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The Central Valley Chronicle Inside this issue: Preschool……………..……………………Pg 2 Kindergarten…..………………..…....Pg. 2 Kids Heart Challenge….……....….Pg 3 Nurses Notes………………..………..Pg. 6 Art News……….………………...…...…Pg. 6 FCCLA News……….………....Pgs. 7 & 8 Teens in the Driver Seat.…....Pg. 9 Special Ed Teacher….....Pg. 10 & 11 FFA News…………………………...Page 12 Honor Roll & Seniors ….…......Pg. 18 Local Scholarships………………..Pg. 19 Inserts included in the hard copy newsletter are the menus, activity calendars and The Parent Institute. Menus and calendars may be found on the CV Home page. Please be sure to check the calendars online as changes may occur! May 2019 Another successful year is coming to a fast halt. There has been a lot of growth this year, and changes just continue to take place. We are now in the process of taking out the old bleachers in the gym and installing new ones! The first week in May we will be wrapping up our NSCAS tests and then our K-6th grade students will take the NWEA MAP test, (Measure of Adequate Progress). Please keep up the encouragement to your child/children to do their best. And as NED says, “Never give up, Encourage others, and Do your best!” It is always important to reflect upon the service provided to our children by our employees. The week of May 6th is National Teacher Appreciation Week. We are all teachers! Every adult that comes in contact with your child is a teacher and everyone plays a role in educating our children. We are a team; and it takes every one of us to make this place a learning environment that Instills pride and Inspires others! On behalf of the students, parents, and community members, I want to thank every educator for serving with passion, to ignite creativity, innovation, and excellence. Thank you!! The Nebraska Reading Improvement Act, which goes into effect for the 2019-2020 school year, takes a comprehensive approach to improve the reading skill of students in kindergarten through third grade. It is designed to provide reading instruction based on what works to position all students for success as they progress through their education journey and into college and career readiness. The heart of the program is early identification of students who need extra reading help so that they receive targeted intervention. The following are key components of the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act: NDE approves reading assessments and the threshold level of performance for each assessment. School Boards may develop policies for reading instruction and intervention services to address all students’ reading needs. K-3 teachers must be effective based on classroom observations and student improvement in reading, or receive specialized training in early literacy. Honors Night/Athletic Banquet/Art Exhibits will be held Friday, May 3 @ 7:00pm. Families are asked to bring a salad and/or dessert. Meat, potatoes, vegetable, tableware and drinks will be provided. Elementary Field Day on Monday, May 13 @ 1:00pm. Graduation @ Central Valley Auditorium Saturday, May 11 @ 2:00pm From the Principal’s Desk Central Valley Elementary Mrs. Connie Shafer

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The Central Valley Chronicle

Inside this issue:

Preschool……………..……………………Pg 2

Kindergarten…..………………..…....Pg. 2

Kids Heart Challenge….……....….Pg 3

Nurses Notes………………..………..Pg. 6

Art News……….………………...…...…Pg. 6

FCCLA News……….………....Pgs. 7 & 8

Teens in the Driver Seat.…....Pg. 9

Special Ed Teacher….....Pg. 10 & 11

FFA News…………………………...Page 12

Honor Roll & Seniors ….…......Pg. 18

Local Scholarships………………..Pg. 19

Inserts included in the hard copy

newsletter are the menus,

activity calendars and The Parent

Institute. Menus and calendars

may be found on the CV Home

page. Please be sure to check the

calendars online as changes may

occur!

May 2019

Another successful year is coming to a fast halt. There has been a lot

of growth this year, and changes just continue to take place. We are

now in the process of taking out the old bleachers in the gym and

installing new ones!

The first week in May we will be wrapping up our NSCAS tests and then

our K-6th grade students will take the NWEA MAP test, (Measure of

Adequate Progress). Please keep up the encouragement to your

child/children to do their best. And as NED says, “Never give up,

Encourage others, and Do your best!”

