SVM SPORTS LIVE STREAMING: Maverick fans beginning now, we will no longer be using the SV Youtube page to stream events. We are now using the Sandhills Valley Maverick HUDL page. The link will soon be located on our school webpage (SVM Hudl).
Just a reminder that tonight is our Back to School Open House from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Look forward to seeing you all!
If your student(s) will be riding the bus on Monday morning for the First Day of School, please let the office know so that we can plan accordingly. Bus arrives approximately at 6:50am and departs Cody Park in North Platte at promptly 7:00am. See you all tomorrow night for the Open House!
Sending out a birthday shout out to Lexi! We hope you have a wonderful day!
Who wants to win a prize?? Every family that completes their registration packets, has appropriate forms notarized and brings in the paperwork PRIOR ;) to or with them to the Back to School Open House will be entered into a raffle to win one of three 24oz. McPherson County Schools tumblers!
Community service opportunity during the McPherson County Fair!
Check out what the FFA has planned for McPherson County Fair on August 12!
High school students that did not get their concussion baselines yesterday, Mrs. Florea will be at the school Thursday and Friday, August 3-4, if you need yours completed before the start of fall sports practice on Monday. All 7-12 will need to complete a concussion baseline.
Sending out a birthday shout out to Braden! Happy birthday and have a great day!
The school office will be closed tomorrow, August 2nd, from 8:00-2:00, to allow office staff and administration to attend a training. Sorry for any inconveniences.
Happy August everyone! I wanted to let everyone know that paperwork for the school year has been sent out today. You should be receiving packets in the mail the next couple of days. Can't wait to see everyone August 10th for the Open House and the 14th for school!
Any student wanting to take dual credit college courses needs to follow this link and apply. There are detailed instructions on everything that needs done. Make sure to complete every step. Once you have completed this process please email Mrs. Connell and let her know what courses you are wanting to take so that she may help you finish the enrollment process. Classes are filling up so make sure to get this done soon.
http://www.mpcc.edu/admissions/early-entry-high-school-students.php
Evey Choat, Ag Educator attends CASE Conference and Develops Soybean Curriculum for classroom through scholarship from the Nebraska Soybean Board.
Wayne, NE – Miss Evey Choat has completed a STEM based CASE (Curriculum for Agriculture Science Education) training. The CASE Food Science & Safety training provided curriculum to twenty agricultural education teachers from across the Midwest. McPherson County ag education teacher, Evey Choat, was one of these twenty educators. Through a scholarship provided by the Nebraska FFA Foundation and funded by the Nebraska Soybean Board, Choat is supplementing this STEM based curriculum by using soybeans as a model, focus and method for learning. This fall Miss Choat will be implementing this curriculum in her classroom by utilizing soybeans in various segments of the Food Science & Safety CASE curriculum.
Through her curriculum Miss Choat will be teaching her students about the process, benefits and challenges related to the use of soybeans in agriculture. She spent five days in Wayne in in-person training going through close to twenty labs and activities and learning a full semester of lessons and assessments. From going over the six parts of taste (sweet, sour, salty, bitter, savory and umami) to a lab using mass spectrometry to measure the polarity of sugars and sugar substitutes, the teachers at CASE engaged in hands-on learning that taught all aspects of food science and safety.
“I will implement this curriculum to facilitate hands-on, inquiry-based learning in my classroom. Students at McPherson County will learn valuable skills and strengthen their knowledge through this relevant curriculum” says Miss Choat.
Choat and McPherson County Schools were able to participate in this professional development as a result of a scholarship support from the 2023 Nebraska Soybean Checkoff Professional Development Scholarship. For more information about CASE and other Nebraska Agriculture Education teachers who have develop soybean curriculum for their agricultural education programs contact Stacey Agnew, Nebraska FFA Executive Director, at Stacey@neffafoundation.org.
There are some technical difficulties with the supply lists. I will work on this tomorrow to resolve this issue. I apologize for any inconveniences.
For incoming Juniors. PSAT/NMSQT forms that Mrs. Anderson sent out are due by July 15th. If you need another copy, please contact the school, 587-2262, or stop by the office to sign. These need to be signed by the student and parent. Thank you and have a great day!
FFA members!! Reminder tomorrow, July 5 are the Stapleton Barrel Races at the Logan County Fairgrounds. Need to be there at 5:30 pm. Van will leave Tryon at 5 pm. Bring your own water bottle!
WRESTLING OPEN GYM: There will be no open gym for wrestling tonight in Stapleton, Tuesday 6/13. McPherson County Schools' gym is closed for the next 10 days for resurfacing.
It may be summertime, but we are already getting excited for the upcoming school year! MCS had a very special delivery today! Brand new 2023 School Route Bus. She's a beauty and ready to transport our students this fall!
Happy summer days are upon us. Just a reminder what students will need to start school this fall and participate in activities. Contact the school if you have any questions.
WRESTLING OPEN GYM: there will be no open gym for wrestling tonight. See you all at 5 PM on Thursday..