Issue 3 Volume 14 NOVEMBER 2013 FROM THE DESK … Issue.pdfPage 2 November 2013 Monthly Forecast NOVEMBER Notes from Mr. Hudson BIRTHDAYS Happy Birthday to: 2- Alyse Carlson - 8th

In This IssueNotes from the Supt. . . . . . . 1November Birthdays . . . . . . 2Notes from the Principals . 2-3One-Act Play Details . . . . . 4Artist in Residence . . . . . . . 4Scoreboard . . . . . . . . . . . . 5School Board Minutes . . . 6 Notes from the Counselor . . 7November Calendar . . . . . . 8HS Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . 9November Menu . . . . . . . . . 10Meet a 2nd Grader . . . . . . . 11MS Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . 12Parents Make A Diff. . . . 13-14

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FROM THE DESK OF: Supt. Hendricks Issue 3 Volume 14 NOVEMBER 2013

NEWS FROM THE POLK PUBLIC LIBRARY

Announcing: Miss Jane is retiring. There will be an open house November 2 at the public library on November 2, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm to say good-bye to Miss Jane. Thank You—Ann Garey

The Nebraska Performance Accountability System (NePAS) measure was recently released. The NePAS, in its second year, is designed as an accountability method to report NeSA test results. NeSA tests indicate student learning based on state standards in reading, writing, math and science. These are the tests that High Plains’ students take every spring.

The NePAS ranks school districts by elementary (grades 3-5), middle school (grades 6-8), secondary (grades 9-12) and the entire district (grades 3-12). Each of these grade levels is rated on status, growth and improvement. Status ranks the district’s average scale scores in reading, writing, math and science; growth ranks reading and math scores of the same students this year with their scores last year; and improvement compares the NeSA reading and math scale scores of students in the same grade year to year. For example, this year’s 11th grade compared to last year’s 11th grade.

The NePAS measures were strong for our high school. Our high school students scored above the state average in all categories of reading, math, science and writing. Our NeSA science scores for the high school rated 43rd best in the state and our high school math average scale score was 59th best in the state. This is a comparison of all schools, regardless of size.

The entire district rankings (grades 3-12) reflected strength in growth with reading and math rating in the top third of all schools in the state.

In our middle school, reading was in the top 15% of all schools in the state in growth and math growth was in the top third of all students in the state.

Also, our third grade students scored 10 scale points higher than the state average in reading. (continued on page 6)

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Notes from Mr. HudsonNOVEMBERBIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday to:

2- Alyse Carlson - 8th4- Shane Cook - 2nd Mario Verdugo- Zamora -3rd Breanne Helgoth - staff Dianne L’Heureux - staff7- Dan Strecker - staff8- Caleb Swedenburg - 4th Jim Pekarek - staff10- Sharon Johnson - staff13- Michaela Reimers - 9th18- Cara DeMers - 8th19- Jenna Stolepart - staff20- Greg Mundorf - 8th21- Amber Scherer - 11th22- Austin Van Housen - 3rd Ashley Van Housen - 3rd23- Bradley Powell - 8th Andy Vrbka - staff24- Dakota Gress - K Gehrig Urkoski - 4th Ashlen Dietz - 9th26- Jenna Veburg - 11th Norm Manstedt - staff28- Roslyn Anderson - 3rd Cale Bolton - 12th29- Tanner Wood - 5th Annika Baumwart- 7th Austin Fritz - 8th30- Gavin Swanson - 10th

Happy Belated Birthday to Mike Howell Oct. 13th

What a quarter and what a start to the 2013-2014 school year! It’s been a quick and event filled start to the new school year at HPC and I’m happy to say that it’s also been a very productive time as well! It is amazing how a small school setting allows me to dig deep into each of our students education’s and see the progress that they are all making on a daily basis. Many students probably get tired of hearing me ask them about their schoolwork or their grades, but it is a nice advantage of having a small school. We are able to really get to know our students on a personal level on a daily basis.

