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Summerland Public Schools could announce who will serve as superintendent for the next school year as soon as Wednesday, Feb. 7, once interviews for the position conclude. Four candidates were slated to interview Feb. 6 and 7. Those candidates are Molly Aschoff, assistant administrator at Educational Service Unit #8, Chris Lecher, Franklin Public Schools superintendent; Nick Mumm, Ph.D., Giltner Public Schools superintendent and Nathan Weaver, K-12 principal and transportation director at...
Summerland Public School Board of Education will consider contracts for a teaching position and accept a staff resignation when they meet in regular session, Monday, Feb. 12. The meeting is set to begin in the school’s board room at 7 p.m. The board will also take action on contracts for elementary principal Cathy Cooper and junior/senior high school principal Zach Rosenboom. Other items of interest include discussion on the 2024-2025 school calendar, summer lawn care and the school’s Ret...
More than 6,800 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students have been named to the deans' ist for the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year. Qualification for the deans' list varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center. Area residents named to the list include: Kierra Bearinger, senior, Clearwater, College of Education and Human Sciences, elementary education and early childhood education. Jacob Behnk, junior, Clearwater, College of Arts and Sciences, Spanish and g...
Molly Aschoff, current assistant administrator at Educational Service Unit #8, in Neligh, will be the next superintendent at Summerland Public Schools. Board president Steve Thiele made the announcement Thursday morning....
While who will be interviewed for the superintendent position at Summerland Public Schools won't be determined until tonight, the format for the interview process has been established. SPS board of education members were slated to meet in special session, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. in the board room. Based on the agenda for the meeting, the board may enter executive session before taking action on applications. According to Shari Becker, director of search services for the Nebraska Association of...
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 2023 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 grade-point average while taking at least six credit hours. Students named to the dean’s honor list earned a graded point average of at least 3.75 while taking at least 12 credit...
Wayne State College included 1,312 students on the dean's list for exemplary academic achievement during the fall 2023 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 Sharon Bartak, Emma Funk, Elly Herley, Faith King, Summer Schroeder*, Clearwater; Ashley Koenig, Elizabeth Nordby,...
Summerland FCCLA students participated in district competition, Wednesday, Jan. 24, in Wayne. Four will represent Summerland at the state level this spring. Medalists include (front row): Gavin Whiting; (back row, l-r): Belle Anson, Emma King and Addisyn Fletcher. King won Level 2 Career Investigation. She investigated a career as a pediatrician and was able to job shadow at Fountain Pointe in Norfolk. Anson competed in Entrepreneurship Level 1, was district runner-up and received silver....
Six members of the Summerland speech team competed at Hartington on Saturday. Award winners in varsity competition in the Honors Division included Carlee Livingston, fourth persuasive speaking and Yuliana Olivan, Addisyn Fletcher, Owen Jefford and Brandon Pruden, fourth, oral interpretation of drama. In the junior varsity division, Fletcher finished fourth in oral interpretation of poetry finals. Jadyn Hobbs received fourth place in informative public speaking. Also competing were Olivan in entertainment speaking; Pruden, oral interpretation...
A conference realignment, of sorts, will include Summerland Bobcat activities. The decision to join a yet-to-be-named new conference, including seven other area school districts, was approved during the Summerland board of education's Jan. 17 regular meeting. In addition to Summerland, current Niobrara Valley Conference Schools Elkhorn Valley, Neligh-Oakdale and West Holt will join Lewis and Clark Conference schools Hartington-Newcastle, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge and Plainview. Lutheran High...
Summerland Public School patrons and staff will have an opportunity to share qualities they envision for the new superintendent, note positive aspects of the district and offer what they see as challenges via an online survey. Shari Becker, director of search services for the Nebraska Association of School Boards, said the school's board of education set an "aggressive timeline" for the search in order to find a quality candidate. The survey, available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SPS24, wi...
The Summerland Bobcats hosted their home speech meet on Saturday with seven schools in attendance. West Holt and Stuart took championship and runner-up honors, respectively, with Neligh coming in third and Summerland fourth. Also competing were Stanton, Wheeler Central, and Boyd County. Individual varsity medal winners from Summerland were Yuliana Olivan, second, entertainment speaking; Brandon Pruden, Addisyn Fletcher, Yuliana Olivan and Owen Jeffords, second, oral interpretation of drama; Alanna Doll, fourth, informative; Pruden, fourth,...
