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Mon Aug 14Additional Volleyball TryoutsFor all students interested in volleyball, but unaware of the date change for tryouts, we will be holding additional tryouts today, Friday, and Monday in the South Gym to those who missed tryouts this past Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. If you have any questions, please see Mr. Mauro in the front office.

West Theatre ClubThe West After School Theatre Club will be meeting in room 414 after school on Tuesday Aug 15. If anyone is interested and would like to learn more or just play a few theatre games, please come join us.

Senior Senate MeetingThe first Senior Senate meeting will be Monday, August 21st in room 342 at 7:15 AM. For questions regarding Senior Senate, see Mr. Huseth.

Sophomore SenateAttention Class of 2020! Sophomore Senate is now recruiting members for this school year. If you are interested, please pick up a Sophomore Senate Petition from Mrs. Thiessen in room 151. Petitions are due no later than Friday, August 25th.

CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program. At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cyber security vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services. Cyber Patriots meet on Wednesdays, starting August 15, from 3:30 - 4:45 in Room 619No experience necessaryContact Mr. Parkison or Ms. Swingle for more details

Magic - The GatheringStrategic Games club meets on Tuesdays, starting August 14, at 3:30 in room 619. Contact Mr. Parkison for more details

Robotics Club will meet on Thursdays, starting August 16, from 3:30 - 4:30 in room 619. Contact Mr. Parkison for more details.

Tue Aug 15West Theatre ClubThe West After School Theatre Club will be meeting in room 414 after school on Tuesday Aug 15. If anyone is interested and would like to learn more or just play a few theatre games, please come join us.

Senior Senate MeetingThe first Senior Senate meeting will be Monday, August 21st in room 342 at 7:15 AM. For questions regarding Senior Senate, see Mr. Huseth.



Magic - The GatheringStrategic Games club meets on Tuesdays, starting August 14, at 3:30 in room 619. Contact Mr. Parkison for more details


Do you love music? Do you plan an instrument or sing? Are you a writer? Bellevue West Songwriters Club is meeting next Wednesday, August 23rd at 3:30 and would love to have you join us! Please see Ms. Mullins in room 139 for details.

Attention baseball players not playing a fall sport. There will be an information meeting in Coach Tracy's room # 341 immediately after school on Thursday, August 17. Please plan on attending. If you are unable to attend please see Coach Tracy prior to Thursday.

Wed Aug 16Senior Senate MeetingThe first Senior Senate meeting will be Monday, August 21st in room 342 at 7:15 AM. For questions regarding Senior Senate, see Mr. Huseth.




Do you love music? Do you plan an instrument or sing? Are you a writer? Bellevue West Songwriters Club is meeting next Wednesday, August 23rd at 3:30 and would love to have you join us! Please see Ms. Mullins in room 139 for details.


Thurs Aug 17The first Senior Senate meeting will be Monday, August 21st in room 342 at 7:15 AM. For questions regarding Senior Senate, see Mr. Huseth.

Attention Class of 2020! Sophomore Senate is now recruiting members for this school year. If you are interested, please pick up a Sophomore Senate Petition from Mrs. Thiessen in room 151. Petitions are due no later than Friday, August 25th.

Do you love music? Do you plan an instrument or sing? Are you a writer? Bellevue West Songwriters Club is meeting next Wednesday, August 23rd at 3:30 and would love to have you join us! Please see Ms. Mullins in room 139 for details


Skills USA will be meeting next Wednesday August 23rd in room 617 at 7:20 in the morning. Everyone is welcome to stop down and see what skills USA is about.

Seniors: You and your parents are invited to a Senior Information session tonight titled "Surviving Senior Year" at 6:00 in the Bellevue West Auditorium. Students and parents will learn about steps for applying to college, requesting transcripts, registering for college testing, and applying for scholarships. Important dates for senior year and other post-secondary information will be presented. Please plan to attend.

There will be an Ecology club Meeting on Wednesday, August 23 at 3:30pm in room 142. If you can't make after school, come Thursday, morning at 7:35. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend.

