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Only One Quarter Left! Special Points of

Interest in this

issue:

Students of Month & Quarter

2

Academic Decathlon &

Farm Bureau

3

PBiS Information 4

Project Extra Mile 5

Notes from Mr. Hanks & Quiz Bowl

6

Extracurricular Benefits

7

HS Sports 8

Junior High Sports

& Track/Golf

Schedules

9

Spelling Contest &

Miscellaneous Items 10

TeamMates &

Speech 11

Spanish Club 12

Purple Pinky

Project 13

Student Success &

NHS Blood Drive 14

Mary Lynch news

and new employees 15

Cheer/Show Choir 16

Summer School 17

Community Chats 18

School Resource Officer Update

Kimball Public Schools March 2015 Start of 4th Quarter

Newsletter

On Friday, February 20th, two candi-

dates went through an interview process with

five people including two representatives from

Kimball Public Schools, two representatives

from the City of Kimball, and one representa-

tive from the public.

Both candidates did well and were rec-

ommended to be advanced to further tests and

training. If both do well on the next round of

tests and training, then one will be assigned as

the new SRO and the other will become a pa-

trol officer for the KPD. If everything goes

well, Kimball Public Schools will have a new

SRO at the start of the 2015-16 school year.

Jr/Sr High Students that had a 4.0 GPA for the First Semester Front: Ali Hunsaker, Taylor Walker-Muldoon, Kennedy Lewis, Jessica Hanks,

Alex Reader, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Clay Keller, and Rowdy Keller

Middle: Kiersten Anderson, Todd Hunsaker, Justine Heeg, Kirsten Milam,

Hannah Marks, Madison Wynne, and Leisha Casimiro

Back: Jaden Mohr, Ryan Soper, Paycen Harroun, Colton Stull, Danika Daum,

Audrey Day, Kate Reader, and Hailey Paxton

Not Pictured: Hollie Clark

December Student of the Month

The honors committee selected Justin Mohr as the December Stu-

dent of the Month. Justin has been a jack of all

trades in high school, participating

in many organizations and on many teams. He has been a twelve

sport athlete, spending many hours in football, wrestling, and

track practices. He has lettered in football three times, wrestling four

times, and hopes to have a fourth

letter in track. Justin has played both the trum-

pet and baritone in band and is

participating in jazz band this year. He has also participated in show

choir for two years and has been involved in Interact Club. His true

joy has been to participate in One

Act for the past four years. Justin enjoys school so much that he

wants to become a teacher. Justin will receive a $25 gift cer-

tificate from the Lion’s Club and is now eligible for a $500 Lion’s Club

Student of the Month Scholarship

to be presented yearly to one of the “making a difference” winners.

Congratulations to Justin, one who is “making a difference”.

January Student of the Month

The honors committee selected Rowdy Keller as the January Stu-

dent of the Month. Throughout Rowdy’s high school

career, he has participated in cross

country and wrestling. He has let-tered all four years in both. Rowdy

has received Academic All-state the past three years in wrestling

and was all-conference for two of those years.

Rowdy has been involved in

math competitions all four years and was inducted into the National

Honor Society his sophomore year.

He was also involved in FFA for one year and qualified for state.

Rowdy was nominated for the NSAA Believer’s and Achiever’s and

has maintained a 4.0 GPA through-

out high school. He plans to study forensics in college.

Rowdy will receive a $25 gift certificate from the Lion’s Club and

is now eligible for a $500 Lion’s Club Student of the Month Schol-

arship to be presented yearly to

one of the “making a difference” winners.

Congratulations to Rowdy, one who is “making a difference”.

Junior High Students of the 2nd Quarter

For each quarter of the school year, three students from both the 7th and 8th grade are honored as “Students of the Quarter”. These students are nominated by their teachers and then selected by the principal. The students are treated to lunch at Pizza Hut and earn a certificate for their excellent perfor-mance during those nine weeks.

