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I will miss the 2017 senior class and their leadership within the building. It is exciting to see emerging lead- ers and students who finally take risks to join or belong to an event or an activity that stretches them. I tell our seniors that it is ok to be uncomfortable, in fact, get used to it and thrive in those situations. The seniors had a celebration breakfast last week, Foundation Scholarship breakfast and the beginning of the end when it comes to testing. They tell me that they are ready to go– I believe them. Parents, if we did our work with our students, they should be talking about the next step in their lives, which means……. they are ready. The 2016-2017 school year has been exciting; the level of engagement by our students is truly remarkable. The junior and senior students who signed up for the Advanced Placement tests are preparing for AP tests and finals so they are maintaining an appropriate level of seriousness despite 13 days of school left for the seniors. Our attendance rates stayed consistent around the mid-nineties and the activities provided an- other engaging activity to connect with our school. With the calendar shifting to May, our students are look- ing forward to summer break. April was a very im- portant assessment month. The juniors completed the Nebraska State Assessment in the form of the ACT College Test. The students should receive their scores before the end of the school year. Be sure to check the ACT website for information regarding your student’s scores. The 9th and 10th graders completed the Pre ACT which will serve as baseline information for the next two years. Elkhorn High School would like to thank our teachers who are leaving EHS after years of service to our students: French teacher Pam Kooiker, FCS teacher Barb Swarthout, Science teacher Craig Vinopal, Media Specialist Stephanie Jenkins, and Math teacher Allison Hajek will remain a teacher at ESHS full time. It was truly a privilege to work with these teachers as they served their school district and students with profes- sionalism and sound instruction. Their work with our students has meaning and lasting value. I wanted to publically thank you for committing your time to public education and spending time with our students in the classroom and in special education. As a reminder, Honors Night is Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Parents, please encourage your student to attend this final ceremony acknowledging academic excellence. We have plenty of students to acknowledge. All National Honor Society students are expected to attend. Teachers will be contacting individual students to remind them to attend the ceremony and to tell their proud parents about the award. Graduation will be held Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in the EHS gymnasium. Please join us at the hon- ors night and graduation ceremony to recognize the ac- ademic accomplishments of our students. Seniors should arrive for graduation no later than 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21 in the auxiliary gym. Please remember that graduation is a ceremony; therefore, please refrain from bringing artificial noise makers that would detract from the audience hearing another graduate’s name as he/she receives his/her diploma. Seniors will be taking their finals for periods 5, 6, and 7 on Tuesday, May 16 and finals for periods 1, 2, 3, and 4 on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. We will have a senior May 2017 From the Principal………… Dan Radicia Elkhorn High School 1401 Veterans Drive Elkhorn, NE 68022 402.289.4239

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Page 1: Elkhorn High School 1401 Veterans Drive From the …...Schedule Pickup, Picture Day & MORE for ALL Elkhorn High School Students 2017-18 1) Students can pick up their Back to School

I will miss the 2017 senior class and their leadership

within the building. It is exciting to see emerging lead-

ers and students who finally take risks to join or belong

to an event or an activity that stretches them. I tell our

seniors that it is ok to be uncomfortable, in fact, get

used to it and thrive in those situations. The seniors

had a celebration breakfast last week, Foundation

Scholarship breakfast and the beginning of the end

when it comes to testing. They tell me that they are

ready to go– I believe them. Parents, if we did our work

with our students, they should be talking about the next

step in their lives, which means……. they are ready.

The 2016-2017 school year has been exciting; the level

of engagement by our students is truly remarkable.

The junior and senior students who signed up for the

Advanced Placement tests are preparing for AP tests

and finals so they are maintaining an appropriate level

of seriousness despite 13 days of school left for the

seniors. Our attendance rates stayed consistent

around the mid-nineties and the activities provided an-

other engaging activity to connect with our school.

With the calendar shifting to May, our students are look-

ing forward to summer break. April was a very im-

portant assessment month. The juniors completed the

Nebraska State Assessment in the form of the ACT

College Test. The students should receive their scores

before the end of the school year. Be sure to check the

ACT website for information regarding your student’s

scores. The 9th and 10th graders completed the Pre

ACT which will serve as baseline information for the

next two years.

