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Spanish teacher Anita Saalfeld led a trip to Spain and France from June 6-15 with Fort Calhoun students and graduates Luke Gustafson, Avery McKennan, John McKennan, Riley McKennan, Morgan Shaner, Anna Taylor, and Kaylee Taylor. The tour included various sites around Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris, with short visits to Toledo and Zaragoza. Some of the sites the group visited included the Spanish royal palace, cathedrals in Toledo, Zaragoza, Barcelona, and Paris, Parque del Retiro in Madrid, Parc Guell in Barcelona, and the Louvre Museum and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Students were able to see original art and architecture by artists such as Goya, el Greco, Da Vinci, Michaelangelo, and Gaudí, as well as many other important cultural and historical landmarks. For those interested in more information about this trip or our trip to the Galápagos Islands in 2025, please visit www.fortcalhountravels.com. The trips are open to Fort Calhoun students who will have completed grades 9-12 at the time of the trip, as well as Fort Calhoun graduates 23 and under. These trips are independent student educational opportunities and are not affiliated with Fort Calhoun Community Schools.

Shout out to Bryant High Horse. He talked to our 8th Graders about his experience at The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. His discussion aligned with their lessons in US History about the Indian Removal Act and the treatment of the Native Americans in the 1800s. Thank you for sharing your stories with us!

Congratulations to our 2023 SkillsUSA Competition Winners.  

On Wednesday, April 12th, ten high school art students participated in the Nebraska Capitol Conference Art Day. This year’s NCC Art Day was hosted by Louisville High School. 

The day included a presentation and activity, led by Mindy Burton, an artist and full-time art teacher at Milford High School. The students displayed work in eleven different categories, and three judges spent over two hours critiquing the work. 

Every student from Fort Calhoun received at least one award, and most of them received multiple awards. Brooke Johnsen was voted the top artist from Fort Calhoun. She also received the People’s Choice Award and the Student’s Choice Award. Brooke also received the top award of Best In Show for her entry “Reflecting”. Congratulations to all the students who participated. 

Congratulations to our 2023 Science Fair Winners! 

1st Place: Gannon Otte – Strength of Paper Shapes

Fort Calhoun held its Unified Basketball game on Thursday, February 9th. You can read the article by Grant Egger, Enterprise Publishing, at this LINK.

Congratulations to our students who were awarded a Scholastic Art or Writing award this year. The artwork is currently decorating our hallway but will be heading to the TAC building for the Scholastic Art Exhibition. There were many unique, fun, and creative pieces this year. 

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners! All of our students performed very well at both the Junior High and the Elementary School. This year, the top finishers at the Junior High were Connor Jabens, runner-up, and Leo Morris, winner. The Elementary top spellers were Colette Bonacci, runner-up, and Zoey Coontz, winner. They will all represent our school at the County Spelling Bee held in Arlington on February 9th at 9:00 AM. Good Luck everyone!

Thank you to everyone who came out to donate blood this year. We had 51 people come in including a record 33 students who tried to donate this year!

We are selling t-shirts to help promote our unified basketball team. If you are interested in purchasing a t-shirt, please complete this ORDER FORM and submit it with payment (cash or check). Orders and payments are due to the elementary or high school office by Monday, December 19th.

Friday, December 2nd was the first practice for our Fort Calhoun Unified Basketball team. Unified athletes are individuals grades 6th-age 21 with disabilities. The athletes are paired up with a partner of similar age. Our team will be playing against Ashland-Greenwood on Saturday, January 7th between the varsity girls and boys games. We can’t wait for you to join us and cheer on the team! Please spread the word.