The instrumental music departments of the Elkhorn Public Schools are proud to present the first annual Elkhorn All City Honor Band Festival on Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00 PM. The event will be held at the Elkhorn High School Auditorium, located at 1401 Veterans Drive. The festival honors and challenges some of the most accomplished music students currently in the Elkhorn Public Schools’ programs by bringing them together for a day of music-making and growth, culminating with an evening concert open to the public. The program will feature a middle school concert band conducted by Kyle Dreessen, Elkhorn High School Band Director, a high school concert band conducted by Larry MacTaggart, former arranger of the US Air Force Band, and a high school jazz band led by Greg Simon from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Additionally, the concert will feature the world premiere of the new piece of music “Elkhorn River Portrait” by Larry MacTaggart.
Student musicians were nominated to participate in these ensembles and are a true honor roll of the Elkhorn Band programs, representing the top 20-25% of students involved at each school.
All EPS buildings will observe a Thanksgiving and Winter Break schedule to include the following no-school days:
The 2022-2023 calendar which includes all important EPS dates can be viewed here.
Elkhorn Public Schools will host a District Spelling Bee on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. at the EPS Teacher Training Conference Center. Students from across the District will participate, with one student from every elementary building and two students from each middle school participating. District bee participants, as shown below, were selected based on their placement in their individual building competitions.
| Arbor View Elementary | Lucy J. |
| Blue Sage Elementary | Kavin M. |
| Fire Ridge Elementary | Ray A. |
| Hillrise Elementary | Olivia K. |
| Manchester Elementary | Quinn C. |
| Sagewood Elementary | Keagan M. |
| Skyline Elementary | Gabby S. |
| Spring Ridge Elementary | Andrew M. |
| West Bay Elementary | Marin W. |
| West Dodge Station Elementary | Silas H. |
| Westridge Elementary | Jaxson S. |
| Woodbrook Elementary | Austynn S. |
| Elkhorn Grandview Middle School | Niharika K. |
| Elkhorn Grandview Middle School | Sraavya D. |
| Elkhorn Middle School | Dylan S. |
| Elkhorn Middle School | Kamdyn R. |
| Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School | Corbin D. |
| Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School | Jacob B. |
| Elkhorn Ridge Middle School | Isaac T. |
| Elkhorn Ridge Middle School | Layla B. |
| Elkhorn Valley View Middle School | Jay A. |
| Elkhorn Valley View Middle School | Arielle O. |
The 1st place winner of the EPS District Spelling Bee will be eligible to participate in the Omaha Sports Commission Spelling Bee scheduled for March 18, 2023.
Recently, the Pack Leaders community service group at EGMS partnered with the Omaha Featherweight Club (OFWC) to sew pillowcases. Through their combined efforts, the groups were able to make 35 pillowcases to donate to the Child Saving Institute! Special thank you to the members of the OFWC for sharing their knowledge of their vintage sewing machines and their passion for serving others with our students.
According to a recently released AP Scholar Report, a record number of Elkhorn Public Schools students were recognized as 2021-2022 AP Scholars with various distinctions, with 454 students included in the report. For the 2021-2022 school year, EPS proudly recognizes the following:
Over the course of the previous five academic years, EPS has nearly doubled the number of students earning AP Scholar designations as seen in the chart below.
EPS proudly congratulates all students who have achieved this academic success, and thanks them for their dedication and commitment to developing the knowledge and skills necessary to be lifelong learners.
Parent/Teacher Conferences for all EPS buildings will be held on Tuesday, September 27 and Wednesday, September 28. Time frames by grade level are listed below. For building-specific information, please refer to your building principal’s most recent newsletter.
Grades K-5: 3:00 -7:00 PM
Grades 6-8: 4:30 – 8:30 PM
Grades 9-12: 5:00 – 9:00 PM
Additionally, there will be no school for EPS students on Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30, 2022.