Daily Bulletin
Burwell High School Bulletin for Monday, October 14, 2024
Monday 10/14 School Board Meeting 6:30 pm @ High School Library
Tuesday 10/15 Spalding Academy Scholastic Contest Dismiss at 10:55, leave at 11:00 am Junior High Volleyball @ CWC 4:00pm Dismiss at 2:00pm and leave 2:15pm Games in Bartlett JV and Varsity Volleyball @ CWC Dismiss at 3:15pm and leave at 3:30pm JV @ 5:30pm with Varsity to follow at roughly 6:30pm Games in Bartlett
Wednesday 10/16 FCCLA District Leadership @ Ord Dismiss at 8:20am and leave at 8:30am Cross Country Pep Rally @ 2:45pm
Thursday 10/17 Cross Country Districts @ Ainsworth at 3pm Leave 11:45am Goldenrod Conference Volleyball @ Central Valley Burwell vs Riverside 6:00pm Leave at 3:30pm
Friday 10/18 Varsity Football @ Twin Loup 7pm Game in Sargent Leave at 4:30pm Hamilton community tailgate prior to game
Mental Health Matters - "Anything that's human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary." ~ Fred Rogers
No School Due to the end of the quarter, we will have no school on October 17th and 18th.
Q1 Ends Quarter 1 ends on October 16th. We will have a normal day with Horn Time this day.
Junior High Wrestling Wrestling practice will start October 21st!
1-2-3-4 We Declare a Penny War The Student Council is hosting a Penny War for Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Each class will have a jar in the library to drop pennies or paper in for positive points. The winning class will be awarded a Pizza Party! Classes can sabotage each other and try to deduct points by dropping any silver coins into another class's jar. Thank you to everyone who has participated so far in the Penny Wars. Here is an update... 1st Place = Seniors with 1571 points 2nd Place = 7th Grade with 1538 points 3rd Place = 8th Grade with 1221 points Money Raised so far... High School $145.76 Elementary $589.46 Total as of October 11th $735.22 Remember the Penny Wars last until October 16th. Keep raising money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Thank you - The Student Council
Student Council— The Student Council will meet on Monday, October 21st, during Horn Time in Mrs. Brewster's Room after ER. If you have Encore with another teacher, please check in with Mrs. Brewster at a different time.
SOPHOMORE: Royce - Turn in your class dues, if your dues are not turned in by Wednesday October 16th you will start serving detention.
NHS meeting - Monday, October 14th during horn time. Read first then we will have our meeting. If you are assigned to encore go to encore, but let Mrs. Konicek know.
FFA Meeting FFA members there will be a meeting tonight at 7:00 in the Elementary gym. Please enter through the back gym door or the ag shop. If you will not be able to attend please let Mr. Simpson know. Officers please report to the Ag room at 6:15.
VFW Voice of Democracy Contest The theme for the 2024-25 Voice of Democracy contest is "Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?" . Students in grades 9-12 will write a 3-5 minute speech and record it. The script should be edited to fit the proper writing style. The national first-place winner receives a $30,000 scholarship paid directly to the recipient's American university, college, or vocational/technical school. A complete list of other national scholarships ranges from $1,000-$15,000, and the first-place winner from each VFW Department (state) wins a minimum scholarship of $1,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. Entries are due October 15 to Miss Cain More information is posted at: https://vfworg-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/VFWSite/Files/Community/Youth-and-Education/Voice-of-Democracy-Entry-Form-Fillable.pdf?v=1&d=20200428T134713Z&la=en
FCCLA DLC October 16th Students attending FCCLA DLC on Wednesday, October 16th will need to have activity slips to Miss Cain by 4pm on October 15th. Our event is in Ord. We will meet in the commons room at the start quick chapter meeting and leave at 8:20am. You should be back to school by 3pm and will report to Horntime. Students must be in official dress. Official dress items may be picked-up October 14th and 15th from Miss Cain.
Wall of Gratitude By the 7th grade lockers is a Wall of Gratitude, please write anything that you thankful for here at school.
One-Act Practice: Monday: We are still going to try to do pictures on Monday. Everyone needs to be here at 6:15 pm and we will plan on the group photo at 6:25. If you need to be here before 6:15 to get make-up and hair done Mrs. Flessner will be here earlier than that to let you in and help out. Tuesday: We are going to practice 7:00 AM (yes in the morning) since Mrs. Flessner will be gone in the afternoon Wednesday: 7:00 AM with Mrs. Hitchcock. We will hopefully be back to normal times the next week (Oct 21st-25th). Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 6:15 PM Wednesday 7:00 AM
Public Speaking Contest Students in grades 6-12 who are interested in the American Legion Oratorical Contest Program should contact Miss Cain by October 14th so they are prepared for the District 6 contest dates on November 9th. Students in grades 6-8 will speak on Amendment XXVI in a scripted speech that is 3-5 minute speech. Students in 9-12 will give a memorized prepared speech that is 8-10 minutes and then a 3-5 minute assigned topic speech. The program provides great scholarship money opportunities and at the state level it $2,000 in cash prizes and national is up to $25,000 in cash awards. Burwell has had over 30 years of students doing this program and having great success, so check out this great opportunity.
24/25 Poetry & Music Project. The Poetry & Music Project connects student poets and their words with composers to create original music and explore the connections between poetry and music. Submission Guidelines Open to All K-12 Students in Nebraska and Iowa Students may only submit one poem All work must be original Poems should connect to the project theme Poems should be in Google Doc or Word file format Poems should use Times New Roman, Helvetica, or Arial font Poems may be in any structure, but may not be more than 250 words or 1 page in length Poems submissions should not include images Poem Submission Deadline: November 30, 2024 at https://www.operaomaha.org/community/engagement-programs/poetry-music-project?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PoetryandMusiccallforsubmissions-general&utm_content=version_A
VFW Patriot's Pen The Patriot's Pen is open to 6th-, 7th- and 8th-grade students who are interseted in writing a 300-400 word essay on:" My Voice in America's Democracy" Entries are due to Miss Cain by October 15th. More information is at: https://www.vfw.org/-/media/VFWSite/Files/Community/Youth-and-Education/Patriots-Pen-Entry-Form-Fillable.pdf?v=1&d=20190308T165518Z&la=en
Spalding Jr. High Academic Contest & Quiz Bowl - (note time change) Congratulations to the following jr high students for being nominated by their teachers to participate in the Spalding Jr. High Academic Contest and Quiz Bowl: JJ, Jaylee, Tevon, Hudson, Jackson, Cort, Sully, Jordan, Gabe, Brice, Brody, Holden, Brady, and Jasper. We will depart at 11:00am on Tuesday, October 15th. Please bring a sack lunch to eat on the way, wear a Burwell shirt and jeans. We should return about 4:00pm. Turn in signed activity slips to Miss T. by Monday, October 14th at 4pm. If you have questions, please see Miss T.
Congratulations to Cy Feeken for being selected to represent Burwell Jr. Sr. High School at the HOBY Leadership Seminar this summer May 30th to June 1st at Central Community College in Hastings, NE.
World's Finest Chocolate - for sale for $1 in Miss T's office during Horn Time or after school EVERY DAY :)
Spring 2025 Classes at NECC - registration for Spring classes through NECC opens November 4th. If you are interested in taking a class this spring, now is the time to start doing your research and talking to Miss T. :)
PSAT Test - Juniors - the following juniors will be PSAT testing in the library on Wednesday, October 23rd starting at 8AM: Jacob, Cody M, Rea, Regan, and Zella. Students are reminded to have a fully charged Chromebook with the Bluebook app. If you have questions see Miss T or the email she sent you.