The Best Christmas Pageant Ever 2013

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Mrs. Leishman’s Voyager Readers performed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever play by Barbara Robinson. Parents, family, friends, Kindergarten- 6th graders, teachers, and support staff were in attendance. This is a fun tradition that has been happening for at least 13 years. This year we collected canned goods for the food pantry.

Over 90 Coats Collected 2013!

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Aunna Raye Morford collected over 90 coats, along with hats, gloves and boots for the Salvation Army. The items were collected from the high school and elementary schools during the month of December. Thank you to all who donated! Pictured are Sam Kirby, Aunna Raye Morford, Paige Johnson, Nick Johnson and Caleb Grosse-Rhode helping to count coats.

Coat Drive

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Aunna Raye Morford and Mrs. Shields are collecting coats for the Salvation Army. The coat drive will run from December 2 to December 20. If you have any coats, hats or gloves that you would like to donate, please bring them to Mrs. Shields’ room. Winter gear will also be collected at the elementary. Please help someone less fortunate than you stay warm this winter.

Goldilocks on Trial

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Drama Club will have a community performance of their One-Act Play titled Goldilocks on Trial December 8, at 3pm in the high school gym. There will be a $3.00 admission charge for adults – students and children are free. There will also be light refreshments provided following the performance. Congratulations One-Act cast and crew for receiving runner-up in the Capitol Conference Play competition. In addition, outstanding performance awards went to: Emily Andersen, Julie Hofer, Brianna Namuth, Tim Drowne, Killian Roehr, and Tyler Pace – congratulations!!”

Rube Goldberg project

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Rube Goldberg project for Principles of technology class. Students had to use miscellaneous objects to create five different movements to solve a problem without human inference after the start. Winning group of Adam Polsley and Tristin Howell created eleven steps. Click the following links to see videos of the projects.

https://moodle.fortcalhounschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=6346

https://moodle.fortcalhounschools.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=6345

Coach Christensen gets a Pie in the Face For a Good Cause 2013

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FBLA sponsored a Pie in the Face Contest during Homecoming week to raise money for the March of Dimes.  Throughout the week students put money into teacher’s containers and also bought tickets for the opportunity to be the person to give the teacher the pie.  The teacher who raised the most money was Mr. Christensen and the student picked to give the pie was Riley Mitchell.  Thank you to the teachers who participated and the students who donated money.  Fifty dollars will be donated towards the March of Dimes.

Softball Conference Runner-Up 2013

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Congratulations to our Softball Team.

They went 2-1 to receive runner up honors for the 2nd year in a row.

They defeated Syracuse 2-1 and Raymond Central 8-4 in 8 innings.

They were defeated by Wahoo 6-8. The Pioneers’ record is now 13-7.

 We have a home game tonight vs Johnson County, a home game on Thursday vs Ashland-Greenwood and a triangular at home on Saturday vs Wisner-Pilger and West Point-Beemer.

Above is Fort Calhoun’s team picture from the Capitol Conference Tournament on Saturday, September 28th in Arlington.

Front Row:  Sabrina Hernandez, Bailey Baxter,  Madie Nelson, Toree Polsley, Carsen Nelson

Back Row:  Andrea Seefus, Grace Herold, Kailey Siemonsma, Lauren Nelson, Jordan Coulter, Erin Schulz

Not pictured:  Dani Dross, Riley Kister, Head Coach Rich Bernstein and Assistant Coach Allie Schleifer

Unity Day

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Fort Calhoun Elementary united together on Wednesday, October 9, and supported students being bullied everywhere. It showed them that they are not alone – that someone cares by wearing orange on October 9. Together we can lead the movement against bullying!

“Walk in Our Shoes-Student’s Perspective”

How do the students at Fort Calhoun feel about the current conditions of the school? Senior Ben Everswick thinks the school needs windows, an auditorium, a bigger gym, and a weight room like many neighboring schools. When asked what he thinks some of the main safety concerns of the school are, he stated that it is currently a fire hazard, it’s clustered, and the hallways do not have enough room during passing periods. “I also feel like I’m getting a mental illness without windows!” exclaimed Ben.
One Freshman stated that the school is too small and it needs to be expanded. When asked what he thought are the biggest issues the building needs to address, the student replied, “I personally wish there was more room in the classrooms and hallways.”
It isn’t hard to be a student at Fort Calhoun, yet it’s very distracting when other students are walking through your classroom to get to another. Four out of five of the students we interviewed said they would vote yes for the school bond. The student who voted no is a new senior student.
The photo shows students taking tests with other students walking through the classroom from their classroom to get to the hallways.

Super Teachers

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“I teach , what’s your super power?” Third and Fourth grade teachers at Fort Calhoun Elementary prepared to get students excited for a new school year. The children were each given a card taped to their desks that read “I LEARN, what is your super power. ” The teachers explained that each of them has the power to learn, to work hard, to be responsible, to be kind. Those are all important powers that they are going to build on this year. Then, each student created their own masks and capes to wear.