Mullen Public Schools

Happy Birthday Cooper!

Teal Peterson with his student of the year plaque! Our lazer engraver has made all of our awards this year and it has been a huge addition to our school!

In addition to competing in STAR Events during the FCCLA State Leadership Conference, Jadyn and Fayth were recognized for their contributions to the conference, students danced the night away and Sydnee carried the Mullen sign during the parade of chapters on opening night.

13 Members from Mullen traveled to Lincoln for the annual FCCLA State Leadership Conference April 7th through 9th. While attending the conference, students heard from keynote speaker, Coach VJ, who shared her experience playing basketball and becoming mentally tough. There were also several breakout sessions, an opportunity fair, awards ceremonies and the most important piece, competitions. 10 students participated in STAR Events competing against the best in Nebraska in their respective events and levels. Kyle Finney and Riley Hegland- Sports Nutrition, Level 3- Gold, State Runner-up, National Qualifier Maci Walz and Audrabell Werth- Foods Innovation, Level 1- Silver, 3rd Place Corynn Corbin- Leadership, Level 3- Silver, 3rd Place Mia Flores-Green - Career Investigation, Level 3- Silver, 5th Place Maggie Haesler- National Programs in Action, Level 3- Silver, 6th Place Sydnee Cheever- Focus on Children, Level 2- Silver, 7th Place Medora DeNaeyer and Keragan Welch- Professional Presentation, Level 3- Silver, 9th Place Jadyn Andersen and Fayth Brown were selected as Honorary Conference Assistants, working behind the scenes to make sure facilities and events were ready. Ashlyn Simonson serves as a state Leader Liaison. She emceed the FCCLA Knowledge Bowl and contributed to the overall conference sessions backstage. Overall, the conference was a success!

Mullen STEM club hosted a guest speaker for the last STEM club meeting of the year. Shawn Jacobs, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the National Weather Service in North Platte, came up to talk to the kids about weather forecasting! The kids even learned a new game.

Join us tomorrow night for the FCCLA Carnival from 6-8pm at the Lariat. FCCLA members: set up will be from 5:15-6:00pm or after track/golf practice. Don't forget your cake, cookies or bars for the Cake Walk. ALL FCCLA members are expected to work this event!!

We had an awesome Elementary Spring Concert/Elementary Awards Night last night! Mrs. Walker did an outstanding job putting on a wonderful program for our community. 2024 Mullen Elementary Award Winners: Perfect Attendance-Danielle Peterson Outstanding Kindergarten Student-Anna Ridenour Outstanding 1st Grade Student-Eve Ericksen Outstanding 2nd Grade Student-Sadie Hoyt Outstanding 3rd Grade Student-Natalee Walker Outstanding 4th Grade Student-Ayden Lee Outstanding 5th Grade Student-Bronx Burney Mullen Elementary Student of the Year-Teal Peterson

Catch the FCCLA STAR Events Award Ceremony happening right now by clicking this link: Inspirmedia.tv https://inspirmedia.tv

Mullen Public Schools have the following vacancy for the 2024-2025 school year: Come join the MPS family! Special Education Paraprofessional Job tasks are varied, but involve aiding teachers and providing academic support for students. Mullen Elementary School and Mullen 6-12 is searching for a Special Education elementary paraprofessional to help with core interventions to combat learning loss (a total of 2 paraprofessionals are needed at this time). Pay varies depending on responsibilities and experience but starting wage is $14 hourly for applicants with less than 100 college credit hours and it starts at $15 for applicants with 100+ college credit hours. Benefits of single insurance, PTO Days, Long/Short Term disability, NPERS Retirement contributions. Starting date will be August 12, 2024. Please send resume and application letter to: Chris Kuncl, Superintendent Mullen Public Schools PO Box 127 Mullen, NE 69152 chris.kuncl@mullenpublicschools.org Position will remain open until filled. EOE https://www.nebraskaeducationjobs.ne.gov/jobs/mullen-public-schools/k-5-elementary-special-education-paraprofessional/

JH Track @Hershey Wednesday, April 10th 9:00 a.m. Order of Events in Flier

Mullen Broncos had a great day at the South Loup Invitational Track Meet today despite very windy conditions. The boys placed 1st and the girls placed 4th. Pictured are the boys with their championship plaque.

Happy Birthday Jax!

Congratulations to the 2024 March Mammal Madness winners! Tripp Jewell took first place with his bracket and Cooper Walker took second. This was the first time an elementary student won the challenge! Tripp and Cooper will have their names on the trophies which are displayed in the high school trophy case. This is a fun learning project sponsored by Arizona State University whose slogan is "If you're learning you're winning!" Thanks for all the adults and students who participated!

On April 2nd we welcomed new members into the National Honor Society. Four new members were inducted into our organization: Sydnee Cheever, Hayley Donohoe, Tate Kvanvig, and Alex Werner. A huge THANK YOU to our current members for all of the activities they took on this year: Mullen Jr. Golf Tournament, Elementary Halloween Safety Presentations, Scholastic Book Fair, Open Door Mission Trip, Reindeer Roundup, Valentine's Day Recognition for Teachers, Blood Drive Presentations, and Commercial Club Easter Egg Hunts. Thank you for all you have done for our school and community!

Happy Birthday Jedd!

South Loup Track Meet April 5, 2024 Field Events 9:00 a.m. Running Events 11:45 a.m. approx. Order of Events: Girls- Shot put, High Jump, Long Jump Boys- Discus, Pole Vault, Long Jump Boys/Girls- Triple Jump will Follow Long Jump Girls/Boys 3200 Meter Relay (Finals) Girls 100 Meter Hurdles (Prelims) Boys 110 Meter Hurdles (Prelims) Girls/Boys 100 Meter Dash (Prelims) Girls/Boys 400 Meter Dash (Finals) Girls/Boys 3200 Meter Run (Finals) RUNNING FINALS Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Boys 110 Meter Hurdles Girls/Boys 100 Meter Dash Girls/Boys 800 Meter Run Girls/Boys 300 Meter Low Hurdles Girls/Boys 200 Meter Dash Girls/Boys 1600 Meter Run Girls/Boys 400 Meter Relay Girls/Boys 1600 Meter Relay

8th hour art class got to watch a live demonstration of Knapping on Tuesday. They learned about rock types that work well, tools of the trade, and the history of rock knapped tools. A big thank you to Jon Musser for coming to present to the class! Jon also left a few tools and rocks for the kids to try out today, and they were excited to get started.

Our elementary staff decided to start a new tradition by giving out our elementary awards before our spring music concert. This will allow parents to make one trip to town and to give the elementary students their own spot light in front of the family and friends. #GoBroncos

The next regular meeting of the Mullen Board of Education will be Monday, April 8, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school library. Upon advertisement, a draft of the agenda will be available for public inspection on the school website, the NASB Sparq website, and by request to the Superintendent’s office during regular office hours.

The sophomores are learning how to collect water for well testing. We have partnered up with a program called "Know your well" that provides free domestic well testing through UNL. It was a fun day, and the kids learned about a valuable sandhills resource.