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Southview/Hawthorne Summer School Students Finish Strong!

Posted Date: 06/26/26 (11:06 AM)
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A group of children and young adults pose with soccer balls in front of a soccer net.
Southview/Hawthorne Summer School students wrapped up their final day of specials on Wednesday, June 25, with a creative celebration of the world’s most popular sport!

Our Art, Library and PE faculty joined forces to create an experience that blended creativity, literacy and physical activity. Students decorated giant soccer balls, learned about Lionel Messi’s remarkable journey through a special read-aloud and tested their skills in a soccer penalty shootout.

The young players also received coaching and encouragement from Elizabeth Dodson, who will be a junior at Kearney High School this fall, and Ayla Lehman, an incoming freshman at Kearney Junior High School.

It was a fantastic example of our educators working together to make learning active, memorable and fun. What a great way to close out a terrific summer of specials!