What an amazing performance tonight by our East Sac County music department!!! Our high school choir and band students put on a great show for our holiday concert tonight!
Yesterday the 2023-24 foreign exchange students presented Principal Tedesco with the Global Education Excellence award from Education First (EF). The EF High School Exchange Year Global Education Excellence Award is presented annually to high schools that demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to international understanding and global awareness. This award was given to us for last years foreign exchange student experience at East Sac County.
Mrs. Hunziker’s first grade accepted the reading goal of 600 steps by May. Some students decided to take a book outside and enjoy reading during recess to get their steps in. It is awesome to see first graders choosing to read a book at recess!!!
One more Football Award to pass along!
CONGRATULATIONS to these East Sac County Football players as they have earned the Academic All-State award!!! Players must maintain a 3.7 cumulative GPA to qualify! Nice job!!!
Front (L/R)- Karter Ludwig, Charlie Veit, Tate Lahr
Back (L/R)- Chandler Lahr, Luke Wright, Luke Wernimont, William Smith
This Friday morning greeted us with a beautiful sunrise at our East Sac County Elementary building while our students were greeted by Steve Spotts and Lance Jenkins from the Sack City Kiwanis group. Thank you for supporting our district and our students!!!
Reading and Literacy is very important for growing minds!
ESC Elementary Update:
The elementary set a reading goal at the beginning of the school year to read 216,000 steps by then end of the year. When a student reads for 15 minutes that equals 1 step. Each quarter we have a set goal to reach to see if we are on track for our end goal.
There are 6 weeks left of the 2nd quarter and we are currently at 68,390 steps. The 2nd quarter goal is 108,000 steps. Students are also working towards a personal goal of 600 steps while working towards the schoolwide goal.
The ARC Literacy team is working on a celebration for the K-6 students that meet their end of the year reading goal.
We appreciate that families are finding time for their child(ren) to read and building the life habitat of independent reading. We also appreciate families sending in their steps to the classroom teacher.
Thank you for your support in your child's education!!!
A few weeks back, right before Thanksgiving, Mrs. Peters and a few students from her advisor group went to main street in Lake View delivering treats, wishing them a Happy Thanksgiving, and thanking them for having their business here in town!!!
This is cool. Ever wonder how our younger students learn about Science, or how to be critical thinkers? Check this out.
During our the unit, we have been figuring out if things are hot or “less hot” and what causes this. During our end of the unit investigation, the kids had to answer the question, “How can we make the blacktop less hot”.
** First- they had to figure out what we could do to make it less hot.
** Second- they had to figure out what we would need to complete making the blacktop less hot.
** Third- they had to BUILD one of their ideas, to make the blacktop less hot.
It took a lot of learning to be an engineer: they had to figure out the problem, find a solution, build the solution- and the last step tomorrow- is to figure out if it was a success or not. Then students experimented to figure out which solution worked the best.
Science. Engineering. Problem Solving. Learning!!!
East Sac County 3rd - 6th graders gave some AWESOME performances last night to a packed house during their Holiday Vocal and Band Concert. Great job to the students and directors! Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our as they performed!!!
The East Sac County Football Team held their annual awards and recognition banquet last evening and recognized players and mangers for their accomplishments! Congratulation to those who earned awards and those who were recognized. Be proud of your accomplishments and know hard work pays off! Congratulations!!! GO RAIDERS!!!