It is always important to reflect upon the service provided to our

children by our employees. The week of May 6th is National Teacher

Appreciation Week. We are all teachers! Every adult that comes in

contact with your child is a teacher and everyone plays a role in

educating our children. We are a team; and it takes every one of us to

make this place a learning environment that Instills pride and Inspires

others! On behalf of the students, parents, and community members,

I want to thank every educator for serving with passion, to ignite

creativity, innovation, and excellence. Thank you!!

The Nebraska Reading Improvement Act, which goes into effect for

the 2019-2020 school year, takes a comprehensive approach to improve

the reading skill of students in kindergarten through third grade. It is

designed to provide reading instruction based on what works to position

all students for success as they progress through their education

journey and into college and career readiness. The heart of the

program is early identification of students who need extra reading help

so that they receive targeted intervention. The following are key

components of the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act:

• NDE approves reading assessments and the threshold level of

performance for each assessment.

• School Boards may develop policies for reading instruction and

intervention services to address all students’ reading needs.

• K-3 teachers must be effective based on classroom observations

and student improvement in reading, or receive specialized

training in early literacy.

Honors Night/Athletic

Banquet/Art Exhibits

will be held Friday, May

3 @ 7:00pm. Families

are asked to bring a

salad and/or dessert.

M e a t , p o t a t o e s ,

vegetable, tableware

and drinks will be

provided.

Elementary Field Day on

Monday, May 13 @

1:00pm.

Graduation @ Central

Va l l ey Aud i tor i um

Saturday, May 11 @

2:00pm

From the Principal’s Desk Central Valley Elementary

Mrs. Connie Shafer

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• All K-3 students are assessed three times

per year with an approved reading assess-

ment to measure progress and to support

teachers with targeted instruction to meet

individual student needs.

• Within the first 30 days of school,

districts use the approved reading assess-

ment to assess students in Kindergarten

through third grade to identify those who

may be having a reading difficulty.

• All parents or guardians of K-3 grade

students are kept informed of their child’s

reading progress and parents or guardians

of students who are identified with a read

ing difficulty are notified in writing no

later than 15 days after the identification.

• Any student identified with a reading

difficulty must be provided a supplemental

intervention program. The supplemental

reading intervention program should be

implemented during regular school hours in

addition to regularly scheduled reading

instruction unless otherwise agreed to by a

parent or guardian.

• Any student identified with a reading

difficulty will receive an individual reading

improvement plan no later than 30 days

after identification. The plan is created

in collaboration with the parent or guardian

and describes the reading intervention

services and support the student will

receive through the supplemental reading

intervention program.

• Summer reading programs are to be made

available by schools for any student in

grade 1-3 who has been identified as

continuing to have a reading difficulty.

Such programs may be community-based

(not affiliated with the school) or offered

online.

Our last day of school is May 17 with Summer

School to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and

Thursday the month of June from 9:00-11:30.

Have a safe and fun-filled summer!!

Scotia Preschool Potluck

& Program CV Elementary Gym in Scotia

May 9, 2019—6:00-7:30pm

Preschool families are invited to attend. Please

bring along food to share. The more family that

comes, the more food we’ll have. We will sing

first and then eat.

Contact for questions: Mrs. JoLeigh Schimenti

(308) 730-1691.

Mrs. Holly Perrott Kindergarten students have been enjoying several

visits from the Central Valley Preschool classes.

Kindergarten students have welcomed around 28

students two different times throughout the

month of April for an afternoon of fun and

learning. Incoming students were able to learn

more about the school, classrooms, teachers,

routines and watched the kindergarten students

in action!

Kindergarten has been a busy place with lots of

learning and laughs! Students are all reading

independently during reading class and identifying

3D shapes, patterns and introduced to small

addition problems in math. This year has also

brought a new science curriculum, which has been

a hit. Students just finished a science unit in

which they had the problem of figuring out why

two different playgrounds held heat and water

differently and then reported back to the school

on how it could be fixed. This unit brought in

several hands on experiences with temperature,

sunlight, and flooding.

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sunlight, and flooding. Students will end the

school year with a trip to the Kearney Children’s

Museum in May, field day, graduation, and lots of

learning during each experience.

Kids Heart Challenge

Thank you to all who participated

and donated to the American

Heart Association!

