2011 High School Participation Recognition
High School	Class	Category	Teacher	Administrator
Deshler	D	Exceptional	Debra Ann Pohlman	Al Meier
Elkhorn Valley	D	Exceptional	Brenda Gale	Keith Leckron
Wheeler Central	D	Noteworthy	Karen Kotrc	Paul Nordhues
Crawford	D	Noteworthy	Lori Jensen	Liz Baker
Omaha Christian	C	Exemplary	Helen Cloyd, Larry Nilius	Victor H. Fordyce
Perkins County	C	Exceptional	Judy Kurkowski, Sheila Johnson	Dean Friedel
Concordia	C	Exceptional	Peter Klemp, Peter Baye	Matt Knote
Tri County	C	Noteworthy	Karen L. Reynolds, Nathan Morrissey	Matt Uher
Arapahoe	C	Noteworthy	Senja K. Stephens, Valerie Leising	Bob Braithwait
Alma	C	Noteworthy	Dale Ritter, Megan Burkle	Galen Kronhofman
Plainview	C	Noteworthy	Samantha Hahn, Jan Krause	Randy Kort
Wayne	B	Exemplary	Bradley R. Weber, Tracy Anderson	Mark Hanson
Pierce	B	Exceptional	Michael Sindt, Constance Jessen	Mark Brahmer
Bishop Neumann	B	Noteworthy	Joann M. Couton, Brian Botsford	Rev. Jeremy Hazuk
Syracuse	B	Noteworthy	Joy L. Stilmock	Joy L. Stilmock
Blair	A	Exceptional	Jeff Mount, Dan Hutsell	Marty Rogers
Nebraska City	A	Noteworthy	Greg Olsen, Stephanie Stanek	Brian Hoover
Columbus	AA	Exceptional	Jeff Peabody, Fred Ritter	Steve Woodside
Lincoln East	AA	Exceptional	Lance Nielsen, Tom Thorpe, Dottie Smith, Del Whitman	Susan Cassata

 

 

2010 High School Participation Recognition
High School	Category	Teacher
Grand Island Northwest	Exceptional	David Sackschewsky, Cindy Coe, Shawna Pfanstiel, Phil Hesterman
O'Neill	Noteworthy	Chad Dean, Jonathan Jaques
Lincoln Christian	Noteworthy	Yvonne Loy, Emily Bond
Wheeler Central	Noteworthy	Karen Kotre
Lincoln East	Exceptional	Lance Nielsen, Dottie Smith, Tom Thorpe, Del Whitman
Blair	Exceptional	Jeff Mount, Dan Hutsell
Adams Central	Noteworthy	Linda Johnson, Thomas H. Jaworski
Bishop Neumann	Exceptional	Joann M. Couton, Brian Botsford
Pierce	Exemplary	Michael Sindt, Constance Jessen
Wayne	Exemplary	Brad Weber, Tracy Anderson
Bayard	Noteworthy	Sharon Hoffman
Concordia	Exceptional	Peter Klemp, Peter Baye
Stanton Community	Noteworthy	Austin Brown, Melora Hirschman
Arapahoe	Exceptional	Senja K. Stephens, Valerie Leising
Perkins County	Noteworthy	Sheila Johnson, Judy Kurkowski
Cambridge	Noteworthy	Jodie Liess, Peggy Hilton
Plainview	Exceptional	Janet Krause, Samantha Hahn
Deshler	Exemplary	Debra Ann Pohlmann
McPherson County	Exceptional	David Thelen
Alma	Noteworthy	Dale Ritter, Megan Burkle
Elkhorn Valley	Noteworthy	Brenda Gale
Diller Odell	Exceptional	Cynthia Lindblad
Shickley	Exemplary	Joshua R.F. Harris

 

2009 High School Participation Recognition
School	Category	Teacher
Chambers	Exemplary	Duane DeVries
Diller-Odell	Exceptional	Cynthia Lindblad
Elkhorn Valley	Noteworthy	Brenda Gale
Giltner	Exceptional	Laura Mangas
McPherson County	Exceptional	David Thelen
Omaha Christian Academy	Exceptional	Helen Cloyd, Larry Nilius
Shelby	Exceptional	Dennis D Coleman
Shickley	Exemplary	Joshua R F Harris
Arapahoe	Exceptional	Senja Stephens, Paula Deisley
Cambridge	Exceptional	Jodie Leiss, Peggy Hilton
Concordia High - Omaha	Exceptional	Peter Klemp, Peter Baye
Perkins County	Noteworthy	Sheila Johnson, Judy Kurkowski
Sandy Creek	Exceptional	Brian Grueber, Terry Zuelow
Stanton	Noteworthy	Austin Brown, Melora Hirschman
Adams Central	Noteworthy	Linda Johnson, Tom Jaworski
Bishop Neumann	Noteworthy	Joann M Couton, Brian Botsford
Pierce	Exceptional	Michael Sindt, Constance D Jessen
Wayne	Exceptional	Brad Weber, Tracy Anderson
Blair	Exceptional	Jeff Mount, Dan Hutsell
Columbus	Exceptional	Jeff Peabody, Fred Ritter, Tim Gould
Pius X	Noteworthy	Mike Mjrphy, Mary Odgaard
Lincoln East	Exceptional	Dottie Smith, Tom Thorpe, Del Whitman, Jeremy Palensky

