Educational Service Unit #17

03/10/2026

The ESU 17 High School Quiz Bowl, held on Monday, March 9th, was a highly competitive event. Valentine ultimately claimed the top spot over Rock County.

03/04/2026

ESU 17 hosted the annual Highway 20 Middle School Quiz Bowl on March 3rd. This year’s winner was Chambers, and the runner-up trophy went to Ainsworth. Congratulations!!

03/04/2026

On Monday, March 2, ESU 17 and Ainsworth Community Schools hosted a fun evening celebrating reading. Teachers led engaging literacy activity stations, Graig Kinzie from KBRB Radio shared a read-aloud with students, and ESU 17 staff presented to families with children ages birth–5.
A big thank you to Tri-County Bank for providing the food and to the amazing teachers who volunteered their time to support literacy for students in our area! 👏

02/26/2026

02/02/2026

A big shout out to NDE and NeMTSS for traveling to ESU 17 today to help support districts in completing their Targeted Improvement Plan.

08/30/2025

Don't Wait and See‼️ If you have concerns with your child's development in ANY area, please reach out!

07/19/2025

Calling all pre-service educators! 🍎🎓

You're invited to the 2025 Nebraska MTSS Summit! Join us Oct. 9 and 10 in Kearney (in person or online) to network, learn and build your skills! Registration is FREE for pre-service educators.

Interested? Please email [email protected] ASAP!

🔗 https://nemtss.unl.edu/2025-summit

07/10/2025

During summer break, school janitors are hard at work cleaning & preparing school facilities for the new school year.

Thank you for your hard work during the summer and all year long!

05/14/2025

I want to thank Kelli Gibson, Misty Wroblewski and Geraldine Erickson for putting together this phenomenonal tribute that they shared during PDO Celebration Night, an evening of recognizing PSUPDO employees who are retiring. They did an awesome job connecting my top 10 CliftonStrengths, my affinity for questionable attire, and the "work" I do, all with heartfelt humor . If you click on th title of the first slide, you'll get to hear the theme song they selected for me, which became a karaoke opportunity for everyone present.♥️ the professionals I get to work with!

03/24/2025

Congratulations to Ainsworth Community Schools - 2023 Dale Hafer on being selected NRCSA Superintendent of the Year!

02/04/2025

Valentine was Champion and O'Neill A was Runner-up at today's Highway 20 MS Quiz Bowl. Also participating were teams from Ainsworth, Cody-Kilgore, Keya Paha County, Rock County, Chambers, Cornerstone (O'Neill), and O'Neill.