Issue 7 Volume 15MARCH 2015 From the Desk of: Superintendent Mahan In This Issue Notes from the Supt. . . . . . . 1 Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Speech Results . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Notes from the Principals . 3-4 Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 School Board Minutes . . . . 6 Senior Sketches . . . . . . . . 7-10 The beginning of a ‘good’ day likely begins as students board Track Schedule . . . . . . . . . . 11 their school bus or check at the school office for some school Wellness Report . . . . . . . . . . 11 business. As the day goes on there is much interaction between all Alumni Basketball . . . . . . . 11 staff at school and our students. It is something I have never taken Athletes Sign w/colleges . . 12 lightly. We have good people working at school and I appreciate Youth Art Month . . . . . . . . 13 all that they do for the school, the students and each other that March Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 help to make things better for the school district. Healthy Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Golf Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The winter sports season is winding down. Our wrestling team is Speech Parents’ Night . . . . . 15 going to state and at this writing basketball sub-districts are taking Polk Playground Project . . . 15 place. I wish all the players and participants much success as they March Calendar . . . . . . . . . 16 close out their season. Census Form to RETURN . 17 I would like to recognize the role of school personnel who help support our students in their day-to-day activities, who help with student success. Our paras, cooks, custodians, bus drivers, coaches and administrative assistants do a lot for students day in and day out. Spring sports will begin soon and here is one person hoping for a quick warm up. Good luck to our track participants and golfers as well as FCCLA, FFA, speech and musicians in their events this spring. Kindergarten Round-Up will be held on March 27th at 9:00. Congratulations Jabe Wurtz for being selected to play in the Sertoma 8-Man All-Star Football game. Jabe will play on the East team. Visit the High Plains Community Current kindergarten students will NOT have SCHOOL. School’s home page at: www.hpcstorm.org for the latest school information. Page 2 March 2015 March BIRTHDAYS Happy Birthday to: 1 3 4 5 6 18 19 22 24 25 26 30 Justice Majerus-7th Brooke Bannister-6th Matthew Pekarek-11th Jakob Hogan-6th Griffin Hendricks-7th Anna Reeves-10th Barb Church-staff Karla Quinonez-8th Tessa Byrd-10th Elizabeth Sizer-staff Donovan Shepherd-5th Brianna Wilshusen-6th Cheyenne Markvicka-5th Riley Carlstrom-8th Abby Collingham-12th Delliah Clark-K Buck Church-10th Adam Lindgren-10th Tonya Bannister-staff Monthly Forecast Speech Team Results: CNFL – January 17: Novice: Zombie Family Picnic (Cheyanne Means, Haleigh Supik, Paige Wemhoff, Autumn Wood), OID: 4th Bad Kitty (Alyse Carlson, Cara DeMers, Emily McNaught, Bailey Morris, Dawn Spencer), OID: 7th Christian Shaw, Entertainment: 8th Josh Hogan, Poetry: 10th Varsity: Tana Engel and Rachel Sundberg, Duet: 10th HamMer – January 24: t igh N Novice: nts are 2015 Josh Hogan, Poetry: 2nd P h 9, Amanda Morris, Poetry: 4th eec arch P.M. more p S M r 0 Zombie Family Picnic, OID: 2nd 6:3 17 fo e ls Bad Kitty, OID, 1st pag detai e nd e Emily McNaught, Informative: 2 s Haleigh Supik, Persuasive: 3rd Varsity: Hannah Person, Informative: 3rd Osceola – January 31: Hannah Person, Informative: 2nd Dawn Spencer, Humorous: 2nd Josh Hogan, Poetry: 6th and top novice Bad Kitty, OID: Top novice Aurora – February 7: Novice: Josh Hogan, Poetry: 2nd Christian Shaw, Entertainment: 4th Frankie Hendricks, Extemporaneous: 6th Bad Kitty, OID: 6th Haleigh Supik, Persuasive: 8th Varsity: Hannah Person, Informative: 8th Anna Reeves, Serious: 5th Twilight Zone (Tana Engel, Josh Hogan, Heather Klassen, Anna Reeves), OID: 10th CRIME DOES NOT PAY CRIME STOPPERS DOES POLK COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS and the Polk County Sher- This newsletter is printed at: Educational Unit # 7 in Columbus iff’s Dept. work together to help prevent and solve crime in our communities and schools throughout the county. CASH REWARDS (up to $1,000) could be given to persons providing information leading to the arrest of criminals. When calling to report your tips, the phone does not have caller ID