Congratulations to Anita Saalfeld and Sara Wellman-High Horse for being honored by UNL. Follow this link to read the article.
Coaches Vs. Cancer
As we have the past several years we will be doing a Coaches vs Cancer game when we play at Arlington this year. If you would like to order a T-shirt to support the cause here is a picture of the order form. Your child can pick one of these forms up in the office. Forms are due back to the office by January 9th.
Elementary Student Council Care Packages 2019
Being away from your family over the holidays is hard. Hopefully, these gifts from The Elementary Student Council will brighten the days of the troops who receive them. They are going to three local soldiers that are away from home for the holidays and other troops overseas. The students spoke at a Knights of Columbus meeting and an Auxiliary meeting to asked for donations from these organizations to help with funding. They were so generous and each donated $300. This helped us out tremendously as shipping per box is around $15. This is always a rewarding project that they have done for the past 3 years.
put their Military boxes together and will be shipping those out Friday.
Grant Hansen-Runza Student of the Week
Congratulations to Senior Grant Hansen who is the Runza Student of the Week. We are lucky to have students like you here at the Fort! Click the link below to watch Grant’s interview.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/curwaw4aaab0ohc/RSOTW-60-14-GH-1.mp4?dl=0
Veterans Honored at Fort Calhoun High School
On Monday, November 11th, Fort Calhoun Community Schools honored our Veterans by having a Veteran’s Day Ceremony. The event was hosted by our Skills USA students with an introduction by Bailey Donovan and the MC and Skills President being Kate Hoefker. The High School Band and Choir both performed several patriotic songs including the Armed Forces Salute. Plus, the 4th-grade students performed a fun, patriotic light show presentation. The keynote speaker was Ltc. Julie L. Burmeister. Several service members from the Military were in attendance and enjoyed a luncheon prepared by the school kitchen staff and served by the Skills USA students. Thank you to everyone who helped with the event. Once again, Fort Calhoun Schools would like to thank all our Veterans for their service to our country.
Davan Goos, Schwartz, Kennedy Bradburn, Carter Gochanour, Kaden Therkildsen 
Veteran’s Families receiving the Blue Star flag 
LTC. Julie Burmeister 
Nate Bonacci playing Taps 
2019 After School Art Program
Many 3rd through 6th-grade students got to be a part of our first ever after school art program and it was a blast! Students got to work on a variety of projects that included drawing, painting, and sculpting. During these art sessions, the students not only learned how to create their masterpieces, but also learned about the 7 elements of art, parts of the paintbrush, the different kinds of paint and materials used in art, just to name a few.
Pictured are the 5th and 6th-grade students with their elephant sculptures from the most recent art class. The next session for 5th and 6th grade will start in January, and the 3rd and 4th-grade session will begin in February. Mr. High Horse and Mrs. Rutledge will have a new set of activities for the students to create and enjoy. The PFE will send out more details when the time gets closer for the next session so be on the lookout!
Football Players Make Autumn Pointe Visit
The Pioneer Football Team sent 8 players to Autumn Pointe to meet the residents, discuss our season, and build relationships. While at Autumn Pointe, the group shared cookies and milk, talked about life, and then played a trivia game as a whole group. It was a great experience for the Pioneers to meet some great people, learn from their experiences, and share some laughs. The players who attended were- Tyler Strauss, Kaden Therkildsen, Grant Halford, Cole Klabunde, Dillon Dierks, Malachi King, Philip Whittoff, Zane Schwarz. Thank you to all who organized this event.
Photos by Andrew Christensen
Veterans Day Program 2019
Fort Calhoun’s SkillsUSA Chapter will again be hosting their Veterans
Day Program 11/11/19 at 10:00 AM in the high school main gym. This
program is open to the public. There will be a luncheon for Veterans
and a guest following the program. Call 402-468-5591 to RSVP for
lunch.
Elementary Students Learn About Fire Safety
The students at Fort Calhoun Elementary had a couple of opportunities this month to learn about fire safety. On October 9th, the Kindergarteners visited the Fort Calhoun Fire Station. They got to tour the station and even practiced using the fire hose with Dave Neumann and Jerry Mink. On October 16th the Fire Department visited the school. Grades Preschool through 3rd grade had the opportunity to tour the ambulance with Dave Neumann and Jackie Mapes. They also learned a lot about fire safety in their home from Deputy State Fire Marshall Alyssa Sanders and they practiced climbing out a window with a fire ladder in the Smoke Simulator Trailer. Grades 4th through 6th got to explore the fire trucks and practiced using a battery-operated fire extinguisher. Thanks to all who came to help with these events including Dave Neumann, Jerry Mink, Jackie Mapes, Jen Sundermeier, Dan Mallory, Devon Walentine and Deputy State Fire Marshal, Alyssa Sanders.
For tips on fire prevention including home safety tips visit the State Fire Marshal’s website.https://sfm.nebraska.gov/fire-prevention
Homecoming Week Highlights 2019
Below is a slideshow of some highlight photos from Homecoming week. If you see any that you would like, contact Jennifer Gepson at jgepson@ftcpioneers.org