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Red Ribbon Week Exeter-Milligan celebrated Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23 - 26. The week began with DeMoine Adams talking to the 7 - 12 graders about good choices. The theme of the week was "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" The 7 - 12 grade essay winners were Braden Capek, Brianna Capek, Jaiden Papik, and Brock Steuben. Teacher door decorating winners were Anita Mueller, Brooke Soukup, and Melanie Papik. The FCCLA did a great job of explaining Red Ribbon Week to the elementary. They were at both sites doing many Red Ribbon Week activities. Cold Weather Information Please be sure your child comes to school dressed for the cold temperatures. Students should come to school with winter coats, hats, gloves, and boots when it begins to snow. This is very important especially for the elementary students because if the weather permits they will have recess outside. Also make sure your child’s items are labeled with their name so they don’t get lost. School Closing Info... All notification of weather related late starts or school closing will be announced only at these media sites. Please tune in these stations to receive information updates: -Television Station KLKN in Lincoln -- Channel 8 -Television Station KOLN-KGIN in Lincoln -- Channel 10/11 Announcements are also made through the ADT alert system that is sponsored by Generations Bank in Exeter.

After School Practice Just a reminder that in order for 7-12 grade students to be able to practice or participate in any extra curricular activities, the student must be in attendance for ½ day of school. One-half day of school is four (4) full periods. Attendance Policy Notice! The district has an attendance policy which is aimed at reducing critically-high absenteeism. Under normal conditions, the policy limits absences to 10 days per semester, with exceptions for special circumstances. The details of the policy are outlined in the student handbook which each student and parent received in August. Students/Parents When your absences reach over 10 for any period you will need to make up the absences before you will be allowed to participate in any co-curricular activities, which includes practices. After School Program If a student is failing a class(es) they will be REQUIRED to attend the after school program until they are passing all their classes.

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Student Absences We are again asking that you notify the school by 8:30 AM if your child will be absent or late from school. If you know in advance that your child will be absent, please send a note with your child prior to the absence. This is the most effective way for the school to monitor your child’s attendance. If you do not know in advance or if your child is not in school by 8:45 AM we will make an effort to contact you as to the whereabouts of your child. When your child is absent if we do not speak to you personally or if you do not send a note your child will be considered UNEXCUSED. Notice to Parents – Childfind This notice is to inform the patrons of the Exeter-Milligan District 01 that: Public Law 94-142 and State Rule 51 and 54 mandate that free appropriate public education is available to each handicapped child, years 0-21, who reside in a local school district. Handicapped children are defined as: Physically Handicapped, Visually Handicapped, Acoustically Handicapped, Speech Handicapped, Orthopedically Handicapped, Educable Mentally Handicapped, Behaviorally Impaired, Specific Learning Disabled, Mentally Retarded, Multi-Handicapped, Home and Hospital Bound. (By reason, thereof, require special education and related services.) If you feel that your child may qualify under any of the above categories please contact Paul Sheffield Superintendent, Exeter-Milligan Public School District #01, Exeter, NE. 402-266-5911. __________________________ Exeter-Milligan Public School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, marital status, disability, or age in admission or access to, or treatment of employment, in its programs and activities. the following person has/have been designated to handle inquiries regarding complaints, grievance procedures or the application of these policies of nondiscrimination: Title: Supt. Paul Sheffield Address: Exeter-Milligan Public Schools, Box 139. Exeter, NE 68351 Phone #: (402) 266-5911

 

MUSIC NEWS

Good luck to the following students on their honor band auditions:Peytan Brandt - Chadron, UNK, UNL & WayneHannah Horne - Chadron & UNKCaitlin Murphy - UNL

Upcoming deadlines: Meridian JH Honor Band/Choir - December 8Class D All-State Concert & Jazz Bands - December 22CRC Honor Choir & Honor Band - January ?

Thank you to all of the students who performed in the pep band for the conference, district and state volleyball tournaments. You represented our school well and should be proud of yourselves. Also, thank you to all of the parents who helped make it happen. I realize it meant some very early mornings and getting kids to town.

Congratulations to these honor band participants!

