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East Elementary
Middle School
High School
A P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E B A L L A R D C O M M U N I T Y S C H O O L D I S T R I C T S E R V I N G T H E C O M M U N I T I E S O F
C A M B R I D G E , H U X L E Y , K E L L E Y A N D S L A T E R , I O W A
West Elementary
Immunization Requirement Meningococcal Secondary School Vaccine Requirement:
All students entering, advancing or transferring into 7th grade and born after September
15, 2004, will need proof of one dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY). All
students entering, advancing, or transferring into 12th grade and born after September 15,
1999, will need proof of two doses of meningococcal (A, C W, Y) vaccine; or 1 dose if re-
ceived when the student was 16 years of age or older.
Meningitis vaccine protects against meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, and Y. Meningococ-
cal disease caused by any serogroup is a very serious, life-threatening illness. It is caused
by bacteria that can infect the blood, brain, and spinal cord. Meningococcal bacteria are
spread through upper respiratory droplets, such as saliva (kissing, living in close quarters).
About 10 to 15% of people with meningococcal disease die even with appropriate treat-
ment. Twenty percent of people recovering from meningococcal disease suffer from seri-
ous effects including permanent hearing loss, limb loss, or brain damage. Meningococcal
vaccines are very safe and effective at preventing meningococcal disease. The meningococ-
cal vaccine is 85 - 100 percent effective at preventing infection from the subtypes of me-
ningococcus found in the vaccine.
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Summer Chromebook Expectations
Ballard CSD students in grades 3-12 have the great opportunity to utilize a Chromebook for learning during the school year. To encourage ongoing educational opportunities, students in grades 6-7, & 9-11 will continue to have access to their Chromebooks by taking them home during the summer months. To assist you, the district is providing the following tips for summer Chromebook use:
Care
Keep Chromebooks away from pets or young children. Avoid heat and direct sunlight.
Avoid liquids-beware of wet swimsuits and towels. Keep Chromebooks plugged into a surge protector when they are not in use.
Lack of charging may result in damage to the battery. The cost of a replacement battery ($47.50) is the respon- sibility of the student/guardian. Chromebook should remain in its provided bag at all times to help protect the device from severe damage.
Chromebook must be turned on for at least 30 minutes once a week in order to receive necessary updates. Monitoring Activity
Families should continue to monitor use at home by checking the Chromebook browser and observing student use. Instructions on how to check a browser is available at the Families always have the right to limit use over the summer. For your security, your password should not be shared. Also, reminder this is a school device, not a personal device; please do not use anyone else’s account on your school Chromebook. GoGuardian monitoring software and accessibility remains active during the summer. For further questions, review the district’s 1:1 technology information available via the Ballard District 1:1
Parent Webpage.
DO NOT attempt to do repairs on your own.
Chromebooks that need repairs may be brought to the District Central Office between 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. Monday - Thursday except for holidays. A repair form should be filled out prior to bringing the broken Chromebook to the District Office, if possible, and is available here. The Ballard student must be signed into his or her school account to access the form. If the student is unable to access their school account, a kiosk will be avail- able at the District Office to complete a repair form.
While Chromebooks will be repaired as quickly as possible, replacements are not available over the summer.
The student will be contacted by their student email when the Chromebook is ready to be picked up.
A letter will be sent home to the parent if there are any fees that must be paid before repairs are made.
Broken chargers must be returned
DO NOT attempt to do repairs on your own.
Repair Questions: Eric Peterson - IT Support Specialist 515-597-2811 General Questions: Dave McGill - Technology Director 515-597-2811
BreakoutEDU Update It has been four years since BreakoutEDU has gone worldwide. Since then, the game has evolved into a digital format. Digital Breakouts are websites which contain hidden clues and have an em- bedded Google Form, where the students enter answers to digital padlocks. You can even have students create these Breakouts since they do not require any equipment, apart from a digital device. Students can either complete the Digital Breakouts individually, in small groups or a large group. A new feature to the BreakoutEDU Digital Breakouts is the Tags Apps by BreakoutEDU. These apps allow players to scan BreakoutEDU Tags during a BreakoutEDU game. The app also includes a QR Code scanner and a RFID reader to help players open clues during games. The Tags App is now available for both iOS and Android.
Back in November 2015, there was an article about a new concept called BreakoutEDU in the Ballard Dimensions and the BallardTech Blog. BreakoutEDU is an immersive learning game platform that allows student to practice their skill on working with a diverse group of peers to solve a complex problem. Checkout the article here: http:// bit.ly/2WJ0610 BreakoutEDU was founded by James Sanders in 2015. James was a mid- dle school History and English teacher in South Los Angeles and
then taught history in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years. He went on to be a White House Innovation Fellow and served as the Chief Innovation Officer at the EdTechTeam. James was attending a conference in Edmonton Canada with a few colleagues and some of his colleagues' high school students. They all decided to experience an Escape Room together. An Escape Room is when one pays money to be locked in an actual room with clues/puzzles that need to be solved in order to successfully "breakout" of the locked room.
BreakoutEDU Update While participating, James noticed how the high school students "sprung into action and immedi- ately began collaborating, problem solving and persevering through" to try to solve the different clues in order to breakout of the room. James thought to himself, "This is exactly what we want to have happen in the classroom." After brain- storming with his colleagues on how they could replicate this in a classroom, the group knew it might be problematic if they locked students in a room, and this is when the BreakoutEDU locked box was created.
BreakoutEDU is a box that is locked with different types of padlocks. The students solve different puzzles/clues to figure out how to unlock each of the padlocks to open the box. The puzzles can be aligned to all different academic areas and ages. These games can be used to introduce and/or teach core academic subjects including math, sci- ence, history, language arts and have embedded stand- ards that apply problem solving strategies within a real world OR collaborative context. These games require stu- dents of all ages (including adults) to communicate, col- laborate and think (critically and creatively). Each of these skills allow students to practice working with a diverse group of peers to solve a complex problem.
A few of our Ballard teachers who have already brought BreakoutEDU to their students are: Mrs. Zielke, Mrs. A. Hokel, Mr. Fjelland, Mr. Macki, Mrs. Adams, East Library, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Wesselmann, HS Tech Team, HS PD, Mr. Dovre, and Mrs. Barbaglia.
