The Wolverine

Wilber Clatonia Public School

May 2013

Another school year is nearly finished. Students are finishing mandatory state testing, referred to as

NeSA, completing course work and projects and I am sure looking forward to summer and warmer weather. I want to thank everyone for their patience and understanding during the Spring activity sea-

son. This year’s weather has been a challenge and several track meets were postponed or cancelled.

Changing the schedule on short notice often creates conflicts at home and in school. Again, thank you

for understanding.

Recently, the Board of Education voted to finish the last phase of a Heating, Ventilation and Air Condi-tioning (HVAC) project that started in the summer of 2010. This phase replaces all the units servicing

the gym, auditorium, shop, wrestling and weight rooms as well as connecting hallways and stairwells.

These units service a large number of square feet in the high school building. The project scope also in-

cludes removing a number of mechanical items in the mechanical room and removal and replacement of

several large electrical panels in the mechanical room. The project also includes a geothermal well field

to improve heating and cooling efficiency. The Board also voted to complete some interior re-modeling, increasing classroom space, adding a computer lab and improving secondary office space. Work has al-

ready started where possible with a targeted completion date of July 26.

Our communities are fortunate to have many organizations that support the school system and our stu-

dents. This month I would like to recognize Drew Tenopir and Wyatt Schroder who will be attending

Cornhusker Boys’ State sponsored by the American Legion and Samara Evans sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary. The Legion has several great youth programs Boys and Girls State, oratory contest and essay

contest. These are all great programs that teach young people about democracy, government, the United

States constitution and current issues and events. The American Legion also sponsors baseball. On a

personal note, my children benefited from some of the aforementioned activities. Participating in Girls

State and Legion Baseball. Thank you American Legion and Auxiliary members and Congratulations to

Drew, Wyatt and Samara.

Last winter I wrote about the opportunity I had to sponsor Morgan Tranmer to the Global Youth Institute

and World Food Prize. The World Food Prize is given to a person who has made significant contributions

to the Food industry. The Barlaug dialog also occurs during this conference. The “dialog” brings to-

gether researchers and leaders from all around the globe to discuss issues relating to feeding the world’s

population. Young people from 36 states and 6 countries also attend as representatives to the Global

Youth Institute. These young people have researched a country and problems and are then given a short period of time to summarize the issue and possible solutions.

Morgan was one of the young people selected to present. By virtue of being a presenter Morgan was

given the opportunity to apply for one of 22 internships. She applied, interviewed, was offered and has

accepted a research internship to Kenya. Congratulations Morgan.

Finally, I want to extend my congratulations to the Seniors and their parents. I’m sure the Seniors thought graduation would never get here and their parents are wondering where all those years went.

Good luck as you take this next big step in your lives!

From the Super– Mr. Collins

Athletic Banquet

Please join us for the W-C Athletic Banquet, Monday, May 6th, 6:00 p.m. at Sokol Hall for a potluck dinner.

Families are asked to bring two dishes from the follow-ing choices: Meat, vegetable, salad or dessert. Drinks

are provided, please bring your own table service.

This annual event honors the athletes that participated, let-tered and earned special recognition in their athletic perform-ances during the 2012-2013 sports season. Please join us at

this year’s event!

Miss Lintz would like to thank all those girls who tried out

for cheerleading. All the girls did a wonderful job! The

judges were impressed!

Here is our cheerleaders for 2013-2014 Cheerleaders:

Montana Laschansky, Courntey Kendall, Michaela Engel, Ashley Zahourek, Madison Troshynski, Mariah Markwardt, Brandie Schmitt, and Victoria Lokken

2013-2014 CHEERLEADERS

ARTWORK FOR THE FAIR

If there are any students in grades 5-12 who would like to enter artwork in the county fair art exhibit, please bring it to Miss Korbelik’s room by May 3rd. If there are any parents who are proud of a certain piece of artwork that their student made, you may enter a piece for them. This needs to be an item that the

student created.

