4B C-I school menu CROSBY-IRONTON COURIER Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 School Rules! SAINT FRANCIS CATHOLIC School celebrated National Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 25-31. The theme for the week was “Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service”. Prayer Buddies Dane Miller and Dominic Craig shared a book together. Ranger items to be sold at CRES Senior athletes will be at CRES selling a variety of Ranger items on Thursday, Feb. 12 and Friday, Feb. 13. Everything from tattoos (50 cents) to foam fingers ($5) to maroon wigs ($10) and many things in between will be available for sale. The Ranger athletes will be selling these items during the students’ recess times. Please do not send large bills with your children. Parents of younger students may want to think about putting their money in an envelope with their name on it. Students will then be ready to cheer on their favorite teams as the winter seasons wind down and we get started with tournaments. Feb. 16-20 LUNCH MENU Monday — No School. Tuesday—Corn dog, Texmex baked beans, broccoli salad, fresh fruits and milk. We d n e s d a y — Tu r k e y gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, mixed fruit, whole wheat bread with jelly and milk. Thursday—Taco salad, whole wheat bread stick, tomato, celery, jicama, peaches and milk. Friday—BBQ riblet on a whole wheat bun, corn, BLT salad, applesauce and milk. (Salad bar and/or sandwich line available daily at high school.) BREAKFAST MENU Starting at 8 a.m. Monday —No School. Tuesday—Scrambled egg wrap, peaches, juice and milk. Wednesday—Pancake and sausage on a stick, pears, juice and milk. Thursday—Cinnamon pretzel stick, banana, juice and milk. Friday—Egg & cheese biscuit, mixed fruit, juice and milk. Students are encouraged to take all the menued items for best nutrition but are required to take a minimum of 1/2 cup serving of fruit or vegetables to be a reimbursable meal. (Cereal and yogurt available daily at high school and elementary school. Fresh fruit is available at both schools daily.) Ranger Care now open at CRES The Crosby-Ironton School District entered into an exciting new venture on Monday, Jan. 5 with the beginning of Ranger Care at the Cuyuna Range Elementary School (CRES). Ranger Care is a before and after school childcare program for children in the grades kindergarten through sixth grade who attend our school. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents’ of Crosby-Ironton School District to have a safe place for their children to go before and after school. Ranger Care is a valued opportunity for working parents. The school district has received numerous requests from parents about the need for before and after school child care. As a result of a need for some type of “latch-key” program identified by parents, the school district has been working diligently to create this childcare opportunity. The typical day at Ranger Care consists of having a snack, structured activities with the participants, indoor gym time, outdoor activities, homework help, free play, library time, and computer and i-Pad activities. The Ranger Care provider also has the opportunity to meet with each child’s teacher when looking at individual homework needs. Each day is very structured with scheduled activities by the Ranger Care provider. The school district recently welcomed a new leader for its Ranger Care Program; Kalley Duggan. Kalley has had formal training in the area of child care and is currently attending school part-time to become a specialist in the area of early childhood education. Ranger Care is available in the mornings from 6:30 to 8 a.m. and again in the afternoons from 3 to 6 p.m. The Ranger Care Program is located at CRES in the Family Center Wing. The registration forms and information can be obtained on the school district website, CRES office or Community Education office. Advanced registrations are required. For more information feel free to call: Molly Hoffarth, 5458800 ext. 6976, Kalley Duggan: 545-8800 ext. 6967 or Dale Sova: 545-8822. The Cuyuna Range Lions Club “Bowling for the Blind” will be held on March 7 at the Cuyuna Lanes Bowling alley in Crosby. A presentation concerning the project will be held at CRES elementary school for students ages eight to 10 and 11-13 on Tuesday, Feb. 17. tips on how to encourage their Information and sponsor children to become lifelong sheets will be distributed to students at that time. readers. Books and Bingo is open to families of pre-kindergarten to third grade students at CRES. Family members Women’s Club include mom, dad, brothers, sisters, grandparents, scholarship The Cuyuna Range aunts/uncles, or anyone that is Women’s Club (formerly special to the student. Also during this event, a known as ‘Mothers Club’) is the ‘Book Exchange Table’ will oldest women’s organization on be available for you to the Cuyuna Range (established exchange your gently-used in 1916) and has always been books for other gently-used dedicated to service and books. If you have any gently- responding to the needs of our used books at home that you range communities and citizens. The $750 Scholarship is would like to have on the Exchange Table, please bring available to C-I graduating senthem to the school office by iors (class of 2014-15) with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Friday, Feb. 20. Applications are available at The Spring Book Fair will officially open on Monday, the C-I High School Counselors March 2 but will be open dur- office and the Hallett Library. Application deadline is ing this event. Please take a moment to check out what is April 1. For questions and contact Kris available before or after play- inquiries Hasskamp (Scholarship ing Bingo. You must R.S.V.P. by Feb. Committee chair) at [email protected] or call 52713 if you plan to attend. 