On Wednesday, 7th & 8th grade JAG students had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Polk County courthouse to explore the Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Safety career field.
Students were able to:
Listen and observe court cases in real-time, identifying differences between arraignments, sentencing, status hearings, pretrial hearings, divorce cases, and protection order cases. Not only were students able to learn about the different components of a courtroom, but they were also able to build a better understanding of what happens when the law is broken and how it impacts the individual’s life and others’ lives around you.
Hear from multiple attorneys that specialize in different fields of law, why they love that area of law, how their job impacts their work-life balance, and the impact their role has on their communities. Many of the attorneys mentioned that having good grades and working hard will open doors in their future, and although being a lawyer is a lot of work, it is incredibly rewarding!
Students got to speak with the district court Judge and district court reporter about their roles and responsibilities. Students had time to ask the Judge questions, such as, “What is the craziest case you’ve ever had?” and “How do you know when someone isn’t being truthful about what happened?” Students were also able to view the computer of the stenographer, understand how many words a minute she can type, how the keyboard works, and how she is able to type every word said in the court room. The students were amazed by her ability to successfully do her job!
Students participated in a mock trial about SpongeBob. Students got to volunteer play different roles, like a judge, defendant, plaintiff, bailiff, witnesses, and more. The remaining students were able to be the jury! After the hearing about the issue at hand, hearing from witnesses, the jury had to deliberate and decide whether SpongeBob should be awarded $100 for “emotional distress.” The students decided that SpongeBob was in the right, however, would only be awarded the original cost of the circle pants (instead of square pants) he received by mistake.
Students got to hear from the Clerk Magistrate about her role in the courtroom, ask her questions, debrief about the cases we heard earlier, as well as ask her about her experience thus far in this career pathway. She told us about some historical cases that were quite big in Polk County back in the day. Lastly, we got to tour the old jail, located in the courtroom, as well as the see the Judge’s chambers. We were able to view the bathroom and itty-bitty bathtub, which Judge’s utilized in the past when horse and buggies were our only means of transportation!
Students were given many compliments on their respectful behavior during court, which was a long time for these kiddos to sit and be quiet! This field trip could not have gone any better, and we will for sure be participating in this opportunity in the future. Huge kudos to everyone who helped to make today a success!
Winter Break 3/13 - 3/17 ❄️☃️
#ohsbulldogs 🐾
It's the end of the 3rd quarter at OHS! #ohsbulldogs #endofquarter
🌪️Our JH CCO wrestlers are heading to Raymond Central today. Come and support!!
#ccowrestling
#ohsbulldogs
We get out early today! #ohsbulldogs #earlyout
We have another exciting announcement at OHS with the hiring of our new Head Girls Basketball Coach, Tori Holmoka! We are excited to watch her continue to build the program with her knowledge and energy! Welcome, Coach Holmolka! #GBO #nebpreps
Parent teacher conferences! 👩🏫
Tuesday: 3PM - 8PM
Wednesday: 4PM - 7PM
Come whenever!
District Quiz bowl
📍Columbus
📆March 10th
🕑10:00 am
#OHSBulldogs
Osceola Public Schools March Board meeting has been moved to Wednesday, March 12 at 6pm in the High School Media Room.
Osceola Public Schools is so excited to share the hiring of our new Head Volleyball Coach, Brea Goodenkauf!
We feel her experience, leadership philosophy, and passion will take Bulldog Volleyball to the next level.
Her assistant coach will be Amanda Hinkle and Head Middle School will be Mallory Zelasney!
GBO
🤼♂️Wish our middle school kids luck as they head to Fremont today for WRESTLING! 🤼♂️ ⏰-6:00pm #ohsbulldogs 📺- https://fan.hudl.com/UnitedStates/NE/Fremont/organization/429/Archbishop-Bergan-Catholic-School
Polk County
🔥Ignite🔥
Late Start on Wednesday, March 5th! ⏰🐾
#OHSbulldogs
Due to high winds, snow, and the chance of white-out conditions, school is being dismissed at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, March 4th. All after-school activities are canceled. We want to get kids home and buses back before the blizzard hits between 4-5 pm.
🚨🤼 The MS Wrestling meet that was scheduled for Tuesday, March 4th has been CANCELLED. In addition, there will be no practice tomorrow, after school. 🚨🤼
🌽 FFA District CDEs
📍 Central Community College
⏰ March 4th
🎉 Congratulations to our February Students of the Month! 🎉
These students have been nominated by their teachers for consistently demonstrating a positive attitude and a willingness to learn.
Back Row L-R: Braylon LaPointe, Dameun Lee, Denver Eckhardt, Bransen Lavaley, Jerome Zelasney, Brayden Santos & Mrs. Turner
Front Row L-R: Karliah Kreis, Maggie Fritton, Allie Carlson & Kimbree Page
🐾Congratulations to our Teacher of the Month.....Mrs. Turner 🐾
🐾Congratulations to our Staff Member of the Month....Jerome Zelasney🐾
🧡🐾BULLDOG PRIDE 🧡🐾
Teachers give out these tickets when they see a student going above and beyond in and out of the classroom. Last weeks prize was $10 Amazon Gift Cards. Last weeks winners were Kamdyn Udey & Hunter Baumert for always going above and beyond! Keep up the great work bulldogs!
It was a fantastic LAST Saturday for the OHS Speech Team! 🎙️🧡 Overall, the team placed THIRD OVERALL, which was their best finish of the season! Next year, we'll be bringing home plaques 🙌🏼 We had several individual medalists including a CHAMPION:
Sadie - CHAMPION POETRY🥇
Braylon - 2nd Extemporaneous Sadie & Brenden - 3rd Duet
Bransen, Graci, Camryn, Brenden, & Braylon - 3rd OID
Josie, Jack & Jackson - 4th OID
Josie - 5th Poetry
We are also celebrating our Seniors last regular season tournament. Sadie and Bransen will both be missed so much, they have held a big role on our Speech Team over the years, and we're so excited to see where they will go from here!
📢🚨The team will be performing all of the events for YOU at Speech Magic Community Night, this Friday, March 7th at 6:00PM. Come enjoy what these kids have put so much work into this season! Let's cheer them on for Districts!
