Maxwell Public Schools

Maxwell Clothing Closet is now open. A special thanks to NHS, FCCLA and Student Council members for making this available. The clothing closet is similar to our backpack program. The closet has winter coats, clothes and shoes available for all ages. Along with toiletries etc. Parents can call the office and let us know their child's name and needs. #WeAreMaxwell

**Schedule Change for Friday's Basketball Game** South Loup will no longer able to play any quarters of JV Boys Basketball for tomorrow. With that change the JV Girls start time will be moved to 5:00 pm due to the Varsity Refs being unable to make an earlier start. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Brady Wrestling Tri- Wrestling will begin at 6:00 pm. Dual Order: Dual #1 Brady vs Mullen Dual #2 Mullen vs Maxwell Dual #3 Brady vs Maxwell ● There will be NO CONCESSIONS ● All Covid guidelines will be strictly adhered to and enforced ● We will temperature check anyone entering the building ● Fans must use the appropriate entrance ● Mandatory masks worn correctly at all times, strictly enforced. ● NO OUTSIDE FOOD ALLOWED IN THE NORTH GYM ● Visiting fans will sit on the EAST side of the gym. ● Athletes will not be allowed to meet and greet with family in the commons area after their matches. Live Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVFj94LRdO3Xo0OH5zt4unA/ Best of Luck Wildcat Wrestlers!!!

Updated Ticket information for NSAA Wrestling Championships Due to recent communication with CHI Health Center Omaha and Ticketmaster we have updated ticket information for the 2021 NSAA Wrestling Championships. This information has some significant changes in the purchasing process from the initial material that we sent out. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES Tickets may be purchased in pods of two, four and six. Pods may not be split. All of the tickets within a pod must be purchased. Due to Ticketmaster policy, each pod purchased will need to be a separate credit card transaction Tickets for each session are $9 a piece with a $1.75 Ticketmaster fee for a total of $10.75 per ticket In previous years, one could purchase all of the respective sessions for a class for $32. It will now cost $32.25 to purchase the session tickets for a specific class. https://nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com/textfile/wrest/CHI_Ticket_Info.pdf On behalf of the NSAA and CHI Health Center Omaha, we want to apologize for the process change as we too are going through these situations for the first time and are discovering new challenges frequently. Tickets will go on sale January 19, 2021 at 10:00 AM CST. Thanks and have a great day!!

For your information... We are beginning to register 2021-22 school year Kindergartners!!

(Maxwell Public Schools Promotional Video) Maxwell Public Schools: "Small school, Big family," it's hard not to feel right at home. Take a drive and schedule a visit to tour Maxwell Public Schools with your family. Please watch and enjoy the video to see all that Maxwell Public Schools has to offer. Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give... #WeAreMaxwell https://youtu.be/1HtKY4p5GWE

JV WR @ Perkins County Livestreaming of WR is found at the link below: https://www.perkinscountyschools.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Athletic/Activities%20Dept%7CLivestream%20Links B/GBB JV/Varsity hosting Maywood-Hayes Center (Home) at 4:00 pm 2 QTRS of JV Girls followed by 3 QTRS JV Boys *Games are open to spectators, masks and temperatures checks are required.* Games will be live streamed on Maxwell's YouTube Page. Good Luck Wildcats!

Robotics Club (6th-8th) will resume on February 1st, 2021. Please plan accordingly for that Monday. See you then!

Jan 11th Basketball: Boys and Girls Junior High Game vs Sutherland (Home) at 1:00 pm (Girls A followed by girls B, boys A, boys B) *No live stream, open to the public. Jan 11th Board Meeting at 7:00 pm Jan 12th Wrestling: JV Invitational vs Away vs. Multiple Schools (Away-Perkins County High School) Jan 12th Girls and Boys Basketball: Girls JV/Varsity Game vs Maywood-Hayes Center (Home) at 4:00 pm Jan 13th Noon Dismissal-Buses will run accordingly Jan 13th RPAC Quiz Bowl at 1:00 pm (Home) Jan 14th Wrestling: Varsity Triangular vs Away vs. Multiple Schools (Away) 6:00 pm in Brady Jan 15th Wrestling: Varsity Invitational vs. Multiple Schools (Away) 12:00 pm SEM High School Jan 15th Girls and Boys Basketball: JV/Varsity Game vs South Loup (Away) at 4:00 pm Callaway High School *Girls JV will begin at 4:00PM, followed by Boys JV. 4 quarters of Girls JV, 2 quarters of boys JV. Jan 16th Speech- Grand Island Jan 16th Girls and Boys Basketball: Girls JV/Varsity Game vs Cambridge (Home) at 1:00 pm Jan 18th NO SCHOOL-MLK Day *All Covid Guidelines are posted on our website: https://www.maxwellschools.org/browse/167441

Reminder of our Covid guideline changes for all home basketball games (including Jr High) No pass list required, 50% capacity per DHMs, spectators are required to have temp checks and wear a mask at all times. Good luck to the Jr High G/B basketball as they host on Monday beginning at 1:00 pm (Order will be girls A then B. Boys A then B.)

Lexington Speech Meet Results: Varsity Extemporaneous: Jett Simpson-2nd Place Varsity Humorous: Jamie Tobey- Superior Novice Humorous: Lisselle Lucas- 6th Place Novice Entertainment: Lisselle Lucas- 3rd Place Novice Serious Prose: Lisselle Lucas-1st Place Great Job Wildcats!

