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PFE Walk a Thon

See the PFE Events page at the link below for information on the Walk a Thon including the packet and the online payment link.

Walk a Thon Information

Additional Walk-A-Thon Information posted 09/10/21 from Mr. Wagner

We are excited to provide an action plan for the upcoming walk-a-thon event.  Additionally, we are inviting parents/families to this event.  Please see below some other highlights.  If you have any questions please let us know.

Anticipated Start Times

The start times will be shared by our PFE member, Chris Roberts, at a later date.  We do anticipate starting at approximately 10:15 am.  Please meet your student outside by the gymnasium doors. 

Lunchroom procedures 

Once the walk is complete each classroom will come inside and wash up for lunch.  We will be serving a sack lunch this day.  If you prefer a cold lunch please feel free to bring one from home. We will be eating lunch outside.

**Parents will have the option to eat lunch outside with their student. 

***Weather permitting.

Restroom procedures

We encourage all parents/families to use the restroom prior to this event.  However, if parents/families need to utilize the restroom they will need to wear a mask when entering the front of the building.  

*If there is inclement weather during this event it will be rescheduled or canceled.

**Social distancing is recommended.

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Pioneer Strong Project

Message from Fort Calhoun Booster Club

Dear Business Owner/Manager,

As the coaches, teachers and student-athletes prepare to finish out the school year, the Booster Club is looking ahead and planning for positive additions to the Fort. We are working on a special “Pioneer Strong” project that we need your generous donation to help fund.

The Fort Calhoun High School weight room is in need of updated equipment. We want the best for our student athletes as they condition year round for their sports and health. Roughly 200+ students, athletes and community members use our weight room daily. With so many using the equipment over the years, it has taken a toll. Coach Shepardson is committed to our strength and conditioning program and desires to create a powerhouse facility for our students which will lead to improvement for all of our athletic programs.

Our “Pioneer Strong” project is projected into three phases of need:

Phase 1 – double-sided, multi-racks, new benches and Pioneer branding $34,000 – $36,000

Phase 2 – bumper plates for each rack $12, 925

Phase 3 – platforms and jammer arms $33,000 – $35,000

The Booster Club’s goal is to raise enough funds to complete phase 1, with install, before the summer programming begins. We realize this is a hefty goal in a short amount of time, but we are committed to this project and believe in the importance of new and modern equipment.

We also believe our students and community deserve the best.

Will you please consider a financial donation to this project?

Your continued support to our Booster Club is a generous, tax-free donation and will give our weight room the impact it needs to create an environment that leads to positive results and outcomes. With your donation, your company’s name will be recognized in our weight room.

Mailed-in donations can be directly sent to:

Fort Calhoun High School

Pioneer Strong Project

5876 County Road P43

Fort Calhoun, Ne. 68023

Thank you for your support and if you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

GO PIONEERS!

Jen Lienemann

jennielienemann5@gmail.com

Booster Club Sponsorship/Pioneer Strong Project

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Kindness Rocks

The Pioneer Learning Center Transition Students and Staff recently completed their Kindness Project. Rocks were decorated with bright colors and positive words to brighten someone’s day. The rocks were then distributed around the community. Be on the lookout for some of these random beauties when you’re out and about. Keep the rocks for yourself or share them with a friend. Keep spreading the kindness!
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” -Aesop
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Earth Day Clean Up

Our Biology students celebrated Earth Day by helping Bruce and Kathy clean up the landscape around the building. Thank you to our students who put in the hard work and to Mrs. Nelson who organized this activity. 

Art Show

On Wednesday, April 14th, Fort Calhoun hosted the 2021 Nebraska Capitol Conference Art Show. This year’s show was held virtually, and all ten schools in the conference participated via zoom. Art entries were submitted several weeks ahead of time and were critiqued by a three-judge panel.

There were 176 students from across the conference who participated, and there were almost 400 total works of art entered in 11 different categories. This year’s visiting artist, Steve Tamayo, led the students through a cross-curricular activity which included designing, decorating, and assembling a “parfleche” pouch. 

Brooke Johnsen (9th grade), was voted Fort Calhoun’s top artist. Congratulations to the following students for earning ribbons at this year’s conference art show. 

