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Ansley Public School
1124 Cameron St., PO Box 370, Ansley, NE 68814 - Ph. 308-935-1121 www.ansleynebraska.org
November 2014
From The Office of the
Superintendent:
What a Fantastic week for
our students from Arcadia,
Litchfield, and Ansley…..As
they all came together for an
assembly to listen to a former
UNL football player Ricky
Simmons speak on the illeffects of drugs and alcohol
on his life…..His message to
these students was powerful
and entertaining and
concluded our RED RIBBON
WEEK on a positive note.
As we move into
November and our second
quarter of the school year we
are focusing on how
our students are
obtaining the skills and
knowledge needed to
perform well on our
state tests and helping
them understand WHY
it is so important to do
well on these State
Standard tests.
Every year our 4th, 8th
and 11th graders are
put in a position to
take the state
standards test and
scored by the State in
Reading, Writing, Math
and Science and
scored to give each
Page 1-2…From the Office
of the Superintendent
Page 2…Principal’s List/H
onor Roll
Page 3…Thanksgiving Di
nner Reservation
Page 4-5…School’s Annu
al Report
Page 6…4th Grade
Page 7…5th Grade
Page 8…VIP News & Ca
lendar
Page 9…Basketball/Wrest
ling Schedules
Page 10…Breakfast & Lu
nch
Page 11…Activities Calen
dar
NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
school their own report card to see if we are meeting the State Standards Goals that they have
set.
Sometimes it might look like we are testing our students about everything BUT we are trying
to see what your child knows and doesn’t know so we can fill in the gap of what might have
been missed in previous years. We want every student to succeed and have the knowledge
base that they need to be successful in all their classes and for the future.
Our students in Ansley and Arcadia are not only students but they are ambassadors for our
communities and when they do good on State standard tests, in the fine arts, on the athletic
fields and courts and in the Ag arena ……it makes our communities proud and our goals at
each school is to provide each student with the best opportunity to succeed at everything that
they try.
Until next time………GO REBELS………..GO SPARTANS
Mr. Dave Mroczek
PRINCIPAL'S LIST/HONOR ROLL
First Quarter 2014-2015
PRINCIPAL'S LIST (ALL A's)
SENIORS
SOPHOMORES
EIGHTH GRADE
Ashley Bundy
Kendra Henry
Hanna Lane
May Lee Nguyen
Tori Ryan
Taylor Henry
Jesse Shirley
Esequiel Abeyta
Justin Bailey
Reid Brockmeier
Kailey Johnson
Falan Ryan
Jamie Shirley
JUNIORS
Courtney Bailey
Marissa Campbell
Hannah Lewis
Grady Stunkel
FRESHMEN
Alyssa Bailey
Mariah Lane
Sarah Lewis
Mable McAbee
Matthew Reed
Trent Scott
Paige Stunkel
SEVENTH GRADE
Jasmin Pineda-Dominguez
Karlee Stunkel
Laney Stunkel
HONOR ROLL (A's & B's)
SENIORS
SOPHOMORES
EIGHTH GRADE
Chase Corbin
Tanner Hawkins
Adam Hogg
Shaun Johnson
Kami Nelson
Alyssa Hogg
Brady Rohde
Brett McAbee, Jr.
Britney Peterson
JUNIORS
FRESHMEN
SEVENTH GRADE
Wade Amsberry
Evan Brockmeier
Michael Hoblyn-Shoemaker
Morgan Horine
James Mills
Trevor Scott
Mikael Harrop
Seth Racicky
Tanner Fangmeyer
Brianna Ryan
Thanksgiving Dinner
Reservation
The Thanksgiving dinner will be held on Tuesday, November 25th. Reservations are
due on or before Thursday, November 20th.
Dinner will be served between 12:40 and 1:00 (please be on time). Parents are
welcome to come eat with their children, if they choose. You can call the school to
find out what time their class is dismissed for lunch. The cost of the meal is $5.00.
