Nebraska Public School Advantage News

Nebraska Public School Advantage News

From the classroom to the fair: Learning comes to life for GIPS third graders at Nebraska State Fair

From the classroom to the fair: Learning comes to life for GIPS third graders at Nebraska State Fair

September 6, 2024
*This is a guest piece from Grand Island Public Schools Communications Specialist Kelli Mayhew GRAND ISLAND (Neb.) — The classroom grew from desks to barns and sunshine for over 700 third graders at Grand Island Public Schools, as they explored the state’s largest classroom that is the Nebraska State Fair. Third grade classes from Engleman Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, among others, were...Read More

Rejuvenated educators dive into Artificial Intelligence ahead of new year at ESU 15 Fall Kickoff

Rejuvenated educators dive into Artificial Intelligence ahead of new year at ESU 15 Fall Kickoff

August 12, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren More than 220 educators from six Southwest Nebraska districts gathered in McCook Thursday morning for ESU 15’s Fall Kickoff, an annual daylong workshop with a rotating theme. This year’s event came a few days before schools across the state welcomed students back into their buildings, and there was a tangible buzz in a packed E-Free Church. “We’re all excited, because there’s a...Read More

Pave Blairadise, and Give Them a Parking Spot: 122 BHS seniors won’t sweat a crowded lot

Pave Blairadise, and Give Them a Parking Spot: 122 BHS seniors won’t sweat a crowded lot

August 7, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren A paintbrush hanging from her right hand, senior Elizabeth Bray stands at the foot of an undeniably pink square of pavement and admires a 2010 Honda Odyssey that’ll call this space home from now through May. “That’s my minivan,” Bray nods with jest. “That’s Betsy. Two-hundred-thousand miles and still going strong. She’s reliable.” Betsy’s new spot is one of 122 colorfully-...Read More

It's all Summer Smiles: Shelby-Rising City StuCo stays busy with with spirit-lifting senior center visits

It's all Summer Smiles: Shelby-Rising City StuCo stays busy with with spirit-lifting senior center visits

July 29, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren Clare Willis is entering her senior year at Shelby-Rising City High School, where she golfs and participates in One-Act, band, choir, Student Council and National Honor Society. Yes, Willis wears many hats, but there’s only one that makes her shake her head and laugh. “I’m the mascot for Homecoming, like the actual person inside the husky suit,” she admits with a slight touch of...Read More

Getting to Know NCSA Ambassador Kevin Wingard

Getting to Know NCSA Ambassador Kevin Wingard

July 16, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren Since NPSA's inception back in 2016, we've been tasked with telling some incredible stories. Behind those stories, of course, are incredible people, and that's what has made this mission a thorough joy. You meet students and educators who reinforce your very purpose, and that's invigorating. As a writer, it's motivating. And as a writer, you really can't ask for anything more...Read More

Paraprofessional Shines in Advocating for Students, is Named Arc Educator of the Year

Paraprofessional Shines in Advocating for Students, is Named Arc Educator of the Year

June 27, 2024
By Kelli Mayhew, GIPS Communications Coordinator Student success, in every aspect, is a top priority for Tracy Claassen. As a paraprofessional skills trainer in Grand Island Public Schools’ Project SEARCH program, Claassen works with students to further develop life and job skills. No matter how small the accomplishment or growth, Claassen celebrates students. Project SEARCH is a one-year school-...Read More

Let the Good News Roll! Celebrating eight years of storytelling with NPSA

Let the Good News Roll! Celebrating eight years of storytelling with NPSA

June 5, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren He’s principal at Adams Central Junior/Senior High now, but back in the fall of 2016, Scott Harrington was teaching government to upperclassmen at Norris. Each year, he’d take his students over to the Capitol for an up-close look at the Unicameral. On my second day at NCSA, executive director Dr. Mike Dulaney spoke to Harrington’s class there on legislation, lobbying, and the...Read More

The Peer Paras of The Panhandle: Seniors are heart and soul of Scottsbluff's groundbreaking special education program

The Peer Paras of The Panhandle: Seniors are heart and soul of Scottsbluff's groundbreaking special education program

May 15, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren Part One: Setting the Stage Their days in high school dwindling, five Scottsbluff seniors took a break from the often-hectic hustle and bustle of mid-May and picked a seat around a table in a quiet corner conference room. It was early in the morning on a sunny Tuesday in The Panhandle, and their spirited demeanor matched the glow coming through the tall windows around them. In a...Read More

Putting the Future Forward: York Middle School students explore opportunities, connect with community at annual career fair

Putting the Future Forward: York Middle School students explore opportunities, connect with community at annual career fair

May 9, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren Momentum isn’t an issue at York Middle School, where students sprint rather than crawl through the finish line and into the balmy bliss of a well-earned summer break. The school opened its doors for the annual YMS Career Fair last Friday afternoon, bringing in more than 30 presenters from local businesses and a variety of industries. The fair came on the heels of the school’s...Read More

Southern Public Schools and the Electric School Bus: Wymore district rolls out its newest ride

Southern Public Schools and the Electric School Bus: Wymore district rolls out its newest ride

April 22, 2024
By Tyler Dahlgren Gavin Nielson is an instrumental music teacher at Southern Public Schools, where retired Wymore Police chief Tony Shepardson works as a custodian. This is where their work intersects, on the north side of the high school where one of just a handful of electric school buses in Nebraska sits, getting its charge hours before its afternoon route. Ask either of them five years ago,...Read More

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