Homecoming Candidates
Launch the media gallery 1 playerby Jana Stone
The homecoming candidates for Pierce High have been announced and the homecoming queen candidates are Aubrey Hanson, Ava Knox, Skylar Scholting, and Aylla Weeder, while the homecoming king candidates are Wyatt Asmus, Brecken Schwartz, Kreighton Simpson, and Turner Wolfe.
Aubrey Hanson is the daughter of Lesley and Travis Hanson. She has been a member of the girls letter club for four years, National Honor Society for three years, and student council one year. Aubrey is currently the girls letter club secretary and vice president of the National Honor Society. She was also sophomore class president and junior class vice president. Throughout high school she has been in softball, dance, cheerleading, speech, quiz bowl, band, drama, and basketball all four years and in robotics and track both for one year. She has been on the academic team three years, received an academic letter three years, principal’s honor roll three years, all-conference in softball one year, and all-state in basketball and softball one year each. Hanson has been a National Honor Society mentor for three years and is a volunteer at Faith Regional Hospital.
Wyatt Asmus is the son of Theresa and Curt Asmus. Wyatt has been a member of the FFA and boys letter club both for four years. He has been in football for four years. Asmus has received honor roll for two years and the principal’s honor roll for one year. He is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church.
Ava Knox is the daughter of Janneil and Brian Knox. She has been a member of girls letter club and student council for four years, National Honor Society three years, FFA for two years, and FCA one year. She is currently the class historian and has been president her junior year, secretary her sophomore year, and vice president her freshman year. She was the American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State delegate her junior year. Ava has been in volleyball for four years and basketball three years. She has received principal’s honor roll for four years and all-state one year in basketball. Ava has been in St. Joseph's Church youth group throughout high school.
Brecken Schwartz is the son of Sarah and Rod Schwartz. He has been a member of boys letter club for four years. Brecken has been in football for four years, band for three years, and track two years. He has received honor roll for three years and principal’s honor roll one year. He is a member of Zion Lutheran Church and is a member of the Pierce Volunteer Fire Department Cadet program.
Skylar Scholting is the daughter of Anne and Carl Scholting. She has been in girls letter club and student council for four years, National Honor Society three years, FFA for one year, and FCA for one year. Skylar is currently the class secretary, treasurer for girls letter club, and president of the National Honor Society and student council. She has also been the junior class secretary, student council secretary, sophomore class vice president, and freshman class president. Skylar has been in basketball, volleyball, and track for four years, quiz bowl three years, and journalism two years. She has received academic letter and principals honor roll three years, all-conference in volleyball one year and basketball one year, and all-state in volleyball one year. She has also gotten honorable mention in basketball; academic all-state in track, basketball, and journalism; and is a mentor for National Honor Society. Skylar is a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and has been in Y-disciples youth group and Hands for Christ.
Kreighton Simpson is the son of Brenda and Nathan Simpson. He has been in boys letter club for four years and FCA for three years. Kreighton has been in football four years, golf and band three years, and speech one year. He has received honor roll for two years and principal’s honor roll one year. He is a member of Zion Lutheran Church and is a Pierce Fire Department Cadet.
Aylla Weeder is the daughter of Hollie and Clint Weeder. She has been in girls letter club four years, student council four years, and National Honor Society three years. She is currently the senior class treasurer, student council treasurer, and National Honor Society secretary. She has also been treasurer her sophomore and junior years and student council historian. Aylla has been in cross country and cheerleading for four years, track two years, and band one year. She has received academic letter three years, principal’s honor roll three years, academic team one year, and all-state for two years in cross country. She has also earned the NCA cheerleading team academic excellence award. She is involved in St. Joseph’s Y-disciples group, Hands for Christ, and is a peer mentor for National Honor Society.
Turner Wolfe is the son of Samantha and Brian Wolfe. He has been in boys letter club for four years. Turner has been in football for four years and track for two years. He has received honor roll two years and principal’s honor roll one year. He has also received an academic letter. Turner has also been a mentor.
Homecoming coronation will take place following the football game on Friday, October 11, and the Homecoming dance will be Saturday at the Pierce city auditorium from 8-10:30 p.m.
