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On December 1st, the Twin Cedars Drill Team performed in Des Moines atthe State Dance Competition. Their performances were simply amazingreceiving a Division 1 rating for Class 1 Hip Hop and a bringing back a 4th

place trophy in Class 1 Pom. Congratulations Halle and the 2016 Twin CedarsDrill Team.

Once again, our annual Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner was a huge successwith roughly 103 senior citizen’s participating. Thank you to Mr. Ginger and ourstudent council for putting on such a grand event and also thank you to manyothers who helped make this such a success. Can’t wait until next year when wedo it all again!

David Weeks

The past month, Twin Cedars students have learned a lot about caring,compassion, and giving. One of our 4th grade students, David Weeks, hashad a malignant tumor removed from his brain and is currently undergo-

ing radiation and chemotherapy in Iowa City. Our students have been collectingmoney for his family through different fundraising efforts such as: "We WearGray for David” t-shirts, Dimes for David, soup supper, goodie bags for elemen-tary kids, #TeamDavid bracelets, window clings, and raffle tickets for a 6ft by 8ftTC quilt. There were also kids in his class that put together a little store and solditems to the elementary students to benefit David’s family. So far, our students,staff and community have raised over $4,000.00 for David’s family!!

David is one tough little guy and has a big fight ahead of him. We will contin-ue to make sure that his family knows we care and that No Saber Fights Alone!#TeamDavid

FFA

Thank you to everyone who helped out our FFA chapter by buying fruit andother products from our annual fundraiser! This is one of our biggestfundraisers of the year and we appreciate everyone who helps.

We had our traditional FFA Thanksgiving meal on November 22. Our mem-bers all brought in food and shared good laughs and memories with each other.A big “Thanks” goes to Dennis Uitermarkt for preparing our turkeys that melted

January 2017

In this Issue

Mr. Roby........................ 1

David Weeks..................1

FFA................................ 1

Coaches vs Cancer........2

NCRC.............................3

Athletic Booster Minutes 3

School Board Minutes....4

Quilt Raffle Tickets.........6

Other Misc. Information

.........................At the end

From the Desk of Mr. Roby

It is the policy of the Twin Cedars Community School District not to illegally discriminate on thebasis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), maritalstatus (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs)in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure forprocessing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policyplease contact the district's Equity Coordinator, Brian VanderSluis, Superintendent, 2204 HwyG71, Bussey, IA 50044, 641-944-5249, [email protected]

Twin Cedars Community School Newsletter

January 2017

in our mouth. We had sooo much food, if anyone went home hungry that night it wastheir own fault!

We also helped with the Elementary Rodeo with the 3rd graders. We had memberspaint the kids’ faces, blow up balloon animals, teach them how to use a lasso, explain whyfarmers use branding, and the kids learned the pattern for barrels and poles.

Our chapter has been collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald house for the past couple of months and hasalmost reached their goal. On Friday December 16th during the basketball game the cafeteria had over a dozen palletChristmas trees decorated from various organizations. Individuals placed their bid on the trees. All profits went to thepurchasing of items needed for the Ronald McDonald House. On Monday December 19th we had a group of officers goup to Des Moines to deliver them and other things needed that we bought with money raised from our Trees for Tots.They were very happy to receive the pop tabs and the needed items and our officers enjoyed giving to others.

We have also been busy in the classroom doing a lot of projects. We have been hatching chicks, doing some taxi-dermy of squirrels, minks and raccoons, learning how to give proper injections by practicing on oranges and bananas,dissecting pigs, fixing our greenhouse and continuing many projects in ag construction and welding class.

Our “Ugly Christmas Sweater” contest will be held on Wednesday the 21st this year and a prize will be given to theindividual wearing the ugliest sweater. We will also hold our “treat day” out in the shop on the 21st as well. Hot chocolate,hot cider and treats will be available throughout the day in the Ag room. Our FFA Officers will also be holding their SecretSanta gift exchange this day.

The Twin Cedars FFA Chapter would like to wish everyone and their family a Very Merry Christmas and a very HappyNew Year’s.

Now when everyone returns to school in January be prepared to work hard and practice for contests!!!!!!!

Coaches Vs. Cancer

On Tuesday, January 17 the Twin Cedars Basketball Teams and will be hosting their Annual Coaches Vs.Cancer fundraising ballgame. The event will be aimed at raising an awareness and money for theAmerican Cancer Society. The basketball parents and TC Athletic Boosters will be a holding a free will

donation soup supper starting at 5:00 p.m. There will be a silent auction with all proceeds going to the American CancerSociety. Please come out and support the teams on this special evening as our athletes promote awareness and funds forthe American Cancer Society.

We are seeking items for the silent auction for this event. Donations can be dropped off to Mrs. McCarty or Mrs. Robyat the Elementary.

Thanks!


