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Monday morning, the Andrew family were caught wearing their bike helmets on their way to school. As a reward for riding as a family and wearing their helmets, the kids all received a certificate for a free ice cream at Butch’s Deli in Blair from Deputy Bryan Spilinek. Great job Andrews family!

Are you looking for a fun and safe environment for your child before or after school?  Do they need someone to help them get their homework completed while still having time to interact with their peers?  If so, look no further!

Kid’s Club, the before and after school and summer childcare program operated by Fort
Calhoun Community Schools is now open for enrollment. Kids Club is a self-supporting program offered at the elementary school building. Kids Club provides quality, reliable child care in your child’s own elementary school at a competitive child care price. Our site meets Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services standards for Child Care Centers as well as meeting inspection requirements from the Fire Marshal and Department of Health and Human Services. The program attends to educational and nutritional needs of each child by providing morning and afternoon snacks as well as large muscle activities supplemented with fine motor skill activities such as arts and crafts and table games. Children will also have opportunities to complete school assignments, read, have free choice time, and participate in outdoor play.

Parent Testimonials:

“Signing my daughter up for the Summer Kids Club Program at Fort Calhoun Community Schools was a great decision!  Not only did she learn something new every day but I feel that it has helped her to develop new friendships and stronger social skills.  I really enjoyed how she woke up and was excited to go to camp every day.  Additionally, the staff maintains regular communication about their plans for upcoming events, which makes it very easy to plan ahead.  I shopped around before making the decision to enroll my daughter through this program and it is very affordable compared to the other programs that are out there – especially considering how interactive and fun it is for the kids.”

“I really loved all the aspects of the Summer Kids Club! It was a great balance between fun art projects, physical activities, exploration, relaxation while still allowing for a little structure and learning along the way. My son truly did look forward to coming everyday! I couldn’t be happier with our summer!”

“OMG it was AMAZING! My daughter was engaged, educated and entertained all summer. The staff went above and beyond the expectations I had. They did NOT warehouse these kids – they learned, they had the best time. There is not enough room to write how much I value this experience for my kid this summer.  As a family we loved it. Dedicated staff, focus on learning and wonderful camps. Please, keep it up!”

Student Testimonials:

“I loved the fun games we played.  Dodgeball was my favorite!  I loved hitting the ‘Jailbreak’ and getting my team out of jail.  We had a great time at the Bellevue Berry and Pumpkin Farm.  The raspberries we picked were delicious and we got to go for ice cream after!  During the school year I loved getting all of my homework done before I got home.  There are too many distractions or other things I have to do after school.  I also really liked being able to hang out with my friends.”

“The Summer Bridge Books were so fun!  They will help me be ready for school.  Summer Olympics days were the best!”

“Playing all of the games during Kid’s Choice time was my favorite!  The camps were really fun and I liked learning about new things and doing all of the activities.  The field trips were great!”

“I like getting my homework done at school so that I can play and spend time with my family at home.  It was fun meeting new friends.  I learned a lot during the camps and I had fun.  My favorite camps were when we learned about animals, robots, and art.”

Enrollment for the Before & After School Program is now open and forms can be found on the website at the following link http://www.fortcalhounschools.org/school/before-after-school-program/ You may return your completed forms to Christina Bowser or to the elementary office. Please contact Christina at 402-468-5714 or cbowser@ftcpioners.org with any questions.

Over 9000 schools nationwide were rated by US News and World Report for the latest best schools report. Fort Calhoun High School was both State and Nationally ranked and is a Bronze Medal Winner for 2016. Four criteria are used in determining these distinctions. They are proficiency on state assessment tests, graduation rates, preparedness of students for college, and how the schools actually serve their students. Fort Calhoun High School received high marks in all areas. Thank you to all our staff, parents, community, and our students for making “The Fort’ the best it can be!

Click here for a link to the article online.

**A Big THANK YOU to Kelli Shaner, Brook Bench, PFE, City Council, Board of Education and Dr. Johnson for their effort on making this new playground happen.

Hope to see you on the 19th!  Have a great weekend.

There is a lot going on in our Summer Programs and there is still time to enroll in our Summer Jam Camps. See details in the slides below or email Christina at cbowser@ftcpioneers.org.

Eight seniors in the state of Nebraska were given the honor of the Nebraska Coaches Association Country Inn & Suites Scholarship.  They held a banquet on Sunday July 24th in Lincoln at the Lincoln Station Great Hall.  Fort Calhoun’s Riley Grosse-Rhode was one of the recipients along with other seniors from Holdrege, Fillmore Central, Pierce, Chadron, Omaha Central, Lexington, and Bruning-Davenport. This is a great honor for Riley!  An excerpt from the program states “Riley Grosse-Rhode’s high school football coach credits him as being an uplifting leader that displays poise, intelligence, leadership and unselfishness.” The quarterback and senior captain participated in both football and baseball for each of his four high school years, earning 6 varsity letters and Academic All-State honors. He spent several hours helping younger Fort Calhoun baseball players with fielding and batting as a volunteer youth coach, and has earned numerous school achievement honors for his excellence in the classroom. The National Honor Society member is a 4.0 student and ranked at the top of his class. Riley plans to attend South Dakota State University, majoring in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

Congratulations to Montana Cottle and Cole Bradburn for winning The 2016 Pinnacle Bank Outstanding High School Leaders Award. They were recognized at the Luncheon on Friday April 29th. Micah Yost, Vice President of Sightglass was the guest speaker for the event, who talked about the ability these leaders have to leave an impacting influence on the people around them. With this award, the students can get a $1,000 Scholarship if they decide to attend Midland University.