May 2, 2023 | News
The last student day of the 2022-2023 school year will be Wednesday, May 24, 2023. This is a change to the currently posted calendar given only two inclement weather days. To review calendar development processes, please visit https://bit.ly/3vfExro.
Additional dismissal details are as follows:
Tuesday, 5/23
High School: 12:55 pm Dismissal
Middle School: Normal Day 3:20 pm Dismissal
Elementary School: Normal Day 3:06 pm Dismissal
Preschool: Normal Day AM & PM Sessions (Last Day for PM Preschool Session)
Wednesday, 5/24
High School: 11:45 am Dismissal
Middle School: 11:30 am Dismissal
Elementary School: 11:30 am Dismissal
Preschool: AM Session 10:30 Dismissal & NO PM Session
Approved calendars for future school years can be found here for reference and planning.
Apr 11, 2023 | News
Grace Nichols, daughter of Rosann and Jeffery Nichols, was recently selected as the Exchange Club of Omaha Outstanding Sophomore of the Year at Elkhorn South High School. Candidates were nominated by their teachers and completed an application with their student achievements and an essay on why they are a leader in their school, community, and world in order to be selected for this achievement.
Congratulations Grace!
Jan 12, 2023 | News
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.
Dec 15, 2022 | News
The Elkhorn South High School music department had a successful fall semester, earning several honors including both individual awards and group honors. Notably, the ESHS Concert Choir was selected to perform at the 2022 Nebraska Music Educators Association conference after an involved process of submitting an audition and going through a panel review. The Choir performance took place at the St. Paul Methodist Church on November 17, 2022, under the direction of Molly Gonring and Cal Cross.
Additionally, a large cohort of music department students represented the school as members of the 2022 All State and All National Choir, Band, Jazz Band, and Orchestra. In total, 39 ESHS students were selected as All State musicians after a competitive audition process early this fall, competing against students across the state of Nebraska to be included in these ensembles. Two ESHS music students were also selected to perform in the All-National Honor Band and Orchestra that is hosted by the National Association for Music Education. Louis Giacalone and Rachel Wu earned spots in the All-National Band and Orchestra through a competitive nation-wide audition process.
To end a successful first semester, various concerts were held in December including a Choir Concert consisting of Freshman Choir, Mixed Choir, and Concert Choir, and a Band Concert consisting of performances by the Parkway Jazz, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Clarinet Ensemble, and the Low Brass Ensemble.
Dec 7, 2022 | News
After demonstrating outstanding leadership potential, Grace Nichols 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.
Brett Vance 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 ESHS, with numerous volunteer and leadership experiences within our community.
