Senior Spotlight: Nevaeh Zulkoski
Launch the media gallery 1 playerNevaeh Jo Zulkoski made her grand debut into this world on November 5, 2007, at Columbus Community Hospital.
She is the daughter of Kelly Wendt and Ross Zulkoski. In addition to her mom and dad, Nevaeh has two step parents: Phil Wendt and Becca Zulkoski. Nevaeh also has four other siblings: Trevor Zulkoski, age 23; Dalton Zulkoski, age 21; Jathan Clifford, her stepbrother, age 15; and Bryssa Zulkoski, her half-sister, age 11.
Nevaeh is the granddaughter of Jerry and Kathy Bierman of Columbus, Rick and Lori Wendt of Leigh, Rita and the late Jim Kouba of Bruno, Eleanor and the late Kenneth Zulkoski of Columbus, and J.C. and Sue Givens of Kimberly, Idaho.
Nevaeh has a lot of pets including her toy poodle, Oreo; her corgi toy poodle mix, Cheerio; her Great Pyrenees lab mix, Murphy; her poodle mix, Roxie; her ferret, Beanie; her cat, Chuck; her ducks, Bonnie, Katniss, Peeta, and three others; her rabbit, Lola; and her 12 outside cats.
Nevaeh has been extremely busy in high school, taking part in many extracurricular activities, including basketball, FFA, One-Act play, and journalism for four years; yearbook for three years; volleyball, softball, track, and National Honor Society for two years, and FCCLA and FBLA for one year.
Outside of school has been involved in Youth Advisory Committee for four years; Blue Banner 4-H club for ten years; dance, both Step’s At Tiffany's and Barb’s School of Dance, for eight years; and St. Mary’s Catholic Parish Youth Group for ten years.
She has received many honors, including National Honor Society member, A-B honor roll, two-time student of the month, FFA officer, YAC officer, and basketball team captain. Her proudest high school accomplishment is graduating high school with 37 college credits.
In the future, Nevaeh plans to attend Northeast Community College for nursing, and become a traveling nurse while working her way up to becoming a CRNA. In ten years she sees herself as a traveling OR nurse, CRNA, or a surgical tech with a husband and a couple animals.
If Nevaeh won the lottery, she would donate money to different animal shelters or cancer charities, pay off college debt, and save money for vacation. If she could travel anywhere in the world, she would go to Italy, Germany, or anywhere in Africa because seeing the world would be a blessing in her eyes. Three goals on her bucket list are to visit each state, go to a Carrie Underwood concert, and go skydiving.
Three words to describe Nevaeh are empathetic, thoughtful, and funny. Her biggest pet peeve is when people don’t think about other people’s feelings before they do something. She also can’t stand when people use the air drier to dry their hands in the bathroom because it is loud and makes your hands dirty.
Her favorite high school memory is when Mr. Bazata fell riding her hoverboard in the hallway and when she raced Mrs. Gall, who then tripped and fell in the hallway. Nevaeh also cherishes any time with her class and underclassmen in the hallway.
Her favorite hobby or thing to do is hang out with her friends, play card games, build puzzles, and be outside. She also loves being around other people and making memories.
In school, her favorite subject is math or science. Her favorite food is Raisin’ Canes, her favorite team is the Huskers, her favorite TV show is Gossip Girl, her favorite drinks are milk and unsweet tea, and her favorite songs are “Calgary” by Tate McRae or "Something in the Water” by Carrie Underwood.
Her advice to underclassmen is to always smile and be nice to everyone because you don’t know what other people are going through. One smile or compliment could make their day better. Finally, don’t forget to find joy when times get tough.