Veterans Honored at Walthill Public School

Mrs. Ahlers & Mrs. Ferris

Walthill Public School celebrated Veteran’s Day on November 11^th.

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.

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. 8^TH

FAMILY FUN READING NIGHT

THEME: CHRISTMAS

AT THE WALTHILL PUBLIC LIBRARY

Ages: Preschool children through 4^th 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 6^th, 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 200^th 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 5^th & 6^th 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. 5^th, 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 19^th & 20^th 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 4^th. 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 ~ 2^nd 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 5^th & 6^th 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:

3^rd Grade: Andrew Aldrich Alisia Morris Tomi Parker

4^th Grade: Jayden Baxter Steven Turner Alexiss Wood

5^th Grade: DeAndre Bass Heaven Cayou Shanna Merrick

6^th Grade: Adam Kemp Shani Parker Alex Tyndall

Elementary Student Council attend Leadership Conference

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 8^th 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 4^th. 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 12^th & 19^th --Dismiss at 1:30 ALL CHILDREN NEED TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 1:30!

No School December 22^nd to January 4th

School Resumes on January 5th

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

Jill Peterson

Director

SPORTS UPDATE

Boys High School Basketball ~ Coach Porter and Coach Heller

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 4^th and then we play Winnebago on the 5^th. 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 8^th graders, Andy Tyndall and Miguel Moniz. The 7^th 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 4^th place finish at the All-Indian Conference Tournament; a 2^nd 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

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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. 2^nd: NO PROJECT/Home BB Game Dec. 3^rd: NO PROJECT/Home BB Game Dec. 10^th: WPS Christmas Program Dec. 15^th: NO Project/Home BB Game Dec. 18^th: NO Project/Home BB Game Dec. 22^nd – Jan. 4^th: NO SCHOOL/ Christmas Break Project Washkon-Walthill Public School Phone: 402-846-5903 Fax: 402-846-5029 Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
1 PROJECT	2 NO PROJECT	3 PROJECT	4 NO PROJECT	5
8 PROJECT	9 PROJECT	10 NO PROJECT	11 PROJECT	12
15 NO PROJECT	16 PROJECT	17 PROJECT	18 NO PROJECT	19
22 NO School	23 NO School	24 NO School	25 NO School Merry Christmas!	26 NO School
29 NO School	30 NO School	31 NO School

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 2^nd Quarter End of 1^st 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
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
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
22 Christmas Vacation	23	24	25	26
29 No School!	30	31

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 3^rd 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