Weekly Wildcat

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 7:15am-4pm; Fri-7:15am-4:00pm

16700 W. 159th Street, Olathe, KS, 66062

913-780-7240

Technical Support: Help Desk--913-780-8058

Administration

Principal: Rick Sola

rfsola@olatheschools.org

Asst. Principal: Krista Dueringer (Silver Teams-6,7,8)

kdueringercst@olatheschools.org

Asst. Principal: Erin Richerson (Green Teams-6,7,8)

eericherson@olatheschools.org

Counselors

Rachel Iuli: Green Teams-6,7,8

rjiuli@olatheschools.org

Makaela King: Silver Teams- 6,7,8

mcking@olatheschools.org

Nurse

Jenn Ross: jiross@olatheschools.org

School Resource Officer

Daniel Mason: dmasonsro@olatheschools.org

Attendance Secretary

Carrie Douglas: cescottdouglas@olatheschools.org (913.780.7241)

Student Information Specialist

Melynda Marquardt: mrmarquardt@olatheschools.org

Website: https://www.olatheschools.org/chisholmtrail
Location: 16700 W 159th St, Olathe, KS 66062, USA
Phone: 913-780-7240

X: @CSTWildcatsMS

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Commit, Connect, Continue

Dear CST Family!

This week marks the end of September and the end of two of our fall sports—cross country and volleyball. Each sport has their city event this week. Cross country will have the city meet at ODAC on Monday after school. In my opinion, this is the one of the top events for all Olathe middle schools. Hundreds of runners dressed in their school colors, taking off at the start of the race is a really cool sight. Followed by the inevitable cheering of fans to ALL runners, no matter the school, as they approach the finish line. The entire event is a wonderful display of the positives of middle school.

Volleyball concludes their regular season Tuesday and will be seeded into the city tournament that concludes on Saturday. It’s amazing how fast these seasons go, not to mention the school year! Check it out or follow on our X or Facebook page. So much going on in our schools!

I hope you are able to participate in the upcoming conference week. Please reach out to your child’s teachers if you have scheduling issues or are unable to attend. The end of quarter 1 is a good time to check in and assess how things are going. As a reminder, conference week is 10/14-10/17 and more information is below.

Finally, let’s go Royals! We’ll certainly have some Royals spirit days this week and we’ll hope for the next few weeks. It’s SO much fun to see/feel the excitement our kids have for our local sports teams. Announcements on Monday will give some direction to students, but all things Royals are game!

Have a great week ahead!

Rick

This week...

Monday, 9/30

• 7/8 Volleyball @ ST
• XC City Meet (4pm @ ODAC)
  
• District Site Council (OSHS)

Tuesday, 10/1

• Royals Spirit Day!
  

Wednesday, 10/2

• 7/8 Volleyball @ SFT
• Career Pathways Presentation-OE (6:30pm)
• Teachers unavailable for before school help due to staff meeting
  

Thursday, 10/3

• 7 Football @ PT
• 8 Football vs PT

Friday, 10/4

• It's Friday!

Saturday, 10/5

• OSHS Homecoming
• City VB--TBD

...and beyond!

• October 8th- Make up picture day
• October 9th--Night Football Game @ ODAC (6pm)
  
• Week of October 14th--conference week (see more below)
  
• October 22nd--6-7:30pm--CST 25 Celebration Reception--mark your calendar!
  

Mark your calendars for the night game at ODAC between CST and OT's 8th grade football teams. This is a fun night for middle school students who get to enjoy the big stage of ODAC and cheer on their teams with a themed night, concessions, announcers, and even a pre-game tailgate put on by CST's Father's Club (more details soon). It's a fun event for our middle school students!

Hard to believe, but parent-teacher conferences are fast approaching. The format is similar to past years with 10/14 - 10/18 designated as conference week. Here's how it works at CST...

