Boyd County Schools

Boyd County Schools will dismiss today at 10:00. Buses will run accordingly.

The basketball games scheduled for tonight, January 17th, in Chambers have been postponed to Monday, January 20th. There will be no junior high games, and JV girls will start at 4:00 with the rest of the games to follow.

Due to the inclement weather we will be postponing the Whirlwind Speech Meet to February 29th.

Check back for additional information should any other schedules change.

The JV basketball tournament scheduled for January 18th at Wausa has been cancelled.

The JH games scheduled for January 18th in Staurt has been postponed and will try to be rescheduled.

The Winter Ball scheduled for January 18th has been postponed TBD.

The Boyd County FFA joined other schools at Atkinson for District LDEs. It was a successful day for Boyd County.

• Jenny Goesch won Cooperative Speaking and will be going to state in her speech. 
• Kaci Mashino received second place in Employment Speaking and is state bound. 
• Jake Froman and Trevor Goesch received blues in Junior Public Speaking. 
• Natsha Ziesler received a red ribbon in Creed speaking. 
• Leah Jockens received a white in Extemporaneous Speaking. 
• Parliamentary Procedure received a blue ribbon.
• The two quiz bowl teams tested the ag knowledge and had fun competing.

The Nebraska Health and Human Services Department is seeing a significant spike in school absenteeism due to a stomach virus known as norovirus. Please be vigilant in keeping an eye out for signs and symptoms of illness in your children and remember importance of keeping them home if they show such symptoms. Keep reading to inform yourself on the norovirus, symptoms, and prevention.

The Boyd County Juniors will be serving your choice of chili, chicken noodle, and ham and bean soup along with buns and desserts during the BC/West Holt basketball games on January 23^rd.

Free Will Donation

The Boyd County Spartans basketball squad started the new year out with a win against the Santee Warriors on January 7th. The Spartans faced the quick, shooting team and happened to trail the Warriors at halftime by 4. The Spartans gave up 8 three-pointers in the first half, causing them to fall behind. After the break, the Spartans came out with a lot of energy and were able to force a high number of turnovers and capitalize on unforced errors by Santee. The primary source of the scorning efforts came from Colby Hansen who contributed a career-high 40 points. Jory Zeisler also added 12 and Joseph Hiatt 10. Hansen was also strong in the rebounding category, recording 10 while Hiatt had 8 while also pitching out 6 assists. The aggressive Spartan defense that forced Warrior turnovers was led by Hiatt, Kannin Ellwanger, and Cory Koenig as they earned 4 steals apiece.

Boyd County 20-11-22-15=68

Santee 11-24-8-11=54

The Spartans took on the Stuart Broncos on January 9th. The Spartans pulled off a big rivalry win by 23 points. Boyd County led by 9 after the first period and expanded that lead throughout the game. The Spartans played lock-down defense, causing the Broncos to shoot just 24%. Colby Hansen once again led in the scoring category where he put up 35 points. He also grabbed 11 rebounds, while Joseph Hiatt pulled down 6. Hansen also had 5 steals and Hiatt recorded 3. The Spartans recorded 9 blocked shots throughout the game, as well.

Boyd County 14-11-15-8=48

Stuart 5-11-6-3=25

JV Action

Boyd County 33 - Stuart 21

G. Kirwan 13, C. Hilkemann 7, T. Atkinson 4, B. Almgren 3, Z. Rihanek 2, L. Reiman 2, N. Eilers 2

Elementary Action

5/6 Grade

12/15/2019

Boyd County 18 - St. Mary’s 27

C. Adams 12, W. Nelson 6, B. Stone 2, I. Jensen 2, K. Gonzales 2

Boyd County 4 - St. Mary’s 37

W. Nelson 8, C. Adams 4, I. Jensen 2, B. Koenig 2

1/12/2020

Boyd County 24 - CWC 15

A. Cadwallader 8, W. Nelson 8, C. Adams 6, B. Koenig 2

Boyd County 23 - Niobrara/Verdigre 16

A. Cadwallader 10, W. Nelson 8, C. Adams 5

The Boyd County Junior Class is selling Krispy Kreme donguts and coffee. Contact one of the juniors if you would like to order. Orders will NOT be taken via this website, the school Facebook page, or the school office.

