Volume XLII, Issue 1 November 2014

HIAWATHA DISTRICT BULLETIN

Greetings to the Hiawatha School and Community,

Greetings to all and I hope that everyone is off to a great 2016. The holiday season is a wonder-

ful time, but it is always refreshing and exciting to begin a new year. It is my pleasure to be

serving as your second Interim Superintendent for the 2015-2016 school year. My duties began

on Monday, January 4, 2016 and I will be serving you until the first day of July. I have enjoyed

my first month in the school district and have had the opportunity to meet many members of the

staff and student body. I have found the district to contain a pleasant, positive, and upbeat at-

mosphere. Additionally, your buildings and facilities are clean and well maintained, something

that is essential to providing our children a meaningful and positive educational experience. It

has always been my opinion that developing a positive school culture and climate is the first

step to providing our children an excellent school experience during their time with us. By im-

plementing a culture of trust and credibility, we teach our students the value of developing mu-

tual respect and the importance of building positive relationships with those around them.

These values will serve them well not only throughout their school years, but for the rest of their

lives as well. I have found District 426 to be a positive place and I pledge that we will continue

to build upon the many great things already in place.

As we move forward into the second half of our school year, our focus will continue to be on

student achievement. Teachers and administrators will continue their work on writing smart

goals, student learning objectives and setting targets in student achievement. We will continue

to be diligent in implementing all phases of the Performance Evaluation Review Act (P.E.R.A.)

to be effective during the 2016-2017 school year. In order for district staff to plan for continued

school improvement, please take note of the remaining early dismissal dates for the rest of the

school year:

Dismissal Times

Friday, February 12th – P/T Conferences – No PreK, 11:30 AM (K-5) 11:40 AM (6-12)

Thursday, March 3rd – School Improvement – 1:45 PM (PreK PM-5) 1:55 PM (6-12)

Thursday, March 24th – School Improvement – 1:45 PM (PreK PM-5) 1:55 PM (6-12)

Friday, April 8th – School Improvement – No PreK, 11:30 AM (K-5) 11:40 AM (6-12)

Wednesday, May 4th – School Improvement – 1:45 PM (PreK PM-5) 1:55 PM (6-12)

Thursday, May 26th – School Improvement – No PreK, 11:30 AM (K-5) 11:40 AM (6-12)

(Tentative last day of school…Date may change dependent on the number of snow days)

Prior to these dismissals, we will always send you a courtesy reminder via our School Messen-

ger phone calling system. You can be assured that our staff will make effective use of their time

during these early dismissals.

Again, my thanks go out to the many people who have welcomed me to the school district over

the past four weeks. I look forward to a productive time in your school district over the next

several months and as always, please feel free to contact me if I can be of any assistance. On

behalf of the District 426 Board, administration, faculty, staff, and student body, we wish you a

safe and productive 2016.

Dr. Wayne Riesen

Interim Superintendent

S U P E R I N T E N D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E

Karen Keneway karen.keneway@hiawatha426.org

815.522.2669

I n s i d e t h i s I s s u e

BULLETIN EDITOR &

PRODUCTION

• EL Students of the Month

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• JH Student of the Month Page 3

• Kirkland Library Dona-tion

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• CPR Training Video Page 3

• Get this Bulletin Page 3

• EL/JH Honor Roll Page 4

• Notes from the Nurse Page 4

• Christmas in Kirkland Winners

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• Alumni Basketball Winners

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• Public Library News Page 5

• Il Youth Survey Page 6

• Spring Sing Page 6

• Fine Arts Happenings Page 6

• FFA News Page 6

• HS Student of the Month Page 7

• Spelling Bee 2016 Page 7

• HS Honor Roll Page 8

• Dine to Donate Page 8

• Artist of the Month Page 9

February 2016

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Hiawatha Elementary Students of the Month

Kindergarten: Hayden Nissan & Teagan Wruck: Caiden Wiegartz & Mika Drennon, Second Grade: Henri Marbutt & Brielle Molloy, Third Grade: Logan Stout & Emma Bruyr, Fourth Grade: Lucas Norvell & Jordan Knasiak, Fifth Grade: Logan Kor & Jazlin Garcia. Congratulations to all!