Concordia Musical Arts Day Peytan Brandt & Hannah Horne

Doane Fall Festival of Winds Honor Band Hannah Horne, Caitlin Murphy, Peytan Brandt & Theron Odovdy

All-State Band Caitlin Murphy

The K-6 Christmas program will be held on Thursday, December 14, at 7:00 p.m. in the Exeter site gymnasium. This year’s musical is called “Shapin’ Up Santa.” The 5th & 6th grade class will have the character parts in the program and the 3rd & 4th grade class will be elves. The K-2 classes will sing several songs and the bands will perform. Cast members include:

Santa Claus - Troy KallhoffMrs. Claus - Kierra PapikHughie - Andrew VavraBetty Body - Savana KrupickaBen - Carter MiltonBobby - Jayden CapekBertha - Liberty JohnsonSecretary - Savannah HorneTony - Tyler DueHanz - Mikey BartuFranz - Dravin BirkesStudents - Ayla Kahler & Joleen VosslerElves - Draven Payne, Aidan Vavra, Devin Harrison, Landen Soice, Josh Meyer, Trenton Vossler, Malorie Staskal, Katie Warner, Emma Meyer & Taylor Pribyl

The 7-12 Christmas program will be held on Monday, December 18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Exeter site gymnasium. Several groups will perform. The band will end the concert with “Christmas Sing Along.” We hope you can join us.

Exeter-Milligan High School was awarded a plaque at the Nebraska Music Educator’s Association convention on Friday, November 17, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The plaque reads “For excellence in the areas of student involvement, course curricula offerings, and recruitment/retention, the Nebraska Music Education Association proudly recognizes Exeter-Milligan High School for outstanding High School Participation.” Exeter-Milligan received level 3 noteworthy recognition for having 58% of the high school participate in band and choir. This is the third year in a row that E-M has earned this award. Pictured above are most of the high school students who participate in music at Exeter-Milligan.

22 High school art students took a trip to the Jackson Dinsdale art Center on November 14. After taking a tour of the facility we sat in on a visiting artist demonstration in their state of the art glass blowing studio. This is one of the largest and best studios in the world. The students learned quickly that patience, time and hard work goes into this art form to get results. We were not even able to stay long enough to see the results. The afternoon was spent listening to a printmaking demonstration. Thanks to Hastings College for arranging this visit for us. You can see what the students have been working on if you view our artsonia site or visit the hallways of the activity entrance or the high school library. We will also have art on display during the Winter Concerts.

 

December NEWS  Leave your mark! And that they did! And boy was it magical! It's so much easier for me to put thoughts into words when I'm writing poems or revamping songs or Christmas stories, but when it comes to completely pouring your heart and soul into how you feel about a group of girls and coaching partners….putting pen to paper just doesn't seem to do it justice! Wow! Talk about all the years in which to tell your story! It's only December and I couldn't even begin to have written a better script! Last spring…..March to be exact…..I remember finishing up at an emotional school board meeting where visiting towns had come to vie for our partnership in volleyball. Both districts were extremely interested in co-oping so as to make their programs stronger. All I could think about was the meeting with our EM girls a few days before that and how they expressed their desire to continue on as Exeter-Milligan. I was so proud to be a part of such a strong tradition and even more proud to see those girls wanting to fight for a program they knew full well was not built overnight. I remember leaving that school board meeting, standing outside the community classroom and looking at Coach White eye to eye….well, sort of….and her saying, “Ok, here we go, this better work.” I remember my reply being, “Just wait. People will poop themselves (pardon the expression) when we win state with just seven girls on the team!” Well, we started and ended the season with ten, and yes, it worked! This team won state! They left their mark! And boy was it magical! You would think that would be a good way to end this letter, but I have more to say about this group! So please bear with me and keep reading! After the game was over. After the infamous Kate Jansky block, It was almost like there was some kind of lapse….lapse in memory….lapse in presence…..lapse in time….lapse in something. I remember standing on the baseline of the court waiting to be announced as the D2 state champs and thinking we just swept the top seeded team. A team with a 29 and 1 record. A team that deserved to be in that championship game. A team that we watched kick butt the day before. A team that really did not suck (pardon the expression). We just swept them. I remember thinking to myself what the heck just happened. Then Darcy looked at me eye to eye…..well, sort of….and asked, “What the heck just happened?” All I remember saying is, “We won!” and it was magical!

Next came the TV interviews. I was lucky enough to be present in the room to hear Coach White, Tara, and KK being interviewed. I could feel the magnitude of the entire year welling up inside me. I began to replay everything from the school board meeting in March, to the conditioning sessions in June and July, to the beginning practices in August and now to this final game. Tara was asked a question, and I’m not even sure what the question was. I just remember her response. She said, choking back her tears, “We ended last school year not even knowing if were were going to have enough girls to have a team and here we are state champs.” Insert full fledge bawling emojis here, because that was me! It’s unfortunate that there was not time for each one of the girls to be interviewed. Each of these ten young ladies played an extremely valuable role on this team! Without each one of them, the team would not have been nearly as successful. Rewind just a bit to the end of September, when this team left their mark in Johnson County….literally…. and they decided after the JCC tournament that the remainder of the season was all about “leaving their mark.” Having only lost one game after that tournament, I’d say they definitely did just that. And what better place to leave your final mark of the season than at the Bob!! And it was magical! I can’t end this newsletter without acknowledging Coach Smith, who has been a real hoot to coach with, and to truly and genuinely thank Coach White. I could not ask for a better friend, mentor and coaching partner through the years than Darcy! I feel completely honored to have been a part of the culture in which she has created at our great school. I cannot walk into the gym and look up at the banners that hang there without remembering each year and every player that helped form the traditions that continue on at EM! It really is magical! Coach Kroll