Central Valley Elementary school was proud to

partner with the American Heart Association

again this year! It has been a great three years

that we have been working with the American

Heart Association and each year we have been

fortunate enough to continue raising money for a

great cause. Each year we have been able to raise

more than the previous year and getting close to

reaching our goal each year. This year we set a

goal to raise $1500.00 for the whole K-6

elementary and we got very close with raising

$1425.00. We had 20 participants that were able

to raise money and had four of the participants

reach $200 or more for the fundraiser. Our top

student that raised a total of $203.00 was

Breyden Renner, who also was our top participant

last year, Kellen Underwood raised $202.00, Lane

Foltz Raised $200.00, and Max Foltz raised

$200.00. We had many others help participate

for the fundraiser and they raised anywhere from

$5.00 to $110.00. The other participants were

Jenna Baker, Darci Buck, Faithe Decker, Brentyn

Decker, Carter Dunlap, Wyatt Hansen, Harper

Jensen, Payton Kniss, Joanah Nordheus, Kaylee

Nuss, Claire O’Connor, Katlyn Oakley, Breckyn

Straka, Caden Straka, Dallas Wadsworth, and

Zethan Wolf.

Our fundraiser ran from March 11 to March 22,

2019 and everyone did a great job of helping out

for a great cause and worked hard in PE during

those weeks to keep their heart active and being

healthy. We look forward to working with all of

you again next year and the

students and I appreciate all

the support, time, and effort

that you put in helping them

with fundraiser.

Thank you, Josh Nuss

NEW SOCIAL STUDIES

STANDARDS

What do you think our students should know

about social studies? The Nebraska

Department of Education has released a

draft of the Nebraska Social Studies

Standards and would love to hear from you!

The standards provide the framework for

what students are expected to know about

social studies, and your feedback will help

make improvements to the standards before

they are adopted. The survey should take

less than ten minutes to complete for each

grade level selected. To complete the

survey, use this link: Social Studies

Standards Survey.

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Michelle Wood

School Nurse

The State of Nebraska requires the following for

the children entering into kindergarten, seventh

grade and students transferring into the state:

KINDERGARTEN:

*Physical Exam 6 months prior to entering school

*Vision Evaluation

*Up-to –date Immunization Record

*Copy of Birth Certificate with the seal

SEVENTH GRADERS:

*Physical Exam 6 months prior to entering into

school

*Up-to-date Immunization Record

TRANSFER STUDENTS INTO THE STATE OF

NEBRASKA:

*Physical Exam 6 months prior to entering into

school

*Vision Exam

*Up-to-date Immunization Record

State Law requires students to have the

following Immunizations:

*3 doses of DTaP, DTP, DT, or Td vaccine, one

given on or after the 4th birthday.

*3 doses of Polio Vaccine

*3 doses of Pediatric Hepatitis B vaccine or 2

doses of adolescent vaccine if student is 11-15

year of age.

*2 doses of MMR or MMRV vaccine, given on or

after 12 months of age and separated by at least

one month.

*2 doses of Varicella (chickenpox) or MMRV

given on or after 12 months of age. Written

documentation (including year) of varicella

disease from the parent, guardian, or health care

provider will be accepted. If the child has had

varicella disease they do not need any varicella

shots.

*1 dose of Tdap (must contain Pertussis

booster) for students entering into seventh

grade

Ms. Kathy Rakness

Art Instructor

Central Valley art students faired very well in the

2019 Goldenrod Conference Art Show. Junior

High entries garnered a second place finish out

of five teams. Senior high students placed

Runner-Up with a 4.5 behind Champion Nebraska

Christian with a 4.54. Fullerton earned 3rd place

with a 4.27.

Many of the students received honors:

Taya Kolar: 2 Best of Show (purple), 4 Blue, 1

red

Rika Takeuchi: 3 blue, 1 red, 1 green

Ivan Sanchez: 2 blue, 1 red,

Kaitlin Roy: 1 blue, 1 red, 1 green

Haley Thompson: 1 blue, 3 red

Tyler Beaty: 1 red

Ty Nekoliczak: 1 red, 1 green

Daniel Kehler: 1 green

Gabriel Jacobsen: 1 blue

Junior High entries:

Natalie Poss: 2 red

Piper Shepard: 1 blue, 1 red

Montana LaCost: 1 green

Taylor Sliva: 1 blue

Kendra Cargill: 1 red

You can see these awesome works of art and

many others at the 2019 Art Exhibit which will

be held in the Central Valley Auditorium on May

3rd in conjunction with Awards night. The display

will be up and running that evening.