Congratulations to Aaron Stueve, Seniors Jenna Hammond, Amiya Johnson, Jacob Blaha, and Jerri Brim for winning Best Public Service Announcement in the high school division from the Nebraska Broadcaster's Association for their piece "I'm Driving, TTYL".This PSA is included in last years Video Yearbook.

Reminder to all students, there is no parking in the back lot this semester. If you do not have a parking permit and are parking in the student lot, please see Ms. Hernandez in the front office.

All students interested in FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes; We will hold our first huddle meeting Monday, August 21st at 7:15am in room 345. Breakfast will be provided. Come check it out. Any questions please see Mr. Lauritsen.

Fri Aug 18

The first Senior Senate meeting will be Monday, August 21st in room 342 at 7:15 AM. For questions regarding Senior Senate, see Mr. Huseth.

Do you love music? Do you plan an instrument or sing? Are you a writer? Bellevue West Songwriters Club is meeting next Wednesday, August 23rd at 3:30 and would love to have you join us! Please see Ms. Mullins in room 139 for details

Attention Class of 2020! Sophomore Senate is now recruiting members for this school year. If you are interested, please pick up a Sophomore Senate Petition from Mrs. Thiessen in room 151. Petitions are due no later than Friday, August 25th.


There will be an Ecology club Meeting on Wednesday, August 23 at 3:30pm in room 142. If you can't make after school, come Thursday, morning at 7:35. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend.

All students interested in FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes; We will hold our first huddle meeting Monday, August 21st at 7:15am in room 345. Breakfast will be provided. Come check it out. Any questions please see Mr. Lauritsen.

Mon Aug 21

There will be an Ecology Club meeting on Wednesday, August 23 at 3:30pm in room 142. If you can’t make it please come Thursday morning at 7:35. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to attend

Our first Latino Leaders meeting will be this Thursday at 3:25 in room 232. We hope you can also join us afterwards to watch the Varsity Tennis match at 4pm. If you would like a Latino Leaders t-shirt please bring $10. There are only 22 left and many of us will be wearing them to the match.


Come to the Key Club Meeting--the Key Leaders in the School for Service--on Thursday, August 24h at 3:25pm in Room 221. See Mrs. Sedlacek or a Key Club member for questions. New and returning members are welcome!

Spanish Club is having a Culver's Night on Wednesday, August 23rd. Go to Culver's between 4pm-9pm (in restaurant or drive thru), order dinner or a sweet treat and ask them to put your receipt towards Bellevue West Spanish Club. Thank you for your support!

Do you love music? Do you plan an instrument or sing? Are you a writer? Bellevue West Songwriters Club is meeting Wednesday, August 23rd at 3:30 and would love to have you join us! Please see Ms. Mullins in room 139 for details

Beginning Tuesday, August 22, the doors to the choir hallway will be locked during 5th hour. Please do not travel that hallway during your lunch, as the noise disrupts the classes meeting at that time

Tues Aug 22




Spanish Club is having a Culver's Night on Wednesday, August 23rd. Go to Culver's between 4pm-9pm (in restaurant or drive thru), order dinner or a sweet treat and ask them to put your receipt towards Bellevue West Spanish Club. Thank you for your support

The Gathering Strategic Games club meets on Tuesdays after school at 3:30 in room 619. Contact Mr. Parkison for more details

Starting today, the doors to the choir hallway will be locked during 5th hour. So the noise does not disrupt the classes meeting at that time.

Junior Senate will have its first meeting on Tuesday, August 29th at 7:30am in room 153. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Patomson in room 153

Robotics Club will meet on Thursdays after school from 3:30 - 4:30 in room 619. Contact Mr. Parkison for more details.

If you are interested in a career in education, please consider joining Educators Rising (formerly known as Future Educators). Our first meeting will be in Room 152 on Wednesday, August 23rd after school at 3:30. Please see Mr. Harrison if you have any questions.

WAST, the West After School Theatre Club; will be meeting in room 414 right after school today. We will have a tour of the theatre space, play a few theatre games, and discuss our face painting fundraiser for Thursday’s football game.

CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program. At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cyber security vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services. Cyber Patriots meet on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:45 in Room 619. No experience necessary Contact Mr. Parkison or Ms. Swingle for more details

The mascot club will meet on Tuesday, August 29, at 3:30 in Room 344. All current members and anyone interested in becoming a mascot should attend. If you cannot attend the meeting, please see Mr. Butler in room 344 prior to the meeting Tuesday.

Wed Aug 23




Spanish Club is having a Culver's Night on Wednesday, August 23rd. Go to Culver's between 4pm-9pm (in restaurant or drive thru), order dinner or a sweet treat and ask them to put your receipt towards Bellevue West Spanish Club. Thank you for your support!

Reminder that the doors to the choir hallway will be locked during 5th hour. So the noise doesn’t disrupt the classes meeting at that time.

Junior Senate will have its first meeting on Tuesday, August 29th at 7:30am in room 153. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Patomson in room 153

If you are interested in a career in education, please consider joining Educators Rising (formerly known as Future Educators). Our first meeting will be in Room 152 on Wednesday, August 23rd after school at 3:30. Please see Mr. Harrison if you have any questions.

Get ready for an escape to paradise! The Homecoming dance will be on Friday, September 15 from 7-10pm. There is no school that day for students. Cost is $10 per person at the door, and attire is semi-formal. If you have a guest from another school please pick up a guest form from Mrs. Geiken in room 121 or from the Athletic office. These are due by Tuesday September 12. See Mrs. Geiken with any questions.

Attention Class of 2020! Sophomore Senate is now recruiting members for this school year. If you are interested, please pick up a Sophomore Senate Petition from Mrs. Thiessen in room 151. Petitions are due no later than Friday, August 25th

The Bellevue West Chapter of National Honor Society will induct new members on Tuesday, August 29th at 6pm in the Bellevue West Auditorium. New inductees should have received their invitations, if you have not received your invitation please see Mrs. Brewer in room 127 or Mrs. Kratina in room 141


CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program. At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and

middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cyber security vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services. Cyber Patriots meet on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:45 in Room 619. No experience necessary Contact Mr. Parkison or Ms. Swingle for more details

Thurs Aug 24



Junior Senate will have its first meeting on Tuesday, August 29th at 7:30am in room 153. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Patomson in room 153


REbeL (pronounced re-bell, like the verb) is a student-driven club for girls and guys focused on promoting positive body image, increasing self-esteem and confidence, and "rebelling" against society's unrealistic standards for appearance. Our first meeting to kick off the year will be Monday after school in room 125. All are welcome. We'd love to see you there!



Seniors: The first College Application Day is scheduled for September 12 in the career center. Please use the link Mrs. Britten sent in your school email to sign up. We will have college representatives here as well as our school counselors to help you with this process.

Next week's spirit days for West vs. East are as follows-Monday: 'Merica Monday - Anything patriotic goes--Red, White and Blue! Tuesday: Team Tuesday - wear your favorite team shirt or jersey. Wednesday: Workout Wednesday, pull out those sweatbands and sneakers! Thursday: Throwback Thursday! Dress a certain decade or bring out something from your childhood. The theme for Friday's game is white out

The flocksquad needs everyone to come out to Papio south tonight at 7pm to cheer on our defending state champs in their first game of the season! The theme is frat night.

This week is FBLA recruitment week. Today during lunch in the commons we will have giant jenga and bean bags. Candy and prizes availables for winners. We also hid 15 colored apples in the English department. Turn in an apple at the table during lunch for a chance to win an IPAD MINI

Fri Aug 25





Next week's spirit days for West vs. East are as follows-Monday: 'Merica Monday - Anything patriotic goes--Red, White and Blue! Tuesday: Team Tuesday - wear your favorite team shirt or jersey. Wednesday: Workout Wednesday, pull out those sweatbands and sneakers! Thursday: Throwback Thursday! Dress a certain decade or bring out something from your childhood. The theme for Friday's game is white out

Have you thought about being an airline pilot, an airport administrator or an air traffic controller? If these careers sound interesting to you, you should consider joining the UNO Aviation Institute's Exploring Post. It begins Thursday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. See Mrs. Sorensen in the career center for more information.