Kindergarten: Jack Geiger & Mikayla Ford, First Grade: Ben Hentschel & Sam Gomell, Second Grade: Delaney Wood & Landon Boehmer, Third Grade: Jacque Quigley & Zoe Elder, Fourth Grade: Ava Hartigan & Adie Marbutt, Fifth Grade: Brett Ross & Justine Garcia. Congratulations to all!

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Kindergarten: Leah Hartigan & Angel Garcia, First Grade: Jaxson Manka & Jayden Kalas, Second Grade: Hunter Taylor & Cali Welding, Third Grade: Elaina Stark & Cole Chambers, Fourth Grade: Brady Schmidt & Matthew Block, Fifth Grade: Jade Reaves & Bryce Overton. Congratulations to all!

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The December Junior High Student of the Month was Perla Gonzalez. She has been de-scribed as a very bright, energetic student who loves coming to school and her classes every day. Her energy and positivity in the classroom carries over to her classmates who then be-come more engaged in classroom activities. Perla is always willing to not only help out her fellow classmates, but her teachers and staff at Hiawatha. Perla is a great role model to all of the students. Congratulations, Perla Gonzalez, for being named the December Student of the Month. Perla will be recognized with her picture on the Student of the Month wall and a $25 dollar monetary award from the Alpine Bank of Kirkland. Great job Perla!

The November Junior High student of the month was Josue Rubio. He has been described as hard working, intelligent, and an all-around fun guy to be around. Josue finds time to play multiple sports at Hiawatha, including football and basketball. He has shown not only his athleticism but also his leadership and teamwork abilities. In the classroom Josue always has time to help his classmates in need while maintaining his high work ethic. Congratula-tion, Josue Rubio for being named the November Student of the month. Josue will be rec-ognized with his picture on the student of the month wall and a $25 dollar monetary award from the Alpine Bank of Kirkland. Great job Josue!

Jr High Student of the Month Recognized

The January Junior High Student of the Month was Lilly Marbutt. She has been described as a joy and pleasure to have in class. She is always prepared, ready to learn, and comes to class with a smile. Her hard work and dedication to her school work rubs off on her fellow classmates, as her work ethic is an example to all at Hiawatha. Lilly is a great role model to all of the students at Hiawatha. Congratulations, Lilly Marbutt, for being named the January Student of the Month. Lilly will be recognized with her picture on the Student of the Month wall and a $25 dollar monetary award from the Alpine Bank of Kirkland. Great job Lilly!

Friends of the Kirkland Public Library purchased new books for the students who en-dured the April 2015 tornado. They also donated money to our school’s library to pur-

chase additional books for our library. A huge thank you goes out to the Friends of the Kirkland Public Li-brary for their generous donations. Calli Schell, Carter Lee, and Joey DeBendetto are a few students pictured with their new books.

Friends of the Kirkland Library Donate Books

IHSA Training Video on CPR Training

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has a brief training video on CPR. IHSA officials

encourage everyone to watch the video which can be found at the school’s Athletics page or at

the following link:

http://ihsa.org/Resources/SportsMedicine/CPRTraining.aspx

If you know someone within this school district that wishes to receive this bulletin via email or postal mail please contact Cathy Lutz at 815-522-6676 or email her at cathy.lutz@hiawatha426.org to be added. This is also available on the district website under Newsletter from the homepage.

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School closings are announced on

Radio stations

WLBK – 1360 AM

WDKB – 94.9 FM

WZOK – 97.5 FM

Land of Smiles will be coming to the school on February 24th . It is an oral hygiene presentation put on by Delta Dental, geared to children in pre-kindergarten through third grade. It features the Tooth Wizard and Plaque Man. The Smile Illinois/Mobile Dentists will be coming to our school again this year. On April 25th 2016,

Hiawatha Pre-K through 8th, will once again be participating in the Mobile Dentist Program. The

“Mobile Dentist” will be here to clean, screen and apply sealant and fluoride. Closer to the as-

signed date, an application and explanation of service and fees will be sent home with students in

Pre-K through 8th grade. If your child is in 9th through 12th grade, the form will be available in the

High School Office. No child will be turned away. Children on Medicaid and Chip are covered

100%. Private insurance is also accepted. For those students in grades K, 2nd and 6th, who will

need a mandatory dental exam and have not yet handed one in, this is a great opportunity to get it

done. Dental exams need to be turned in by May 15th 2016.

