5-7th Grade Parents,
Join us Tues,March 21 at 6:00pm for a 25-min digital meeting on the 2024 Washington, D.C. trip. Each traveler is eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $500!
Click to RSVP: http://bit.ly/3KDk9tT
Click to join: https://schooltrip.us/ElwoodNE24
Thank you! :)
Reminder tomorrow Wednesday March 15th is a Late start 10:00 a.m. No Breakfast. PreSchool will dismiss @ 1:30..
Fourteen students represented Elwood today at the Western Regional Science Fair. Bodhi Corey was chosen to continue on at the Nebraska State Science Fair in April.
The 8th grade Exploratory Careers class finished their quarter in the FCS room by creating felt monsters as their final project. The students had fun designing their monsters using their imagination and hand stitches learned in class.
Sign ups for T-ball, baseball and softball will take place Monday March 13th in Eustis at the fair building from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday March 14th in Elwood at the Village office from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The juniors in Chemistry have worked so hard this quarter expanding their knowledge of the periodic table. They are taking their quarter test. They have about 15 different charts and tables they must interpret. Great job juniors!!! I am so proud of each one of you. Mrs. Crofton
Here is an awesome opportunity for a PAID summer internship in Holdrege for students who are 16+!
Elwood Public School will have a 10 am late start today, Wednesday, March 8th. Due to icy road conditions. PreK will run from 10 am to 1:30 pm. No breakfast served. Busses will run accdngly
The Junior High Quiz Bowl team finished 2nd today in Alma. They scored over 100 points in two different rounds.
Our sophomores are having meaningful career experiences today at Career Discovery Day at McCook Community Hospital! Sessions include labor/delivery, ER, radiology, facility engineering, speech/physical/occupational therapy, information systems, laboratory, pharmacy, surgery, etc.
Yvette Mannon and her dog, Cookie, visited the elementary today. Yvette is the author of two books; Cookie, Where Are You? and Cookie Meets Johnny, the Whitetail Deer. The students enjoyed listening to Yvette's stories and petting Cookie!
Brenda Johnson and her miniature horse, June Bug, visited the elementary this afternoon in celebration of Read Across America Week. The students listened to Brenda read the book she wrote about June Bug, asked a lot of great questions, and saw June Bug do some fun tricks.
There will be a 2:21 dismissal on Thursday, March 9th and NO School on Friday, March 10th for winter break.
The Foods/Culinary students gained experience cleaning and freezing fresh fruit this week as well as trying some new ways to enjoy it! Kitchens made Strawberry Fool, Strawberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt, and Strawberry Lemonade Slush Punch!
Congratulations to Julian Seberger (Junior @ Elwood HS) for being selected for the United States Naval Academy Summer Seminar Program in Annapolis, Maryland. He will attend this week-long program in June and experience the Naval Academy's unique academic and athletic atmosphere.
Our two FCCLA seniors attended the PEER Education conference in Kearney today! They attended workshops to learn more about how our FCCLA chapter can be involved in leading and educating the community around them about healthy living, traffic safety, and career preparation.
The Elwood Speech Team competed at districts in Wallace today. Kassandra Salisbury placed 5th in Program of Oral Interpretation and Delaney Collins placed 6th in Serious Prose. Congratulations Pirate speakers!
The Elwood Esports students were able to get some shirts with a custom made logo and nicknames for state competitions, game days, and local Esports events. A big thank you to the local businesses of Lawn In Order and Elwood Auto Detail for sponsoring these shirts!!
Congratulations Isaiah Bullis and Ashley Duran-Quintana, our last two winners of the College English argument contests! Thanks to Little Caesar's of Lexington for sponsoring our winners.
The Pirate Speech Team heads to Wallace on Monday 2/27 for the district tournament. Leave time is 7:00 AM. Go Pirates!