Eastern Wyoming College, in Torrington, has announced students who have been received academic honors. Jacob Napier, of Ewing, has been named to the college’s fall 2023 dean’s honor roll. To be eligible, students must ern a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.99 and complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of courses....
The Summerland junior high quiz bowl team finished fourth at the Stuart Quiz Bowl, held Tuesday, Jan. 23, in Stuart. Students participating in the Jan. 23 contest were Parker McKillip, Jack Heim, Jennie Mejia Moncada, Damien Hupp, Asher Whiting and Alvie Bearinger. Connie Cronin coaches the group....
A number of scholarships are available to high school seniors with Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company services at home thanks to the Foundation for Rural Service. The FRS is the non-profit arm of the National Rural Broadband Association. The NTCA is a national membership association with the goal of improving communication services, like broadband, in rural America by advocating for rural providers in Washington, D.C. Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company is a supporting member of both...
An informational meeting to form the Summerland Public School Foundation will be held at the conclusion of the girls' junior varsity game, in the auxiliary gym, Friday, Jan. 19, at approximatly 5:30 p.m. Laura Ferguson, Ed Nordby and Kyle Finke will lead the discussion. There is also a TeamMates soup supper in the cafeteria....
High school seniors from Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin now have a chance to receive one of 10 college scholarships worth $1,000. Registration is open through April 30. Parents are also now able to register their student. High school seniors or their parents may register for the ISL Midwest Senior Scholarship at www.IowaStudentLoan.org/Midwest. ISL Education Lending will award $1,000 scholarships to 10 students whose names are randomly drawn after the registration period. There are no financial need, grade-point...
Great news. That's how Summerland Schools Superintendent Kyle Finke described the district's statewide assessment results. The results, released prior to Thanksgiving, were presented to school board members in December, as part of the district's annual report. The data, released by the Nebraska Department of Education, assesses a school's proficiency using annual statewide tests taken by students in third to eighth grade, in addition to ACT scores for junior-class members. The accountability...
Will Summerland Schools be part of a new activity conference? Board of education members will answer that question when they meet Wednesday, Jan. 17. The meeting will be held in the board room at the school at 7 p.m. Discussion about a potential conference, which could include Elkhorn Valley, Hartington-Newcastle, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, Lutheran High Northeast, Neligh-Oakdale, Plainview, West Holt and Summerland has taken place at board meetings since November. In December, Superintendent...
The Office of the Registrar at Northwest Missouri State University, in Maryville, recently announced students named to the academic or president's honor rolls at the end of the 2023 fall semester. Charlie R. Anson, a 2022 Summerland Public Schools graduate, was named to the president's honor roll. To be included on the academic honor roll a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and attain a grade-point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 scale. Students named to the president's honor...
Summerland Public School could potentially have a new superintendent selected for the 2024-2025 school year as early as the first part of February. The search is currently being advertised online by the Nebraska Association of School Boards, the organization selected by Summerland’s board of education to aide search efforts. The decision was made Dec. 20, during a special meeting held at the school. Board president Steven Thiele said following the resignation of Supt. Kyle Finke, at the Dec. 13...
The University of Nebraska at Kearney announced students who earned a place on the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. Students who are on the dean’s list must have completed 12 credit hours or more of classes with a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale. Students earn a 4.0 for an “A,” 3.0 for a “B” and 2.0 for a “C.” Area students named to the list include Ryann Haburchak, Adrienne Parker, Bre Bartak and Michelle Koenig, Ewing and Trisha Hoffman, Royal....
Summerland Public School Superintendent Kyle Finke will not be returning when his contract expires June 30, 2024. The administrator submitted his resignation, Dec. 13, following a 93-minute executive session, for discussion on his evaluation, during the board of education's regular monthly meeting. Discussion on Finke's biannual evaluation was listed on the board's agenda under new business. Two additional agenda items were added Dec. 12, as required per state statute, prior to the 24-hour...
The University of Nebraska at Omaha celebrated its newest alumni as over 1,100 graduates received degrees at the fall 2023 commencement ceremonies. Degrees were conferred to graduates in two ceremonies, Friday, Dec. 15, at UNO’s Baxter Arena. UNO Chancellor Joanne Li, Ph.D., CFA presided over both ceremonies. One area resident participated in graduation ceremonies. Nalleli Zermeno-Lechleidner, Orchard, received a Bachelor of Science Degree in business administration....
