Central DeWitt School District -

Today CDIS held a very successful Craft Show as their first-ever “Opportunity for Entrepreneurs.” Over 30 students sold items they created. Great to see the talents of our students and give them an opportunity to showcase their creations! Read more at: https://www.cd-csd.org/article/1487801

🎓 Meet Landon Schroeder another one of our seniors who is on the path to success after graduation! Way to go, Landon! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Aubrey Vance and Tori Rheingans. In this role, Aubrey and Tori serve as a resource for their peers in planning and preparing for post-secondary options. They help with scholarships, college applications, FAFSA, work-based learning opportunities, and more. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #seniorspotlight #americorpsstudentleaders #careerandcollegeready #postsecondaryoptions #saberssucceeding

This morning CDIS Music Teacher Mrs. Dean took 4th graders to Symphony Day at the Adler Theater. The students watched the Quad Cities Symphony perform, learned about the instruments being played, and even participated with the orchestra! Everyone had a great time and the students represented Central DeWitt well. Thank you to their homeroom teachers as well as five associates who helped chaperone! What great experience for our students! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #4thgrade #symphonyday #learningisfun #fieldtrip #quadcitysymphony #saberssucceeding

This week 9th-11th graders had a chance to learn more about the opportunities available to them at the DeWitt Career Advancement Center. During their tour, students explored the six academies that will be available for juniors and seniors in the DeWitt location next year. Students were surveyed earlier in the month to see which academies, available in DeWitt, Clinton and Maquoketa, interested them. The academies will run year-round, and students can earn certification within the career fields offered (IT, CNC, Small Business Management, Construction Technology, Healthcare, and Agriculture). If you have any questions regarding the academies, please reach out to Holly Hansen at holly.hansen@cd-csd.org. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #careerandcollegeready #planningforthefuture #dewittcareeradvancementcenter #eicc #saberssucceeding

There’s a lot to celebrate at Central DeWitt next week as it’s both National School Breakfast Week AND Inclusion Week! That means fun activities and of course, fun dress up days! See the dress up day schedules below: EKSTRAND ELEMENTARY • MONDAY: Be Unique / Mismatch Day • TUESDAY: Neon Day • WEDNESDAY: Pajama Day • THURSDAY: Jersey Day • FRIDAY: Saber Day or Inclusion T-Shirts CDIS, CDMS and CDHS • MONDAY: Be UNIQUE (wear mismatched, funky or unique clothing) • TUESDAY: Twin with your buddy (dress like your friend) • WEDNESDAY: Be comfortable including others (wear PJ’s or comfortable clothes) • THURSDAY: Be part of the team (wear your favorite team shirt or jersey) • FRIDAY: Light up for Inclusion (wear your inclusion shirt or neon colors) #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #ekstrandelementary #cdis #cdms #cdhs #nationalschoolbreakfastweek #inclusionweek #dressupdays #celebratewithCentralDeWitt #choosetoinclude #nsbw24

Support Saber Girls Track and Field, and look good doing it! Order your apparel before the store closes on March 5th. Here is a link to the girls track and field online store: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/MAjmWmx68q #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabergirlstrackandfield #sabertrackandfield #supportoursabers #girlstrackandfieldstore2024

🎓 Meet Haley Guldner another one of our seniors who has big plans for her future! Way to go, Haley! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Aubrey Vance and Tori Rheingans. In this role, Aubrey and Tori serve as a resource for their peers in planning and preparing for post-secondary options. They help with scholarships, college applications, FAFSA, work-based learning opportunities, and more. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #seniorspotlight #americorpsstudentleaders #careerandcollegeready #postsecondaryoptions #saberssucceeding

Congratulations to our Esports team who ended up taking 4th place overall in the Overwatch competition after a long day of game play in Marshalltown last Thursday. What a great end to their inaugural season! Up next for our Esports team is the spring season starting in a couple of weeks when they will be playing Mario Kart and Valorant. Good luck, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #esports #winterseason #overwatchcompetition #springseason #mariokart #valorant ##saberssucceeding #saberpride

Congratulations to the 5th and 6th grade students who were accepted to represent CDIS at the Young Musician's Honor Band on Saturday, February 17th. The students had a great day of learning with guest directors and put on a fabulous concert that afternoon!!! Pictured from left to right: Charlotte Pauly, Chloe Knepper, Talia Stroud, Shupriya Karki, Lucas Kedley, Ben Doerscher, Ashton Heilig, Tucker Thiel #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #cdisband #youngmusicianshonorband #saberssucceeding #saberpride

Our very own Saber bowler Rylan Edwards is up for KWQC Spotlight Athlete of the Week! Make sure you vote for him at https://bit.ly/3OZ7x1s. Go, Rylan! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #saberbowling #voteforrylan #saberpride #saberssucceeding #kwqc #kwqcspotlightathleteoftheweek

