West Holt Senior receives Kearney Law Opportunities Program scholarship
Jack Hoffman, a senior at West Holt, was recently named as a recipient of the KLOP - the Kearney Law Opportunities Program (KLOP) for 2024-25. It is a partnership between the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the University of Nebraska College of Law, designed to recruit high school students from rural Nebraska and prepare them to eventually return and practice law in rural Nebraska. To apply, you must have applied and been admitted to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The program is very competitive.
Students selected for KLOP will receive a full tuition scholarship to UNK for up to 120 credit hours.
Each KLOP student receives one-on-one mentorship from the Pre-Law/KLOP faculty adviser throughout their time at UNK.
KLOP students receive numerous career and professional development opportunities, including preferred access to law-related internships; frequent visits to the UNL College of Law; regular interactions with attorneys, judges and current law students; and extensive undergraduate research opportunities.
As a KLOP student, you will have the opportunity to participate in two field study courses during your time at UNK: (1) a one-week trip to the southern United States to learn about the politics and law of the US civil rights movement; and (2) a two-week trip to Europe to learn about international human rights law.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree at UNK, this program guarantees a student’s acceptance into Nebraska College of Law at UNL, provided minimum requirements are met (GPA, LSAT score).
The kindergarten students celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday!
Congrats to our snowman building contest winners: Jack and Carson; Drayklee; Brynnlin and Brooke; and Anel! Thanks for all who shared their creativity and get outside to enjoy some beautiful weather today!
Spanish II is just starting their second book of the year and it is a sequel to their previous book read in December. They will be following the life of a Guatemalan teenager who becomes a foreign exchange student in Minnesota.
The 3 year old preschool class reviewed the letter A as astronauts this week!
Track Shirt Order Forms are available at: https://tinyurl.com/2024TrackShirts or in the office.
If you would like to pay by debit/credit card, you can order online at: https://west-holt-track-2024.square.site/
These are the shirts for the junior high and the high school teams. Orders are due by TUESDAY, MARCH 5th.
Mrs. Pistulka's 1st graders always look forward to listening to a guest reader. This week, Mr. Havranek was our special guest.
Happy Leap Day 2024 from Mrs. Hale's and Mrs. Roemer's Kindergarten classes!
The Elementary Student Council set a goal this school year to raise funds for playground equipment. They hosted a cake raffle and a hat day at school. The Elementary Booster Club graciously offered to match the money raised! With everyone's support, many new items were purchased!
Our Husky Spotlight is on Mrs. Flannery! Thank you for all you do for our school and students, Mrs. Flannery!
https://youtu.be/f1K2KLQ8_4s
The 8th grade English students have been learning about The Holocaust through a variety of stories.
We have read The Diary of Anne Frank play, watched a show on Miep's story, listened to our class read aloud book, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, and now are starting on our literature circle books. Students were able to choose which book they'd like to read and then are to meet with their classmates once a week to discuss their chosen book.
From Mrs. Frickel: 7th graders working on surface area problems. I love listening to their conversations as they work through each “situation”.
These students placed in the top 10 points winners at Battle Creek out of 72 participants: Peyton #1, Elizabeth #6, Jacob #7, and Emersyn #8!
Typical start of spring sports in Nebraska...water fights and 70 degrees yesterday...snow and wind chills in the negatives today...
K-6th Grade and 8th Grade students from West Holt have artwork on display at the local library from now thru Monday, March 11th. GO CHECK IT OUT!
JH Golf starts March 18th (weather permitting). More information will follow. Sign up is outside my classroom door for those who are interested.
JH Track Starts March 4th
See Coach Nemetz with questions and there will be more information to follow.
West Holt
Girls Wrestling
2023-24
Name Record Pins NF-3 NF-2 Rev. TD Esc. Pen. Tm Pts
Brooke Carey 19-16 16-15 1-3 3-1 3-5 25-25 16-4 2-2 111
Madison Davis 43-3 36-1 24-2 11-0 11-3 52-5 5-14 4-2 246
Maria Mora Gallardo 0-5 0-5 0-1 0-0 0-0 8-6 2-7 0-0 0
Brinely Kerkman 13-17 10-14 1-4 1-6 4-6 17-25 12-2 1-5 69
Felycia Kerkman 35-16 19-11 9-2 9-3 10-6 56-28 24-2- 5-18 173
Daphne Mitchell 4-5 4-4 2-3 1-1 3-3 5-11 4-6 3-3 24
Aleigha Ogden 6-5 6-3 0-3 2-2 1-4 7-8 7-3 1-1 36
Madalyn Pistulka 26-14 21-10 7-3 9-4 26-11 21-30 6-14 6-1 145
Cadey Schaaf 17-11 13-10 0-2 0-0 3-2 12-11 0-4 1-4 99
Morgan Schaaf 27-17 18-14 10-5 5-5 11-10 35-37 20-19 5-3 144
Totals 190-109 143-87 54-28 41-22 72-50 238-186 96-93 28-39 1047
Speech Team Finishes 3rd at Lutheran High Northeast.
Girls on the Run begins Tuesday, March 12th at 3:30! Sign up your 3rd-6th grade girl using the following link! Connect Mrs. Gotschall with any questions!
https://www.gotrnebraska.org/
