12 Wednesday, November 2, 2016
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Tri-County School District October Superintendent Newsletter
The month of October is coming to an end. As I get older, I see the beauty in the changing of the seasons. I continue to enjoy and appreciate nature with the color of the leaves, the bountiful harvest and the opportunity to be part of school that is committed to accepting the challenge to help each student improve academically along with providing options to grow socially. As the month of October ends and November begins, we have a lot to be of proud of and to celebrate from our students and staff. October has been a very busy month both in the classroom and with many school activities outside of the classroom. The fall sports season has been completed with a couple of weeks of down time before winter activities begin to practice. The high school football team played a 10 game schedule as they competed against a number of schools that have two or three times the number of players on their squads. Despite battling larger squads, the Tri-County players and coaches battled each game and completed the season with the same number of players as had started the season. This takes a great deal of perseverance and this is a great lesson that these players will carry with them beyond their high school years. Our high school volleyball team has shown great improvement throughout the season. They were able to place in the middle of the SICL conference. This is a wonderful accomplishment. There are some very good volleyball players and teams in the SICL. The volleyball girls traveled to Twin Cedars for their 1st round volleyball tournament game and came away with a victory in three straight sets. I am not sure when the volleyball girls have won a first round match but it has been years. They finished their season with a 2nd round volleyball tournament game on Monday, October 24 against a very good Iowa Valley volleyball team in Marengo. The junior high volleyball and football teams have finished their seasons. We competed and continue to improve our skill level and participation numbers. Tri-County FFA members and FFA Advisor: Mrs. Morgan Dietrich: Tri-County FFA Advisor Mr. Tyler Dietrich: Chaperone Cameron Krumm Riley Danner Hannah Miover Brandt Molyneux Allison Steinke Natalie Steinke Attended the National FFA Convention held in Indianapolis, Indiana on Wednesday, October 19-Friday, October 21. Some of the highlights of
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Field Trip to What Cheer Museum WHAT CHEER- On Wednesday, October 26 the Tri-County 7th, 8th, and 10th graders took a field trip to the What Cheer Brick Schoolhouse Museum. The museum, a former school in the Tri-County district, is home to more than just vintage school artifacts. Margie Thomas took the classes around the building, explaining how each exhibit related to the local history of the area. Many of the students enjoyed the display on the coal miners that originally made What Cheer a boom town, from mining helmets to pick axes. The museum also houses many other artifacts. There is a buggy, donated by the Striegels, an old hair-dryer that was the height of luxury in its day (pictured), and many photographs of former students. In addition, Mrs. Thomas also told the classes about the historic floods and fires that have taken place, and the impact they had on the community in general and the school in particular. Lastly, the group discussed the brand-new Freedom Rock of Keokuk County, located next to the Opera House. Eighth grader Dhane McKay enjoyed the trip. “It was pretty cool. There was a lot of interactive stuff.” Phaedra Roggentien, tenth grader, agrees. “I loved it so much! It was awesome!” Thank you to the chaperones, Mr. Thomas and Ms. Anderson, and to tour guide Margie Thomas for the wonderful opportunity.
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(Listed in alphabetical order) Shelby Cranston Patricia Hartwig Ryan Daughenbaugh Quintin McAdams Sam Gragg Giuliano Recchia Alana Hale Lane Williams Jordan Hartwig
the trip were: 1) Toured the Fair Oaks Dairy Farm in northern Indiana 2) Helped with the National Ag Issues contest 3) Listened to Abrah Meyer, National FFA Officer from Iowa, give her retiring officer address and 4) Attended the Hunger Workshop. Mrs. Dietrich and certain members this group will give a short presentation during the Tri-County November Board meeting. On Friday, November 11, Tri-County will present the fall play “LIKE” under the direction of Mr. Vince Hrasky. This play is about a fictitious country that is divided by a physical change several hundreds of years ago. At the present time, a bridge is built and the country begins the process of becoming a united country. Quote from Director Hrasky, “Keep your Bridge close and your enemies closer”. This play will involve 40 students either as actors or as part of the set crew. The Tri-County play has been extremely successful and involves over half of our student body. There are very few schools our size that can put together this type of professional production. Please try to find time to attend and marvel at the skill of our students. In the academic arena, the first quarter of the school year is now completed. Where did the time go? Parent/Teacher conferences were held on Tuesday, October 25 and Thursday, October 27 from 3:45 pm-7:45 pm. If for some reason you were not able to attend, please call the school or instructor and arrange a time to meet. Also, continue to monitor your child(s) grade and