, Thoughts from the Principal

As we prepare to turn our calendars to Febru-ary, many of us will spot Valentine’s Day and think of things normally associated with the holi-day. As you can imagine, this holiday tends to cause a fair amount of activity at a school. Over-all, I have a weakness for Valentine’s Day, espe-cially in the elementary, as it usually has nothing to do with romance and everything to do with giving a card, candy, or note saying “be mine” to a friend, buddy, etc. There aren’t that many days when society goes out of its way to be extra nice or kind, so I truly appreciate that Valentine’s Day brings out positive acts from us. In today’s frenzied digital life, it is easy to forget to acknowledge the goodness in those around us. So this Valentine’s Day, I invite you to not just post something on Facebook, but to go out of your way to do something nice for those around you. Maybe you can split a bag of pop-corn at one of the many events we have coming up. Speaking of events and games CONGRATU-

LATIONS to the Boys basketball team on their

3rd place finish in the Conference Basketball

Tournament! The ladies went 1-1 in the confer-

ence tournament and the Conference Wrestling

meet will be Friday, February 2nd in Arnold. The

girls and boys basketball teams will play in the

D1-10 sub-district tournaments held at Kearney

Catholic High School this year. If you check the

updated calendar insert you’ll not only find the

dates for these events but also see that there are

plenty of other activities this month such as Dis-

trict Wrestling on February 9-10th at Oakland-

Craig High school, and the State Wrestling Meet

February 15-17th at the Century Link Center in

Omaha. February is a busy month for the Speech

team with meets taking place almost every week-

end! We have 9 students participating this year

with most competing in multiple events.

Trying to keep Academics a priority and juggl-

ing all of these events keeps our students busy.

Somethings staff have to take into consideration

when planning around events are that we’ve

moved MAP testing to February so we won’t be

doing MAP assessments on top of State Testing

in March and April. If you have questions about

the changes in testing don’t hesitate to stop in or

call the school.

You can find out more about the upcoming

assessments at Parent/Teacher Conferences on

Thursday, February 8th from 2:30-6:30pm. If you

can’t meet with your child’s teacher at this time

please contact them to set up a meeting to discuss

your student’s progress. Mrs. Schauda and I will

be available to help if you have questions about

setting up your parent PowerSchool or Schoology

account. You can use PowerSchool to check your

student’s grades, attendance, and lunch balances,

and Schoology is our learning management sys-

tem that teachers and students use to send infor-

mation and assignments between each other.

As you can see there is plenty going on. Be-

cause of some of the last minute changes I’ve

been using the automated calling system to send

out alerts for changes as well at weather related

announcements. If you are having trouble with

the system or haven’t been getting the calls you

aren’t alone. Please notify the school if you have

had any number changes or if you haven’t been

getting the calls from the school.

Thank you and until next Month Go Wolves! - Cory Grint

February Newsletter

FBLA 2

FBLA Valen-

tines Cookies 2

Drivers Educa-

tion 3

Scholarship

News 3

ACT & SAT 4

Upcoming

Events 4

Career Explora-

tion Day 5

Library News 6

Library News 7

1st Semester

Honor Roll

8

2nd Qtr. Honor

Roll

9

News from Art

Room

10

Yearbook 11

Title I 12

Title I 13

February Calen-

dar

14

Inside this issue:

Sargent Public School

Comments from the Principal

Are you getting the calls and mes-

sages on the Mass Notification

system?

We had Families sign up for the Mass

Notification system at the start of the

school year that haven’t been getting

the alerts. If you feel you haven’t been

getting the messages please let the of-

fice know. THANK YOU!