Elkhorn High School would like to thank our teachers

who are leaving EHS after years of service to our

students: French teacher Pam Kooiker, FCS teacher

Barb Swarthout, Science teacher Craig Vinopal, Media

Specialist Stephanie Jenkins, and Math teacher Allison

Hajek will remain a teacher at ESHS full time. It was

truly a privilege to work with these teachers as they

served their school district and students with profes-

sionalism and sound instruction. Their work with our

students has meaning and lasting value. I wanted to

publically thank you for committing your time to public

education and spending time with our students in the

classroom and in special education.

As a reminder, Honors Night is Wednesday, May 17,

2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Parents, please

encourage your student to attend this final ceremony

acknowledging academic excellence. We have plenty of

students to acknowledge. All National Honor Society

students are expected to attend. Teachers will be

contacting individual students to remind them to attend

the ceremony and to tell their proud parents about the

award.

Graduation will be held Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 4:00

p.m. in the EHS gymnasium. Please join us at the hon-

ors night and graduation ceremony to recognize the ac-

ademic accomplishments of our students. Seniors

should arrive for graduation no later than 3:00 p.m. on

Sunday, May 21 in the auxiliary gym. Please remember

that graduation is a ceremony; therefore, please refrain

from bringing artificial noise makers that would detract

from the audience hearing another graduate’s name as

he/she receives his/her diploma.

Seniors will be taking their finals for periods 5, 6, and 7

on Tuesday, May 16 and finals for periods 1, 2, 3, and

4 on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. We will have a senior

May 2017

From the Principal………… Dan Radicia

Elkhorn High School

1401 Veterans Drive

Elkhorn, NE 68022

402.289.4239

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picture in the gym, graduation rehearsal, and seniors

will turn in their completed senior checkout sheets to

receive their cap and gown for graduation. Seniors will

be released around 2:15 on Wednesday, May 17.

EHS students will be dismissed for final testing at

12:55 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24 and at 11:45 a.m.

on Thursday, May 25, 2017. EHS will not be serving

lunch on either day. The last school day is Thursday,

May 25.

Report cards will be mailed home around May 30.

I want to thank the parents for supporting their stu-

dents and teachers during this 2016-2017 year.

I look forward to August and hope that our Elkhorn

High School families have a safe and exciting summer.

Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

or call 402.289.4239. It has been a pleasure serving

as your principal.

Dan Radicia

YEARBOOKS ~

Distribution of the 2017 yearbook will take place, Wednesday, May 10 from 3:20 - 3:50 p.m. If any classes want to or have ability to end at 3:00 that day, students are welcome to the commons to get their

books at 3:00, but they must remain in the commons until the dismissal bell rings at 3:20 p.m.

No yearbooks will be distributed early; absolutely no exceptions will be made for this.

If students cannot make it on Friday, they can get it on Monday after school in Room C-213.

Waiting list books will be available on Friday, May 12. Students are still able to get their name on this list, but

books are limited. First come (and paid for), first served.

~NO BOOKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED

DURING THE SCHOOL DAY~

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REMINDERS FOR SENIORS:

Graduation Videos will be available through Mid-America

Video; an order table will be set up in the commons area

on the day of graduation.

Graduation photos will be available through Dwyer

Photography, capturing each graduate as s/he receives

his/her diploma, and also a ‘Class of 2017’ photo.

Photos will be available for purchase online

(www.mdpinc.com/) and at the ceremony.

Last school day for seniors is Wednesday, May 17.

After finals, we will take a class photo, have graduation

rehearsal, and turn in a completed senior checkout

sheet.

**Completed check out sheets MUST be

submitted in order to receive cap and gown**

On graduation day, Sunday, May 21, please report to

the auxiliary gym no later than 3:00 p.m.

Doors open for family & friends at 2:00 p.m. with

the graduation ceremony beginning at 4:00 p.m.

It is the policy of Elkhorn Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of gender, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, age or

national origin in its education programs, administration, policies, employment or other district programs.

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Senior News

Senior Exit Information: A letter was sent home in

April to all seniors. Seniors were asked to return a

sheet asking about future plans, final transcripts and

scholarships by April 14th. Additional scholarships

received after this date can still be turned into

Mrs. Dowd in case there is still time to be pub-

lished in the graduation program. Please also

bring in a PHOTOCOPY of any scholarship award

letters you have received to Mrs. Dowd. These can

be emailed to [email protected]. Also, final tran-

scripts must be sent to the student’s college of choice.

If a student changes their college choice during the

summer, email or leave a voicemail for Mrs. Frevert

([email protected] )and she will send a transcript.

