Student and Staff Achievements: March 23, 2026

Omaha Public Schools is pleased to recognize the following staff and students for their academic, extracurricular and professional achievements:

• Ayreonna Toney-Primes, Westview High senior, whose artwork was selected to travel aboard the International Space Station as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. 
• Westview High Principal, Thomas Lee, for receiving a Distinguished Service Award from the Nebraska School Activities Association. 
• All Omaha Public Schools students who participated in the 2026 Educators Rising State Leadership Conference. 
• All Omaha Public Schools students who qualified for the 2026 Educators Rising National Conference. 
  • Gabriela Hernandez Corro, Bryan High 
  • Brittany Ozuna-Flores, Bryan High 
  • Wendy Flores Degante, Bryan High 
  • Ofelia Cruz, Bryan High 
  • Melissa Mejia Perez, Bryan High 
  • Maria Degante Ortega, Bryan High 
  • Emmanuel Montoya, Bryan High 
  • Saul Munoz Macias, Bryan High 
  • Emmanuel Montoya, Bryan High 
  • Brenda Dominguez Gomez, Bryan High 
  • Maria Degante Ortega, Bryan High 
  • Wendy Flores Degante, Bryan High 
  • Angelina Rodriguez, Bryan High 
  • Armando Jacinto-Lopez, Bryan High 
  • Brandon Diego-Padilla, Bryan High 
  • David Garcia Diaz, Bryan High 
  • Saul Munoz Macias, Bryan High 
  • Jasa Benjamin, Burke High 
  • Lana Tran, Burke High 
  • Ava Johnson, Burke High 
  • Bway Kpaw Taw, Burke High 
  • Neena Trejo, Burke High 
  • Evelyn Samson, Central High 
  • Marianne Hartford, North High 
  • Theodore Merithew, North High 
  • Maya Jangulo, North High 
  • Sarahi Flores, South High 
  • Naomi Hernandez, South High 
  • Leonardo Garcia-Campos, South High 
  • Noeli Monarrez, South High 
  • Camila Martinez Gutierrez, South High 
  • Denise Acevedo Jara, South High 
  • Camila Dominguez-Ruiz, South High 
  • Suany Hernandez Ramos, South High 
  • Violet Casady, South High 
  • Genevieve Hodoly, South High 
  • Vivian Hodoly, South High 
  • Camden Jones, South High 
  • Ashley Barrera Roman, South High 
  • Joey DeSantiag, South High 
  • Andrea Chacon Herrera, South High 
  • Jade Huffman, South High 
  • Yenedith Cubilla Armenta, South High 
  • Alexis Abarca-Miranda, South High 
  • Denise Hernandez, South High 
  • Yaritzel Ramirez Puc, South High 
  • Arthur Southward, South High 
  • Endy Barrera, South High 
  • Dominic Kennedy, South High 
  • Kennedy Geiger, Westview High 
  • Luke Petersen, Westview High 
  • Ingrid Perez-Perez, Westview High 
  • Olivia Simms, Westview High 
  • Chloe Wilkins, Westview High 
  • Olivia Aarhus, Westview High 
  • Jacie Thompson, Westview High 
  • Joelle Thompson, Westview High 
  • Jenna Smith, Westview High 
  • Joelle Thompson, Westview High 
  • Olivia Pearson, Westview High 
• All Omaha Public Schools students who earned the Nebraska Seal of Biliteracy from the Nebraska Department of Education. 