and conversations are not recorded, therefore, you remain anonymous. CALL 1-402-747-2244 Monthly Forecast March 2015 Page 3 Notes from Mr. Hudson Many of our students look forward to March. To many it gives them the chance to trade in their winter coats for spring jackets, for our seniors it marks the beginning of the stretch run of their final year of high school year, and yet to others, it offers a chance to continue the hard work they have put in throughout the school year. Whichever the reason, it is a time of renewed energy at HPC! As we approach the month of March it is time to begin thinking about registration for classes for the 2015-2016 school year. Current 8th-11th grade students will receive a registration packet in April and can begin the process of selecting their classes. This registration packet filled with course descriptions, class schedules, and graduation progress checklists helps lay the foundation to a successful and well rounded school experience. It is important that our students look at their current course load as well as the classes that might be needed to meet HPC graduation requirements. Finally, it is never too early for our students to be looking towards the future and take classes that might be of interest to them as they begin mapping out their future career goals. The HPC Distance Learning program can provide students with college level courses at reduced costs and help students get a head start on their college degree. I encourage our HPC juniors and seniors to take advantage of this opportunity! With March arriving it is also time for students to begin to think about taking the Nebraska State Assessments and the MAPS tests. Last year, HPC students did an excellent job and I am confident that we will again have a group of students dedicated to achieving on these tests. Our students and staff have worked hard this year to achieve within the classroom and the yearly tests will once again be an opportunity for our school to showcase our efforts. During this important time for our students and school it is important for parents, guardians, and teachers to help our students understand that being well rested, use good time management skills, exercising, and taking advantage of down time are just as important as taking the test themselves. The bottom line is that testing stress will be there, but good awareness and management can help our students during this important time. Good luck to our students and thanks for your hard work! A huge and well-deserved thank you needs to go out to our secretarial staff, custodians, cooks, and bus drivers. Without their hard work and dedication to our school it would make the educational experience of our students impossible. As an administrator, I can’t say enough positive things about the pride that is shown by our support staff in helping making HPC a special place for our students. Again, thank you to everyone who helps make the day to day successes within our school possible! Page 4 March 2015 Monthly Forecast March Notes from Mrs. LeSuer MARCH…seems like just yesterday we started the 2014-2015 year. As I reflect on the year thus far I am very proud of HPC students! Some of the chatter I would like to share includes the sharing and excitement of K-3 students with Math. Teachers routinely share that they are asked if it is time for Math, students appear to be more confident on how to complete problems and retention of skills is evidenced through spiraling of the curriculum….never before have I heard such excitement as I have this year! As I’ve said before, education is multi-faceted system and doesn’t take place solely in the classroom. The expectations of schools today still focus on the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic but accountability has become an area of focus within the last few years. With this being said, March 23rd is the opening of the NeSA testing window in which students in 3-8 and 11th grade are administered testing in Math, Reading and Science (5th, 8th, 11th). It will be of the utmost importance students are in school on the days of testing. To assist parents with planning of appointments and necessary absences, testing dates will be posted on the MS daily bulletin which can be found on the HPC homepage. 