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The last day of school for kindergarten through 11th grade will be Thursday, May 26th. It will be a half day. Breakfast will be served. Lunch will not be served. Dismissal times are as follows:

• Middle School Dismissal - 11:15 a.m.
• High School Dismissal - 11:30 a.m.
• Elementary School Dismissal - 12 p.m.

The last day for seniors and preschoolers is Wednesday, May 25th.

The School Board thanked the 2021-22 student representatives last night for their service this year. They are Kaitlin Reynolds of Millard West, Ava Hollingsworth of Millard North (not pictured) and Pamela Abalekpor of Millard South.

The Board of Education approved the 1,838 graduates of the Millard Public Schools Class of 2022 at last night's meeting. Graduation will be at Baxter Arena on Saturday, May 28th. Graduation times are as follows:

• Millard South - 9 a.m.
• Millard West - 1 p.m.
• Millard North - 5 p.m.

Can't make it to graduation? Watch online! Thank you to Millard West's StrivTV for broadcasting all three graduation ceremonies. You can watch at https://striv.tv/channel/millard-west/

Congratulations to our three Millard administrators recently recognized by the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals.

• Distinguished Service - Brian Begley, Principal, MNHS
• High School Principal of the Year - Heidi Weaver, Principal, MSHS

• New Admin of the Year - Sean Carlson, Millard North Middle School

We welcome the following employees to Millard Public Schools for the coming school year!

• Paul A. Behrends – Vocal Music Teacher at Disney Elementary School

• Ashley N. Svik – Special Education Teacher for Millard Public Schools
• Sarah M. Partlow – Resource Teacher at Cather Elementary School
• Estela Antunez Gomez – Second Grade Teacher at Bryan Elementary School
• Kennedy L. Kilgore – Second Grade Teacher at Hitchcock Elementary School
• Danielle N. Dickerson –Vocal Music Teacher at Neihardt Elementary School
• Amanda R. Shultz – Science Teacher at Millard South High School
• Angela C. Thorn – Physical Education Teacher at Millard South High School
• Kassidy J. Hart – Language Arts Teacher at Beadle Middle School
• Nicole R. Niebur – Science Teacher at Millard North High School
• Casey A. Moormeier – Science Teacher at Russell Middle School
• Kristina M. Adeshina – Spanish Teacher at Andersen Middle School
• Nathan D. Becker – Chorus Teacher/Show Choir Director at Kiewit Middle School
• Whitney C. Hansen – English Teacher at Millard North High School
• Vincent J. Simodynes – Assistant Band Director at Millard South High School
• Keith Maly – Assistant Principal/Athletic Director at Millard North High School

• Cassandra R. Price – Third Grade CORE Teacher at Cather Elementary School

The following employees will resign from their positions at the end of the year:

• Kristen M. Schlais – Second Grade Teacher at Cody Elementary School

• Julie A. Kerkman – Language Arts Teacher at Russell Middle School

• Becky S. Pfeifer – Language Arts Teacher at Beadle Middle School

• Lorene D. Kelly – Speech Language Pathologist at Holling Heights Elementary School

• Jennifer M. Bertsch – Special Education Teacher at Millard South High School

• Jennifer A. Smith – Language Arts Teacher at Beadle Middle School

• Tricia A. Freeman – Speech Language Pathologist at Andersen Middle School

Email: MPSCommunicates@mpsomaha.org
Website: www.mpsomaha.org
Phone: 402.715-8200
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Twitter: @MillardPS