Please send reservations to Ansley Public School, PO Box 370, Ansley, NE 68814 or
call the school at 935-1121 with your reservation. If you need a ride, please let the
school know.
NAME(S)___________________________________________________________
NUMBER
ATTENDING________________________________________________________
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AVERAGE ACT SCORES FOR SENIORS TAKING TESTS
Graduate Status
6 Year Report: 2009-2014
ANNUAL REPORT
TO DISTRICT #44 PATRONS
2013-2014 Report
ANSLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Michael C. McCabe, Former Superintendent
Dave Mroczek, Current Superintendent
Rod Amsberry, Board President
MISSION STATEMENT
The staff and community of the Ansley School
District are committed to the success of all of our
students.
PHILOSOPHY
Ansley Public School is an educational institution
organized to preserve traditional, fundamental goals and
objectives of our democracy. The primary objective of
our school is to build a foundation enabling students to
be cognizant of their responsibilities in civic, social,
economic and individual endeavors, in order that they
may function successfully in their spheres of experience,
ungirded by, and within the parameters of the Bill of
Rights, as set forth in the Constitution.
OBJECTIVES
Academics: To enable each student to acquire
fundamental skills in each discipline, realizing his/her
greatest potential, by providing programs of instruction,
utilization of learning media (corresponding with student
abilities), use of staff competencies, teaching strategies
and a climate conducive of learning. To enable each
student to develop logical, critical and analytical thinking
skills, in regard to decision-making.
Character: To enable each student to develop strong
ethical character, a sense of personal worth, a respect for
moral values and a self-disciplined approach to
constructive use of time, in order that they may develop
long-range goals for an upright, productive life,
benefiting others as well as themselves.
Patriotism/Citizenship: To develop patriotic leadership
skills without which our democracy cannot function. To
develop the appreciation that freedom is possible only
when responsibility is acknowledged and accepted and to
recognize and respect the rights of others as insurance of
one's own rights.
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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GOAL!
To improve our vocabulary usage throughout our entire school system.
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CERTIFIED STAFF!
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF: 25!
DEGREES: ED.S - 1; MA+45 - 1; MA+18 - 1; !
MA+15 - 1; MA - 4; BA+27 – 4; BA+9 – 6; !
BA+6 - 1; BA - 8!
SUPPORT STAFF: Guidance/Media!
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NON-CERTIFIED STAFF!
Full Time: 1 secretary, 1 bookkeeper, !
4 paras, 2 custodians, 2 cafeteria workers.!
Part Time: 1 registered nurse, !
1 custodian, 1 cafeteria worker, !
4 bus route drivers!
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CAFETERIA;!
The District’s cafeteria served approximately
23,503 lunches and 4741 breakfasts during the
school year. !
Prices:!
Lunch: Adults-$2.85; Jr.-Sr. High-$2.10; !
Elem.-$1.95!
Breakfast: K-12-$1.40; Adults-$1.40!
Milk or Juice: $.30 per carton!
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TRANSPORTATION:!
Vehicles – 1 Activity Bus; 3 route buses; 1 spare
bus; 2 suburbans; 1 van; and 2 cars. We currently
run 3 bus routes and 1 suburban route daily,
logging approximately 62,000 miles per year.
Activity miles accounted for about 15,777 miles
for the year.!
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CONTRACTED SERVICES:
Ansley Public Schools contracts with ESU#10 and the
Sandhills Coop for special services that include, but
not limited to, a Speech/Language Pathologist, an
Occupational Therapist, a Physical Therapist, a
Diagnostic/Evaluation Team, along with various
coordinators to enhance instruction.
MULTICULTURAL STATEMENT:
The District, in compliance with Rule 16, will provide
learning experiences for all students to obtain knowledge
about and respect for the diversity and traditions of
cultures, histories, and contributions of Americans of
different color or languages.
4.80%
8.70%
PROGRAMS & SERVICES!
BUDGET NEEDS BY PERCENTILE 2013-2014!
