Elkhorn North High School

17800 George Miller Parkway

Omaha, NE 68116

phone: 402.289.0322

fax: 402.289.0561

Elkhorn North High School Parents,

We are excited to welcome students back to ENHS for the 2024-2025 school year. I want to begin by thanking our parents for their continued partnership in helping our students successfully navigate the challenges presented to them in high school.

We hope to see as many students as possible at the open house this Thursday, August 1, from
12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Families received an email from the district with instructions for how to complete back to school registration for PowerSchool and activities. Please follow those instructions and have your student’s information updated on PS to help ensure we are ready to support them when they return to school. Electronic forms have been accessible since Monday, July 29, 2024.

Online Registration
EPS utilizes an online registration system for parents of returning students to update information and complete all required Back-to-School registration information. To use this feature, parents/guardians will access their PowerSchool parent account. If you do not have a parent PowerSchool account, instructions for creating one can be found at: https://bit.ly/EPSps1. On Monday, July 29, 2024, you received an email from PowerSchool alerting you to the opening of the Online Registration process. If you are unable to access your PowerSchool parent account or did not receive the email on July 29, please contact ENHS for assistance, 402-289-0322.

EPS and Elkhorn North High School Need Teacher Assistants

The Elkhorn Public Schools are in need of Teachers’ Assistants, and often some of our very best are parents in the community. If interested, please consider APPLYING HERE! We have openings in the elementary, middle and high school settings. These positions are invaluable to our student body, and TA’s are welcome members of any EPS school team. They are part time positions - usually 32.5 hours per week - a great opportunity if you’ve been thinking about a change.

New Families to EPS and Elkhorn North High School already Registered

The back to school online registration is for existing families to update the registration process. All new families have already registered their students to the school; therefore, new families do not have to register again online because you completed the process already when you registered as a new family.

The High School Experience

For our first time high school parents sending their oldest and/or only child to high school, our educators are student centered, thoughtful, compassionate, warm demanders who want the diploma to represent the interaction of content knowledge with critical thinking and problem solving skills while developing the best version of themselves. The high school experience is a four year microcosm of the lived experience which has the ability to launch the trajectory of a child’s arc for life. We receive our mission with optimism that your student’s experience will prepare him/her for the future story that is being written.

We will celebrate the joys and successes of achievements and help frame the disappointments and the struggles of failure. We can help frame that there is struggle before growth and any meaningful achievement comes from sacrifice. In order to fully appreciate the euphoria of success, one must understand the measures of falling short. As a parent, I incorrectly wanted to protect my children from disappointments but I have come to believe that the struggle is part of thriving towards who we become. We set high expectations for ourselves and for our students because we know they are capable of achieving success with support and encouragement along the way.

Senior parents, you and your student face more uncertainty this year because their world is opening up to decisions that have long term ramifications. They are about to step through the doors with you standing behind them. We can help you navigate through the decisions your senior will be making. Your influence, words, patience and guidance will be needed as your senior begins to explore options and opportunities. It will not be long before we meet for a graduation ceremony in May of 2025. Enjoy this time.

ENHS Back to School Open House and Activities Fair

12:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at Elkhorn North High School.

• 9th Graders- 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

• 12th Graders- 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

• 11th Graders- 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

• 10th Graders- 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

ENHS enrollment is currently at 1059 students; therefore, we are recommending the following time slots for students to attend open house. In order to be effective in serving the needs of our students within a 6 hour window, we are slotting times that will help us achieve our optimal educational service. If you need to come at a different time, it is completely understandable or if an older sibling needs to take the younger sibling, please do what is best for your family.

