ESHS Student Productions Upcoming

Oct 7, 2021 | News

For its fall production, ESHS students will perform two separate short plays for the audience’s viewing pleasure. 

 

OZ

Reeling from her sister’s death, Beth suddenly finds herself journeying through a world suspiciously resembling the film The Wizard of Oz. But with the yellow brick road sold to investors, the Scarecrow reveling in his ignorant bliss, the Cowardly Lion acting like a paranoid idiot, and the Tin Man embracing his emotional numbness, Beth wonders what role she plays in this classic story gone awry. A hilarious and heart-wrenching exploration of grief and perseverance on the road to acceptance.

 

The Staggering Heartbreak of Jasmine Merriwether

When her lab partner in AP Bio offers to dissect a fetal pig for her, Jasmine Merriwether is pretty sure it’s love. But after seven weeks of bliss, her boyfriend dumps her and she’s sent into a hilarious and awful tailspin that lands her in In-School Suspension. A comedy about picking up the pieces of a broken heart.

Tickets will be sold at the door and are $5 for adults and $3 for students.  

Elkhorn Public Schools Named Best School District in Nebraska

Oct 6, 2021 | News

Niche’s 2022 Best School in America rankings were recently released, naming the EPS district and its staff among the best in the county and state in several categories.  

Among the rankings, the EPS district and its teachers topped the Best School District and District with the Best Teachers lists for Nebraska, Douglas County, and the Omaha area.  EPS was also named the Best Place to Teach in Omaha.  In addition, EPS was named the Safetest District in Douglas County.  

Niche’s grades and ranking are calculated using dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews.  View all of Niche’s 2022 ranking online.

EPS Transitions to New Online Payment System

Jul 21, 2021 | News

To better serve our families, EPS has partnered with SchoolPay to implement a new online payment system.  At this time, this system will be used for the following items:

  1. Loading lunch balances
  2. Paying activities fees and purchasing athletics passes
  3. Purchasing Chromebook device coverage
  4. Paying individual school-based fines
  5. Paying Preschool tuition

 

To utilize the system, parents will need to create a new user account by following the below instructions:

  1. Go to www.schoolpay.com
  2. Click the green “Create an Account” button 
  3. Enter your “Payer” Information
  4. Choose “Elkhorn Public Schools”, then choose your student’s assigned school* and enter his/her Student ID number and Last Name.
    *If you have multiple students, choose one student to enroll first and complete the School Name, Student ID, and Last Name for that student.  Upon account creation, you will have the option to add additional students.
  5. You will receive an email to set your password.  Click the Login link within the email, set a new password, then log in to make purchases or add additional students as needed.
    * To add additional students to your account, follow the instructions at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ireLb_ht8 

A Student ID number is required for account creation.  If you do not know your student’s ID number, ask your student what his/her lunch number is or it can be found by logging into your Parent PowerSchool account.  If you are still unable to locate the Student ID number, please contact your school building after July 27th.

Please note if a student’s previous lunch account held unused funds, those funds have been transferred to the new accounts.  If you believe you had unused funds in your previous account but do not immediately see them, please contact Susan Desler at 402-289-0443 or email lunch@epsne.org.  Additionally, if you paid activities fees for the upcoming school year before the deactivation of the former payment system, you will not see that transaction in the new system.  If you need to confirm a previous payment of the activities fee, please contact your building’s Activities Secretary after July 27th.

If you have any questions regarding your new account or the process for creating it, please contact School Pay Support at 888.886.9729 or support@schoolpay.com

2021-2022 Back to School Information

Jun 29, 2021 | News

New Student Registration

Registration for students who did not attend an EPS school during the 2020-21 school year is currently open at http://www.elkhornweb.org/parents/new-students/.  Upon completion of the online registration process, families should contact their assigned school to schedule an appointment for New Student registration, planned for Tuesday, August 3 and Wednesday, August 4, 2021.

 

EPS staff members who schedule appointments will return to their buildings on July 28.  If you call prior to that date, please leave a message, and they will return your call upon their return.

