The ESU #11 Gifted Department hosted their 6th annual Battle of the Books. There were 41 students present from 11 different districts. The students were able to visit with Lauren Wolk, author of Echo Mountain and Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, author of Don’t Tell the Nazis. They all made Memory Boxes, an activity similar to… Continue Reading
The Board of Educational Service Unit #11 of the State of Nebraska, hereinafter referred to as ESU #11, held its regular meeting at the Office Building in Holdrege, Nebraska on April 12, 2021.
The 33rd Annual ESU #11 Senior High Academic Quiz Bowl was held on April 7th at the Nebraska Prairie Museum. Ten teams from the ESU #11 area competed. Teams were: Alma, Arapahoe, Cambridge, Elwood, Eustis-Farnam, Holdrege, Loomis, Minden, Southern Valley and Wilcox-Hildreth. The top two teams from this competition will advance to the Nebraska State… Continue Reading
The 31st Annual Invention Convention hosted by Educational Service Unit #11 of Holdrege, and organized by Janelle Jack, Gifted Education Coordinator, was scheduled to be held Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege. 132 inventors in Grades 3rd-8th were registered. Participating schools included: Alma, Cambridge, Holdrege, Loomis and Minden. Students were… Continue Reading
On March 19, 2021, Kate and Wade facilitated a Continuous Improvement Profile workday to assist districts in creating and updating an online district profile on Google Sites. The district profile should: assure all stakeholders’ understanding and beliefs, organize activities, develop timelines and committee structures, provide focus for all, provide the “road map” for improvement, and identify… Continue Reading
The Board of Educational Service Unit #11 of the State of Nebraska, hereinafter referred to as ESU #11, held its regular meeting at the Office Building in Holdrege, Nebraska on March 15, 2021.
The Board of Educational Service Unit #11 of the State of Nebraska, hereinafter referred to as ESU #11, held its regular meeting at the Office Building in Holdrege, Nebraska on February 22, 2021.
On February 23, 2021, Kate Hatch organized an art enrichment workshop for area art teachers. This workshop was facilitated by Cambridge Public Schools Art Teacher, Janice Howell, and Southern Valley Schools Art Teacher, Rebecca Jorgensen. This day was designed for the artist/educator teaching kindergarten through twelfth grade. Janice and Rebecca demonstrated encaustic art. Encaustic painting,… Continue Reading
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