Talent Show
On Oct 29, NCEMS had its annual talent show. The kids in the audience had a fun time watching their friends' talents. Judd Jones, 4th grade, sang Your Way’s Better, and everyone joined in and clapped along. He was brave and focused, and performed well in the talent show!
Carson Johnson, 3rd grade, played Silver Moon Boat on the flute. Jayla Scism, 4th grade, Ryker Piper, 4th grade, and Karli Koelzer, 4th grade, performed a skit called Farmer and the Chicken, and everyone enjoyed it.
Students participated in a hula hoop competition with Andi Reinecke, 3rd grade, winning a candy bar. Ivory Ronnebaum, 5th grade, and Evie Romney, 5th grade, did a gymnastics routine to the song “Ready For It”, and they did outstandingly. Luke Coleman, 5th grade, did a variety of Rubik's cubes and solved them quickly, which was impressive.
The teachers also participated in a Shake It Off contest to earn their students an extra recess for their grade level. They had to see who could shake off sticky notes the fastest, with Mrs. Nikki Honeyman and Mrs. Wendy Roever winning., It was a great talent show for this year with many talented students.
Article by Maleki Barrett
Veteran's Day
On November 11, 2025, Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School held their Annual Veterans’ Day Program in the high school's main gym.
When the event began, all the veterans were brought into the main gym and seated in their chairs. The program started with Jayla Nolte, Fr., singing the “Star-Spangled Banner”, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. All attendees watched a video honoring all former and retired veterans from the community. Then, veterans were honored by branch, standing when their branch was announced. As a special thanks, the veterans were given a USA handkerchief. After, the second part of the video was shown. The video was divided into two parts because of the large amount of veterans in and around Seneca. At the end of the ceremony, fallen veterans from the community were announced to honor them.
After the event, veterans were free to grab cookies which were situated in the cafeteria of the high school. The veterans got to hang out with their family members and friends while viewing poems written by the middle schoolers.
Article by Kristian DeLosRios
Lyrics and Literacy
Nemaha Central Elementary and Middle School had their Lyrics and Literacy program on November 18. Grades K-4 sang and did activities in their classrooms. Kindergarten students sang “I’m A Little Scarecrow”, “We Cook Turkey”, "Grey Squirrel", and "Blowing In The Wind”. 1st grade sang “Turkey Tale”, "Apple On A Stick”, and "Gratitude Attitude. The 2nd graders did the following songs: “Try Everything”, "Keep the beat", " Kiss the Sky” and “Thankful”. Third grade sang “Rock Around the Clock”, “Crocodile Rock" and “I Love Rock and Roll”. Finally the 4th graders sang, “On My Way”, “Rainbow Connection” and “What A Wonderful World".
The classroom activities were Thanksgiving themed. The kindergarten students made a tree with everything they are thankful for. The 1st graders made a pie listing what they are thankful for. The 2nd grade students showed the antique roadshow items they had brought and wrote about. Along with the roadshow, they decided whether to squish or save Thanksgiving foods. The 3rd graders created a cornucopia and a fallen tree. The 4th grade students shared their birch tree artwork, along with the writing about the items they would eat instead of turkey.
Article by Brent Pfanenstiel