Congratulations to the FCMS wrestlers today at Norris. Individual medalists include:
Taytum Maddox 2nd
Paxton Armbruster 2nd
Jazzy Strecker 2nd
Gabi Young 4th
Jacoby Bangert 1st
Brayson Sells 1st
Grant Kobza 2nd
It's wrestlemania at the Norris invite today. The FCMS wrestlers are competing with 16 other teams today. Good luck Tigers!
"You made my day!" Thank you National Junior Honor Society for treating staff at middle school with Sonic drinks!!
The first graders celebrated Read Across America Day by finishing up their fairy tale unit. The students dressed up, did fairy tale activities, and had a Royal tea party.
Were you at state wrestling or are you heading to state basketball or maybe track in the spring? Here is a great graph of license plate numbers for Nebraska Counties in case you wonder where everyone is coming from. Enjoy!
ECNC Wrestling All-conference & Honorable mention recognition. Zane Ebel(AC), Orion Catrell(AC), Robert Gilkerson(AC), Blakely Sells (HM), Wyatt Olberding(AC), Bailey Thimmes(AC), Kaleb Zulkosk(AC)i, Kaydyn Strecker(AC)
ECNC Art Contest Winners
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized at the ECNC Art Contest and display. Mrs. Chris Bennett is their instructor.
Gold Metal -
Molly Ebel -Copper Tooling
1st Honorable Mention-
Elianna Bruxellas- Colored pencil
2nd Honorable Mention-
Beatriz Lopes- Torralba - Pencil
3rd Honorable Mention-
Martina Garcia-Pastel
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program will be highlighting cauliflower in March. Cauliflower has been around for 2000 year and it originated in the Mediterranean and Asia. Cauliflower also very good for you because it is high in Vitamin C and Fiber. For more information on cauliflower check out the information sheet and recipes in the included pictures.
Rogue Tacos are set up. Stop by at the high school parking lot if you are hungry! It is a beautiful afternoon!
If you get a chance check out the k-12 Art Contest and Show at the Falls City Library from now until March 31st.
Rogue Street Tacos will be set up for Parent/Teacher Conferences, at the high school parking lot. If you are out conferencing at your child's school and get hungry, please stop by!
Mr. Huppert has adjusted practice times so he will be available at conferences on Tuesday and Thursday from 5 till 7:30PM. This is a change from our previous communication. Thanks!
Mr. Nelson, the Elementary Guidance Counselor, teamed up with Mrs. Kennedy from the extension office to teach skills on leadership to 3rd Grade students and put them into action in our classroom.
Thank you Mrs. Kennedy for these important lessons on how to be great listeners and leaders!
Approximately 450 students from twenty-seven Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas high schools competed for scholarships and awards at the 50th annual Peru State College Business Contest on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Competitions were held in 16 different disciplines. First-place winners in each of the 16 categories were awarded $500 tuition scholarships for on-campus classes to Peru State College. Medals were awarded to the top five individuals in each of the sixteen categories. Danyelle Kuker won a 5th Place medal in Advanced Accounting. Donna Eickhoff is the business instructor at Falls City High School.
Group Picture - Sitting - Sophia Nelson, Jolena Bassett, Arienna Hayes, Danyelle Kuker
Standing - Lucas Scheutz, Charlie McNeely, Kellen McAfee, Josh Brown
The Falls City Tigers ESports Spring Season got underway last week. The varsity League of Legends team (Ethan Boatright, Peyton Brown, Ethan Morris, Dustin Stilen, Brock Caudle, Josh Brown, and Jennifer Sweeney) defeated Southern, Thayer Central, and Conestoga to take their record to 3-0. They will play Amherst some time next week and that match will be live streamed on our FCPSeSports Channel.
Both the varsity Smash Bros Ultimate teams are 1-5 right now. Team One consists of Burke Wissman, Kaleb Kaiser, and Brandon Feighner. Team Two consists of Camden Jean, Asher Kuker, and Deacon Jacobs. They will play Centennial on Monday.
Varsity StarCraft2 players, Dustin Stilen, 3-1 on the season, and Derrek Underwood 2-2 on the season, have both started their 2023 campaigns pretty well. They both play Thayer Central on Monday.
We will sell yearbooks in-person during lunch in the cafeteria from March 6 - 10, but did you know that you don't have to wait until March to buy a yearbook? You can go to the link below to purchase your yearbook for $45 without your name or $50 with your name. Talk to your parents about it. Thanks! Hurrah Falls City!!
Direct link to our store is: https://yearbookforever.com/schools/falls_city_high_school_buy_yearbook_6160/nZ7yaxeEMBIDeEQqeUr9VdaK
FCMS 6th graders had their first quiz bowl experience today at Freeman. Team B finished fourth in the 17 team field and team A finished in the top 8. Great job Tigers!
2023-2024 Job Opportunities for Falls City Public Schools
Falls City Stakeholders:
Our Direct Dollars program is ending March 1, 2023. This is the program which donates money back into our schools with the collection of SunMart receipts. If you have any SunMart receipts, please turn them into the office as the final date to submit receipts is March 1, 2023.
Thank you for your continued support of our schools!
Tigers versus Bulldogs. Go Cats!