The Saber Speech Team competed at the District Individual Events Contest held at North Scott this past Saturday. Congratulations to all of our performers on another fantastic showing! Earning Division II ratings: Laura Martens - Public Address Eli Dimmick - Acting Susie Cox - After Dinner Speaking Earning Division I ratings and advancing to the State contest on March 9th: Jack Butler - Prose, Reviewing Rachel Spicer - Prose Hannah Moore - Public Address, Poetry Molly Burken - Reviewing, Original Oratory Caleb Govert - Improvisation, Solo Musical Theatre Lacey Stoker - Reviewing Sabine Housenga - Solo Musical Theatre Lauren Burmeister – Storytelling #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #saberspeech #largegroupcontest #saberpride #saberssucceeding #statebound

CDCSD had a great time celebrating National FFA Week thanks to the hard work of our FFA members! Students participated in all kinds of games and dress up days, CDHS and CDMS teachers were shown appreciation with free beverages from the Iowa Coffee Cup mobile trailer, and there was a stampede at Ekstrand where the elementary students learned all about FFA from the FFA officers. Great job, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #nationalffaweek #saberssuceeding #ffa

Yesterday Ekstrand Elementary held their first-ever royal tea party! The party, where students and teachers dressed up in their royal attire, was held for all kindergartners as an incentive for the end of their royalty unit. Students learned how someone becomes a king or queen, the advantages and disadvantages of being royalty, and the manners you have to have when you are royalty. At the party, kings and queens got a choice of a treats served on fancy plates and a drink served in a tea cup. They ate their snacks using the manners they learned during the unit. After the tea party the royal festivities shifted to a royal ball, full of dancing. Students listened to Disney music while they did a waltz they learned earlier in the unit. The teachers were thrilled about the party and plan to host more festivities like it in the future. Article and photos by CDCSD Marketing Intern Anthony Meyer who is a senior at CDHS. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #ekstrandelementary #kindergarten #royalteaparty #royaltyunit #learningisfun #saberssucceeding

Join us Monday, Feb. 26th at 6 p.m. for the Central DeWitt Community School Board Meeting. The meeting will be held in the CDMS Media Center or you can watch via Zoom: https://cd-csd.zoom.us/j/86125711850?pwd=b1p6ZEl1eFRJUDJXNkFyRFFvc2x0QT09 To view the agenda for Monday night’s meeting, visit https://go.boarddocs.com/ia/central/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BMMTAS76029C Also, we encourage you to attend Community Conversation at 5 p.m. on Monday when Superintendent Dr. Dan Peterson, CFO Sarah Johnston, and School Board President Mike Zimmer will be available to answer your questions and discuss your ideas and thoughts. Community Conversation will take place in the CDMS Media Center before all regularly scheduled board meetings (not work sessions). #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #centraldewittschoolboard #schoolboardmeeting

Meet Makayli Sprague another one of our seniors who is on the path to success after graduation! Way to go, Makayli! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Aubrey Vance and Tori Rheingans. In this role, Aubrey and Tori serve as a resource for their peers in planning and preparing for post-secondary options. They help with scholarships, college applications, FAFSA, work-based learning opportunities, and more. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #seniorspotlight #americorpsstudentleaders #careerandcollegeready #postsecondaryoptions #saberssucceeding

Good luck to our Esports team who is competing in the state tournament today! They face the fourth-ranked team from Iowa Falls in their very first tournament experience after winning their first playoff match up against Vinton-Shellsburg last Tuesday. Congratulations and best of luck at state, Sabers! You can watch the event live here: https://www.iahsea.org/winter-season/iahsea-winter-finals #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #esports #centraldewittesports #esportsstatetournament #saberpride #saberssucceeding

Today is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! We want to recognize our incredibly dedicated bus drivers who go the extra mile every day! If you’ve read through the #SaberSuperstar nominations you know that these outstanding individuals are more than just drivers to our students. They serve as friends and mentors and the positive impact they have is immeasurable. Thank you for all you do! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #schoolbusdriverappreciationday #schoolbusdrivers #saberpride #saberdrivers #weloveourdrivers

From a fast and furious polka to music from Stranger Things, the CDHS Concert Band will be performing something for every musical taste this Sunday, Feb. 25th. Join us for this amazing show at 7 p.m. in the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsband #cdhsconcertband #bandconcert #saberssucceeding #cdpac

Reminder that parent-teacher conferences are tomorrow which means there is no school this Friday, Feb. 23rd. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary

Meet Kali Kaczinski, one of our seniors who has great advice for younger students! Way to go, Kali! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Aubrey Vance and Tori Rheingans. In this role, Aubrey and Tori serve as a resource for their peers in planning and preparing for post-secondary options. They help with scholarships, college applications, FAFSA, work-based learning opportunities, and more. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #seniorspotlight #americorpsstudentleaders #careerandcollegeready #postsecondaryoptions #saberssucceeding