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Registration is open for these Saber Summer Camps! For more details and to sign up visit https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/centraldewitt/camps #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #summercamps #sabersummercamps

Today, on Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. The poppy is a part of Memorial Day history and a symbol of lives lost in war since World War I, something Ekstrand students learned thanks to the Poppy Project by the DeWitt American Legion Auxilary. As part of the project, art teacher Ms. Janaszak had a contest for students to create their own poppies. The artwork will be on display at the DeWitt American Legion. First place winners received a movie pass donated by the DeWitt Operahouse Theatre and second place winners received an ice cream treat. Congratulations to the contest winners! KINDERGARTEN: Aubriella Schnoor (1st Place) Ellie Schweitzer (2nd Place) FIRST GRADE: Nova Rogers (1st Place) Greyson Barr (2nd Place) 2ND GRADE: Braxton King (1st Place) Sienna Steward (2nd Place) 3RD GRADE: Mackenzie Frame (1st Place) Lane Adams (2nd Place) Pictured: Auxiliary Legion representative Jessica Sunday, Greyson Barr, Lane Adams, Mackenzie Frame, Braxton King, Aubriella Schnoor, and art teacher Courtney Janaszak. Not pictured: Ellie Schweitzer, Nova Rogers, Sienna Steward #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #ekstrandelementary #poppyproject #poppycontestwinners #saberssucceeding #memorialday #dewittamericanlegionauxilary

💜🏆💛 Congratulations to Brooke Bloom, Isabelle Pierce and their coaches for making Central DeWitt history as the 1A State Tennis Doubles Champions! You fought hard and earned this! What an awesome way for Brooke and Isabelle to close out their high school tennis career and senior year! We are so proud of you! Way to go, Sabers! #statechampions #1Adoublesstatechampions #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhstennis #girlstennis #makinghistory #saberpride #saberssucceeding

REMINDER: There is no school on Monday, May 27th and we encourage you to attend the Memorial Day events in Grand Mound at 9:30 a.m. or DeWitt at 10:30 a.m where the CDHS Band will be performing the National Anthem as well as other patriotic music. Visit the DeWitt American Legion and Auxiliary Facebook page for event details. Have a safe holiday weekend! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #memorialday #noschool

This is your last chance this school year to nominate Central DeWitt employees for the Employee of the Month! This district-wide program gives CDCSD parents, students and community members the opportunity to help us recognize our outstanding employees. Nominations are due Thursday, May 30th! Nomination form: https://forms.gle/ksRVLaYC6XBXkAbw7 #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #employeeofthemonth #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #nominateanemployee

UPDATE: With the storm passing, students are returning to their classes and we will be transporting students to their building if they were sheltered somewhere else. If there are additional students who need transportation that did not make it to school before the storm, parents can contact the bus barn at (563) 659-0706.

Please know that all buses and vehicles are in and we have all students sheltering in our buildings, We will get students were they need to be after the storms pass. We will continue to update as needed. Please stay safe!

The Purple Bean paid it forward this week when they used some of their profits to award three $50 grants to teachers Mrs. Hofer, Mrs. Haley and Mrs. Franker at CDIS. The Purple Bean is a “coffee and more” store operated by Mrs. Jackson and her students that delivers snacks and drinks ordered by employees throughout the school week. Recently, Mrs. Jackson’s students have been learning about philanthropy and giving back to others and felt teachers could use the extra funds to assist with special end-of-the-year activities. Mrs. Haley will be purchasing t-shirts for the CDIS Sign Language Club. Mrs. Franker will be using the grant to purchase items for her end-of-the-year auction that rewards her students’ positive behavior. Mrs. Hofer’s class, in partnership with Mrs. Walls’ class, are using the money to create “Birthday Boxes” they will donate to the DeWitt Referral Center and Thrift Store. The “boxes” contain everything needed to make a birthday cake inside a 9x13 disposable pan. By donating these to the Referral Center, they hope it gives everyone an opportunity to celebrate birthdays with a cake. It’s wonderful to see the growth of The Purple Bean and its valuable, diverse impact on students, teachers, and our community! Way to go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #thepurplebean #thepurplebeangrants #teachergrants #kindness #inclusion #givingback #payingitforward #saberpride #saberssucceeding

🏆 Congratulations to these outstanding Central DeWitt Employees! #SaberSuperstars recognizes Central DeWitt employees who make a difference, positively impact the lives of those around them, and serve as a role model to others. Thank you for all you do at Central DeWitt Community School District! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #SaberSuperstars #saberpride #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #operations #nutritionservices #saberfamily #weloveouremployees

In just a few weeks, our Saber baseball team will take on Fairfield High School at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 9th! Tickets are still available for you to come cheer on our Sabers! The St. Louis Cardinals play the Colorado Rockies at 1:15 p.m. followed by the CDHS vs. Fairfield High School game. Tickets are $40 each and include a jumbo hot dog and soda. On game day, the first 10,000 kids 15 and under get a neon St. Louis jersey. Tickets can be purchased at the Central DeWitt High School office during regular school hours. Cash or check only. See you there! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #saberbaseball #majorleaguebaseball #buschstadium #saberpride #saberssucceeding #cheeronthesabersinstlouis

