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All I Want For Christmas...

Homer Community School’s

KnightWriter JANUARY 2021 A HOMER STUDENT PUBLICATION

by KnightWriter Staff

Maci Cain, 3rd Grade, Barbies

Kylie McKibbin, 4th

grade - new phone case

Luke Hightree, 3rd grader- hippopotamus

Riddic Kearnes, 5th Grade -

He wants a PS5 for Christmas.

Harper Warren, 2nd

Grade - shoes

Bubba Harris –6th Grade

arrows for his bow

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Homer Girls Basketball

by Greg Anderson

Homer 41 Winnebago 58

Varsity

Hannah Elsea 5 Ast

Emily Rasmussen 12 Pts 2 Blk 4 Stl

Bradie Johnson 12 Pts

Homer 51 Winnebago 42

Junior Varsity

Skylar Moe 16 Pts

Hailey Torticill 17 Pts

Homer 15 BRLD 74

Varsity

Hannah Elsea 5 Pts 3 Ast

Bradie Johnson 2 Stl

Homer 21 BRLD 31

Junior Varsity

Jacey Peters 6 Pts

Hailey Torticill 6 Pts

Homer 60, LCC 54 - Varsity

Tori Harsma 11 Pts, 6 Ast, 6 Stl

Emily Rasmussen 3 Blk

Bradie Johnson 25 Pts

Homer 17, LCC 30 - Junior Varsity

Hailey Torticill 9 Pts

Homer 34, Woodbury Central 27 - Junior Varsity

Hailey Torticill 12 Pts

Homer 18, Pender 34 - Junior Varsity

Jocelyn Hightree 9 Pts

Homer 37 Wynot 55 - Varsity

Jocelyn Hightree 10 pts

Bradie Johnson 13 Reb, 3 Stl

Tori Harsma 3 Stl

Homer 5 Wynot 33 - JV

Hailey Torticll 3 Pts

Homer Boys Basketball by Kadyn Harris

December 3rd Homer 40, Winnebago 55,

Kaleb Kinzie 13 points, 13 rebounds and 5

steals, Landon Gilster 12 points and 4 as-

sists

December 5th Homer 34, BRLD 62, Kadyn

Harris 9 points, 3 assist Landon Gilster 9

points, 3 assist, 2 charges, and 1 steal Grant

Lander 1 steal Kaleb Kinzie 1 steal Tim Har-

ris 9 rebounds

December 8th Homer 32, LCC 47, Kaleb Kin-

zie 11 points, 4 deflections, Kadyn Harris, 2

assist, 4 steals, Landon Gilster, 2 assist, 4

steals, Tim Harris 14 rebounds

December 15th Homer 39, Wynot 56, Kaleb

Kinzie 15 points, Kadyn Harris 7 steals, Lan-

don Gilster 6 assist, Grant Lander 6 re-

bounds

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Senior Spotlights

by Tori Harsma

Alison Nelsen is the daughter of Todd and Melanie Nelsen. She was born on July 1st, 2003. Her favorite lunch is

bringing chicken alfredo from home. Alison’s favorite subjects were sociology and psychology with Zoucha and

her favorite teacher was also Zoucha. She participates in One-Act, Speech, Band, Jazz Band, Volleyball, NHS, Track

& Field, and Basketball. Her favorite memory was when Mrs. Sherman was yelling at her for not singing right in 4th

grade. Alison plans on going to college full time and getting a degree in wildlife biology/wildlife ecology. She

wants to be a zoologist or wildlife biologist.

Emylee Jewett is the daughter of Lynn Rich. She was born on May 3rd, 2003. Her favorite parts about Homer are

the small class sizes and the opportunity to work one-on-one with teachers. Her favorite lunch is macaroni and

cheese. Emylee’s favorite subject is physics and her favorite teacher is Mr. D. She participates in Band, Jazz Band,

Choir, One-Act, Speech, and Track. Her favorite memory was when the choir had 4 students using crutches. Emyl-

ee plans on going to college to become a Speech and Language Pathologist and wants to help young kids and

stroke victims regain their ability to talk properly.