Kindergarten
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1st Grade Loves Reading! “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!” -Dr. Seuss
Students who read over 5,000 minutes.
First grade is time of huge growth for little learners! A big part of that growth happens in reading, where we work hard all year to become confident, fluent readers. To help our students work towards becoming readers, the first grade teachers ask them to keep a log of the minutes they spend reading at home. Students counted minutes they spent reading independently, read- ing to someone, and listening to reading. Many stu- dents reached 3,000 minutes, some read over 5,000 minutes, and a few even read over 10,000 minutes in the 2018-2019 school year!
The first grade teachers want to say CON- GRATULATIONS to the first grade readers at Ballard West and a THANK YOU to the parents for encourag- ing their students to be readers!
The top readers from each class: Ryan J., Jack T., Owen L., Emmerson A., Maiya P., and Josie L.
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What is Autism? There is no one type of autism, but many.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions char- acterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an esti- mated 1 in 59 children in the United States today. We know that there is not one autism but many subtypes, most influenced by a com- bination of genetic and environmental factors. Because autism is a spectrum disorder, each person with autism has a distinct set of strengths and challenges. The ways in which people with autism learn, think and problem-solve can range from highly skilled to severely challenged. Some people with ASD may require significant support in their daily lives, while others may need less support and, in some cases, live entirely inde- pendently. Several factors may influence the development of autism, and it is often accompanied by sensory sensitivities and medical issues such as gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, sei- zures or sleep disorders, as well as mental health challenges such as anxiety, depres- sion and attention issues. Indicators of autism usually appear by age 2 or 3. Some associated development de- lays can appear even earlier, and often, it can be diagnosed as early as 18 months. Re- search shows that early intervention leads to positive outcomes later in life for people with autism. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association merged four distinct autism diagnoses into one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They included autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder-not oth- erwise specified (PDD-NOS) and Asperger syndrome.
Article from: www.autismspeaks.org
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Looking Ahead…..
Teacher assignments for next year: Information will be available starting on August 1st stating who your child’s teacher will be next fall. If you had a recent address or email change this would be a good time to let the office know so we have up-to-date information for sending this information out.
2019-2020 First Day of School: Friday, August 23rd
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High School
Perfect ACT
Emily Huisinga, a junior at Ballard High School, has earned a perfect score of 36 on her ACT. Emily joins the elite group of top-scorers across the county. Approximately two-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn the top score of 36. The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1-36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores.
Emily is the daughter of Scott and Maureen Huisinga of Slater.
Congratulations, Emily!
History Club Summer Reading
The history club of Ballard High School is pleased to announce our summer read- ing for 2019. After reading this book, we will be having a book discussion on Mon-
day, August 26, 2019, at 6:00PM in the high school library. Refreshments will be provided to all in attendance.
Mr. Herrold has additional copies of the book if you are interested. Please contact
him directly and we can get you a book! [email protected] or
515.597.2971, EXT: 2191
HS Digital Citizenship: Year Two Annually, since 2015, students, parents, and teachers representing our HS, MS and East build- ings have completed a survey, designed by Clarity BrightBytes, regarding technology access, use, and knowledge. Our High School Technology Team (Catherine Mein, Nathan Smith, Lisa Ronca, Nick Steenhagen, Jen Dovre, Jody Kelley, and John Ronca) meets several times at the beginning of the school year to analyze the data and discuss areas for improvement. Digital citizenship was identified as one of these areas. The high school chose to spend time on digital citizenship the last two school years (2017- 2019) because data collection from the prior years had shown there was a need. This year's data reflected the time and effort of the technology team, high school teachers, the building Technology Leader (Jen Dovre), and administration who have been dedicated to this building- wide initiative. Please see the data below:
As you view the image above, you will see the red rectangle highlights the Digital Citizenship category. The level of proficiency is reflected according to a specific color: Grey - Beginning, Pink - Emerging, Yellow/Gold - Proficient, Green - Advanced and Blue - Exemplary.
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HS Digital Citizenship: Year Two For the second year (2018-2019) in a row, the high school building facilitated Digital Citizenship les- sons for all students in grades 9-12. Approximately every month, advisory teachers lead a discus- sion related to a digital citizenship topic. With it being our second year, the high school technology team, teachers, and administration felt it was important for the incoming freshmen to receive the same lessons that were presented to the high school students last year, while at the same time providing the 10th-12th grade with new lessons. The new lessons often included a new topic. If the students had a lesson on a similar topic the previous year, we designed the lesson with either a different perspective and/or a deeper level of critical thinking. These conversations encourage students to continue their discussion outside of the classroom. For example, after the Cyberbullying lesson last year, student council designed and implemented a building-wide Bullying Report Form for the high school students. Below, you will find links to this year's lessons.
2018-2019 Digital Citizenship Student Links
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HS Digital Citizenship: Year Two
Click HERE for the lesson links on previous page after reading the *Note. *Note: Due to the fact that these lessons were specifically designed for our Ballard students, in order for a parent/guardian to view these lessons, please have your Ballard student log into his/her Ballard account on a Chrome browser before selecting the link or entering the URL in a Chrome browser Omnibox (address bar). After viewing this year's Clarity BrightBytes data, the high school teachers have selected to concentrate on the teacher category of the 4Cs and the subcategory of communication. They also shared that they would like to continue the Digital Citizenship Lessons in the future. How this will all take place or what it will look like is going to be determined by the high school teachers, tech team, and administration. The digital citizenship planning process will begin June 2019 and the 4Cs: Communication planning process will begin next school year (2019- 2020). Previous HS Digital Citizenship Blogs: 11/30/17 - Digital Citizenship at the High School: http://bit.ly/2z6FRkc 5/18/18 - Digital Citizenship at the High School Continued http://bit.ly/2s20aen Twitter: @BCSDTechEDU (Tweets are related to technology enhancing the Ballard classrooms.) Hashtags: West - #bcsdwest East - #bcsdeast Middle School - #bcsdms High School - #bcsdhs
JULY 1-3 8:00-12:00 AND 12:30-3:30
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY
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OR SEND THIS REGISTRATION WITH PAYMENT TO: DUE DATE: JUNE 14 CHRIS DEASON, BALLARD BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP 701 BALLARD DRIVE HUXLEY, IOWA 50124 (CHECKS MADE OUT TO: BALLARD BOYS BASKETBALL, OR PAY ONLINE) 2019 BALLARD BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP REGISTRATION FORM. COST: $65
NAME __________________________ GRADE (FALL 0F 2019)________
ADDRESS _______________________________ PHONE _________________
GRADES 6-9: 8:00-12:00 GRADES 2-5 12:30-3:30 ALL AT HIGH SCHOOL
SHIRT SIZE: YM YL AS AM AL XL XXL (CIRCLE ONE)
I HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR AND ANY MEMBERS OF THE CAMPSTAFF TO ACT FOR ME ACCORDING TO THEIR BEST JUDGEMENT IN AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. I HEREBY WAIVE AND RELEASE BALLARD SCHOOLS AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE CAMP STAFF FROM ALL CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF INJURIES WHICH MIGHT BE SUSTAINED BY MY SON WHILE ATTENDING THIS CAMP.
PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE ___________________________ DATE _______
WHO: GRADES 4-12
WHEN: EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY IN JUNE. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
9:00-10:30 EACH DAY
WHERE: BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL
WHY: WE WILL WORK ON OUR BASKETBALL SKILLS AS WELL AS TEACH THE
FINER POINTS OF THE GAME THAT DO NOT ALWAYS GET COVERED
IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
COST: $20. INCLUDES 24 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION AND A T-SHIRT.
SIGN UP: WWW.BALLARDCAMPS.COM
All camps will be held in the High School Gym
Registration fee includes T-Shirt
Registration Deadline is Monday, July 1st. Registrations after this date will not guarantee a T-shirt.
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Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Practice Fields at the High School
(West side of 5th Street)
Cost: $30 includes a camp T-Shirt and Water Bottle
**REGISTER at www.ballardcamps.com
Any Questions Contact:
Corey Vespestad [email protected]
Kyle Howard [email protected]
RISE AS ONE!
When: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; August 7, 8, 9
Time: 7:30 am – 11: 00 am
Location: Practice Fields at the High School
(West side of 5th Street)
Cost: $45 includes a camp T-shirt and Shorts.
**REGISTER at www.ballardcamps.com
Any Questions Contact:
Corey Vespestad [email protected]
Kyle Howard [email protected]
RISE AS ONE!
J. Sharpnack
Kent Freeland
Thank you to those who attended our
“Cinco De Mayo” Trivia Night The winner of the two Adirondack chair raffle was Kim Clinton. Thanks to all who participated by buying a raffle ticket
and to Mr. Steenhagen and the Bomber Builders for making the chairs and to Shawn Palek of Slater for painting them.
Watch for another chance to play Trivia with us at Prairie Fest in August!
DON’T FORGET TO DO YOUR AMAZON SHOPPING AT smile.amazon.com AND CHOOSE BALLARD DFS AS YOUR CHARITY OF CHOICE. ITS
FREE TO YOU AND YOU HELP PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BALLARD SENIORS!
ATTENTION SENIORS THAT RECEIVED A DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP:
Now that Scholarship Awards Night is over, senior scholarship recipients MUST go back into their Dollars for Scholars appli-
cation to accept and acknowledge their award. This should be done when the student has decided which institution they are
going to attend, knows the institution’s address, the start date of classes and, preferably, has been assigned a student ID
number from the institution.
A link to instructions for accepting your scholarship after Scholarship Awards Night can be found on the website bal-
lard.dollarforscholars.org, students & parents tab.
Accepting and acknowledging your scholarship is a mandatory step so that we know where to send your scholarship check.
Students attending an institution that matches Dollars for Scholars scholarships will want to complete this step ASAP before
their institution runs out of matching dollars (see website for this info, also).
You have until December 31, 2020 to use your scholarship money should you choose to delay college entry. However, if you
do so, remember your log in address and password so you can get back into the ChapterNet system to claim your scholarship
next year. Ballard DFS does not know your password!
If you plan to defer college to enter the military, you can have an additional three years to claim your scholarship money IF you notify the Ballard DFS Committee of your intentions by October 1, 2019 at [email protected]. When we confirm that we received your email, you have approximately 4 ½ years to use your scholarship.
Taylor Vincent Andrew Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Chase Winterboer Ankeny Sanitation Scholarship
Katelyn Kennedy Arlo & Edna Heggen Family Memorial Scholarship For citizenship in memory of Richard Heggen
Brooks Fleischmann Ashley Okland Memorial Scholarship
Logan Volkmann Ballard Automotive Scholarship
Taryn Hutson Ballard Board of Education Scholarship
Mira Luke Ballard Dental Associates, Inc Scholarship
Jack Luster Ballard Education Foundation Scholarship
Alexandra Ramer Ballard Elementary PTO Scholarship
Danielle Noack Ballard Fine Arts Boosters Scholarship
Derrick Crecelius Ballard High School Student Council Scholarship
Skyler Noftsger Ballard Youth Football Scholarship
Breisen Borsheim Barbara Finch Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Elliott Ben Johnson Academic and Athletic Scholarship
Sierra Knight Bill Estrem Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Drew Bosch Memorial Scholarship
Riley McCuddin Brenda Kruse Scholarship
Chase Soat Bud & Denise Seemann Scholarship
Kiersten McKinney Cambridge Alumni Association Scholarship
Maddie Sullivan City of Cambridge Scholarship
Mackenzie Kraling City of Huxley Scholarship
Brooke Hall City of Kelley Scholarship
Spencer Catus City of Slater Scholarship
Sarah Stolte Class of 1967 Scholarship
Zane Charter Class of 1978 Memorial Scholarship
Gabe Shelton Class of '64 Richard Heggen Scholar Athlete Scholarship
Emma Clinton Class of '64 Scholarship in memory of classmates
Grace Long Danfoss Scholarship
Nicholas Palmer Dr. Jim and Marigrace Sievers Scholarship
Ashley Kahler Dr. Shannon Whipp Scholarship by Palestine 4-H
Renee Houlette Dr. Steven & Mrs. Frances Kruse Scholarship
Isaiah Deason Edward Jones Scholarship by DeAnn Thompson
Sydney Liedtke Esta Freeland Cox Scholarship
Rachel Newell Fidelity Bank Scholarship
Abigail Blomgren Friends of the Huxley Public Library Scholarship
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Samuel Andrews Gibby's Suspenders for Scholarship Golf Tournament
Sarah Dougherty Go For It Scholarship
Joseph Hofbauer Harold & Helen Stensland Scholarship
Austin Klimpel Haverkamp Properties Scholarship
James Chism Hoffman Family Scholarship in honor of Dr. Vaughn A. Seaton
Jacob Smith Hokel Machine Supply, Inc. Scholarship
