Newsletter
Kimball Public Schools
March 2015
Only One Quarter Left!
Start of 4th Quarter
Special Points of
Interest in this
issue:
Students of Month
& Quarter
2
Academic
Decathlon &
Farm Bureau
3
PBiS Information
4
Project Extra Mile
5
Notes from Mr.
6
Hanks & Quiz Bowl
Extracurricular
Benefits
7
HS Sports
8
Junior High Sports
& Track/Golf
Schedules
9
Spelling Contest & 10
Miscellaneous Items
Jr/Sr High Students that had a 4.0 GPA for the First Semester
Front: Ali Hunsaker, Taylor Walker-Muldoon, Kennedy Lewis, Jessica Hanks,
Alex Reader, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Clay Keller, and Rowdy Keller
Middle: Kiersten Anderson, Todd Hunsaker, Justine Heeg, Kirsten Milam,
Hannah Marks, Madison Wynne, and Leisha Casimiro
Back: Jaden Mohr, Ryan Soper, Paycen Harroun, Colton Stull, Danika Daum,
Audrey Day, Kate Reader, and Hailey Paxton
Not Pictured: Hollie Clark
TeamMates &
Speech
11
Spanish Club
12
Purple Pinky
Project
13
Student Success &
NHS Blood Drive
14
Mary Lynch news
15
and new employees
Cheer/Show Choir
16
Summer School
17
Community Chats
18
Sc ho ol Resource O ffic er Update
On Friday, February 20th, two candidates went through an interview process with
five people including two representatives from
Kimball Public Schools, two representatives
from the City of Kimball, and one representative from the public.
Both candidates did well and were rec-
ommended to be advanced to further tests and
training. If both do well on the next round of
tests and training, then one will be assigned as
the new SRO and the other will become a patrol officer for the KPD. If everything goes
well, Kimball Public Schools will have a new
SRO at the start of the 2015-16 school year.
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pet and baritone in band and is
participating in jazz band this year.
He has also participated in show
The honors committee selected choir for two years and has been
Justin Mohr as the December Stu- involved in Interact Club. His true
dent of the Month.
joy has been to participate in One
Justin has been a jack of all
Act for the past four years. Justin
trades in high school, participating enjoys school so much that he
in many organizations and on
wants to become a teacher.
many teams. He has been a twelve
Justin will receive a $25 gift cersport athlete, spending many
tificate from the Lion’s Club and is
hours in football, wrestling, and
now eligible for a $500 Lion’s Club
track practices. He has lettered in Student of the Month Scholarship
football three times, wrestling four to be presented yearly to one of
times, and hopes to have a fourth the “making a difference” winners.
letter in track.
Congratulations to Justin, one
Justin has played both the trum- who is “making a difference”.
December Student of
the Month
January Student of
the Month
The honors committee selected
Rowdy Keller as the January Student of the Month.
Throughout Rowdy’s high school
career, he has participated in cross
country and wrestling. He has lettered all four years in both. Rowdy
has received Academic All-state
the past three years in wrestling
and was all-conference for two of
those years.
Rowdy has been involved in
math competitions all four years
and was inducted into the National
Honor Society his sophomore year.
He was also involved in FFA for
one year and qualified for state.
Rowdy was nominated for the
NSAA Believer’s and Achiever’s and
has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout high school. He plans to study
forensics in college.
Rowdy will receive a $25 gift
certificate from the Lion’s Club and
is now eligible for a $500 Lion’s
Club Student of the Month Scholarship to be presented yearly to
one of the “making a difference”
winners.
Congratulations to Rowdy, one
who is “making a difference”.
Junior High Students of the
2nd Quarter
7th Grade on left: Jenna Greenwood, Bailie Brower, & Mikayla Cook
8th Grade on Right: Izzy Christensen, Aroon Flores, & Izaac Reuter
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For each quarter of the school year,
three students from both the 7th
and 8th grade are honored as
“Students of the Quarter”. These
students are nominated by their
teachers and then selected by the
principal. The students are treated
to lunch at Pizza Hut and earn a
certificate for their excellent performance during those nine weeks.
