3/11/2022

Our Junior Class is currently has a 30 PoP! Fundraiser to raise money for 21-22' After-Prom Party; food, entertainment, and expenses. To sponsor me, please complete the information below.

Thank you for your willingness to support our students.

https://ps.pop4kids.org/boonehsjrclass/pledge/...

Meet EDGE student Josephine Johnson! She is interested in pursuing teaching in elementary education. She has been interning with the Boone Lincoln School and she has been helping the teachers in their classroom. Some of the things she’s been able to experience include reading to the kids in a kindergarten class, working on spelling, and help at outside recess. Josephine has been shadowing Amanda Reimers in Kindergarten, Kaili Streeter in first grade, and Julie Malin in Transitional Kindergarten. On the days she isn’t shadowing teachers, Josie is working on curriculum to help prepare her for a teaching career. She is really enjoying seeing and learning at each level and will be such a great educator to our future students!

Meet EDGE Advantage student Molly Alexander. Molly is a senior here at Boone High and is involved in Cross Country, Track as a manager, NHS, Student Council, and Orchestra. Her plans after school are to go to DMACC and then transfer to Iowa State to major in Physical Education Molly has been going to different schools in the Boone Community job shadowing various grades of Physical Education to see which age group suits her best. So far she has done 6th grade, 5th grade, 4th and 2nd grade, and is now currently at Lincoln viewing 1st and kindergarten. This has been a great opportunity for her to see how a classroom might work and what being a teacher involves. Her favorite part of doing the job shadows is getting to participate in the activities when the students. Big thanks all of Boone Community Schools Physical Education Teachers! They have been nothing but supportive!

Members of the Boone A&M FFA Chapter at Boone High School competed in the North Central District FFA Leadership Career Development Events on Saturday, March 5 at Belmond High School. The North Central FFA District is made up of nearly 40 FFA Chapters from north central Iowa.

Earning first or second place gold rating and advancing to state competition include:

- Ag Broadcasting: Chase Anderson

- Chapter Website: Megan Stern

- Job Interview: Bria Schwind

Additional events that qualified and competed at Districts:

- Ag Sales: Nathan Lynch, Brozne Rating

- Ag Issues: Jake Judge, Karli Herrstrom, Trysten Ward, Braxton Hanson, Beth Anderson, Maci Mosher - Silver Rating

- Creed Speaking: Mackenzie Sego, Bronze Rating

- Parliamentary Procedure: Trent Overturf, Ryan Franzenburg, Abbey Shaver, Josalyn Elmquist, Colby Naeve - Bronze Rating

State competitions for Iowa FFA Leadership CDEs will be held on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Iowa State University in Ames with the top 12 individuals/teams from around the state competing.

The Boone A&M FFA Chapter is a student organization for agricultural science course students at Boone High School with over 100 members. The mission of FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.

Bria Schwind, senior at Boone High School and daughter of Tim and Martha Schwind, was selected as the State FFA Winner for her Ag Proficiency Award in the area of Veterinary Science. Ag Proficiency Award winners have excelled in their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Programs. These awards encourage members to develop specialized skills that will apply toward a future career. Schwind's SAE program included two internships with area veterinary clinics where she developed skills working with both small and large animals as part of the Boone EDGE work-based learning program.

As the State winner, Bria will advance to the National FFA competition where she will compete against winners from the other State FFA Associations. The four national finalists that are selected from each area will be recognized at the National FFA Convention and Expo in October. Schwind will receive a plaque and cash award while being recognized on stage during the State FFA Convention on April 12, 2022 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

Our “Top Toreador” this week is veteran staff member, Mr. Smith! He thrives at building positive relationships with students and goes above and beyond to support them academically and personally. Thanks for all you do!

It is time to sign up for 5th grade orchestra, choir, or band! The middle school music teachers will be at Franklin elementary during conferences to help 4th grade students sign up for their choice of music in middle school. Stop by and meet the teachers, ask questions, and try out the instruments! If you are unable to make it, you can sign up online at tinyurl.com/bmsmusicsignup. See attached flier for more information

Glow Stick dance is coming up on March 24 at Franklin 5:30-7:30! If you are willing to help out here is the sign up we could really use your help!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c44adaa2aa0f94-glow

4th graders worked in the STEM room with Mrs. Byriel this week. Their task was to create a communication tool for someone who has lost the ability to communicate. There was lots of great thinking and problem solving and some really creative designs!