VIEWFROMTHEFRONTOFFICE

Whatdoyouseeinthefigureabove?Takeamomenttodescribewhatyousee?

Whatdoyounoticefirst?Therectangle?Thewhitespacewithintherectangle?Theblack

circle?Mostpeoplewillnoticetheblackcirclefirst.Keepthisthoughtinmindasitwill

comeinhandylateroninthearticle.

WOW!That’stheonlywaytoexplaintherecentvolleyballchampionshipplaybythe

LadyTimberwolves.ItisstillsosurrealtheteamwontheD2StateChampionship,thefifth

championshipinthepastnineyears.TheyALLsteppeduptothechallengethispastyear

andplayedthemostexcitingchampionshipmatch.Itipmyhatnotonlytotheplayers,but

alsotoheadcoachDarcyWhiteandassistantsLauraKrollandKatherineSmith.Thisgroup

workedtogetherandepitomizedwhatitmeanstoworkasateam.Congratulationsladies

andthanksforlettingthisguytagalongonsuchawonderfuljourney!

It’shardtobelieveThanksgivingishereandChristmasisjustaroundthecorner.

SeemslikewewerejusttakingHayleetocollegeatFt.Haysandnowweareplanningour

ChristmastriptovisitKarla’sfamilyinArizona.Ithasbeenaninterestingadjustmenttoan

emptynest,buthonestly,mucheasierthanIthoughtitwouldbe.Havingthedailycontact

withtheschoolstudentshasdefinitelyhelpedmytransition.

Let’sturnourfocusbacktothefigure.Whatdidyounoticefirstandfocuson?Most

peoplewillhavenoticedandfocusedonthelittleblackcircle.Butdidanyonenoticewhat

isaroundthatblackcircle?Didanyonenoticeallthewhitespace?

Inlife,asinthefigureabove,wehavethetendencytofocusonthenegativemore

thanthepositive.Wetendtofindtheblackinsteadofthewhite.Asyoulookatthefigure

andnoticetheblack(thenegative)lookathowmuchwearemissing.Lookatallthe

positivewearemissing(thewhitearea)simplybecausewearefocusingonthelittleblack

circle(thenegative).Thinkaboutthepositivesinlife,thegoodinpeople,thestrengthsthat

wehave.Thinkaboutthegoodwecoulddoifwefocusedmoreonthepositives,the

strengthsinothers,thewhitespace.Itistimetofocusourattentionandbethankfulfor

whatwehave,tocelebrateourpositives,oursuccesses.

Astheholidayseasonbegins,weeachneedtocelebratetheblessingseachofushas

beengiven.Arewehappywithwhatwehave?Arewegratefulfortheblessingswehave

beengiven?Orarewewishingourlivesaway,wishingwehadmoremoney,morethings,

moretime?Thanksgivingisatimetobethankfulforwhatwehave.Muchtoooftenwelook

atwhatothershaveandwishwehadthattoo.Weprobablyneedtodojusttheopposite.

WeshouldcelebratewhatweDOhave!Ifwespendourtimealwayslookingsomewhere

elseandwishingwehadwhattheyhave,wenevertrulyseewhatwehaveourselves.We

nevercelebrateouruniqueness,ourownaccomplishments,ourowntreasures.Focusing

ourattentiononthepositiveskeepsusmovinginapositivedirection.Wehaveabroader

visionofwhatispossibleandcanfocusoneachother’sstrengths.Thishelpsusalltomove

inthesamepositivedirection–onethatwillhelpallinvolved.

Celebratinglife’slittlesuccessesalongthewayissomethingweshouldcherish.

Taketimethisholidayseasontofocusonthatwhitespace–thepositives.Takeachance

andshinealightonwhatisright.Makeitapointtogiveunexpectedly–arandomactof

kindness.Afterall,isn’tthatwhattheholidayseasonisfor?

Thoughtforthemonth:

Athankfulheartisnotonlythegreatestvirtue,butalsotheparentofallother

virtues.