Academic Decathlon 2014-15
Kennedy Lewis and Hollie Clark participated in the Regional Academic
Decathlon Competition in Hyannis on Saturday, January 17th
Academic Decathlon is a scholastic competition that tests students in such areas as
language and literature, art, music, math,
economics, and science. Students compete
individually and as teams. The finale of the
event is an often-raucous Super Quiz.
The regional competition for Western Nebraska took place on January 17th in Hyannis
and although Kimball did not have enough
students for an official team, the two students who participated did very well. Sophomore Hollie Clark scored the highest but both
Hollie and Freshman Kennedy Lewis finished
in the top ten.
Kimball/Banner County Farm Bureau 3-Point Program
The Kimball/Banner County Farm Bureau
has found a creative way to donate money
to Clubs and Organizations at Kimball Jr/Sr
High School. During the month of January,
the high school basketball teams had four
home games and for every 3-point basket
made by the Kimball varsity girls and boys
teams in those four games, Farm Bureau
would donate $5.00.
The teams combined to make 39 3-point
baskets (25 by the boys and 14 by the
girls). This came to $195 and this money
Rick Perry presents Mr. Hanks with a check for $195
will be divided between the Kimball Interact Club and prizes for the schools PBiS Program. The Interact Club has already earmarked $50 to go to the Spanish Club and help sponsor a Spring MORP
Dance. The PBiS prizes will consist of several $5.00 gift certificates from local businesses in an effort to keep the money in Kimball. A Big THANK YOU to Farm Bureau for their positive support!
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Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Stadium Expectations
Parking Lot Expectations
Show RESPECT for yourself, others, and school property
Take RESPONSIBILITY for your actions and your choices
Make the EFFORT to be a good student and citizen
Think SAFETY for the good of everyone
Show RESPECT for yourself, others, and school property
Take RESPONSIBILITY for your actions and your choices
Make the EFFORT to be a good student and citizen
Think SAFETY for the good of everyone
RESPECT
RESPECT
Respect participants, spectators, coaches, and officials
Practice positive communication skills
(both verbal and nonverbal)
Respect the facilities
Respect vehicles and personal property of others
Respect school grounds
Avoid noise pollution
RESPONSIBILITY
Practice good sportsmanship
Put trash in appropriate receptacle
Driving is a privilege—follow all driving laws
Keep speeds under 10 mph
Use designated parking spaces
Put trash in appropriate receptacle
RESPONSIBILITY
EFFORT
Demonstrate positive school spirit
Be a good spectator
EFFORT
Take initiative to greet guests appropriately
Work to keep the parking lot clean and tidy
SAFETY
Use stairs & WALK in the bleacher area
Refrain from throwing items over the back of stadium
Use appropriate behavior
SAFETY
Stay out of the path of moving vehicles
Socialize in appropriate areas
Track Meets and/or Field Days
During the last three months of school, several track meets
and/or field days will take place in the stadium at Kimball Jr/Sr
High School. The expectations for the stadium and our parking
lot are posted at the top of this page. If everyone works at achieving these expectations,
it will make each of these events an enjoyable
experience for everyone involved.
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Project Extra Mile
Adults who host an underage drinking party or provide or sell alcohol to a minor can be
held civilly liable if the intoxicated minor injures or kills someone. That’s right. You could
lose your shirt, your house, your business. There really is no free ride if you provide.
Under Nebraska criminal law, you can spend up to a year in jail, receive a $1,000 fine or
both if you provide alcohol to a minor. If serious injury or death to any person is caused
by the minor’s consumption or impaired condition, you will be convicted of a Class IIIA
felony, spend at least 30 days and up to 5 years in jail, and could receive up to $10,000 in
fines. Sometimes there is a free ride. . . to jail.