• Arena Style on Wednesday, 10/16 from 4:30-8:30pm--Teachers are set up in the gym and MPR to meet with parents on a first come, first serve basis. There are no appointments during this time.
• Teachers will begin communicating on 9/25 their availability and sign-up opportunities for appointments during conference week. Times will vary by teacher aside from when all teachers are available on Wednesday--12:55-3:40pm by appointment and 4:30-8:30pm through arena style.
• Wednesday, 10/16 is a half day for students with an 11:35am dismissal (no lunch on this day for students). Teachers also have time designated for conferences from 12:55-3:40pm and have a dinner break from 3:40-4:30pm before arena conferences begin.
  
• Stay tuned for info coming in the new couple weeks from your child's teachers.

Parent-teacher conferences are fast approaching and we have a wonderful group of parents spearheading a meal/snacks for teachers the week of 10/14-10/17. To fulfill this need, they have created a sign-up genius for all parents to contribute as they are able. Please click the link to sign up for your contribution. Our staff are SO appreciative of this every year as these days extend into the evening throughout the week.

Questions can be directed to Hilary McNeil (contact info at the link) or to Courtney Seever (cseever@olatheschools.org).

Click the link to sign up! Fall 2024 P/T Conference Week - Food Sign-Up

Join us on October 22 from 6-7:30 for an open house reception and celebration of CST's 25th year of serving the community. A self-guided tour of the building will highlight CST past and present and an informal reception will be had in the MPR complete with cookies, punch, and musical performances from our musical groups. Please join us! More details to be shared soon.

As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, we will have 10 raffle baskets for which students/parents can purchase tickets. CST business partners are contributing to this effort, but we'd like reach out to our parent community for any unique connections YOU may have to also contribute to these tickets.

Examples: You are best friends with Patrick Mahomes and are able to get a signed football to put in with a basket. Or, you brother is in charge of Olathe Parks and Rec and can donate 2 season passes to the community center. If you have any thoughts, questions, or connections you think would be helpful, please reach out to Courtney Seever (cseever@olatheschools.org). Your help will be MUCH appreciated and will help off-set costs of the event...thank you!

Please turn raffle items in by October 11th

-KC Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696704-kcbasket

-Family Game Night Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696747-family

-Fall Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696797-fall

-Book Club Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696745-book

-Sports Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51044991-sports

-Coffee Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696834-coffee

-Cooking/Baking Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696888-cookingbaking

-Spa Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696994-spaday

-BBQ/Tailgate Basket: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4AAFAD2CABFCC16-51696941-bbqtailgate

If you're interested in purchasing raffle tickets they are $1 each and will be available until 10/16.

Please visit: https://ks-olathe.intouchreceipting.com/

Once you log in, you will choose your school --> Optional Items --> Wildcat Raffle Basket --> Enter the quantity of how many tickets you would like and click "buy". Once you go to your cart and checkout it will prompt you to choose which basket(s) you would like to put your name in for.

Please contact Courtney Seever at cseever@olatheschools.org with any questions.

The store closes October 2nd at midnight and will be delivered October 16th.

Order here: https://cst25.itemorder.com/

Career Pathway Presentation by High School (for parents grades 8-11)

9/30--ONWHS--Black Box Theater @ 6:30pm

10/2--OEHS--Auditorium @ 6:30pm

10/9--ONHS--Little Theater @ 6:30pm

10/10--Career Pathway Community Night (Spanish) @ SFT @ 5:30pm

Watch this space for application dates and 21st century open house dates soon.

Contact Mrs. Iuli with questions.

rjiuli@olatheschools.org

Did your child miss their school picture? Mark your calendar for October 8th when we'll have picture-make-up day. This is the picture that goes into the yearbook as well. We want every student in the yearbook!

To order a yearbook, click HERE.

CST has a para opening--are you interested or do you know someone who may be? Join the fantastic CST team and fun work environment! Reach out to assistant principal, Krista Dueringer (kdueringercst@olatheschools.org) to inquire or apply HERE today!