College Credits Earned: If a senior has earned col-lege credits either through dual credit opportunities or AP test scores, the student is responsible for complet-ing the correct paperwork to have their college credits transferred to the college they plan to attend.

When completing the AP test, students will be able to indicate which college scores should be sent. Scores will be sent to colleges in late July. Contact www.collegeboard.com if college choice changes.

If your student was enrolled in a class for dual enrollment, contact the appropriate college for dual credit transcripts.

Peru State College (Accounting II, College Algebra, Trigonometry)

University of Nebraska at Omaha (AP Span-ish, AP US History, AP Biology)

Nebraska Wesleyan University (AP Calculus)

SUMMER SCHOOL

EHS Summer School: The Elkhorn High Summer School program will run from June 5th-July 28th. Elkhorn’s program is used for CREDIT RECOVERY and is computer-based and self-paced. Credit is given for successful completion. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday. The cost is $125 per course. Space is limited and counselors will contact students with the greatest need for credit recovery in order to stay on track for graduation. In many cases, a student can make up a failed course during the school year in place of an elec-tive. Contact the counseling center with questions.

Counseling Center 402.289.4239, option 2

Counselors: Desiree Merrihew A-G, Martha Dowd H-N, Makalla Fritz O-Z

Admin Assistant: Tracy Frevert

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Junior News

Summertime Planning for Juniors:

Summer is the time to do some serious college planning. Here are some suggestions:

Narrow down your college choices to three or four. Tour a few schools this summer. Visit education-quest.org and search Naviance for information about colleges that interest you.

Get involved in extracurricular activities and commu-nity service.

Update your Activities Resume on education-quest.org. Include extracurricular activities, honors, awards and part-time jobs.

Identify teachers, coaches and counselors who will write letters of recommendation for you.

Find a summer job to help pay for college.

Register by May 9 for June 3 SAT

Register by May 5 for June 10 ACT

Important Websites:

http://www.elkhornweb.org/schools/ehs This site contains information for all students.

http://connection.naviance.com/ehsne Naviance is our college and career planning tool, complete with personality

inventories, career information, college search tools, and more. All Elkhorn 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders have

access to the program provided free to them by the school district.

www.educationquest.org EducationQuest is a free college planning service provided to all students in Nebraska.

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Schedule Pickup, Picture Day & MORE for ALL Elkhorn High School Students 2017-18

1) Students can pick up their Back to School folder anytime during the times listed below, in the

EHS commons area: Friday, July 28th 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Monday, July 31st 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

2) Return all COMPLETED paperwork on Friday, AUGUST 4TH between 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

3) After returning paperwork students will:

a) Have SCHOOL PICTURE TAKEN (All students, even seniors!)

b) Pick up 2017 - 2018 schedule

c) Put money in lunch account

d) Buy Activity Passes

e) Find locker and check where classes are located

First Day of School

Thursday, August 17th

9th Graders: 8:10 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

10th - 12th Graders: 12:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

Picture Retakes

in September

Schedules will not

be mailed home.

Completed paperwork

is required to pick up

class schedule.

OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS TO NOTE

SCHEDULE CHANGES (DROP/ADD) DATES

Monday, August 7th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 8th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Have you MOVED over the summer?

Families will need to bring in proof of residency (current utility bill)

NO EARLY

SCHEDULE CHANGES

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From the Activities Director………… Mark King

Congratulations to the following students for earning Eastern Midlands Conference All Academic honors (3.5 GPA+) and NCPA Academic All State honors (3.7 GPA+)!

Girls Track and Field

Lauren Franzen, Christine Jacha, Kenya Faith, Julia Young, Brynn Ferguson,

Cat Sobus (NCPA), Paige Renner, Maya Frazier, Josie Kroger (NCPA),

Brooke Jewett

Baseball

Drew Jindra (NCPA), Connor Fowler, Noah Meyer, Zach Headley (NCPA), Zach Byar

Sam Rogers, Parker Gutschow

Girls Tennis

MacKenzie Greckel, Grace Nelson (NCPA), Emma Buddenhagen, Carly Brune

Josie Mountjoy (NCPA), Ashlyn Dau, Abby Tabaka

Girls Soccer

Brooke Carlson (NCPA), Carly Cameron, Misty Cao, Laura Oetter, Maizy Sutherland

Taylor Boekhout, Sophie Uleman, Amy Foster, Tess Magers, Emily Swartzendruber.

