Elm Creek Public School District

Remember, State Wrestling ticket sales are now open. It is $36 for all session pass for boys and $27 for all session pass for girls. We have forms in the office, and I've attached them here. Please get your form filled out and to the school with a check made out to Elm Creek by the end of the day Monday, December 2nd. You cannot buy single session tickets for Saturday. Those will go on sale later in December. Stay tuned for more information on this. If you buy the all session pass you do get Saturday tickets .If you have questions let me know. GO BUFFS!! Girls Form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QezeRCZs1DE0vWfx7jnCRoq0gk0cgrcO/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=100914372227606520689&rtpof=true&sd=true Boys Form: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13v2HS3L8bAV7NVJWrNRmaua2yMvorbPg/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100914372227606520689&rtpof=true&sd=true

Here is the schedule for the Boys & Girls Varsity Hall of Fame Games. Games start at 4:30 PM not 6:00 PM as was on the calendar. Here is the link for digital tickets. There will be no passes accepted per NSAA guidelines. Concessions and Gate people please plan accordingly. https://gofan.co/event/2283618?schoolId=NE18506 -All games to be played in main gym (All games, teams that play next will warm-up in old gym) Order (each team plays a half): 4:30-Elm Creek vs. Broken Bow (Girls) 5:00-Broken Bow vs. Bertrand (Girls) 5:30-Elm Creek vs Bertrand (Girls) 6:00-Elm Creek vs. Brocken Bow (Boys) 6:30-Broken Bow vs. Bertrand (Boys) 7:00-Elm Creek vs. Bertrand (Boys)

Good luck to our One Act team today at FKC One Act in Holdrege. They are scheduled to perform at 3:50 pm.

REMINDER: There is NO SCHOOL November 27th, 28th, and 29th due to Thanksgiving break. Enjoy your time with your family and friends. We hope you all have a great holiday break!

Elm Creek School will launch their Book Blast starting on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on a jungle quest to earn exciting prizes and books. @go.booksarefun #bookblastadventures #bookblast #booksarefun #literacy

Here is the information we have so far for upcoming JH Wrestling for the Tuesday, November 26th @ Cambridge 1 PM Information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MG1i92IbM_Yrn0eBCx8quB937x_kx3u_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100914372227606520689&rtpof=true&sd=true Tuesday, December 3rd @ Overton 12:00 PM Weigh-ins at 11 AM Information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yP6dMlyTrnsErAp0KhN9dIVArO646Ptw/view?usp=sharing

The FAFSA opened earlier than expected! If you missed our financial aid/FAFSA information night back in September, we have information folders available to help you start the process. EducationQuest is also a great resource. You can schedule a time with their office to get help with your application or check out their website. https://educationquest.org/pay/fafsa-tools/

Here are your links to all schedules for Winter Sports. All JV and Reserve Basketball are subject to change based on available players. GO BUFFS!! HS Boys Basketball: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uIh0Q4IxV00rjBUwBFQ8trVnBTueZzWIrJ4uXBw93m8/edit?usp=sharing HS Girls Basketball: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XAY9jtZKXkWlXPBuz5GqaP9GvQlsN85BV6dkIGa6BpM/edit?usp=sharing HS Boys JV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dSt1bnpag6B2As2lvmUfsWvyb1KXd6e9/view?usp=sharing HS JV Girls Basketball: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FZWtlUZ7Xcr7JHcOKAnUhDKjnBBNdjPJ/view?usp=sharing HS Reserve Basketball Girls Only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L2jVH6D5iICWWFXgFTVP8MQnHEcVQ53P/view?usp=sharing HS Boys Wrestling: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16OuWSs-bk_mwLvNNPEh0F_FCQoToxKrJanKpSRdKR6w/edit?usp=sharing HS Girls Wrestling: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14eTekZwmHbCpHC5XzZt_WBqa-U-NL62ksX1KUb8EbGg/edit?usp=sharing JH Basketball Boys & Girls (schedule is the same): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L2jVH6D5iICWWFXgFTVP8MQnHEcVQ53P/view?usp=sharing JH Wrestling Boys & Girls (schedule is the same): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kPrA9N28vp8cGv10off-woMPvUidEoex/view?usp=sharing

Great job by the One Act team and coaches tonight at the community performance! Good luck at conference and districts in the coming weeks!

Don't forget to come up to the school tonight at 7 PM to watch the community performance from our One Act team of The Prez's New Clothes. It is written by Stephen Murray and directed by Kenneth Weber and Barb Keep. We cannot livestream this event. We hope to see you there!

Mr Marquez will do softball pitching lessons on Tuesday next week in the main gym at 7 am. Anyone is welcome. You need a catcher and a ball. I hope to see you there!

Don't forget about the Foundation's coin war for Give Where You Live Day! The object of this competition is to get your team's jug number the highest with COINS. You can take down your competition numbers by adding Paper Bills to their jugs! ALL paper bills in the jugs will count against the change in there! GOOD LUCK! The winning team gets to choose 4 staff members to pie in the face at an assembly on Nov 26th! Jugs are located in the lobby! You can donate to the Elm Creek School Foundation directly by clicking the following link: https://www.givewhereyoulive.net/organization/ElmCreekSchoolFoundation

Mrs. Schopke's class would like to thank the EC Student Council for our popcorn prize for winning the Halloween door decorating contest!

Today, we are sending home the Community Elf Project papers. Please make sure to return them by Monday, November 25th . If you’re interested in helping or donating to support a family in need, stay tuned—we’ll be sharing more information soon! Thank you for helping us make this holiday season bright for everyone in our community.

Don't forget to catch the FKC Choir Clinic at Litchfield tonight at 5 pm if you can make. There is some great talent in our area schools!

The JH Wrestlers are doing great! Keep rollin Buffs!! More pics to come!!

The FKC choir clinic has been a great success so far today. There over 120 singers here representing every FKC school. The Elm Creek choir members would love to have your support at the concert at 5pm. (See comments for a video!).

One Act had a very busy last week with 3 festivals! The following students earned outstanding performer awards: Maranda, Keyan, Steelie, Chloe, Lee, Kassidy, and Taylor! The team got runner up in our division at Kearney. We will have our community performance this Thursday at 7pm

You are invited to our one-act performance, Thursday, November 21st at 7:00 pm!

The first period foods class recently completed a Mac and Cheese challenge. They had to make macaroni and cheese from scratch. They shared it with staff members who then rated each groups texture, appearance, and taste. Winners of todays group were: Ryan, Keston, Justice.