Attention all boys and girls high school wrestling parents. We will have our parent’s meeting November 13th at 6:00 pm in the high school commons. #TigerWrestlingPride
Baking Club had another fun night of making dessert pizza. Each group had great decorating ideas for their pizza!
FCMS would like to give a shout out to Runza for donating one of our AOK lunches this month. Thanks for your support of our FCMS students!
On November 1, Falls City high school held its 11th Career Day which began in 2006.
During the morning, students in grades 9-12 attended 7 sessions from a selection of 19 to choose from. We would like to recognize and thank our presenters who represented a wide range of career areas & job opportunities. They gave our students a lot of good information to consider as they continue to select classes while still in high school and prepare for life after high school graduation.
Our career areas and presenters were:
Agronomist/Agronomy- Kenny Frederick & Zayne Heckenlively
HVAC- Adam Bek
Chiropractic Care- Dr. Mitchell Harling DC
Business Majors & Minors- Jonah Jordening, SCC Instructor
Attorney at Law– Nicole Mason.
NPPD-Cooper Nuclear Station (Nebraska Public Power District)- Brandi Holley
Local Careers/Jobs in Falls City & SE Nebraska- Lucas Froeschl- Economic Director & Michelle Stairs-F.A.S.T. Global Solutions
Careers in a School System- Tim Heckenlively & Ethan Sullivan
Utility Line Program- Cleve Stolpe & 3 NCC students (NC Community College) students
Biotechnology- Misty Wehling, SCC Program Chair
Health Science Careers at SCC & the Falls City Learning Center- Kristine Ruiz & Lisa Hunzeker
Community Medical Center- Several employees from the Community Medical Center
Study Abroad- Hunter Arnold
Hair & Cosmetology- Morgan Ihnen from Joseph’s College of Cosmetology
Take Charge of College- A look at Private College Opportunities- Gordi Coffin
Human Resources/Psychology- Alicia Elson
Falls City Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department-Tim Daniels & Gary Jorn
Sandhills Global- Print publications & IT & Websites; - Jim Hansen, Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement & County Attorney - Sheriff Rick Hardesty & County Attorney Samantha Scheitel
Thank you P. I.E. for the purchases of the first grade STEM boxes. Each first grade classroom received STEM activities.
Also, thank you P.I.E. and the FC community for the donation of snacks to all classrooms. These snacks were collected during Truck or Treat!!
Thank you so much P.I.E. & everyone who donated snacks at our annual Trick the Track event!
FCCLA District Leadership Conference took place today at Peru State College. Our District Office Hayden Findlay engaged the members at the conference in an energizer.
The National Weather Service hosted a presentation for the fifth graders today! It included weather safety, what the National Weather Service does, storm warning/watches, basic weather, hazards, lightning, flooding, and tornadoes.
The staff and administration of Falls City High School have announced the
selections for October High School Students of the Month. The honors go to the following students:
Upperclassmen- Talon Anderson, a junior, is the son of Troy Anderson and Erin Jarred, Emily Vitosh, a senior, is the daughter of Jason and Stacey Vitosh.
Underclassmen-Emmett Daake, a sophomore, is the son of Brian and Denise Daake. Carlea Dunkhas, a sophomore, is the daughter of Gale and Lori Dunkhas and Tysha Fangmeier.
The students were nominated by high school staff and are being recognized for being innovative, responsible, resilient, and resourceful. Each of the students was praised in nomination comments for “academic excellence, going above and beyond what was asked of them, their helpfulness, and their leadership, and serving as excellent role models for their peers,” according to high school principal Gale Dunkhas.
Pictured L to R
Talon Anderson, Emily Vitosh, Carlea Dunkhas, Emmett Daake
You CAN make a difference! Join NJHS for the middle school canned food drive Nov. 6 - 17 by donating any item, any day or the 6-10th themed items such as:
Mon.- Pasta🍝
Tues.- Baking 🧁
Wed.-Soups 🥫
Thurs.-Breakfast🥞
Fri.-Canned Fruit 🍍
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program will be highlighting Spinach in November. Spinach is good raw or cooked, and spinach is a good source of Iron. You may know someone who has grown spinach in their garden. Spinach is very good mixed in salads. To learn more about spinach check out the information and recipe sheet attached.
Mrs.Hawley's kindergarten class and Mrs. Glathar's first grade class brewed up some witch's snack mix. The students teamed up to sort, count, and graph the mix for some Halloween math fun.
Falls City Vocal Department presents: "Music from the Movies"
Applederas, Vocal Jazz Choir, and Concert Choir preformed last night at fall concert.
#rockinthestage
Check out the article posted on News Channel Nebraska highlighting our continued progress towards our early childhood expansion program!
https://tinyurl.com/yc3ej86c
2023 ECNC Softball All Conference and Honorable Mention teams.
On Friday, October 27th multiple opportunities were used to play card or board games to do strategy skills. Thank you to PIE for the purchases. Math students and HAL will both benefit from these.
Falls City FFA News- STATE CHAMPIONS!
On Tuesday the 24th the Falls City FFA traveled to Broken Bow NE for state land judging. Wednesday October 25th, Four members of the Falls City FFA competed in the state land judging competition. It was a wet and cool day, but it was still successful for the Falls City competitors. Three members finished in the top 10, the Falls City FFA are now State Champions, who will be competing in the National Land Judging Competition in Oklahoma City, OK next spring. Individually, members receiving purple ribbons include, Brock Niedfeldt in 3rd place, Ethan Morris in 7th place, Kemper Foster in 10th place, and Lathan Richey earning a pink ribbon in 61st place. There were over 140 competitors and 40 schools represented in this year's state competition. Congrats to Fall City for their first place finish and State Championship!
Reporter Breean Eickhoff
October 23-27 is Red Ribbon week! Red Ribbon week is a week to inspire people to live drug free and raise awareness of the danger of drugs and alcohol. Not only were there dress up days promoted by NJHS, but there was a short video watched in homeroom that inspired students to have a natural high, rather than using drugs.
Monday "Wake-Up Drug Free" Pajamas
Tuesday "Too Bright to do Drugs" Neon
Wednesday "Wave Goodbye to Drugs" Hawaiian/Surfer
Thursday "Team Up Against Drugs" Favorite Sports Team
Friday "Proud to be Drug Free" Wear Red
Thank you NJHS and P.I.E. for the new microwave from Mary's Appliance! Middle school students are eager to use it during lunch in the cafeteria!
After studying about animal adaptations Mrs. Bauman's fourth grade classroom did an experiment to see how birds change what they eat for the environment they are in. It also showed students the different types of foods birds are able to eat according to the type of beak they have. The students used tweezers, spoons, a staple remover, and a straw to see how much food they would be able to eat. And they only had 30 seconds.
