Toreador Times November 22nd, 2017

Toreador Times provides updates on weekly school activities and events. If you have questions or

recommendations for information to be included, please contact the Central Office at 515-433-0750.

Promoting Academic and Extra-Curricular Excellence.

Happy Thanksgiving Toreador Family: As you all celebrate Thanksgiving with your family and friends, those of us at BCSD hope you know how thankful we are for all of you! Thanksgiving goes beyond the turkey and the feast, it teaches us to find reasons to smile and bond with those that mean the most to us. We hope you are able to slow down, relax, and enjoy these special times with those that mean the most to you this Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to the Toreador Family!

Iowa State Football Players Visit Page Elementary: On Tuesday, Iowa State football players made a special appearance in Mrs. Lange’s Transitional Kindergarten room. The football players surprised the students as the special guest readers of the day, made a Cyclone turkey in disguise, and sang Sweet Caroline. The students were so excited to meet the players and make some new friends.

Lincoln Elementary Feast: Throughout the month of November the kindergarten students at Lincoln Elementary have been learning about the first Thanksgiving. On Monday they experienced their own 1st Thanksgiving with their Native American friends from Miss Dwyer's class and the their Pilgrim friends from Mrs. Zierke's class. They enacted the 1st Thanksgiving by sharing a meal together.

Believe in HOPE - 2017 Festival of HOPE: This year’s Festival of Hope will be held on December 2nd from 10am-4pm. Be sure not to miss this wonderful event that helps raise funds for so many in our community!

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: Board Policy 102 states: The board will not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, socio-economic status, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or marital status. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes@boone.k12.ia.us, at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; (515) 433-0750.

Middle School Food Drive and Pies Not Punches: The Boone Middle School Student Council in conjunction with the Boone Salvation Army will be conducting a food drive from November 2nd through December 1st. All items collected should be canned food items and/or nonperishable items and will be given to the local Salvation Army and distributed right here in Boone County. The Middles School Student Council has a new challenge for their students and families, the “Pies not Punches” Campaign. The Student Council at Boone Middle School would like to raise money that will go towards the annual food drive for families in need around the holiday season. The motto is meant to connect the goal to a positive outcome that will ultimately help the Boone community. The goal of the campaign is for students to reach a grade level fundraising goal of $100 to be able to pie one teacher or a team of teachers at the December Middle School assembly. The grade level that raises the most money and meets their goal will be able to pie multiple teachers within their grade level and *maybe* even Mr. Kelley himself. Any amount that students wish to contribute will be accepted. The money will be totaled on Monday, December 4th. Thank you for your support in this project!

Christmas in a Box: Boone High School has chosen anonymous families in need from the Boone schools to help out this Christmas season. They will be collecting donations ranging from money, gifts, christmas ornaments, lights, and even small christmas trees to create a box full of holiday cheer for them to enjoy this Christmas season. We would also like to be able to provide the parents of these students with a small gift or two. We have partnered with Boone's new iJag program and they will be providing the meal portion of our giving. We will be accepting donations through December 15th. Donations can be made at Boone High School care of Shannon Lumley. Contributions for the following students will be accepted:

● First grade girl and first grade boy ● Kindergarten boy ● Fourth grade boy and second grade boy ● 8th grade boy and girl (same home) ● Sophomore Girl and Senior Girl

Calling on BHS Speech Alumni and Community Members: This year Boone High will be hosting the IHSSA District Individual Event Speech Contest on Saturday, Feb. 24th. We are looking for IHSSA certified judges as well as Boone High alum and community members who are willing to serve as Room Chairs. Your job would be to announce each performer and be a door keeper to keep people outside during performances and keep the noise down. We also need timers who would sit in the room and watch performances and keep time and communicate that with the judge. Finally we would need people to help overwatch our Judges’ Lounge, set out food, and keep the environment upbeat and friendly when our judges get to take a break from their task of judging all of the high school performances. Additionally, if you have connections to help us make volunteer t-shirts, would like to make food donations, or anything else that might be helpful for contests, we would love your assistance. If interested, please contact Cassie Alber at calber@boone.k12.ia.us. Mitten Tree: After Thanksgiving, there will be a Mitten Tree set up in the counseling office. The Peer Helpers are collecting new mittens, hats, gloves and scarves to donate to Impact Community Action Partnership. From there, they will be distributed to needy Boone area families. A goal has been set to top last year’s generous donations of 84 total items. All BCSD students, staff, and families are invited to donate to the cause.