23. Bake cookies (Let the kids help)

24. Go to the zoo

25. Go to the library

26. Shop at a thrift shop

27. Create a blog together

28. Create a scrapbook

29. Make a movie using a camcor-

der and computer

30. Learn to play music

31. Fingerpaint

32. Make play dough from scratch

33. Make homemade mini pizzas

34. Buy popsicles

35. Make hand painted T-Shirts

36. Set up a hammock, make lem-

onade, relax

37. Go to a pool

38. Go to a public place, people

watch, and make up imaginary

stories about people.

39. Visit family

40. Write letters to family

41. Paint or decorate the kids’ room

42. Make milkshakes

43. Play freeze tag

44. Create a treasure hunt for them

(leaving clues around the house)

45. Decorate a pair of jeans

46. Do a science experiment

47. Play games online

48. Teach them to play chess

49. Learn magic tricks

50. Create a family book, with infor-

mation an pictures about each

family member

51. Fly kites

52. Go snorkeling

53. Barbeque

54. Volunteer

55. Donate stuff to charity

56. Compete in a three legged or

other race

57. Create an obstacle course

58. Pitch a tent and sleep outside

with marshmallows

59. Play loud music and dance

crazy

60. Write and produce a play

61. Paint each other’s faces

62. Have a water balloon fight

63. Explore your yard and look for

insects

64. Go for a walk and explore the

neighborhood

65. Go jogging

1. Have a reading marathon.

2. Write stories together.

3. Play soccer

4. Paint or draw together.

5. Create a fort in your living room

out of blankets or cardboard

boxes.

6. Go on a hike.

7. Have a sunset picnic at a park

or beach.

8. Play board games.

9. Play kickball.

10. Get up early, pack breakfast,

and have a sunrise breakfast

11. Go to a museum

12. Go to a playground

13. Play hide and seek

14. Have a pillow fight

15. Ride bikes.

16. Build sandcastles

17. Rent a dvd and make popcorn

18. Tell stories

19. Have a scavenger hunt

20. Make mazes or puzzles for each

other to solve

21. Play card games

22. Garden together

With the end of the school

year quickly approaching, all lunch accounts MUST be paid in full before your child can check out on the

last day of school. This must be paid before they can leave.

For those seniors who have

more than $2.00 in their lunch account and have no siblings in school, the

amount left in your lunch

account will be reimbursed to you after the regular school year is over. IF the

senior has siblings left in school, the remainder of the money in their account will

be transferred to the sib-lings’ account. Please make

sure that this is taken care of so your student may check out without any prob-

lems on their last day.

Thank you.

SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNTS

Ways to Have Fun With Your Kids

The end of school is fast approaching and summer will soon be upon us with its flurry of activities. It always seems that we will have endless time to

attend to the items that weren’t done during the school year. But not so, usually.

There are some items that would be well to at least think about during the summer for junior and senior high school students and parents. It is not too early for junior high school students and their parents to consider post-secondary goals you desire to achieve. Take the oppor-tunity to visit college campuses (most colleges offer sum-mer classes and are bustling with activity in the summer), investigate some occupations in which the student is in-terested either by reading or talking with someone in that occupation, working in a related area or following some-one in the occupation around for a time. Granted that may not seem like such an appealing summer past time, and gathering information to make these decisions wisely is not an easy task nor one which should be left to chance. Many of us have spent time and money to see that our students go to athletic camps, church camps, 4-H camps and such, but what better investment of time or money than to help our students gain information and experience which will help them make decisions about the future and an occupation or career in which they may spend fifty years of their adult life. It does not have to be dull or boring either, it can be as exciting and challenging as we choose to make it. Summer should be fun, but it can also be a learning experience.

IT’S TIME FOR SEVENTH

GRADE ORIENTATION

Seventh grade students and parents, please plan to attend the orientation meeting on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the high

school auditorium.

