Neihardt Beer Festival August 17 in Lincoln

This is a fundraiser to support the Neihardt Historical Site in Bancroft, Nebraska. 

Please join us in Lincoln the 17th. 

Legion Baseball

I made it back from Indiana in time to watch the Pender legion defeat Sutton 7-4 in in the winners bracket final last night. The game was broadcast by West Point radio and videostreamed on the Internet. An exciting game; Pender scored 3 in the extra inning and held Sutton scoreless.

The Sutton head coach was ejected from the game by the home plate umpire. I don't know what was said, but from what I could observe the ejection was justified. More than any other sport, American Legion baseball emphasizes sportsmanship and good behavior. The coach has a one game suspension and must sit out the next game, but during postseason play there is an appeal process that a coach can use to overturn the one game suspension. I am interested to see if an appeal is filed, and if the Legion supports the decision of the umpire and their own rules on coach and player behavior.

Good luck Pender Legion in your game with Malcolm tonight at 8:00 pm.

Win or lose, Pender will play in the championship game tomorrow.

Grant application makes it to the final round

(The grant is to purchase IPads for preschool and kindergarten students to check out over weekends)

Bancroft-Rosalie Community School

Your school district has qualified as a 2013 America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education finalist! Congratulations!

Your grant application was reviewed by a panel of educators and selected as one of the strongest submissions in your region. Your school district is now among an elite group of finalists being considered by the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Farmer Advisory Council to receive a grant.

The Farmer Advisory Council, comprised of farmer-leaders from across the country with a vested interest in agriculture and education, are reviewing applications now and will meet in mid-August to select the winning grant applications from the pool of finalists. Winners will be announced on August 27.

The Monsanto Fund applauds your commitment to strengthening rural education and is proud to support you as you work to enhance math and science curricula for your students.

On Vacation- Back July 30

Spring Sports Schedules

The East Husker Conference holds a Junior High Track meet which will be held in Lyons this spring

Winter Sports Schedules

Changes:

Added Laurel-Concord, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family and Oakland-Craig Boys

Dropped West Point CC girls, Walthill, Winside and Lindsay Holy Family.

To add in 2014-15: Pender girls.

First Quarter Activity Schedule

Volleyball Subdistricts

Subdistrict D2-3:
Schools Assigned:	High Plains Community Mead Osceola St. Edward
Subdistrict D2-4:
Schools Assigned:	Bancroft-Rosalie Lyons-Decatur Northeast Walthill Winside Winner of D2-3 plays Winner of D2-4 to go to state

Neihardt Day in Bancroft August 4th

East Husker Conference Volleyball Tournament Format

The tournament will be played on Thursday night and Saturday.
Thursday games are played at four sites. The sites are the four highest seeds in the tournament.
Saturday games will be played in two gyms.
Each team is guaranteed three games in the tournament.
Games are best 2 out of 3.

Bancroft-Rosalie Fall Sports Schedules

Football changes: 

Added Mead Week 0 and dropped Lindsay Holy Family Week 7

Volleyball changes: 

Added Laurel-Concord, Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family, Omaha Nation 

and Scribner-Snyder Tournament

Dropped Humphrey St. Francis, Fremont Bergan, Lutheran High Northeast 

and Hartington Tournament 

To add in 2014-15: Pender and Lyons-Decatur

Electricity and Robotics courses to be offered this year

Two new one semester classes will be offered to B-R students this school year. Both courses will be taught by Mr. Hilsinger. These courses will replace the Principles of Technology class and will count as science credit for meeting the science graduation requirement (3 years/30 credit hours of science).

With Renz Electric as one of the largest employers in the community, an electricity class is a good addition to our curriculum.

Course descriptions-

ELECTRICITY- Offered first semester

Electricity provide a survey of the theory, terminology, equipment, and practical experience in the skills needed for careers in the electrical field. These courses typically include AC and DC circuitry, safety, and the National Electrical Code and may cover such skills as those involved in building circuits; wiring residential, commercial, and/or industrial buildings; installing lighting, power circuits, and cables; and estimating job costs.

ROBOTICS 1- Offered second semester

Robotics 1 is designed to explore the current and future use of automation technology in industry and everyday use. Students will receive a comprehensive overview of robotic systems and the subsystems that comprise them while engaging with a robotics platform. This course is designed for students who have an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) robotics applications.