All students have the opportunity to create a project to submit to the MLK Jr. Contest happening this fall. Students can work individually, with a partner or small group, or with a class. The three categories are writing, visual arts, and multi-media. More info on fliers below!

Intervention cycles begin on Monday at CST. If your child qualified and will be pulled for intervention, a letter will be sent home with further details. These intervention cycles take place during Cat Time and students may cycle in and out of these interventions throughout the year. The communication below explains more. The point of contact for those in intervention is your child's ELA teacher.

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CST Families,

As some of you may know, our district has adopted a reading intervention program called 95 Percent to address skills needed for reading fluency. Students are screened in the fall, winter, and spring.

At the beginning of the school year, we look at FastBridge data from this past spring as well as our fall screening data. Based on a student’s performance on one of these measures, they may be identified as a student who possibly needs further reading intervention. Our reading team will work with your student for further screening through our Cat time.

If our screening tools indicate that your student needs to participate in the 95 Percent program with our interventionists, you will hear from them when the time comes.

If you have any questions about our reading program, please feel free to contact me or CST building reading specialists, Mrs. Kimberlee Newman and Mrs. Kim Hoeven. Thank you so much for your time, and we look forward to working with your students!

On Behalf of the Reading Intervention Team,

Rick Sola

Principal

CST Families,

As you may know, our school has developed a numeracy intervention system to address skills needed for achievement in mathematics. All students are screened periodically throughout the year using standards-based screening measures based on upcoming grade-level content standards. Based on a student’s performance on these measures, they may be identified as a student who possibly needs further numeracy intervention to be successful with grade-level mathematics standards. Should your student be identified, they will work with one of our building’s math intervention teachers during Cat time in order to master identified numeracy skills.

If you have questions about our numeracy intervention system, please feel free to contact:

Math Interventionist and Grade Level Liaison

• 6th Grade—David Haines (dhainescst@olatheschools.org)
• 7th Grade—Max Taulbee (mjtaulbee@olatheschools.org)
• 8th Grade—Deonne Hobson (dhobsoncst@olatheschools.org)

Your Child’s Math Teacher

Math Intervention Admin

• Dr. Erin Richerson—(eericherson@olatheschools.org)

ICYMI from registration: The CST Wildcat Fund are funds used to promote a positive climate and culture for all wildcats. Donations to this fund can go toward any of the following…

• CST students—CST ROCS Store (experiences, toys, candy, swag, etc.), recognitions, giveaway items (Vets Day pin, US Constitution, treats, etc.), other student-specific items as needs arise.
• CST teachers—Parent-teacher conference meal support, teacher appreciation efforts
• "CST" landscape design on the hill just south of the football field (future project)

• CST 25 Event support—All CST Community Event on 10/22/24 at 6:00pm

Any and all amounts are appreciated. ALL donations are tax-deductible and go toward the CST Wildcat Fund. Thank you for your generosity and continued support of CST students and staff!

*You will have the option to email or print a receipt for your donation. If you need any assistance regarding your donation, please email Courtney Seever at: cseever@olatheschools.org

Two years ago, CST launched Father's Club. Father's Club is currently established in all 5 Olathe high schools and kicked off in several Olathe middle schools last school year. Its origins stem from Blue Valley and has expanded to several surrounding districts and schools. Father's Club at CST has been tailored to CST's needs and will continue to evolve as time moves forward.

All dads are encouraged to sign-up using the links below. This will ensure you receive information for upcoming events. Opportunities will include car line and door greetings, food giveaways, half-time activities, and more. Read about it below, but please consider signing up! Watch this space for more info!

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CST Father's Club has two co-chairs, 7th grade parent, Brad Reynolds, and 7/8 grade parent, Steven Brigman. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at ChisholmTrail@FathersClub.org.

Register or read more about Father's Club by clicking the buttons below. We look forward to having our dads active in the CST community!

Follow CST's Facebook or X page!

