Bishop Neumann Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School 202 South Linden Avenue, Wahoo, NE 68066 (402) 443-4151

Volume XXiX Number 4

December 2018

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A Letter of Gratitude: Recently, Coach Turman informed the administration, coaches, and players that the 2018 football season was his last year as the head football coach. On behalf of Bishop Neumann faculty, staff, alumni, and benefactors, I would like to thank Coach Turman for 38 years of service to Bishop Neumann as an educator and coach along with all the other jobs he has done for us during his time at Neumann. Coach Turman has influenced many of us in a myriad of ways with his dedication to Bishop Neumann. Coach has been a great example to our school about living out the virtues of a great Catholic man. His leadership has influenced many young men to strive to be better at what they do every day. Through building these young men up, Coach Turman and Bishop Neumann have had great success. As the head coach of football and track, Coach Turman’s teams had many trips to the state playoffs, many district championships, and multiple State runner-up and Championship finishes. Below is a list of these accomplishments:

FOOTBALL COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT BISHOP NEUMANN STATE CHAMPIONS – 2002, 2003 STATE RUNNER-UP - 1980, 1985, 2000, 2007, 2016 STATE PLAYOFF QUALIFIER - 25 appearances -- 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018 DISTRIC CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11 appearances —1985, 1986, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 ALL-STATE PLAYERS COACHED: 56 athletes

BOYS TRACK COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT BISHOP NEUMANN STATE CHAMPION – 1995, 1996, 1997 STATE RUNNER-UP – 1998 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS – 10 appearances —1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 STATE CHAMPIONS COACHED - 10 athletes The list speaks for itself and illustrates the success of the teams under his direction far better than I can. I speak for many when I say, that as big as the list above is; it is dwarfed in comparison to the number of student-athletes Coach Turman has influenced in his 38 years. That is what is most impressive about Coach’s career. In closing, I would like to say, thank you for all he has done and I hope to see him around. Yours in Christ, John Kreikemeier and Bishop Neumann

Junior High will follow the same

Schedule as the Senior High.

Please note on your calendar, that the first day of school on

January 3, 2019 is a full day of school

not a late start.

Fall Exams - Wednesday, December 19 First Bell 7:45 AM 0:00

Access Period 7:45 AM 8:15 AM 0:30 0:03

1st Period 8:18 AM 9:23 AM 1:05 0:03

3rd Period and announcement 9:26 AM 10:28 AM 1:02 0:07

Mass 10:35 AM 11:35 AM 1:00

5th Period 11:42 AM 1:19 PM 1:37 0:02

Lunch A 11:42 AM 12:15 PM 0:33

Lunch B 12:42 PM 1:18 PM 0:36

7th Period 1:21 PM 2:25 PM 1:04

Fall Exams - Thursday, December 20 First Bell 7:45 AM 0:00

Access Period 7:45 AM 8:15 AM 0:30 0:03

2nd Period 8:18 AM 9:23 AM 1:05 0:05

4th Period 9:28 AM 10:28 AM 1:00 0:05

Home Room 10:33 AM 10:38 AM 0:05 0:05

6th Period 10:43 AM 11:43 AM 1:00 0:03

8th Period 11:46 AM 1:30 PM 1:44

Lunch A(9th-12th) 11:43 AM 12:25 PM 0:42

Lunch B (7th & 8th) 12:35 PM 1:05 PM 0:30

***School will be finished at 1:30 on 12/20

Junior high will return to 8th period class after lunch for the last part of the day.

School will resume on Thursday, January 3, 2019 8:18am start - 3:30pm dismissal.

Bishop Neumann students and faculty celebrated Mass together for Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12, 2018. Father Douglas Daro presided the Spanish Mass. Students in Mr. Waldman’s Spanish IV class helped prepare and serve. All students were encouraged to respond and to follow along with the Spanish script provided.

Mrs. Grady’s room has an extensive library that is available for students to use. It was compiled over many years by Mrs. Johnson and students continue to gain a love of reading through the access to the books in this library. Sadly, many of the books have started to show wear and tear from years of use. Mrs. Grady welcomes the donation of any used young adult appropriate books in good or better condition. If you have books that are sitting around the house collecting dust, consider donating them to Mrs. Grady’s classroom library. Thank you!

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Choir News: * Congratulations to the following students for being selected to sing in the Doane Honor Choir that

will take place January 6-7:

Cloelia Braunsroth (Soprano 1 – 1st year), Tyler Masek (Bass I – 1st year), and Tanner Langemeier

(Tenor II – 3rd year). * Congratulations to the following students, who auditioned for and were selected to sing in one of the

three different University of Nebraska in Kearney honor choirs & bands. They will travel to Kearney

on January 28th for the clinic and honor choir performances.

