🐰🎨 Easter Egg Coloring Contest Winners! 🎨🐰
The ESC Elementary building held an Easter Egg Coloring Contest in their art classes, and our students did an AMAZING job showcasing their creativity! 🌟
We’re excited to share this year’s winners:
Row 1 (left to right):
Danika Drost, Claire Wallace, Kenna Mork, Frankie Schroeder, Kaelly King, Titan Steinkamp, Bennett Brotherton, Emerson Huster, Maren DeLance, Frankie Hiner
Row 2:
Lana Willson, Jacque Lohff, Parker Dooley, Morgan Mohrhauser, Lucy Herrig, Harper Hemiller, Emma Eneboe, Sophia Tiefenthaler, Ellie Mitchell, Blair Steinkamp
🎉 Congratulations to all our talented artists! 🎉
The ESC Elementary building held an Easter Egg Coloring Contest in their art classes, and our students did an AMAZING job showcasing their creativity! 🌟
We’re excited to share this year’s winners:
Row 1 (left to right):
Danika Drost, Claire Wallace, Kenna Mork, Frankie Schroeder, Kaelly King, Titan Steinkamp, Bennett Brotherton, Emerson Huster, Maren DeLance, Frankie Hiner
Row 2:
Lana Willson, Jacque Lohff, Parker Dooley, Morgan Mohrhauser, Lucy Herrig, Harper Hemiller, Emma Eneboe, Sophia Tiefenthaler, Ellie Mitchell, Blair Steinkamp
🎉 Congratulations to all our talented artists! 🎉
Mark your calendars for ESC Class Days at KDSN radio! KDSN radio out of Denison offers a great opportunity for area seniors to be guest DJs during Class Days where they salute their classmates and play their favorite songs. Tune in on April 6 at 6:00!
🌻 Seed Survivor Fun for Our 3rd & 4th Graders! 🌽
Last week, our 3rd and 4th grade students had the exciting opportunity to take part in the Seed Survivor program by Nutrien! Each group spent time learning about local agriculture, what crops need to grow, and why farming is such an important part of our community.
Students even got to plant their own sunflower seed to take home—always a favorite part of the day! 🌻✨
To learn more or explore interactive agriculture games, visit seedsurvivor.com.
Great job to our students for their curiosity and enthusiasm! 🌱💚
Last week, our 3rd and 4th grade students had the exciting opportunity to take part in the Seed Survivor program by Nutrien! Each group spent time learning about local agriculture, what crops need to grow, and why farming is such an important part of our community.
Students even got to plant their own sunflower seed to take home—always a favorite part of the day! 🌻✨
To learn more or explore interactive agriculture games, visit seedsurvivor.com.
Great job to our students for their curiosity and enthusiasm! 🌱💚
📣 Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! 🎉
Today we celebrate the AMAZING para-educators who make East Sac County a better place every single day. Their dedication, compassion, and hard work have a tremendous impact on our students, staff, and the entire ESC TEAM. We are so grateful for everything they do! ❤️🖤
Please join us in thanking the incredible individuals who serve our district:
🌟 Zo Daisy – 17 years
🌟 Kali Stone – 9 years
🌟 Morgan Stark – 8 years
🌟 Lexi Brewster – 6 years
🌟 Lisa Gullett – 6 years
🌟 Dee Auen – 4 years
🌟 Brandi Tegland – 4 years
🌟 MaryJo Ramsey – 3 years
🌟 Brenna Tedesco – 3 years
🌟 Trista Williams – 3 years
🌟 Jeff Meyers – 2 years
🌟 Ella Bussell – 2 years
🌟 Becky Dougherty – 2 years
🌟 Chris Ramsey – 2 years
🌟 Melissa Stamp – 2 years
🌟 Cianna Johnson – 2 years
🌟 Alex Bruns - 1 year
🌟 Renese Callahan - 1 year
🌟 Cara Christoffer - 1 year
🌟 Hannah Lewis - 1 year
🌟 Colleen Salsman - 1 year
🌟 Jaidan Schmith - 1 year
🌟 Elise Schueneman - 1 year
🌟 Shelly Peterson - 1 year
🌟 Sasha Bumsted - 1 year
🙌 THANK YOU for your dedication and service to our students and our community. We appreciate you today and every day!
