Update: There will be NO SCHOOL today (3/7/25) at East Sac County CSD due to current road conditions .
East Sac County will be 2 hours late today (3/7/25) due to the snow. Road and weather conditions will be reevaluated again at 7:30 AM. Any updates will be communicated at that time.
Congratulations to East Sac County Students Of The Month for the month of February!
Elementary students are recognized for consistently following Raider expectations, putting forth their best effort, and being a difference maker within the school.
Congratulations to the following students: Preschool: Waverly Baumhover and Fletcher Wirtjers; Kindergarten: Lauren Schroeder, Kindall Tuttle and Ivy Christensen; First Grade: Cataleya Lumsden, Jade Mueggenberg and Quinn Horsley; Second Grade: Jaeger Hemer, Remi Duncan and Charlee Phillips; Third Grade: Audrey Poen, Joseph Dekker and Jax Renze; Fourth Grade: Zaylynn Lawler and Ellie Lally; Fifth Grade: Errett Meister and Makena Liechti; Sixth Grade: Cadence Ripley and Grayson Mauer.
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 students: Braden Hedberg (12), Caidyn Meyer (11), Carson Schmitt (10), Xianna Teodoro (9), Dakota Sievers (8), and Aubrey Renze (7). We appreciate your hard work and dedication to being a positive role model in our school!!
Public Notice of Proposed Tax Rates
In accordance to Iowa law all school districts must publish this on school controlled social media accounts and our school website.
This is a copy of the notice that will be mailed to residences in the district.
On February 28th, 6th-8th grade students had the opportunity to participate in Farm Bureau's Ag Day at the JH/HS. Throughout the day, students sat in on 12 different sessions where they got to hear from people explain their career in the agriculture industry. There was a lot of great information shared; students really enjoyed the CPR demonstration, doing some hands-on welding, and most of all holding a baby goat! The High School FFA students also organized an Ag Olympics for students and staff to take part in. Thank you to Farm Bureau and the ESC FFA for bringing this opportunity to our ESC students!
There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow (3/6/25) at East Sac County CSD due to some impassable roads throughout the district.
There will be NO SCHOOL tomorrow (3/5/25) at East Sac County CSD due to the Blizzard Warning.
The Preschool Parent Meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Thursday, March 6th at 6:00 PM.
Last week, East Sac County 7 through 12th grade students had the opportunity in their PE classes to have a week of archery provided by Dakota Popp from Sac County conservation and Danielle Bennett from Ida County conservation!! We want to give a thank you to each county conservation board for sending people in for these opportunities!
Our East Sac County 5th and 6th grade students enjoyed the pancakes at the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day!! Thank you for allowing us to attend!! As a reminder, they are serving tonight from 5 - 6:30 at the Sac City VFW.
The ESC Dance Corps Spring Show is March 15th at 7:00 PM. PK-8th grade students have the opportunity to be part of the show and participate in a Dance Camp that morning to prepare for the show. Here is the registration form. Hope to see you there!
ESC is seeking a caring and quality individual to fill the following position!! If you know of any individuals who are looking for a new position within the East Sac County Community School District, please share this post with them and send them our way!!! ESC offers a competitive starting wage and benefits!!! Become a RAIDER today!!!
Apply here today: https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/_application.aspx?posJobCodes=365&posFirstChoice=Food%20Services&posSpecialty=Cook
ESC had 5 kids compete in 6 categories at the district individual speech contest in Whiting earlier today!!
Jillian Pope (solo musical), Paris McCrea (Improv), and Paige Hout (Prose) each received #2 ratings in their categories!
Liam Daggett (Solo musical), Grant Golwitzer (Acting), and Paige Hout (Poetry) all have received #1 rankings in their categories and will be going to the state competition, March 15th at Woodbury Central!!
Speech coach, Cassie Schachtner stated the following after their performances today, "I am very proud of all of them! We had some challenges finding time to practice due to snow days and illnesses but we did it! We are all excited to go to state!"
On Wednesday, ESC welcomed in a new group of performers into our new Troope 12, which is now the ESC Troope of the International Thespian Society.
The inductees for 2025: Paige Hout, Grant Golwitzer, Miika Grotluschen, Denae Thayer, Sarah Bontrager, Rachel King, Emma Carico, Lauryn Lally, Jaron Schramm, and Jillian Pope. Missing is Libby Gullett and Liam Daggett.
"The International Thespian Society is the only theatre honor society for middle and high school students in the United States. Affiliation brings credibility and distinction to students, theatre programs, and schools. It is a visible, positive symbol of the quality of your theatre program. ITS recognizes, rewards, and encourages student achievement and celebrates the work of students in all aspects of theatre – performance and production. Each student is honored on a national level and gains access to opportunities and resources beyond those of their school."
Last night the ESC Music Department put on our 2025 Pops Concert. It was an excellent night for our young musicians! Outstanding performances from both groups!! The theme this year was "A Night on Broadway" featuring music from, Wicked, Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera, and more!!
The Dock It crew from Lake View brought a lot of energy this morning for High Five Friday! Thank you for making the morning so great!
East Sac County was recently recognized as Fields of Excellence Award Winner by Pioneer Paint. Only 100 fields in the nation were chosen for this award. Of those, 4 were from Iowa. East Sac County has earned this award 15 times! This award is a result of Steve Nuetzman's hard work and dedication to the ball fields here at East Sac County!!! Thank you for what you do and earning this award for our district!!!
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The hottest place to be Friday night will the small gym at 7:00 for the HS band and vocal Pops concert!
Our theme is this year is "A Night on Broadway"- all music featured in a variety of musicals.
Wicked, Mary Poppins, Into the Woods, and more!
We'd love to see you there!
Save The Date!!
You can be a part of the inaugural tournament that is set to help establish our East Sac County Raider’s Activity Fund!!
We want to continue to provide outstanding extracurricular opportunities within our district for our students. This fund will establish working budgets for each activity/athletic group.
Swing Fore the Kids is set to alternate between Spring Lake Golf and Country Club and Sac County Golf.
This is going to be fun you are not going to want to miss. Reach out to a committee member below for more information about how to become a founding sponsor and secure your team!
Lance Wilhelm, Eric McCollough, Carter Church, Nole Bochmann, Jackie Mahler, Kyle & Ally Leners, Scott & Cora Lahr, Kevin & Alycia Sporrer, Brandon & Mckayla Aschinger, Steph Erpelding, Scott & Laurie Kluver, Justin & Cari Wieck, Justin & Steph Bellcock, Dan & Abbie Julin
A big thank you goes out to Dakota Popp, our Sac County Naturalist. She joined us to teach the east Sac County 2nd grade students about animals that live in Iowa. Students learned what they eat and about their tracks. Students were given the opportunity to touch different types of fur from a grey squirrel, fox, and beaver. Thank you to Dakota for extending our students learning in science about local animals!
Breakfast next week is on us!!! March 3rd through March 7th East Sac County CSD will be celebrating National Breakfast week! During this time all ESC students are eligible for free breakfasts complements of the ESC School District and ESC Nutrition. Enjoy!!
