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Timber  Tracks  Exeter-­‐Milligan  Public  Schools  

March,    2019  

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS  After meeting with the School Security Assessor from NDE, we will be making a few changes in our policy for people entering the building in Exeter & Milligan. Effective immediately ALL VISITORS must stop in the main office, sign in, and put on a visitor badge. Exeter building badges will denote if you are going to be in the elementary section of the school or high school section. When you are leaving the building YOU MUST STOP IN THE OFFICE and sign out and turn in your badge. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS! If you have any questions, please contact Jackie. Thank you for your cooperation in the safety of our students.

SENIOR PARENTS This is the last call for senior salute notes for the yearbook. Please have these in no later than March 5 so that we can get these pages done. We also still need some pictures for the senior video. Students who have not turned in their pictures have been notified via email.

2019 Driver’s Education Class The Driver’s Education Class is certified through the State of Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles. To take this class you will need to have a learner’s permit before you will be able to do the driving portion of this class. The student will need to pass both the driving and the written part of the class with a minimum grade of 80%. The class will consist of 20 hours of classroom instruction, 5 hours of supervised practice driving, and a 10-15 minute driving test. The lecture part of the class will be held at Exeter-Milligan School. Class will be held on March 15th, 22nd, 29th, from 4:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M., April 5th and 19th from 4:30 to 9:00 P.M. Students must attend all classes, if here is a problem, please contact me before signing up for the class. The fee is $245, which is due on the first day of class. Please make checks payable to Dean Filipi. If you have questions, please contact Mr. Filipi at 266-5911 during the daytime or 629- 4544 in the evenings.

Senior Trip / Any Overnight Trip

A student must meet eligibility requirements and be passing all classes before he/she will be allowed to go on an overnight trip and all students must not be in violation of conduct standards in order to go on any overnight trip. Students not eligible to attend an overnight trip will be notified by the trip’s sponsor and will be expected to attend school during regular school hours in order to meet graduation academic requirements or to instill proper conduct skills. The sponsor’s decision may be appealed to the building principal. __________________________________________________________ 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) 266-591

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Student Absences We are again asking that you notify the school by 8:45 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 9 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.

Excessive Absence Reminder If a student is deemed as being excessively absent, that student shall be ineligible for all activities (which includes practices and contests, overnight trips). Students will have the opportunity to "make-up" absences, at the discretion of the administration. A student may regain their eligibility once they are no longer considered excessively absent, as determined by the administration.

JUNIOR PARENTS On Tuesday, April 2nd, ALL juniors will be taking the ACT. This will be done in place of state assessments for the juniors. There is no cost to the students and it is considered an official test so the scores may be sent to colleges. If they miss the day there is only one other day (in May) to make it up. This is state-mandated so we have to have everyone take it. Prior to the test we will be doing the John Baylor prep to help our students prepare. Note: even if a student has taken the ACT prior to this date they are still required to take it on that date. If you have any questions please contact Denice Kovanda dkovanda@emwolves.net

Calendar Change

The Meridian Mustang High School Track Meet in Friend has been moved to Monday, April 1.

Help Wanted Exeter-Milligan Public Schools is accepting applications for a full-time day custodian position at the Exeter site. Applications are available online at www.emwolves.org or at the Exeter site office. Please contact Paul Sheffield at 266-5911 or email paul.sheffield@emwolves.net with any questions.

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FCCLA News Speech/FCCLA STAR Night has been rescheduled to MONDAY, MARCH 4th @ 6:30 p.m. in the Commons Area. Come and enjoy hearing the Speech participants and FCCLA STAR participant presentations. Light refreshments will be served. Congratulations Caitlin Murphy on representing EMHS FCCLA at District #4 STAR Events Competition. Caitlin was awarded a Gold medal and will advance to State Leadership Conference April 7-9. Congratulations Caitlin Murphy for advancing to Phase 2 of the FCCLA State Officer Candidate selection process. EM FCCLA Chapter is so proud of you!

MUSIC NEWS

Congratulations to the following students were selected to honor groups this semester!

