Wisner-Pilger Public Schools

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

END Q1: Gators trail 10-12

Tipping off subdistrict basketball against Stanton. Let’s go Gators!

Activities for Monday, February 18 - Junior High Girls Basketball @ NBC 4:00 PM - Junior High Wrestling @ Pender 4:00 PM - Varsity Boys Basketball Subdistricts @ Norfolk Catholic (Opponent: Stanton) 7:00 PM

Wisner-Pilger Jr.-Sr. High School Bulletin for Monday, February 18, 2019 Happy Birthday today to... Jaden Berlin!! ________________________________________ Congratulations to Landon Beaver!!! 4TH place at the state wrestling tournament!! ________________________________________ It's FFA Week!!! Activities for the week include... Monday- Red, White, and Blue Day: Students dressed in patriotic gear are eligible for prizes. 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 the highest degree you can receive as an FFA member? Answers can be entered at the front office. If your name is drawn from the correct answers you will receive a prize!! ________________________________________ Due to the weather forcast... Tuesday's speech triangular with Laurel and Wakefield has been postponed to March 5th. ________________________________________ The speech team will take a team picture for the newspaper in the library during guided study hall today. Let Mr. Moeller know TODAY if you are planning on attending the Wynot tournament Saturday! ________________________________________ Congratulatons to the Wisner-Pilger Speechin' Gators... as they took second place overall out of twenty-five schools at the Gator Gab-Fest held Saturday! Wisner-Pilger had twenty-one total placers:VERONICA PECK--INFORM CHAMP FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW!! JESSICA SVOBODA--INFORM RUNNER-UP! VERONICA PECK--PERSUASIVE RUNNER-UP! Becca Thompson--3rd, Persuasive! Becca Thompson, Claire Raabe, Megan Schroeder--4th, Drama! James Kinnison, Kaci Baier, Kaleb Meyer, Tymarie Ott, Audrey Glaubius-5th, Drama! Veronica Peck--6th, Poetry! Jaden Berlin--7th, Serious Prose, 7th , Poetry! WHITE FINAL-- ALECIA KELLER--1st, Entertainment! GWEN DONNER-2nd, Serious Prose! GRACE STEINMEYER--2nd, Extemp! Audrey Glaubius--3rd Serious Prose! Claire Raabe--4th, Persuasive! Kaleb Meyer--4th, Humorous Prose! Peck/Kinnison--5th, Duet! Alexandra Sudnikovic--6th, Entertainment! LUMBER FINAL-- Ott/Glaubius--4th, Duet! Rockney Peck--4th Humorous! Riley Theroes--6th, Poetry! ________________________________________ 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 next 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... Tuesday - Lexi, Wednesday - Becca, Thursday - Claire, Friday - Rachel. Monday *4pm-Jr Hi Girls Basketball at NBC *4pm-Jr Hi Wrestling @ Pender Inv. *7pm-Varsity Boys Basketball Subdistricts @ Norfolk Catholic (Wisner-Pilger vs Stanton) Tuesday *6pm-Boys Basketball Subdistricts @ Norfolk Catholic

The Wisner-Pilger Speechin' Gators finished runner-up as a team at the Gator Gab Fest out of 25 schools and had 21 finalists! #wpgators Individual results: