Northwest High School Alumni
Grand Island, Nebraska (NE)

Recent Members
Belinda Shiadek | 1979 |
Brian Popken | 1972 |
Christy Horky Christy Leiser | 1976 |
Cindy Petzoldt | 1976 |
Deanna Spencer | 1976 |
Lori Ogorman Lori Ogorman | 1977 |
Sarah Smith | 1994 |
Shirley Birch | 1976 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Northwest High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Vikings lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Blane King
Class of 1982
Navy, 4 Years
Joined navy in 1984. Went to Chicago for basic, and corps school training. Then onto Philadelphia Naval Hospital, where i spent my full four years and got my honorable discharge, and stayed in the big city
Class of 1982
Navy, 4 Years
Joined navy in 1984. Went to Chicago for basic, and corps school training. Then onto Philadelphia Naval Hospital, where i spent my full four years and got my honorable discharge, and stayed in the big city


Douglas Lee Irvin
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20 Years
Entered service 5 months after High School. Bless to have traveled all over the world in Communications and IT.
Class of 1976
Air Force, 20 Years
Entered service 5 months after High School. Bless to have traveled all over the world in Communications and IT.


Eric Anderson
Class of 1989
Army, 8 Years
U.S. Army Medic and Nurse (Army Reserves active duty support. Assigned to the following chronologically: 328th General Hospital, Ft.Douglas/Salt Lake City, Utah; Ft. Leonardwood/Springfield, Missouri; Ft. Sam Houston/San Antonio, Texas, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center/Aurora, Colorado; 5502nd General Hospital/Aurora, Colorado, 21st General Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.) Honorable discharge almost 1 month before 9-11-2001.
Class of 1989
Army, 8 Years
U.S. Army Medic and Nurse (Army Reserves active duty support. Assigned to the following chronologically: 328th General Hospital, Ft.Douglas/Salt Lake City, Utah; Ft. Leonardwood/Springfield, Missouri; Ft. Sam Houston/San Antonio, Texas, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center/Aurora, Colorado; 5502nd General Hospital/Aurora, Colorado, 21st General Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.) Honorable discharge almost 1 month before 9-11-2001.

jerome engel
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
11 y radio maint then 14 y foreward air control.
Class of 1964
Air Force, 20+ Years
11 y radio maint then 14 y foreward air control.

Michael R Williams
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years
3 Tours in the Med.
On the USS John F. Kennedy
3rd Class Signalman
Class of 1971
Navy, 6 Years
3 Tours in the Med.
On the USS John F. Kennedy
3rd Class Signalman

robert Hershgeer
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years
Air traffic controller, 1970, Law Enforcement specialist 71< Sniper in Vietnam 71, Law enforcement instructor 72/73/74. Served as investigator in Middle east while stationed in Turkey.
Class of 1970
Air Force, 4 Years
Air traffic controller, 1970, Law Enforcement specialist 71< Sniper in Vietnam 71, Law enforcement instructor 72/73/74. Served as investigator in Middle east while stationed in Turkey.

Alumni Stories

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School News
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Our Northwest High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Northwest High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Grand Island are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!