Underage drinking. Adult consequences.
projectextramile.org
This project is supported in whole or in part by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety and Grant #93.243 under the Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnership
for Success Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention through the Nebraska Department
of Health and Human Services and Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare.
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Notes from Mr. Hanks
PROM: This year the
PROM is much earlier
than it has been in the past
and will take place on Saturday, March 21st. With
the new “No F” Eligibility
Policy, students who fail
one or more classes for
the 3rd quarter will not be allowed to participate
in extra-curricular activities from Wednesday,
March 18 to Tuesday, March 24. This will fall
on PROM and any students who wish to
attend PROM will need to make sure they
are passing ALL classes at the end of the
3rd quarter.
End of the Year Assessments: Students in
grades 7, 8, and 11 will take the NeSA or Nebraska State Assessments this spring. On March
31 and April 2 the 7th Grade will take assessments in Reading and Math while the 8th Grade
will take assessments in Reading, Math, and Science. On April 7 and 8, the juniors will take assessments in Reading, Math, and Science. Our
students are compared to other students across
the state and it is very important that they give
their best effort on these assessments. Getting a
good night sleep and having a good breakfast at
home can certainly help in this effort.
As a school district, we also administer the
NWEA or MAP’s Test in Reading, Math, Language Usage, and General Science two times during the year. Students took these tests in September and will take them again in April. The MAP’s
Tests provide very good data to aid the teachers
in the classroom and we want to get a good idea
of how much our students have improved
through the course of the year. These tests will
take place for students in grades 7-11 on the
week of April 13th. Once again, a good night
sleep and a good breakfast can help the students.
May Events Schedule:
May 5th—Sports Banquet
May 6th—Senior Trip
May 11th—Mary Lynch Track Meet (grades 2-6)
May 12th—Lower Elementary Field Day
May 13th—Honors Day Program at 1:45 pm
May 16th—Graduation at 11:00 am
May 18th—Upshift Day
May 21—Students Last Day (1:00 dismissal)
Communication: Good communication is a
necessity in running a school. If you have any
questions, comments, or concerns, please contact me, Gene Hanks, at 235-4861 or come to
my office which is always open.
High School Quiz
Bowl
Members of the Kimball High School Quiz Bowl (l-r): Jessica Hanks, Kallie Bush, Michael Ferguson,
Leisha Casimiro, Mrs. O’Brien, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Taylor Walker-Muldoon, and Alex Reader
Not Pictured: Hollie Clark and Jordan Greenwood
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Mrs. O’Brien is the sponsor for Quiz Bowl in
grades 9-12. Students
will compete in two conference meets in March.
Kimball is the host for
SPVA on March 17 and
travels to Bridgeport on
March 26 for WTC.
Academics are the reason we have school and good
grades along with a high school diploma set students
up for success in college and life in general. However,
there is overwhelming evidence that whatever your desired educational, social, or emotional outcome; student activities are the common denominator that drives student performance.
Besides being fun and a great way to socialize with peers, extracurricular activities can
enhance students’ time management and stress management skills, improving overall
productivity. Extracurricular activities also increase a student’s appeal when applying to college. Studies show that students in extracurricular activities have higher grades, score higher on standardized tests, and their written and oral communication skills improve as well.
Overall, students who participate in extracurricular activities will likely see an improvement in their academic and life skills, including discipline, goal-setting, teamwork, accountability, and responsibility. They will also find themselves better prepared for post-secondary
education. Ultimately, students may even discover that the lessons they learned outside the
classroom, in basketball or Spanish Club will help them cope with future challenges in the
workplace. Kimball Public Schools currently offers a variety of extracurricular activities including FFA, sports, cheer/dance, music, drama, speech, quiz bowl, academic decathlon,
and several different clubs.
The above information was obtained from the Alliance for Student Activities
and Gear Up Iowa. All students in the picture on page one participate in extracurricular activities!