Parents, you received an email from Jostens earlier this week about how to purchase a yearbook for your CST student. Please use the information and links in that email for your yearbook purchases. This year, Jostens is offering many different add-ons for you to choose from - all are optional! Yearbooks start at $27.15 plus tax.

We are so appreciative of the K-cup donations we've received last year! If you are looking for a simple way to support CST staff, we gladly accept and greatly appreciate K-cup donations for our lounge. Our staff LOVE this and use it daily...thank you! These donations can be dropped in the office or on the tables stage in the main hall of the building with tissue boxes.

Middle School Athletic Passes for adults and students are available through GoFan - https://gofan.co/app/school/KS79390

Once purchased, you can transfer the student pass to your student via text message. Passes can only be transferred 1 time. If your student doesn’t have a cell phone, they will receive an ID card with an “A” on it for Athletic Pass that will allow them into athletic events.

All students need to have a Transportation Consent form on file each year. This allows them to travel on buses for athletic and activity purposes. All students will need this as trips are scheduled throughout the year, including an all-school service day in the spring.

• Go to Touchbase
• Select your student
• Click on Registrations
• Click on Transportation Consent Form

September 6, 2024

Olathe Families,

We are excited to have your families come to support our high school activities and athletics. It is great to see the entire community at these events. It is imperative that our parent community partner with us as we work to encourage positive middle school behavior at high school games or events.

In Olathe we will require that all elementary and middle school students who attend our high school football games enter the game with an adult and sit with that adult throughout the game. Please do not drop your child off at a district complex without supervision as they will not be allowed to enter. It is challenging to monitor and keep all students safe without the help of our parent community.

Thanks for your help with this protocol to make district events a great experience for all who attend.

We hope to see your family cheering for our Olathe teams this school year.

Matt Johnson

Director of Athletics and Activities

Olathe Public Schools

Brent Kiger

Executive Director of Safety Services

Olathe Public Schools

6 de Septiembre de 2024

Familias de Olathe, Estamos emocionados de que sus familias vengan a apoyar las actividades y deportes de nuestras escuelas preparatorias. Es grandioso ver a toda la comunidad en estos eventos. Es muy importante que nuestra comunidad de padres colabore con nosotros mientras trabajamos para fomentar el comportamiento positivo de la escuela secundaria en los juegos o eventos de la escuela preparatoria.

En Olathe se requerirá que todos los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria que asistan a nuestros partidos de fútbol americano de la escuela preparatoria entren al juego con un adulto y se sienten con ese adulto durante todo el partido. Por favor, no deje a su hijo en ningún complejo del distrito sin supervisión, ya que no se le permitirá la entrada. Es un reto supervisar y mantener a todos los estudiantes seguros sin la ayuda de nuestra comunidad de padres.

Gracias por su ayuda con este protocolo para que los eventos del distrito sean una gran experiencia para todos los que asisten. Esperamos ver a su familia aplaudiendo a nuestros equipos de Olathe este ciclo escolar.

Matt Johnson

Director de Actividades Deportivas/Escolares

Escuelas Públicas de Olathe

Brent Kiger

Director Ejecutivo de Servicios de Seguridad

Escuelas Públicas de Olathe

• Students walking east: stay on sidewalk in front of football field and along Mur-Len--do not cross parking lot entry on 159th St.
• There is no park and pick-up at CST. Doing so creates additional bottle neck trying to exist the parking lot to get onto 159th. Only park if you need to come into the building.
• Dismissal: stay as close to the curb on either side as possible to open up the middle traffic lane
• Dismissal: students may cross to the second lane in front of the school, by the flag pole, only.
• Dismissal: Two lanes of traffic need to form to keep the line from spilling onto and sitting on 159th Street.
• Arrival: Has been going great...thank you!
  

Parents were shared information about personal student devices at school (board policy can be found HERE).

We will review this policy with students as they return this week. Please help us by reminding (informing) students of this change ahead of time. This policy will be a slight shift from last year's practice.