Congratulations to Ashton Thilges: Congratulations to 7th grader Ashton Thilges who sang in the Opus Honor Choir on November 16. Ashton was one of 720 students chosen from all over Iowa to sing in the concert.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: Board Policy 102 states: The board will not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, socio-economic status, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or marital status. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes@boone.k12.ia.us, at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; (515) 433-0750.

Elementary Family Night: This year’s Elementary Family Night at the BHS Girls/BoyBasketball Game will be taking place on December 8th. The girls game will tip off at 6pm followed by the boys game at 7:30pm. There will be FREE admission for the night to ALL elementary students in Boone. (Page, LincolnFranklin, Sacred Heart, Trinity, and United) *Back by popular demand is the elementary pep rally tourthat will be taking place on December 6th at all of the schools to get the students excited for the Elementary Family Night at the basketball game!*

Toreador Tot Winter Wonderland Celebration: Calling all families with children ages 0-5! We invite you to join us at the Toreador Tot Winter Wonderland Celebration on December 5th at Lincoln Elementary from 4:30pm-6pm (come and go). This night is for Toreador Tots and their families to enjoy some winter wonderland activities and learn more about the opportunities available for your future student at Boone Community School District. We can’t wait to meet all of the Toreador Tots and families! Holiday Business After 5: Boone Community School District is hosting the December Business After 5 and we hope to see YOU there on December 12th at 5pm in the BHS Commons Area. The night will be filled with delicious food and drinks served from Cafe Ole, the BHS cafe. Students and staff will be displaying their STEM, CTE, FSC, and other great projects and work from specialty classes throughout the district. Special holiday songs will be sang to guests from the 4th grade, middle school, and high school choirs. To cap of the night a brief presentation about the new Boone EDGE program will be given to help give a look into the great things that program is accomplishing. We can’t wait to see you on December 12th at the December Business After 5!

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: Board Policy 102 states: The board will not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, socio-economic status, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or marital status. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes@boone.k12.ia.us, at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; (515) 433-0750.

Opportunities for Employment at BCSD: Apply today to join the BCSD team. To apply go to the link below and submit your application. https://boone.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx Substitute Associates Needed: Periodically, the BCSD needs substitute associates to work with special education students when the employee assisting the special education student is absent. If you are interested in working periodically on a temporary basis to help serve our students, please call 433-0750. DORS Award Nominations: Do you know someone in the district that goes above and beyond in what they do for students, staff, and the district? BCSD wants to know who those people are by you nominating them for the DORS Award. Fill out the DORS Award application below for your nominee! DORS Award Nomination Form Upcoming Events at BCSD:

- November 22nd - 26th, Thanksgiving Break @ BCSD

- December 2nd, Festival of Hope @ Boone High School - All Day

- December 5th, Toreador Tot Winter Wonderland Celebration @ Lincoln Elementary - 4:30-6pm

- December 8th, Elementary Family Night at the BHS Basketball Game @ Boone HS

- December 10th, Skate Day @ Ogden Spinning Wheels in Ogden @ 11:30am-1:30pm

- December 12th, Business After 5 Hosted by BCSD @ Boone HS - 5pm

- December 18th, Kindergarten Concert @ Boone High School

PTO Skate Day: Sunday, December 10th from 11:30-1:30pm, the elementary PTO will be hosting a Skate Day at Spinning Wheels in Ogden. There will be free admission for Page/Lincoln students. Pizza and water will be provided for students. Parents are asked attend the event with their students. Digital Backpack: The BCSD utilizes a Digital Backpack online to inform and distribute information to parents on school sponsored activities, non-profit organizations and community events throughout the year! Please be sure to visit the Digital Backpack often as new items are added regularly. https://boone.k12.ia.us/new/index.php/district/notices/digit

al-backpack/

BCSD EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES CALENDAR FOR November 17th-November 24th:

November 22nd-24th: No School Thanksgiving Break!