Paige Eicher (NCPA), Jess Childers

Boys Soccer

Sebastian Espinozs, Bret Lange (NCPA), Cole Alfrey (NCPA), Anakin LeGrand,

Tyler Sorensen, Graham Heisey

Boys Golf

Sean Witecy (NCPA), Weston Behlen (NCPA), Noah Moreano, Jason Bennett

Band:

Annie Wang, Brett LaFleur, Molly Alonso, Jordan Gebeke, Anakin LeGrand

Kennedy Kersten, Aspen Auel, Nathan Kurz, Zoe Larson, Delaney Crews, Zack Cheek

Max Lofgren, Becca Gernandt, Bryn Groenjes, Jacob Clarys, Jacob Carmichael

Sam Christensen, Grace Hamik (NCPA), Courtney Cameron, Devin Kortan,

Brendan Simmons, Ben Graham, Emma Fanning, Connor Frank, Koushik Sanjeevi

Saige Steffensmeier, Ashley Rolf

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EMC Choir

DominicGiandinoto , Dana Nugent, Maria Smal, Zachary Gilbert, Alyssa Pearson,

Victoria Oestmann, Catherine Sobus, Grace Hamik, Anthony Benes,

Madison Young (NCPA), Brittany Oligmueller, Hannah Seidl, Reese Simons,

Holli Sperry, Heather Bills, Molly Janecek, Kortni Igel, Kaylen Anderson,

Taylor Sorenson, Brianna Duffek, Brooke Jewett, Alan Real y Vásquez, Haydn Muir,

Ashley Rolf, Justin Hultquist, Brett LaFleur, Emma Cowger, Raphael Gastali,

Rohit Jacob, Heidi Petersen, Melanie Maguire, Ryan Bromm, Crystal Niver,

Maizy Sutherland, Alyssa Breese, Julia Young, Allison Jedlicka, Rebecca Gernandt,

Bryn Groenjes, Torrie Cammack

Boys Track

Justin Hultquist, Logan Spanel, Aaron English, Max Lofgren, Alan Hagemann Jr.,

Jacob Clarys, Jordan Gebeke, Dominic Giandinoto (NCPA), Andrew Harrahill (NCPA),

Trey Sachs, Conor Penington, Alex Meyer

Journalism

Carly Brune (NCPA)

Sports Locker Check-Ins at the End of School Year:

Students are reminded that in order to receive their $5 deposit they need to bring their padlock to the A.D. office during the normal school day. Mr. King will check the lock serial number for verification. Check out for lockers for next fall will be assigned by each sport’s head coach, and available through the A.D. office. Students must have all forms completed and turned into the AD offices to check out a locker for Fall Sports. Students WILL NOT be allowed to save, use or

check out a locker without first turning in their forms for fall sports.

Summer Camps: Summer camp information may be obtained on the school website under activities and summer camps.

Thank you for your support of Elkhorn High School Activities and Athletics

Continued… From the Activities Director

Spring Play: Death of a Salesman

Friday, May 5th at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 6th at 3:00 and 7:30 p.m.

Tickets purchased at the door.

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Congratulations to the new 2017-2018

members of the Elkhorn Dance Team!

Seniors

Delaney Crews

Macey Kinder Mary Radicia

Juniors

Hannah Akey

Caroline Sodusta

Sophomores

Tinley King

Sydney Spanel Ella Turley

Freshmen

Megan Bruner Addie Karre

Megan Maloch

Ellie Sokolik

Congratulations to the new 2017-2018 members of the EHS Cheer team! Olivia Carle

Keagan Cummings

Kyli Fees

Kayla Feltz

Kylie Gonsior

Emilie Hanfland

Bella Hass

Hannah Headley

Jacey Maguire

Casse Salas

Lizzie Schiefelbein

Allison Shook

Avery Shook

Braydon Siemer

Maxie Sutherland

Madison Thurber

Olivia Wokutch

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Honors Night is Wednesday, May 17, 2017

at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium.

Parents, please encourage your student to attend this final

ceremony acknowledging academic excellence. We have

plenty of students to acknowledge.

All National Honor Society students are expected to

attend. Teachers will be contacting individual students to

remind them to attend the ceremony and to tell their

proud parents about the award.

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Are you interested in teaching, physical therapy, or a

healthcare related career?

