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It was a great year for the food drive at Fort Calhoun Elementary.  The event was organized by the student council and all the items collected were donated to the food pantry at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun. The winning classroom was Mrs. Hodson’s 3rd-grade class and they won an ice cream party!  The Student Council Members had fun setting the can up to look like a replica of the businesses in Fort Calhoun and then delivered them to the church. Thank you to all the families who donated cans this year! As you can see from the pictures, it was a huge success.

On Friday, November 11th, Fort Calhoun Community Schools honored our Veterans by having a Veteran’s Day Ceremony. The event was hosted by our Skills USA students with an introduction by Skills USA President Wyatt Appel and the MC Sophia Thomas. The High School Band and Choir both performed several patriotic songs including the Armed Forces Salute and “We Honor You”. Plus, the 4th-grade students performed the patriotic song “On Veteran’s Day”. The keynote speaker was Fort Calhoun Alumni, Col. Janel Nelson. Students enjoyed a military trivia contest by Col. Nelson. AJ Duros finished by playing “Taps” right before the Color Guard retired the colors. Several service members from the Military were in attendance and enjoyed a luncheon prepared by the school kitchen staff and served by the Skills USA students. Thank you to everyone who helped with this event. Once again, Fort Calhoun Schools would like to thank all our Veterans for their service to our country.

Our Fort Calhoun High school students had the opportunity to learn more about Air Force ROTC and the ROTC scholarship program when Second Lieutenant Catharine R. Donahoe, a Gold Bar Recruiter from the Air Force stopped by.  

We were also thrilled that Aaron Johnson (FCHS alumni ‘2019), a senior at UNO who serves as the cadet wing vice wing commander (CW/CV) (which is a cadet colonel rank in the AFROTC) could accompany her.

 

Attached Pictured (left to right):  

E Lautrup, A Lienemann,  C/Col (AFROTC) Aaron Johnson, 2d Lt. (USAF) Catharine Donohue, J Ng,  A Nelson, R Lingle, and D Robertson. 

You are invited…

The Fort Calhoun early childhood program would like to invite you and your child to attend our Little Pioneers Playgroup. See the information below for more information and click the link to sign up.

Little Pioneers Playgroup sign up form 

Little Pioneers Playgroup letter

Eight Pioneer Students attend Women in Manufacturing event 

at Metropolitan Community College

on Thursday, October 20, 2022

Fort Calhoun High School students Annie Scott, Courtney Smith, Danielle Dube, Ruby Garmong, Adriana Hernandez, Kylee Ashby, Jada Doyle, and Allison Prunty attended the event and were able to meet with FCHS Alumni Keara Caroll who was a panelist representing Lozier Corporation.

The event included: 

• A panel of WiM industry members, MCC staff and current MCC students 

• Manufacturing employer booths to discuss careers 

• A tour of MCC’s Center For Advanced Manufacturing (south campus)

The Seventh Graders sent 17 Military Care packages to conclude their Seminar Class. 

They began the Community Service project with a guest speaker. Coach Thomas spoke with them about what it’s like to be deployed, what it means to those serving to receive a package, and what items to include in the boxes. Students donated items and the Knights of Columbus donated funds to purchase the rest of the supplies. Finally, on the last day of class, students gathered together to stuff boxes with all the goodies.

Picture Retake day is coming up on Wednesday, November 2nd. To order for your Elementary student, click HERE or for your JRH/HS student, click HERE.

 

Students, Kameron Pringle and Noah Wolfe with Special Education Director, Ashley Dougherty had a great day at “Games on the Green” with other students from Arlington and Bennington. This was a great event where students played different events such as bocci ball, noodle toss, softball throw, and a giant game of freeze tag. Thank you to Bennington for hosting this event.

Channel 3 News Story

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Congratulations to our October PBIS Winners! They were L-R, Abel Christensen, Bennett Biodrowski, and Colton Seefus. Way to be role models! The Elementary students were also able to fill the bucket with tickets. This means they get a special treat that they will all decide on soon. Keep up the good work Pioneers.

Life is hard. Sometimes it’s just too much. Students and their families deal with a variety of issues on a daily basis. School counselors, teachers, and parents are among the most important adults in a child’s life. Sometimes, when a child or teenager is dealing with a specific issue, it helps to have someone outside of the school that they can talk to, someone who can serve as an “unbiased party” in the eyes of a child. 

As a parent/guardian of a Fort Calhoun student, your student and your family are eligible for counseling sessions through Arbor Family Counseling. The district-funded student assistance program provides 2 free sessions. Arbor Family Counseling provides professionals seasoned at helping children and teenagers and their family members deal with pressures and issues that arise. 

Here are a few areas Arbor Family Counseling can help with:
ADDICTIONS     ADHD   ANGER        ANXIETY        BULLYING       PTSD  
DEPRESSION FINANCIAL STRESS GRIEF/LOSS    PARENTING SUICIDE/SELF-HARM     LOW SELF-ESTEEM     PEER/SCHOOL ISSUES

To set up an appointment please call: 402-330-0960

*When calling simply state you are a parent/family member of a Fort Calhoun Schools student in order to receive your 2 complimentary sessions. 

If you have questions please contact your building principal or guidance counselor:

JR/SR High–Dr. Nick Wemhoff, Ms. Marie Adams, Mrs. Micki Hernandez

Preschool/Elementary-Mr. Drew Wagner, Ms. Marie Adams