First graders visited by Dr. Alicia Ericksen

Dr. Alicia Ericksen visited the first grade classroom after our unit on the human body. She demonstrated and explained tools that doctors use to help their patients. Students were able to experience a tuning fork to test their hearing.

Spanish Honor Society completes Guest Lecture Series

“Los Broncos” Spanish Honor Society experiences what Sra. Werner coins as a “Guest Lecture Series” at the beginning of each school year. Throughout the last two years, Sra.

How do seeds travel?

The 2nd grade students recently experimented how seeds must get away from their parent plant in order to survive. 

Samuel Coble named a Believers & Achievers finalist

Lincoln - U.S. Bank® and the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) are proud to announce the 2021-2022 Believers & Achievers. Believers & Achievers is a state-wide program designed by U.S. Bank® and the NSAA to give recognition to Nebraska’s future leaders.

CodeCrush works to close the gender gap in the IT world

Last Monday, Sept. 20 Hina Patel (CodeCrush Coordinator) and Abby Langner (STEM Education Consultant) were at Mullen High School to share the mission of CodeCrush and explore with Ozobots. MHS Business Instructor/Technology Coordinator Mellissa Donohoe is a teacher ambassador for the program.

Second graders build bird feeders

The 2nd grade students investigated which kinds of birds are likely to visit a bird feeder based on what and how they eat. Then they got to design and build a prototype of a bird feeder to attract a specific type of bird. Pictured are Jedd Kraus (top) and Hunter Gray (bottom). Emily Brown

Second graders control robots

The 2nd grade students got to experiment with controlling small robots last week. They were able to move the robot and make designs for them to follow. They had a blast! Thank you to Mrs. Jewell and Samuel Coble. Pictured l-r: Samuel Hessin, Logan Moore, Kyler Marsh. Emily Brown

Petersen receives UNK scholarship

Kearney – The University of Nebraska at Kearney has announced that Emmy Petersen of Mullen, Nebraska, was awarded the Carol and Larry Hardesty Scholarship for 2021-2022. She is a graduate of Mullen High School and a junior at UNK studying early childhood education.

Beth Rice named Teacher of the Year

The Kraus family of Mullen entered 5th grade teacher Beth Rice into a Teacher of the Year contest with Alen Air Purifiers. Mrs. Rice has taught the Kraus’ two oldest children, Jason and Justin (pictured with Mrs. Rice). She found out in August that she had won the contest!