Timber Tracks Exeter-Mil igan Public Schools February 2018 FCCLA News

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1 Timber Tracks Exeter-Milligan Public Schools February FCCLA News CONGRATULATIONS TO EMHS FCCLA STAR participants! ALL advancing to State Leadership Conference! Kaitlyn Vavra- Gold in Illustrated Talk: Dementia, The Disease You'd Like to Forget, Hannah Horne- Silver in Leadership: Finding My Leadership, Caitlin Murphy- Gold in Recycle & Redesign: Patchwork Plastic Pouf and Daisy Kanode- Silver in Illustrated Talk: Depression -Just Snap Out of It. EMHS FCCLA STAR participants and Mrs. Vossler would like to say "Thank You" to the EM Boosters for supplying us with snacks for our District #4 FCCLA STAR Events competition. It was greatly appreciated! Exeter-Milligan 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 minute driving test. The lecture part of the class will be held at Exeter-Milligan School. Class will be held on March 16 th, 23 th from 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., March 29 th from 3:00 to 9:00 P.M. and March 30 th from 8 to 1. 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 during the daytime or in the evenings. 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. 1

2 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. 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 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 Reminder to Elementary Parents of Students Attending Exeter Site If you bring your child to school after 8:15 AM you will need to bring them to the office or drop them off at the West Entry Door by the office. All doors are locked after 8:15 AM and the west door is the only door anyone will be admitted in after 8:15 AM 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 Phone #: (402)

3 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. HELP WANTED: The Village of Exeter is taking applications for the position of Lifeguard for the 2018 season. Requirements include CPR, First Aid, and Lifeguard Certification prior to the pool opening. You must be 15 to take the certification class. Approximate opening is May 28, Applications are available in the Clerk s office or by phoning (402) Deadline to apply is February 5, HELP WANTED: The Village of Exeter is taking applications for the position of Pool Manager and Assistant Manager for the 2018 season. Requirements include CPR, First Aid, and Pool Operator Certification prior to the pool opening. Approximate opening is May 28, Applications are available in the Clerk s Office or by phoning (402) Deadline to apply is February 5, HELP WANTED: The Village of Exeter is taking applications for the Summer Maintenance position. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid driver s license. Approximate starting day is May 15, Applications are available in the Village Clerk s Office or by phoning (402) Deadline to apply is February 5,

4 Reminder: Yearbooks are now on sale. You can purchase your yearbook at you can also order by sending your money to the school. The cost is $35. The cost will increase to $40 on February 28. Type in Exeter-Milligan Click and follow the prompts to order. Do you have a picture you think would be great for the yearbook? Go to and upload today. If we like it maybe you will see it in the yearbook. Click to upload photos Access code is emwolves Seniors and Senior Parents: We still need baby pictures for the senior video as well as a parent note with baby picture for the yearbook. We have all of the senior pictures from the banners but if you would like a different senior picture for the yearbook please get that in ASAP. We have a deadline very soon that needs to be met.

5 MUSIC NEWS Sophomore Caitlin Murphy participated in the UNL Winter Festival for Winds and Percussion held January on the UNL campus. She is pictured here with the director, Dr. Barber, of UNL. CRC Honor Band auditions are due on Thursday, January 25. Results will be announced after the first weekend of February. The pep band will play at the CRC Championship game on January 26, if we have a team playing in that game. The band will play on February 6. The pep band will also play for district basketball finals and state if either team makes it that far. The CRC Junior High Vocal Clinic will be held on Monday, January 29 at Hampton. Students will eat an early lunch in Exeter at leave around noon. Students should come to school wearing their dress clothes. The students will rehearse with Mr. Nathan Helzer all afternoon, have an early supper at 4 pm, and present a 5 p.m. concert. The 23 Exeter-Milligan students will perform Candle In Your Heart'" on the concert. Parents are encouraged to attend. The 6th grade band members will have the opportunity to play with the pep band on Tuesday, February 6. They have begun to work on pep band music in class to prepare for the evening. Interested students will also sing the National Anthem. The Bruning-Davenport Middle School Band Contest will be held at Davenport on Saturday, February 17. Exeter-Milligan has 27 students tentatively planning to participate by playing a solo, duet or trio. Students planning to participate are: 5th grade - Mikey Bartu, Jayden Capek, Liberty Johnson, Carter Milton, Kierra Papik, Aidan Vavra; 6th grade - Dravin Birkes, Tyler Due, Devin Harrison, Savannah Horne, Troy Kallhoff, Savana Krupicka, Draven Payne, Taylor Pribyl, Malorie Staskal, Andrew Vavra, Katie Warner; 7th grade - Jozie Kanode, Olivea Swanson, Jasmine Turrubiates; 8th grade - Katelyn Babula, Ben Bartu, Braden Capek, Briana Capek, Rebecca Krupicka, Madison Luzum, and Kole Svec.

