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Heather Zaruba, M.A.
Director, Wesleyan Honors Academy
(402) 465-2415
hzaruba [at] NebrWesleyan.edu (hzaruba[at]NebrWesleyan[dot]edu)

Krista Cox, M.A.
Assistant Director, Wesleyan Honors Academy
kcox [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (kcox[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu)

Andrea Howell
Administrative Assistant, Wesleyan Honors Academy
(402) 465-7605
ahowell [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (ahowell[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu)

Honors Academy Courses and Instructors

Register for your 2024-25 courses

Registration is open for courses that began in October. Spring course registration will open in January.

Courses that began in August may be added by petition only.

 

Alma

Alma High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Laurie Kermmoade - Advanced Biology BIO 1010 Full-year course 4
Amanda Pfeil - Advanced Math MATH 1100 Full-year course 3
Amanda Pfeil - Calculus MATH 1600 Full-year course 5

Aurora

Aurora High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Karrie Wiarda - College Composition II ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3

Bartlett

Wheeler Central High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Michelle Kluver - Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4

Bayard

Bayard High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Michelle Kluver - Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4

Benkleman

Dundy County Stratton High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Fall semester 4
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Spring semester 4

Blair

Blair High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Emily Peatrowsky - AP Lit/Comp (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Emily Peatrowsky - AP Lit/Comp (1020) ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3

Cedar Rapids

Riverside Public School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
LaTravia Dobson - College Chemistry CHEM 1110 & 1110L Full-year course 4

Columbus

Columbus High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Liliana Velasco - Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4
Blanca Alarcon - Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4
Liliana Velasco - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4
Liliana Velasco - Spanish 5 MSPAN 2010 Full-year course 4
Columbus Lakeview High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Jill Krienke - Calculus I MATH 1600 Spring semester 5

Cozad

Cozad High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Nicholas Auwerda - Calculus MATH 1600 Full-year course 5
Nicholas Auwerda - Honors Physics PHYS 1600 Full-year course 4

Elkhorn

Elkhorn High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Chaz Howell - AP Language and Composition (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Ashley Bock - AP Language and Composition (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Chaz Howell - AP Language and Composition (1020) ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Ashley Bock - AP Language and Composition (1020) ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Mariko Anderson - Japanese 2 MJPAN 1010 Full-year course 5
Mariko Anderson - Japanese 3 MJPAN 1020 Full-year course 5
Mariko Anderson - AP Japanese MJPAN 2030 Full-year course 5
Elkhorn North High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Sara Linscomb - AP Language and Composition (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Teresa Huber - AP English Language and Composition (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Amanda Hayworth - AP Lang Comp (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Teresa Huber - AP English Language and Composition (1020) ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Amanda Hayworth - AP Lang Comp (1020) ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Sara Linscomb - AP Language and Composition (1020) ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Michelle Seger - AP Calculus AB MATH 1600 Full-year course 5
Michelle Seger - AP Calculus BC (S1) MATH 1600 Fall semester 5
Michelle Seger - AP Calculus BC (S2) MATH 1610 Spring semester 5
Mariko Anderson - Japanese 2 MJPAN 1010 Full-year course 5
Mariko Anderson - Japanese 3 MJPAN 1020 Full-year course 5
Mariko Anderson - AP Japanese MJPAN 2030 Full-year course 5
Elkhorn South High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Melissa Simons - AP Literature and Composition ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Melissa Simons - AP English ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Briana Janda - AP Calculus AB MATH 1600 Full-year course 5
Jeff Smith - AP Calculus BC (S1) MATH 1600 Fall semester 5
Jeff Smith - AP Calculus BC (S2) MATH 1610 Spring semester 5
Mount Michael Benedictine School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Eileen Sullivan - AP English Language ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Eileen Sullivan - AP English Literature ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3

Fairbury

Fairbury High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Fall semester 4
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Spring semester 4

Firth

Norris High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Rebecca Pair - Advanced Biology BIO 1010 Full-year course 4

Franklin

Franklin High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Lynn Sidman - College English (S1) ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Lynn Sidman - College English (S2) ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3

Geneva

Fillmore Central High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Kim Theobald - Biology II BIO 1010 Full-year course 4
Brittney Patterson - Personal Finance BUSAD 1800 Fall semester 3
Brittney Patterson - Personal Finance BUSAD 1800 Spring semester 3

Gothenburg

Gothenburg High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Fall semester 4
Kelly Garcia - Dual Credit Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Spring semester 4

Greeley

Central Valley High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Nichole Underwood - English IV Honors (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Nichole Underwood - English IV Honors (1020) ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3

Hampton

Hampton High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Patrick Alexander - American History HIST 1020 Full-year course 4