January Birth-

days by Aerial Rode

Wolfe, Cyle 01/01 Rojas Barboza, Aide 01/01 Prine, Marissa 01/04 Heikes, Hadley 01/04 Ubbinga, Harper 01/ 04 Ubbinga, Parks 01/04 Aldrich, Laken 01/06 Fogarty, Jax 01/06 Downing, Masen 01/06 Ziska, Collin 01/07 Harriss, Kacie 01/08 Rojas, Israel 01/08 Albrecht, Alexandra 01/08 Boggess, Eli 01/08 Schmidt, Brooklynn 01/09 Johnson, Bradie 01/10 Schreier, Logan 01/12 Barclay, Wyatt 01/13 Oligmueller, Riley 01/13 Bundy, Caleb 01/14

Payer, Kaiden 01/14 Deemer, Beri 01/15 Quezada Garcia, Alejan-dra 01/15 Carson, Draven 01/15 Hightree, Elijah 01/15 Bleil, Emma 01/15 Shadbolt, Samuel 01/16 Smith, Alexander 01/16 Heikes, Kanin 01/16 Warner, Martha 01/18 Jensen, Garik 01/20 Kent, Austine 01/21 Ahlman, Aden 01/21 Overgaard, Janessa 01/22 Lyons, Mia 01/23 Barclay, Justice 01/24 Rushing, Cora 01/24 Warren, Harper 01/24 Vavra, Liam 01/25 Rushing, Clara 01/25 Hanner, Helaina 01/26 Bolles, Charles 01/27 Strong, Natalie 01/27 Barclay, Grace 01/28 Snow, Mae 01/29 Waldee, Makenzee 01/29 Waldee, Lyndsee 01/29

Heaton, Christopher

01/29

Collins, Cyruss 01/29

Doenhoefer, Jacie 01/30

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Preschool Enrollment

As of January 1, 2021, Homer Com-munity School will be taking names for our 2021-2022 Preschool Class. Please contact the school office at 402-698-2377 before April 1, 2021.

Preschool students must be four years old on or before July 31,

2021.

One Act Districts

by Brandon Dumdei

Homer Schools One Act team placed second in

districts. The team that placed first was Stanton. This year’s

cast is: Brandon Dumdei, Cyle Wolfe, Brooklynn Schmitt,

Reagan Modlin, Shelby Benson, Karsyn Monk, Adreanna

Dunn, Alison Nelson, Dylan Harris, Bradie Johnson, Cloe

Holmes, and Emylee Jewett.

This year’s tech is: Logan Schreier, Angel Paredes, Carson

Gaarder and Kaleb Kinzie.

The people that won acting awards are: Bradie Johnson,

Brandon Dumdei, Shelby Benson, Brooklynn Schmitt, Cloe

Holmes, Reagan Modlin, Karsyn Monk, Alison Nelson.

Mr. McPherran, School Cus-

todian

by Annie Vavra

Bill McPherran is one of Homer

Community School’s custodians. Bill

says that he enjoys his job at the

school, and his favorite thing about

Homer is the staff and students. He

doesn’t believe his job is hard at all. He

occasionally plays music and could

some day be good enough to win The

Voice.

8th Grader Rylie Harris

by Martha Warner

Rylie Harris has five siblings and their names are Lizette,

Gracie, Mary, Anna, and Sofia. Her favorite school lunch

is chicken nuggets. Rylie has 2 dogs, Ellie and Axel. She

also plays sports at school: volleyball, basketball, and

track. If she could be any animal in the world, she

would be a koala. Her favorite thing to do in the sum-

mer is going to her cousin’s house in the dunes and

swimming.

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Census Data

Homer Community School must conduct a school census annually to get the most accurate number of persons and the most complete record of names and addresses of the patrons in our district. It is very important that every family with children ages 0-21 years of age complete the following. Please return the completed form to: Homer Community School PO Box 340 212 S. 3rd Street Homer, NE 68030 Fax: 402-698-2379

Please return by May 1, 2021. We appreciate your cooperation. Parents/Guardians first and last name: ______________________________ Address: _________________________ Telephone number: ___________ City: ______________ State: _______ Zip: _________ County: _______ When did you move to the area: Month: _________ Year: ____________ List all children under 21 in the household, including those attending college or serving in the Armed Forces. AC – At college; AF – Serving in Armed Forces

First & Last Name Date of Birth

Place of Birth City, State, county

Sex M/F Age

Grade or AC/AF