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On Thursday, March 20th at 5:30 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. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the candidates running for Central DeWitt School Board! Then, make sure you vote on Tuesday, April 8th between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. or request an absentee ballot by March 24th. To have an absentee ballot request form mailed to you: • Call the Clinton County Auditor office at (563) 244-0568 • Submit your information on their website: bit.ly/CLCOVoteAbs • Print from home: bit.ly/CLCOABR Once you have a request form, follow these easy steps: 1. Fill the form out completely 2. Sign and date it 3. Mail it or drop it off to the Clinton County Auditor office Clinton County Auditor Clinton County Administration Bldg. 1900 North Third Street Clinton, Iowa 52733-2957 An absentee ballot will be sent to you after your request is received. Completed absentee ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on April 8th. Postmarks are no longer acceptable. Thank you for helping shape the future of education at Central DeWitt by voting! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #schoolboard #CentralDeWittSchoolBoard #specialschoolboardelection #specialelection #April8th #vote

On Wednesday, six teams of Central DeWitt Intermediate School students competed in the Battle of the Books. The students who participated were asked 10 rounds of questions about several different books they recently read. The team with the most points at the end won. Congratulations to the winners listed below! Thank you to DeWitt Bank & Trust Co. for donating money for prize baskets as well as pens, notepads, and other swag for all of the students. This was a great activity, organized by Extended Learning Program Teacher Tera Hahn, that not only encouraged our students to read but also gave students an opportunity to explore different genres. 🏆 1st Place: Ravenclaw Readers – Charlee Meyer, Libby Hasenmiller, and Rachel Burke 🥈 2nd Place: Spirit Bears - Caleb Adams and Robbie Schultz ⭐️ Team poster contest winner: Ravenclaw Readers #gosabers #cdis #centraldewittcsd #battleofthebooks #keepourstudentsreading #saberpride #saberssucceeding

🎓Our next senior spotlight of the year is Delaney Barber, one of our seniors who has an exciting future ahead! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Lauren Walker, Parker Petsche, and Natalie Cagle. In this role, these students 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

📢 Get Ready for CDHS Student Council’s Dance Marathon! Mark your calendars—March 28th, 4-6 PM in the CDHS gym! This fundraiser supports the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital with all donations going toward helping kids and their families. Can’t make it? You can still make a difference! 💛 Donate here: https://events.dancemarathon.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=1213905 → Click “Support Me!” and choose your amount. Any amount helps! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsstudentcouncil #cdhsstuco #dancemarathon #universityofiowasteadfamilychildrenshospital #saberpride #saberssucceeding

Central DeWitt Special Olympics team is selling frozen Texas Roadhouse rolls and cinnamon butter, as well as gift cards, now through March 24th. Every purchase goes a long way in supporting our Special Olympic athletes! Roll orders are limited so don’t wait to place your order! 📆 Pick-Up Date: April 2nd from 5:30-6 p.m. at the Central DeWitt Intermediate School (Note: website says pick up is at Davenport location but it will be at CDIS). 🔗 Order Here: https://bit.ly/3R4WtAm #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #centraldewittspecialolympics #specialolympics #specialolympicsfundraiser #helpfortheholidays #supportourathletes #saberpride

Four talented Saber artists have their work on digital display at the United States Department of Education Directors Conference in Washington, D.C., — just outside the main conference ballroom! Their pieces were submitted through the National Art Educators Association Connected Arts Network, earning them this incredible recognition! 👏 Congratulations to Kay Tracy, Olivia Ortner, Emma Pillers, and Austin Miller! Way to represent Central DeWitt and make us proud! 💜💛

The Central DeWitt Community School District has filed its Proposed Property Tax Levy for FY 2025-2026 with the Iowa Department of Management. A copy of the filing can be found here: https://www.cd-csd.org/page/finance A public hearing for the Proposed Property Tax Levy will be held on Monday, March 24th, at 6 p.m. in the CDMS Media Center, followed immediately by the regularly scheduled school board meeting.

🏆 Congratulations to our February 2025 #SaberSpotlight students! #SaberSpotlight recognizes Central DeWitt students who stand out in the classroom and represent what it means to be a SABER! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #SaberSpotlight #studentssucceeding #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary

🏆 Congratulations to our National School Breakfast Week winners! These champions of school breakfast know just how important it is to fuel up for a successful day of learning! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated and made celebrating school breakfast fun last week. Keep making breakfast a priority – great days start by eating breakfast at school! ⭐️ EKSTRAND Corbin Taylor Piper Bresnan Stella Roddenberry Camri Dickman Kayden Sawvell Tiana Treffry Zayden Caudill Elias Lange ⭐️ CDIS Lucas Traum Mason Hoenig Mallory Beitelspacher Trazelle Treffry Alexander Barnett Alysen Wimmer #NSBW25 #ClueInToSchoolBreakfast #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #saberpride #nutritionservices

