Lincoln Northeast high school's Skills chapter is seeking contributions for continued support of students who participate in SkillsUSA.  Students actively fundraise for local events which fall within local chapters budgets.  Over the past four years LNE has participated in State competition and three National Skills competitions. These events exceed what students are capable of fundraising for and require outside resources in order to continue participation at State and National levels. This year's Northeast's SkillsUSA theme is Ignite Your Potential.  Through continued innovation students have used LNE's resources to create metal bracelets to raise funds for the Fall leadership conference. Their motivation and determination proves our students are goal oriented and willing to meet the challenges faced beyond the local chapter. Requesting $15,000 plus cost reimbursement. 

                                                                                              Current Mascot

At Holmes we are very proud to be the hedgehogs! Our mascot "Hedgie" the hedgehog is used for numerous school activities, and events: Trunk or treat, family dance, end of quarter celebrations, open house, graduations, assemblies, and more. In this updated second donation phase we are hoping to partner with The Loonie Times Custom Mascot Company in order to purchase a new mascot costume that is made based on our school logo and licensed as our own community and school character. We are seeking $6,230.00 plus cost reimbursement. This will cover our new mascot suit, a storage bag, and rechargeable battery pack for the cooling system. 

Why does Holmes need a new mascot costume?

For safety and greater community connection "Hedgie" could really use an update. Our present mascot costume does not actually come from our school logo, but is based on a European mascot known as Harold the Hedgehog. So while he is a hedgehog there really is not any other unique connection to the Holmes elementary community as the suit is not our own character. While most mascot designs integrate sight through the mouth and eyes of the character suit our current mascot uses only quarter sized holes through the eyes meaning that vision is extremely limited for staff who wear the suit. Staff in the suit need to be guided by another staff member by the hand to be able to move around safely. Current materials are also bulky and heavy. The current suit also has broken battery/electric equipment inside making the suit harder to wear. The current suit requires dry cleaning for the outfit rather than cheaper cleaning methods. The current shoes for the character are also slippers with fabric bottoms making the outdoor use of the mascot harder on the suit as a whole. Also because we do not have an actual character through licensing finding a replacement suit, or making any fixes to the current suit is difficult. Through Loonie Times our PTO will also have the opportunity, if desired, to purchase and sell plush toy versions of our new mascot as a fundraiser as well. Updating Hedgie will make him more safe,  and will connect him more to our community and students

(Current School Logo and European character Harold the Hedgehog that our current mascot suit is based off of)

Since 2019 Everett Elementary has been producing a Disney musical for students in 3rd through 5th grades. Having the support of Omaha Performing Arts was how we made our start in the Disney Musicals in Schools program. Since then, we have been able to produce 4 fully staged and costumed musicals. This year we are performing 101 Dalmatians KIDS and need your help paying for the show rights. Past shows include Jungle Book KIDS, Lion King KIDS, Frozen KIDS, and Aladdin KIDS. Students have been working hard to learn their lines, songs, and choreography for the show! Thank you for supporting performing opportunities at Everett! Requesting $759 plus cost reimbursement.