Good Luck Cougars! All games for the NJC Holiday Tournament will be streamed on StorySports.net
Preschool has been working on letter recognition. The first focus is on recognizing the letters in our names. Students searched through a pile of letters to find the right ones to spell their names.
We are building skills everyday. Letter recognition is fundamental in learning to read!
Kindergarten is READING!! We are so excited!!
Third Grade students are learning about Ancient Rome in their social studies unit. Students learned how the Romans honored gods and goddesses and that each had a special duty. They chose a god or goddess to research and created a poster with their findings. Students then presented their god or goddess to their classmates.
The Julesburg FFA competed at the District Quiz Bowl and Creed Speaking competition. In Creed Speaking, Josh Palic recieved a Silver Medal and placed 6th overall and Cooper Edson recieved a Gold Medal Placing 5th overall.
Julesburg was also represented by two Quiz Bowl teams. The team of Cooper Edson, Piper Buettenback, and Cash Campbell lost a close First Round battle with Sterling FFA. The team of Levi Reichman, Josh Palic, and Owen Harris made it to the Quarter Finals but came up short against Merino FFA.
Families of 1st and 2nd graders...SCOR is offering a 1st and 2nd grade basketball clinic for 1st and 2nd graders. If interested, PRE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED by December 27th. Cost is $15 per athlete. Each athlete needs to fill out a form. Clinics will be January 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd from 4pm-5pm. We will perform at half time of the Boys Varsity Jan 25th in OVID. Time TBD. SCOR Contact: Victoria Dunker (970) 580-3659 or scordirector@gmail.com. Check for Updates on: SCOR Facebook Page
Link to registration:
https://forms.gle/THDYMm2V23r5nUEN7
Congratulations to JHS Senior Chris Loyd for receiving the Morningside University Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship has a total value of $44,000.
Congratulations to JHS Senior Chris Loyd for receiving the Northwestern College Raider Nation Award Scholarship. This scholarship has a value of $36,000.
Students in Family Consumer Science learn to make Christmas cookies. Here they make Oreo truffles, peanut butter balls and sugar cookies.
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Third Grade building fluency by partner reading and timing for one minute. They practice each day trying to beat their previous scores and reducing errors.
Fourth grade is always up for a math challenge! They have been learning how to multiply two-digit numbers using the area model or partial products method. It breaks up bigger numbers into smaller, easier to multiply numbers. It has been a great strategy for fourth grade.
Congratulations to JHS Senior Jordyn Strasser for being awarded the Presidential Scholarship from Colorado Mesa University. The scholarship award is for $5,000 a year which is automatically renewable for up to 120 credit hours.
Congratulations to JHS Senior Chris Loyd for receiving the Concordia University Academic Award Scholarship. This scholarship is offered in recognition of his high school achievements and has a value of $68,000.
Congratulations to JHS Senior Savanna Harris for being awarded the Community Scholars Commitment Scholarship from Chadron State College. This merit scholarship award is for $6,000.
Julesburg FFA students had the opportunity to attend the District Leadership Conference. The Freshman and Sophomores learned about community service and how their purposes add value to the larger picture. The Juniors and Seniors got to learn about various career opportunities while touring Amen Angus and Breindenbach Farms.
The 8th graders have been in the Ag Shop learning the basics of welding. It was intimidating at first but once they got started they loved it.
Digital Media students have been working hard to create and promote Sedgwick County athletics by designing graphics for upcoming events. They were given the added task of designing a new logo for the Sedgwick County Coroners office this week.
Go Cougars!
Students preparing for their test in history.
