Believers & Achievers Award Winners

South Sioux City High School - Statewide Finalists

• January 2007 - Emily Hanish
• April 2010 - Riley Palsma
• March 2011 - Zachary Mahon
• December 2012 - Michael Carson
• April 2014 – Nicholas Akins*
• April 2015 – Anna Hubbard
• February 2016 - Haley Fritza
• 2016-17 Graham Palsma
• 2017-18 – Sophie Swanson
• 2019-20 – Jake Aitken
• 2021-2022 - Ashlynn Garcia

*Denotes Scholarship Award Winner

The Nebraska School Activities Association and U.S. Bank® are proud to sponsor Believers & Achievers, a statewide awards program that recognizes Nebraska’s future leaders. Believers & Achievers has been designed to reward high school students in Nebraska for their excellence in academics and participation in Nebraska School Activities Association activities. Those students who show a commitment to citizenship, school involvement and community projects will be honored in the Believers & Achievers program.