The Bellevue West Chapter of National Honor Society will induct new members on Tuesday, August 29th @ 6pm in the Bellevue West Auditorium. New inductees should have received their invitations, if you have not received your invitation please see Mrs. Brewer in room 127 or Mrs. Kratina in room 141

For students who want to support Bellevue West Activities, Chick-fil-a is sponsoring a Bellevue West Spirit Night on Monday, August 28th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. 10% of proceeds from that night will go back to Bellevue West so if you are out and about that evening, please stop by Chick-fil-a to support Bellevue West.

Today is the last day of FBLA recruitment week. Today during lunch in the commons we will have Wii baseball and football. Candy and prizes available for winners. We also hid 15 colored apples in the math and history department. Turn in an apple at the table during lunch for a chance to win an IPad Mini.

Conratulations to the T-Bird Tennis Team for their 8-1 Season – Opening win yesterday over Nebraska City.Winning Singles Match Were:Caleb Lemon, Matthew Errett, Nolan Lossterer, Jack Sullivan, & JP EngelkampWinning Doubles Teams Were:Caleb Lemon & Tyler Conant, Jack Sullivan & Payton Moreno, and Jacob Frazier & David Young.Those Winning Exhibition Matches Were:Andrew Liberty, Nate Gottschock, Brandon Rasmussen, and Trey Conant

Mon Aug 28


Get ready for an escape to paradise! The Homecoming dance will be on Friday, September 15 from 7-10pm. There is no school that day for students. Cost is $10 per person at the door, and attire is semi-formal. If you have a guest from another school please pick up a guest form from Mrs. Geiken in room 121 or from the athletic office. These are due by Tuesday September 12. See Mrs. Geiken with any questions.


Tomorrow’s spirit day for West vs. East is:Tuesday: Team Tuesday - wear your favorite team shirt or jersey.



The Bellevue West Chapter of National Honor Society will induct new members on Tuesday, August 29th @ 6pm in the Bellevue West Auditorium. New inductees should have received their invitations, if you have not received your invitation please see Mrs. Brewer in room 127 or Mrs. Kratina in room 141

For students who want to support Bellevue West Activities, Chick-fil-a is sponsoring a Bellevue West Spirit Night on Monday, August 28th from 5:00pm-8:00pm. 10% of proceeds from that night will go back to Bellevue West so if you are out and about that evening, please stop by Chick-fil-a to support Bellevue West.

The Bellevue West Chapter of National Honor Society will induct new members, tomorrow, Tuesday, August 29th @ 6pm in the Bellevue West Auditorium. New inductees should have received their invitations, if you have not received your invitation please see Mrs. Brewer in room 127 or Mrs. Kratina in room 141. If you will be inducted into NHS tomorrow, please meet in room #141 for a quick brief meeting during GPS. If you are in band or other required GPS activities you will be excused for this meeting. Please try to attend.

Congratulations to the following seniors who have been chosen for the Homecoming Court:Queen Candidates: Rachel NimmerKat WoernerJerri BrimKortney BureshAsja Woodard

King Candidates: Zach Araujo

Ian AllenAJ ForbesCedric JohnsonJosh Harris

Candidates please plan on attending a short meeting in Mrs. Geiken's room 121 on Wednesday at 7:30am

Tues Aug 28




The Bellevue West Chapter of National Honor Society will induct new members on Tonight @ 6pm in the Bellevue West Auditorium. New inductees should have received their invitations, if you have not received your invitation please see Mrs. Brewer in room 127 or Mrs. Kratina in room 141

Come to the Key Club Meeting in room 221 on Thursday, Aug 31st and become a Key Leader in the school for service. Bring a friend!

The French club will have our Culture Competition Wednesday after school in room 222

Need a dress or formal attire for Homecoming? NEST and Key Club have a FREE Boutique open before and after school in room 221 7:30am and 3:30pm-4:15pm or by appointment. See Mrs. Sedlacek or Mrs. Dacey for questions

Seniors: The first College Application Day is scheduled for September 12 in the career center. Please use the link Mrs. Britten sent in your school email to sign up. We will have college representatives here as well as our school counselors to help you with this process.