7th Grade on left: Jenna Greenwood, Bailie Brower, & Mikayla Cook

8th Grade on Right: Izzy Christensen, Aroon Flores, & Izaac Reuter

Academic Decathlon 2014-15

The Kimball/Banner County Farm Bureau

has found a creative way to donate money

to Clubs and Organizations at Kimball Jr/Sr

High School. During the month of January,

the high school basketball teams had four

home games and for every 3-point basket

made by the Kimball varsity girls and boys

teams in those four games, Farm Bureau

would donate $5.00.

The teams combined to make 39 3-point

baskets (25 by the boys and 14 by the

girls). This came to $195 and this money

will be divided between the Kimball Interact Club and prizes for the schools PBiS Program. The In-

teract Club has already earmarked $50 to go to the Spanish Club and help sponsor a Spring MORP

Dance. The PBiS prizes will consist of several $5.00 gift certificates from local businesses in an ef-

fort to keep the money in Kimball. A Big THANK YOU to Farm Bureau for their positive support!

Kimball/Banner County Farm Bureau 3-Point Program

Academic Decathlon is a scholastic compe-tition that tests students in such areas as language and literature, art, music, math, economics, and science. Students compete individually and as teams. The finale of the event is an often-raucous Super Quiz. The regional competition for Western Ne-braska took place on January 17th in Hyannis and although Kimball did not have enough students for an official team, the two stu-dents who participated did very well. Sopho-more Hollie Clark scored the highest but both Hollie and Freshman Kennedy Lewis finished in the top ten.

Kennedy Lewis and Hollie Clark participated in the Regional Academic

Decathlon Competition in Hyannis on Saturday, January 17th

Rick Perry presents Mr. Hanks with a check for $195

Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

Show RESPECT for yourself, others, and school property Take RESPONSIBILITY for your actions and your choices

Make the EFFORT to be a good student and citizen Think SAFETY for the good of everyone

RESPECT Respect participants, spectators, coaches, and officials

Practice positive communication skills (both verbal and nonverbal)

Respect the facilities

RESPONSIBILITY

Practice good sportsmanship Put trash in appropriate receptacle

EFFORT

Demonstrate positive school spirit Be a good spectator

SAFETY

Use stairs & WALK in the bleacher area Refrain from throwing items over the back of stadium

Use appropriate behavior

Show RESPECT for yourself, others, and school property Take RESPONSIBILITY for your actions and your choices

Make the EFFORT to be a good student and citizen Think SAFETY for the good of everyone

RESPECT Respect vehicles and personal property of others

Respect school grounds Avoid noise pollution

RESPONSIBILITY

Driving is a privilege—follow all driving laws Keep speeds under 10 mph

Use designated parking spaces Put trash in appropriate receptacle

EFFORT

Take initiative to greet guests appropriately Work to keep the parking lot clean and tidy

SAFETY

Stay out of the path of moving vehicles Socialize in appropriate areas

Stadium Expectations Parking Lot Expectations

Track Meets and/or Field Days

During the last three months of school, several track meets

and/or field days will take place in the stadium at Kimball Jr/Sr

High School. The expectations for the stadium and our parking

lot are posted at the top of this page. If eve-

ryone works at achieving these expectations,

it will make each of these events an enjoyable

experience for everyone involved.

Adults who host an underage drinking party or provide or sell alcohol to a minor can be

held civilly liable if the intoxicated minor injures or kills someone. That’s right. You could

lose your shirt, your house, your business. There really is no free ride if you provide.

Under Nebraska criminal law, you can spend up to a year in jail, receive a $1,000 fine or

both if you provide alcohol to a minor. If serious injury or death to any person is caused

by the minor’s consumption or impaired condition, you will be convicted of a Class IIIA

felony, spend at least 30 days and up to 5 years in jail, and could receive up to $10,000 in

fines. Sometimes there is a free ride. . . to jail.

Underage drinking. Adult consequences.

projectextramile.org

This project is supported in whole or in part by the Nebraska Office of Highway Safety and Grant #93.243 under the Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnership

for Success Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Prevention through the Nebraska Department

of Health and Human Services and Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare.

