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Second semester is off to a fantastic start and we have hosted numerous home events. January also
brings with it several meetings for your school board members. On the first Thursday after the
first Tuesday in January the Board holds it’s annual re-organizational meeting. At this years meet-
ing the Board elected officers, reviewed their code of ethics and agenda policy. The new Board of-
ficers include: Bob Sykes, President; Chris Cerveny, Vice President; Scott Havel, Treasurer and Ray
Collins, Superintendent, was appointed secretary for the Board. Other Board members include
Tim Riechers and Michelle Pryor. There was one vacant seat on the board due to the resignation
of Jerry Petracek in December.
On January 14th, the Board met in retreat at the Nebraska Association of School Boards (NASB)
offices in Lincoln. Dr. Mike Lucas, Superintendent of York Public Schools served as the modera-
tor and helped guide and clarify group discussion. Topics discussed included: student achieve-
ment, assessment, district goal attainment, needs, challenges and celebrations of success.
Ultimately the Board settled on the following board goals: 1) Improve Student Achievement; 2)
Maintain or Enhance Academic Programming; 3) Improve Technology Integration and 4) Improve
Building and Grounds. Specific, measurable action items will be developed by the administrative
team and presented to the Board for review, discussion and action at the February Board meeting.
On January 21st the Board met in special session to interview three quality applicants for the va-
cated board position. Mr. Russ Schuerman was appointed to complete Jerry Petracek’s term. I
would like to congratulate Mr. Schuerman and thank all of the applicant’s for their interest in serv-
ing the students of Wilber Clatonia Public Schools.
During the third week of January I was notified that the Saline County winner of the Monsanto
Fund’s American Farmers Grow Communities event had selected Wilber Clatonia Public Schools
as their selected recipient. I would like to publicly thank Jerald Kubicek for designating the District
as a recipient of these funds. A presentation ceremony will occur at halftime of the Wilber Clatonia
-Centennial boys basketball game on February 20th.
Also I was contacted in regard to hosting Dr. Vladimir P. Polach, PhD for an evening presentation
on Czech History and Culture. Dr. Polach is currently in Nebraska as part of the Frank A. Be-
lousek Distinguished Scholars Fellowship at the University of Nebraska. This will be an evening
presentation and will be open to the public. Mr. Polach has chosen Wilber as one of the only com-
munities he will be presenting at, so a large audience would be greatly welcome. He will be here on
April 16th– more details to come.
The Wilber Clatonia Foundation continues their efforts to grow. The Foundation is a great organi-
zation for the support of all students of Wilber Clatonia Schools.
As always Wilber Clatonia staff continue to help students be the best that they can be. Please stay
in touch.
From the Super– Mr. Collins
Wilber Clatonia Public Schools
The Wolverine
FEBRUARY 2015
School Closing Information
The Science Fair is Coming
It is that time of the year again…..time to start putting your thinking caps on
about what kind of science experiment to do for the Science Fair. Will you
invent a “brain machine” like Lewis on the movie “Meet the Robinsons” or
will you come up with a robot like Wall E or study “A Bugs Life” or look
into what makes NEMO and his fellow fishes tick?
Now is the time to start thinking and doing your experiments and writing
your papers.
The Science Fair will be held on Monday, March 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
Please mark your calendars and come out and support our students.
Closing school during ad-
verse weather conditions is
never an easy decision. All
we can promise is to give
our very best effort. We
make every effort to make
the following contacts
when we are going to close
school. As a parent, you
can make the decision to
keep your child home or
come to school and get
your child whenever ad-
verse weather conditions
exist.
KOLN/KGIN TV in Lincoln CBS
KLKN TV in Lincoln ABC
KFAB 110 AM in Omaha
KWBE 1450 AM in Beatrice
KZKX (96KX) 96.9 FM in Lincoln
We also will use our ALERT NOW system to notify par-
ents. If you have not signed up for this system, please
call the office and do so.
