USD 109 Board Elections are Tuesday, November 7th.
Positions up for election are:
Position #1: Currently held by Clay Siemsen- Brent Martin is running for this position.
Position #3: Currently held by Clay Aurand- there is no registered candidate for this position.
Position #5: Currently held by Edward Sandberg- Edward Sandberg is running for this position.
Position #7 (At-Large Position) Currently held by Brent Martin- there is no registered candidate for this position.
See the maps for more information about the location of the positions.
Reminder: Jr High Basketball Pictures are after school Monday! Don't forget to send forms with money if you want to order pictures!
Buffalo Actor's Guild students are working very hard on their fall production of Radium Girls by DW Gregory. The play is set to run Friday, November 10th and Saturday, the 11th at 7pm in the RCHS cafeteria. There will be a $15 pork chop meal offered in the new gym from 5:30-6:30pm on Friday night to support the Buffalo Actor's Guild. Please RSVP to mhubert@usd109.org to reserve a meal on Friday night.
If you have a Sophomore, Junior, or even Senior who would like to take the ACT on Dec 9th, and who may also want want to take it again later to improve their score, they can get the second test FREE!! They must register by TODAY for the Dec test. They will then be given a code to use when they register later that will allow that test to be at no cost! Today is the last day to take advantage of this offer!! To register follow the link. Your student will need to create an ACT account if they do not already have one.
https://www.act.org/content/act/en/register-for-the-act.html?utm_campaign=pi15-pi16-pi17-fall-act-national-test-dates-email-k12-b2c&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=281093624&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Q4HMdsqUzHdiQ5X5LheNQfMKK9n2XPg6zZeGW5q5nKiRj1mmPO2aY0zDx5dC6MIZg-Aa1yJepVp5gi16mIR35tt5ETQ&utm_content=dc_1720-internal-organic-110323-mr031416-copylink&utm_source=hubspot
It's getting to be that time of year when lots of fun sicknesses start to get shared. It can be difficult to know when to send your kids to school and when to keep them home. Attendance is SO important in academic achievement. Even missing just 2 days a month can cause huge gaps in instruction time. This handout can help you decide if you should keep your child home or send them to school.
Pencil & ink drawing by: Landon Liby
Charcoal still life by: Shanna Doyle
The Junior High Buffaloes hosted the Clifton-Clyde Eagles this evening. Congratulations to the A team, B Team, and C team boys for picking up the first wins of the year! Both the A and B team girls showed fight but came up short against the Eagles.
GO BUFFS!!!
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER -- November 6 - November 13
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The USD 109 Board of Education Election Day is on Tuesday, November 7th.
Positions 1, 3, 5, and 7 are open. Elected candidates will start their term in January of 2024.
Good luck to our Jr. High Basketball teams today at their first home games!
Just a reminder- Republic County Schools have a 2 hour late-start on November 1st.
Please join us for a meal on Friday, November 10 before the Buffalo Actor's Guild presentation of Radium Girls. Reservations can be made by calling 785-527-2281 or emailing Michelle Hubert at mhubert@usd109.org.
The Republic County Junior High Dance for this Friday has been postponed. A new date in December will be announced soon!
Mrs. Strnad received news today that her Forging Creativity grant for $945.00 was selected to receive funding from the Republic County Community Foundation! This grant will help provide a hands on field trip for some of Mrs. Strnad's classes. Students will travel to Wichita, where they will be given the opportunity to take a metal smithing class, visit the Wichita Art Museum, and stop by Cocoa Dolce, where they will get to see and visit with artisans hand painting chocolates!
Thank you Republic County Community Foundation for supporting the Arts in our schools and community! ❤️
The East Elementary Halloween Parade will have a shortened route tomorrow due to the forecasted cold weather.
Students will begin the route by exiting the building from the north B1 Door, heading west on the sidewalk on 18th Street. They will then proceed south on N Street, which is the western block of the square. The students will turn east on 19th Street towards East Elementary, where they will enter through south Door A1.
We hope this will allow the students to show off their costumes while limiting their time outside in the cold. Please make sure students are dressed appropriately to be ready for the walk around the block.
As we approach basketball season, please take note of changes for free throws for all JH and HS games. This is a change made by NFHS. Please be patient with officials and score table workers as they transition to this new rule.
Good luck to our Jr High Lady Buffs Basketball Team as they begin their basketball season today at Concordia! For game information, click the following link: https://5il.co/27z0c
Here's a sneak peak of the set of the Buffalo Actor's Guild's fall production: Radium Girls by DW Gregory. Please check off your calendars for Friday, November 10th and Saturday, November 11th at 7pm. Grace Fryer makes her case on behalf of the Radium Girls of the United Radium Corporation, who were poisoned from their work painting watch dials. Citizens of the 1920's are slowly becoming aware of the dangers of radium, and rely on news media outlets to share the girls' story so they can have their day in court. So make sure you "hear all about it!" So you can make your own judgements about the company's guilt in this ordeal. We look forward to seeing you all at the show!
Great job to our girls cross country runners today at State! The team placed 8th, individual medalists were Ellie Callaway with 7th and Dakota Peters with 13th! Way to go girls!
