Superintendents from the districts in ESU 8 attended a Superintendent Administrative Assembly meeting at the main office in Neligh on August 19. The superintendents were provided information from ESU 8 staff members, NDE, legal updates, and legislature updates.
about 2 hours ago, DeManda McGowen
men and women from the ESU 8 sitting at long white tables in a conference room
New and new to ESU 8 Special Education teachers and a school psychologist participated in a Special Education Survival Skills workshop presented by ESU 8 SPED Director Ruth Miller and ESU 8 SPED Assistant Director Toni Arehart on August 18.
1 day ago, DeManda McGowen
a group of men and women who work in special education throughout ESU 8 district
ESU 8 has opportunities available for paraeducators at our Eastern Learning Center, substitute paraeducators and educators, speech language pathologists, and licensed mental health therapists. Visit our job opportunities tab on the ESU 8 homepage for more information or to apply today!
7 days ago, DeManda McGowen
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The 48th Annual ESU 8 Golf Tournament was held on Friday, June 5 at the Antelope Country Club. 18 teams from throughout the ESU 8 district participated in the fun event. The Championship Flight was won by the Battle Creek team (Cody Wintz, Curtis Childers, Jake Luhr, and Andrew Childers), second place was Elgin (Randy Eisenhauer, Greg Wemhoff, Trent Ostransky, and Nick Heithoff, and third place in the championship flight was The Drawshank Redemption (Brett Arehart, Dexter Hanzel, Adam Yilk and Tom Sauser. Winners of the first flight were team Northeast Community College (Del Ames, Gregg Reikofski, Tony Miller, and Shawn Koehler), second place Thompson 3 and Frasch (Ron Thompson, Rick Thompson, Christie Thompson, and Rod Frasch) and third place went to Ping Perfect (Matthew Arens, Aaron Lorenz, Haeven Pedersen, and Chuck Hughes).

2 months ago, DeManda McGowen
Two photos of golf team winners
ESU 8 is looking to fill the position of school nurse for one day per week at Chambers Public Schools starting this 2026-2027 school year. Contact beth.ramold@esu8ne.org for more information.
3 months ago, DeManda McGowen
Join Our Team School Nurse Open Position is 1 day per week at Chambers Public Schools

The ESU 8 Wellness Committee completed its Triennial Wellness Review. The updated policy and results can be found here.

3 months ago, DeManda McGowen
ESU 8 Wellness Committee Triennial Wellness Review Results 2026 List of team members, areas of strength, opportunities for improvement, and moving forward plan

Please join us in honoring our 2026 ESU 8 Retirees! Everyone is welcome to a retirement celebration reception on Wednesday, May 20, 2 to 4 p.m. at the ESU 8 Main office in Neligh. Kim and Beth, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
Gray ombre background featuring square red frames, the left one with a short haired blond woman wearing glasses, the left framed photo shows a brunette short haired woman wearing glasses

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-8! Wishing all teachers a wonderful week! "If you can read this, thank a teacher"--American Proverb

4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
Dark blue background, white font stating "Teacher Appreciation Week "underneath it shows a pencil, paperclips, a ruler bent into a rainbow shape over top of a red apple
Happy School Principals' Day 2026 to all of the awesome principals throughout ESU 8! Special shout out to ESU 8 Learning Centers Principal DeAnna Clifton! You are appreciated!
4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
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Please join us for the 48th Annual ESU 8 Golf Tournament on Friday, June 5, 8 a.m. check in and 8:30 a.m. start. The tournament will be held at the Antelope Country Club located off Highway 275 east of Neligh. Registration for a 4-person team is $200 and includes coffee, green fees (18 holes), lunch, and prizes! Please reach out to DeManda at demanda.mcgowen@esu8ne.org for donating and sponsorship opportunities, or visit this link to register your team.

4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
A light green background with golf tournament information. The lower part of the flyer shows a white golf ball sitting on top of a golf tee with a bit of grass across the bottom of the photo.
It's Winter Wonderland at the ESU 8 Learning Center PROM!!
4 months ago, Corey Dahl
Winter scene
Winter scene
Winter scene and sleigh
Winter scene and table
Winter scene
Igloo and tree
A big thank you to Summerland Public Schools for inviting ESU #8 to be part of your job and college fair!

Toni Arehart, ESU #8 Assistant Special Education Director, and Steph Drueke, ESU #8 School Nurse, enjoyed connecting with students and sharing information about the many career opportunities available within ESU #8. From paraprofessionals and speech-language pathologists to nurses, licensed mental health practitioners, school psychologists, administrative roles, special education teachers, business office positions, and more—there are so many meaningful ways to make an impact.

We were especially impressed by how polite and engaged the Summerland students were—it made for a great experience! And thank you for the thoughtful treat—we truly appreciated it.

