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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
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 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
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
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 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
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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.