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Nebraska Public School Advantage News

One Last Summer Swing: For Millard North Middle School sixth-graders, Camp Kitaki is always a blast

One Last Summer Swing: For Millard North Middle School sixth-graders, Camp Kitaki is always a blast

September 9, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren Campfire smoke hung in the humid air, wafting the nostalgic scent of s’mores across Camp Kitaki on Friday morning. Sounds of laughter, some faint and some more pronounced, could be heard in every direction. Bell Blood stood in the cheerful crosshairs, momentarily enjoying a patch of shade on a 95-degree day. For the Millard North Middle School eighth-grader, the scene felt...Read More

Park Elementary Backflips into the New School Year with the Ultimate Pool Party

Park Elementary Backflips into the New School Year with the Ultimate Pool Party

August 21, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren Park Elementary gave the perfect tip of the cap to a fleeting summer Tuesday night, welcoming students back to school with back flips, can-openers and even a few belly flops. Panther Family Swim Night has grown into a cherished Park tradition, giving its students extra incentive to look forward to the return of school bells, bedtimes and busy days. It’s the ultimate pool party,...Read More

Core Memories on the Move: ESU 15's Migrant Summer Camps Turn Lessons into Adventures

Core Memories on the Move: ESU 15's Migrant Summer Camps Turn Lessons into Adventures

July 1, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren After a 90-minute venture from Imperial to North Platte, a Chase County school bus pulled into the parking lot of Merrick’s Ranch House last Tuesday, unloading 14 giddy (and hungry) summer campers. Inside the eatery, a local staple, the kids excitedly conversed, giggled and looked forward to the busy day in front of them. Justen Lusk, a Title 1C Education Program service...Read More

Above and “Beyond 175”: Inside Adams Central Elementary’s summer school reimagination

Above and “Beyond 175”: Inside Adams Central Elementary’s summer school reimagination

June 24, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren It was the summer of 2021, and Adams Central Elementary needed a summer school spruce-up. Attendance had dropped in the previous couple of years, and the pandemic didn’t help. Fifth-grade teacher Libby Lollman, who was helping with the summer school at the time, sat down with superintendent Shawn Scott. The two started brainstorming, and what they landed on was a paradigm shift...Read More

Two Beacons, One Mile Apart: Inside Wood River’s Double-Lighthouse Distinction

Two Beacons, One Mile Apart: Inside Wood River’s Double-Lighthouse Distinction

May 29, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren Two schools in the state of Nebraska have achieved Lighthouse certification and status in FranklinCovey Education’s Leader in Me model, and they’re separated by less than a mile in the same small town with big-time charm. Welcome to Wood River, located along Highway 30 between Kearney and Grand Island. What makes this place so special? It’s simple, really. The people. “We are...Read More

GUEST SPOTLIGHT! Shoemaker 2nd Graders Transformed an Insect Unit into Bound Masterpieces

GUEST SPOTLIGHT! Shoemaker 2nd Graders Transformed an Insect Unit into Bound Masterpieces

May 27, 2026
By Mitchell Roush, Grand Island Public Schools Insects were all the rage in the 2nd Grade classroom at Shoemaker Elementary. Each year, 2nd Graders across the district dive into an insect unit. Connecting curriculum from CKLA Knowledge, Literacy, and Science, the unit gives the young scholars an opportunity to explore how insects live, eat, survive, and contribute to our natural world. And at...Read More

The Last Hurrah: Franklin Elementary flies into summer with a fun-packed Field Day

The Last Hurrah: Franklin Elementary flies into summer with a fun-packed Field Day

May 26, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren It sure felt like summer in Franklin last Friday, with temperatures soaring into the 90s and an intense sunshine splashing down on the Flyers’ football field and the track that circles it. There’s nothing more nostalgia-inducing than a good old-fashioned elementary school Field Day. The summer weather, coupled with the fact that it was the last day of school in Franklin, created...Read More

One Foot in Front of the Other: Maxwell Elementary’s Running Club is a ‘round and ‘round hit

One Foot in Front of the Other: Maxwell Elementary’s Running Club is a ‘round and ‘round hit

May 20, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren The miles Hadley Nelson has logged the last three years are enough to get the fifth-grade student from her little hometown of Maxwell, Nebraska to the Rocky Mountains west of Denver. Nelson joined the Maxwell Elementary Running Club when she entered the third-grade, and has put one foot in front of the other ever since. Fueled by the next milestone, ‘round and ‘round the Maxwell...Read More

One Magic Night: Arts For ME! serves up a celebration of adaptive art at KANEKO

One Magic Night: Arts For ME! serves up a celebration of adaptive art at KANEKO

May 18, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren The line to enter the “Arts For ME!” artist reception and exhibition was out the front door to downtown Omaha art museum KANEKO last Thursday night. Inside, pure magic awaited. A celebration of adaptive art at Westside High School, Westside Middle School, Millard North Middle School and Omaha Public Schools Transition Program North, the event put young artists and their work in...Read More

One District, One Blue Devil: Plattsmouth Community Schools unveils new branding

One District, One Blue Devil: Plattsmouth Community Schools unveils new branding

May 11, 2026
By Tyler Dahlgren For years, Plattsmouth’s logo came in a variety of shapes and sizes. There were the classic Blue Devils, the modern Blue Devils, logos that came from who knows where, varying shades of blue, and an assortment of horns, tails and scripts that shifted depending on which Facebook page or jersey you happened to see. In a high-energy assembly at Plattsmouth High School last Monday...Read More

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