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Good luck to our cross country teams as they compete at Districts in Solon today at 4 p.m.! We’ll be cheering you on! Let's go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabercrosscountry #crosscountrydistricts #saberpride

We’re not sure who had more fun celebrating National School Lunch Week – the administrators, staff or students! Several special guests jumped in to help serve up lunch throughout last week. Thank you to our Nutrition Department and everyone else who helped make NSLW a success! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #nslw #nationalschoollunchweek #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary

Thank you to our local fire departments for educating our students on fire safety and showing off your cool equipment during Fire Prevention Week! We’re lucky to have local fire fighters who take time to connect with our students and help them understand the importance of fire safety! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #ekstrandelementary #firepreventionweek #firesafety #weloveourcommunity

Every day our employees do incredible things to provide the best educational experience for our students and contribute to making Central DeWitt a welcoming and positive environment. These efforts have not gone unnoticed and deserve to be recognized. Every month each school building acknowledges their stand-out employees, and now starting this month, we are excited to launch the CDCSD Employee of the Month recognition program. This district-wide program gives Central DeWitt parents, students and community members the opportunity to help us recognize outstanding employees by sharing your positive personal experiences. We encourage you to take a moment to nominate a deserving Central DeWitt employee today! All full-time and part-time employees are eligible to be nominated for employee of the month. An employee may be chosen as the employee of the month only once during the current school year. Employees who were nominated, but not chosen as the employee of the month, will be recognized as “Saber Superstars” on social media. Nominations may be submitted by any Central DeWitt employee, student, parent, or community member by using the nomination form found https://forms.gle/QiEBGxQs24d3biDs8. Nominations for this month are due THURSDAY, OCT. 19TH. We are excited to receive nominations and celebrate the hard work and dedication of our employees! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #employeeofthemonth #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #nominateanemployee 8*

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE! Join us Wednesday, Oct. 18th at 7 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/82446506271?pwd=NjNubmdyU3dJNm1EbDIzb3p6a2dPQT09 To view the agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting, visit http://go.boarddocs.com/ia/central/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=CVPSKN72F573 #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #centraldewittschoolboard #schoolboardmeeting

Cheer on our Saber Volleyball team tomorrow night at 7 p.m. as they face Clinton in regional play at home! Remember you must purchase a ticket through Bound for regional play. Let’s go, Sabers! Purchase tickets here: https://tickets.gobound.com/tickets/events/h2023100410055618209bdf12c69ee41/checkout #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabervolleyball #regionalplay #saberpride

On Friday, Mrs. Waleszonia’s students at Ekstrand Elementary had a carrot party to celebrate the end of reading the book, “Too Many Carrots.” Students tried carrots prepared in a variety of ways including cooked, raw, purple carrots, carrot juice, carrot soufflé and carrot cake. Some were more popular than others, but we’re proud of the students for trying them! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #ekstrandelementary #toomanycarrots #carrotparty #learningisfun

Congratulations to our Marching Sabers Pride on a successful day of performances yesterday! They brought home awards for best horn line, best color guard, and best drum major! Catch them tomorrow night, along with CDIS and CDMS bands, at the Parade of Bands at 7 p.m. in the CDHS Competition Gym! After the concert, grab some ice cream from Smilee's ice cream - DeWitt for just $2 per scoop! Proceeds benefit the 2026-27 Band Trip! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #paradeofbands #cdhs #cdms #cdis #marchingsaberspride #centraldewittband #saberssucceeding

‼️ If you are attending the rescheduled varsity football game Monday at 6:30 p.m., please park on the west side of the field in the Administration Building lot, the Clinton County Fairgrounds lots, and the parking lot by the tennis courts. Please allow the Parade of Bands spectators to use the high school parking lots. Thank you! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #paradeofbands #saberfootball #parking

Seven CDHS students representing two teams participated in the inaugural JA Stock Market Challenge at St. Ambrose University on Thursday, Oct. 12th. The 31-team competition allowed students to participate in a simulation of real-world trading strategies, including a recreation of the trading floor on Wall Street. Our team one made up of Ryan McGarry, Dolan Thiesen, Jake VanderHeiden, and Ryan Watters finished with $2,000 earned and in 24th place overall. Our team two members Caleb Kruse, Isabelle Pierce, and Landon Schroeder finished with nearly $17,000 earned and in 9th place overall. The students even had a chance to interact with some Saber alumni which included current Ambrose students as well as Ambrose graduates. What a great experience for our Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #jastockmarketchallenge #saberssucceeding #realwordexperiences #projectbasedlearning

REMINDER! This Sunday, Oct. 15th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., FCCLA invites people in the community to join them for the Wave of Light. There will be family-friendly activities before the candle lighting at sunset. Event will take place on the CDHS football field. You also have two more chances to purchase handmade candles to raise money for No Foot Too Small and The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. FCCLA will be selling candles tonight at the volleyball game and on Friday at the football game. If anyone is interested in purchasing a candle but cannot make it to the events please email Ms. Sage at alisa.sage@cd-csd.org. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #fccla #waveoflight #nofoottoosmall #uofisteadfamilychildrenshospital #fcclacandles #pregnancyandinfantlossawarenessmonth

