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Summerland FFA chapter had numerous members compete at state FFA events this year. Events were held virtually at the end of March and beginning of April. Levi Cronk and Carlee Livingston qualified...

Summerland FFA competed at the district career development events March 3 at NECC. Some events were held virtually at the end of February. Summerland FFA competed in nine different contests,...

The Summerland Bobcat speech team competed Monday in the Niobrara Valley Conference tournament held in Elgin, placing sixth of 16 teams. Chambers was first; Stuart, second; St. Mary's, third; West...

Summerland speech team members competed in two meets recently and several students brought home hardware. At the Feb. 13 Wausa Invite, Emma Hoffman finished fourth in junior varsity extemporaneous...

Members from the Summerland FFA Chapter competed at the District IV Livestock Judging Contest, Thursday, Feb. 4, at Northeast Community College. Of the 15 members who competed, eight students came...

Bobcat speech team members participating in the Jan. 23 Summerland Invite, in Clearwater, include (l-r): Jacob Behnk, Adrienne Parker, Ashley Melcher, Madison Melcher, Emily Nordby, Kyra Nilson,...

On a typical Saturday during speech season, students can be found boarding a school bus before the break of dawn, traveling hours to reach a destination to perform. While the possibility of those...

Summerland Schools released principal's honor roll and honor roll lists for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. Students qualifying for the Clearwater site's principal's honor roll...

Two Summerland FFA students will advance to state competition. Carlee Livingston and Levi Cronk advance to the spring event following district leadership event competition. The yearly convention and c...

SUBMITTED ARTICLE Summerland FFA took 19 members to the district dairy judging contest in Hartington last week, coming away with the chapter's first-ever first-place team and first-place individual...

Four Summerland FFA members competed at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island this weekend. Levi Cronk (right) received a purple for a commercial breeding doe and a purple in goat showmanship....

Homecoming 2020 will have a different look for Summerland School. Each site recently announced senior royalty candidates and underclassmen attendants. Student Council Advisor Shannon Schumacher said...

INTERMEDIATE BREAKAWAY CALF ROPING Connor Thomson - Red SR. TEAM ROPING - HEADING Kristen Koenig - Purple *Champion INTERMEDIATE POULTRY SHOW Carlee Livingston - Purple Cassie Livingston - Purple LARG...

SUBMITTED ARTICLE Although COVID-19 canceled the in-person State FFA Convention in Lincoln this year, FFA members have still been able to participate in virtual events. In December, four members...

Clearwater Public School and Orchard Public School announced students who qualified for the principal's honor roll and honor roll for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. Students named to...

Orchard School junior and senior high quiz bowl teams competed in the Educational Service Unit 8 quiz bowl competition Tuesday and Wednesday. The high school team lost to Osmond in the first round...

Orchard Public School released its first quarter academic honors recently. Students receiving all A's are named to the principal's honor roll, including Cody Wickersham, Wyatt Shabram, Connor...