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ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOWS

You Could Be Nebraska’s Teacher of the Year for 2009!

Application forms for the 2009 Nebraska Teacher of the Year are available through your superintendent or principal. It is also available on the ESU #8 homepage.

Applications must be completed and postmarked by midnight, August 18, 2008. A selection panel will review the applications, and the four or five teachers receiving the highest scores will be advanced. Finalists will be interviewed during October, and the Teacher of the Year will be selected from those finalists.

If you need additional information, please call (402) 471-5059, Nebraska Teacher of the Year Coordinator, Lora Sypal.

CLEARANCE SALE ON COOP ITEMS!

ESU #8 has some Coop items available at reduced prices! For a list of these items, visit http://www.esu8.org/ resources/ coop_items.html

If you are interested, call Rose at ESU #8: 402.887.5041.
The ESU #8 Elementary Art Show was held April 11-16th with over 300 attendees.

In recognition of ESU #8's 40th year of service to schools, former ESU #8 Art Consultant, Ray Ahrens, judged the entries. Ray started the ESU #8 Art Program in 1969.

Lower Elementary Best of Show Artwork selected by Ray Arhends.

Fourth grade student Jordan Murray was awarded the Lower Elementary Best of Show award. Ray is pictured above placing the ribbon on Jordan’s artwork.

Fifth grader, MacKenzie Wiseman received the Upper Elementary Best of Show honor. Ray is placing her ribbon on her artwork below.

Upper Elementary Best of Show being selected by Ray Arhens.

Both artists are students of Mary Pfanstiel at Neligh-Oakdale.

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 The ESU #8 High School Art Show was held in Neligh at the Riverside Park Pavillion from April 21st - 23rd. There were over 800 pieces on display from 16 schools. These schools included: Battle Creek, Clearwater, Elgin, Elkhorn Valley, Ewing, Madison, Neligh-Oakdale, Norfolk Junior High, Norfolk Senior High, O'Neill, Orchard, Plainview, Pope John, Stanton, Verdigre, and West Holt.

High School Best of Show Oil Painting

Randel Anderson, Artist and Instructor from Norfolk, judged the show. He chose an oil painting (pictured below)

as the Best of Show. The artist is Ciera Kracl, a senior at O'Neill Public. Her Art Instructor is Kevin McNichols.

Randel Anderson also gave out eleven Outstanding Merit ribbons. Pictures of these pieces have been posted to the ESU #8 Art Department web page.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
2008 - 2009 ESU #8 ART SUPPLY CONTRACTpen signing paper graphic

The 2008 - 2009 Art Supply Program Contracts are out and need to be returned by May 2nd. No payment needs to be sent until September 1, 2008.

If you are unable to have them in by the May 2nd deadline but plan to belong to the program, please contact Bev Tillema at the Main Office. She can be reached by calling 887-5041, Fax at 887-4604, or email at btillema@esu8.org.

No orders will be filled for the 2008 - 2009 school year unless we receive a signed contract. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not wish to belong to the ESU #8 Art Supply Program and supplies will not be ordered for your school.
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Updated April 2008 by Linda Miller