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Future Business Leaders of America As February quickly approaches, so is FBLA week! FBLA week will be celebrated nationally Febru-

ary 5th- 11

th and is held to increase awareness of chapter activities, help members to prepare for

spring events, and provide an opportunity to show appreciation to the local businesses. We will

begin our week on Monday the 5th with a little surprise goodie and posters for the lockers. Tuesday

we will “Dress for Success” and wear professional dress to school. On Wednesday, members will

wear our chapter FBLA shirts and we will have our Teacher Appreciation. Thursday is when we will

read to the elementary and have fun activities for them. Friday we will host a Business Appreciation

breakfast at the community center where we invite business owners to attend and thank them for

their support throughout the year. Saturday night will be a Sweetheart Dance, which will be open to

7-12th grade students. We will be selling Eileen’s 6 inch Valentine’s Day cookies for $5.00 apiece

starting NOW until February 5th. These yummy cookies will be delivered on Valentine’s Day

(February 14th). We will also be having a raffle for an item of your choice from the Wolf Den all

week. Tickets are only one dollar each and a winner is drawn every day!

Kalayah Ironshell, Reporter

Valentine’s Cookies The FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) is again selling Eileen’s cookies that you can give to your special someone. If you

are interested in purchasing Valentine’s cookies, please send a completed order form back with your money. Thanks in advance for

your support!

Valentine’s Cookies to be delivered to the school on Wednesday, February 14th! These will be 6” decorated sugar or

chocolate chip cookies from Eileen’s Cookies. The charge for each cookie is $5.00.

Please fill out the form below if you are interested in ordering a Valentine’s cookie(s). The cookies must be ordered by Monday, February 5th. If you have any questions, please email or call Jan Osborn at

jan.osborn@sargentpublicschools.org , school 527-4119, or cell phone 215-8009.

To: Name (as you want it printed on label)

From: Name (as you want it printed on label)

Phone sugar OR

chocolate chip

Pd $5/each

DRIVER EDUCATION CLASS in Sargent this summer!

Families can sign up their student to take a Driver Ed class in Sargent this summer!

The class will be taught by instructors through the Nebraska Safety Center.

The Driver Education Class taught through the Safety Center is an in-depth course

with the majority of the coursework done at Sargent and one day at the driving range

in Kearney. If your student is under 18 years of age, passing the course results in

waiver of the written and drive test at the driving examiner office. This course con-

forms to the rules and regulations of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles

and exceeds the criteria established for insurance discounts. This summer’s classes

will be held in early July, but I haven’t received a confirmation date yet. Scheduling for

on-street driving and testing will be arranged at the mutual convenience of the stu-

dents and instructor and will be conducted in the local area. The fee for the course

will be around $330. The Safety Center does require that the students have a school

or learners permit for the driving portion of the class.

Scholarship News!

Previous graduates of Sargent High School have the option of applying for a new source of

funding as they further their education. The Everhart Family Sargent High School Scholarship is

for graduates of Sargent High School that have completed at least one year of college and will be

enrolled as a fulltime student. The scholarship was created in memory of Harold and Mary Jose-

phine (Jo) Everhart. It will be awarded to a Sargent graduate who shows drive, determination and

strong character. The scholarship provides (one) $1500 per semester for a total of $3000 per year

paid directly to the school. The scholarship maybe applied for yearly and past winners are eligible

to reapply. Applications are due April 1st and the winner will be notified by May 1st. Any ques-

tions about the application may be directed to Kristin Slagle. The application is available either as

a fillable form or as a pdf on the Sargent Public School website under the Bulldog Education

Foundation tabs or on Mrs. Schauda’s scholarship page. This scholarship could make a big differ-

ence for some deserving students and we are thankful to the Everhart Family for the opportunity

given to the graduates of Sargent High School.

Page 4 Newsletter Title

Tues. Feb. 19-22 Boys Subdistrict BB Tourney Kearney Catholic

Wed. Feb. 21– 2:00 Dismissal Teacher Inservice

Custer County High School Quiz Bowl 9:30

Thurs. Feb. 22– Custer County Junior High School Quiz Bowl 9:30

Friday Feb. 23—Girls BB District Finals

Loup Basin Smiles Program for PK-6

Sat. Feb. 24– Ansley Litchfield JH G & B BB Tourney TBD

Sing Across NE at Bartlett

Mon. Feb. 26– MNAC JH Quiz Bowl @ A-M 10:00

MNAC Speech Meet in Ansley

Tues. Feb 27—FFA District Ag Skills

Boy’s BB District Finals TBD

Upcoming Events

ACT & SAT - College Entrance Exams

The ACT and SAT are exams that students take as part of the admissions process into most 4 year colleges