Joseph Jordan Hokel Real Estate Team Scholarship
Olivia Dee Huxley Communications Scholarship
Taiylor Wright In honor of Mary Jane Johnson Registered Nurse Scholarship
Drake Schonhorst Jamie Coquyt Memorial Scholarship on behalf of Ballard School Administrators
Peyton Culp Jarrett Peterson Memorial Scholarship
Seth Wohlgemuth JCorp Scholarship
Lindsey Kaldenberg John Schonhorst Memorial Scholarship
Allison Vetter Judy & Alice Larkin Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Kamp Julie Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Caleb Hammerlinck Justin & Jocelyn Benson Scholarship
Chad Ihnken Kenneth L. and Louise Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Reece Morgan Kiwanis Club of the Ballard Community Scholarship
Walker Thomas Kreg Tool Company Scholarship
Lucas Johnson Lammers Family Scholarship
Karlee Emerson Lawrence & Margaret Jordan Memorial Scholarship
Avery Kraling Lenora Larson Sayre Memorial Scholarship
Max Olsan Look Up Communications Scholarship by Stephanie Salasek
Thomas Ledet Madrid Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship
Sydney Halverson McFarland Clinic PC Scholarship
Alyssa Hilgenberg Mens Family Scholarship
Erin Rochleau Mu Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship
Chloe Gibson Nevada Masonic Lodge #99 AF & AM Scholarship
Emma Jensen Phyllis Helland-Morse Scholarship
Meredith Moore Quick's Hardware & Rental Scholarship
Brock Beirman Ralph & Kathryn Gruenwald Scholarship
Nathan Wuestenberg Rodney Krause Memorial Scholarship
Kathryn Sydnes Roger Ihle Family Scholarship
Erik Ledet Roxann Tesdall Harmon & Derek Harmon Memorial Scholarship
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Magnus Anderson Scott Gaul Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Ledet Scott Gaul Memorial Scholarship
Jakob Fagen Shaffer's Auto Body Scholarship
Donald White Slater American Legion Post 260 & Auxiliary Scholarship
Lauren Smith Slater Animal Hospital Scholarship
Piper Johnson Slater United Methodist Church Evening Circle Scholarship
Samantha Moser South Story Bank and Trust Business & Finance Scholarship
Breanna Brekke Steve & Anne Quick Scholarship
Anna Russell The Whistle Stop Academy Child Care & Preschool Scholarship
Karlee Ahrenholtz Toni Robinson Memorial Scholarship
Samantha Baker Town & Country Market Scholarship by Larry Larson & family
Benjamin Meyer V. Allen Sloniger Scholarship
Reece Huen VisionBank of Iowa Scholarship
Alec Rosentrater Wayne & Arlette Rouse Scholarship
Noah Nebbe William & Rita McKenna Family Scholarship
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April 23, 2019
The Ballard Community Dollars for Scholars met at 7:00 p.m. on March 26, 2019 at the Ballard
HS. Present were: Rachel Bangs, Sarah Battani, Doreen Blackmer ,Julie Long, Amy Metcalfe,
Sheila Norris, Kelli Payne, Anne Quick, and Stephanie Salasek.
We discussed the final arrangements for Scholarship Awards Night which will be April 29th at
7:30 pm. Anne and Rachel will be the Masters of Ceremony for the awards. Other committee
members will perform duties as assigned.
We also spent time discussing the Trivia Night fundraiser which will be taking place on Satur-
day May 4th, 2019 at the Huxley Safe Room. Flyers are be placed around the community to
inform people of this new event. The drawing for the raffle of 2 Adirondack chairs made by
Industrial Tech students and painted by Shawn Palek will also take place at this event. Mem-
bers will be selling raffle tickets at various Ballard events before the May 4th event. We also
signed up for duties during Trivia Night and decided on prizes to be awarded.
Anne Quick made a motion to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Kelli Payne. The
meeting was adjourned.
Ballard West Elementary (Grades EK-2) Administration Office
105 E. Main, Slater, Iowa 509 N. Main Ave, Huxley, Iowa
Attendance Reporting 228-3890 Superintendent 597-2811
Transportation Change 597-2979 Business Manager 597-2811
http://www.ballard.k12.ia.us/district/transportation/ Fax 597-2965
Office 228-3890 Lunchtime Solutions, Inc. 597-2750 (ext. 1010 or 1013)
Fax 228-3892
Ballard East Elementary (Grades 3-5) Ballard High School (Grades 9-12)
505 W. 4th, Cambridge, Iowa 701 Ballard Drive, Huxley IA
Attendance Reporting 220-4306 Attendance Reporting 597-2971
Transportation Change 597-2979 Transportation Change 597-2979
http://www.ballard.k12.ia.us/district/transportation/ http://www.ballard.k12.ia.us/district/transportation/
Office 220-4306 Office 597-2971
Fax 220-4310 Fax 597-2964
East Kitchen 220-4306 (ext. 4108) Principal’s Secretary 597-2971 (ext. 2170)
Activities Secretary 597-2971 (ext. 2138)
High School Kitchen 597-2971 (ext. 2102)
Ballard Middle School (Grades 6-8)
509 N. Main, Huxley, Iowa
Attendance Reporting 597-2815
Transportation Change 597-2979
Activities Secretary 597-2971 (ext. 2138)
Middle School Kitchen 597-2815 (ext. 3214)
It is the policy of the Ballard Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed,
age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational
programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a
grievance related to this policy please contact the district’s Equity Coordinator, Mary Jane Stites, 509 N Main, Huxley, IA, 50124, 515.597.2811,
[email protected], For further guidance, visit the Iowa Department of Education website – Equity Guidance
Middle School
High School
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C A M B R I D G E , H U X L E Y , K E L L E Y A N D S L A T E R , I O W A
West Elementary
Immunization Requirement Meningococcal Secondary School Vaccine Requirement:
All students entering, advancing or transferring into 7th grade and born after September
15, 2004, will need proof of one dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY). All
students entering, advancing, or transferring into 12th grade and born after September 15,
1999, will need proof of two doses of meningococcal (A, C W, Y) vaccine; or 1 dose if re-
ceived when the student was 16 years of age or older.
