Wahoo Public Schools

Wahoo Elementary Students Make Their Contributions to "Celebrating Youth Art Month"

Student Artwork Displayed in State Capitol Rotunda & Wahoo Public Library

by Wahoo Elementary Art Instructor Staci Simonsen | March 17, 2010

March is Youth Art Month in Nebraska! To celebrate, Wahoo Elementary students have been displaying their artwork for the public. Two students, fifth grader Matt Dobesh and fourth grader Madilyn Larsen, were chosen to participate in a . . . read more

Mrs. Pearson's 4th Graders Conclude Novel Unit with Group Castle Project

Student-Created Castles Now on Display in Library

by Wahoo Elementary 4th Grade Teacher Laurie Pearson | March 5, 2010

Mrs. Pearsonʼs reading group has just finished reading the novel Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop. It tells the tale of William, who receives a beautiful castle from his housekeeper. Even though William is sad sheʼs . . . read more 1

Wahoo 5th Graders Use Skype to Experience a Foreign Culture

Students Learn About Life in Mali, Africa

by Wahoo Elementary 5th Grade Teacher Verna Rezac | March 2, 2010

Students in Mrs. Verna Rezac’s fifth grade class recently had the chance to mix technology and world studies. Rezac’s husband went to Mali, Africa, with a group of men from their church to do construction. While he was there . . . read more 1

Fourth and Fifth Graders Ride the Orphan Train

NHC Speaker Teaches How Life as a Child was Very Different in Recent History

by Wahoo Elementary 5th Grade Teacher Verna Rezac | November 10, 2009

Fourth and fifth grade students recently had the chance to learn about the Orphan Train in a school assembly. The Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to . . . read more

Wahoo's 5th Graders Get Up Close and Personal with Anatomy

Students Study Optics and Dissect Cow Eyes!

May 6, 2009

Students in Mr. Iversen and Mrs. Rezac's fifth grade classes recently completed an optics unit in science class. Students learned about many kinds of eyes: simple (the kind that worms have), compound (the kind bugs have), and of . . . read more

Wahoo Elementary Fifth Graders Study the Burning Effects of Smoking

UNMC Staff Offers Hands-On Proof of the Dangers of Tobacco

by the WHS Journalism I Class | October 10, 2008

Smoking cigarettes? A 10-year-old? According to a nationwide survey conducted by tobaccofreekids.org , 13 percent of eighth graders had reported trying smoking by the fifth grade. If only someone would take the initiative to . . . read more 1

Wahoo 5th Graders Experience a Foreign Culture through E-Mail Pen Pals

Students Communicate with Classroom in Thailand

October 6, 2008

Students in Mrs. Nancy Teetor's 5th grade are e-mail pen pals with 5th graders at Wat Get Pra Pa School in Lum Luka, Thailand. Their American teacher, Vic Plessner, who is teaching them English, thought it might help if . . . read more

At Wahoo Elementary, Clowning Around Leads to Learning

Professional Clown Visits Mrs. Teetor's Fifth Graders

by Felicia Brazda | November 7, 2007

“What kinds of clowns are there?” “How long does it take to put the paint on?” “What does a clown do?” These are some of the questions that fifth graders in Mrs. Nancy Teetor’s class asked during their study of clowns. . . . read more

Wahoo Kindergartners Get Schooled on/by Justice

Justice the Drug-Sniffing Dog Visits Mrs. Britton's Class

by Victoria Jonas | November 2, 2006

October 11, 2006 was an exciting day for Wahoo Elementary School kindergartners in Mrs. Britton's class. Three visitors--Detective Jeff Britton, K-9 Officer Lucas Bates, and Justice, Bates' drug-sniffing yellow lab--came to give a . . . read more 1