and Universities. The ACT is accepted at almost all colleges in the United States while the SAT is preferred

by some schools on the east and west coast. We recommend that students interested in attending a 4 year

college or University take the exam at least twice, once in the spring of their junior year and once in the fall

of their senior year. You can register on-line for the ACT at www.actstudent.org. To register for the SAT

go to www.collegeboard.com. To register for either test you will need the high school code 282-090. You

will find the test dates and registration deadlines listed below.

ACT - College Entrance Exam

Test Date Registration Deadline Late Registration

April 14, 2018 March 9, 2018 March 10-13, 2018

June 9, 2018 May 4, 2018 May 5-18, 2018

SAT - College Entrance Exam

Test Date Registration Deadline

Senior Scholarship Information

This is the time of year that the seniors are making decisions about where they are going to college and fi-

nalizing their plans for after they graduate. It is also the time that many scholarships are due. You will find

a new scholarship list on the school web page www.sargentpublicschools.org under resources. Your stu-

dents will be able to fill out and save the applications on their computer. If you find a scholarship on the

list that is not on the website and you would like an application please have your student stop by for an ap-

plication. If you have questions don’t hesitate to call me at school 527-4119 or I will also be available at

parent/teacher conferences on February 8th.

Fri. Feb. 2– MNAC Wrestling @ Arnold 10:00ct.

Honor Choir @ Wayne State College

Mon. Feb. 5th– MNAC Instrumental Clinic @ Callaway

Wed. February 7th-FFA State Degree Interviews

Thurs. Feb. 8– 2:00 Dismissal

Parent Teachers Conference 2:30-6:30

Fri. Feb. 9– Wrestling Districts @ Oakland Craig

Sat. Feb. 11– Wrestling Districts @ Oakland Craig

Burwell Speech Meet

Tues. Feb 12– 15 - Girls Subdistricts BB Tourney Kearney Catholic

Wed. Feb. 14th Board Of Education Meeting 7:00

Thurs. Feb. 15– State Wrestling Tourney @ Omaha

Fri. Feb. 16– State Wrestling Tourney @ Omaha

NO SCHOOL Winter Break

Sat. Feb. 17th– State Wrestling Tourney @ Omaha

March 10, 2018** February 9, 2018

May 5, 2018 April 6, 2018

June 2, 2018 May 3, 2018

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5th Annual Career Exploration Day December 21st was the 5th annual career day that has been hosted at Sargent Public Schools

for Sargent and Loup County 7th – 12th grade students. This day has been an opportunity for students

to explore various careers and gather information about those careers that interest them. This year we

were able to bring in about 16-18 different speakers to share about the path they took to get to where they are today. We also had 10 businesses and colleges for students to glean information from about

colleges and career opportunities.

Students had the opportunity to select three breakout sessions on various career speakers of their choosing. There was a broad range of options for them to choose from. The students selected speak-

ers with careers in business management, education, agri-business, occupational therapy, physical

therapy, machinist, taxidermy, physicians assistant, law enforcement, audio and video technology,

hunting guide, and lawyer. The students had a 4th -40 minute session to be in the the gym to talk to college representatives and businesses that shared information about their programs and career op-

portunities they can provide. Western Nebraska Community College kept many students engaged

with their aviation repair program who brought a mock jet engine and their information technolo-

gy/robotics program and brought several robots for the students to try out.

The day ended with our keynote speaker, Ken Waters, who encouraged the students to work hard to

achieve their goals. He also helped do some mock interviews with our seniors so they could gain ex-

perience interviewing. The day was a success with all our students being exposed to career options

and many of them making connections for future opportunities.

Ken Waters speaks about working

hard to achieve your goals.

