East Sac County Community School District

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!

East Sac County students in grades 3 - 11 will be completing the State of Iowa academic testing this week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! Last year our kids performed very well on these tests and we have worked hard as a school district to keep our school trending that direction! Please have a quick conversation with your kids and discuss the importance of trying their best! Here are a few reminders: - Each buildings principal has sent home communication about the ISASP testing via email. - The school will be offering FREE BREAKFAST this week for all students. - Most tests will be given on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:30 - 10: 10 AM. The Jr./Sr. High will run a 2 hour late schedule on those days. - Get some sleep the nights before testing! Eat Breakfast the morning of testing! Charge your computer each night! Let's show the state what how well East Sac County students can perform on the ISASP's!!!

Sam Julin signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Buena Vista University. Thanks for the memories at ESC and GOOD LUCK at BVU!!!

It was Volunteer Day for ESC Jr/Sr High School. Giving back by volunteering and helping out in our community is important and can be very rewarding. Our school student council planned the event and had our advisors figure out which locations they wanted to go to for the afternoon. Today our students went around to some different areas around our East Sac Communities and helped in a variety of ways! Some advisors did clean up work at our local parks, around houses and businesses, around the lake, and in the ditches of highway 175. While other groups helped out by washing emergency vehicles in town, and one advisor group baked cookies to take down the police station. Many different volunteer ideas came out of our different groups, and it was a wonderful way to spend our afternoon helping out and giving back to the community!!

ESC Families – In accordance with Iowa State Law and ESC Board Policy 103, Every five (5) years the board shall conduct an in-depth needs assessment, soliciting information from business, industry, labor, higher education and community members, regarding their expectations for adequate student preparation. One purpose of this assessment is to assist the board in developing a set of both short and long-range goals. The second purpose of this assessment is to determine the areas of student performance, knowledge, and attitudes, which are judged to be most crucial in meeting school or district goals. The East Sac County School District has requested a Needs Assessment Survey conducted by the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB). The survey is designed to help us assess our strengths and areas of needed improvement, with a focus on improved student achievement. We would like your opinions and judgments in response to the brief survey linked below. The survey takes an average of 9 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous. Just click the link below, or paste it in your browser and follow the instructions. Thank you for your participation and helping to make improvements for our students. https://forms.office.com/r/YtMQmYnPCk Thank you! ESC School Board and Administration