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The Cambridge School Board voted to change the gross misconduct statute in the Cambridge Jr./Sr. High School handbook during the regular board meeting Thursday, Sept. 15, to include any “spice, K2, K3, potpourri, etc.” or synthetic cannabis or any other substance which is deemed unsafe by the administration.
Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing or selling this along with a variety of other things already included in the statue could result in a 10-day out of school suspension and possible recommendation for expulsion.
Cambridge Elementary School has a total of 331 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade, including the ECE program according to Shelly Logston, Cambridge Elementary School principal.
“Open house was an amazing success,” stated Logston. “We had a 94 percent student attendance rate. We would love to continue offering dinner between the two buildings. In the future, we would like to provide some picnic tables - borrowed from the park if possible.”
Logston said the teachers were having difficulty getting grades on PowerSchool in the beginning, but everyone is up and running now and grades are in place.
During an early out on Friday, Sept. 23, teachers will be talking about the new evaluation process, core standards and work to refine the kindergarten through second report card.
“We will be putting that report card in PowerSchool as well,” Logston said. “We will also be aligning it closely with our new reading series, Reading Street. The teachers have done an amazing job of transitioning students and themselves into this new program. We are still waiting for the company to send the remainder of our supplies. We are also looking forward to adding the new technology components into our curriculum.”
Homecoming is the first week in October. On Friday, Oct. 7, the school will be having Subway Guest Sandwich Artist night. Students and parents are encouraged to come to Subway and have their favorite teacher make their sandwich.
The grade school will hold its first parents night Wednesday, Oct. 5.
“Beth Smith will be working with teachers to work on grade level expectations,” Logston said. “Do you know what your second grader should be able to do by the time he/she complete second grade? Come to the school to find out plus, get some insider information on ways teachers teach needed skills.”
Wednesday, Oct. 26, is the school’s first math night which will be coupled with Halloween. There will be family math activities as well as a little healthy competition.
The Cambridge School Board voted to change the gross misconduct statute in the Cambridge Jr./Sr. High School handbook during the regular board meeting Thursday, Sept. 15, to include any “spice, K2, K3, potpourri, etc.” or synthetic cannabis or any other substance which is deemed unsafe by the administration.
Using, possessing, distributing, purchasing or selling this along with a variety of other things already included in the statue could result in a 10-day out of school suspension and possible recommendation for expulsion.
Cambridge Elementary School has a total of 331 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade, including the ECE program according to Shelly Logston, Cambridge Elementary School principal.
“Open house was an amazing success,” stated Logston. “We had a 94 percent student attendance rate. We would love to continue offering dinner between the two buildings. In the future, we would like to provide some picnic tables - borrowed from the park if possible.”
Logston said the teachers were having difficulty getting grades on PowerSchool in the beginning, but everyone is up and running now and grades are in place.
During an early out on Friday, Sept. 23, teachers will be talking about the new evaluation process, core standards and work to refine the kindergarten through second report card.
“We will be putting that report card in PowerSchool as well,” Logston said. “We will also be aligning it closely with our new reading series, Reading Street. The teachers have done an amazing job of transitioning students and themselves into this new program. We are still waiting for the company to send the remainder of our supplies. We are also looking forward to adding the new technology components into our curriculum.”
Homecoming is the first week in October. On Friday, Oct. 7, the school will be having Subway Guest Sandwich Artist night. Students and parents are encouraged to come to Subway and have their favorite teacher make their sandwich.
The grade school will hold its first parents night Wednesday, Oct. 5.
“Beth Smith will be working with teachers to work on grade level expectations,” Logston said. “Do you know what your second grader should be able to do by the time he/she complete second grade? Come to the school to find out plus, get some insider information on ways teachers teach needed skills.”
Wednesday, Oct. 26, is the school’s first math night which will be coupled with Halloween. There will be family math activities as well as a little healthy competition.