#ESCProud #ParaAppreciationDay #ThankYouParas 🎉🖤❤️
Today we celebrate the AMAZING para-educators who make East Sac County a better place every single day. Their dedication, compassion, and hard work have a tremendous impact on our students, staff, and the entire ESC TEAM. We are so grateful for everything they do! ❤️🖤
Please join us in thanking the incredible individuals who serve our district:
🌟 Zo Daisy – 17 years
🌟 Kali Stone – 9 years
🌟 Morgan Stark – 8 years
🌟 Lexi Brewster – 6 years
🌟 Lisa Gullett – 6 years
🌟 Dee Auen – 4 years
🌟 Brandi Tegland – 4 years
🌟 MaryJo Ramsey – 3 years
🌟 Brenna Tedesco – 3 years
🌟 Trista Williams – 3 years
🌟 Jeff Meyers – 2 years
🌟 Ella Bussell – 2 years
🌟 Becky Dougherty – 2 years
🌟 Chris Ramsey – 2 years
🌟 Melissa Stamp – 2 years
🌟 Cianna Johnson – 2 years
🌟 Alex Bruns - 1 year
🌟 Renese Callahan - 1 year
🌟 Cara Christoffer - 1 year
🌟 Hannah Lewis - 1 year
🌟 Colleen Salsman - 1 year
🌟 Jaidan Schmith - 1 year
🌟 Elise Schueneman - 1 year
🌟 Shelly Peterson - 1 year
🌟 Sasha Bumsted - 1 year
🙌 THANK YOU for your dedication and service to our students and our community. We appreciate you today and every day!
#ESCProud #ParaAppreciationDay #ThankYouParas 🎉🖤❤️
🚒❤️ ESC FCCLA Shows Appreciation to Local First Responders ❤️🚑
ESC FCCLA members were excited to show their gratitude to the incredible first responders in our school district by hosting an omelet breakfast for them and their families! 🥚🍳
Students prepared customized omelets for each attendee — their favorite part of the day — as they enjoyed visiting and getting to know the families who serve our communities. Even with incoming weather forcing the event to move up a day, the chapter still served 45 people!
A huge thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this event a success. This project also allowed our Chapter to achieve one of the eight FCCLA Pillars of Purpose: Strengthening Family Life. ❤️
Makylee Cromwell shared, “I had so much fun learning how to make an omelet and chatting with the volunteer firemen.”
We are proud of our students for giving back in such a meaningful way! 👏🔥
ESC FCCLA members were excited to show their gratitude to the incredible first responders in our school district by hosting an omelet breakfast for them and their families! 🥚🍳
Students prepared customized omelets for each attendee — their favorite part of the day — as they enjoyed visiting and getting to know the families who serve our communities. Even with incoming weather forcing the event to move up a day, the chapter still served 45 people!
A huge thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this event a success. This project also allowed our Chapter to achieve one of the eight FCCLA Pillars of Purpose: Strengthening Family Life. ❤️
Makylee Cromwell shared, “I had so much fun learning how to make an omelet and chatting with the volunteer firemen.”
We are proud of our students for giving back in such a meaningful way! 👏🔥
⚽ Away Boys Soccer Tonight! ⚽
At Underwood!
5:30 Start Time
🔥 GO RAIDERS!!! 🔥
At Underwood!
5:30 Start Time
🔥 GO RAIDERS!!! 🔥
High Five Friday was a hit this morning!
A big thank you to Megan Drost, owner of Drost Physical Therapy and Performance, along with some of her amazing members, for greeting our students as they arrived at school. Their energy, friendly smiles, and countless high fives helped everyone start the day on a positive note!
A big thank you to Megan Drost, owner of Drost Physical Therapy and Performance, along with some of her amazing members, for greeting our students as they arrived at school. Their energy, friendly smiles, and countless high fives helped everyone start the day on a positive note!
🎨 Twin Lakes Conference Art Show Highlights! 🎨
The Twin Lakes Conference held its annual Art Show yesterday, March 25th, and East Sac County is proud to announce this year’s award winners!
🥇 Keira Stillwell – 1st Place, Drawing (Achromatic)
🥈 Emma Carico – 2nd Place, Photography
Congratulations to these talented students and to all ESC participants who showcased their creativity and hard work. We are proud of you!
A special thank-you to Mrs. Blum for guiding and inspiring our high school art students every day. ❤️🖤
The Twin Lakes Conference held its annual Art Show yesterday, March 25th, and East Sac County is proud to announce this year’s award winners!
🥇 Keira Stillwell – 1st Place, Drawing (Achromatic)
🥈 Emma Carico – 2nd Place, Photography
Congratulations to these talented students and to all ESC participants who showcased their creativity and hard work. We are proud of you!
