• Home
  • Activities
    • Activities - NE Trailblazer Conference
    • Activities - NSAA Academic All-State
    • Activities - TBC Academic All-Conference
    • Activities - NSAA/NSCS Multi-Activity Award
    • Activities - Parent Information
      • Activities - Parent Information - Communication
      • Activities - Parent Information - Participation Forms
    • Activities - Random Drug Testing
    • Activities - School Athletic Records
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Baseball
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Boys Basketball
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Boys Golf
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Boys Track & Field
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Cross Country
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Football
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Girls Basketball
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Girls Golf
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Girls Track & Field
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Softball
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Volleyball
      • Activities - School Athletic Records - Wrestling
    • Activities - Arts
      • Activities - Arts - Fine Arts Staff
      • Activities - Arts - Band & Choir
      • Activities - Arts - Musical
      • Activities - Arts - One Act Play Production
      • Activities - Arts - Speech
    • Activities - Athletics
    • Activities - Clubs & Organizations
    • Activities - Lifting & Conditioning
      • Activities - Lifting & Conditioning - Program Verification
      • Activities - Lifting & Conditioning - Records
      • Activities - Lifting & Conditioning - Summer Lifting Teams
      • Activities - Lifting & Conditioning - Summer Weight Room
    • Activities - Booster Clubs
      • Activities - Booster Clubs - Athletic
      • Activities - Booster Clubs - Music
  • Calendar
  • Community
    • Community - Community Links
    • Community - Wahoo's Famous Sons
  • District
    • District - District News
    • District - Employment & Applications
    • District - 1:1 Program
      • District - 1:1 Program - Introduction
      • District - 1:1 Program - FAQ
    • District - Administration
    • District - Board of Education
    • District - Construction
    • District - COVID/ESSER
    • District - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
    • District - English Lang. Learners (ELL)
    • District - Facility Usage
    • District - Faculty Handbook
    • District - High Ability Learning (HAL)
    • District - Mission
    • District - Space in the Community
    • District - Supt. Transparency Act
    • District - Teacher Forms
    • District - TeamMates
      • District - TeamMates - TeamMates Website
      • District - TeamMates - Program Overview
      • District - TeamMates - FAQs
      • District - TeamMates - DONATE NOW
      • District - TeamMates - Apply to be a Mentor!
      • District - TeamMates - Student Mentee Application
      • District - TeamMates - Mentor Resources
    • District - Title I Plan
    • District - WPS Foundation
  • Schools
    • Schools - Alternative School
    • Schools - Elementary
      • Schools - Elementary - Class Lessons
      • Schools - Elementary - Pre-School / Head Start
      • Schools - Elementary - PTO
      • Schools - Elementary - Reading Interventions
      • Schools - Elementary - Special News
      • Schools - Elementary - Staff Contact Information
      • Schools - Elementary - Supply Lists
      • Schools - Elementary - Title I Plan
      • Schools - Elementary - Warrior Dads
    • Schools - Middle School
      • Schools - Middle School - Bell & Teacher Schedules
      • Schools - Middle School - Daily Bulletin
      • Schools - Middle School - Honor Roll
      • Schools - Middle School - Newsletter
      • Schools - Middle School - Staff Contact Information
      • Schools - Middle School - Student Awards
      • Schools - Middle School - Student/Parent Handbook
      • Schools - Middle School - Supply Lists
      • Schools - Middle School - Latest News
    • Schools - High School
      • Schools - High School - 2024-2025 Curriculum Guide
      • Schools - High School - Academic Hall of Fame
      • Schools - High School - Achievers
      • Schools - High School - Alumni
      • Schools - High School - Bell & Teacher Schedules
      • Schools - High School - Classroom Highlights
      • Schools - High School - Counselor
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - WMS/WHS Vision & Mission
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - ACT/SAT Testing
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - Career Explorations Opportunities (CEOs) Program
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - Career Information
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - College & Scholarship Info
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - Forms
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - Social/Emotional/School Safety Resources
        • Schools - High School - Counselor - Transcript Requests
      • Schools - High School - Daily Bulletin
      • Schools - High School - Extended Learning
        • Schools - High School - Extended Learning - Career Academy (SENCAP)
        • Schools - High School - Extended Learning - Career Explorations Opportunities (CEOs) Program
        • Schools - High School - Extended Learning - Dual-Credit Courses
        • Schools - High School - Extended Learning - SCC Learning Center
        • Schools - High School - Extended Learning - UNL Nebraska Now
      • Schools - High School - Fitness & Wellness
      • Schools - High School - Honor Roll
      • Schools - High School - News
      • Schools - High School - Semester Exam Schedule
      • Schools - High School - Senior Class
      • Schools - High School - Staff Contact Information
      • Schools - High School - Student/Parent Handbook
      • Schools - High School - Supply Lists
      • Schools - High School - WHS Profile
      • Schools - High School - WPS Assemblies
      • Schools - High School - Yearbook Archive
  • Media Center
    • Schools - Media Center - APA/MLA Research
    • Schools - Media Center - Digital Resources
    • Schools - Media Center - eBooks
    • Schools - Media Center - Government Resources
    • Schools - Media Center - Mission & Procedures (Selection/Intellectual Freedom/Weeding)
    • Schools - Media Center - Reference Resources
    • Schools - Media Center - Search the Library
    • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - ACT Practice Tests
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Art, Music & Technology
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Geography
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Government
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Information & Reference
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Language Arts
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Mathematics
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 PE, Health & Fitness
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Science
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - K-12 Social Studies
      • Schools - Media Center - Teacher & Student Online Resource Center - Multimedia
    • Schools - Media Center - Video Conferencing
  • Parents
    • Schools - Parents - Activity Tickets
    • Schools - Parents - Bus Stops
    • Schools - Parents - e-Funds (Online Payment)
    • Schools - Parents - English Lang. Learners (ELL)
    • Schools - Parents - Free/Reduced Lunch
    • Schools - Parents - Health & Immunizations
    • Schools - Parents - Kindergarten Readiness
      • Schools - Parents - Kindergarten Readiness - Getting Ready for Kindergarten - NDE
      • Schools - Parents - Kindergarten Readiness - NDE Kindergarten Readiness
      • Schools - Parents - Kindergarten Readiness - WPS Early Entrance Application and Consent
    • Schools - Parents - Parent Resource Center
      • Schools - Parents - Parent Resource Center - Health & Wellness
      • Schools - Parents - Parent Resource Center - Internet & Technology Safety
      • Schools - Parents - Parent Resource Center - Social/Emotional/School Safety Resources
      • Schools - Parents - Parent Resource Center - Substance Abuse Education
      • Schools - Parents - Parent Resource Center - Supporting Academic Success
    • Schools - Parents - SCIP
    • Schools - Parents - Standard Response Protocol
    • Schools - Parents - Student Handbooks
    • Schools - Parents - Summer Athletic Camps
    • Schools - Parents - Supply Lists
    • Schools - Parents - WEBSS
    • Schools - Parents - Youth Assistance Program
  • PowerSchool
    • Schools - PowerSchool - Student / Parent PowerSchool Login
    • Schools - PowerSchool - Administrator PowerSchool Login
    • Schools - PowerSchool - Substitute Teacher PowerSchool Login
    • Schools - PowerSchool - Teacher PowerSchool Login
  • WPS Enrollment
  • Calendar
  • Contact Us
  • Staff Directory
  • Archives
  • Parent Teacher Conferences
Quick Links
Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Main Navigation
MenuMenu Toggle
Toggle extra links
    • Current conditions as of 14 May 06:55 am CDT