Grease is the word, and that’s why these tickets will go fast! Make sure to get your tickets to the CDHS Fall Musical, “Grease” when they go on sale this Friday, Oct. 13th at 8 a.m. It’s the one that you want…to see! To purchase tickets on Friday visit: https://www.cd-csd.org/page/saber-box-office PERFORMANCES Friday, November 10 at 7 P.M. Saturday, November 11 at 7 P.M. ADMISSION ADULTS: $10 CHILDREN & SENIOR CITIZENS: $5 Activity tickets cannot be used for this event. WHERE Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsmusical #grease #sabertheaterdepartment #ticketsonsalefriday #greaseistheword

Yesterday 23 Sabers toured University of Northern Iowa to see what they have to offer as a post-secondary option! The students learned about admissions, scholarships available as well as all of the opportunities UNI offers. It’s great seeing our Sabers plan for their future! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #uni #universityofnortherniowa #careerandcollegeready #saberssucceeding #planingforthefuture

The CDHS bowling team will hold its signup meeting this Wednesday at 12:45 in the Auditorium. Coach Ketelsen and Coach Perdieu will be there and will discuss the program while getting everyone signed who is interested in bowling. If you cannot make this meeting, please contact Coach Ketelsen, 563-503-0384, or Coach Perdieu, 563-528-9090. See you there! Go Sabers!!!

Stay on top of important dates and exciting things happening at CDHS by reading the October newsletter! To check it out visit: https://bit.ly/3ZNY2q0 #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #highschool #cdhsnewsletter #october2023newsletter

Our Unified Special Olympics bowling team competed at Leisure Lanes on Thursday, Oct. 5 and had great success! Way to go, Sabers! 1ST PLACE BOWLERS Christopher Shenker and Klaire Gruntorad Kayleb Goldensoph and Dalton McCullam Christian Jones and David Burke Madyson Summers and Tori Brassard Ayana Gooch-Sims and Adriana Curtner Amya Gooch-Sims and Hannah Moore Marlee Michaelsen Ryland Taylor Adam Harney Tatiana Raymond Erik Nicholas 2ND PLACE BOWLERS Cole Michaelsen and Lily Gruntorad Jack Burken and Kennedy Lackas Gage Heston Adrianna Flick 3RD PLACE BOWLERS Skyler Raymond Jesslyn Shockey and Izzy Heitz #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #unifiedspecialolympics #specialolympicsbowling #bowling #choosetoinclude #saberssucceeding

CDIS Families! Get all the info you need in this month’s CDIS Newsletter. To check it out visit https://bit.ly/3tvPKH3 #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #cdisnewsletter #october2023newsletter

Tomorrow begins National School Lunch Week and we’re asking everyone to “Level Up” and celebrate the power of school lunch! In the quest for academic success, research shows that healthy school lunches give kids the stats they need to come out on top. See what’s for lunch in the Central DeWitt CSD app or at https://cd-csd.nutrislice.com/menu. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #NSLW23 #LevelUpWithSchoolLunch

One month from today the CDCSD School Board Election will take place and we encourage you to vote! Why does your vote matter? Your vote will shape what the future of education looks like at Central DeWitt. Here is information you need to know: Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. To request an absentee ballot: ▪️ Call Clinton County Elections at (563) 244-0568 and they will mail you a form. ▪️ Submit your information on the Clinton County Elections website (bit.ly/CLCOVoteAbs) to have a form mailed to you. ▪️ Print one at home by going here: bit.ly/CLCOABR All absentee ballot requests MUST be received by OCTOBER 23, 2023 at 5 P.M. CANDIDATES Kim Behrend Jared Coury Roger J. Hill Tammy McClimon Dan Smicker Mike Zimmer On October 26th at 6:30 p.m., The Observer will be hosting a School Board Candidate Forum at the Central DeWitt Performing Arts Center. Candidates will have the opportunity to share their views through a prepared statement followed by a moderated Q&A session. Candidates will not have prior knowledge of topics or questions. For questions regarding the forum, please contact The Observer at (563) 659-3121. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #centraldewittcsdschoolboard #schoolboardelection2023 #schoolboardcandidates2023 #cdhs #cdis #cdms #ekstrandelementary #yourvotematters

Several Sabers took advantage of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville visit yesterday. They were able to tour campus, hear from admissions, eat in the dining hall, and hear a presentation from the Director of Agriculture. Next week, students will have the opportunity to tour University of Northern Iowa, Black Hawk Community College, and Western Illinois University. Great job to these students who are exploring their post-secondary options! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #collegevisit #postsecondaryoptions #universityofwisconsinplatteville #saberssucceeding