The Fort Calhoun High School Health students gained first-hand experience in making informed decisions when selecting grocery items. Their record of nutritional facts was utilized back in the classroom during their Nutrition Unit of study. They recorded facts on things like fat, calories, and sodium content. Tilten Nottleman and Bella Irvine reported that it was nice getting out of the classroom and being active while getting first-hand experience learning how to read nutrition labels.
On Wednesday, September 25th the Freshmen class joined other Washington County youth to attend the first-ever Connect the Dots Day sponsored by UNL Extension and 4-H at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The students participated in the Connecting the Dots simulation activity, listened to a variety of post-secondary education/training option representatives and employers, and learned more about resumes, identifying and using their transferable skills, and workplace personalities.
Dennis Winterberg works to identify and classify his transferable work skills to learn more about staying motivated at work.
Courtney Smith visits with the business reps about career opportunities in agriculture and diesel mechanic sponsorship programs.
Dillon Kirby talks to a banking professional about careers in business, management, and administration and finance.
Dylan Mitchell (foreground) and Alexa Geiger (background) practice their handshakes and networking skills during the ice breaker.
Tilden Nottlemann caps off her discussion with the state trooper with a great handshake.
It was a great day for the Walk-A-Thon. The weather was perfect, The Fort Calhoun Pioneer came to visit, many families came out to join us AND we raised a lot of money for great programs at our school. In fact, we raised over $13,000. Thanks to the Walk Team, Michelle Dill for coordinating and leading for PFE with the walk team, all the many who volunteered, and to all the Corporate Sponsors listed below. For more pictures, visit the PFE Mom’s page on Facebook.
Corp Sponsors were: Abe’s Trash, Able Transport, AP Plumbing, Autumn Pointe, Big Green Tomato, The Copper Fox, Countryside Animal Clinic, Cummings & Sons, Diapers 2 Diplomas, Exterior Remodel & Design, Florence Food Mart, Fort Bar, Geiger Built Homes, Gochanour Construction, Iwen Exposures, Longhorn, MCH Fort Calhoun Clinic, Mancuso Dental, Northwest Feed, Nuttleman Construction, Rock Hard Concrete, Rustic, Seal-Rite Insulation, Shear Attraction, Simone’s Suds, Steiner Dental, Taylor Quik Pik, Washington County Bank, Welchert Woodworking, Zig Drywall, 3BD Trucking
Fantastic story on the new Art After School program! The 5th and 6th grade session has a couple of openings. Go to the PFE page on the school website to find the link to register.
Welcome Officer Greg Byelick, our full-time School Resource Officer and Washington County Deputy Sheriff. Greg grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming and moved to Nebraska to attend the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He’s been working in a Law Enforcement capacity since 2004. He worked security for UNLPD for 4 years and as a Juvenile Corrections Officer in Lincoln for just under a year. He was also a Deputy Sheriff in Gage County NE for 2 years and a police officer at the UNLPD for 8 years.
Click the link below to see the article by Teresa Hoffman about the new programs the PLC is doing. Thanks to Ashley Dougherty and staff for all you do for our students.
Big thanks to Ethan Cox, Husker #16 for speaking to our Youth and High School Pioneer football players today. We loved his message about earning respect from teammates, doing things the right way, handling adversity, and playing multiple sports.
If you are interested, call or email the TeamMates coordinator for Fort Calhoun. Ashley Hallberg, 402-468-5714 or ahallberg@ftcpioneers.org
Even former Fort Calhoun students return to mentor current students. Pictured below are Garrett Anderson and his mentee Andrew Janecek.
Tom and Nancy Osborne founded the TeamMates Mentoring Program in 1991 in an effort to provide support and encouragement to school-aged youth. The goal of the program is to see youth graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary education. To reach this goal, youth meet one hour per week with a caring adult who serves as a mentor. They also have the opportunity to go on outings like field trips to Fontenelle Forest and a variety of sporting events. Mentors are volunteers from the community who have dedicated themselves to making a difference in the life of a young person. Mentors give youth a sense of hope, purpose, and vision.
The TeamMates Chapter of Fort Calhoun started in 2012. We currently have 40 matches. TeamMates is growing strong with over 7000 matches in Nebraska and Iowa.
Frequently asked questions:
Who can volunteer to be a mentor?
Any adult 18 and over with an interest in supporting a young person in grades 3-12
Do you currently need mentors?
If you know of anyone who would be interested in mentoring please send them our way!
How much time does it actually take?
Just one hour per week during the school year.
What do I do when I go to mentor?
Have fun! You can play a board game or cards, do a craft, play on the computer, read a book, talk about your week, go to the gym/playground/track and play around.
Where do the meetings take place?
All meetings take place in the school during school hours.
How do I learn how to be a mentor?
TeamMates provide training to all mentors, going over the do’s and don’ts and your local coordinator can assist with any other support or guidance needed.
More information can be found on the TeamMates website.
If you have any questions feel free to call or email the TeamMates coordinator for Fort Calhoun. Ashley Hallberg, 402-468-5714 or ahallberg@ftcpioneers.org
