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February 2015 — Issue 7
From The Superintendent’s Desk — By Mr. Freeman
Seems like every year I begin the February newsletter talking about the
weather. I was thinking of using a different lead in for this year’s article,
but last weekend had to be some of the nicest weather we have ever had
in mid-January. I hope that most of you got a chance to get outside and
enjoy . Since we live in the Midwest and in particular in Nebraska, I am sure that we
will have a lot more winter weather. Until spring we will just enjoy the good weather
days one at a time.
WINTER SPORTS/ACTIVITIES
The high school winter sports and activity seasons are rapidly approaching the
end of their seasons. The last regular scheduled events and state sanctioned
tournaments are just around the corner in most activities. The coaches/sponsors
and participants would appreciate your presence and support at any future
events.
Keep up to date with the Lakeview Activity Website
Keep up-to-date with our sports and activity schedules at r-school Today. This site is easy to navigate and
is very user friendly. Go to the Lakeview website, www.lakeviewcs.esu7.org, click on the Activities tab on the
left and go to Sports Schedules on the drop-down menu. This will take you to the r-school Today website.
Once on the r-school today website, you can sign up to be notified of any schedule changes. If you have
any questions, please call the Athletic Office at the high school.
Inside this issue
From the Superintendent’s Desk
1—2
From the Principal’s Desk
3—4
In & Around Lakeview Community
5—10
In & Around Lakeview Jr.-Sr. High
11—21
In & Around Shell Creek Elementary
22-23
In & Around Platte Center Elementary 24
In & Around Christ Lutheran School
25
Change of Address, Work & Home
Telephone Numbers or Employment
It is very important that we keep your child’s information upto-date in the event your child would get sick or there was an
emergency at school. Please call the Administration Office at
402-564-8518 if you have any changes.
Home of the Vikings
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS
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By Mr. Freeman
In the following few paragraphs, I will try to summarize some of the items that were on the school
board meeting agendas the past couple of months.
Resignations
Debbie Linder, who is currently a fourth grade teacher at Shell Creek, submitted her resignation at the December school
board meeting. She has done an outstanding job in teaching students and in working with staff during her career. She
has served as a teacher in the Lakeview Community for over 25 years and has represented our school and community
in an excellent manner. She will be missed and we would like to wish her the best in her future endeavors.
Board Officers and Committees
The board elected officers for the 2015 year. They are as follows: President-Keith Runge; Vice-President-Tim Mueller,
Secretary-Mary Ann Schreiber & Treasurer-Dan Pabian. The board also approved the committee assignments for the
new-year.
Americanism/Curriculum (Pabian, Loseke & Schreiber)
Building & Grounds (Runge, Mueller & Jaixen)
Public Relations (Runge, Loseke & Pabian)
Policy (Jaixen, Schreiber & Runge)
Budget (Mueller, Pabian & Schreiber)
Personnel/Negotiations (Mueller, Jaixen & Loseke)
District Affirmative Action Coordinator
The board approved the superintendent of schools, Russ Freeman, as the District’s Affirmative Action Coordinator.
Part of the duties of this position is publication of the notification of the district’s statement of non-discrimination.
2015 NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
The Lakeview Community School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sex or disability in employment, vocational programs or activities as set forth in compliance with
federal and state statutes and regulations. Any persons having inquiries concerning Lakeview Community Schools
compliance with Title II, Title IV, Title VI, Title IX and/or Section 504 may contact Russ Freeman, Superintendent, Lakeview Community Schools.
SHELL CREEK PROJECT
The Shell Creek water project is finally underway. The inside work began over the Christmas Holiday and the outside
work began this week. It is my understanding the boiler, which will help with the HVAC system, should be installed in
the very near future. The water filtration system will take a little more time to be installed and functional. Your patience
with this improvement has been appreciated.
QUESTIONS & CONCERNS
As we are starting a new calendar year, I will once again ask you to feel free to communicate with me about any questions or concerns you might have concerning the school district. We have a good school, but are always striving to
become better. This can be accomplished with your willingness to share your thoughts and ideas. I can be contacted
at school (402-562-8518) or on my cell (402-677-0567).
