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Board continues discussions on Giltner-Harvard hoops coop

The Giltner School Board discussed its developing plan for the high school basketball cooperative with Harvard High School during its Monday night meeting. The board approved the coop for a second time in order to be on record for the Nebraska State Athletics Association (NSAA).
This year's ANR College Bound edition focuses on strategies for funding college education

This year's ANR College Bound edition focuses on strategies for funding college education

Start early to get your college funding in order

With the recent inflationary cycle impacting everything from the price of eggs to the cost of homes, the expense of a college education is going up as well.
Tim Ernst sits in his guidance counselor office at Lincoln Southwest High School where he has created a bulletin board full of pictures of successful students he has worked with in the past.

Tim Ernst sits in his guidance counselor office at Lincoln Southwest High School where he has created a bulletin board full of pictures of successful students he has worked with in the past.

Ernst guides students at Lincoln Southwest

When students arrive at Lincoln Southwest High School, they are assured that guidance counselors like Tim Ernst will be there to be there for them when they need a helping hand.While growing up in Aurora, Ernst said the thought of becoming a guidance counselor didn’t cross his mind.
Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.

Aurora High School provides a CNA program to train students to become certified nurses aides after completing the certification. Students who are currently taking the course include, from left, Emary Rhoades, Faith Utley and Ellie Brown.

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Aurora High School recognizes the vital role nurses play in health care and through its Certified Nurses Aide (CNA) program has helped more 30 students get a head start in training for the field.
Aurora High School Health and Wellness Day speaker Suzie Fogarty holds up her iPhone to make a point during her keynote address to high school students last Wednesday. Fogarty reported that today’s high school students spend an average of 7-1/2 hours a day looking at screens, and that’s on top of the time computers are used for study.

Aurora High School Health and Wellness Day speaker Suzie Fogarty holds up her iPhone to make a point during her keynote address to high school students last Wednesday. Fogarty reported that today’s high school students spend an average of 7-1/2 hours a day looking at screens, and that’s on top of the time computers are used for study.

AHS speaker urges students to break phone addiction

If Nebraska legislators were looking for evidence to support LB 140 which seeks to put a statewide ban on cell phones in school, they wouldn’t need to look much further than the presentation made to Aurora High School students during last Wednesday’s Health and Wellness Day.
The Hamilton County Inclusive Playground will be located on city property along Old Creek Road north of Lincoln Creek. It will have playground equipment designed for children of all abilities to be able to play together. This concept art looks toward the south from the perspective of Old Creek Road.

The Hamilton County Inclusive Playground will be located on city property along Old Creek Road north of Lincoln Creek. It will have playground equipment designed for children of all abilities to be able to play together. This concept art looks toward the south from the perspective of Old Creek Road.

Inclusive Playground surpasses $1M in donations

The Hamilton County Inclusive Playground project passed an important fundraising milestone recently when it topped the $1 million mark in donations on its way to the ultimate goal of $1.7 million. In fact, organizers say with a recent $100,000 donation from Cornerstone Bank, donations now total $1.
Members of the Giltner School Board hosted a public information meeting Wednesday night to inform parents and faculty about the plans for a basketball coop between Giltner and Harvard high schools. Pictured from left are board vice president Logan Rath, board member Brandon Hunnicutt, board president Brad Schutt and principal Kurt Finkey.

Members of the Giltner School Board hosted a public information meeting Wednesday night to inform parents and faculty about the plans for a basketball coop between Giltner and Harvard high schools. Pictured from left are board vice president Logan Rath, board member Brandon Hunnicutt, board president Brad Schutt and principal Kurt Finkey.

Giltner school board outlines plan for hoops cooperative

The Giltner School Board outlined plans for the new Giltner-Harvard basketball coop at a public informational meeting last Wednesday night which was attended by 24 faculty members and parents.The board had approved the plan during its Feb. 12 regular meeting.
The Giltner Cheer team won its first state championship title at the 2025 Nebraska Cheer & Dance competition on Friday, Feb. 21. Members of the team include (front row, from left): Karly Eastman, Addison Wilson, Addison Bradley, Gracie Kreutz, Avery Reeson, Peyton Schutt. Back row: Ciany Ledezma-Martinez, Kalie Cady, Kailyn Wilson, Jayci Buettner, Giovanna Nogara, McKaya Petzoldt and Eliana Bish.

The Giltner Cheer team won its first state championship title at the 2025 Nebraska Cheer & Dance competition on Friday, Feb. 21. Members of the team include (front row, from left): Karly Eastman, Addison Wilson, Addison Bradley, Gracie Kreutz, Avery Reeson, Peyton Schutt. Back row: Ciany Ledezma-Martinez, Kalie Cady, Kailyn Wilson, Jayci Buettner, Giovanna Nogara, McKaya Petzoldt and Eliana Bish.

Giltner wins state cheer title

The Lady Hornets made history at the 2025 Nebraska State Cheer & Dance competition on Friday, Feb. 21 taking home medals and Giltner High School’s first state cheer championship trophy.
Bearcats (or Binturongs) are native to south and Southeast Asia.

Bearcats (or Binturongs) are native to south and Southeast Asia.

Hampton fans learn ‘What is a bearcat?’

Folks in Hampton learned a few more details about their school’s upcoming sports cooperative with Heartland Community Schools on Friday morning at the latest Community Conversations with Coffee sponsored by Hampton School.
Before taking the position of ESL teacher at Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Kate Klute made several trips to Spain, where she spent three months working as a au pair nanny, teaching English to the children in her care. She took this selfie while visiting Andulcia, Spain.

Before taking the position of ESL teacher at Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Kate Klute made several trips to Spain, where she spent three months working as a au pair nanny, teaching English to the children in her care. She took this selfie while visiting Andulcia, Spain.

Klute creates welcoming classroom as ESL teacher

As an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Aurora native Kate Klute says she wants her students from other countries to not only learn the language but adapt to American culture. “I try to do my best to teach them American culture,” Klute said.