Mrs.
Ahlers & Mrs. Ferris Walthill Public School celebrated Veteran’s Day on November 11th. The program began with the Walthill Alumni Drum group singing the
Omaha Flag Song. Mrs. Ahlers, elementary counselor, welcomed everyone to the
event. Alfred White Eyes performed
the cedar blessing and shared his experiences with the crowd. The kindergarten through sixth grade led the singing of the, “Star
Spangled Banner” and the Pledge of Allegiance. The elementary principal, Mrs. Ostrand, introduced
the keynote speaker, Jarrod Doty.
Jarrod spoke about his experiences and close bonds he developed
through the military. Mrs. Modlin’s
fourth grade class wrote letters to the veterans and five were chosen to
read their letters to the audience. P.J. Lyons, Jaeclyn Olson, Marquesa
Tapia, Tyler Lovejoy and Roslyn Saunsoci received this honor. Veterans were honored by reciting their names, rank and time of
service during the program. Members
of the elementary student council read the names of community veterans. A
DVD entitled, “Before You Go”, was presented to the crowd, as a tribute to
Vietnam veterans. Mr. Stansberry, superintendent, closed the program by
thanking everyone for coming. Gifts
were presented to Jarrod Doty and Alfred White Eyes. The Walthill Alumni Drum group played the honor song to complete the
program. Veterans were invited down
to the cafeteria for coffee and cookies.
The coffee was hosted by the elementary student council.
Veterans
Honored at Walthill Public School
Kevin Locke Performs for Students
On November 12 some students from the Walthill High School
and from the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades attended a Kevin Locke performance
at Umonhon Nation School.
When Kevin Locke (Lakota) performs the Hoop Dance, audiences
around are amazed. He is known as a visionary, a Northern Plains' flute
player, traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recoding artist and
educator. Unity of mankind is reflected in his hoop dance with 28
hoops.
JOIN
US FOR MONDAY,
DEC. 8TH FAMILY
FUN READING NIGHT THEME: CHRISTMAS AT THE
WALTHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY Ages: Preschool
children through 4th grade Parents
are encouraged to attend. (It is
family night—come join us!) Questions?
Call Nola at 846-5100
The staff attended his performance, which included four
other traditional dancers on November 13 at the 10th Annual Native American
Symposium at Wayne State College. Both groups enjoyed these
performances.
Ventriloquist, Dave Parker and Friends Visit Walthill
Public School
On
November 6th, the Elementary and Secondary School enjoyed a performance
from Dave Parker and Friends.
The
students enjoyed highlights of the Lewis and Clark journey through Dave and his
friends. Dave Parker and his wooden pal
Skippy began celebrating the 200th anniversary of the remarkable
Lewis and Clark expedition across the continent of North America. Dave, (as Meriwether Lewis) and Skippy, (as
William Clark) was joined by their other puppet friends, portraying Sacagawea,
histories African-American York and Lewis’s dog, Seaman.
Dave Parker is a professional
ventriloquist/vocalist/guitarist. He and his friends have performed all over
the United States. With over 1,000 performances together, Skippy and Dave and
all his friends have entertained schools, libraries, nursing homes, and a
variety of family functions.
You are invited to Attend
The 5th & 6th Native
American Egyptian Fair
Come and see research
projects that focus on various tribes of the United States and on a variety of
aspects of Egyptian history and culture.
Village Office Dec. 3, 2008 11:00am to 1:00pm
Volunteers
needed for extra assistance in classrooms. If
interested please contact Mrs. Ostrand 846-5432 K-8
Christmas Concert December
10 7:00pm
FROM
THE SUPERINTENDENT:
I really want to thank everyone who attended the Parent / Teacher conferences in October. It was great to see so many parents. The school success depends on your involvement in your child’s education. Continue to share with your child the value of good attendance and importance of an education.
December and January bring about some busy times in the
school. We are beginning the girls and
boys basketball seasons. Our drama and
music departments are busy in contests. This goes along with our students finishing
up their semester work in the classrooms.
I encourage you to take time to visit our school and
continue supporting our students in their activities. It has been nice to hear that a lot of our families took time to
visit our school website and check on their child’s grades. The school website is http://walthweb.esu1.org/ I encourage everyone to take time to visit
our website to see the success stories of our students.
The month of December and January can bring about more
inclement weather. Continue to watch
the local news stations for any cancellation, early dismissal or late
starts.
I hope everyone has a great holiday season with your
children. Take more time to play with
them and listen to their thoughts and ideas.
Sincerely,
Ed Stansberry
We,
the people of Walthill Public School District,
are committed to generating a caring, respectful,
and safe learning environment, which promotes positive
self-realization and high academic success
From the Administration
Winter
Weather Information
During
winter there will be some days when it is questionable whether to have school
or not due to inclement weather. If
possible, a decision about the next school day will be made by 9:00 p.m. for announcement
during the 10:00 p.m. news. An early
decision is not always possible because of uncertain weather conditions. School officials will make periodic
assessments of conditions during the night and will decide early in the morning
(by 6:30 a.m. if possible).