The CDHS Pop Music Concert has been rescheduled to March 31st at 7:30 p.m. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable night of great music and incredible Saber talent! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhschoir #cdhspopsconcert #popsconcert #rescheduled #saberpride #sabersucceeding

🎓 Our next senior spotlight is Addie Appleby, who is making big plans for her future! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Lauren Walker, Parker Petsche, and Natalie Cagle. In this role, these students 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

💜💛 We couldn’t be prouder of our Central DeWitt Sabers Boys Basketball team and coaches who gave it their all at State. The final score doesn’t define the heart, effort, and dedication this team has shown all season. Hold your heads high, Sabers! You’ve been a great example for our younger Sabers and have set the bar high for the future of Saber basketball. Proud to be a Saber! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsbasketball #sabersboysbasketball #sabersatstate #saberpride #proudtobeasaber

Our 5th-grade students have been fully immersed in hands-on learning during their Amplify Renaissance unit! They recently completed their Creation of Adam watercolor paintings—just like Michelangelo—lying on their backs as they painted. These masterpieces were proudly displayed at conferences for everyone to admire. Students had time at the end of the unit to test out their sculpting abilities as well. Thanks to donations of Ivory soap from our amazing parents, they channeled their inner Michelangelo again, and created their own sculptures. With only scissors, bobby pins, paper clips, paintbrushes, and pencils as tools, they tackled the challenge with creativity and determination. The classes even had a few expert sculptors from Cub Scouts sharing their tips! What a fun and engaging way to bring the Renaissance to life! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #5thgrade #Renaissance #creativelearning #handsonlearning #learningisfun #saberpride #saberssucceeding

It’s that time again! Central DeWitt Early Childhood students are thrilled to be preparing to welcome preschool-age children to participate in our annual “Little Sabers Preschool Lab.” We are looking for children, ages 3-4 (should be toilet trained) to join us in our classroom at the high school to play and learn during our classroom time. The program will begin on March 25th and continue two days a week until May 23rd. There will be one session every other day from 8:15-9:15 a.m. and no Lab on Wednesdays (a more detailed schedule will be shared once enrollment is complete). Please contact Rebecca Barnes at rebecca.barnes@cd-csd.org to have questions answered and enroll your child. We have just 12 spots available! Enrollment is on a first-come-first-served basis. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing your kiddos in “Little Sabers Preschool Lab! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #littlesaberspreschoollab

📣💜💛 TODAY IS THE DAY, SABERS! Our Central DeWitt Sabers Boys Basketball team is ready to hit the court and battle for victory at State! 🏀🔥 Play with passion, trust your skills, and leave it all on the floor—this is your moment! On Friday, the boys basketball team paraded through our schools to get some extra luck for today’s game! It was amazing to see the Saber spirit shining through our students— the entire Central DeWitt community is behind you all the way! CHECK IT OUT: https://youtu.be/-xqcXGXOdpw 💜💛 Drop a 🏀 or a #GoSabers in the comments to show your support! LET’S GET THIS WIN, SABERS! Can’t be there in person? See watch options here: https://www.ihssn.com/ #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsbasketball #sabersboysbasketball #statebound #sabersatstate #goodlucksabers #saberpride #saberssucceeding

🎓 Our next senior spotlight of the year is Rylan Edwards, one of our seniors who has big plans for his future! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Lauren Walker, Parker Petsche, and Natalie Cagle. In this role, these students 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

Central DeWitt Special Olympics apparel store is open! Support our Special Olympics athletes and help us create an inclusive community where everyone feels valued and included. The store is open through March 12th, so don’t miss your chance to order! https://adcraftwebstores.com/cdsso25/ #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #centraldewittspecialolympics #specialolympics #onlinestore #supportoursabers #saberpride

It’s time to nominate Central DeWitt employees for the February 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 Tuesday, March 11th! Nomination form: https://forms.gle/ksRVLaYC6XBXkAbw7 We look forward to receiving your nominations! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #employeeofthemonth #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #nominateanemployee

Central DeWitt Tennis apparel is now available! Store closes March 13th so don’t wait! Thanks for supporting Central DeWitt Tennis! https://stores.teamelitesports.com/central_dewitt_tennis/shop/home #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #tennis #sabertennis #onlinestore #supportoursabers #saberpride

🎓Our next senior spotlight of the year is Jenny Claussen, one of our seniors who has an exciting future ahead! The Senior Spotlight is created by CDHS AmeriCorps Student Leaders Lauren Walker, Parker Petsche, and Natalie Cagle. In this role, these students 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