Students will receive the following information at the Back To School Open House & Activities Fair on Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

• 2024-2025 Course Schedules (see note below regarding schedule changes)

• ENHS Day 1 Schedule for Students

• Building Map

• Activities Contact List

• Activity Passes ($35 student/$55 adult) can be purchased ONLINE/in person & picked up

• Parking passes (required for all drivers that will park on campus)

• Lifetouch Pictures- All students (including seniors) will need to take pictures.
  ENHS Lifetouch Pictures order link Picture Day ID: EVTF3PSDQ

• Parents may drop off student medication at the nurse’s office

Students will be invited to take a self-guided tour of ENHS at this time in order to help familiarize themselves with the building or we will have TA Mentors available to give 9th graders/parents a tour of the building.

Your student’s schedule will be available at ENHS on Thursday, August 1 from 12:00 - 6 p.m.,
if you have completed the back to school online forms. If you are not able to pick up the schedule on that day, you may come to the high school any day after to pick it up– as long as you have filled out the online registration paperwork.

Schedule Changes Drop/Add Process

Schedule changes are very limited. However, if your student would like to request a schedule change, please have them do the following:
Students will need to attend Drop/Add in person in the Counseling Center on Friday, August 2 OR Monday, August 5, from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. & 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Changes in year long classes and level changes may require additional meetings and consultation with the principal and counselor.

The first day of school (Tuesday, 8/13) will host our Freshmen in the morning (8:10-11:41) and the upperclassmen in the afternoon (12:30-3:20). More specific information will be communicated prior to Day One.

ENHS remains steadfastly committed to giving ENHS students one of the best educational experiences in the state.

Dan Radicia

dradicia@epsne.org or (402) 289-0322

ENHS Social Media

Follow ENHS on X: @ElkhornPS_ENHS

Follow ENHS on Facebook: ElkhornPS_ENHS

ENHS Activities and Athletics on X: @ENHS_Activities

Please make note of the following important dates for the upcoming school year:

Aug. 13- First day of school (9th grade, AM only & 10th, 11th & 12th grade, PM only)
Sep. 2- NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

Sep.7- Homecoming Dance

Sep. 24 & 25- Parent Teacher Conferences, dismissal at 2:20 p.m. & Conferences 4:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Sep. 26- NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service

Sep. 27- NO SCHOOL
Oct. 17- End of 1st Quarter

Oct. 18- NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-service

Oct. 18- PSAT testing at ENHS 7:45 -11:45 a.m. (Registration & payment due Fri., Sep 6)

Oct. 25- ASVAB Military Testing during school hours. Sign up by Oct. 11

Oct. 25- AP Testing sign up/money due

Nov. 1- Senior yearbook photos DUE (see yearbook info below, or if questions email khonz@epsne.org)

Nov. 21- Practice ACT for 11th graders, regular school day for 9th, 10th, 12th graders.

Nov. 27, 28 & 29- NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 6- Deadline to purchase senior tributes in the yearbook

Dec. 19 & 20- Semester finals STUDENTS MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE. End of 2nd Quarter

Dec. 23-Jan 3- Winter Break

PLEASE NOTE:

Full bus routes will run as normal at the BEGINNING of the school day (8:00 - 8:10 a.m. drop off) and the END of the school day (3:20 p.m. pick up).
Additionally, 9th grade bus students will be taken home at 11:50 a.m., via the bus, after their morning only day / First Day schedule.

Should a transportation need arise, please contact Emily Christensen at ENHS, 402.289.0322

The Elkhorn North Homecoming dance will take place at ENHS on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door.

For those interested, please click here to order your grade level Homecoming t-shirt, to be worn at the Homecoming game on Friday, September 6. (Note: The store will close on Sunday, August 18)

Sponsored by Student Council

As was shared with all families in an email from Elkhorn Public Schools on July 24, updated cell phone expectations will be implemented at all EPS schools for the 2024-25 school year. Links to our student handbook and the EPS email that was sent to families can be found below.

2024-25 High School Student Handbook -- Cell Phone Policy found on Page 7

Elkhorn Public Schools Email sent to all EPS Families on July 24, 2024

Please take a moment ahead of the first day of school to review the updated expectations as outlined in the handbook, and discuss them with your student.