Occasionally, weather conditions will deteriorate during a school day to the point where early dismissals are necessary. We try to give a 1-hour notice prior to early dismissal, watch the stations listed below for an announcement.
The
following is a list of where announcements about school closing, late start and
early out can be heard:
Television Radio
KTIV – Channel 4 – Sioux City KMNS – 620 –
Sioux City
KCAU – Channel 9 – Sioux City KSCJ – 780 KHZ – AM
– Norfolk
KMEG – Channel 14 – Sioux City KTCH – 1590 AM –
Wayne
KTIC
– 840 AM – West Point
SNOWCAP
A Winter Weather Alert service - any delays, cancellations, or
postponements will appear on the website:
http://snowcaponline.net/siouxland.php
You can also subscribe to receive alerts via email or text message for
Walthill Public Schools.
To subscribe to this service, visit SNOWCAP's website
at: http://www.snowcaponline.net/main.php
Just search for Walthill Public Schools and follow the online instructions.
During
the winter months, all children are expected to go outside during recess unless
it is raining or extremely cold (wind chill factor of 0 degrees or below) or a
temperature below 20 degrees. During
cold weather, students should be dressed warmly including hats, scarves, tennis
shoes or boots and mittens. No Shorts,
or Sandals.
Check
Out Our Website http://walthweb.esu1.org/
Mrs. Storm ~ School Nurse
Influenza Vaccine – What you need to know!
Influenza (flu) is a
contagious disease.
All children 6
months and older should get the vaccine.
Flu is caused by the
influenza virus, which can be spread by coughing, sneezing or nasal
secretions. Rates of infection are
highest among children and the elderly.
Symptoms of Influenza
are: fever, cough, sore throat, headache, chills, muscle aches, fatigue
For most people, the
flu lasts only a few days. People with
heart or breathing conditions can become very ill. Flu symptoms can lead to pneumonia and hospitalization. Please take your children to the
clinic for flu vaccine.Questions: Please contact Mrs. Storm
Project HOPE is a community-based initiative focused
on the prevention and intervention of suicide among the Omaha Nation
youth. Our suicide prevention program
will focus prevention efforts for youth between the ages of 10 – 24 and to individuals,
families and communities that have been directly impacted by the effects of
suicide and suicidal behaviors. Project
HOPE will provide prevention/intervention activities, community trainings,
monthly culture events and a sobriety Pow-wow.
For more information, contact staff of Project HOPE
at:
ONCRT (Omaha Community Response Team)
312 Main St.
PO Box 292
Walthill, NE 68067
Phone: 402-846-5280
Fax:
402-846-5281
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Project
Hope Gift Making Craft Night
December
16, 2008
Prevention
Center in Macy
6-8 p.m.
Sobriety
Pow-wow
December
31, 2008
Time and
place to be announced
Watch for
the flyers!
Effective and Appropriate Help With Homework
Don’t do
it for them.
Rule No. 1 is an easy one to remember:
Don’t ever do your children’s homework or school projects
for them. The assignments were given to them for a reason - they need to learn
the concepts, and they can’t do that learning if you do their work.
Guidance
is great.
Help your children understand assignments by talking with
them about the concepts. Help your children to learn how to think through the
process.
Be
encouraging.
It can be frustrating to try to master new concepts and
complete school projects. Give your children encouragement and understanding as
they work things through.
Finally, know when to call for help. If your child is
consistently having trouble with a specific concept, even after you’ve helped
explain it to him or her, it’s time to let the teacher know. In addition to
learning the schoolwork, your child will gain some very important knowledge:
that it’s smart to ask for help when you don’t understand something.
School Attendance
Schools are responsible for teaching your child. But schools can’t do their job if your child
is absent. Learning builds day by
day. A child who misses a day of school
misses a day of learning.
Research shows that children who are in school most of the
time do better on state tests. Studies
also show that kids who are absent more often score lower on state tests.
Being late for school hurts a child’s learning, too. A student who is 10 minutes late every day
will miss 30 hours of instruction during the year.
Your child’s success in school depends on having a solid educational
background – one that can only be gained through regular school attendance.
Students need to be in school every day to stay on
track. Teachers’ lesson plans are
carefully constructed to introduce new concepts, reinforce them with learning activities,
and then move on to new skills and ideas. When children aren’t in school, they
fall behind. And the more days they miss, the harder it is to catch up. Children
can copy notes or make up an assignment, but they can never get back what’s
most important: the discussions, the questions, the explanations by the teacher
and the thinking that makes learning come alive.
Finally, remember to show and tell your children that
attendance is important—whether it’s as a child in school or as an adult on the
job. You’ll be helping them succeed, both in school and in life.