6 February NEWS On March 21, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech where he expressed his deep desire for all men and women to be treated with equality and respect. Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday in January. My point to this opening is to express that dreams ignite infinite possibilities. History has demonstrated time and time again the transformational magnitude of a simple dream. It seems as though each school year more and more state and federal mandates are placed upon school districts. Unfortunately, this causes educators to become so wrapped up in a timeframe of delivering content that we forget to talk to students about what is important to them. What are their hopes and dreams for their futures? Dreams become realities for all sorts of reasons: positivity, grit, self-discipline, and resilience may be among those reasons. However, I m certain that teachers also play an important part in helping students achieve the reality of their dreams. I know it was my science teacher and high school basketball coach who fueled the momentum inside me to help transform my dreams into realities. I recently sent out a quote to the staff that said, There are two types of education: one that gets you an A, the other that gets you a life. I truly believe that teachers teach both! Part of that life education involves motivating and inspiring the dreams of each and every student. It means giving the students the time to express their dreams while helping them find the means in which to pursue them. This is my desire for the students of EM. Mrs. Kroll

7 VIEW FROM THE FRONT OFFICE In just a few months, the Class of 2018 will be considered alumni and possibly attending their first alumni banquet. That may seem so far away, but now that we are on the other side of the CRC basketball tournament, the rest of the year flies by! I addressed this very concept in a meeting this past week and was told to, HUSH THY MOUTH! as stated by a couple of senior moms. Having been in that very position exactly a year ago, these last few months before graduation go by WAY to quickly. Actually, it seems as if the last 25 years were just a blur. Or, maybe that is because my old eyes are starting to feel their age. I m still not ready to embrace my oldness. J When I was teaching, my health class students were required to set goals for the year, goals they wanted to accomplish by the time they finished high school, and goals after college. Granted, setting goals for life after college for a 15 year old is a stretch (heck, it s a stretch for a senior in college), but it made the students think about what they wanted out of life, to give them a sense of direction. Are we providing a good example and setting goals ourselves? Are we taking the time to make a plan for our future, whether it is short-term or long-term? Even after almost ten years at E-M and coming up on 26 years in education, I have noticed that I still need to do a MUCH better job of setting goals and objectives, both personally and professionally. What exactly is a goal, an objective, an action plan? Goals are simply the final product, what you want to achieve. Objectives are the steps one will take to reach a goal while an action plan is the overall plan of the goals and the steps to reach the goals (objectives). Without setting goals and objectives, do we have a clear direction of what we want to achieve, where we want to go? In high school sports, everyone wants to make it to the state tournament (a goal), but what are we going to do to get there (objectives). This is a simple example, but can a team or person

8 make it to the state tournament without having an action plan of what they need to do to get there? Will getting to state just happen? It only makes sense to set goals and objectives, both personally and professionally. Without direction, we are a feather in the wind, moved by the action of another, not ourselves. Without a plan, we are lost. The key is to set SMART goals. The SMART acronym has slightly different variations for some, but overall, goals should be: S specific, significant M measurable, motivational and meaningful A attainable, achievable, action-orientated R realistic, reasonable, and relevant T tangible, trackable, time-based By sticking to this blueprint (road map) when setting goals, this will help keep us on that path to reaching greatness. SMART goals are, in simple terms, the smart thing to do! What direction are we heading - as individuals, as a school, and even as a community? Are we flying by the seat of our pants, at the whims of others? Or are we going to take control, set goals and objectives, develop an action plan and have a clear vision of the future. I challenge everyone to take charge, set some goals and objectives, and make an action plan. Get that internal compass headed in the right direction and make that action plan. Make sure to celebrate the successes along the way. A large part of success (and achieving those goals) is a state of mind and celebrating is a way to cultivate that mindset. Food for thought: In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia. Unknown, (

