LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Nearly 250 high school student council members, from 15 eastern Nebraska school districts, came to Dana College in Blair, Neb., for the District V Fall Convention on Oct. 7. The convention is a time for student council members to meet each other, learn more about leadership from special sessions and vote on which students will represent the region at the statewide convention later this year.

Blair and Arlington high schools co-hosted the event and used the campus of Dana College for their location. Besides their leadership-themed sessions, students were welcomed by Dana College President Dr. Myrvin Christopherson and enjoyed a keynote presentation by Dana’s Dr. Therese Michels. Michels emphasized the power and importance of science with a speech loaded with special eye-catching experiments.

Many of the activities took place in Dana’s brand-new athletic facility, the Gardner-Hawks Center. The convention was the first outside group to use the facility, with its state-of-the-art sound system and multi-use spaces.

Schools attending the conference were: Archbishop Bergan, Arlington, Blair, Cedar Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, David City, Fremont, Highplains, Loganview, Oakland-Craig, Rising City, Saint Edward, Schuyler, Scribner and Shelby.

Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution that currently enrolls approximately 600 students. The campus is located on 150 acres overlooking the Missouri River Valley in Blair, Neb. Dana grants bachelor’s degrees in more than 35 liberal arts, business, education and pre-professional programs, with an emphasis on personalized teaching from experienced and dedicated faculty. Dana is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and its athletic teams compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

More information on Dana College can be found at www.dana.edu.

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For more information contact:

Sarah Cavanah
Communications Coordinator
Dana College
(402) 426-7216
scavanah@fs1.dana.edu