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FCCLA Members Attend State Conference

Eight members of the Central Valley FCCLA

(Family, Career and Community Leaders of

America) Chapter attended the FCCLA State

Leadership Conference, recently in Lincoln.

“Breaking Barriers” was the theme of the three-

day meeting for delegates from 100 FCCLA

chapters in Nebraska. Central Valley members

attending were Taryn Barr, Kayla Boutin, Bailey

Butcher, Cayton Butcher, Becca Houtby, Olivia

Nelson, Dani Wadsworth and Audrey Wood The

group was sponsored by FCCLA Advisor Kathleen

Kennedy. Janice Steenson attended as a STAR

Evaluator.

The students were motivated by a variety of

leadership experiences during the conference.

Delegates were able to explore careers (through

an opportunity fair held on Monday at the

Pinnacle Bank Arena) related to family and

consumer sciences. Youth breakout sessions

encouraged delegates to take advantage of

opportunities for developing leadership skills for

their family, career and community lives. Special

emphasis theme of workshops was on breaking

barriers and overcoming life’s obstacles.

CV members competed in an Abraham Lincoln

themed scavenger hunt and toured Memorial

Stadium in their down time.

Bailey Butcher competed among 565 delegates in

the STAR Events (Students Taking Action with

Recognition) on Monday at the Pinnacle Bank

Arena. She received a bronze medal in Sports

Nutrition – Sr.

Dani Wadsworth was the voting delegate for

state conference and was involved in activities

with the members running for state office.

Cayton Butcher participated in district officer

training and will represent Central Valley as the

District 9 Vice-President of Membership.

Advisor Kennedy was honored at the Awards and

Recognition Session on Sunday. She received the

ACE Award (Advisors Committed to Excellence).

Central Valley FCCLA Chapter was also

recognized for several chapter awards.

BFF – Best FCCLA Friend – Cayton Butcher,

Kennady Holley and Audrey Wood received

certificates for recruiting new members to

the chapter.

Go For the Red Membership Campaign Award

- Cayton Butcher and Kennady Holley for

showcasing recruiting skills and knowledge for

the Central Valley chapter.

7-Up Award - for increasing chapter

membership by 7 new members.

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FACS Notes

Mrs. Kathleen Kennedy

Seventh grade FACS students constructed baby

quilts to complete their sewing requirements.

Students completed skills in measuring, rotary

cutting, sewing machine operations and hand

sewing. The four quilts are being donated to Hope

Harbor in Grand Island. Students involved in the

outreach project were: Terran Shepherd, Dylan

Beaty, Alexys Johnson, Mia Butcher, Seth

Massey, Natalie Poss, Piper Shepherd, Kendra

Cargill and Dierks Nekoliczak.

The Textile class also practiced their sewing

skills prior to tackling their personal quilt

projects. The baby quilts provided practice on all

the steps and techniques that would be used

throughout the semester project.

The quilts were delivered to Hope Harbor by the

Behavioral Health class as part of their outreach

project, “Cheer Up Chests.”

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The Central Valley Student Leadership Team

will host a Cougar Fun & Field Day at the

elementary school on Monday, May 13.

The high school students will host activities in

the morning for students, including team

building activities and a community service

project.

The Field Day activities will

begin at 1:00pm on the

track in Scotia.

Lexi Freeman, Bailey Butcher, Ragan Wood, Colby

Grossart. Not pictured Devyn Erickson and Taya Kolar

On May 10, students at Central Valley High

School in grades 9-11 will take part in the

annual amazing race. The race rotates into

each of the four towns and this year will be

held in Scotia. To start the race, students

are placed in groups of three to four of

varying classes and given a start and end

time. During the race students participate in

a variety of activities that encompass a

scavenger hunt, content based tasks, physical

activities and most importantly team building.

