JEFF FIELDER Editor
GERING – Kennie Gable, a senior at Gering High School, is Nspire Today!’s Female Student of the Month for December, sponsored by 16th Empire Restaurant in Scottsbluff. At school, Gable is involved in speech, musical, Harmony, student council, Key Club, National Honor Society, Tri-M Honor Society, GGAA, volleyball (libero), and dance. She’s also on the student leadership advisory committee, and she’s a student ambassador. She has a 3.975 GPA. After she graduates from high school, she plans to attend college. The schools she’s considering are Chadron State College and Northeast Community College in Sterling, Colorado. As far as a college major, she’s considering communication and broadcasting as well as criminal justice. Her parents are Stevie and Travis Gable. For being named a Student of the Month, Kennie will receive a gift certificate for a free meal at 16th Empire Restaurant.
Q: How has your senior year of school been going?
GABLE: “It’s been fun. I’m super grateful that we’ve been able to be in school despite COVID. We still get to do sports and other activities, which is great. I’m also happy I get to see my teachers in-person.”
Q: Has this school year seemed different to you because you’re a senior?
GABLE: “Yes, it has been different. You realize that your high school career is almost over, so you want to make the most of everything left. I’ll miss high school when it’s over, but I also know that every good chapter has an end, so I’m just going to take it all in these next few months and accomplish everything I can.”
Q: For the most part, have you achieved everything you wanted to in high school up to this point?
GABLE: “Yes, I have. I really, really wanted to finish out volleyball, and I was able to do that. This season we finished even better than I thought we would. We made it to the district championship game, so I’m super proud of our team. I also want to finish out the speech season, and I hope we can still have our musical.”
The entire Q&A with Gable is in the December 2020 issue of Nspire Today! magazine. To sign up for a one-year subscription (12 issues), you may send $15 to Nspire Today!, P.O. Box 454, Scottsbluff, NE 69363. Please include your name, address, phone number, and email. You may also sign up with a credit card by calling 308-220-8865 anytime, any day of the week.
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16th Empire is a family restaurant that’s located at 1605 Ave. A in downtown Scottsbluff. They offer a wide variety of food, including pastas, wings, salads, burgers, steaks, appetizers, desserts, and more. 16th Empire prides itself on serving 100 percent Nebraska beef. Most dishes can be made low carb. Customers may pay online at www.16thempire.com. Daily specials can be found on its Facebook page. Happy Hour runs from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Also, on Mondays from 5-9 p.m. kids meals are 50 percent off with a paying adult. 16th Empire’s hours are the following: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. They’re closed on Sundays.
