Ronne ’93 helps students discover their voice
One recent morning, Brad Ronne, director of vocal performance at Scottsbluff (Nebraska) High School, loaded up 11 middle school students and drove them to an honor choir event in Kimball. They weren’t
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Rural roots to renewed hope: Vondra’s perspective elevated through challenges
From her time growing up on a farm outside Chester in south central Nebraska, Jody (Gunn) Vondra ‘97 recalls her humble rural roots throughout life’s joys and challenges. “My small town roots
Wendy Jacoby ’92: Teaching beyond the walls
When Wendy (Rabou) Jacoby ’92 looks back on her 25-year teaching career, what stands out most is not a single grade level, state or school, but the belief that education should be
How the tunes spin: Q&A with Duane Harriott ’96
After earning a bachelor’s degree in English at Hastings College, Duane Harriott ‘96 moved to New York City and made its music scene home. Currently, he’s a music consultant for Gray V,
Alumni shaping culture of two Colorado high schools
Coming from two different eras at Hastings College, Eric Johnson ’97 and Cora Lanter 05’ share something in common: they both aim to continuously build and shape the culture at neighboring Colorado high
The power of Irish pub music unites HC grads
Everyone’s Irish once a year—or, at least, they like to think they are. That’s what Corey Johnson ‘88 has observed playing in the band Keep Britain Irish for over 15 years. Many
Holtan builds resilience through strength training
A standard barbell is just over 7 feet of chrome-plated steel weighing 45 pounds. Load it with iron, rubber or polyurethane plates, and a curious transformation happens. It becomes a mirror, revealing
Talarico building resources for fine arts educators
After teaching K-6 vocal music in the Bellevue (Nebraska) Public Schools for 23 years, Cody Talarico ’99 is strengthening arts education across the state as the new fine arts education specialist with
Woman of Steel: Sally Jurgensmier ’93
On her family farm, near Minden, Nebraska, artist Sally Jurgensmier ’93 uses a wire welder to transform cold scrap metal into wondrous, expressive sculptures that fill her farmyard and showroom: a giant
Alumni come together after years apart to put on play
The play “Strong City” is full of Hastings College alumni. “We’re doing a sort of renegade reunion,” the writer of the play, Paige MJ Erickson ‘00, said, as the director and almost