Harrison

Sioux County Schools
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Dashiell Rohan - Creative Writing ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Dashiell Rohan - American Literature ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Dashiell Rohan - Intro to College Lit ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3

Hastings

Hastings High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Amy Voss - Honors Chemistry CHEM 1110 & 1110L Full-year course 4
Elizabeth Sorgenfrei - AP World Literature (S1) ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Elizabeth Sorgenfrei - AP World Literature (S2) ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Pete Theoharis - AP European History HIST 2130 Full-year course 4
Kirk Ortegren - AP Statistics MATH 1300 Full-year course 3
Kirk Ortegren - AP Calculus AB MATH 1600 Full-year course 5
Linda Shaw - Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4
Linda Shaw - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4
Jim Fielder - Honors Physics S1 PHYS 1600 Fall semester 4
Jim Fielder - Honors Physics S2 PHYS 1700 Spring semester 4
Hastings St. Cecilia High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Ethan Andersen - Honors Biology BIO 1010 Full-year course 4
Jalaene Choquette - English IV (S1) ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Jalaene Choquette - English IV (S2) ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Alecia Andersen - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4

Hay Springs

Hay Springs High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Melissa Sommerville - Personal Finance BUSAD 1800 Full-year course 3

Hebron

Thayer Central High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Kristy Lukert - Applied Statistics MATH 1300 Full-year course 3
Kristy Lukert - Calculus I MATH 1600 Fall semester 5
Kristy Lukert - Calculus II MATH 1610 Spring semester 5

Hemingford

Hemingford High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Bridget Raben - Dual Credit English Semester 1 ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Bridget Raben - Dual Credit English Semester 2 ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Michelle Kluver - Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4
Pete Gomez - Dual Credit Physics PHYS 1600 Full-year course 4

Lincoln

Lincoln Christian
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Gretchen Monroe - English 12 Honors (S1) ENG 1010FYW Fall semester 3
Gretchen Monroe - English 12 Honors (S2) ENG 1020FYW Spring semester 3
Gretchen Monroe - Journalism and Free Speech ENG 2630 Spring semester 4
Matthew Becker - World History HIST 1110 Full-year course 4
Lincoln East High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Helen Cooper - AP Language & Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Sarah Staples-Farmer - AP English Language and Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Eric Sayre - AP Literature and Composition ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Melissa Walburn - AP English Literature and Composition ENG 1020FYW Full-year course 3
Drew Willis - AP Human Geography GEOG 1520 Full-year course 3
Travis Kerkman - AP US History 1 HIST 1010 Fall semester 4
Joel Cornwell - AP US HISTORY S1 HIST 1010 Fall semester 4
Travis Kerkman - AP US History 2 HIST 1020 Spring semester 4
Joel Cornwell - AP US HISTORY S2 HIST 1020 Spring semester 4
Drew Willis - AP World History HIST 1110 Spring semester 4
Ben Herbel - AP World History HIST 1110 Spring semester 4
Michaela Schleicher - AP World History HIST 1110 Spring semester 4
Michaela Schleicher - AP African American Studies HIST 2540 Full-year course 4
Peter McGinley - AP Statistics MATH 1300 Full-year course 3
Lee Plath - AP Calculus Diff (S1) MATH 1600 Fall semester 5
David Travis - AP Calculus BC (S1) MATH 1600 Fall semester 5
David Travis - AP Calculus BC (S2) MATH 1610 Spring semester 5
Lee Plath - AP Calculus Diff (S2) MATH 1610 Spring semester 5
Cara Heminger - French 3 MFREN 1010 Full-year course 4
Barbara Frost - French 4 MFREN 1020 Full-year course 4
Ashton Krueger - German Level 3 MGRMN 1010 Full-year course 4
Ashton Krueger - German Level 4 MGRMN 1020 Full-year course 4
Ruby Rosenberry - Spanish 3 MSPAN 1010 Full-year course 4
Angelica Kluthe - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4
Angelica Kluthe - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Spring semester 4
Lindsey Morris - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4
Lindsey Morris - AP Spanish Language and Culture MSPAN 2010 Full-year course 4
Michaela Schleicher - AP US Government and Politics POLSC 1010 Fall semester 4
Michaela Schleicher - AP US Government and Politics POLSC 1010 Spring semester 4
Nathan Blankenship - Intro to Sociology (Diff) SOC 1110 Fall semester 4
Nathan Blankenship - Intro to Sociology (Diff) SOC 1110 Spring semester 4
Lincoln High School
Instructor/course NWU Course Term Credit hours
Shelly Fargo - IB Biology (SL) BIO 1010 Full-year course 4
Kim Pickering - Wealth Building and Financial Management BUSAD 1800 Spring semester 3
Kim Pickering - Economics ECON 1530 Spring semester 3