The team competed today at the Maxwell Speech Meet, finishing tied for 7th place out of 21 teams despite a challenging start to the day with icy roads, snow, and several students battling the flu. Students pushed through the difficult conditions and turned in a strong day of performances.
The highlight of the meet was Lexi Hagen earning 1st place in Program of Oral Interpretation (POI).
Other team results included a 4th place finish in OID for the group of Florea, Bruns, Johnston, and Clouse.
In Poetry, Luella Joedeman placed 6th and Avery Weems placed 7th.
In Informative, Coltan Clouse finished 5th, while Luella Joedeman added a 9th place finish.
In Program of Oral Interpretation (POI), Maddie McEntee placed 12th, and in Serious Prose, Maddie McEntee finished 11th.
Despite weather challenges and illness, the team showed resilience and continued to represent the program well in a competitive field of 31 schools.
Events for the week of March 9:
Monday, March 9:
—MNAC Speech at Brady, vans leave at 7:30 am
—School Board Meeting in Library, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, March 10:
—No School (hosting Quiz Bowl)
—HS & JH MNAC Quiz Bowl at Stapleton, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
—Parent / Teachers Conference, 4:00-7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 11:
—No School
—Parent / Teachers Conferences, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday, March 12:
—No School—Spring Break
Friday, March 13:
—No School—Spring Break
Monday, March 9:
—MNAC Speech at Brady, vans leave at 7:30 am
—School Board Meeting in Library, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, March 10:
—No School (hosting Quiz Bowl)
—HS & JH MNAC Quiz Bowl at Stapleton, 9:00 am-3:00 pm
—Parent / Teachers Conference, 4:00-7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 11:
—No School
—Parent / Teachers Conferences, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday, March 12:
—No School—Spring Break
Friday, March 13:
—No School—Spring Break
The other half of the RARE awards went to boys this week. We had a 1st grade boy earn an award for being empathetic. He saw a kindergarten student struggling to open the gym door. He hurried to help him open the door. Next we had 2 4th grade students earn RARE Awards. The first young man earned it for being Empathetic. He thinks of others and has a big heart. The second student also earned his for being Empathetic. He surprised his class with candy for their candy jar. The last young man to receive a RARE Award this week was a 6th grade student who came in and helped with the high school quiz bowl contest. He worked hard and was very Accountable. What wonderful students we have at Stapleton Public Schools!
We had a large number of students earn RARE Awards this week. The first 4 are all girls. The 3rd grade student earned hers for being Respectful. She consistently uses her manners. The second young lady is a 4th grade student who earned her award for being responsible. She does a great job of getting her homework done. The 3rd student is in 5th grade. She earned her award for being Accountable. She was truthful and honest when she described an incident on the playground to Mrs. Isom. The last young lady is 6th grade student who displayed RARE characteristics 40 times in class. Way to go girls!
We are so excited to try something new, please swing by the Library during Parent Teacher Conferences for our PaperPie Bookfair!
The Class of '26 enjoyed a beautiful weekend in the Black Hills for their Senior Trip.
Mount Rushmore, a hockey game, shopping, exploring the Badlands... plus lots of time just relaxing and making a few more memories together.
Now, let the countdown to graduation begin!!
Students in our Intro to FCS class recently completed a 4-patch pillow project. During the project, students learned how to safely use a rotary cutter to cut fabric squares, thread and operate a sewing machine, and practice basic stitches.
Using these new skills, each student successfully created their own pillow. Great job to these students as they continue building hands-on sewing skills.
Inter-High Champs!! 🏆
We took 24 students to the Inter-High Day at MPCC. They participated in a variety of events, covering topics ranging from music and science to math and welding.
Along with placing 1st as a team, we also had a few individual winners:
Lexi Hagan, 1st Place in Medical Terminology
James Heinemann, 1st Place in Biology
Dylan Heinemann, 1st Place in CEO Challenge.
Congratulations!!
Students going to Inter-High Day: the vans will leave at 7:45 am. Please do not be late! Parents, if your student is wanting to drive separately, you need to email Mrs. Joedeman at jenni.joedeman@stapletonschools.org. Thank you!