Cost: $45 by March 1, $50 March 2-May 1, and $55 after May 1
To Purchase: Turn in this form with payment of cash or check made out to Wilber-Clatonia High
School in the District or High School office, or Miss Andreasen’s room.
SENIORS: It is essential that you investigate the
scholarship opportunities that are available. Time is
growing short and you must meet deadlines in order
to qualify. An investment of an hour going through
scholarships could benefit you by hundreds of dol-
lars.
Another deadline which is fast approaching is the
deadline for filing FAFSA (Free Application for Fed-
eral Student Aid) forms with the processors.
EducationQuest offers assistance completing the
application as well as electronic filing free of
charge. Please contact Mr. Finley if you need further
information. This is very important and may benefit
with extra dollars.
VERIFICATION OF FINANCIAL
NEED FOR
W-C FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Wilber-Clatonia Foundation Board struggles
each year at scholarship selection time with the
question of financial need for scholarship appli-
cants. The process has been changed in the hope
to make it more equitable for applicants and some-
what easier for the Foundation board during the
selection process.
If the applicant is applying for a scholarship that lists
financial need as a criteria, the applicant will be
required to provide a “Student Aid Report” (SAR)
from the federal government. This will require the
FAFSA form to be completed, submitted, and the
SAR returned with the application prior to the schol-
arship deadline. In order to meet this timeline, the
applicant will have to complete the FAFSA early in
February and submit online to assure return of the
SAR by the March 20, 2015 deadline.
The following must be done in order to complete
the FAFSA process:
1. Apply and receive PIN numbers for the appli-
cant and parent at www.pin.ed.gov.
2. Complete tax preparation for parent and appli-
cant prior to filing of the FAFSA. Taxes do not
have to be submitted, but they will have to be
calculated to complete the FAFSA form.
3. If help is needed in the process, schedule a time
to meet with Mr. Finley or with the Education-
Quest Foundation at www.educationquest.org
or at 1-800-303-3745.
Wade S. Finley 7-12 Counselor
From the Counselor’s desk . . .
DEADLINE FOR SENIORS
Local Scholarship information is
due to Mr. Finley on
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2015
All seniors have received
this information in their
W-C FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATIONS DUE TO
MR. FINLEY BY
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015
JUNIORS: You should be considering when you
will take the ACT or SAT to have scores available for
next fall. The latest date to test to be eligible for
most freshmen scholarship applications would be
the December 2014 test date. If you desire to take
the test more than once, you should be looking at
the summer or early fall date.
If a junior is interested in dual credit classes as a
senor, an ACT score of 18 in English will be required
prior to completion of registration with SCC for the
college credit portion of the classes. Please sched-
ule an ACT in April so that confirmation of the scores
can be made prior to completion of registration for
SCC’s fall quarter. Sign up date for the April 18th test
is March 13, 2015.
You will need to begin looking seriously at some pos-
sibilities of postsecondary institutions in which you
are interested. Get information from them and be-
gin looking closely at which institutions have what
you require. This early investigation will make next
year much easier and less stressful. Take advantage
of college visitations to the school by representa-
tives and talk with them and other students who are
already in college. Get as much information as you
can. Next fall we can begin to sort through it to
make a final decision.
Register for the ACT on line at
www.actstudent.org
It’s FAFSA time!
If you’re a college-bound senior,
you must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for
Federal Student Aid) to apply for state, federal and
college-based financial aid. Submit the form before
your college’s FAFSA priority date as some financial
aid is awarded first-come, first-served. Priority dates
usually fall between March 1 and April 1. To learn
your college’s priority date, check the financial aid
section of their website or contact their financial aid
office.
Follow these steps to complete the FAFSA:
Complete your taxes early as the FAFSA requires
current tax information. Within three weeks after you
and your parents electronically file your tax forms,
your IRS data should be available to retrieve and
transfer into your FAFSA. See this handout in the
“Paying for College” section at EducationQuest.org
for more details about IRS Data Retrieval.
