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‼️ REMINDER: Tomorrow, May 17th, will not be an early out day. It is a full day of school with students being released at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 24th will also be a full day of school.

These talented 4th, 5th and 6th graders put on a great performance last Friday at the CDIS Poetry Slam! While some students recited published works, a majority of students shared original poems they wrote. Awesome job, Sabers! For more pictures visit https://bit.ly/3IbBQ1v Joci Higgins, “Spring” Nile Steward, “Baseball” Talia Stroud and Ryleigh Venden, “If My Cat Could Talk” Maddy Mommsen and Nora Prosise, “Why Dogs Chase Squirrels” Shupriya Karki, “I Wonder” Sam VonMuenster and Cade Converse, “Mr. Brown” Megan Morningstar, “Dog and Cat” Kourtney Lake, Brynn Schroeder and EllieThomas, “Friends For Life” Henry Dollar, Fysher Martin and Liam Rilea, “Whopper” Brooklyn Walls and Sage Skidmore, “If I Were President” Hailey Grell and Maddie Thole, “Believe” Maddox Grell, Brayden Burbach and Jack McDermott, “I Never Lose, All I Do Is Win” Greenley Grell, “Grit” Braelyn Humes and Charlotte Pauly, “Sports” Evelyn Penniston, “My Friends and I” Leo Hill, “Soldier Field” Ellie Thomas, “This Is a Battle” Payton Goldensoph, “What If” Leo Hill, “One Day” Maddie Thole, “Bravery” Cody Viel and Aiden Summers, “Mad Man” Talia Stroud, “America the Land of the Free” Brynn Schroeder, “God’s Love” Paityn Dingbaum, “Friends” Payton Goldensoph, “Still I Rise” Shupriya Karki, “A Teacher” Cael Green, Jack Miller, Brady Meier, and Hudson Meyers, “We Will Miss You” #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #cdispoetryslam #saberssucceeding #saberpride

Congratulations to Anna Hurning who made the Girls Golf All-conference 2nd Team and Maggie Froeschle and Riley Horst who were honorable mention! The team came in at fourth place overall this season. Way to go, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabergirlsgolf #saberssucceeding

‼️ ATTENTION SENIORS: Bring your graduation robes tomorrow for the “Graduation Walk” through CDIS, CDMS and CDHS tomorrow following the awards ceremony. Put your name on the inside of the robe and leave it in on the tables in the atrium in the morning. You do NOT need your caps.

This semester seniors Lynden Zevenbergen, Jena Edwards, and Mairead Willimack had a unique opportunity to intern with local businesses through Cooperative Education, a dual credit course offered by CDHS and Eastern Iowa Community College. This work-based learning course is a vital part of our Career and Technical Education program and is a capstone course, taught by Mr. Law, within the Business Education Department. On Thursday, the students presented what they learned from their experience to parents, administrators, and participating business representatives. The business representatives shared how impressed they were with the students work ethic and what a positive experience this was them. The DeWitt Community Hospital Foundation even surprised their intern, Mairead, with a scholarship! Thank you to First Trust& Savings in Grand Mound, the DeWitt Community Hospital Foundation and Fieldstone of DeWitt for partnering with us to provide this valuable opportunity for students! Congratulations to our seniors on a job well done!

Seniors only have two days of school left! Senior Awards are Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. and Commencement is this Sunday at 3 p.m.! Stay tuned for more details. There will be a send-off on Wednesday morning at 7:40 in the CDHS atrium for our track athletes headed to state. Please join us as we wish them well! Good luck to our CDHS girls golf team at the regional meet this Wednesday at Manchester and to our girls tennis team as they take on Marion for regional team tennis. Today is the club and organization fair at CDHS. CDIS and Ekstrand have Field Days this week. Let’s finish the school year strong! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #saberactivityupdate

💜💛 Look at all the Sabers headed to STATE TRACK & FIELD! Congratulations to everyone and we can’t wait to see you compete! To order Saber state track & field apparel click here: https://www.walloffame247.com/central-dewitt-high-school Store closes Monday at 8 a.m. The athletes’ names will be added to the back of the shirt. Thank you for supporting Central DeWitt Track and Field. BOYS Shot Put Joe Vickers Discus Joe Vickers High Jump Colby Cornelius 110 Meter High Hurdles Tristan Rheingans 400 Meter Low Hurdles Tristan Rheingans 200 Will Ginter 400 Alex Fuller 800 Meter Sprint Medley David Harper Alex Brown Alex Fuller Will Ginter 4x200 Meter Relay Michael Palmer Tristan Rheingans Alex Brown Will Ginter 4x400 Meter Relay Alex Fuller Will Ginter Caleb Olson Tristan Rheingans 4x800 Meter Relay Caleb Olson Ben Zimmer Sam Bloom Brady Freeman Alternates Ben Pace Abe Krukow Greyson Dollar Keegan Peterson Corbin Jorgensen Anthony Curtner Nathan Butler GIRLS High Jump Soren Maricle 100 Meter Hurdles Soren Maricle #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabertrackandfield #headedtostate #saberpride #saberssucceeding