academic progress through the Power School Information system. If unable to use this system, please call the school for additional instructions. October 28 was a no school day for students and staff. A reminder that we will finish our first semester on the last school day before we adjourn for Christmas break. This is especially important for high school students completing first semester classes and for grading purposes. The last day of the first semester is Friday, December 23. In the past couple of weeks, the Tri-County Community School District, received a monetary donation/gift from the John Ogden family and the What Cheer Lions Club. John Ogden was a very active and strong supporter for Tri-County academic success and for all activities. He donated his time and money to assist in a number of ways for many years. John passed away earlier in the month of October. We wish to extend a special thank you to Burdette Ogden and family for this generous gift. We also received a monetary donation from the What Cheer Lions Club. Andy Thomas, currently a Tri-County Junior High Core teacher and 2010 Tri-County graduate, spoke to the What Cheer Lions Club. Andy spoke about possible educational initiatives that would assist in increasing the academic success of all kids in his classes. Following his presentation, Lion Club members voted to help fund part of these initiatives. Thank you to the What Cheer Lions Club for their support and this wonderful monetary gift. The month of November is about to begin. It signals the end of fall and the beginning of winter. Days will be getting colder and weather may have an effect on how we dress and at times when school related announcements and decisions are made due of poor weather. As we start to wrap-up the harvest season, please continue to stress safety as we work to get all the crops out of the field. Also, hunting season will or has begun. Again, stress safe practices as you enjoy the various hunting seasons. I would like share another one of favorite quotes: “Treasure every moment that we have! Yesterday is Histroy Tomorrow is a Mystery Today is a Gift That’s why it’s called the Present”
TC Students Help Local Food Pantry WHAT CHEER - On Wednesday, October 26th, National Honor Society members of the Tri-County junior and senior class travelled to What Cheer to help the local food pantry. Students split into groups to unload the food truck and help families re-load their cars at the food pantry. The students served 86 families at the food truck and 72 families at the food pantry. Chaperone Kerri Tegtmeier said, “It was a great volunteer opportunity for Tri-County students. The students were very respectful of the clients served in both locations. I heard many compliments on the students’ behavior from other adults involved. Great job!” Junior Hunter Kapple feels this was a very worthwhile activity. “It was really nice that we could help a lot of local people. Everyone was really thankful and grateful.” There will be another food pantry event on November 30.
Digger Dennis D. Phelps, Shared Superintendent Tri-County CSD & Keota CSD
National FFA Convention INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - The Tri-County FFA chapter had a wonder-
ful opportunity to go and take several students from the chapter to National FFA Convention. They stopped at Fair Oaks Farm in Fair Oaks, Indiana on the way out and toured the dairy farm. They also got to see one of eleven farms they milk cattle at. They saw calves being born, a carousel milking parlor. On Thursday, half of the students attended opening session, while the other half helped with the National Ag Issues Contest as hall monitors. Thursday afternoon was spent at workshops and the expo center. On Thursday evening they went out for pizza. Friday morning they attended a session where they heard Abrah Meyers, a national officer from Iowa give her awesome retiring address. Afterwards, the students had a few more minutes at the expo center before attending a workshop on hunger, and then they headed home. The students who attended National FFA Convention were: Natalie Steinke, Brandt Molyneux, Hannah Miover, Riley Danner, Cameron Krumm, Allison Steinke, and Skyler Fisher.
Question of the Week by Ryan Daughenbaugh This week’s Question of the Week is: what do you planning on doing after high school? Going to Iowa State for engineering - Noah McCammant Planning on going to Indian Hills to be a CNA. - Mary Van Patten Nothing, probably. - Camron Lankford Finishing my welding degree - Zack Bolinger Going to college for diesel mechanics - Jarek Thompson Getting my LPN, RN, and ARNP -Tori Brackelsberg Going to school to be a Veterinarian- Bailey Davis Going to race dirtbikes. Jakeb Van Patten Mechanic - Tanner Brackelsberg
High School Football WrapUp by Sam Gragg THORNBURG-The season started off well with a win against EV. Tri-County ended up losing the next nine games with a close loss to Seymour, but continued to try hard. Tri-County had four seniors:Walter McKay, Clay Harper, Zach Bolinger, and Lane Williams. Freshman Tegon Fogle led the team in tackles. Walter McKay led the team in scoring with 70 total points. Walter McKay led the team with most rushing yards with 870 total yards along with eight touchdowns. Tegon Fogle led the team with receiving yards with 371 yards with five touchdowns. Congrats to everyone with their hardwork this season. We are looking forward to seeing what’s in store for Trojan Football next season.
Allison trying her hand a milking a cow
Brandt learning that it isn’t as easy as it looks