“We will be asking families to bring in their largest or smallest pumpkins to measure, weigh, graph and compare,” Logston said. “Prizes will be given for largest and small pumpkins. Families will be encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes.”
Robert Reagan, Cambridge High School principal, said test are in order for the students this year.
Eighth graders will be taking the Practice Explore and the ISAT. Ninth graders will be taking the Explore and tenth graders will take the PLAN. All the juniors and seniors will be taking the ASVAB this year.
Reagan said advising will be starting. Seventh graders will meet with Khloe Beaird and work with Curriculum for Life. Eighth graders will meet with Annie Woods and work with an expanded Project Alert, our anti-drug curriculum. Ninth graders will meet with Katie Shervokas working with Curriculum for Life. She is a practicuum and inter counselor at the high school.
Reagan announced that on Thursday, Sept. 29, the high school physical education class, together with the Illinois National Guard will have a 30-foot climbing wall to practice climbing in the high school parking lot. The wall will be delivered on the back of a trailer. After the students reach the top they will be lowered back to the ground by a harness for the next person.
Reagan also talked about eighth grade math, Homecoming which will be held Saturday, Oct. 8, volleyball, football, band and choral news.
During the homecoming game this year, the 2005 Cambridge Viking Football team will be inducted into the hall of fame. They were runner up in the state finals.
Blackhawk East College held a Spartans Night Tuesday, Sept. 13. Members of the high school and junior high school volleyball teams attended as well as the Cambridge High School pep band which performed.
Cambridge will be hosting the junior high Lincoln Trail Conference volleyball tournament Saturday, Oct. 22.
Reagan announced that on Friday, Sept. 23, Ridgewood will take part in the Ronald Reagan Centennial National Football Coin Toss along with thousands of other high schools, colleges and NFL football games. The toss honors Ronald Reagan on the Centennial Year of his birth.
The football team will also host a White Out Night with proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society Friday, Oct. 21.
Under ag news, Reagan announced the school received a $500 Monsanto Grant, for being one of the top three in the state.
Several Cambridge FFA students volunteered to help at a FFA Alumni petting zoo over the Labor Day weekend.
Reagan announced that Sara Conner will be teaching a Black Hawk College welding and horticulture class.
Under band and choral news, Reagan announced the marching band had performed at three parades, the Atkinson Heritage Days Parade where they received the trophy for the best musical unit, the Kewanee Hog Days parade where they were awarded the top band and the East Moline Heritage Days parade. Organizers of all three parades were kind enough to make donations to the band program.
The band will compete at the Geneseo Maple Leaf Classic Field Show Saturday, Sept. 24.
Seven choral members will audition for the IMEA District 2 Choral Festival Saturday, Oct. 1. They are Kelsey Lavin, Aly Smith, Danielle Brooks, Mary Hammer, Alicia Anderson, Kaylen Stromquist and Meagan Underwood.
The fall play is called “Up the Down Staircase.” The play will be performed Friday, Nov. 11, and Sunday, Nov. 13.
In other business:
• The board announced Shawn Walsh will sub for Jessica Beam while she is on maternity leave.
• The board accepted a letter of resignation from Arleta Medley as a cook at the Cambridge Elementary School. The board hired Sherri Carley as Medley’s replacement.
• Approved the early graduation of Kayla VanWatermeulen in December.
• It was announced that the Blackhawk Division Fall Dinner meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 4.
• The board reviewed the administrator’s salary.
• The board approved the 2011-12 application for the Recognition of Schools.
• The board is considering health life safety amendments on boiler tube replacement and roof work at the elementary School. Ten tubs are going bad in the 1954 Kewanee Boiler. To replace those 10 tubs it cost $9,000. To replace all of the tubes it would be $17,000. The roof on the grade school seems to be fixed from the work done in the spring, but if problems arise in the future it would cost $590,400. With the life safety amendment, the district would have three years to use that money. The district would be responsible for half of it.
