The First Responders Foundation is proud to announce the Awards of Excellence 2021 Winners.

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as recipients of the First Responders Foundation Awards of Excellence 2021.

We thank all of the outstanding students who applied for the award this year. The committee was impressed with the large number of exceptional applicants.

The recipients represent families from the Omaha Police Department, Omaha Fire Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Papillion Fire Department, Papillion Police Department, LaVista Police Department, Council Bluffs Police Department, and the Council Bluffs Fire Department.

Jordyn Bahl – Papillion LaVista High School
Mikayla Bossman – Gretna High School
Evyn Eblen – Treynor High School
Zailey Elkins – Papillion Lavista South High School
Braeden Haptonstall – Westside High School
Carter Hinman – Gretna High School
Whitney Holaday – CAM High School
Morgan Holtz – AHSTW Community School District
Wayne Dexter Hudson II – Millard North High School
Mason Ingram – Bellevue West High School
Alivia Jimenez – Bennington High School
Ashley Kelly – Burke High School
Carolyn Klein – Mercy High School
Jacob Martin – Logan-Magnolia High School
Emma McClannan – Millard South High School
Nathan McCoy – Millard North High School
Gage Elias Morrell – Papillion LaVista High School

Krista Olson – Treynor High School
Mia Olson – Millard West High School
Grace Oseka – Papillion LaVista South High School
Gracie Rock – Platteview High School
Cadence Russell – Millard South High School
Dylan Sash – Millard West High School
Sophia Schlapia – Papillion LaVista High School
Erin Schultz – Glenwood Senior High School
Cassidy Smith – Westside High School
Camille Streit – Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School
Nicholas M. Swanson – Creighton Prep
Paige Terry – Omaha Central High School
Delaney Waterman – Treynor High School
Grace Werner – Skutt Catholic High School
Jacob Whitney – Bishop Neumann Catholic High School
Jaylin Woodward – Glenwood Senior High School