• March 18 - CRC Honor Choir - Katelyn Babula, Braden Capek, Blake Meyer, Caitlin Murphy• March 18 - CRC Honor Band (*1st chair medalists) - Cammie Harrison, *Kole Svec, Jozie Kanode,

*Macy Due, Kate Jansky, Kayla Geiger, Anna Sluka, *Briana Capek, *Jaiden Papik, *Trever Zelenka, Mitchell Manning, Trever Zelenka, *Caitlin Murphy, *Josie Kresak, *Nick Hayek, Clint Oldehoeft, Eli Johnson, Spencer Pribyl, *Joel Klemm, Peytan Brandt

• March 23 - Class D All-State Jazz Band (*1st chair medalist) - *Kayla Geiger• March 23 - Class D All-State Wind Ensemble (*1st chair medalist) - Kole Svec, *Briana Capek,

Theron Odvody, *Caitlin Murphy, *Josie Kresak, Nick Hayek, Peytan Brandt• March 23 - Class D All-State Symphonic Band - Cammie Harrison, Macy Due, Trever Zelenka,

Mitchell Manning, Jaiden Papik, Daisy Kanode, Clint Oldehoeft, Eli Johnson, Joel Klemm, Braden Capek

• April 5 - Meridian JH Honor Band - Olivea Swanson• April 5 - Meridian JH Honor Choir - Jozie Kanode, Savana Krupicka, Taylor Pribyl, Andrew Vavra,

Chase Vnoucek

The senior music trip will be held March 2-3. The group of ten students who have been in band throughout their years in junior high and high school will spend the night in Omaha and see a performance of “Up and Away” at the Orpheum. Congratulations to these students for their dedication to the music department!

Braden Capek & Peytan Brandt performed Peytan Brandt was a member of the in the WSC Festival Band under the UNK Festival Band under the directiondirection of Dr. Michelle Bluford on Mr. Terry Rush on January 28.January 26.

28 Exeter-Milligan students in grades 5-8 participated in the Bruning-Davenport Middle School Band Contest on Saturday, February 16. Their ratings (listed in order of performance) are as follows:

Superior Solos - Kierra Papik (trumpet), Savana Krupicka (flute), Jasmine Turrubiates (clarinet), Draven Payne (alto saxophone), Taylor Pribyl (trumpet), & Selah Petersen (piano)

Excellent Solos - Andrew Vavra (alto saxophone), Devin Harrison (trumpet) & Chase Vnoucek (trumpet)

Superior Groups - Liberty Johnson & Alexis Saatmann (clarinet duet); Aidan Vavra & Brett Kallhoff (tenor saxophone/trombone duet); Logan Krupicka & Tucker Svec (flute/French horn duet); Selah Petersen, Kiley Oldehoeft & Alivia Luzum (mixed trio); Olivea Swanson, Jozie Kanode & Malorie Staskal (clarinet trio); Jayden Capek & Carter Milton (alto saxophone/trumpet duet)

Excellent Groups - Kaydence Haase & Lily Jeffries (trombone/baritone duet); Mikey Bartu & Jonah Geiger (snare drum duet); Troy Kallhoff & Dravin Birkes (French horn/baritone duet)

The K-6 spring concert will be held in Milligan on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. The concert will have a “green” theme. The bands and recorders will perform and all of the classes will sing. New for this concert will be the 3rd and 4th grade classes performing on recycled instruments they have made.

The CRC Honor Band & Choir Clinic will be held at Centennial on Monday, March 18. Selected students from our conference schools will rehearse all day and present a 7 p.m. concert in the Centennial auditorium. The public is invited to attend the free concert.

Class D All-State will be held in Kearney on Saturday, March 23. Students will travel to Kearney the evening of March 22 to spend some time together before rehearsing all day on the 23rd. The public is invited to attend the concert. There is a $3.00 admission charge.

***DATE CHANGE*** The 7-12 spring/pre-contest concert has been moved to Monday, March 25 due to a track meet on April 1. The concert will be held in Exeter at 7 p.m. The 7 pm concert in the gym will feature all of the large ensembles and our small contest groups. Following this main concert, all solos and duets will be performed in the gym or music room. These performances will occur at the same time.

Hi, everyone! I am the English and Journalism/Digital Media teacher at Exeter-Milligan High School. Each month, my journalism students write a blog post based on a topic of their choice. We feature one of these blog posts in the school’s monthly newsletter. I am excited for you to read some of our students’ work. I enjoy reading the thoughts and reflections that the students share in their blog posts, and I am excited to share their writing with you as well! Miss Stutzman

Spring By: James Becker, Senior

Spring is my favorite season and comes with a lot of upsides. I love spring

because it marks the beginning of warm weather. I personally don’t like cold weather because it’s hard to do anything outside. With spring, I can go fishing or golfing. Golf is my favorite sport and one of my favorite hobbies. When the weather is warm, it’s always a good time to golf. When there’s golf, there’s also a time to meet new people. I’ve met a lot of people through golf meets, and I became good friends with them. I met a lot of people from schools that I’ve never been to.

