Superintendent ‘s Notes By Jim Duval, Superintendent

Hello

The school year has begun and

we are enjoying the new faces,

students and staff, which are at

Sterling Public schools this year.

At this time our student num-

bers are slightly higher than last

year. I would encourage you to

introduce yourself to them when

possible.

School events are beginning

and we all hope everyone sup-

ports all the activities that our

students participate in through-

out the year. Attendance at

events is encouraged and appreci-

ated by the students.

The bus routes are always a con-

cern and I hope that all parents

take time to review the rules given

the students about proper conduct

on the bus. Safety on the bus is an

absolute must and the drivers

need to be giving there full atten-

tion to the road.

Everyone is encouraged to visit

school but please contact school in

advance so we can coordinate vis-

its and time so as to not disrupt

the students school day.

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PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

SEPTEMBER 19 4 :00 P.M. TO 7 :00 P.M.

SEPTEMBER 20 5 :00 P.M. TO 8 :00 P.M.

September 2007

Jet News

STERLING PUBLIC SCHOOL

Power school GRADESPower school GRADESPower school GRADESPower school GRADES The online grading program

that Sterling used last year was

bought out by another company

and has required us to make re-

visions and upload data. The

pass words that parents were

given last year are no longer valid.

New passwords will be issued as soon

as possible. If you wish to check your

students progress please contact the

teacher or guidance counselor.

Ms. Allison Zwygart

Jimmy Motz is the second

para for the elementary special

ed. He is a graduate of Lincoln

Northeast High School. He has

graduated from Creighton Uni-

versity.

Mr. Motz will also be our new

boys basketball coach for the

upcoming season. He enjoys

working with the kids and

meeting new people, since being

in Sterling.

His favorite food is Chicken

Fried Steak, favorite sport is

baseball and favorite team is

the Colorado Rockies.

Karmin Sage is one of two

new paras for the elementary

special ed. She grew up in Hast-

ings and graduated from Hast-

ings High School. She is mar-

ried to Brad Sage. They have 4

children - Nikolas 16, Colton 13,

Kirsten 4, and Garrett 3.

She enjoys the change of pace

ad the new challenges of every-

day.

Her favorite food is popcorn.

The family pets are a dog

named Andy and a cat named

Tiger.

Allison Zwygart is our new

Technology person. She went to

high school in Pawnee City and

graduated from Peru with a

Masters in Instructional Tech-

nology.

Ms. Zwygart says she enjoys

Sterling, where she is not tied

down to one room and things

are changing continually.

Ms. Zwygart lives in Pawnee

City. Her favorite food is pizza.

She has a pet dog named Izzy.

MEET THE NEW STAFF MEMBERS

SEPTEMBER 2007

Mrs. Karmin Sage Mr. Jimmy Motz

Wanna ACT? Try out for the One Act Play

“Competition Piece”

Large Cast Needed

(Crew pick up sheet anytime)

Open for Grades 9-12

Audition Times

Tuesday, Sept. 4 - 7:30 -8:00 a.m. Steele’s room 3:45-4:30 p.m. On the Stage

Wednesday, Sept. 5 - 3:45-4:30 p.m. Steele’s room

Thursday, Sept. 6 - 7:30 -8:00 a.m. Steele’s room

Next Month Meet More

New Staff!

Magazine Sales have begun for 2007.

Hold on to those renewals. If you

are interested in purchasing maga-

zines and don’t know a junior, con-

tact school at 866-4761. Thank you

for your support!

Changes in the Sports Schedules

REMINDERS For YouREMINDERS For YouREMINDERS For YouREMINDERS For You

We do not issue aspirin at school. You

may fill out papers for medication (Tylenol,

etc…) to be given to your child. Which are

included in this newsletter. You will also

have to supply the office with medica-

tion for your child in the original bot-

tle. If your child needs to take some kind of

medication during the day, make arrange-

ments with office before school starts.

If you have any questions please contact the

office at 866-4761.

AFTER SCHOOL PHONE CALLS

Students will not be allowed to use the

phone after school to try to change their

plans. (or change your minds) If changes are

needed please contact the office before the

end of school that day.

JUNIOR CLASSJUNIOR CLASSJUNIOR CLASSJUNIOR CLASS

MAGAZINE SALESMAGAZINE SALESMAGAZINE SALESMAGAZINE SALES

POST PROM PARENTS

A meeting will be held on Wednesday,

Sept. 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria

for all Junior Parent (otherwise known as

Post Prom Parents).

The Post Prom Parents will be hosting

a Hamburger Feed Fundraiser on Home-

coming Night, Sept. 14 at the Football

game. Times to be announced. Watch for

more information to come out following

the meeting.

All Junior parents are to bring 2 1/2

dozen pre-wrapped bars or cookies (2 to a

bag). The Junior parents that have foot-

ball players will be expected to help dur-

ing the set up shift until 7:00 p.m. then

the rest of the Junior parents will do the

7:00 p.m. to close shift. All your help is

appreciated. We are all in this together.

