Elkhorn Valley hosted the NVC Instrumental Clinic on Monday, March 20 with seven schools and 140 students. Clinicians were Kevin Koopmann of Lincoln and Nathan LeFaber of Kearney. Great music was made by some great musicians!!
Congrats to JH and HS Class C All State Band participants! They represented EV well at the Honor Band on Saturday, March 18!
Congrats to the following recipients for the 2022-2023 Winter NCPA:
🤼♀️ Kennedy P. & Alexis L.
🤼 Waylon W. & Mavrick H.
🏀 Merinee V. & Brooke W.
🏀 Dawson H. & Carter W.
🗣️ Kody Q. & Emma Q.
https://nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com/textfile/awards/2023WinterNCPAWinners.pdf
To give less than your best is to sacrafice your gift. These two have shown than and been great teammates earning our Junior High Falcons of the week for track! Congrats Gentry and Logan!!
Congratulations to the students that were selected to take tests tomorrow at NECC's Scholastic Day! The bus leaves for Norfolk at 7:45 and test sessions are at 8:30, 9:45, and 11:00. Awards will start around 1:45.
The Jrs will take the State ACT test on Tuesday, March 21. Juniors need to be in the '87 gym by 7:45 and we will begin testing immediately at 8. If a student is late they will not be admitted to the testing room and will have to make it up. They will be dismissed after testing.
Anneka is all checked in, and ready for her 7:30 draw. She will speak at 8:30.
Due to the weather forecast and timing of the snow storm, Elkhorn Valley Schools will be closed today, March 16.
Anneka and Emma are state bound. Wish them luck in Kearney! 🍀🍀
SENIORS & parents/guardian: The deadline to submit senior portraits, baby and child photos has been extended to Friday, March 17th. Photo guidelines are in the March school newsletter and in letters mailed home. Questions and photos to: yearbook@elkhornvalleyschools.org
Good luck to students today as they compete in the NVC Quiz Bowl tournament!
Congrats to the EV JH Band and Choir for receiving Superior Ratings at the Wayne State College Music Festival and to the JH Show Choir for receiving an Excellent Rating. Great performances!!
Yesterday was a long day with some very tough competition at AAU State in Kearney (National Team Qualifier). With 8 guys competing we all wrestled well and everyone came away with at least one victory!
Congrats to Mason Nitz for placing 3rd and qualifying himself for Disney Duals down in Florida and also a Nebraska Dual Team.
Congrats to Mavrick Hagemann for placing 3rd and qualifying as an alternate for the Disney Duals Team and also a member of a Nebraska Dual Team.
Job well done to everyone who competed. The experience will pay off!
District Speech Results:
Merinee - 6th place persuasive
Anneka - 3rd place extemporaneous
Emma- 3rd place POI
Anneka and Emma have qualified for state.
The elementary Math Night that was originally scheduled for tonight, March 7, at 6:30 has been postponed to a later date.
Congratulations to the following on their NVC All-Conference Awards!
Wrestling:
2nd [120] Owen Vondra
1st [126] Mason Nitz
1st [132] Isaac Eckert
1st [138] Nate Halsey
1st [145] Mavrick Hagemann
2nd [152] Tristan Smith
2nd [160] Trevis Halsey
2nd [182] Jaxen Halsey
2nd [285] Leevi Fry
Girls Basketball:
1st team: JJ Black
2nd team: Karlee Broberg
Honorable mention: Joslynn Larson
Boys Basketball:
1st team: Brendyn Ollendick
2n team: Kellyn Ollendick & Carter Werner
Honorable mention: Dawson Hansen & Korbin Werner
Biology students were recently taught gram staining techniques and its importance in helping ID bacteria. Colonies were created from swabbing their phones.
If you can't make it to the boys basketball games at the state tournament you can tune into:
KEXL 97.5 FM and kexl.com
News Channel Nebraska
The Speech Team's HOME SHOW will be held tonight, March 6, beginning at 6:00. A couple of high school classrooms will be used for this event. Be sure to come out tonight to listen to some very talented kids as they entertain you.
You can prepurchase state basketball apparel at this link: https://nsaastateboysbb23.itemorder.com/