Events for the week of March 2:
READ ACROSS AMERICA (RAA) WEEK
Monday, March 2:
--RAA Dress Up--Once Upon a Book
----dress as fairy tale characters (princesses, dragons, knights, witches or storybook animals)
--JH Quiz Bowl at Tryon--4:30, van leaves at 3:45 pm
Tuesday, March 3:
--RAA Dress Up--Hats, Heads, and Happy Readers
----Wear your favorite hat
--Inter-High Day at Mid-Plains Community College, vans leave at 8: 00 am
--Stapleton Quiz Bowl--5:00 pm
Wednesday, March 4:
--RAA Dress Up--Read Around the World
----Wear something from a specific country or culture that is not America
Thursday, March 5:
--RAA Dress Up--Stars, Stripes, and Stories
----Wear red, white and blue
Friday, March 6:
--End of 3rd Quarter
--RAA Dress Up--Pages and Powers
----Dress iike your favorite superhero
Saturday, March 7:
--Speech at Maxwell, vans leave at 6:30 pm
LET'S READ MAVERICKS!!!
Parent Teacher Conferences will be here before we know it!
We are gearing up for Read Across America next week! Here are the Dress Up Days for the Elementary Students.
This week we had a 6th grade student earn a RARE Award for having all 4 RARE characteristics. She has worked hard to earn these this year. We had a 3rd grade student earn a RARE Award for being Respectful. She consistently uses her manners. We also had a 2nd grade student earn a RARE Award for being respectful. He is respectful to adults, and his classmates. He does what he is asked to do quietly, quickly and respectfully. Great job to all of you!
We had an entire 2nd grade class earn RARE Awards due to working hard to score well on the MAPs test. Congrats 2nd grade!
🏆 Elm Creek Speech Meet Results 🏆
We are proud to announce our team earned Runner-Up in overall team results today at the Elm Creek Speech Meet!
🎭 Individual Event Highlights:
OID – 🥈 2nd Place- Kempten Florea, Sheek Bruns, Coltan Clouse& Cotter Johnston
Duet (Kempten Florea & Sheek Bruns) – 🥉 3rd Place
Informative (Coltan Clouse) – 🥉 3rd Place
Serious (Maddie McEntee) – 4th Place
POI (Lexi Hagan) – 🥈 2nd Place
POI (Maddie McEntee) – 4th Place
Persuasive (Briley Kramer) – 🥉 3rd Place
Novice Entertainment (CJ Greeff) – 🥇 1st Place
Novice Extemp (Tucker Housman) – 🥇 1st Place
Novice Extemp (Leo Housman) – 🥈 2nd Place
Congratulations to all of our speakers on an outstanding performance! 🎉👏
Events for the week of Feb 23:
NATIONAL FFA WEEK
Monday, Feb 23;
--Boys Sub-district at Sargent vs Burwell--6:00 pm, bus leaves 3:30 pm
Tuesday, Feb 24:
--Chamber of Commerce Meeting at Comm. Bldg--Noon
--Boys Sub-district at Sargent--TBA
Thursday, Feb 26:
--Boys Sub-district at Sargent--TBA
--JH Quiz Bowl at Broken Bow--9:00 am, van leaves at 7:40 am
--Student Health Checks--PreK-4th, 7th, & 10th Grades
Friday, Feb 27:
--FCI-CDE State Prep FFA @ Eustis
--Student Health Checks--PreK-4th, 7th, & 10th Grades
--Senor Trip
Saturday, Feb 28:
--Senior Trip
Sunday, Mar 1:
--Senior Trip
LET"S GO MAVERICKS!!!
NATIONAL FFA WEEK
Monday, Feb 23;
--Boys Sub-district at Sargent vs Burwell--6:00 pm, bus leaves 3:30 pm
Tuesday, Feb 24:
--Chamber of Commerce Meeting at Comm. Bldg--Noon
--Boys Sub-district at Sargent--TBA
Thursday, Feb 26:
--Boys Sub-district at Sargent--TBA
--JH Quiz Bowl at Broken Bow--9:00 am, van leaves at 7:40 am
--Student Health Checks--PreK-4th, 7th, & 10th Grades
Friday, Feb 27:
--FCI-CDE State Prep FFA @ Eustis
--Student Health Checks--PreK-4th, 7th, & 10th Grades
--Senor Trip
Saturday, Feb 28:
--Senior Trip
Sunday, Mar 1:
--Senior Trip
LET"S GO MAVERICKS!!!
REGULAR FRIDAY DISMISSAL TODAY (3:02) - School will dismiss today at 3:02 just as we do on normal Fridays. Buses will run accordingly. Thank You and be safe.
10AM START TOMORROW: Due to road conditions, we will have a 10am start tomorrow. Stay tuned for more information.
Due to weather related school cancellations, Friday's boys basketball game start time at Mullen has been changed to 4pm cst for the JV and 5pm cst for the Varsity--1 hour earlier than previously scheduled.
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW: Due to the weather forecast. We will not have school tomorrow.