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Congratulations to the following Saber girls tennis players who were selected for the 2023 MAC All-conference Teams! We’re proud of you, Sabers! 3rd TEAM SINGLES Isabelle Pierce Saydie Roling HONORABLE MENTION Lexy Cooper Brooke Bloom #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabergirlstennis #macallconferenceteams #saberssucceeding #saberpride #macconference

After reading the book Balloons Over Broadway, Ms. Smith and Mrs. Jackson’s Peer STEM students were inspired to put on their own balloon parade, similar to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The students created paper mache balloons and attached them to bee bots which they programmed to follow a path for the parade. They also helped create the colorful background for the parade. Great job, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdms #cdis #peerSTEM #balloonsoverbroadway #balloonparade #saberssucceeding #STEM

What a great time to be a Saber! Our Sabers put on a great performance at State Track & Field (see results below) and Tristan Rheingans brought home a 400 Hurdles State Championship, our girls golf team is headed to the state tournament in Cedar Falls, and our girls tennis team made it to the final four in the state tournament! And, last but not least, we had a great time celebrating the Class of 2023 yesterday at commencement! Good luck to our boys and girls soccer programs as they begin regional and district play this week! Remember, tickets must be purchased in advance for these contests. Below are the links. On Wednesday, we will have a send-off for our girls golf team and for our state-bound Special Olympic athletes at 7:45 a.m. in the CDHS atrium. On Thursday, at 7:45 a.m. in the CDHS atrium we will have a send-off for Lexy Cooper, Isabelle Pierce, and Paige Owens for state singles & doubles tennis and our state bound final four tennis team. Please join us as we wish them well. There’s so much to celebrate we almost forgot to mention it’s the LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! Let’s finish the year strong, Sabers! Tickets: Boys District Soccer: https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/ Girls Regional Soccer: https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/centraldewitt/tickets Girls State Golf: https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/centraldewitt/tickets State Track & Field Results: Boys 4x800 (Caleb Olson, Ben Zimmer, Brady Freeman, Sam Bloom) - 20th 400 Alex Fuller - 6th HJ Colby Cornelius - 6th Discus Joe Vickers - 23rd HJ Soren Maricle - 3rd Boys 4x200 (Alex Fuller, Tristan Rheingans, Alex Brown, Will Ginter) - 3rd 400H Tristan Rheingans - 1st (State Champ) Shot Put Joe Vickers - 18th Boys Sprint Medley (Ben Pace, Alex Brown, Alex Fuller, Will Ginter) - 2nd 100H Soren Maricle - 7th 110H Tristan Rheingans - 6th 200 Will Ginter - 8th Boys 4x400 (Will Ginter, Alex Fuller, Alex Brown, Tristan Rheingans) - 8th #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #saberactivityupdate #greattimetobeasaber #saberssucceeding #lastweekofschool #saberpride

💜💛Congratulations to our Saber girls tennis team who defeated Xavier High School yesterday to become the State Tournament First Round Winner and move on to the FINAL FOUR! They will compete again on May 30th in Waukee. Way to go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabergirlstennis #finalfour #saberpride #saberssucceeding

🎓 It's GRADUATION DAY!!! Only a few more hours until our seniors walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Watch the graduation ceremony here: https://youtube.com/live/G7LybvuFFXY?feature=share 🎉 Don't forget to line the streets for the “Senior Cruise” around 4:15 p.m. to congratulate our graduates! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #classof2023 #commencement2023 #graduationday #seniorcruise

💜🏆 💛Congratulations to Tristan Rheingans on his 400 Hurdles State Championship and making Central DeWitt history! We are so proud of you and all the Sabers on a great performance at State Track & Field so far! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #SaberStateChampion #saberssucceeding #cdhs #sabertrackandfield #saberpride #makinghistory

Good luck to our girls tennis team as they compete at the first round of the State Tennis Tournament today! For tournament info visit https://www.ighsau.org/news/2023-state-tennis-tournament-central/ Let’s go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabergirlstennis #saberpride #girlsstatetennis2023 #saberssucceeding

Fifth grade students visited the Central Community Historical Society and Museum this week where Ann Soenksen and other volunteers shared information about the Underground Railroad and its history in Clinton County. The students also toured the outbuildings to learn more about DeWitt’s history! Thank you to the historical society for sharing your time with our students! gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #5thgrade #centralcommunityhistoricalsociety #clintoncountyhistory #dewitthistory #learningoutsidetheclassroom

It’s National School Board Recognition Month and we’d like to thank our dedicated school board whose leadership and vision benefits our students every day! Thank you for all you do throughout the year! We encourage everyone attend the school board meeting Monday, May 22nd at 6 p.m. in the CDMS Media Center to learn how our school board is making a difference in our schools. To attend via Zoom: https://cd-csd.zoom.us/j/86808900929... To view the agenda for Monday night’s meeting, visit http://go.boarddocs.com/ia/central/Board.nsf/goto?open... #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #centraldewittschoolboard #nationalschoolboardrecognitionmonth #weloveourschoolboard #thankyoutoourschoolboard

On Monday, Ms. Sage’s Meal Management students got their hands dirty when they visited one of the urban farming plots tended to by Tapestry Farms. The students helped plant green beans which, along with other produce grown by Tapestry Farms, will go to the River Bend Food Bank to help area families in need. What a great hands-on experience for these culinary students! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #mealmanagement #tapestryfarms #learningoutsidetheclassroom #urbanfarming #saberssucceeding

Parents, students and staff gathered at CDHS yesterday morning to wish our boys and girls track and field team members well as they head to state. Competition begins today! You can watch live for free here: https://www.iahsaa.org/track-field/state-meet-central/ Let’s go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabertrackandfield #saberpride #statetrackandfield2023 #saberssucceeding

