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With the passage of the Summerland school bond, Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard boards of education will meet in joint session, Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Ewing. Nebraska Unified Superintendent Dale Martin submitted the following agenda to the Advocate-Messenger for publication. A Special Joint Meeting of the Clearwater Original Board of Education, the Ewing Board of Education, and the Orchard Original Board of Education will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at Ewing Public School. A Special Joint Meeting of the Clearwater...
It's funny when people on the coasts figure out Midwestern culture. For several months, I've read magazine articles about and website postings dedicated to what may be a true middle-of-the-country delicacy: the pairing of chili with cinnamon rolls. It's even funnier when Midwestern folk figure out what's popular in the Midwest. Even a Sioux Falls radio station featured a segment on the union of soup and dessert, noting it's popular in Nebraska, Colorado, Utah Montana and Kansas. In South Dakota?...
Ewing FBLA will host a blood drive, Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Ewing United Methodist -Presbyterian Church. Forms were to be sent home with the elementary students this week. If a student signs up an adult to donate in their name, prizes will be awarded. A Ewing senior will qualify for a college scholarship for a certain amount of units collected. Contact Ewing Public Schools at 402-626-7235 for more information....
Dalton Rotherham, a junior at Ewing Public Schools, was named the local winner of the Holt County Government Day essay contest. He is the son of Eddie and Karmen Rotherham. Rotherham shared his essay with the Advocate-Messenger. He wrote: I felt that Holt County Government Day was an educational and fun day. One of the first places that we visited was the jail. We learned how things work when you are sent to jail. The officer in the jail showed us how they conduct moving inmates, as well as...
Orchard’s advisory board of education faced a short agenda when they met in the high school business room last Wednesday, Oct. 9. Principal Cathy Cooper updated board members Candace Hoke, Kristi Schutt, DeAnna Clifton and Nate Schwager on recent parent-teacher conferences. She reported a 93% elementary parent turnout, with 71% participation at the high school level. “That’s a really good percentage and it probably went up, because a couple of parents and teachers got together and talked at an alternate time,” she said. “We probably were clos...
The Oct. 10 edition of the Summerland Advocate Messenger included a section of frequently asked questions regarding the proposed Summerland school building project. Questions and responses were supplied by Bobcats Unite, a group of volunteers from Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard communities who have been researching the issue, finding answers to questions and presenting information to the public. This article contains the second half of questions and responses. Summary Statements (based on...
The Nebraska Department of Education released AQuESTT profiles last Wednesday. Accountability for a Quality Education System Today and Tomorrow is an assessment of the state's schools that was developed to ensure all students across backgrounds and circumstances have access and opportunities for success, according to David Jesperson, public information officer for the Nebraska Department of Education AQuESTT annually classifies schools and the state's districts as excellent, great, good, or need...
Public informational meetings regarding the Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard reorganization and bond issue will be held in each of the communities, beginning Sunday. Meetings will be at: Ewing Public Schools,in Ewing, on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. Clearwater Public Schools, in Clearwater, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. Orchard Public Schools, in Orchard, on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. A quorum of the local boards of education may be in attendance at this informational meeting. No official actions or...
Three public informational meetings regarding the Clearwater/Ewing/Orchard reorganization and bond issue will be held. Meetings are scheduled as follows: Sunday, Oct. 13, Ewing Public Schools,in Ewing, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, Clearwater Public Schools, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, Orchard Public Schools A quorum of Board of Education members from each may be in attendance at these informational meetings. No official actions or board discussions regarding the issues inherent with this reorganization and bond effort will be taken at this...
Ewing Public Schools seniors Ashley Koenig and Katie Hawk and Alyssa Moser, of Clearwater, a senior at O'Neill Public Schools were announced as school recipients in the Believers & Achievers program, sponsored by U.S. Bank ® and Nebraska School Activities Association. According to the NSAA, "All of the students nominated for the Believers & Achievers awards program represent the very best of Nebraska's high schools. All nominees this year are outstanding leaders within their schools and...
Summerland Volleyball Coach Suz Funk made history Saturday. When the Bobcats last kill landed on the West Holt floor, Funk picked up career win number 300. The 2019 season marks Funk's 16th year as a head coach, with 15 of those at the helm of the Ewing Tigers. Funk said her coaching days began at Clearwater, where she served as an assistant for Jan Troyer-Brummels, before joining the Tigers as an assistant for Anne Smith. A Funk-led team has qualified for the state tournament six times and...
Olga Mendoza and Adrienne Parker, from Ewing High School, along with their adviser, Chelsey Greene, recently attended the Nebraska Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Fall Leadership Workshop. The annual event was held at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, and featured more than 584 students from all corners of Nebraska. The theme for this year is Fuel Your Passion as Nebraska FCCLA works to provide members with opportunities to discover and find their passion for their...
