Throwback Thursday: April 15, 2011

 

4/10/2011

On Saturday, April 2, 2011, several youth from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cordova, participated in a fine arts talent competition at Concordia University in Seward.  8th grader, Jordyn Brandt received a Superior rating for her flute and piano solos and a Superior rating for a pencil drawing. She also played piano accompaniment for the other soloists.  Sixth grader, Ella Wilkins, received a Superior rating for her flute and piano solos.  Sixth grader, Trystan Brandt, received a Superior rating for his trumpet solo and a Superior rating for a mixed media poster.  Fourth grader, Peytan Brandt, received a Superior rating for his piano solo and an Excellent rating for a wooden sculpture of a fort.  Fourth grader, Madalyn Woodburn, received a Superior rating for a 2D art entry.  Third grader, Sarah Casper, received a Superior rating for a 2D art entry, Third grader, Ryan Sharp, received an Excellent rating for a 2D art entry.  The sixth, seventh and eighth grade Sunday School class received a Superior rating for their performance of a Dramatic Skit.

 

Some of Deidre Stevens dreams came true when the Exeter-Milligan ninth grader was crowned the 2011 National American Miss Nebraska Junior Teen in just her second pageant.

Stevens, the daughter of Hope Androyna of Exeter and Chad Stevens of Lincoln, was crowned on Sunday, April 3^rd at the Omaha event. Stevens hopes to share what she has learned with the young girls in the community, “You can have a goal and can accomplish it. I’m a perfect example, starting out not knowing what is going on to winning the whole thing.”

She will spent the next year making appearances across the State but hopes to make an impact at home. “I hope to spend the year being a role model for young girls, to get out in the community more, to be a representative for Nebraska the best way I can.”

Stevens will be heading to the National Pageant, which will be held in Anaheim, California at Disneyland in November competing with our state winners for over $500,000 in cash and prizes.

Stevens also participates at Exeter-Milligan on the golf team, in FCCLA, the all school play, one act play, in band as a cheerleader. She is also a member of the Exeter American Legion Junior Auxiliary.

First National Bank in Exeter joined a group of just three banks in Nebraska that have participated in the Teach Children to Save program for the fifteen years of it's existence.

Wednesday, Sharla Dinneen, representing the bank, visited both campuses of the Exeter-Milligan school with a message about saving.

Dinneen encouraged the students to visit their local bank, start a savings account and start saving money.  She asked the students to sign a poster that will be displayed at First National Bank in Exeter and shared a treat with them before they returned to their classrooms.

Exeter-Milligan Boys Compete in Meridian Invite

Exeter-Milligan boys were led by Casey Jindra at the Meridian Track meet. They finished sixth.

100M - Casey Jindra - 1st place

300M Hurdles - Jackson Beethe - 2nd place

Long Jump - Casey Jindra - 3rd place

 

 

 

Exeter Milligan Girls at Meridian Invite

 

 

Exeter-Milligan girls competed on Friday at the Meridian Invite in Friend.  The meet was rescheduled from a rainy Wednesday to a brisk and eventually rainy rain date.  The girls unofficially finished in 3rd place at the meet.

 

800M - Cameran Jansky 1st place

800M - Savan Krupicka 3rd or 4th

1600M- Jaiden Papik 1st place 

1600M - Cammie Harrison 2nd place

3200M - Cammie Harrison 2nd place

100M Hurdles - Jozie Kanode 5th place

300M Hurdles - Jaiden Papik - 3rd place

4 x 800M relay - 1st place

Pole Vault - Jozie Kanode - 4th place

 

Exeter-Milligan Update: Industrial Arts

 

Students in Mr. Dean Filipi's Industrial Arts classes at Exeter-Milligan have been busy working on their projects. Brock Steuben has worked diligently on his bookcase while Marcus Krupicka took his time to make his wooden American flag.  Cade Kreshak designed his Kresak Cattle Sign using vCarve Pro and then utilized the plasma table to create his sign.  

 

Exeter-Milligan Update: Sixth Grade News

 

by Treven Cerveny, Exeter-Milligan 6th grade Instructor

 

            The 6th graders at Exeter-Milligan are doing so many great things in the classroom this year! More specifically, the students have excelled in using technology. In our school, each child in the elementary is equipped with an iPad to use in the classroom. As a result, we spend time every day using these iPads to increase the level of student engagement. One specific app that the students are using in the classroom is the Canvas app. This is something that they will be using on a regular basis next year, so becoming more familiar with the app will help prepare them for the upcoming years. Another tool we use on our iPads is Kahoot. This website allows students to compete against each other while reviewing the content that we have recently learned in the classroom. Technology has been a fun and engaging tool for our classroom!