Gather these student and parent items:
2014 federal income tax forms and, if applicable,
Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)
2014 W-2 forms
Student’s driver’s license number
Social Security numbers
Birth dates
Date parents were married, separated, di-
vorced or widowed
Current cash, saving and checking account bal-
ances
Current investment values (stocks, bonds, mutual
funds, CDs, etc.) excluding your home and retire-
ment accounts
Value of business (if more than 100 employees)
Value of investment farm (Do not include the
value of a family farm that you or your parents
live on and operate.)
2014 child support (paid and/or received)
2014 Workers’ Compensation
Other untaxed income in 2014 such as housing/
food/living allowances for military and clergy
Alien Registration Number for eligible non-citizens
Be prepared to answer the following FAFSA
question:
Did you or anyone in your household receive any of
the following federal benefits?
Supplemental Security Income
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program)
TANF
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
WIC
Complete and file the FAFSA at fafsa.gov.
The colleges you list on the application will receive
the results.
If you’re filing the FAFSA for the first time and would
like free personal help, call the EducationQuest lo-
cation nearest you to set up an appointment:
Kearney: 1-800-666-3721
Lincoln: 1-800-303-3745
Omaha: 1-888-357-6300
Call now as appointments for February are quickly
filling up.
Check out these free FAFSA tools
Visit the “FAFSA Tools” section at Education-
Quest.org where you’ll find:
College Funding Estimator - estimates your FAFSA
results
FAFSA Demo - walks you through the online FAFSA
FAFSA Checklist - provides a list of items you need
to gather before you complete the FAFSA
FAFSA Tutorial - explains each FAFSA question
The 2015 Wilber-Clatonia
Senior Class
Announces
School Spirits
By Daniel O’Donnell*
The 2015 Wilber-Clatonia Sen-
ior Class
Announces
What’s it about?
“A dedicated teacher and stu-
dents, a couple of lovable ghosts,
and a nervous school secretary
have set out to save their beloved
school.” – Big Dog Publishing
Cost: $7.00
Friday, March 27th, 2015 and
Saturday, March 28, 2015
At the High School
7:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)
District Health Department
Prevent Promote Protect Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Saline and Thayer Counties
January 22, 2015
If Your Child is Sick with Flu, Report it to Your School! Guidance for Parents for Reporting Flu to Their School
Don’t Go to School If your child is ill with flu like symptoms: Keep them at home – do not send them to school or day care for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone (or signs of a fever). The best way to keep from catching the flu is 1) to wash hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol based hand sanitizer, 2) to cover noses and mouths with a tissue when coughing or sneezing or a shirt sleeve or elbow if you don’t have a tissue, and 3) get vaccinated to protect against flu and reduce symptoms should you get influenza A. When to Say It You need not wait for a doctor’s diagnosis to know your child has the flu. You should report that your child is sick with flu if they have a cough or a sore throat and if, when you take their body tempera-ture using a thermometer, the reading measures 100 degrees or higher. With flu your child may also have muscle aches, runny nose, sore throat, chills, headache, and just feel really tired and weak. Some children will also have vomiting and diarrhea. If your child has these symptoms, don’t send them to school. What to Say If your son or daughter is sick with flu, it’s important that you tell the school staff this reason of illness when you call in. Don’t say only that your child will be absent from school. Instead say, “My child is sick with flu like symptoms.” Why to Say It We’ve asked school staff to report school absenteeism due to flu like symptoms to get a clearer view of how influenza is developing in our area. This can help us take action to slow the spread of influ-enza in our region. We take influenza seriously — and you should, too. Help to protect your family and our communities from influenza. Contact Public Health Solutions at 402-826-3880 for additional questions or concerns regarding flu and how to protect your family.
Registration for 2015-2016
Wilber-Clatonia
Pre-School Program
We will be registering children that will be 4 yrs
old
by July 31, 2015. The Pre-School program has a
morning and a afternoon session that run Mon-
day thru Thursday.
