East Sac County Community School District

Our very own East Sac County Booster Club greeted students as they arrived to school today! Thank you for spending your morning with us and for all you do for the students at East Sac County!!

Today is School Lunch Hero Day! These ladies work very hard to keep our kids happy, healthy, and well fed when they are here at school and throughout summer lunch program! Today we THANK them for their work and and acknowledge their importance in the school district and the community!!!

It is traditional that on May 1st colleges want to know if you plan to attend their institution or not. We celebrated ALL seniors on Decision Day for the class of 2025! Students enjoyed juice pouches and donuts from Dorothy Jane's Bakery in Lake View while watching a slideshow of their classmates' plans for after graduation. Jared, our College and Career Transition Counselor, brought t-shirts for all of the students attending Iowa Central Community College. Students snapped pictures and enjoyed the company of their peers as their senior year is quickly coming to an end. Please take 6 minutes and check out the Senior YouTube video! Congratulations Seniors, this is what going to school is all about!!! https://youtu.be/uQia2a5HXSM

Today is Principal Appreciation Day! East Sac County would like to show our appreciation and thank Mrs. Halbur and Mr. Tedesco for all of their hard work and dedication to helping East Sac County students, families, staff, and the district. Thank you!!! Becky Halbur - 4th year as Elementary Principal and has served East Sac County for 17 years. Tony Tedesco - 2nd year as 7-12 Principal

Today the Senior class along with Mr. Bochmann, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Hemiller took a trip to the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines. Seniors had the opportunity to tour the building, learn about the state's rich history, and the story behind the building itself. They had the chance to step into the historic library, see the Assembly floor, as well as a tour of the iconic golden dome. This was a great experience for our seniors!

A big THANK YOU to the Daddy Daughter Dance committee in Wall Lake for donating recess supplies to the elementary!! New footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, frisbees, sidewalk chalk, hula hoops, indoor recess games and kickballs were donated for all students to enjoy! Students were so excited; we greatly appreciate your generosity!

We have an update to the KDSN ESC Senior night. Our East Sac Seniors will now be taking over the air waves on KDSN May 6th instead of tonight! Tune in at 6:00pm May 6th to KDSN radio to hear our senior students DJ your favorite songs.

With all of the postponements and cancelations of JH track meets this year, East Sac County is happy to host this rescheduled meet so kids can compete! With the meet being rescheduled, some of the volunteers who were available yesterday are not available today. If you re interested in helping at our MS track meet tonight, please contact Lance Wilhelm and Eric McCollough at lwilhelm@eastsac.k12.ia.us and emccollough@eastsac.k12.ia.us. Please join us in Sac City for a great night of Track and Field for our Raiders and the teams who are joining us!!

On Friday, April 25 chemistry students demonstrated the wonders of science to two extremely curious elementary groups. From giant bubbles to elephant toothpaste chemistry students demonstrated the magic behind the reactions and gave a brief explanation as to what was being demonstrated. In the words of one of our kindergarten students, "the show was super-duper awesome"!

On April, 24th, KCAU 9 News hosted 105 of Siouxland's top academic achievers in the class of 2025 for its 42nd Annual Best of Class at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City. East Sac County's class of 2025 Valedictorian, Kendall Quirk, was given this honor and attended this event. Look for her on TV as you just might see her featured on KCAU 9 News in the coming weeks. Congratulations Kendall!!! https://www.siouxlandproud.com/best-of-the-class/kcau-9-celebrates-2025s-best-of-the-class/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ8g_xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFFd0kxTzBjWG5ab2VvYWlCAR76aBP7_Q-ptqLNJM5OI5_RH12SDJr563NEd3mAKVh_gQglxYef3BVk88JZSg_aem_6O9yR5C0pcUKsDhDVDp7Tw

East Sac County 5th-12th grade band members put on our annual Parade of Bands Concert tonight!! Under the direction of Ms. Andreya Harms for the 5th-8th grades and Mrs. Kelsey Degner for the 9th-12th, it was an excellent performance from all grades!!!