Project Extra Mile

Notes from Mr. Hanks PROM: This year the

PROM is much earlier

than it has been in the past

and will take place on Sat-

urday, March 21st. With

the new “No F” Eligibility

Policy, students who fail

one or more classes for

the 3rd quarter will not be allowed to participate

in extra-curricular activities from Wednesday,

March 18 to Tuesday, March 24. This will fall

on PROM and any students who wish to

attend PROM will need to make sure they

are passing ALL classes at the end of the

3rd quarter.

End of the Year Assessments: Students in

grades 7, 8, and 11 will take the NeSA or Ne-

braska State Assessments this spring. On March

31 and April 2 the 7th Grade will take assess-

ments in Reading and Math while the 8th Grade

will take assessments in Reading, Math, and Sci-

ence. On April 7 and 8, the juniors will take as-

sessments in Reading, Math, and Science. Our

students are compared to other students across

the state and it is very important that they give

their best effort on these assessments. Getting a

good night sleep and having a good breakfast at

home can certainly help in this effort.

As a school district, we also administer the

NWEA or MAP’s Test in Reading, Math, Lan-

guage Usage, and General Science two times dur-

ing the year. Students took these tests in Septem-

ber and will take them again in April. The MAP’s

Tests provide very good data to aid the teachers

in the classroom and we want to get a good idea

of how much our students have improved

through the course of the year. These tests will

take place for students in grades 7-11 on the

week of April 13th. Once again, a good night

sleep and a good breakfast can help the students.

May Events Schedule: May 5th—Sports Banquet

May 6th—Senior Trip

May 11th—Mary Lynch Track Meet (grades 2-6)

May 12th—Lower Elementary Field Day

May 13th—Honors Day Program at 1:45 pm

May 16th—Graduation at 11:00 am

May 18th—Upshift Day

May 21—Students Last Day (1:00 dismissal)

Communication: Good communication is a

necessity in running a school. If you have any

questions, comments, or concerns, please con-

tact me, Gene Hanks, at 235-4861 or come to

my office which is always open.

High School Quiz

Bowl Mrs. O’Brien is the spon-

sor for Quiz Bowl in

grades 9-12. Students

will compete in two con-

ference meets in March.

Kimball is the host for

SPVA on March 17 and

travels to Bridgeport on

March 26 for WTC. Members of the Kimball High School Quiz Bowl (l-r): Jessica Hanks, Kallie Bush, Michael Ferguson,

Leisha Casimiro, Mrs. O’Brien, Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, Taylor Walker-Muldoon, and Alex Reader

Not Pictured: Hollie Clark and Jordan Greenwood

Academics are the reason we have school and good

grades along with a high school diploma set students

up for success in college and life in general. However,

there is overwhelming evidence that whatever your de-

sired educational, social, or emotional outcome; stu-

dent activities are the common denominator that drives student performance.

Besides being fun and a great way to socialize with peers, extracurricular activities can

enhance students’ time management and stress management skills, improving overall

productivity. Extracurricular activities also increase a student’s appeal when applying to col-

lege. Studies show that students in extracurricular activities have higher grades, score high-

er on standardized tests, and their written and oral communication skills improve as well.

Overall, students who participate in extracurricular activities will likely see an improve-

ment in their academic and life skills, including discipline, goal-setting, teamwork, account-

ability, and responsibility. They will also find themselves better prepared for post-secondary

education. Ultimately, students may even discover that the lessons they learned outside the

classroom, in basketball or Spanish Club will help them cope with future challenges in the

workplace. Kimball Public Schools currently offers a variety of extracurricular activities in-

cluding FFA, sports, cheer/dance, music, drama, speech, quiz bowl, academic decathlon,

and several different clubs.

The above information was obtained from the Alliance for Student Activities

and Gear Up Iowa. All students in the picture on page one participate in extracurricular activities!