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Supporting Those Who Need Support, Changes in ISDF
Steve Borer, Principal 7-12
Starting in the 2nd semester we are making some changes to our ISDF program. For those of you
who don’t know what ISDF is, I will try to explain. ISDF stands for Increase Success, Decrease
Failure. ISDF was created three years ago as an intervention to provide more support and motivation for our students who were struggling academically.
ISDF works like this, after the failing list is pulled on Monday morning, students who are on the
failing list must attend an ISDF period on Thursday and Friday of the same week. The ISDF
period runs 3:09-3:33, a 25 minute period at the end of the day on Thursday and Friday. Every student is assigned a Viking
time teacher who supports and helps the students during their ISDF period. The ratio of students to teacher is very low and
teachers are often able to provide one-on- one-assistance for their ISDF students. During ISDF students are able to receive
support, time and access to teachers so they can succeed and get off the failing list. Students who are not on the failing list
are free to go on Thursday and Friday at 3:09, thus there is motivation for every student to stay off the failing list.
ISDF has operated using the above format for the past three years. Over the past three years we have kept track of our data
and the data suggests the number of students on the failing list has decreased. Thus ISDF has been successful for many of
our students. However, in order to be fair we have had some students who have been on the failing list in multiple subjects
who are still struggling within the current system. Therefore we are creating a few changes to ISDF to support those who
need it most. We are now creating a Level 2, ISDF. Level 2, ISDF will provide more time, motivation and support for those
who need it most. The current or past ISDF system we have used will now be considered Level 1, ISDF.
Level 2, ISDF will add more intervention and will work like this: When the failing list is pulled on Monday morning, students who are on the failing list in 2 or more subjects these students must attend Level 2, ISDF. Level 2, ISDF will run from
Tuesday until the following Monday during the last period of the day, which runs from 3:09-3:33. Level 2, ISDF students
will be provided more time, motivation and support. Level 2, ISDF students are assigned a specific Level 2, ISDF teacher
who will help support, and provide assistance to the student which will help them get off the failing list and help them experience success.
If you have any questions about our changes to the ISDF intervention please feel free to give me a call.
6th Annual Lakeview Academic/Career Fair
By Steve Borer, Principal 7-12
Lakeview Jr.-Sr. High school is planning to host the 6th Annual Career/Academic Night on Feb 2nd, 2015. The college and career fair will be held at the same time as Parent-Teacher conferences from 5:00-8:00pm. Don’t miss out, it is a great
opportunity!!
Colleges, businesses and the armed services will set up booths in the commons area and will provide an opportunity
for students and parents to visit and ask questions. For younger students it is a perfect time to
start asking questions about the requirements needed for potential colleges or the skills and
education needed for particular jobs in business.
There is evidence to support that the more exposure and the earlier parents and students begin to talk about, explore, and seek out potential career and college options the easier
it is to make these decisions when the time comes. For older students it is a beneficial time to
ask questions before you make any final decisions about life after high school. It gives you a
platform to help solidify your decisions and begin the transition into the next stages of life.
We are very excited about the opportunity to provide this experience for our students, parents and patrons. We are also excited about the opportunity to connect with businesses in our community and allow them to share their needs to a stakeholder audience.
Students and parents alike may begin to make preparations for their future goals! If you are a business owner in our
district and would like to set up a booth on Feb 2nd, please contact me as soon as possible there is limited space available. If
you have any questions about the Career/Academic Night please feel free to call me or Mrs. Lyons at (564-8518).
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Lakeview Jr.-Sr. High School NeSA State Testing Schedule:
Steve Borer, Principal 7-12
The following dates have been scheduled as testing dates for the NeSA state tests. The NeSA-Writing test will be coming up
soon. Parents please make sure your children are in attendance and are well rested and fed on the following testing dates. The
results of these tests are important for our school when making instructional and school improvement decisions. Thank you
for working with us in the education of your child!