2015-2016 Kindergarten Roundup will be held on March 27, 2015. Please note there will not be classes for the current Kindergarten class on this date! In planning for next year I have made telephone contact with parents of students who are eligible for Kindergarten next year. If you have a son or daughter that will be attend Kindergarten next year and have not been contacted by me, please call (308) 548-2216 so I can add your child to the roster. To assist in planning, here information for reference: Section 79-214 of LB1006 requires that a child must be five years of age on or before July 31, 2015 to enroll in Kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year. If you have a child that you want to send to Kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year, but he/ she will not be five years of age by July 31, 2015, the following is criteria for you to follow: Section 79-214 of LB1006 goes on to permit local boards of education to admit children if certain requirements are met. School districts, under the guidance of their school boards, are allowed to enroll a child who turns five after July 31 but on or before October 15 if the parent requests admission and provides an affidavit that states: 1. The child attended Kindergarten in another district during the current school year, OR 2. The family plans to relocate to a district that allows admission during the current school year, OR 3. The child has demonstrated his or her ability to do Kindergarten level work through a recognized assessment procedure approved by the local school board. Monthly Forecast If you have a child that you want to send to Kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year, but they will not be five years of age by July 31st, the deadline to request early Kindergarten entrance is on or before April 15th. You must start the process by April 1st in order to meet the deadline or your child will not be considered for Kindergarten entrance during the 2015-2016 school year. In this case, please contact Mrs. LeSuer for further information regarding attendance at Kindergarten Round-Up. High Plains Community Schools will be having Kindergarten Round-Up on March 27th at 9:00. A packet containing information about Kindergarten and several important papers that you will need to complete will be mailed to you. It is requested that you fill out the necessary information and bring it with you on March 27th. When registering your child/children, you will need to have an original birth certificate from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, an up-to-date immunization record, and a Kindergarten physical. It takes a while to acquire/organize these papers so be sure to start now to get the necessary documents together. Please call the office at (308) 548-2216 to indicate whether you and your child will be attending round-up! If you have any questions regarding Kindergarten, please call! Until next month…..GO STORM!!! BASKETBALL March 2015 SCOREBOARD 2-3 HPC 48 Osceola49 Varsity Boys 2-5 HPC 37 1-20 HPC49 Riverside45 Heartland48 2-7 HPC 57 1-23 HPC70 Cross County 60 Lawrence Nelson 49 2-10 HPC 45 CRC- CRC Champions Meridian40 1-26 HPC66 2-13 HPC 34 Cross County52 BDS55 1-29 HPC59 JV Girls Giltner 41 1-20 HPC 18 1-30 HPC70 Heartland36 Exeter-Milligan53 1-23 HPC 23(OT) Law/Nelson 22 2-3 HPC63 2-3 HPC 17 Osceola50 Osceola23 HPC43 2-5 HPC 29 Riverside40 2-7 HPC76 (OT) Riverside25 2-7 HPC 28 Cross County 83 Cross County 35 2-13 HPC57 2-10 HPC 25 BDS59 Meridian26 JV Boys 2-13 HPC 34 1-20 HPC32 BDS39 Heartland54 1-23 HPC29 Wrestling Lawrence Nelson 24 1-17 Cross County Invite 2-3 HPC44 5th Place (OT) Osceola39 (120) Tyson Fate 2nd 2-5 HPC22 (126) Hunter Sharman 3rd Riverside20 (152) Timothy Markvicka4th HPC23 (160) Kyle Stevens 1st Cross County30 (170) Jon Beck 5th 2-13 HPC30 (182) Payton Stevens 4th BDS44 Varsity Girls 1-23 Gothenburg Invite 1-20 HPC46 5th Place Heartland37 HPC 33 Ainsworth 30 1-23 HPC43 HPC 27 N. 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St. Pat’s 51 Lawrence Nelson 35 HPC 16 Broken Bow 64 CRC HPC 12 Gothenburg 58 1-24 HPC58 HPC 12 Sargent/Burwell 67 McCool16 1-27 HPC40 Hampton43 Page 5 1-24 Mullen Invite 3rd Place (120) Tyson Fate 3rd (126) Hunter Sharman 4th (145) Bryce Wilshusen 2nd (152) Timothy Markvicka 2nd (160) Kyle Stevens 2nd (182) Payton Stevens 2nd 11-29 Elkhorn Valley Dual Won 40 -32 2-5 CRC @ McCool CRC Champions (120) Tyson Fate 1st (126) Hunter Sharman 1st (132) Buck Church 3rd (138) Kris Kelley 2nd (145) Bryce Wilshusen 2nd (152) Timothy Markvicka 1st (160) Kyle Stevens 1st (170) Jon Beck 1st (182) Payton Stevens 2nd (195) John Dvorak 