Senior Michael Ferguson, Junior Ethan Land, Senior Enrique Cajero,

and Senior Colton Stull in a home game from this past season.

The varsity boys basketball team finished with a

6-14 record this year. Four seniors finished

their careers for the Longhorns (Colton Stull,

Michael Ferguson, Jonathon Withrow, and En-

rique Cajero). Highlights included winning their

own tournament and an upset win at Mitchell.

Winter Sports Recap Clay Keller Qualifies for State

Wrestling

Freshman Clay Keller and the wrestling coaches participated in a

tunnel walk before heading to Omaha and the State Meet.

The top four at districts qualified for state

and Clay finished 2nd at districts in Mitchell

in the 132 lb weight class. Clay lost both

matches at state but gained valuable experi-

ence for next year. Congratulations Clay!

Pictured above are: Head Coach Wade

Brashear, Senior Justin Mohr, Senior Rowdy

Keller, and Sophomore Logan Stahla before

heading to the state wrestling tournament.

Both Justin and Rowdy wrapped up their ca-

reers as four-year letter winners for KPS.

Senior Jessica Hanks, Junior Danika Daum, and Junior Madison

Biesecker work hard on defense in a home game against Hershey.

The varsity girls basketball team finished with a

record of 11-13. Seniors Jessica Hanks and

Alexis Gawith finished their careers. They fin-

ished 3rd in their own tournament and 4th in

both conference tournaments.

2014-15 Junior High Activities

8th Grade Boys Basketball

March 28

April 2

April 9

April 18

April 24

April 28

May 1

May 8

May 14

May 22/23

Home

Bayard CD

Chappell

WTC/Bayard

Morrill

Best of West SPVA/Hershey

Bayard BCD Districts/Bayard

State/Omaha

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

1:00 pm

9:00 am

4:30 pm

9:00 am

8:30 am

TBA

TBA

High School Track

8th Grade Team Members

Front (l-r): Zane Anthony, Ethan Bemis, Colton Mielke, and Jaren Win-

strom. Back (l-r): Dillon Wise, Grant Hickman, Brady Kilgore, Izaac

Reuter, Corey Travis, and Jacob Walker. Not Pictured is Coach Dane

Wurdeman

7th Grade Team Members

Front (l-r): Samuel Cajero, Todd Hunsaker, Jacob Withrow, and Dylan

Warren. Back (l-r): Beau Hanks, Brendan Walker, Brayden Tyan, Lane

Wasielewski, and Austin Lulf. Not Pictured: Coach Ben Ferguson and

Zavyer White

Spring Sports Schedules

The 8th Grade boys basketball team finished with

a record of 7-5 and Coach Wurdeman was very

pleased with how they played this year!

The 7th Grade team was coached by Ben Fergu-

son and finished with a 4-7 record but had close

losses to Pine Bluffs, Ogallala, Gering, and Sidney

twice. They were extremely competitive and

should see an improvement next year.

High School Boys Golf

April 7

April 14

April 16

April 18

April 21

April 27

May 1

May 2

May 7

May 19

May 27/28

Bayard

Mitchell

Bridgeport

Imperial

Morrill

Scottsbluff

SPVA/Grant

WTC/Alliance

Home

Cambridge

State/Lincoln

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

10:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

Districts/TBA

TBA

Junior High Track

April 7

April 16

April 23

April 30

May 5

May 7

Bayard

Sidney

Home

Pine Bluffs

Morrill

SPVA/Imperial

9:00 am

10:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

9:00 am

7th Grade Boys Basketball

Kimball Public Schools Spelling Contest

Superintendent Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-2188

Jr/Sr High School Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-4861

Mary Lynch Elementary Office . . . . . . . . . .235-4696

Food Service Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-4786

Transportations Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235-2123

Mrs. Kathleen O’Brien provides instructions to the students that participated in the Annual Spelling Contest

On Thursday, February 26th,

students in Grades 4-8 compet-

ed in the Kimball Schools

Spelling Contest. Ethan Culek-

Schaeffer, an 8th grade student,

won the contest for the third

time and Lydia Travis, a 4th

grade student, finished runner-

up. Ethan will be unable to at-

tend the state contest in Omaha

so Lydia will be the school’s rep-

resentative if she chooses to

participate.

