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A assembly of Omaha-area academy news:
["500px"]Music account dance: Music in Catholic Schools will authority a Account Ball and Silent Auction on Feb. 6 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Center, 5419 N. 114th St. Music will be provided by the Nebraska Wind Symphony Swingtones. There will be chargeless ball apprenticeship from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tickets, accessible at the door, are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. Beverages and desserts are accessible for donations. Music in Catholic Schools is a ancestor pay bandage affairs in 23 Catholic and three Lutheran brand schools in the Omaha busline area. Funds aloft accredit acceptance with charge to participate in bandage at their school. For added advice alarm 402-557-5600.
Engineering event: The Omaha academy commune is partnering with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering to host the additional ceremony Action Lead the Way PIE Day 2015 from 10 a.m. to apex today. It will be captivated at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Peter Kiewit Institute, 1110 S. 67th St. Omaha Public Schools students, agents and Action Lead the Way alumni will accommodate hands-on acquirements opportunities, console discussions and engineering-related demonstrations. Hands-on projects and displays will be alfresco Room 158 from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by the bookish affairs and console discussions from 11 a.m. to apex in Room 158. Action Lead the Way’s hands-on, project-based engineering courses are accomplished to acceptance beyond the U.S. For added information, appointment http://go.unl.edu/pltw-pie-day.
An account for those who accustomed vets: Nebraska acceptance who accustomed veterans in 2014 were accustomed as able-bodied by Secretary of State John Gale. Certificates of acceptance accept been beatific to 137 schools that notified Gale they hosted a affairs for Veterans Day. Speaking about the array of programs, Gale said, “It’s been agitative to see how they’ve acquired over the years. Initially, we were ceremony average and aerial schools for their involvement, but it’s bright that these programs are allusive to acceptance of all ages. In fact, one academy told us the second-grade chic was amenable for putting the affairs together.”
Blood drive: Mercy Aerial School’s Civic Account Society and Holy Cross Parish are allotment a claret drive from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Holy Cross Academy cafeteria at 49th Street and Woolworth Avenue. To register, go to www.redcrossblood.org and access sponsor cipher 009685.
["500px"]Marian accent aggregation honored: Marian Aerial School’s Civic Accent & Debate Affiliation affiliate has becoming the 2013-14 Leading Affiliate Award in the Nebraska District. This is the accomplished account the affiliation can accord aloft a chapter. Out of added than 3,000 affiliate schools, Marian is one of alone 110 to accept it. “Receiving the Leading Affiliate Award is an absurd account for the Marian accent program,” said Luke Ostrander, Marian’s accent coach. “Our academy continues to authenticate a able charge to bookish leadership, and it is abundant to see our acceptance accustomed nationally for their adamantine assignment in affair the accomplished standards.” Added than 70 acceptance alternate in Marian’s accent affairs in aftermost year. In 2013-14, Marian ranked amid the top 10 percent in the nation and becoming associates in the celebrated 100 Club for the fourth year in a row. At the civic level, six out of 18 qualifiers avant-garde to the quarterfinals in three tournaments. Marian additionally had the civic best in amusing estimation at the Civic Individual Events Clash of Champions, the civic runner-up in articulate estimation at the Civic Catholic Forensic League Civic Clash and the civic additional runner-up in amusing estimation at the NSDA Admirable Civic Tournament.
Robotics competition: Two robotics teams from Papillion-La Vista Aerial Academy and two teams from Papillion-La Vista South Aerial Academy will accompany some 30 added teams from beyond the arena for the Omaha Gross Aerial Academy VRC Robotics Antagonism — Skyrise on Jan. 17. The teams will be commutual in alliances with added robotics teams for the competition. Aperture ceremonies will be at 10 a.m. The antagonism matches will run from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
Trivia Night: Omaha Roncalli will host its aboriginal Trivia Night fundraiser on Feb. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Sheehan Apprentice Center. The accident is one of abounding actuality captivated to bless 50 years of Catholic apprenticeship on the academy campus. Tickets are $30 for individuals or $200 for a aggregation of eight. Cost includes developed beverages, refreshments and snacks. The accident is for bodies 21 and older. Prizes will be awarded to the aggregation with the accomplished account afterward 10 circuit with 10 questions each. Proceeds will go to the school’s Technology Fund to abutment technology resources. Appointment roncallicatholic.org and bang on the “Giving” tab to register.
Coffee shop: Acceptance from the Independent Living Skills Affairs at Fremont Aerial Academy hosted a admirable aperture for their coffee shop, Tiger Java, during Tiger Success Time above-mentioned to finals aftermost month. The ILP acceptance served regular, decaf and a appropriate Christmas coffee, calm money, and fabricated abiding the sugar/creamer base was well-stocked. Tiger Java, the ILP program’s aboriginal big endeavor, was well-received by acceptance and staff. The program’s ambition is to add items and/or casework to Tiger Java ceremony quarter.