4th 2-13/14 Districts @ Midland Team - 5th STATE QUALIFIERS 120 - Tyson Fate - 1st 160 - Kyle Stevens - 2nd 170 - Jon Beck - 3rd 182 - Payton Stevens - 3rd MS Basketball Girls 1-19 HPC NE Christian Final Record 0 - 8 Boys 1-19 HPC 28 NE Christian 25 1-20 HPC 43 Chapman23 Final Record 4 - 3 Page 6 March 2015 School Board Minutes Monthly Forecast M-Motion by, S-Seconded by, F-For, A-Against, AB-Absent, As-Abstain, Mc-Motion Carried. It is noted that the Nebraska Open Meeting Act was on display High Plains Community Schools Negotiations; Meetings, Board of Education Meeting Possible coop; 2015-16 February 9, 2015 budget. The regular meeting of the High Plains Community Schools Board of Education was held on February 9, 2015, at the school library in Polk. Vice President Kevin Urkosksi called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Brian Samuelson, Kevin Urkoski, Paul VanHousen, Wendy Hudson, and Karen Stevens. Also present were Superintendent Mahan, Principal Hudson, Principal LeSuer and A.D. Vrbka. There were 6 visitors. M-Hudson, S-Stevens to excuse Kathy Klingsporn from the meeting. Mc 5-0. M-Samuelson, SHudson to approve the agenda as presented. Mc 5-0. (AbKlingsporn) M-Samuelson, SStevens to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on January 12, 2015. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) Board of Education pictures were postponed till the March board meeting. Tom Hofmann requested to address the board regarding the possible purchase/building of a new greenhouse. Items on the Supt. Mahan’s report: Facilities update; Personnel update, Transportation update; Items on Principal Hudson’s report: Important dates; Educational update, Honor Roll. Items on Principal LeSuer’s report: Professional development; Important dates; Educational update; Kindergarten numbers; Personnel. Items on A.D Vrbka’s report: District wrestling; Girls and Boys basketball districts; Spring practice start dates; Quiz Bowl; CRC speech. M-Hudson, S-Stevens to approve the proposed 201516 ESU7 Special Education projections. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Samuelson, S-Hudson to approve the retirement of Linda Gilson. The board thanked her for her 37 years of service. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Stevens, S-Samuelson for the school board to retain membership in NASB for the 2015/16 school year. Mc 6-0. The lawn care bid has been tabled until the March 9, 2015 board meeting. M-Samuelson, S-Hudson to approve the Board of Education member’s computer policy. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Hudson, S-Stevens to approve the resignation of Susan Watkins. The board thanked her for her service. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Samuelson, S-VanHousen to approve the bid from Hans Service, LLC for air-conditioning/heat units for the district with installation to begin May 26, 2015 and to be completed by August 1, 2015. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Hudson, S-Stevens to approve GI Physical Therapy OT and PT contract for the 2015-16 school year. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Samuelson, S-Hudson to approve the 2015/16 school calendar as presented. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Stevens, S-Samuelson to accept the resignation of Kelly Lesiak. The board thanked her for her 33 years of service. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) Items discussed but requiring no action were possible cooperative opportunities with sports. The board reviewed the Lunch and Activities account. M-Stevens S-Samuelson to pay the General Fund bills as presented. Mc 4-0-1. (AbKlingsporn, As-VanHousen) M-Samuelson, S-Stevens to go into closed session at 8:50 p.m. to prevent the needless injury to an individual to (continued on page 11) Monthly Forecast March 2015 MEET A SENIOR Page 7 Name: Allie Jo Hogan Birth date: September 15, 1996 Eye color: Hazel Hair color: Blonde Height: 5’3” Nickname: Allie Jo, Allie-Cat, Al Parent(s) names: Shane and Jody Hogan Future Plans: Finish college, get married, and make cute babies. Person(s) most admired: My parents Do you have a part time job? Aide at Central City Care Center Activities: Volleyball- 4 years FFA- 2 years Dance- 1 year Basketball- 2 years Speech- 1 yearFCCLA- 4 years Track- 2 yearsOne Act- 1 yearFCA- 4 years Cheer- 2 yearsStu-Co- 4 yearsBand- 3 years Drum Major- 1 year Your advice to the underclassmen: Be yourself