      Fair

      Location:Wahoo
      Feels like:NA°
      Humidity:86
      Wind:E 6 mph
      Fair59°
      Today
      Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
      Tonight
      A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
      Thursday
      A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
      Weather forecast provided by weather.gov.
  • Sign In Sign In Link

Wahoo Public Schools

Return to home

Wahoo Public Schools Logo

  • Elementary
  • Middle School
  • High School
  • Activities Calendar
  • PowerSchool
  • District Employment
  • Students
    • Bookflix
    • Canvas
    • Clever Button
    • Code.org
    • Common Sense Media
    • Discovery Education
    • District Library Catalog
    • eBook Elem
    • eBooks MIDDLE/HIGH
    • EduTyping
    • Gale Cengage Learning
    • Google Education
    • Holt McDougal
    • I Need to See Mrs. Klepper
    • IXL
    • NebraskAccess ELEM/MS
    • NebraskAccess HS
    • NWEA
    • OnToCollege
    • PebbleGo
    • Power of ICU
    • Starfall
    • Think Central
    • Turnitin.com
    • Vocabulary.com
    • World Book Online
  • Families
    • E-Funds for Schools
    • eDirect
    • GoFan Button
    • Head Start
    • Hudl
    • MTSS
    • New Activities Calendar 2
    • Warriors Apparel via Rivalry
    • WHS Music Page
    • WPS Enrollment
    • WPS Foundation
    • YouTube Channel
  • District
    • Educlimber
    • Facility Reservation
    • Lunch Menu
    • TeachBoost
    • Teacher & Staff Forms
    • Time Clock

Elementary

  1. Home Link
  2. breadcrumbs: Elementary
  3. breadcrumbs: Class Lessons

Website Navigation   As Staff Page Only

Set as Default Template Help

 

HTML Editor:

Your session will expire in 0 minutes.