After a 1st place finish at regionals yesterday, our girls golf team is headed to STATE! Anna Hurning and Marjory Alger also qualified as individuals! Congratulations, Sabers! We’re proud of you! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabergirlsgolf #saberpride #stategirlsgolf2023 #saberssucceeding

Eighth graders got a chance to check out some of the ways they can get involved at CDHS next year during the Club and Organization Fair on Monday. The incoming freshman were also given a tour of the school by CDHS Student Council members. CDHS is looking forward to welcoming the Class of 2027 next year! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsclubandorganizationfair #getinvolvedatcdhs

Congratulations to Max Froeschle who made the MAC Boys Tennis All-Conference 2nd Team and to Grant Greogoire and Dexter Westbay who were honorable mention! Great job, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #saberboystennis #macallconferenceteams #saberssucceeding #saberpride #macconference

Last week the CDMS Student Leadership Council enjoyed playing Intergenerational Trivia with the residents of Fieldstone of DeWitt. It’s always great seeing our students out in the community having fun! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdms #cdmsleadershipcouncil #fieldstoneofdewitt #saberpride #intergenerationaltrivia #triviaatfieldstone

🎓 Commencement is only a few days away and we are ready to celebrate all of our incredible graduates! Join us on Sunday, May 21st at 3 p.m. for the graduation ceremony followed by the “Senior Cruise” around 4:15 p.m. The parade is a great opportunity for our community to congratulate our graduates! The graduation ceremony will be live streamed. Link is below along with other information regarding graduation festivities: CEREMONY •Football field gates open at 2 p.m. •Number of guests allowed to attend is unlimited. No tickets required. •Guest seating is available in the home bleachers or bring chairs to sit on either side of the aisle on the football field. •Graduation will be projected on a large screen and the sound will be loud enough to hear from any guest seating area. •Bring an umbrella if there is rain in the forecast. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the competition gym. •The graduation ceremony will be live streamed at https://youtube.com/live/G7LybvuFFXY?feature=share PARKING •South parking lot is reserved for parents and graduates. Parade will start from this lot. •North parking lot and tennis court parking lot available for other guests. It is recommended that the tennis court parking lot be used for elderly or handicap. •Golf carts will be available for those who need assistance from parking lots to the field. "SENIOR CRUISE" PARADE •Graduation parade will be immediately following the ceremony at approximately 4:15 p.m. •One vehicle per graduate or two vehicles for two-household families are allowed to participate in the parade. Parents must drive vehicles. Cars can be decorated in school-appropriate decor. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #classof2023 #centraldewittgraduation #commencement #onceasaberalwaysasaber #congratulationsgraduates

For the first time in school history, and after only three seasons, our girls tennis team is headed to the STATE TEAM TOURNAMENT! What an accomplishment! We are so proud of you, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #centraldewittgirlstennis #headedtostate #saberpride #saberssucceeding

Congratulations to the following Saber track team members who were named to the 2023 MAC All-conference Teams! We’re proud of you, Sabers! FIRST TEAM Joseph Vickers, 2nd place Shot Put Colby Cornelius, 1st place High Jump Tristan Rheingans, 1st place 400 Low Hurdles David Harper Jr., Alexander Brown, Alex Fuller, Will Ginter, 1st place Sprint Medley SECOND TEAM Joseph Vickers, 3rd place Discus Abe Krukow, Michael Palmer, Nathan Butler, Caleb Olson, 2nd place Distance Medley Alex Fuller, 3rd place 400 meters David Harper Jr., Tristan Rheingans, Alexander Brown, Will Ginter, 2nd place 4x200 Relay Tristan Rheingans, 4th place 110 Hurdles Alex Fuller, Will Ginter, Caleb Olson, Tristan Rheingans, 2nd place 4x400 Relay HONORABLE MENTION Brady Petersen, 6th place Discus Keegan Peterson, 5th place 3200 Meter Caleb Olson, Ben Zimmer, Samuel Bloom, Brady Freeman, 3rd place 4x800 Relay Will Ginter, 5th place 200 Meter Dash

ATTENTION incoming juniors, seniors, and parents! Clinton Community College is working on getting a Career Academy Center up and running in DeWitt. In the future, there is plan to run six different CTE programs out of Dewitt; however, with the uncertainty of completing the building before the fall of 2023, CCC is planning to do a slow roll out with two of the Academies. There is a backup location secured to ensure these programs run in August 2023. The two academies being offered in DeWitt for the 2023-2024 school year are Small Business Management and Agriculture. Please find information attached which explains careers within these pathways, as well as the program of study for the academy courses. All of the classes offered are worth college credit, and can help jumpstart a career within these two career fields. After completion of the Small Business Management Academy, students will be able to obtain a certificate and 18 college credits working toward higher degrees. Completion of the Ag Academy allows students to obtain 13.5 credits for the first year, or 28.5 credits if they continue with the academy both junior and senior year. In the future there will be more opportunities for students, but right now we are only focusing on the two academies that are starting in the fall. Representatives from CCC were out in DeWitt last week to share the information and answer student questions regarding the academies. In addition, students can plan a meeting with Holly Hansen to discuss these further. If a student knows they want to try an academy, they will need to meet with Mary Beth Schaible to ensure it works for their high school schedule. These academies are a year-long commitment and will take the place of two high school blocks. We are looking forward to offering more opportunities to the students in exploring and solidifying their interests! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #ccc #careeracademies #smallbusinessmanagement #agriculture

Our very own Coach Jason Lansing was named the MAC Boys Track Coach of the Year! Congratulations Mr. Lansing on this well-deserved honor! Thank you for sharing your time and talent with our students and contributing to a successful season! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #saberboystrackandfield #maccoachoftheyear #saberssucceeding #saberpride #macconference