Kathleen O’Brien served as

the Enunciator with Linda Mihm, Jo Dietz, and Carolyn Montgom-

ery serving as the judges.

The following is a list of the

participants by grade. The first

person listed in bold was the top

speller for that grade going into

the contest and they received a

small trophy. Every student that

participated received a medal

and certificate. The participants:

4th Grade:

1. Xavier Thomas-Lewis

2. Landen Valdez

3. Charlotte Hargreaves

4. Lydia Travis

5. Arecia Rose

6. Halsey Clark

5th Grade:

1. David Selves

2. Drake Linscott 3. Gideon Casimiro

4. Louise Tambanillo

5. Thomas Muldoon

6. Riann Morton

6th Grade:

1. Ian Schildhauer

2. Jacob Lee

3. Melai Casimiro

4. Sydney Keller

5. Jared Barnes

6. Scott Hunsaker

7th Grade

1. Austin Lulf

2. Saydi Schanaman

3. Ambri Rogers

4. Meagan Williams

5. Beau Hanks

8th Grade

1. Ethan Culek-Schaeffer

2. Hannah Marks

3. Trevor Ryschon

4. Kate Reader

5. Tristen Cook

6. Zachery Wagner

Dates with No School or Early Outs

Tuesday, March 24 ................... NO SCHOOL

Friday, April 3 ............................ NO SCHOOL

Monday, April 6 ........................ NO SCHOOL

Thursday, May 21 ...................... 1:00 Dismissal

On Saturday, March 28

at 4:00 pm, the Kimball

TeamMates Chapter will

be taking 22 students

and 25 adults to Chey-

enne for their annual

Spring Trip.

They will eat dinner at Los Abuelos and then at-

tend the melodrama “Sherlock Holmes: The Final

Adventure” at the Cheyenne Little Theater Players

The Kimball

High School Speech Team

has had a fantas-tic season thus

far. Students compete in indi-

vidual events, and then their

points are tal-lied into team scores. They have competed

in seven speech invitationals thus far and have brought home five championship tro-phies. Kimball has won the C/D champion-

ship at the Scottsbluff, Gordon-Rushville,

Gering, and Bridgeport Invitationals. They also won the overall championship at Suth-

erland as well as the Western Trails Con-ference Championship. They will also com-

pete at meets in Hemingford, the SPVA Conference Meet in Grant, and Districts in

North Platte. The team is hoping to have a good number of qualifiers to the State

Competition in Kearney on March 26th. There will also be a speech open house on

Thursday, March 19th at the High School. The public is encouraged to attend and see these students perform.

One-Hour Walk

Annual Golf Scramble

Cheyenne Little Theater Players

Once again, the Kimball

TeamMates Chapter

will have a golf scram-

ble to raise money for

the program. Specific

Information will be in

the May Newsletter.

The annual one-hour walk will take place on Sunday, April 19th at the high school track. In case of inclement weather it will be in the student center. Anyone is wel-come to come and walk. For a $15.00 donation you also get a t-shirt. All money goes to the local TeamMates Chapter.

Kimball High School Speech Team

On Monday, February 9th when the

school was on Winter Break, Mrs. Sulu

took several students on a tour of the

University of Nebraska at Kearney cam-

pus. The students had a very rewarding

experience and represented the school

and community in a very positive manner!

Board Game Night

On January 29th, the Spanish Club

sponsored a Board Game Night in

the High School Student Center. A

fun time was had by all who at-

tended.

Rain Forest Tour Spanish 2 and 3 students created a jungle in their classroom. They translated a book about the rain forest, researched animals, and learned facts about the rain forest. The students also gave “jungle tours” in Spanish and English to other high school and junior high students as well as interested adults. This project gave stu-dents practice with various Spanish skills.

