November 2022 District Update | | |
OUR WEBSITE HAS A NEW LOOK |
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The school district's website, www.centralsprings.net, has a refreshed look! On the home page, you will find the most frequently accessed items, such as the lunch menu, daily calendar of events and link to JMC.
One new item on the home page is called "Virtual Backpack" The Central Springs School District is doing its part to share family-friendly programs and events happening in the area.
The Virtual Backpack contains links to flyers that are provided to the district. If you'd like to include an item, simply email a pdf of the flyer or an image of the flyer to pbeyer@centralsprings.net, lmarino@centralsprings.net or kheidemann@centralsprings.net. Instead of sending paper flyers home, community items will be added to the site. It's an easy way to check what's happening in our communities!
Other useful tools on the site include a forms section, current employment openings, school-specific information and a new activities page. Be sure to check it out!
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In the event of inclement weather, the district may declare up to five e-learning days and then these days will not be added to the end of the school year calendar. A
JMC notification will announce an e-learning day. No more than two e-learning days in a row will be utilized.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT | |
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North Central Iowa 'Ag in the Classroom' visited the 7th grade STEM classroom.
Students learned about Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) which involves applying different amounts of water to crops, rather than applying one amount to an entire field.
The students applied what they had learned by simultaneously filling 3 glasses with water, each glass was to be filled at a different water level.
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8th grade students in Family and Consumer Science (FCS) class completed a sewing unit. The students learned how to thread a sewing machine, measure and cut fabric, pin the fabric together using straight pins and control a sewing machine using a push pedal. There's a lot of problem-solving required in sewing; however, many of the students caught on so quickly that they ended up making more than one pillow! | |
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Central Springs Exceeded Goal!
Our annual Kids Heart Challenge service learning program with the American Heart Association was a success! Our students learned how to keep their hearts and minds healthy as well as the importance of helping others.
Students and families raised $3,143.67!
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The NS-RF Educational Foundation held its annual meeting on October 24. Awards given totaled $5,293.63.
The NS-RF Educational Foundation was organized in 1997 to further the education of NS-RF students by providing financial assistance, supplies
and/or materials, including but not limited to scholarships and awards.
If you have any questions regarding the Foundation, please contact a board member: Renee Christiansen, Michelle Miller, or Pat O'Donnell.
If you would like to make a donation, please contact President Michelle Miller at 641-749-2348 or mcmiller@email.com for more information.
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CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT COMPLETED | |
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Certified Enrollment is an annual report of enrolled resident students used for the Iowa School Finance Formula calculation. The certified enrollment count is taken on the first day of October every year. Certified Enrollment and State Supplemental Aid, which is set during the legislative session, determine the funding that our district will receive the following year.
For actual certified enrollment (K-12), we were up 7.49 students (797.82 to 805.31).
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The inaugural Central Springs Girls Rugby team qualified for the State Rugby Tournament on Sunday, October 30. The girls lost the opening match versus Indianola then won two consecutive matches against Des Moines Roosevelt and Ankeny to place 5th.
Three members of the CS team were recognized with All-State honors.
Junior Hannah True was selected to 1st Team All-State, Senior Aurora Stepleton was selected to 2nd Team All-State, and freshman Mya Howes was selected All-State Honorable Mention.
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Fall Sports Honors - Way to Go Panthers! | |
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CROSS COUNTRY
All Conference Team
First Team
Claire Rye
Second Team
Carter Lanphere
Gavin Ryner
Ella Pippert
Addyson Main
Whitney Davis
All District
Claire Rye
State Qualifier
Claire Rye
2022 Globe Gazette All-Area Girls Cross Country Team
Claire Rye
Academic All-State
Ella Pippert
Distinguished Team Academic Award - Team GPA above 3.25.
Girls Team - 7 Consecutive Years
Boys team - 6 Consecutive Years
VOLLEYBALL
1st Team All-Conference
Azaria McDonough
Kaci Crum
2nd Team All-Conference
Abby Pate
Carly Ryan
Honorable Mention
Paige Prazak
Globe Gazette All-Area Team
1st Team
Azaria McDonough
2nd Team
Kaci Crum
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FOOTBALL
1st Team All District
Joey Marino WR/TE
Carter Crum Utility
2nd Team All District
Carter Crum P
Javont Froiland WR
Kaden Oliver LB
Rory Prazak RB
Will Howes RB
Edric Coleman K
Colton O’Hern OL
Honorable Mention
Cameron Gray
Bobby Weir
Austin Shimek
Adler Rowe
Academic All District Cum GPA 3.7 or above
Edric Coleman
Will Howes
Adler Rowe
Globe Gazette All-Area Team
2nd Team
Joey Marino, TE
Colton O’Hern, OL
Carter Crun, P
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The Central Springs Music Boosters are excited to offer a clothing order to help support the programs. Order forms and payments due to any Central Springs office by December 2.
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The intermediate school will be holding its annual Christmas Store. Students and staff donate new/slightly used items, which 4th and 5th graders may purchase for 25 cents. The store allows students to purchase gifts for family members while raising proceeds that go toward the purchase of gift cards for those in need. | |
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Hank Lafler saying the announcements and the pledge with Mr. Carlson | Elianna Johnson enjoying her dance party with her class! | |
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"You're PAWS-itively Great!" Awards recognize students who are just plain kind and wonderful in the Elementary!
We are blessed to have some many kids that fit that description at both elementary campuses- and some kids just stand out and get recognized for their greatness.
Students receive a "scratch off" award that they scratch off in front of the school. Awards consist of many different things such as playing games and eating lunch with a teacher and a few friends, a 15-minute dance party for the entire class, and most of all... the coveted "create the menu for a day."
This is something new Mr. Carlson has started this year and honestly, he gets just as excited as the kids do!
| Harper Bass picking all the music and dances for R&R | | |
Central Springs High School students wowed the crowds with their performances of the musical, Seussical. Shown here is the finale! | | |
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Congrats to Gavin Ryner who earned the honor of performing at All State Chorus! | |
Our last football game of the season was Thursday night, October 20. The flag was raised by our local group of American Legion Riders, formed at the American Legion in Manly. | |
Civics class students took a field trip to the Manly Edward Tosel - American Legion Post #110, to learn about military history and traditions from local Legionnaires Dan Thomson and Pat Harnack. They then visited the Manly cemetery to see the names of some local heroes that served in the US military. | |
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Mr. Arians and Mr. Shafer took the Central Springs Junior class to Camp Dodge to visit the Gold Star Museum. While there, they looked at artifacts from the Civil War to the War on Terrorism and how Iowans made an impact in those conflicts. The students visited with a Korean veteran and experienced the gourmet lunch of MREs (Meal Ready to Eat) furnished by the Iowa National Guard.
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Check out the crowd at our senior citizen meal at the Nora Springs Campus on 11/10/22. Our kitchen staff prepared the meal and our 8th grade student council served it. We had 88 seniors from the community attend. They had a traditional turkey dinner with pumpkin pie. | | |
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Mr. Shafer's Government classes took a short walk to the Manly polling station. The students went to see democracy at work. Some students voted for the first time, and all got questions answered to questions about the voting process and the steps used to ensure voting security throughout the election.
A special thank you to the volunteers at the polling station who were so welcoming!
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