Honor Choir: Women’s Choir:

Cloelia Braunsroth (Soprano I) Martina Braunsroth (Alto I)

Festival Choir: Honor Band:

Xander Fritz (Bass) Elizabeth Kastl (Tuba)

* Thank you to everyone that came out to the Vocal Christmas Concert. It was a successful concert,

and I consider myself to be blessed to have such great students! Thank you also to all the parents, who

picked up their raffle tickets at the Christmas Choir and Band Concerts. Have a Merry Christmas!

* With the spring semester just around the corner, be on the lookout for reminders and info for all the

different events happening (Musical auditions, Show Choir festivals, Waffleman fundraiser, Neumann

Jr. High Music Contest, and more!) Here is the link to Sign-up Genius for Waffleman: https://

www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084dafae2ca7ff2-waffleman3

* The next Music Boosters meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 16th at

7:00 p.m., and all music parents are encouraged to attend. There will be a lot to

discuss about the upcoming Waffleman Fundraiser. We will be searching for

individuals who are willing to chair / co-chair a portion of the event. Please think

about it if you are willing to help with Games, Dining Room, Raffle, Silent Auction,

etc. and let Mrs. Costa or Mr. Kellett know. There is a very nice door prize for the

night, but you must be present to win. See you there!

GOLDEN NOTE CLUB (Due by May 1st) It is time to join or renew your membership in the Golden Note Club. Proceeds from this club are used to help fund all aspects of the vocal and instrumental music pro-grams. One hundred tickets are sold at $50 each on a first come, first serve basis. There are 8 drawing throughout the year beginning at the Spring Band Concert in May. Each time 8 names will be drawn in the following order:

1st name drawn - $100.00 winner 2nd name drawn - $50.00 winner 3rd through 8th names drawn - $25.00 winners each

Every winner s name goes back in for the next month s drawing. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Golden Note Club Membership Please send your check, payable to NEUMANN MUSIC BOOSTERS to: Samantha Costa Bishop Neumann High School 202 South Linden Wahoo, NE 68066 I would like ______ membership(s) at $50.00 each for a total of ____________ dollars. Name ______________________________________________ Phone _____________________ Address ____________________________________________ City ________________________________ State ______ Zip _______________ Email _______________________________________________

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Campus Ministry

Neumann FIRE, Bishop Neumann’s campus ministry group, continues to meet once a month on Sunday evenings. The December 2nd meeting was cancelled due to the weather. This meeting has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 13th, at 2:00 p.m. Students from Aquinas and Pius High

Schools will join the Neumann group for an afternoon of adoration, praise and worship music, and swing dance instructions from the University of Nebraska Swing Dance Group. All interested students in high school are invited to attend. Students will meet at St. Wenc. Church at 2:00 p.m.

Bishop Neumann students and faculty attended an all school Advent Service on December 7th in the gym. Fr. Rynearson blessed the Advent wreath and spoke about the meaning of Advent and the importance of keeping Advent a holy time.

Students will also attend a Penance service on December 14th to prepare for Christmas.

Neumann Intercessors are parents, grandparents and other caring adults who commit to pray for the Neumann students, faculty and staff. Intercessors pray for ½ hour before the Blessed Sacrament on the first Fridays of the month. If you’d like to be included in the

email reminders that come out prior to each scheduled adoration date, please contact Gery Kenney at gery-kenney@cdolinc.net.

Twenty-four students were inducted into the National Honor Society on November 21st. The Very Reverend James D. Conley Celebrated Mass with our Student Body. After the Mass, Bishop Conley and Father Morin congratulated each student as they were honored for their Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Character. Following the ceremony, students and their families joined together for a reception lunch.

mailto:gery-kenney@cdolinc.net

Congratulations to the following FFA Members on their success yesterday at District Leadership Development Events:

Senior Parliamentary Procedure (Devon Benes. Jamie Chvatal, Miles Hannan,

Bryn Hannan, Emma Kavan, Lauren Kavan, Hannah Kabourek, Emma Thrasher) Blue Ribbon Marissa Meduna

Jr. Public Speaking (Country of Origin Labeling) 3rd place, alternate to State

Emily Pokorny Employment Skills; 2nd place QUALIFYING FOR STATE!! Agriculture Demonstration: Dicamba Application (Tommy Benes, Noah Briley, Garritt Kavan and Jacob Petezilka) 1st PLACE QUALIFYING FOR STATE!!!