Tomorrow’s Spirt day for West vs East is:Workout Wednesday - pull out those sweatbands and sneakers!

This year's fall play will be You Can't Take it With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. When Alice falls in love with her boss's son, she is terrified to introduce him to her wacky family. With wrestling, explosions, and lots of laughs, this comedy has lots of opportunities for actors to explore their eccentric side. If you are interested in auditioning, auditions will be held in room 414 on Tuesday, September 5 and Thursday, September 7 right after school. Sign up on the call board right outside of room 414. Please speak to Ms. Ettinger if you cannot attend but are still interested.If you are interested in helping with technical elements for the fall play such as sets, costumes, props, lights, or sound, please sign up for a time slot for interviews during GPS and after school on Friday, September 1. Interviews will be simple and low-stress. They will be held in room 414. Sign ups are right outside 414. If you cannot attend interviews but are still interested, please speak to Ms. Ettinger


Join Bellevue Public Schools his Thursday night for the 2nd annual Unity Rally and Food Truck Jamboree! We will have 7 food trucks that will start serving at 3:50 Thursday afternoon. They include:

Johnny Ricco’s Brooklyn Pizza Anthony Piccolo;s Mobile Food Venue Maui Wowoi Smoothies and Juice Bar The Dire Lion Grille and Chippy 402 BBQ Chicago Dawg House Funnel Cake and Sweet Treats Truck

Following a great meal, Everyone will move to the stadium for the 2nd annual Unity Rally starting at 6:15. All students and families are welcome

Homecoming court candidates- we will have a brief meeting tomorrow morning at 7:30 am in room 121

CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program. At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cyber security vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical

services. Cyber Patriots meet on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:45 in Room 619. No experience necessary Contact Mr. Parkison or Ms. Swingle for more details

Wed Aug 30






Seniors: The first College Application Day is scheduled for September 14 in the career center. Please use the link Mrs. Britten sent; in your school email to sign up. We will have college representatives here as well as our school counselors to help you with this process.

This year's fall play will be You Can't Take it With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. When Alice falls in love with her boss's son, she is terrified to introduce him to her wacky family. With wrestling, explosions, and lots of laughs, this comedy has lots of opportunities for actors to explore their eccentric side. If you are interested in auditioning, auditions will be held in room 414 on Tuesday, September 5 and Thursday, September 7 right after school. Sign up on the call board right outside of room 414. Please speak to Ms. Ettinger if you cannot attend but are still interested.

If you are interested in helping with technical elements for the fall play such as sets, costumes, props, lights, or sound, please sign up for a time slot for interviews during GPS and after school on Friday, September 1. Interviews will be simple and low-stress. They will be held in room 414. Sign ups are right outside 414. If you cannot attend interviews but are still interested, please speak to Ms. Ettinger.


Johnny Ricco’s Brooklyn PizzaAnthony Piccolo;s Mobile Food VenueMaui Wowoi Smoothies and Juice BarThe Dire Lion Grille and Chippy402 BBQChicago Dawg HouseFunnel Cake and Sweet Treats Truck

Following a great meal, Everyone will move to the stadium for the 2nd annual Unity Rally starting at 6:15. All students and families are welcome.

Tomorrow’s spirt day for West vs East isFriday is White OUT!!!!

Thurs Aug 31






Seniors: The first College Application Day is scheduled for September 14 in the career center. Please use the link Mrs. Britten sent; in your school email to sign up. We will

have college representatives here as well as our school counselors to help you with this process.




Johnny Ricco’s Brooklyn PizzaAnthony Piccolo;s Mobile Food VenueMaui Wowoi Smoothies and Juice BarThe Dire Lion Grille and Chippy402 BBQChicago Dawg HouseFunnel Cake and Sweet Treats Truck

Following a great meal, Everyone will move to the stadium for the 2nd annual Unity Rally starting at 6:15. All students and families are welcome.

Tomorrow’s spirt day for West vs East isFriday is White OUT!!!!

Fri Aug 31



Seniors: The first College Application Day is scheduled for September 14 in the career center. Please use the link Mrs. Britten sent; in your school email to sign up. We will have college representatives here as well as our school counselors to help you with this process.



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