Good luck to Maggie Froeschle and Coach Troy Steffens as competition beings at the Girls Individual State Golf Tournament today! She will play at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls. Yesterday CDHS had a send-off to wish them well. Let’s go, Maggie! Follow live results at https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10611648937485969837 #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsgirlsgolf #girlsgolf #statebound #goodluck #saberpride #saberssucceeding

Do you love all the stories we share about our incredible students and staff on our social media? If so, we would love for you to click the link below and nominate us in the Excellence in Marketing & Social Media category! Make sure you give all your favorite local businesses the shout out they deserve by nominating them for the 2024 DCDC Member Choice Awards! Click the link below to nominate the 2024 candidates in the following categories: Excellence in Marketing & Social Media, Excellence in Customer Service, Non-Profit of the Year, Business of the Year, Most Promising New Business of the Year, and Volunteer Citizen of the Year. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3H5DP2L Best Workplace Nominations can be made here: https://www.dewittiowa.org/.../best-workplace-nomination ‼️ The nomination round ends this Friday, May 24th so get your votes in today! Thank you for your support! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #dewittchamberanddevelopmmentco #2024memberchoiceawards #saberpride #voteforcdcsd #thankyouforsupportingcdcsd

💜💛 Congratulations to Terri Smith the April Central DeWitt Community School District Employee of the Month! Teaching STEM has become about so much more than helping students understand science, technology, engineering and math for CDMS STEM Technology Teacher Terri Smith. As her program has developed over the last nine years, it has also become about inclusion and creating a positive environment where students of all abilities are given the confidence to accomplish anything they put their minds to. This started a few years ago, when Special Olympics Coach Megan Jackson approached Ms. Smith with the idea of teaching a Peer STEM class. This is a class in which middle school students participate and support STEM students with special needs in learning computer science skills, engineering, and more. It didn’t take long after she was approached for plans to come together. What began as a one-semester class, has now grown into a year-long course due to its popularity and endless learning opportunities. From the Peer STEM class, a Special Olympics Robotics team was formed, which in the beginning Ms. Smith was giving up a prep period in order to be able to provide the opportunity. Now the first semester of Peer STEM focuses on Robotics and assisting our Special Olympics Robotics Team while the second semester is spent doing all kinds of STEM-related projects. Most recently, students are learning about movement and patterns by creating a drumline using light-up LED sticks. The sticks were purchased with a grant from The Education Foundation of Central DeWitt. The hope is the drumline will perform at assemblies and other school events giving these students a way to participate in something they wouldn’t have been able to in the past. Ms. Smith is always searching for and implementing new ideas, like the drumline, and is grateful to work in an environment where she feels supported. “The administration is so supportive of all of the different things that I’ve wanted to try or some of my crazy ideas,” Ms. Smith said. “I feel like our school is really good about saying ‘sure, let’s see how we can get this to work.’” One of the biggest benefits Ms. Smith has noticed since starting the Peer STEM class is how student relationships have changed. She enjoys seeing students who may not have interacted before now saying hello to each other in the hall and even beyond the walls of the school. She is proud of how the school district is helping to teach students to be inclusive. It isn’t just in the STEM classroom where Ms. Smith has made an impact. For the first 12 years of her teaching career she inspired students’ creativity as the art teacher at Ekstrand Elementary. And throughout the year she coaches middle school cross country, 7th grade girls basketball, 7th grade boys track, four FIRST Lego League teams, and serves as an assistant coach for Special Olympics. Her dedication to her work, her students, and the school community is truly remarkable and has earned her the Southeast Region Iowa STEM Teacher Award and this month she was recognized as an “Inspire the Future: FIRST Educators Recognition Program” honoree. Her commitment to creating engaging and inclusive learning experiences showcases her passion for making a positive impact beyond traditional teaching boundaries. Her efforts are cultivating a more supportive and welcoming environment at Central DeWitt. We are grateful for that and appreciate all you do at Central DeWitt, Ms. Smith! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdms #employeeofthemonth #aprilemployeeofthemonth #districtemployeeofthemonth #saberpride #saberssucceeding

💜💛 We are so proud of 7th grader Gage Heston who did a fantastic job opening the 2024 Special Olympic Summer Games in Ames last week when he served as the Honorary Games Chair! Way to go, Gage! To see him open games click here: https://youtu.be/zdxZAkuQMvA We’re also proud of all of our Special Olympic athletes, Unified members, and coaches who had great success competing in soccer, cycling, and track and field events at the Summer Games. Check out the results below. Congratulations on a job well done, Sabers! SOCCER – 4th PLACE Team members included: Athletes- Kayleb Goldensoph, Jess Shockey, Ryland Taylor, Cole Michaelsen, Jack Burken, Joslynn Mulholland and Christopher Shenker. Unified members included: Dalton McCullam, Izzy Heitz, Adriana Curtner, and Nora Ubel. Unified member Mallory McMahon coached the team. CYCLING Ayana Gooch-Sims - gold medal Gage Heston - gold medal Amya Gooch-Sims - gold medal Adam Harney and Unified member Kennedy Lackas - silver medal Chloebella Newton- gold medal Erik Nicholas and Unified member Kory Heston - bronze medal Marlee Michaelsen and Unified member Lily Gruntorad - gold medal TRACK AND FIELD Erik Nicholas - gold medal in shot put Cole Michaelsen - bronze medal in 50m dash Nyna Sechrest - 5th place in 50m dash Marlee Michaesen and Nora Ubel in 25m walk - gold medal Kayleb Goldensoph - gold medal in running long jump Jack Burken - 5th place 100m dash Ryland Taylor - bronze medal in 100m dash #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdis #cdms #centraldewittspecialolympics #specialolympicsiowa #specialolympics #specialolympicsummergames #honorarygameschair #saberpride #saberssucceeding