EPS and individual buildings use a parent messaging system called SchoolMessenger to send emails, phone calls, and text messages to parents sharing district information, monthly updates about building happenings, and weather-related school closings. To ensure receipt of these updates, please verify that all contact information listed in your parent PowerSchool account, including phone numbers and email addresses, is up to date and correct.

Additionally, this system allows recipients to “unsubscribe” from its mailing list; however, by “unsubscribing” you are completely removing your email address and phone number from both District and building lists. If you choose to unsubscribe, you will not receive any communication from your child’s assigned school or the EPS District. If you accidentally unsubscribe or decide you would like to begin receiving emails again after unsubscribing, contact your building secretary to change your communication status.

A parent or guardian must notify the office via telephone (402.289.0322) of any absences and/or appointments for your student(s). We do not accept emails.
If your student will be leaving during the school day, the sooner you communicate that to the office, the easier it will be to get a pass to your student, rather than having to call the classroom and interrupt valuable learning time. If your student is leaving between passing periods, they will not receive a pass, they just need to go to the office to sign out.

If your student is absent for a doctor, dental or counseling appointment, please have your student bring a note from the provider to turn into the school office. We will keep that on file for attendance purposes.

Parents are not required to come into the building to get their student. The office staff will verify the student has been called out, and the student will sign themselves out on the computer in the office and they will meet you at your car or drive themselves to where they need to go.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Auditions for the Fall Musical, Little Shop of Horrors will be the week of August 26-30.
Students: if you're interested in getting involved in the Fall Musical, join the Google Classroom!
Classroom Code: byqv4ru

Email Mrs. Allen if you have any questions about getting involved in the Fall Musical, or anything choir related! (callen@epsne.org)

Attention incoming ENHS Freshmen!

Student Council gives students an opportunity to develop leadership skills by organizing and carrying out school activities and service projects. In addition to planning events that contribute to school spirit and community welfare, the student council is the voice of the student body.

Information and applications to APPLY will be sent out to students on August 16, and will be due on August 23. Elections for the 2024-25 Student Council (FRESHMEN ONLY) will be held via Google Form on Tuesday, August 27. A link to vote will be sent to each freshmen student via their school email.

Student Council Sponsors:

Dan Dischler

Cheyanne Zelei

At the high school level, we have two volunteer opportunities:

1. Parent/Teacher conference meals for the ENHS staff.
Dates will be September 24 & 25 for fall conferences & February 11 & 12 for spring conferences.

A sign up will be emailed to families closer to the date.

2. Health screening (for 10th graders & new EPS students).
Date is TBD, but it will be in the fall & is in the morning from approximately 8:15 - 11:00 a.m.

A sign up for the Health Screening will be available at Parent Teacher Conferences on September 24 & 25, or contact Vanessa Higgins via email (vhiggins@epsne.org)

We thank you in advance!

This flyer includes important dates for senior yearbook photos & ad deadlines for the 2024-25 school year, as well as ordering information for next year's yearbook. The ordering portal for the 2025 yearbook will open on July 1, 2024.

Click here for detailed flyer.

Planning ahead? Please check out next year's calendar for important dates, including first school day, parent/teacher conferences, no school days and extended breaks (Winter Break and Spring Break).

Click here for the 2025-2026 calendar

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION – EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Elkhorn Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race (including skin color, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, sexual orientation or gender identity, or other protected status in its programs.
The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the
non-discrimination Policies:
Students: Anne Doerr, Executive Director of Student Services, 20650 Glenn Street
(402) 289-2579, (adoerr@epsne.org).
Employees and Others: Don Pechous, Executive Director of Personnel, 20650 Glenn Street (402) 289-2579, (dpechous@epsne.org).

Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about
anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination, contact the OCR at One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 320, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, (816) 268-0550 (voice), Fax (816) 268-0599, (800) 877-8339 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.