It was our pleasure to help students explore a variety of career paths as they think about their futures. If other schools are hosting similar events, we’d love to be involved—please feel free to reach out to ESU #8!
4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
Photos of Toni Arehart (blond woman wearing a black ESU 8 t shirt and black blazer) and Steph Drueke (brunette haired woman wearing a beige colored long sleeve top) at job fair tables at Summerland Public Schools.
Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all of the wonderful professionals throughout the ESU 8 district!
4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
A photo of on top of the clouds with the quote, "No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you." -Joseph Addison followed by the words "Happy Administrative Professionals Day!"

Good Luck to the O'Neill and Summerland Quiz Bowl teams as they represent ESU 8 today in the ESU State Quiz Bowl Competition! Follow their progress in the bracket as competition starts at 10 a.m.
Live Bracket

4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
Two framed photos, one of the Summerland High School Quiz Bowl team and the other of the O'Neill High School Quiz Bowl team.
Join The ESU 8 team as a School Nurse! We are currently hiring for the 2026-2027 school year. Find our more information about this position and all of our current openings by clicking on the job opportunities tab on www.esu8.org
4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
A gray background with the red and white ESU 8 logo in the top left corner, the text Join Our Team School Nurse Starting the 2026-2027 School Year and two photos, the first has an adult had and a youth hand layered and holding a toy heart and the second photo has a variety of nursing tools such as a thermometer and stethoscope
Educational Service Unit 8 is hiring licensed mental health practitioners for the 2026-2027 school year. For more information visit www.esu8.org
4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
A white background with an outline of a human head surrounded by black and white emotion emojis.
ESU 8 President Lambert enjoying the ESU 8 Art Show!
4 months ago, Corey Dahl
man looks at art work
Join the ESU 8 SLP Team! Awesome opportunities available for the 2026-2027 school year. Visit the esu8.org website for more information.
4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
The image is a light blue rectangle featuring four photos with colorful vine-like frames. Inside each frame is a member of the ESU 8 SLP team. The image also states that the ESU is hiring Speech Language Pathologists.
Some great pieces at the art show!
4 months ago, Corey Dahl
drawing of a cat
various art pieces using cardboard
charcoal drawing of a girl
The show is open this weekend from 10 am to 4pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in the Antelope County Youth Enrichment Center in Neligh. Please park in Riverside Park.
Best of Show:
K-4:
Violet Oakes, Neligh-Oakdale (3rd grade)
5-8:
Liz Rodriguez Toledo, Norfolk Jr. High (7th grade)
HS:
Caydence Schumacher, Summerland (12th grade), colored pencil cat
Darcey, O'Neill Public (12th grade), seashore wheel-thrown pottery
Caydence Schumacher, Summerland (12th grade), Brittany Murphy portrait
Kaimberlynn Clouse, West Holt (10th grade), self-portrait charcoal


Outstanding Merit:
Raegan Home-Pedersen, Neligh-Oakdale (12th grade), legend pottery
Rachel Hander, Plainview (11th grade), cowboy hat vase
Mikey Winer, West Holt (11th grade), needle pottery
Jenna S., O'Neill Public (12th grade), earthworm pottery
Ryanna Klenbers , O'Neill Public (12th grade), floral mixing bowl pottery
Cece Taylor, Norfolk High School (10th grade), Whimsy Nonsense colored pencil
Caydence Schumacher, Summerland (12th grade), Tiger colored pencil
Felicity Zimmerman, Norfolk Catholic (11th grade), pencil
Alissa Abram, Plainview (12th grade), childhood portrait
Jacob Pierzina, Summerland (11th grade), Icon pencil
Vanessa, Stuart (Art 2), clock
Reese Bachman, Norfolk High School (11th grade), tempera
Daleni Knust, West Holt, Great Divide charcoal
Cece Taylor, Norfolk High School (10th grade), self-portrait charcoal
Reagan Nicole, Summerland (10th grade), ink tiger
Mady Nachtman, Norfolk High School (11th grade), ink bike
Riley Roessler , O'Neill Public (10th grade), mixed media
Riley Roessler , O'Neill Public (10th grade), mixed media sunflower
Kole Estill, Stuart (Art 1), both sides sculpture
Caydence Schumacher, Summerland (12th grade), whole shark batik
Kaimberlynn Clouse, West Holt (10th grade), flowers acrylic
Kaden Howard, Elkhorn Valley (12th grade), Mustang acrylic
4 months ago, DeManda McGowen
Two photos, first showing 4 different pieces of artwork, 3 in frames and one piece of pottery. The second photo on the slide shows two pieces of artwork, each on easels with art hung on walls behind it. All of the artwork has a best of show purple bow attached to it.