3.00%
Office/Administration-9.6%
Operation of Plant-9.50%
46.10%
Regular Instruction-46.1%
Library/Guidance-3.0%
5.88%
9.60%
Special Education-12.4%
Miscellaneous-8.7%
12.40%
Transportation-5.88%
9.50%
Federal/State Programs-4.8%
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS & HOURS
Students need 250 credits to graduate:
Course
Credits Required Total Cdts.
to Graduate
Offered
English
40
70
Social Studies
30
60
Science
30
50
Math
30
50
Speech
5
5
Physical Education
10
30
Electives
105
260
A reduced requirement is available for those
educationally compromised and seeking an alternative
education course toward a diploma.
Reading
88%
92%
Nebrasaka State Accountabiity: NeSa Scores
Grades 3-6
Mathematics
Science
Writing
85%
82%
86%
88%
88%
80%
2012-2013
2013-2014
Reading
78%
74%
Nebrasaka State Accountabiity: NeSa Scores
Grades 7, 8, & 11
Mathematics
Science
Writing
75%
76%
76%
74%
91%
65%
2012-2013
2013-2014
“Mad” for Writing in 4th Grade!!
4th Grade has been hard at work preparing for the all important
NeSA writing assessment that will take place in January. We have been
learning all about parts of speech and how to make our writing more
interesting. Please enjoy our silly Thanksgiving Mad Lib
Thanksgiving (Miss Linke)
Sean (Diego)
mom (Mairiah)
stern (Gradie)
magnificent (Sean)
cow (Karter)
baseball (Garrett)
Boom (Leyton)
10
tin can (Bre)
(Mike)
cheetah (Richard)
pizza (Matt)
bacon (Sean)
cousin (Karter)
bookmarks (Bre)
turtleneck sweater
(Gradie)
Halloween (Mariah)
Thoughts From the Fifth-Grade
In an effort to untangle all of the reasons that education has become a series of pushing students through
standards and testing, testing, testing them, I asked myself the question, “When did this all happen in
education, and why?” The answer is a complex one, and hinges mostly on the levels of literacy that
American children are attaining (or not attaining), perhaps. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the
Plum Creek Literacy Festival at Concordia University on a beautiful Fall Saturday in September. The
festival is considered to be the premier literacy festival in the nation now, because of the keynote authors
who are brought from around the nation. It is truly something to experience, and is like a soothing balm, or
a shot in the arm to many educators. The following is an excerpt from the Keynote speaker’s address at the
conference. The highly- acclaimed seventy-one year-old writer who has authored hundreds of children’s
books put it simply.
Rosemary Wells- Luncheon Speech 2014- Plum Creek Literacy Festival—(excerpt)
The child who sits in a reader’s lap is more privileged than a child who is given fancy computer
games, and state-of the-art sports equipment.
This child can be poor. He can live in the meanest streets of a huge city or a house trailer in the far
reaches of the rural hills. But if his father sits and reads to him quietly half an hour a day, this boy is
not at risk. He is blessed and will grow up smart and strong.
A child who listens to a story nightly receives a huge head start in life. This child can own one pair of
old shoes and eat free breakfast and lunch at school, but if her mother reads to her, this girl is
blessed and will look you in the eye and speak forthrightly and well.
The child who does not have a reader’s lap to sit in every night may go to a private school in his
father’s limousine but he will be emptier for this. No video games, no television hours, no texting will
help him.
The child who does not grow up with lots of stories and songs in her parents’ voices may be a junior
Beauty Queen in the third grade but she will be emptier for this. No amount of trendy clothes, big
birthday parties or face book friends will help her.
The child who is read to, regularly and often, will develop not only a facility with learning but a
healthy imagination. That child is getting a big dose of one on one love. It will show as the child
grows up. He or she will likely become a producer in this world.
The child who lives in a home where people have no time, a bookless world, one where the TV and
pop music is always on and shopping is the preoccupation of the family, will likely not find it easy to
develop much imagination. This can describe millions of American children’s lives in both poverty
and great wealth.
