“My school has an immense amount of community and school support. There has been many tax levies to keep our small school open. The community always votes for them to pass. The community has been so…”
Katie Steffen, Wynot
“I started a tradition in my classroom this year for every Friday as a time to cool down, reflect on the week, and check-in with each individual student in a private way on a bookmark-sized piece of…”
Laura Enos, Fremont
Beatrice Middle School students held our monthly HOPEsters meeting this morning…
Angie Vogel, Beatrice
“The first day of school is for 9th grades only in the high school. The staff stands out front and creates a tunnel walk for the students as they enter. It is a raucous greeting — with pom-poms, the…”
Julie Harder, Lincoln
A new tradition started at Fremont Public Schools is the Graduation Walk. On…
Dawn Weinandt, Fremont
“Each year we take our preschool children to Fontanelle in Nickerson, NE. The children get to pick a pumpkin and walk through the corn maze. They also get to touch and interact with rabbits,…”
Kristy Harman, Fremont
“Teaching at a small school in Nebraska has many benefits. The overwhelming sense of family, acceptance and a willingness to help one another is why I love teaching at Meridian Public School in…”
Chris Placek, DAYKIN
“I’ve been teaching for almost fifty years. My favorite school tradition dates back to my Kindergarten class in 1954. Every day after lunch my teacher would have a read aloud to my entire K‑8…”
Diaiinne Heppner, Norfolk
“When I was in grade school we always had a book parade. At Calvert Elementary School in Lincoln we got to pick a character from a book we had read and then dress up as that character. We would walk…”
Molly Moller, Lincoln
One of my favorite traditions is letting the kids throw a pie at a teacher’s…
Amy Arens, Omaha
Every year we take part in a district wide canned food drive during the month…
Rebecca Dubs, Chadron
“Every home game Friday, our band marches into the commons area and plays the school fight song at the end of first period. We play it on the school intercom system as well. Home football Friday is a…”
Christopher Arent, Sidney
“As a mother and an educator, I am able to see amazing actions every day at work and home. One of my children has been supported by Special Education teachers, classrooms teachers, paraprofessionals,…”
Emma Beck, Omaha
As a Dad, a teacher, a husband, and a football coach there is nothing better…
Scott Kohmetscher, York
“I work for the Fremont Public Schools and there are so many amazing things we do in our district that exemplifies the passion we have for teaching and being the “best we can be”. One of the greatest…”
Cory Sintek, Fremont
Our school has fully embraced the #bekind initiative and it’s been awesome to…
Maureen Stanton, Omaha
In our small school of 120 students K‑12, it is encouraged to provide…
Kristin Johnston, Orchard, NE
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