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Winter Sports Recap
Clay Keller Qualifies for State
Wrestling
Senior Michael Ferguson, Junior Ethan Land, Senior Enrique Cajero,
and Senior Colton Stull in a home game from this past season.
The varsity boys basketball team finished with a
6-14 record this year. Four seniors finished
their careers for the Longhorns (Colton Stull,
Michael Ferguson, Jonathon Withrow, and Enrique Cajero). Highlights included winning their
own tournament and an upset win at Mitchell.
Freshman Clay Keller and the wrestling coaches participated in a
tunnel walk before heading to Omaha and the State Meet.
The top four at districts qualified for state
and Clay finished 2nd at districts in Mitchell
in the 132 lb weight class. Clay lost both
matches at state but gained valuable experience for next year. Congratulations Clay!
Senior Jessica Hanks, Junior Danika Daum, and Junior Madison
Biesecker work hard on defense in a home game against Hershey.
Pictured above are: Head Coach Wade
Brashear, Senior Justin Mohr, Senior Rowdy
Keller, and Sophomore Logan Stahla before
heading to the state wrestling tournament.
Both Justin and Rowdy wrapped up their careers as four-year letter winners for KPS.
The varsity girls basketball team finished with a
record of 11-13. Seniors Jessica Hanks and
Alexis Gawith finished their careers. They finished 3rd in their own tournament and 4th in
both conference tournaments.
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2014-15 Junior High Activities
Spring Sports Schedules
8th Grade Boys Basketball
High School Track
March 28
April 2
April 9
April 18
April 24
April 28
May 1
May 8
May 14
May 22/23
Home
Bayard CD
Chappell
WTC/Bayard
Morrill
Best of West
SPVA/Hershey
Bayard BCD
Districts/Bayard
State/Omaha
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
1:00 pm
9:00 am
4:30 pm
9:00 am
8:30 am
TBA
TBA
8th Grade Team Members
Front (l-r): Zane Anthony, Ethan Bemis, Colton Mielke, and Jaren Winstrom. Back (l-r): Dillon Wise, Grant Hickman, Brady Kilgore, Izaac
Reuter, Corey Travis, and Jacob Walker. Not Pictured is Coach Dane
Wurdeman
The 8th Grade boys basketball team finished with
a record of 7-5 and Coach Wurdeman was very
pleased with how they played this year!
7th Grade Boys Basketball
High School Boys Golf
April 7
April 14
April 16
April 18
April 21
April 27
May 1
May 2
May 7
May 19
May 27/28
Bayard
9:00 am
Mitchell
9:00 am
Bridgeport
9:00 am
Imperial
9:00 am
Morrill
9:00 am
Scottsbluff
9:00 am
SPVA/Grant
10:00 am
WTC/Alliance
9:00 am
Home
9:00 am
Cambridge Districts/TBA
State/Lincoln
TBA
Junior High Track
April 7
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 5
May 7
7th Grade Team Members
Front (l-r): Samuel Cajero, Todd Hunsaker, Jacob Withrow, and Dylan
Warren. Back (l-r): Beau Hanks, Brendan Walker, Brayden Tyan, Lane
Wasielewski, and Austin Lulf. Not Pictured: Coach Ben Ferguson and
Zavyer White
The 7th Grade team was coached by Ben Ferguson and finished with a 4-7 record but had close
losses to Pine Bluffs, Ogallala, Gering, and Sidney
twice. They were extremely competitive and
should see an improvement next year.
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Bayard
Sidney
Home
Pine Bluffs
Morrill
SPVA/Imperial
9:00 am
10:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
9:00 am
Kimball Public Schools Spelling Contest
Mrs. Kathleen O’Brien provides instructions to the students that participated in the Annual Spelling Contest
On Thursday, February 26th,
students in Grades 4-8 competed in the Kimball Schools
Spelling Contest. Ethan CulekSchaeffer, an 8th grade student,
won the contest for the third
time and Lydia Travis, a 4th
grade student, finished runnerup. Ethan will be unable to attend the state contest in Omaha
so Lydia will be the school’s representative if she chooses to
participate.
