Shelby-Rising City Public Schools

Supt. Newsletter for 4/26/26

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Between graduation & deadlines, the pressure to "outrun" the stress is real. Remember: many around us are battling hidden fights we can’t see. True resilience isn’t just surviving; it’s helping support those around you!

Final show!
"Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil" has one final show today at 2pm. You'll laugh; you'll cry; you'll be truly amazed at what one supervillain will do to take down his assigned hero.
See you there!

The SRC Middle School Speech Team wrapped up their season with a short trip to Twin River. This has been a fast and furious season, but the kids have done an amazing job! They have gotten better each time they compete!!! Runner-Up Team Sweepstakes DUET ACTING Champion -- Braxton Augustin and Declan Gabel 6th place -- Hadyn Nickolite and Avery Ruth Serious Prose 5th place -- Brooklyn Rasmussen Humorous Prose Runner-Up -- Trinity Morris Poetry 6th place -- Piper Glatter Public Speaking 6th place -- Greyson Sanley OID 2nd place -- Brooklyn Donner, Peyton Donner, Brooklyn Rasmussen, Weston Tejkl, Camren Zimmerman 3rd place -- Bella Giddings, Ruby Sanley, Bailey Topil, and Avery VanWinkle 5th place -- Jora Korthals, Izzie Osantowski, Trinity Morris Special thank you to our high school speech team members who have helped this season!!! It takes a village to run a middle school speech team, and we definitely have am amazing village!!! High school coaches: Paxton Cromer, Urijah Grant, Garrett Ruth, Charlotte Slusarski, Charlie Thompson, Ashlyn Long, Kreyten Zimmerman, Hayden Reznicek, Kenny Pearson, Stephanie Hawthorne, Layla Waite. (If I forgot anyone, please let me know. It's hard to keep track, especially when kids help during Advisory, so I may not even see the coaching happening) High school judges: Charlotte Slusarski, Kenny Pearson, Garrett Ruth, Urijah Grant, Jessica Bauers, Hayden Reznicek

DMC Results🎶 Our students were recognized for their exceptional performance at District Music Contest yesterday, earning two Honorable Mention Outstanding Performance awards. Per NSAA, the Outstanding Performance Award recognizes the top soloists and small ensembles at each District Music Contest—those who demonstrate exceptional skill, artistry, and musicianship beyond the standard of a Superior rating. We are so proud of our students! 🎶

Tonight is opening night! Come see our students as they star in "Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil".
Saturday at 7pm
Sunday at 2pm
Free will donations accepted.

🍎 Staff Appreciation Week is coming! 🍎

Our teachers and staff give their hearts to our kids every day, and now it’s our turn to show them some major love! We have a fun-filled week planned with daily themes to keep them fueled and smiling.

The Game Plan:

🥜 Monday: "We're Nuts About You!"

🌮 Tuesday: "Taco 'Bout Amazing Teachers!"

🍫 Wednesday: "We Appreciate You a Choco-Lot!"

🍕 Thursday: "You've Got a Pizza Our Hearts!"

🥤 Friday: "Sip Sip Hooray!"

How you can help:

We want to make this the best week EVER! If you’d like to contribute or volunteer:
🔗 Sign up here: bit.ly/teach2026
💰 Venmo donations: @heather-thompson-239

Let’s show this team how much they mean to our communities!

Good luck to our SRC MS Speech kids today!

DMC Results! 🎶 We are incredibly proud of our students and the dedication they showed in today’s performances! They all sounded amazing! Band Solos: Urijah (I), Layla (I), Jessica (II) Vocal Solos: Urijah (I), (Nevaeh (I), Jessica (II), Paxton (II) Small Ensemble (Octet): Superior Rating (I) Concert Band: Excellent Rating (II) Concert Choir: Superior Rating (I*) ~straight I's from all 3 judges, earning an NSAA, as well as each choir medalling Thank you as well to all the parents and supporters who made the trip to cheer on our students—we appreciate you! Again, congratulations to every student for your hard work, growth, and outstanding performances. We are so proud of you! 🎶

One more day until our school play: Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil! Come see all of our students' hard work in this all ages show Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm. Free will donations will be accepted at the door.

SRC youth volleyball camp! Forms will come home or can be found in the office!

Senior Spotlight

The Donut Truck is baaack! On Tuesday, April 28th, come check out your Husky track team and support SRC Travel Abroad by getting your donuts, coffee, and lemonade from DonutNV! They will be parked by the main entrance to the track. Thanks for supporting SRC Travel Abroad!

Shelby-Rising City Boys Golf Results at Columbus Scotus and Howells-Dodge JV

📢 BIG Update for Nebraska Substitute Teachers! 🌽

Becoming a substitute teacher in Nebraska just got a whole lot simpler. Thanks to the passing of the LB1022 amendment, we are excited to announce major changes to educator certification requirements!

🛑 What’s Changing?
Human Relations Training (HRT) is no longer required for substitute teaching permits. This applies to BOTH local and state substitutes.

📝 New Requirements at a Glance:

For Local Substitutes:

✅ Application & Fee

✅ Fingerprints (if applicable)

✅ Minimum 48 semester credit hours

Note: The 90-day restriction still applies, but you can request additional days!

For State Substitutes:

✅ Application & Fee

✅ Fingerprints (if applicable)

✅ Must hold (or have held) a Nebraska regular teaching certificate or an equivalent out-of-state certificate.

⏳ What this means for you:

The Nebraska Department of Education is currently updating their website and applications to reflect these changes. Best of all? Conditional requests for local subs missing an HRT course are no longer needed. Ready to get started?

🔗 Request Additional Days: https://www.education.ne.gov/local-substitute-teaching-permit-request-for-additional-days-form/

🔗 Certification Details: https://www.education.ne.gov/tcert/

Interested in subbing at SRC? Please contact Mr. Tejkl (ttejkl@shelby.esu7.org)

Here's the District Music Contest Schedule for Friday and building performance map for Columbus High School! All events are open to the public and results will be posted through this link: https://2025chsdmc.my.canva.site/
Go Huskies!!!

Senior Spotlight

Shelby-Rising City musicians are gearing up for their District Music Contest with a Pre-Contest Concert tomorrow at 6:00PM! The concert will consist of all the large ensembles, vocal and instrumental soloists and a small ensemble. 🎶

Come see our middle school and high school students in the Spring Play on Saturday at 7pm or Sunday at 2pm. "Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil" is sure to make you laugh and is appropriate for all ages. A free will donation opportunity will be available at the door. We hope to see your face in the audience!

Today, our high school choir had the opportunity to welcome Dr. Raoul Carlo (Miggi) F. Angangco, Director of Choral Activities at Hastings College, into our classroom! He shared so many wonderful insights about our music as well as great ideas to help us elevate our performance for contest on Friday. Thank you, Dr. Angangco and Hastings College Music for helping all our students learn and grow! 🎶

Senior Spotlight