As we have settled into the school year one of the main points of emphasis in my office has been analyzing our assessment data from last year and focusing on areas of need and improvement while at the same time celebrating our many successes! I would like to share with you a few of the successes from last year’s NeSA state testing for the 4th and 5th graders and the 11th grade:

· Last year our 4th graders were 100% proficient in Reading and Mathematics.

· Our 5th graders were 100% proficient in Reading and 93% proficient in Math.

· The 4th and 5th graders scored higher than any previous year on the Reading test with average scores of 123 in 4th grade and 114 in 5th grade.

· HPC 5th graders last year were proficient in Science at a rate of 87%.

· The 11th graders from last year scored 19 points better than the state average in Mathematics.

· 11th graders last year were 90% proficient in the NeSA Science test.

· HPC 11th graders ranked 43rd out of 228 schools in the NeSA Science test.

· Last year our 11th graders were ranked 59th out of 228 in Mathematics scoring.

· Our rank was 56th out of 214 schools in 11th Mathemat-ics improvement from 2012-2013.

Thank you to our parents who attended parent teacher conferences. The staff appreciated the opportunity to meet you and visit with you again. Hopefully, you were able to establish a line of communication with our staff regarding the progress of your students and gain an understanding of the content being taught to them on a daily basis. As always, if you have a question

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This newsletter is printed at:

Educational Unit # 7 in Columbus

Box Tops for Education

Keep cutting and sending those Box Tops for Education to school! Our goal this year is $500. Box Tops are submitted the end of

October and February. So far, we have $200 to submit at this time.

This money is used for reading in-centives. Let us see if we can meet our goal this year! Thanks for your

help and cooperation!

Look for this symbol on your food items.

November Notes from Mrs. LeSuer

(continued from page 2) regarding your student’s academic progress, please do not hesitate to contact their teacher. We all have the same goal in mind!

As with every year, I would like to encourage everyone to take a look at the activity schedule and come out and support our teams as we complete our fall sports seasons and begin to think about the winter activities. The impact that a supportive crowd can have on a team is something that can have a positive impact that cannot be duplicated! Come check out our teams!

It’s hard to believe that the first quarter is already over and we will be well into second

quarter when you receive this newsletter. Students have been working hard in the classroom to master grade level learning objectives. MS students’ fall sports are finished and they are looking forward to wrestling and basketball. Students in K-3 are well under way with the reading incentive program and we just held the annual Grandparent’s Day at the Clarks site. No wonder time goes so quickly! At parent teacher conferences that were held in September, teach-ers distributed individual student performance results on NeSA testing that took place last spring. Nebraska students are tested with the Nebras-ka State Accountability, (NeSA) test measures in Reading, Mathematics, Science and Writing. The percentage of overall proficiency in meeting the standards is calculated based upon the numbers of students scoring “Meets” and “Exceeds” the standards. After reviewing data, I would like to highlight successes as well as note areas in which HPCS students did not score as well than in previous years.

Reading~• 95% of students in 3rd grade in 2012-13 were proficient in Read-ing by meeting or exceeding Reading standards. The average percentage correct in the district has been above the state average in Reading (vo-cabulary and comprehension) since the 2009-2010 school year.• 6th grade students increased overall performance 12%, with 71% of students meeting proficiency.• Data shows a slight decrease in overall 7th grade performance in Reading but still a positive 86% of students demonstrating proficiency; while 84% of last years 8th grade students met proficiency.• The overall elementary grade level configuration of 3rd through 5th grades resulted in a state ranking of 85 out of the 249 districts as-sessed in the state of Nebraska.