First be sure to get your FAFSA completed. Have FAFSA questions? Follow this link to the ICAN website and set up an appointment for expert help. Once the FAFSA is complete, go to our scholarship web page here to find available scholarships.

Your defending National Champion DMACC Bears would like to invite all 2nd - 8th grade students to sign up for the chance to be a Ball Boy/Girl for the Men's Basketball Team. There will be an opportunity for 4 students to participate at each home game. Each participant will receive a t-shirt to wear during the game that they will get to keep. They will also receive free entry into the game along with 4 passes for family/friends to get into that same game. Please arrive at each game 20 minutes (times on sign up reflect this adjustment) before tip off to receive t-shirt and instructions. We will meet in the upstairs weight-room, above the gymnasium. Finally, a parent/guardian must be present with each participant.

Pease sign up early as we anticipate this being a popular opportunity, and space is limited! Limit two games per student per season. When signing up, please be sure to include the school, grade, and shirt size (Youth Medium - Adult Large) of the participant. Go Bears!!!

YSS Mentoring Program - Update and Volunteer Opportunity!

The YSS Mentoring Program is looking forward to a return to in-person mentoring for the 2021-2022 school year! The program matches students in grades K-8th with a trained volunteer mentor once per week during the school day. These weekly meetings provide a positive, caring role model to eat lunch with, play games and simply talk about the student's interests and ideas.

Information and volunteer applications can be found at https://www.yss.org/program/mentoring.To learn how your child can become a participant, contact Tracy at boonementoring@yss.org or Heidi at hchopskie@yss.org.

• This school year, thanks to federal pandemic waivers, all students will be eligible for free meals, regardless of family income.

• School meal programs nationwide are experiencing many of the same supply chain issues that have impacted restaurants and grocery stores throughout the pandemic.

• Our school nutrition team is committed to ensuring students continue to have access to healthy meals each school day.

• Just as families have to make substitutions on grocery lists, schools will have to make some last-minute changes to our regular menus, based on availability.

• We hope parents and students will be patient as we sort through these supply chain issues.

• We may not have the same menu choices that we typically offer our students, but we’ll be sure that all students are nourished and ready to learn.

*Reminder: For students bringing a sack lunch and wanting school milk, there will be a .50 cent charge per carton.

CONTACTING FOOD SERVICE

For questions regarding food service and accounts please contact the Food Service department located at Boone Middle School- Lori King, Director, (515) 433-0020 EXT 154.

Toreador Families,

Our "Online Athletics Registration" is live and active for the 2021-22 School Year (link is below). Please take the time to read through the information, and fill out the forms for your student. All students involved in District-Sponsored Athletics in grades 7-12 will need a completed online athletics registration on file, along with a current physical form (physicals are valid for 13 months after the date of the physical). There is a place within the registration to upload the completed physical form.

Completion of the Registration/Physical is not required for the attendance at any summer camps that may be offered. However, the Athletics Registration and Physical Form must be completed and on file before a student may physically participate in practice this Fall. For High School, this starting date is Monday August 9th. Middle School practices will begin a couple weeks later near the first day of school.

Link to Online Athletics Registration: https://boone- oar.rschooltoday.com/

Link to Online Registration Directions: https://docs. google.com/document/d/1zHISqE- j4ZrfJGpPgDD0dscWjuQ8_ m41aC0IoaLSzPU/edit?usp= sharing

Link to Blank Physical Form: https://drive.google. com/file/d/ 15jPSIUVPcu75dVyoWuiYrfKcVxlMO dia/view?usp=sharing

If you are in need of a specific Sports Physical, Boone Family Chiropractic is willing to assist, and they are planning to take $10.00 from every paid physical and donate that to the Boone Booster Club. Thank you to Dr. Zach Weisbrod and his staff for their support!

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns in this process.

Take care, and Roll 'Dors!

Athletic & Activities Director Brett Collins

Athletic & Activities Secretary Lori Woodruff

Phone: 515-433-0895

Email: rtaylor@boone.k12.ia.us
Website: boonecsd.org
Location: 500 7th Street, Boone, IA, USA
Phone: (515) 433-0750
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