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Six Nebraska Schools Named 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools
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It was a big day for Elgin Public School when Governor Dave Heinemen presented the Elgin Elementary with the 2012 National Blue Ribbon School award on November 28th! Governor Heineman congratulated the staff and students on a job well done and spoke on the importance of education. He spoke to the students about how important good reading skills are and that he reads three to four hours a day in his job. The Governor then presented the Blue Ribbon Award to the Elgin Elementary Staff and congratulated each of them along with Senator Sullivan and Dr. Breed. More... |
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Bloomfield Jr-Sr High School in Bloomfield, Elgin Elementary School in Elgin, Mount Michael Benedictine School in Elkhorn, Norwood Park Elementary School in Lincoln, Potter-Dix Elementary School in Dix and Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha have been named 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. |
Nebraska Education Commissioner Roger Breed Visits
Madison Public Schools
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On Monday, September 10, 2012, Nebraska Education Commissioner Roger Breed visited the staff, students and members of the School Board at Madison Public Schools. Breed, recently named the 2012 National Administrator of the Year, was invited to Madison by Superintendent Alan Ehlers. Ehlers, in his first year at Madison, wanted to show the Commissioner the good things that are happening at Madison. More... |
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Miss Voz Latina Pagent Gives Girls Tools They Need To Succeed
Omaha World-Herald
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Lexington High School junior Luis Sotelo created Miss Voz Latina in 2006. The competition now includes the mandatory Academy, a weeklong program focusing on developing leadership, communication, education and character More... |
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My Five: Dustin Carlson, Kindergarten Teacher
Omaha World-Herald
Dustin Carlson, a 27-year-old native of Axtell, Neb., teaches kindergarten at Rockbrook Elementary in the Westside Community Schools. He knew teaching was the career for him when he took his first education class at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. More...
Heartland FBLA Members Win Four National Awards
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The group stayed at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel.
Nebraska was represented by 275 members and advisers who attended the conference to compete at the national level.
Teacher will be voice of Nebraska in D.C.
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Teacher will be voice of Nebraska in D.C. For the next year, Aaron Bredenkamp will serve as a conduit connecting Nebraska teachers to the U.S. Department of Education. |
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Bredenkamp, a math teacher at the Westside High School Career Center, the district’s alternative high school, is one of 12 teachers nationwide selected by the federal education department as a “teaching ambassador fellow” for the 2012-13 school year. It’s the first time a Nebraskan has been selected.
3 Nebraska High Schools Recognized as National 2012 Blue Star Schools
Arlington, Fillmore Central, Wausa High School Students Earn National Recognition In Financial Literacy
Three Nebraska high schools recognized as national 2012 Blue Star Schools
Nebraska students at three high schools have shown they have what it takes to manage their money.
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Nature Explore Classroom
Because it's a place to explore and play, the groundbreaking ceremony April 26 for Doane's Nature Explore Classroom was a celebration. The event, sponsored by the Crete Nature Collaborative For Children, begins at 6 p.m. at the classroom site south of Hansen Hall on the Crete campus. More...
Sherman Elementary Young Authors
Sherman Elementary School students in Dianne Lee’s classroom display books they designed with their own artwork and stories they wrote and edited. Students invited special guests to their Author Celebration where they read aloud their stories in their classroom that they designed as a theatre.