A great big thank you to everyone who donated to Phoenix Academy during Omaha Gives. We raised $53,470! Our final number will be higher once we receive the bonus dollars from the Omaha Community Foundation. A special thanks to the Mactier/Moriarty Family and Ponca Hills Farm for matching donations up to $50,000! Our grand total will […]
Thanks to the generous donors who supported Phoenix Academy through Omaha Gives 2014, all of our classrooms received an amazing upgrade. With the money received we purchased new white boards, short throw projectors and wireless document cameras for the classrooms. These were much needed improvements and the teachers and students are enjoying them. The video […]
[button link=”https://www.omahagives24.org/index.php?section=organizations&action=overview&fwID=994″ size=”large” color=”orange”]Donate Here[/button] We are counting down the days to Omaha Gives! on May 20th, 2015. Omaha Gives! is a 24-hour online fundraising event led by the Omaha Community Foundation and sponsored by American National Bank. Last year Phoenix Academy raised, with bonus funds and prize money, a total of $47,174.74! We used […]
Best wishes to the Phoenix Academy Girls on the Run who will be participating in the finale of the year – the 5K run in Lincoln, NE this Saturday, May 9th. Our GOTR girls have learned so much this year about health and fitness. They have learned the importance of eating the right foods with […]
With May Day and Mother’s Day just around the corner, Ms. Sheila had an exciting project for our student art class this month: baskets! Made from berry cartons, our students had a fun afternoon making two different baskets, one for May Day and another for Mother’s Day. The class started with students using crayons to […]
Phoenix Academy Girls on the Run are busy making tutus! They will proudly wear their Phoenix red, yellow, and black tutus for the 5K practice race April 25th, and 5K race in Lincoln on May 9th. Thank you to the parents and teachers who volunteered their time or supplies to make this project so special […]
We had a very successful Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast today as parents of past and present Phoenix Academy students, board members, and volunteers of all walks of life gathered together to be recognized for their help. Our students even visited with volunteers, a class at a time, saying “thank you” in unison. Volunteers, thank you for […]
Thank you Phoenix Academy teachers for making a difference in our students’ lives and for dedicating your time to making our school a positive learning environment for students. Thank you to all our families for making Teacher Appreciation Week so special for our amazing teachers. Our most sincere appreciation goes out to all of you. […]
Today, in honor of our founder Patti Clark, the students had a Read and Feed! Patti Clark started the Phoenix Academy in 1990 with just one student and one teacher. Patti saw the need for a different way to teach struggling students to read. Phoenix Academy continues to use the Spalding curriculum that Patti believed […]
Today, Phoenix Academy students earned a pajama day for being responsible, respectful, and safe.