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School Head Maintenance Director
Bancroft-Rosalie School is seeking applications for a Head Maintenance Director. This position will be 52 weeks a year. Benefits include Employee and children insurance, sick leave, and two weeks paid vacation. Starting date is April 1.
Interested persons can apply at the Bancroft-Rosalie School office in Bancroft, NE.
403-648-3336
3rd Quarter Honor Roll | ||||
Seniors | ||||
Jessa Anderson | Gold | Ella Bridges | Silver | |
Kole Bacon | Gold | Brooklyn Grandgenett | Silver | |
Megan Beutler | Gold | Sunnie Hinman | Silver | |
Alec Bonneau | Gold | Alysia Hunter | Silver | |
Isabella Bonneau | Gold | Cale Kai | Silver | |
Nicolas Bozoukov | Gold | Payton Nolting | Silver | |
Kennedi Cooper | Gold | Seth Pierce | Silver | |
Kharley Henneman | Gold | Xander Spears | Silver | |
Grace Johnson | Gold | Owen VanKirk | Silver | |
MaKenna King | Gold | |||
McKenzie Murphy | Gold | |||
Elliott Nottlemann | Gold | |||
Elyse Raasch | Gold | |||
Stephanie Wiese | Gold | |||
Juniors | ||||
Kyra Bargmann | Gold | Baxter Beutler | Silver | |
Lilly Beutler | Gold | Mason Collier | Silver | |
Landon Buck | Gold | Elijah Davis | Silver | |
Morgan Compton | Gold | Avin Dean | Silver | |
Jackson Cooney | Gold | Samryn Dick | Silver | |
Logan Kramer | Gold | Gabrielle Gatzemeyer | Silver | |
Angel Logemann | Gold | Andrea Howe | Silver | |
Ava Nelson | Gold | Alannah Osborne | Silver | |
Alix Nolting | Gold | Nyejel Parker Jr. | Silver | |
Kailey Raasch | Gold | Pierce Paulson | Silver | |
Jordyn Siebrandt | Gold | Donovan Snyder | Silver | |
Daytona Sparks | Silver | |||
Ross Tremayne | Silver | |||
Belle Warner | Silver | |||
Sophomores | ||||
Landon Bonneau | Gold | Graysen Briggs | Silver | |
Natalie Bonneau | Gold | Nick Buchholz | Silver | |
Leah Clark | Gold | Landen Cooper | Silver | |
Samuel Dick | Gold | Addison James | Silver | |
Makenna James | Gold | Lorelei Martin | Silver | |
Gracie Slaughter | Gold | Anna Morris | Silver | |
Sage White | Gold | Drake Porter | Silver | |
Andrew Wiese Jr | Gold | Lakota Russman | Silver | |
Freshman | ||||
Kristi Raue | Gold | Tayla Anderson | Silver | |
Aaliyah Soll | Gold | Logan Beutler | Silver | |
Deanna Thomsen | Gold | Braxton Bonneau | Silver | |
Lucas Engel | Silver | |||
Kenidee McClain | Silver | |||
Tabby Punke | Silver | |||
Jaya Snyder | Silver | |||
Braylon Wegner | Silver | |||
8th Grade | ||||
Kendra Beaudette | Gold | KJ Blackhawk | Silver | |
Leah Beaudette | Gold | Madi Brichacek | Silver | |
Baylor Beutler | Gold | Daltyn Hansen | Silver | |
Carter Bonneau | Gold | Brooklyn Monroy | Silver | |
Jaden Browning | Gold | Bailey Murphy | Silver | |
Aizley Dean | Gold | Mylee Saunsoci | Silver | |
Tucker Siebrandt | Gold | |||
7th Grade | ||||
Hayden Bridges | Gold | Baylee Bass | Silver | |
Ella Carpenter | Gold | Carter Cooper | Silver | |
Peyton Engel | Gold | Gracie Davis | Silver | |
Kara Meyer | Gold | Dezire Harlan | Silver | |
Eres Parker | Gold | Callie Kai | Silver | |
Spencer Pickering | Silver | |||
James Raue | Silver | |||
Max Schuttler | Silver | |||
Brooklyn Snyder | Silver | |||
River Soll | Silver | |||
Cambria Taylor | Silver | |||
Name: Gina Pagels
I have been employed as the Business Manager at Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools for 13 years.
