Falls City Public Schools

Congratulations to the 14 sophomores and juniors inducted into National Honor Society, our current members, and officers! We appreciate your scholarship, leadership, character, and service!

FFA Students compete at Districts and Qualify for State On Monday Feb 24th, the Falls City chapter traveled to Lincoln for the rescheduled District Welding Competition. The Career Academy hosted the event and the 60 degree weather was much nicer than the previously scheduled date with temps below zero! The Falls City chapter competed against 19 other teams sending 7 students competing in 4 disciplines within the welding field. Each student had to take a test in their area and complete a weldment to demonstrate their skills in the area. In GMAW (MIG), Bowdy Jones finished in 4th place earning a purple ribbon while Brock Niedfeldt finished 12th earning a red ribbon. In OxyAcetylene Welding Blakely Sells was the District Champion finishing first earning Gold and purple ribbon with the best overall Weldment and Wyatt Coonce finished in 8th place earning a Blue Ribbon. In SMAW (ARC) Welding, Ethan Morris finished in 7th place earning a Blue ribbon and Thomas Godemann in 14th place earning a red ribbon. In GTAW (TIG) Derek Helmick was the District Champion finishing first earning Gold and a purple ribbon and had the best overall TIG weldment. The team finished in Silver with the 2nd place Team in the welding competition qualifying Blakely Sells, Derek Helmik, Bowdy Jones, and Ethan Morris for the State welding competition at the beginning of April! Congratulations to those members and Mr. Miller! Pictured from Left to right: Bowdy Jones, Derek Helmick, Blakely Sells, and Ethan Morris

Middle School Girls Basketball Triangular. Monday, March 3rd, 4:30 pm. Order of games: FC vs Syracuse- Syracuse vs Sacred Heart- FC vs Sacred Heart

Due to the weather forecast, the Freshmore Choir Clinic Concert on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, will begin at 4:30 pm and NOT 6:30 pm and Applederas Show Choir will NOT be performing. Students should arrive back to Falls City High School around 6:15-6:30 pm.

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is highlighting strawberries in March. Strawberries are the most popular berries to eat. They can be eaten by themselves or in your favorite recipe. They are a good source of Vitamin C, Potassium, and Fiber. Check out the attached information and recipe sheets.

FCPS was excited to welcome Dr. Mark Adler to FCPS to speak to all of our 7-12 students about the impact of cyber bullying & the ripple effect it can have on a person's life. Thank you Dr. Adler for your willingness to share Reid's story. #BeKind

The 52nd annual Peru State College Business Contest was held on Wednesday, February 26. Competitions were held in 16 different disciplines. There were 25 school districts competing for scholarship money. First place winners in each of the categories were awarded $500 tuition scholarships for on campus classes at Peru State. Medals were awarded to the first through fifth place winners. Dayton Snethen was awarded a $500 Scholarship and 1st Place Medal for winning the Accounting 1 contest. Ethan Chapple collected the most hardware with 2 medals with a 3rd Place finish in Keyboarding and a 5th place finish in Advanced Accounting. Additional medal winners included Gavin Bauer in Advanced Accounting and Carlea Dunkhas in Advanced Accounting. Donna Eickhoff is the business teacher at Falls City High School.

**Congratulations to Our 6th Grade State Qualifiers!** We are thrilled to announce the outstanding achievements of our 6th-grade students who have advanced from their classroom competitions to represent us at the Eastern Nebraska School Speech Contest later this spring! 🏆 **1st Place:** Asher McCullick 🥈 **2nd Place:** Kylie Ramsey 🥉 **3rd Place:** James Lunsford Your dedication and hard work have paid off, and we are incredibly proud of each of you. Best of luck at the state competition in Omaha—we know you'll make us proud! 🎉👏 Pictured: Back row (left to right): Asher McCullick, Leo Rue, Emma Goff, Kylie Ramsey Front row: James Lunsford, Rylee Kreifels

Middle School Girls Basketball team is traveling to Cook to take on the JCC Thunderbirds today at 4:00 pm. #keepitrolling #prowlwithpride

Middle School Boys Wrestling Tournament Thursday, Febr. 27th, 2025 4:00 PM Falls City High School Gym

FFA members drove tractors to school this week on Wednesday. Mother Nature spoiled the party last Friday with frigid temperatures. Thank you Mr. Miller and Ms. Johnson for another successful FFA week . #handsonlearning

The High School Music Tour visited the elementary buildings today, showcasing their talent and providing a wonderful musical experience for our students. Here is a recap: https://youtu.be/i2VmTeam7bs

International Angelman Syndrome Day occurs each year on February 15th. We are a little late due to the weather, but it is never too late to celebrate Tenley. She lights up everyone’s day at South School! We would like to thank Sheena, Jake, and W7 for organizing this, creating t-shirts, and donating the proceeds back to the South School Sped Department. As you can tell from the pictures, the kids loved making Tenley’s day while spreading awareness for Angelman Syndrome.💙

Another successful afternoon in Baking Club making Vanilla Reese's Pieces Cookies!

ECNC Speech at Elmwood-Murdock. #tigerproud

Falls City Public Schools is representing here at the Northwest Missouri State job fair! We're looking forward to engaging with teacher candidates today & share all of the great things happening at FCPS!

The Falls City Public School Board of Education voted unanimously Monday, February 24, 2025, to negotiate with Dr. Andrew Offner for the position of Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Offner is currently the Superintendent at Winside Public Schools. He has served in that role since 2019. Dr. Offner has also had administrative experience at Madison Public Schools, Oakland-Craig Public Schools and Wheeler Central Public Schools. Dr. Offner received his Doctor of Education from the University of South Dakota in May of 2023. The Superintendent interview process included meetings with groups from the Staff and Administration, in addition to a formal interview with the Board. The Board wishes to thank the interview groups for their time invested in the process and their valuable input. The Board of Education will take action on Dr. Offner’s Superintendent contract at an upcoming meeting of the board. We look forward to welcoming him and his family to the Falls City Public Schools and the community of Falls City.

Our FCMS Lady Tigers played hard tonight! A team won 43-35. B team lost their game 11-25. We're so proud of these girls as they continue to grow & improve! Great job, ladies!

Varsity Rocket League (2-1) plays #1 Winnebago (7-0) today at 4PM. They play Hemingford’s two teams at 5:15 PM today. Both matches will be streamed via Twitch (FCPSeSports). FC1 Rocket League Ethan Boatright Peyton Browm Jaxten Jorgensen Ethan Skjerva

Go Tigers! Varsity Rocket League Falls City (3-1) defeated #1 Winnebago (7-1) today. They won Game 1 4-0 and Game 2 3-0. They play Hemingford’s two teams at 5 PM today. Both matches will be streamed via Twitch. FC1 Rocket League Ethan Boatright Peyton Browm Jaxten Jorgensen Ethan Skjerva (sub)