Where did the fall go? It

seems like it was just days

ago that we were getting

ready for the first games, so I

couldn’t believe when we

reached the end of the nine

weeks and I realized that the

year was ¼ over. October

was busy with the MAP test-

ing as well as district cross

country, several volleyball

and football games, and

homecoming, so it seemed

like we reached the end of the

month in the blink of an eye.

As fall activities wind

down other activities are

picking up. Ms. Simmons

and the One Act cast have

started working on this year’s

play, “Walkin Home,” and

will be performing at compe-

titions as well as perform-

ances for our community and

students on Wednesday, No-

vember 25th and on Tuesday,

December 8th. The choir at-

tended the conference vocal

clinic last Monday and were

part of the conference concert

that night. I thought the

group sounded great and am

proud to recognize Bella Kis-

sel who was selected for a

solo. The AG department has

been busy working on con-

tests and have almost com-

pleted the new green house.

Be on the lookout for FFA

members stopping by as they

begin this year’s fruit sales.

FBLA is wrapping up their

pastry fund raising project and

are preparing for leadership

conference. You can find

more details on these and

other groups elsewhere in this

newsletter.

The “State of the Schools

Report” had been released by

the Nebraska Department of

Education. I invite you to

check out Commissioner

Blomstedt’s comments and the

“State of the Schools Report”

yourself on the Nebraska De-

partment of Education’s

homepage at:

http://www.education.ne.gov/

If this is the first time you’ve

been to the NDE Dis-

trict/School Reports site,

you’ll notice an asterisk in

some parts of our data. This is

done because we are a small

school and Federal guidelines

make NDE mask the data to

protect individual identities in

small classes. I appreciate

keeping individual’s scores

private, but in one place the

asterisk is there because 100%

of the students in the class

were proficient on the test.

As you look at our District

results you will see our School

did not do well on last year’s

NESA tests. As a school our

NeSA scores were down from

previous years, but when you

start looking through individ-

ual classes, you will see that

several of the individual

classes did as well and some

even improved their scores.

The 1st quarter report cards

and school pictures, were sent

home with students on Friday

the 23rd. You’ll find the 1st

quarter honor roll students

listed in this newsletter. If

you have questions about

your student’s grades or our

school’s performance on the

Nebraska State Assessments,

please give me a call!

I will close by saying that

I am proud of the community

where I live and work. That

is not to say that the adults in

the community and/or the stu-

dents in our school are per-

fect. Perfection is something

everyone should strive for,

but is not always reached.

Please keep that in mind as

we cheer on our players and

their coaches. I am again re-

minded of a quote I first heard

from my grandmother, “our

actions often say more than

our words.”

Thank you and until next

month – GO WOLVES!

Mr. Cory Grint

Thoughts From the Principal

November 2015

Inside this issue:

Sargent School’s NEWSLETTER

FFA News 2

Upcoming

Events

2

Career Day 3

Career Day 4

Music News 5

One-Act Play 5

Computer

Class

6

Counselor

Notes

6

Counselor

Notes

7

1st Qtr Honor

Roll

8

1st Qtr. Honor

Roll

9

Yearbooks 10

Winter

Weather Tips

11

State of the

School Report

12

Nov. Calendar 13

Nov. Calendar 14

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Mon Nov.2nd– VB Subdistricts @ Kearney Catholic