We are excited to share this short video introduction of our next superintendent, Dr. Stephanie Mishler. She will be taking over as superintendent on July 1, 2024. There will be opportunities to meet Dr. Mishler in person this summer so stay tuned! To watch video click here: https://youtu.be/IdmQ9g_v_jo #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #newsuperintendent #welcometosabercountry

The 2024-2025 school supply list is available! And, to make it easier to get the supplies you need we’ve partnered with 1st Day School Supplies. Order your child’s school supply kit by July 1st. Did you know you can also donate kits to students? Just visit https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com. 2024-2025 K-12 School Supply List: https://bit.ly/3QQOTtm 1st Day School Supplies kits: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #schoolsupplies #1stdayschoolsupplies

Yesterday Central DeWitt band instructors Mrs. Wedeking and Mr. Greubel introduced fourth grade students to a variety of musical instruments. Next year these students will have an opportunity to join 5th grade band and this introduction gives them a chance to discover which instruments they enjoy playing. Band sign-up will take place on Tuesday, May 28th at 6:30 p.m. in the CDIS Media Center. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #cdisband #bandinstrumenttryout

Congratulations to our Sabers on a very successful 2024 State Track and Field Tournament! There were lots of school and personal records broken and a special shout out to Tristan Rheingans for defending his state title in the 400 M Hurdles! We’re proud of how all of you represented Central DeWitt! Way to go, Sabers! See results below. 200 M DASH 2ND PLACE - Alex Brown 4X800 M RELAY 7TH PLACE - Brady Freeman, Kyle Olson, Ben Zimmer, Caleb Olson SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY – 4TH PLACE (new school record) - Tristan Rheingans, Cal Kueter, Jameson Gregoire, Abe Krukow 1600 M MEDLEY – 6TH PLACE - Colton Sullivan, Alex Brown, Will Ginter, Caleb Olson 110 M HURDLES – 2ND PLACE - Tristan Rheingans 4 X 200 M RELAY – 6TH PLACE (3rd fastest time in school history) - Colton Sullivan, Will Ginter, Michael Palmer, Alex Brown 400 M HURDLES 1st PLACE - Tristan Rheingans 9TH PLACE (2nd best time in school history) - Abe Krukow 4 X 400 M RELAY 7th PLACE - Tristan Rheingans, Caleb Olson, Nathan Butler, Will Ginter 800 M RELAY 8TH PLACE - Colton Sullivan, Michael Palmer, Will Ginter, Alex Brown 800 M RUN 14TH PLACE - Caleb Olson SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY 4TH PLACE - Tristan Rheingans, Cal Kueter, Jameson Gregoire, Abe Krukow 110 M HURDLES 2ND PLACE - Tristan Rheingans 200 M DASH 4TH PLACE – Alex Brown 4 X 400 M RELAY 4th PLACE (new school record) - Tristan Rheingans, Caleb Olson, Nathan Butler, Will Ginter 1500 M 23rd PLACE – Adalyn Appleby #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhstrackandfield #sabertrackandfield #girlstrackandfield #boystrackandfield #statetrackandfieldtournament #saberpride #saberssucceeding

💜🎓💛 It’s graduation day! We’re ready to celebrate the hard work of our graduates, but first, they have a message to share in this video created by Americorps Student Leaders Aubrey Vance and Victoria Rheingans: https://youtu.be/u8bicvWN_ww Don’t forget you can catch the graduation ceremony live at the link below then join us for the “Senior Cruise” afterward. Live Stream: https://youtube.com/live/oDlg3VZXO1U?feature=share Senior Cruise route: https://bit.ly/3QOcwCW #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsclassof2024 #classof2024 #centraldewittgraduation #commencement #seniorcruise #saberpride #saberssucceeding

Congratulations to these Central DeWitt CNA students that graduated from Clinton Community College on Monday! Way to go, Sabers! Front row: Isabelle Ostert, Emma Carr, Makayli Sprague, Leah Marvin. Back row: Rylie Dunne, Sydney McNealy, Ayla Riffel, Nora McAvan, Macy Morningstar, Jamison Hodge. Not pictured: Ellen Lake, Anna Rickertsen, Remi Ruggeberg, and Matthew Shelby #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cccgraduates #cnaprogram #cnagraduates #saberpride #saberssucceeding