It’s round-up time
For 2015-2016
Kindergarteners
We’re addIng to our
Wolverine pack
If you know of any children in the
Wilber-Clatonia School District
that will be 5 years of age by July 31, 2015
that are not already enrolled in school
please contact the Elementary Office at 402-821-2141
to enroll them for the Kindergarten Roundup activities.
Kindergarten Round Up
will be held March 27, 2015
WILBER CLATONIA Elementary School 900 S. Franklin St. Christine Radcliff-Principal Phone: 402-821-2141
Wilber, NE 68465 -Wilber Clatonia Public Schools- Fax: 402-821-3013
The elementary has been a busy place the first semester and beginning of second se-
mester. The staff has helped our new students and teachers become acquainted with the Wilber Clatonia Ele-
mentary School family. We have put expectations and consequences (positive & negative) in place to help cre-
ate a safe and productive learning environment. We are continuing to build our capacity on utilizing technol-
ogy and media services; we have teachers with websites, we have kindergarten through fourth graders in the
computer lab at least twice a week for a variety of learning activities. All students also have access to iXL at
home https://www.ixl.com/signin/wilberclatonia. This website allows students to practice math at their level
according to state standards, but also above or below their grade level. Please have your child practicing on
this when they are “plugged-in” to any digital outlet.
The students are also partaking in a MISSION….we started MISSION MONDAY last year, but have
continued it district wide this year (K-12). These missions were first started in Kearney by two Principals, to
help students create an environment that is safe and positively impacted by small acts of kindness. I thought
what a better way for our students to come together then to participate in Mission Monday. We have had a
variety of missions: 1. Smile at every person you encounter. 2. Give every person you encounter a greeting. 3.
Tell a person or two how AWESOME they are! 4.Do your BEST! We would love you as parents and commu-
nity members to help make these missions a reality. Ask your students about their weekly mission, continue
the mission at home and in the community.
With all the great things going on we want to continue that into our testing season. The state wants all
students and teachers to be held accountable for the student’s learning, so with that we have a semester of test-
ing.
This week, January 20 begins our winter testing for the NWEA/MAPS tests, which will give our stu-
dents and teachers an indication of which areas they need to brush up on before the state test arrives.
In January our fourth grade students will participate in the State Writing Assessment (NeSA-W) on
January 20th and 21st . The second, third, fifth, and sixth grades will also participate during the first week of
February to get a target score to help our students prepare for the upcoming years state tests in fourth and
eighth grade. In February our English Language Learning (ELL) students will participate in the ELDA &
ELPA test, also a state test on language acquisition and proficiency. Then our full swing of tests begin at the
end of March with Reading, Math, and Science (5th grade only) being tested. Spring is a time full of anxious
students (to head outdoors) and teachers (testing season), so please help your student and remind them the im-
portance of owning their learning. Thanks for a great first semester and let’s all work together to make the
second even better!
Upcoming Events:
BEAR Fair sales February 6-February19
PTO Meeting in the Elementary Commons 7:00 PM Wednesday, February 4
Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, February 12 and Friday, February 13
Pennies for Patients Drive begins in March
High School Testing
Winter MAPs Testing Schedule
February 2015
***Listed as Period - Grade
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2
2nd - 11th grade
4th - 8th grade
6th - 7th grade
Math
3
2nd - 9th grade
6th - 10th grade
Math
4
Make-ups
5
2nd - 10th grade
4th - 7th grade
6th - 8th grade
Language Usage
6
Make-ups
9
2nd - 11th grade
6th - 9th grade
Language Usage
10
Make-ups
11
2nd - 7th grade
4th - 11th grade
Science
12
2nd - 9th grade
4th - 10th grade
6th - 8th grade
Science
13
Make-ups
16
2nd - 10th grade
4th - 7th grade
6th - 11th grade
Reading
17
2nd - 8th grade
6th - 9th grade
Reading
18
Make-ups
19
Make-ups
20
Make-ups
23
24
25 26 27
NeSA Testing Schedule
March 23rd - May 1 2015
*Tests will be done after advisory and after lunch the same day.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
23
March
24
25 26 27
30
31
1
April
2
3
No school
6
No
school
7
8
7th grade
Reading
9
11th grade
Reading
10
8th grade
Reading
13
14
8th grade
Science
15
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11th grade
Science
17
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7th
grade
Math
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8th grade
Math
22
11th grade
Math
23 24
27
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May
WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL
WALL OF FAME NOMINATION FORM
The Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools Wall of Fame Committee pledges to establish a continuous program to ac-complish the following:
To honor past administrators, teachers, or support staff for their significant impact on the community.
