Spurlin, Vinton graduate from UNL

Lincoln - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln conferred 1,344 degrees during commencement exercises December 17 and 18 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The 1,316 graduates are from 41 countries, 43 states and the District of Columbia and more than 150 Nebraska communities.

McCully graduates from Chadron State

Chadron - One hundred twenty-seven undergraduate candidates were recognized Friday, Dec. 17 in the Chicoine Center at Chadron State College. Among those was Brittni McCully of Mullen, Cum Laude, who earned a Bachelor of Arts.

FFA competes in LDE Districts

The Mullen FFA Chapter took eight members to compete in the Leadership Development Events (LDE) District Competition on Dec. 1, 2021.

NCPA Academic All-State announced

The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) is pleased to announce the student recipients of the Fall 2021-2022 Nebraska Chiropractic Physicians Association (NCPA) Academic All-State Awards.

Fort day!

The 2nd graders have been working on earning letters that spell words to reveal their reward. The phrase they have revealed this week was “build a fort.” They enjoyed spending the day reading and doing their school work inside their forts. Emily Brown

4th, 5th grades complete Christmas service projects

The fourth and fifth grades did two service projects for Christmas this year. First, they collected food for the local food pantry. Together the fourth and fifth grades collected five boxes with 116 food items for the food pantry.

How do rivers work?

In science class, the 2nd grade students developed a model of the earth’s surface and used it to discover an important principle about how rivers work. Students observed patterns of how water and rivers flow when sprayed with water. Pictured above, l-r: Kyler Marsh, Kendall Phipps, Jackson Newman.

More MHS fall athletic honors

MNAC All-Conference Cross Country Girls: Peyton Paxton, Callie Coble Boys: Trevor Kuncl The Omaha-World Herald has announced the Nebraska high school football all-class teams and honorable mention selections for the 2021 season.

Mullen National Honor Society’s service projects

One of the focuses of the National Honor Society is to be involved in the community and provide service around the area. The Mullen National Honor Society has been doing community service projects for many years, and this year we challenged ourselves to do some type of service each month.