We’re looking for peer mentors to volunteer to work

with our students with developmental disabilities. Our

volunteers will work with students in classes ranging

from PE to Art. They’ll help our students develop their

reading, math, and social skills. More importantly, our

volunteers will develop friendships with students that

may otherwise have never developed.

If you’re interested, please contact Mr. Winings,

Mr. Mennenga, or your counselor.

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EHS HALE HAPPENINGS

HALE is Elkhorn Public Schools’ High Ability Learner Education. Visit the HALE Activity link from the Elkhorn High School website to learn more about services and to keep track of upcoming opportunities via the online HALE calendar. TEAM+S Students competed in the TEAM+S “Engineering the Environment” contest at UNL on March 7 and the state rankings have been announced for the team combined score from the multiple choice test, the design/build challenge and the team essay! The Junior Varsity team (Trinity Thompson, Mia Giandinoto, Braydon Dreher, Megan Raszler, Andy Zhang, Anna McCaslin, Tabish Shaik, Siobhan Helms) won 2nd place overall out of 10 Nebraska teams. The Varsity Team A (Brett LaFleur, Annie Wang, Ben Graham, Max Lofgren, Brooke Carlson, Logan Spanel, Anakin LeGrand, Travis Bond) won 2nd place overall out of 20 Nebraska teams. Quiz Bowl In April our Quiz Bowl team competed at Grace University. The novice team of Trinity Thompson, Arich Fruehling, and Mia Giandinoto took 4th place. The varsity team of Koushik Sanjeevi, Trevor Bowman, Rebekah Sterken and Mia Giandinoto has qualified for and will be competing at Nationals in New Orleans, LA this summer. Robotics The Robotics team is making plans for next year’s challenge, “In the Zone” (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=1Yo_mlR1VJU ). Anyone interested in participating next year should contact Mr. Benes at [email protected].

Olympus Club Sixty Olympus Club members representing both Elkhorn high schools enjoyed a night filled with dodge ball, basketball, vol-leyball, air hockey, board games and swimming at the annual Common Ground lock in. As the high scorer in Speed, Banana-grams, and Set, Molly Alonso (EHS) won the title of Iron Mind Champion. Academic Decathlon Academic Decathlon is a fall semester cross curricular competition. Next year’s topic will study African art, music, literature, economics and history. Math will include geometry and introduction to differential calculus. Science will focus on the biolo-gy of infectious diseases, with an emphasis on diseases that have had a significant impact on Africa. The literature novel is Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Study materials will be provided for use over the summer. If you are interested in AcDec please see or email the sponsor, Julia Wagoner, at [email protected]. Summer Opportunities PKI Academies -

Holland Academy of Excellence-June 11-June 14; PKI/OPPD Sustainability Academy- July24-July 27. The May 15th deadline

is fast approaching.

www.pki.nebraska.edu

Gallup’s Education TaskForce High School Innovation Program for 2018

Learn today’s technology over the course of 12 Saturdays (6 in Fall 2017, six in Spring 2017) and compete for a paid six-

week internship with Gallup in Summer 2018.

Application Deadline is May 15th.

Congressional Leadership Fund

If you want to know more about campaigns and politics contact [email protected]

Duke Tip - Duke TIP Summer Studies Programs for 7th through 10th graders. www.tip.duke.edu/summer

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From the Nurse…

~ Medication Pick-up ~

The school is not able to store medication over the summer. So please remember, all student medications must be picked up by a parent/guardian, from the health office by Thursday, May 25, or it will be properly disposed of.

~ Medication for the 2017-2018 school year ~

If your student requires any medication (over-the-counter and/or prescription) while at school, each medication must have a Medication Authorization form (link below) signed by the parent and a physician, before we can administer. All medications must be non-expired and provided in the original packaging and/or pharmacy container.

Link to print blank medication authorization form: http://www.elkhornweb.org/parents/student-medication-form/

Link to print blank self-carry asthma/anaphylaxis medication: http://nebula.wsimg.com/30e77791e1e3ec0212bd429715dd787b?AccessKeyId=32029651ABFAD3DBF315&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

~ Students with Asthma, Severe Allergies, Diabetes, and/or Seizures ~

If your child has asthma, severe allergies, diabetes, and/or seizures, please submit an emergency action plan signed by your physician. Plans must be updated annually. Blank forms can be obtained at the school office, clicking on link be-low, or your physician’s office can use whatever form they prefer.

