Practically half of this yr’s Class Acts honorees — 155 graduates — indicated plans to attend the College of Nebraska-Lincoln.
With practically three dozen extra attending different campuses within the NU system — College of Nebraska at Omaha (21) and College of Nebraska at Kearney (8) — in-state colleges predictably dominated college students’ future plans.
College students featured this weekend
Sunday’s version of the Journal Star will embrace a particular part honoring this yr’s Class Acts.
College students may also be featured all through the weekend on posts to JournalStar.com.
A big group — 11 college students — are headed to Nebraska Wesleyan College, considerably greater than different personal colleges.
Three Class Acts college students expressed plans to attend Ivy League colleges — Yale (2) and Columbia.
A number of are headed to service academies — two to the U.S. Navy Academy and others to the Air Power and Naval academies. One other was accepted to the Coast Guard.
Different colleges and the variety of college students planning to attend:
5 college students : Creighton, Wayne State
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4 college students : Hillsdale, South Dakota, South Dakota Faculty of Mines and Know-how, Southeast Group School
Three college students : Alabama, Kansas
Two college students : Augustana, Boston U., Bryan School of Well being Sciences, BYU, Colorado Faculty of Mines, Colorado State, Northwest Missouri State, Notre Dame, Peru State, St. Olaf, Union School, Wake Forest, Wichita State.
One scholar : Alma, Anglo-American, Arizona, Baylor, Bellevue, Benedictine, Bowdoin, Carthage, Colorado Christian, Cottey, DePaul, Doane, Drake, Embry-Riddle, Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, Fort Hays State, Gustavus Adolphus, Hastings, Illinois State, Iowa State, Johns Hopkins, Kansas State, LeTourneau, Macalester, Marquette, Martin Luther, Michigan State, Minnesota Crookston, Morningside, Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture, Northwestern, Occidental, Oral Roberts, Oregon, Pepperdine, Rice, Rochester, St. Thomas, San Diego State, Sydney, TCU, Texas A&M, Thomas Aquinas, UCLA, Utah State, Vanderbilt, Washington U., Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Wooster.
Prime Journal Star photographs for Might
Yuliia Iziumova (left) hugs her mom Oksana Iziumova Wednesday, Might 18, 2022, on the Lincoln Airport. It was the primary time they’d been collectively in additional than three years. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Lincoln Excessive’s Javon Leuty celebrates his win within the Class A boys 110-meter hurdles Thursday, Might 19, 2022, at Omaha Burke Stadium. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Followers run to catch a foul ball throughout a baseball recreation between Nebraska and Michigan State on Thursday, Might 19, 2022, at Haymarket Park. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Lincoln Excessive’s Landon Kruse competes within the wheelchair Class A boys 800-meter race on the state monitor and subject meet Thursday, Might 19, 2022, at Omaha Burke Stadium. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS Journal Star
Elkhorn North celebrates on the sphere after defeating Waverly within the Class B baseball championship recreation Friday, Might 20, 2022, at Tal Anderson Area in Omaha. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Autumn LaDeaux-Baxter (left) ties poles collectively whereas saying a prayer as leaders of the Niskíthe prayer group work to assemble a tipi throughout a protest exterior Metropolis Corridor on Wednesday, Might 18, 2022. The group needs authorized protections of a Native sweat lodge, which is on about 2 acres of personal land surrounded by Wilderness Park and throughout the road from the deliberate Wilderness Crossing growth close to First Road and Pioneers Boulevard. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Fremont’s Braden Taylor celebrates profitable the Class A boys 3,200-meter relay on the state monitor and subject meet Wednesday, Might 18, 202, at Omaha Burke Stadium. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS Journal Star