A special thank-you to Mrs. Blum for guiding and inspiring our high school art students every day. ❤️🖤
🧵✨ Our Creative Sewing Class Has Been Busy! ✨🧵
The Creative Sewing class has been hard at work putting their skills to great use. Students recently finished sewing new cot sheets for Kids World, and they also created additional equipment bags for Mr. Bontrager’s PE classes.
We’re proud of their craftsmanship, teamwork, and dedication to serving others within our school community. Great job, students! ❤️🖤
The Creative Sewing class has been hard at work putting their skills to great use. Students recently finished sewing new cot sheets for Kids World, and they also created additional equipment bags for Mr. Bontrager’s PE classes.
We’re proud of their craftsmanship, teamwork, and dedication to serving others within our school community. Great job, students! ❤️🖤
Students from East Sac County FCCLA spent their spring break at the State FCCLA Leadership Conference in Cedar Rapids!
They kicked off their trip on Saturday as Denae Thayer fulfilled her State FCCLA officer duties while the rest of the group put the finishing touches on their projects.
Day 1: included workshops, judging for Iowa Events, and the Opening Session.
Kinzie, Makylee, and Keylee competed in the Cake Decorating Challenge with the theme “Bee Connected.”
Kinzie and Makylee also competed in the $20 Clothing Challenge.
A big thank-you to Mike and Jen Thayer for making the drive to attend the parents' reception.
Day 2: was filled with STAR Events judging, workshops, a social event, the Fashion Show, and the Business Session.
Kinzie competed in Chapter Service Project Display.
Makylee and Keylee competed in Sports Nutrition.
Brooklyn and Shelby competed in Repurpose and Redesign.
Day 3: wrapped up with breakfast, awards, and the Closing Session.
Makylee earned 3rd place in the $20 Challenge.
All ESC students earned Silver Awards in their STAR Events!
Denae concluded an amazing and busy year serving as a State FCCLA officer.
We are incredibly proud of this group and the way they represented East Sac County. ❤️🖤
They kicked off their trip on Saturday as Denae Thayer fulfilled her State FCCLA officer duties while the rest of the group put the finishing touches on their projects.
Day 1: included workshops, judging for Iowa Events, and the Opening Session.
Kinzie, Makylee, and Keylee competed in the Cake Decorating Challenge with the theme “Bee Connected.”
Kinzie and Makylee also competed in the $20 Clothing Challenge.
A big thank-you to Mike and Jen Thayer for making the drive to attend the parents' reception.
Day 2: was filled with STAR Events judging, workshops, a social event, the Fashion Show, and the Business Session.
Kinzie competed in Chapter Service Project Display.
Makylee and Keylee competed in Sports Nutrition.
Brooklyn and Shelby competed in Repurpose and Redesign.
Day 3: wrapped up with breakfast, awards, and the Closing Session.
Makylee earned 3rd place in the $20 Challenge.
All ESC students earned Silver Awards in their STAR Events!
Denae concluded an amazing and busy year serving as a State FCCLA officer.
We are incredibly proud of this group and the way they represented East Sac County. ❤️🖤
📚✨ Mrs. Hunziker’s first grade class has been on an incredible learning adventure! For 9 weeks, each student chose a wild or endangered animal to research, learn about and write their own informative paper to be able to teach others about their animal.
At the start of the unit, they set a big goal: to be writers and illustrators and to be able to see their final work published. Through hard work, creativity, and dedication, they crafted an amazing class book—and now they are thrilled to see it as a real, published book!
We are so proud of our young authors and illustrators for turning their research into something they can be proud of, exciting, and be able to share with others. 🌟
At the start of the unit, they set a big goal: to be writers and illustrators and to be able to see their final work published. Through hard work, creativity, and dedication, they crafted an amazing class book—and now they are thrilled to see it as a real, published book!
We are so proud of our young authors and illustrators for turning their research into something they can be proud of, exciting, and be able to share with others. 🌟
☀️ Spring Break Reminder! ☀️
There will be NO SCHOOL for East Sac County CSD from March 20th–March 24th, 2026.
Enjoy your spring break, Raiders! ❤️🖤
We’ll see everyone back on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026!
There will be NO SCHOOL for East Sac County CSD from March 20th–March 24th, 2026.
Enjoy your spring break, Raiders! ❤️🖤
We’ll see everyone back on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026!
For the first time ever in East Sac County school history, East Sac County will have two students representing our school at the All State Speech Festival! This is also the first time since 2017 that East Sac has qualified any individual for All State.
