2019

Being away from your family over the holidays is hard. Hopefully, these gifts from The Elementary Student Council will brighten the days of the troops who receive them. They are going to three local soldiers that are away from home for the holidays and other troops overseas. The students spoke at a Knights of Columbus meeting and an Auxiliary meeting to asked for donations from these organizations to help with funding. They were so generous and each donated $300. This helped us out tremendously as shipping per box is around $15. This is always a rewarding project that they have done for the past 3 years.

put their Military boxes together and will be shipping those out Friday.

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Congratulations to Senior Grant Hansen who is the Runza Student of the Week. We are lucky to have students like you here at the Fort! Click the link below to watch Grant’s interview.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/curwaw4aaab0ohc/RSOTW-60-14-GH-1.mp4?dl=0

The blood drive was very successful this year. We had 60 people come to donate and collected 50 units of blood. Thank you to all who donated. If you weren’t able to donate that day but would still like to, go to redcrossblood.org to find a blood drive that is convenient for you.

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Fort Calhoun’s SkillsUSA Chapter will again be hosting their Veterans
Day Program 11/11/19 at 10:00 AM in the high school main gym. This
program is open to the public. There will be a luncheon for Veterans
and a guest following the program. Call 402-468-5591 to RSVP for
lunch.

Our Building Construction students had the opportunity to tour the MCC Construction trailer. The students were able to see several different trades including sand topography mapping, 3D virtual modeling, welding, lighting, electrical, and plumbing. Anthony Curcio and Bradley Goodman, representing MCC, were there demonstrating and helping the students have hands-on experiences at each station. Thanks to MCC for this fun experience for our students.

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The students at Fort Calhoun Elementary had a couple of opportunities this month to learn about fire safety. On October 9th, the Kindergarteners visited the Fort Calhoun Fire Station. They got to tour the station and even practiced using the fire hose with Dave Neumann and Jerry Mink. On October 16th the Fire Department visited the school. Grades Preschool through 3rd grade had the opportunity to tour the ambulance with Dave Neumann and Jackie Mapes. They also learned a lot about fire safety in their home from Deputy State Fire Marshall Alyssa Sanders and they practiced climbing out a window with a fire ladder in the Smoke Simulator Trailer. Grades 4th through 6th got to explore the fire trucks and practiced using a battery-operated fire extinguisher. Thanks to all who came to help with these events including Dave Neumann, Jerry Mink, Jackie Mapes, Jen Sundermeier, Dan Mallory, Devon Walentine and Deputy State Fire Marshal, Alyssa Sanders.
For tips on fire prevention including home safety tips visit the State Fire Marshal’s website.https://sfm.nebraska.gov/fire-prevention

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The Month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Support Pioneers Fighting against Cancer by purchasing a Pink Out T-shirt. They come in both Youth and Adult sizes. A percentage of every  T-shirt sold will be donated to breast cancer research, and as always, every purchase from the School’s Booster Club apparel store will continue to support all of the athletics and activities at Fort Calhoun Schools. Thank you for your generosity!!

Click the following link or the link on the top banner of our website titled Pioneer Spirit Gear. Then, look for the Pink Out logo on the bottom left of the page.

https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/fort-calhoun-booster-club-apparel?_k=ap6ud7