Nebraska Public School Advantage News

Nebraska Public School Advantage News

Bat Caves, Medieval Times and a Boogie Down: A Friday in October at Meadowlark Elementary

Bat Caves, Medieval Times and a Boogie Down: A Friday in October at Meadowlark Elementary

November 3, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren Donuts with Grown-Ups was winding down at Park Elementary last Friday. I was making my way to the parking lot, ready to ride those good vibes all the way back to Lincoln, when I ran into Kearney Public Schools Director of PK-5 Education Sara Paider near the school's front doors. "This is awesome," I said. It definitely was, we agreed. (Check out our latest feature to see for...Read More

Early Birds Flock Together: Donuts with Grown-Ups becoming a favorite tradition at Park Elementary

Early Birds Flock Together: Donuts with Grown-Ups becoming a favorite tradition at Park Elementary

November 1, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren Headlights illuminate Kearney’s Park Elementary on a Friday morning, about half an hour earlier than students typically start spilling into the school. The kids, each with a grown-up guest in tow, are here early and with smiles on their faces. The reason? Fresh, warm donuts are being served in the cafeteria. For an elementary student, and for anybody really, is there any better...Read More

Good Vibes Abound as Fairbury Celebrates its 2nd Annual Mental Health Awareness Week

Good Vibes Abound as Fairbury Celebrates its 2nd Annual Mental Health Awareness Week

October 18, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren DeMoine Adams has always known how to set the tone. Whether it be firing off the edge on a bull rush or standing on a stage delivering his message of hope and perseverance, the former Nebraska Cornhusker star and current TeamMates CEO has a natural knack for it. When planning the second ever Mental Health Awareness Week at Fairbury Public Schools, ESU 5 Director of Mental Health...Read More

A Construction Class’s Dream House: Dundy County Stratton sees endless possibilities in Benkelman fixer-upper

A Construction Class’s Dream House: Dundy County Stratton sees endless possibilities in Benkelman fixer-upper

October 10, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren The quaint blue house on the south side of Benkelman was built in 1981, and though it may not draw more than a second glance from passers-by, its story of-late is quite fascinating. Purchased by Dundy County Stratton Public Schools in July, its walls could tell quite the story. The ones still standing, that is. It’s a Tuesday morning in early October, and the school’s...Read More

Learning, a Lifelong Endeavor: A Look Inside Kearney’s Teacher In-Service Day

Learning, a Lifelong Endeavor: A Look Inside Kearney’s Teacher In-Service Day

September 27, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren Growing up, teacher in-service days meant one thing and one thing only: No alarm clock. Remember the adolescent joys of sleeping in on a well-deserved day off from school? The Full House reruns and the tones of The Price is Right host Bob Barker’s oddly comforting voice. How about the microwaved Pizza Rolls and free reign of the remote control? Couldn't beat that. Yes, those...Read More

A Return to the Partner-Up Rodeo: This Nebraska rodeo, which will warm your heart and lift your spirits, is made for everybody

A Return to the Partner-Up Rodeo: This Nebraska rodeo, which will warm your heart and lift your spirits, is made for everybody

September 21, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren It was the perfect day for a rodeo, with temperatures in the mid-70’s and the wind low, a date North Platte freshman Cash Johanson has had circled on his calendar for much of the year. At 15-years-old, Cash showed up to the Wild West Arena last Wednesday an old pro. The Partner-Up Rodeo, which matches student volunteer “partners” with students with special needs, is one of his...Read More

A Race Against Time: With community’s backing, Plainview Elementary rallies in the wake of destructive storm

A Race Against Time: With community’s backing, Plainview Elementary rallies in the wake of destructive storm

August 31, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren The Storm For a moment, it looked like a hurricane ripping through the Midwestern Plains. That’s the best superintendent Dr. Darron Arlt can explain the storm that literally blew the roof off Plainview Elementary late in the afternoon on July 10, setting off a five-week race against time before students were to return from summer break. “It looked like what I’ve seen on the...Read More

The Principal Plunge: Rubber ducks and family bonding at Park Elementary’s back-to-school celebration

The Principal Plunge: Rubber ducks and family bonding at Park Elementary’s back-to-school celebration

August 24, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren Park Elementary is located on the edge of Kearney’s Harmon Park, a sprawling oasis for summertime fun that is easily the biggest in the city. Perhaps some of its surrounding environment has rubbed off on the school, which celebrated the return of students with its annual Panther Family Swim Night. There’s no better way to start a school year than with a splash of fun and...Read More

Broken Bow Splashes into New School Year: District welcomes students, families back with a pool party bash

Broken Bow Splashes into New School Year: District welcomes students, families back with a pool party bash

August 21, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren Almost perfectly in sync, Darren Tobey and Dan Helberg sprinted across the low and high dives and sprung into a sun-soaked sky. For passers-by on nearby Airport Road, that exact moment had to be quite the site . Two suited school administrators soaring through the air, with only water there to break the fall. The rather graceful plunge was punctuated by a pair of cannonballs and...Read More

Swedes "Ready to Glow" in New Year: Back to school is a community-wide cause for celebration in Gothenburg

Swedes "Ready to Glow" in New Year: Back to school is a community-wide cause for celebration in Gothenburg

August 18, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren Class is back in session. In Gothenburg, that's a major cause for celebration. While schools everywhere welcomed students back from summer break with open arms this week, the district in Central Nebraska called on its community to commence another great year. It was “Back to School Night”, and judging by the school’s packed parking lots and car-lined streets, the place in town...Read More

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