Television stations

WIFR – 23

WREX – 13

WTVO - 17

We will also utilize our automated messaging system.

4th High Honor Roll Gage Bingaman Brendan Milligan Rose Peters Britton Quigley Emira Ramadani Samantha Steffani Iris Vazquez Laci Bennett Brendon Best Cole Brantley Bryson Cardot

4th Honor Roll Ella Baron Matthew Block Alexia Burger Grant Davids Calli Emerich Malia Hampton Jace Haralson Ava Hartigan Daymian Harvel Page Hyde Sara Manzano Adeline Marbutt Mya Mlodzianowski Lucas Norvell Brooklyn Rylko Trystelle Spiegelberg Lucas Sunderlage Ian West Blake Wiegartz Trevor Williams

5th High Honor Roll Kaylee Akers Kaylee Bottom Matthew Dyson

Justine Garcia Logan Kor Bryce Overton Tannen Ries Kaitlyn Ross Paulina Tinajero

5th Honor Roll Lars Carlson Blake Clarkson Alivia Cooper Jazlin Garcia Crystal Haack Marlie Hampton William Hentschel Jack Keating Braden Keef Mckenna Kelly Christopher Korb Carter Lee Damien Milligan Brett Ross Kristina Ross Nicholas Rotstein Kaite Schultz Marcella Scott Mikalah Simmons Ethan Vasak Jacob Whittington

6th Perfect Honor Roll Christina Fischer Olivia Rotstein Calli Schell Noah Spear

6th High Honor Roll Hayden Bingaman Brianna Block Aidan Brokaw

Elementary/Jr High 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

Francisco De La Torre Danny Fisher Alexander Hakes Kaylee Knasiak Naomi Langley Makenzie Moser Ryan Peterson-Nelson Qemal Ramadani Andrew Rast Evan Sarver Annalea Taylor Austin Thomas 6th Honor Roll Anthony Ackerman Maxwell Banks Lillian Bock Burkhardt Evelyn David Manzano-Castillo Rachel Piscopo Meghan Rush Brady Warren Caden Warren Savanna Warren

7th Perfect Honor Roll Perla Gonzalez Jared Hooker Regina Lauritzen Lillian Marbutt Sophie Orozco

7th High Honor Roll Molly Bramm Matthew Korb Trace Kunkel Nicholas Phelps Madison Rylko Emalee Thompson

Notes from the Nurse

7th Honor Roll Madolyn Bellah Weston Bramm Austin Brantley Jace Brizzolara Chandler Fruit Tehya Hackman Christine Johns Emma Lacko Parker Manka Josue Rubio Jacob Smith Jacob Sterling Magdalena Taylor

8th Perfect Honor Roll Gianna Bottom Alexis Brokaw Rhiannon Davids Miriam Heilman Alex Jindrich Rachel Taylor Quarey Weikal Belle Wellman

8th High Honor Roll Nora Baron Bennett Damian Chloe Block Taylor Haag Ethan Knasiak Evelyn Morales Haleigh Schell Haley Thompson Bradley Welding

8th Honor Roll Chase Akers Avery Bingaman Rebeca Embury Tiana McAllister Laney Melendez Alyssa Milligan Liliana Padilla Jaclyn Plutz Maysen Sitz Adrien Stark

By Michelle Smith, RN

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Kirkland Public Library News By Linda Fett, Director

Kirkland Public Library will be sponsoring two presentations in February by Northern Illinois Univer-sity to be held at Hiawatha. One will be for the high school students and the second will be for the junior high school students. Last year the NIU STEM Outreach Program offered three presenta-tions to the grade school students entitled “It’s Not Magic, It’s Science”. These programs had fun and exciting experiments for the students. This year’s programs for the older students will focus more on the importance of STEM education in HS and college, and on how STEM careers are be-coming more and more prevalent. It is not as demo-heavy as the shows for younger students, but the presenter will work some humor and “wow factor” into it.

