FBLA Attends Career Skills Workshop

On April 28th, a group of FBLA students attended a Career
Skills Workshop at Mammel Hall on the campus of UNO.
Students attended interactive workshops where they were able to
learn about how to create effective resumes, interviewing skills
and also learn about the importance of internships and lunch and
work etiquette. Those attending the workshop were: Jordan
Wear, Taya Skelton, Ashlyn Dippel, Morgan McNew, Katie
Hurt, Lizzy Namuth, Piper Hagar, and Rachel Hagar.

Creighton Basketball Players Visit March Madness Winners

Mae Clausen’s kindergartners and Marti Leishman’s 3rd graders were champions of the March Madness reading program for the 3rd year in a row. They celebrated their win with a pizza lunch from Goldies, and they were joined by Creighton basketball players. Zach Hanson, Isaiah Zierden, and Martin Krampelj. Following lunch, the players signed autographs and played ball with the kids.

Photos and article by Sheri Homolka

Honors Night

Honors Night is a special evening held to honor students who have done well academically and also recognize students who are in clubs and organizations throughout the school year.

Please join us in honoring your student at this event on Tuesday, May 2nd at 6:30 p.m.

Vans Custom Culture 2017

 

Here are the submissions for this year’s Vans Custom Culture shoe design competition. Fort Calhoun is one of 3,000 schools from all across the country participating in this year’s event. The photos were taken by junior art student Anna Polesky. The video was created by senior art student Jessica Gravert. The schools making it into the next round will be notified by April 21st. Congratulations to all contributing art students.

 

Audubon Society of Omaha Annual Art Contest

Eleven high school art students earned awards in this years Audubon Society of Omaha annual art contest. Pictured here in the first picture (L to R) are Fox Woksa, Stephanie Mlynarik, and Shelby Altstadt. And, Nicole Swanson is featured in the second picture. Not pictured are Nicolas Johnson, Caitlin Weeks, Jessica Gravert, Courtney Baxter, Dilara Onigkeit, Taylor Marshall, and Avery McKennan. Congratulations to all the participants, and those who received awards.

Congratulations Harrison Schmitt

Congratulations to Harrison Schmitt for winning 1st place in the annual grades 6-8 Audio Contest, sponsored by the Nebraska Educational Technology Association. Harrison will be honored at the spring NETA Conference April 20th and 21st at the CenturyLink Center.

NETA is a grassroots organization open to everyone interested in sharing information about using technology in the educational process. It exists for the purpose of providing leadership and promoting the application of technology to the educational process. Its span of interest includes all levels and aspects of education. NETA has over 4,000 members. To find out more about the NETA contest, go to the web site at http://netasite.org

 

Hoops For Heart

This year, the Elementary school PE students did a fundraiser for Hoops for Heart. Hoops for
Heart is a fun event where kids can play basketball, learn about their heart and how to stay
healthy, while raising money for the American Heart Association. Furthermore, throughout the
course of two weeks, the students learned and practiced different basketball skills; including,
dribbling, shooting, passing, man-to-man and zone defense. In the end the Elementary students
raised $5,140 for Hoops for Heart. Tilden Nottleman collected the most donations with a total of $500. Great job to everyone that participated!

Sixth Grade Dissects Trout

Sixth graders dissected Rainbow Trout as part of the Trout in the Classroom project through Nebraska Games and Parks. Students explored the external and internal anatomy of the fish to better understand their structure and adaptations. The project started before the fish eggs arrived in January and has included research writing, communicating with schools across the country in a quilt square exchange, and will culminate with a field trip to release the fingerings raised in the classroom tank.

Art Students Visit Joslyn Art Museum

On Friday March 24th, High School Art students spent the day observing and learning about art. They visited the Omaha Public Schools TAC building to observe over 1,200 works of art on display for the Scholastic State Art Exhibition. They also visited the Joslyn Art Museum and participated in both a self-guided tour, and docent led tour. Students are pictured in front of a glass blown sculpture titled “Inside & Out” by living artist Dale Chihuly.