Gabe Anduze

1st Place – “Old Man” (Colored Drawing)

2nd Place – “Gray Death” (Black and White)

Kathlyn Barta

1st Place – “Blue Jay’s Flight” (Colored Drawing)

Ethan Dye

2nd Place – “Self-Portrait” (Pencil Drawing)

2nd Place – “Chalk Pastel Still Life” (Colored Drawing)

Justin Fritz

1st Place – “Having Trouble Letting Go” (Mixed Media)

3rd Place – “SLATT” (Colored Drawing)

Jayce Ivester

1st Place – “Sunday Brunch” (Black and White)

2nd Place – “Majestic Hills” (Printmaking)

Brooke Johnsen

1st Place – “High Card” (Mixed Media)

1st Place – “Daffodil” (Pencil Drawing)

Emma Lucht

1st Place – “You Are My Sunshine” (Printmaking)

2nd Place – “Happy Flower” (Black and White)

Riley McKennan

2nd Place – “Self-Portrait” (Pencil Drawing)

James Miller

2nd Place – “Self-portrait at 14” (Pencil Drawing)

Regina Namuth

1st Place – “Self-Portrait at 15” (Pencil Drawing)

3rd Place – “Older Sister” (Mixed Media)

Cameron Reynolds

2nd Place – “Western Meadowlark” (Colored Drawing)

3rd Place – “Lil Uzi”

Sasha Robinson

1st Place – “Charcoal Still Life” (Black and White)

Kaitlin Smith

1st Place – “Antique View” (Black and White)

2nd Place – “Future Tracks” (Photography)

Lawson Tjardes

2nd Place – “Fruit Still Life” (Pencil Drawing) 

3rd Place – “Bottle Still Life” (Pencil Drawing)

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Audubon Society of Omaha Art Award Winners

Congratulations to Cameron Reynolds, Gabriel Anduze, Trey McCoy, Kathlyn Barta, Glenn Hunter, and Tilden Nottlemann for earning awards from the 2021 Audubon Society of Omaha Art Contest. Tilden earned a Merit Award. Glenn, Gabriel, Kathlyn, Trey, and Cameron all earned Excellence Awards. Gabriel also earned Best of Show 9-12, which includes a gift card to Blick Art. Cameron earned the Meadowlark Award, which comes with a year-long membership to the National Audubon Society and the Audubon Society of Omaha. Membership benefits include one year of Audubon magazine. 

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Honor’s/Athletic Banquet Night

Dear Parent/Guardian and Students,

Fort Calhoun High School will be hosting Honor’s/Athletic Banquet Night for grades 9-12 on Thursday, April 29th.  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.

There are two main reasons why the two events have been combined this year.  1) Food is a large part of the Athletic Banquet and the meal is self-serve.  Given COVID, we are not offering food at either Honor’s Night or the Athletic Banquet.  This was a factor in the decision to combine the two events.  2) Each athletic program has already had an end-of-the-season celebration.  Since that has already taken place, the administration felt this was a good opportunity to recognize academics, activities, and athletics on the same night.

All students in grades 9-12 are invited to attend along with their parents.  Masks are required.  Families are asked to sit together, both the student and the parent/guardian.  This event is not open to the public.  We ask that you both respect and follow our expectations for attendance.  

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

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Mental Health First Aid Training

Pre-COVID, schools were seeing 4% to 6% of their student body with anxiety and depression, with the onset of COVID that number has increased to 24%.  How can parents and other individuals help?  Consider participating in a free, virtual training that is valuable for anyone that engages with children/youth (parents, family members, community members, mental health providers, etc).  This is FREE of charge!    Click this link to register. For more information see this flyer. Participation is limited. Register soon!  

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Elementary Library Mural

The Elementary Library has a fun project underway. The once blank wall will soon be covered with a colorful mural of storybook characters. The mural was designed by the High School’s Art Club students and includes characters such as Curious George, Madeline, Horton, and Junie B. Jones. The Elementary Students each got a chance to contribute by painting parts of the wall during their library time and the art students will finish the little details. I talked with a few 5th graders about the project. Sophie Eastman and Sammi Hirchert thought it was very fun to help out and said it will be nice to see it for years to come. Brooklyn Meador and Sidney Mattison said it was cool and interesting and they enjoyed it a lot.