Math~74% of last year 3rd grade students met or exceeded performance on Math standards. Middle school performance was 48% (6th grade), 59% (7th grade) and 60% (8th grade). Although the percentage of students not at proficiency is an area of concern, we are confident student performance will increase in the future with interventions that will be put in place through the school improvement process in which HPC will focus on improvement in the area of Math. (continued on page 12)


One-Act Play Begins Practices The Play has been selected, tryout have been held, practice begins. Nineteen cast and crew members are preparing for the one-play season. The Play: Attack of the Pom-Pom ZombiesIt’s the 1960’s, a big nuclear blast to the past! School’s out for the summer, and the teenagers of Ocean View High are ready to surf, sun and have some fun. Their favorite hangout is Barnacle Betty’s Surf Club, which happens to be right next door to the evil Ivana Ratnik’s nuclear power plant. But ooops! Cindy Sue, the head cheerleader, accidently gets some nuclear slime on her hot dog instead of pickle relish, and soon the beach is overrun with pom-pom wielding zombies! Her all-American boyfriend, the beatniks, the nerds and a tough girl-gang named the Barracudas rally their forces to save the beach from the atomic attackers. A sci-fi spoof of those bubbly beach blanket flicks of the 60’s. Cast members include: Reva Graves, Sydney Groertzen, Heather Klassen, Rachel Beck, Danielle Shenk, Jabe Wurtz, A J Edwards, Jenna Veburg, Jenna Blase, Autumn Wood, Hannah Person, Dawn Spencer, Josh DeMers, Jennifer Chavez, and Anna Reeves. Crew members are: Kris Kelley, Korinne Wright, Cheyenne Doremus and Allie Hogan. Performances will be for the CRC contest on Nov. 20 at Cross County and at the District competition at Giltner on Dec. 3rd.

CRIME DOES NOT PAY

CRIME STOP-PERS DOES

POLK COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS and the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept. work together to help prevent and solve crime in our com-munities and schools throughout the county.

CASH REWARDS (up to $1,000) could be given to persons providing information leading to the arrest of criminals. When calling to report your tips, the phone does not have caller ID and conversations are not recorded, therefore, you remain anonymous.

CALL 1-402-747-2244

Artist in Residence Visits High Plains The Polk County Historical Society sponsored an Artist in Residence for Polk County schools. California Artist, Alexandra Grant worked with 4th and 5th grade students. The groups of student illusrated a line from a story Ms. Grant bought, called Grasshoppers. The Historical Society will publish the book. Alexandra Grant was back in Polk County to visit. Two years ago she returned a tombstone she had purchased in an antique store in Wyoming to the Pleasant Home cemetery near Polk. The stone had been stolen from the cemetery many years ago. Last year, she spent several days here when the stone was re-set and dedicated.


SCOREBOARDSoftball

Varsity-9-16 CC/ HPC 10 St. Paul 119-19 CC/HPC 1 York 159-21 David City Tourney CC/HPC 3 Twin River 16

CC/HPC 14 David City 0

CC/HPC 7 D.C. Aquinas 89-23 CC/HPC 2 Centennial 69-24 CC/HPC 0 Fillmore Central 49-26 CC/HPC 10 Madison/Humphrey 0 CC/HPC 9 David City 4

9-28 Adams Central Invite CC/HPC 7 Blue Hill 5

CC/HPC 10 Milford 7

CC/HPC 0 Wayne 1010-1 CC/HPC 9 D.C. Aquinas 6Junior Varsity9-16 CC/HPC 5 St. Paul 139-19 CC/HPC 1 York 109-23 CC/HPC 12 Centennial 9

9-24 CC/HPC 12 Fillmore Central 910-1 CC/HPC 8 D.C. Aquinas 9

VolleyballVarsity9-19 HPC 15 15 Humphrey 25 25

HPC 25 17 25 Clarkson-Leigh 16 25 20

9-21 Cross County Invite HPC 21 10 CC 25 25

HPC 18 15 East Butler 25 25

HPC 16 25 17 Sutton 25 22 25

HPC 16 17 Osceola 25 25

9-24 HPC 25 25 25 St. Edward 15 22 13

9-26 HPC 25 21 25 Dorchester 17 25 23

HPC 16 14 Shelby/RC 25 25

10-1 HPC 25 25 25 McCool 21 16 12

Junior Varsity9-24 HPC 25 25 St. Edward 20 10

10-1 HPC 26 25 McCool 24 22

FootballVarsity9-20 HPC 6 Howells/Dodge 26

9-27 HPC 76 East Butler 34

10-4 HPC 61 Shelby/RC 8

JuniorVarsity9-16 HPC 48 Exeter/Milligan 89-23 HPC 76 Giltner 1430 HPC 58 McCool 6