Dan Dowse

of Prairie Thunder Gamebirds

talks about raising Pheasants

Jeff Gibbens from Country Part-

ners Coop talks about Agri-

business.

Page 8 Volume 1, Issue 1

1st Semester All A Honor Roll - 2017-2018

Student Name Grade Level

Level

Natalie Decker 12 All A Honor

Roll

Alexander Horky 12 All A Honor

Roll

Willempje Jansen 12 All A Honor

Roll

Justin Kemp 12 All A Honor

Roll

Karson Kirwan 12 All A Honor

Roll

Carly Kozeal 12 All A Honor

Roll

Joseph Kruml 12 All A Honor

Roll

Corrine Slagle 12 All A Honor

Roll

Kalayah Ironshell 11 All A Honor

Roll

Tristian Oxford 11 All A Honor

Roll

Kaylee Kruml 10 All A Honor

Roll

Hope Ottun 10 All A Honor

Roll

Bailey Schneider 10 All A Honor

Roll

Bridget Slagle 10 All A Honor

Roll

Sidney Vincent 10 All A Honor

Roll

Gabrielle Kissell 9 All A Honor

Roll

Karina Kitt 9 All A Honor

Roll

Ally Micheel 9 All A Honor

Roll

Nolan Osborn 8 All A Honor

Roll

Tera Horky 7 All A Honor

Roll

1st Semester A Average Honor Roll - 2017-2018

Student Name Grade Level

Level

Samuel Brown 12 A Average

Gus Dunbar 12 A Average

Spencer Keefe 12 A Average

Rebecca Kriss 12 A Average

Elizabeth Folkers 11 A Average

Dylan Osborn 11 A Average

Lucy Vincent 10 A Average

Daniel Folkers 9 A Average

Vivian Slagle 8 A Average

Rileigh Beran 7 A Average

Janessa Kettleborough 7 A Average

Page 9 Newsletter Title

2nd Quarter All A Honor Roll 2017-18

Student Name Grade Level Level

Natalie Decker

12 All A

Willempje Jansen

12 All A

Justin Kemp

12 All A

Karson Kirwan

12 All A

Carly Kozeal

12 All A

Rebecca Kriss

12 All A

Joseph Kruml

12 All A

Corrine Slagle

12 All A

Kalayah Ironshell

11 All A

Tristian Oxford

11 All A

Kaylee Kruml

10 All A

Hope Ottun

10 All A

Bailey Schneider

10 All A

Bridget Slagle

10 All A

Gabrielle Kissell

9 All A

Karina Kitt

9 All A

Ally Micheel

9 All A

2nd Quarter A Average Honor Roll 2017-18

2nd Quarter A Average Honor Roll 2017-18

2nd Grade Level Level

Samuel Brown 12 A Average

Gus Dunbar 12 A Average

Alexander Horky 12 A Average

Spencer Keefe 12 A Average

Kendra Lamb 12 A Average

Jackson Taylor 12 A Average

Elizabeth Folkers 11 A Average

Dylan Osborn 11 A Average

Lucy Vincent 10 A Average

Sidney Vincent 10 A Average

Daniel Folkers 9 A Average

Nolan Osborn 8 A Average

Vivian Slagle 8 A Average

Tera Horky 7 A Average

Janessa Kettlebor-ough

7 A Average

Adrianna Kissell 7 A Average

Alexis Mauler 7 A Average

Slate Micheel 7 A Average

Elsie Ottun 7 A Average

The Art Department did a great job at the MNAC Art Show this year. We had students place and quite a few students get Honorable Mentions! A big Congrat-ulations goes to Quade Young for receiving 1st place in Printmaking for his “Deer in the Trees” print. His print will be on display at the Wild Rose Gallery in Broken Bow, February 12th through March 3rd. Other students that placed are Shawn Quandt for his “Deer” print (5th), Tera Horky for her “Magazine Vase” (2nd), Elijah Conner for his “Mag. Vase” (4th), and Nolan Osborn for his “Sour Patch Kids” painting (4th). Students receiving Honorable Mentions in-clude Natalie Decker for her “To Be or Not To Be” print, Ethan Niles for his “Blue TeaPot”, Abby O’Conner for her “Dragon”, Andrea Maldonado for her “Big Blue Whale” watercolor, Miles Putnam for his “TL Wolves” digital media, Garett Schneider for his “Mountains” dot art, Elsie Ottun for her “Sailing” dot art, and Vivi-an Slagle for her “Twix” paint-ing. I am very happy with how all the students art projects did espe-cially after seeing all the competi-tion we were up against! The stu-dents art will be up in the hall by the music room for everyone to view. It would be great for every-one to make it to the Wild Rose Gallery in Broken Bow February 12th-March 3rd to see the other works from the MNAC Art Show. Good Job to everyone that took work! Mrs. Smith

News from the Art Room

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

February 2015

MNAC WR Tour-

ney @ Hyannis

11:00ct

G & B BB @ Merna

G & B JV both at

4:00– V-6 :00-7:30

JV G & B BB vs

Sandhills Thedford

‘@ Taylor 10:00am

-11:00am

G & B BB vs SEM @

Sargent 4:00-5:00-6:00-

7:30

Parent Night

G & B BB vs Central

Valley @ Taylor 6:00-

7:30

WR Districts @ Mitch-

ell

B BB @ Mullen 6:00 ct.

State Wrestling Tourney

No School Spring

Break

JH G & B BB vs

South Loup @ Sar-

gent 1:00-2:15

UNO Rep 8:30

JH G & B BB @

Litchfield 1:00-2:00

Ag Skills Contest @

CCC in Grand Island

WR Districts @

Mitchell

Burwell Speech

Meet

G BB Subdistricts @

Burwell

Girl Scouts

G BB Subdistricts

@ Burwell

State Wrestling

Tourney Century

Link Center in

Omaha

State Wrestling

Tourney

Loup City Speech

Meet

B BB Subdistricts @

Buwell

B BB Subdistricts @

Burwell

Girls District Finals

TBD

NSAA Dual Wres-

tling Championships

@ Kearney

2:00 Dismissal

Parent Teacher

Conf. 2:30-6:30

SCC Rep 10:30

10:00 Start Teachers

Inservice

JH G & B BB

@ Scotia 1:00-2:00

Good News Club

FFA State Degree

Interviews @ Ord

Good News Club

MPCC Inter-High

Scholastic & Techn

ology Skills Day

9th & 10th Grade Ag

& Construction

Career Fair @ Bro-

ken Bow

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29

February 2016

No School Teacher

Inservice

B BB vs Mullen @

Taylor 6:00 CT

State WR @ Omaha

2:00 Dismissal Teacher

Inservice

G & B BB vs Anselmo-

Merna @ Sargent 6-

7:30

G & B BB vs Elba@

Taylor 6-7:30

Parents Night

MNAC WR @ Mullen

G & B JV BB Tour-

ney @ Sargent 10:00

G & B BB @ SEM 6-

7:30

G & B BB @ Gree-

ley 6-7:30

WR Districts TBD

WR Districts TBD

Burwell Speech

Meet

State WR @ Omaha

GBB Subdistrict

Finals

State WR @ Omaha

Loup City Speech

Meet

JH G & B BB vs

Central Valley @

Taylor 1:00-2:00

JH G & B BB @

Callaway 1:00 (B & G

play same time one in

HS gym and other in

Comm. Center)

JH G & B BB vs

Ansley Litchfield @

Sargent 1:00-2:00

G BB Subdistricts

MNAC Speech Con-

test @ Loup County

G BB Subdistricts

B BB Subdistricts B BB Subdistricts B BB Subdistrict

Finals

G BB District Finals NSAA Dual Wres-

tling Championships

@ Kearney

2:00 Dismissal Parent

Teacher Conf. 2:30-

6:30

SCC Rep 10:30

NCTA Curtis Rep

1:00

Good News Club

Good News Club

Sargent Youth

Wrestling Tourney

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Good News

2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15

16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28

February 2017

G & B BB @ Merna

4:00-5:00-6-7:30 G & BB @ Elba

6:00

WR MNAC Conf.