Faculty who work with the 7th grade will be present to

answer any question you may have. Student schedules for the 2013-2014 school year will be distributed and brief tours of the building will be conducted. Information about 7th grade classes, homework requirements, and how junior high relates to high school preparation will be shared.

The information shared is valuable for students and par-ents. This is a transition time, and the school would like to help make the transition as smooth as possible.

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.

FAMILIES NEW TO THE

W-C SCHOOL DISTRICT

If you know of families who moved into the district during the summer, please refer them to the school to register their students. It would be better to register dur-ing the week of August 5 at the latest. It makes the transition easier in the fall, if registration and class schedules can be taken care of before school begins on Thursday, August 15, 2013. Please contact the high school at 402-821-2266 to register your student.

JUNIOR AND SENIOR PARENT MEETINGS

have been scheduled for the fall to inform you and your student of important activities during the 2013-2014 school year.

In general the junior parent meeting will provide a brief preview of the senior year, along with information on col-lege credit and dual credit classes offered in the senior year that require junior year planning.

The senior parent meeting will cover post graduation plans, graduation expenses, other expenses of the senior year and financial aid for col-lege.

The dates for the meetings are as follows: Senior Parent Meeting is

From the Counselor’s desk . . .

Wade S. Finley - 7-12 Counselor

scheduled for Monday, August 26, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. and the Junior Parent Meeting is scheduled for Mon-day, August 26, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. Please watch the August newsletter and the Wilber Republican for specific topics to be presented.

ONLINE CLASSES FOR 2013-2014 SENIORS

Online class opportunities are available through two sources. Southeast Community College and Peru State College offer such classes for high school students. The student pays a tuition cost to the offering college and takes a college credit class online. Computer and internet access are required. Offerings are varied and are usually limited to general education classes that would fulfill re-quirements for most college programs.

The school will allow the senior student to select an online class that is typically not offered by the Wilber-Clatonia High School schedule as the student’s seventh or eighth class choice to complete their personal class schedule. If interested in online courses available or how to go about registration please contact Wade Finley, 7-12 counselor at 402-821-2266.

N O T I C E

UNL Changes Acceptance of Standardized

Test Scores

This spring UNL announced that the institu-tion will only accept ACT and SAT test scores sent directly from the testing agency. This means that any student register-ing for the ACT or SAT over the next few months must indicate on their registration that the scores are to be sent to UNL or arrange with the testing agency to submit the scores directly from that agency if UNL was not one of their original options.

Score labels or scores typed on a transcript will no longer be accepted even if coming directly from the student’s high school.

University of Nebraska-Omaha

Beginning with applicants for the class of 2015, UNO will require official ACT and SAT scores be sent directly from the respective

service.

UNO will continue to accept scores posted on transcripts, per current policy, for the

class of 2014.

GUIDANCE OFFICE SUMMER SCHEDULE

I will be available in my office or the central office on the following dates:

May 20, 21, 22, 23 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

May 24 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

May 28 and 29 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

May 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

June 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

August 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

I will check my mail and messages weekly during the rest of the summer and will be glad to ar-range a time to see anyone who needs help or has questions. Please call the high school and one of the support staff will see that I get a message to meet with you or to return your call. My number at the high school is 402-821-2266.

Seniors, borrow wisely for college!

The financial aid award letter you received from your col-lege indicates the loans you qualify to borrow. They may include loans you borrow directly from the school (Perkins), from your lender (Stafford Loans), or from the federal government (Direct Loans). In addition, your par-ents may qualify for the PLUS loan. Your college will pro-vide borrowing procedures.

Before you borrow, estimate your future monthly loan payments using the Student Loan Repayment Calculator at www.educationquest.org/cal.asp.

The key is to borrow WISELY. Look ahead and think about how debt may affect your future lifestyle. We talked to a former student who graduated with a teaching degree, but can’t afford to be a teacher because he’s paying off $30,000 in student loan debt. He offers these tips to help you avoid his mis-take.

