KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL Home of the Bearcats 3610 6th Avenue Kearney, NE 68845 Phone: 308-698-8060 Fax: 308-698-8061
BLOCK	TIME	TRADITIONAL	TIME
Block 1	8:10-9:38	1A	8:10-8:52
		1B	8:56-9:38
Block 2	9:44-11:12	2A	9:44-10:26
		2B	10:30-11:12
Bearcat Time (Homeroom) 11:18-11:38
LUNCH 11:38-12:16
Block 3	12:20-1:48	3A	12:20-1:02
		3B	1:06-1:48
Block 4	1:54-3:22	4A	1:54-2:36
		4B	2:40-3:22

The NSAA, the Nebraska Coaches Association and the Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association have joined to award Kearney High School, the Class A Boys State Soccer Sportsmanship Award. This award is given for overall sportsmanship demonstrated by the team, the coaching staff, students and fans at this year's Boys State Soccer Tournament. Head Coach Scott Steinbrook and senior Spencer Lindsay accepted the award at last night's State Championship Game in Omaha.

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Kearney High School is home to the Bearcats, who are now "paws-ing" to lend a helping hand to housecats in need of a good bed, a Kuranda-style pet bed. Made of durable PVC pipe, they are elevated and easy to clean.

But, not every cat is lucky enough to have such a bed, and that can affect animal shelter survival rates.

Kearney Area Animal Shelter Director of Operations Jamie Jensen: "It actually gets the cats up off the bed, it gives them a place to hide. It actually generally makes them more healthy. They're less likely to get upper respiratory, less likely to get stressed in the shelter environment."

Kearney High School shop teacher Andy Moland mobilized his students to create a batch of the "cat cradles," sharpening their shop skills.

Andy Moland: "They were, ...seemed to be almost amused at the idea. I don't know if it's just the cat beds, or if it's the PVC piping or whatever, but as you can see, they've really bought into it."

While some of the students we spoke with confessed to being something other than cat lovers, they also said they derive satisfaction from the idea that these beds will make life more comfortable and healthier for the felines in their community.

They've worked intently to crank out the first batch of fifteen before the seniors wrap up for graduation.

Kearney High School junior Derek Zimmerman designed the beds on a CAD system -- that's "computer aided design" -- and when Mr. Moland laid out the project for the class, Derek and his classmates were ready to pounce.

Derek Zimmerman: "We were set to do a job, and he told us what he wanted done and so it was very structured; we knew our deadline, and wanted to get it accomplished."

In response to several requests from parents, Kearney Public Schools formed a Grade Scale Committee to study the current grading scale and compare it to the 10-Point Grading Scale. The committee unanimously proposed that KPS begin using the 10-Point Grading Scale at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. The commitee's recommendation was presented to the KPS Curriculum Cooordinating Council at its March meeting. Please click on one of the links below to see a letter from Dr. Dick Meyer, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, announcing the change.

Eighteen Kearney High FCCLA members attended the State Leadership Conference April 1-3 in Lincoln.  The theme of the conference was “Creating the Leaders of Tomorrow - Today.”  State Vice-President of Special Projects and KHS senior, Rachel Kermmoade was involved in planning and leading this year’s conference.  FCCLA members participated in leadership and officer training sessions, STAR events, an Opportunity Career Fair, Zumba and much more!   Kenadi Fitzgerald ran for a State Office representing District 6.  Although not elected, she participated in a test and adult interview.  Kristin Vest received an ACE Award (Adviser Committed to Excellence) and was recognized for serving as an FCCLA adviser for five-years.  Members attending included: Kermmoade, Rachel Buss, Wyatt Behn, Farah Imtiaz, Ann Holen, Araceli Hernandez, Brian Whetstone, Sarah Polter, Kenadi Fitzgerald, John Sullivan, Mikala Fitzgerald, Kennita Moore, Allyson Petersen, Marissa Kermmoade, Megan Dubowsky, Peyton Van Winkle, Tiffany Valleau and Oscar Coello.  Advisers attending included Vest, Carol Kreutzer, Kathy Gifford and Amy Franzen.

Kearney High School will be implementing a new testing program that was established to educate the medical community on contemporary methods for managing concussions, and the progression for concussed athletes return to participation in a consistent and safe manner. Please click on the links below to find out more.

Before the holiday break, Kearney High students and staff put together a LipDub under the direction of Robert Goff and his Speech II class. A big thanks goes out to all of the students who made this video possible. WE ARE KEARNEY HIGH!!!