They say “wait until next year” . . . well, next year is here now! Mark your calendar to join us on Wednesday, February 17th when the Kirkland Public Library in cooperation with the Kirkland Historical Society pre-sents “When the Cubs Came to Chicago 1860”. The program will be at the Kirkland Historical Society, 309 South Fifth Street, Kirkland, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Join us for a fun evening!

Be sure and visit the library. Read . . . make life an adventure!

Each year the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce sponsors

an Art and Essay Contest for grade K-8. Kindergarten

through 3rd grade create art projects while 4th through

8th grade write essays. Winners were recognized on

Saturday 12/12 at the Christmas in Kirkland event held

at the Alpine Bank. The community filled the bank to

listen to the Hiawatha Jazz Band, see Santa, take

horse wagon rides, mingle with friends and recognize

the winners of the contests. Each winner received a

cash prize. Art winners were Kindergarten: Mikayla

Ford, First Grade: Mika Drennon, Second Grade: Claire Bingaman, Third Grade: Nelly Delvalle. Essays winners

were 4th grade – Jordan Knasiak, 5th grade – Bryce Overton, 6th grade – Annalea Taylor, 7th grade – Emalee

Thompson, 8th grade – Alexis Brokaw. Congratulations to all who participated. Thank you to the Kirkland Chamber

of Commerce and Alpine Bank of Kirkland for putting on the nice event to recognize our students. Please remem-

ber all the Chamber does throughout the year!

Kirkland Chamber of Commerce Art and Essay Contest Winners

Congratulations to the Class of 2003 team on their win at the 2nd Annual Hiawatha Alumni Basketball Tournament. Watch the school website for news about next year’s tournament. Thank you to all who played, watched and cheered and helped work the event. Without all of you we couldn’t do it!

Congrats to the

Class of 2003!

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Hiawatha Agriculture News By Joshua Dodge, FFA Advisor

The Basic Agriculture Science class is busy this semester as they dive into animal science. The students are currently raising over 120 chicken eggs in incubators. They will certainly have their hands full when they hatch just in time for National FFA Week! The Horticulture class is learning how to grow beautiful flowers and vegetables. The greenhouse is warming up and the hy-droponic tomatoes are getting started. Everyone is looking forward to the huge plant sale this spring! Agribusiness students have begun exploring careers as they prepare their very first résumé. Mock interviews will take place in February. Summer will be here before we know it! Ag Mechanics students are working with carpentry as they create wood benches and Adirondack chairs. Students will soon be exploring electricity when they install light switches and electrical outlets. 8th Grade agriculture students are also learning about horticulture. They have already started some interesting plants from seed and will soon be propagating plants through cloning!

Upcoming Hiawatha FFA Events 2/22—2/26 - National FFA Week

2/22 Monday – Ag In The Classroom lessons K-5 2/23 Tuesday - Ag In The Classroom lessons K-5 2/24 Wednesday – Pedal Pulls during elementary PE / Staff Appreciation Lunch 2/25 Thursday – Farm Animal Day 2/26 Friday – Tractor Day / Farm Safety

By Elizabeth Hoerchler, PK8 Counselor

Hiawatha CUSD 426 is working with the Center for Prevention Research and Development at the University of Illinois to conduct a survey of Illi-nois middle and high school students. The pur-pose of the Illinois Youth Survey is to better un-derstand Illinois youth risk and protective behav-iors as they related to student problems and ac-ademic success. Students in grades 8, 10 and 12 will be surveyed on Monday February 8th with their School Counselors. Please see your stu-dents’ progress report for more information about the Illinois Youth Survey.

IL Youth Survey February 8th

Fine Art Happenings at Hiawatha!

The Hiawatha theatre department will feature student directed one acts on February 26th and 27th at 7pm. The shows feature themes from the love of chocolate, dogs doing time in the city pound, to being the last man on Earth. Tickets will be sold at the door, $3 for adults and $2 for children and students. Senior citizens 55 and older are free. We hope to see you there! Also save the date for the spring musical happening April 15th-17th. Check back on the school website regarding show information and tickets soon!

