Family Newsletter

We will be hosting a Substitute teacher orientation and training on October 21 at 8:15 in room 135. Please consider joining us if you are interested, and help spread the word.

Cascade Rural Fire Department will be visiting our elementary classrooms this week for their annual Fire Safety week. Thank you Cascade Rural Fire!

Perpetua Resources came to Cascade this week to deliver a $40,000 check to be used to directly benefit our Career Technical Education (CTE) program! At Cascade, our CTE program consists mostly of Welding, Plant Science, Agricultural Mechanics, and Animal Sciences.

Thank you Perpetua Resources - we greatly appreciate the investment in our programming and our youth!

No fret necessary.

Just download the CSD Ramblers app to see the full menus for each day of the month.

If you need some help finding the app, just stop by and see us.

We will gladly help you get set up.

The Idaho State Board of Education will open applications for the next round of Empowering Parents grants in late October.

Grants will be awarded at $1,000 per eligible student, up to $3,000 per family. Awardees will be able to use the grant funds to purchase education-related products and services from the Empowering Parents online marketplace such as computer hardware and software, instructional materials and tutoring services.

Idaho families with existing Empowering Parents grant balances are encouraged to continue shopping for educational items and services with Odyssey at: https://withodyssey.com/empoweringparents. More information will be provided directly to awardees in the coming weeks.

The Board will announce the date the application window will open once it is finalized. Parents will be able to access the 2024 - 2025 application at the button below:

thank you to all of the volunteers, families and runners that came out to make this 2nd annual event a reality. What a beautiful race!

Congratulations to Josh Miller and Heather Hegerhorst for organizing and executing such a large event!

You can now find printable athletic schedules for each of our athletic teams on our website. Go to https://www.cascadeschools.org/

> Athletics

>> Scroll down to each of the sports and click the button.

**The athletic schedules are subject to change, so please cross check the printable schedule with the website calendar of events. The website calendar is the first place that changes in athletic events will show up.**

Basketball schedules will appear very soon!

Go Ramblers!

Schedules will be released first week of October and will be available on the page linked below.

1st-2nd grade

• Games will be played in the half-time of available varsity games.

3rd-6th grade

• Practices will begin the end of October

• Games will begin in November on Saturdays.

  • Travel is required and not provided by Cascade School.

Fees are to be paid to Mrs. Dorothy at the School office.

Scholarships are available. Simply call or text Coach Merandy at 208-315-3945.

Fee to play: $30
2 or more children playing please add $10 per child
(i.e. 3 kids playing $30 + $10 + $10 = $50)

*1st -2nd graders will receive a shirt for play all other players will have jerseys assigned to them by their coach.

For More information or to register click the link below:

Cascade Rambler Youth Basketball webpage

Fall Athletics calendars are all added to our Google Calendar:

CSD Google Calendar

Go Ramblers!

We had a great turnout for the Cavity Prevention Clinic held on 10/3/2024. Thank you to those who participated.

Dear Rambler Parents and Guardians,

The West Central Mountains Youth Advocacy Coalition (YAC) would like to invite your student to this year’s Regional Youth Summit at Quaker Hill Camp and Conference Center in McCall.

Wednesday, October 16th 8:30 am -2:30 pm

Every year we bring students together from around the region to explore positive mental health and educate on substance use prevention. This year we will also focus on creating resiliency and becoming familiar with local resources.

This event is open to students in 8th, 9th and 10th grade.

Join us for an interactive day with fellow peers, dynamic speakers, T-shirt and swag giveaways, delicious food and honest conversations.

This event is free and transportation will be provided to and from Cascade Schools.

If your student would like to participate, please see the Cascade School office for a parent permission form or click here to submit the permission form electronically. Please reach out with any questions!

Additionally, we would like to invite parents and guardians to join in on the fun for our evening Family Event, where we will play the “Brain Architecture Game”. The Brain Architecture Game builds understanding around the powerful role that experiences and environments have on early brain development and the outcome across the lifespan.

Wednesday, October 16th 6:00-7:30 PM FAMILY EVENT at Quaker Hill Camp and Conference Center in McCall Click here to register for the family event

Sincerely,

Patty Giardina,
YAC Executive Director
WCM.YAC@gmail.com

Dear Parents, Staff, and Community Members,

It has been a fantastic start to another Rambler school year and I’m writing to let you know about another important event coming up that will impact our entire school district. On November 5, 2024, our community will have the chance to vote on a 2-year supplemental levy that will help support our schools and students.

Why This Levy Is Important

Like many other districts in Idaho, we need supplemental levies to help cover the gaps in state funding. This levy will help us continue to offer important programs and services, including:

• Keeping Our Teachers: Making sure we can keep great teachers and staff in our schools.

• Supporting Learning Programs: Helping us provide programs that support students in reading, math, and other important subjects like music, art, and career technical programs.

• Extracurricular Activities: Making sure students can still participate in activities like sports, music, and clubs that help them grow and succeed.

Without this levy, we may have to cut or reduce some of these programs, which could make it harder for our students to get the full education they deserve. The levy will help us continue to provide the things that make our schools special.

Levy Details

The levy will be in place for two years, and the cost to taxpayers is estimated to be around $40.27 per year per $100,000 of taxable assessed value. We are committed to being open and clear about how this money will be used, and we’ll keep you updated on the positive impact it will have on our schools.

If you’d like to learn more, you can visit our website cascadeschools.org/levy where we have more details and answers to common questions. We’re also hosting several community forums to answer any questions you might have, please check our website for details. I encourage you to join us at a forum or please just stop by and chat!

Thank you for supporting our schools and helping us provide a great education for our students. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me.

Best regards,
Joni Stevenson
Superintendent, Cascade School District
joni@cascadeschools.org, (208)630-6057 ext. 2202
cascadeschools.org/levy

The Board appointed committee has been working diligently on analyzing and compiling the data from the survey this summer. They have developed a short list of values statements that they will be delivering to the Board of Trustees at the October meeting.

We encourage you to take a look at the LTSP Meeting agendas in Board Docs to catch a glimpse of the direction that our community is looking for for the new Long Term Strategic Plan.

The committee has come up with a set of values/cultural statements that the Board of Trustees will be working on fine tuning at a work session prior to the regular board meeting on 10/16, the work session will start at 5:00pm.

"Engaging every student every day in character development and rigorous education."

Email: joni@cascadeschools.org
Website: https://www.cascadeschools.org/
Location: 209 North School Street, Cascade, ID, USA
Phone: (208)630-6057
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CascadeRamblers422
Twitter: @ourschool