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NEPS growth plan still on track By Brad Mosher The Herald The plan to expand the New England Public School to meet the population growth is moving forward, according to District Superintendent Kelly Koppinger. The school district’s building committee met at the school Aug. 28 and decided to keep moving forward with another meeting scheduled for Sept. 18 at the school. “It was just because we had to put it on hold for awhile,” explained the District Superintendent, Kelly Koppinger. “We came back around and addressed some of the issues we had talked about (earlier), but had forgotten about because we put it on hold for quite awhile. There are a lot of variables and until we actually get engineers in and the architects start drawing things out, we won’t really know exactly where we are at,” he said after the meeting. “There are some little things that could potentially be some pitfalls,” Koppinger added. The district and the committee soon will be looking to hiring a construction manager who would take over the project. “That way, the administration wouldn’t have to (do it).” The committee still has a lot of decisions to make. “We are trying to tweak and maybe finalize some of the thoughts we had out there and get to a point where we could get the architects (involved). We are still trying to maximize and best utilize what we have available.” The priorities have been met which means it comes down on how to best use the finding and construction choices, the superintendent explained. “We don’t want to paint ourselves in a corner. We are continuing to see increased enrollment and we need to see beyond our immediate needs and see maybe 20 years ahead. “We are looking at filling in a courtyard. We are looking at second stories. The meeting was to get us back on track and getting a look at and see where we want to go with this (construction). We know are prorities... whether we need cafeteria or classroom space. “ One of the choices is a big one. “Our best case scenario is looking as building brand new and just keeping some of the things that we have here that we have utilized effectively, like a secondary gym,” the superintendent said. As it currently stands, the construction project is scheduled to start in the spring of 2020. The students and teachers are already adapting to increased growth which is crowding the campus. There are teachers already rotating through different classroom when the regular teacher in on a prep period. The faculty is already using every bit of campus space they can find, he explained.
There was a long line of students waiting to get their floats Aug. 28 when the New England Public School celebrated the start of the new school year. Herald photo / Brad Mosher
School rings in new year with chalk, floats and praise By Brad Mosher The Herald New England Public School celebrated the new school year with chalk, floats and recognition of the success of last year’s students. “I want to welcome everyone back to the 2019-2020 school year,” District Superintendent Kelly Koppinger told the students Aug. 28 in the front of the school. “We have had a great start to the year. The first thing I want to is recognize our new incoming Kindergarten class,” he said, drawing cheers from the newcomers. “Secondly, last year we had 14 state qualifiers in track – Shelly Kathrein, Angel Erickson, Joseph Harmon, Michael Frank, Gabe Sorenson, Logan Wolf, Lindsay Koch, Hannah Frank, Jaxon Hewson, Kesiah Erickson, Sophie Olsonawski, Grace Dinius, Messa Kuehl – please raise your hands and be recognized,” he said. “We had someone who qualified for the Northern Ambassadors music – Aspen Barnedt. We had some 4-H people who did very well. We had intermediate members who took first place in meat judging - Jess Schultz and Katie Schmidt. The junior members who took first place in meat judging – Joe Schmidt, Will Schmidt, Tony Dorner and Joe Schultz. We had senior members taking second place – Will Schmidt, Wyatt Dorner and
Chelsea Kathrein. “We had some FFA members who did very well over the summer. Environmental Resources took a bronze, Tate Nordby took a silver, Matthew (Bock) took a bronze, Chevy (Dhamers) took a bronze and Wyatt Dorner took a silver. Lets congratulate them for their work,” the superintendent added. “Small animals took a gold with Eve Stegner, Grace Dinius, Leah Ehlis and Brenna Wert all took a gold. The meats team took a silver with Will (Schmidt) taking a gold, Wyatt (Dorner) took a silver and Justin Kathrein took a silver. Kayla Ehlis took a gold – lets recognize her,” Koppinger said. “Advanced Ag Mech sweepstakes took a second and a gold - Eve Stegner took a gold, Tate (Nordby) took a bronze and Emily (Dinius) took a silver,” he added. “Ninth grade Ag Mech took a gold. Tenth grade Ag Mech took second and they took a gold. Nursery/Landscape, Grace (Dinius) took a gold in that. The Horticulture team took a gold with Grace, Emily, Kayla, Leah and Brandon – they all took a gold medal. “In food science, Stetson (Urlacher) took a silver, Chevy (Dhamers) took a bronze and Matthew (Bock) took a bronze,” he said. “Somebody I would also like to recognize... Ellie
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Memorials help museum By Marlene Kouba Recent memorials to the Hettinger County Historical Museum in Regent has made it possible to make needed repairs to the school house, the church and some of the rooms which are part of the
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displays. The Tepee Butte School is located in the back of one of the buildings. It used to be in Tepee Butte Township southwest of Regent. It is complete with books, globes, maps, desks, etc. However it needed some new flooring which has been replaced due to a memorial from Lucille Jacobs who had been a teacher with a strong love of education. She died on May 8, 2019. Memorials from Evelyn Bach in 2018 and DeLores Tollefson in 2019 were put to use by helping renovate and rearrange the Pioneer rooms. A framed picture of DeLores at age 100 was included as those rooms are dedicated to her memory. DeLores, often called Dee, wrote many grants to get money for the expansion of the museum and the purchase of many of the items on display. She received many awards for her work with the museum. The Frontier Room in the Ekeland Building was earlier dedicated in her honor. She died on May 27, 2019 at the age of 101. The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church formerly from Burt is also near the
rear of the museum. It has pews, altar, prayer books, statues, and much more. The roof was recently replaced. Two of the former buildings of the Museum Complex have been discontinued. They were the German-Hungarian Building and the Nelson Ethnic Museum that had basically contained the collections of Theresa Montee-Nelson, a descendant of the Banat Germans from Russian and Norway. They contained artifacts of clothing, furniture and miscellaneous of the two countries. The collections were returned to family members as they did not involve much history with the city or area of Regent. One building was sold and the other was converted to a Craft and Record Building with Carol Witte in charge. News clippings, photos, funeral cards along with other printed data have been placed in a new location that will make it easier for anybody to do research for their family or business. You are welcome to sit and browse. New items are welcome at any time. However they should relate to some thing
Memorial donations help to preserve Tepee Butte schoolhouse. Submitted Photo or event anywhere in the county and is best to be at least 50 years old. This is a county museum—not the ‘Regent museum’ so artifacts from any past or current resident are welcome. They will not be loaned but will become the property of the Museum. The contents of the Museum are our heritage and too many young people are no longer interested in “what was”. They cannot comprehend working or using what we did in our everyday lives such as no running water, no toilet
paper, and only one phone on the wall. Current Society board members include President Gary Greff, Vice President Steve Sloan, Secretary Tracy Kruger, Treasurer Paula Anderson, and directors Jeff Gion, Carol Kunnerup and Angela Carlson. Don Wagendorf is the curator and tour guide. Repairs and upkeep are an ongoing problem and project with the old buildings that make up most of this Museum Complex. Your annual dues plus donations and memorial
dollars of any amount are appreciated and put to good use. The only employee is the curator as the board donates their time and efforts so you can enjoy the sights you see. Tours are free but donations are accepted and the museum is open most every day during the summer. You can visit by appointment during the rest of the year if you contact Don Wagendorf that you are interested. Come on in! You might be surprised at what you see or find!