The Junior High is very excited to introduce to you this spring a new ensemble. This semester, the music department is imple-menting a Junior High Jazz Band. Students will learn about jazz music and culture, and will be featured on two concerts this spring. We hope that you can share in their excitement.

Please also join us on May 3rd at 6:30pm for the Spring Ensem-ble Celebration. There is no cost to this concert, as it is to cele-brate the success of the students 2nd semester, to conclude the school year and to say good-bye to graduating seniors. This concert will feature; Fifth Grade Band, Junior High Concert Band, High School Wind Ensemble, Junior High Chorus, High School Chorus, Junior High Jazz Band, and the High School Jazz Band.

Finally, on May 12th there will be an All School Art show, as well as a Java and Jazz evening. Please come attend the evening by roaming the hallways, and enjoying a cup of joe with a side of jazz. The jazz ensemble line up will feature; High School Chorus, High School Jazz Band, and Junior High Jazz Band.

Spring Sing

By Ms Anderson, Elementary Music

Happy New Year, from the elementary music room! It seems like yesterday that we were finishing the holiday season with the K-2 holiday concert, and already we're planning our spring concert! On April 19, 2016, the 3-5th graders will be putting on their Spring Sing at 7:00PM in the High School Gym. It will be filled with singing, dancing, playing and more. You will not want to miss it!

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Congratulations to the Hiawatha High School Students of the Month for first semester.

September – Miguel Delvalle – Miguel was chosen based on his great attitude. He is energetic and works hard in class. Miguel is willing to do extra work and gets along well with his peers.

October – Shelby Mech – Shelby is always willing to help other students. She turns in her work on time and has a posi-tive attitude. She makes the classroom more enjoyable for teachers and her peers.

High School Students of the Month for 1st Semester

Back: Mr Zych, Shelby Mech, Alex Stevens

Front: Adam Spear, Miguel Delvalle

November – Alex Stevens – Alex has become a leader in the classroom by helping other students when needed and leading by example by being on task, following directions and being self-motivated.

December – Adam Spear – Adam is a hard worker with a positive attitude. He is a team player and gets along well with his peers.

Students selected as Student of the Month will receive a $25 monetary award from Alpine Bank of Kirkland and have their photo displayed on the “Student of the Month” wall in the hallway near the cafeteria.

Scripps National Spelling Bee 2016 On Tuesday, January 19, the school spelling bee took place in the High School Auditorium. 5

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th grade stu-

dents completed a spelling bee in their classrooms. This provided us with the top 16 spellers, 4 students from each grade level. 5

th- Kaylee Akers, Braden Keef, Jacob Whittington,

McKenna Kelly 6

th- Danny Fisher, Naomi Langley, Kaylee Knasiak,

Makenzie Moser 7

th- Kaleb Richardson, Lilliana Marbutt, Chandler Fruit,

Jace Brizzolara 8

th- Miriam Heilman, Rachel Taylor, Liliana Padilla, Alyssa Milligan

The top two winners of the school spelling bee will advance to the DeKalb Regional Spelling Bee held Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Kishwaukee College. Congratulations to our top two winners. Spelling Champion goes to Miriam Heilman and runner up goes to Chandler Fruit.

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High School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