Volleyball Addition/Changes:

9/7 JV VB game at Shickley - AWAY - 5 p.m.

Football Addition/Changes:

10/19 FB game vs. Parkview Christian - HOME

We will try to keep you up to date on any

changes. Please also check our website or con-

tact the office at 866-4761

SEPTEMBER 2007

06-07 Annuals are available! We have extra!

If you haven’t received yours or want another,

Contact Ms. England at 866-4761.

Greater than 50% of the calls to the Nebraska Regional Poison Center involve medications.

Every year the poison center gets calls from schools and daycare centers where medication

is found on the floor, in diaper bags, and with students sharing medications.

Putting your child’s medication in a lunch box, sports bag or backpack results in loss of con-

trol over how that medication will be used. It puts your child and the other school children

at risk. It is important for parents to become familiar with and follow their child’s school

medication policy.

Parents should also:

* Keep all medications stored in their original container. Never mix medications into

other containers, as this makes identifying medications very difficult in case of an emer-

gency.

* Talk to your child about the school’s medication policy.

* Tell children that even though medications may make one child feel better, they can

make another child very ill. Also, make them aware that taking more medication than di-

rected on the bottle will not make their child feel better quicker and instead can make them

sicker.

* Make teenagers aware that taking over-the-counter pain relievers in amounts larger than

prescribed can be very dangerous.

Sports bags may contain asthma inhalers and sports cream. Asthma inhalers should never

be shared with other people. Taking too much of these medications can cause flushed skin,

tremors, dizziness and heart problems. Sports creams contain ingredients that can be dan-

gerous if ingested or rubbed into the eye.

The Nebraska Regional Poison Center offers tips on poison prevention as a free commu-

nity service. For more information, contact the Nebraska Regional Poison Center by calling

(402) 955-5555 in the Omaha metropolitan area or toll-free at 1-800-222-1222.

The Nebraska Regional Poison Center is sponsored by The Nebraska Medical Center, Creighton University Medical Center, and University of Nebraska Medical Center.

What’s In Your Backpack? Lunch Box? Sports Bag?

SEPTEMBER 2007

BIG THANKS! Thank you Mr. Karr for the nice

benches you have made for the lobby ar-

eas throughout the buildings.

Thank you to the Deer Creek Sod-

busters for their recent donation.

Thank you to those of you who have

already signed up to take tickets, more

are needed.

Bus Parents Reminder Please make sure to notify your bus driver or

the school when there will be any changes for

pick up or drop off of your student(s). Unless

the school office or the bus driver is notified

the student will be dropped off or picked up

and there regular spots.

Also if there is someone who will be coming

home with your student(s), please notify the

school or bus driver. 866-4761 Thank you.

SEPTEMBER 2007

First Grade

Ethan Euler

Devon Larimore

Ryan Larimore

Second Grade

Christian Furtado

Dylan Furtado

Fourth Grade

Lindy Pella

We would like to welcome

our new students and

their families.

Kindergarten:

Logan Edwards

Jessa Harms

Brian Heusman

Colbey Nielsen

Joel Rathe

Amanda Tallant

JeriJeydan Tallant

Colby Thies

Megan Tinsley

Torrie Tucker

McKayla Vermeer

Welcome to Our Newest Students Seventh Grade

Colton Sage

Eighth Grade

Billy Richardson

Chelsea Schneider

Logan Schneider

Freshman

Sarah Vermeer

Junior Exchange Student

Jonathan Schmidt

Junior

Cody Hardy

Nikolas Sage

Aaron Wagner

Homecoming Extravaganza Come join us on Sunday, September 9th

for the annual Homecoming Extravaganza .

It will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Sterling Park.

If it rains we will be in the gym.

Come, bring a friend, and

enjoy the fun and entertainment

as we celebrate

Homecoming Week.

SEPTEMBER 2007

2007-2008 ACT Test Dates by Jill Shea, Guidance Counselor Registration Deadline

September 21, 2007

November 2, 2007

January 4, 2008

March 7, 2008

May 9, 2008

(Late Fee Required)

September 22-October 5, 2007

November 3-15, 2007

January 5-18, 2008

March 8-21, 2008

May 10-23, 2008

Test Date

October 27, 2007

December 8, 2007

February 9, 2008

April 12, 2008

June 14, 2008

Picture Day September 12 - 8:00 a.m.

The SkillsUSA (VICA) & Mr. Salberg

will again this year be available for

any odd jobs. Contact Mr. Salberg

at school - 866-4761.

Lincoln Area College Fair Open House Sponsored by EducationQuest Foundation & NACRAO

Sunday, October 21, 2007

1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Southeast Community College 8800 "O" Street, Lincoln

Approximately 120 colleges from Nebraska and other states will be in attendance. Plan to be there!!

HOMECOMING WEEK ACTIVITIES

Sept. 10-14 Dress Up Days

Monday - Formal Day

Tuesday - Twin Day

Wednesday - Super Hero Day

Thursday - Hawaiian Day

(no coconuts, grass skirts with regular shorts (no biker shorts))

Friday - Spirit Day/Autograph Day

September 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Freeman VB

Tourn.

@ Adams - 11A

& 1P

2 3

NO SCHOOL

LABOR DAY

4 VB - HOME vs. SE Consol. JV, V 5:30 p.m. JV FB - Diller/Odell 5:30 p.m. HOME

5 6 VB - Falls City

Tri

@ Falls City H.S.

P.C./F.C.

5:00/6:00

JV VB also

7 JV VB

@ Shickley 5:00

p.m.

FB - @ Shickley

7 p.m.

8

JV VB Syracuse

Tourn.

@ Syracuse

8:30 a.m.

9 10

JV FB vs. HTRS

HOME - 6:00

p.m.

MUDECAS

11

B Tourna-

ment

12

@ Bea-

trice

13 JH FB

@ Pawnee City -

5:30

SCC Cam-

14 FB vs. Free-

man

HOMECOMING -

7 pm

Post Prom Parents

Hamburger Feed

15

16 17

JV FB vs. J/B

@ Johnson

5:00 p.m.

18 VB @ D/O 6

p.m.

JH VB vs. Free-

man

JH FB vs. Free-

man

19

Early Out -

NOON

Parent - Teacher

Conferences 4-7

pm

20

2:23 Dismissal

Parent -

Teacher Confer-

ences 5-8 pm

21

FB vs. FCSH

HOME - 7 p.m.

22 Freeman JV/JH

VB

Tournament - TBA

VBSidney/

Hamburg

Tourn.- TBA

23 24

JV FB vs. Free-

man

HOME 5:00

p.m.

25

VB @ Dorchester

6:00 p.m.

26

JH VB @ Lewis-

ton

1 p.m.

27 28 29

30

September 2007 Breakfast Menus

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3

NO SCHOOL

LABOR DAY

4

Egg Patty, Toast or

Cereal/Toast, juice,

milk

5

Toaster Pastry or

Cereal/cheese, juice,

milk

6

Cereal, Toast, Fruit,

juice, milk

7

Breakfast Pizza or

Cereal/Cheese, juice,

milk

8

9 10

Scrambled Eggs,

Toast or Cereal/

Toast, juice, milk

11

Mozzie Cheese

Toast, or Cereal/

Cheese, juice, milk

12

Cereal, Toast, Fruit,

juice, milk

13

Breakfast Burrito, or

cereal/Cheese, juice,

milk

14

Pancakes, Sausage or

Cereal/Sausage,

juice, milk

15

16 17

Cinnamon Glazed

Toast or Cereal/

Cheese, juice, milk

18

Cereal, Toast, Fruit,

juice, milk

19

Garlic Cheese Boat

or Cereal/Cheese,

juice, milk

20

Egg Patty, Toast or

Cereal Toast, juice,

milk

21

Donut, Yogurt or

Cereal/Cheese, juice,

milk

22

23 24

French Toast Sticks,

Sausage or Cereal/

Sausage, juice, milk

25

Cheese Omelet,

Toast or Cereal/

Toast, juice, milk

26

Breakfast Bites or

Cereal/Cheese, juice,

milk

27

Cereal, Toast, Fruit,

juice, milk

28

Toaster Pastry or

Cereal/Cheese, juice,

milk

29

30

September 2007 Lunch Menus

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3

NO SCHOOL

LABOR DAY

4 Chicken Gravy

Over Biscuits or

Bread, corn, celery

w/peanut butter,

peaches

5

Mini Corn Dogs,

green beans, carrot

sticks, pears

6

Shaved Ham

Sandwich, french

fries, peas, apple-

sauce

7

Goulash, lettuce

salad, tea rolls w/

jelly, mixed fruit

8

9 10

Ham Patty, tator

gems, green beans,

pineapple tidbits

11 Potato Bake,

ham salad or tuna

salad sandwich,

string cheese,

pears

12

Stromboli, corn,

lettuce salad, ap-

plesauce

13

Nachos, peas, cel-

ery w/peanut but-

ter, mixed fruit

14 Chicken Tetrazinni, mixed vegetable or broc-coli w/cheese, sour cream coffee cake, peaches

15

16 17

Tacos, corn, celery

w/peanut butter,

pears

18

Hamburgers,

french fries, green

beans, pineapple

tidbits

19 Elementary

ONLY

Chicken Patty,

mashed potatoes

w/gravy, peas,

peaches

20

Cavitini, lettuce

salad, breadsticks,

applesauce

21 Hot Dogs,

baked beans or

sauerkraut, carrot

sticks, mixed fruit

22

23 24

Sloppy Joes,

french fries, carrot

sticks, peaches

25

Burritos, beefy

rice, peas, apple-

sauce

26

Submarines, green

beans, gelatin,

pineapple tidbits

27 Chicken Nug-

gets, mashed pota-

toes w/gravy, corn,

mixed fruit

28

Spaghetti, lettuce

salad, garlic bread,

pears

29

30

Meals are subject to

change at short no-

tice.

All meals include

half pint of milk.

Extra bread and

butter offered with

each meal.