Elmwood Nebraska News - May 3, 2023

Spring Has Sprung and Our Books Are MULTIPLYING!

Thanks to three recent grants awarded to your Elmwood Public Library, the collection of youth reference books has been updated and grown substantially!

The Nebraska Library Commission awarded $2,000 for a Library Improvement Grant and $1,875 for a Youth Improvement Grant. Penguin Random House Publishing also awarded $500 for collection improvements.

Library Director Anne Pope combined all three grants with a single purpose in mind; to improve and update the youth non-fiction area! In all, 300+ books have been added to the stacks. We invite everyone in to come look at the beautiful new additions.

There’s a few new fiction books for both adults and kids as well!

Come check-out the witty, “Lessons in Chemistry,” For kids we have the new Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys’ mysteries!

EM Students attend FCCLA State Leadership Conference
Ten Elmwood Murdock students attended the FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Lincoln on April 2-4, 2023. The students attended sessions, completed community service projects, and competed with STAR presentations. Three EM students received top placing in their STAR projects and qualified to attend FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Denver this summer.

National qualifiers are:
Harrison Koehn, State Champ, Gold medal in Say Yes to FCS
Dakota Glasshoff, State Runner-up, Gold medal in National Programs in Action
Brody Marsh, State Runner-up, Silver medal in Interpersonal Communication

The following students also participated in their events and earned medals:
Charles Cawley and Michael Hynes, 3rd place, Silver medal
Brooke Goudie, 3rd place, Silver medal
Hannah Petersen, 8th place, Silver medal.

Six members also received recognition for completing the National Program, Power of One. They will also receive recognition at the National conference this summer. Those students are Carter Dankleff, Brooklyn Dowding, Charles Cawley, Kaia Sacco-Rohde, Harrison Koehn, and Michael Hynes. Congratulations to everyone on their honors!

Fundraisers to support Elmwood-Murdock FCCLA

Several Elmwood Murdock students qualified for FCCLA Nationals in Denver this summer. They are selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts and a few custom Knights shirts to help raise funds for their trip. Please consider supporting them.

Knights Shirts: Get some new Knights gear and help support Elmwood Murdock students who will be attending FCCLA Nationals. Erin Beth Designs has created a few custom Knights shirts and some baseball and softball shirts available for you to order. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the EM students at FCCLA Nationals in Denver this summer.

Use this link to order Knights shirts.

https://www.erinbethdesign.com/shop/knights

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts: The students attending FCCLA Nationals are selling doughnuts and coffee from Krispy Kreme to raise funds for their trip.

Support the students by ordering a dozen glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts or Krispy Kreme coffee (regular or decaf). You may also choose to purchase a dozen doughnut voucher that can be used at a Krispy Kreme location any time. Place your order now through May 5. All items will be available for pickup at the spring music concert on May 9, or they can be delivered locally.

Please contact one of these students or sponsors to place your order:
Dakota Glasshoff
Harrison Koehn
Charles Cawley
Mrs. Hynes

Thank you for your support of Elmwood Murdock FCCLA!