Thurs. Nov. 5th– Picture Retakes 10:00

Wed.. Nov. 11th—Veterans Day Program 9:00am

Thurs. Nov. 12th—Elem. Dental Checks 8:15

Thurs. Nov. 12th-14th —State Volleyball

Mon. Nov. 16th—County Gov’t Day

Mon. Nov. 16th– Start of Winter Sports Practice

Upcoming Events

Wed. 18th —2:00 Dismiss Teachers Inservice

Tues. Nov. 24th—MNAC One Act Play Production

@Litchfield

Wed. Nov. 25th—2:00 Dismissal Thanksgiving

Break

Thurs. Nov. 26th—No School

Fri. Nov. 27th—No School

On September 26, 2015 members of the Sargent FFA Chapter com-

peted at the 2015 State Range Judging Competition held at Scottsbluff. Out

of 215 students, the junior individuals who received ribbons were: Carly

Kozeal 10th, Corri Slagle 13th, Joe Kruml 26th, Gus Dunbar 27th, Justin

Kemp 28th, Abby O'Connor 29th, and Alex Horky 37th. The junior team

including Carly Kozeal, Corri Slagle, Joe Kruml, and Alex Horky placed 4th

out of 57 teams. Jade Osborn placed 15th in the senior division out of 190

students.

FFA News

FFA Fruit Sales Now Until November 20th

If interested contact any

FFA member or Mr.Kozeal at

the school. (308) 527-4119

Check out our school webpage. If you have any ideas to improve the website, please email Mrs. To-

bias at Emily.tobias@sargentpublicschools.org

STEM Career Day a Success Four students, Daymion Collins, Tyler Detter, Raymond Divine, Dillan Saner, and Mrs. Schauda ventured to Bro-

ken Bow on September 30th to explore career opportunities in Custer County in the fields of Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Manufacturing. They began their day at Mid Plains Community College with introductions and

instruction on the order of tours for the day.

The first tour was at Custer Public Power where they worked on building a series circuit and parallel circuit. Then

they toured the building and learned about the various jobs it takes to be able to have a consistent flow of electric-

ity to homes and businesses. There were bookkeepers, computer technicians, engineers, linemen, human relations

personal, education directors, and several other occupations that help CCPP run smoothly. Next, they moved to a

safety demonstration where they watched how damaging electricity can be if not handled correctly and how to

safely move away from downed power lines. The big finale was getting to practice using some of a lineman’s

equipment. Several of the students practiced using a “hot stick” to open and close a circuit to stop or start the

flow of electricity. A couple of the students also put on a lineman’s belt along with other equipment and practiced

climbing an electrical pole.

The next stop was at BD. The students broke up into groups for a tour of the plant and were able to see all the

innovative technology that helps the company produce 10 million tubes in a day. They also heard about the wide

range of degrees employees have. There are mechanical technicians, chemists, engineers, accountants, human rela-

tions, managers, just to mention a few. After the tour they were served pizza for lunch and were able to listen to a

Central Community College representative that talked about the mechatronics program at CCC. Jon Nixon, a

process engineer at BD, also talked to the students about internships and scholarship opportunities available at

BD.

The students’ final business tour was at Sargent Pipe. Luke Wasson, the general manager, gave an interesting tour

and explained how technology helped make their machining processes more efficient so they can produce a more

uniform product and produce more well parts in less time. Not only did the students get to watch parts being

made, one of the technicians programmed a machine to make tops for all the students that toured that day. They

managed to squeeze in a top spinning contest before the tour was over. Engineers have also been able to design a

well drilling truck on a computer program instead of on graph paper which allowed them to save time and re-

sources when the truck was actually built. Luke also was quick to tell the students about the many opportunities in

various career fields such as engineering, welding, and computer programming that are available at Sargent Pipe.

The career day ended back at Mid-Plains Community College where the students were encouraged to consider ca-

reer opportunities they have available to them right here in Custer County. They also got a quick glimpse at the

new welding booths that are being installed at the campus in Broken Bow. The students should be anxiously

awaiting college courses they can take in the welding technology field.

Students were asked what their favorite part about the day was and why:

Tyler Detter – “My favorite part about the day was the tours because I got to gain a lot of knowledge.”

Dillan Saner – “My favorite part of the day was the BD tour because I got to see where my dad works.”

Daymion Collins – “My favorite part was at Sargent Pipe where we got to see the parts being made.”

Raymond Divine – “My favorite part was when we were at Custer Public Power and we got to climb the utility poles.”