Orders are due 1/24/2020

Delivery 1/31/2020

Two Boyd County High School Seniors have been notified that they can now call themselves published authors! Joseph Hiatt and Ashley Hausmann each submitted a poem to Appelley Publishing for the National Student Poetry Contest. 

Their poems are being published in the Appelley Publishing 2020 Rising Stars Collection. They will be 2 of the 500 students being published out of nearly 5,000 nationwide applicants.

Joseph’s poem, “Sensational Change”, addresses the disruption and of our modern-day Congressional system. Ashley’s poem, “To Work Within the Smoke", explores the experiences and sensations of branding cattle.

Congratulations to Joseph and Ashley!

The Boyd County National Honor Society has drawn for January's Kindness Awards!

Your winners for this month are Madison Juhnke and Zoe Kaczor. Madison and Zoe will be able to eat first in the lunch line for the week, and have also received a ticket for a free Ozark lollipop from the Freshman class fundraiser.

Honorable mentions go to Mathias Boettcher, Mercedes Brooks, Amelia Hakl, Cheyenne Boettcher, Hunter Mizner, Cash Jockens, and Brynn Almgren.

Good job to all of you who let your awesomeness shine by being so kind!

Madison put the "i" in kind by spreading Christmas cheer and helping staff members decorate the halls.

Zoe put the "i" in kind by helping an elementary student with her hair in the morning during breakfast.

DeMoine Adams is a motivational speaker and artist who inspires others to be greater, to be leaders, and to be winners in the game of life. The staff and students at Boyd County were able to meet DeMoine and listen to his message.

DeMoine is originally from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and has accelerated much of his life as an athlete, both collegiately and professionally, so much that his experience became an example for others to develop a Game Plan for their success!  DeMoine was a three-year starting Blackshirt Defensive End for the Nebraska Cornhuskers who led the team in quarterback sacks during his time on the team.  DeMoine played an instrumental role in helping the Huskers win a Big 12 conference championship in 1999 and helped lead the Huskers to the National Championship Rose Bowl in 2002. 

Off the field, DeMoine received Academic All-American honors, First-Team Academic All-Big 12 honors over the course of three years, Arthur Ashe recipient, the Brook Berringer Citizenship team award recipient over the course of three years, the 2002 Lifter of the Year, and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Nebraska Athlete of the Year. As a first-generation student, DeMoine received his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science in three years with minors in English, History, Communications, Ethnic Studies and African Studies and went on to receive his Master’s degree in Educational Psychology.  DeMoine is currently pursuing his Doctorate degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his research includes Leadership, Motivation, and Sociology. 

From being a Professional football athlete with five years of Pro football experience in the CFL, NFL, and AFL to becoming a Professional Motivational Speaker, DeMoine emphasizes in his talks the importance of having a Game Plan to be winners and pros in life.  DeMoine motivates and challenges others to:

• Maximize performance

• Build positive relationships

• Develop a strong focus

• Create an environment of principles

• Embrace the unique role of a leader

DeMoine is always the one who has pushed himself despite the obstacles in front of him, the setbacks that pushed him back, and the odds that stacked up against him, DeMoine’s personal attributes and resilience influence others to form a relentless commitment in order to win in the game of life.  DeMoine speaks numerous times each year throughout the Midwest and has a true passion for people reaching their full human potential as leaders and winners in life.  DeMoine’s motto in life is: “Once you see where you’re going, everything you do must correspond with where you’re going.” 

Below are the brackets for the JV Girls and JV Boys basketball tournament in Wausa.

Click here to print brackets.