Elementary Backpack Nights
All elementary buildings will hold Backpack Nights
on Thursday, August 19, 4:30-6 p.m.
Junior High Back to School Nights
Holmes Junior High & Peet Junior High will host
Back to School Nights on Thursday, August 19, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Welcome to CFHS Night
for all New Students & 10th Grade Students
Thursday, August 19, 6 p.m.
CFHS Gym
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Online Registration for Returning Students in
Grades 1 through 12 Closes Friday, August 6
To register your returning student, log in to your PowerSchool Parent Portal. Once you have logged in to the portal, the link for Online Registration will be at the bottom left side of your screen. If you have forgotten your username or password, or have not yet set up a parent account, please email powerhelp@cfschools.org. You may also call our PowerSchool Support line at 319-553-3004. Do not click on the forgot password link on the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
Through trial and error, we have found that certain special characters in some Portal passwords have caused problems with online registration, even though they work fine with the Portal itself. If your Parent portal password contains special characters and you are experiencing difficulties with the online registration system, contact us as suggested above for a password reset and try it again. We have also found that FireFox and Google Chrome are the preferred browsers when accessing online registration.
If you have more than one child, you will need to complete the registration for all children in your household (with the exception of PK, Kindergarten, or new students to the district). We suggest that you submit one and then start another; each registration requires you to log in again.
After you have finished the registration process and submitted your information, there will be a link on the last page to the “Tiger Web Store”, which is the payment portal for school fees, fines and meal account payments. Please wait until you have registered your child/ren before paying fees, fines, and meal account payments. (Additional directions for making an online payment.)
If you have any questions or clarifications related to online registration, you may click “Contact Us” from any form page, email questions to powerhelp@cfschools.org, or call our PowerSchool Support line at 319-553-3004.
For students who are new to the district please visit our Administration Center at 1002 W First Street, Cedar Falls, and speak to our Registrar, Jessica Smith.
You will not need to register any Preschool, Kindergarten or new students to the District who may have already pre-registered with us, but you will need to set up a parent account to pay fees, fines and make meal payments. If you need assistance with registration, please contact Jessica Smith, District Registrar at 319-553-2644 or jessica.smith@cfschools.org.
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Update from Our School Nurses
Get your family ready for the new school year – schedule your child’s wellness visit
today!
Now is the time to schedule your child’s wellness visit and sports physical! To ensure your child’s health and safety before school starts, get in for an annual wellness visit or sports physical. Here’s what you can expect:
- Physical exam
- Update immunization
- Check growth and development
- Review medical history
- Talk about concerns you or your child have
Did you know that the HPV vaccine can help prevent at least six different types of cancers, including throat cancer, a rising cancer amongst men? The HPV vaccine is for both girls and boys! Get your family protected and up to date on their vaccines. Schedule an appointment with your provider today!
Protect your family against COVID-19
All Iowans aged 12 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 vaccines have been held to the same rigorous safety and effectiveness standards as all other vaccines used in the United States. The only COVID-19 vaccines the FDA has made available for use are those that meet these standards. All COVID-19 vaccines used in the U.S. were granted Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA, which has allowed progress to be made in vaccinating people in the U.S.
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The District is pleased to announce Rafael Benitez as the new Associate Principal at Cedar Falls High School. He began his new role on July 1. Benitez graduated from Muscatine High School in 2011 and from Muscatine Community College in 2013 with his Associate of Arts degree. He then came to UNI and graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education in 2015, and Masters of Arts in Education in Educational Leadership from UNI in 2020. He previously taught 8th grade English at Louisa-Muscatine Jr/Sr. High School and coached varsity football and junior high boys basketball. He then moved back to the Cedar Valley and taught 8th grade English and Advanced 9th grade English at Bunger Middle School in the Waterloo School District while also coaching middle school football and basketball. Benitez was a recipient of the Gold Star Teacher Award in 2019.
“I chose to work at Cedar Falls to contribute to the already existing tradition of high standards and to contribute to the equitable work that Cedar Falls is committed to for all students. I look forward to getting to know the students and staff of the high school!” Benitez said.
His wife, Vanessa, is an English teacher at Holmes Junior High and is a graduate of Cedar Falls High School. “We are grateful that we get to be in the same district and we plan to raise our family here in Cedar Falls,” Benitez said.
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The District is pleased to announce Andrew Meister as the new Associate Principal at Peet Junior High. He began his new role on July 1. Meister graduated from UNI with his Bachelor’s and Master's degrees. He previously taught in Waterloo Schools and was a Principal and Athletic Director for North Tama Schools. He and his wife, Maegan, have two daughters, Ellie and Addison and two dogs, Bigzy and Brimley. He enjoys fishing, reading, sports and spending time with family. He’s most looking forward to working with the world-class educators and students at Cedar Falls.
“I live in Cedar Falls and love it, and I wanted to serve in the outstanding Cedar Falls District,” Meister said.
Previous Associate Principal, Justin Urbanek, has moved to the same role but at Holmes Junior High.
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Otto Schoitz Foundation Grant Supports
Cedar Falls Schools connect>CF Program
The Cedar Falls Schools Foundation (CFSF) was awarded a $5,625 grant from the Otto Schoitz Foundation to support the connect>CF Program. connect>CF, established in 2018, is a collaboration between the Cedar Falls Community School district and Cedar Falls Utilities that addresses the homework gap and brings the value of connectivity into households. The goal of the program is to provide affordable internet access to students eligible for the free and reduced lunch program.
“This grant will help us support students and families in the 2021-2022 school year. We are thankful for the financial assistance from the Otto Schoitz Foundation,” stated Monica Boyer, CFSF Executive Director. connect>CF is an ongoing effort, sustained by donations from individuals, business, organizations and grants. To learn more about connect>CF, or to donate, click here.
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Thanks to the Professional Disc Golf Association, Cedar Falls Schools are able to learn how to play disc golf with new discs and a new curriculum guide. The grant awarded to North Cedar Elementary was part of a PDGA Physical Education COVID-19 Relief Grant that the PDGA established this year. "I am very grateful to the PDGA for giving our schools the opportunity to improve a program we have been teaching for many years. I also want to thank Clint Fuller, one of our many supportive Cedar Falls families, for bringing this grant to my attention," said Brian Cross, Physical Education Teacher. |
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Congratulations to Cedar Falls High School student, Simon Plassman on being awarded a prestigious scholarship. Currently serving as a cadet in the West High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) prgoram, Plassman has been awarded a scholarship valuing over $22,500 for an 8-week flight program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.
With only 300 cadets around the United States qualifying for the scholarship, Plassman is the only recipient from Iowa. Putting his achievement into even more perspective, there are 125,000 students enrolled in AFJROTC around the country, making his eligibility that much more impressive. To qualify for this scholarship, Plassman was required to meet academic standards, receive a high score on a flight aptitude test, maintain physical fitness, receive references, a student pilot certificate, and a FAA Class 1 Medical Certificate.
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Congratulations to Kyle Engelhardt, CFHS band director, heis in the running for an award from the Recording Academy and the Grammy Museum. He is among 219 music teachers from 204 cities across the country who have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award. The Music Educator Award was established to recognize current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools. A joint partnership and presentation of the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum, the recipient will be recognized during GRAMMY® Week 2022.
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for Students, Staff and Families
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Tech Balance
For parents of 3-to-8-year-olds. Send a text message with the word "kids" to 21555 from your cellphone. Receive free text message tips about how to practice healthy media habits at home with your family! This is a FREE program from Common Sense.
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