High School Weekly Events - Week of 1/11

"What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul."

Joseph Addison

Detention: Mr. Munter, rm. 114

Monday (1/11)
     *Doane Honor Choir
     *FCCLA meeting, 6:30 pm.
     *FBLA meeting, 7:00 pm.

Tuesday (1/12)
     *9/10 BB @ Gothenburg, 6:00 pm.

Wednesday (1/13)
     *Tri-M meeting, 7:30 am.

Thursday (1/14)
     *BB @ Gothenburg, 4:30/6:00/7:30 pm, JV dismissed 3:15 pm.
     *WR v. Lexington, 6:30 pm.

 Friday (1/15)
     *VWR @ Minden Invite, 3:00 pm., dismissal 11:45 am.
     *JVWR @ Elm Creek Invite, 2:30 pm., dismissal 12:30 pm.

Saturday (1/16)
     *BB v. Ainsworth 2:30/4:00/5:45 pm.

Notes
     *Article of interest for your reading pleasure, link: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/integrating-mindfulness-in-classroom-curriculum-giselle-shardlow?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

High School Weekly Events - Week of Jan. 4

Detention: Mrs. Beans, rm. 121

Monday (1/4)
     *9/10 BB v. Kearney Catholic, 5:00/6:30 pm.

Tuesday (1/5)
     *BB @ Ord 4:30/6:00/7:45 pm. dismissal JV at 1:10 pm., Varsity at 2;15 pm.

Wednesday (1/6)
     *NHS meeting, 7:30 am
     *K-12 early dismissal at 2:30 pm.

Thursday (1/7) 
     *JVWR @ Gothenburg 3:00 pm., dismissal at 1:30 pm.
     *9/10 BB v. North Platte, 5:00/6:30 pm.
     *Fire drill 2:35 pm.

Friday (1/8)
     *BB v. Ogallala 4:30/6:00/7:30 pm.
     *Pep Club Soup & Pie Supper

Saturday (1/9)
     *Speech @ Lexington Invite
     *WR @ Norton Invite, 9:30 am.
     *BB @ NP St. Pat's 2:30/4:00/5:30 pm.

Notes
     *Have all grades for the 2nd qtr. and 1st semester completed by 12/21, we will store grades on 12/22.
     *Article of interest: "Why Ninth Grade is the Pivotal Year for Dropping Out of High School", link: http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/06/30/why-ninth-grade-is-the-pivotal-year-for-dropping-out-of-high-school/

High School Weekly Events - Week of 12/14

"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection."

Winston Churchill

Detention : Mr. Morris, rm. 124

Monday (12/14)
     *9/10 BB @ Broken Bow 5:00/7:30 pm
     *Board of Education meeting, 7:00 pm.

Tuesday (12/15)
     *GBB v. McCook 5:30/7:00 pm.

Wednesday (12/16)

Thursday (12/17)
     *BB v. Cambridge  4:30/6:00/7:30 pm.
     *Pep rally during Homeroom

Friday (12/18)
     *End 2nd Qtr./1st Semester
     *Staff meeting, 7:45 am. Library
     *WR @ Valentine Invite, 3:00 pm.
     *Band Concert 7:00 pm.
     *Dismissal times for classes from the NHS Canned Food Drive
          Seniors: all day
          Freshmen: dismissed after 3rd period (10:49 am)
          Juniors: dismissed after 2nd lunch/6th period (1:10 pm.)
          Sophs: dismissed after 8th period (2:58 pm.)

Saturday (12/19)
     *JVWR @ Sutherland Invite, 10:00 am.
     *Cozad Speech Invite 8:00 am.
     *WR @ Valentine Invite 9:00 am.
     *BB @ So. Valley 2:30/4:00/5:45 pm.

Notes
     *Have all grades for the 2nd qtr. and 1st semester completed by 12/21, we will store grades on 12/22.
     *Article of interest: "Why Ninth Grade is the Pivotal Year for Dropping Out of High School", link: http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/06/30/why-ninth-grade-is-the-pivotal-year-for-dropping-out-of-high-school/
     *NSAA moratorium is from 12/23 - 12/27
     *Have a great Holidays, classes resume on Jan. 4

High School Weekly Events - Week of 12/7

The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.

- C. S. Lewis

Detention: Mrs. Hartman, rm. 127

Monday (12/7)
     *Winter Wonderland Parade

Tuesday (12/8)
     *BB @ St. Paul 4:30/6:00/7:45 pm., JV dismissed 1:10 pm., Varsity dismissed 2:15 pm.

Wednesday (12/9)
     *Tri-M meeting, 7:45 am.

Thursday (12/10)
     *9/10 BB @ McCook, 5:00/6:30 pm., dismissal 2:15 pm.
     *WR v. McCook 6:30 pm.