Junior High9-23 HPC 6 Shelby/RC 669-30 HPC 0 Osceola 58


School Board Minutes M-Motion by, S-Seconded by, F-For, A-Against, AB-Absent,

As-Abstain, Mc-Motion Carried.It is noted that the Nebraska Open Meeting Act was on display

High Plains Community Schools Board of Education Meeting

October 14, 2013

The regular monthly meeting of the High Plains Community Schools Board of Education was held on October 14, 2013, at the Middle School in Clarks. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by President Kathy Klingsporn. Present were Brian Samuelson, Gregg Fowler, Wendy Hudson, Karen Stevens, Kathy Klingsporn, Principal Hudson, A.D. Vrbka and Superintendent Hendricks. Principal LeSuer was absent. There were no visitors.

M-Fowler, S-Stevens to excuse Kurt Kuhn from the meeting. Mc 5-0.

M-Fowler, S-Hudson to approve the agenda as presented. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Kuhn)

M-Stevens, S-Fowler to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on September 9th, 2013. Mc 4-0-1. (As-Klingsporn, Ab-Kuhn)

Items on the Supt. Hendricks’ report: Facilities; Transportation; Negotiations; Upcoming dates.

Items on Principal Hudson’s report: Important dates; Educational update.

Items on Principal LeSuer’s report given by Mr. Hendricks: Professional development; important dates; Personnel; Educational update.

A.D. Vrbka’s report:

Softball districts; CRC volleyball; Middle school volleyball championship game; NSAA District II meeting.

The Board reviewed Board Policies 5.34 – Child Internet Protection Act; Board Policy 5.5 (c) – Anti-Bullying Policy. M-Fowler S-Samuelson to approve joining the Nebraska Whole Child Project. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Kuhn)

Items discussed but requiring no action were: Superintendent’s retirement letter; Negotiations; NSAA Fourth season. The board reviewed the General Fund, Lunch and Activities accounts.

M-Samuelson S-Fowler to pay the General Fund bills as presented. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Kuhn)

M-Stevens, S-Hudson to go into closed session at 9:12 p.m. for the prevention of needless injury to an individual to discuss personnel matters. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Kuhn)

M-Samuelson, S-Fowler to come out of closed session at 10:08 p.m. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Kuhn)

M - S t e v e n s , S-Klingsporn to adjourn at 10:09 p.m. Mc 5-0. (Ab-Kuhn)

Respectfully submitted,

Wendy Hudson/Secretay

(continued from page 1)Since this is the second year of the NePAS rankings, it will be hard to make many solid inferences from them. Trends that seem to hold true over time will give us our best idea of consistent strengths and weaknesses. Our teachers and principals will continue to look at all of our testing to evaluate what we teach, how we teach it, and when we teach it in our curriculum.


COUNSELOR’S

CORNERMr. Strecker

Seniors should try to make application to the colleges of their choice before Christmas vacation. This can be accomplished through a paper application or online. This gives the seniors second semester to make a sound college choice. This allows the senior time to apply for scholarships, choose a dorm, and work hard to finish a good academic senior year.

A college will not award scholarships or a financial aid package until the senior is accepted as a student to that college. Another reason to apply to colleges early.

An important part of the college choice is the college visit. A college visit should consist of talking to current students, visit classes in session, eat the cafeteria food, look at the dorm rooms, find the library, and, if possible, talk to an advisor. One can get a certain feeling while on the college campus that tells you this is the place to attend.

Does the college have your major? How far is it away from home? What is the yearly cost to attend the college? What are the sources of financial aid and scholarships for incoming freshmen? These are some of the questions that need to be answered while making a college choice.

