Superintendent Weekly Update

Email: ttejkl@shelby.esu7.org
Website: https://www.shelby.esu7.org/
Location: 650 North Walnut Street, Shelby, NE, USA
Phone: 402-527-5946
Facebook: facebook.com/tucker.tejkl
Twitter: @SuptTejkl

Stop being impressed. Start getting better.

We all love feeling good about our achievements, but happiness isn't the same as high performance. This week, we're diving into a tough-love concept from one of the masters of personal growth: "The sooner we become less impressed with our life... the sooner we get better at them. We must be more than just happy to be here."

Ready to move beyond mere satisfaction and into true mastery?

October

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September

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Parents, patrons, grandparents and SRC fans, how great would it be to share a kind word or an uplifting message about our students, staff and school? Did you witness an SRC student do something amazing in the community? Here's your chance to share!

https://youuplift.com/shelby-rising-city-public-kindness-wall/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEslfVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTXvmpXqk-MSXS4GIi8EGz0SBD9ifSfEyvTxTYz8xevQl9hBFUYH7_N4Pg_aem_8gpTL1_dcWP68lzCsy82xg

Please take the time to watch this video! Very Impactful!

Make Kindness Normal

Take a look at all the great things we continue to do here at SRC!

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Please use the following links for the 🎃👻OCTOBER👻🎃

English and Spanish editions of the "Parents Make the Difference" newsletter AND daily planner.

English Planner https://5il.co/3qhcb

Spanish Planner https://5il.co/3qhcc

English Newsletter https://5il.co/3qhcd

Spanish Newsletter https://5il.co/3qhce

Look forward to having an amazing year and to see our HUSKIES!!! 💛 🖤 🐾

Come one, come all!

Congratulations to our own Ms. Heather Thompson for being named the 2025 Distinguished Administrator Award winner in appreciation for her dedication and service to the Nebraska School Librarians Association!

What a great honor & well deserved!

A letter went home with you FALL sport athlete. It is about a healthy snack station that we are going to utilize before they have practice. If you want your child to participate, we are asking you to pay $20/athlete. This will allow them one healthy snack before practice each day.

Check out the letter that was sent home with your athlete.

Congratulations goes to our own Becky Schueth who has been named a State Finalist for this award!

This is the highest honors bestowed by the United States government specifically for K-12 science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teaching. Awards are given to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers who have both deep content knowledge of the subjects they teach and the ability to motivate and enable students to be successful in those areas.

Mrs. Schueth is currently teaching high school mathematics here at SRC. This is her 11th year at S-RC and I teach Geometry, Technical Math, College Algebra, PreCalculus and Calculus. Becky has 20 years of experience in teaching and she began her career at Columbus High School. Mrs. Schueth Bachelor’s (2005) and Master’s (2009) degrees are from Wayne State College. She enjoys sharing her excitement for math with her students each day!

When you see her, please make sure you congratulate her on this incredible achievement! We are all proud and rooting for you!

We Live!

• October 6th (Monday) -

• FFA Livestock Judging @ Leigh
• Golden Girl Practice (6am)
• Girls Golf Districts @ Quail (9am)
• Hawkfest Honor Band & Choir
• One-Act Rehearsal (6:45am)
• Book-It Kick Off Assembly (8:15am)
• Administration Meeting (1:35pm)
• Student Board Meeting w/ Student Body (3:07pm)
• JH Football @ Exeter-Milligan/Friend (4:30pm)
• Varsity Volleyball Tri @ Home (5pm/7pm)
• JV Football @ Exeter-Milligan/Friend (6:30pm)

• October 7th (Tuesday) -
• One-Act Rehearsal (6:45am)
• 4th grade field trip to York (Ag Fest) (9am)
• JH Volleyball @ Heartland (4pm & 5pm)
• JV/Varsity Volleyball Tri @ Home (5pm)

• October 8th (Wednesday) -
• EARLY OUT (1:27pm for Staff Development)
• One-Act Rehearsal (6:45am)
• Golden Girl Practice (6am)
• CRC AD & Superintendent Meeting @ York (11am)
• S-RC's Got Talent (12:15pm)

• October 9th (Thursday) -
• One-Act Rehearsal (6:45am)
• Softball Districts (4pm)
• Senior Night (Volleyball & Girls Golf) (5:30pm)

• October 10th (Friday) -
• Positive Vibes Friday!
• Golden Girl Practice (6am)
• FBLA Meeting in Mrs. Jensen's Room (7:30am)
  
• Varsity Football @ Mead (7pm)

• October 11th (Saturday) -
• JH Volleyball @ David City Quad (8:30am)
• One-Act Workshop (9am-1pm)