January 27th- 8th grade NeSA Writing
January 29th- 11th grade NeSA Writing
March 25th- 8th grade NeSA Reading
March 26th- 7th grade NeSA Reading
April 1st- 11th grade NeSA Reading
April 8th-7th/8th grade NeSA Math
April 9th- 7th/8th grade NeSA Math
April 14th- 11th grade NeSA Math
April 15th- 8th grade NeSA Science
April 16th - 8th grade NeSA Sscience
Do you have questions about Lakeview’s Dual Credit courses? Find
your answers at the Lakeview
Academic/Career Fair. Central
Community College representative Karin Rieger will be presenting
on CCC- Dual Credit classes. This meeting is for parents
and students who are currently Juniors and Sophomores.
The presentation is on Feb. 2nd at 6:30pm in the Lakeview
Media Center.
Grant Opportunities
for Farm Working Students
Feb. 2nd, 7:30pm -Special presentation by Anna
Santos of Proteus at 7:30pm in the Media Center.
If you or your parents work on a farm you may be
eligible for a financial grant to assist you with college expenses.
Lakeview Academic/Career Fair, February 2nd
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In
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Around
Lakeview Community
FUNDRAISER FOR SANDI & LAVERNE PIETERS
Sandi and Laverne Pieters’ youngest son, Brad, was involved in a
serious automobile accident the morning of Christmas Eve. Sandi
is the sole wage earner as a daycare provider and has been in Omaha since 12/24, to be with Brad.
The Pieters’ family has deep Lakeview roots. Sandi and Laverne
have helped “raise” hundreds of former Lakeview students at their
in-home daycare.
A benefit fund has been started at Pinnacle Bank. If you wish to
donate please write the check to Pieters Family Benefit and you
can take it to any Pinnacle Bank branch. There will also be other
fundraisers to try to help them through this time of need.
Please consider helping the family in this time of need
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Cold cereal and Poptarts offered daily. Both meals come with 100% juice, 8oz milk or fresh fruit.
Breakfast Prices: Full Meal = $1.80
Reduced Price = $.30
Breakfast included 100% juice of fruit (1/2 cup required) and a milk choice.
All lunches include a fruit choice available each day, whole grain bread and buns are served along with a daily milk choice.
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The establishment of the Lakeview Athletic Hall of Fame is
about to become a reality.
The Lakeview Athletic Hall of Fame committee has been working for nearly two years to develop a plan and
operating procedures. The group is taking nominations for the inaugural class of inductees. Nomination forms
will soon be available online, in the newsletter, and in sports program inserts. Nomination forms will also be
available at the school office.
Due date for nominations for the inaugural class is April 1, 2015.
An induction celebration will be planned for the fall of the 2015-2016 school year.
Nominees will be considered in the following categories:
Individual Athletes
Teams
Coaches
Contributors
Categorical Criteria:
A. Athlete: any high school athlete who participated in Lakeview athletics and proved to have superior performance and character. Any such person may not be considered until 10 years after high school graduation.
B. Team: the Selection Committee each year shall elect a maximum of one team which competed at least 10
years prior to nomination.
C. Coach: must have coached for Lakeview High School for a minimum of 5 years and proved to have superior performance and character.
D. Contributor: those whose contributions to Lakeview athletics do not fall into the above mentioned categories. This category could include teachers, administrators, boosters, fans, or someone who made a significant contribution to Lakeview athletics.
Jake Shadley, Activities Director, jshadley@esu7.org, 402-564-8519
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In
and
Around Lakeview Jr.-Sr. High Schools
February 2015 — Issue 7
African American History Month
Jacqueline Woodson was a 2014 National Book Award winner for Brown Girl Dreaming. Walter Dean Myers was appointed the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Nikki Giovanni won a Caldecott Honor for Rosa. Angela Johnson is a Printz Award author for The First Part Last. Christopher Paul Curtis won the Newberry Award for
Bud, Not Buddy.
These are only a small number of African American authors who have shown excellence in their writing for children
and young adults. Check out some of the books by or about African Americans in the library to help celebrate African
American History Month.
