Last week Milliken Park Mustangs held a special event to recognize Mrs. Jill Russman! Mrs. Russman has been recognized by the local VFW Auxiliary Post 854 for her involvement in our Veterans Day program and zest for teaching and Americanism.
Mrs. Russman has been selected as the VFW Teacher of the Year for grades K-5! She will be recognized this week at an awards ceremony by the Nebraska VFW. In honor of this award, Mayor Joey Spellerberg proclaimed January 24, 2025, as Nebraska VFW Teacher of the Year Day - Jill Russman! She also received a certificate of recognition from Senator Mike Flood!
Congratulations Mrs. Russman, we are so proud of you!!
Due to inclement weather, there will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Please stay safe and warm.
We're hiring a science and math teacher for the 2025-2026 school year at Fremont Middle School! Apply today!
https://fps.schoolspring.com/
Fremont Public Schools is hiring!
- Food Service Delivery Worker: $16.16-$18.98 per hour depending on experience and language skills, 6 hrs/day
- Full-time Bus Driver: $21.20/hr, several full-time positions available, 8 hrs/day
- Bus Aide: $16.16-$18.98 per hour depending on experience and language skills, 6.5 or 7.75 hours/day
- Full-time Night Custodian: $16.16-$18.98 per hour depending on experience and language skills, 8 hrs/day
All of these positions are eligible for a full benefit package including: Health, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, short term disability, paid leave, and membership in the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Pension Plan.
Apply online today at https://fps.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx!
All FPS activities/athletics, practices and events scheduled prior to noon tomorrow (12/14) are cancelled.
There will be no Metro Welding Class.
The JV/Varsity basketball games scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm are currently still scheduled for tomorrow.
Congratulations to FHS seniors Jacoby Knop, Ainsley Giesselmann, Maddie McBratney, Kate Denker, Mattie Dalton and Caden Ristau for signing to play athletics at the next level!
🏀 Jacoby Knop will be playing wheelchair basketball at Southwest Minnesota State University.
🏌️♀️ Ainsley Giesselmann will be playing golf at the University of Central Missouri.
👟 Maddie McBratney will be participating in cross country and track at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
🏐 Kate Denker will be playing volleyball at Morningside University.
🏐 Mattie Dalton will be playing volleyball at the University of North Dakota.
⚾️ Caden Ristau will be playing baseball at Mount Marty University.
The FHS Volleyball team is headed to state!! T-shirts are available to order through 10:00 pm, tomorrow night! Get your orders in to secure your shirt! https://forms.gle/n5ajtRkooMkGanhq9
Congratulations to the FHS Yearbook Team! At the end of last school year, the team won state champion at NSAA State Journalism for Yearbook Theme Development. At the Nebraska High School Press Association convention, they received a Cornhusker award, which is the highest award for journalistic excellence in Nebraska high school publications, for the 2024 The Black and Gold "Lo Que Sera, Sera" Yearbook, as well as receiving two Golden Kernel Awards for Theme Concept and Graphic Design.
Students Cassandra Santillan, Amy Rodriguez, Thalia Gonzalez Barrios and Jaime Ortega Castro presented a workshop on having both English and Spanish in the school newspaper and yearbook.
Way to go!
Congratulations to Scott Anderson for being chosen as the Nebraska High School Press Association Administrator of the Year! FHS Student Sophia Turpitt read the following speech during the awards ceremony, "Today I am proud to present the award of administrator of the year to Fremont High Schools activity director Mr. Anderson...Mr. Anderson embodies the true qualities of a leader. He consistently supports and ensures that we have all the resources we need. He has unwavering support and dedication for journalism, fine arts, and sports, Mr. Anderson's ability to listen to his students and staff is unparalleled; he values our opinions and always makes time for our concerns. If you have ever talked to Mr. Anderson then you understand how kind and welcoming of a person he truly is….Thank you Mr. Anderson for all that you do for Fremont High School."
Congratulations Scott!
Today student leaders from 4th, 5th and 6th grades attended the Region 2 Leadership Conference at UNO with adult leaders. These amazing students represented out district well from all seven elementary buildings and JCAC! We want to thank the Fremont Public Schools Foundation for their sponsorship of this event and T-shirts. Go Tigers!
This week FMS JAG students made Presentations Surprise!! Groups of students made presentations about a “how to” topic. For example, how to plant a garden…but the surprise was they had to present someone else’s presentation!! Students worked on communication and inferring skills as they had to “teach” their classmates the other groups’ presentations! The students had such a fun time with this activity!
Let the build begin!! FMS STS 2 students are starting their robotics unit! Students worked in pairs with a full robotics kit to build their very own robot! Stay tuned for more of the building process and the final result!
Next week the Sensory Courtyard is hosting two open houses! Please join us to learn more about this unique space!
OCTOBER 15, 2024 | 4:00 - 6:30 P.M.
and
OCTOBER 18, 2024 | 9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
LENIHAN BUILDING | 130 EAST 9TH STREET - FREMONT, NE
Join us for a time of exploration and awareness!
Discover the benefits of our Sensory Courtyard and how it can support our students, community, and surrounding areas. Wheelchair accessible.
Scan QR code for more info or go to: www.sensorycourtyard.com
Support Us: All donations are tax-deductible through the FPS Foundation.
Please designate or memo: Sensory Courtyard.
