Mullen Public Schools

Mullen Public Schools is adopting a cell phone policy at the Monday July 14, 2025 board meeting. We are accepting public input and if you have any suggestions, complaints, or words of appreciation please email Mr. Kuncl at chris.kuncl@mullenpublicschools.org. The policy is listed in full below: Student Cell Phone and Other Electronic Devices Students are prohibited from using cellular phones or other electronic devices while at school, except as provided in this policy or as deemed appropriate by a student’s education team. Students may use cell phones or other electronic devices on school sidewalks and in the common areas of the school before and after school and during lunch so long as they do not create a distraction or a disruption and comply with all other policies and handbook provisions. By bringing their cell phones and other electronic communication devices to school, students consent to the search of said devices by school staff when the staff determines that such a search is reasonable or necessary. Students may not have cell phones or electronic devices while they are in locker rooms or restrooms. During school hours student cell phones or electronic devices must remain in lockers, backpacks, or be locked in a personal vehicle. Students may use cell phones or other technology in the office area only with the express permission of the principal. Students are strictly prohibited from sending, sharing, viewing, or possessing pictures, text messages, emails or other material of a sexual nature in electronic or any other form on a computer, cell phone, or other electronic device while at school. Students who possess prohibited material on their cell phone or other electronic device while at school shall be subject to disciplinary consequences as articulated by the student handbook. Students may use cell phones or electronic communication devices while riding in school vehicles, if they have permission to do so from the driver or other adult(s) responsible for their supervision. Students shall be personally and solely responsible for the security of their cell phones. The district is not responsible for theft, loss or damage of a cell phone or any calls made on a cell phone. Students who violate this policy or other school rules will have their cell phones or electronic devices confiscated immediately. After discussing the rule violation with the student, the administration will return confiscated devices to the student after the first violation, then to the parent or guardian of the offending student any violations thereafter. Students who violate this policy may, at the discretion of the school’s administration, be subject to additional discipline, up to and including suspension or expulsion.

Happy Birthday Anna!

Youth Football Camp Just a couple of things in our upcoming youth camps. Hopefully by the end of today you can go to the school website and print off the form. It should be under Documents/Camp Forms. Also, we have had a couple of groups offer to serve lunch to the kids between camp. With that being said, please text if your kid will be attending to Coach Marsh so we can get a rough number for lunches. We can also facilitate rides for the kids from the high school to the Lariat in between camps so you just drop them off in the morning and pick up in the afternoon. Lastly, there will be a tshirt for all participants. An info sheet will be present at check in and we will deliver their shirts when school starts. Cost of the shirt is included in the camp fee. If there are any other questions please reach out to Coach Marsh

Dear Parents of Future Broncos After a meeting with the Nebraska Department of Education, Educational Service Unit 16, and the Mullen Public School, we have decided to make a change to the Little Broncos Early Childhood Center and Preschool schedule and hours. We received some great feedback from parents and we want to make sure that this program is very successful as we move forward. The preschool will start in the Fall of 2025 on Monday September 8, 2025 and Mrs. Heather Phillips will be the early childhood teacher/coordinator with Kathy Leibhart being the early childhood paraprofessional. Most recently, we have decided to separate 3 year olds and 4 year olds to half day classes. Start and End Times Half Day class for 3 year olds: 7:45-11:00 Monday through Thursday Half day class for 4 year olds: 11:25-3:10 Monday through Thursday 3 year old students in the AM will be able to eat breakfast and 4 year old students in the afternoon will be able to eat lunch at the school. Snacks will be provided mid morning and mid afternoon, but there will be a small $25 annual charge for the snacks. Transportation will be provided at the beginning of the school day and at the end of the school day, as long as you reside on a current Mullen Public Schools bus route. Unfortunately, MPS will not be able to provide routes to places that do not currently have a bus route and MPS will NOT provide transportation to home residences. MPS will provide transportation to local daycares registered with the state of Nebraska. For information on bus routes, please contact the school as we have 7 different routes that we run daily. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either Mr. Kuncl, Mr. Mauler, or Mrs. Phillips. If you would like to enroll your child into the preschool program, please fill out the previously sent out enrollment form and return to Mullen Public Schools.

Three Mullen FCCLA Officers attended the annual Leadership Workshop in Grand Island today. They had the opportunity to build leadership skills including stage presence, speaking skills, social media usage, creating posters and learned some new ice breakers. It was a great day!

Happy Birthday Cooper!

Dear Mullen Public Schools Gym/Weight Room Members As of June 16, 2025, the Mullen Administration with support from the Mullen Board of Education has made the decision to make the Lariat Gymnasium the community gym. Your key fobs will no longer be able to allow you access to the Hilltop Gymnasium, but you will have access to the Lariat gym beginning on June 19 after the gym floor is refinished. With all competitions and a majority of Physical Education classes held at the Hilltop Gymnasium, it made complete sense that the Lariat gym become the community membership gym going forward. The main reasons for this change are not limited to, but include the reasons below: Lariat is open during the school day Allows for daytime use yearlong, especially in the winter months Lariats does not hold competitions or classes Allows maintenance staff time to clean without rush Bathrooms and Drinking fountains are available for use. All Gym membership fees will be used to maintain the Lariat Facility This does not affect your weight room membership as you will have the same access as always. Please remember to abide by the contract which states gym shoes should be used, no bikes, no drones, no scooters, no roller skates, no hoverboards, no remote control cars, or anything else that could create harm to the gym floor. We want to keep the Lariat gym in nice condition so we can continue to offer a gym membership. Please contact Mr. Kuncl or Mr. Kvanvig with any questions or concerns. Best regards Mullen Administration Team

The geothermal greenhouse is starting to come together thanks to Tyler and his crew. This greenhouse was possible thanks to a generous anonymous donation to the science department last year. We are very excited to put it to use in the classroom this fall!

Happy Birthday Ryann!

The next regular meeting of the Mullen Board of Education will be Monday, June 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the high school library. Upon advertisement, a draft of the agenda will be available for public inspection on the school website, the NASB Sparq website, and by request to the Superintendent’s office during regular office hours.

Happy Birthday Eve!

SUMMER WEIGHTS SCHEDULE Summer Weights will begin on Monday, June 2nd Monday-Thursday Morning Weights for Grades 7-12 will run from 6:00-7:00 a.m. Evening Weights for Grades 9-12 ONLY will run from 6:00-7:00 p.m.

NOTICE OF CHANGE TO WEIGHT ROOM RULES There will no longer be any food items allowed in the weight room. Thank you for your cooperation.

Happy Birthday Ryden!

Starting June 4th, Main Street Medical in Mullen has graciously offered free sports physicals with Dr. Soper on Wednesdays only. Please call to set up times. 308-772-0164.

Happy Birthday Kendall!

Happy Birthday Ayden!

MHS track athletes have made it safely to Omaha and are ready to compete tomorrow at state track!

State Track Shirt Orders are in the High School Office!!

Happy Birthday Jackson!