The Orchard Public School Advisory Board of Education faced a short agenda when they met last Wednesday at the high school. Board members heard from Principal Cathy Cooper that enrollment numbers used for football classification, as of last Wednesday, sat at 47, the maximum allowed for eight-man participation, in order to qualify for state playoffs. An increase in the number of boys enrolled in grades nine, 10 and 11 in any of the three schools, would push the future Bobcats to 11-man. Enrollment on Oct. 1 will determine classification....
Changes to the way Nebraska students learn about civics went into effect Sept. 1, revamping a law which originally entered the books in 1949. A school board's committee on Americanism is now known as the committee on American civics, thanks to passage of Legislative Bill 399, introduced by Sen. Julie Slama, of Peru. The bill requires two committee meetings per calendar year, where public testimony can be entered into the record for each district. Slama, who did not respond to a SAM request for...
Preliminary enrollment figures for area schools were released recently. Enrollment at Clearwater Public Schools, Ewing Public Schools and Orchard Public Schools show a decrease from 2018-19 numbers. Clearwater Public Schools All three schools in the Unified District report fewer students. Superintendent Dale Martin listed the number of students per grade at each respective site, in a report released Aug. 21. Clearwater Public Schools boasts the largest enrollment of the Unified schools, with...
Ewing Public Schools graduate Sarah Hawk has received the Dr. Robert W. Waters Memorial Scholarship. Avera St. Anthony's Hospital announced the award Aug. 22. Hawk recently completed a program as a mentor to young health care students at Central Nebraska Area Health Education Center at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She has been accepted to the University of Nebraska Medical center College of Allied Health, where she will continue her education in clinical settings. Hawk is the daughter of...
Three Ewing Public Schools musicians spent a month traveling Europe, as part of the Nebraska Ambassadors of Music program. Allison Schrunk, Hailey Rotherham and Emily Kurpgweit, accompanied by Ann Kurpgeweit, tourned seven countries and performed in various venues across Europe. Emily Kurpgeweit said the Ambassadors of Music program has existed for 40 years. "They work with 35 different states organizing trips to Europe," she said. Trips alternate throughout summer months. The Nebraska touring...
In 1986, Christian Eggeling, of Germany, boarded a plane destined for the United States. Final destination: Ewing, Nebraska, where he would spend the school year living with the Larry and Louise Nordby family. Eggeling has made the trip across the pond several times. Most recently, he visited his host family in Ewing, Saturday, Aug. 17, and even after 33 years, the extended family slipped into conversation that became so familiar years ago. Once an exchange student, always a part of the family....
Ewing Public Schools will celebrate homecoming festivities, beginning Monday, Aug. 26. Be on the lookout for creative costumes and decorative posters in the halls of EHS. On Monday, students will don apparel from their favorite decade, while Tuesday's garb will include hunter and camo gear. Opposite day is scheduled for Wednesday, with Thursday relegated as Bobcat Day. Orange and black will be the predominant theme Friday, as Renegade gear will showcase school spirit. Like their high school...
The Orchard advisory school board approved several policies when three members and Principal Cathy Cooper met last week at the school. Board member Nathan Schwager was absent. The policies included several to align activity policies in the three schools forming the Summerland Bobcat cooperative, Orchard, Clearwater and Ewing, along with changes recommended by the state school board association. Several statewide changes deal with electronic nicotine delivery systems, alternative nicotine products, tobacco products, look-alikes and products...
Space, according to the Star Trek monologue, is be the final frontier. Krista Holliday, 7-12 grade science instructor may agree, after spending three days at a workshop at Kennedy Space Center, July 23 to 25. The conference's theme - Space 2019 - focused on how to implement space exploration in the classroom. Computers used to fly the Apollo missions had 1,000 kilobytes. "That's like one megabyte. Our smartphones have four gigabytes," Holliday said. "If you think about that, it's amazing with...
Mark you calendars for Saturday, Aug. 24. The Summerland Lady Bobcats will open their inaugural season at the Bill Marshall Volleyball Classic. The Bobcats are slated to face Axtell, at 10 a.m., at Grand Island Central Catholic. A second match will begin at noon against Schuyler Central. The EPPJ Lady Wolfpack will also participate in the tourney. The Wolfpack will face Palmer at 10 a.m., at Grand Island Northwest, follwed by an 11 a.m. match against Pender. The fourth annual classic features a...
Scott Leisy admits he was surprised when 22 members of the Summerland Bobcats girls basketball team and three co-coaches walked into the chemotherapy room at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill during a June therapy session. "Surprised, but I wasn't surprised," the Clearwater Public Schools educator said. "It was good to know where their hearts are. To see them show up wasn't out of character." That sense of character and community support aren't lost on Leisy, who was diagnosed with stage...