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The Chalkboard Mag (@chalkboardmag) | Twitter | the chalkboard mag appA attending into the future: Since abiding to academy beforehand this fall, apprentice teams from Nebraska accept been alive on their “Future City” projects to advance new solutions for acceptable agronomics in and about cities. The bounded finals were captivated Friday at Educational Service Unit #3 in Omaha. Added added than 40,000 average academy acceptance from 1,350 schools in 37 regions about the country affianced in bounded competitions. First-place winners from ceremony condoning bounded antagonism get a cruise to the Future Burghal Antagonism Civic Finals in Washington, D.C., in February. Future Burghal has accustomed civic absorption for its role in auspicious average schoolers civic to advance their absorption in science, technology, engineering and math. This year’s affair encouraged acceptance to analyze today’s burghal agronomics — such as aeroponic systems for roof-top farms, recycled gray baptize and the sustainability-driven farm-to-table movement — and advance a affected band-aid to growing crops aural the borders of their city. Alive in a aggregation with an drillmaster and architect mentor, acceptance are challenged to architecture a basic burghal appliance SimCity software. They analysis today’s burghal farms and abode an article anecdotic their band-aid to agriculture their citizens. Acceptance again accompany their account to action by architecture a tabletop calibration archetypal of their burghal appliance recycled abstracts on a account of $100 or beneath and abode a abrupt anecdotal announcement their city.
Robotics teams advance: Two teams from Lewis and Clark Average Academy becoming awards at aftermost month’s Bellevue Robotics Qualifier. The school’s amethyst aggregation won the Champions Award, which goes to the best all-embracing aggregation in the tournament. Lewis and Clark’s white aggregation was awarded the Core Values Award, which goes to the aggregation that displays the best cooperation, professionalism and affable aggressive spirit. Both teams authorize for the Nebraska Robotics Aboriginal LEGO League State Championship Clash on Feb. 21 at the Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland. Darin Toelle, arch drillmaster for both Lewis and Clark teams, accustomed the Outstanding Drillmaster Award. Garrett Sims, a abecedary in the Bellevue academy district, was accustomed the Outstanding Volunteer Award for his adherence to the program.
App makes the cut: Acceptance from King Science and Technology Magnet Center accept becoming the appellation of Best in State in the third ceremony Verizon Innovative App Challenge, a civic antagonism in which acceptance architecture a adaptable appliance abstraction that addresses a charge or botheration in their schools or communities. The apprentice aggregation came up with an app abstraction alleged Smalk that would advice accouchement abstain dangers back walking to and from school. The Verizon Innovative App Claiming was created by in affiliation with the Technology Apprentice Affiliation to affect apprentice absorption in science, technology, engineering and math. Ninety teams of average and aerial academy acceptance from beyond the country accept avant-garde to the abutting appearance of the challenge. The 24 best bounded teams will be appear Friday. Ceremony of these teams will acquire a $5,000 banknote admission for its academy to added advance or abutment a affairs in science, technology, engineering and math. Eight civic winners will be called Feb. 3.
Civil rights heroes: The Lincoln Public Schools accept apparent the works produced in the art action “Stand Up Speak Out — Portraits of a Movement.” The action is allotment of the 20th ceremony of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally and March. These pieces bless those who played a role in the civilian rights movement. The pieces were created by eighth-graders at Schoo Average School. The portraits are on affectation this ages at the commune office. They will additionally be on affectation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the State Capitol rotunda. The portraits will be auctioned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the commune office.
["500px"]Kindergarten roundup: The Omaha Public Schools kindergarten assembly allotment began this ceremony and will abide through January. Parents may appear the assembly at their home academy or appointment the Apprentice Placement Appointment on the third attic of the TAC architecture if that is added convenient. Parents should accompany their child’s immunization record, a acknowledged bearing affidavit and abode verification/proof of residence. (Acceptable abstracts accommodate a account bill or a rental/lease agreement.) For a account of schools, dates and times, go to ops.org.
Author visits schools: Elementary academy acceptance beyond the Papillion-La Vista Academy Commune will accept the befalling to apprentice from Jeff Kurrus, a attributes biographer and editor, in January. Kurrus is the editor of Nebraskaland annual and columnist of the book, “The Tale of Jacob Swift.” During ceremony academy visit, he will assignment with fifth- and sixth-graders on the autograph process. He will additionally host an after-school/parent action at some buildings.
Honoring our country: Acceptance in the Portal Elementary Academy Singing Stars accumulation will sing the civic canticle at the University of Nebraska at Omaha men’s basketball bold today. The acceptance will sing aloof afore the 4:30 p.m. admonition at Ralston Arena.
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