Thursday Schedule Changes Due to Weather

Due to the incoming winter weather, the Cedar Falls School District will postpone parent/teacher conferences currently scheduled for Thursday, March 9, to Tuesday, March 21.

What this means:

• Thursday, March 9: 
• Dismissal times for Thursday, March 9:
• High School: Dismiss at 11:10 a.m.
• Junior Highs: Dismiss at 11:15 a.m.
• Elementary Schools: Dismiss at Noon
• Friday, March 10: No School 
• Monday, March 13 - Friday, March 17: No School Spring Break
• Monday, March 20: School as scheduled with normal Monday start and end times. 
• Tuesday, March 21: 
• School will dismiss at the following times (same as was scheduled for Thursday, March 9)
• High School: Dismiss at 11:10 a.m.
• Junior Highs: Dismiss at 11:15 a.m.
• Elementary Schools: Dismiss at Noon
• Parent/Teacher conferences scheduled for Thursday, March 9, will be moved to the same time slots on Tuesday, March 21.
• If the time(s) on Tuesday creates a conflict, please contact your student’s classroom teacher to find an alternate time to meet.

Congrats to all the participants in the Northeast Iowa Chapter MathCounts competition! Eleven Holmes and four Peet students competed among 14 schools and over 100 competitors from northeast Iowa. The Holmes team is coached by Karen Newcomb and Blair Hudson, assisted by Joe Newcomb and high school junior Abby Sliwinski. The Peet team is coached by Sarah Cooper.

Results from the competition:

1st place team: Holmes (Helen Peng, Kevin Du, Ahan Tandon, and Meghana Kota)

2nd place team: Peet (Mason Li, Evan Lin, Kenny Biggs, Parker Steffen)

Individuals:

1st: Mason Li, Peet

2nd: Evan Lin, Peet

3rd: Helen Peng, Holmes

5th: Grace Sliwinski, Holmes

6th: Kevin Du, Holmes

7th: Ahan Tandon, Holmes

11th: Rishika Shettigar, Holmes 

13th (tie): Meghana Kota, Holmes 

13th (tie): Parker Steffen, Peet

15th: Arjun Anugu, Holmes

All these students (4 from Peet, 7 from Holmes, 11 all together)

qualified for the State MathCounts competition next month in Ankeny!

CF wrestling qualified 7 wrestlers to the individual state tournament - the most the school has qualified in over 20 years!  Congrats to

Evan Simpson - 113

Kane Shimp - 126

Henry Koehn - 152

Jerry Norton - 160

Drew Gerdes - 182

Ian Bohnenkamp - 195

Drew Campbell - 220

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Become a safe and confident babysitter

Students 10-13 years old who are interested in babysitting are welcome to sign up for MercyOne’s babysitting class. Students will learn the responsibilities of a sitter, health and safety, and when to call 911. Parents need to register their student in advance and pay the $20 per person fee. The class is held at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center with two date options to choose from:

• Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., or
• Saturday, May 20; from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Class size is limited and options may be removed or new ones added as they fill up. Sign up now