JOB OPPORTUNITIES: SPS has openings for the following positions: Office Manager (beginning April-May), K-12 Physical Education, Bus Driver, FT Evening Custodian. More details can be found at: https://www.stapletonschools.org/page/job-opportunities.
MPCC Inter-High Day
March 29, 2023
Cole Kramer 3rd Accounting
Chloe Schaeffer 2nd MS Office
Tucker Housman 1st MS Office
Colin Rooney - 3rd Chemistry
Kaitlyn Goodrich - 3rd Criminal Justice
Colby, Kempten, Keith & Roper - 1st Building Construction
MNAC Music Contest 2023
We are very proud of all our Stapleton Band & Choir kids! The MNAC Music Contest was held at Sargent High School. All of our musicians did a fantastic job!!
Earning a rating of Excellent (2nd highest rating)
Girls Duet #1–Kelsey & Ali
Earning a rating of Superior (highest rating)
High School Choir
Girls Vocal Trio—Ali, Ani, Kelsey
Mixed Vocal Trio—Ali, Ani, Kelsey
Male Vocal Solo—Ilias Wonch
Mixed Vocal Duet—Ali, Jared
Girls Duet #—-Kelsey, Ani
Trumpet Solo—Marianne Zuniga
Guitar Duet—Colin, Ilias
Snare Solo—Alex Honeywell
Violin Solo—Ilias Wonch
Mixed Instrumental Quartet—Marianne, Ilias, Colin, Alex
Percussion Trio—Alex, Colin, Ilias
Top Award Honors
Top Trumpet Solo—Marianne
Top Non-pitched Percussion/-Alex
Top Miscellaneous Instrumental Solo—Ilias
Top Vocal Duet—Mixed Duet
Top Small Vocal Ensemble—Mixed Trio
Our Music Department has some very talented kids proving once again that Stapleton kids are awesome!!
A pep rally will be held on Tuesday, March 28th for a send-off for the State FFA Convention at 12:55 in the school gym.
Events for the week of March 27:
Monday, March 27:
--HS Quiz Bowl at Paxton--5:30 pm, bus leaves at 4:00 pm
Tuesday, March 28:
--MNAC Music Contest at Sargent--8:00 am, van leaves at 6:00 am
--Stapleton Chamber of Commerce Meeting--Comm. Bldg--12:00 pm
--State FFA Convention at Lincoln, vans leave at 3:30 pm
Wednesday, March 29:
--NPCC Inter-High Day, bus leaves at 7:00 am
--State FFA Convention at Lincoln
Thursday, March 30:
--Golf at Stapleton, 10:00 am
--State FFA Convention at Lincoln
Friday, March 31:
--State FFA Convention at Lincoln
Saturday, April 1:
--State FFA Convention at Lincoln
Due to todays weather, the Track meet in Hershey has been POSTPONED. We will let you know when they plan on rescheduling the meet once they decide on a future date.
Physical Science students learned that 5+5 does not always equal 10. Students combined 5 mL of water with 5 mL of Ethanol. They were suprised to find the only got around 9.6 mL. What happened? Thats what they had to figure out.
We missed some students the first time!! They all deserve to be celebrated. Here is the updated Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter. Congrats to all!
Due to state FFA, the track team will not be attending the Perkins County track meet next Friday. They will be attending the Sutherland track meet on Saturday, April 1st instead.
Attached is a link to the 2023-24 School Calendar, approved at Monday's meeting of the Board of Education.
https://5il.co/1r5w0
Lilly trying out the new lift!
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Conferences will not be rescheduled. Teachers will reach out to those parents they most need to visit with. Parents are also encouraged to reach to teachers. Report Cards will be sent home with the youngest or only member of the family.
Due to the quiz bowl meet on Thursday, there will be NO activities Van after sports practices. Please plan accordingly.
There will be no Kindergarten on March 24, 2023 due to Kindergarten Round-Up. Kindergarten Round-Up will be from 9-11. Please bring your child's birth certificate, shot records, and social security card.
Mrs. Catlett will be available in the afternoon to have P/T Conferences with this year's Kindergarten parents from 12:00-2:30 that day if any of those parents are available. She has asked to message her on Class DoJo to schedule this.
The following is a link to the recently published statement from the Stapleton Board of Education, pertaining to the citation recently issued to Superintendent Redinger. The statement was issued at last night's regular meeting of the board.
https://www.stapletonschools.org/article/1045624
Today Caitlyn Jacobson, 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator, taught the third graders all about chicken eggs!
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: Parents and Guardians stayed tuned regarding the makeup of the conferences. Due to days lost in the year because of weather, we may not makeup the day. However, we will at the very least have teachers reach out to parents who may need to conference.
Events for the week of March 20th:
Monday, March 20:
--School Board Meeting in Library, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, March 21:
--ACT Test for Juniors, 8:00 am
Wednesday, March 22:
--Blood Drive in Community Center, 11:00 am -- 5:00 pm
Thursday, March 23:
--Hirschfeld's Tux Ordering, Bronco Room, 4:00 pm
--Stapleton Quiz Bowl
Friday, March 24:
--Kindergarten Roundup, 9:00--11:00 am
Saturday, March 25:
--UNK Flute & Clarinet Workshop, 9:00 am--van leaves at 7:00 am
--Track at Hershey--10:00 am
Congratulations to the Stapleton Speech Team on finishing out their 2023 season!
Cayson Johnston brought home a state medal for Stapleton, receiving 6th place in Extemporaneous Speaking! This was Cayson’s first trip to State Speech. Extemp is a tough event, where the competitors are required to write a 5-7 minute argumentative speech on a drawn topic, usually political in nature. Cayson had to write and perform FOUR speeches yesterday to receive his 6th place medal!
The other students performed very well against some very tough competition in their 3 preliminary rounds. Tessa Hansen nearly made finals in POI, which was decided by a tie breaker, receiving 7th place overall. Tad Dimmit was also very close to making finals in Persuasive Speaking, receiving 8th place overall. This was Tessa and Tad’s second year at State Speech but they were competing in different events. Also competing for their first year at state were Emma Nicholson in Poetry, and Cameron Berliner in Serious Prose.
BOOK FAIR: Because of the snow storm we will be keeping the Book Fair open on Monday and Tuesday. I will be able to sell books from 3:15 - 4:05 on Monday and Tuesday. Hope to see you then - Gary Halstead -Thank yYou!!