$ Carefully research the college you plan to attend to

make sure it’s the right fit. This student transferred to three different schools, which added additional years of school and loan debit.

$ Estimate your future salary and compare it to the

amount of student loans you think you will need.

$ Work while you go to college and use that money to

pay living expenses.

$ Keep track of your student loan debt. This student said

he didn’t pay attention to his debt accumulation until junior year, and then said, “it was a shock!”

JUNIORS: Summer is the time to do some serious

college planning. Here are your assignments:

Start narrowing your college choices. Tour a few schools this summer. Visit EducationQuest and Search the internet for information about colleges that interest you.

Update your Activities Resume on the Education-Quest website. Include extracurricular activities, hon-ors, awards and part-time jobs.

Identify teachers, coaches and counselors who will write letters of recommendation for you. You will need them for admission and scholarship applications. Give them a copy of your Activities Resume so they can include some of that information in their letter.

Look for scholarships. Free resources include your school counselor and ScholarshipQuest at www.educationquest.org which has over 1,400 local and statewide scholarships. Pay attention to the schol-arships seniors are earning.

Find a summer job to help pay for college expenses. Ask prospective employers if they offer education as-sistance programs.

For free help with college planning, contact the EducationQuest Foundation at the following

locations:

Kearney: 308-234-6310 or 800-666-3721

Lincoln: 402-475-5222 or 800-303-3745

Omaha: 402-391-4033 or 888-357-6300

ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT ACT test date is: September 21, 2013 Registration deadline is: August 23, 2013

Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, study halls will no longer be offered to students in

grades 9 through 12. The following elective classes will be offered instead.

Chemistry II Mrs. Ellie Binder

Length: Year

Level: 12th Grade

Prerequisites: Chemistry and Algebra II

Chemistry II is a two semester laboratory course designed for the student interested in a career in science, a science related field, or a health careers related field. This course expands on the concepts learned in Chemistry. Additional as-pects of chemical reactions including limiting reactants, percent yield, equilibrium, reaction rates, and thermochemistry are considered. Math skills will be frequently used to solve chemical problems. This course will go into much more detail than chemistry and give the students an understanding of the major fields of inorganic chemistry. The homework can be quite extensive and requires out of class study.

Food Science Mr. Dusten Bruss

Length: Year

Level: 11th, 12th Grades

Food Science is designed to give the student an overview of the food science industry and provide the skills to succeed in this industry. Student will encounter units on nutrition, the chemistry of food, food additives, sanitation, processing and food preservation. This course will also take a closer look at the various careers available and cover the many organiza-tions that have a direct impact on the food science industry. The student will apply their knowledge learned in the class-room with various activities in the laboratory. Evaluations will include, but are not limited to, written tests along with ap-plication in the laboratory. Some hands on activities may include processing jerky and dehydration of other foods. Stu-dent may also apply his/her skills to the use of heat and cold for processing, packaging, labeling and preserving foods.

Introduction to Business Mr. Wade Finley

Length: Year

Level: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grades

This class is designed as an introductory study of business. Topics of study include, but are not limited to, scope and functions of business, basic business concepts, role of business in our society, economic systems, forms of business ownership, legal and ethical issues in business and business career opportunities.

Media Production Mr. Kurt Kiesel

Length: Semester

Level: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grades

Media Production is a semester long course and will delve into video and audio production. The course will introduce the skills to edit, compile and add special effects to video. Videos will be produced for both online and broadcast. This course will be taught using readily available freeware.

Photography Mr. Kurt Kiesel

Length: Semester

Level: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grades

Photography is a semester long course and will introduce the student to photography using digital cameras. The student will learn to control exposure through manipulating the components of the exposure triangle. Post production editing will be taught using readily available freeware.