 

Annual Neihardt Day August 4, 2013 in Bancroft

The 48th annual Neihardt Day celebration is Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the Neihardt State Historic Site at 306 W. Elm Street starting with catered sandwich lunch available from 11:30 a.m. with a program beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Neihardt wrote about men with strong personalities, some he found as moral pillars and some not so much, and he consciously patterned his own philosophies of politics and education on the former. To illustrate these concepts we have invited the "Rough Rider President," Teddy Roosevelt, to hold forth on his values and the challenges of his experiences in the years 1897 - 1900. Roosevelt will be portrayed by the very talented interpreter of historical figures, Darrel Draper.

The year 1897 was also the first year John Neihardt taught school, and his challenges also took moral conviction, perseverance, and courage to face a classroom of boys older and larger than he and convince them to learn what he had to teach. There will also be a reading from this period as related in the first portion of his autobiography. As has become a long standing tradition, the moderator will be Ron Hull of NET.

An added feature of the day is the opening of an exhibit of works reflecting the visions of the Lakota Holy, Man Black Elk, as interpreted by the late Rev. F. W. Thomsen. The twelve original pastels were done while Thomsen was the art instructor at Dana College in Blair. Two additional pieces, portraits of Black Elk and John Neihardt, done by Rev. Thomsen's son John, also an accomplished artist, will complete the collection. These works are on long-term loan from the Thomsen family and will remain on display year round except for other occasional temporary exhibits.

This event is free and open to the public. Some bleacher seating is provided; bring lawn chairs. Lunch prepared by Betty's Café II of Decatur. The day's programming is sponsored by the Neihardt Foundation, Cuming County Visitors Bureau, and Humanities Nebraska. Formerly named Nebraska Humanities Council, Humanities Nebraska provides funding through the National Endowment for the Humanities to organizations across Nebraska to encourage and inspire knowledge of and love for our history and cultures.

Bancroft Movie Night Saturday in the Park

Bancroft Biz Buzz social at Ru-de's Friday 10:00 am

Bancroft-Rosalie School Option Enrollment Policy

Option Enrollment Policy for 2013-14

March 15 is the deadline for option enrollment.
This deadline includes students optioning into or out of the district.
The option enrollment deadline may be waived up to August 1st if agreed to both both the resident and option districts.
After August 1, student must wait until the end of the first semester to option into or out of the district.
Class size limits
Pre-school 20 am and 20 pm
Grades K-3  26
Grades 4-6  30
Grades 7-12  40

School Board Summary

The Bancroft-Rosalie Board of Education met Monday, July 8, 2013 at 7:30 pm in Bancroft. Superintendent Cerny presented the June transportation report, the Affordable Care Act, the sound system and the Title I Monitoring visit by the Nebraska Department of Education.

Principal Sjuts presented information on handbook changes for 2013-14.

In new business, the board named First National Bank as the official bank for the general fund and Citizens Bank for all other funds, named the Wisner News-Chronicle as the official newspaper, selected Harding, Schultz, and Downs as legal council, and set hot lunch prices and class enrollment limits.

Hearings were held to discuss the Student Fee Policy and the Parent Involvement Policy and both were adopted without changes.

In other new business, the board reviewed the school census and approved Morrow, Davies and Toelle as the school auditor.

School Board Meeting Agenda July 8

Cuming County Cash Mob is coming to Bancroft on Saturday, July 6, 2013

Participants are to meet at the Bancroft Community Building in downtown Bancroft at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. This is when/where we will announce one lucky business to be 'mobbed.' Make sure to spread the word by telling all of your friends to come support a local business.  You also have a chance to win $30 Bancroft Bucks!

The concept is simple: with $15.00 in hand, come and shop in a locally-owned establishment to:
Support your favorite local business
Show your appreciation for the local business economy
Create a new customer base and re-acquaint old customers




Hope to see all of you there on Saturday morning!

Digital Textbooks by 2016

Now that all 7-12 students have MacBook computers, Bancroft-Rosalie School can transition to digital textbooks for all classes. My challenge to Bancroft-Rosalie 7-12 teachers is to have digital textbooks in place by the 2016-17 school year.

Information from the http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-312244A1.pdf

- While the United States spends more than $7 billion a year on textbooks, too many students are using books that are 7-10 years old with outdated material.

 

- Digital textbooks are used in pockets of the U.S., but adoption is not widespread.

 

- The U.S. trails countries like South Korea in transitioning to digital textbooks; the country has announced that they will begin transitioning all students to digital textbooks starting in 2013 with the transition complete by 2015.

 

 

Brady Petersen places 8th at All-star golf tournament

Brady attended the 12th Annual Nebraska Lions High School Senior All-Star Golf Tournament at the Meadowlark Hills Golf Course in Kearney, NE on Monday - Tuesday, 24 -25 June 2013, which included the top Senior golfers from Classes A, B, C & D.   He finished in 8th Place.  His Dad served as his caddy for the two day Tourney.