Parents
- Please follow these steps to prevent head lice
infestations: ·
Check children’s heads for signs of lice and/or
nits. Detecting is easy: o
Closely examine your child’s hair and scalp. Look for white or grayish crawling
forms, about the size of a sesame seed with six legs (lice), and
yellowish-white eggs (nits) attached to hair shafts close to the scalp. ·
Tell your children to avoid head-to-head contact
and any sharing of combs, brushes, towels, hats, scarves, barrettes, or
other personal items commonly worn on the head. ·
Wash your hands and children’s hands and nails
thoroughly; getting under the nails as some lice may be around there. In case of infestation, please follow these steps: ·
Notify the school nurse so that we can help
limit the spread of lice. ·
Treat your child immediately. Contact the school nurse or your
trusted health-care professional for additional information about safe and
effective treatment options. Thanks Bonnie Storm ~ RN School Nurse
DEADLINE
Dec.
5th, 2008
Applications must be complete with
the following information:
Applications may be dropped off at
One Inc.
Volunteers
are available at the office of Macy Youth and Family
Services (South end of town by the Catholic Church)
Office
Hours: 12-5pm daily
Applications
are available at the following sites:
Macy offices:
UmonHon
Nation School, Employment First, and Macy Post Office
Walthill offices:
One Inc., Walthill Public
School, and Walthill Post Office
Important!
December 19th & 20th are the Pick Up dates for
the toys at the LDS Church in Macy.
Friday
12-19-08 from 2 pm – 7 pm
Saturday
12-20-08 from 10 am – 5 pm
You are
responsible to pick up your own gifts.
Phone
number to call for information: 837-5671 (12-5pm)
Mrs.
Kramer & Mrs. Simonsen ~ 1st Grade
Our school day is very busy
from the beginning to the end! We begin
our day with the Umonhon Flag song, Pledge of Allegiance,
Calendar Time (we practice our Days of the Week and how to count in Umonhon). We also do Drops in the Bucket to review all
the skills that we need to know in first grade.
We have been very busy
working on our writing projects for our monthly Author’s Assembly. One student from each class gets to share
their writing with the elementary students and parents once a month. In October Kylan Parker and Bessie Climber
shared their scary Halloween Stories.
We are working very hard in
Language Arts and Math. We are becoming
very good readers. Some of us are
reading 120 wpm! We will be ready for
our Dibbles test in December to see how well we are doing. We have begun Rocket Math. Our teacher times us to see how many
problems we can do correctly in one minute.
Mrs. Kramer teaches Science
and we have done some very interesting experiments. Mrs. Simonsen teaches Social Studies. We got to have a classroom election and vote for the president of
the United States on November 4th.
Barack Obama won in our school too!
Our teachers are using APL. We do our “agenda” each morning. They have trained us on everything we need to do in school. This helps us be the very best first graders we can be! We could tell you lots more, but we have to go to Music Class. We are learning our songs for our Christmas Program. Hope to see you there!
Mrs.
Bonneau ~ 2nd Grade
Our class took a field trip
to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in October. We
really enjoyed the haunted houses. Some
of them we went through twice. The
jumping pillow and the big tricycles were also really fun. Everyone picked out
a pumpkin that was about the size of a head.
Then next day in school we got to carve them into Jack-O-Lanterns. We tried to count all of the seeds but there
was just too many to count.
In math we have been working on adding and subtracting two
digit numbers with and without regroup.
Everyone has caught on to the concept with great understanding. We will
be moving onto counting money next.
In reading we are working on reading fluency and comprehension. My students are writing in their journals
everyday. They edit what they write and
are making remarkable improvements in their writing skills.
Mrs. Burcham’s ~ Second
Grade
We have been busy this school year. We took our field trip to Vala’s Pumpkin
Patch. There are lots of fun things to do there. Some of us didn’t care to go
in the haunted houses. Everyone loved the train ride, the hayrack ride
and picking pumpkins. We used our pumpkins for story writing, math, science,
and art. We made jack-o-lanterns to take home. We had a great Halloween party.
We had lots of goodies, thanks to our parents, and played Pin the Wart on the
Witch. It was fun watching Mr. Stansberry try to pin the wart on Alex. He
couldn’t find the witch for some reason, even with our help. Mrs. Ostrand
and Mrs. Hilker did get the wart on the witch. We are regrouping in math right
now. We like writing and having author share with the rest of the elementary
students. This month we are sharing things we are thankful for. We adopted an
elder in our classroom and are looking forward to his visits. Everyone is
looking forward to our Thanksgiving break and spending time with
our families.
You are invited to Attend
The 5th & 6th Native
American Egyptian Fair
Come and see research projects that focus on various tribes
of the United States and on a variety of aspects of Egyptian history and
culture.