Page 4 Newsletter Title

STEM Career Day

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Mid-Nebraska Actvities Conference –East Vocal Clinic

On Monday, October 26th, 15 Twin Loup Singers attended the MNAC-East Vocal Clinic. Eighty-

two senior high students from seven schools gathered in Merna to work together under the guid-

ance of Mrs. Angela Wright of the Kearney Public Schools. The students spent 6 ½ hours work-

ing on songs that they would present together at a 6:30 PM concert.

Students were given the chance to audition for one of the many solos and small group sections

of the songs. Miss Bella Kissell was chosen to sing in a trio for Shut De Do.

Songs performed that day were “Shut De Do”, “Homeward Bound”, “The Turtle Dove:, “An

American Celebration”, and “Run, Mary, Run”. We had our smallest group of gentlemen singers

in recent history, but they still managed to entertain us with “Sweet Caroline”. The ladies also had

their turn to shine with “Someone Like You”.

Schools attending this year were Ansley, Arnold, Brady, Callaway, Loup County, Sargent, and Anselmo-Merna. A great audience was there for the evening performance and we appreciate all of those who traveled to hear the results of a great day.

All School Play

This year the Sargent High School Drama Department will be producing the play “Walkin’ Home” by Steven Orth. Twenty-three SHS students are involved in the play. Two actors and eleven actresses, as well as two members of the lighting crew, have been busy working on the production. Additional crew members will begin work next week with building the set, organizing costumes, and preparing props for the play. The first performance of the play will be at the MNAC competition in Litchfield on 11/24 (performance time-TBA). The following afternoon, the cast and crew will have a 1:00 matinee for the students at Sargent Public Schools. The public is also in-vited to attend the performance on 11/25. The cost of attendance for adults is $5.00, with school aged and under students being free of charge on that date. The D1-4 District competition will be held in Merna on Dec 2 (performance time-TBA). A final performance, awards night, and reception will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 pm. An admission fee of $5.00 for adults and $4.00 for students K-12 will be charged to attend the play.

Music News

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Counselor Notes

College visits are important. I realize you can’t visit as many as students would like. They do need to visit at least

two of their top choices so they can compare them to help find the right fit for them. I will gladly help them set

up college visits after you have discussed times and dates that work for both of you.

Listed below are some websites and information on scholarships. Students can look for scholarships now and I

have listed some sites for you below. My website is also listed there; it will have a lot more information on local

scholarships that will come due second semester. If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call

or stop by.

Mrs. Schauda

The seniors and rest of the student body have access to test dates, scholarships and other information through our

new classroom management system, Schoology. If a parent would like access they should contact Mrs. Schauda.

Websites that will have scholarship information:

fastweb.com fastaid.com collegeanswer.com collegescholarships.com

Education Quest is a free service offered to help with college and financial aid.

educationquest.org

Education Quest

2706 Second Avenue

Kearney, NE 68847

800-666-3721

308-234-6310

Mrs. Osborn and Mrs. Tobias are offering Microsoft Word 2013 and Excel 2013 mini courses. We would like to start between the fall and winter sports season, continuring until the middle of November. If you would be interested in taking such a course for a small, nominal fee, please notify me by Friday, Octo-ber 30th via email at emily.tobias@sargentpublicschools.org, or Facebook message. Please indicate what course (Word, Excel, or both) you would be in-terested in taking. Also, if you have any particular skills you would like to learn, please indicate that to me as well. Also, anyone taking the course has an op-portunity to become Microsoft Word 2013 and/or Excel 2013 industry certified. More and more businesses in industry are requiring such certification in order to hold employment. Share the word with family and friends that would be in-terested in such classes. We hope to have a great turn out!

Computer Class Offered

Page 7 November 2015

EducationQuest Foundation College Planning Bulletin - A monthly college planning guide for Nebraska high school students November 2015

Seniors…it’s time to start the admissions process!