and respect the upperclassmen. What’s the best memory you have from your high school years? Going to Omaha and Kearney during the summers for volleyball. What is your pet peeve? Liars and when people chew with their mouths open. What is your favorite saying? “Do your thing.” If you could be anything in the world, what would you be and why? I’d stay myself because that’s what I’m best at. Your Favorites: Color: RedMovie: Great Gatsby and Silver Lining’s Playbook Food: Steak and sushi TV Show: American Horror Story Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory Actor&/or Actress: Johnny Depp, Rachel McAdams Vocal Group: The 1975 Brand of Clothing: Rock Revival and Pink Singer: Lana Del Rey Store: Scheels Song: Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley Vacation Spot: Minnesota Past time&/ or Hobby: painting and singing in my car obnoxiously Page 8 March 2015 MEET A SENIOR Monthly Forecast Monthly Forecast March 2015 MEET A SENIOR Name: Andrew Adelson Birth date: October 7, 1996 Eye color: Green Hair color: Red-ish Height: 6’0” Name: Heather Rae Klassen Birth date: January 20, 1995 Eye color: Brown Hair color: Brown Height: 5’9” Nickname: AOG Nickname: Ratchet and Feather Parent(s) names: Kent and Gia Adelson Parent(s) names: Kent Klassen and the late Janelle Klassen Future Plans: Go to college Future Plans: Go to College Person(s) most admired: Parents Person(s) most admired: My mom Do you have a part time job? Yes, working on the family farm and Central Car Wash Do you have a part time job? Yes, waitress at the Loup River Inn Activities: Activities: Volleyball- 2 years One-Act- 2 years Choir- 3 years Basketball- 4 years Speech- 3 years Track- 4 years FCA- 3 years FCA- 4 years Track- 1 year Speech- 1 year Football- 4 years NHS- 3 years One-Act- 1 year Basketball- 4 years Student Council- 4 years Your advice to the underclassmen: Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Your advice to the underclassmen: Don’t get caught up in the drama in high school because it’s not worth it. Just have fun. What’s the best memory you have from your high school years? Dropping my lunch tray on the first day of Freshman year What’s the best memory you have from your high school years? Doing things I shouldn’t around the school with Jenna and not getting caught. What is your pet peeve? Slow drivers What is your pet peeve? When people scrape their teeth on their fork. What is your favorite saying? “I love people who make me laugh.” –Audrey Hepburn Your Favorites: Color: Purple Food: Enchaladas Singer: Luke Bryan Movie: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Actor&/or Actress: Audrey Hepburn Vacation Spot: Minnesota Past time&/ or Hobby: Basketball What is your favorite saying? “I’ll tell ya what…” If you could be anything in the world, what would you be and why? A dog, because they can play and sleep all day. Your Favorites: Color: Red Food: Steak Restaurant: Five Guys Vocal Group: Linkin Park Singer: Linkin Park Song: In The End Movie: Insidious TV Show: The Walking Dead Brand of Clothing: Adidas Store: Scheels Vacation Spot: Carribean Past time&/ or Hobby: Hanging out with friends Page 9 Page 10 March 2015 MEET A SENIOR Monthly Forecast Name: Jabe Jeffrey Wurtz Birth date: August 22, 1996 Eye color: Blue Hair color: Brown Height: 6’2” Nickname: Jabé, Jaber Parent(s) names: Jeff and Cindy Wurtz Future Plans: Attend college, become a high school teacher and coach Person(s) most admired: My parents, grandparents, and Chris Callan Do you have a part time job? I mow lawns in the summer Activities: Baseball- 4 years Football- 4 years Basketball- 4 years Quiz Bowl- 4 years One-Act- 1 year Band- 3 years FCA- 2 years Yearbook- 1 year Student Council- 4 years HPCTV- 3 years FCCLA- 2 years Track- 4 years Speech- ½ year NHS- 3 years Your advice to the underclassmen: Procrastination is a strategy I do not recommend, but it can be done. What’s the best memory you have from your high school years? Football/Game days (Fall Fridays) What is your pet peeve? Coach K What is your favorite saying? “Renegade left, hex, leo, 36 jet.” And “Where’s Andrew?” If you could be anything in the world, what would you be and why? A NFL Quarterback, because I’d be playing football and nobody would touch me or it’d be a penalty. Your Favorites: Color: Chartreuse Food: Nachos Restaurant: El Matador’s Vocal Group: Def Leppard Singer: Steven Tyler Song: Radioactive Movie: Star Wars Series TV Show: House, M.D. Actor&/or Actress: Harrison Ford and Jennifer Aniston Brand of Clothing: Adidas Store: Dick’s Sporting Goods Vacation Spot: California Past time&/ or Hobby: Playing sports and video games or doing crazy stuff with my friends. Monthly Forecast March 2015 High Plains Community Schools Track Schedule Page 11 Date MeetTime Location Varsity March 24 Merrick County Invite(Tues) 2:00 Central City April 1 Osceola Invite (Wednesday)9:00Osceola April 8 Meridian Invite (Wed)10:00Friend April 15 High Plains Invite (Wed) 9:00 Osceola April 23Palmer Invite (Thursday)11:00Fullerton April 27 Central Nebr. Championships 3:00 Grand Island May 2CRC9:00Osceola May 6St. Edward Invite8:30Fullerton May 13DistrictsTBATBA Junior High March 30 Polk County Quad. (Monday) 3:00 Cross County April 9High Plains JH Invite (Thursday) 9:00 Osceola April 17Osceola (Friday)9:00Osceola April 22Fullerton (Wednesday)9:00Fullerton April 30CRC (Thursday)9:00McCool Jct. (board minutes from page 6) discuss superintendent evaluations. Mc 5-0. (AbKlingsporn) M-Samuelson, S-VanHousen to reconvene into the regular board meeting at 9:00 p.m. and close executive session. No action was taken. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) M-Stevens, S-Urkoski to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Klingsporn) Next school board meeting is scheduled for March 9, 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Wendy Hudson, Secretary HPC Alumni Basketball Tournament April 3rd and 4th Sign up on facebook or at [email protected] $15 per player - proceeds donated to HPC Athletics Wellness Report Our wellness emphasis in February was on handling stress. The word resilience has been applied to people who handle stress well. Resilient people are flexible and bounce back from troubles in their lives. We can all learn to be more resilient by practicing the following tips: 1. Exercise, read or do some form of relaxing activity regularly. 2. Be more flexible. Learn to compromise. 3. Lean on someone in times of stress. Talk to a friend, family member or spiritual advisor. 4. Remember there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. 5. Remember to be thankful. Practice these 5 steps in times of stress and you will build resilience. Order Your2015 Yearbook NOW Cost $30 $35 with Name on Cover and it must be ordered by April 1st.for this personalization Can be ordered through the school using this form.or Can be ordered by emailing Mrs. Gilson: [email protected] or Can be ordered on-line at:www.jostenyearbooks.com Order form: Name _________________Number of books ______ Personalization name:_______________________ Page 12 March 2015 Monthly Forecast Senior Athletes Sign with Colleges Amber Scherer Amber signs with Southeast Commuity College to play Softball. Seated with Amber at the table are her parents, Therese and Jim Scherer. Standing is Tabitha Rieken, HPC softball coach, Ken Hoban, Amber’s summer softball coach, and Bob Ginsburg, softball coach at SEC. Amber will play for the Storm in Beatrice, NE. Monthly Forecast Abby signs with Dakota Wesleyan University for Track and Field. Seated with Abby at the table are father and mother, TJ Collingham and Shelley Carlstrom. Standing is Greg Wood, HPC track coach, Derik Fossum, track and field coach at DWU, and John Kucera, HPC track coach. Abby will pole vault for the Tigers. DWU is in Mitchell, SD. Danielle Shenk Danielle signs with Hastings College for Volleyball. Seated with Danielle at the table are her parents. Doug and Donna Shenk. Standing is Joan Rickert, HPC volleyball coach, and Matt Buttermore, volleyball coach at HC. Danielle will play for the Broncos in Hastings, NE. Good Luck Ladies Youth Art Month Page 13 Scholastic Art Awards of Nebraska High Plains Community winners. Justin Brittain Silver Key Photography MISTERY fire Christian Shaw Silver Key Photography Frosted Flower Rachel Sundberg Honorable MentionPhotography Barn Abby Collingham March 2015 The awards ceremony will be February 28th at the Omaha Public Schools TAC Building. Winning entries will be on display at the TAC Building February 23rd – March 31st. Youth Art Month Exhibit Emily Ackerson and Ashlee Hoffman will have art exhibited at the 2015 Nebraska Youth Art Month Exhibition & Program. The reception will be at the State Capitol Rotunda Lincoln, Nebraska Saturday, March 21st at 2:00 p.m. Emily Ackerson oil pastel Vase with Rose Ashlee Hoffman tempera Rainbow Fish Ten high school