Wisner-Pilger Public Schools

Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School Bulletin for Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Congratulations to the Wisner-Pilger speech team... which won the East Husker Conference's North Division championship yesterday! The Gators earned five individual championships--Veronica Peck--Informative, for the fourth year in a row; Veronica Peck--Poetry for the second year in a row; Jaden Berlin--Serious Prose; Grace Steinmeyer--Extemp for the second year in a row; Becca Thompson--Persuasive for second year in a row! Veronica's two championships gives her seven total EHC titles in her career--a Wisner-Pilger record! Other EHC finalists--Jessica Svoboda--Informative Runner-Up; Rockney Peck--Humorous Runner-Up; Rockney Peck and James Kinnison--Duet Runner Up; Claire Raabe, Megan Schroeder and Becca Thompson--Drama Runner-Up; Alecia Keller--Third, Entertainment; Claire Raabe--Third, Persuasive; James Kinnison, Kaleb Meyer, Tymarie Ott, Gwen Donner and Kaci Baier--Fourth, Drama; Kaleb Meyer--Fourth, Humorous; Jaden Berlin--Fourth, Poetry; Gwen Donner--Fifth, Serious Prose!! Great Job!! ________________________________________ Dance Team Tryouts... tryouts will be April 11th at 4:00pm in the South Gym. Practices will be held in the South Gym - April 8th at 4pm, April 9th at 7:30am, April 10th at 4pm and April 11th at 7:30am. Sign up sheet is in the front office. ________________________________________ Cheer Team Tryouts... tryouts will be March 14th at 4:00pm in the South Gym. Practices will be held in the South Gym - March 11th at 4pm, March 12th at 7:30am, March 13th at 4pm and March 14 at 7:30am. Sign up sheet is in the front office. ________________________________________ Juniors... Prom Committee- meet in front of high school office on Wednesday, March 6th at 7:30am ________________________________________ Job Opportunity... Norfolk Daily News has an after school route position available. 25 papers, $75 per month with a $50 gas bonus and other bonuses available. Call 1-877-1080 and state that you are interested in a carrier position. ________________________________________ Junior High Wrestling Results... 1st place: Hunter Palmer, Marshall McCarthy, Braxton Siebrandt, Tycin Lampman, Alexia Martin. 2nd Place: Sam Good, Devon Schultz, Carson Urwiler. 3rd Place: August Scholting, Kyle Rehak, Reece Dimon, and Owen Heller. Overall Record 22-11 ________________________________________ Boys Basketball Players... hand in your uniforms by Friday. ________________________________________ The discount for the 2021 Italy and Greece trip ends on March 31 so make sure you enroll before this date if you want to save some money. This trip is limited to fifteen travelers so enroll soon. If you were not able to attend the meeting and would like more information, schedule a time to meet with Mrs. Glaubius. Reserve your spot on the trip today! ________________________________________ The Northern Nebraska AHEC Health Careers Club will be held TONIGHT at 7 pm. For more information, call 402-644-7253. ________________________________________ 9th-12th Graders... UN-L will be hosting the I’m First Symposium on April 3. This is for first generation students. First generation is a student whose parents did not graduate from a four-year college/university. If you are interested in learning about resources for college, see Mrs. Kreikemeier. Attendees will be considered for an $8000 scholarship. ________________________________________ Community Blood Drive will be held at the Wisner-Pilger High School TODAY from noon until 6pm. ________________________________________ Nebraska Rural Electric Youth Energy Leadership Camp forms are available at the front office. This camp is for current 9th, 10th, or 11th graders. Students/parents must be customers of Cuming County Public Power District. Forms are due May 15, 2019. ________________________________________ National Honor Society Reading Lab... Thursday - Colby, and Friday - Jayden. Monday - Megan, Tuesday - Grace, Wednesday - Erin, Thursday - Veronica. There are still days available in March. Sign up or Mrs. Glaubius will assign the days to you. ________________________________________ Wednesday *8:30am-FFA District CDE @ NECC