Admission deadlines will start hitting this fall. Follow these steps to stay on track: Complete your college visits and narrow your choices to 3-4 schools. Contact your top colleges and ask about deadlines and the process for applying for admission, college-based scholarships and financial aid. Apply to your top 3-4 colleges before the deadline. If your school is conducting an Apply2College event this fall, you can get help during the school day with your college applications. Even if your school isn’t conducting an event, use free Apply2College resources including this College Application Checklist. For other resources and tips, click here. Update your Activities Resume. Since extracurricular activities are an important part of a college application, keep them up-to-date by using the Activi-ties Resume at EducationQuest.org. Contact your admissions representative periodically to stay informed about deadlines and campus activities.

Attend a Financial Aid Program to learn college funding options If you attend, you can register to win a $500 scholarship! Juniors and seniors - to learn about financial aid and other college funding options, attend an EducationQuest Financial Aid Program with a parent or guardian. If you attend, you’ll be eligible to apply for a $500 Financial Aid Program Scholarship! Find details at EducationQuest.org.

Sargent Public Schools will be hosting a Financial Aid Program on November 9th at 6:30 in the library.

Juniors…start researching colleges If you narrow your college choices by the end of your junior year, your senior year will be less stressful. Here’s how to get started: Review College Profiles at EducationQuest.org for information about colleges in Nebraska and across the country. If you’re inter-ested in an out-of-state school, check out the Midwest Student Exchange Program to learn about options for discounts on tuition.

Meet with college representatives who visit your school, and then visit the websites of the colleges that interest you to learn more about the schools. Once you’ve narrowed your choices, schedule campus visits. Try to visit in the spring of your junior year while colleges are still in session. For more tips, see the Selecting a College section at EducationQuest.org.

November “To Do” List Juniors and Seniors…complete these tasks in November to stay on the path to college! ____ Seniors, register by November 5 for the December 5 SAT. ____ Seniors, register by November 6 for the December 12 ACT. ____ Attend a Financial Aid Program in your area and apply for a $500 scholarship. ____ Apply for scholarships. Visit free sites such as ScholarshipQuest at EducationQuest.org. ____ Meet with college representatives who visit your school.

Sargent Jr/Sr High School

2015-16 1st Quarter Honor Roll

A Honor Roll

The school would like to invite the area Veterans, Legion, and Auxiliary

members to our

Veteran’s Day Assembly on Wednesday, November 11th at 9:00AM

Student Name Grade Level Level

Aksel Murvold 12 All A

McKenzie Stefka 11 All A

Justin Kemp 10 All A

Isabella Kissell 10 All A

Carly Kozeal 10 All A

Joseph Kruml 10 All A

Corrine Slagle 10 All A

Kalayah Ironshell 9 All A

Dylan Osborn 9 All A

Tristian Poland 9 All A

Kaylee Kruml 8 All A

Hope Ottun 8 All A

Bailey Schneider 8 All A

Bridget Slagle 8 All A

Gabrielle Kissell 7 All A

Karina Kitt 7 All A

Page 9 November 2015

2015-16 1st

Quarter

A Average Honor Roll

Student Name Grade

Corinne Grint 12 A Average

Wade Vincent 12 A Average

Bailey Coons 11 A Average

Marshall Gibbens 11 A Average

Michael Gibbens 11 A Average

Kylie Hansen 11 A Average

Gavin Kemp 11 A Average

Jade Osborn 11 A Average

Shelby Schneider 11 A Average

Alexander Horky 10 A Average

Karson Kirwan 10 A Average

Elizabeth Folkers 9 A Average

Bryce Lamb 8 A Average

Lucy Vincent 8 A Average

Sidney Vincent 8 A Average

Daniel Folkers 7 A Average

Emma Hart 7 A Average

Andrea Maldonado 7 A Average

Shaylee Oxford 7 A Average

Shawn Quandt 7 A Average

Quade Young 7 A Average

Page 10 November 2015

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Page 11 November 2015

There is a lot of information to sort through on the “Report Card” NDE put together for Sargent Public

Schools, unfortunately not all of our results for the Sargent Schools Report Card was positive.

A breakdown of the results from the Report are...