My favorite things about Bancroft-Rosalie are the students and my co-workers. Also, the school district provides a plethora of learning opportunities for the students. Especially students in high school as they work their way through their career pathway. Those include, but are not limited to, Dual Credit classes to receive college and high school credit (most credit is through our local colleges), P2T and Fridays at Northeast. And the students have organizational opportunities that include, but are not limited to, SkillsUSA, FFA and HOSA (through P2T).
Maleficent is my favorite Disney Character. King Julien is my favorite Madagascar Character.
My favorite meal is a Hot Beef!
My favorite place to visit is the Henry Doorly Zoo (and the King Julien's, when the exhibit is open)
My favorite season is Spring!!!
My favorite sport—it's a toss up between Volleyball and Basketball.
My favorite color is Blue.
A random fact about myself is that I have a sweet tooth!
While many students look forward to an upcoming season of football, cheer, basketball, or speech, a new extracurricular at Bancroft-Rosalie (B-R) schools provides students a chance to practice a unique sport.
That activity is electronic sports, known as “esports,” which involves students playing different types of video games online against other players and schools.
B-R Elementary and Junior High teacher Jacob Cole coaches esports at the school for grades 7-12. The 2022-2023 school year is the first year it was implemented. Cole said on average he has 15 B-R students that compete in esports each season.
The students practice after school two to three times a week for a couple hours in Cole’s classroom on computers or Nintendo Switches.
Similar to the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA), there is also a Nebraska Schools Esports Association (NSESA). NSESA has a board which makes all the bylaws, competition rules, and other policies for the member schools to follow.
B-R is a member along with about 75 schools in the state of Nebraska who competed this year— a number that has grown vastly over the past few years, Cole said.
The NSESA is separated into four divisions similar to the class system in the NSAA. With Division 1 encompassing larger, metro schools like the Class A schools up to Division 4 which are smaller schools similar to Class D. B-R is in Division 4.
Esports has a fall, winter, and spring season and schools can opt for how many seasons they want to participate in. B-R competes in all three seasons and each season has different genres of games for the kids to compete in.
“The kids really enjoy Mario Kart, and the teachers love that one, too,” Cole said. “Another one the kids really enjoy is Valorant, a first person role-playing game.”
Cole said what he enjoys most about coaching esports is that it fills a need for kids who don’t want to play traditional sports.
“They might be the ones who feel like outcasts in school, so giving them this chance to come together and giving them a sense of purpose and something to be proud of has been really neat to see for me as a teacher and coach,” Cole said
He has noticed that some of the most introverted kids have taken on a social personality and friendliness by interacting with their teammates through esports.
Cole also noted another academic benefit of esports. “Many of the local colleges in our area do offer some sort of scholarship to high school seniors,” he said.
Just like any other sport, esports players also have their own jerseys. Cole gave his students input about what they wanted the jerseys to look like this year and they decided on a light blue jersey featuring a panther.
Gabrielle Gatzemeyer is a junior at B-R who joined esports this year. Gabrielle said she’s enjoyed being a part of esports because she was able to meet new people in the sport and learn games she had never played before.
“My experience this year in esports has been pretty fun,” Gabrielle said. “It didn't seem like there was a lot of interest in esports in previous years, so I still wish we had it sooner because I could've had more time to get good and have fun playing games sooner.”
Hayden Bridges is an eighth grader at B-R who also joined esports. He said he enjoys seeing the progress he and his teammates make practicing the different games.
“Teamwork is a big thing in many of the games we are playing and we are trying to improve that as well,” Hayden said. “The more experienced players are trying to help [their teammates] get better at the games. We usually practice for two hours and always have a good time. So, my experience in esports this year has been good.”
