’s path to a district runner-up finish on the boys side in the B-5 district track meet at Broken Bow May 10, scoring 30 of the team’s 88 points.
The Aurora do-it-all junior explained, although a bit out of breath, that his big day at districts all started with one long jump, totaling 22-01.
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