Kenna Louise Pochop, daughter of Matt and Sara Pochop, attended Battle Creek Public Schools for all thirteen years of her education. She is a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Battle Creek.
Kenna participated in volleyball during all four years of high school, serving as a team captain as a senior. She lettered her junior and senior seasons and earned several honors, including being named to the All-State Honorable Mention squad by the Omaha World Herald, Lincoln Journal Star, and the Mid-State Conference. Her hard work in the classroom also earned Kenna an Academic All-State honor for volleyball. She currently sits eighth on the career digs leaderboard for Battle Creek High School.
Aside from athletics, Kenna is a very strong student in the classroom and is currently ranked second in her class. For her efforts in the classroom, Kenna has been on ‘A’ Honor Roll throughout high school. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has served as a Trailblazer for two years. In addition, she was a wrestling statistician.
When asked to name a favorite instructor as BCHS, Kenna listed Mrs. Jenni Frey who always has a “fun environment in her classroom” and “helped spark her interest in Spanish.” Kenna added that even now she feels she can go in and visit with Mrs. Frey despite not having a Spanish class. Kenna listed science as her favorite subject.
Thinking back on her time at BCHS, Kenna mentioned that her favorite memory will always be the trip that the volleyball team took to Greeley, Colorado, in the summer of 2021. She said that the five senior girls got to ride to Colorado together and that the whole trip was filled with unforgettable memories. Her fondest memory of the trip was the escape room that the seniors and Coach Wintz completed together.
After graduation, Kenna plans to attend Northeast Community College to finish her Associate's Degree. She then plans to transfer to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln to earn a Bachelor's Degree in biology as well as a minor in Spanish. After her time at UNL, Kenna plans to study to be a physician’s assistant.
Rory Geraldine Gullicksen, daughter of Angie Kortje and Dusten Gullicksen, attended Battle Creek Public Schools since she was in kindergarten.
Rory participated in FFA during both her junior and senior years. As a freshman, she also participated in mock trial and volleyball.
Outside of school, Rory is active in softball, a sport she has played for twelve years. She mentioned that she got to play in the state tournament in Hastings, Nebraska. For the past nine months, Rory has held a job at Buffalo Wild Wings in Norfolk.
When asked to name a favorite staff member from her time at BCHS, Rory listed Mrs. Rebecca Anderson because she felt comfortable going to her with anything and knew she could trust her.
After high school, Rory intends to take a gap year and move out of state. Her goal is to “start a new life” and explore the world. Following her travels, Rory then plans to attend college to study biology or forensics.
Because not all heroes wear capes - today we honor the BCPS School Nutrition Staff. They serve healthy, delicious meals & they 💜 us like their own! Ladies, we thank you for being such an invaluable part of the BC Family. #OurHeroes #SchoolNutritionHero
Congratulations to the entire BC Quiz Bowl team on a successful season, and to the members who competed during the 64 team quiz bowl tournament. BC finished as runners-up, capping off a great 2022 season. #BCpride
The Battle Creek Golf Store is up and set to close on Wednesday, March 16th at 10AM! Here is a link : https://battle-creek-golf.itemorder.com/
The Battle Creek Track and Field Store is up and set to close on Tuesday, March 15th at 10AM! Here is a link : https://battlecreektrackandfield2022.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
One last reminder to get your state speech shirts ordered this morning before the 8:00am deadline. 💜
https://battle-creek-state-speech.itemorder.com/
BC Quiz Bowl is competing live at 10:30am in the finals! Listen in at:
http://waynedailynews.com/ktch-program-schedule/
Order your state speech shirts from Custom Sports at:
https://battle-creek-state-speech.itemorder.com/
Order closes Wednesday at 8:00AM.
The Nebraska State Patrol will be using our wrestling room for training tomorrow(3/9/22). If you see a bunch of trooper vehicles do NOT be alarmed they are supposed to be here.
Battle Creek STATE SPEECH SHIRTS Store is up & will close on Wednesday, March 9th at 8AM! Please be sure to order before the close date. They will not accept any late orders! Here is the link to order. Thanks for your support!!
https://battle-creek-state-speech.itemorder.com/
Looking for 1962 and 1979 Battle Creek yearbooks! Don’t need them but just want to look through them. Reply to this post or contact Ryan Heller if you have them or know someone who does!
The Pokémon club was a success! We had a lot of fun!
BCHS Speech is INCREDIBLE!
Informative: 1st - Haley H & 2nd Brennen W
Persuasive: 2nd - Brennen W
OID: 3rd - Tait H, Ethan M, Meghan M, Delaney M & Maggie B
Another INCREDIBLE day! Congratulations to all BCHS students participating in District speech today. Be proud of your accomplishments.
Good luck to the incredible BC Speech Team at districts today! Come to the high school to watch some “Incredible” performances!
Battle Creek Book Fair runs this morning and from 3:30-8:00 tonight. Stop by and buy some books today! These excellent helpers are ready to help you.
Quiz bowl will be competing against Scribner-Snyder today at 9:30am. Listen live at: http://waynedailynews.com/ktch-program-schedule/
Having fun at the BC Book Fair! We will be here from 3:30-8pm (before and after the concert). Make sure you check out all the new products that are coming out after school tomorrow.
We also had three 4th grade students that reached the 1,000,000 words club and one 3rd grade student during the month of February. Those students were Harper Frisch, Timothy Johns, Easton Ogden, and Annalee Nelson. Congratulations to those four individuals, as well! (Post 2 of 2)
