Honor’s/Athletic Banquet Night 2022

Dear Parent/Guardian and Students,

Fort Calhoun High School will be hosting Honor’s/Athletic Banquet Night for grades 9-12 on Thursday, April 28th.  The ceremony will begin at 6:30 pm.  This is a great event in which we will recognize both academics as well as activities and athletics.  Students should dress appropriately for receiving an award in business casual attire.  We will NOT be serving a meal, however, there will be ice cream following the program.  

All students in grades 9-12 are invited to attend along with their parents. During the ceremony, we will recognize academic success, program participants, scholarship winners, academic pins, National Honor Society, class officers, and many other celebrations.  There will be an athletic portion of the program recognizing outstanding accomplishments in athletics.  

We hope that you will decide to join us for this celebration of our student’s successes.  There are many students and athletes who are doing amazing things every day and this night is designed to recognize their accomplishments.    

Thank you for your continued support of our students at the FORT!

Mr. Wemhoff                                   Mr. Christensen

Secondary Principal                       Assistant Principal / Athletic Director

PLC Visits Autumn Pointe With Baby Chicks

The PLC students have enjoyed incubating eggs during the month of April. The eggs started hatching on April 13th.  During their visit to Autumn Pointe this week the PLC students surprised the residents with the new chicks.  Special thank you to Adam Bannister and his family for donating the eggs.

Outstanding High School Leader Award 2022

Midland University and Pinnacle Bank recognized 52 high school juniors at the 16th annual Pinnacle Bank Outstanding High School Leader Awards event Friday, April 1st at 11:30 a.m. at the Kimmel Theatre on Midland’s campus.
Schools from around the Fremont area participate in the Pinnacle Bank Leadership Awards each year. Students must be nominated and then apply to be considered for an award.
A panel of leaders from Midland University, Pinnacle Bank, and the Fremont community review applications and select recipients based on involvement, leadership roles, and attributes.
Recipients who are accepted, and decide to attend Midland University, will receive a $25,000 renewable scholarship for a total scholarship value of $100,000.

Science Fair Winners 2022

Congratulations on our 2022 Science Fair Winners.

1st Gannon Otte  – Wingspan

2nd Emily Warfield, Alli House – What effects plants

3rd Mason Reichert  – Stroop Effect

Sixth Grade Science Project

In class, the 6th Grade was talking about the respiratory system and how our lungs are powered by our diaphragm. In this activity, they used half a water bottle and two balloons. One of the balloons represented our lungs the other our diaphragm. As students pulled on the balloon representing the diaphragm down it would inflate the other balloon just like in our body and court lungs. This was a great hands-on activity for students to get to see how our body and organ actually work and how they must work together to accomplish their jobs for our bodies. 

Meet Jamie Schleifer

James (Jamie) Schleifer was hired as the new Assistant Principal/Athletic Director effective July 1st, 2022.  Mr. Schleifer is currently a special education teacher at Bennington Public Schools and has an extensive athletic and coaching background.  He graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and earned his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the American College of Education in Indianapolis, Indiana.  He has a passion for building positive relationships and a strong culture with great communication, a caring attitude, and a growth mindset.  Please help us welcome Mr. Schleifer. 

The Big Bad Musical 2022

The Fort Calhoun Vocal Music Department is putting on its first musical in 20 years! Come support our students and enjoy a HOWlING good time! Tickets can be purchased in advance from any high school choir member or at the door! 

Kindergarten Round Up 2022

Kindergarten Round Up will be Friday, April 8th and Friday April 22nd. See the image below for more important details. Please call the school office to verify that your child will or will not be coming these two days and/or if your child will not be attending kindergarten at Fort Calhoun next year. 402-468-5714.