In past years, the tasks for students have

included; finding or photographing “Waldo”

(or Mr. Wood) on a motorbike, measuring the

Courthouse using mirrors, sorting “communist”

sheep, using clues to find the right

combination for padlocked boxes, and even

launching water balloons! The winners are

those that complete the most tasks and

receive the most points based upon their

performance at each of the stations. Each

year the first place team has received an

airplane ride provided by Garry Wells,

something all the students continue to look

forward too.

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Nebraska Teens in Driver

Seat Summit

Mrs. Kathleen Kennedy

The Nebraska Teen Safe Driving Summit was

held at the Lifelong Learning Center on the

Northeast Community College Campus on

Saturday, April 13, 2019. Central Valley FCCLA

members in attendance were Taryn Barr, Kayla

Boutin, Kerrigan Burk, Olivia Nelson, Jackson

Wibbels and advisor Kathleen Kennedy.

Teens in the Driver Seat (TDS) is a program by

teens, for teens that focuses on the top teen

driving risks. TDS is America’s first peer-to-

peer safety program for young drivers and

passengers. Teens involved in TDS summit

learned ways to develop and deliver effective

safety messages to their peers. CV FCCLA is

completing their third year in the program.

CV students attended three sessions and

participated in several hands on activities.

Students completed a game of catch while

wearing different degrees of drunk goggles or

sleep deprived goggles, experienced the Seat

Belt Persuader and Distracted Driving

Simulator.

”Distracted Driving” was presented by Sim

Reynolds of the NDOT Highway Safety Office.

Opening first with fatality statistics of teen

drivers the focus shifted to activities that

diverts attention from being driving focused;

including texting, electronic devices, eating,

passengers and drowsy driving. A major

takeaway of this session - everyone should use

the app in their phone settings that responds to

incoming calls/messages: “Not now, I’m driving!” .

“Respect the Big Rig” was presented by

Nebraska State Patrol Carrier division officers,

Justin Kock and Paul Asche which included

safety tips on traveling around semi-trucks and

grain trucks - both on highways and gravel roads.

Students got hands-on experiences from the

view point on what a semi driver sees or doesn’t

see from the seat of the rig.

“Railroad Safety” Union Pacific’s Larry Wenko

explained the UP Cares program. Information

included an overview of safe driving tips and laws

related to railroad crossing safety for motor

vehicle drivers, bicycle and pedestrian safety on

and near railroad tracks.

Friday, May 10 is Community

Clean-Up! CV 7th-12th grade

students will be spending the morning cleaning

up our communities. If you have any small

outdoor projects the students could help you

with, please contact the high school at 428-

3145. Projects may include picking up

branches, cleaning out flower beds, moving

outdoor furniture, etc.

Drunk goggle catches, Kilee Ackles and Kayla Boutin

Distracted Driving Simulator Seatbelt Persuader

Kerrigan Burk Olivia Nelson

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SPECIAL ED TEACHER DVORAK

ON FAITH, FAMILY AND THE FUTURE

By the time Special Education teacher Misty

Dvorak was 18, she knew two things for certain:

she wanted to live her life for God and to work

with disadvantaged children.

Dvorak, the daughter of Terry and Barb Dvorak

of Wolbach, attended Grand Island Northwest

High School where she played sports and

excelled in academics. Being the fourth and

youngest in her family at the time (her parents

later adopted her brother Nick), she wanted to

own the label as being the smartest child.

When she graduated from high school, Dvorak

moved with a friend to Austin, Texas, where she

attended a community college. She had big plans

to attend the University of Texas, but they

dissolved one day in what she described as a low

in her life. “My friend was a Mormon and she

started getting more involved with her church. I

was away from home and my family, and every-

thing was different than what I was used to. I

wasn’t playing sports anymore, something my

family and I had always strongly identified with.”

Alone and in despair, Dvorak said it was then she

turned her life over to God.