  • Esperanza Castro Pastrana, Central High 
  • Isela Acosta Sanchez, Buena Vista High 
  • Jourdan Ann Blum, Buena Vista High 
  • Jonathan Castanon, Buena Vista High 
  • Jacqueline Chavez, Buena Vista High 
  • America Crystal Delgado Antunez, Buena Vista High 
  • Bryan Diego-Lorenzo, Buena Vista High 
  • Lisette Irene Esteban, Buena Vista High 
  • Angela Felipe Nicolas, Buena Vista High 
  • Karla Leticia Francisco Diego, Buena Vista High 
  • Mariana Guadalupe Gomez, Buena Vista High 
  • Stephanie Gomez Cerda, Buena Vista High 
  • Ashley Yaritzel Gomez Garcia, Buena Vista High 
  • Azul Coral Hernandez, Buena Vista High 
  • Belinda Hurtado Gallegos, Buena Vista High 
  • Brianna Guadalupe Ixta Perez, Buena Vista High 
  • Alexandra Elizabeth Miranda, Buena Vista High 
  • Kimberly Dayana Miranda-Juarez, Buena Vista High 
  • Martin Nuno Lozano, Buena Vista High 
  • Alvaro Orozco, Buena Vista High 
  • Paola Dennise Palma, Buena Vista High 
  • Simon Ronquillo, Buena Vista High 
  • Charim Gabriela Servin Maciel, Buena Vista High 
  • Alin Aide Vazquez Hernandez, Buena Vista High 
  • Jocelyn Viveros, Buena Vista High 
  • Anahi Razo Leon, Bryan High 
  • Azul Hernandez, Bryan High 
  • Bryan Lara Camacho, Bryan High 
  • Christopher Mendoza, Bryan High 
  • Daniela Blanco Delgado, Bryan High 
  • Kelly Rodriguez Garcia, Bryan High 
  • Manny Valdez Campos, Bryan High 
  • Marely Barrera Bustamante, Bryan High 
  • Mayel Flores Rojas, Bryan High 
  • McKenzie James, Bryan High 
  • Natalie Villanueva, Bryan High 
  • Saul Munoz Macias, Bryan High 
  • Saul Miranda Melgar, Bryan High 
  • Sergio Hernandez Cabrera, Bryan High 
  • Sierra Thomas, Bryan High 
  • Valeria Orozco Lumrano, Bryan High 
  • Jeremy Amaya Bonilla, South High 
  • Erik Ascencio, South High 
  • Emilio Avendano Vega, South High 
  • Nelly Banda Ochoa-ap, South High 
  • Cameron Barona, South High 
  • Johnny Barriga Barajas, South High 
  • Sofia Benavidez Sandoval, South High 
  • Ashley Bernal Mejia, South High 
  • Jesus Buenrostro De Anda, South High 
  • Jocelyn Cabellos, South High 
  • Jazlynne Cardenaz Rodriguez, South High 
  • Rosa Castillo-Tobar, South High 
  • Abigail Castro-AP, South High 
  • Jennifer Ceballos Espinoza, South High 
  • Andrea Chacon Herrera, South High 
  • Xiomara Chaidez Rodriguez, South High 
  • Marely Cisneros-Villanueva, South High 
  • Soraya Contreras, South High 
  • Abel Diaz, South High 
  • Alexa Flores Fierros, South High 
  • Diana Flores Hernandez, South High 
  • Raquel Fuentes, South High 
  • Emmanuel Galindo, South High 
  • Victor Garcia Barcenas, South High 
  • Edward Garcia-Marin, South High 
  • Diana Garcia Vega, South High 
  • Alan Garcia-Vazquez, South High 
  • Tae Gott, South High 
  • Vanessa Guzman, South High 
  • Aliyah Hernandez, South High 
  • Hugo Hernandez Lara, South High 
  • Elizabeth Hernandez Ortega, South High 
  • Nataly Hernandez Pineda, South High 
  • Genevieve Hodoly, South High 
  • Isabel Juan-Ramos, South High 
  • Dominic Kennedy, South High 
  • Ryan Kubiak, South High 
  • Melvin Lepe Tellez, South High 
  • Diana Lopez-Martinez, South High 
  • Aaron Marquez-Renteria, South High 
  • America Martha-Clemente, South High 
  • Camila Martinez Gutierrez, South High 
  • Joel Martinez Lopez, South High 
  • Jocelyn Mas-Rodriguez, South High 
  • Daniela Mejia-Alvarez, South High 
  • Valerie Meraz-Bueno, South High 
  • Oscar Molina-Alfaro, South High 
  • Noeli Monarrez, South High 
  • Christopher Morales-Jimenes, South High 
  • Alonso Mora-Lopez, South High 
  • Juan Moreno Anacleto, South High 
  • Aaron Moreno Tellez, South High 
  • Jacqueline Mujica Arroyo, South High 
  • Sarah Nava Rios, South High 
  • Yazmin Perez Gutierrez, South High 
  • Erick Perlera, South High 
  • Kristopher Plascencia-Loza, South High 
  • Adamaris Ramirez, South High 
  • Alma Ramirez Hernandez, South High 
  • Yaritzel Ramirez Puc, South High 
  • Emily Ramirez Puentes, South High 
  • Rafael Ramirez-Vazquez, South High 
  • Maria Ramos Vazquez, South High 
  • Brandon Roberts Gutierrez, South High 
  • Clara Ruiz Jimenez, South High 
  • Erick Ruiz-Dominguez, South High 
  • Jatziry Sandoval Reyna, South High 
  • Hector Silva, South High 
  • Didier Solano, South High 
  • Regina Sotelo-Flores, South High 
  • Joshua Torres, South High 
  • Yolotzin Vargas, South High 
  • Evelyn Velazquez-Becerra, South High 
  • Ava Yang, South High 
  • Oscar Zarazua Reyes, South High 
  • Jacquelin Aguilar, South High 
  • Stephanie Diaz, South High 
  • Dayra Ibarria Gamez, South High 
  • Lorianna Martinez-Sanchez, South High 
  • Fatima Moreno Treviño, South High 
  • Vanessa Regalado Lopez, South High 
  • Jaime Rodriguez, South High 
  • Yaretzy Soto, South High 
  • Catalina Zacarias, South High