0070. Skiing or snow boarding trip Experience the thrill of skiing or snow boarding at Mount Ski Gull in Nisswa. Community Ed is offering a bus trip on Saturday, Feb. 21 for $15 per person. This rate does not include ski or board rentals. The bus will depart at 9 a.m. from the C-I High School bus loop located on the west side of the high school. Expected return time is 6:30 p.m. at the bus loop. Registration deadline is Friday, Feb. 13. Call Community Ed at 545-8822 for more information or to register. Pledge of Allegiance policy at C-I The Pledge of Allegiance will be recited on the first school day of each week at the start of third hour (10:24 a.m.). Anyone who does not wish to participate in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance for any personal reason may elect not to do so. Students must respect other person's right to make that choice. (Minn. §121A.11). Be at bus stop! C-I Transportation asks parents and students to be sure all kids riding the bus to school be at their bus stops five minutes early in order to keep the buses on schedule. The Crosby-Ironton School District is taking communication to the next level with a powerful new mobile app. The app provides families with instant access to important school information like staff directories, school announcements, weather alerts and lunch menus. The app also has a notification feature that allows a message, like a weather alert, to move from the superintendent to families in an instant. "This new app provides our families with greater access to important information." said Superintendent, Dr. Jamie Skjeveland. "We are excited about the ability to provide mobile messages to mobile families and believe it will enhance communication with our community.” Parents will now find instant access to their children’s teachers. With two clicks parents can call, email, or visit teachers’ Web sites. The contacts are always current and the ease of access will improve communication between parents or guardians and teachers. “We know parents are busier than ever” said District Community Education Director Dale Sova. “This app streamlines access to important information like never before.” Available on i-Tunes or the Android Play store, the apps Bowling for the Blind March 7 Books and Bingo Feb. 28 at CRES To help promote and build a love of reading in students at CRES, there will be a family Bingo event to do with books. From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 you will play Bingo and win prizes that are related to reading. In between each game, parents will get some helpful There’s an app for that! C-I schools give families a powerful new app Volunteer your time at CRES Cuyuna Range Elementary School is seeking parents and community members interested in volunteering in various areas throughout the school. Volunteer opportunities exist in many classrooms, especially in the younger grades. Whether you have an hour a week or an hour a year to give, you can have a positive influence on a student and your help is appreciated. To find out more about volunteer opportunities at CRES, call 545-8803. Student, adult admission fees Pricing for athletic events are $2 for students, $5 for adults/seniors per event. (Students in grades 7-12 with a C-I student ID card no admission fee is required). Annual passes are available. Prices are: Individual pass, $90; Family pass, $175; Student pass, $20; and Senior Citizen pass, $50. Note: new this year, there will not be a charge for musical concerts. School closings When the weather or other situations make it necessary to close school, notification is made first by a 5 a.m. report on the school district's Facebook page (Crosby-Ironton School District) and is followed by a school-reach announcement (via telephone) at approximately 6 a.m. Students and parents should refrain from calling school officials in the event of bad weather. Lions scholarship available The Lakers Lions of Emily, Outing, and Fifty Lakes will be awarding their scholarships again this year. Interested individuals must intend to enroll in an accredited or certified post-secondary school. Applications are available for electronic submission at http://www.lakerslions.org/, and must be received by the deadline of April 17. IMPORTANT: Applicants must meet the criteria listed on the application form. CRES in need of Watch D.O.G.S. Cuyuna Range Elementary School (CRES) has a wonderful opportunity for fathers and father figures to be more involved in the lives of students at CRES. A program, Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is designed to help schools be positively influenced by the committed involvement of fathers and father figures. Volunteers help at their child’s/student’s school during the school year at least one day (or half day). For more information, please call Roxie Smedsrud, volunteer coordinator for CRES, as 545-8862. No school dates There will be no school on the following dates for staff or students. —Monday, Feb. 16 (President's Day). —Wednesday, Apr. 1 through Monday, Apr. 6 (Spring break). Bemidji State University has announced the following area students have graduated at the conclusion of the 2014 fall semester: —Crosby: Joshua Ruschen, AA, Liberal Education; Brock Tesdahl, BS Health Education and Physical Education and coaching specialist certificate, Cum Laude. —Deerwood: Joshua Corbett, BS, Elementary Education, Cum Laude. —Fifty Lakes: Nickolus Holmgard, BAS, Applied Engineering. are expected be a big hit with parents. The new Crosby-Ironton School District mobile app allows families to: —Call or e-mail a staff member within a few clicks —Receive push notifications for weather alerts —Quickly view important school information —Click on directions to any school or district site —View lunch menus —Access school board information Visit http://www.ci.k12. mn.us/ for more information University of St. and to download the Crosby- Thomas list Ironton School District mobile The following area stuapp. dents have been named to the University of St. Thomas dean’s list: —Deerwood: Jacob D. Goodwin, William D. Class of 1954 Goodwin; Grant M. The C-I High School McCormick and Abigail R. class of 1954 will hold its Smith. reunion on Aug. 8 at The —Ironton: Rachel