Kindergarten Round Up 2025

Kindergarten Round Up is fast approaching, and we are excited to have your child join us. Round-up will be held on April 25th and May 2nd from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. You should have received a letter in the mail telling you which one of those sessions your child will attend. There will also be a parents’ meeting at 12:20. Before April 25th, please call the school office at 402-468-5714 to verify that your child will attend Kindergarten Round-up or not attend kindergarten at Fort Calhoun next school year. See below for copies of the letters sent home.

Kindergarten Round-up April 25th

Kindergarten Round-up May 2nd

 

Freshman to Connect the Dots 2025

On Tuesday, April 8th the Freshmen class joined other Washington County youth to attend the Connect the Dots Day sponsored by UNL Extension and 4-H at the Washington County Fairgrounds.

The students participated in the Connecting the Dots simulation activity, listened to a variety of post-secondary education/training option representatives and employers, and learned more about resumes, identifying and using their transferable skills, and workplace personalities.

Art Teacher, Paul High Horse in Residence at Joslyn Castle

Fort Calhoun High School’s Art Teacher, Mr. Paul High Horse, is the Castle & Cathedral Creative District Guest Artist in Residence at the Joslyn Castle through July 2025. Throughout his residency, Mr. High Horse will be working with the staff at the Castle to plan monthly community outreach activities while creating a new body of work to be shown in July at the Joslyn Castle Carriage House. The residency is made possible with support from the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. To learn more about the events he is planning to organize, follow this link: Joslyn Castle Events. To learn more about Mr. High Horse and his artwork, visit Paul High Horse.

 

Junior High Science Fair 2025

Congratulations to our Science Fair Winners!

1st Place: Pictured below, Lucy Billesbach and Alice Kubicek – Is It the Bat?
2nd Place: Ione Schneider and Justice Carlile – Which Ingredient in Lip Balm is the Most Effective?
3rd Place: Ollie Geiger and Frank Bonacci – Effect of Epoxy on Carbon Fiber Strength 
Nice job Pioneers!

Vocal Music to Perform Seussical JR

The Vocal Music Department will unlock the imaginations of Fort Calhoun citizens when they bring the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie La Bird, the Whos in Whoville, and other Seuss favorites to life with their production of Seussical JRSeussical JR. combines Dr. Seuss’s tales (…and tails!) using the plinker-plunker of many musical styles – ranging from Latin to pop, swing to gospel, and R&B to funk – as colorful as the classic books. Horton will hear a Who and cheerful chaos will ensue on Saturday, April 12th at 7 pm and Sunday, April 13th at 3 pm at the high school gym. Tickets can be purchased for $6 at the door or from any musical cast or crew member. Children 5 and under will be admitted for free.
 
Seussical JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International 423 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019 (212) 541-4684, mtishows.com.

Junior High HAL students visit Luminarium 2025

The JRH HAL class took a field trip to the Kiewit Luminarium on the morning of February 19th. Nine 7th and eight 8th graders made the trip, along with HAL teacher Mr. Hansen and District Technology Director Paul Wilson. The goal of the trip was to engage the students deeper into the science and engineering topics presented at the museum, while also serving as a reward for the work they put in academically. In the coming weeks, the students will prepare presentations based on their favorite exhibit and deliver them to their HAL classmates.
The field trip was a great success and the students really enjoyed their time at the museum!