I started teaching in the fall of 2004! (I can't believe it's been that long) This is my 8th year as an Instructional Coach in Cherokee. "Be the one who points out what is going right and helps out what is going wrong" "The comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing grows there" ~John Assaraf "It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would . . .
This month’s Healthy Hero Award winner is Tensley Cronin. Tensley is active in sports, band, and choir. She has a great attitude in Physical Education and participates in all of the activities. She strives to do the best in everything that she does. She is kind to her fellow students and follows the directions in class.
Congratulations to Ally Timmerman for being chosen as the May Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month! Ally is the daughter of Natasha and Kent Timmerman. Ally stays busy in band, track, softball, volleyball, basketball, and 4H. Her advice to others is, "Always be kind to one another, it will always end in a good way. Don't be afraid to fail, failures can teach you good things." Her teachers . . .
Cherokee Community School District May, 2024 Washington High School Gym HVAC Retrofit NOTICE OF HEARING EDA No. 2408 00 11 14 - 1 SECTION 00 11 14 - NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING To Whom It May Concern: The Cherokee Community School District shall hold a public hearing on the proposed plans, specifications, proposed form of contract and the estimated cost of said improvements. At said hearing . . .
Harper Benson is the May Rotary Student of the Month. Harper works very hard in everything that she does. Harper’s teachers commented, “Harper maintains a great attitude and is an excellent role model for the underclassmen.” Harper is involved in many activities such as, Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Beach Volleyball, and AAU Basketball. She also belongs to National Honor Society, Student Council, . . .
This month’s Healthy Hero Award winner is Sarah Swain. Sarah is a quiet leader. She leads by example both in the regular classroom and in Physical Education. She is kind to her fellow classmates as well as the faculty and staff. She works hard and doesn’t give up no matter what the task is.
CWHS Students in Ms. Johnson's Environmental Science class are learning about mining Earth's materials. We used muffins as an example for the host rock and the blueberries or chocolate chips as the mined materials. Students discussed their different methods to mining by only attempting mineral recovery from the surface to preserve the muffin to eat later, or to mine the most possible materials but only left with hard to eat . . .
Ms. Eral and Mr. Puettmann took two 5th graders, six 6th graders, and two 7th graders yesterday to the NWICDA 5-6-7 Honor Choir at Sioux Center Middle School. The students practiced with some of the best young singers from each of the schools in Northwest Iowa, sheltered in the library during a tornado warning, and then gave a fantastic concert that evening! It was a memorable day all around, and we are very proud of our young singers for . . .
On Saturday our Special Olympics team traveled to Coralville to compete at the state competition for basketball skills. Two high school athletes placed 1st at the area competition in February that advanced them to the state level. While at state Kendra Robinson and Luisa Erickson competed in their own division based on ability and age, both battled tough competition. Kendra tied for 1st place and Luisa placed 3rd. Congrats to . . .