Meningitis vaccine protects against meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, and Y. Meningococ-
cal disease caused by any serogroup is a very serious, life-threatening illness. It is caused
by bacteria that can infect the blood, brain, and spinal cord. Meningococcal bacteria are
spread through upper respiratory droplets, such as saliva (kissing, living in close quarters).
About 10 to 15% of people with meningococcal disease die even with appropriate treat-
ment. Twenty percent of people recovering from meningococcal disease suffer from seri-
ous effects including permanent hearing loss, limb loss, or brain damage. Meningococcal
vaccines are very safe and effective at preventing meningococcal disease. The meningococ-
cal vaccine is 85 - 100 percent effective at preventing infection from the subtypes of me-
ningococcus found in the vaccine.
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Summer Chromebook Expectations
Ballard CSD students in grades 3-12 have the great opportunity to utilize a Chromebook for learning during the school year. To encourage ongoing educational opportunities, students in grades 6-7, & 9-11 will continue to have access to their Chromebooks by taking them home during the summer months. To assist you, the district is providing the following tips for summer Chromebook use:
Care
Keep Chromebooks away from pets or young children. Avoid heat and direct sunlight.
Avoid liquids-beware of wet swimsuits and towels. Keep Chromebooks plugged into a surge protector when they are not in use.
Lack of charging may result in damage to the battery. The cost of a replacement battery ($47.50) is the respon- sibility of the student/guardian. Chromebook should remain in its provided bag at all times to help protect the device from severe damage.
Chromebook must be turned on for at least 30 minutes once a week in order to receive necessary updates. Monitoring Activity
Families should continue to monitor use at home by checking the Chromebook browser and observing student use. Instructions on how to check a browser is available at the Families always have the right to limit use over the summer. For your security, your password should not be shared. Also, reminder this is a school device, not a personal device; please do not use anyone else’s account on your school Chromebook. GoGuardian monitoring software and accessibility remains active during the summer. For further questions, review the district’s 1:1 technology information available via the Ballard District 1:1
Parent Webpage.
DO NOT attempt to do repairs on your own.
Chromebooks that need repairs may be brought to the District Central Office between 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. Monday - Thursday except for holidays. A repair form should be filled out prior to bringing the broken Chromebook to the District Office, if possible, and is available here. The Ballard student must be signed into his or her school account to access the form. If the student is unable to access their school account, a kiosk will be avail- able at the District Office to complete a repair form.
While Chromebooks will be repaired as quickly as possible, replacements are not available over the summer.
The student will be contacted by their student email when the Chromebook is ready to be picked up.
A letter will be sent home to the parent if there are any fees that must be paid before repairs are made.
Broken chargers must be returned
DO NOT attempt to do repairs on your own.
Repair Questions: Eric Peterson - IT Support Specialist 515-597-2811 General Questions: Dave McGill - Technology Director 515-597-2811
BreakoutEDU Update It has been four years since BreakoutEDU has gone worldwide. Since then, the game has evolved into a digital format. Digital Breakouts are websites which contain hidden clues and have an em- bedded Google Form, where the students enter answers to digital padlocks. You can even have students create these Breakouts since they do not require any equipment, apart from a digital device. Students can either complete the Digital Breakouts individually, in small groups or a large group. A new feature to the BreakoutEDU Digital Breakouts is the Tags Apps by BreakoutEDU. These apps allow players to scan BreakoutEDU Tags during a BreakoutEDU game. The app also includes a QR Code scanner and a RFID reader to help players open clues during games. The Tags App is now available for both iOS and Android.
Back in November 2015, there was an article about a new concept called BreakoutEDU in the Ballard Dimensions and the BallardTech Blog. BreakoutEDU is an immersive learning game platform that allows student to practice their skill on working with a diverse group of peers to solve a complex problem. Checkout the article here: http:// bit.ly/2WJ0610 BreakoutEDU was founded by James Sanders in 2015. James was a mid- dle school History and English teacher in South Los Angeles and
then taught history in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years. He went on to be a White House Innovation Fellow and served as the Chief Innovation Officer at the EdTechTeam. James was attending a conference in Edmonton Canada with a few colleagues and some of his colleagues' high school students. They all decided to experience an Escape Room together. An Escape Room is when one pays money to be locked in an actual room with clues/puzzles that need to be solved in order to successfully "breakout" of the locked room.
BreakoutEDU Update While participating, James noticed how the high school students "sprung into action and immedi- ately began collaborating, problem solving and persevering through" to try to solve the different clues in order to breakout of the room. James thought to himself, "This is exactly what we want to have happen in the classroom." After brain- storming with his colleagues on how they could replicate this in a classroom, the group knew it might be problematic if they locked students in a room, and this is when the BreakoutEDU locked box was created.
BreakoutEDU is a box that is locked with different types of padlocks. The students solve different puzzles/clues to figure out how to unlock each of the padlocks to open the box. The puzzles can be aligned to all different academic areas and ages. These games can be used to introduce and/or teach core academic subjects including math, sci- ence, history, language arts and have embedded stand- ards that apply problem solving strategies within a real world OR collaborative context. These games require stu- dents of all ages (including adults) to communicate, col- laborate and think (critically and creatively). Each of these skills allow students to practice working with a diverse group of peers to solve a complex problem.
A few of our Ballard teachers who have already brought BreakoutEDU to their students are: Mrs. Zielke, Mrs. A. Hokel, Mr. Fjelland, Mr. Macki, Mrs. Adams, East Library, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Wesselmann, HS Tech Team, HS PD, Mr. Dovre, and Mrs. Barbaglia.
