Wishing the best of luck to the Perkins County and St. Pats quiz bowl teams as they compete at the state quiz bowl competition today in Hastings!


Level up your leadership at Principendent Day! 🚀 Join us June 13 in North Platte for a dynamic day with Jimmy Casas, tailored for leadership teams: superintendents, principals, and aspiring leaders. Connect, learn, and leave with strategies to elevate your school culture and lead with confidence! Register at esu16.org #Leadership #WhatInspirESU #ESU16

The OWLS students have been busy this week! The students visited the ER at Great Plains Health. Steph gave a tour, and she showed them all the cool gadgets. She also talked about how the students can advocate for themselves if they ever have to visit the ER. LifeNet/Air Methods showed us the helicopter and answered all of our questions. Thank you to Great Plains Health and LifeNet North Platte!






We would like to thank the Garden Glove for donating a bunch of flower pots to the OWLS/Transition students for their greenhouse. And also, thank you to Barbie for giving us a tour of all of the greenhouses!

OWLS students are partnering with the UNL Extension Office to plant herbs, vegetables, and flowers. They learn the whole process from germinating seeds to transplanting to selling the plants in May. Pete Ricketts' staffers toured the greenhouse as one OWLS student answered their questions.



T-Minus 2 weeks until the OWLS plant sale!!! The students could use your help! We are asking for donations of big sour cream, yogurt, butter, etc. containers and also any old pots you'd like to get rid of. We need them for this year and next year. We will try to have tubs at both ESU #16 offices for you to drop off donations too. Thank you!

Congratulations to Shylee from Thedford for placing 3rd in the ESU statewide Nebraska Digital Citizenship Poster Contest for grades 6-8.

Yesterday, the OWLS students met with Randa to learn about how Goodwill Employment & Career Services can help them. Goodwill employees help individuals living with a behavioral health diagnosis, intellectual or developmental disability, autism spectrum disorder, and other barriers to employment to develop skills to successfully obtain and maintain employment.


What an opportunity to Create the Love of Reading! 📚 Join us May 9th from 10-4 ct for a planning session to align Nebraska literacy efforts throughout your community!
The registration deadline is May 5th! https://registration.esu16.org

Both ESU 16 offices will be closed on April 18th & 21st for Easter break. Thank you for understanding!

You do not want to miss this!! 🚀 STEM is for All teachers in All Learning Spaces-If you're an educator, this workshop is for you! Presented by Author, Speaker & Educator Rachael Mann May 8th 9-3 ct ESU 16 NP Registration is now open: https://registration.esu16.org

The OWLS students volunteered with the North Platte Area Habitat for Humanity yesterday. They were able to paint the shed they helped frame a few months ago! #nphabitat









Celebrate the Week of the Young Child with these free events!
Wishing Speech Pathologist, Emily, a very Happy Birthday! We hope you have a fantastic day!

Life Skills Supercharge: Equipping Teachers for Success is coming to an ESU near you!
Register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-xBVa7nH-7N8-0CQ6NPCNenWE7Na6GjqGfNOlxT79AsWCTA/viewform

You do not want to miss this!! 🚀
STEM is for All teachers in All Learning Spaces-If you're an educator, this workshop is for you!
Presented by Author, Speaker & Educator Rachael Mann
May 8th 9-3 ct ESU 16 NP
Registration is now open: https://registration.esu16.org

Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Speech Pathologist, Danica! We hope you have a wonderful day!

Registration open for the 2025 ESU 16 Para Conference. Go to: https://registration.esu16.org Space is limited. Register early. Topics will include Structure Teaching, Make & Take, Behavior and more. Questions, email: mengel@esusixteen.org

What an opportunity to Create the Love of Reading! 📚
Join us May 9th from 10-4 ct for a planning session to align Nebraska literacy efforts throughout your community!
Registration is now open: https://registration.esu16.org

5 area schools that receive services from ESU 16 were present at the North Platte Special Services Center today for the Student Leader Event with the Governor.

