Citizens Connection

Included in this week's newsletter:

• Family Survey
• Spirit Week - March 16th-20th
• St. Patrick's Day Parade Parking Available
• March Food Pantry - Thursday, March 19th
• Hearing Screenings - Friday, March 20th
• More Debate Celebrations
• 2026-2027 Enrollment
• Save the Date - Summer School 2026

Every spring we seek input from our current families to learn what is working at Citizens and what needs improvement. We intentionally reflect on this feedback and make adjustments as needed. In addition to this family survey, our 3rd-8th graders and staff members will be completing similar surveys to give their input.

We would like to hear from every Citizens family! If you haven't yet done so, please take 5-10 minutes this week to complete this family survey.

Our middle school student leadership team has planned a fun spirit week for all of our kindergarten through 8th grade students the week before Spring Break!

Monday, 3/16 - Pajama Day

Tuesday, 3/17 - No School! Wear your green to the St. Patrick's Day Parade!

Wednesday, 3/18 - Wear All One Color

Thursday, 3/19 - Dress Like Your Teacher/Student Day

Friday, 3/20 - Wear What You Want

Our parking lot will be available for paid parking for tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day Parade again this year! The lot will open at 7 am, and spots will cost $20 each, cash only. All proceeds will go toward staff appreciation!

Reminder: There is no school tomorrow, March 17th, due to the parade closures and traffic that will occur on Broadway!

Our March Pop-Up pantry is on Thursday, March 19th, from 3:30-6 pm. Shop for a variety of items in the lobby. Please contact Jessie if you have any questions: jessica.cox@cwckansascity.org.

The Rockhurst University Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Program will be providing hearing screenings for grades Kindergarten through 4th at the Broadway campus on Friday, March 20th. A hearing screening is a brief assessment of your child’s ability to hear pure-tone sounds or soft sounds at different frequencies. Screenings will be performed by CSD graduate students under the direct supervision of a licensed, certified speech-language pathologist. The school nurse will be informed of the screening results and recommendations. Families of students who are not able to hear all the screening sounds will receive a letter with results and recommended next steps.

Opt out forms will go home with your student today. You only need to sign and return an opt out form if you DO NOT want your child to be screened. If you have questions, please contact Johanna Chambers, Director of Student Support, at johanna.chambers@cwckansascity.org or 816-979-3591.

On Saturday, February 28th, the CWC Middle School Debate team competed in their final tournament of the season; The Urban Debate League City Championship, hosted by Debate Kansas City at Gloria Willis Middle School. The showing was historic!

Notable CWC finishes were as follows:

• Shout out to the team of Ysabella (Jewel) Carreon & Zoey Oquendo, they went 3-1, finishing as the 3rd best Novice Policy Team in the City!

• Shout out to Ahmara Murillo for finishing as 4th best overall Novice Policy Debate speaker in the City!

• Shout out to Zoey Oquendo for finishing as 9th best overall Novice Policy Debate speaker in the City!

• Shout out to Kameo Beaman, who competed in the Varsity Congressional Debate division, he was a finalist, finishing 9th overall in the City!

• Shout out to LeAnthony Briggs, who competed in the Varsity Congressional Debate division, he was a finalist, finishing 10th overall in the City!

• Shout out to Titan Hesser, who competed in the Varsity Congressional Debate division, he was a finalist, finishing 11th overall in the City!

Shout out to the entire CWC DebateTeam for bringing home their 5th Team Sweepstakes award this season. They finished the season as the 4th best debate team in the entire KCMO & KCK urban core.

The re-enrollment period has now ended, and students' spots for next year are no longer guaranteed. Re-enrollment through your Parent Portal will still be available if there is not a waitlist in your child's grade, and you can find instructions for completing re-enrollment by visiting the Re-Enrollment page of the CWCKC website.

If your family will not be returning for the 2026-2027 school year, please email Ms. Lineberry or text/call her at 816-550-5276 with this information, as we are required to account for every student's intentions for next year.

Offers for next year are already being sent out to newly enrolling students! If you are interested in enrolling a sibling who will be a NEW STUDENT at Citizens next year, please be sure to complete a SchoolAppKC application soon to secure their seat for next year! Don't forget to add your current student's name on the sibling question so that sibling priority is applied!

If you have any questions, please contact Katy Lineberry right away.

We are working on planning another fantastic summer school experience for our students during the month of June! Due to construction on our building this summer, it will be held at Cristo Rey (211 Linwood Blvd.) again this year. More information and registration details will go out after Spring Break, so keep an eye on your email/text to sign up!

Don't forget to check the Family Dashboard for the full calendar, including upcoming field trips!

March 17th - No School (St. Patrick's Day Parade)

March 19th - Food Pantry, 3:30-6 pm

March 19th - Board of Directors Meeting, 6 pm (Offices at Park 39)

March 20th - Hearing Screenings (K-4)

March 23rd-27th - No School (Spring Break)

Email: info@cwckansascity.org
Website: www.cwckansascity.org
Location: 3435 Broadway Boulevard, KCMO, 64111
Phone: (816)499-8000

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