Our students had a blast today painting pumpkins! While a room full of our students working on fun art projects generally results in a loud cheerful environment, the room was silent with focused brush tips creating their pumpkin masterpieces. Thanks again to Miss Sheila from Blooms for getting our students pumped for painting pumpkins today. […]
The 2015 Phoenix Academy Scholarship Luncheon was held Friday, October 2 at Hilton Omaha. More than 350 supporters attended the luncheon, which featured Dr. JoAnn Deak, noted educator, psychologist and author of Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, and raised more than $125,000 for the school’s scholarship fund. The event also honored two champions of literacy in the […]
Wednesday was Skutt Catholic High School’s annual “Community Involvement Day” and we were excited to have a group of students visit our school to volunteer! Our students had an absolute blast working with the Skutt students. The volunteers worked alongside our students in the classroom, read books to the younger students, and even helped […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2015 Contact: Christine Dunn, (402) 345-5401, ext. 107 or cdunn@vgagroup.com Michael B. Yanney and Dr. Maryanne Stevens, RSM, to be Honored at 2015 Phoenix Academy Scholarship Luncheon Tickets Now Available Omaha, Neb. – Phoenix Academy is proud to announce its 2015 Scholarship Luncheon to be held on Friday, October […]
Thank you so much to all our friends, family and supporters who attended our expansion groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday of last week. It was a lovely ceremony, and the rain stopped just in time to reveal a beautiful day. Attendees were treated to some wonderful speeches by our Executive Director, Board President, Board Vice-President, […]
Phoenix Academy started in 1991 in a single bay of a local shopping center, with just one student and one teacher. Since that time, the school has experienced significant growth. Our school eventually grew to take over an additional bay and then a small facility nearby. In 2011, with over 40 students, the school had […]
Noted Educator, Psychologist and Author of Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, JoAnn Deak, PhD, to Speak at 2015 Phoenix Academy Scholarship Luncheon Omaha, Neb. – Phoenix Academy is proud to announce JoAnn Deak as the keynote speaker for the 2015 Scholarship Luncheon to be held onFriday, October 2 at Hilton Omaha. Dr. Deak’s book, “Your Fantastic Elastic Brain” […]
We’re excited to announce Phoenix Academy has been nominated as a Top Five Finalist in Metro’s Magazine’s “Big Event” under the category “Speaker/Special Guest.” Vote now and you can help Phoenix Academy compete to the Top 12–where we could be selected to win $10,000! [button link=”http://www.spiritofomaha.com/TheBigEvent-VOTE/” size= “large” color=”red”]Vote Here[/button]
Tom Dean, Father of previous Phoenix Academy student explains how he feels about Phoenix Academy. His daughter is now successfully entering her Sophomore year at Mercy High School. Fall registration is now available. Information packets and applications are available at the front desk. For more information give Director, Nancy Liebermann a call at 402.390.0556.
Mrs. Stephanie Loneman and Mrs. Casey Riesberg visited UNO’s campus today to take part in a Service Learning Seminar. Thank you to the UNO Service Learning Academy for holding the seminar, to the community partners who gave us information about resources we may be able to utilize, and to the professors, teachers, and educators who […]