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 […]
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Complete
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 […]
Skutt Catholic Students Visit on Community Involvement Day
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 […]
The Dog Days of Summer
Our 2016 Summer Kickstart program is in full swing here at Phoenix Academy! Our students are enjoying making new friends while brushing up on their reading and math skills. One of the ways we encourage our students to read is through our R.E.A.D ( Reading Education Assistance Dogs) program. We bring in therapy dogs and […]
Skutt Catholic Students Visit on Community Involvement Day
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 […]
Project Hope, Inc. the GOTR Community Service Project
Our Phoenix Academy Girls on the Run chose as their Community Service Project collecting food for Project Hope, Inc. Working on a community service project is part of the Girls on the Run curriculum. Project Hopes mission is to “Share your food with the hungry…. Give clothes to those who need them”. The GOTR girls […]
Tutus, tutus, everywhere tutus!
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 Appreciate Our Volunteers
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 […]
Volunteers are Vital
Phoenix Academy’s Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast was on Tuesday, May 7th. The breakfast was to honor and show appreciation to our many volunteers. Volunteers are vital to our organization as they play a major role in helping us fulfill our mission. Some of their duties include working in the classroom and in Read Naturally, assisting with […]
Facebook Challenge
We have been working over the last week to increase our Facebook friends. We issued a challenge to increase our “Likes” from 134 to 234 in one week. The DECA students from Bellevue West have helped a lot and we are currently up to 174 “Likes”. If you are not currently following us we invite […]