Morgan Pope Named District 1 FBLA President

On Wednesday, two North Nodaway students, Jacquelyn Cline (2nd from left) and Morgan Pope (2nd from right) served as officers for the District 1 FBLA contests. Cline was VP of FBLA Public Relations and Pope was the Secretary.

Drew Welch (Worth County) finished fourth in Agribusiness and qualified for state. Jacquelyn Cline (North Nodaway) was 6th and qualified as a wildcard.

In Business Calculations, Jayliegh Robins (North Harrison) was 7th.

Morgan Pope, who gave a candidate speech, was announced as the new FBLA District 1 President.

In Computer Problem Solving, Ethan Frese (Worth County) was fifth and qualified for state.

In Database Design and Applications, Drew Welch (Worth County) was 1st and qualified for state. It was his second ticket to state.

In Digital Video Production, Ethan Frese, Tucker Owens, and Lincoln Wake from Worth County won and qualified for state. It was Frese’s second ticket to state.

In E-Business, the Worth County team of Ali Brown, Taylor Sanders, and Drew Welch won and qualified for state. They beat out a student from Cameron and a student from St. Joseph Central. It was Drew Welch’s third ticket.

From North Harrison, Evan Schreiber placed 4th in Economics and qualified for state.

In Graphic Design, Lacy Riley (North Nodaway) finished 10th.

For Worth County, Claire McElvain was 8th in Health Care Administration.

In Introduction to Business Concepts, Kenzie Milligan (North Harrison) was 2nd and qualified for state.

Lucas Frisch (Worth County) was 8th in Introduction to Information Technology.

Kenzie Milligan (North Harrison) was 4th in Introduction to Public Speaking.

Trendi Johnson (North Harrison) was 4th in Job Interview.

The Worth County team of Brayden Combs, Lucas Frisch, and Andrew Griffin was 2nd in the Public Service Announcement project and qualified for state.

For North Nodaway, Morgan Pope was 2nd in Publication Design and qualified for state.

The sales presentation of Katelyn Briggs and Trendi Johnson (North Harrison) was 2nd and qualified for state.

The Worth County team of Landon Moser, Tyler New, and Kolten Smith placed 8th in Sports & Entertainment Management.

Tucker Owens (Worth County) qualified for state and finished 3rd in UX Design. Lincoln Wake (Worth County) finished 6th.

Hailey Adwell (Worth County) saw her website design finish 2nd and qualify for state.

Lincoln Wake (Worth County) won in Word Processing and qualified for state. Lauren Herndon (North Nodaway) was 8th.

Three North Nodaway Students Named District FBLA Officers

Three North Nodaway students were named FBLA District 1 officers during the FBLA program at Northwest Thursday for the 2022-2023 school year. Jacquelyn Cline was named Vice President of FBLA for Public Relations, Kelsey Barcus was named Vice President of Communications, and Morgan Pope was named Secretary. 

In the district contest, Morgan Pope was 3rd in Introduction to Social Media Strategy. Kirsten Bull was 2nd with her public service announcement. Kelsey Barcus was 4th in Publication Design. The team of Saylor Brown, Kirsten Bull, and Lexi Harger was 2nd in Website Design. Lauren Herndon was 2nd in Word Processing and qualified to go to state. 

Makayla Cross Named Valedictorian, Emma Hart Salutatorian; Tyler Bix Named National Honor Society President at Awards Night

Makayla Cross was named Valedictorian and Emma Hart Salutatorian at North Nodaway Awards Night Friday. New National Honor Society members and officers were inducted as well. New officers named were Tyler Bix (President), Karson Oberhauser (Vice-President), Jordan Jenkins (Secretary), and Karissa Oberhauser (Secretary). New members inducted were Karissa Oberhauser, Karson Oberhauser, and Jordan Jenkins.

Various scholarships were awarded as well:
Joshua Bix Scholarship – Emma Hart.
Russell Allen Scholarship – Emma Hart.
North Nodaway Foundation – Kristin Herndon.
Ronald Houston Scholarship – Makayla Cross.
Rickard Trust – Cade Pankau, Emily Dew.
Chapter K PEO – Kristin Herndon.
Hopkins Community Club – Ashley Thompson, Emma Hart.
Booster Club – Ashley Thompson, Kristin Herndon.
Hopkins & Pickering Lions Club – Makayla Cross.
Pickering Lions Club – Emily Dew.
Dick Wallace Memorial – Makayla Cross, Emma Hart.
Nodaway County Cattlemen’s Association – Kristin Herndon.
Missouri Business Women of Maryville – Emma Hart, Cheyenne Murphy.
Maryville Host Lions Club – Cheyenne Murphy.
MFA Foundation – Emma Hart.
North Nodaway CTA – Emma Hart.
Mustang Memorial – Emily Dew.
Nodaway Education Foundation – Emma Hart.
Nucor Scholarship – Kristin Herndon.

The following non-local scholarships were also awarded to North Nodaway students:
Makayla Cross – Peru Athletic Scholarship, Peru Chancellor’s Scholarship.
Emily Dew – Northwest Missouri State Ron Houston Scholarship, Northwest Missouri State A+ Scholarship, NEBS 4-year Scholarship, W.R. Hotchkiss Foundation Scholarship.
Emma Hart – TruMerit Scholarship, Truman A+ Recognition Scholarship, Live Learn & Lead Scholarship.
Kristin Herndon – Knox College Founder’s Scholarship, Knox College Trustees Distinguished Scholarship.
Cheyenne Murphy – Northwest Missouri State Ron Houston Scholarship, Northwest Tower Scholarship, Northwest A+ Scholarship.
Kade Pankau – Northwest Tower Scholarship.
Ashley Thompson – Northwest Merit Scholarship.

The following North Nodaway FBLA District Awards were recognized:
2nd Place Business Law – Tyler Bix.
3rd Place Public Service Announcement Presentation/Video – Makayla Cross and Emily Dew.
3rd Place Job Interview – Emma Hart.
4th Place Agribusiness – Tyler Bix; also 10th at State.
4th Place Accounting II – Cheyenne Murphy.
5th Place Digital Video Production – Cheyenne Murphy and Jadon Dobbins.
5th Place Cybersecurity – Kristin Herndon.
State Wildcards – Emma Hart (Accounting), Kristin Herndon (Networking Concepts).