This morning at ESC Elementary, Twilight Acres employees greeted students as they arrived to school for High Five Friday!!! They had several helpers that got to join in on the fun as well! Thank you for spending your morning with us!

The East Sac County FFA plant sale preorder form is now live! If you click on the QR code on the poster it should bring you to the website! Due to low quantity of petunias, those are not a part of the presale form. If you have any questions, please contact eastsacag@gmail.com.

At 10:30am East Sac County learned our soccer games were moved further away and to a location that did not have concessions. Mrs. Julin asked our lunch ladies how they felt about making 55 sack suppers for boys/girls soccer teams. With a smile and positive attitude they said SURE! They whipped up 55 sandwiches, chips, fruit, homemade cookies, fruit snacks all to be ready by 2:30 and still were ready for all of the lunch waves!!! They are the best!!

East Sac County Community Schools is seeking qualified applicants to serve as a full time 2nd Grade Elementary Classroom Teacher for the 2025-26 school year. This position is open until filled. Applicants who apply early will be given preference. Interviews will be conducted as quality applicants apply. The application deadline for this position is May 9th 2025. Various coaching opportunities exist for the 25-26 school year as well! East Sac County CSD is located in beautiful Northwest/North Central Iowa and comprised of Sac City, Lake View, Wall Lake, and Auburn. The PK-6 building is located in Sac City. The 7-12 building is located in Lake View. Our communities offer many recreational areas including Black Hawk Lake along with several thriving small businesses and restaurants. We are located right south of Hwy 20 and are 1 hour from Sioux City, 1 hour and 20 minutes from the Okoboji Great Lakes, and two hours from Des Moines, Cedar Falls, and Omaha. The successful candidate will be supported by the Elementary Principal, an Assistant Principal, Veteran Elementary Teachers from within the district, a mentoring program, the Superintendent, and the East Sac County Board of Education. Salary and benefits include a competitive starting wage based on degree and experience, IPERS, health insurance, and paid vacation. Apply at: https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/_application.aspx?posJobCodes=388&posFirstChoice=Elementary%20School%20Teaching&posSpecialty=Primary%20-%20Grades%201,%202,%203

Plans for this Friday evening? If not, consider yourself invited the the East Sac County Parade of Bands!!!

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! East Sac County would like to recognize our building administrative professionals that truly keep things in order and CARE for ALL our staff and ALL students at ALL times. Deanna Kroeger has worked for the district for the past 29 years and is currently in her 9th year as the Elementary Administrative Professional. Angela Meredith has worked for district for 23 years and is currently in her 2nd year as the Central Office Administrative Professional. Lisa Phillips is in her 7th year as a shared Administrative Professional. Brianna Pierce is currently in her 2nd year as the High School Administrative Professional. Steph Hauser is currently in her 1st year as the Central Office Administrative Professional. THANK YOU for all that you do!!!

Today is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!!! Today and everyday we need to be thankful for the people who transport our students safely and are usually the first and last school employees our students see everyday!!! Thank you for what you do for our students and our district!!! Transportation Director: Brian Wilson Our East Sac County Bus Drivers are: Mike Frank - Route, Activities Julie Howes - Route, Preschool, Activities Jeff Myers - Route, Activities Alan Perry - Route, Activities Ted Helmich - Route, Activities Bruce Ackerson - Route, Activities Steve Nuetzman - Sub Route Driver, Activities Nate Hemiller - Sub Route Driver, Field Trips Brian Wilson - Sub Route Driver, Activities, Field Trips Todd Bontrager - Sub Route Driver, Activities Eric McCullouigh - Activities Marilyn Peters - Activities Cindy Wilcke - Activities Not pictured: Bill Riley - Sub Route Driver, Activities Paul Huser - Sub Route Driver, Activities Larry Tellinghuisen - Sub Route Driver, Activities

On Thursday, 8th grade students were able to visit Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge for their Career Day. Students filled out a questionnaire before going and attended breakout sessions that matched their interests. Many of the sessions had hands-on activities that students really enjoyed. In addition to hearing from different departments, students were also able to tour the campus to see all that is available at Iowa Central. It was a great opportunity for our 8th graders!