These talented students will perform at the festival on Monday, March 30th in Cedar Falls:
• Emma Carico – Musical Theatre
• Paige Hout – Poetry
Emma, a senior, will perform “I Dreamed a Dream” from the Broadway classic and film Les Misérables. She plans to attend Iowa Central Community College to study biology and participate in their theatre program.
Paige, a junior, will present a trilogy of self-written poems. After earning a Division I rating at last year’s State contest but not advancing, she set a goal to reach All State—and achieved it through determination and hard work.
🎉 Congratulations, Emma and Paige! Best of luck at the All State Festival—we are proud of you!
These talented students will perform at the festival on Monday, March 30th in Cedar Falls:
• Emma Carico – Musical Theatre
• Paige Hout – Poetry
Emma, a senior, will perform “I Dreamed a Dream” from the Broadway classic and film Les Misérables. She plans to attend Iowa Central Community College to study biology and participate in their theatre program.
Paige, a junior, will present a trilogy of self-written poems. After earning a Division I rating at last year’s State contest but not advancing, she set a goal to reach All State—and achieved it through determination and hard work.
🎉 Congratulations, Emma and Paige! Best of luck at the All State Festival—we are proud of you!
East Sac County CSD will be 2 hours late today (3/18/26) due to icy road conditions. No AM Preschool or before school activities. Please allow extra time and drive safe when traveling to school.
Parent-Teacher Conferences Reminder!
We look forward to seeing you this week.
• Tuesday, 3/17/26 from 4–8 PM
• Thursday, 3/19/26 from 4–8 PM
Thank you for your partnership and continued support of our students!
We look forward to seeing you this week.
• Tuesday, 3/17/26 from 4–8 PM
• Thursday, 3/19/26 from 4–8 PM
Thank you for your partnership and continued support of our students!
East Sac County was recently recognized as a Fields of Excellence Award Winner by Pioneer Paint! Only 100 fields in the entire nation received this honor — and just 4 of them were from Iowa.
Even more impressive, East Sac County has earned this award 16 times! 🔥
This recognition is a direct result of Steve Nuetzman’s hard work, pride, and dedication to maintaining the ball fields here at East Sac County. Steve, thank you for everything you do and for helping our district continue to shine! 👏
Congratulations, and thank you for representing ESC with excellence!
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Even more impressive, East Sac County has earned this award 16 times! 🔥
This recognition is a direct result of Steve Nuetzman’s hard work, pride, and dedication to maintaining the ball fields here at East Sac County. Steve, thank you for everything you do and for helping our district continue to shine! 👏
Congratulations, and thank you for representing ESC with excellence!
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East Sac County CSD is now CLOSED for TODAY (3/16/26) due to ice covered road conditions in parts of the district.
Last night’s 2026 Spring Dance Show was a huge success! 🌸✨
The girls brought so much energy, confidence, and heart to the performance. Their hard work truly showed in every routine, and it was fun to watch them shine.
The preschool through 8th grade routines were so much fun for the younger kids! The coed dance wis an absolute crowd favorite, full of personality and great teamwork! And of course, the parents’ dance adds fun to the night. It’s always special to see our families jump in and be part of the experience. And even more special when the senior girls dance with their dads at the end of the night.
Thank you to everyone who helped make the night possible, coaches, volunteers, parents and our amazing dancers! 💃🕺🎉
The girls brought so much energy, confidence, and heart to the performance. Their hard work truly showed in every routine, and it was fun to watch them shine.
The preschool through 8th grade routines were so much fun for the younger kids! The coed dance wis an absolute crowd favorite, full of personality and great teamwork! And of course, the parents’ dance adds fun to the night. It’s always special to see our families jump in and be part of the experience. And even more special when the senior girls dance with their dads at the end of the night.
Thank you to everyone who helped make the night possible, coaches, volunteers, parents and our amazing dancers! 💃🕺🎉
East Sac County CSD will be 2 hours late tomorrow (3/16/26) due to blowing snow and road conditions. No before school activities. Road and weather conditions will be evaluated tomorrow at 7:30 AM. Any updates will be communicated at that time.
Our ESC students competed yesterday at the State Individual Speech Contest in Denison, and we are so proud of their hard work and performances! 🎤✨
Each of these students earned their spot here at speech and congratulations to them on their ratings today:
Division I Ratings 🌟
• Paige Hout – Spontaneous Speaking
• Paige Hout – Poetry
• Emma Carico – Musical Theatre
Division II Rating 👏
• Paris McCrea – Improv
These students represented ESC with confidence, creativity, and strong performances. Great job, girls! We are proud of you! 💙💛
