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

• Board of Education member Shavonna Holman, Ed.D., for receiving the Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Education and Human Sciences.
• The Omaha Public Schools students who qualified as semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
  • Daniel Cox, Central High
  • Joshua Shapiro, Central High
  • Adelan Gholami, Central High
  • Austin McGrath, Westview High
• Hannah Paredes, Omaha Public Schools dual language and world language teaching and learning consultant, for receiving a Spanish Federation of Schools of Spanish as a Foreign Language award. 
• The Omaha Public Schools students who earned their Seal of Biliteracy from the Nebraska Department of Education.
  • Alecia Lathan, Central High
  • Alexander Cruz, Central High
  • Alexander Parks, Central High
  • Ava Manhart, Central High
  • Camila Doña-Muñoz, Central High
  • Gabriela Atuñez, Central High
  • Hudson Palu, Central High
  • Iker Abraham Cabrera Anaya, Central High
  • Isabella Mergens, Central High
  • Jasmin Gutierrez Garcia, Central High
  • Josue Coronado, Central High
  • Justin Pineda, Central High
  • Kayden Lozano, Central High
  • Leydy Euceda Cruz, Central High
  • Marco Antonio Bernal-Calleja, Central High
  • Maria Francisco Antonio, Central High
  • Mary McGill, Central High
  • Niaomi Shannon, Central High
  • Nicolas Beltran, Central High
  • Ricardo Andres Orozco, Central High
  • Scout Dollison, Central High
  • Zander Miller, Central High
  • Zury Salas Eloisa, Central High
  • Hung Nguyen, Burke High
  • Angela Lopez Tovar, South High