Friday, January 26th 2024 Red day #1

GOOD LUCK to the girls wrestlers who are competing at Regionals today in Cedar Rapids!!
GOOD LUCK tonight to the basketball teams who are headed Grundy Center to take on the
Spartans!!
GOOD LUCK tomorrow to the varsity boys wrestlers who have the conference tournament
at Dike!!
Anyone interested in GIRLS OR BOYS TENNIS should see Mrs. Wittenburg ASAP
before school, during WIN, or after school.
There is a BOYS AND GIRLS GOLF sign up on Mr. Slater’s Door (Room #4)
**The GIRLS SOCCER MEETING will now be held Monday, January 29th during WIN.
Please select Mr. Kelly for WIN for this meeting. It will be held in Mr. Kelly’s classroom.
Girls Track will start on Monday, February 19. There will be a mandatory meeting in Mr.
Parson’s room during WIN on Monday, January 29. Please have physicals up to date by
February 19. Below is the sign-up sheet link. Please fill it out and tell others about it.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Voi1JpfN4ppoaZOa0dc31YjBfPYMs7564MEtOLYs
xs/edit?usp=sharing
Youth Tour – Washington, D.C.
ECI REC sponsors two high school sophomores or juniors on an expenses-paid trip to
Washington, D.C. They will join other students sponsored by electric cooperatives from
around the country to visit historical sites, explore the Smithsonian Museum, meet
congressional leaders, spend a day on Capitol Hill, cruise down the Potomac River, and learn
about American history and government. In 2024, the selected students will need to
report to Des Moines on June 15 and return on June 21, 2024. To be eligible, students
must have parents or legal guardians who are member-consumers of ECI REC.
Please visit our website, www.ecirec.coop. Click on the Community & News – Youth Tour
Washington, D.C.
• Application materials – Applications are due by February 28, 2024; the winners will
be announced in April.
• Iowa Youth Tour is Social: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
• Here’s ECI REC’s brochure to download with more information.
2024 GOLD STAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHING: Applications are now
available for the 2024 Gold Start teaching award. There are applications in the office and
in the media center. It is a fantastic honor, please consider nominating your favorite
teacher!! Applications are due February 20th
. You can also nominate a teacher who has
gone above and beyond with the link below:
https://www.mcelroytrust.org/gold-star
The Young Women in Leadership Conference is set for Wednesday, March 6th at UNI
(from morning to early afternoon) and grades 9-12 are welcome to attend. Attendees will
have the opportunity to hear from a variety of speakers focused on topics relating to
leadership, as well as personal and professional development. Please email or stop in and
tell Mrs. Warren or Mr. Bergmeier if you are interested. A t-shirt and lunch will be
provided. Please sign up by January 31st.
Happy Birthday today to: Lorelei Hinebaugh and Laney Albertsen!!!
Lunch today: Pepperoni pizza (choice: hamburger on a bun) cooked carrots, pineapple,
cooked and the fruit/vegetable bar and milk OR grab and go chef salad meal or
uncrustable meal.
PLEASE STOP BY THE OFFICE TODAY:
BRODY FOULK
OLIVIA HANSON
MARIA RAJCHERT
ALISON GLEASON
ADALYNN ENGEL
ANDREW KLINE