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- SWAT District 7 Convention @ Fairbury
- GB & BB Pioneer Conference Tourney
- JH BBB vs. York St. Joseph CANCELLEDSuperintendent Search
As the Friend Board of Education embarks upon the process to hire a new superintendent, the board is seeking the input of staff and community members.
A Parent/Staff/Community Member forum is scheduled for 6:30-7:30pm on Thursday, February 2. It will be held in the media center. Patrons can participate in this visit to share personal thoughts regarding the district and the superintendent position. Please offer suggestions pertaining to skills, qualities, or characteristics the candidate might possess in order to be successful in his/her role as superintendent.
Instructions:
Click on Current Positions Available
Click on Friend Public Schools
Scroll to the bottom of the district web page
Click on Staff and Community District Assessment Survey
Complete the Survey
Click on Submit Assessment
All parents, staff and community members are given this open invitation to help the Nebraska Association of School Boards gather information for our superintendent search.
Click here for the invitation.
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Congratulations to Josh Eklund on being chosen as the Outstanding Wrestler at the Louisville Tournament. Josh also picked up his 150th win! |
Congratulations to Sam Due for placing 2nd at our FFA District Speech competition called Leadership Skills Events (LSEs). Sam competed in the FFA Creed Speaking category and has qualified for FFA State competition, March 28 - 31. We wish her the best as she prepares for State!
She is now in a masters of education program at Doane College in Lincoln. She loves to travel and learn about new cultures, music, food, language, and people. She also loves to go to concerts, fish, camp, read, write paint, and learn Spanish. She is excited to be here at Friend and to meet lots of new people! She says that everyone has been very nice and welcoming so far.
Welcome to Friend Public School Miss Petersen.
Seniors - turn in these Pictures!
- one baby - one toddler - one senior = Video
- one baby - one senior = yearbook
- one senior = Friend Sentinel
- one senior = Crete News
- one 4x5 senior = senior composite for main hallway (do NOT write or put a label on this picture)
- various group pics for video - please put your name on the back of these
Turn all of these pictures in to Mrs. Ziegler BEFORE February 10 - Thank You!
By Dr. Beth Johnsen
On January 4, 2012, five area schools met at the Friend Public Schools to have their instructional staff improve their “teacher skills”. Schools who attended the all-day training were Friend Public Schools, Dorchester Public Schools, Exeter-Milligan Public Schools, Shickley Public Schools, and McCool Junction Public Schools. These five schools are collectively called the “Blue River Cohort” and have coordinated in-service days to allow their teachers to network ideas and strategies, and to also learn new things from the experts of the ESU 6 Staff Development team. This is the second successful year that the Blue River Cohort has met. The schools get together twice a year for these valuable trainings. The teachers of the Friend district hosted over 300 educators in the building.
The ESU 6 staff developers were the trainers-of-teachers for four different concurrent sessions during the full day of activities. The staff developers included: Toby Boss, Lynne Herr, April Kelley, Lenny VerMaas, Jen Madison, Nancy Meyer, Mitzi Hoback, and Suzanne Whisler. The hour-long sessions focused on strategies that would engage students in the classrooms and would also provide learning-feedback to their teachers. The title of sessions included; Marzano Research Lab Academy Action Research work session(s), iPad Basics, Elementary Academic Games, Using Videos in the Classroom, NeSA-W Update, Interacting with New Content-Questioning, Introduction to Google Docs, How to use your iPad2 Effectively, Engagement Strategies for Vocabulary Acquisition II, Summarizing and Note Taking Strategies, Engaging Students in Content with Web 2.0 Tools, Google Forms, iPod/iPad Application Swap, Learning with the Brain in Mind for Student Engagement II, Video Rounds I, Cooperative Learning Strategies, and Writing Tasks for Thinking and Learning.
The Friend teachers extended their hospitality to their neighbors by providing an awesome “snack center” during break times. The Friend staff appreciates all the hard work, dedication, and expertise given by the ESU 6 staff developers. A school is as good as the teachers in it; and the staff recognizes the need to be a lifelong learner and giver.
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A “Chain of Communication” is set up to assist patrons, parents, students, school employees, and interested people to effectively learn information, resolve conflicts, or volunteer support for the students of our district.
Click here to view the "Chain of Communication" or the "Line and Staff Relationships in the District"
