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The 2025 ESU 8 K-12 Art Show will be held at the Antelope County Fair Grounds Building in Neligh. The show will be open to the public for viewing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day starting Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13. K-12 student artwork will be displayed from Antelope, Boyd, Holt, Madison, Pierce, Stanton and Wheeler Counties, all served by ESU 8. The show will represent approximately 30 schools and over 5,500 students in the seven-county area. There is no fee to enjoy the art and...
Five Summerland School band members will represent the Bobcat band, Saturday, at the Class C All State Band, including Jennie Mejia-Moncado, Alvie Bearinger, Jack Heim, Lenora Kester and Raina Krebs. Students will present a concert at the conclusion of the clinic. Colonel Don Schofield will serve as clinician. Heis the commander and conductor of The United States Air Force Band. He is responsible for all activities of this 184-member squadron including equipping, training and deploying Airmen...
All students and prospective students are encouraged to apply for the Martens Family Scholarship. Interested applicants can obtain a scholarship application online at www.nebcommfound.org/give/martens-family-scholarship-fund/. Scholarship applications are due Friday, April 25, at 5 p.m. Additional information and details regarding the scholarship guidelines are also available online. The scholarship was made possible by the generosity of Helen Martens and her family. Helen was a long-time educator in the Holt County area, teaching for many...
Summerland speech team members competed in the first GNAC Speech Meet, March 10, at Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. The Bobcat crew finished in a tie for sixth place with Elkhorn Valley. Both teams scored 42 points. Hartington-Newcastle won the event with 296 points. In duet acting, Aubrey Parker and Talya Nilson ended in fith place. Brandon Pruden and Carlee Livingston placed sixth. Pruden also earned a medal in oral intepretation of poetry. He received sixth place. In program oral interpretation...
Summerland speech team members presented speeches Monday night as a final preparation for Tuesday's district speech meet at Boone Central. Participants included Shane Kindred, informative speaking and extemporaneous speaking; Raina Krebs, entertainment speaking and program of oral interpretation; Carlie Livingston, program of oral interpretation; Brandon Pruden, oral interpretation of poetry; Jennie Mejia-Moncado, persuasive speaking; Talya Nilson and Aubrey Parker, duet acting; Pruden and...
Summerland juniors and seniors will celebrate a Vegas night during Saturday's prom. Class photos will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the grand march planned for 6. Formal couple photos may be taken at the time. The dance will follow the meal, which will be served at 6:30....
Members of the Summerland junior high quiz bowl team stand, fingers poised on buzzers, waiting to answer the question. "This character utters his final words, "look at me," after failing to escape from an "enchanted cage" within the Shrieking Shack. He becomes alienated from his childhood friend Lily Evans when he calls her a "Mudblood." "Number six, Summerland," the reader announces. Within seconds, the student standing in the sixth spot replies, "Severus Snape." Correct answer. That's five...
After more than 35 minutes of discussion, the Summerland Board of Education failed to approve hiring a full-time Multi-Tiered System of Supports/instructional coach for junior and senior high grade levels, for the 2025-2026 school year. Ryan Ahlers, Nate Schwager and Jeremy Wagner voted in favor, while Chelsi McLain, Scott Thiele and Austin Twibell dissented. The vote took place at Monday's board meeting. The motion, made by Ahlers, was dependent on finding a suitable replacement for the...
More than 60 high school seniors will begin their studies at the University of Nebraska at Kearney this fall as members of a prestigious health science program, including Jaycee Reynolds, of Ewing. She has been selected for the KHOP pharmacy program. Representing communities across the state, the students selected for the Kearney Health Opportunities Program demonstrate both academic excellence and a commitment to serving rural areas as future health care professionals. "Improving access to...
The Summerland Public School Board of Education will meet Monday, March 10, at 7 p.m. at the school, with discussions expected on staffing, work agreements and a contract renewal for student counseling services. The meeting will open with public participation, including a presentation by Jack Moles from the Nebraska Rural Schools Association. Among key agenda items, the board will discuss and take action on certified staffing for the next school year, as well as classified work agreements for...
Editor’s note: This debut column contains the opinions of Leah Barrett, president of Northeast Community College. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Northeast Board of Governors, the college’s governing body. Most Nebraskans are familiar with dual credit, which enables students in high school to take classes that earn college credit. For the past few years, Northeast Community College and Metro Community College have offered these credits at no charge to high school students. LB173 would allow this to continue and provide fundi...
When Ewing Police Chief John Shaver asked Summerland fifth-grade students if they have felt stress, hands shoot in the air and eager students share a range of experiences. The discussion was one of 10 Shaver has with students about responsibility and decision-making as part of the D.A.R.E. program. This is not your parent's D.A.R.E. program from the 1980s and 1990s that focuses strictly on drug, alcohol and tobacco use. While those elements are covered in the first two sessions, today's...
