Falls City Public Schools

Dear FCMS Families,

As outlined in our Student Code of Conduct, Falls City Middle School is a phone-free school. Our expectation is that when students arrive to their first period class, they place their cell phones in the designated classroom phone box for the duration of the school day.

Recently, we have seen a significant increase in students attempting to bring phones into classrooms without turning them in and using them throughout the day. This has become disruptive to instruction and takes away from the focused, distraction-free learning environment we strive to provide for all students.

To clarify our procedures:

First Offense: The student will be required to turn their phone into the office each morning moving forward, rather than placing it in the classroom phone box.

Second Offense: The phone will be held in the office until a parent or guardian comes to retrieve it.

Our goal is not to be punitive, but to protect instructional time and maintain classrooms as spaces dedicated to learning, collaboration, and positive peer interaction. Research and our own experience consistently show that limiting phone access during the school day improves focus, engagement, and academic outcomes.

We would greatly appreciate your partnership in reinforcing this expectation at home. Please visit with your child about the importance of following our phone-free policy and supporting a strong learning environment for everyone.

Thank you for your continued support of FCMS. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Sincerely,
Meghan Robeson
Principal
Falls City Middle School

The Tiger MS Girls Basketball team will play at Nebraska City Middle School today, Monday, Febr. 16th, at 4:30 PM. "B" team followed by "A" team.
#letsroar

The Tiger Girls Basketball team will travel to Louisville High School to play the Syracuse Rockets in the C1-3 Sub-district girls basketball tournament on Monday, 2/16/26. Tip off is at 5:45 PM.
#mustwintostayin #letsroar

Boys State Wrestling Shirts are ready to order! https://w7designco.com/products/tiger-wrestling?variant=42524312043591 #TigerWrestlingPride

Boy's Wrestling District Update To Heartbreak Round 285 - Chase Simpson (2-1) 165 - Ashton Martin (2-1) 150 - Orion Cattrell (2-1) 132 -Tristan Randall (2-1) 113 - Ryan Hall (0-1) Out in Round 3 215 - Jayden Mirelez (2-2) 190 - Brantly Sells 2-2 157 -Zane Elms (1-2) 144- Caden Collier (1-2) 138 - Cade Caudle (2-2) 106 - Dayton Snethen (0-2) lost in double overtime Out in Round 2 175 - Wesley Vitale (0-2) 120 -Ryder Hullman (0-2)

“Beyond the Mat is a high school wrestling program focused on developing the whole student-athlete – not just the competitor. This brings together students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate together on the same team. The goal is to promote inclusion, teamwork, and mutual respect through wrestling and competition, while providing meaningful athletic opportunities for all students. This helps break down barriers, build friendships, and create a school culture where everyone belongs.” Wesley Vitale was selected to represent the Falls City Tigers in Class C and will be wrestling Mason Collier on Friday Night before the Semi-Final Round of the NSAA Boys State Wrestling Championships. #Relentless #TigerWrestlingPride 🤼‍♀️🐅🤼‍♂️ Wrestling Information: February 20th 6:00 PM – Prior to the start of the Semi Final Round. This is a very full event, please make plans to arrive early. CHI Center – Omaha

The Tiger Wrestlers competed at Districts this weekend and they left it all on the mat! As a team they scored 82 points and finished 8th Individual Results: 106lbs-Dayton Snethen 0-2 113lbs-Ryan Hall 0-2 120lbs-Ryder Hullman 0-2 132lbs-Tristan Randall 3-2 / 4th place 138lbs-Cade Caudle 2-2 144lbs-Caden Collier 1-2 150lbs-Orion Cattrell 3-1 / 3rd place 157lbs-Zane Elms 1-2 165lbs-Ashton Martin 3-2 175lbs-Wesley Vitale 0-2 190lbs-Brantly Sells 2-2 215lbs-Jayden Mirelez 2-2 285lbs-Chase Simpson 4-1 / 3rd place Huge shoutout to Tristan Randall, Orion Cattrell, and Chase Simpson on punching their ticket to the state tournament! #Relentless #TigerWrestlingPride 🤼‍♀️🐅🤼‍♂️

🐯 Calling All Future Tigers! It’s Time to Grow! 🐯

Kindergarten Registration for the 2026–2027 school year is now open at North School!

Who: Children who will be 5 years old by July 31, 2026

Action: Please call Kari or Mrs. Leyden at (402) 245-2712 to get your child added to our mailing list and receive a kindergarten registration packet.

Mark Your Calendar:
📅 Kindergarten Round-Up
🗓 Friday, March 20
⏰ Times will be assigned

Know a family new to Falls City or a first-time school parent? Tag them or share this post to help us welcome our newest students to North School! We can’t wait to meet our future Tigers! 🐾

The Tiger Speech team will compete in Auburn at the Bulldog Invite on Saturday, Febr. 14th, at 8:30 AM.

The Tiger Wrestling team will head to Centennial Public Schools on Saturday, Febr. 14th, for class C-2 District Wrestling Tournament at 9:00 am. Best of luck to the wrestlers and coaches. Let's punch some tickets to state!
#pinthemtothemat

Our FCMS NJHS students used their proceeds from the FCMS Valentine's dance to purchase flowers for the residents of Falls City Nursing & Rehab. Great job, NJHS members!

Our FCMS NJHS students used their proceeds from the FCMS Valentine's dance to purchase flowers for the residents of Falls City Nursing & Rehab. Great job, NJHS members!

Congratulations to these senior wrestlers that won 2 Middle School ECNC Championships and 4 High School ECNC Championships. Lots of blood, sweat, and tears went into this great accomplishment.
#dominance #tigerproud

The Tiger Girls and Boys Basketball Varsity teams will travel to JCC on Friday, February 13th, at 5:30 PM at Johnson County Central High School. This game is rescheduled from the 24th of January. Varsity girls at 5:30 pm. Varsity boys at 7:00 pm.
#gotigers

The FCMS band is proud to add two more outstanding musicians to Black Belt Standing, Congratulations Olivia and Liliana on your hard work and practice with the flute! These ladies have been eager to learn and are always excited to come to class. Great work! 🎉🎶

The Tiger girls and boys basketball team will host the Titans from HTRS on Thursday, Febr. 12th at 4:00 pm.
3 quarters of JV girls, 3 quarters of JV boys, varsity girls, and varsity boys. #richardsoncountyrivals

The Tiger MS GBB team will host Auburn in a "B and "A" game format starting at 4:30 PM on Thursday, Febr. 12th. Good luck lady Tigers!

Last night, FCPS hosted the Richardson County Spelling Bee. We hosted a 5th & 6th grade division & a 7th & 8th grade division. In the 5th & 6th grade division 1st went to Emmett Holiday, 2nd to Kase Schawang, 3rd to Avery Hilgenfeld, & 4th to Jonathan Humphrey. In 7th & 8th grade group 1st went to Ruth Cordero, 2nd to Anthony Martineau, 3rd to Tate Dunekacke, & 4th to Asher McCullick. Congratulations, everyone!