Daily Bulletin
Burwell High School Bulletin for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Wednesday 3/11 Nebraska History Day Contest @ UNK Dismiss at 8:50am, Depart at 9:00am Start Time - 10:30am
Prom Servers Practice Times Please meet in the gym during the following times to practice the dance for prom! March 16th- HT March 19th HT March 20th After School
Prom Tables The final day to get a table for prom will be Wednesday 3/11- Please see Kaylee to sign up- If you have an out of town date or a date that is not a Junior or Senior at Burwell you must pay $15 at the time of you signing up!
Out Of Town Date Forms Out of town date forms for Prom will be in the office starting February 23rd, 2026. Pick them up and have them returned by 2 pm on Friday March 20th. Reminder to get your dates signed up with Mrs. Brewster and Mrs. Gebhardt.
Join 4-H - 4-H open enrollment for ages 5-18 yrs is here through March 15th. Enroll for free at https://ve.4honline.com/#/landing Learn more at glw.unl.edu or contact Jen Epp at jepp@unl.edu or stop by the Extension Office at 807 H Street, Burwell or call 308-346-4200. Miss T emailed you a flyer.
Future 8th graders - Pre-registration sheets are due to Miss T by Wednesday, March 4th. Ayden, Brayden, Brandon, Evyn, Corrien, and Roz.
Palmer Jr. High Scholastic & Quiz Bowl Contest - Congratulations to the following jr high students for being nominated by their teachers to attend the Palmer Jr. High Scholastic & Quiz Bowl Contest on Tuesday, March 17th: Jaylee, Holden, Brayden, Fin, Christian, Gabe, Eleanna, Brianna, Roz, and Harmony. Students will be dismissed at 11:55 and depart at 12:00. Please bring a lunch to eat on the way, wear a Burwell shirt and jeans. There will be a small concession stand available, so bring money. We will return around 5:30pm. If you have questions, see Miss T.
World's Finest Chocolate - Miss T will be selling candy bars before school, at Horn Time, and after school for $1.
NRHO Semester Two Events! Nebraska Rural Health Outreach (NRHO)Meetings going forward: April 8, 12-1 p.m. speaker TBD! May 13, 12-1 p.m. will feature a panel of faculty to discuss careers in the field of nursing, including roles as CNAs/MAs/Technicians! If interested in attending any of these meeting let Miss T. know. You will be dismissed at 11:50 to get your lunch and join Mrs. Gumb in her room for a working lunch and Zoom meeting.
NECC Summer & Fall Registration - Opens Monday, March 30th. Classes fill up quickly, so be prepared to register on Monday, March 30th by talking to Miss T ahead of time. Juniors who need test scores for English and Math classes are reminded that Miss T will send in scores on March 16th so NECC can get them uploaded for registration. If you need to MAP retest, it must be done by Friday, March 13th.
Graduation Flowers - Seniors must have their graduation flower order to Miss T. by April 1st.
Senior Slideshow - Seniors must have photos to Zella before April 1st for the graduation slideshow.
ACT Parent Consent - Juniors must return the ACT parent consent and release for lunch paperwork to Miss T by Monday, March 16th.
Job & Career Fair 2026 -
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Burwell Elementary Gym
Schedule of Events
8:20-8:45AM Businesses/Colleges arrive and set up booth spaces
8:45-8:50AM Address any questions from businesses and determine introduction order for session starts
SESSION
9:00AM Brief introduction by Julie Tetschner about the booths and raffles
9:05AM Business/College introductions
9:15AM 9-12 student walk-thru
9:20-11:00AM Raffle draw(s)
10:50AM Student Wrap-up & Survey
11:00AM Businesses/Colleges clean up and are free to depart
Juniors State ACT Test Day - Timeline for Tuesday, March 24, 2026 7:45 - 8:00 – students will report directly to the Baptist Church (students must turn in their cellphones during the assessment) and a light breakfast will be provided 8:00 – begin the check in process 8:15 – begin reading instructions 8:20 – English (35 min) end at 8:55 8:55 – Math (50 min) end at 9:45 9:45 – 10:00 – Break: a snack will be provided 10:00 – Reading (40 min) end at 10:40 10:40 – Science (40 min) end at 11:20 11:20-11:30 – Break 11:30 – Writing (40 min) end at 12:10 12:30 (time we got done last year) – students will be allowed to eat lunch on campus and return to class, or with parent permission they are excused for the day NOTE: Students with identified testing accommodations that may follow a different timeline as listed above will be given a lunch break where they will be delivered school lunch (soft shell tacos) or they may bring their own sack lunch, and then will resume and complete testing following their lunch break.