World Mythology Dr. Sarah Brown

Length: Semester

Level: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Grades

This class is a survey of mythology from around the world with emphasis on Greco/Roman mythology, Native American mythology, Norse mythology and Egyptian mythology. Includes thematic study and the inter/cross disciplinary uses of mythology.

Adolescent Literature

Basic Strength Training & Conditioning (BST&C) Ms. Allison Aldrich

Length: Year

Level: 10th Grade

Prerequisite: PE 9 Health and Wellness

This course is designed for students with little experience in the weight room; this is a beginning weight training class. Students will improve upper and lower body strength through proper lifting and spotting fundamentals and will develop a personalized workout for 3 times a week. Students will perform activities to aid in cardio strength as well as assess self and others on technique. Students will be assessed on personal fitness and weight training 4 times a year.

Strength Training & Conditioning I (ST&CI) Ms. Allison Aldrich

Length: Year

Level: 11th, 12th Grades

Prerequisite: Basic Strength Training & Conditioning - class grade of A or B

This course is designed for students who want to advance their knowledge and skill in the weight room; especially those who are out for a sport. Students will apply prior knowledge of weight training techniques and procedures learned in Basic Strength Training & Conditioning. Students will continue to improve their upper and lower body strength as well as develop a personalized workout for 3 days a week. Students will meet a higher degree of intensity while lifting and be required to meet high levels of speed, strength, power and endurance. Students will use cardio to enhance fitness as well as assess self and others on technique and skill. Students will be assessed on personal fitness and weight training 4 times a year.

Strength Training & Conditioning II (ST&CII) Ms. Allison Aldrich

Length: Year

Level: 11th, 12th Grades

Prerequisite: BST&C and ST&CI - class grade of A or B

This course is designed for students who want to continue to advance their knowledge and skill in the weight room; especially those who are out for a sport or would like to continue on in this field after high school. Students will be able to show the benefits of this class through prior knowledge gained from Strength Training & Conditioning I. Students will enhance improvement on upper and lower body strength as well as increase the knowledge of cardio fitness to improve overall fitness. Students will develop an in depth personalized program done 4 times a week and will maximize their lev-els of speed, strength, power and endurance. Students will assess self and others on technique and skill. Students will be assessed on personal fitness and weight training 4 times a year. This class is for the experienced weight lifter.

Lifetime Sports Ms. Allison Aldrich

Length: Year

Level: 12th Grade

Prerequisite: ST&CI - Class grade of A or B

This course is designed for students of the less competitive crowd. Lifetime Sports will use basic terms and learn the rules of team activities. Students will be taught to practice safety procedures and use good sportsmanship. Students will develop lifetime skills and practice personal fitness to live an active healthy lifestyle. Students will demonstrate knowl-edge in aerobic activities and be assessed through quizzes and fitness tests. This course will do activity through sports 4 times a week and 1 day of weight training or agility stations.

Even though we’ve changed and we’re all

finding our own place in the world, we all

know that when tears fall or the smile

spreads across our face, we’ll come to each

other because no matter where this crazy

world takes us, nothing will ever change so

much to the point where we’re not all still

friends.

PO Box 487 900 South Franklin Wilber, NE 68465

Wilber Clatonia

May 11th

2 p.m. Graduation

May 13 th

6:30 p.m. FFA Roadside Cleanup

Emerald & Gold Auditions

May 14th 1 p.m.

5-6 Track Day

May 15th

2 p.m. K-4 Fun Day

May 1st

W-C Singer Auditions

May 2nd

7 p.m. Elementary PTO

May 6th

6 p.m. Athletic Banquet

May 7th

7 p.m. 9-12 Honors Concert

May 9th and 10th

6th Grade Campout

May 16th

9 a.m. Kindergarten Graduation

Last Day School– Noon Dis-missal

May 20th

7 p.m. Board Meeting

Elementary Phone: 402-821-2141

High School Phone: 402-821-2508

Mission Statement: To prepare each student to be

a lifelong learner by providing an educational

experience challenging them to reach their

potential.

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