KEARNEY, Neb., Nov. 3 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

By TYLER ELLYSON

UNK Communications

KEARNEY - Sage Larson knows exactly where she wants to be after graduating from the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Back home in Arapahoe, teaching the next generation of students in the community that helped shape her own life.

"I honestly just want to give back to the community that gave me so much," she said. "I'm so excited to go back there. I love everything about Arapahoe."

A sophomore studying early childhood and elementary education, Larson has dreamed of becoming a teacher for as long as she can remember. Her mother operated an in-home daycare, giving Larson plenty of opportunities to work with...