Feature & Share

Working...

Ajax Loading Image

 

Fourth and Fifth Graders Ride the Orphan Train

NHC Speaker Teaches How Life as a Child was Very Different in Recent History

by Wahoo Elementary 5th Grade Teacher Verna Rezac on November 10, 2009

Charlotte Endorf of the Nebraska Humanities Council
Launch the media gallery 1 player
Charlotte Endorf of the Nebraska Humanities Council

Fourth and fifth grade students recently had the chance to learn about the Orphan Train in a school assembly. 

The Orphan Train was a social experiment that transported children from crowded coastal cities of the United States to the country's Midwest for adoption. The orphan trains ran between 1854 and 1929, relocating an estimated 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children. At the time the orphan train movement began, it was estimated that 30,000 vagrant children were living on the streets of New York City (www.wikipedia.com).

Charlotte Endorf, a presenter from the Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC), provided a unique learning opportunity for our students to learn more about the children from New York who were shipped to the Great Plains. 

Many of these children were orphans or from immigrant families, who found themselves in dire situations, unable to care for all their children.

Charlotte stands with Lila, who rode the original Orphan Train.
Launch the media gallery 2 player
Charlotte stands with Lila, who rode the original Orphan Train.
Charlotte, who appeared in clothing from that time period, brought personal stories of several of the children. Some of our children role-played as if they were being looked at for placement when the train stopped in a city. 

We learned that the Orphan Train did stop in Wahoo. One of the original train riders, Lila, came along for the presentation. She described how her “adopted” mother threw away the doll she brought with her, and told us to love our families. 

The students learned a lot and we thank the school and the Nebraska Humanities Council for sponsoring this event for us.

Fourth and Fifth Graders Ride the Orphan Train

No comments have been added yet. Please add yours!

Author Bio

View More Headlines
More Headlines
Wahoo 4th graders bring puppets to life in music class
Bubble gum brains fill the seats in Mrs. Beaver's kindergarten classroom
Wahoo 5th graders connect to the Toledo Zoo for virtual field trip
3rd graders connect to Morrill Hall's "The Stories Skulls Tell" virtual field trip
Wahoo 3rd graders connect to Morrill Hall's "Tusker Power" virtual field trip
Student dioramas on display in elementary library
Wahoo 5th graders turn a writing assignment into a cause for action
Saunders Co. Extension Educators visit with third graders on importance of recycling and protecting the environment
Wahoo 4th graders connect with Durham Museum for virtual 'Nebraska History Tour'
Wahoo 4th graders create 3D planet projects
Saunders Co. resident teaches 3rd graders about 'Engineers without Borders'
Elementary students celebrate '100th day of school'
Dunn Brings Revolutionary War Character to Life for 5th Graders
Wahoo Elementary 3rd Graders Create a Blizzard at the City Library!
5th Graders Connect Live to Mount Vernon & Children's Author
Elementary Students Help Celebrate National Nursing Homes Week
Mrs. Rezac's Class Connects Live to Washington D.C. for Lesson Enhancement
5th Graders Learn about Life in Haiti
Wahoo Elementary 5th Graders Attend Presentation on Soldiers’ Duties in Afghanistan
5th Graders Experience New Drawing Technique in Art
Kindergarten Class Uses Technology to Enhance Pen Pal Experience
Wahoo Elementary Students Make Their Contributions to "Celebrating Youth Art Month"
Mrs. Pearson's 4th Graders Conclude Novel Unit with Group Castle Project
Wahoo 5th Graders Use Skype to Experience a Foreign Culture
Wahoo's 5th Graders Get Up Close and Personal with Anatomy
Wahoo Elementary Fifth Graders Study the Burning Effects of Smoking
Wahoo 5th Graders Experience a Foreign Culture through E-Mail Pen Pals
At Wahoo Elementary, Clowning Around Leads to Learning
Wahoo Kindergartners Get Schooled on/by Justice

Sign up for our Newsletter

Wahoo Public Schools2201 N. Locust StreetWahoo, NE  68066PH: 402-443-3051
Fax: 402-443-4731
FacebookTwitterInstagram
SOCS-Simplified Online Communication System  (socs01)SOCS-Simplified Online Communication System  (socs01)SOCS Logo Link© 2025 Wahoo Public SchoolsAccessibilityPrivacy Pledge
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
wahooschools.socs.net