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The Ainsworth High School Speech Team saw diverse competition at the Broken Bow Speech Invitational on Saturday, January 21st. Of the 18 teams in competition, Ainsworth earned 5th place honors, and had a preview of what SWC competition will look like later in the season. Next Saturday, the speakers will be in action in Gordon at the Gordon-Rushville Invitational.
Individual Medalists:
Varsity Serious Prose
Dakota S. - 9th
Taylor A. - 10th
Varsity Extemporaneous
Cole B. - 11th
Varsity Informative
Hannah B. - 12th
Varsity Entertainment
Cole B. - 2nd
Varsity Persuasive
Katherine K. - 4th
Varsity Duet
Taylor A. & Dakota S. - 3rd
Novice Persuasive
William B. - 5th
Superior Ratings
Makenna P. - Varsity Informative
Hannah B. - Varsity Poetry
Due to the pandemic and changes/challenges with securing kitchen staff, our beef-in-school program paused for a bit. We are ready to bring locally raised ground beef back into our lunch program. Our kitchen staff, from Lunch Time Solutions, is excited to accept ground beef to be incorporated into several different menu items to be enjoyed by our students, staff, and visitors who frequent our lunch program.
If you are interested in donating to our Beef in School program, please contact the district office at 387-2333. Donations of ground beef must be federally inspected and we recommend Jim Pinney and his crew over at Husker Meats. Husker Meats has been a very positive influence in promoting locally raised beef and supporting local school districts’ beef-in-school programs. Donations can also be funds toward processing fees or other expenses related to the program. Thank you for your support!
The Ainsworth High School Speech Team kicked off the season at the Valentine Icebreaker Tournament on Saturday, January 14th. Head Coach Heather Lutter stated, “This is a great meet to get the speakers into the swing of speech season. Everyone did a great job and improved their speeches along the way.” The team is looking forward to the Broken Bow Speech Invitational on Saturday, January 21st.
Medalists:
Varsity Serious Prose
Taylor A. - 1st
Dakota S. - 3rd
Novice Serious Prose
Preselyn G. - 1st
Varsity Poetry
Hannah B. - 5th
Brianna S. - 6th
Varsity Extemporaneous
Emma K. - 4th
Novice Extemporaneous
William B. - 1st
Varsity Entertainment
Cole B. - 3rd
Varsity Persuasive
Katherine K. - 2nd
Varsity Informative
Makenna P. - 2nd
Hannah B. - 6th
Varsity Duet
Taylor A. & Dakota S. - 1st
Cole B. & Cameryn G. - 2nd
Varsity OID
Tessa B. Kat K., Makenna P., and Brianna S. - 1st
Parents...A message from the Superintendent about Snow Days...
It looks like we have the potential for more winter weather this week. Please make sure your contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) are current with the school. We are constantly monitoring the weather. The National Weather Service provides routine updates along with live webinars to help our team make decisions regarding inclement weather situations. Living in the midwest means the forecast is quite often a “best guess” and we do the best we can. We would love to be able to communicate decisions about school in advance or the night before, but this is simply not always possible. I encourage all parents to be proactive and have a backup plan in case the weather catches us with less notice than we like on any given morning. Further, our district is more than 1000 square miles in size. It is possible that we can have school on a wintery day but it not be good in certain areas for our rural students. Parents, if you feel it is not safe to send your child to school or to send them late, that is your call and we do not hold those absences against our students when the weather is indeed hazardous. This has always been our policy and we want to remind our rural parents we support their judgment when the weather and road conditions are in question.
We have many ways we communicate school closing information. KBRB radio and our Facebook page are very fast in providing information. Further, our school messenger “automatic calling system” works well to call, text, and email. We also place our school closing information on 10/11 News. My advice is to always stay tuned to KBRB and Facebook when we have winter weather on the horizon. The first step we take is to call the radio station and post on Facebook. The auto call may take a few minutes to reach all users.
This winter could be one of those winters in that we have more snow days than normal. We want to have school whenever possible and sometimes that means dealing with that good old Nebraska Weather. We also want to be safe and implement school closings when appropriate. Thank you for being prepared and working with us. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the office.
Thank you,
Mr. Hafer
Kindergarten and 1st Grade Social Thinking groups started off their second semester with a team building project! The project tied in all of their previous lessons from the first semester that are part of the Social Thinking curriculum including: thinking about the feelings of others, understanding facial expressions, being part of a group plan, helping friends, learning accountability, and keeping your body in a group. During this lesson, students worked together to make a Friendship wheel in small groups while following directions, being part of a group, and encouraging classmates during a project! Stay tuned for their final Friendship masterpiece!
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Ainsworth Community School, 520 E 2nd St, Ainsworth, NE 69210, USA
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Kearney, NE, USA
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Amherst, NE 68812, USA
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Ainsworth Community School, 520 E 2nd St, Ainsworth, NE 69210, USA
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Springview, NE 68778, USA
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Ainsworth Community School, 520 E 2nd St, Ainsworth, NE 69210, USA
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Ainsworth Community School, 520 E 2nd St, Ainsworth, NE 69210, USA
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Atkinson, NE 68713, USA
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Mc Cook Senior High School, 600 W 7th St, McCook, NE 69001, USA
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High Plains Honor Festival-Band & Choir
Chadron State College, 1000 Main St, Chadron, NE 69337, USA
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Ainsworth Community School, 520 E 2nd St, Ainsworth, NE 69210, USA
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High Plains Honor Festival-Band & Choir
Chadron State College, 1000 Main St, Chadron, NE 69337, USA
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V Girls BB & JV & V Boys BB with Stuart
Ainsworth Community School, 520 E 2nd St, Ainsworth, NE 69210, USA