Alumni Stories

My name is Ian Kollipara. I am a Trinity Lutheran School and a Lincoln Lutheran (LL) alum. After I graduated from LL I’ve been attending Concordia University, Nebraska. I’m a double major in Elementary Education with an Infotech and Lutheran Teaching Diploma along with Computer Science and a minor in math. I plan to pursue a career in Lutheran School teaching, preferably with Kindergarten. My favorite LL memory was my Junior Year Band Tour, it was a great last trip with my close senior friends. My favorite Trinity memory is more a conglomeration than a specific one. Trinity has always felt like a second home to me, and it facilitated who I became and who I’m still friends with. I met my best friend at Trinity, granted we became friends after we left, but it was because of Trinity we even knew each other.

My name is Hope Leimbach and I am a Trinity Lutheran School and Lincoln Lutheran alum. I graduated from Lincoln Lutheran in May 2019. I am currently attending Midland University in Fremont, NE. I am studying K-12 Health and Physical Education. I am also blessed with the opportunity to set for the Midland Volleyball team. One of my favorite memories from Trinity was in 3rd when my class had a sleepover with Mrs. Lorenzen. We spent our time playing games, working on our Mother’s Day pillows, and watching Roy Rogers. It was a lot of fun. One of my favorite memories from Lincoln Lutheran was being able to qualify for state volleyball, finishing 3rd (2017) and 2nd (2018) and being able to qualify and win state track (2019) with my teammates. I won’t ever forget all of the many memories while competing for Lincoln Lutheran.

My name is Tanner Lebo, and I am a Trinity Lutheran School alum and Lincoln Lutheran alum. I am planning to attend Grand Canyon University University in Phoenix, Arizona to study Cybersecurity. My favorite memory from Trinity is the activities in 3rd Grade, like the trip to the Stuhr Museum and the 3rd Grade sleepover. My favorite memory from Lincoln Lutheran is going to state in Cross Country with my team.

My name is Paige Trutna. I am an alumna of Trinity Lutheran School (2013) and Lincoln Lutheran (2020). I am planning to go to UNL to study Advertising and Public Relations with a minor in Art. My favorite memory at Trinity was winning the longest spelling bee ever in 3rd grade! I also have a lot of fun memories associated with working at Trinity and all the fun kids I got to meet and hang out with. My favorite memory at Lincoln Lutheran is definitely winning State Volleyball, I’ll never forget it!

Kelsie Bliss was a Trinity Tiger from Pre-K all the way to the 5th Grade class of 2010. Kelsie attended Lincoln Lutheran from grades 6th to 11th Grade where she played Varsity Soccer and joined the Blue Angels Sophomore year. Before graduating from Lincoln East High School in the class of 2017, Kelsie became a member of the Apollonaire’s dance team. After graduation, she traveled to Las Vegas to attend Theater Arts Preparatory School for six months to prepare for her dancing career. After months of training in dancing, singing, acting, and auditioning, Kelsie was offered a job to perform in a show at Cedar Point Theme Park. For the summer of 2018, she was a dancer in Sandusky, Ohio for the show “Vertical Impact”. Kelsie decided to make her way back to her hometown to attend college at the University of Nebraska Lincoln where she will study Business Marketing. She became a Husker Scarlet for the Spirit Squad and continued her dancing career at Husker football and basketball games.