Meet @ Mullen

10:00 ct.

G & B BB vs SEM

@ Sargent 6-7:30

G & B BB vs Cen-

tral Valley @ Taylor

6-7:30

WR Districts @

Columbus

WR Districts @

Columbus

Burwell Speech Meet

ACT Test

State Wrestling

Tourney Omaha State Wrestling

Tourney Omaha

No School

Winter Break

State Wrestling

Tourney Omaha

Loup City Speech

Meet

JH G & B BB vs

South Loup @

Taylor 1:00-2:15

MNAC Instrumen-

tal Music Clinic @

A-M

Wayne State Rep

JH G & B BB @

Litchfield 1:00-2:00

Feb. BOE Meeting

Dist. Ag Skills @ GI

2:00 Dismissal

Parent Teacher

Conference 2:30-

6:30

2:00 Dismissal

Teacher Inservice

Custer County Quiz

Bowl

Start of Boy’s BB

Subdistricts Girls Districts

Boy’s BB District

Finals

NAEP Test

Start of Spring

Practice

MNAC JH Quiz

Bowl @ A-M

Girls BB Subdistrict

Central Communi-

ty College Rep

12:00

Ansley-Litchfield JH

BB Tournament in

Ansley TBD

Sargent Youth Wres-

tling Tourney 1:30

Good News Club

Girls State Inter-

views

State FFA Degree

Interviews @ Ord

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13

14 15 16 17

18 19

20

21 22

23

24

25 26 27

28 1 2 3

February 2018

G & B BB vs A-

M @ Sargent

3:304:30-6-7:30

G & B BB vs Elba

@Taylor 6-7:30

Wrestling MNAC

Conference Meet@

Arnold 10:00

Wayne State Honor

Choir

G & B BB @

Sumner GJV-4:30

No BJV- Varsity

6:00-7:30

G & B BB @ Gree-

ley 4:00-5:00-6-7:30

District Wrestling

Oakland Craig 4:00

B BB vs Mullen @

Taylor JV 6-V

7:30

State Wrestling

Tourney @ Omaha

NO SCHOOL

Winter Break

District Wrestling

Oakland Craig

Burwell Speech

Meet 8:00

State Wrestling

Tourney @ Omaha

Girls Sub District

Finals

State Wrestling

Tourney @ Omaha

2:00 Dismissal

PT Conference

2:30-6:30

2:00 Dismissal

Teachers Inservice

Custer County HS

Quiz Bowl 9:30

JH G & B BB @

Arnold G-Comm.

Center, Boys-High

School Both at 1:00

MNAC Instrumental

Clinic @ Callaway

Concert 5:30

JH G & B BB vs

Ansley/Litch. @

Sargent 1:00-2:00

GBB Subdistricts

@ Kearney Catholic

Seekers Club

JH G & B BB

Ansley Tournament

TBD

NSAA Wrestling

Dual Championship

Sing Across NE @

Bartlett

FFA State Degree

Interviews

Good News

Custer County JH

Quiz Bowl 9:30

BBB Subdistrict

Finals

FFA District Ag

Skills

BBB District Finals

GBB Subdistricts

Custer County

Youth Leadeership

Meeting

BBB Subdistricts @

Kearney Catholic

BBB Subdistricts @

Kearney Catholic

GBB District Finals

Loup Basin Smiles

Program PK-6 9:00

Boaard of Education

Meeting 7:00

Valentines Day

MNAC JH Quiz Bowl

10:00 @ Merna

MNAC Speech Meet

@ Ansley

Seekers Clyb

Chamber Soup Cook

off

Business & Entre-

preneur Career Day

In Broken Bow

Girls State Basket-

ball Tourney @

Lincoln

Girls State Basketball

Tourney @ Lincoln

No School Spring

Break

Girls State Basket-

ball Tourney @

Lincoln