Graduates are recognized during the Northwest High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Jaci Grado is completing her sophomore year in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s teacher-training program. Her college scholarship is imperiled by federal cuts. Photographed at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln on Monday, April 14, 2025.

Saham Elamin, third from left, featured in the Omaha Public Schools senior profile for Central High, visits Leavenworth Park with her dad Butras, sister Sahar, brothers Alex and Eskander and mom Noura in Omaha on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Saham is the oldest of eight children.

First graders smile during a group hug during the Summer Reading Kickoff event at Bancroft Elementary in Omaha on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Family and friends cheer on their graduates during the Westview High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Keysin White, center, and Kash Muldrew, both second graders, react when hearing they and their classmates are being gifted new bikes from volunteers from Google and Wish for Wheels, a non-profit organization that partners with corporations who fund, build and give new bikes and helmets to second graders at Kellom Elementary in Omaha on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Graduates have their photos taken during the Central High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

A graduates holds their diploma with a custom nail design during the Central High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Kaitlin VanOrmer, a speech-language pathologist, high-fives Kenneth Lee Jr., while working with him and other first graders Jazzelle Nichols, left, and Ka’Niya Wright-Toussaint at Belvedere Elementary in Omaha on Monday, May 5, 2025.

Graduates sing with the Benson High chamber choir during the Benson High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Graduates gather ahead of the North High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Graduating seniors who attended the school when they were younger play with a parachute in the gym as they return to parade through Field Club Elementary in Omaha on Friday, May 16, 2025.

Sabrina Stratman recently quit her job as a nurse with Planned Parenthood. Photographed at her Omaha home on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Melissa Harms, a teacher, congratualtes graduate Ariana Garcia-Guzman during a commencement ceremony at J.P. Lord in Omaha on Friday, May 9, 2025.

South High’s Giovani Rodriguez Palafox (10) and South Sioux City’s Cesar Alferez (13) go up for the ball in the South Sioux City vs. South High Nebraska Class A boys state soccer tournament semifinal match at Creighton University in Omaha on Friday, May 16, 2025. South High won the match 1-0 to move on to the championship.

Ryan Murtaugh, an assistant principal, congraulates graduates during the Bryan High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Family and friends support their graduates during the South High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Graduates gather ahead of the Buena Vista High commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena in Omaha on Friday, May 23, 2025.

David Kuiper, dressed as Spider-Man, talks with Sr. Stephanie Matcha, 81, after he and before she rappelled down the side of The Highline Apartments at 2223 Dodge Street in Omaha on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Sister raised more that $3,000 as part of the Over the Edge fundraiser to support the Siena Francis House, where Kuiper was one a guest and is now the dock and logistics manager.

Sr. Stephanie Matcha, 81, raised more that $3,000 as part of the Over the Edge fundraiser to support the Siena Francis House and rappelled down the side of The Highline Apartments at 2223 Dodge Street in Omaha on Saturday, May 3, 2025.