East Sac County Community School District

Congratulations to the following East Sac County JH/HS students on making the 2024-25’ 1st Semester Honor Roll! Great Job!!! HS Gold Honor Roll: GPA 4.00-3.75: Dawson Allen, Cade Bachman, Josephine Bachman, Kristen Bailey, Chloe Bieret, Elle Boeckman, Evan Boeckman, Sarah Bontrager, Brooke Burns, Emmalinn Carico, Jordin Carroll, Calvin Chedester, Liam Daggett, Seth Donelson, Avaloyn Dontje, Addisen Ehler, Scottie Eichhorn, Peyton Ellerbrock, Iria Fernandez, Makenzie Friedmann, Sophia Gardea, Miranda Gerdes, Joseph Greve, Lauren Grindle, Jaxson Gustavson, Tori Hauser, Quincey Herrig, Paige Hout, Bentley Hugeback, Hayli Kimsey, Gabriel King, Rachel King, Emma Kischer, Diana Knaub, Lauryn Lally, Reef Lankford, Emerson Ludwig, Jillian Mack, Caroline Mahler, Maxwell Manternach, Alyshia Manzer, Madison Meister, Kendall Quirk, Chloe Ramaeker, Brooke Rardin, Shelby Renze, Tyler Renze, Marissa Roseberry, Ximena Sandoval, Carson Schmitt, Katelyn Schmitt, Kade Snyder, Adalyn Sporrer, Landon Sporrer, Makenna Steiger, Denae Thayer, Kortni Thomsen, Jordan Ulmer, Wendie Veit, Ella Willson HS Silver Honor Roll: GPA 3.74-3.35: Evan Brockman, Larissa Bussinger, Benina Cleary, Brendyn Conn, Makylee Cromwell, Kyler Crotty, Paige Dierenfeld, Ona Dougherty, Owen Engel, Kinzie Erpelding, Carter Erritt, Millicent Glass, Rylan Glissmann, Grant Golwitzer, Landon Grindle, Tucker Grosely, Miika Grotluschen, Jack Gullett, Kylie Hauser, Natalie Helmus, Alexander Hemer, Makynli Hunziker, Rylen Johnson, Samuel Julin, Robbie Kelsey, Haley Jo King, Jayda Kramer, Meke Kuipers, Asher Lawler, Ariel Lenahan, Lillian, Lode, Brooks Ludwig, Evan Ludwig, Lilah Lynch, Riley McClintock, Laila Meister, Caidyn Meyer, Emily Mogensen, Macy Monahan, Tyler Murley, Tryniti Petersen, Paige Polzien, Jillian Pope, Cael Roth, Aubrey Schade, Jayden Schramm, Jerzee Schwanz HS Bronze Honor Roll: GPA 3.34-3.00: Riley Aragon, Carter Carpenter, Lola Chedester, Keylee Dixon, Briley Dornath, Adam Frank, Tucker Freese, Landon Graff, Ruby Harty, Braden Hedberg, Weston Julin, Cal McCollough, Paris McCrea, Kennedy Reaman, Kori Reiling, Melodee Rench, Lilly Rodman, Maxwell Roseberry, Kason Schroeder, Gage Shull, Isabella Siebrecht, Emily Slater, Wyatt Smith, Libbie Veit 7/8 Grade Gold Honor Roll: GPA 4.00-3.75: Brylie Bellcock, Brynn Boeckman, Hayden Fahrenkrog, Kasey Friedmann, Gracie Harty, MaKenna Herrig, Carter Huegerich, Kolbe Hunziker, Evan Johnson, Dallas Kennebeck, Kayla Kotz, Abigail Lankford, Hadley Meister, Brayden Phillipson, Addison Potthoff, Aubrey Renze, Kennedy Schmitt, Mason Schoneboom, Sophia Schulte, Mason Snyder, Peyton Steinkamp, Ella Wieck 7/8 Grade Silver Honor Roll: GPA 3.74-3.35: Reese Aschinger, Quinten Bachman, Maci Barthman, Ames Boedecker, Katelyn Clayton, Cash Coats, Addison Daisy, Mary Glass, Liliana Gomez, Logan Hutton, Miranda Kies, Amanda King, Beckem Kluver, Emmett Lahr, Addison Lode, Natalia Lopez-Hurtado, Sawyer Ludwig, Mycah Mack, Makya Mann, Elodie Mentzer, Marcus Mentzer, Autumn Miller, Cooper Mohr, Sophye Peyton, Faith Phillips, Damian Riedell, Kylie Shull, Dakota Sievers, Lane Sistrunk, Nevaeh Stone, Kennedy von Glan, Lazeric Watkins, Lauryn Wells, Sawyer Wells 7/8 Grade Bronze Honor Roll: GPA 3.34-3.00: Lucas Aragon, Mackenzie Crum, Aniya Dontje, IsaBella Friedrichsen, Cain Gullett, Cheyenne Haack, Joseph Hayes, Kalee Jenkins, Aaron Johnson, Reagan King, Bentley Kischer, Alexis LePenske, Masyn Mack, Peyton McGuire, Grayson Rubendall, Kylie Rudd, Daniel Salsman, Tyler Schade, Annalee Walker

