The following band students received Superior Ratings at both District Music Festival and State Music Festival
Jaedyn Schaak - Flute Solo
Dilan Ryan - Saxophone Solo
Elsie Chandler - Trio
Onnalie Chandler - Trio
Laura Biedma - Trio
The following band students received Excellent ratings at District Music Festival
Hannah Stecker - Duet
Cassidy Hess - Duet
Caden Crisostomo - Duet
Charles Johnson - Duet
Congratulations Band to our band students!!!!
Congratulations Hannah Stecker!
Corey Gibbs came in to present a four part series to our Intro to Business class about starting a business. Thank you Corey!
Five artists from Ennis and Butte visited our students to show their work and discuss their process, history, and approach. Students were engaged and enjoyed seeing work from different artists. They saw work by two different painters, a glass artist, potter, and a photographer.
Reminder: 2026-2027 Calendar Parent Vote closes at Noon today:
The voting form that came from Survey Monkey went out last week to give parents an opportunity to vote for the School Calendar that they prefer for the upcoming 2026-2027 School Year. The form went out to the parent/guardian emails we have listed in POWER SCHOOL and was also posted on the Live Feed last week.
Even though it says in Survey Monkey that the voting survey was sent to all email addresses that were uploaded, some parents are saying they did not receive the email, even after checking spam, junk mail, and trash. IF YOU ARE A PARENT/GUARDIAN WHO DID NOT GET THE EMAIL, please double check your spam or junk mail. If you still aren't able to find the survey email, you are welcome to come into the elementary office or call and cast a vote for either Calendar Option 1 or Calendar Option 2(see attached). Just a reminder that voting closes today, Mar. 30th, at noon.
Today, Thursday, March 26th we wrapped our Read Across America Week with a Pajama Movie Party, where K-5th grades watched Back to the Outback.
2026-2027 Calendar Parent Vote:
A voting form that came from Survey Monkey went out yesterday afternoon around 4 p.m. to give parents an opportunity to vote for the School Calendar that they prefer for the upcoming 2026-2027 School Year. The form went out to the parent/guardian emails we have listed in POWER SCHOOL.
Even though it says in Survey Monkey that the voting survey was sent to all email addresses that were uploaded, some parents are saying they did not receive the email, even after checking spam, junk mail, and trash. IF YOU ARE A PARENT/GUARDIAN WHO DID NOT GET THE EMAIL, please double check your spam or junk mail. If you still aren't able to find the survey email, you are welcome to come into the elementary office or call and cast a vote for either Calendar Option 1 or Calendar Option 2 (see attached).
The school board approved going forward with just a 5-4 Hybrid Calendar option this year, so parents have the opportunity to choose from two 5-4 Hybrid options. The first semester is identical with both calendar options. The major difference between the two options can be found in the second semester. Option 1 has a similar Easter/Spring Break as this school year and school gets out before Memorial Day Weekend. Option 2 has a week long Easter/Spring Break and school gets out after Memorial Day Weekend and the first week of June.
VOTING WILL CLOSE AT NOON ON MONDAY, MARCH 30TH.
Thank you for voting on next year's school calendar.
The guest conductor for the 7th/8th grade band was Elizabeth Driskell. She currently is the High school orchestra in Ames, IA. Mrs. Driskell has been a music teacher for 31 years. Over her music career she has taught beginning band, middle school band, music technology, marching band, beginning orchestra and high school orchestra. Mrs. Driskell holds a masters in music education from Northwestern University. She was also Mrs. Zucker's middle school teacher back in Cedar Rapids, Ia.
