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If you walk into the Orchard gym Saturday morning and see students talking to the wall, it means speech season is underway. The Clearwater/Orchard Invite is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 18. Coach Katie Schneider said 17 students comprise the OC team, including Jacob Behnk, James Kester, Faith King, Brynna Umphress, Sarai Mendoza, Jackie Olivan, Maryssa Long, Cassidy Bearinger, Kylie Hewitt, Grace Maxwell, Keara Summers, Larissa Thomson, Madleen Reipen, Madison Melcher, Lizett...
Students from 101 high schools in Nebraska and Kansas will participate in the annual Honor Band and Choral Clinic hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s department of music, theatre and dance. The event, scheduled for Jan. 27, includes 760 high school music students who will work with UNK faculty and guest instructors before performing two public concerts at UNK’s Health and Sports Center. The 5:30 p.m. performance will feature the Festival Band and Honor Band, along with the UNK Wind Ensemble. The 7 p.m. concert will showcase the...
The Orchard advisory and original boards of education reorganized for the upcoming months, when they met in joint session last Monday, Jan. 6, at the school. Advisory board members Candace Hoke, DeAnna Clifton, Nathan Schwager and Kristi Schutt voted to retain the current officers for the remaining months, until the Summerland consolidation takes effect. Hoke will continue as president; with Schutt as vice president; Clifton, secretary; and Schwager, treasurer. Board committee members will also remain the same, including Clifton and Hoke on...
Discussion about and a possibile motion on Superintendent Dale Martin’s contract is listed on the agenda for Nebraska Unified District #1 Board of Education. The meeting will be Monday, Jan. 13, at Orchard Public School, beginning at 7 p.m. Other business items listed on the agenda include reorganization of the board, establishment of board committees, school safety reviews and staffing updates....
By Dale Martin | Superintendent I thought I would take some time to provide an update to what is currently happening with the Summerland District and the new school building project. There has been a lot of behind-the-scenes activity since the three communities all passed the bond measure. The State Reorganization Board officially approved the Summerland Public School consolidation plan on an 8-0 vote. This plan sets June 5 as the date for the dissolution of Clearwater District 02-0006, Ewing...
Internships and Fridays @ Northeast present students an avenue to investigate a potential career. Students in Clearwater and Orchard may also discover more about the world of work through an extra-curricular activity, SkillsUSA. More than 20 students from the two schools are currently enrolled in SkillsUSA. Chapter advisor Mike Odell, Clearwater, said, "SkillsUSA is a student organization that prepares its members for careers in occupations related to skilled services, trades, health services...
A program designed to give high school seniors practical work experience or college class credit wrapped its first semester when Clearwater Public Schools closed for the Christmas break, Dec. 20. Program managers Kendra Shrader and Amy Selting say the senior transition program has been a positive experience. "It's been a learning process (for all involved), but I think we're getting there and making progress," Shrader said. Nine of the 10 senior class members participate in the program, which in...
The Ewing Board of Education accepted the resignation of Superintendent Ted Hillman, with regrets, at the completion of his contract for the 2019-2020 school term. The action was taken during the board’s Dec. 16 meeting. Hillman first retired from the school in 2015 and returned in 2016....
Christmas break begins this week for area students. Ewing Public School students will begin break when classes dismiss at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20. Classes will resume Monday, Jan. 6, at the regularly scheduled time. Elementary school students in the Clearwater district will start holiday break at the end of the school day, Dec. 18. High school students will dismiss at 11:45 a.m., Dec. 19, except for students required to take attendance tests, scheduled Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. Classes resume...
Play production teams from Ewing and Clearwater/Orchard competed in district competition recently. Ewing finished seventh in the Class D2-4, receiving rankings of six, seven and eight from a panel of three judges. The team presented “Alice.” St. Mary’s finished first and Chambers earned the runner-up trophy. Seven Ewing cast members received acting honors, including Skylar Eacker, Sidney Stallbaum, Allison Schrunk, Katie Hawk, Olga Mendoza, Kyra Nilson and Emily Nordby. On Dec. 11, St. Mary’s claimed the Class D2 state championship with th...
Elementary art students from Clearwater and Orchard schools created artwork for the holidays. Take a look at the creativity exhibited by area youngsters.... 
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The Clearwater music department will perform its kindergarten through 12th-grade Christmas concert, Monday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. Kindergarten through sixth-grade students will perform the musical “Lights! Camera! Christmas!” first. The grade five through 12 portion of the concert, including all bands and choirs, will perform after a brief intermission....
