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On October 16th, the students were provided more information on bullying and how to handle bullying situations.  Stacey Lichtenberg, from the Fremont Crisis Center, was the presenter for each classroom.  In her lessons each student had the opportunity to internalize bullying by creating an art project.  The lesson involves a discussion on building a community garden, what that looks like, who participates and what would happen if one person came in and tried to ruin what the community had done to create a healthy garden.  They also discussed how the school is the students community.  When the students plant a garden of kindness in their community it ignites kindness.  Once you water the garden of kindness such as saying nice things and being nice to each other the bullying will end.

BE A BUDDY NOT A BULLY!

The students at Fort Calhoun Elementary School participated in Fire Prevention Week by visiting with Volunteers from Fort Calhoun’s Volunteer Fire department.  Students heard the importance of trying to prevent kitchen fires and talking to parents about fire safety from Assistant Chief Al Ertzner. Then, they were able to explore a fire truck and an ambulance with volunteers Don Casey, Dave Nuemann and Melissa Biodrowski.

Congratulations to our Cross Country State finalist. The Boy’s Team with Alex Tietz, Ben Everswick, Adam Robinson, Sean Ramey, Peyton Griesert, and Steven Determan. From the Girl’s Team, Abby Hillmer and Ellie Shaffer. The State Meet is Friday Oct. 25th in Kearney. Good Luck to all our runners.

FBLA sponsored a Pie in the Face Contest during Homecoming week to raise money for the March of Dimes.  Throughout the week students put money into teacher’s containers and also bought tickets for the opportunity to be the person to give the teacher the pie.  The teacher who raised the most money was Mr. Christensen and the student picked to give the pie was Riley Mitchell.  Thank you to the teachers who participated and the students who donated money.  Fifty dollars will be donated towards the March of Dimes.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so FBLA is selling pink t-shirts to raise money for the cure.   If you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt or have questions, please contact Gina Kotas, FBLA Sponsor at gkotas@ftcpioneers.org for an order form.

All proceeds will go towards breast cancer awareness.

Congratulations to our Softball Team.

They went 2-1 to receive runner up honors for the 2^nd year in a row.

They defeated Syracuse 2-1 and Raymond Central 8-4 in 8 innings.

They were defeated by Wahoo 6-8. The Pioneers’ record is now 13-7.

 We have a home game tonight vs Johnson County, a home game on Thursday vs Ashland-Greenwood and a triangular at home on Saturday vs Wisner-Pilger and West Point-Beemer.

Above is Fort Calhoun’s team picture from the Capitol Conference Tournament on Saturday, September 28^th in Arlington.

Front Row:  Sabrina Hernandez, Bailey Baxter,  Madie Nelson, Toree Polsley, Carsen Nelson

Back Row:  Andrea Seefus, Grace Herold, Kailey Siemonsma, Lauren Nelson, Jordan Coulter, Erin Schulz

Not pictured:  Dani Dross, Riley Kister, Head Coach Rich Bernstein and Assistant Coach Allie Schleifer

Fort Calhoun Elementary united together on Wednesday, October 9, and supported students being bullied everywhere. It showed them that they are not alone – that someone cares by wearing orange on October 9. Together we can lead the movement against bullying!

Fort Calhoun did well at the Arlington Cross Country Invite.  The girls were 2nd and the boys were 1st.  Girls that medalled: Mandy Hansen – 4th, Katie Edie – 5th, Abby Hillmer – 6th, Sarah Determan – 8th, and Anna Gepson – 10.  Boys that medalled:  Ben Everswick 1st,  Alex Tietz – 2nd, Adam Robinson – 4th, and Sean Ramey – 9th.

How do the students at Fort Calhoun feel about the current conditions of the school? Senior Ben Everswick thinks the school needs windows, an auditorium, a bigger gym, and a weight room like many neighboring schools. When asked what he thinks some of the main safety concerns of the school are, he stated that it is currently a fire hazard, it’s clustered, and the hallways do not have enough room during passing periods. “I also feel like I’m getting a mental illness without windows!” exclaimed Ben.
One Freshman stated that the school is too small and it needs to be expanded. When asked what he thought are the biggest issues the building needs to address, the student replied, “I personally wish there was more room in the classrooms and hallways.”
It isn’t hard to be a student at Fort Calhoun, yet it’s very distracting when other students are walking through your classroom to get to another. Four out of five of the students we interviewed said they would vote yes for the school bond. The student who voted no is a new senior student.
The photo shows students taking tests with other students walking through the classroom from their classroom to get to the hallways.