• Personal devices are to be put away from bell to bell--8:20am-3:20pm
• Cell phones and ear buds will be turned into the office if out during the day. This includes passing periods and lunch.
• Headphones/earphones should be wired only
  
• Devices will be labeled and kept in the office until after school where students can pick it up.
• These procedures will be reviewed with students this week.
• Smart watches may be worn for time/step tracking purposes, but active use (i.e. like cell phone) will result in the watch being turned into the office.
• Collected devices will be kept in the office so it can be labeled and kept safe until return.

• Students arriving between 7:30-7:40 – both activity and front doors will be unlocked; remain in foyer
• Students arriving at 7:40—front doors and activity entrance—go to the gym, MPR, or library (7:45)
• Breakfast will be eaten in the MPR
• Students wanting to meet with a teacher between 7:40-8:10am should go to the office to get a pass.
• Students need to wait until the 8:10 “release bell” to go to their lockers or the locker room
• Students should not be in the hallways unless you have a pass/appointment with a teacher.

What do I do after school?

• Bus riders – Gather belongings and head straight out to your bus (front of school)

• Walkers/Bike riders/Skateboarders – walk bikes/carry skateboards while on school property both before and after school - 2 rack locations available - front by science doors and side by Events Entrance

• If you are heading toward Ridgeview, you must walk on the sidewalk by the science doors toward 159th Street.

• If you are heading toward Murlen, you need to walk on the sidewalk that heads toward Mur-len (by the football field) and then turn right and go to the light.

• Students may not cross in front of cars at any time.

• Parents may not park in the parking lot to drop off or pick up students

• If your ride is in the outside lane for pickup, you may ONLY cross at the crosswalk in the front of CST

Reminders:

• There is no park and pick up at CST. Parking is reserved for those needing to come into the building
• Once child is picked up, use the center lane for pass through
• May switch lanes in the PM
  
• Drop off along the ENTIRE curb
  

Please review and follow the traffic patterns for drop-off and pick-up. The established traffic pattern is designed for the safety of our students and families who are in vehicles as well as our bike and walker traffic. Plan ahead and expect delays, especially at the start of the year.

For brief video tutorial of CST's traffic pattern, click HERE.

If your child needs to be picked up during the school day, you can call the front office (913-780-7240) and let them know the time. A pass will be sent for your child to be in the office upon your arrival. Please come into the building to check out your child. A state ID (driver's license) is required to enter the building.

If your child is late because of an appointment, you can simply call the office to check them in and have them walk in and report to the attendance secretary (Mrs. Douglas).

If your child is going to be absent, please notify our attendance secretary directly at 913-780-7241 or by email at cescottdouglas@olatheschools.org.

Add Money to your students account-- https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/2915

(3 charges allowed per student)

District Lunch Menus:

https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/2911

Chisholm Trail launched its new PBIS program last school year. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports and ROCS is Respect, Ownership, Compassion, and Safety. These four core values are emphasized and taught to our students daily. The program is intentional about teaching students expected behavior. Tokens may be given out for exhibiting expected behavior and those can be used in a "store" to purchase items. These items may be tangible (candy, pop, books, etc.) or intangible (time in the gym, lunch in a special location, sit in the teacher's chair for the day, etc.). The tokens are what helps make ROCS fun, but the conversations this generates between students and staff are also part of what makes this such an impactful program. You will certainly see and hear more but ask your child about ROCS, what it stands for, and why we do it...they should know and may share about their own experience receiving a token or cashing it in!

Use the link in the section below if you'd like to contribute to our store. Thank you in advance for your consideration and support of this important program at CST!

You can donate items for the ROCS (Respect, Ownership, Compassion, Safety) store through our Amazon Wish List and the items will be sent directly to CST.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/12SICJZV5MY4P?ref_=wl_share

Thank you to all who have helped us in the past. Our kids are LOVING it and we are so grateful for your support of our positive behavior program...CST does in fact ROC(K)!