Activities for Wednesday, February 27 - FFA District CDE @ NECC 8:30 AM

Activities for Tuesday, February 26 - Conference Speech @ Bancroft-Rosalie - Junior High Girls Basketball @ Oakland-Craig 4:00 PM - Junior High Wrestling @ Logan View Invite 4:30 PM

Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School Bulletin for Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Happy Birthday today to... Ashlyn Lauck and Lily Otten!! ________________________________________ Play practice tonight will begin at 6:25 P.M. for Act I Scenes 3,4, & 5. Cast and crew. ________________________________________ The discount for the 2021 Italy and Greece trip ends on March 31 so make sure you enroll before this date if you want to save some money. This trip is limited to fifteen travelers so enroll soon. If you were not able to attend the meeting and would like more information, schedule a time to meet with Mrs. Glaubius. Reserve your spot on the trip today! ________________________________________ The Northern Nebraska AHEC Health Careers Club will be held 2/27/2019 at 7 pm (Wednesday Night). For more information, call 402-644-7253. ________________________________________ 9th-12th Graders... UN-L will be hosting the I’m First Symposium on April 3. This is for first generation students. First generation is a student whose parents did not graduate from a four-year college/university. If you are interested in learning about resources for college, see Mrs. Kreikemeier. Attendees will be considered for an $8000 scholarship. ________________________________________ Community Blood Drive will be held at the Wisner-Pilger High School on Wednesday, February 27th from noon until 6pm. ________________________________________ Juniors... Prom Committee meeting Tuesday, February 26th at 7:40am in Mrs. Olson's room. ________________________________________ 10th and 11th grade students: ACT Scholarship Giveaway is offering a chance to win a $40,000 scholarship and a $5000 Tech Package. You must register for the April, June, or July national test dates. Information can be found on the poster outside Mrs. Kreikemeier’s office or act.org ________________________________________ Nebraska Rural Electric Youth Energy Leadership Camp forms are available at the front office. This camp is for current 9th, 10th, or 11th graders. Students/parents must be customers of Cuming County Public Power District. Forms are due May 15, 2019. ________________________________________ National Honor Society Reading Lab... Wednesday - Grace, Thursday - Colby, and Friday - Jayden. There are still days available in March. Sign up or Mrs. Glaubius will assign the days to you. ________________________________________ Tuesday *Speech Conference at Bancroft-Rosalie *4pm-Jr High Girls Basketball @ Oakland-Craig Old Gym('B' team two quarters, 'A' team full game) *4:30pm-Jr high Wrestling at Logan View Inv. ________________________________________ Wednesday *8:30am-FFA District CDE @ NECC

Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School Bulletin for Monday, February 25, 2019 Northeast Community College will be at lunch today! Please stop and visit with Anthony about the programs at NECC ________________________________________ Play practice will begin TONIGHT at 6:30 P.M. for cast and crew. ________________________________________ 10th and 11th grade students... ACT Scholarship Giveaway is offering a chance to win a $40,000 scholarship and a $5000 Tech Package. You must register for the April, June, or July national test dates. Information can be found on the poster outside Mrs. Kreikemeier’s office or act.org ________________________________________ Reminder - Girls basketball potluck tonight at 630 in the cafeteria. Everyone needs to bring their own table settings along with their food. Drinks and cups will be provided. ________________________________________ Basketball meeting after school today in the fine arts auditorium for all boys in grades 8-12. ________________________________________ Speech Team Practice after school 4-9pm. Pick up your conference schedules this afternoon! ________________________________________ 10th and 11th grade students: ACT Scholarship Giveaway is offering a chance to win a $40,000 scholarship and a $5000 Tech Package. You must register for the April, June, or July national test dates. Information can be found on the poster outside Mrs. Kreikemeier’s office or act.org ________________________________________ The discount for the 2021 Italy and Greece trip ends on March 31 so make sure you enroll before this date if you want to save some money. This trip is limited to fifteen travelers so enroll soon. If you were not able to attend the meeting and would like more information, schedule a time to meet with Mrs. Glaubius. Reserve your spot on the trip today! ________________________________________ Girls track practice TODAY after school. Please plan accordingly. Thank you ________________________________________ The Northern Nebraska AHEC Health Careers Club will be held 2/27/2019 at 7 pm. For more information, call 402-644-7253. ________________________________________ 9th-12th Graders... UN-L will be hosting the I’m First Symposium on April 3. This is for first generation students. First generation is a student whose parents did not graduate from a four-year college/university. If you are interested in learning about resources for college, see Mrs. Kreikemeier. Attendees will be considered for an $8000 scholarship. ________________________________________ Community Blood Drive will be held at the Wisner-Pilger high School on Wednesday, February 27th from noon until 6pm. ________________________________________ Seniors... that didn't turn their pictures in to Mrs. Bodwell by now will have this year's school picture used unless you had made previous plans with her. If you want a quote in the yearbook, you have until FRIDAY to email that to her as well. ________________________________________ Juniors... Prom Committee meeting Tuesday, February 26th at 7:40am in Mrs. Olson's room. ________________________________________ Nebraska Rural Electric Youth Energy Leadership Camp forms are available at the front office. This camp is for current 9th, 10th, or 11th graders. Students/parents must be customers of Cuming County Public Power District. Forms are due May 15, 2019. ________________________________________ National Honor Society Reading Lab... Tuesday - Levi, Wednesday - Grace, Thursday - Colby, and Friday - Jayden. There are still days available in March. Sign up or Mrs. Glaubius will assign the days to you. Tuesday *Speech Conference at Bancroft-Rosalie *4pm-Jr High Girls Basketball @ Oakland-Craig *4:30pm-Jr high Wrestling at Logan View Inv. Monday *6:30pm-Girls Basketball Potluck

State Swimming Update: Joslyn will swim in three finals and one consolation. Individual finals in the 100 Breaststroke and consolations in 200 IM. Relay team finals in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay. Congratulations and good luck!

Notice: All school activities scheduled for Saturday, February 23 have been cancelled. No JH Girls Basketball, Wynot Speech Meet, or Science Olympiad.

Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School Bulletin for Friday, February 22, 2019 Happy Birthday today to... Trey Stewart!! and on Saturday to... Shelby Good!! ________________________________________ It's FFA Week!!! Thank You for supporting FFA!!! ________________________________________ Community Blood Drive will be held at the Wisner-Pilger high School on Wednesday, February 27th from noon until 6pm. ________________________________________ Girls thinking about going out for basketball next year stop in and see Mrs. Bodwell sometime today if you did not attend the meeting yesterday. ________________________________________ Play practice will begin Monday, February 25 at 6:30 P.M. for cast and crew. ________________________________________ Speech Team Members... we will NOT be attending the Wynot tournament due to the expected snow storm Saturday. See Mr. Moeller for practices for conference next week! ________________________________________ Ag Fact of the Day... Will a corn cob always have an even or an odd number of rows? Answers can be entered by the front office. If your name is drawn from the correct answers you will receive a prize!! Also guess then number of corn kernels that are in the jar in the front office!!! ________________________________________ There will be a significantly brief but still mandatory speech team meeting right after school in Mr. Moeller's room. ________________________________________ Good Luck to Joslyn at State Swimming!! ________________________________________ Juniors... Prom Committee meeting Tuesday, February 26th at 7:40am in Mrs. Olson's room. ________________________________________ There will be a very brief Boys Track meeting on Friday after school in Mr. Burki's room - should only take five minutes. ________________________________________ Italy and Spain and Italy and Greece!!! There will be a meeting this Sunday, February 24 at 7:00 P.M. in the high school library for both the 2020 trip to Italy and Spain and the 2021 trip to Italy and Greece. Make plans to attend to learn about these amazing travel opportunities - bring a friend or two - bring your family! Can't attend the meeting? Talk to Mrs. Glaubius for all the trip details. Staff members are encouraged to travel with us! ________________________________________ Girls track practice will begin after school Monday February 25th. Please plan accordingly. Thank you ________________________________________ Girls basketball players The potluck will be Monday, February 25th at 6:30 in the cafeteria. ________________________________________ The Northern Nebraska AHEC Health Careers Club will be held 2/27/2019 at 7 pm. For more information, call 402-644-7253. ________________________________________ Seniors... that didn't turn their pictures in to Mrs. Bodwell by now will have this year's school picture used unless you had made previous plans with her. If you want a quote in the yearbook, you have until next Friday to email that to her as well. ________________________________________ National Honor Society Reading Lab... Monday - Lexi, Tuesday - Levi, Wednesday - Grace, Thursday - Colby, and Friday - Jayden. There are still days available in March. Sign up or Mrs. Glaubius will assign the days to you. ________________________________________ Friday *2:30pm-Early Dismissal/Teacher In-Service ________________________________________ Saturday *9am-Jr Hi Girls Basketball @ West Point-Beemer Tourney Monday *6:30pm-Girls Basketball Potluck