Kindergarten
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1st Grade Loves Reading! “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!” -Dr. Seuss
Students who read over 5,000 minutes.
First grade is time of huge growth for little learners! A big part of that growth happens in reading, where we work hard all year to become confident, fluent readers. To help our students work towards becoming readers, the first grade teachers ask them to keep a log of the minutes they spend reading at home. Students counted minutes they spent reading independently, read- ing to someone, and listening to reading. Many stu- dents reached 3,000 minutes, some read over 5,000 minutes, and a few even read over 10,000 minutes in the 2018-2019 school year!
The first grade teachers want to say CON- GRATULATIONS to the first grade readers at Ballard West and a THANK YOU to the parents for encourag- ing their students to be readers!
The top readers from each class: Ryan J., Jack T., Owen L., Emmerson A., Maiya P., and Josie L.
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What is Autism? There is no one type of autism, but many.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions char- acterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism affects an esti- mated 1 in 59 children in the United States today. We know that there is not one autism but many subtypes, most influenced by a com- bination of genetic and environmental factors. Because autism is a spectrum disorder, each person with autism has a distinct set of strengths and challenges. The ways in which people with autism learn, think and problem-solve can range from highly skilled to severely challenged. Some people with ASD may require significant support in their daily lives, while others may need less support and, in some cases, live entirely inde- pendently. Several factors may influence the development of autism, and it is often accompanied by sensory sensitivities and medical issues such as gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, sei- zures or sleep disorders, as well as mental health challenges such as anxiety, depres- sion and attention issues. Indicators of autism usually appear by age 2 or 3. Some associated development de- lays can appear even earlier, and often, it can be diagnosed as early as 18 months. Re- search shows that early intervention leads to positive outcomes later in life for people with autism. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association merged four distinct autism diagnoses into one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They included autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder-not oth- erwise specified (PDD-NOS) and Asperger syndrome.
Article from: www.autismspeaks.org
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Looking Ahead…..
Teacher assignments for next year: Information will be available starting on August 1st stating who your child’s teacher will be next fall. If you had a recent address or email change this would be a good time to let the office know so we have up-to-date information for sending this information out.
2019-2020 First Day of School: Friday, August 23rd
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High School
Perfect ACT
Emily Huisinga, a junior at Ballard High School, has earned a perfect score of 36 on her ACT. Emily joins the elite group of top-scorers across the county. Approximately two-tenths of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn the top score of 36. The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1-36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores.
Emily is the daughter of Scott and Maureen Huisinga of Slater.
Congratulations, Emily!
History Club Summer Reading
The history club of Ballard High School is pleased to announce our summer read- ing for 2019. After reading this book, we will be having a book discussion on Mon-
day, August 26, 2019, at 6:00PM in the high school library. Refreshments will be provided to all in attendance.
Mr. Herrold has additional copies of the book if you are interested. Please contact
him directly and we can get you a book! [email protected] or
515.597.2971, EXT: 2191
HS Digital Citizenship: Year Two Annually, since 2015, students, parents, and teachers representing our HS, MS and East build- ings have completed a survey, designed by Clarity BrightBytes, regarding technology access, use, and knowledge. Our High School Technology Team (Catherine Mein, Nathan Smith, Lisa Ronca, Nick Steenhagen, Jen Dovre, Jody Kelley, and John Ronca) meets several times at the beginning of the school year to analyze the data and discuss areas for improvement. Digital citizenship was identified as one of these areas. The high school chose to spend time on digital citizenship the last two school years (2017- 2019) because data collection from the prior years had shown there was a need. This year's data reflected the time and effort of the technology team, high school teachers, the building Technology Leader (Jen Dovre), and administration who have been dedicated to this building- wide initiative. Please see the data below:
As you view the image above, you will see the red rectangle highlights the Digital Citizenship category. The level of proficiency is reflected according to a specific color: Grey - Beginning, Pink - Emerging, Yellow/Gold - Proficient, Green - Advanced and Blue - Exemplary.
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HS Digital Citizenship: Year Two For the second year (2018-2019) in a row, the high school building facilitated Digital Citizenship les- sons for all students in grades 9-12. Approximately every month, advisory teachers lead a discus- sion related to a digital citizenship topic. With it being our second year, the high school technology team, teachers, and administration felt it was important for the incoming freshmen to receive the same lessons that were presented to the high school students last year, while at the same time providing the 10th-12th grade with new lessons. The new lessons often included a new topic. If the students had a lesson on a similar topic the previous year, we designed the lesson with either a different perspective and/or a deeper level of critical thinking. These conversations encourage students to continue their discussion outside of the classroom. For example, after the Cyberbullying lesson last year, student council designed and implemented a building-wide Bullying Report Form for the high school students. Below, you will find links to this year's lessons.
2018-2019 Digital Citizenship Student Links
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HS Digital Citizenship: Year Two
Click HERE for the lesson links on previous page after reading the *Note. *Note: Due to the fact that these lessons were specifically designed for our Ballard students, in order for a parent/guardian to view these lessons, please have your Ballard student log into his/her Ballard account on a Chrome browser before selecting the link or entering the URL in a Chrome browser Omnibox (address bar). After viewing this year's Clarity BrightBytes data, the high school teachers have selected to concentrate on the teacher category of the 4Cs and the subcategory of communication. They also shared that they would like to continue the Digital Citizenship Lessons in the future. How this will all take place or what it will look like is going to be determined by the high school teachers, tech team, and administration. The digital citizenship planning process will begin June 2019 and the 4Cs: Communication planning process will begin next school year (2019- 2020). Previous HS Digital Citizenship Blogs: 11/30/17 - Digital Citizenship at the High School: http://bit.ly/2z6FRkc 5/18/18 - Digital Citizenship at the High School Continued http://bit.ly/2s20aen Twitter: @BCSDTechEDU (Tweets are related to technology enhancing the Ballard classrooms.) Hashtags: West - #bcsdwest East - #bcsdeast Middle School - #bcsdms High School - #bcsdhs
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MONDAY-WEDNESDAY
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OR SEND THIS REGISTRATION WITH PAYMENT TO: DUE DATE: JUNE 14 CHRIS DEASON, BALLARD BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP 701 BALLARD DRIVE HUXLEY, IOWA 50124 (CHECKS MADE OUT TO: BALLARD BOYS BASKETBALL, OR PAY ONLINE) 2019 BALLARD BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP REGISTRATION FORM. COST: $65
NAME __________________________ GRADE (FALL 0F 2019)________
ADDRESS _______________________________ PHONE _________________
GRADES 6-9: 8:00-12:00 GRADES 2-5 12:30-3:30 ALL AT HIGH SCHOOL
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I HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR AND ANY MEMBERS OF THE CAMPSTAFF TO ACT FOR ME ACCORDING TO THEIR BEST JUDGEMENT IN AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. I HEREBY WAIVE AND RELEASE BALLARD SCHOOLS AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE CAMP STAFF FROM ALL CLAIMS ON ACCOUNT OF INJURIES WHICH MIGHT BE SUSTAINED BY MY SON WHILE ATTENDING THIS CAMP.