Good luck Maxwell Basketball teams as the travel to Overton today. JV Girls game starts at 2:00 pm (2 QTRs) followed by Boys JV (4 QTRs) with Varsity to follow. Games will be streamed via striv. #WeAreMaxwell https://striv.tv/channel/overton/

Best of luck to the Wildcat Speech Team on Saturday. The team will compete the Lexington Invite. As they work through the COVID situation, the team will be competing virtually. Good luck Cats!!

Good luck to the Maxwell basketball teams tonight. The teams will play the Hershey Panther's at home. Game time is 4:00 pm with JV Girls (2 QTRs followed by JV Boys (3 QTRs), Varsity Girls, and Varsity Boys. New home Covid guidelines are posted on our website. Let's go Cats!! Media: All JV and Varsity games will be streamed. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0_3nfVhuBnAz1RnM7ndBLA

Exciting news from our Jessica Braithwait Photography! Here is a link to the winter sports pictures and class pictures taken. If you have already purchased pictures, those items will be delivered to the school soon! If you want to order additional pictures or did not get an initial order placed, you can order through this link or reach out to Jessica at jess_braithwait@hotmail.com. https://jessicabraithwaitphotography.pixieset.com/maxwellwintersports/ Here is the link to class pictures: https://jessicabraithwaitphotography.pixieset.com/maxwellclasspictures/ Thank you Jessica for all of your hard work in capturing the beautiful smiles of our students here at Maxwell.

Good luck Maxwell Wrestling team today in Overton. Matches for our Wildcats begin at 6 pm with Sandhills Thedford followed by Maxwell/Overton 7 pm. Guidelines are listed on our website but here are a few reminders for tonight's meet; 50% capacity, no tickets required and there still will be requiring temperature checks and masks of everyone.

Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:00pm Wrestling: Varsity Triangular at Overton High School Friday, January 8, 2021 1:00pm Wrestling: Varsity Tournament at Dundy County Stratton High School Basketball vs Hershey at Maxwell (Home) 4:00pm Basketball: Girls JV Game- 2 QTRs 5:00pm Basketball: Boys JV Game- 3 QTRs 6:00pm Basketball: Girls Varsity Game 7:30pm Basketball: Boys Varsity Game Saturday, January 9, 2021 SPEECH-Lexington Basketball vs Overton at Overton High School (Away) 2:00pm Basketball: Girls JV Game 2:00pm Basketball: Boys JV Game 3:30pm Basketball: Girls Varsity Game 5:00pm Basketball: Boys Varsity Game All new Covid guidelines are posted on our website at the link below. Please make sure you read those guidelines before attending a game. GO WILDCATS! https://www.maxwellschools.org/browse/167441

We just received this information from the NSAA regarding State Wrestling ticket purchasing. Due to the ever-changing status if the DHM’s on capacity, we were not able to submit an event plan to the Douglas County Health Department until yesterday and will not make the tickets available for sale until January 19th at 10:00 AM. CHI handles all tickets sales through Ticketmaster and the process for purchasing those tickets is detailed in the attachment. We will start sending it out in social media later this week as well. 2021 NSAA Wrestling State Championship Schedule CHI-Omaha-February 17-20, 2021 All classes separated until the finals. Only two classes competing during finals. Wednesday - 6 mats Class A - 1st session (4 rounds of competition)--9 am – 2 pm • Class A-Championship Round 1—Quarterfinals--Consolations (Round 1 & 2) Clear facility Class D – 2nd session (4 rounds of competition)--4 pm – 9 pm • Class D-Championship Round 1—Quarterfinals--Consolations (Round 1 & 2) Thursday - 4 mats Class A – 3rd session (Semi-finals – all placing matches)--9 am – Noon • Class A-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches Class D – 4th session (Semi-finals – all placing matches)--1 pm – 5 pm • Class D-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches Clear facility Classes A & D – 5th session (FINALS on 2 mats)-7 pm – TELEVISED Friday - 6 mats Class B - 1st session (4 rounds of competition) 9 am – 2 pm • Class B-Championship Round 1 & Quarterfinals, Consolations Round 1 & 2 Clear facility Class C – 2nd session (4 rounds of competition) 4 pm – 9 pm • Class C-Championship Round 1 & Quarterfinals, Consolations Round 1 & 2 Saturday - 4 mats Class B – 3rd session (Semi-finals – all placing matches) 9 am – Noon • Class B-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches Class C – 4th session (Semi-finals – all placing matches) 1 pm – 5 pm • Class C-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches Clear facility Classes B & C – 5th session (FINALS on 2 mats)-7 pm – TELEVISED 1. Tickets will not be sold in team packages to accommodate social distancing requirements. 2. All tickets will be electronic (even at the ticket window).

Good luck to the varsity basketball teams today at home against Arapahoe. 1:00 pm Girls Varsity 2:30 pm Boys Varsity Games will be live streamed at the link below: https://youtube.com/channel/UC0_3nfVhuBnAz1RnM7ndBLA Good luck Wildcats!

New guidelines for winter activities. These new guidelines will take effect for Saturday’s basketball game. There will be no pass list for spectators and games are open to the public/students. Other guidelines are still in place such as no outside food or drink. Masks are mandatory and please seat six feet apart from other spectators. Thanks and have a Happy Nee Year Wildcats!