Village Office Dec. 3, 2008 11:00am to 1:00pm
Mrs. Kinnaman ~ 3rd Grade
Can you believe that next month is
Christmas! We have been very busy these last three months. We attended
Farm Safety Day at Pender in September.
In October we began in Social
Studies studying about different Native Tribes. Some such tribes are the Inuit
of the Arctic, The Nez Perce of the Northwest, The Navajo of the Southwest, the
Iroquois of the Northeast, and the Seminole of the Southeast.
In Science the focus was on
magnetism.
In Math adding 4-digit numbers
have been challenging yet many of the students are doing well.
In writing we had our first
author’s assemble. All students worked hard in writing a story that was at
least three paragraphs long.
Lastly, in our reading we have
learned about Characters, Setting, Author’s purpose, and Main Idea. We enjoy
reading in our reading books with the many new vocabulary words to learn.
Please feel free to come up to either third grade classroom and see what we’re
up to!
Elementary Student Council
2008
Mrs. Ahlers & Mrs.
Ferris
The elementary student council
began the new year with their first meeting on September 5, 2008. Officers were voted on, with the following
results:
President: Shani Parker
Vice President: Adam Kemp
Treasurer: Alex Tyndall
Secretary: DeAndre Bass
We purchased T-shirts for
the group. If you notice the new shirts please let the students know what you
think!
Here are all the Elementary
Student Council Members:
3rd Grade: Andrew Aldrich Alisia Morris Tomi
Parker
4th Grade: Jayden Baxter Steven Turner Alexiss Wood
5th Grade: DeAndre Bass Heaven Cayou Shanna
Merrick
6th Grade:
Adam Kemp Shani Parker Alex Tyndall
Mrs. Ahlers & Mrs. Ferris
The Elementary Student Council
was chosen to participate in a leadership conference at Wayne State College, on
October 8, 2008. Our members were among
220 students that attended this event.
This year’s conference
focused on the presidential election and what are a person’s civic
responsibilities. The sessions included
a variety of topics: a mock election, in which they chose Obama; creating
fleece blankets for children who are seriously ill or traumatized; and making
posters to inform people about the voting process. The students took a tour of
the campus and ate lunch in the college cafeteria with all the college
students. They were all excited on the way home, trying to tell me about their
day and all that had happened to them.
They couldn’t wait to get back to school to share their adventures with
other students.
Little Blujays Head Start ~ Miss Rita, Miss Wendy - Teachers
Miss Lindsey - Family Service Worker
Miss Tricia - Center Aide
We had a very busy month of October. We took three walking field trips around the
community. The first field trip we took
was to the Post Office. Miss Cindy, the
postmaster, showed us all of the different things that are in the post
office. We made a letter in class and
Miss Cindy let us stamp it and we sent it to our parents. When we left, Miss Cindy gave us a bag of
candy and a big stamp puzzle to take home.
The second field trip that we took was to the fire
station. Firemen Brion and Mark and
their little helper Evan showed us around the fire station. They showed us all the different fire trucks
and all the tools that they carry on the trucks. We got to see the ambulance; all of the gear that they wear to
the fires, a movie about fire safety, and the best part was when we all go to
squirt the fire hose. When we left the
firemen gave us a fireman hat, a coloring book, candy, stickers, and a tattoo.
Our third and final field trip for October was to the
Heritage Food Town to Trick-or-Treat.
We got to see all the employees and they gave us candy to take
home. While we were there we sang our
“Bubble Gum” song for everyone to hear.
Mrs. Schmedding ~
Personal Finance
On Tuesday, October 28,
Mrs. Schmedding’s Personal Finance class took a walking field trip to the
CharterWest Bank in Walthill. Students
attending were Surita Flores, Anpetu Freemont, Wesley Moniz, Keenan Parker, and
Albert Robinson. The class has been
studying about budgeting money, checking and savings accounts, online banking,
debit cards, ATM transactions, filling out 1040A tax returns and applying for
loans.
While at the bank Mic
Daehnke, Branch President, stated that it is very important to build a good
relationship with a local bank by successfully maintaining a checking or
savings account. Maintaining accounts properly
helps improve your credit score and helps when it comes time to take out a loan
for a car or college.
Mary Gill, Operations, gave
the tour of the bank. The tour included
seeing the vault and the safety deposit boxes, change sorter/counter, imaging
of checks and deposit slips, and the action behind the drive-up window. Information was given about each type of
account at the bank and what is needed to set up an account.
The students learned that it is very important to be 100
percent accurate in the finance business.
Students also learned about the education and experiences needed to be
an employee at a bank.
Mrs. Meyer - Mrs. Nelsen
Mr. VanEtten, Mrs. Meyer
and Mrs. Nelsen’s Language Arts classes have been busy working on their grammar
skills. The students have been taught nouns, verbs, adjectives, and writing
(commas, punctuation, capitalization). All of this work is for the upcoming
State Writing Assessment that will be held towards the end of January or early
February.
