Shelton is gearing up for the annual Independence Day celebration with the staple events already in place. July Fourth activities begin at 8:00 a.m. with the 12th Annual Shelton Stampede Run/Walk, and culminates with the fireworks show at dusk.
The Shelton United Methodist Church in Shelton will be the site of the June 5, 2021, wedding ceremony of Tess Bruner, of Shelton, and Craig Kirschner, of Kearney. Parents of the couple are Jim Bruner and Gayle Knoll-Bruner, of Shelton, and Larry and Vicki Kirschner, of Kearney.
Wood River Rural Schools 2021 Honor Awards Night was held Tuesday, May 11, at the school. School counselor Lisa Boucher, along with the respective class sponsors, recognized the Top Ten Honorees of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes. Mrs. Boucher also presented the Most Improved Certificates and Wood River Academic Letter Awards. Principal Dr. Stuart Lenz presented the Senior Four Year Top 10% Awards, the LouPlatte Conference Academic Awards, and Presidential Education Awards. National Honor Society members were also recognized at the honor awards night.
Students from Centura Public School were recently recognized as winners of the “811” Call Before You Dig Statewide Poster Contest. Jenifer Trumler, a fourth grade teacher, coordinated the safe digging lesson and submitted posters from her students. A poster created by fourth grader Mercy McDonald was chosen from among 223 entries from 15 schools to be featured in a statewide public awareness campaign. An award presentation was held on Monday, May 10, at the school.
The Shelton FFA has had another successful year of selling plants grown in the school greenhouse. While the 2019-2020 school year was the first year of having a fully functioning greenhouse, due to COVID-19 and students transitioning to virtual learning in March of 2020, FFA members were not able to experience the full effects of having a greenhouse as part of the agriculture classroom. This year, students in the agriculture classroom have worked in the greenhouse planting and maintaining mum plants in early fall, poinsettia plants in late fall and winter, and many flowering annual plants in the spring semester. Hands-on learning is a key component of any successful agriculture program, and Shelton is fortunate to have a modern greenhouse facility to provide these experiences to students. The Shelton FFA chapter appreciates those who have financially supported the program, from the initial fundraising efforts for the greenhouse facility to all who have purchased plants from the FFA chapter throughout the year!
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