Kathleen O’Brien served as
the Enunciator with Linda Mihm,
Jo Dietz, and Carolyn Montgomery serving as the judges.
The following is a list of the
participants by grade. The first
person listed in bold was the top
speller for that grade going into
the contest and they received a
small trophy. Every student that
participated received a medal
and certificate. The participants:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
4th Grade:
Xavier Thomas-Lewis
Landen Valdez
Charlotte Hargreaves
Lydia Travis
Arecia Rose
Halsey Clark
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
5th Grade:
David Selves
Drake Linscott
Gideon Casimiro
Louise Tambanillo
Thomas Muldoon
Riann Morton
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
6th Grade:
Ian Schildhauer
Jacob Lee
Melai Casimiro
Sydney Keller
Jared Barnes
Scott Hunsaker
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7th Grade
Austin Lulf
Saydi Schanaman
Ambri Rogers
Meagan Williams
Beau Hanks
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
8th Grade
Ethan Culek-Schaeffer
Hannah Marks
Trevor Ryschon
Kate Reader
Tristen Cook
Zachery Wagner
Dates with No School or Early Outs
Superintendent Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-2188
Tuesday, March 24 ................... NO SCHOOL
Jr/Sr High School Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-4861
Friday, April 3 ............................ NO SCHOOL
Mary Lynch Elementary Office . . . . . . . . . .235-4696
Monday, April 6 ........................ NO SCHOOL
Food Service Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-4786
Thursday, May 21 ...................... 1:00 Dismissal
Transportations Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-2123
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Annual Golf Scramble
Once again, the Kimball
TeamMates Chapter
will have a golf scramble to raise money for
the program. Specific
Information will be in
the May Newsletter.
Cheyenne Little Theater Players
One-Hour Walk
On Saturday, March 28
at 4:00 pm, the Kimball
TeamMates Chapter will
be taking 22 students
and 25 adults to Cheyenne for their annual
Spring Trip.
They will eat dinner at Los Abuelos and then attend the melodrama “Sherlock Holmes: The Final
Adventure” at the Cheyenne Little Theater Players
The annual one-hour walk will take place
on Sunday, April 19th at the high school
track. In case of inclement weather it will
be in the student center. Anyone is welcome to come and walk. For a $15.00
donation you also get a t-shirt. All money
goes to the local TeamMates Chapter.
Kimball High School Speech Team
The Kimball
High School
Speech Team
has had a fantastic season thus
far. Students
compete in individual events,
and then their
points are tallied into team scores. They have competed
in seven speech invitationals thus far and
have brought home five championship trophies. Kimball has won the C/D champion-
ship at the Scottsbluff, Gordon-Rushville,
Gering, and Bridgeport Invitationals. They
also won the overall championship at Sutherland as well as the Western Trails Conference Championship. They will also compete at meets in Hemingford, the SPVA
Conference Meet in Grant, and Districts in
North Platte. The team is hoping to have a
good number of qualifiers to the State
Competition in Kearney on March 26th.
There will also be a speech open house on
Thursday, March 19th at the High School.
The public is encouraged to attend and see
these students perform.
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Tour of UNK
Board Game Night
On Monday, February 9th when the
school was on Winter Break, Mrs. Sulu
took several students on a tour of the
University of Nebraska at Kearney campus. The students had a very rewarding
experience and represented the school
and community in a very positive manner!
On January 29th, the Spanish Club
sponsored a Board Game Night in
the High School Student Center. A
fun time was had by all who attended.
Kneeling: Dakota Flores and Standing from
(l-r): Derick Soto, Kiegan Martinez, Brayan
Soto, Ben Maring-Bizelli, & Dakota Randles.