Primary
The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
When I Am Old With You by Angela Johnson
Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold
Something Beautiful by Sharon Wyeth
Intermediate
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
The Bat Boy and His Violin by Gavin Curtis
The Great Migration: An American Story by Jacob Lawrence
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Storm in the Night by Mary Stolz
Middle School
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson
To Be a Slave by Julius Lester
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
High School
Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
More book titles can be found
from the National African
American Read-In
(www.ncte.org/aari)
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
Black Boy by Richard Wright
Children: http://goo.gl/5M9du7
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The Artist of the Month is senior, Macayla Penny. Her parents are Ross and Wendy Penny. Macayla is enrolled in Art Intro II. We practiced watercolor techniques and then students each painted a flower. Macayla had this to say about her painting, "Water color isn't
really my forte, but I was optimistic and did my best. I had done watercolor before, I was
just open to let my hands do the work and make it into what it was supposed to be until I
was satisfied and Mrs. Noonan was proud."
The Lakeview Speech Team enjoyed a successful start to the 2015 season
with a third place finish at the Pierce Bluejay Invite on Saturday, January 17.
Helping the squad achieve the high ranking were seven individual medalists.
Brian Crabtree and Dolan Delano
took home the sixth place medal in
Duet Acting. Emily Casanova finished fifth in Humorous Interpretation. Fourth place in Humorous
was earned by Shandy Carlson. Also finishing fourth was Whitney Coop in Informative Speaking. Cole
Tessendorf earned his first varsity
medal by finishing as Persuasive
Speaking Runner-Up. Rounding
out the competition was Samantha
Hoadley, who was Poetry Interpretation Runner-Up. In JV competition, Araceli Campos finished fourth in Humorous Interpretation and Karen Effa was
Persuasive Speaking Runner-Up. The team will try to continue its high level
of performance in upcoming January tournaments at Fremont, Scotus, Howells, and Millard West.
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Mayores y Juveniles padres - Publicar información Prom
De febrero de 2015
ENCUENTRO - Miércoles, 11 de febrero 2015 a las 7:00 de la cafetería de la escuela.
Marque su calendario!
Haga planes para asistir a la reunión posterior baile de graduación!
TODOS LOS PADRES SON BIENVENIDOS !!!
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In
and
Around
Shell Creek Elementary School
GEOGRAPHY BEE
The Third annual National Geographic Bee was held at Lakeview on Tuesday, January 6. Twenty-nine 5th and 6th grade
students from Platte Center and Shell Creek participated in
the event. The students and many parents enjoyed hearing
challenging questions related to U. S. geography, U. S. professional sports teams, continents, world comparisons, and even
pop music artists. The three finalists were Bo Behlen, Mason
Klug, and Caleb Smith who are all fifth grade students from
Shell Creek. The National Geographic Medal winner, Bo Behlen, and the finalists were recognized at the awards assembly
on Friday, January 16, at Shell Creek.
Congratulations to Bo and everyone who participated. Bo has now taken the written qualification test
for state. The top 100 scores will be selected for the State Bee to be held in April.
Good luck Bo!
B.U.G. Awards are presented
to those students who have
made improvements on their report
card when compared to the
previous grade report period.
Bug Awards were presented to the following students:
KS—Haddee Duron-Lopez, Joan Jimenez, Jackson Ceder; KF—Orlando Oliva,
Kobe Gronenthal Avrum Raitt; 1H—Kiera Eaton, Michelle Valdivia; 1P—
Parker Osten, Cristopher Moreno; 1Z—Toby Sand, Suleima Gomez; 2O—Ella
Divis, Kenden Henk, Bo Mahoney, Brooklynn Jarecki; 3F—William Hrouda, Juan
Rodriguez; 3Y—Giovanni Juarez, Levi Lutjelusche; 4A—Ava Tessendorf, Idania
Oliva-Magana; Braxton Borer; 4L—Haley Frenzen, Makenna Lutjelusche, Shayla
Cavalli; 5B—Jessica Kouma,Hunter Schoch, Simon Janssen; 5Z—Mason Klug,
Travis Schoch, Adam Van Cleave; 6B—Reed Blaser, Jasmin Davis, Maggie Vetick;
6K—Felicity Raitt, Alexis Montes, Brook Beiermann
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December AR Winners
Matthew
Bennett
Trey Hill
Mrs. Osten’s 2nd Grade Class
Mrs. Blumenthal’s 5th Grade
STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS:
Shell Creek Student Council collected cans
of food for the annual food drive. Students
were asked to donate two cans each.