Cole said B-R parents, teachers and administration have been very supportive of the program.
He noted that just like any other sport, students have to be in good academic standing to participate.
Each season is roughly six to eight regular season weeks followed by playoffs for an additional two to three weeks. Qualifying teams then make that season’s state tournament.
The state tournaments are held at different colleges across Nebraska.
Though no one at B-R has made state yet, Cole noted student Daytona Sparks was one win away from qualifying for state with the game Smash Bros Ultimate 1v1.
The NSESA also awards medals to players that place first through fourth at the state tournaments and trophies for first and second place.
Cole said because of the many benefits esports provides students, he hopes other schools will be interested in starting up an esports program at their school, too.
He welcomes any other teachers or administrators to ask him questions or come observe an esports practice day in his classroom.
Cole noted that the esports program at B-R “would not have been possible without the support of the administration and school board here, most specifically, Dr. Cerny.”
He noted that superintendent Dr. Jon Cerny was a big proponent of starting the esports program at B-R and provided the program with new PC’s, Nintendo Switches, gaming chairs, and “countless other forms of equipment that we use currently.”
While he said the basic electronics are required, schools don’t need state-of-the-art equipment to join esports.
From providing a unique sporting activity to students, to socialization among different grades and providing a sense of community and belonging, Cole noted esports was a great addition to B-R’s extra curricular programming.
“It’s had a really positive impact on our school,” he said.
2/18/2023 6:50:00 PM
SDSU Last Chance Invite Final Results
Junior Kelsey Larsen set a new school record in the 1,000-meter run to highlight the Wayne State College women's indoor track and field team's performance Saturday afternoon at the SDSU Last Chance Invite held at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, South Dakota.
Host South Dakota State won the women's team title with 270 points followed by Sioux Falls in second at 119, Northern State third (97), Augustana fourth (63) and Wayne State fifth with 37 points.
Larsen, a junior from Walthill (BRLD High School), took fourth in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:56.80 for a new school record, breaking the old mark of 2:59.89 held by Paige Pollard and set in the 2012 season (1/28/12).
The top finisher for the Wildcat women was Keyla Sambo placing second in the triple jump at 37' 5 ¾".
Sarah Cotton collected a third place finish in the 200-meter dash in 25.69 seconds.
In the long jump, Emily Smollen took fourth at 17' 1 ½" while freshman Lindsey Kneifl was sixth (15' 9 ¾").
Other Wildcat finishers included Faith Polacek fifth in the 800-meter run at 2:30.55, Kylie Pachta fifth in the 1,000-meter run (3:03.61), Alison Stineman was eighth in the 600-meter run (1:42.60) and Hailey Baker placed eighth in the weight throw at 47' 8 ½".
Wayne State will compete at the 2023 Northern Sun Conference Championships in Mankato, Minnesota Friday and Saturday.
12:30pm - 6:00pm
West Point Beemer Jr-Sr High, 1200 E Washington St, West Point, NE 68788, USA
3:00pm - 8:00pm
Wisner-Pilger High School, 801 18th St N, Wisner, NE 68791, USA
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Louisville, NE 68037, USA
7:00pm - 8:00pm
All Day
All Day
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All Day
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wayne, NE 68787, USA
All Day
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All Day
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Pender, NE 68047, USA
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Bancroft-Rosalie Schools
10:00am - 5:00pm
Oakland Craig Jr-Sr High School, 309 N Davis Ave, Oakland, NE 68045, USA
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Pender, NE 68047, USA
All Day
Nielsen Community Center, 200 Anna Stalp Ave, West Point, NE 68788, USA
9:00am - 4:00pm
2:00pm - 3:00pm
All Day
Fonner park
12:30pm - 5:00pm
West Point Beemer Jr-Sr High, 1200 E Washington St, West Point, NE 68788, USA
4:00pm - 7:00pm
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Centennial Public School, 1301 Centennial Ave, Utica, NE 68456, USA
All Day
Fonner park
7:00pm - 9:00pm
All Day
Fonner park
All Day