Spring also marks the end of the school year. I always loved summer breaks

when I was a kid because I could go out and do what I want. I could ride my bike around town or go to the pool. The warm weather also brings out the fish. Fishing is one of my favorite hobbies and is always a good time. Fishing can be relaxing and therapeutic. Nothing is better than going fishing and clearing my mind. Fishing can also be fun with friends. Sometimes, you don’t feel like fishing alone, and you want to fish with your friends. Sometimes, we’ll pick out a Saturday night and go out fishing.

The last thing I like about spring is the longer days. In the winter, the sun will go down at 5 p.m. In the spring, however, it goes down later and later. It eventually gets to the point where the sun is going down at 8 or 9 p.m. Spring is my favorite season, and I can’t wait for it to be here.

February “Leaders Of The Pack” were Kalvin Lock and Alivia Luzum. Both students were recognized for their respectful leadership. Not only did Kalvin and Alivia do a great job of respecting peers and adults, they showed great self respect. They also did a great job of following expectations on a consistent basis! Nice work, Kalvin and Alivia!   

   

   

Kids Heart Challenge 

Did you know that our elementary school in Milligan is participating in the Kids Heart Challenge

with the American Heart Association this year? Yes, that's right! Our school is proud to partner

with the American Heart Association. Over the next few weeks, the students will be having fun

learning about their heart with the Heart Heroes while raising money to help fund lifesaving

research. Our school goal is to raise $2,500. Last year, we raised $2,100 while participating in

Jump Rope for Heart with our K-2nd graders in Exeter. On February 18, we will officially kicked

off our Kids Heart Challenge event with our 3rd-6th graders in Milligan. We learned about the

Heart Heroes, how the heart works, how exercise can be fun and how raising money can save

lives! If you would like to start the fun, you can register your student by going to

heart.org/kidsheartchallenge and asking them to take one of the important health challenges.

All donations are due on Friday, March 15. Thank you for helping a great cause!

 

March NEWS  

Kindergarten Registration, Move-Up Day and Elementary Field Day are ALL Right Around the Corner

If you plan to enroll your child in kindergarten for the fall of 2019, please plan to attend Kindergarten Round-Up on Friday, May 3 at 8:15am in the community classroom at the Exeter site. Move-Up Day for all elementary grades as well as a Field Day is also scheduled for this date. Move up day will be in the morning and field day will take place in the afternoon starting at noon at the Exeter track. During kindergarten round-up, I will give a short presentation on the logistics that go along with having a child in school at Exeter-Milligan. Marilyn Pribyl, the school nurse, and Mrs. Myers, the Speech/Language Pathologist will also speak with you briefly. Mrs. Pettygrove, the kindergarten teacher, will be available to answer any questions you may have about the daily schedule in the kindergarten room and the needed school supplies for August. You can enroll your kindergartener electronically using this link: http://tinyurl.com/hraoq5a. You can also access all mandatory kindergarten forms on my website using the following link: http://tinyurl.com/hhgsf9h. Click on the “Kindergarten Entrance Info/Forms” along the left hand side of my website. I will have copies of these forms available at Kindergarten Round-Up. Please be sure to bring your child’s state issued birth certificate with you to Round-Up. We can make copies and return it to you that day. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at school. Mrs. Kroll  

VIEW FROM THE FRONT OFFICE

In the immortal words of Harry Carey, “HOLY COW!” The weather we have been

experiencing lately has been one for the ages. There was a reason I moved out of the North

Land, but this winter has reminded me of when I was back, living in the frozen tundra.

Unfortunately, the other day I discovered myself saying, “Well, back in my day…”

As many of you are aware, I was born and raised in Minnesota. Snow and bad weather

were an every day occurance. I remember my brother and I “walking the blizzard,” heading

downtown with a few quarters in our pockets to play some video games and enjoy an ice-cold,

black cherry soda. It never ceased to amaze me how some farmers could ALWAYS make it to

town to have that cup of coffee, even when the visibility was near zero and the roads were blown

shut. I can still hear the sounds of Donkey Kong and Galaxians and taste that black cherry soda.

Oh, those were the days!

Isn’t it amazing, though, how much we really do adapt to our surroundings? Sometimes

the high for the day was -20°F, but once it got up to O°F, we thought it was a heat wave and tried

to go outside without a coat. My mom would constantly yell at us to put our coats on or we

would catch P-neumonia (for some reason she always pronounced the P). My mom had some

other quirky things about her, but I’ll save those for some more articles – some are rather

interesting. Anyway, back to my train of thought here, oh yes, adapting to the surroundings. It

is amazing how we adapted; we just rolled with the flow. Now, the adults didn’t adapt as well,

but for the kids, it was a piece of cake.

Adapting to change (or change in general) is not as difficult as it sounds. It is all in our

perspective. If we go with the positive attitude that this is the best for all involved, then the

transition should be smooth. If the attitude is negative, we drag our feet, and the transition will

be rough and possibly unbearable. Change is a way to improve – to take what has been done and

tweak it to make it better (a first order change) or to totally redo what has been done in the past

(a second order change).

There may be times when we want to change something and to most of us it will be

considered a first order change – just tweaking what has been done in the past. However, to

others, it may be perceived as a second order change – a total upheaval of what’s been done.

Either way, it is a chance to make improvements and prepare ourselves for the future. If we are

complacent with where we are, then we get stagnant and do not move onward and upward. In

my view, complacency is the breeding ground for failure.

It is perfectly normal to be happy with the status quo – the way things have always been

done. By keeping and doing things the same, everyone knows what to expect and there aren’t

any surprises. But how can we expect to get a different outcome if we don’t change what we are

doing to get that outcome? Think of it this way: A coach must make adjustments at halftime,

because if something didn’t work in the first half, then it definitely won’t work in the second.

The outcome did not change because the tweaks necessary to improve the results were never

made. If we keep on doing the same thing, we will get the same outcome. To get a different

outcome, the inputs have to change. It’s ok to think outside the box and wonder, “what if?” The

only way to improve is to challenge oneself and step outside of the comfort zone. Only then will

great things happen!

Thought for the month:

Change is the process by which the future invades our lives. Alvin Toffler

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Exeter-Milligan March 2019 Breakfast Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday March 4-8

National School Breakfast Week

Theme: Start your Engines with School Breakfast

All meals come with

100% fruit juice, assorted fruit & milk

Breakfast Choices

Main Entrée or Cereal or Cereal Bar with

Yogurt

1

No School

4 “Take You to the Finish

Line”

French Toast & Sausage Patty

5 “Get in the Driver’s

Seat”

Bacon-Egg & Cheese Biscuit Sandwich

6 “Super Sonic”

Smoothie and Bagel with

Topping Choices

7 “Fuel Your Mind to High

Performance”

Pancakes & Scrambled Eggs

8

No School

11 Dutch Waffle & Omelet

12 Sausage, Egg, &

Cheese English Muffin

13 Breakfast Casserole

14 Double Stuffed Breakfast

Pizza

15 Berry Parfait and Mini

Cinni Buns

18 Sausage Pancake Wrap

on a Stick

19 Homemade Breakfast

Burrito

20 Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich and Yogurt

Cup

21 Mini Pancakes and Little

Smokies

22 Banana Bread & Omelet

25 “National Waffle Day” Belgian Waffle and

Sausage Links

26 Bacon, Egg & Cheese

Croissant

27 Biscuits & Gravy

28 Cinnamon Roll and

Omelet

29 Caramel Apple Yogurt

Parfait & Apple or Cherry Frudel

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Exeter-Milligan March 2019 Lunch Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday *Indicates Purple

Ribbon Meat Program

All meals include daily salad bar

Menu is subject to

change

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No School

4 Homemade *Beefy Burrito,

Lettuce & Cheese, Toppings, Potato, Fruit,

Churro

5 Chicken Nuggets,

Potato, Vegetable, Fruit, Muffin

6 Grilled Cheese

Sandwich, Tomato Soup, Carrots & Celery, Fruit,

Peanut Butter Bar

7 *Lasagna, Lettuce Salad,

Fruit Garlic Bread

8

No School

11 Turkey-Ham-Cheese Deli

Sandwich, Sun Chips, Vegetables, Fruit

12 Crispitos, Nacho Chips & Cheese, Vegetable,

Fruit

13 Teriyaki Chicken, Rice or

Noodles, Stir-Fry Veggies, Fruit, Egg Roll,

Fortune Cookie

14 *Hamburger Gravy,

Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Fruit, Dinner Roll

15 Cheese or Pepperoni

Pizza, Vegetable, Fruit, Cake

18 “National Sloppy Joe Day”