The mother and father of that little boy or girl have a child at risk.
But this is the good news. They can turn this entire pattern around in about a month of intensive
regular reading. It takes only a library card and a will to change to do this.
Parents who read to their children are giving of themselves, of their time. By not saying “I’m too
tired, I’m too busy, I want to do something else,” they are giving love.
Her simple words sum it up in education.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Snyder
P.S. We are having a great year in fifth-grade, with a delightful group of students!
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The Spartan VIP Club and Ansley Village Teacher Organization hosted a family carnival
night on October 23rd. This event was planned as a part of the nation-wide Lights on
After School Event. Through these events, afterschool clubs are working to build
awareness and celebrate after school organizations. Spartan VIP club participants
constructed the carnival games, created signs and decorated cupcakes for the cake walk
prior to the event. The VIP club participants were also responsible for managing the
games the night of the event. Everyone in the Ansley community was invited to come
play the games and win prizes. Overall the family carnival night was a success. The
Spartan VIP Club would like to thank everyone that volunteered, donated items and
supported our Family Carnival Night. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
A Special Thank You To:
The Clay Family
Chas Fecht
The Burki Family
Cristi Gafney
The Hartman Family
Sue Cozad
The Smith Family
Kristi Horn
The Gestwite Family
Deb Shephard
The Miller Family
Kelli Vanslyke
The Abeyta Family
Mark Jodeman
The Johnson/Shattuck Family
Dave Mroczek
The Fessler Family
Lance Bristol
The Hawkins Family
The Wooters Family
Grocery Kart-$50
The Larson Family
Security State Bank-Treat Bags & Plinko
The Slingsby Family
Dollar General-$10
Retha Fecht
Oh So Edgy Photography-Backdrop
Bonnie Ferguson
Ansley Public School
Spartan'VIP'Club'November'Calendar'
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~ November 2014 ~
◄ October
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
December ►
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
Book Club-Pete’s
Pizza-bake mini
pizzas
4
Election DayVote for your favorite
pizza
5
Free Play
9
10
Baking Club-Fruit
Pizza
Week Theme:
11
Pharaoh Headbands
Craft
Pizza
12
Free Play
Week Theme:
16
23
30
17
Thankful Tree
Craft
24
Lego Club-Farm
18
Kindness ClubThankful Jars
6
Chef’s Hat Craft
7
Pizza Movie Day
8
13
Turkey Table Center
Pieces
14
Egypt Movie Day
15
Egypt
19
Free Play
Week Theme:
Thanksgiving
25
Hat Craft
Exercise ClubThanksgiving Action
Stations
26 2:00 OUT
Free Play
Hat Craft
Movie Day
20
21
Thankful Turkey TP Thanksgiving Movie
Roll Craft
Day
27
NO SCHOOL
NO VIP
28
NO SCHOOL
NO VIP
22
29
Week Theme:
Hats
Notes: Thank you for making our family carnival night a success! Your support, time and donations
are truly appreciated.
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wk 24
wk 25
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wk 30
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wk 35
wk 36
Tuesday
Friday
Saturday
Tuesday
Saturday
Tuesday
Fri/Sat
Mon/Tues
Friday
Saturday
Thursday
Saturday
Tuesday
Thursday
Mon-Tues.
Thurs-Sat
Friday
Saturday
Tuesday
Friday
Mon/Tues
Thursday
Friday
Mon/Tues
Thursday
Friday
Tuesday
Thur-Sat.
Thur-Sat.
2014-2015 Ansley-Litchfield Basketball
Pts
Nov. 25, 2014
Juice Scrimmage
Ansley
6:00/7:30??