November 25th: Freshmen Boys Basketball Scrimmage - 9:00am @ SE Polk HS JV Boys Basketball Scrimmage - 9:00am @ SE Polk HS Varsity Boys Basketball Scrimmage - 9:00am @ SE Polk HS JV Girls Basketball - 2:00pm @ Webster City HS Varsity Girls Basketball - 3:30pm @ Webster City HS November 26th: No Activities November 27th: Practices only at schools November 28th: 7th Girls Basketball - 4:15pm @ Carlisle JV/Varsity Wrestling - 4:30pm @ Boone HS 7th/8th Wrestling - 4:30pm @ Boone MS Freshmen Boys Basketball - 4:45pm @ Boone Franklin Gym JV Boys Basketball - 6:00pm @ Boone Franklin Gym Varsity Boys Basketball - 7:00pm @ Boone HS November 29th: Practices only at schools November 30th: Senior Cap & Gown Orders Due 7th Girls Basketball - 4:30pm @ Boone MS 8th Girls Basketball - 4:30pm @ Ankeny - Southview MS JV/Varsity Wrestling - 5:30pm @ Carlisle HS December 1st: ICDA Honor Choir Grades 7-9 - 12:00pm-9:00pm @ Boone HS JV Girls Basketball - 4:30pm @ Winterset HS JV Boys Basketball - 4:30pm @ Winterset MS JV Wrestling - 5:00pm @ Bondurant-Farrar HS Varsity Girls Basketball - 6:00pm @ Winterset HS Freshmen Boys Basketball - 6:00pm @ Winterset MS Varsity Boys Basketball - 7:30pm @ Winterset HS

For a complete listing of all upcoming Athletic and Activities scheduled please visit:

http://www.raccoonriverconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=151&school_id=162

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: Board Policy 102 states: The board will not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, socio-economic status, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or marital status. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes@boone.k12.ia.us, at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; (515) 433-0750.

WEEKLY QUESTION

Q: The Boone Board of Education attended the Iowa Association of School Board (IASB) Conference on November 15-17. What occurs at the convention? A: The The Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) Conference included on November 15 the Delegate Assembly with Boone Representative Jan Westrum helping establish the association’s legislative priorities for 2018 and half-day training sessions including one on school safety attended by Board Members Dr. Brian Mehlhaus, Jean Sorsen, Jan Westrum, and Supt. Brad Manard. November 16 was a full conference with educationally based keynote speakers and sessions of interest on education topics. Dr. Mehlhaus, High School Principal Kris Byam, Administrative Assistant and Public Relations Coordinator Lexi Elliott, and Supt. Brad Manard presented on Public Relations. No Longer an Options...It’s a Must. On Friday, Board President Jan Westrum attended the half-day training for Board Presidents. In addition, IASB presented the 2016-17 annual Better Boardsmanship Awards. The awards are given each year to individual board members who dedicate time and work to learning, advocacy, leadership and service projects to expand their knowledge and skills for better governance. Applicants must earn credit toward these awards. Each year the Boone Community School District has Board Members who have dedicated themselves to this learning and earned this honor. This year Board President Jan Westrum was presented the award as one of those receiving it from only 57 out of over 300 school districts (and each district has at least five board members) in the state.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: Board Policy 102 states: The board will not discriminate in its educational activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, socio-economic status, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or marital status. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance, contact the BCSD Equity Coordinator Mrs. Jill Janes, jjanes@boone.k12.ia.us, at BCSD, 500 7th Street, Boone, Iowa 50036; (515) 433-0750.