That as a group the Sargent Students didn’t do as well as in past years. As a district the school had a lower

percentage of students meeting the State Standard on the NeSA than the State average in Reading, Math, and

Writing. You can check specific class results on the NDE State of the schools

http://reportcard.education.ne.gov/Default.aspx?AgencyID=21-0084-000

As you look at the class results you see that many of classes did score better than their peers on the NeSA. If you have

questions about you're your child scored I’d invite you to look at their individual NeSA results that were sent

home in September.

As a district Sargent did have more students meeting or exceeding the state standard on the NeSA-Science than

the State average Unlike the Reading and Math NeSA tests The State Science Assessment only reflects three

classes performance on the Science Standards, but it was the area our students performed the best in with over

83% of the students in those three grades scoring above the proficiency level. I’ve included the District results

on the table below.

The two areas of concern I have on the report are...

The Sargent Student’s taking the ACT had an average composite score that was lower than the State’s av-

erage Composite Score, but right at the national Average.

Sargent Schools did not meet Federal AYP.

We have been working with our Jrs and Seniors to increase individual and school proficiency on the ACT, but

will need to look into additional resources. Not meeting AYP was to be expected because to the way the Fed-

eral “No Child Left Behind” Law was written years ago. I think Nebraska Commissioner of Education

Blomstedt explains the flaws in the current system very well and look for it to be redone after elections.

You can find Sargent’s Information by going to the 2014-2015 State of the School Report on the NDE website

or go straight to http://reportcard.education.ne.gov/Default.aspx?AgencyID=21-0084-000

Sargent’s “State of the School” Report

Page 12 November 2015

Five year’s of data for Sargent’s Students that were Proficient on NE State Assessments

^^In 2014 students in grades 8 and 11 had technology issues with the online test so District/School results were not released for NeSA-Writing

Reading Mathematics Science Writing

2009-2010 69 %

2010-2011 76 % 69 %

2011-2012 74 % 68 % 84 %

2012-2013 85 % 82 % 84 % 68 % ^

2013-2014 88 % 78 % 94 % ^^

2014-2015 78 % 70 % 83 % 60 %

Page 13 November 2015

NNNovember 2015

VB Subdistricts

MNAC Play Pro-

duction @ Calla-

way

Election Day 2nd Round FB

Playoffs

VB District Finals

FB Playoffs Qtr

Finals

Veterans Day

BOE Meeting

State VB Tourney

@ Lincoln

JH WR @ Burwell

4:00

State VB Tour-

ney @ Lincoln

National Young

Readers Day

State VB Tour-

ney @ Lincoln

FB Playoffs Semi

Finals

10:00 Start

Teacher Inservice

2:00 Dismissal

Thanksgiving

Break

No School No School

JH WR @ Mullen

11:00ct.

JH WR @ Ains-

worth 4:00

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Education Quest

Financial Aid

meeting for Se.

Parents

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30

2:00 Dismissal Teachers

Inservice

Good News Club

Lincoln Tech Rep 9:00

2:00 Dismissal

Thanksgiving Break

One-Act Matinee

1:00

No School Thanksgiv-

ing Break

No School Thanks-

giving Break

State VB Tourney

TBD

JH WR @ Loup City

4:00

K-6 Dental Checks

8:15

VB Subdistricts @

Kearney Catholic

State VB Tourney

TBD

State VB Tourney

TBD

JH WR @ Mullen

11:00 CT.

JH WR @ Ainsworth

4:00

MNAC One-Act Play

Production @ Litch-

field

2nd rd Football

Playoffs

Good News Club

VB District Finals

Picture Retakes

10:00

FB Playoffs Qtr. Final

November BOE mt

National Young

Readeres Day. Ele-

mentary will celebrate

2:30-3:15

Veterans Day Pro-

gram 9:00am

FB Playoffs Semifinal

RD.

Start of Winter Sports

Practice

County Gov’t Day

NSAA Football finals

@ Lincoln

MPCC Rep 10:00

UNL Math Day