Senior Letterwinners/Participants: missing Jackson Rubendall
Junior Letterwinners/Participants: missing Landon Graff & Sam Julin
Sophomore Letterwinners/Participants: missing Riley Aragon
Freshman Letterwinners/Participants: missing Dawson Allen, Dillon Brouchous, Zach Jacobsen, Reef Lankford, Tyler Renze
2023 Distinguished Academics: maintain a CUM GPA 3.25-4:00 missing Sam Julin
2023 Excellence in Academics: maintain a CUM GPA 3.00-3>24- missing Riley Aragon
2023 Class 1A District 2 Academic All-District: missing Sam Julin
2023 Class 1A District 2 All-District Team
2023 Class 1A District 2 Special Teams MVP
2023 Iowa Sports Writer’s All-State Kicker- 2nd team Class 1A
Charlie Veit: 2023 Raider Award, 2023 Team MVP, 2023 Varsity Offensive MVP
2023 Varsity Defensive MVP: Karter Ludwig and Luke Wernimont
2023 Varsity Special Teams MVP- Luke Wright
2023 Varsity Playmaker- Bradyn Burns
2023 Varsity Lineman- William Smith
2023 Varsity Rookie- Carson Schmitt
2023 Varsity Coaches Awards: Tate Lahr and Dawson Allen
2023 Coach’s Award= Tate Lahr
2023 Coach’s Award- Dawson Allen
2023 Varsity Most Improved: Cal McCollough, Jack Gullett, Tate Lahr and missing Jackson Rubendall
JV Raider Award and JV Off MVP: Sam Julin
2023 JV Raider Award, JV Off MVP, JV Def MVP, JV Playmaker- Carson Schmitt
2023 JV Def MVP: Carson Schmitt and Kade Snyder
2023 JV Lineman Award: Brooks Ludwig and Seth Donelson
East Sac County CSD receives great community support which we are very thankful for!!! When we can, we try to support the community and give back as much as possible! Here is another example of our kids and teachers giving back! Our East Sac County Basic Construction class taught by Mr. McCollough just finished a chain link fence project for the Iowa State Extension and East Sac County CSD for a Community Garden. The garden area is 30 ft x 90 ft with 6 ft high fence. Thank you for your help and work!!!
Missing from picture: Brody Boeckman, Chandler Lahr & Carter Shedd
Congratulations to East Sac County Students of the month for the month of November!
Elementary students are recognized for consistently following Raider expectations, being kind, and putting forth their best effort. Congratulations to the following elementary students:
Preschool - Lilli Kies
Elementary - Jaeger Hemer (1), Evan Thomas (K), Kaeden Hanrahan (5), Elodie Mentzer (6), Jacque Lohff (4), Lucy Herrig (2), Bonnie Barron (3)
Junior High and High School students have been nominated and selected by staff for many reasons. Criteria can include being a role model for others, showing kindness, doing well academically, working to the best of their ability or having a positive attitude. Congratulations to the following junior high and high school students:
Junior High - Marla Smith (8) & Emmett Lahr (7)
High School - Shelby Renze (9), Kortni Thomsen (11), Jordan Ulmer (10), Dalaney McAndrew(12 - missing from photo)
We appreciate your hard work and dedication to being a positive role model in our school!!!
Congratulations to our East Sac County Dance Team and their coaches on bringing home 2 trophies, a GPA award, and Community Service Award!!! A lot of time and hard work goes into these routines and our girls did a GREAT JOB!!! We are proud of you! Way to represent East Sac County!!!
Tonight our ESC Music Department put on a wonderful Jr High concert, featuring our Jr high band, 8th Grade Ukulele, and Jr High boys and girls choirs! Under the guidance and instruction of Mrs. Reese, Ms. Harms, and Mrs. Degner, these talented students put on a great performance!!
Still considering downloading our East Sac County app to your phone or tablet? Here is a quick video explaining what it can provide. Receive weather notifications and stay up to date on what is happening in our school district!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C52Ct9jvi10
Goal setting and learning together! Unit 1 in our fourth grade SEL program was all about goal setting. Each class set a goal, created a plan, and monitored their progress. For the end of unit, students worked in small groups to create a plan on how to stack cups using only string and a rubber band! By taking time to plan, they were able to get right to work and be successful!
Today the 7-12 student body kicked off their winter sports season by having a pep rally recognizing students participating in basketball, wrestling, band/choir, FFA, student council and also the drill team. The ESC Drill Team will compete at state tomorrow (Thursday) in Des Moines at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. This year the East Sac County Drill Team will also be recognized at state with a Volunteer Award and also for having a team GPA of 3.85! Way to represent ESC!!!
East Sac County is looking for a Van Driver!!! This position is to transport students to and from Fort Dodge on a daily basis. Assistance with training and obtaining the correct licenses and credentials will be provided. Driving hours will be from 6:15 AM to 9:15 AM and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This position requires a chauffeur's license.
If interested please call the ESC Central Office at 712-665-5000 or send letter of application and/or resume to Brian Wilson at bwilson@eastsac.k12.ia.us.
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3rd - 6th Grade Band and Vocal Concert + Student Art Show on Dec. 4th, 7:00 PM, East Sac Elementary Gym in Sac City.
