Family Newsletter

Thank you for partaking in the fun events of Homecoming week, it was jam packed full of memorable events. It is a great week to be a Rambler!

This last week was a fun and busy week! Our students did such a wonderful job participating in the homecoming activities throughout the week. Our Teacher support and optimism was evident and upbeat student attitudes were displayed each and every day at school.

This couldn't of all happened without our supportive parents and the community rallying around our school. Last week was a great week to be a Rambler!

Click here to view our Cascade Rambler Events Calendar

On this calendar, you will see all of our school events AND Athletic events.

The Cross Country team at Cascade High School host the "Rambler Run" we are in need of Volunteers for various duties On October 3rd.

The race is held at Van Wyck State Park and the Cascade Golf Course The Race set up will be the morning of the event and the first race starts at 4 pm with middle school Girls. The middle school boys will follow at 4:30. Varsity girls will run at 5 pm and the varsity Boys will run at 5:45.

Thank you in advance for your help, this is a great event and has become a favorite course for many of the schools. If you are available to help please send an email to ronem@cascadeschools.org

We are thrilled to announce the start of our 7th year of out-of-school programming at CAP! 🎉

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible parents, community partners, students, and stakeholders for your continued support. Your dedication to our students means the world to us, and it's an honor to watch them grow alongside you.💙 ✨

Good News: CAP is still accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year! 📄 How to Apply: *Download an application from our website *Stop by the office *Email us at cap@cascadeschools.org 🎉

Parents are encouraged to join local education agencies across Idaho in establishing a renewed focus on the direct impact that regular attendance has on student engagement and achievement. From understanding when health-related absences are and aren't necessary to finding resources to address anxiety, stress and other barriers to attendance, the Idaho Department of Education encourages parents to take a leading role in helping their student achieve in the classroom and beyond.

Parents can peruse resources like:

• General information on the importance of attendance
• "When to Stay Home From School" flyer from Attendance Works
• "Ways to Stay Healthy" flyer from Attendance Works

Find out more about the impact of attendance and how to make a difference at the button below:

For those of you who don’t know, the Youngs have been part of Cascade High School for generations. In fact, we’ve had family members graduating as far back as 1937, and we’ve got future Ramblers lined up to graduate in 2025 and 2028! That's a proud legacy, one I'm incredibly honored to be part of.

Anne Young spent over 30 years on the school board, and Gary? Well, he was the heart of bus maintenance for more than 30 years. He worked tirelessly behind the scenes, making sure the buses were in top shape. He didn't just see them as vehicles; to him, they were extensions of our school pride. He believed that Cascade Ramblers should ride and travel in the nicest looking buses around, so much so that he would even buff and wax the buses in the summer! And while the rest of us might’ve rolled our eyes at the time, we all knew it was because he cared so deeply about how this school was represented.

In fact, Gary was always advocating for a bus barn, even having plans drawn up years ago. He knew how important it was to keep those buses in good shape and out of the weather. But, as it often happens, funding was hard to come by, and the dream had to wait. Today, though, I know he would be ecstatic to see this beautiful new building. We can all probably see him beaming with pride, knowing that this bus barn finally came to life.

The Young family has always believed that the Cascade School District is the heart of our community. They’ve been involved in just about everything—sports teams, theater, band, choir, ASB—you name it. Whether it was driving buses, chaperoning trips, keeping scorebooks, or advocating for bonds and levies, the Young’s have been here, doing whatever they could to support this school district. It’s not just a place; it’s a home, and this new bus barn is another example of the love and dedication that makes this place and the Young’s special.

So today, as we celebrate the opening of the new bus barn, it’s more than just steel and garage doors. It’s about community, legacy, and the future. I’m proud to say that this building will stand as a testament to the hard work of so many people, especially the Young Family, who always saw beyond the surface and wanted to leave this place better year after year.

Recent changes to Idaho Code (Section 32-1015) have made it necessary to seek parental consent for all medical treatments administered by a school district employee. This means that even basic treatments such as band aids and ice packs must receive active parental consent. Knowing that cuts, scrapes, bloody noses, bruises and bumps are regular occurrences and part of a normal day at school, we are providing a mechanism for parents to provide a general consent for medical treatment that is appropriate and will reduce the time needed for your child to receive care while waiting for parental contact.

Please know that regardless of parent/guardian consent and in accordance with Idaho state law, we will always provide health care if one or more of the following emergency conditions apply:

1. Furnishing the health care service is necessary to prevent death or imminent, irreparable physical injury; or

2. District staff can’t contact the parent/guardian despite a reasonably diligent effort and the student's life or health would be seriously endangered by further delay in the furnishing of health care services.

The purpose of this form is to provide notice of health services offered or made available through the school by the District or by any private organizations and to obtain parent/guardian consent for these medical treatments and services.

Again, if you as a parent/guardian elect to not sign this form, the district will be required to contact a parent/guardian in all individual circumstances to receive consent prior to any medical treatment, except in a life-threatening emergency as defined above. This means active permission must be received for a band aid, an ice pack or even a short break/rest in the nurse station and that we will need to call to seek permission PRIOR to treatment every time.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Joni orMr. Silzly directly.

All parents/guardians will be asked to sign this consent through EdApps - so please watch your email inboxes.

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!

Our team is filling up fast and we are so excited about our new additions to the team. The employment section of the website lists the few remaining positions that we have open. Please share the info with people that you know or pass along a name to Ron Emry if you know of someone that will be great!

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