Good luck to Joslyn J and her teammates in the Nebraska State Swimming Championships today! Joslyn will compete in the 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM, 200 Freestyle Relay, 200 Medley Relay, and 400 Freestyle Relay.

Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School Bulletin for Thursday, February 21, 2019 Happy Birthday today to... Madalyn Franta!! and Happy Belated Birthday to... Andrew Borgelt!! ________________________________________ It's FFA Week!!! Activities for the week include...Thursday- FFA Attire/Official Dress & Elementary Barnyard: FFA members will host an animal barnyard for elementary students AND Members are encouraged to wear official dress. Friday - Tractor day has been postponed... ________________________________________ Ag Fact of the Day... What is the longest recorded flight time of a chicken? Answers can be entered by the front office. If your name is drawn from the correct answers you will receive a prize!! Also guess then number of corn kernels that are in the jar in the front office!!! ________________________________________ Community Blood Drive will be held at the Wisner-Pilger high School on Wednesday, February 27th from noon until 6pm. ________________________________________ Speech Team Practice today from 4-7. ________________________________________ There will not be play practice Thursday, February 21... Play practice will begin Monday, February 25 at 6:30 P.M. for cast and crew. ________________________________________ Speech Team Members... we will NOT be attending the Wynot tournament due to the expected snow storm Saturday. See Mr. Moeller for practices for conference next week! ________________________________________ Italy and Spain and Italy and Greece!!! There will be a meeting this Sunday, February 24 at 7:00 P.M. in the high school library for both the 2020 trip to Italy and Spain and the 2021 trip to Italy and Greece. Make plans to attend to learn about these amazing travel opportunities - bring a friend or two - bring your family! Can't attend the meeting? Talk to Mrs. Glaubius for all the trip details. Staff members are encouraged to travel with us! ________________________________________ There will be a very brief Boys Track meeting on Friday after school in Mr. Burki's room - should only take five minutes. ________________________________________ Seniors... that didn't turn their pictures in to Mrs. Bodwell by now will have this year's school picture used unless you had made previous plans with her. If you want a quote in the yearbook, you have until next Friday to email that to her as well. ________________________________________ Girls thinking about going out for basketball next year if you can meet after school real quick, great. If not, just stop and see Mrs. Bodwell sometime throughout the day today or tomorrow. ________________________________________ Girls track practice will begin after school Monday February 25th. Please plan accordingly. Thank you ________________________________________ Girls basketball players can turn their uniforms into Mrs. Bodwell. Please have uniforms, balls and locks turned in by next Wednesday. If you plan to keep your lock, please let her know. The potluck will be Monday, February 25th at 6:30 in the cafeteria. ________________________________________ The Northern Nebraska AHEC Health Careers Club will be held 2/27/2019 at 7 pm, due to the weather. For more information, call 402-644-7253. ________________________________________ 9th-12th Graders... UN-L will be hosting the I’m First Symposium on April 3. This is for first generation students. First generation is a student whose parents did not graduate from a four-year college/university. If you are interested in learning about resources for college, see Mrs. Kreikemeier. Attendees will be considered for an $8000 scholarship. ________________________________________ National Honor Society Reading Lab... Friday - Rachel. ________________________________________ Friday *2:30pm-Early Dismissal/Teacher In-Service

Wisner-Pilger Public Schools will be CLOSED on Wednesday, February 20 with no activities.