Link to print blank Asthma/Anaphylaxis Action Plan: http://nebula.wsimg.com/7d14993b3a9805164b188eb0a9e8dd01?AccessKeyId=32029651ABFAD3DBF315&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

We are now accepting nominations for our

2017 Hall of Fame event! Please join the

Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation in honor-

ing educators, alumni, community members,

groups and/or businesses that have made significant and positive contribu-

tions to Elkhorn students, schools or the Elkhorn community at our Hall of

Fame Awards Ceremony and Reception. Nominations are due May 31st,

2017. To submit a nomination, or to view all past honorees, please visit our

website http://www.elkhornfoundation.org/hall-of-fame-rsvp/

The Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation is excited to be a part of the metro

area’s charitable holiday - Omaha Gives! - on May 24! You can donate to

EPSF through OMAHAGIVES24.ORG anytime on May 24th to help your giv-

ing dollars go further! Matching funds will be given for EVERY donation

received.

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UNL’s annual Foreign Language Competition was held at

the student union in Lincoln on April 13th. Students study-

ing Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Russian and Japa-

nese participated in the event. The students not only com-

pete in poetry, music, dance, drama and poster competi-

tions, but they can attend mini-lessons in languages like

Arabic, Italian, Czech, Basque and more. There are also

folk-dancing mini-lessons. Students get the opportunity to

visit with UN-L language professors and students through-

out the day.

Elkhorn High School had 8 French students competing in

the Poetry, Music, and Poster competitions. Jorge Atayde

made a poster on African Rap and Raï music. He was

awarded a 3rd place ribbon for his work. NeShae Hall recit-

ed the poem “Le Message” and received a 2nd place rib-

bon. Molly Cox and NeShae performed the folk song

“Alouette” together and received 1st place ribbons. Rebek-

ah Sterken, Emily Graham and Chiana Knaack performed

the song “La Belle et La Bête” and received 1st place rib-

bons for their performance. James Hardin performed a solo

“Lamento“ for which he was awarded a 1st place ribbon.

Two of the competitors from EHS came home with the tro-

phies for first place overall in the French Level 1 Competi-

tion. Chiana Knaack recited the poem “Le tendre et dan-

gereux visage de l’amour” and brought home the trophy for

poetry. The other trophy went to BriAnna Davis for her

solo “Comme Chez Moi” from the Broadway musical Beau-

ty and the Beast. Both ladies are enrolled in French 2 this

year.

Japanese classes also attended and had the following

winners:

36 students from Elkhorn Japanese classes (Japanese 1 - Japanese 3) went to compete in Skit and Song, Poetry or Folk Dance.

Music Winners:

Level 1 Song 1st place was Nikki Osborn from Japanese 2 singing "Zenryoku Batan Q"

Level 2 Song 1st place was Megyn O'Doherty from Japanese 3 singing "Koi (love)"

Folk Dance Winners

Level 1 2nd place were Annie Wang, Zoe Larson, Joce-lyn Shackelford, Madelyn Trimble from Japanese 2 dancing "Yamaga Torou"

DECA State Conference:

Seven students from EHS DECA attended the 2017 State Career Development Conference. Aidan Kocsis, Sam Curry, Tess Magers, Veronica Howard, Julia Labegaline, Sydney Thomsen, and Brooke Thompson all competed against DECA members from across the state of Nebraska, as well as attended various leader-ship seminars and social events.

Aidan Kocsis represented Elkhorn High School in the conference's Leadership on Parade. Aidan has been an outstanding representative of EHS DECA, attend-ing every event throughout the year.

Tess Magers placed in the top 8 for the Business Fi-nance Services category. Tess scored in the top ten for every category of the event, earning a 5th place overall finish.

Sam Curry took 1st place in the Quick Serve Restau-rant Management category. Sam had the highest test score as well as the highest overall role play score for his category. Sam will travel to Anaheim, CA later this month to compete in the International Career Develop-ment Conference against students from across the country as well as from around the globe.

DECA NEWS

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As the school year winds down, we would like parents to check the balance(s) on their student(s) lunch accounts. If an

account is negative, please make a payment. We ask that no account is left negative over the summer. Positive

accounts will carry over to the next school year.

If you have a graduating Senior their account must be paid if it is negative, in order to be cleared and signed off on May

17, 2017. If there is a remaining balance, you can request a refund or balance transfer after May 19, 2017.

*Please be sure to cancel automatic payments to prevent additional deposits before requesting a refund.