If there is more than one college on the senior’s list, have him/her apply to them all. Some of the four-year colleges and most of the two-year community colleges have no application fee. The Nebraska University System charges a one-time forty-five dollar fee. This allows one to apply to the three universities. (Universities of Nebraska at Lincoln, Kearney, or Omaha). In most cases a senior will be accepted as a student to every college. This can help the student make a good decision.

The two-year community colleges have many advantages. Most have transfer programs, which allow students to complete the general educational requirements necessary for graduation from a four-year college. This may take one or two years. The advantages of the community colleges are; the cost is lower, the class sizes are smaller, the accessibility to the professors or special help is better, and there seems to be a family atmosphere.

The application process for the Nebraska University System can be completed online or in paper form. A part of the application for admission is the freshman scholarship application. The deadline for the freshman scholarship is January 15th.

The State College System (Chadron, Peru, and Wayne) has a Board of Trustees Scholarship to be completed separately from the application for admission. The deadline is also January 15th.

If you have any questions, please call me at the school. (402-765-3331)


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SENIORS - HIGH HONORS HONOR ROLL

Randy Church Cale Bolton Logan Engel Tyler Martin Logan Fleming Sydney Goertzen Reva Graves Jeff Gravlin Ben Nunnenkamp Jami Ostberg Dylan Shenk

JUNIORS - HIGH HONORS HONOR ROLL Andrew Adelson Allie Hogan Rachel Beck Trey Engel Cale Harless Hannah Person Amber Scherer Danielle Shenk Jenna Veburg Destiny Williams Jabe Wurtz

SOPHOMORES - HIGH HONORS HONOR ROLL Josh DeMers Chloe Engel Garrett Lesiak Dawn Spencer Matthew Pekarek Gavin Swanson Hunter Sharman Kyler VanHousen

FRESHMEN - HIGH HONORS HONOR ROLL Tana Engel Anna Reeves Cheyanne Means Michaela Reimers Rachel Sundberg Taylor Williams

HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY SCHOOLSHigh School Honor Roll - 1st Quarter


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Name: Lance RussellAge: 8 Favorite Food: Ramen SpaghettiWorst Food: Pork ChopsPerson I Admire: ElliotAlways: PlayNever: Leave without askingWhen I grow up I want to be: a football playerMost exciting thing I’ve ever done: Drive down the river on a 4-wheelerWho would you like to be for a day: My uncle CorbeyWhat is the nicest thing someone has done for you? When Wyatt and Elliot helped me when I got hurt.What makes you laugh? My momWhat’s your favorite treasure? My remote control car

Meet - A - 2nd - GraderMrs. Lesiak would like you to meet her class.

For next two months will be introducing you to second grade students.

Name: Wyatt UrkoskiAge: 7 Favorite Food: Macaroni & CheeseWorst Food: BroccoliPerson I Admire: LanceAlways: Get your homework doneNever: Cross the street without looking both waysWhen I grow up I want to be: A pro football player for the FalconsMost exciting thing I’ve ever done: Went to Disney WorldWho would you like to be for a day? LanceWhat is the nicest thing someone has done for you? When I got a WiiWhat makes you laugh? My brother, LaneWhat’s your favorite treasure? My 3DS

Name: Esperanza Verdugo-ZamoraAge: 7Favorite Food: Mac & CheeseWorst Food: TomatoesPerson I Admire: My sister KorinneAlways: ListenNever: FightWhen I grow up I want to be: A volleyball playerMost exciting thing I’ve ever done: Went to the State Fair and rode ridesWho would you like to be for a day: My momWhat is the nicest thing someone has done for you? When Garrett gave me a horseWhat makes you laugh? When people tickle meWhat’s your favorite treasure? My piggy bank

