BPS Connect

A BIG HUGE THANK YOU to all of the local businesses who have gone above and beyond to support Bellevue Public Schools!! We are touched and humbled by the generosity of these businesses: the Bellevue Public Schools Foundation, DJ's Dugout, Cornhusker Auto Wash and Express L**e, T Hansen Construction, the Bellevue Community Foundation, Great Western Bank, Hoogeveen Chiropractic, Chick-fil-A Bellevue, Cornhusker Nutrition, Buff City Soap, Dunkin, GP Architecture, Hike Real Estate, Hughes Tree Service, RTI, Steve's Floor Covering, Westside State Bank, Greenlife Gardens, Cake Expressions, Achieve Physical Therapy, Daily Fix, World of Wonder, Scooters, Catfish Lake at The Lodge, Hybrid Performance Health, GNC Twin Creek, Golden Corral, Bellevue Breakout Escape Room, Stella's, Los Tapatios, Canvas Salon & Day Spa, Harvest Moon Coffee & Specialty, Han's Golden Dragon, John's Grecian Delight, First Watch, Sinful Burger, Golden Bowl, Nettie's Mexican Food, Jade Palace, Shug's comfort Food, Golden Bowl, Raising Cane's, The Special, Varsity Sports Cafe Roman Coin, The Omaha Bakery, Don & Millies, Roma's, The Banh Mi Shop, Acadian Grille Scratch Kitchen, American Heroes, Small Cakes, and Bellevue Dairy Queen

Thank you to Dennis and Patti Zongkers of Zongkers Custom Woods in Omaha for giving a tour of their amazing facility to a group of woods students from Bellevue West.

Bellevue East students visited in March of 2020 and this trip was originally planned for April of 2020, but put on hold. We are thankful for Dennis and Patti taking time out of their day to host the students.

A Big Thank You to 1970 Bellevue High graduate and Disney Animator Barry Temple for taking time to speak to art students at Bellevue East and Bellevue West last week!

Barry has worked in animation for decades and you most likely have seen his work in The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan, The Superfriends, Scooby Doo, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and many more.

Barry spoke about how he went from being a student in Bellevue, Nebraska to an animator at Hanna-Barbera and later Walt Disney. He answered many student questions and gave advice for those interested in a possible career in animation.

This has been a long time coming - Check out the new Augmented Reality Sandbox - housed at Bellevue East High School. The sandbox is a "living map" of sorts and can be used as a resource in all sorts of courses including history, computer science, geography, art, and math!

It was publicly unveiled at the Bellevue Public Schools Foundation Gala and then used by students for the first time yesterday at Bellevue East!

A HUGE Thank you to the BPS Foundation for the grant that helped fund this endeavor and to Tony Elias, Bellevue East graduate and owner of AME Computers in Olde Towne for donating the computer that powers the augmented reality!

A HUGE Thank you to Alan Weiss and Emergen-Tree Health Services of Bellevue for delivering all of the plants to Bellevue East High School yesterday morning to help beautify the front entrances. It looks great and will look even better when the mulch gets put down.

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Sharing the Tweet Avery Elementary's from last Friday: A huge thank you to Cake Expressions, Inc. for their generous cupcake donation to us today. They are delicious! What a great way to end the work week. Thank you again!