I. Deerstand in Deerwood. Norwood. Students must post grade point averages of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale to be named to the dean’s list. Jr. High dance will be Feb. 23 Due to a scheduling change in the boys’ basketball game with Aitkin, the February Junior High School Dance will be held Friday, Feb. 23 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Commons Area. Heritage Network offers Gillman scholarship The Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network (CIRHN) is offering Crosby-Ironton High School seniors the Richard Gillman Scholarship. The late Gillman was an active member of the group (formerly the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society) for 15 years and one of his major interests was the value of education, along with providing opportunities for young people. Myrna Nelson, CIRHN board member, is coordinator of the scholarship. To qualify for the $400 scholarship, students must have attended CIHS in their junior and senior years; must demonstrate values, responsibility and participation in extracurricular activities; provide two references and are asked to write a paragraph about their family’s heritage and connection to the Cuyuna Range and an essay on what they consider the most important historical event in the Crosby area in the past 100 years (the length of the essay is not as important as the content). BSU graduates Scholarship applications can be obtained from the CIHS guidance counselor. Completed applications should be sent to CIRHN, Attention: Scholarship, P.O. Box 272, Crosby, 56441. Deadline to apply is April 1. Lions offer scholarships The Cuyuna Range Lions Club is offering two $1,000 John Lindahl Scholarships to seniors graduating from Crosby-Ironton High School in 2015. Because the Lions is a service organization, the scholarships are awarded with an emphasis on community service more than on academic achievement. Applications are available at the C-I High School counselor’s office or by calling Lion Jan Anderson at 5343872. Completed applications must be received by March. 20. CRES Express After-School Pick-up plan In December CRES implemented the CRES Express student pick-up plan. This allows students to be picked up curb-side instead of waiting in the lobby on the red benches for parents to come into the building and sign them out. So far, the CRES Express is proving to be very successful. One problem CRES continues to have is when parents park their vehicles in the pick-up lane and go inside to sign their child out. The lane along the curb in the parking lot is for CRES Express pickup only from 2:30 until 3:15 p.m. If you come inside to pick up your child, please park in one of the parking spaces in the parking lot. The reason is to keep the flow of the CRES Express pick-up lane moving and it provides for a safer parking lot during this busy time. If you have not signed your child/children up for the CRES Express plan, pick up a form in the CRES office. Only students with a CRES Express Pass on their backpacks or jackets can be picked up outside. All other students must be signed out in the office or lobby. St. Francis raffle You can't fit a brand-new SUV into the backpack of a student from St. Francis of the Lakes Catholic School in Brainerd, but you can fit the chance to win one! Starting Jan. 23, students will be carrying and selling raffle tickets as part of the Catholic Schools Raffle. Ticket buyers have the opportunity to win $45,000 in prizes, including a 2015 Ford Escape or $25,000 cash, vacation packages and more. St. Francis of the Lakes and the other 86 schools participating will keep 100 percent of every $5 ticket sold thanks to raffle sponsor Catholic United Financial. The St. Paul-based company covers the entire cost of the prizes and promotional materials. “If you want to support your Catholic school, this is the same as marching into the office and writing a check,” Catholic United President Harald Borrmann says. “But with the raffle, every $5 buys you a chance to win a car, a vacation, or some other really great prizes.” More than 16,500 students from 87 participating schools in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota will sell tickets from Friday’s kickoff through March 8, prior to the official drawing at 11 a.m., on March 19 at Catholic United Financial’s Home Office in St. Paul. (Hopeful ticket holders can watch the drawing ceremony live online at wwwcatholicunited.org/raffle.) Last year, participating schools raised a combined total of more than $1 million in just six weeks, an amount Catholic United Financial would like to repeat in 2015. In the raffle’s five-year existence, it has helped Catholic schools in the upper midwest raise more than $3 million. The money raised has allowed these schools to provide tuition assistance, improve technology and pay for special learning opportunities, such as field trips and special guest speakers. Along with the $50,000 in ticket sale revenue it hopes to receive from the raffle, St. Francis of the Lakes has a shot at winning a $3,000 grant from Catholic United if it is one of the top-three performing schools (based on the number of tickets sold per student). The company also awards the top-selling student at each school a $100 Visa gift card and a pizza party to each top classroom. Raffle updates can be followed on twitter @raffle4 schools and on Facebook at facebook.com/ catholicschoolsraffle. Junior High Dance Schedule Clip and save this schedule of dances lined up at Crosby-Ironton Junior High School! All dances listed are held in the Commons Area and are for grades seven through nine unless otherwise specified. Tuesday, Feb. 17 * Valentine’s Dance 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 St. Patrick’s Dance 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, April 20 Last Jr. High Dance 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, May 18 7-12 Year End Dance 6:30 to 9 p.m. Reward Dance if PBIS Goal is met!) *DENOTES SEMI-FORMAL DANCE
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