Rain Forest Tour
Spanish 2 and 3 students created
a jungle in their classroom. They translated
a book about the rain forest, researched
animals, and learned facts about the rain
forest. The students also gave “jungle
tours” in Spanish and English to other high
school and junior high students as well as
interested adults. This project gave students practice with
various Spanish skills.
Trip to Denver
In December, some Spanish Club students volunteered to help the community at the recycling
center and in January
their efforts were recognized and rewarded
with a trip to the Denver Museum of Nature
and Science and a meal
at Casa Bonita.
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The Kimball Interact Club does one International Project each year and this
year the Club will be raising money towards the elimination of Polio from
around the world. On Friday, April 17th,
students at both Mary Lynch and the Jr/
Sr High School will be asked to bring
money to donate for the project. Any
amount donated will get one pinkie dyed
purple. For every additional dollar, another finger can be dyed purple. This is a
fun way for the students to participate
and raise money for a worthwhile cause.
On Friday, April 17th, members of the Kimball Interact Club will be raising
money for Polio Plus in an effort to eliminate Polio worldwide. Since $1.00 is
the approximate cost to immunize one child from polio, the students have
been encouraged to bring $1.00 or more to school with them on this date to
help with the cause. When your child donates $1.00, we will paint his/her
pinkie with Gentian Violet as a symbol of one child immunized from Polio. Of
course, more than one finger may be painted if more than $1.00 is donated!
Gentian Violet is a topical dye used by Rotary International to mark children
after they have been immunized from Polio. This prevents double dosage.
Since it is widely used by nursing mothers and in the mouths of infants, it is
very safe. Its safety has been confirmed by our hospital and local pharmacists.
However, Gentian Violet is brilliantly purple and will leave your child’s finger
colored purple for a day or two. To prevent staining on things other than fingers, we will dip and immediately dry the finger with paper towels.
If you wish your child to participate in this project, please sign below.
___________________________
Parent or Guardian
__________________________
Print Student’s Name
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Lupe Valle is a former student and the following is from an article that
was published in a newsletter for Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation:
A Student’s Story:
A Community of Support
There is a consistent theme when
talking with others about Lupe Valle. Everyone mentions his smile.
However, Lupe’s success has come
through hard work, determination,
and a strong community of support.
As a child growing up in Texas, he
had little formal education or training. When he moved to Nebraska
at age 15, he had few communication, reading, and math skills. As the only deaf person
when he enrolled in Kimball High School, he needed
an interpreter but had no sign language skills. He advocated for an interpreter to help him be a member
of the football team. In addition to assisting Lupe directly, Interpreter Connie Dietrich, taught a sign language course for students, teachers, and others to
help them communicate with him. This is just one example of the community of support surrounding Lupe.
Randy Thurston, ABE instructor at
WNCC, worked alongside his interpreter to help Lupe learn American Sign Language and written English. It wasn’t always easy and Randy
reports that sometimes it was very
discouraging. But, they celebrated
accomplishments such as when Lupe learned how to communicate
with the HandiBus to schedule
transportation. Welding instructor,
Dean Rindels, also worked closely
to support Lupe, describing him as
“always happy, with a twinkle in his eye, and friends
with everyone.”
Lupe graduated from WNCC with a Certificate in
Welding and recently completed on-the-job training as
a welder at Scottsbluff Industries, where he now
works full time. Gunter Koob at Scottsbluff Industries,
recalls that he initially had concerns about employing
Lupe. One related to safety due to his hearing impairment and the other was communication. Lupe now
Lupe’s community of support expanded when he en- works in an area where safety concerns are addressed
rolled in LifeLink in Scottsbluff. This transition proand co-worker and interpreter worked together to
gram provides opportunities for students with disabili- develop methods of communicating with him.
ties, ages 18-21, to prepare for employment and independent living. Lupe had a goal of becoming a welder What’s next? Lupe says he wants to “be the best emlike his brother, so he enrolled in the Western Neployee he can be” and continue to learn welding skills.
braska Community College (WNCC) welding proLupe has certainly proven that with determination and
gram. Using a classroom interpreter, he took Adult
a community of support, there are many possibilities!