Nominees must have attended or been employed by the Wilber or Clatonia Schools before consolidation or for Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools since consolidation. Only one nominee per year will be selected by the committee.
Nomination applications will be available from:
Superintendent of Schools
Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools
P.O. Box 487
Wilber, NE 68465
***All application must be completed and returned to the above address by April 1st. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered
Name of
Nominee ____________________________________ Phone ______________
Address _________________________________________________________
Name of
Nominator ___________________________________ Phone ______________
Address _________________________________________________________
What significant impact did this nominee have on their chosen field, society, or the school community? Please be specific as to why the committee should consider this nominee for the Wall of Fame.
Competition
5: 45 pm JH BBB @ Milford
6:00 p.m. JH BBB Home with
Milford
7:00 p.m. FBLA Meeting
Feb 10th
R Wrestling Tournament in Lin-
coln
6:15 p.m. JV G BB Home with
Thayer Central
7:45 p.m. V G BB Home with
Thayer Central
Feb 11th
7:30 a.m. Cheer Practice
3:45 p.m. Safety Committee
Meet.
State Degree Interviews
Feb 12th
5-9 pm Parent Teacher Confer-
ences
Feb 13th
District Wrestling
Feb 2nd
7:00 p.m. FFA Meet.
SNC G & B BB
Feb 3rd
7:30 a.m. FBLA Officer Meet.
SNC G & B BB
Feb 4th
7:30 a.m. Cheer Practice
7:00 p.m. Elem PTO Meet.
Feb 5th
SNC G & B BB
Feb 6th
4:30 p.m. SNC Wrestling @
Sandy Creek
5:30 p.m. JH BBB @ Lincoln
Lutheran
Feb 7th
SNC G & B BB
Feb 9th
8:30 a.m. FBLA UNL Business
NO School
8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Parent
Teacher Conferences
4:30 p.m. JV G & BBB @ David
City
6:00 pm V GBB @ David City
8:00 pm V BBB @ David City
Feb 14th
9 am JH BBB Home with South-
ern
6:15 pm JV BBB Home with Tri
County
8 pm V BBB Home with Tri
County
Feb 8-14 FBLA Week
Feb 16th
G BB Sub districts (16,17, 19)
7 pm Board Meeting
Feb 18th
7:30 a.m. Cheer Practice
Suicide Prevention Meet
February Happenings
Elementary Phone: 402-821-2141 HS Phone: 402-821-2508 District Office: 402-821-2266 Fax: 402-821-3013 Website: www.wilber-clatonia.org
Wilber Clatonia pulbic
Schools
900 South Franklin P.O. Box 487
Wilber, NE 68465
Non profit Organization
US Postal Paid
Wilber, NE 68465
Permit #3
Address Service
Requested
Feb 19th
State Wrestling (19, 20, 21)
G BB Sub districts
Feb 20th
NO SCHOOL
6:15 p.m. JV BBB @ Cen-
tennial
8 pm V BBB @ Centennial
Feb 23
FFA Week
BBB Sub districts
(23,24,26)
Feb 25th
FFA Alumni Farm Show
Feb 27th
G BB District Finals
Feb 28th
NSAA Dual Wrestling
SNC Speech @ Thayer Cen-
tral