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In
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Around
Platte Center Elementary School
The Box Top Challenge generated a total
of 1,890 Box Tops collected. 4th Grade
was the clear winner with 597! 2nd place
was 5th Grade with 316
and 3rd place was 2nd
Grade who tallied 307.
Each winning class will
receive a fun activity
provided by the Parent
Teacher Organization.
Congratulations! Box
Tops are a great source of income for our
PTO. Please continue to support the PTO!
2nd Semester Students Council
members were chosen for Platte
Center. Congratulations to the following students: 4th Grade: Jenna
Schafer, Oscar Campos, Grace
Berkeland. Grade 5: Madelynn
Hennessy, Brooklyn Greisen,
Grant Dietrich.
6th Grade:
James Hennessy, Dayna Shoop,
Corrie Schmit, Andrew Owens.
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A Geography Bee was held at Lakeview
High School on Tuesday, January 6.
Students from the H.A.L.(High Ability
Learner) program from Platte Center
and Shell Creek participated. Students
were able to miss 2 questions before
they had to sit down. After 9 exciting
rounds, Bo Behlen from Shell Creek
was declared the winner. Congratulations to our fine group of students who
represented Platte Center Elementary.
And a big Thank You to Ms. Kjergaard
for teaching the students through the
High Ability Learner program.
Thank you for turning in the Super Saver
Receipts. Through your hard work
Platte Center Elementary was able to get
3 electric pencil sharpeners and a nice cd
player/radio for the gym. Please continue
to save all the items that are
listed on the Friday Folders.
Platte Center benefits greatly from your diligence!!
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In
and
Around
Christ Lutheran Lutheran School
February 2015 — Issue 7
December was a busy month for Christ Lutheran students. In addition to their
regular classroom subjects, they also were rehearsing their parts for the Christmas Program. The program was held on Sunday, Dec. 21. The students did a
great job telling the wonderful story of Jesus’ birth. Not only did the angels,
shepherds, and Wiseman celebrate the joyous news, but also the sheep, rooster,
donkey, dove, and cows. Sending His one and only Son to save us from our sins
- What an amazing way for God to show His love for us!
January has brought the start of classes again. It is hard to believe it is already the third quarter. The AR party for the
second quarter was held on January 9. The theme was “Snow Fun”. Because of the extremely cold
temperatures, the games
were held in the gym with a
little imagination needed for
the snow. Students made
marshmallow shooters from
cups and balloons. Marshmallows were the snowballs.
Students shot the
“snowballs” at each other
from behind their
“forts” (mats). Even though the marshmallow shooters were a bit hard to
use, everyone had fun trying. Pin the nose on the snowman as well as catching the snowball (marshmallow) in your mouth
were also played. After the snow fun in the gym, students enjoyed a hot chocolate bar where they got to make their own
January 25-31
Lutheran Schools’ Week!
Mr. Freeman visited our school to hand out the
BUG Awards. The following students were recognized for bringing up their grades: SamiaMuhle, Isabella Stromberg, KavanSplittgerber,
Mark Buhman, Maddie Splittgerber, Carsten Loseke, Amber Buhman, AlisynBardsley,and Aubrey Stromberg. AllisynBardsley was presented
the Fasbreak Award for the second quarter from
bringing up her grades and being very helpful in
the classroom. Congratulations to all the award
winners! Keep up the great work!
Many activities are planned to celebrate the blessing of our
school. One special project is planned the Sunday before and
after Lutheran Schools’ Week. Students will be selling heartshaped Valentino’s pizzas for $14 each with $6 of each pizza
going to Camp
Luther. If you
would like to
help out this
cause, please
call the school to
order your
pizzas. Another
special event
will be on Tuesday night
from 6:30-7:30.
This is when
Community
Night will be
held. Each student is working on a project to help them learn more about the
community in which they live. Community members are invited to come and view the students’ finished projects.