*Sloppy Joes, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit

19 Chicken Strips, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit, Dinner

Roll

20 Spaghetti, *Meat Sauce,

Lettuce Salad, Fruit, Bread Sticks

21 Fiestada, Vegetable,

Fruit, Pudding Dessert

22 Cheese Quesadilla,

Potato, Vegetable, Fruit

25 Pepperoni Bosco Sticks, Marinara Cup, Vegetable,

Fruit, Cookie

26 Mac & Cheese, Mini

Corn Dogs, Vegetables, Fruit

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

28 Breaded Chicken Sandwich, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit

29 Pizza Sticks, Marinara or *Meat Sauce, Vegetable,

Fruit, Bar

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Exeter-Milligan Schools March 2019 School Calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

February 28

Girls State Basketball

2:20

Dismissal

1 No School

Girls State Basketball

2 Girls State Basketball

Speech @

McCool

Senior Band Trip 3

Senior Band Trip

4 STAR/Speech Night-6:30pm

5 6 7 Boys State Basketball

2:20

Dismissal

8 No School

Boys State Basketball

9 Boys State Basketball

10 Daylight Savings

Time Starts

Poetry Out Loud State Finals in

Lincoln

11 Makerspace

in Exeter

Board of Ed Meeting 6:30

In Exeter

12 District Speech

@ Fall City Sacred Heart

K-6 Spring Concert in

Milligan 7:00pm

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14 Doane Indoor Track -12pm

15 Last Day of 3rd Quarter

Dr. Ed Class

4:30-8:30

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18 CRC Honor Band/Choir

Makerspace in Milligan

19 Family Art

Night 6:30pm

20 Track @

McCool 2pm

21 22 State Speech

Dr. Ed Class

4:30-8:30

23 Class D All-State Music

24 25 PreContest

Concert 7:00pm

Harvard Math

Day

26 Track @

Friend 10am

FCCLA Meeting 6:15pm

27 Actions’ Day at CCC Hastings

ESU 6 HS Quiz

Bowl

Golf @ Syracuse 9:30am

28 Senior Trip

29 Senior Trip

Dr. Ed Class

4:30-8:30

30 Senior Trip

31 Senior Trip

Congratulations to the following GFWC Exeter Fine Art Winners! Your artwork will be on display at the Exeter Public Library. The 1st place winners will then be judged at the GFWC District IV contest. Photography: First Place Second Place  Still Life: Blake Meyer 10th Grade Wesley Ronne 9th Grade  Living Things: Wesley Ronne 9th Grade Sean Gibson 10th Grade  Scenic:  **Katherine White 12th Grade Max Zeleny 11th Grade 

** Indicates Best of Show High School Photography  High School Winners: First Place Second Place Watercolor: Wesley Ronne (9th grade) Markers: Natalie Staskal (10th grade) Wesley Ronne (9th grade) Batik: Jackson Beethe (10th grade) Colton Bassaller (12th grade) Acrylic: Katherine White (12th grade) Acrylic on Canvas: Natalie Staskal (10th grade) James Becker (12th grade) Coil Pottery: Katherine White (12th grade) Mixed Media: **Katherine White Colton Bassaller (12th grade) Chalk Pastel: Katherine White Oil Pastel: James Becker Sculpture: Peytan Brandt James Becker (12th grade) 

** Indicates Best of Show High School  Seventh Grade First Place Second Place   Acrylic Pop Art: **Dravin Birkes Devin Harrison Printmaking: Dravin Birkes Trenton Vossler Pencil: Savana Krupicka Savana Krupicka Color Pencil: Malorie Staskal Taylor Pribyl  Tessellation: Malorie Staskal Dravin Birkes  ** Indicates Best of Show Junior High School  Elementary First Place Second Place  Kindergarten Saydee Kassik Brooklyn Lawson First Grade Piper Grummons Axel Erdkamp Second Grade **Chezney Kanode Kate Pribyl Third Grade Natalie Meyer Scout Grummons Fourth Grade Adrien Mueller Brooklyn Oldehoeft Fifth Grade ** Carver Kanode Jonah Geiger Sixth Grade Aiden Vavra Lily Jeffries