Locally-grown beef may soon be what's for dinner at Summerland Public Schools. During the Feb. 12 board of education meeting, FFA Advisor Jacob Goldfuss outlined programs at Sandy Creek and Thayer Central and suggested a similar setup could work here. "Parents who were interested or passionate about having locally-raised beef in their school lunches got together and agreed to seek donations," Goldfuss said. Each family in the district received a letter giving an overview of the program....
Summerland FCCLA members Addyson Fletcher, Emma King and Ella Bolling assist with a Valentine's Day cake testing at Arbor Care - Neligh on Feb. 14. Bolling developed the idea. "I wanted to be able to spread love to the residents on Valentine's Day," she said. The community service project was part of the chapter's FCCLA Week activities....
On Jan. 29, Summerland FFA members participated in district proficiency review. Five members including Bennet Flenniken, Parker Napier, Clair Krysl, Braelyn Bergman and Carlee Livingston completed proficiency applications for their supervised agricultural experience projects and received a gold rating and qualified for the first round of state review, on Feb. 22 in Kearney. Bergman received first gold in Grain Production Entrepreneurship; Livingston, second gold in Beef Production...
Summerland FFA's Environmental and Natural Resources Career Development Events team recently traveled to the Haskell Ag Lab by Concord to compete in the CDE Invitational. Summerland's team comprised of Gavin Whiting, Logan Kester, AJ Hobbs and Carter Bergman were named team champions. Individually, Bergman received first place and Whiting finished second. Kester and Hobbs tied for 12th place....
Summerland School board of education members will consider contracts for elementary and junior/senior high school principals when they meet Feb. 12. A presentation on Beef in Schools will be given. Prior to the formation of the Summerland district, Ewing and Orchard schools offered the program. Other agenda items include • Consideration of the 2025-2026 school calendar. The administrative team will present a suggested calendar included start date and holidays. • Action on summer lawn care. AGE...
University of Nebraska–Lincoln students have been named to the deans' list for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Qualification for the deans' list varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center. All qualifying grade-point averages are based on a four-point scale and a minimum number of graded semester hours. Area students named to the dean's list include: Rachel Dierks, senior, College of Education and Human Services, elementary education; Katie Hawk, g...
More than 3,900 students were recognized for their academic performance over the fall 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean's list. To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU;s colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Area students named to the list includeMadison Melcher, Page....
Wayne State College included 1,313 students on the dean's list for exemplary academic achievement during the fall 2024 semester. Students listed on the dean's list are full-time undergraduate students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for the semester. An asterisk denotes a 4.0 GPA for the term. Area students named to the list include Elly Herley* and Faith King*, Clearwater; Sharon Bartak, Emma Funk*, Danielle Schrunk*, Natalie Stallbaum and Barrett...
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has opened the application process for high school juniors and seniors interested in attending the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute. NAYI is one of Nebraska's biggest agriculture youth outreach events. The five-day program brings together students to network with ag leaders, learn more about the industry, and discover careers available in agriculture. NDA helps sponsor and coordinate NAYI every year. This year's theme is "Agriculture: It's in our...
Summerland FCCLA members participated in last week's STAR competition. At the end of the day, all nine students earned a medal. Participants included Sarah Wiese, Carlee Livingston, Yazlin Zermeno, Belle Anson, Asher Whiting, Ella Bolling, Addisyn Fletcher, Emma King and Gavin Whiting. Wiese received gold and was named district champion in nutrition and wellness. She will advance to the state conference. Bolling and Fletcher were named district runner-up, receiving silver in chapter in review...
The Greater Northeast Activities Conference released students named to the all-conference band. Students gathered in Norfolk, at Lutheran High Northeast, Jan. 27, for a band clinic and presented a concert that evening. Summerland students receiving all conference honor band accolades include Tessa Janak, baritone; Raina Krebs, trombone; Lenora Kester, flute; Yazlin Zermeno, saxophone; and Jennie Mejia, saxophone....
Northeast Community College in Norfolk has released the president's honor list and dean's honor list for both full– and part–time students for the fall 2024 semester. To be named to the president's honor list, students must earn a grade-point average of 4.0 and be enrolled for at least 12 credit hours. Students named to the president's part–time list attained a 4.0 GPA while taking at least six credit hours. Students named to the dean's honor list earned a GPA of at least 3.75 while takin...
Chadron State College has announced the students named to the fall 2024 president's and dean's list. The President's List consists of students with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Students met the requirements for the Dean's List by earning at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. To qualify for either list, students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework, be seeking their first bachelor's degree, and have no incomplete grades during the semester. Cecily...