Name: Mikayla ZellerAge: 7Favorite Food: Hot dogsWorst Food: SteakPerson I Admire: Emily and Riley Always: Listen to the teacher, parents, and GodNever: KillWhen I grow up I want to be: A vetMost exciting thing I’ve ever done: Went swimmingWho would you like to be for a day? my mom or dadWhat is the nicest thing someone has done for you? Riley and Emily became my friendsWhat makes you laugh? JokesWhat’s your favorite treasure? My swimsuit


HPC Middle School Roll of Honor1st Quarter, 2013-2014

Honor Roll 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Jordan Gress

High Honor Roll 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Griffin Hendricks Delaney Carlstrom Alyse Carlson Hannah Hiett Garrett Sharman Cara DeMers Lindsi Hughes Claire Harless Jarrett Parsons Frankie Hendricks Dylan Soule Emily McNaught Tanner Parsons Kaylee VanHousen Madison Young For a student to be placed on the honor roll, the student must maintain a 90% average or above. Students

maintaining a 94% average will be placed on the “High Honors” list. No student will be placed on either list if that student receives

a “C” or less in any graded classes, regardless of their total grade point average.

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Science, Writing~At the Clarks site, only students in 8th grade take NeSA-S and NeSA-W assessments. 76% of students as-sessed met Science standards and for writing 76% of students met proficiency.

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is a component of the federal law, No Child Left Behind, that requires all schools and districts to annually measure the progress of students toward goals established by the State. Stu-dent performance in Reading and Mathematics and the Other Academic Indicator (OAI) (writing for Grades 4 and 8 and graduation rate for high schools), and the participation rate for assessments are all included in the determination of whether a school or a district has made adequate yearly progress. Due to class sizes smaller than 30 students AYP decisions for High Plains Community Schools are determined through grade spans: Elem (K-5), MS (6-8) and HS (9-12).

As a patron you may notice the students at the MS level did not meet AYP for the 2012-2013 school year in the areas of Reading (students eligible for free and reduced lunch) and Math but we did meet AYP for the participation rate. Although this is a concern, it is important to look at data over years and look for growth not only as a district but for individual students. It is also important to note that data from year to year represents a different group of students all of which have students of varying demographics. When analyzing growth teachers examine multiple measures which include daily performance on classroom measures and local as-sessments to cite a few examples. If you would have further questions, please feel free to look at the state of the school report on the Nebraska Depart of Education website http://www.education.ne.gov/index.html or contact myself.

In closing, I would like to thank patrons of the community, students and parents for making the first part of the 2013-2014 a GREAT year. Until next month…GO STORM and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!


For more information from The Parent Institute go to:www.parent-institute.com



IGNITE YOUR BEST YOU!

#1 SMILE

#2 Use your non-dominant hand to do daily tasks like brushing your teeth or hair. The simple switch promotes the growth of neurons in your brain, enhancing your memory.

#3 Try something new once a month. Try a new food or take a dance class. New experiences will give you confidence to try and achieve new things.

#4 Stand up straight. You will instantly feel better.

#5 Drink a big glass of water. Dehydration makes you feel tired.

#6 Take a walk outside and get some sunlight.

#7 Compliment someone. It will make you and them feel better.

#8 Reward yourself. Do something that you like to do. Take 20 minutes to read a book. Take a walk. Watch your favorite show.

WELLNESS NOTES

New 3rd Grade Teacher, Mrs. BlaséBy 8th Grade Marketing Class

Mrs. Blasé is the new third grade teacher at High Plains Community Schools. She is a very intelligent teacher that likes to rearrange her room on a daily basis. Mrs. Blasé likes teaching because her son struggled in school and she enjoys helping students that love school and those that struggle. Mrs. Blasé husband’s name is Randy and he likes golf and basketball. Randy manages a fertilizer plant and they both love their dog named Sparkles. Mrs. Blasé was born in Stromsburg, Nebraska and graduated from Midland University. She received her master’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Mrs. Blasé has taught in Grand Island, Central City, and currently at High Plains Community Schools, she has coached both volleyball and softball. Mrs. Blasé has two grandkids named Oliver and Brynn. One more interesting fact is she grew up in Hordville, Nebraska.

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