West Holt Public Schools

Congrats to the boys wrestling team on a great district meet. Ethan Hawkins - 2nd Jamison Slaymaker - 2nd Lane Keogh - 2nd Jadon Davis - 4th Those four qualified for state next week in Omaha. Proud of all our Husky wrestlers.

FOR THE TRIFECTA PUNCHING THIER TICKET TO OMAHA AND THE FINALS! 🔥 Ethan Hawkins (138), Jamison Slaymaker (157), Lane Keogh (165) Advancing to the heartbreak round needing one more win to get to to the state tournament is Jadon Davis (144) Finishing their season with a great showing at districts - Keagan Mathis, Ian Shane and Dominick Ogden

Boys District Wrestling update after 2nd round consolations Still alive: Keagan Mathis (120), Ian Shane (132), Jadon Davis (144), and Dominick Ogden (190) Congrats on a good season to Jaxon Camp, Hunter Wettlaufer, Tagen Kramer, Beau Duhacek and Cash Jockens Ethan, Jamison and Lane had the round off. Next up semifinals and consolation quarters!

Boys District Wrestling update after quarterfinals and 1st round consolations In the semifinals: Ethan Hawkins (138), Jamison Slaymaker (157), Lane Keogh (165) In the wrestle backs: Keagan Mathis (120), Jaxon Camp (126), Ian Shane (132), Jadon Davis (144), Hunter Wettlaufer (150), Tagen Kramer (175), Dominick Ogden (190), Beau Duhacek (215), Cash Jockens (285). Keep working hard boys!!

The first step of public speaking is feeling comfortable in front of a crowd. The students in Miss Petersen's English classes took a short break from writing their first speeches to build their bravery and storytelling skills through improv games.

Our JH Girls wrestling team ended their season on a high note in Ainsworth tonight. Lainey Skrdla- 1st Bree Slaymaker- 1st Camry Deseive- 2nd JayLynn Hoppe- 2nd Rebecca Olson- 2nd Abby Clouse- 4th Olive Flannery- 4th Great season, ladies! 💪🏻💙🐾💛💪🏻

We had two teams from West Holt Elementary participate in the Quiz Bowl competition in O'Neill on Wednesday. The first team, West Holt Blue, was Charlie Pistulka, Donovan O'Neill, Madelyn Vogel, Mady Neiman, Owen Kramer, Baylor Leisy, and Matthias Harshbarger. They got 2nd place out of 8 teams.
The second team, West Holt Gold, was Jack Pistulka, Kiptyn Bauer, Claire Chohon, Barrett Poessnecker, Rozlyn Ruzek, Allie Gotschall, and Gunner Farewell. They answered lots of questions as well! Great job kids 

Kindergarten Round-Up is an exciting opportunity for both parents and their future kindergartners to get acquainted with the school environment. Scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at 2:30 p.m., this event will include a brief meeting for parents and a classroom visit. While parents gather information about the upcoming school year, students will engage in fun activities and have the chance to interact with their future teachers and classmates. To ensure you receive a formal invitation and all necessary details, please complete the registration form. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to this important step in their educational journey!

The Software Development class has been exercising their creative muscles to create animated scenes and are learning how to make their animations respond to keyboard and mouse inputs.

UPDATE!!! JH Boys BB game with Hartington has a time change to 4:00. B Team followed by the A team

Update: JH boys will play Hartington on Thursday at home starting with B team at 3:00.

On Friday, February 6th, 4 West Holt students attended the Wayne State College Honor Choir held on Wayne State’s campus. David Armstrong sang Tenor in the Honor Choir. The highlight piece that the Honor Choir sang was “Hava Nagila” and accompanied on klezmer by Dr. Karl Kolbeck and four hand piano by Dr. Angela MIller-Niles and Shelly Armstrong. Emersyn Mlady (Soprano 2), Aila Nowlin (Alto 1), and Peyton Olberding (Soprano 1) sang in the Treble Choir. The highlight piece for the Treble Choir was “Skye Boat Song”, a traditional Scottish piece. The concert culminated in a mass choir event with both choirs and the Wayne State College Concert Choir accompanied by a special treat: Dr. David Bohnert from WSC on piccolo trumpet and his son Aidan on trumpet as well as Spencer Sindt on trombone and his dad Mike Sindt from Pierce High on sousaphone! (Interested tidbit - Mike Sindt is the Nebraska Music Educator of the Year!) They played dixie music to “Over In the Gloryland” and it was so much fun!

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4th graders have been busy traveling The Oregon Trail! Through hands - on activities and teamwork, students got to simulate what life was like for pioneers-making choices, facing challenges, and learning how tough the journey west really was!

UPDATE: JH BB will be in the main gym tomorrow starting with the B team at 4:00, followed by the A team. Then JHGBB will play O'Neill JV at 6:30 in. the main gym

West Holt Speech hosted its home speech meet on Saturday, February 7th. 290 entries from 18 schools were presented throughout the day. 65 judges shared their feedback to help carry students through the remainder of the season. The speech team thanks the West Holt staff, administration, custodians, and community judges for the use of the facilities and support. The Huskies placed forth. Individual event placings are below. INFORMATIVE: Emersyn- 8th HUMOROUS PROSE: Peyton- 2nd Olivia- 7th David-8th POETRY: Madison K- 2nd Aila-7th Libby G- 5th, Novice PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION-POI: Peyton-4th Alyssa- 8th DUET IMPROMPTU: Claire and Emersyn- 5th Peyton and Aila- 8th ORAL INTERPRETATION OF DRAMA-OID: Emersyn, Olivia, Aila, Peyton, Jacob- 3rd Brayden, Alyssa, Claire, Taylor S, Madi- 8th DUET ACTING: Alyssa & Madi H.- 5th

Congratulations to the Varsity GBB team on their runnerup finish in the GNAC Tournament!!!

Final results! District Champions-Allie Oligmueller (115), Felycia Kerkman (125), Madalyn Pistulka (130). 2nd place-Carleigh Jackson (235) 3rd place- Leah Pistulka (105), Sadie Keogh (110), Morgan Schaaf (145) 4th place- Shae Jackson (170) West Holt Girls are the District Champions for the second consecutive year!

Payton lost in a tough fought heartbreak match. What a great season for the freshman! Leah, Sadie, Morgan and Shae are headed to Omaha! Finals and 3/4 matches still to come 8 Lady Huskies qualified for State!