The Fort Calhoun Community Schools offices will be closed December 24-25, and December 31-January 1st for the Holidays.
The Varsity Cheerleading squad held their annual Elementary Cheer Camp night on September 6. They had an amazing turnout this year. The squad enjoys teaching the young cheerleaders cheers and a short dance to perform during the football game. All of the participants really seemed to enjoy themselves.
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!
Fort Calhoun did well at the Arlington Cross Country Invite. The girls were 2nd and the boys were 1st. Girls that medalled: Mandy Hansen – 4th, Katie Edie – 5th, Abby Hillmer – 6th, Sarah Determan – 8th, and Anna Gepson – 10. Boys that medalled: Ben Everswick 1st, Alex Tietz – 2nd, Adam Robinson – 4th, and Sean Ramey – 9th.
The Fort Calhoun Pioneers won their home invite on Saturday September 7th. They defeated Logan View the first game in three sets. The scores were: 25-6 / 21-25 / 25-22. In the championship game they defeated David City in two sets. The scores were: 25-11 / 25-13. The Pioneers next contests will be at the Malcolm Invite which take place Thursday and Saturday this week. Great Job and Good Luck Ladies!
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.