She decided to move back to Nebraska and

began attending UNK. Her initial plans to major

in pre-physical therapy changed when she

realized she lacked the passion for the long

hours of work it would take to excel in all the

courses that field required. Instead, she set her

sights on social work. “I had the opportunity to

work two summers at a Kids Across America

camp. It was a non-profit organization that

helped mostly inner-city kids from across the

U.S. Many of them were struggling or were from

broken homes.” She said those summers lit a fire

in her to help work with underprivileged

children.

During her last year of college, Dvorak said she

met Ty Schenzel, a youth pastor who had

started an after-school and summer program for

disadvantaged kids in Omaha. In the summer of

2006, Dvorak moved to North Omaha and began

working an internship at the organization. She

said the program was so in-depth and enriching,

she was able to complete her last semester of

school working there. “I was a youth

coordinator,” she said. “I lead Bible studies,

taught social and relationship skills and coached

sports.” After graduating in December, Dvorak

stayed on at her job with the organization

another seven years. She admitted at times the

work was overwhelming and noted the average

work span for a lot of social workers is only a

year or two. She said her relationship with God

and the strong mentoring she received from

Schenzel and his wife Terri allowed her to

continue her work with some of the toughest

kids in North Omaha.

In 2013, Dvorak decided to take a break and

move to Long Beach, California. “I had it in my

mind to live there a year, but I learned how

expensive it was.” So, after a few short weeks,

she returned home to Nebraska and went back

to work for her former employer. “They were

starting a new location in Fremont and asked me

if I wanted to be the director,” she said, adding

she took the job and experienced the

satisfaction of really helping the program grow.

While she was in Fremont, Dvorak became close

with several of the families she helped because

she lived in the same trailer court. She said

there was one family in particular that really

touched her. The mother was from Mexico and

worked long hours. She had three children, a

young daughter and two sons. The sons, Jose and

Ricky, joined the after-school program. At 13,

Jose, the oldest, “had a definite attitude,”

Dvorak said, but because the program helped fill

gaps that certain family situations were missing,

he gradually became more and more reliant on

her. “He became involved in cross country and

track; I made him lunches and took him to

meets. I took an interest in his academics and

helped him with his homework. I went to

parent/teacher conferences and supported him.”

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Dvorak said slowly, with time and nurturing, the

child who had first shown such anger and

hostility underwent a sea change. “I always

dreamed of getting married and having lots of

kids,” she said. “In fact, a lot of the kids I

worked with in the program called me their

‘Other Mom’ or—when I was in North Omaha—

their ‘White Mom,’” she smiled.

Dvorak said in 2015, Schenzel and his wife along

with another passenger were killed in a car

accident. She called the loss devastating. “After

he died, the program changed hands, and to me, it

began to seem less like a ministry and more like a

business.” In 2017, she decided to move back

closer to home. By then, she had essentially been

parenting Jose, and with his biological mother’s

approval Dvorak said he moved home along with

her where he was embraced by her family,

“especially my mom who made up for 15 years of

loving on him.”

Dvorak said the move has been a positive one for

them both. “Every couple of weeks, Jose goes and

visits his biological family.” She noted he has

transitioned well to small town life and “we’ve

discovered he’s kind of a country boy. He likes

hunting and fishing and really enjoys having his

two dogs around.”

She said with the move came a need for a job

and, in 2017, she started work as a para with

special ed students at Central Valley High School.

Last year toward the end of the school year, she

said the administration advised her there would

be an opening for a Special Ed teacher. They

asked if she would be interested in the job while

she worked on a transitional degree. Dvorak

immediately agreed and called her first year of

teaching “gratifying.” She said she loves the

students, “especially the ornery ones—the ones

who are pretty lively.” In time, she plans to get a

Master in Special Education and coach sports as

well as become more deeply involved with the

Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

As for Jose, Dvorak said the Central Valley

senior will graduate in May and enter the Army in

August. She said he’s excited about the military

experience but knows he will miss her and the

strong bond they share. As an early graduation

gift, Dvorak said she allowed him to get a

tattoo—his first, his choice. “He chose the same

one I wear,” she smiled, noting the ink on her

arm. It reads, “LOVE GOD. LOVE OTHERS.”