Lincoln Public Colleges Superintendent Steve Joel performs a recreation of spike ball with eighth graders Hayden Tenopir (left) and Drew Van Dyke on Tuesday, Might 17, 2022, at Mickle Center Faculty. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Nebraska’s Jackson Brockett pitches in opposition to a Michigan State batter Thursday, Might 19, 2022, at Haymarket Park. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Josh Vinson Jr. runs with a pool noodle in the course of the second annual Josh Struggle Saturday, Might 21, 2022, at Bowling Lake Park. Vinson Jr. stays the reigning champion, profitable the crown for a second yr. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Lincoln Southwest’s Jaida Rowe carries the staff trophy after Southwest gained the Class A women staff race on the state monitor and subject meet Thursday, Might 19, 2022, at Omaha Burke Stadium. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Millard West’s Dylan Driessen collides into Millard South’s Camden Kozeal whereas stealing second base within the first inning in the course of the Class A championship, Thursday, Might 19, 2022, at Tal Anderson Area in Omaha. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Bloomfield’s Alexandra Eisenhauer (left) reacts after ending forward of North Platte’s Hayley Miles within the Class D women 100-meter sprint on the state monitor and subject meet on Saturday, Might 21, 2022, at Omaha Burke Stadium. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Instructor Maria Ramos pours milk as kids aged 18 months to three years eat lunch at The Youngsters’s Place baby care heart Tuesday, Might 17, 2022. In keeping with a report from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute, 87% of suppliers obtained some sort of COVID-19 reduction funding within the final yr. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS Journal Star
Lincoln East’s Garrett Springer celebrates after hitting a double in opposition to Millard West throughout a Class A state baseball recreation Thursday, Might 19, 2022, at Tal Anderson Area in Omaha. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Photographer Michael Farrell will get able to take a bunch picture as members put together to tear down the Niskíthe Prayer Camp on Wednesday, Might 18, 2022. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Lincoln East’s Belinda Rademacher reacts after defeating Lincoln Southeast’s Camilla Ibrahimova (not pictured) within the No. 1 singles championship on the Class A women state tennis meet Friday, Might 20, 2022, at Koch Tennis Middle in Omaha. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
The boys Class B 3,200-meter race enters its third lap on the state monitor and subject meet Wednesday, Might 18, 2022, at Omaha Burke Stadium. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Bishop Neumann’s Kamdyn Swartz reacts after profitable the Class C boys 300-meter hurdles in the course of the state monitor and subject meet, Saturday, Might 21, 2022, at Omaha Burke Stadium. Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Axtell’s Calvin Johnson (left) appears to be like as he passes Falls Metropolis Sacred Coronary heart’s Jakob Jordan to win the Class D boys 3,200-meter relay on the state monitor and subject meet Friday, Might 20, 2022, at Omaha Burke Stadium. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
A part of Reception and Therapy Middle’s enlargement venture contains 384 new beds seen on Wednesday, Might 18, 2022. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Lincoln Southeast’s Corynne Olsen (2) (from left) Maggie Hayes (0) and Sidney Wettlaufer (21) maintain one another after inserting second within the women Class A state championship recreation Monday, Might 16, 2022, between Lincoln Southeast and Gretna at Morrison Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Omaha Skutt Catholic celebrates their state championship win over Norris within the women class B state championship recreation on Monday, Might 16, 2022, at Morrison Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Nebraska softball gamers take a selfie in the course of the Nebraska girls’s softball watch get together of the NCAA event choice present on Sunday, Might 15, 2022, at Bowlin Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Lincoln’s Hunter Clanin (14) misses the diving catch throughout a recreation on Sunday, Might 15, 2022, between Sioux Falls and Lincoln Saltdogs at Haymarket Park. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Omaha Skutt Catholic’s Dylan Toth (proper) reacts to a Skutt aim as Waverly’s Austin Neddenriep watches the ball hit the again of the web in the course of the Class B boys state soccer semifinals recreation on Saturday, Might 14, 2022, at Morrison Stadium. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Waverly’s Eli Russell (second proper) and Wyatt Fanning (second proper) leap on to pitcher Payton Engle (first left) as they have fun with their staff after an upset win over Norris throughout a boys Class B first-round recreation at Warner Park on Saturday, Might 14, 2022, in Papillion. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Norris base runner Kale Fountain celebrates as he reaches dwelling plate to attain within the fourth inning in opposition to Waverly throughout a boys Class B first-round recreation at Warner Park on Saturday, Might 14, 2022, in Papillion. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Quickly-to-be graduates stroll by means of Creighton’s campus exterior of a women class A semifinal recreation at Morrison Stadium on Friday, Might 13, 2022, in Omaha. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