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WHO: GRADES 4-12
WHEN: EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY IN JUNE. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26
9:00-10:30 EACH DAY
WHERE: BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL
WHY: WE WILL WORK ON OUR BASKETBALL SKILLS AS WELL AS TEACH THE
FINER POINTS OF THE GAME THAT DO NOT ALWAYS GET COVERED
IN THE REGULAR SEASON.
COST: $20. INCLUDES 24 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION AND A T-SHIRT.
SIGN UP: WWW.BALLARDCAMPS.COM
All camps will be held in the High School Gym
Registration fee includes T-Shirt
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Time: 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Practice Fields at the High School
(West side of 5th Street)
Cost: $30 includes a camp T-Shirt and Water Bottle
**REGISTER at www.ballardcamps.com
Any Questions Contact:
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RISE AS ONE!
When: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; August 7, 8, 9
Time: 7:30 am – 11: 00 am
Location: Practice Fields at the High School
(West side of 5th Street)
Cost: $45 includes a camp T-shirt and Shorts.
**REGISTER at www.ballardcamps.com
Any Questions Contact:
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RISE AS ONE!
J. Sharpnack
Kent Freeland
Thank you to those who attended our
“Cinco De Mayo” Trivia Night The winner of the two Adirondack chair raffle was Kim Clinton. Thanks to all who participated by buying a raffle ticket
and to Mr. Steenhagen and the Bomber Builders for making the chairs and to Shawn Palek of Slater for painting them.
Watch for another chance to play Trivia with us at Prairie Fest in August!
DON’T FORGET TO DO YOUR AMAZON SHOPPING AT smile.amazon.com AND CHOOSE BALLARD DFS AS YOUR CHARITY OF CHOICE. ITS
FREE TO YOU AND YOU HELP PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR BALLARD SENIORS!
ATTENTION SENIORS THAT RECEIVED A DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP:
Now that Scholarship Awards Night is over, senior scholarship recipients MUST go back into their Dollars for Scholars appli-
cation to accept and acknowledge their award. This should be done when the student has decided which institution they are
going to attend, knows the institution’s address, the start date of classes and, preferably, has been assigned a student ID
number from the institution.
A link to instructions for accepting your scholarship after Scholarship Awards Night can be found on the website bal-
lard.dollarforscholars.org, students & parents tab.
Accepting and acknowledging your scholarship is a mandatory step so that we know where to send your scholarship check.
Students attending an institution that matches Dollars for Scholars scholarships will want to complete this step ASAP before
their institution runs out of matching dollars (see website for this info, also).
You have until December 31, 2020 to use your scholarship money should you choose to delay college entry. However, if you
do so, remember your log in address and password so you can get back into the ChapterNet system to claim your scholarship
next year. Ballard DFS does not know your password!
If you plan to defer college to enter the military, you can have an additional three years to claim your scholarship money IF you notify the Ballard DFS Committee of your intentions by October 1, 2019 at [email protected]. When we confirm that we received your email, you have approximately 4 ½ years to use your scholarship.
Taylor Vincent Andrew Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Chase Winterboer Ankeny Sanitation Scholarship
Katelyn Kennedy Arlo & Edna Heggen Family Memorial Scholarship For citizenship in memory of Richard Heggen
Brooks Fleischmann Ashley Okland Memorial Scholarship
Logan Volkmann Ballard Automotive Scholarship
Taryn Hutson Ballard Board of Education Scholarship
Mira Luke Ballard Dental Associates, Inc Scholarship
Jack Luster Ballard Education Foundation Scholarship
Alexandra Ramer Ballard Elementary PTO Scholarship
Danielle Noack Ballard Fine Arts Boosters Scholarship
Derrick Crecelius Ballard High School Student Council Scholarship
Skyler Noftsger Ballard Youth Football Scholarship
Breisen Borsheim Barbara Finch Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Elliott Ben Johnson Academic and Athletic Scholarship
Sierra Knight Bill Estrem Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Drew Bosch Memorial Scholarship
Riley McCuddin Brenda Kruse Scholarship
Chase Soat Bud & Denise Seemann Scholarship
Kiersten McKinney Cambridge Alumni Association Scholarship
Maddie Sullivan City of Cambridge Scholarship
Mackenzie Kraling City of Huxley Scholarship
Brooke Hall City of Kelley Scholarship
Spencer Catus City of Slater Scholarship
Sarah Stolte Class of 1967 Scholarship
Zane Charter Class of 1978 Memorial Scholarship
Gabe Shelton Class of '64 Richard Heggen Scholar Athlete Scholarship
Emma Clinton Class of '64 Scholarship in memory of classmates
Grace Long Danfoss Scholarship
Nicholas Palmer Dr. Jim and Marigrace Sievers Scholarship
Ashley Kahler Dr. Shannon Whipp Scholarship by Palestine 4-H
Renee Houlette Dr. Steven & Mrs. Frances Kruse Scholarship
Isaiah Deason Edward Jones Scholarship by DeAnn Thompson
Sydney Liedtke Esta Freeland Cox Scholarship
Rachel Newell Fidelity Bank Scholarship
Abigail Blomgren Friends of the Huxley Public Library Scholarship
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Samuel Andrews Gibby's Suspenders for Scholarship Golf Tournament
