Congratulations to OPS students and staff on these recent accomplishments!

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Events and news around the district for the week of May 20, 2013.

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Students in the Global Foods class at Lewis & Clark Middle learned about Rangoli art during a unit on India.

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Congratulations to the South High Magnet boys soccer team!

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Andrea Haynes has been appointed the next principal of Harrison Elementary.

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JP Lord students recently performed "Cinderella: The JP Lord Way" thanks to a grant from the Omaha Schools Foundation.

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Gomez Elementary students and parents worked with local artist Michael Fitzsimmons.

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Students rotated through several learning stations during the school's Cinco de Mayo celebration.

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Middle school special education students competed in track and field events in April.

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Book your appointment for back-to-school physicals and immunizations today!

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King Science Magnet is among the 64 second annual U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools.

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Fullerton Magnet students researched the lives of some of the famous Omahans buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

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Belvedere Elementary provided a free health and wellness fair for the community in April.

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Families enjoyed art, food, music and dance from countries around the world at the Pinewood Multicultural Fair.

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South High Magnet and Norris Middle were recognized for their service learning projects.

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The Sherwood Foundation is offering a summer library program at 26 OPS elementary schools this summer!

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The Vikings won the second annual Van Metre Invitational!

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Monroe Middle School students worked with local graffiti artist Gerard Pefung during a two-day art workshop.

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Morton Magnet Middle School was selected as a national demonstration site for the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) college readiness system.

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OPS teachers are acknowledged for their work in strengthening K-3 math education.

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Wilson was selected as an Apple Distinguished Program for the 2012-2013 school year.

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The Eagles won their fourth consecutive state basketball championship!

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Congratulations to the Benson High Magnet JROTC class!

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OPS elementary schools celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday on Read Across America Day.

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The Gifted & Talented Department hosted a poetry slam in February.

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The Bulldogs won the state duals wrestling championship!

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Six staff members agreed to have their heads shaved after students exceeded their fundraising goal in February.

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Click on the link above to see a list of summer enrichment opportunities for middle school students.

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OPS has won the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO).

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Washington Elementary presented a Read-a-Thon in January, which included "Dress Like Your Favorite Character" Day.

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The Bulldogs won the Metro Conference Wrestling Tournament!

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Prairie Wind Elementary's drama club presented "A Walk in the Woods" for its biannual play.

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Joslyn Elementary won the Dancing Classrooms fall competition!

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The Eagles won the 2013 Metro Conference Holiday Tournament!

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King Science & Technology Magnet students explored topics in science, engineering and technology during the annual SET for Life Conference.

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OPS recently inducted nine new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame.

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The Vikings are Class A State Runners-Up!

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Members of the Loveland Golden K Kiwanis Club donated a dictionary to every third-grader at Franklin Elementary.

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Nationally acclaimed Israeli artist Hanoch Piven visited several schools in November to teach students his collage techniques.

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Central High's Wind Ensemble and Acappella Choir were selected to perform at the NMEA conference.

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Washington Elementary fourth-graders presented "A Walk in Your Shoes" to help refugees in the Omaha community.

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A group of Joslyn students volunteered at the Together, Inc. food pantry following a very successful canned food drive.

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Catlin Arts Magnet welcomed landscape artist Andrew Peters in October.

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Western Hills Magnet students attended H2Omaha, presented by the Wetlands Learning Center in Bellevue.

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Lewis & Clark Middle School kicked off National Brest Cancer Awareness Month in October with the "Passionately Pink for the Cure" campaign.

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Conestoga and Fontenelle launched the Project Fit America fitness program in October 2012.

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Omaha firefighters visited Harrison Elementary to share safety tips during National Fire Prevention Week in October.

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Six foreign chefs visited the OPS Career Center in September to prepare traditional foods with culinary students.

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OPS fourth-graders learned more about Native American culture during the annual Dreams of Eagles event.

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OPS students honored the victims of 9/11 and those who serve our nation on the National Day of Remembrance.

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Sarah Brogren was named the Elementary Art Educator of the Year!

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Josephine Langbehn was named the Novice Art Educator of the Year!

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More than 200 Bryan High students attended the first-ever Advanced Placement (AP) Boot Camp during the first week of school.

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The 2012-2013 school year began on August 20th.

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A group of OPS ninth-graders worked with teachers to learn about Omaha’s rich African American history and created digital history projects during the third annual program. 

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The OPS Music Department presents "Les Misérables" for the 2012 summer musical.

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The Omaha Refugee Task Force and Omaha Public Schools presented the annual World Refugee Day on June 23, 2012.

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Catlin Magnet summer school students learned about sculpting from artist-in-residence Tom Sitzman.

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Belle Ryan Elementary summer school and Summer Library Program students became Olympic athletes during the school's Field Day.

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Fullerton Magnet students learned about the science of bubbles during a Summer Library Program presentation.

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The QUEST…Above and Beyond! Summer Program offers enrichment activities in science, math and literature for gifted and talented students.

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Bancroft Elementary students enjoyed the Omaha Children's Museum's Whiz Bang Super Science Show.

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Congratulations to Beveridge, Buffett, Crestridge and Morton Magnet Schools for earning Magnet Schools of America Merit Awards.

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Nearly 200 JROTC students from all seven OPS high schools attended the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge Summer Camp in May. 

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Adams Elementary students learned about Nebraska's history during "A Track Along the Trails" informational fair.

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Beals Elementary students and staff used a "passport" to travel across the continent of Africa during its annual Multicultural Festival in May.

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Jackson Elementary staff, students, their families and the community gathered for a Cinco de Mayo celebration.