Friday (12/11)
     *Class B State One Act
     *WR @ Columbus Wrestling Dual, 10:30 am.
     *BB v. Hershey, 4:30/6:00/7:45 pm.

Saturday (12/12)
     *WR @ Columbus Wrestling Dual, 9:00 am.
     *BB @ Valentine, 2:30/4:00/6:00 pm.

Notes:
     *Article of interest for you, "Start, Stop, Continue: Conceptual Understanding Meets Applied Problem Solving", Link: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stop-start-continue-conceptual-meets-applied-david-hawley?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=CPC

High School Weekly Events - Week of 11/30

"Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it."

- Confucius

Detention: Klein/Sims, rm. 102

Monday (11/30)

Tuesday (12/1)
     *One Act presentation for student body, 2:55 pm.
     *FCCLA meeting, 6:30 pm.
     *FBLA meeting, 6:30 pm.

Wednesday (12/2)
     *NHS meeting, 7:30 am.
     *2:30 pm. dismissal K - 12
     *STOPiT class: student - Tatiana Orozco
     *Staff meeting, Library, 2:40 pm.

Thursday (12/3)
     *Fire drill 1:15 pm.
     *Pep Rally, homeroom
     *BB v. Chase Co, 4:00/5:45/ 7:00 pm.

Friday (12/4)
     *One Act @ District
     *WR v. Mitchell, 6:30 pm.
     *Choir Concert, 7:00 pm.

Saturday (12/5)
    *WR - Cozad Invite, 9:30 am.

Notes:
     *We will be having the One Act presentation for the HS & MS student body on 12/1. We will dismiss the HS students to the auditorium at 2:50 pm in order to start the production at 2:55 pm.  Please accompany the students to the auditorium for supervision.
     *Staff meeting on Wednesday, plan on using the full time to discuss aspects of the 8 period day.
     *I will be out of the district on Thursday (State Principal Conference)
     *Article of interest, "How People Learn: An Evidence Based Approach" Link: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-people-learn-evidence-based-paul-bruno?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=RSS

High School Weekly Events - Week of 11/16

"Upon the subject of education ... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in."

- Abraham Lincoln

Detention: Karen Klein/Nan Sims, rm 102

Monday (11/16)
     *Start of winter sports practices
     *Hayrack Athletic Banquet, 6:30 pm.
     *Progress reports

Tuesday (11/17)
     *One Act @ Holdrege

Wednesday (11/18)
     *Student Council meeting, 7:45 am.

Thursday (11/19)
     *All State Music
     *Tri-M State Symposium
    *Speech Meeting

Friday (11/20)  
     *All State Music
     *Senior Seminar, all day

Saturday (11/21)
     *All State Music

Monday (11/23)
     *SWC One Act, Cozad
     *Pep Club Poster Party, 3:30 pm.

Tuesday (11/24)
     *Bloodmobile
    *BB @ Hall of Fame exhibition basketball game, SEM, 6:00

Notes
     *Just a reminder of the AdvancEd external team visit will be Monday - Wednesday.  There may be times when they will walk through your rooms, and some of you will be interviewed by the team.
     *Please have gradebooks updated by Monday morning at 9:00 am., we will print progress reports after that time.
     *Seniors will not be in class all day on Friday, they will be involved with the Senior Seminar
* An article of interest for you: "How Incubate Creativity Through Making and Discovery", http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/09/17/how-to-incubate-creativity-in-school-through-making-and-discovery/

Weekly Events for the High School, week of 11/9

Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of the little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.

- Black Elk, Oglala Lakota Sioux

Detention: Ron Bubak, rm. 105

Monday (11/9)
     *FCCLA meeting, 6:30 pm.
     *FBLA meeting, 7:00 pm.

Tuesday (11/10)
   
Wednesday (11/11)
     *Tri-M meeting. 7:30 am.
     *Veteran's Day Service, gymnasium, 10:00 am.

Thursday (11/12)
     *One Act Festival, Cozad

Friday (11/13)

Saturday (11/14)
     *One Act Dinner Theater

Notes:
     *For the Veteran's Day Service, we will dismiss students and staff to the gymnasium at the end of 2nd period.  As in the past, the HS students will sit on the west end of the north bleachers and staff will need to spread out among the students for supervision.  Once the service concludes students will be dismissed to their 4th period.
     *A reminder that on Nov. 16-18 we will have the AdvancEd team in our district. You may see them moving around the building, interviewing some of you and students, but should really be a minimal disruption to our daily operation.
     *I will be out of the district on Friday, family event in Minneapolis.
     * An article of interest for you, "Inquiry Based Learning: Developing Student-Driven Questions", link: http://www.edutopia.org/practice/wildwood-inquiry-based-learning-developing-student-driven-questions?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow%20&utm_campaign=RSS