Superior migrant and English Language Learner students, staff, and families celebrated our first Latino Heritage month with a delicious potluck. Here is to many more moments of community.
This week, our art room was buzzing with creativity as students dove into the world of Abstract Cubism Portraits! Inspired by the legendary Pablo Picasso, they played with Shape and Value, using bold Oil Pastels to bring their wild and colorful visions to life. These quirky, cubist faces are full of surprises—angles, colors, and expressions you never saw coming!
Huge shout-out to Superior Elementary, especially Jenny Utecht, Heather Blackstone, and Jodi Fierstein.
They were chosen to be spotlight presenters at the Nebraska MTSS Conference later this week. They will be sharing about the MTSS systems which have been implemented at Superior Elementary, including how they implement intervention and enrichment instructions.
Congratulations again to these outstanding educators!
📸Don't forget School Pictures this week!
😊Tuesday-Grades 6-11
🤩Wednesday-Grades PALLS-2
😀Thursday-Grades 3-5
❗️Elementary students picture order forms were sent home in red folders.
❗️MS/HS students need to pick up order forms from the office.
⭐️It's time for our Friday Staff Spotlight⭐️
Please help us give a warm welcome to Lora Whetzal, our new ELA teacher.
🍎 Position: HS English/6 Reading
In May, I retired after teaching for 31 years in Kansas and Oklahoma. During this time, I have served as a basketball and track coach, librarian, class sponsor, Kansas Association for Youth sponsor, Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsor, school play co-director, and a member of the school and district leadership teams.
My husband, John, and I have three kids, Evan, Logan, and Keaton; a foster son, Darrian, a daughter-in-law, Ashley; two sons-in-law, Sean and Ethan; and three grandchildren, Carley, Gavin, and Macy. My hobbies include painting anything I can get my hands on, sewing a variety of items, reading historical fiction, and gardening. My favorite time spent is with my family, especially with the three that call me Grandma. Fun facts about me are that I am the seventh of thirteen children, I grew up on a dairy farm, I have three small dogs, and someday I want to write and illustrate children's books. I am excited to teach in Superior because of its quality students, teachers, and staff.
Welcome to #NebraskaWildcatNation Lora! We are glad to have you as part of our team! ❤️🖤
Having a little fun in Algebra class with some Math Libs.
Students had to solve equations to get a word or phrase, then they used it to fill in the Math Lib.
Wet grass from an early morning rain can't keep us from enjoying family time together! Our 4th Annual Lunch Buddy Picnic was again a success with lots of smiles all around! Share your family's pictures below.
Students in Mrs. Whetzal's Junior English class began their year-long project of reading to the Kindergarteners and the first graders. They will alternate weekly between the two grades. Pictured here are the Juniors with the Kindergarteners. #NebraskaWildcatNation
High School Choir isn't "sleeping on the job", but instead doing some focused practice on deep breathing. Students put their folder or music on the stomach with the goal of raising the folder with each breath before they sing. Join these students and the 7/8 General Music class at their first concert on October 16th!
Menu Change
🎉 Exciting Announcement for Wildcat Fans! 🎉 To keep our community more connected and up-to-date, we’ve created dedicated pages just for Superior Public Schools Athletic & Activity updates on both Facebook and Instagram! 🏈🏀🎭 📸 Here’s what you’ll find: -Photos from recent events -Scores and highlights -Information about upcoming games, meets, and activities This is a great way for past fans and current supporters to stay involved and stay in the know about what’s happening with Superior’s athletes and activities! 🐾 Whether you’ve graduated or are cheering from the stands, we want you with us! Plus, all individual pages for each sport & activities will be submitting their content here, making it your one-stop hub for everything Wildcat-related. 💥 Be sure to follow us on both platforms to stay in the loop. And please share this post with fellow fans to help us grow our Wildcat supporter base! 🙌 Together, we’ll build a stronger, louder, and prouder Wildcat community! 🐾❤️ #SuperiorWildcats #WildcatPride #GoCats #SupportLocal 🔗 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563757014134 📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sps.athletics.activities/
🎨 Happy National Dot Day! Our kindergarteners embraced a "can do" attitude by creating their own masterpieces after reading the inspiring story by Peter H. Reynolds.
⭐️It's time for our Friday Staff Spotlight⭐️
Please help us give a warm welcome to Kara Gilbert, our new Science teacher.
Hello! My name is Kara Gilbert and I am teaching 7th and 8th grade Science, as well as Chem I and Chem II. I am starting my 17th year of teaching here at Superior with 12 of those years teaching in Mulvane, KS and the last 4 years at Rock Hills in Mankato. I have one son who is a senior at K-State, and two bonus kids who are attending school at Fort Hays and Cloud County. Although we now are empty nesters, Shawn and I enjoy anything K-State and traveling! Superior holds a special place in my heart as this is where my mom was raised and I also spent many of my summers here with my grandparents!
Welcome to #NebraskaWildcatNation Kara! We are glad to have you as part of our team! ❤️🖤
The Internship students are preparing for their mock interviews by doing some "speed dating" interview style.
Congratulations Reagan! 🏐
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Our kindergartners have been diving into nursery rhymes and fables, today we celebrated the end of our unit! Preschool teacher Kara and kindergartner Millie brought their adorable bunny, Poppy, as a special treat after reading "The Tortoise and the Hare." 🐢🐇 Plus, the kids got to taste curds and whey (AKA cottage cheese) just like Little Miss Muffet!🥣 It's been an exciting, hands-on learning adventure!
Lenden Worm, a senior, shares his knowledge of the electrical industry with students in Mr. Thomas's Ag Mechanics classroom.
Bringing in current students allows Mr. Thomas to instill a mindset of passion to an industry in the younger students.
A big thank you to our Social Media Team of five students: Halle Bargen, Khloe Mundorf, Cora Schnakenberg, Jordan Duncan, & Kaitlyn Nielsen, who have been working hard to gather photos from recent events and prepare for upcoming event posts and game recaps. These students are also collaborating with the Superior Express Newspaper to submit student photos, showcasing their work to the wider community.
We truly appreciate everyone following the new Superior Public Schools - Athletics & Activities page! If you haven't already, please take a moment to click the like and follow button to stay updated.
It's such a privilege to share our students' hard work with the public. Special shoutout to Dante Boelhower for taking the time to meet without social media students on Wednesday. They gained invaluable knowledge on camera features, as well as basic video editing techniques and skills.
Stay tuned for more updates from the Social Media team!
Today Mrs. Roach's Class learned about the Survivor's Tree at the 9/11 Memorial and watched a documentary about people who experienced it first hand. The 5th graders used the inspiration from people involved and the example of the Survivor's tree to write their message of hope on paper leaves. The leaves were added to our tree display in our hallway. 🇺🇸
The 5th grade students raised the flags and put them at half staff today in honor of 9/11. They also observed a moment of silence in honor of those who lost their lives on that day in 2001.