The students will be using
a model called TOWER to finish their writing assessment. TOWER is a researched
based writing model developed by Dr. Daryl Wilcox from Wayne State College. The
TOWER Writing Model shows students how to organize their thoughts before
writing begins. From there, students learn how to write their paper, then edit
their work, and then finally, write their final draft. The 8th grade
students are going to be very busy during the months of December and January in
order to prepare for the State Writing Assessment!
Mr. Heller
~ High School Studies
Psychology Class
The first project we did in psychology class was to create
surveys. We surveyed the school
population on their dreams, and how they felt at various times during the
day. Next we looked at memory, and all
the things that can help or hurt your memory.
Currently we our studying consciousness.
American History
In American History we have made it all the way up to
reconstruction. The last thing we
studied was the migration west of the Mississippi river, and how it affected
the lives of Native Americans on the plains.
November is Native American Heritage month, so currently we are working
on projects about famous Native Americans.
Government
Government class has learned all the basics of the United
States government. We even got to
register to vote, and some of our students got to vote in the election on
November 4th. We also held a
mock election at school on the same day, with Barack Obama winning our school’s
vote. Currently we are studying the
legislative branch of our government.
Geography
Geography class has also learned all the basics of
geography. Right now we are studying
the United States and Canada and learning all the history and culture of these
two countries. We are also getting
ready to start our state power point.
It will be a chance for the students to get out of the classroom and do
something different in class.
World History
World
History just got done learning about the early civilizations in Mesoamerica and
South America. We have also learned
about Medieval Europe. Currently we are
working on projects for these two time periods. Some topics covered are, the Inca, the Black Death, the Maya, and
the Aztec.
Homecoming 2008 ~ Mr. VanEtten
This
year’s Homecoming was a huge success. The theme was Mardi Gras, and it was
incorporated into the weekly events. The students received Mardi Gras beads
throughout the week for their attendance and the winners of the parade
competition and school spirit competition received a Mardi Gras prize. The
parade looked amazing with the variety of Mardi Gras themed posters and
costumes. The royalty each had on special Mardi Gras masks. Before the game,
the Booster Club and Student Council put on a tailgate for the community. They
served hotdogs, hamburgers, chips, and pop. After the game, the students
participated in a lock-in that ran to midnight. There they had pizza, pop, and
snacks, and played basketball, volleyball, or video games, which were projected
onto big screens. Thanks to all that were in involved: the School Board, the
Administration, the Student Council Representatives and Sponsors, Classroom
Sponsors, and Booster Club.
The Walthill Student Council Thanks these
people and businesses for their donations:
*
Chesterman Company * Wimmers * Charter West *ONCRT *
Wells Blue Bunny * Pat Heller * Tony Trudell
Wazhinga Ti Zhinga Early Childhood Center
December
Newsletter
Dear
Parents:
Seasons Greetings!
During the last few months children have
enjoyed playing outside when the weather permitted, improving their fine motor
skills by building with blocks and doing puzzles. They have also enjoyed painting, coloring, and drawing, although
sometimes we forget that we draw on paper not the walls or the tables. Thank goodness everything is washable. We have enjoyed our new toys purchased from
the ESU. The dollhouse and the rocking fish are a hit, thank you Mr. Stansberry.
Just a
few notes: Please do not let your children bring
small toys, acorns, coins, or candy and gum to the center. We have children of all ages here and they
could choke on small parts and pieces.
Cold and
Flu Season: Please check you child’s health before
bringing them to the center. Red matter
filled eyes, severe coughs, and fevers may mean a call to you at work to come
get your child. This may interrupt your
day and also cause other children here to become sick. Finding an alternative caregiver ahead of
time can help. You will be under less
stress by not having to leave work and find a caregiver for a sick child.
Winter
weather is upon us
and even though it is cold if weather is nice we will be going outside for a
few minutes each day. Please dress your
children appropriately for outside play.
It would be good to label coats, hats, and mittens as we have had some
mix-ups when children were picked up.
Phone
numbers and emergency contacts: If you have new phone numbers or emergency contacts please
update these with Jill.
Early
Dismissals – December 12th & 19th --Dismiss at 1:30
ALL CHILDREN NEED TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 1:30!
No
School December 22nd to January 4th
School
Resumes on January 5th
Have a safe
and happy holiday season!
Jill
Peterson
Director
The basketball season is right around the corner and we are
very excited. So far we have had 23
guys come out for practice. This is a
tremendous help, and we are pumped to see these kinds of numbers. The athletes are working very hard to get
ready for our opening games. We start
off the season with two homes on back-to-back nights. First we play Santee on December 4th and then we play
Winnebago on the 5th. We are
expecting good crowds for both games, so come early, cheer loud, and root on
these athletes that are working their tails off in practice. Go Blujays!