• October 12th (Sunday) -
• SRCO Dawgs @ Fullerton (2:30pm)
• Little Spikers (1:00pm)

• Meeting Agenda
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Open Meetings Act
• Recognition of Visitors
• Mr. Jaxson Thompson (New Student School Board Member)
• Consent of Agenda
• Minutes
• Treasurer's Report
• Administration Reports
• Student Board Report
• Activities Director Report
• Elementary Principal Report
• Secondary Principal Report
• Superintendent Report
• District Reports
• Technology
• Maintenance/Facilities/Transportation
• Board/Committee Report
• Emergency Operational Plan Reviewed
• Discussion Items:
• NASB State Educational Conference (November 19th-21st)
• ESU #7 utilization for our district
• Action Items:
• Approval of adoption of the 2025-2026 School Term Budget
• Approval of the Tax Request Resolution for the 2025-2026 School erm
• Next Meeting
• October 15th at 7pm

All is in!

October 6th - In District

• Administration Meeting (1:35pm)
• Student Board Meeting (3:07pm
• Volleyball at home (5pm)

October 7th - In & Out of District

• IEP/MDT at Aquinas (3:45pm)
• Dawg's Practice (5:30pm)

October 8th - In & Out of District

• Early Out for PLC's (1:27pm)
• Superintendent CRC Meeting @ York (11am)

October 9th - Out and In District

• ESU 7 Superintendent 1:1 meeting with Marci (11:15am)
• Senior Night for Volleyball and Girls Golf (5:30pm)

October 10th - In District

• Softball Districts
• Varsity Football @ Mead (7pm)

October 11th - In District

• Softball Districts Finals
• Family Photography

October 12th - In and Out of District

• SRCO Dawg's Varsity @ Fullerton (2:30pm)

Action needed...

Good morning!

What an amazing homecoming week! Thank you to every single one of our students who made it an enjoyable experience and to our staff members who had great attitudes and participation throughout the week! Also, thank you to all of our communities coming together once again and showing our pride! It was a great week and it is all worth the controlled chaos :).

I recently came across a quote that challenges a fundamental idea about success and satisfaction: “The sooner we become less impressed with our life, our accomplishments, our career, our relationships... the sooner we become less impressed and more involved with these things – the sooner we get better at them. We must be more than just happy to be here.” This isn't about ignoring achievement; it's about recognizing that satisfaction can often be the enemy of excellence.

For our entire community—from our students in the classroom to the staff members throughout the building to our partners in our communities—we are challenged to move past simply admiring what we have and dive into the deeper work of continuous involvement. This means our students must stop checking boxes and start focusing on mastery, looking beyond the grade to the depth of understanding. Our staff and faculty must replace professional pride with action, constantly asking how our processes can be better, not just functional. And our community members must trade passive support for active partnership, becoming invested participants in our success. Our shared future gets better the moment we collectively trade our applause for a deeper, more determined commitment.

The quote's power lies in its simplicity: we must do more than just show up. Whether you're a student preparing for a major exam, a staff member leading a new initiative, or a community member supporting our mission, your active involvement is the engine of our collective success.

Let's commit this week to trading the comfort of satisfaction for the pursuit of excellence. Stop being impressed with where we are, and start working on where we can go. The moment we stop celebrating the status quo and start embracing the work, we stop getting good and start becoming great.

Have a great rest of your Sunday!

Quote of the week to reflect on:

"The sooner we become less impressed with our life, our accomplishments, our career, our relationships, the prospects in front of us - the sooner we become less impressed and more involved with these things - the sooner we get better at them. We must be more than just happy to be here".

Matthew McConaughey

Sincerely,

Tucker Tejkl

Let me know and I will put them on my future newsletters! I gather (steal) information from Facebook from the pages of Shelby Chamber of Commerce and Village of Rising City.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Adults and children can now borrow 34,000 eBook’s, 25,000 audiobooks, and 3,000 magazines for FREE instantly. Anyone 17 years old or younger must have the consent of their parent/guardian to use the Nebraska Overdrive (libbyapp.com). This subscription is paid by the Shelby Community Library for our public library patrons and SRC students. Parent/guardian must stop by the Shelby Community Library and sign the Signature Sheet.

It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to check and see what your child is reading. You will get your child’s password so you can see what the child/student is reading on their device.

SHELBY COMMUNITY LIBRARY HOURS

• Sunday: Closed
• Monday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30pm to 4:30pm
• Tuesday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30pm to 4:30pm
• Wednesday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30pm to 4:30pm
• Thursday: 9:30am to 12:00pm reopen 12:30 to 4:30pm
• Friday: 9:30am to 12:00pm
• Saturday: 9:30am to 12:00pm