Dec. 5, 2014
Amherst
Amherst
??/6:00/7:30
1
Dec. 6, 2014
Brady
Ansley
4:00/5:30/7:00
1
Dec. 9, 2014
Arcadia-Loup City
Litchfield
4/5/6:00/7:30
1
Dec. 13, 2014
Elm Creek
Elm Creek
4:30/6:00/7:30
1
Dec. 16, 2014
Twin Loup
Litchfield
4/5/6/7:30
1
Dec 19/20, 2014
S.E.M Tournament
SEM
starts @ 3:00 pm
0
Dec. 29/30, 2014
Holiday Tournament
Giltner
starts @ 1:00 pm
2
Jan. 9, 2014
Palmer
Litchfield ??/??/6:00/7:30
1
Jan. 10, 2015
Ravenna (NO Boys Varsity) Ravenna
4:30/6:00
1g
Jan. 15, 2015
S.E.M.
Ansley
??/6:00/7:30
1
Jan. 17, 2015
Stapleton
Litchfield
1/2/3:00/5:00
1
Jan. 20, 2015
Pleasanton (GIRLS ONLY) Pleasanton
6:00/7:30
1g
Jan. 22, 2015
South Loup
Arnold
??/6:00/7:30
1
Jan. 26-27, 2015
MNAC BB Tournament
TBD
TBA
Jan. 29-31
MNAC BB Finals
North Platte
TBA
0
Feb. 6, 2015
Sandhills/Thedford
Ansley
4:30/6:00/7:30
1
Feb. 7, 2015
Central Valley
??
6:00/7:30
1
Feb. 10, 2015
Spalding/Cedar Rapids Litchfield ??/??/6:00/7:30
1
Feb. 13, 2015
Anselmo-Merna
Ansley
4:15/6:00/7:30
1
Feb 16-17, 2015
Girls Sub Districts
TBA
TBA
Feb. 19, 2015
Girls Sub Districts
TBA
TBA
Feb. 20, 2015
Pleasanton (BOYS ONLY) Pleasanton
6:00/7:30
1b
Feb 23/24, 2015
Boys Sub Districts
TBA
TBA
Feb. 26, 2015
Boys Sub Districts
TBA
TBA
Feb. 27, 2015
Girls District Final
TBA
TBA
Mar. 3, 2015
Boys District Final
TBA
TBA
Mar. 5-7, 2015
Girls STATE Tournament
Lincoln
TBA
Mar. 12-14, 2015 Boys STATE Tournament
Lincoln
TBA
Thursday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Monday
Jan. 15, 2015
Jan. 19, 2015
Feb. 2, 2015
Feb. 9, 2015
Feb. 16, 2015
JH Basketball
Pleasanton
South Loup
Sandhills-Thedford
Anselmo-Merna
Twin Loup
Litchfield
Ansley
Dunning
Merna
Litchfield
1:00/2:00
1:00/2:00
1:00/2:00
1:00/2:00
1:00/2:00
2014-2015 Ansley-Litchfield Wrestling
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wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
22
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24
27
28
28
29
30
31
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33
Thursday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
Friday
Friday
Friday
Fri/Sat.
Thurs-Sat.
Dec. 4, 2014
Dec. 6, 2014
Dec. 12, 2014
Dec. 20, 2014
Jan. 10, 2015
Jan. 16, 2015
Jan. 17, 2015
Jan. 23, 2015
Jan. 30, 2015
Feb. 6, 2015
Feb. 13/14, 2015
Feb. 19-21, 2015
Neligh-Oakdale Duel
Bronco Invite
Sargent Invite
Cambridge Invite
Amherst Invite
Mustang Invite
Knights Invite
South Loup Invite
Ord Invite
MNAC
Districts
STATE Tournament
Neligh
6:00
Mullen
10:00 AM MT
Sargent
1:00
Cambridge
10:00
Amherst
10:00
Rev. 7/17/141:00
S.E.M.
