National Merit Finalists Announced

The following EPS students were among 15,000 students nationwide named as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program:
  1. Julia Edwards
  2. Zachary Heidenreich
  3. Lindsey Kenkel
  4. Alexa Knott
  5. Madeline Luth
  6. Elise Madden
  7. Mia Mellican
  8. Jake Rance
  9. Joseph Seible
  10. Linda Xu
Congratulations to all on this academic achievement!

Smart Gen Society Social Media Resources

Smart Gen Society is a leading, local organization that aims to raise awareness surrounding preventative and proactive measures that offset the negative implications of social media use.  The organization provides resources and insight for parents and educators to safely manage the technology being used by youth.

SmartGen Society has created several informative resources on frequently-used apps.  Click on each link below to view the details.

Smart Gen Social Media Planning for Families
Smart Gen Society Social Media Break
Smart Gen About TikTok
Smart Gen About Snapchat
Smart Gen About Instagram
Smart Gen About Discord

For additional information and more resources from Smart Gen Society, please visit https://www.smartgensociety.org/.

 

US News and World Report Names EPS Schools as #1 in the State at all Levels

Recently released rankings of schools by the US News and World report shows an EPS school topping the list at all levels and claiming the top two spots in the middle school and high school lists.  Research conducted by US News and World Report includes data on nearly 24,000 schools country-wide and focused on information garnered from assessment data and data gathered from the Nebraska Department of Education.

To view the full ranking lists, please visit: https://www.usnews.com/education/k12

 

EHS Students Selected for Community Leadership Opportunities

After demonstrating outstanding leadership potential, Paulina Fomicheva was selected to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar.  The HOBY Seminar, a yearly summer event held at a Nebraska College or University, will be held at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation.

 

Grant Spanel was selected to attend the Nebraska Leadership Seminar (NLS) at Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska this summer. Nebraska Leadership Seminar, Inc. (NLS) is a nonprofit organization focused on helping students recognize their leadership strengths. Each year, NLS hosts a four-day seminar for high school sophomores to challenge, empower and inspire them to become the leaders Nebraska needs.

 

Both students were selected to represent EHS after completing an extensive application and interviewing process, and both are actively involved at EHS, with numerous volunteer and leadership experiences within our community.

Fall Sports and Activities Wrap Up

Congratulations and thank you to all of our fall sports and activities teams for representing Elkhorn High School with a high caliber of play and, more importantly, high class and sportsmanship.

A brief season wrap up and award distinctions include:

  • Football: Antler football finished the regular season with a record of 10-2 and was crowned the District B-2 champions, qualifying for their 32nd appearance in the state playoffs and ending the season with a loss in the Semi-Finals.
  • Softball: The Antler Softball Team punched their ticket to the NSAA State Softball Tournament by winning the B-8 district.  The Antlers have now gone to the Class B State Tournament for the past four straight years.
  • Volleyball: Volleyball was named runner-up in the B-2 District Final Championships, and finished the season ranked 5th in Class B.
  • Boys Tennis:  The Boys Tennis team grew and improved so much over the fall, the boys competed very well with a tough schedule this past season.
  • Cross Country: We had a great season in cross country this year, and the boys and girls teams both finished 5th at conference and 4th at districts and four senior runners qualified for State.
  • Girls Golf: It was a successful season for the Girls Golf team with 2 members qualifying for the State Tournament, A. Swerczek and K. Schultz. K. Schultz finished 8th in Class B at the State Tournament.
  • The Pride of the Antlers Marching Band finished up a very successful season, earning 2nd Place in Class B and 12th in All Class at the State Marching Band Championships.
  • All State Choir and Orchestra: 6 Vocalists qualified for State and 1 Orchestra student