January 2017

National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC)

Twin Cedars Juniors recently completed the National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC). NCRC is based on ACTWorkKeys research-based work skills assessments. To earn a NCRC certificate, an examinee must successfully completethree ACT WorkKeys assessments: Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information. Theseassessments measure a range of essential work skills, including the ability to:

• Perform basic mathematic operations relevant to the workplace• Read and understand documents commonly found in the workplace• Find information presented in common workplace graphics• Set up and solve complex work-related math problems• Determine the relevance of written information to work-related tasks• Apply information derived from graphics to work-related problems

Four levels of proficiencyThe ACT NCRC is awarded at four levels, based on the scores achieved on the component assessments.

• Platinum: Scores of Level 6 or higher on all three exams• Gold: Scores of Level 5 or higher on all three exams• Silver: Scores of Level 4 or higher on all three exams• Bronze: Scores of Level 3 or higher on all three exams

Benefits of the ACT NCRC• Job seekers: A valuable work skills credential with the potential to improve career outcomes.• Employers: A trusted indicator that, in combination with other selection tools, can improve hiring, train-

ing, or promotion decisions.• Students: A credential that helps students succeed in a variety of career pathways.

Twin Cedars Junior Class Performance19% of the class scored Gold52% of the class scored Silver.5% of the class scored Bronze.24% of the class did not score (5 students).

Twin Cedars Senior Class Performance2 out of 3 re-takes scored a Bronze

Athletic BoostersDecember 7, 2016 at 6:00p.m.

Those in attendance: Trish McCarty, Deb Haselhuhn, Kim Roby, Brandy Dunkin, Danisha Durian, Heather Dunkin,Kristen McCombs and Andrea Moore

Old Business: Trish said that clothing orders through Blush Boutique are due Friday. She had a request for a onesie, and said she

would check into that.Flags are in. Kristen will distribute them.Trish checked with Mr. Roby about a treadmill for the weight room. Mr. Allspach told Mrs. Roby that 2nd Wind Sports

Equipment had a refurbished one with a two-year warranty on parts and labor for $2394. Brandy motioned to purchaseand Danisha seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

Also, the popcorn popper came and it’s beautiful and works great. Brandy said she would try to take the old one dur-ing break to get refurbished.


January 2017

New Business:Tshirt forms for Coaches Vs. Cancer T-shirts have been handed out and emailed to Moravia. Those orders are due

Dec. 22. Trish also sent out donation letters, and if anyone knows of anyone to send letters to, we will. We already havesome donations. 5th and 6th grade girls basketball would like to help out with the dinner and game. Trish has a list of whois bringing what for the dinner. We plan on asking the junior high and high school teams for paper products and fooditems for the dinner. Several booster members will bring items as well. Honorees were also discussed, and families will becontacted.

Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Minutes of MeetingTwin Cedars Board of Directors

December 15, 20165:00 PM

The regular meeting of the Twin Cedars Board of Directors was held on the above date.

President Steve Gilkerson called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. Directors Kelly Carlson, Ashley Carlson and PaulHaselhuhn were in attendance. Director Brian Moore was absent. Dave Roby and Kim Roby were also in attendance.

A motion was made by Director K.Carlson and supported by Director Haselhuhn to approve the agenda as presented.The motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Director A Carlson and supported by Director K Carlson to approve the November 14, 2016,regular meeting minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Financial reports were reviewed and filed for audit.

A motion was made by Director Haselhuhn and supported by Director A.Carlson to approve the bills as presented.The motion carried unanimously.

Communications

There was communication to the board about athletic schedules. There are parents who are frustrated with thechanging of the schedules after the coaches have passed them out. Parents are told to check on the online schedule whichseems to be causing some confusion. This seems to be happening more frequently.

Administration Reports

Mrs. Roby shared results of the National Career Readiness Certification. This is given to the junior class each year.There were 2 seniors that retook the test this year and scored a Bronze. 19% of the junior class scored a Gold and 52%scored a Silver. 5% scored Bronze and 24% (5 students) didn’t score.

Mr. Roby reported that the wrestling team has had 2 wrestlers competing in high school. There are 4 junior high boyswho are playing basketball and wrestling both. We have had several students ringing the bells for the Salvation Army. Thelast group rang bells today. Mr. Roby was able to attend one of the drill team’s performances at the State Competition.They placed well this year. They took 4th place in their Pom routine. The Senior Citizen Christmas meal went well againthis year. Close to 100 meals were served. The concerts went well on Monday.

Mr. VanderSluis shared that school will be dismissed on Thursday December 22nd at 12:30 for Christmas Break.Classes resume on January 5th. The Iowa’s State Report Card will show that our high school is in a needs improvementstatus and the elementary is in a proficiency status. We are already working on items that should help remedy this. The


January 2017

Revenue Estimating Conference met on Monday. There is slower growth than expected. They need to cut $135 millionout of the state budget. This will make it a tough budget year this year.

Old Business

Mr. VanderSluis handed out a time line for the parking lot project. We have advertised in the Knoxville paper and willsee what kinds of bids that generates. Other projects we will be looking at for the summer will be replacing the windowsin the entry way of the high school. Also some work on the floors.