Congratulations to several Saber artists for winning even more art awards to close out the school year! Ryder Peel received a huge win at the state level for his colored pencil drawing! He was honored with 2nd Place for the State of Iowa US Fish & Wildlife Art Contest. Clinton Community College High School Art Invitational also had three Saber top honors: Alexsys Scheeper, 1st place Painting, Best of Show and Grand Prize winner of a Free Class Adriana Kerr, 1st Place Drawing, Winner of Art Supplies Brooke Crank, 1st Place Graphic Design Artist with work selected to be in the show: Clara LeConte, Sam Arnold, Lacey Stoker, Amelia Griffin, Raelyn Schroeder, Mackenzie McKnight, Alligha Anderson, Zoey Tiefenthaler, Nora McAvan, Kerrigan Jefford, Bri Clark, Wyatt Penniston, Ryder Peel, Lily Pauly, Camila Renya View the 2023 art awards and selected artwork: https://bit.ly/3Ml2qYq Also, congratulations to the nine NAHS members receiving cords for graduation! And, there will be a K-12 art show from mid-May to July at the First Central Art Gallery in the lobby of the DeWitt Operahouse Theater.

Several members from the AEA came to CDHS on Tuesday to share their information about their careers with students. The more than 20 Central DeWitt and Calamus-Wheatland students that attended are mostly interested in pursuing careers in healthcare and/or education. The AEA employees shared how some of their careers tie both fields together and that there are several ways for those interested in education to work with children outside of the traditional classroom setting. Thank you to those who took time to meet with students! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #aea

💜🎉💛 Congratulations to Central Dewitt tennis players Lexi Cooper, Isabelle Pierce and Paige Owens who are headed to STATE! Lexi will be competing in the singles tournament and Isabelle and Paige will team up for doubles. We are so proud of you and can't wait to cheer you on!

For Teacher Appreciation Week, CDHS Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members made a variety of scented candles for the CDHS staff. What a thoughtful way to say thank you! Great job, Sabers! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #teacherappreciationweek2023 #thankateacher #fccla

💜💛 Congratulations to Ekstrand Elementary Art Teacher Ms. Janaszak who was chosen as The American Legion of Iowa’s 2023 Educator of the Year! She was nominated by Jessica Sunday through the Eugene McManus American Legion Post #238. Ms. Janaszak was awarded for going “above and beyond by promoting the aims and purposes of The American Legion of Iowa, serving as a role model, and instilling patriotism and Americanism in our youth.” If you haven’t seen the incredible art projects Ms. Janaszak does to honor veterans, make sure you check out the photos. What a great honor and well deserved! We’re so proud to have you as part of our Saber family, Ms. Janaszak! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #ekstrandelementary #theamericanlegionofiowa #2023educatoroftheyear #saberpride #saberssucceeding

💜💛 It's National School Nurse Day! School nurses are not only critical to all aspects of student health but also in making sure our staff is prepared to handle medical emergencies. Our nurses understand the important link between health and successful learning which is evident in the time they devote and the quality of care they provide! Thank you for all you do Sarah Berner, Ann Bixby and Mackenzie Riedesel! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdms #cdis #ekstrandelementary #schoolnurses #nationalschoolnurseday2023 #thankyouforallyoudo

Congratulations to Assistant Superintendent Jen Vance who was a finalist for the 2023 Iowa Central Office Administrator of the Year Award! Mrs. Vance was nominated by her peers who can attest she is always the first person to ask how she can help and continually strives to provide the best opportunities for our students and staff. We are lucky to have her and this recognition is definitely well-deserved! #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #iowacentralofficeadministratoroftheyearfinalist #saberssucceeding #saberpride

Check out the May edition of the CDHS newsletter! You can find the current and past month's newsletters here: https://www.cd-csd.org/cdhs-monthly-newsletter/ #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #cdhsnewsletter #cdhshappenings #maynewsletter

Central DeWitt hosted Special Olympics Young Athletes Play Day on Thursday, May 4. Unified members from 5th and 6th grade partnered with students from Ekstrand Elementary to assist them with different activities developed to help the students learn skills needed for when they are old enough to participate in Special Olympics sports. Both the Unified members and the young athletes enjoyed being together for the event and having lunch from Subway. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdis #ekstrandelementary #specialolympics #unifiedmembers #futureathletes

‼️ VOTING ENDS TODAY! What better way to show your appreciation during Teacher Appreciation Week than voting for the Central DeWitt teachers who were nominated for the QC Times Teacher of the Year! Click here to vote: https://bit.ly/3Hsq2rp #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #vote

We’re excited to partner with 1st Day School Supplies again! This year, buy early and save up to 30% over shopping at big box stores like Target, Walmart and even Amazon. 1st Day School Supplies give our students only the brand names that our teachers trust and respect like Ticonderoga, Crayola, Elmer's and Clorox. So, what are you waiting for? Buy early and save! https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/ #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #schoolsupplies #1stdayschoolsupplies

Early Childhood Education 158 Curriculum I students recently visited to the Bettendorf Family Museum and the Bettendorf Public Library. During these visits they learned about creative learning opportunities for young kids outside of the traditional classroom. #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #earlychildhoodeducation

The Central DeWitt Saber Softball apparel store is open! The store closes on May 15th so don't wait to get your order in! Thank you for supporting our softball program! https://www.adcraftwebstore.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=8098 #gosabers #centraldewittcsd #cdhs #sabersoftball #softballstore #thankyouforsupportingoursabers