Graduating in the top of his class, three-sport senior standout Abram Turner is committed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study technical production in theater arts. He sits for a portrait in the Lincoln Southeast auditorium. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

Je’Kerra Hopper looks to the future with aspiration on the front steps of her alma mater, Lincoln High School. Having overcome both of her parents’ incarcerations, losing her grandmother, and having been raised solely by her grandfather, Hopper has earned a full ride scholarship to Peru State College to study criminal justice and will be the first member of her family to attend college. KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star

LINCOLN, NEB – 10/04/2016 – Senior linebacker Anthony Magor sits for a portrait before practice on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in the locker room at Lincoln High. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

WAHOO, NEB – 08/01/2016 – Senior quarterback Noah Verdal sits for a portrait on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Bishop Neumann High School. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star

HENDERSON, NEB – 09/20/2016 – Running back Austin Stuhr stands for a portrait before practice on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, at Heartland Community School. KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star