Varsity
Football ~ Coach Glenn Randel
This years Walthill football team
finished with a 0-8 record. Despite again being a very young football team they
showed improvement as the year went by.
Again they played a very tough D-2 schedule with 4 of the opponents
making it to the state playoffs. Two of
the Blujays best efforts were against playoff teams, Allen losing 66-18 and
Wynot losing 44-6
The coaching staff of Glenn Randel
and John Singer would like to thank the team for their effort and hard work
through out the year. Seniors Adrian
Harlan and Daulton Sheridan were all district Honorable Mention players. The Blujays have 13 letter winners returning
next year.
The coaches Randel and Singer
would like to thank the parents, fans, and administration for all of the
support they received through out the year.
A pizza party was held at the conclusion of the year.
Junior High Football ~ Coach Glenn Randel
The Walthill Blujays Junior High
football team finished the 2008 season with a 0-4 record. All four losses were by a total of 5
touchdowns.
The team consisted of 8th
graders, Andy Tyndall and Miguel Moniz.
The 7th grade players were Tony Brown, Maurice Grant,
Shaquille Grant, Harley Merrick, Dylan Morris, Jonathon Olson, Charles Philips,
Sheldon Sheridan, Shonna Aldrich, and Jalice Randol. The team was coached by John Singer and Glenn Randel.
A pizza party was held at the
conclusion of the year.
Weightlifting
~ Glenn Randel
Weightlifting class is again being offered at Walthill High
School. This year’s class has doubled
in size from last year with 20 students participating. Glenn Randel again
teaches the class this year.
During the first week of class the students did a one-lift
maximum in all five required lifts. They are the bench press, military press;
incline press, squat and the power clean.
After finishing their Max’s they will work on the program of 3 sets of
10 reps in each lift, they will do 10-8-6-4-2 program.
Highlight during the first quarter were that the students
increased the max lift in 21 different lifts. There are 6 students over 200
pounds n the bench with several others close to it. Mykal Grant has increased his bench from 17 pounds to 220 pounds.
Chelsea Grant, Charity Harlan, and Alexa Tyndall all have increased their max’s
in 2 or more of the lifts with squatting over 200 pounds and Alexa Tyndall
benching 120 pounds.
Varsity
Volleyball ~ Coach Joe Stark
Undersized and outnumbered? Although this team was limited in numbers and height, they showed
the true determination and grit required to play up to their potential. From the beginning of the season to the end,
the 7 girls on the team worked hard in practice and played as hard as any coach
could have asked. Several teams on our schedule this year had a whole starting
line-up taller than any one of our girls, but this did not stop the girls from
competing and believing that they could play with and beat many of these teams.
This team definitely had a winner’s mentality and this showed.
We finished the season with a record of 8-14. Season
highlights include two great 5 set matches against Santee, both of which Blujay
victories; a 4th place finish at the All-Indian Conference
Tournament; a 2nd place finish at the Gayville-Volin Tournament, and
a season sweep of Omaha Nation and Santee. Individually, Sonjra Sheridan earned
a Miss Hustle award at the AIC tournament, as well as, a honorable mention
award for the Lewis and Clark Conference; Danna Miller received first team all
conference for the Lewis and Clark Conference.
Congratulations to all volleyball participants for a terrific
season. Thanks to all students, staff, administration and parents for all the
support given to the girls this past season.
Junior
High Volleyball ~ Coach Mark WhiteEyes
Team members: Coach Mark WhiteEyes, Marcell, Mimi,
Kourtney, Davina, Shyvonne, Quinn, Brooke, Marie, Alondra, Brenna and Natina
Project Washkon
846-5903
Walthill
Public School
November 2008
Project Report
Submitted by Tami Duerksen
Project
Washkon is off and running at full speed! Currently there are 131 students enrolled in the after school
program. From the start of the school
year up to this point the average is 65 students per night. There are many up and coming events that
will help get the average even higher!
During
the month of November Project will have a Thanksgiving celebration and Buddy
Night. For December we will have our
annual Christmas open house and a Field Trip will be available for those
students with good behavior and attendance!
Project
offers a wide variety of enrichment classes.
Some of those include: Native Crafts, Candle Making, Child Development,
Internet Explorer, T-Shirt Making, Pony Beading, Block and Star Quilting,
Interior Design, Library and Photography.
Project also offers recreational/Sports classes for those that need to
run off a little extra energy!
At
the start of each semester, each student is given the opportunity to register
for new classes. This gives the
students a variety of classes to choose from and an opportunity to participate
in all at some point throughout the year.
Starting in January, some of the classes to be offered will include:
Shawl Making, Cooking, Drumming/Singing, Hockey, Ping-Pong, Pottery, Native
Jewelry and 3 on 3 Basketball.
Project
has been fortunate for the past couple of years to have awesome staff and
students to work with. The after school
program strongly follows the rules of the school day and disciplinary issues
are addressed the same as well.