9th Perfect Honors Micah Nordmoe Annalee Collins Lauren Watson

Emma Carlson Franklin Novotny Madeline Dashney Evan Williams

Travis Haak Alexandria Pena Elizabeth Embury 12th High Honors

Breanna Hamrick Destiny Rossman Kristen Hoffman Cassandra Barrett

Tori Pasko Elizabeth Taylor 11th High Honors Presley Fisher

9th High Honors 10th Perfect Honors Hannah Corn Victoria Ghisolfi

Hunter Bingaman Hayden Klein Megan Exner James Haberstich

Samantha Gonzalez Ryan Lauritzen David Gonzalez Brooke Koehnke

Crystal Gonzalez Dane Snow Michelle Percudani Anna Lentini

John Haberstich 10th High Honors Lluvia Rubio Madison Marshall

Mackenzie Hampton Haley Ackerman Adam Spear Shelby Mech

Theoren Heilman Harrison Barrett Savanna Taylor Dianna Wallace

Caitlyn Hines Cole Dunbar Edwin Yockey 12th Honors

Ethan Hoffman Jonathon Moore Hazel West Gaelle Bouladier

Alexa Norvell Miranda Nelson Jessica Znamenski Jaceton Clark

Kaelee Spear Jack Sunderlage 11th Honors Ethan Darling

Cassidy Sterling Kayla Taft Enrique Flores Arielle Emmens

9th Honors Hana Warren Jarrett Hill Ian Engel

Amelia Bock 10th Honors Sean Hines Bart Hall

Jacqueline Bozek Garrett Braden Evan Snow Jake Mlodzianowski

Hannah Delaney Jacob Edwards Braden Watson Philip Nordgren

Miguel Delvalle Kevin Martinez 12th Perfect Honors Daniela Orozco

Abigail Ingraham Justin Parisot Kaitlyn Carlson Jerry Parker

Haley James Alex Stevens Anthony DeBenedetto Cassandra Puentes

Taylor Jenkins 11th Perfect Honors

Madelynn Bramm

Dine to Donate opportunity to

support Hiawatha FFA Alumni. The next Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser event has been set for Monday,

February 15 from 11am to 9pm at the Rockford lo-

cation only. Spread the word!

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September ~ Miranda Nelson

October ~ Alyssa Sheehan

Artist of the Month

By Jenna Araujo, JH/HS Art

Hiawatha’s art program is filled with lots of talent. The goal with each lesson and project that is taught in the art classes is to

provide students with the history/background of a certain technique, as well as develop the skills needed to successfully ac-

complish that technique. Students are provided with ample opportunities to develop their own drawing, painting and sculpting

skills while constantly seeking to achieve strong craftsmanship and compositional layout.

To honor students who demonstrate outstanding achievement in Art, the Fine Arts Boosters provide a $10 award to the winner

of Artist of the Month. Students are encouraged each month to submit their artwork to Mrs. Araujo to be voted on for the

Artist of the Month. All art students are welcome to submit any artwork created in class during the current school year. Stu-

dents may submit as many artworks as they would like and can submit them as many times as they would like during the year

until they win; students can only win once in a school year. The artwork is voted on by the high school staff and the vote is

based on technical skill, craftsmanship and composition.

At the end of the school year, all Artists of the Month are then placed in a vote for Artist of the Year. This award is given at

the end-of-year Awards Ceremony in which the winner receives a gift of art supplies provided by the Fine Arts Boosters.

First Semester Artist of the Month Award Winners

November ~ Tania Vazquez

December ~ Hana Warren

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HIAWATHA C.U.S.D. #426

Dr Wayne Riesen

Interim Superintendent

Administration Offices

410 South First Street

Kirkland IL 60146

Phone: (815) 522-6676

Fax: (815) 522-6619

www.hiawatha426.org

It’s A Great Day To Be A Hawk

Board of Education

Ryan Block, President

Tim Hall, Vice President

Nathan Watson, Secretary

Henry Burgweger

Amanda Fisher

Mike Luepkes

Sharon Miller

KIRKLAND RESIDENT

KIRKLAND IL 60146

HOME OF

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Upcoming Events and Dates

February 12th - Early Out SIP Day, No PreK, K-5th 11:30am/6th-12th 11:40am

February 15th - No School - President’s Day

March 3rd - Early Out SIP Day, PreK(PM)-5th 1:45pm/6th-12th 1:55pm

March 24th - Early Out SIP Day, PreK(PM)-5th 1:45pm/6th-12th 1:55pm

March 25th - April 1st - Spring Break, No School

April 8th - Early Out SIP Day, No PreK, K-5th 11:30am/6th-12th 11:40am

May 4th - Early Out SIP Day, PreK(PM)-5th 1:45pm/6th-12th 1:55pm

For up-to-date events and information go to Www.hiawatha426.org

Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt The Kirkland Lion’s Club will hold its annual Easter Egg

Hunt on Saturday, March 26th at 1:00 pm. There will be

prizes and candy-filled eggs galore. The fun starts

promptly at 1:00 on the football field. In case of bad

weather, we will hold the event in the gym.