Listen to holiday music during the kindergarten through 12th-grade Christmas concert in Ewing. Holiday music and fun will be presented Monday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m., in the school gymnasium....
Orchard Public School music department will present its kindergarten through 12th-grade Christmas concert, Monday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m....
National Honor Society will host a blood drive, Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Clearwater Public Schools. Donations may be made between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. To schedule an appointment or for more information, contact Kendra Shrader at the school....
Summerland senior Gage Clifton scored 30 points in the Bobcat's season opener against Neligh-Oakdale. It wasn't enough to propel the Bobcats to a win, as the Warriors relied on a second-quarter burst to pick up a 67-51 win. Neligh-Oakdale jumped to a 13-6 lead after the first quarter. The host team scored 22 points in the second quarter, holding the Bobcats to 13. But the Bobcats refused to quit, shoring up the defensive effort. Summerland scored 16 points in both of the final two quarters....
A number of scholarships are available to high school seniors with Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company services at home The Foundation for Rural Service has a vital interest in helping rural communities grow and thrive. FRS is a part of The Rural Broadband Association. NNTC is a member of these organizations that both strive to keep rural America alive in Washington, D.C. In May of 2019, Elsie Magwire of Spencer was awarded $2,500 through the FRS scholarship program. She is the only Nebraska...
Clearwater Public School, is accepting applications for a vacancy on the board of education for the Original Clearwater Board. The term of office will be from the time of appointment through June 5, 2020, which is the end of the Unification Agreement. Candidates must be a resident of the original Clearwater district and a registered voter. The position will be filled through the following process: • Interested residents are to submit a written statement indicating their interest in the position by noon, Dec. 3. • Candidates will be int...
Saving a life and making a difference were evident during the Ewing FBLA blood drive. The youth organization sponsored the Nov. 13 drive at Ewing United Methodist-Presbyterian Church. Blood donations tend to decrease during the holiday season by as much as 25%, according to the American Red Cross. The need for blood is always present as patients require surgery and chemotherapy treatments continue. A lack of donations makes it difficult for area hospitals to keep enough blood products needed to...
Clearwater/Orchard drama students will present "At the Bottom of Lake Missoula," by Ed Monk, Monday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m., in Clearwater. Parents will be recognized following the performance. The play will also be presented Wednesday, Nov. 27, at 1 p.m., in Clearwater....
A rendition of Alice in Wonderland will be presented by Ewing Public School students, Wednesday, Nov. 27. Curtain call is set for 1:15 p.m....
Hadley Cheatum, Avery Cheatum and Kaci Wickersham, students at Orchard Public School, will sing the national anthem at the 2019 Class C1 football championship at Memorial Stadium, in Lincoln, Nov. 26. Approximately 200 auditions were submitted for consideration. The game will be televised on NET, with the trio scheduled to sing at 10:12 a.m....
The Norfolk campus of Northeast Community College was filled with the sound of music early last week, as a number of the region's top high school musicians and vocalists had the opportunity to participate in an honors program through the institution's music department. HAWKFEST, in its second year, featured 110 students from 23 schools, including three musicians from Clearwater Public Schools. The event featured daylong rehearsals, capped off by a public performance in the college's Lifelong...
Orchard Public School released its first quarter academic honors recently. Students receiving all A's are named to the principal's honor roll, including Cody Wickersham, Wyatt Shabram, Connor Thomson, Ashley Melcher, Moxon Fox, Sam Cheatum, Gunnar Shabram, Hadley Cheatum, Madison Melcher, Taelyn Switzer, Mason Hoke, Gage Clifton, Levi Cronk, Carter Bergman, Avery Cheatum, Kaci Wickersham and Grace Maxwell. Students who averaged 85% to 100% are named to the B honor roll. Those students include...
Six Clearwater students earned all A's during the first quarter of the 2019-20 school year. Named to the principal's list were Ava Rittscher, Lenora Kester, Hunter Klabenes, Aislynn Kester, Adyson Mlnarik and Kelsey Schlecht. Twenty-four students landed on the honor roll for the first quarter, including Bailey Ahlers, Cassidy Bearinger, Jackie Olivan, Eli Thiele, Dillon Moser, Taylor Anne Bolling; Faith King, Sydni McConnell, Matt Umphress, Lauren Behnk, Rafe Grebin, Kierra Bearinger, Alex...