Sarah Dougherty Go For It Scholarship
Joseph Hofbauer Harold & Helen Stensland Scholarship
Austin Klimpel Haverkamp Properties Scholarship
James Chism Hoffman Family Scholarship in honor of Dr. Vaughn A. Seaton
Jacob Smith Hokel Machine Supply, Inc. Scholarship
Joseph Jordan Hokel Real Estate Team Scholarship
Olivia Dee Huxley Communications Scholarship
Taiylor Wright In honor of Mary Jane Johnson Registered Nurse Scholarship
Drake Schonhorst Jamie Coquyt Memorial Scholarship on behalf of Ballard School Administrators
Peyton Culp Jarrett Peterson Memorial Scholarship
Seth Wohlgemuth JCorp Scholarship
Lindsey Kaldenberg John Schonhorst Memorial Scholarship
Allison Vetter Judy & Alice Larkin Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Kamp Julie Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Caleb Hammerlinck Justin & Jocelyn Benson Scholarship
Chad Ihnken Kenneth L. and Louise Thompson Memorial Scholarship
Reece Morgan Kiwanis Club of the Ballard Community Scholarship
Walker Thomas Kreg Tool Company Scholarship
Lucas Johnson Lammers Family Scholarship
Karlee Emerson Lawrence & Margaret Jordan Memorial Scholarship
Avery Kraling Lenora Larson Sayre Memorial Scholarship
Max Olsan Look Up Communications Scholarship by Stephanie Salasek
Thomas Ledet Madrid Veterans of Foreign Wars Scholarship
Sydney Halverson McFarland Clinic PC Scholarship
Alyssa Hilgenberg Mens Family Scholarship
Erin Rochleau Mu Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Scholarship
Chloe Gibson Nevada Masonic Lodge #99 AF & AM Scholarship
Emma Jensen Phyllis Helland-Morse Scholarship
Meredith Moore Quick's Hardware & Rental Scholarship
Brock Beirman Ralph & Kathryn Gruenwald Scholarship
Nathan Wuestenberg Rodney Krause Memorial Scholarship
Kathryn Sydnes Roger Ihle Family Scholarship
Erik Ledet Roxann Tesdall Harmon & Derek Harmon Memorial Scholarship
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Magnus Anderson Scott Gaul Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Ledet Scott Gaul Memorial Scholarship
Jakob Fagen Shaffer's Auto Body Scholarship
Donald White Slater American Legion Post 260 & Auxiliary Scholarship
Lauren Smith Slater Animal Hospital Scholarship
Piper Johnson Slater United Methodist Church Evening Circle Scholarship
Samantha Moser South Story Bank and Trust Business & Finance Scholarship
Breanna Brekke Steve & Anne Quick Scholarship
Anna Russell The Whistle Stop Academy Child Care & Preschool Scholarship
Karlee Ahrenholtz Toni Robinson Memorial Scholarship
Samantha Baker Town & Country Market Scholarship by Larry Larson & family
Benjamin Meyer V. Allen Sloniger Scholarship
Reece Huen VisionBank of Iowa Scholarship
Alec Rosentrater Wayne & Arlette Rouse Scholarship
Noah Nebbe William & Rita McKenna Family Scholarship
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April 23, 2019
The Ballard Community Dollars for Scholars met at 7:00 p.m. on March 26, 2019 at the Ballard
HS. Present were: Rachel Bangs, Sarah Battani, Doreen Blackmer ,Julie Long, Amy Metcalfe,
Sheila Norris, Kelli Payne, Anne Quick, and Stephanie Salasek.
We discussed the final arrangements for Scholarship Awards Night which will be April 29th at
7:30 pm. Anne and Rachel will be the Masters of Ceremony for the awards. Other committee
members will perform duties as assigned.
We also spent time discussing the Trivia Night fundraiser which will be taking place on Satur-
day May 4th, 2019 at the Huxley Safe Room. Flyers are be placed around the community to
inform people of this new event. The drawing for the raffle of 2 Adirondack chairs made by
Industrial Tech students and painted by Shawn Palek will also take place at this event. Mem-
bers will be selling raffle tickets at various Ballard events before the May 4th event. We also
signed up for duties during Trivia Night and decided on prizes to be awarded.
Anne Quick made a motion to adjourn the meeting and it was seconded by Kelli Payne. The
meeting was adjourned.
Ballard West Elementary (Grades EK-2) Administration Office
105 E. Main, Slater, Iowa 509 N. Main Ave, Huxley, Iowa
Attendance Reporting 228-3890 Superintendent 597-2811
Transportation Change 597-2979 Business Manager 597-2811
http://www.ballard.k12.ia.us/district/transportation/ Fax 597-2965
Office 228-3890 Lunchtime Solutions, Inc. 597-2750 (ext. 1010 or 1013)
Fax 228-3892
Ballard East Elementary (Grades 3-5) Ballard High School (Grades 9-12)
505 W. 4th, Cambridge, Iowa 701 Ballard Drive, Huxley IA
Attendance Reporting 220-4306 Attendance Reporting 597-2971
Transportation Change 597-2979 Transportation Change 597-2979
http://www.ballard.k12.ia.us/district/transportation/ http://www.ballard.k12.ia.us/district/transportation/
Office 220-4306 Office 597-2971
Fax 220-4310 Fax 597-2964
East Kitchen 220-4306 (ext. 4108) Principal’s Secretary 597-2971 (ext. 2170)
Activities Secretary 597-2971 (ext. 2138)
High School Kitchen 597-2971 (ext. 2102)
Ballard Middle School (Grades 6-8)
509 N. Main, Huxley, Iowa
Attendance Reporting 597-2815
Transportation Change 597-2979
Activities Secretary 597-2971 (ext. 2138)
Middle School Kitchen 597-2815 (ext. 3214)
It is the policy of the Ballard Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed,
age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational
programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a
grievance related to this policy please contact the district’s Equity Coordinator, Mary Jane Stites, 509 N Main, Huxley, IA, 50124, 515.597.2811,
[email protected], For further guidance, visit the Iowa Department of Education website – Equity Guidance