COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

Thank you for another impactful year at DC West! In this 20th year of our school district, we have so much to be proud of! The success continues and our mindset of continuously improving keeps us advancing in the right direction together. We are so thankful for our students along with our parent and community relationships, it is what makes DC West the BEST! Have a great summer!

We are Better Together!

Melissa

Dr. Melissa Poloncic

Superintendent

(402) 359 2583

mpoloncic@dcwest.org

Mission Statement

DC West Community Schools engages, prepares, and empowers all of our students for the future.

DC West Artists Awarded

at the Nebraska Capitol Conference Art Show

Mr. Sean Pralle, High School Art Teacher, and his students attended the annual NCC Art Show. Eighteen students submitted 51 pieces of artwork. Fourteen students placed at the show in multiple categories. Check out the work of our talented Falcons!

1st Place Winners

14 pieces

2nd Place Winners

16 pieces

3rd Place Winners

5 pieces

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

DC West Engagement Survey Results

Student, Staff, and Parent Engagement

Students, Staff, and Parents took our annual engagement surveys. The survey results have been reviewed and processed by our certified staff members in the district. We value this input to guide us in recognizing our strengths and areas of opportunity in continuously improving the DC West experience for everyone.

Click Here to View the Presentation of Results

Congratulations DC West Retirees!

Thank you for the 101 Years of Service to DC West captured in this photo of our 2026 Retirees!

From Left to Right:

Shawn Rochford, 26 years of service; Rhonda Jonas, 29 years of service; Cheryl Eckerman, 3 years of service; Cindy Hayden, 36 years of service; and Russ Ninemire, 7 years of service

Falcon State Track Qualifiers

Addi Strong

placed 3rd in the girls 1600 meter run at districts to qualify for the state meet

Jack Steinbach

placed 1st in the boys 3200 and 3rd in the boys 800 meter runs at districts to qualify for the state meet

Ericka Murphey

placed 2nd in the girls 400 and 3rd in the girls 200 meter dashes at districts to qualify for the state meet

More Progress on the

DC West Pollinator Habitat Prairie

DC West Science Teacher, Lindsey Boardman, and students collaborated with Monarch Joint Venture and the local DC West Pheasants Forever chapter during a volunteer planting day to plant wildflower plugs and some native shrub species to supplement the seeding of the Polinator Habitat Prairie surrounding the DC West Athletic Complex. 1100+ plants were added. The students who participated were: Jaxon Lopez, Griffin Ptacek, Tristan Perkons, Isabelle Urban, Addison Klawitter, Zoe Graves, Davis Koile, Eli Backer, and Cohen Kirby. Students in environmental science learned from guest speakers Riley Hackbart, Soil Scientist and Mike Boardman, Resource Conservationist prior to the event. We look forward to the live learning experience this prairie will provide our students and community!