Parent/teacher conferences for all EPS buildings will be held on Tuesday, February 14, and Wednesday, February 15, 2023. 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 -6:30 PM
Grades 6-8: 4:00 – 7:30 PM
Grades 9-12: 4:30 – 8:00 PM
Additionally, there will be no school for EPS students on Thursday, February 16, and Friday, February 17, 2023.
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.
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently released the names of only 16,000 semifinalists nationwide for the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists must now fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level and qualify for one of the more than 7,500 scholarships worth over $30 million that will be awarded in spring 2023. Of the 16,000 semifinalists, about 90% are expected to attain Finalist standing, with more than half of those finalists expected to earn a National Merit Scholarship.
To advance to the Finalist phase, semifinalists must submit an application detailing participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received. The application also requires that a semifinalist have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed by a high school official, and provide a written essay. National Merit Scholarship Finalists will be announced in February 2023, with National Merit Scholarship winners announced in April 2023.
Semi-Finalist students representing Elkhorn Public Schools include:
EPS students recognized as Commended Students for the National Merit Scholarship Program include:
Additional information on the National Merit Scholarship program can be found by visiting www.nationalmerit.org.
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.