In December, some Spanish Club stu-dents volunteered to help the commu-nity at the recycling center and in January their efforts were rec-ognized and rewarded with a trip to the Den-ver Museum of Nature and Science and a meal at Casa Bonita.

Kneeling: Dakota Flores and Standing from

(l-r): Derick Soto, Kiegan Martinez, Brayan

Soto, Ben Maring-Bizelli, & Dakota Randles.

Trip to Denver

Tour of UNK

The Kimball Interact Club does one In-ternational Project each year and this year the Club will be raising money to-wards the elimination of Polio from around the world. On Friday, April 17th, students at both Mary Lynch and the Jr/Sr High School will be asked to bring money to donate for the project. Any amount donated will get one pinkie dyed purple. For every additional dollar, an-other finger can be dyed purple. This is a fun way for the students to participate and raise money for a worthwhile cause.

On Friday, April 17th, members of the Kimball Interact Club will be raising money for Polio Plus in an effort to eliminate Polio worldwide. Since $1.00 is the approximate cost to immunize one child from polio, the students have been encouraged to bring $1.00 or more to school with them on this date to help with the cause. When your child donates $1.00, we will paint his/her pinkie with Gentian Violet as a symbol of one child immunized from Polio. Of course, more than one finger may be painted if more than $1.00 is donated! Gentian Violet is a topical dye used by Rotary International to mark children after they have been immunized from Polio. This prevents double dosage. Since it is widely used by nursing mothers and in the mouths of infants, it is very safe. Its safety has been confirmed by our hospital and local pharmacists. However, Gentian Violet is brilliantly purple and will leave your child’s finger colored purple for a day or two. To prevent staining on things other than fin-gers, we will dip and immediately dry the finger with paper towels. If you wish your child to participate in this project, please sign below. ___________________________ __________________________ Parent or Guardian Print Student’s Name

Lupe Valle is a former student and the following is from an article that

was published in a newsletter for Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation:

A Student’s Story:

A Community of Support

There is a consistent theme when

talking with others about Lupe Val-

le. Everyone mentions his smile.

However, Lupe’s success has come

through hard work, determination,

and a strong community of support.

As a child growing up in Texas, he

had little formal education or train-

ing. When he moved to Nebraska

at age 15, he had few communica-

tion, reading, and math skills. As the only deaf person

when he enrolled in Kimball High School, he needed

an interpreter but had no sign language skills. He ad-

vocated for an interpreter to help him be a member

of the football team. In addition to assisting Lupe di-

rectly, Interpreter Connie Dietrich, taught a sign lan-

guage course for students, teachers, and others to

help them communicate with him. This is just one ex-

ample of the community of support surrounding Lupe.

Lupe’s community of support expanded when he en-

rolled in LifeLink in Scottsbluff. This transition pro-

gram provides opportunities for students with disabili-

ties, ages 18-21, to prepare for employment and inde-

pendent living. Lupe had a goal of becoming a welder

like his brother, so he enrolled in the Western Ne-

braska Community College (WNCC) welding pro-

gram. Using a classroom interpreter, he took Adult

Basic Education (ABE) classes to improve his reading

and communication skills.

Randy Thurston, ABE instructor at

WNCC, worked alongside his in-

terpreter to help Lupe learn Ameri-

can Sign Language and written Eng-

lish. It wasn’t always easy and Randy

reports that sometimes it was very

discouraging. But, they celebrated

accomplishments such as when Lu-

pe learned how to communicate

with the HandiBus to schedule

transportation. Welding instructor,

Dean Rindels, also worked closely

to support Lupe, describing him as

“always happy, with a twinkle in his eye, and friends

with everyone.”

Lupe graduated from WNCC with a Certificate in

Welding and recently completed on-the-job training as

a welder at Scottsbluff Industries, where he now

works full time. Gunter Koob at Scottsbluff Industries,

recalls that he initially had concerns about employing

Lupe. One related to safety due to his hearing impair-

ment and the other was communication. Lupe now

works in an area where safety concerns are addressed

and co-worker and interpreter worked together to

develop methods of communicating with him.