Stability is very important and our program has been blessed with
wonderful people that truly care about this community and the children in the
program. The staff has stuck with this
program for many years, and hopefully will continue to for many more!
December 2008
Project Washkon
Dates to Remember: Dec. 2nd: NO PROJECT/Home BB Game Dec. 3rd: NO PROJECT/Home BB Game Dec. 10th: WPS Christmas Program Dec. 15th: NO Project/Home BB Game Dec. 18th: NO Project/Home BB Game Dec. 22nd – Jan. 4th: NO SCHOOL/ Christmas Break Project Washkon-Walthill Public School Phone: 402-846-5903 Fax: 402-846-5029 |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
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1 PROJECT |
2 NO PROJECT |
3 PROJECT |
4 NO PROJECT |
5 |
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8 PROJECT |
9 PROJECT |
10 NO PROJECT |
11 PROJECT |
12 |
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15 NO PROJECT |
16 PROJECT
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17 PROJECT |
18 NO PROJECT |
19 |
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22 NO School |
23 NO School |
24 NO School |
25 NO School Merry Christmas! |
26 NO School |
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29 NO School |
30 NO School |
31 NO School |
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December 2008
Waca’be
zhingo ida ike
When
the Little Black Bears are Born
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
|
1 |
2 JHBBB
home v. Emerson-Hubbard @ 2:30pm District
One Act @ Butte, NE |
3 |
4 VGBB
& VBBB home v. Santee @ 6:00pm & 8:00pm JHGBB
& JHBBB home v. Omaha Nation @ 2:00pm |
5 VGBB
& VBBB home v. Winnebago @ 6:15pm & 8:00 pm |
6 |
7 |
8 JHBBB v.
Omaha Nation @ Macy @ 2:30pm |
9 |
10 K-8
Christmas Concert @ 7:00pm |
11 |
12 E/O @
1:30 VGBB
& VBBB @ Bancroft @ 6:15pm & 8:00pm |
13 VGBB
& VBBB 9/10 Tourney @ Bancroft Time: TBA |
14 |
15 JHGBB
home V. Winnebago @ 3:00pm |
16 |
17 |
18 JHBBB
home v. Winnebago @ 3:00pm |
19 E/O @
1:30pm Staff & Students Teacher
Grades Due End of 2nd
Quarter End of 1st
Semester |
20 VGBB
& VBBB v. Freeman Academy @ Freeman @ 5:00pm & 7:00pm |
21 |
22 NO School |
23 NO School |
24 NO School |
25 NO School Merry Christmas! |
26 NO School |
27 |
28 |
29 NO School VGBB
& VBBB Mead Holiday Tourney @ Mead TBA |
30 NO School VGBB & VBBB Mead Holiday Tourney @ Mead TBA |
31 NO School |
|
|
|
December
2008
Breakfast: Offered Daily Walthill Public School
Milk and Juice
Lunch: Offered Daily
Milk and Salad Bar 7-12 The USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
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1 Eng.
Muffin/Cereal/Fruit Mini Corn
Dogs Corn
Casserole Diced
Peaches Cookie |
2 Breakfast
Burrito Turkey/Rice
Soup Crackers Ham &
Cheese Sandwich Veggies/Dip Apple |
3 Biscuit/Sausage
Gravy Pork
Roast in Gravy Mashed
Potatoes Green
Beans Rosie
Applesauce Roll |
4 Muffins/Cereal/Fruit Crispito
w Cheese Sauce Garnishes Spanish
Rice Pineapple |
5 Pancakes/Sausage Chicken
Alfredo Broccoli Jell-o
Fruit Cup Roll |
||||
8 Breakfast
Pizza/Fruit Cheese
Burger on Bun French
Fries Baked
Beans Diced Peaches |
9 Omelet w/
Toast Tater Tot
Casserole Green
Beans Orange
Smiles Roll |
10 Biscuit/Sausage
Gravy Roast
Turkey in Gravy Mashed
Potatoes Corn/Roll
Cranberry
Jell-o Pumpkin
Pie |
11 Yogurt
w/Toast/Cereal Lasagna
w/ Meat Sauce Garlic
Bread Peas Diced
Pears |
12 Waffle
Sticks/Sausage French
Dip Sandwich Chips Veggies/Dip Apple Christmas
Cookie |
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15 Pop
Tart/Cereal/Fruit Brd.
