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Holiday Baskets becoming a December tradition at DC West, and it's all-hands-on-deck

Holiday Baskets becoming a December tradition at DC West, and it's all-hands-on-deck

December 21, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren The faculty at DC West Elementary is flying around the school’s main corridor on a Friday afternoon in December, assembling care packages for students and their families during a planning period they unanimously chose to forgo. Those famous Holiday Baskets aren’t going to pack themselves, after all. “This one needs a box of cereal.” “That one could use some vegetables.” “Don’t...Read More

From Campeche to Crete: Perla Jaimes’ incredible journey to principalship

From Campeche to Crete: Perla Jaimes’ incredible journey to principalship

December 4, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren Crete Middle School principal Perla Jaimes fell in love with school in Denison, Iowa some 23 years ago, but her story begins thousands of miles south of there, in the Mexican port city of Campeche. It was December of 1999 when Perla, nine-years-old at the time, boarded a bus with her mother and embarked on a journey that would ultimately shape the rest of her life. The ride to...Read More

On World Kindness Day, Freeman's Wellness Crew sets students on a weeklong "Goosechase" for good deeds

On World Kindness Day, Freeman's Wellness Crew sets students on a weeklong "Goosechase" for good deeds

November 29, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren You may or may not have heard, but November 13th was World Kindness Day. And while the international observance is growing in popularity across the globe, and rightfully so, nobody celebrated it in 2023 quite like the Freeman Falcons. The district’s Wellness Crew, a group of 30 students in grades 7-12, used World Kindness Day to kick off their second week-long “Wellness...Read More

Superintendent Siblings: With service at the center, the Ford brothers' bond runs 150 miles along I-80

Superintendent Siblings: With service at the center, the Ford brothers' bond runs 150 miles along I-80

November 15, 2023
By Tyler Dahlgren The pages of the Ford family’s Nebraska state atlas are well worn and properly weathered, its covers no stranger to the kitchen tabletop. Seth and James Ford are one of the rare pairs of sibling school superintendents, and the eldest Ford brother, Luke, is the activities director and assistant principal at Elkhorn North High School. As you can imagine, school is a prominent...Read More

GALLERY: Unified Volleyball at Ashland-Greenwood

GALLERY: Unified Volleyball at Ashland-Greenwood

November 9, 2023

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

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