(Lincoln, Neb.) EducationQuest Foundation has awarded 78 Nebraska schools with 8th-Grade Campus Visit Grants totaling nearly $50,000.
Schools will use grants of up to $1,350 to help fund college visits and related activities to help students prepare for college.
EducationQuest Vice President Eric Drumheller said, “When younger students step onto a college campus, they feel more empowered to chase their higher education goals. Our 8th-Grade Campus Visit Grant allows Nebraska students to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a college campus firsthand, explore career paths, and learn about funding options.”
The 8th-Grade Campus Visit Grants, awarded annually, are one of several programs EducationQuest provides to fulfill its mission of improving access to higher education in Nebraska.
Since the program’s inception in 2011, EducationQuest has awarded more than $430,000 in 8th-Grade Campus Visit Grant funding to 249 Nebraska schools.
Awardees are listed below alphabetically by city, then school.
Arlington
Arlington Public School
Bancroft
Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools
Bartlett
Wheeler Central Public Schools
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Public School
Burwell
Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School
Callaway
Callaway Public School
Central City
Nebraska Christian Schools
Cody
Cody-Kilgore
Columbus
Lakeview Jr-Sr High School
Columbus Middle School
Cook
Johnson County Central Middle School
Deshler
Deshler Public Schools
Dorchester
Dorchester Public Schools
Eustis
Eustis-Farnam Public Schools
Fairfield
Sandy Creek Middle School
Fremont
Fremont Middle School
Giltner
Giltner Public schools
Gordon
Gordon Rushville Middle School
Greeley
Central Valley High School
Hastings
Hastings Middle School
Hebron
Thayer Central Community Schools
Humphrey
Archangels Catholic
Kearney
Horizon Middle School
Kenesaw
Kenesaw Public School and Christ Lutheran
Laurel
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School
Lexington
Lexington Middle School
Lincoln
Culler Middle School
Dawes Middle School
Goodrich Middle School
Irving Middle School
Lefler Middle School
Lux Middle School
Mickle Middle School
Moore Middle School
Park Middle School
Pound Middle School
Schoo Middle School
Scott Middle School
St. Peter School
Lindsay
Lindsay Academy
Madison
Madison Middle School
McCook
McCook Junior High
Minatare
Minatare Jr/Sr High School
Morrill
Morrill High School
Neligh
Neligh-Oakdale Schools
O’Neill
O’Neill Public Schools
Omaha
Alfonza W. Davis Middle School
Alice Buffett Middle School
All Saints Catholic School
Beveridge Magnet Middle School
Brownell-Talbot School
Bryan Middle School
Holy Name School – Omaha Inner City Consortium
King Science and Technology Magnet Center
Lewis and Clark Middle School
McMillan Magnet Center
Monroe Middle School
Morton Magnet Middle School
Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School
Norris Middle School
R.M. Marrs Magnet Center
Sacred Heart School
St. Bernard Catholic School
St. Thomas More School
Saints Peter & Paul School
Ord
Ord Public School
Papillion
Saint Columbkille Catholic School
Pawnee City
Pawnee City Public School
Randolph
Randolph Public Schools
Santee
Santee Community School
Schuyler
Schuyler Middle School
Shelby
Shelby-Rising City
South Sioux City
South Sioux City Middle School
Sumner
S-E-M High School
Tekamah
Tekamah-Herman Schools
West Point
West Point-Beemer Jr. Sr. High School
Wisner
Wisner-Pilger Jr. Sr. High School
York
York Middle School