Dunning
9:30
Callaway
1:00
Ord
3:30
Hyannis
TBA
TBA
TBA
Omaha
TBA
JH Wrestling
wk
wk
wk
wk
wk
20
21
22
23
24
Friday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Monday
Monday
Nov. 21, 2014
Nov. 25, 2014
Dec. 2, 2014
Dec. 8, 2014
Dec. 15, 2014
Sunrise Middle School
Ainsworth Invite
Sandhills/Thedford Invite
Anselmo-Merna Invite
Broken Bow Invite
Kearney
Ainsworth
Dunning
Merna
Broken Bow
Rev. 10/23/14
5:00
4:00
1:00
1:00
5:00
November 2014
Ansley Breakfast/Lunch
Mon
Tue
Wed
3
Breakfast:
Oatmeal
Lunch:
Chicken Gravy
over Biscuits
Green beans
4
Breakfast:
Pancake-on-stick
Lunch:
Taco Burger
w/lettuce,cheese
Pinto beans
Corn chips
10
Breakfast:
Pop tarts
Lunch:
Chicken Strip wrap
w/lettuce,cheese
Broccoli Salad
Apple Crisp
24
Breakfast:
Banana Muffins
Lunch:
Taco-in-bag
Pinto beans
Salsa/s cream
25
Breakfast:
Waffle sticks
Lunch:
THANKSGIVING
MEAL
6
Breakfast:
Brkfst Sandwich
Lunch:
Brd Hamburger
Patty
Mac & Cheese
Peas
12
Breakfast:
Scrambled Eggs
Lunch:
Hotdogs w/bun
Chips
Pork & beans
Cookie
18
Breakfast:
French toast sticks
Lunch:
Chicken & Cheese
Quesadilla
Spanish Rice
Fri
5
Breakfast:
Omelet/salsa
Lunch:
Potato Soup
w/wg crackers
Bread stick
11
Breakfast:
Waffle Sticks
Lunch:
Fiestata Pizza
Refried beans
w/salsa,s cream
17
Breakfast:
English Muffin pbj
Lunch:
Crispy Chicken
Sandwich
Broccoli
Thu
13
Breakfast:
Biscuits & gravy
Lunch:
Lasagna Roll-ups
Garlic Bread
Corn
19
Breakfast:
Omelet/salsa
Lunch:
Corndogs
Pork & beans
Pudding
14
NO
SCHOOL
20
Breakfast:
Brkfst Sandwich
Lunch:
Beef & Noodles
Mashed potatoes
Peas & Carrots
26
Breakfast:
Scrambled Eggs
Lunch:
Pizza
California Blend
Fruit Snacks
7
Breakfast:
Ring Donut
Lunch:
Stuffed Crust pizza
Corn
21
Breakfast:
Cinnamon twists
Lunch:
Cheeseburgers
wg bun
Green beans
27
28
NO
NO
SCHOOL
SCHOOL
November 2014
Ansley Activities/Athletics
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
VB
Subdistricts
@ Ord –
4:30/6/7:30
9
10
Ord One Acts
Starts @ 7:15
(Ansley @
2:00)
16
17
Semifinal
Round FB
Playoffs
23
11
18
25
MNAC Play
G/B BB
Production
Juice
@ CallawayScrimmage
(Ansley-9:00) @ Ansley –
SMILES
6/7:30
Program @
JH Wrest.
1:00 (PreK-6)
@ Ainsworth
FB Playoff
4:00
Finals-Lincoln
30
12
Veterans Day
Program @
9:00
Board of Ed
Mtg. @ 7:00
Quarterfinal
Round FB
Playoffs
Financial
Aid Mtg @
6:00
24
5
Josten’s Rep.
FCA @ 6:30
nd
2 Round FB
Playoffs
6
VB District
Finals - TBA
19
26
8
Starts @ 7:45
(Ansley @
5:30)
13
NSAA VB
Champions
@ Lincoln
FCA @ 6:30
7
Loup City
One Acts –
20
FFA Parents
Nite
27
14
NSAA VB
Champions
@ Lincoln
21
15
NSAA VB
Champions
@ Lincoln
22
JH Wrestling
@ Sunrise
MS-Kearney
@ 5:00
28
2:00 Dismissal NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
Vacation
Vacation
Vacation
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