Dvorak said once Jose’s future is secured and she

completes her transitional degree, she looks

forward to relaxing and spending more time on

her paddleboard and reading.

As for all those children she imagined herself

having one day? Dvorak smiled. “We’ll have to see

L-r: Esma Abrajan-Gutierrez, Colton Jorgensen, Noah

Baker, Ms. Misty Dvorak, Dakota LaCost

2019 Central Valley FFA Banquet

The CV FFA Banquet will be held Thursday,

May 2 at the Central Valley Auditorium.

Dinner will start promptly at 7:00pm.

This is a very exciting event as our chapter

has had a very successful year. Please do us

the honor of joining us in celebrating our

chapter’s success.

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On April 3-5 sixteen Central Valley

FFA members traveled to Lincoln

with over 7000 other NE FFA

members. They earned the right to

compete in four different contests,

attend different leadership work-

shops and explore over 100 agriculture careers

and go on industry tours.

For the Central Valley Welding team, Trigger

Pokorny participated in TIG welding and received

a blue ribbon earning eighth high individual,

Shaye Wood participated in Oxy Acetylene

Welding and received a red ribbon, Grant

Marisch participated in ARC welding and

received a red ribbon, and Ben Wood

participated in MIG Welding. As a team they

received a white ribbon.

The Veterinary Science team also qualified for

state. This team consisted of Kilee Ackles

receiving a purple ribbon and earning 9th high

individual, Larista Barner receiving a blue ribbon,

Lexi Schaffert and Kaitlin Roy also participated.

The Floriculture team consisting of Kaitlin Roy

received a red ribbon. Other team members

were Christina Lauria, Tristan Klein and Ragan

Wood. They earned a perfect score on their

marketing design.

Our Livestock Management team also competed.

The team members included Jackson McIntyre,

Trevor Cargill, Tristan Klein, Christina Lauria and

Johanna Krebber. They represented Central

Valley well!

The Jr. High Quiz bowl teams of Dierks

Nekoliczak, Piper Shepard, Kendra Cargill and

Natalie Poss, as well as Cohen Grossart, Keean

Benson, Taya Engel and Kennady Holley faced

some very stiff competition but represented

Central Valley very well. They were able to visit

the Farm Bot at the Career Academy and attend

a general session.

As convention delegates, Carly Johnson and Demi

Daniels were the voice of the Central Valley FFA

Chapter and voted on important FFA issues

relating to new contests and rules.

While in Lincoln, Grant Marisch, Jadie Rother,

Ben Wood and Ragan Wood earned the highest

degree Nebraska FFA can bestow upon a

member, the State FFA Degree. This degree

requires them to earn or productively invest

over $3000 in their Supervised Agricultural

Experience. Great job everyone!!

Central Valley Public Schools is spring cleaning! We

have a variety of used items for sale via sealed

bidding. Items will be listed for sale on our webpage

(www.centralvps.org). From there you will click Menu,

and then, For Sale By Silent Bid at the bottom of

the page. Bids will be reviewed at the monthly school

board meetings. To bid, simply submit the following

in a sealed envelope: Name, Phone Number, Item

Number, Bid Amount (per item and total amount and

the Quantity of Items (if applicable). Bids can be

delivered to the High School office in Greeley or

mailed to:

PO Box 160

Greeley, NE 68842

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SENIORS

Brylee Barr

Gage Bonge

Allyson Dugan

Devyn Erickson

Ty Goodrich

*Colby Grossart

*Daniel Kehler

Taya Kolar

Zachary Lauria

*Grant Marisch

Jadie Rother

Kaitlin Roy

Shaylee Schumacher

*Haley Thompson

*Ragan Wood

JUNIORS Kilee Ackles

*Alyssa Dehart

Maya Dehart

Kai Riechert

Kensey Wadas

SOPHOMORES Larista Barner

Taryn Barr

*Cayton Butcher

*Johanna Krebber

Jackson McIntyre

Ty Nekoliczak

Rikako Takeuchi

*Danielle Wadsworth

Audrey Wood

*Ashlyn Wright

FRESHMEN Elaine Abrajan

Kayla Boutin

Airalee Evans

*Carly Johnson

Neleigh Poss

*Dilynn Wood

EIGHTH GRADE

Victoria Bonge

*Laura Crome

*Taya Engel

Cohen Grossart

*Kennady Holley

*Tamryn Klein

Ty Landers

Morgan Rosander

*Kalli Schumacher

Zandar Wolf

SEVENTH GRADE

Mia Butcher

*Kendra Cargill

*Alexis Johnson

Dierks Nekoliczak

*Natalie Poss

*Piper Shepard

Treyven Straka

*Denotes All As

Central Valley Honor Roll—

Quarter 3

Brylee Shae Barr

Briar Cliff University

Nursing

Gage Nathanael Bonge

United States Army-Carpentry &

Masonry Specialist

Bailey Marie Butcher

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Undeclared

Dodge Dennis Daniels

United States Marine Corps

Infantry

Allyson Faye Dugan

Northeast Community College

Criminal Justice Corrections

Devyn Michelle Erickson

Central Community College-

Columbus

Raider Volleyball Team

Human Services

Alexis Marley Freeman

Laramie County Community College

Undeclared

Ty Michael Goodrich

Northeast Community College

Electromechanical Technology

Colby Ann Grossart

Hastings College

Bronco Volleyball Team

Undeclared

Daniel Francis Kehler

Central Community College-

Hastings

Autobody Technology

Taya Jo Kolar

Central Community College-

Hastings

Transfer Studies-Fashion Design

Zachary Thomas Lauria

Bowling Green State University

Biology

Grant Michael Marisch

Northeast Community College

Agronomy

Jose Ramon Morales

United States Army

Cannon Crewmember

Trigger Joe Pokorny

North Central Kansas Technical

College

Automotive Technology

Jadie Marie Rother

University of Nebraska at Kearney

Undeclared

Kaitlin Alexis Roy

Southeast Community College-

Beatrice

Livestock Management &

Production

Minor in Equine Management

Shaylee Ann Schumacher

Wayne State College

Early Childhood Inclusive

Haley Marie Witthuhn

University of Nebraska at Lincoln

Undeclared

Benjamin James Wood

Northeast Community College

Hawks Rodeo Team

Diversified Agriculture

Ragan Michelle Wood

Central Community College-

Columbus

Raider Softball Team

Transfer Studies - Chemistry

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Thank you to the business, local, and school organizations along with private donors for sponsoring the

following scholarships. Central Valley High School is very pleased with these scholarships and we are

extremely appreciative that our communities and school have continued to support our youth as they

embark on their post-secondary education journey.

American Red Cross Blood Services: Young Minds Change Lives Education Scholarship

The Catholic Daughters Our Lady of Good Counsel Court #2039 Scholarship

Central Valley Education Association Scholarship

Central Valley FFA Scholarship

Central Valley Foundation Scholarship

Central Valley Opportunity Scholarship

Clarence Sautter Memorial Scholarship

Cornerstone Bank Scholarship

Dawsyn Cy Rother Memorial Scholarship

Dream Big, Work Hard, Stay Humble Sam Foltz Memorial Scholarship

Dream to Succeed Scholarship

Ellis “Alex” Graff Memorial Scholarship

EmRaye K. Berryman Memorial Scholarship

Greeley American Legion Auxiliary Unit #186 Scholarship

Greeley American Legion Post #186 Scholarship

Harold & Viola Rother Family Scholarship

Henderson State Bank Scholarship

Homestead Bank – Wolbach Branch Scholarship

Ida Schmidt Memorial Scholarship

Malmstrom Agronomics Scholarship

Melvin Shoemaker Memorial Scholarship

North Loup Lion’s Club Scholarship

North Loup-Scotia Alumni Scholarship

North Loup-Scotia Community Theater Performing Arts Scholarship

Precision Planting by Loup Valley Metermax Scholarship

Randy Wood Memorial Scholarship

Scotia Alumni Scholarship

Scotia American Legion Auxiliary Unit #150 Scholarship

Scotia American Legion Post #150 Scholarship

State Bank of Scotia Scholarship

Wolbach American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship

Wolbach Heritage Scholarship

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