West Point Public Schools

Another great opportunity for any students in grades 9-12 who are interested in Criminal Justice!

Seniors- If you applied for a Susan Buffett scholarship-your financial aid information is due by March 11th! This needs to be your FAFSA Submission Summary. If you are unable to complete the FAFSA, then you may submit the Federal Aid Estimator results. Please see Mrs. Knaak if you need help or have any questions!

Please click on the link to see the newest edition of the Cadet Courier from March 3, 2025 https://5il.co/39c41

Shout out to the West Point-Beemer 7th graders who finished the travel portion of their basketball season yesterday in Wahoo! These boys were able to finish as champions of six tournaments and runner-up in one tournament. #cadetpride

Due to forecasted weather for tomorrow evening, our Kindergarten and Preschool Information Night will be RESCHEDULED to Thursday, March 6th at 6PM. See flyers for more details & contact the elementary office with any questions. #cadetpride⚔️

In honor of Read Across America week, the PTO drew names of one student from each class and gave away a Dr. Seuss book! 📚 Thank you, PTO! #cadetpride⚔️

Congratulations on a great season to the West Point-Beemer Cadet Boys Basketball Team! Their season came to end last night at Ashland-Greenwood but they finished the year with an 18-8 record and a district runner up. This team made the district final for first time since 2005! Thank you to Brayden Doggett, Conner Troyer and Max Peterson, our seniors, for a great 4 years!

The boys district basketball game has been scheduled for Saturday, March 1st at 6:00 PM at Ashland-Greenwood Middle School. This is an NSAA event; NO PASSES will be accepted. $6 for adults and $5 for students. #cadetpride⚔️

Happy High-Five Friday! ✋ Starting this sunny Friday morning off on the right foot with some high-fives from our Quiz Bowl team! Can’t believe we are already heading into March – have a great weekend, Cadets! #cadetpride⚔️

Check out this special feature video created by ESU2, highlighting West Point Elementary and our National Blue Ribbon award! https://youtu.be/jCZR5C7UKLw?feature=shared

This morning, all of our 10th Grade students visited the Pathways 2 Tomorrow (P2T) Roadshow down at the Nielsen Center! They were able to learn about the program that allows them to take dual-credit classes through Northeast Community College & Wayne State College and get hands-on experience during their Junior & Senior years of high school. The pathways they explored today included Information Technology (IT), Welding, Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Healthcare (CNA), Education, and Building Construction. What an incredible opportunity for all of the students & schools involved in the program! #cadetpride⚔️

Any 6th-12th Grade students interested in joining the West Point Trap Team, see the flyer for details!

78 Years Ago in Cadet History… The Cadets of ‘46-’47! Twelve faculty members taught in the High School, students participated in activities such as Student Council & Girls Athletic Association (GAA), and the West Point basketball team had a year of growth! #throwbackthursday #cadetpride⚔️

🏆 CHAMPIONS 🏆 On Wednesday, the WP-B Speech Team traveled to Tekamah-Herman to participate in the East Husker Conference Tournament. Conference Team Result: CHAMPION for the first time in school history! Individual Results: Ally Wolken - 1st Serious Claire Stutzman - 1st Persuasive Katrina Moyer - 1st Humorous Campbell Snodgrass and Mia Hunke - 1st Duet Collin Stigge - 1st Extemp Campbell Snodgrass - 2nd Humorous Kenna Hughes - 2nd Informative Angi Berganza and Dahlia Hernandez - 2nd Duet Collin Stigge - 2nd Persuasive Adde Caughron - 2nd POI Kenadie Lindstrom, Samantha Francis, Zaq Leslie and Jesus Montoya - 2nd OID Martin Saldana, Lia Montenegro, Samantha Fehrer and Grant Pashby - 3rd OID Claire Stutzman - 4th Informative Dahlia Hernandez - 4th Serious Claire Stutzman - 4th Poetry Martin Saldana - 5th POI Katrina Moyer - 5th Entertainment Samantha Francis - 5th Poetry Blake Wegner - 5th Extemp Emerson Meiergerd - 7th Entertainment

Nebraska HOBY Youth Leadership is excited to host an exciting leadership opportunity for 9th grade students from the Norfolk Metro Area. They will be hosting a one-day leadership experience on Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 9:15 am - 2:30 pm at the Norfolk Public Library. During this free event, 9th graders will participate in several sessions including great speakers, leadership activities, service learning projects, and reflections. It will be a fun, informative day with students from throughout the area. Registration is now open for up to three students from each school. Registration will close when we hit capacity of 40 students or by March 14. If any 9th grade students are interested, see Mrs. Knaak!

Come support FCCLA at Pizza Ranch on Monday, March 3rd from 5-8 PM! Enjoy some great food while helping raise funds for the State Leadership Conference. The students would love to see you there! #cadetpride⚔️

🚌FAN BUS🚌 West Point-Beemer will be offering a Fan Bus to Minden for the Girls Basketball District Final vs Minden on Friday for students in grades 7-12. The sign up sheet below needs to be turn into the high school office by Thursday, February 27th at noon (Sheets can also be picked up in the HS Gym). We ask that when you turn in your permission slip to also bring $5. The $5 will cover the cost of admission for the student at the game. ***We will need at least 30 students to sign up for the bus to make the trip.

Dairy Queen Blizzard Scholarship Day is this Thursday, February 27th! During this annual event, DQ donates $1 from every Blizzard sold to a senior in Cuming County to apply for a scholarship to continue their education. Grab some Blizzards to support your local seniors!

This weekend, the WP-B Speech Team traveled to Wisner to compete in the GAB-Fest! Team Results - 3rd out of 23! Individual Results - Claire Stutzman - 1st Informative Collin Stigge - 1st Extemp Campbell Snodgrass - 3rd Humorous Collin Stigge - 4th Persuasive Katrina Moyer - 5th Humorous Blake Wegner - 5th Extemp Dahlia Hernandez - 6th Serious Katrina Moyer - 6th Entertainment Martin Saldana - 7th POI Adde Caughron - 9th POI Claire Stutzman - 9th Poetry Samantha Francis - 11th Poetry Campbell Snodgrass/Mia Hunke - 12th Duet Shea Robison - 12th Extemp Jadyn Doggett - 13th Entertainment Kenna Hughes - 14th Informative Zaq Leslie - 14th Humorous Emerson Meiergerd - 15th Entertainment Angi Berganza/Dahlia Hernandez - 15th Duet Claire Stutzman - 15th Persuasive Ally Wolken - 17th Serious Camila Calderon - 17th Poetry Adde Caughron - 18th Extemp Jesus Montoya - 19th Extemp Avery Frost - 19th Persuasive

“Heatwave” Hawaiian Day! 🌴☀️ Staff and students, let’s celebrate the upcoming “heatwave” in style! On Monday, Feb. 24, break out your Hawaiian gear and join us for some tropical fun! (But don’t forget—shoes and shirts are still required! 😉) Have a great long weekend & we hope to see you in your best Hawaiian attire on Monday! 🏝️🌺 #cadetpride⚔️