 

Returning Students Registration

Online registration will open for returning students on August 2.  Additional information and a link to register will be provided via email on August 2.

 

Athletics Registration

Athletics registration for the 2021-22 school year is now open at https://elkhornps-ar.rschooltoday.com/.  Please note that we are currently in the process of transitioning our payment portal to better serve families. Therefore, payments cannot be collected at this time.  Please check back after July 19 to purchase activity passes or pay activities fees.

 

Additionally, all students who plan to participate in sports will need a sports physical. Please contact your health care provider to arrange for your child to get a Sports Physical for next year.  Please note that Sports Physicals must be dated after May 1, 2021.

 

Open House

Open house for all EPS high schools is scheduled for Thursday, August 5, from 12:00-6:00.  At this time, back to school registration can be completed and students will take school photos. 

 

First Day of School

The first day of school for students will be Tuesday, August 17.  Freshmen will attend from 8:10 – 11:24, and all upperclassmen will attend from 12:30 – 3:20.  Regularly-scheduled, full day classes will start on Wednesday, August 18.

ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL NAMED UNIFIED CHAMPION BANNER SCHOOL

May 14, 2021 | News

Elkhorn South High School (ESHS) was recently declared a Unified Champion Banner School by Special Olympics.  The recognition honors schools throughout the country that have created and display an inclusive school climate by demonstrating a commitment to Unified Sports, inclusive youth leadership and whole-school engagements.

To celebrate the designation, ESHS students and staff participated in a Unified with Pride Day on May 13.  The day consisted of the entire school showing their support for inclusion by wearing blue, and posters that had been created by Circle of Friends decorated the building.  Additionally, a celebratory video was shared with all students and staff to showcase the honor they had earned for the community they created.  To view the video, please go to: http://bit.ly/ESHSUnifiedChamps

Paige Gill, ESHS special education teacher, understands the importance of the honor after having been foundationally involved in the process required to receive the recognition.   “This award is a celebration of our school and the heart of our students. It has been an honor to see the Unified programs at ESHS grow and to see true acceptance and inclusion come to life. ESHS is a special place where abilities are not a barrier to friendship,” Gill states.

According to Elkhorn Public Schools superintendent, “this recognition is a recognition of our humanity which binds us all regardless of our differences.  I am incredibly proud of Elkhorn South, and encourage them always to continue on with this important work.”

For more information about Special Olympics Unified Champion Banner Schools, visit https://www.specialolympics.org/our-work/unified-champion-schools/banner-recognition-program.

 

Mental Health Resource Reminders

Mar 23, 2021 | News

Elkhorn Public Schools understands the importance of prioritizing mental health for our students.  In an effort to raise awareness of available mental health resources and create avenues for parents to open or continue a dialogue with their child, EPS has provided the following list of resources for parents.

Helplines and Websites

  1. Safe2Help
    https://www.safe2helpne.org/
    531-299-7233

  2. Boys Town Hotline
    https://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/
    1-800-448-3000 or text VOICE to 20121

  3. Nebraska Family Helpline
    https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Nebraska-Family-Helpline-Child-Mental-Health-Issues.aspx
    1-800-866-8660

  4. The Trevor Project
    https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
    1-866-488-7386

  5. 211: Get Connected. Get Help.
    https://www.211.org/get-help/mental-health
    211

Community Organizations

  1. More Tomorrows by the Kim Foundation: https://moretomorrowsne.org/
    Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255

  2. Arbor Family Counseling: https://www.arborfamilycounseling.com/
    EPS partners with Arbor Family to provide a limited number of free counseling sessions to our students and staff members.
    Contact: 402-330-0960

  3. Grief’s Journey: https://griefsjourney.org/
    Contact: 402-502-2773

  4. Lutheran Family Services: https://www.lfsneb.org/
    Contact: 402-342-7038

  5. Catholic Charities Behavior Health: https://www.ccomaha.org/program-and-services/behavioral-health
    Contact: 531-213-7396