One month ago when I sent the Community Connections I never anticipated that we would witness a national disaster right here in our school district. Never before have I witnessed the true meaning of community more than in the past few weeks. So many people have extended their support in countless ways. Many families are healing, many are still hurting, and many are supporting. What I do know about the Falcon Community is that we will get through this together, one step at a time. Please contact me personally if your family has been impacted and you have not been contacted by the school. We want to help!
Dr. Melissa Poloncic
Superintendent
(402) 359 2583
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Our DC West Community has assisted with the flood relief efforts in many ways. Initially, around 70 employees volunteered to assist in cleanup around our communities the week of the flood. So many parents, staff, and students volunteered hundreds of hours to our community Flood Relief effort at the Campus on Mayne.
As we returned to school, we set up an in-house referral system for teachers to refer students, families, and staff
that may have been impacted by the flooding. A call has been made to these families from school and during the last two weeks we have distributed food, clothes, coats, shoes, underwear, socks, giftcards, bedding, pillows, diapers, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, sent housing leads, coordinated transportation, lined up hotels and found furniture. This is just the beginning, as so many have lost so much. We DO have amazing resources and plenty of people ready to help so we will continue to communicate with all families that are open to support to assist with their needs.
We have been blessed with multiple other schools, organizations, and individuals donating money, materials for flood relief, comfort supplies, as well as playground and play equipment. An Adopt a Family for Flood Relief has been initiated for families sponsored by surrounding schools and organizations who have reached out to assist.
We want to help as many families as possible. I
f you could use assistance or know of a family that could use our assistance, please contact the school @ 402-359-2583. We are here to help and have resources available!
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DC West High School Students Honored
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Mr. Garton with his Class B All State Students (left to right) Jessica Exstrom, Ethan Maline, Ca'de Exstrom
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Caroline Friend was runner-up in Class B Serious Prose at Nebraska State Speech!
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DC West High School's Prom Shop was a big hit! Thank you to Mrs. Kristi Trost for her organization of this opportunity for our students! See a full article
here
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The Spring Season is near, need some DC West Falcon gear?
Click Here!
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Front Row:
Emma Kroger, Hannah Gutierrez, Leah Bevington, Zoe Sennett
Middle Row:
Caroline Friend, Cassidy Godden, Madelyn Hinrichs, Morgan Wilt, Layne Thompson, Chloe Foral
Back Row:
Zach Hall, Lucas O'Connor, Ethen Reule, Hunter Eckert, Lane Eggen, Gage Boardman, Jeremy Hert, Jackson Billings, Trevor Seaman, Matthew Allen
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The DC West Boys AND Girls Track Teams ~ Yutan Relays Champions
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DC West Students Named to Academic All State
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Boys Basketball
Ty Eggen
Max Kirby
Girls Basketball
Brynn Glock
Avery Wright
Speech
Caroline Friend
Grey Leffler
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Keep Informed of Calendar Events with
Activity Scheduler App
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Download the "Activity Scheduler" app on your smartphone and have the DC West calendar of events at your fingertips. After you download the app, select Nebraska Capitol Conference, Douglas County West.
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Real Time News from the Falcons on Social Media
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We post daily on social media. Follow us to keep up with real time news and stories on Facebook or Twitter.
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Thank you for being great supporters of DC West Community Schools! Stay informed with Community Connections each month.
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DC West Community Schools
401 Pine St, PO Box 378, Valley, NE 68064
PH: 402-359-2583
Fax: 402-359-4371
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