What’s next? Lupe says he wants to “be the best em-

ployee he can be” and continue to learn welding skills.

Lupe has certainly proven that with determination and

a community of support, there are many possibilities!

NHS BLOOD DRIVE On Friday, February 27th, the Kimball Na-

tional Honor Society hosted a Blood Drive

in the High School Gym with the theme

“Find the Hero in You.” Students age 16 and

over and some teachers took time during

the day to donate blood and find the Hero in

themselves. It was considered a success and

hopefully will help save some lives.

The kindergarten students hosted a Math Night for

their parents. Students invited their parents to

come to school on Monday, February 23rd for piz-

za and pop. After dinner, the students became the

“teachers” and taught their parents some of the

math they have been learning. Activities included:

making a Matrix, graphing, creating and copying

designs on a Geoboard, and filling in shapes with

Pattern Blocks. The students really enjoyed being

the teacher and teaching their parents. The par-

ents were (we hope) impressed with what their

students are learning! The kindergarten will also

host a Reading Night in March.

New Employees at Kimball Public Schools

Daniel Snyder

Daniel Snyder is a new custodian at Kimball Jr/Sr High

School. Daniel served in the Army for 17 years and moved

to Bushnell about a year ago. He is married with two chil-

dren of his own and three step-children. He says he loves

living in this area and would like to put down roots here.

Amanda Faust is the new SPED Para at Mary Lynch Tim Sinks is the new Kindergarten Para at Mary Lynch

The Kimball Cheer Team traveled

to Grand Island the weekend of

February 21st to compete in the

Nebraska State Cheer and Dance

Championships. The Kimball team

gave great performances and re-

ceived 3rd place in the Sideline cat-

egory and 4th place in the Non-

tumbling Cheer category.

State Cheer and Dance Championships

Congratulations Ladies! Pictured above are (l-r): Ivana Valle, Audrey McDowall, Ali Hunsaker, and Taylor Walker-

Muldoon. The picture is from a home basketball game earlier this year.

Kimball High School Show Choir, New Dimension

Congratulations to the Kimball High School show choir, New Dimension, for receiving a gold rating

at a competition in Imperial, NE on February 9th. The group placed 4th out of 17 show choirs and

earned their first Superior rating in several years. Their director, Mr. Jacob Hoffman, was extremely

proud of what the students have accomplished in just a few short months and would like to invite

the community to see them perform at the SPVA Music Contest in Kimball on March 24th at the

Harry E. McNees Auditorium. Awesome Accomplishment to Mr. Hoffman and New Dimension!

Kimball Public Schools will have some changes to the Summer

School Program and these changes are listed below. The Summer

Lunch Program will run from June 1st to July 31st. Once again both

breakfast & lunch will be served Monday through Friday and any stu-

dent 18 years and under will be able to eat free of charge. However,

these meals will be served at Mary Lynch instead of the High School.

High School Credit Recovery Students in grades 9-12 that meet the criteria will receive a letter from the principal inviting them

to participate in a credit recovery program. This year the program will only be for one week

(instead of the entire month of June) and will be full days instead of half days. The details:

June 1st - June 5th in the High School Computer Labs which are air conditioned

8:00 am to 3:30 pm with a one hour lunch from noon to 1:00 pm

Any Questions: Contact Jamie Golding at 235-2188

K-5th Grade

Jump Start Math Camp

July 20th - July 24th

Jump Start Reading Camp

July 27th - July 31st

Location

Modular at Mary Lynch

(Air Conditioning)

Student Time

8:00 am to Noon

Any KPS Student (K-5)

6th - 8th Grade

Jump Start Math Camp

July 20th - July 24th

Jump Start Reading Camp

July 27th - July 31st

Location

High School Computer Labs

(Air Conditioning)

Student Time

8:00 am to Noon

Any KPS Student (6-8)

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