McCook Senior High

We had a great first day with our Class of 2029 in the building. We are looking forward to the rest of our students joining us tomorrow! Reminder that tomorrow (Friday, August 15th) is picture day at the High School.

McCook Senior High Parents & Students
Upcoming Dates & Information

📅 Thursday, August 14 – First Day for Incoming 9th Grade & New Students
- Lunch provided (MHS staff will be grilling hotdogs and providing bottled water, chips, and cookies)
- 2:00 PM dismissal
- No classes for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students

📅 Friday, August 15 – All Students in Attendance (Grades 9–12)
- 2:00 PM dismissal

📅 Monday, August 18 – MHS Open House - 6:00–7:00 PM
- Following the open house, Jay Martin, Director of Safety & Security at the Nebraska Department of Education, will present to parents on Online Safety & the Impact of Social Media Algorithms on Youth
- Presentation: 7:00–8:15 PM in the MHS Gym

McCook Senior High welcomes all parents to attend our Open House on August 18th, from 6:00-7:00 pm. Following the open house, Jay Martin, NDE's Director of School Safety and Security will have a parent presentation regarding Digital Safety involving our teens. Please share, all parents and guardians of the district are welcome to attend!!

Best Wishes to Parker Nokes and Reese Gillespie at the National High School Finals Rodeo this week in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Events can be streamed on the Cowboy Channel Plus app. Parker is up Monday night and Friday morning, Reese competes Tuesday morning and Wednesday night. McCook and Nebraska are rooting for you both!

Giddy Up and wish Reese and Parker Good Luck at State Rodeo!!! Our very own Reese Gillespie and Parker Nokes will be competing in the Nebraska HS State Rodeo Finals in Valentine, Nebraska, June 12-14. Reese qualified in the cutting and reining cow horse events, Parker qualified in the down roping and team roping events. News Channel Nebraska will be televising the event finals. More information can be found at newschannelnebraska.com. Let's Go! Good Luck Gentlemen!

Tomorrow afternoon from 1:30-2:30 McCook High School will be doing community service projects around town. Please remind your students to wear pants, closed toe shoes, and bring a pair of work gloves if they have them.

We are doing our ACT and Pre-ACT testing this week at McCook High School. Juniors and Seniors need to report to school by 8:00 am on Tuesday, March 25th. Freshmen and Sophomores do not have school on Tuesday, March 25th. Freshmen and Sophomores need to report to school by 8:00 am on Wednesday, March 26th. Seniors and Juniors do not have school on Wednesday, March 26th. Good luck to all of our students on these tests!

Congratulations to the McCook High School Art Kids on their second place in the SWC Arts Festival Mural Contest this past Saturday. The theme was breaking free from expectations that weigh you down. Also, congratulations to Ashley Hernandez on her 1st place selection for the art show.

Juniors will report to school tomorrow at 8:00 am to complete the non-test portions of the ACT. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors will have a 10:00 late start as the non-test portions of the ACT will require the use of the entire high school between 8:00 and 10:00 am. Busses will run their normal routes at their normal times.

Due to the school closure today, McCook High School will now host Parent Teacher Conferences from 4:00-8:00 pm on Wednesday, March 5th and from 8:00-12:00 am on Thursday, March 6th.

Congratulations to Allen Holliday on getting 3rd in the 50 m exhibition race at the NSAA state swim meet this past Friday.

MHS Art Show @ McCook Community College Wrightstone Art Gallery March 3rd-14th Reception March 14th, 6:30-8pm

Good luck Bison Bowlers as they compete in the state bowling competition today!

🚨 Class A-4 District Girls Wrestling 🚨 Wrestling begins @ 9"00 a.m. 📍McCook Community College Event Center 📺Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f19hVRXJsE Good Luck Bison!

🏊McCook Swim and Dive Meet 🏊 Dive begins @ 2:00 p.m. 📍McCook YMCA 📺Live Stream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/mccook/organization/216/mccook-high-school Good Luck Bison!

Bison Days are coming up Monday, February 10th and Tuesday February 11th for our High School Students. Please make sure that students dress for their sessions. We are looking forward to a great couple of days.

🚨McCook Boys Wrestling Duals🚨 Wrestling beings @ 2:00 p.m. 📍McCook Community College Event Center 📺Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/c/McCookPublicSchools Good Luck Bison!

We have grades from the 1st semester posted. Honor and Merit Rolls will be announced soon!

🏀Girls and Boys Basketball🏀 McCook vs. North Platte Girls Varsity @ 5:30 p.m. with boys to follow 📍McCook Senior High 📺Live Stream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/mccook/organization/216/mccook-high-school Good Luck Bison!

🏊Dive and Swim🏊 McCook, North Platte and Scottsbluff Starts @ 2:00 p.m. 📍McCook YMCA 📺Live Stream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ne/mccook/organization/216/mccook-high-school Good Luck Bison!