Chicken Sandwich Potato
Wedges Corn/Pickle
Spears Tropical
Fruit |
16 Bacon/Egg/Cheese
Sand. Chili/Crackers Cinnamon
Roll Veggies/Dip Apricots |
17 Biscuit/Sausage
Gravy Ham Potatoes/Gravy Green
Beans Cherry
Cheese Cake Roll |
18 Oatmeal w
Peaches/Toast Hamburger
Gravy over Biscuit Mixed
Vegetables Diced
Pears |
19 French
Toast/Bacon Sausage
Pizza Lettuce
Salad Pudding Banana |
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22
Christmas Vacation |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
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29
No School! |
30 |
31 |
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January
2009
Honga
umubthi ike
When
the snow drifts into the tents of the honga
Sun |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
Sat |
|
|
|
|
1 NO School Happy New Year! |
2 NO School |
3 |
4 |
5 School
Resumes 3rd
Quarter Begins |
6 VGBB
& VBBB @ Winside @ 6:15pm &
8:00pm |
7 |
8 JHGBB
& JHBBB @ Santee @ 2:30pm |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 JHGBB @ Winnebago
@ 3:00pm |
13 VGBB & VBBB home V. Omaha Nation @ 6:15pm & 8:00pm |
14 |
15 E/O @
1:30pm P/T
Conferences 4:00 – 8:00pm |
16 NO School |
17 VGBB
& VBBB home v. Newcastle @ 6:15pm & 8:00pm |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 VGBB
& VBBB All Native Tourney @ Macy Time: TBA |
23 |
24 VGBB
& VBBB All Native Tourney @ Macy Time:TBA JHGBB
& JHBBB Bancroft Tourney @ 9:00am |
25 |
26 VGBB
& VBBB home v. Allen @ 6:15pm & 8:00pm Parent’s
Night |
27 JHGBB
& JHBBB @ Bancroft @ 4:00pm |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 VGBB
Lewis & Clark Tourney – Site – TBA Time:TBA |
January
2009
Breakfast: Offered Daily
Walthill Public School
Milk and Juice
Lunch: Offered Daily
Milk and Salad Bar 7-12 The USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
Fri |
|
|
|
1 NO School |
2 NO School |
5 Eng.
Muffin/Cereal/Fruit Cheese
Burger on Bun French
Fries Baked
Beans Pineapple
Tidbits |
6 Scrmbled
Eggs/Bacon/Toast Southwest
Mac/Cheese Peas Banana Angel
Food Cake Roll |
7 Biscuit/Sausage
Gravy Chicken
Strips Potatoes/Gravy Green Beans Diced
Peaches |
8 Cocoa
Wheats w/Toast BBQ
Meatballs Mac/Cheese California
Blend Diced
Pears Roll |
9 Pancakes/Sausages Burrito Garnishes Spanish
Rice Tangerine
Fruit Cup |
12 Jelly
Donut/Cereal Mini Corn
Dogs Corn
Casserole Rosie
Applesauce Roll |
13 Omelet
w/Toast Chicken
Noodle Soup Veggies/Dip Crackers P.B.
& Jelly Sandwich Orange Smiles |
14 Biscuit/Sausage
Gravy Turkey in
Gravy Mashed
Potatoes Green
Beans Diced
Peaches Roll |
15 Muffins/Cereal/Fruit Hamburger
Pizza Lettuce
Salad Banana Pudding |
16 NO School |
19 Breakfast/Fruit Chicken
Nuggets Tri
Taters Corn Pineapple
Tidbits Roll |
20 Breakfast
Burrito Tomato
Soup/Crackers Grilled
Cheese Sandwich Veggies/Dip Diced
Pears |
21 Biscuit/Sausage
Gravy Beef
Stroganoff California
Blend Apple
Crisp Roll |
22 Yogurt
w/Toast/Cereal Lasagna w
Meat Sauce Garlic
Bread Peas Apricots |
23 Waffle
Sticks/Sausage Taco
Salad Garnishes Corn
Chips/Salsa Apple Cookie |
26 Pop
Tart/Cereal/Fruit Cheese
Burger on Bun French
Fries Baked
Beans Tropical
Fruit |
27 Bacon/Egg/Cheese
Sand. Vegetable
Beef Soup Crackers Biscuit/Cheese Diced
Peaches Pumpkin
Dessert |
28 Biscuit/Sausage
Gravy Chicken
Fried Steak Potatoes/Gravy Green
Beans Rosie
Applesauce Roll |
29 Oatmeal w
Apples/Toast Turkey Tettrazinni California
Blend Diced
Pears Roll |
30 French
Toast/Bacon Trout
Melt on Bun Tri Tater Peas/Carrots Pineapple
Tidbits Cookie |
Dec.
10 - K-8 Christmas Concert @ 7:00pm
Dec.
12 – Early Out @ 1:30pm Dec.
19 - Early Out @ 1:30pm Dec.
22-31 - NO SCHOOL Christmas Break Jan.
1-2 - NO SCHOOL Christmas Break Jan.
15 - Early Dismissal @ 1:30pm Parent/Teacher/Student
Conferences 4:00 till 8:00pm Jan.
16 - NO SCHOOL Jan.
26 - Parent’s Night for Varsity Girls & Boys
Basketball Teams