Pioneer Students Attend Women in Manufacturing Event

Eight Pioneer Students attend Women in Manufacturing event 
at Metropolitan Community College
on Thursday, October 20, 2022
 
 
Fort Calhoun High School students Annie Scott, Courtney Smith, Danielle Dube, Ruby Garmong, Adriana Hernandez, Kylee Ashby, Jada Doyle, and Allison Prunty attended the event and were able to meet with FCHS Alumni Keara Caroll who was a panelist representing Lozier Corporation.
The event included: 
• A panel of WiM industry members, MCC staff and current MCC students 
• Manufacturing employer booths to discuss careers 
• A tour of MCC’s Center For Advanced Manufacturing (south campus)
 
 

Seventh Graders Send Military Care Packages

The Seventh Graders sent 17 Military Care packages to conclude their Seminar Class. 

They began the Community Service project with a guest speaker. Coach Thomas spoke with them about what it’s like to be deployed, what it means to those serving to receive a package, and what items to include in the boxes. Students donated items and the Knights of Columbus donated funds to purchase the rest of the supplies. Finally, on the last day of class, students gathered together to stuff boxes with all the goodies.

Students Participate in Games on the Green

Students, Kameron Pringle and Noah Wolfe with Special Education Director, Ashley Dougherty had a great day at “Games on the Green” with other students from Arlington and Bennington. This was a great event where students played different events such as bocci ball, noodle toss, softball throw, and a giant game of freeze tag. Thank you to Bennington for hosting this event.

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PBIS Winners October 2022

Congratulations to our October PBIS Winners! They were L-R, Abel Christensen, Bennett Biodrowski, and Colton Seefus. Way to be role models! The Elementary students were also able to fill the bucket with tickets. This means they get a special treat that they will all decide on soon. Keep up the good work Pioneers.

Student Assistance Program

Life is hard. Sometimes it’s just too much. Students and their families deal with a variety of issues on a daily basis. School counselors, teachers, and parents are among the most important adults in a child’s life. Sometimes, when a child or teenager is dealing with a specific issue, it helps to have someone outside of the school that they can talk to, someone who can serve as an “unbiased party” in the eyes of a child. 

As a parent/guardian of a Fort Calhoun student, your student and your family are eligible for counseling sessions through Arbor Family Counseling. The district-funded student assistance program provides 2 free sessions. Arbor Family Counseling provides professionals seasoned at helping children and teenagers and their family members deal with pressures and issues that arise. 

Here are a few areas Arbor Family Counseling can help with:
ADDICTIONS     ADHD   ANGER        ANXIETY        BULLYING       PTSD  
DEPRESSION FINANCIAL STRESS GRIEF/LOSS    PARENTING SUICIDE/SELF-HARM     LOW SELF-ESTEEM     PEER/SCHOOL ISSUES

To set up an appointment please call: 402-330-0960

*When calling simply state you are a parent/family member of a Fort Calhoun Schools student in order to receive your 2 complimentary sessions. 

If you have questions please contact your building principal or guidance counselor:

JR/SR High–Dr. Nick Wemhoff, Ms. Marie Adams, Mrs. Micki Hernandez

Preschool/Elementary-Mr. Drew Wagner, Ms. Marie Adams

Online Parent Support Group and Mentoring Program

 Are you parenting a child who is dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD or some other emotional disturbance? You are not alone!
The SOC Parent Mentor program will soon begin offering an online support group for parents. This is an opportunity to join with other parents in similar situations to share information, encouragement and hope. The group will be led by Leslie Byers. We will launch this group on August 23, 2022 with a presentation by Leslie and her daughter Megan. 
See the flyer below or click this LINK for more information.

Parent Peer Mentoring Program

Is your child living with depression, anxiety, ADHD or any other serious emotional disturbance and struggling in school and/or with life in general?  

Do you feel isolated and overwhelmed in trying to get your child’s needs met?

No one understands this better than a parent who has been there themselves. Parent peer mentoring can help parents navigate systems more effectively, learn from the experiences of other families, feel less alone, and gain hope, ideas, and information.

If you would like to learn more, contact SOC Lead Family Coordinator Eve Bleyhl at 402-680-8624 or evflicR6@gmail.com

See the flyer HERE or the image below for more information

 

 

Meal Benefits Update

School districts have been notified that the USDA does not have the authority to extend waivers that allow no-cost meals to all students.  In light of this, Fort Calhoun students will pay for school meals.  To alleviate some of the financial hardship this may cause, a waiver was put in place that allows schools to use the benefits that were on file from the 2019-20 school year to grant a 30 day carryover of the benefits from that time.  This will allow families extra time to file meal applications for 2022-23. 

If you have already received notification of 2022-23 benefits granted through direct certification, your student(s) will begin receiving them on the first day of school.  If you have not, we urge you to complete the necessary paperwork immediately if you believe you qualify.  Students will have to pay for meals until such time this is received.  School board policy states “The district’s policy on charged meals is: “If a student has no funds available to pay for a meal, the student will be permitted to charge up to five meals. Thereafter, if a student has no funds available to pay for a meal, no food will be provided.”

If you have any questions, please contact the District Office at 402-468-5591.

CLICK HERE for Meal Benefits Application 2022-2023

PAC Summer Camp Goes Green

In the first week of PAC summer camp, the students had the chance to learn about the different parts of plants, how they grow, and the different types. They got to “dissect” a flower to see the different parts. They had fun painting their own pots and planting grass in them. The pot was the face and the grass was the hair! Every day we did a different STEM and Art Project related to plants. Then at the end of the week, we went to Lauritzen Gardens. What a fun week!