Action Items

A motion was made by K. Carlson and supported by Haselhuhn to approve the request for Modified SupplementalAmount for At Risk Drop Out Prevention for $71,651. The motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by A. Carlson and supported by K. Carlson to approve the High School Baseball coaches andJunior High Softball coaches as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Haselhuhn and supported by K. Carlson to approve a contract for Lex Sparks as teacher @$15,869 BA Step Base for 90 days in the 2016-17 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Haselhuhn and supported by K Carlson to approve the high bids for the van, snow blade andfence. The motion carried unanimously.

Announcements

The next board meeting will be Monday, January 9th at 5:00.

Adjourn

A motion was made by Director K Carlson and supported by Director A Carlson to adjourn the meeting at 5:50 PM.The motion carried unanimously.


January 2017

Twin Cedars Quilt

1=$1.00 or 6=$5.00 Will be raffled on Jan. 17, 2017 during the Coaches vs Cancer Game ALL proceeds will go to the David Weeks Family Name____________________ Phone #_________________

Twin Cedars Quilt


Twin Cedars Quilt


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Twin Cedars Quilt


1st Annual TC “Blind Volleyball” Saturday January 28, 2017 At Twin Cedars High School Gym

Supper starts at 4pm Volleyball starts at 5pm

Admission = $1 students (K-12th) and $2 adults COME and ENJOY a Free Will Donation Supper

and watch some “Blind Volleyball” Get your registration form from Glenda in the HS office

Sponsored by Class of 2018 After-Prom

Twin Cedars 1st Annual Blind Volleyball Tournament January 28, 2017 at 5pm

1. You need to have at least 3 girls and 3 boys on a team. Minimum of 6 players and maximum of 8.

2. 3 girls and 3 boys on the court at all times 3. If your team uses more than one hit to put the volleyball over the net, a girl must

hit the ball at least once. 4. UNDER-HAND SERVES ONLY!! 5. You can serve from anywhere behind the service line 6. NO jumping and spiking over the net. Jumping is permitted ONLY to TIP the ball

UP and OVER. 7. Each team is allowed ONE time-out per match. 8. The BEST 2 out of 3 matches WINS!! 9. First team to 25 and ahead by 2 WINS!! If 3rd game is played it will go to 15 pts

and ahead by 2. 10. We will be playing double elimination.

Please return your registration form with payment by Friday January 20, 2017 and NO late registrations will be accepted…...we will need time to get brackets made up!!

Captain’s Name___________________________________________________

Team Name______________________________________________________

Phone Number____________________________________________________ Team Fee: (circle one) 6 players =$30 7 players = $35 8 players = $40

Names of Players: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Please mail or return to: Twin Cedars 2204 Hwy G71 Bussey Iowa 50044 ℅ Leann Sanders

January 2017Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1New Year’s Day

2NO SCHOOLNew Year’s Day (observed)

3NO SCHOOL - In-Service

4:30 PM JV B BB @ ICA6:00 PM V G/B BB @ ICA

4 54:00 PM JH G BB vs Lyn-nville-Sully4:00 PM JH B BB @ Lynnville-Sully6:00 PM JV B/G BB vs Sey-mour

66:00 PM V G/B BB vs Diag-onal

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8 94:15 PM JH G/B BB @ Os-kaloosa Christian6:00 PM JV G/B BB vs Pleas-antville

10WR @ North Mahaska

4:30 AM JV B BB @ Melcher-Dallas6:00 PM V G/B BB @ Melch-er-Dallas

112:15 PM Early Dismissal

124:00 PM JH G BB @ Murray4:00 PM JH B BB vs Murray6:00 PM V G/B BB vs Anke-ny Christian

134:30 PM JV B BB @ Orient-Macksburg6:00 PM V G/B BB @ Orinet-Macksburg

14WR @ Wayne

10:00 AM JH G/B BB vs Grandview Christian12:30 PM JV G/B BB vs Grandview Christian

15 16Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

4:00 PM JH G BB vs North Mahaska4:00 PM JH B BB @ North Mahaska6:00 PM JV G BB vs Chariton

174:00 PM JH G/B BB @ Moul-ton-Udell6:00 PM V G/B BB vs Moravia (Coaches vs Cancer)


196:00 PM JV G/B BB vs Moul-ton-Udell

20Inauguration Day

6:00 PM V G/B BB @ Mor-mon Trail

21WR @ Colfax-Mingo

22 234:00 PM JH G/B BB vs Melcher-Dallas

24 252:15 PM Early Dismissal

26WR @ PCM

9:00 AM Blood Drive4:00 PM JH B/G BB vs Moul-ton-Udell

276:00 PM JV G BB vs Albia

28Blind Volleyball

8:00 AM Saturday School

29 30 314:30 PM JV B BB vs Grand-view Christian6:00 PM V G/B BB vs Grandview Christian


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19 20Presidents’ DayNO SCHOOL - In-Service

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236:00 PM School Play

24 258:00 AM Saturday School

26 27 289:00 AM Honor Choir 7-8th ICDA


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