The Bishop Neumann FFA Chapter will be hosting their Labor Auction Wednesday, January 23rd. The auction will be held in the Neumann Cafeteria. There will be a free-will donation meal starting at 6:00pm and the auction will start as soon as we get through the food line. (6:30pm). FFA Members will be auctioned off for 8 hours of labor. Come show your support for the Chapter, as this is their only fundraiser this year. The funds raised at the auction will be used to pay for the various district and state level contests that students attend, as well as, conferences and State and National Convention. Contact Ms. Arp at Katie-arp@cdolinc.net with questions. Hope to see you all there.

mailto:Katie-arp@cdolinc.net

ADVANCE NOTICE GRANDPARENTS DAY THURSDAY, January 31, 2019

Mass at 10:00am

No personal invitations will be sent out. Invitation should be sent through the student’s family.

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Check PowerSchool online starting on Noon, Thursday, December 27th.

Report cards will be mailed to the students after December 28, 2018.

Bishop Neumann High School would like to thank everyone for their support on Giving Tuesday. We were able to raise $26,442 in one day for the Neumann Fund. That puts us just over $100,000 in money received as we work towards our overall goal of $250,000. We look forward to continuing to raise money and have a positive impact on Bishop Neumann High School. You can continue to make donations at https://bishopneumann.com/neumann-fund/

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Digital Citizenship: Promoting Positive and Ethical

Behaviors Online According to Common Sense Media, youth ages 8 to 12 spend nearly 6 hours per day using some form of media and teens spend more than 9 hours. Technology has greatly transformed our world including the way we educate and communicate with youth. Even adults use digital media in the work place and to connect with friends. It seems it is close to impossible to avoid digital media. Digital media is here to stay and we need to prepare youth to be healthy digital citizens. Digital citizenship refers to the responsible and ethical use of digital media to communicate and engage in society, understanding the risks involved in using digital media and how to keep your information safe. Common Sense Media has identified 8 main topic areas that set the framework for digital citizenship.

Self-image and identity – The way we are presented online may be different from our offline persona. It is important to help youth understand that their relationships and reputation may be affected by their digital identity.

Relationships and communication – Encourage youth to use intrapersonal and interpersonal skills when communicating online. According to Pew Research Center, 55% of teens text their friends daily and 68% of social-media using teens experienced some form of drama online. Using interpersonal skills when communicating through text can help reduce drama.

Digital footprint and reputation – The digital world is permanent. Once the information or photo is posted on a social media page, it is out there for good. Talk to youth about being cautious when posting information online because the information can follow them, particularly when applying to college or for a new job.

Cyberbullying and digital drama – Educate youth on what to do if they are involved in a cyberbullying situation. Encourage youth to seek out a trusted adult if they or someone they know is being bullied online. For more information go to: http://scipnebraska.com/resources/resources/bullying-prevention.html

Information literacy – There is a great deal of information available on the internet. Help youth identify credible websites and evaluate information critically online. Utilize schools and local libraries to teach youth information literacy skills.

Internet safety – Have discussions with youth about how to be safe online. Youth are often targets of online predators. Educate youth on how to determine inappropriate versus appropriate contact online and how to avoid strangers. A 2015 study by Pew Research Center found that 57% of teens met at least one new friend online. Have discussions with youth about who they are communicating with online.

Privacy and security – Youth need to develop strategies to manage online information and avoid scams. Educate youth on how to develop a strong password and help them adjust privacy settings on social media sites.

Creative credit and copyright – Inform youth on how to avoid plagiarism and how to give credit to authors from online sources. School and local libraries have tools available to educate youth on copyright laws.

Common Sense Media and CyberWise offer school-based curriculum and resources for parents on digital citizenship. Education needs to continue both at home and at school. There are many benefits to technology, but there are also dangers that youth need be aware of. Collaboratively, schools and parents can help youth become healthy digital citizens. If you are feeling overwhelmed or do not know where to begin, start with these basic tips. Basics and Best Practices: Use technology together – Parents and youth using technology together is a great way to educate kids, particularly elementary age students, on how to use technology appropriately. Teachers can also take advantage of the learning opportunity in the classroom. Policy – With schools providing devices like Chrome Books, policies centered on technology are more important than ever. Become familiar with the policies at your school and talk to your kids about the policies and set boundaries at home. Limit usage – Limit screen time in the evening, especially around bed-time. Shut-off phones 30 minutes before bed to optimize sleep. Consider the age of your child when setting limits. The younger the child, the less time they should be spending on digital media. Monitor – Be aware of the websites your child is visiting and the apps your child has on their phone. Become familiar with the apps they are using by using them yourself and reading the reviews. References: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/5-ways-to-teach-kids-to-use-technology-safely/2012/07/30/gJQAbEClLX_blog.html?utm_term=.c022bbc13d0a http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/your-child-technology/keeping-kids-safe-online http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/08/06/6-key-takeaways-about-teen-friendships-in-the-digital-age/ https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ http://www.cyberwise.org/

Saunders Catholic Schools Open Forum Wednesday January 23rd, 7:00 PM At Bishop Neumann High School

School Finance Update

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