Barr Middle School

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Moment of the year! Samantha Atkinson, was involved in a horrible car accident last year. Today, she made it back into our building for the first time to a standing ovation from her peers and teachers! We are SO proud of you Samantha! #TrueBulldog #notadryeye #resilience

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Barr’s first annual End of Year Celebration Day is up and running!

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Barr Middle School has Math and Language Arts openings for the 2021-22 school year. Apply at https://t.co/d9BBDLow1G or contact [email protected]. Hiring bonus for these positions. @BarrMiddle

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Our eighth grade students are talented! Our kids did a phenomenal job creating some masterpieces. Thanks Mrs. Caspersen for providing opportunities for our students to be creative and learn about nutritious ways to eat deliciously!

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What an honor to recognize our Barr retirees at the GIEA Retirement Celebration. We love you Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Helton, Mrs. Cole, and Mr. Plucknett! Thank you for everything you’ve done for our kids and community over the years!

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We want to highlight Dr. Garcia and the Barr Thespians for putting on an amazing performance of “Scenes from a Quarantine” this past Saturday in our Barr auditorium. We are so proud of you all!

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We want to congratulate two Barr Bulldogs who have qualified for state track this year. Celia McCoy (7th grade) qualified in the 400 meters and Nelsyn Wheeler (7th grade) qualified in the long jump! Congrats and best of luck to these two Bulldogs!

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We want to wish our Barr staff a HAPPY TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK! We have the best at Barr and we are so thankful for them! Go Bulldogs!

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Kaine Mick and Sherri Klentz from our community partner, Central Nebraska Council on Alcoholism & Addiction spoke to our health classes about the dangers of alcohol. Thanks CNCAA!

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Another amazing Barr staff member, Officer Urbanski was recently selected as a 2020 “For the Love of Children” award recipient! Officer Urbanski is an amazing person who truly cares about our kids and will do anything to help them be successful. We love you Officer Urbanski!

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We want to recognize Mrs. Yager, who was selected as the 2020-2021 Nebraska College Preparatory (NCPA) Middle School Teacher of the Year! She is a phenomenal teacher who is a great advocate for our students and extremely deserving of this award. We love you Mrs. Yager!

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Barr Girls Soccer Practice for tonight, April 19th, has been CANCELLED, due to impending poor weather. Students will be dismissed at normal time (3:45 PM).

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Barr Boys Soccer Practice for tonight, April 19th, has been CANCELLED, due to impending poor weather. Students will be dismissed at normal time (3:45 PM).

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Tomorrow’s track and field meet scheduled for 2:00pm at Westridge Middle School has been CANCELLED because of impending bad weather.

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March Reading Madness is at Barr Middle School! Which book will win?

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The GIPS Foundation surprised Mrs. Pedersen with a partial grant for CUE Robot iPads today! This is exciting as well have more resources for kids to participate in coding competitions!

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Congratulations to our 2nd Trimester “Students of the Week” Grand Prize Winners! Thanks for following the Bulldog Way and being SAFE, RESPECTFUL, and RESPONSIBLE!

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Thankful for the amazing hearts and giving spirit of our staff today! One of our students was able to get a new wheelchair through the NEA student resource fund. Thanks Mrs. Terraza-Gonzalez, Mrs. Caldera, Mrs. Rood, and Mrs. Leiding for always advocating for our students!

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Tonight’s BPAC meeting has been postponed to Feb 23rd at 6pm due to the snow day. Stay warm Bulldogs!

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The lockout at Barr Middle School has been lifted as of 11 a.m.