students will be participating in the Youth Art Month Exhibit at the Columbus Art Gallery at 2504 14th Street in Columbus. The exhibit will be March 2nd – March 31st. The opening reception will be at the gallery on Thursday March 5th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. High Plains students exhibiting work are: Justin Brittain Digital Photography MISTERY fire Jenna Blase PaintingPeacock Korinne Wright Digital Photography Trike Ashlen DietzPencil DrawingSiblings Cheyanne Means Digital Photography Guitar Dissolve Rachel Sundberg Digital Photography Barn Haleigh Supik PaintingMind Games Page Swanson Pencil Drawing Class Group Christian Shaw Digital Photography Frosted Flower Kaylee Van Housen Assemblage Pencils and Caps Art from the High School and 4th and 5th Grade will be exhibited at the Public Library in Polk during March. March 2015 Monthly Forecast Monthly Forecast March 2015 Served daily: BREAKFAST - Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Yogurt & Milk LUNCH - Fruit, Vegetable, Bread, Peanut Butter and Jelly & Milk Polk Playground Project Sloppy Joe Feed & Raffle Sunday, March 1st @ the Polk Community Center Serving: 11:00 to 1:30 MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE Page 14 This project is to replace the playground eqipment in the Polk City Park. Your donation will make their dreams come true! Please come to the feed and raffle or your donations can be sent to: Cornerstone Bank, Polk Playground Project, 190 N Main St., Polk, NE 68654 For more information contact Megan Pike 402-669-7306 or Marla Glasser 402-366-8565 Page 15 HPC Golf Schedule March 31 Dual with S/RC 4 pm at Osceola April 8 Osceola Scramble 9:30 am April 13 TRI with Central City & St. Paul 4:30 pm April 21 Sandy Creek Invite at Clay Center 9:30 am April 27 TRI with York JV & S/RC at York 4:15 pm April 29 Centura Invite 9 am May 5 Sutton Invite 9 am May 6 CRC @ Friend 9 am May 7 TRI with Fullerton & Riverside @ Fullerton 4:00 pm May 11 Osceola Invite 9 am May 18 Districts May 27-28 State @ Kearney Speech Parents Night March 9, 2015 6:30 P.M. Polk Elementary School The High Plains Speech team will be performing their speech competition events for the community on Monday, March 9, 2015, at 6:30 P.M. in the Polk Elementary School. There are a variety of events to enjoy! From humorous and serious stories and duets to informational and persuasive talks and entertainment speeches, there is something for everyone. There will be a silent food auction, as well as samples and drinks during intermission. All members of the community are welcome to attend and see the hard work our students have put into their speeches this year! Page 16 March 2015 Monthly Forecast Monthly Forecast March 2015 Page 17 HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT CENSUS High Plains Community Schools will need the following information for the 2015 school census. If you have moved into the High Plains Community Schools district within the last 5 years, or your family has increased in the last 5 years then please complete this form and return. All legal residents of the school district and all children in the district must be listed. Children in the district under twenty-one years of age need to have full name, place of birth and date of birth included. Please complete and return this form as soon as possible to one of the school offices or to PO Box 29, Polk, NE 68654. Resident/Parents’ Names __________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________ County:_____________________________ Phone:_____________________________ __________________________________________________________________ child’s name M/F Place of birth date of birth grade __________________________________________________________________ child’s name M/F Place of birth date of birth grade __________________________________________________________________ child’s name M/F Place of birth date of birth grade _________________________________________________________________ child’s name M/F Place of birth date of birth grade Others residing in the home:______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ High Plains Community Schools 345 South Pine P.O. Box 29 Polk, NE 68654 U.S. Postage Paid STC Rate Non-Profit Organization Polk, NE 68654 Permit No. 1 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED POSTAL PATRON March 2015 Page 18 Monthly Forecast
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