Recent Westside High graduate Carter Pflug brought back a Rising Star award to Omaha for his performance at the Tony Awards equivalent for high school musical theater.
Carter Pflug poses with his Rising Star Award after the Jimmy Awards June 22 at the Minskoff Theater in New York. Pflug is a recent graduate of Westside High and plans to attend Pace University to study musical theater in the fall.
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Carter Pflug and Kolaya Wilmer at the Jimmy Awards in New York. The two were named the top performers in the state at the Nebraska Theater Academy's Showcase, an Omaha Performing Arts program, and joined 114 other students who won regional competitions for the awards.
Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of June 2026
Creighton women’s basketball coach Jim Flanery plays freeze tag with Jensen Lindgren Annual Creighton Abilities Basketball Camp at Creighton University in Omaha, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
Grayson Dix, left, and Creighton physical therapy student Weston Hirschi work on a dribbling drill at the Annual Creighton Abilities Basketball Camp at Creighton University in Omaha, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
“The Kiss” by Sophie Ryder is seen in the newly opened Polina Gardens located at 727 S 13th St. in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Creighton physical therapy student Nick Friedman and Aiden Keckeisen are greeted with cheers as they arrive at the Annual Creighton Abilities Basketball Camp at Creighton University in Omaha, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
The Polina Gardens located at 727 S 13th St. in Omaha, opened to the public on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Karol Ulmer, right, talks to her grandnephew, Luke Arp, 4, at Polina Gardens located at 727 S 13th St. in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Don Janousek, right poses for a picture with his grandson, Ethan Janousek and his Afghan hound, Arctic Storm, at Janousek Florists 4901 Charles St.. in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Workers pour concrete on the Farnam Street bridge deck over highway 75 in Omaha, on Monday, June 1, 2026.
Ted Harris rigs his pole while fishing in Benson Park in Omaha on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Hunter Welchert, 7, points towards the next fishing spot as his uncle, Joshua, rigs his pole in Benson Park in Omaha, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
From left, family members Miguel Martinez, Kye Martinez, 3, and Chebna Altimeau spend time at the Cascade Fountain at Gene Leahy Mall Omaha on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