2008 NMEA High School Music Participation Recognitions

Class	School	Parti-cipation	Descriptor	Director(s)	Administrator
D	McPherson County	84%	Exemplary	David Thelen	Joseph H Sherwood
D	Shickley	97%	Exemplary	Stanley Johnson	Matthew Koehler
C	Doniphan-Trumbell	55%	Noteworthy	Donald J Alcorn	Kirk T Russell
C	Perkins County	55%	Noteworthy	Judy Kurkowski, Sheila Johnson	Dean Friedel
C	Stanton	56%	Noteworthy	Austin Brown, Melora Hirschman	Chris Stogdill
C	Alma	57%	Noteworthy	Dale Ritter, Megan Burkle	Jon Davis
C	Deshler	65%	Exceptional	Debra Pohlmann	Jack Waite
C	Plainview	65%	Exceptional	Janet Krause, Wanda Retzlaff	Randall Klooz
C	Sandy Creek	70%	Exceptional	Brian Grueber, Carrie Jensen	Jason Searle
C	Elkhorn Valley	71%	Exceptional	Brenda Gale	Ken Navratil
B	Pierce	56%	Exceptional	Constance D Jessen, Mike Sindt	Gary Timm
B	Wayne	70%	Exemplary	Brad Weber, Tracy Anderson	Mark E Hanson
A	Blair	44%	Exceptional	Jeff Mount, Dan Hutsell	Thomas Anderson
AA	Columbus	30%	Exceptional	Jeff Peabody, Fred Ritter	Brad Hansen
AA	Lincoln East	32%	Exceptional	Lance Nielsen, Dottie Smith, Del Whitman, Tom Thorpe, Bill Roehrs	Susan Cassata

2007 NMEA High School Music Participation Recognitions

Class	School	Partici pation	Descriptor	Directors	Administrator(s)
D	Shickley	91	Exemplary	Stanley Johnson	Paul D Sheffield
C	Deshler	57	Noteworthy	Debra Pohlman	Jackie Waite
C	Humbolct/Table Rock/Steinauer	65	Exceptional	Sarah Volker	Laurie Kimbrough
C	Perkins County	68	Exceptional	Sheila Johnson	Judy Kurkowski, Tobin L Buchanan
C	Plainview	65	Exceptional	Janet Krause, Wanda Retzlaff	Randall C Klooz
C	Wayne	75	Exemplary	Brad Weber, Tracy Anderson	Mark Hanson
B	Central City	62	Exemplary	Adam Lambert, Quenton Zeller	Shawn McDiffett
B	Doniphan-Trumbull	48	Noteworthy	Donald J Alcorn	Harlan Ptomey
B	Pierce	61	Exemplary	Connie Jessen, Michael Sindt	Mark Brahmer
A	Blair	44	Exceptional	Jeff Mount, Dan Hutsell	Rex Pfeil
AA	Lincoln East	32	Exceptional	Lance Nielsen, Bill Roehrs, Nolan Schmit, Dottie Smith, Del Whitman	Cecilia Ruley

 

2006 NMEA High School Music Participation Recognitions

Class	School	Partici-pation	Descriptor	Directors	Administrator(s)
D	Shelby High School	67%	Exceptional	Dennis D. Coleman	Larry Stick
D	Shickley High School	78%	Exemplary	Stanley W. Johnson	Paul  Sheffield
C	Alma High School	61%	Noteworthy	Dale Ritter	Galen Kronhofman
C	Bayard High School	65%	Exceptional	Sharon Hoffman Misty Prochaska	Allen D. Gross
C	Doniphan-Trumbull High School	58%	Noteworthy	Donald J. Alcorn	Al Meier
C	Humboldt/Table Rock/Steinauer High School	60%	Noteworthy	Sarah Volker	Laurie Kimbrough
C	Kimball High School	55%	Noteworthy	Michelle Melroy KristiHiles-Smith	Chad Denker
C	Perkins High School	58%	Noteworthy	Sheila Johnson Cheryl Russell	Kirk T. Russell
C	Plainview High School	65%	Exceptional	Kanet Krause Wanda Retzlaff	Randall Klooz
B	Wayne High School	66%	Exemplary	Brad Weber Tracy Anderson	Mark Hanson
AA	Lincoln East High School	26%	Noteworthy	Del Whitman Dottie Smith Lance Nielsen Bill Roehrs Nolan  Schmit	Mary Beth Lahmanowsky

 

2005 NMEA Participation Recognition Recipients

school
class % level
teacher(s)
administrator
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Arcadia
Class D 90% 1-Exemplary
Randall Warner
Administrator: Don Jacobs
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Nemaha Valley
Class D 78% 1-Exemplary
Andrew Johnson
Administrator: Jack D Moles
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Shelby
Class D 76% 1-Exemplary
Dennis D Coleman
Administrator: Larry Stick
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Shickley
Class D 77% 1-Exemplary
Stanley W Johnson
Administrator: Paul Sheffield
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Wynot
Class D 81% 1-Exemplary
Kim Conlin
Administrator: Richard M Higgins
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Deshler
Class C 64% 3-Noteworthy
Debra Pohlmann
Administrator: Larry L Wilbeck
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Doniphan-Trumbull
Class C 60% 3-Noteworthy
Donald J Alcorn
Administrator: Al Meier
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Humboldt / Table Rock / Steinauer
Class C 61% 3-Noteworthy
Sarah Volker
Administrator: Laurie Kimbrough
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Milford
Class B 53% 2-Exceptional
Sean Nutzman, Phil Goddard, Erin Mohring
Administrator: Tod J Meyer
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Wayne
Class B 68% 1-Exemplary
Brad Weber, Tracy Anderson
Administrator: Mark E Hanson
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Blair
Class A 49% 1-Exemplary
Jeff Mount, Dan Hutsell
Administrator: Marty Rogers
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Crete
Class A 40% 2-Exceptional
Michael Morris, Eric Fahrlander
Administrator: Steven O Teget
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Lincoln East
Class AA 30% 2-Exceptional
Teachers: Del Whitman, Lance Nielsen, Dottie Smith, Norm Regier, Nolan Schmit, Bill Roehrs
Administrator: Mary Beth Lehmanowsky
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