A bicyclist rides towards downtown on the thirteenth Road bike lane on Friday, Might 13, 2022. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
Goldenrod Pastries proprietor Angela Garbacz (left) talks with Molly Ebbers of Lincoln on Thursday, Might 12, 2022. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Dee and Ronald Baddorf (from left) scratch Lucy, their mini-pig, Tuesday, Might 10, 2022. The Baddorfs are hoping the Lincoln Metropolis Council will approve a waiver to allow them to maintain Lucy at their Lincoln dwelling. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Lincoln Southwest’s Alex Kosmicki (23) dribbles to the aim as Papillion-La Vista South’s Jenasy Schultz (1) goes for the save in the course of the women A-4 district championship recreation Tuesday, Might 3, 2022, at Seacrest Area. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
The Husker dugout erupts in cheers as Sydney Grey (backside) reaches dwelling plate after scoring the second solo dwelling run of the fifth inning in opposition to Indiana, Sunday, Might 8, 2022, at Bowlin Stadium. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Exterior of a Ford TRIPI-Motor 5-AT, seen on Thursday, Might 5, 2022. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
The Omaha Bryan boys soccer staff celebrates its District A-7 boys championship win over Lincoln Southeast, Thursday, Might 5, 2022, at Omaha Bryan Excessive Faculty. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Runners make their method by means of the ultimate stretch of the 2022 Lincoln Marathon Sunday, Might 1, 2022. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Lincoln Southwest gamers have fun the aim by Jillian Lane (third from left) with Lincoln East’s Web page Monson reacting within the background in the course of the second half of a Class A women state soccer first-round match, Monday, Might 9, 2022, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Lincoln East’s Jesse Chartier (left) embraces with teammate Kayma Carpenter after shedding to Lincoln Southwest in a Class A women state soccer first-round match, Monday, Might 9, 2022, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha.
JUSTIN WAN Journal Star
Supporters of Donald Trump blow kisses, give cheers and vie for place as Trump takes the stage throughout a Trump rally for Charles Herbster on the I-80 Speedway on Sunday, Might 1, 2022, close to Greenwood. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln Southeast’s Lilly Talley (left) and doubles associate Lily Rippeteau have fun a degree within the No. 2 doubles finals of the Heartland Athletic Convention Event on Wednesday, Might 11, 2022, at Woods Tennis Middle. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS Journal Star
Lincoln East’s Elijah Jobst (8) blocks a shot by Lincoln Southwest’s Lane Kruse (16) throughout a Class A boys state soccer first-round match Tuesday, Might 10, 2022, at Morrison Stadium in Omaha. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS Journal Star
Juju Tyner (heart, in inexperienced) holds an indication in assist of Roe vs. Wade as she joined others in a pro-abortion rights rally on Tuesday, Might 3, 2022, on the north steps of the Capitol. GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star
GWYNETH ROBERTS Journal Star
Midland’s Matt Ross dives however misses the ball hit by a Doane hitter throughout a GPAC Event recreation Friday, Might 6, 2022, in Crete. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
A crowd of supporters cheer on Jim Pillen as he takes the stage throughout an election evening get together on the Embassy Suites, Tuesday, Might 10, 2022, in Lincoln. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Tim Brox fills out his voting poll on the Redeemer Lutheran Church places of work, Tuesday, Might 10, 2022, in Lincoln. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln East gamers have fun as they see the district championship plaque after defeating Omaha Westside in the course of the District A-4 baseball ultimate at Den Hartog Area, Saturday, Might 7, 2022. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star
Lincoln East’s Paige Poppe (13) and Columbus’ Liberty Larsen battle to go the ball in the course of the women A-5 district championship recreation, Tuesday, Might 3, 2022, at Seacrest Area. JAIDEN TRIPI, Journal Star
JAIDEN TRIPI Journal Star
Crete gamers have fun after a aim within the twentieth minute by Osvin Garcia Velasquez (second from left) in the course of the B-5 district championship Saturday, Might 7, 2022, in Waverly. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
KENNETH FERRIERA Journal Star