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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 for fall and year-long courses is closed. Spring course registration will open in January.

Courses that began in August or October may be added by petition only. The deadline to submit a petition for courses that end in December is December 1, 2024.

 

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
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
Sara Linscomb - AP Language and Composition (1010) ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Sara Linscomb - AP Language and Composition (1020) ENG 1020FYW 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
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
Sarah Staples-Farmer - AP English Language and Composition ENG 1010FYW Full-year course 3
Helen Cooper - AP Language & 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
Michaela Schleicher - AP World History HIST 1110 Spring semester 4
Ben Herbel - AP World History HIST 1110 Spring semester 4
Drew Willis - 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
David Travis - AP Calculus BC (S1) MATH 1600 Fall semester 5
Lee Plath - AP Calculus Diff (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
Lindsey Morris - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Full-year course 4
Angelica Kluthe - Spanish 4 MSPAN 1020 Spring semester 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