            The sixth grade class has also accomplished many great things in the classroom! In math, most students have mastered the multiplication facts from 0-12, which has really helped them to become more successful mathematicians. The students are also becoming more effective writers, as they have learned how to write complete sentences, create topic sentences and conclusions, organize their paragraphs, edit their work, and more. They are currently learning how to write opinion paragraphs, which have been a joy to read. Additionally, both group and individual projects have been an enjoyable experience for students. This has been a great way for students to learn more about the content being taught, use their creativity, organize information, and present their knowledge in front of an audience. Students are ready to finish their elementary days on a positive note and move on to the next level in their educational careers!

 

 

Throwback Thursday: April 8, 2011

 

4/3/2011

 

Exeter-Milligan band students participated in CRC Honor Band & Choir on March 15, 2011. There were 5 students from Choir & 7 students from Band that took part in the event. Second, we had the Bruning-Davenport Junior High Music Contest which took place on March 19, 2011. There were 22 student in grades 5-8 that took part in the contest and we had a total of 18 superior (1's) ratings given to the students of Exeter-Milligan. Congratulations to all students who participated. Third, we had the MUDECAS Music Contest on March 22, 2011. Kelsey Moore, Mariah Ruhl, & Meredith Emshoff all received Superior rankings on their solos.
Fourth, we had 6 students take part in the Class D All-State Band. Class D All-State consists of students only from Class D size schools. Congratulations to Jennifer Pribyl and Kelsey Moore for their acceptance into the Jazz Band, Becca Vossler for her acceptance into the Wind Ensemble, and Jalen
Maxson, Devin Sheffield, and Linsey Klemm for their acceptance into the Symphonic Band. Fifth and finally, please congratulate Jordyn Brandt for being accepted into the Meridian Junior High Honor Band. Jordyn is the only student from Exeter-Milligan to have been accepted.

 

A wellness program was started at Exeter-Milligan school. The program is open to teams of two to ten people. The school offered to pay the entry to the program and offer a few small incentives for the participants. Thirty of the 48 Exeter-Milligan faculty and staff members chosen to participate this year starting in January.

All of the participants can log into the Live Healthy Nebraska to record their goals and progress. Each week they enter any weight loss and their exercise minute totals in the LHN website on a private site. The site then combines the teams total weight loss and exercise time so that the teams can compare their progress.
So far the three Exeter-Milligan teams have recorded, “152 lbs lost and have charted 591 hours and 55 minutes of activity which equates to 2,367 miles,” according to Reading specialist Laura Kroll.

 

Congratulations to the following Exeter-Milligan students were named to the York News Times All-Area basketball teams:

9th grader Nolan White - named a Co-captain (The YNT states "It's rare for a freshman to be named co-captain on the News Times All-Area Team but the numbers put up by Exeter-Milligan's Nolan White are just too impressive to overlook.")

Seniors Zach Jensen and Brady Bristol were both on the Honorable Mention List.

Senior Heather Pribyl was named a co-captain for the girls team and Kelsey Moore was named to the team as well.

Sophomore Jennifer Pribyl was named on the Honorable Mention List.

The Exeter Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt was held outside at the Exeter school building.

Over 50 kids fourth grade and under arrived and registered, eager to start hunting for over 1000 candy filled eggs on the school grounds.The eggs were filled and hidden by members of the Exeter-Milligan FCCLA and Cheerleaders. They led the kids to their hunting areas and let them loose.

 After all the eggs were found names were drawn for the door prizes. Caitlin Murphy and Hunter Ostrand were winners in the third and fourth grade division, Emma Olsen and Johnathen Ostrand won in the first and second grade category.  Savannah Horne and Troy Kallhoff won the prize in the preschool and kindergarten division and Layla Whitford and Brett Kallhoff were the three and under winners.

 The Fillmore County Hospital Replacement project reached a milestone this week, placing the final exterior wall piece in place.  The project is an estimated two months ahead of schedule expecting to open much earlier than the June 2012 scheduled opening.