Basic Education (ABE) classes to improve his reading
and communication skills.
NHS BLOOD DRIVE
On Friday, February 27th, the Kimball National Honor Society hosted a Blood Drive
in the High School Gym with the theme
“Find the Hero in You.” Students age 16 and
over and some teachers took time during
the day to donate blood and find the Hero in
themselves. It was considered a success and
hopefully will help save some lives.
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The kindergarten students hosted a Math Night for
their parents. Students invited their parents to
come to school on Monday, February 23rd for pizza and pop. After dinner, the students became the
“teachers” and taught their parents some of the
math they have been learning. Activities included:
making a Matrix, graphing, creating and copying
designs on a Geoboard, and filling in shapes with
Pattern Blocks. The students really enjoyed being
the teacher and teaching their parents. The parents were (we hope) impressed with what their
students are learning! The kindergarten will also
host a Reading Night in March.
New Employees at Kimball Public Schools
Daniel Snyder is a new custodian at Kimball Jr/Sr High
School. Daniel served in the Army for 17 years and moved
to Bushnell about a year ago. He is married with two children of his own and three step-children. He says he loves
living in this area and would like to put down roots here.
Daniel Snyder
Amanda Faust is the new SPED Para at Mary Lynch
Tim Sinks is the new Kindergarten Para at Mary Lynch
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State Cheer and Dance Championships
The Kimball Cheer Team traveled
to Grand Island the weekend of
February 21st to compete in the
Nebraska State Cheer and Dance
Championships. The Kimball team
gave great performances and received 3rd place in the Sideline category and 4th place in the NonPictured above are (l-r): Ivana Valle, Audrey McDowall, Ali Hunsaker, and Taylor WalkerMuldoon. The picture is from a home basketball game earlier this year.
tumbling Cheer category.
Congratulations Ladies!
Kimball High School Show Choir, New Dimension
Congratulations to the Kimball High School show choir, New Dimension, for receiving a gold rating
at a competition in Imperial, NE on February 9th. The group placed 4th out of 17 show choirs and
earned their first Superior rating in several years. Their director, Mr. Jacob Hoffman, was extremely
proud of what the students have accomplished in just a few short months and would like to invite
the community to see them perform at the SPVA Music Contest in Kimball on March 24th at the
Harry E. McNees Auditorium. Awesome Accomplishment to Mr. Hoffman and New Dimension!
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Kimball Public Schools will have some changes to the Summer
School Program and these changes are listed below. The Summer
Lunch Program will run from June 1st to July 31st. Once again both
breakfast & lunch will be served Monday through Friday and any student 18 years and under will be able to eat free of charge. However,
these meals will be served at Mary Lynch instead of the High School.
High School Credit Recovery
Students in grades 9-12 that meet the criteria will receive a letter from the principal inviting them
to participate in a credit recovery program. This year the program will only be for one week
(instead of the entire month of June) and will be full days instead of half days. The details:
June 1st - June 5th in the High School Computer Labs which are air conditioned
8:00 am to 3:30 pm with a one hour lunch from noon to 1:00 pm
Any Questions: Contact Jamie Golding at 235-2188
K-5th Grade
6th - 8th Grade
Jump Start Math Camp
July 20th - July 24th
Jump Start Math Camp
July 20th - July 24th
Jump Start Reading Camp
July 27th - July 31st
Jump Start Reading Camp
July 27th - July 31st
Location
Modular at Mary Lynch
(Air Conditioning)
Location
High School Computer Labs
(Air Conditioning)
Student Time
8:00 am to Noon
Student Time
8:00 am to Noon
Any KPS Student (K-5)
Any KPS Student (6-8)
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