Panther Newsletter

The school year is off to a great start, full of energy and excitement! Don’t forget these important upcoming dates:

• October 9th: There will be a 12:30 p.m. dismissal due to staff development.

• October 24th: There will be a 2:05 p.m. dismissal as Central Springs CSD will be hosting the State Qualifying Meet for Cross Country.

• October 28th: There will be a 12:30 p.m. dismissal for Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences that will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• October 29th: There will be a 2:05 p.m. dismissal for Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences that will be from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

• November 1st: There will be no school for students due to staff development. Daycare is also closed this day.

• November 26th: Early Dismissal

• November 27th-29th: Thanksgiving Break no school or daycare.

We are excited to welcome several new team members who have joined us this year:

• Aly Crum: 2nd Grade Teacher at Nora Springs Campus
• Allison Day: Elementary Music Teacher at both campuses
• Tiffany Dickson: Elementary PE, 7 & 8 PE, and Health Teacher at both campuses
• Susan Freeman: 4th and 5th Grade Science Teacher at Nora Springs Campus
• Shay Hall: Social Worker at both campuses
• Jay Jolly: Custodian at Manly Campus
• Shelly Sharp: Paraeducator at Nora Springs Campus
• Megan Shimek: Paraeducator at Nora Springs Campus
• Clair Walkner: Daycare Provider at Nora Springs Campus
• Melinda Wilson: Elementary Secretary at Manly Campus

These talented individuals are excited to contribute to our community and support our students’ growth. Let’s give them a warm welcome!

After 9-11, Missy Schmidt's sister, Master First Sergeant Elizabeth Morales of the US Air Force, was deployed to Iraq. During her time there, she dedicated an American flag to Missy. The flag shared with her class was an actual flag flown in combat aboard an HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on August 22, 2008.

In her slideshow presentation, Missy shared with the students about heroes and how anyone can be a hero.

Worth County Farm Bureau hosted their annual Ag Fair/Farm Safety for third graders from Northwood-Kensett and Central Springs Manly & Nora Springs locations) to learn about agriculture and farm safety. The students visited 15 stations which included: Northwood Fire & EMS, Mercy One Air Med, Drones, Combine Safety, Swine, Dairy, Corn & Soybeans, Grain Safety, Conservation, Electrical Safety, Horse, Poultry, Beef, Sheep, and Soil Conservation.

Farmers, N-K and CS FFA members and businesses/organizations helped make the day a success for students.

Thank you to the schools for letting their students attend.

We would like to thank Rock Sirius Masonic Lodge #294 for their $200.00 donation to the kindergarten classroom. We decided to use the money to purchase each student a lined, magnetic white board and magnetic letters for use during reading and writing lessons. We are very excited to add these supplies to our kindergarten classroom.

Thank you,

Deb Hamand, Barb Shafer, and the Nora Springs Kindergarten Students

The Varsity Volleyball team currently holds a 15-5 record and is tied for the lead in the conference with Osage and St. Ansgar.

Great season so far!

We are also excited to announce the addition of two volunteer coaches to our staff, both of whom hold current coaching licenses:

• Emily Heagel, who is also an assistant coach for the girls' track team.
• Merile Johnson, who resides in Rock Falls and has previous coaching experience at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura.

XC has competed in 6 meets so far this season.

Top 15 Finishers:

• Newman Meet:

• Claire Rye: 7th

• Whitney Davis: 10th

• Gavin Ryner: 7th

• Kade Tabbert: 13th

• Belmond Meet:

• Claire Rye: 4th

• Whitney Davis: 11th

• Gavin Ryner: 14th

• Kade Tabbert: 15th

• Osage Meet:

• Claire Rye 7th

• Whitney Davis 13th

• Girls team 3rd

• Gavin Ryner 9th

• Kade Tabbert 12th

• Boys team 5th

• Clear Lake Meet:

• Claire Rye 4th

• Whitney Davis 16th

• Girls team 2nd

• Kade Tabbert 18th

• Home Meet (Manly):

• Claire Rye 7th

• Girls team 5th

• Kade Tabbert 14th

• Boys team 5th

• Garner:

• Claire Rye 4th

• Whitney Davis 11th

• Kade Tabbert 12th

The girls team just cracked the top 20 in the rankings coming in at #18.

Great season so far!

The team is off to a strong start with a 3-2 record. Previously ranked 15th, marking the first time ever that the football team has been ranked.

This season also brought two school firsts:

• Scoring 50 points in a game.
• Leading by 35 points in a game.

With only having a few seniors, the team is full of talented underclassmen. It’s a great group of hardworking kids who play together as a unit.

The team kicked off their season with a 36-10 win over Des Moines Roosevelt and a 24-14 victory against Fort Dodge.

With 14 girls on the roster, the team is eager to host another home tournament on October 14.

We’re very excited to get started with games, see what we can accomplish, and just compete!

The Central Springs Choral department is proud to present Disney's Camp Rock. Our story follows Mitchie Torres and her friends who arrive at Camp Rock, ready to spend another summer jamming out and having the time of their lives. But the new, flashy Camp Star across the lake now threatens Camp Rock's very existence. To keep the doors open, Mitchie steps up, rallies her fellow Camp Rockers and gets them into top shape for the ultimate showdown in this classic tale of rivalry and power! Come see our show on November 8th and 9th at 7:30pm and November 10th at 2:30pm in the Central Springs High School Auditorium.

Each year, state and federal laws, as well as School Board policies, require the district to provide a variety of notices annually to parents and guardians. We have compiled these notices here. The document lists topics, the point of contact for the Central Springs CSD, as well as links and other information. At any time, you can view the notices on our website, centralsprings.net (District menu < Annual Notifications).

Also on our website, you can view the Board of Education section (District menu < Board of Education). This section of our website includes board meeting agendas, minutes, and all of the district's policies.