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Fremont High School to Host Heartland Leadership Conference

John Cook, Tom Osborne, Kevin Kush among speakers

Fremont, Neb. – (Mar. 1, 2019) Fremont High School and FCA are excited to announce they will be hosting the Heartland Leadership Conference on Sunday, March 24 from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm. The Heartland Leadership Conference will feature a variety of athletic speakers including:

  • John Cook, UNL volleyball coach
  • Tom Osborne, former UNL football coach and Athletic Director
  • Kevin Kush, former Boys Town football coach, author and motivational speaker

The event will also have a high school coaches panel consisting of Sean McMahon, Kelly Flynn, Jim Weeks, Doug Goltz, Randy Huebert, Mark Kostek, Linda Walker and Kelsea Blevins. DeMoine Adams, TeamMates mentoring program director, will be the emcee.

Don Peterson & Associates is the presenting sponsor of the Heartland Leadership Conference. Many other sponsorships are still available. Tickets for the event are $25 in advance or $30 at the door, which includes dinner. The public is invited to attend.

To purchase tickets with a credit card: http://bit.ly/heartlandlead

To purchase tickets by check or purchase order: http://bit.ly/heartlandleadcheck

 

 

Every Tuesday Grant Elementary students get one-on-one time with Midland University students. Teachers choose a variety of students and send them to a resource room with work to complete. Students then get one-on-one time with students in Theresa Ferg’s Technology Methods and Materials class at Midland University. Ferg says, “It’s great for my students because they don’t want to always sit in class. With this partnership they are taking strategies they learn in class and putting them to a practical application.” Students in Ferg’s class are sophomores and juniors, preparing to student teach in a few short semesters. Students in Ferg’s class are all Elementary Education majors with a K-6 Special Education endorsement. Grant students benefit from this time because of the individualized attention they receive.

(photo and story courtesy of Fremont Tribune)

James Farrell, Fremont Tribune

This week, each of Fremont Public Schools elementary buildings received a visit from magician Jeff Quinn.

But Quinn’s performances didn’t just give kids the opportunity to be mystified. His show centers around the idea of “kindness,” and aims to help teach kids to be kind to one another, says Bell Field Elementary School Counselor Ainslee Kroenke.

“Really the reason we wanted to do it is because kindness and empathy and treating each other well is really a big thing that we’re always focusing on and teaching the kids,” Kroenke said. “Anytime that we have an opportunity to teach them and reinforce that, host things with fun involved too, we just really enjoy being able to do that for them.”

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