Nebraska Public School Advantage News

Nebraska Public School Advantage News

Autumn Energy: Educators Rejuvenate, Collaborate at ESU 11 Fall Conference

Autumn Energy: Educators Rejuvenate, Collaborate at ESU 11 Fall Conference

October 10, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren Renowned motivational speaker Dr. Joe Sanfelippo stood on the stage in Holdrege's The Tassel, a state-of-the-art theatre, and delivered an inspirational message that, by the time it was over, left the 600 Nebraska educators in attendance buzzing with excitement for a day full of professional development. Sanfelippo, Superintendent of the Fall Creek School District in Wisconsin,...Read More

A Conversation with Mary Phillips, Director of Student Services at ESU 6

A Conversation with Mary Phillips, Director of Student Services at ESU 6

October 3, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren Prior to beginning her current role with ESU 6 as Director of Student Services, Mary Phillips spent 25 years at Lincoln Public Schools as a special education teacher, building coordinator, and, most recently, district supervisor. Phillips and the team at ESU 6 provide a wide array of mental health services to their 16 school districts, which span a five county-wide area, and...Read More

Cultivating Culture: Welcome to Shickley!

Cultivating Culture: Welcome to Shickley!

September 25, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren A Small School with a Powerful Culture The career path that led principal Erik Sokol to the delightfully quaint town of Shickley, Nebraska was, in essence, one long case of culture shock. Pleasant culture shock, that is. Sokol spent his first decade as an educator in the Phoenix, AZ area, where he was born and raised. He coached at the high school he attended. He loved what he...Read More

LIFEWTR's art project gives Stanton a colorful splash

LIFEWTR's art project gives Stanton a colorful splash

September 20, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren More than 300 Stanton students were surprised with a transformational splash of color Thursday afternoon, as local artists unveiled new murals throughout the building. The beautification project is part of a yearlong initiative from LIFEWTR, the premium bottled water brand, to invigorate and inspire students through the incorporation of art into education. Stanton Community...Read More

Up and Running: In McCook, Bison Tech Team is always on call

Up and Running: In McCook, Bison Tech Team is always on call

September 11, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren The call came through some time around three in the morning, abruptly snapping Davin Brunswick, at the time a sophomore at McCook High School, out of a deep sleep. When the phone rings in the middle of the night, the news on the other end is rarely good. One of his peers, in a state of panic, did indeed present the dazed and groggy Brunswick with an emergency. “They had...Read More

Historic gift fills growing district with gratitude, excitement

Historic gift fills growing district with gratitude, excitement

September 9, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren You see the lights first. Travelling west along Highway 2, approaching the outskirts of Lincoln on a Friday night, there they stand, tall and bright, illuminating a white water tower with "Palmyra" painted in red. Beneath those Friday night lights, the Palmyra Panthers battle their way to a 25-22 win, the first of many in the beautiful new stadium. If you roll down the windows,...Read More

The Power of Hope: TeamMates and the Living Legacy of Dr. Tom Osborne

The Power of Hope: TeamMates and the Living Legacy of Dr. Tom Osborne

August 19, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren The Program What do you ask a man who’s heard them all? Forty minutes. Face to face in his quaint office at the TeamMates headquarters off of 68th and O. Without shaping a narrative. Without boring your idol. Without him having a clue who you are. And, thanks to a Keurig malfunction, without coffee. Well, you better ask him something. And so, after the nerves calmed down a bit,...Read More

Virtual Instruction Extends Learning Opportunities Beyond the Classroom

Virtual Instruction Extends Learning Opportunities Beyond the Classroom

August 8, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren Forecasters called for an eventful winter, but nobody foresaw a bomb cyclone. There were predictions of a snowy season, sure. But a bomb cyclone? The harsh, late-round uppercut from winter coupled with an extreme drop in air pressure triggered historic flooding and record-setting snowfall. Consequently, as school leaders across the state kept the safety of their students and...Read More

The Prize in the Pages: Brand new books draw droves of students to summer school

The Prize in the Pages: Brand new books draw droves of students to summer school

July 24, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren Earlier this summer, Bennington Public Schools Reading Summer School Director Alison Evangelisti would make her rounds on Thursdays. With a roll of stickers reading “I Earned 2 Free Books This Week”, Evangelisti would visit each classroom and marvel at the number of students proudly pinning their badges of perfect attendance on tank tops and other summer garb. "All of the kids,...Read More

The Can-Do Camp: Discovery and Confidence in the Heart of Adventure

The Can-Do Camp: Discovery and Confidence in the Heart of Adventure

July 9, 2019
By Tyler Dahlgren For many Sizzlin’ Summer Campers, it happens just like that . In the middle of a new experience in an unfamiliar setting, the campers push a boundary or take a chance, and, in the snap of a finger, their confidence grows and their so-called “limits” fade. Audrey Graves doesn’t let these moments fly under the radar. The Nebraska Center for the Education of Children who are Blind...Read More

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