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Fort Calhoun High School welcomed back 7 graduates on December 16, 2022, for an alumni panel to speak to current seniors about their post-secondary paths. Topics included the alumni’ current career paths (ranging from college and ROTC to entering the workforce) and what advice they would give the current seniors.  Seniors received valuable information to help them plan for life after high school. The event is just one example of how the school prepares its students for college, career, and life. This alumni panel is an event the school plans to have on an annual basis.  So if any alumni are interested in being part of the panel in future years, please contact Mr. Wemhoff, Mrs. Hernandez, or Mrs. Krambeck.

Congratulations to our December PBIS Winners! They were L-R, Penny Keough, Alisa Taylor, Blakely Aufenkamp and Thomas Jensen. Keep up the good work everyone and have a great break!

Winter Break Food Security Resources for Families

With the upcoming holidays and the uncertainty of winter weather, there are several ways to locate food and meals when school is not in session. Here are just a few resources for you:

• Nebraska Market Maker | Nebraska Regional Food Systems Initiative
• Free Meals Finder | No Kid Hungry
• Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
• Nebraska’s Little Free Pantry Network | Civic Nebraska
• Call “211” or text your zip code to “898211”

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. 

Fort Calhoun Schools is currently accepting applications for an Elementary Special Education Teacher for the 2023-24 school year.  Fort Calhoun Schools is a progressive, Class C-1 District just nine miles north of Omaha.  Certification/Licensure:  Nebraska Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsement in Special Education; Training and teaching in areas of regular and special education with an emphasis on Specific Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, and at-risk students.  Applications will be taken until the position is filled.  Subject to a veteran’s preference. 

Click HERE to apply.

Fort Calhoun Food Service Dept. is looking to fill a part-time position at the Elementary School. 

Regular hours are 8 AM-1:30 PM Tuesday and Thursday when school is in session. Duties include Food preparation, serving lunch, and cleaning; some lifting is required (ie: full pans and food boxes). If you would like to join our energetic, fun, and hard-working team please contact Rachel Mattison, Food Service Director @ 402-468-5591. To apply follow this LINK. Subject to a veteran’s preference.  EOE

It was a great year for the food drive at Fort Calhoun Elementary.  The event was organized by the student council and all the items collected were donated to the food pantry at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fort Calhoun. The winning classroom was Mrs. Hodson’s 3rd-grade class and they won an ice cream party!  The Student Council Members had fun setting the can up to look like a replica of the businesses in Fort Calhoun and then delivered them to the church. Thank you to all the families who donated cans this year! As you can see from the pictures, it was a huge success.

On Friday, 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 Skills USA President Wyatt Appel and the MC Sophia Thomas. The High School Band and Choir both performed several patriotic songs including the Armed Forces Salute and “We Honor You”. Plus, the 4th-grade students performed the patriotic song “On Veteran’s Day”. The keynote speaker was Fort Calhoun Alumni, Col. Janel Nelson. Students enjoyed a military trivia contest by Col. Nelson. AJ Duros finished by playing “Taps” right before the Color Guard retired the colors. 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 this event. Once again, Fort Calhoun Schools would like to thank all our Veterans for their service to our country.

Our Fort Calhoun High school students had the opportunity to learn more about Air Force ROTC and the ROTC scholarship program when Second Lieutenant Catharine R. Donahoe, a Gold Bar Recruiter from the Air Force stopped by.  

We were also thrilled that Aaron Johnson (FCHS alumni ‘2019), a senior at UNO who serves as the cadet wing vice wing commander (CW/CV) (which is a cadet colonel rank in the AFROTC) could accompany her.

Attached Pictured (left to right):  

E Lautrup, A Lienemann,  C/Col (AFROTC) Aaron Johnson, 2d Lt. (USAF) Catharine Donohue, J Ng,  A Nelson, R Lingle, and D Robertson.