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Local community coverage detailing the installation of the Mill Race Park playground, including a volunteer timeline from equipment prep through completion at 5:00 p.m., key features of the $50,000 structure, and notes on donated materials for safety surfacing and landscaping. The document also presents Nebraska State Accountability Report (NeSA) results with masked data indicators and includes a detailed community calendar listing events and times from Sept. 3 to Sept. 10.

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Community News

Playground Installation Update

Nebraska State Accountability Report (NeSA)

Community Calendar (Sept. 3-10)

| | | --- | | Work was completed by 5 :00 p. m. on the playground equipment at Mill
Race Park. Photos by Lorraine Lieswald
Mill Race Park playground equipment went up Friday
By Lorraine Lieswald, Atkinson Graphic reporter
It took a little over seven hours for 15 volunteers to assemble the 83 piece structure ofplayground equipment at the Mill Race Park on Friday, August 28.
A timline of how the day progressed goes like this:
8:30 a.m. - Volunteers tore the paper off of the equipment
10:30 a.m. -Men installed tower poles
1:00 p.m. -Parts of play equipment were added
3:00 p.m. - Slides were in place and work on the tower began
5:00 p.m. -Work was completed, volunteers cleaned the area and placed signs around the equipment.
The equipment, purchased for $50,000 from Crouch Recreation, includes a large tower with several slides, ladders, monkey bars, etc.“Children need to wait until the rubber mulch has been laid down before they begin to play,” according to Atkinson Community Foundation
Chairperson Monique Johnson.“The mulch under the old swingsand monkey bars was donated by NPPD, and the weed barrier under the old playground was donated by Wettlaufer Landscapes,” Johnson said.
On Thursday the equipment was unloaded by these volunteers: Brandon Jelinek, Eddie Fredrick, Mason Hale, Kevin Murphy, Brad Pfeifer, Dave Schaaf, Marvin Smoot, Nicky Cadwallader, Shannon Olberding, and Monique Johnson.
Friday volunteers were: Bruce Rossman, Kole Olberding, Shannon Olberding, Amanda Greger, Monique Johnson, Chris Jelinek, Gary Thurlow, Zach Laetsch, Jim Knust, Joel Heller, Dan Hyder, Kevin Murphy, Clay Cadwallader, Nicky Cadwallader, Jesse Slaymaker, Boyd Mitchell, Ted Thiele, and Jeff Kraus.
Also volunteering were the West Holt High School shop class members Jaret Laible, Aaron Seger, Zach Pacha, Jacob Pacha, Larry Anson, Riley Bilstein, and Grant Wallinger. | |
| | NEBRASKA STATE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT ( NeSA)
Average Scale Score % “Proficient” | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reading
Grade 03
Grade 04
Grade 05
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Grade 07
Grade 08
Grade 09
Math
Grade 03
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Writing
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Science
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Grade 11 | West Holt
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125
124124
105
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46
41
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105116
111 | State Avg.
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*60 | Stuart
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*69
*53
*75
62
*42
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*69 | | *Data has been masked to protect the identity of students using one of the following criteria
* Fewer than 10 students were reported in a group.
* Fewer than 5 students were reported in a single performance category
*All students were reported in a single performance category. | | | | | | | COMMUNITY CALENDAR. | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Thurs., Sept. 3-9:30 a.m., GriefShare, Grief and Loss Recovery and Support Group meeting at Elkhorn Meadows, sponsored by West Holt Health Ministries
Thurs., Sept. 3-9:00 a.m., West Holt Girls’ Golf Invitational
Thurs., Sept. 3-4:00 p.m., West Holt Junior and Senior High Cross Country at Ainsworth
Thurs., Sept. 3-4:00 p.m., Stuart Cross Country at Ainsworth
Thurs., Sept. 3-Beginning at 5:00 p.m., West Holt Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball Triangular at North Central
Thurs., Sept. 3-6:00 p.m., Stuart Volleyball Team at EPPJ at Elgin High
Thurs., Sept. 3-7:30 p.m., Stuart Football Team at Boyd County
Fri., Sept. 4-8:05 a.m., Miles of Smile

FAQs

What was the main community project described before the NeSA report and calendar?

The document describes assembling and installing the Mill Race Park playground equipment by volunteers over a Friday timeframe, including a step-by-step schedule and completion at 5:00 p.m.

How does the Nebraska State Accountability Report (NeSA) address student data privacy?

It notes that data is masked to protect student identity, including cases with fewer than 10 students in a group or fewer than 5 in a single performance category.

What type of information does the document provide in the community calendar section?

It lists community events with specific dates and times, including recurring announcements for meetings, school-related activities, sports events, and other local gatherings from Sept. 3 onward.

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