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Congratulations to 4th-grade teacher, Allie Schleifer, for receiving the NSEA Community Service Award. In addition to her job, she is also currently serving as the Vice President of the FCYSO that facilitates and runs youth sports programs. Serving as Vice President, Allie attends monthly meetings keeping all the different sports organized. As in any organization, if there are no volunteers, most of the tasks fall upon the board. Allie has recently also had to run the concessions stands and is the interim baseball director. Even though Allie has her plate full at work and home, she continues to work tirelessly for the youth in Fort Calhoun.

Congratulations to the Fort Calhoun leaders for being nominated and receiving the Midland University 2024 Outstanding High School Leaders Award. Go Pioneers!

Pictured are Dr. Wemhoff, Sam Genoways, Lucie Larsen, Levi Lasher, and Anna Taylor.

First Place: Noah Duros & Cavin Greiner – How the Presence of Rebar Affects the Strength of Concrete

Second Place: Mabel Wilmes & Ella Stamm – How Much Weight Can a Mag-Lev Train Hold?

Third Place: Gabbi LeColst – How Light Affects Plant Growth 

Nice Work Pioneers!

Attention Parents of 2024-2025 Kindergarten students, our Kindergarten Round-up dates are April 12th and 19th. More information will be available soon.

Teen Night was a huge success! Students had a blast and we received many compliments about how well they behaved. Go Pioneers!

March 1, 2024

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are excited to announce Teen Night at the Blair YMCA on Friday, March 22nd! This event promises to be a fun-filled evening for our teenagers, with activities and opportunities for them to socialize in a safe and supervised environment. To make things even more convenient, we have arranged transportation to and from the event.

The event will take place from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, with the bus departing from Fort Calhoun Jr/Sr High at 5:30 PM and returning at 9:30 PM. Please ensure that your teen arrives on time to catch the bus.

The cost of the event is free for members and $10.00 for nonmembers.  The school has graciously agreed to pay $5.00 so that the student admission to the event is only $5.00 out of pocket.  

We are also seeking volunteers to chaperone this event. If you are willing to lend a helping hand and ensure the safety and enjoyment of all attendees, please let us know. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Click here to sign your student up for this event.  If you have any questions, reach out to Jacque Fischer, jfischer@ftcpioneers.org. 

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing your teens at Teen Night!

The flyer says 6th-8th graders however, we are only taking Junior High students this year.

Our Dance team earned a bid to Nationals at camp this past summer. This allowed them to attend the National Dance Team Competition (NDTC) in Orlando, Florida Feb. 2nd-4th. They entered into the Varsity Intermediate category for their Pom and Hip Hop dances.

For Pom, there were so many teams that they had to have prelims, semi-finals, and finals. They take half of the amount of teams to move on from each category. Our team competed in prelims Saturday night and advanced to the semi-finals Sunday morning. Unfortunately, they did not advance to finals but they did place 13th in the nation for their Pom dance. 

With it being their first year attending the NDTC, we are very impressed with the outcome. Great job Ladies!