We ask that you pay close attention to your accounts and keep them funded to avoid your child missing a meal.

There is be NO charging allowed at Secondary levels. When an account reaches $0.00 the student will need to pay for

meals in cash or have funds deposited to their account prior to receiving a meal.

Emails are sent on a daily basis for students at $5.00 and below and at the end of each month regardless of the balance.

Parents are encouraged to go online and set up their accounts to receive emails prior to going negative.

If you have not received an email from us, please contact your school to make sure they have a correct email address

on file, or check your spam folder.

Lunch accounts can be set up and viewed through our District website at www.elkhornweb.org.

Click on Login Links on top left corner, scroll down and click on Parent/Student then Lunch Account.

Access Lunchtime Online under the red lettering, click on: https://www.schoolpaymentportal.com/

You will need to create an account, using your students pin number, birthdate and zip code to your student’s school. Please set up your email reminders so that you receive an email prior to your student going negative by clicking the view/set reminder box.

You will need your student id numbers which are available at our office or from your student.

*A students Lunch Account will continue with them while in attendance with Elkhorn Public Schools.

If you have any questions regarding your account, please call our office at 402-289-0443.

Thank you,

Shannon Sintek

Sodexo

Food Service Director

Elkhorn Public Schools

402-289-0443

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Job

Opportunities Career Fairs

& Camps

Job

Shadowing

Click on buttons to see more!

Registration details are coming soon!

NEW! Easter Seals Program (Kickoff Meeting May 22, 2017)

Omaha Police Department - CSI Day (July 8, 2017)

Spend time on-site at local

companies!

Connect with professionals in a

variety of career fields!

An opportunity to visit and “ask the

experts” your questions regarding

the careers that interest you!

June 2017 (In the Works…Details to Come!)

CHI-Lakeside

(Health Science)

Douglas County Attorney’s Office (Human Services & Education)

CSG, International (Business, Marketing, & Management; Skilled & Technical

Sciences; Communication & Information Systems)

Space is limited and tours fill quickly! Some tours may require forms to be completed before attending.

***School Gmail accounts will be used for tour details and registration…CHECK YOUR ACCOUNT DAILY!***

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Monday, June 12, 2017Shadow Ridge Country Club

1815 South 192nd Street

Golf Opportunities9-Hole Morning Round

• $75 per golfer/$300 per foursome • 7:30 a.m. registration & breakfast

• 8:00 a.m. shotgun start• Light breakfast and lunch grill out

• Flag and tournament prizes• Raffle tickets and mulligans

available

Sponsorship Opportunities$5,000 Dinner Benefactor

• Company Logo on our website, banner & program• Paid foursome, 4 Eagle Card packages, 8 beverage

coupons, 4 additional raffle tickets• Cooler with 6 pack of beverage choice• Logo on 3x6 Vinyl Sign placed on course

• Retractable Sign displayed at dinner reception

$1,500 Lunch Benefactor• Company Logo on our website, banner & program• Company logo placed on signage at lunch tables

• 4 Eagle Card packages & 4 beverage coupons• Logo on 3x6 Vinyl Sign placed on course

$500 Poker Sponsor• Company logo placed on sticker on Poker Envelopes

• Name on our website, banner & program• 4 beverage coupons

• Logo on 3x6 Vinyl Sign placed on course

$250 Beverage Cart Sponsor• Name on our website & program• Name on beverage cart signage

$150 Hole Sponsor• Name on our website & program

• Name on course signage

18-Hole Afternoon Round• $175 per golfer/$700 per

foursome • 11:00 a.m. registration & lunch

• Noon shotgun start• Lunch grill out and ribeye dinner

• Flag and tournament prizes• Raffle tickets and mulligans

available• Poker and other on-course

contests• Eagle Card packages available

Funds raised from this golf outing and our Grant A Wish Campaign support the Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Classroom Grants program, which funds grants in all of the 16 schools in the Elkhorn Public

School district.

Classroom “wishes” are requested for programs like robotics, science equipment, research tools, anti-bullying seminars, school plays, new technology and more by teachers and principals from each school every year.

Your support helps us grant these “wishes” to enhance education for more than 8,500 students!

REGISTER ONLINE AT ELKHORNFOUNDATION.ORG

Elkhorn Public SchoolsFOUNDATION

For more information, contact Stacey Selk at [email protected] or

402-289-1727