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Exeter-Milligan December 2017 Breakfast Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Breakfast - Choice of Main Entrée or

Cereal or Cereal Bar with choice of either Yogurt Cup or Toast

Menu is subject to

change

All Meals Include Assorted Fruit or

100% Fruit Juice & Milk

Ice Water Available

1 Belgin Waffle and

Sausage Patty

4 Mini Pancakes and

Little Smokies

5 Homemade

Breakfast Pizza

6 Bacon, Egg, & Cheese Biscuit

Sandwich

7 Pancake Sausage Wrap on a Stick

8 Ham, Egg, & Cheese

Croissant

11 National

“Have a Bagel Day” Strawberry/Banana Smoothie & Bagel

12 Biscuits & Gravy

13 Pancake Power

Sandwich

14 Banana Bread and

Omelet

15 French Toast & Sausage Links

18 Berry Parfait and Apple or Cherry

Frudel

19 Bacon Grilled

Cheese Sandwich

20 Smuckers PB & J

Sandwich and Yogurt Cup

21 Cinnamon Roll &

Omelet

22 No School

Winter Break Begins

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Exeter-Milligan School December 2017 School Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

All Basketball Game Times are

subject to change

Games Times on the calendar are:

The first time is Girls JV start, Boys JV will follow; the second time listed is Girls Varsity start, Boys

Varsity will follow

1 G/B BB @

Osceola 4:30/6:00

2 JH G/B BB

Tourney @ Dorchester

3 4 JH Girls BB (H)

vs. Friend 3:00PM

5 G/B BB (H) East Butler 4:00/6:15

6 JH G/B BB @

Dorchester 12:45PM

7 Girls BB (H) vs.

Dorchester 7:00PM

8 G/B BB @ Heartland 4:30/6:15

9 JV G/B BB

Tourney @ Giltner

10 11 FCCLA Meeting at

6:15PM

12 G/B BB @ Friend

4:30/6:00

13 JH G/B BB (H) vs.

Meridian 12:45 BOE Meeting 7PM

in Milligan

14 K-6 Winter Concert at

7:00PM

15 G/B BB (H) vs.

High Plains 4:00/6:15

16 JV G/B BB Tourney @

Meridian

17 18 7-12 Winter Concert at

7:00PM

19 G/B BB (H) vs. NE Lutheran 4:00/6:15 JH G/B BB (H) vs.

Giltner 12:45

20 Semester Finals –

Odd Periods Dismiss at 2:20

21 Semester Finals –

Even Periods Dismiss at 2:20 G/B BB @ Odell

4:00/6:15

22 No School

Winter Break Begins

23 NSAA Moratorium

24 NSAA Moratorium

25 NSAA Moratorium

26 NSAA Moratorium

27 NSAA Moratorium

28 G/B BB Holiday

Tourney @ Roseland

29 G/B BB Holiday

Tourney @ Roseland

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Exeter-Milligan December 2017 Lunch Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

*Indicates Purple

Ribbon Meat Program

Menu is subject to

change

Milk Choices: White, Chocolate & Strawberry

Ice Water Available

Choice of Main Entrée or HS can order a Turkey

Sandwich

All Meals include Daily Salad Bar

1 *French Dip Sandwich, Tri-Tator, Vegetable,

Fruit

4 Chicken Fajita,

Lettuce/Cheese, Onions & Peppers, Tator Tots,

Fruit, Cookie

5 Turkey, Ham, & Cheese Deli Sandwich, Nacho Chips & Cheese, Baby

Carrots, Fruit

6 Mandarin Orange

Chicken, Rice & Noodles, Stir Fry Veggies, Egg

Roll, Fruit, Fortune Cookie

7 Homemade

*Hamburger/Pepperoni Pizza, Lettuce Salad,

Fruit, Bar

8 Grilled Chicken

Sandwich, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit

11 Corn Dog, Potato,

Fruit, Vegetable, Bar

12 Pizza Sticks, *Meat

Sauce, Lettuce Salad, Fruit, Pudding

Dessert

13 Pulled Pork Sandwich,

Potato, Vegetable, Fruit

14 Christmas Dinner

Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy,

Stuffing, Corn, Fruit, Dinner Roll,

Ice Cream Cup

15 *Taco in a Bag,

Shredded Lettuce/Cheese,

Potato Coins, Fruit, Cookie

18 Pepperoni Bosco

Stick, Marinara Cup, Vegetable, Fruit,

Poke Cake

19 Chicken Nuggets, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit, Soft Pretzel

20 *Chili, Cinnamon Roll, Carrots & Celery, Fruit

21 Crispitos, Nacho Chips & Cheese, Vegetable, Fruit

22 No School

Winter Break Begins