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Spring Boys BB Meeting for all boys in grades 8th-11th interested in playing next season on May 2nd in Clarkson during Patriot Period. Bus will leave Leigh at 12:30. If you can't make that day, but are interested please reach out to Coach Bachman or Coach Blum.
Please click here to view the PDF version of the May 2024 newsletter.pdf
Please click here to view the PDF version of the April 2024 newsletter.pdf
Clarkson Public School PARTNERS WITH BOOK BLAST TO EXPAND THE HOME LIBRARY OF EVERY STUDENT
Recognizing increased screen time and the impact it has on literacy rates, Clarkson Public School takes steps to put new, fun, age-appropriate books into the hands of every one of its students.
Kids are reading less, screen time is increasing, and school budgets are tight. On a mission to make reading cool again, Brenda Cropp and Sofia Kratochvil decided to meet with the team at Books Are Fun to learn more about their book enrichment program – Book Blast.
With its innovative approach to creating more bookworms, Book Blast guarantees at least one new book into the hands of every student at absolutely no cost to the school, little work from the school team, and no financial requirement of the parents. After reviewing the program and understanding there was zero risk to the school, Brenda Cropp and Sofia Kratochvil moved forward and scheduled Book Blast to launch at Clarkson Public School on 4/3/2024.
In two short weeks, with the help of the community (far and wide), the students at Clarkson Public School have over 535 brand-new, age-appropriate books heading their way! Every student in grades pre-K-6th grade will get at least 2 books.
Here’s what Brenda Cropp had to say about the Book Blast program, Wow! I can’t believe how easy all of this was to get books into the hands of all of our students. Thank you to everyone who donated.
The winners of the Book Blast Treasure Chests were Camille Schneider, Isabella Torres, and Kamarie Koehn. Not pictured Joe Kudera.
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This semester has flown by and it’s crazy that we are knocking on May’s door! Middle school history students have some projects that are worth talking about!
4th graders wrapped up their Oregon Trail unit by writing their own lyrics to well known songs. Their lyrics described the struggles and hardships of the pioneers. They had a lot of fun with this and came up with some creative lyrics!
5th graders have been diving into the 13 colonies and the colonial life of the founding east coast. They have a great grasp of how children grew up, women were treated, and the differences between the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. We’ve used hand gestures to help remember some of the colonies, who founded them, and why they were founded. We finished up the unit with an interactive board game! I am proud of this group and how they have been so eager to learn about the life that is so different from what they are growing up in today!
The 6th graders have been doing a great job of actively participating in world history! They’ve drawn their own life-size Terracotta Warriors to wrap up our unit about ancient China. Next up was ancient Mesopotamia. To review their social classes, they dressed up as kings, scribes, farmers, and slaves while presenting their research. They wrapped up this unit by working to “escape” the classroom by solving the clues to complete an escape room about Hammurabi’s Code and ancient Mesopotamia. Even though everyone didn’t get done, I let them escape to 4th period!
As we wrap up our units of study in the next couple of weeks, I want to wish everyone a safe, sunny, and enjoyable summer! It’s been one of the best years and I always appreciate being able to teach the kids about the history of how we became who we are as a state, country, and world!
Pictures below. Amy, I’ll let you rearrange the pictures as you want.
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PROM 2024 “Winter Wonderland”
Senior Class (L to R) Back row: Garrett Stodola, Cadin Brandt, Samuel Zuniga-Pocasangre, Max Muhle, Mic Sayers, Jaden Stoklasa, Christian Hamernik, Connor Jurgensen, Trey Steffensmeier, Joey Steffensmeier, Isaac Baumert, Troy Graybill, Ryan Brichacek
Front row: Chloe Hanel, Alyssa Gurnsey, Jolie Stoklasa, Jordin Graybill, Shyenne Reed, Sage Fernau, Addison McAtee, Trinity Eggerman
Junior Class (L to R) Back row: Caleb Christenson, Nile Jones, Korbin Lemburg, Jacob Koehn, Jairo Alvarado Middle Row: Makenna Hake, Emma Gall, Teagan Baumert, Jerzzi Mapel
Front Row: Cadence Indra, Rosslyn Villeda, Nathaly Pinonez, Rylee Balzer
Sophomore Prom Servers (L to R) Back Row: Wyatt Crosley, Joshua Eisenmann
Front Row: Kendall Schneider, Rowan Stodola, Isabella McAtee, Alessa Gall
Youth and communities are facing an evolving set of health issues, including vaping, mental wellness and health, traffic safety and driving, food security and nutrition, weight management and physical activity.
Since October, youth and their community coaches from across Nebraska have been investigating health issues in a project known as the Youth Health Equity Project which is jointly sponsored by Nebraska Extension, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Health Disparities, and Nebraska Family Career Community Leaders of America. Over the last seven months, over 200 youth participated in the Youth Health Equity Project with guidance from 25 adult community coaches who nurtured and assisted the youth-led project.
On Monday, April 8th over 95 youth and their community coaches presented their health research projects during the Youth Health Equity Project Showcase at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. During the showcase, youth had an opportunity to interact with University of Nebraska- Lincoln faculty, administrators, and local community members about their projects. Youth also had the chance to speak with University of Nebraska- Lincoln admissions about college majors and the admission process.
Youth attending the showcase from Clarkson Public School were Sophie Morfeld, Kendall Schneider, and Rowan Stodola.
Their project was to analyze and address food insecurity in our community. The Clarkson Youth Health Equity Project sought information on food insecurity in our school and the community. There were families who expressed a need for food. We plan to help them and donate food to the community pantry to help people in the community. Thank you to everyone who participated in filling out the survey!
“The Youth Health Equity Project is an excellent example of how three different statewide agencies can come together to provide Nebraska youth a valuable learning experience about public health and local community needs and issues, This project taught youth about data sources, how to conduct research, and how to analyze the data to provide solutions which can improve individual and community well-being,” said Michelle Krehbiel, Youth Development Specialist and professor at UNL. Krehbiel led a team of educational, health, and research professionals that provided leadership for the development and implement of the project. Funding for the project came from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health, Office of Health Disparities.
More information about the Youth Health Equity Project can be found at: https://sites.google.com/nebext.org/youthhealthequity/home
Clarkson Public School Plan for Safe Return 2021-22 (1).pdf CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS’S PLAN FOR USE OF ESSER III FUNDING.pdf
read morePhysical Forms will be available in the school office or on the website. Click here for a PDF version of the NSAA Sports Physical Form for grades 8th-12th PHYSICAL FORMS: Nebraska law requires children upon entry into Kindergarten, 7th grade, or transferring from an out-of-state school, to have a physical examination within 6 months prior to school entrance. Nebraska law requires children entering Kindergarten, 7th grade, or transferring from an out-of-state school to provide proof of vision evaluation within 6 months prior to school entrance. This evaluation is to include testing for ambylopia, strabismus, internal and external eye health, and visual acuity. This basically means: 1. Out of state transfer students, Kindergarteners, and 7th graders must get a physical and vision exam prior to the start of school. 2. Regarding the vision exam: The elements of this eye exam can be done by any health care provider (including MDs, ODs, PAs, APRNs) and DOES NOT require an eye specialist. Of course an exam by an eye specialist is also acceptable, but it is . . .
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