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Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:32:33 -0500

The 2007 Digies Awards Ceremony was held on April 21, 2007, at the University of Nebraska Student Union. O’Neill Public School showed up in full force with its finalists mentioned in the previous post. The students brought home even more hardware and once again made our school and community proud. These are the projects that won Digies Trophies in the 2007 Competition. 3rd Grade Time Travelers (Best Community Promotional Video) “If You Give a Kid a MacBook” (Best Comedy Video) “

NETA Newsletter Feature Story: Jordan Peterson

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 14:25:18 -0500

“Teens in Technology” Jordan Peterson Interviewed and written by Katie Morrow A 16 year old junior at O’Neill Public High School. Already destined down a path of success. A teenager with tremendous talent. Yet he gives credit for his early success to his family and one software program… Garage Band. When I first heard that Jordan was composing, recording, and producing his music in Garage Band, I thought of him plugging in his midi keyboard and a microphone and playing each song once throug

State FCCLA Champions from O’Neill

Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:08:52 -0500

Heidi Hostert and Haley Hull just continue to take their technology skills to higher levels and even more outstanding accomplishments. Most recently, at the State FCCLA Star Competition, they achieved 1st place and qualified for the National Meet in the Applied Technology category. Their project, entitled “Left Lonely” combines video production, website development, and podcast production skills, to name a few. It can be viewed at http://www.esu8.org/~oneill/hh/

Digies Finalists Again!

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:53:11 -0500

Nearly 650 entries were judged by Apple to determine the Nebraska Finalists for the 2007 Digies Competition. O’Neill Public School is proud to announce the following projects are from our students: (Click on the project titles to view most projects.) “Third Grade Time Travelers” K-6 Community Video by Sarah, Cierra, Blake, Jonathan, Walker, and Brook and the rest of Mrs. Sullivan’s 3rd grade class. “If You Give a Kid a MacBook” K-6 Comedy Video by Alyssa Sobotka and Maranda Winter “Roger th

NETA Student Contests 2007

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 19:20:33 -0600

O’Neill Public School students entered 5 entries in 2 contests and won awards for every entry! They will be recognized more fully at the NETA Conference in Omaha, Nebraska in April. For now, here are our newest editions to the O’Neill Public Schools Technology Honor Roll: Digital Video Production: Student Safety 1st place (6-8): Rachel Price, Bobbi Walters, and Molly Shane: “Defy the Lie” (shown to the right) Technology- A Winning Ticket 1st place (6-8): Heidi Hostert and Jennie Bosn: “From