We had a BIG group from Evapco join us this morning at the elementary! It is always great when we are able to have parents and grandparents be part of our High Five Friday!! Thank you for taking time out of your morning to join us!

East Sac County is excited and proud to send these students to Group District Speech this Saturday in Manson! Good luck!!! Radio Broadcasting- Emma Carrico, Paris McCrea, and Paige Hout will be bringing their podcast, "Chitchatgirlz" Improvisation- Liam Dagget, Jillian Pope, and Paris McCrea Short Film- Liam Dagget, Paige Hout, Lillie Unrien, and Grant Golwitzer with their motion stop film, "Golwitzer Production-Dino Rampage"

On Wednesday, January 22nd, 6 East Sac County FFA members got the chance to visit the capitol. Students visited with our legislators to learn a little bit more about what they do and gained insight into some upcoming issues that will be discussed. The members thanked Representative Mike Sexton and Senator Tim Kraayenbrink for taking time out of their busy schedules to meet with them. They even received the unique opportunity to climb all the way to the top of the capitol building and take pictures outside!

Looking for a pregame meal this Friday and a chance to catch our Raiders in some home basketball action? To save on some time for yourself, let us do the cooking for you! The ESC Junior class parents are serving a shredded pork sandwich meal from 5-7:30 in the elementary cafeteria! Afterwards you can catch our high school boys and girls basketball teams play against Alta-Aurelia!!

ESC Preschool 2025-26 Pre-Registration Do you have a Preschool aged child? If so we would love for them to attend Preschool at East Sac County! This form is Pre-registration for the 2025-2026 Little Raiders school year. Your child must be the age of 4 by September 15, 2025 to attend Little Raiders Preschool at East Sac County CSD. A reminder that preschool for the 2025-2026 school year will be 1/2 day preschool, four days a week (Tuesday - Friday). If you have any questions, feel free to call Mrs. Halbur in the Office, 712-662-7200. Online registration will close February 5th, 2025. Please fill out this Goggle Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf21X8mvMuAE2oreG8-0V3OznCU-VziAYd8qfBswhT2ZCxAGg/viewform?usp=sharing

Due to the Extreme Cold Warning starting at 6:00 PM tonight and predicted weather into tomorrow morning here are ESC's weather-related announcements: - Girls Wrestling Tournament scheduled for tonight in Sac City has been postponed to a date to be determined - All after school activity practices will be done by 6:00 PM tonight. - School on Tuesday, January 21st will be delayed 2 hours.