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A Service Learning class at King Science & Technology Magnet is growing lettuce and donating the harvests to a local food bank.

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Nearly 1,000 students explored a variety of career options during the annual Seventh-Grade Career Fair in April.

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Fontenelle Elementary staff, students, parents and the community attended the school's third annual Asset Fair in April.

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Picotte Elementary students and their families had an opportunity to attend a Science and Sundaes Family Night in April.

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Marcella Mahoney was named a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars.

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Yates Early Childhood students and their families took part in family literacy activities led by UNO's early education teacher candidates.

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Carrie Pratt was named the 2012 Middle School Teacher of the Year by the National Business Education Association (NBEA)!

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Paul Limongi won the United Way of the Midland's Harry C. Voss Leadership Award. 

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The Eagles won the 2012 state championship!

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Special education students from four OPS high schools presented "Rap-unzel: A Modern Telling of a Grimm Tale with Rap Music" in March 2012.

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The Eagles won the 2012 state championship!

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OPS elementary schools celebrated Dr. Seuss' 108th birthday on March 2, 2012.

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A class of third-graders at Florence Elementary honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a special art project.

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Congratulations to Wendy Oldenburg for earning certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards!

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The Burke cheerleaders took home trophies at the state competition for cheerleading and dance!

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North High Magnet School celebrated National Engineers Week in February.

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Several Washington Elementary students were recognized for their courage during a bus emergency.

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The exhibit "Discover Greatness: An Illustrated History of Negro Leagues Baseball" will be on display at Conestoga Magnet Center this June.

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Fullerton Magnet Gifted & Talented teacher Susan Carson won the Extra Mile Award!

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McMillan Magnet won the National United States Academic Decathlon's (USAD) Pentathlon Scrimmage!

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Two North High Magnet students and a teacher have earned awards from the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

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Four members of Blue Man Group visited Beveridge Magnet Middle School in mid-January to lead a percussion workshop.

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A student from Skinner Magnet and Beveridge Magnet Middle won the MSA's regional poster contest!

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The Bulldogs are Metro Conference Champions!

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The Eagles are Metro Basketball Holiday Tournament Champions!

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The Eagles are Metro Basketball Holiday Tournament Champions!

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Matt Curtis was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Omahans for 2011!

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The Golden K Kiwanis donated books to Conestoga Magnet students.

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OPS students across the district took part in many service learning projects in December 2011.

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The Trailblazers won the 2011-2012 City Championship!

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Adriana Vargas received an award from the American G.I. Forum Omaha Chapter.

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The Central High Eagles won both the boys and girls OPS Basketball Tournament!

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King Science & Technology Magnet presented its first SET (Science, Engineering & Technology) for Life Conference in November.

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Congratulations to the Bulldogs for playing in the state football championship!

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Thirteen middle school students participated in the first OPS Middle School French Eiffel Tower contest held during National French Week in early November.

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OPS recently inducted new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle joined students for a pizza party at Sherman Elementary in mid-November.

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Marilyn Hinkle has been selected to receive the Community Leader Award from the Ollie Webb Center!

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Benson High Magnet JROTC students produced a documentary entitled "Project 9/11: Then & Now."

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The community had the chance to learn about the district's 19 magnet schools during the 2011 Magnet Fair.

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Author and illustrator Lisa Campbell Ernst visited students at Kennedy Elementary in November.

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Chandler View's Music Club presented a patriotic concert in honor of Veterans Day 2011.

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Congratulations Dundee Elementary - 2011 Dancing Classroom Champions!

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The Burke High Rockstars take the stage!

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Seventh-graders in the Lewis & Clark Focus Program participated in the Outward Bound Ropes Course.

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Chandler View students learned more about the vehicles and tools involved in a variety of careers.

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Congratulations to the South High Magnet counseling team!

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Meg Searl is the 2011 Nebraska Elementary Counselor of the Year!

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Cathy Hill is the 2011 Nebraska Middle School Counselor of the Year!

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Congratulations to Liberty Elementary teacher Luisa Palomo!

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The Bears won the 2011-2012 City Championship!

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The Wildcats won the 2011-2012 City Championship!

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Andrew Brooks was named the 2011 Second Congressional District Outstanding Social Studies Teacher.

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Hartman and Kellom Elementary Schools launched the Project Fit America (PFA) program in October 2011.

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OfficeMax surprised a teacher at Central Park Elementary and Kennedy Elementary!

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A Physical Science class at Lewis & Clark Middle School was charged with the task of making Periodic Tables of Common Objects.

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The Jefferson Elementary community celebrated the opening of a new walking track in late September.

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"Troo," the fun-loving kangaroo, taught Fontenelle students how to play it safe on the playground.

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Pawnee Elementary students and their families enjoyed a "Books & Bingo Family Literacy Night."

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Linda Hulsey recently received an award from the Midwest Kodaly Music Educators of America.

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Keiante' Westbrook was named the Outstanding Paraprofessional of the Year!

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In recognition of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, several schools planned ceremonies and/or special projects.

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Mary Seger was named the Elementary Art Educator of the Year!

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OPS students and staff celebrated College Colors Day by wearing their college gear on September 2, 2011.

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Joe Gregory was named the Art Educator of the Year!

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Welcome back to students and staff!

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North High Magnet engineering teacher Lee Kallstrom completed a five-week fellowship in Madagascar.

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A group of ninth-graders worked with teachers to learn about Omaha’s rich African American history and created digital history projects. 

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Congratulations to Burke High and Buffett Magnet for earning national awards in student achievement!

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