Welcome to the family, Class of 2027!
Senior leads city-wide CancerFree KIDS Night for the Fight event
As a member of the Executive Leadership Board for CancerFree KIDS Night for the Fight, senior Shelby Highfield is working to “knock out cancer.” Her heart and hard work as a member of the board helped CancerFree Kids to raise over $245,000 for cancer research. Seven teams of students from McNicholas participated in the event as well, contributing to that total.
Night for the Fight brings hundreds of high school students together for an inspiring all-night event filled with games, food, dance parties and speakers to raise money for pediatric cancer research. The event is hosted by CancerFree KIDS and is largely planned by the high school student leaders appointed to the Leadership Team and Executive Leadership Board.
Out of hundreds of students that apply, Shelby was one of only 15 students appointed to the Executive Leadership Team. Students are chosen for the team based on their outstanding leadership skills and work ethic. More importantly though, team members must have big hearts and a passion for making a difference.
Shelby said, “We aren’t just planning games and dance parties, we are also talking with families going through cancer treatment, listening to kids’ stories, and planning reflection time for the event. It’s important to understand how emotional it is for these families and that this fundraiser can actually make a difference for them.”
Shelby learned this value of service and compassion by first watching her mom, Mrs. Jenni Tumser ’00, volunteer with Night for the Fight. She then got involved herself as a freshman when she started at McNicholas.
“I’ve learned a lot about myself by being involved with Night for the Fight. As a freshman I knew service was important but I didn’t understand why. After four years, I’ve learned how much I care about people and want to have an impact,” Shelby said.
Cindy Piplovich (CancerFree KIDS Director of Night for the Fight) and Shelby
Shelby with one of seven McNicholas fundraising teams at Night for the Fight.
Congratulations to our newest graduates who received their diplomas at the MegaCorp Pavilion on Sunday, May 21.The Class of 2023 nominated Alex Reed to deliver the welcome and Student Body President Autumn Strebel to share her thoughts about the spirit and experience of their class.
At McNicholas, students are consistently challenged to achieve their academic best. Congratulations to all our Rockets who stepped up to the challenge this year. They were recognized at our annual Academic Awards ceremony on Friday, May 13.
Congratulations to the Class of 2023 Top 10! These 10 students have achieved the highest weighted cumulative grade point average up to and including the third quarter of their senior year: Augie Block, Ellie Bowman, Danielle Dietz, Nate Kouche, Grey Murray, Jacob Patterson, Landen Rupp, Alex Russo, Kaitlyn Schulte, and Autumn Strebel.