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10 Breakfast Choice of main entrée or cereal or cereal bar with choice of yogurt cup or toast 5 Belgian Waffle Sticks & Yogurt Cup Exeter-Milligan February 2018 Breakfast Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday All Meals include 1 assorted fruit or Bacon, Egg & Cheese 100% fruit juice & Biscuit Sandwich milk Ice Water Available 12 Double Stuffed Breakfast Pizza 6 Sausage, Egg & Cheese English Muffin 13 French Toast & Little Smokies 7 Breakfast Casserole 14 Dutch Waffle & Yogurt Cup 8 Pancake Sausage Wrap on a Stick 15 Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Croissant 2 Mini Pancakes & Sausage Patty 9 National Bagel Day Strawberry-Banana Smoothie & Bagel with Topping Choices 16 Cinnamon Roll & Omelet 19 Berry Parfait & Apple or Cherry Frudel 20 Homemade Breakfast Pizza 21 Biscuits & Gravy 22 Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich & Yogurt Cup 23 National Banana Bread Day Banana Bread & Omelet 26 Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich 27 Caramel Apple Yogurt Parfait & Mini Cinni Bun 28 Pancake Power Sandwich 2018 Calendar Template calendarlabs.com

11 Exeter-Milligan February 2018 School Calendar Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 3 G/B Giltner JH G/B BB JV-4:30/V-6:15 Exeter All Basketball Game times are approximate and are subject to change G/B BB (H) vs. McCool JV-4:00/V-6:15 Junior Cohort Day in Exeter 11 National FCCLA Week 12 Girls Basketball Malcolm 13 Girls Basketball Malcolm 7 8 Board of Education Meeting 7PM-Milligan 14 CRC JH/HS Quiz Dorchester 15 Girls Basketball Malcolm 2 G/B Hampton JV-4:00/V-6:15 9 G/B Cross County JV-4:30/V-6:15 16 Boys BB (H) vs. Dorchester 7:00PM Varsity Only 10 JV G/B BB BDS Meridian Speech Meet 17 B-D MS Band Contest Sutton Speech Meet Boys Basketball Malcolm 20 Boys Basketball Malcolm 21 CRC Meridian 22 Boys Basketball Malcolm 23 Girls Basketball District Finals Thayer Central JH Quiz Bowl 27 Boys Basketball District Finals 28 Jump Rope for Heart Juniors to Co. Gov t Day in Geneva 2018 Calendar Template calendarlabs.com

12 Exeter-Milligan February 2018 Lunch Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Choice of main entrée or 7-12 Grade students can order a turkey sandwich All meals include salad bar 5 Southwest Chicken Wrap, Lettuce/Cheese, Topping Choices, Fruit, Nacho Chips & Cheese 12 Grilled Chicken, Bacon, Cheese Flatbread Sandwich, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit 19 Mac & Cheese, Mini Corn Dogs, Vegetable, Fruit 26 *Soft Tacos, Lettuce/Cheese, Topping Choices, Potato Coins, Fruit Milk Choices: White, Chocolate & Strawberry Ice Water Available 6 Pulled Pork Sandwich, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit 13 Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich, Potato, Vegetable, Fruit 20 Chicken Strips (Reg. or Spicy), Potato, Vegetable, Fruit, Dinner Roll 27 Breaded Chicken Sandwich, Baked Potato, Cheesy Broccoli, Fruit 7 Pepperoni Bosco Stick, Marinara Cup, Vegetable, Fruit, Bar 14 Pizza Sticks, *Meat or Marinara Sauce, Vegetable, Fruit, Valentine Cake 21 Teriyaki Chicken, Rice or Noodles, Stir-Fry Veggies, Egg Roll, Fruit, Fortune Cookie 28 *Philly Steak Sandwich, Onions, Peppers, Tri-Tator, Vegetable, Fruit 1 Fiestada, Vegetable, Fruit, Pudding Dessert 8 Creamed Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Fruit, Biscuit 15 Chicken Noodle Soup, Cinnamon Roll, Carrots & Celery, Fruit 22 Spaghetti, *Meat Sauce or Alfredo Sauce, Lettuce Salad, Fruit, Garlic Bread Menu is subject to change 2 National Tator Tot Day *Tator Tot Casserole, Green Beans, Fruit, Dinner Roll 9 National Pizza Day Homemade *Hamburger or Chicken-Bacon-Ranch Pizza, Lettuce Salad, Fruit, Bar 16 Quesadilla, Nacho Chips & Cheese, Black Beans & Salsa, Fruit, Vegetable 23 Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Tomato Soup, Carrots & Celery, Fruit, Peanut Butter Bar *Indicates Purple Ribbon Meat Program 2018 Calendar Template calendarlabs.com