East Sac County is seeking to fill 3 Elementary Teacher Associate Positions! Please Apply TODAY!!! Why should you become a Teacher Associate ? Starting Pay is $14.60/hour with a HS Diploma, $15.10/hr with a 2 year Degree or Para Certification, $15.60 with a 4 year degree Awesome Work Hours - No weekends, No nights, No Holidays Benefits include - IPERS, paid personal days, optional insurance, a great work environment, and the chance to give back to your community. Apply at: https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/_application.aspx?posJobCodes=352&posFirstChoice=Support%20Staff&posSpecialty=Special%20Education%20Assistant

Thank you to MGM Plumbing in Sac City for joining us at the elementary this morning for High Five Friday! Your smiles and warm greetings were just what students needed to get their day started off right!

Congratulations to the 1st semester Students in the Arts - General Music award recipients!!! KG Frankie Schroeder 1st Veronica Auen 2nd Kay-Miann Alafanso 3rd Charlie Kischer 4th Jimmy Gomez Jr 5th Colt Buse 6th Chael Hanrahan Congratulations to the 1st semester Students in the Arts - Instrumental Music award recipients!!! 5th grade - Jarrett Huster 6th grade - Brooke Jensen

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ESC second graders have been working very hard to complete their bug books. Throughout Unit 2 of ARC, the students had to answer six different research questions. They used this information to write a nonfiction book on their bug. Parents please look for these when the come home. Great job to our 2nd graders and their teachers!!!

The kindergarten classes are currently learning about fish, through our Zoology unit in our ARC curriculum. To enhance this learning, we invited Ben Wallace(a fisheries biologist) into the classrooms. Ben was able to compare and contrast how fish are different from other animals, and review the important organs fish have. The students were able to touch the fish, and ask important questions they had. Thank you to Mr. Wallace for sharing fish and knowledge!

Junior and Senior students in the Extended Learning Program (XLP), along with their teacher Mrs. Reese, greeted students this morning for High Five Friday! Many students enjoyed seeing familiar faces in the building. It is always great when our older Raiders can spend time with students at the elementary!

This week the ESC 2nd grade students had the opportunity to learn about how farmers have a big impact on our community with Alayna Hansen from Loess Hills Ag in the Classroom. The kids watched a video on where our food comes from. Then they made a food web with Alayna to discuss how everyday items like clothes, food, sports equipment, etc, come from plants and animals raised on farms. Each month Alayna is going to come into the classroom to teach our students about agriculture. We want to thank Alayna for this experience for our kids to learn more about how agriculture helps our community!

Our East Sac County students have opportunities to learn information and skills inside and outside of the classroom through our School to Careers Program. This program allows students to work in a occupation during school hours to learn employment and job skills in an area the interests them. Students are held to expectations that are required of most workplaces. Congratulations to these students who decided to take part of this program!! Calvin Chedester-B.C. Livestock Carnarvon Emma Frank-Loring Hospital Sac City Tyson Herrig-Cookies Food Products Wall Lake Brooke Rardin-Loring Hospital Sac City Kennedy Reaman-Bettin Feedlot Odebolt Carson Rudd-Lake View Lumber Lake View Jerzee Schwanz-Salon L & Boutique

Reading is very important for learning! Our ESC elementary students have been very busy reading at school and home. We are currently on track to meet our goal for the year at the half way point. Our students have read a total of 111, 728 steps. They have met our 1st and 2nd quarter reading goals. They have 104,272 steps to meet our building for the end of the year. Thank you to the parents for helping create environments at home that promote reading!!!

Bake Sale Alert! If you are able, please support our students and their work for a good cause!

Prior to the Holiday Break, the 5th and 6th graders had a Food Drive Competition. The winner was Ms. Schimmer's room with 517 items with over 1,000 items in total delivered to our local Food Pantry!!

Nothing better than coming back from Holiday Break and starting the day with high fives, hugs and smiles! Thank you to the Sac City Chamber for welcoming students back this morning and getting their day started off right!