FINAL: Gators fall to Wakefield 47-37 in a close, hard-fought subdistrict game. Great effort players and coaches. Gators finish the season 15-10. #wpgators

END Q3: Gators 31 - Wakefield 33

HALFTIME: Gators trail Wakefield 20-25

END Q1: Gators 8 - Wakefield 9

Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School Bulletin for Tuesday, February 19, 2019 It's FFA Week!!! Activities for the week include...Tuesday- Pickup day and Teacher Breakfast: Students who drive a pickup to school are eligible for prizes. Wednesday-Dale Brisby Day: Students are encouraged to dress up like Rodeo celebrity Dale Brisby. Thursday- FFA Attire/Official Dress & Elementary Barnyard: FFA members will host an animal barnyard for elementary students AND Members are encouraged to wear official dress. Friday-Tractor Day: Students who drive a tractor to school are eligible for prizes. ________________________________________ Ag Fact of the Day... What is Cuming County's rank in the state of Nebraska for cattle production? Answers can be entered by the front office. If your name is drawn from the correct answers you will receive a prize!! Also guess then number of corn kernels that are in the jar in the front office!!! ________________________________________ Junior High Wrestling Results... 1st Place - Hunter Palmer, Devon Schultz, Marshall McCarthy, Carson Urwiler, Alexia Martin, Braxton Siebrandt, Tycin Lampman! 2nd Place - Kyle Rehak! 3rd Place - Brad Miranda and Reece Dimon! 4th Place - Samuel Good and August Scholting! The Team finished in 5th place out of 15 teams. Great Job Gators!! ________________________________________ Speech Team Practice Today after school 4 to 5:30 - check with Mr. Moeller or Mrs. Alexander for times available. ________________________________________ Tonight's subdistrict game will start at 5pm!! Wisner-Pilger vs Wakefield at Norfolk Catholic. ________________________________________ Girls track practice will begin after school Monday February 25th. Please plan accordingly. Thank you ________________________________________ Girls basketball players can turn their uniforms into Mrs. Bodwell. Please have uniforms, balls and locks turned in by next Wednesday. If you plan to keep your lock, please let her know. The potluck will be Monday, February 25th at 6:30 in the cafeteria. ________________________________________ Girls thinking about going out for basketball next year... There will be a short meeting after school Wednesday for girls in grades 8-11. ________________________________________ The Health Careers Club will meet Wednesday, Feb 20. The topic this month is on Dentistry. See the poster outside of Mrs. Plagge’s room for more information. ________________________________________ 9th-12th Graders... UN-L will be hosting the I’m First Symposium on April 3. This is for first generation students. First generation is a student whose parents did not graduate from a four-year college/university. If you are interested in learning about resources for college, see Mrs. Kreikemeier. Attendees will be considered for an $8000 scholarship. ________________________________________ Gator Basketball Players, Managers, and Coaches... there are treat bags in the office for you. Good luck in post season play!!! Go Gators!!! ________________________________________ National Honor Society Reading Lab... Wednesday - Becca, Thursday - Claire, Friday - Rachel. ________________________________________ Tuesday *5pm-Boys Basketball Subdistricts @ Norfolk Catholic (Wisner-Pilger vs Wakefield)

Activities for Tuesday, February 19 - Varsity Boys Basketball Subdistricts @ Norfolk Catholic (Opponent: Wakefield) 5:00 PM* *Please note the time change

FINAL: Gators 37 - Stanton 28 #wpgators The Gators advance to play Wakefield tomorrow. Game time will most likely be moved up, check tomorrow’s announcements for details.

END Q3: Gators holding to a slim lead, 21-20

HALFTIME: Gators lead the Mustangs 18-14