Family and Student Activities

2023-2024 Activities, Trainings, & Meeting Dates

Please click on the above link to view all SNRP activities for the 2023-2024 school year. Click on individual links below to view/print flyers and registration forms for the specific upcoming activities.

ALL SCHEDULED EVENTS ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO HEALTH DIRECTIVES PUT INTO PLACE TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF COVID-19.

CCDHH

This contest will take place Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am at Auld Pavilion in Lincoln, Nebraska. Students in grades 7-9 will compete in an exhibition to improve their skills and students in grades 10-12 will compete for 2 $2500 college scholarships.

The theme for this year’s speech is “How to Change the World with Optimism”.

Students who are interested in competing must complete the following by April 1, 2024

Online registration (click here)
Optimist Application for the 2023-2024 Communication Contest for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (click here)
Send a copy of your most recent (less than 24 months from contest date) audiogram or cochlear implant mapping report to SNRP

The application and audiogram can sent to SNRP any of the following ways:

Mail (Attn: SNRP, Maxey Elementary School, 5200 S 75th St., Lincoln, NE 68516
Fax 402-436-1864
Email: lhinzma@lps.org

Speeches must be submitted to SNRP by April 19, 2024. After speeches are submitted, no changes can be made.

Camp Anderson

For post 5th -12th+ grade students who are Deaf or hard of hearing and receiving special education services.

When: Sunday, July 14th – Friday, July 19th

Where: Fort Robinson State Park near Crawford, NE

Registration:

Online registration, recommendation form and essay are all due April 5, 2024.

The link to register is available here.

Recommendation form is available here.

In order to attend Camp Anderson students are required to write a 250-word essay about why they would like to go to Camp Anderson and what they expect to learn. You will not be considered to attend Camp Anderson if you do not complete this requirement. You may have an adult assist you. Ask at school if you need help with this. You can either write on paper or use a computer and printer. Emails are accepted. High-quality work is expected.

Camp Anderson clubs are led by adults and campers throughout the week. If you have ideas for a club you would like to see at camp, please include them in your registration online. If you think of a club later that you would like us to consider you can contact your regional coordinator.

Each year campers receive a camp t-shirt designed by one of their peers. Any student who would like to create a design for this year’s shirt, should create a legible, black and white design on regular printer paper.

Everything can be submitted to:

Lindsey Hinzmann

SNRP Coordinator

Email: lhinzma@lps.org

Maxey Elementary School 5200 S. 75th Street, Lincoln, NE 68516

Pen Pals

SNRP PEN PALS FLYER

Would you like to connect with a Nebraska peer who is also Deaf or hard of hearing? SNRP would love to match you up with a friend to correspond with through our pen pal program! This is a great opportunity to meet and connect with new friends. In the future, you may also get the opportunity to meet your pen pal in person at one of our SNRP or statewide activities!