As Summer Kickstart 2017 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on all the fun we have had and progress that has been made this summer. Our students have enjoyed making new friends while brushing up on their reading and math skills. One of the unique ways we encourage our students to […]
On Friday, March 31st, our whole school took a field trip to the FEI World Cup Finals Exhibit at the CenturyLink Center. This was such an amazing opportunity, as Omaha was chosen this year to be the host city for this international event. First held in 1986, the FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final features the […]
As a reward for good and kind behavior, our students got a special treat on Monday, March 20th… a visit from the Kona Ice truck! For weeks our students worked hard to earn “hearts” by doing acts of kindness. Each student that earned a total of 12 hearts received the tropical ice treat reward. The […]
At Phoenix Academy, we are so fortunate to have such a strong and dedicated group of board members. They all work tirelessly to help us continue our mission of helping students with learning challenges get back on track. On March 9th, one of our board members (and former board president), Sara Woods, was honored for […]
Phoenix Academy Scholarship Luncheon Gets Gritty and Honors Omaha Education Advocates Omaha, Neb. – The 2017 Phoenix Academy Scholarship Luncheon was held Wednesday, February 1, at Hilton Omaha. More than 340 people attended the Luncheon, which featured Angela Duckworth, Ph.D. Angela is an author and Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Angela studies […]
This week, our students were tasked with a very important art project: making the centerpieces for our upcoming Scholarship Luncheon! For every luncheon, our students help create the wonderful centerpieces that make our tables come to life. With the theme of this year’s luncheon being “Grit,” (Our keynote speaker is Angela Duckworth, author of the […]
Friday, November 4th from 5-7 p.m. was a school-wide roller skating party at SkateDaze for Phoenix Academy. Students, parents, siblings and friends of Phoenix Academy students were all invited to attend. The event had a wonderful turnout, and it was great to see so many families, teachers and staff gather outside of school for […]
Our Phoenix Academy students have been very good at being responsible, respectful and safe this year so they earned a school-wide reward on Wednesday, October 19th. Our students had three different reward options to choose from: a popcorn and movie party, eat lunch outside with root beer floats for dessert, or pajama day. After the […]
Thank you to all our parents, families, board members, supporters, and friends for attending our official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 6th, 2016. It was wonderful to have so many people come together to celebrate the expansion of our school. The year-long building expansion project added five additional classrooms and a lower-level multi-purpose room for […]
Today 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! As always, our students had an absolute blast working with the Skutt students. The volunteers worked alongside our students in the classroom helping with reading and math, read books […]