May Panther Pitch

The vision of the Creston C.S.D. is to provide the foundation for students to become lifelong learners and positive, confident, and compassionate citizens. Dear Panther Partners:   If you are like me, you have experienced the effects of the labor market in your daily lives. If you are like me, you're asking yourself, what happened to the workforce?  While I do not have the answers and can offer personal and professional speculation, that will not help solve the problem.   Our schools are significantly impacted by the available workforce and it is impacting our children, their education, and the services they receive.  The school board and administration work progressively to attract and retain staff to provide quality educational services without disruption.  Despite our best efforts, we struggle to hire enough staff to consistently keep our buses rolling, serve breakfast and lunch, provide routine support, maintain our facilities, and provide licensed instruction.  What does this mean?  It means the district is working through many options to keep our schools functioning and there may be times when routines will be disrupted causing a change in plans as we adjust. We will do all that we can to keep you informed and appreciate your patience and flexibility as we grapple with the challenges of staffing the needed positions. Hopefully, you can help, if you know someone who enjoys working with children, please point them to our schools, specifically, the district website where they can complete an application for employment.  The district offers a friendly work environment, competitive pay, and a state pension. We understand that the state's online application can be frustrating so please do not hesitate to ask for assistance if you experience difficulty by contacting the district office.   Currently, the district is seeking the following positions: Transportation Drivers Transportation Director Food Service Cooks Kitchen Manager Buildings & Grounds Custodians Support Services Paraprofessionals Instructional Services Early Childhood teachers Elementary teachers Math teachers Special Education teachers Chemistry/physics teacher Substitutes for all classifications Our schools are the pride of our community and our team is committed to our children, their growth, achievement, and success. It takes all of us to raise and support a child.   Thank you for supporting our schools and making them the pride of our communities! Creston Cares, Deron Stender Superintendent Web:  crestonschools.org Twitter: @CCSD_Panthers Facebook: Creston-Panthers

Monday, May 22 2023

State Track and Field shirt order link

The state track & field team competed well enough last night at the state qualifying meet to get some automatic qualifiers through (still waiting on at-large bids). Auto qualifiers: Boys DMR (Tyler Riley, Chris Aragon, Austin Evans, Brandon Briley) and Brandon Briley (800) All qualifier/alternate names will be on the back of the t-shirt. If you are interested in supporting the athletes, please click the link to order your t-shirt.  All orders will be done online and the order is due Sunday at 11:59 pm- no exceptions.  If you have questions please contact Maggie Arnold at marnold@crestonschools.org

Friday, May 12 2023

First Grade Field Trip, Monday, May 8

Attention:  Our first graders will be embarking on a field trip Monday that will include meeting with some of our local emergency personnel and their vehicles.  You may see flashing lights or hear a siren or two by our bus barn Monday morning.  We wanted to communicate this with you so that you are aware that this is intended as a learning opportunity for our students and not an emergency.  Casey Tanner Elementary Principal

Friday, May 05 2023

Press Release

Press Release May 5, 2023 Deron Stender, Superintendent The district was recently informed of an Instagram account containing disturbing and inappropriate content.  While some of the content was generated at our schools, the Instagram account is  not  a district account.  We take this seriously and are actively investigating it and will take necessary action in accordance with district handbooks, procedures, and policies.   We are deeply disappointed in the decisions and actions of the children and people involved in this matter.  This does not represent what we teach or the values of our children, staff, and schools.  As a district, our students and staff know the expectations to model the Boundaries of Success: Respect Yourself, Respect Others, and Respect Our Schools.   If you have any information that will assist in the investigation, please contact Mr. Messerole at 641-782-2116 or  bmesserole@crestonschools.org CRESTON CARES #CrestonCares   C ultivating  A chievement   &  R esponsibilities  while  E ducati ng  ALL S tudents The Vision of the Creston Community School District is to provide the foundation for students to become lifelong learners, and positive, confident and compassionate citizens.         Deron Stender, Superintendent Creston Community School District 801 N. Elm Creston, IA 50801 641-782-7028  www.crestonschools.org Twitter:  @CCSDsupFacebook:  Creston Panthers This communication and any response to it may constitute a public record, and, therefore, may be available upon request in accordance with Iowa public records law, Iowa Code Chapter 22.

Friday, May 05 2023

MS/HS Pops Concert, Friday May 12

The Choir Department would like to invite you to the HS Pops Concert on Friday, May 12 at 8PM, which will be following the MS Pops Concert starting at 6:30 PM.  We will be featuring several soloists, all 3 choirs, and having our senior night.  Admission is $5 and activity tickets will be accepted.  We will also be having a few soloists, Ky Hanson and Carson Beer that will be performing solos between the two concerts for those that would like to stick around and watch both concerts. Entertainment between concerts!

Wednesday, May 03 2023

Panther Appreciation Week

🐾 Panther Appreciation Week 🐾 We appreciate all that our staff and volunteers do for our students.  Video by CAST Students: Ava and Jaycee

Tuesday, May 02 2023

Kindergarten Music Program - "Beach Fun"

Kindergarten Music Program - "Beach Fun"

Monday, May 01 2023

5-8 Spring Band Concert

Mr. and Mrs. Linke would like to invite you to the 5th-8th Grade Spring Band Concert on Tuesday, April 25th @ 7PM in the MS Commons. Come celebrate these 127 awesome students and their musical accomplishments for the year!

Friday, Apr 21 2023

SWCC hosts FREE ESL night classes for adults year-round

If English is not your native language, and you are looking to improve your communication skills, SWCC hosts FREE ESL night classes for adults year-round. Taught by CCHS Spanish teacher, Madeline Gude, you will have the opportunity to improve pronunciation, grammar, fluency, cultural understanding, and life skills. Classes are held on Mondays and Thursdays from 5-8 PM. If you are interested or have more questions, contact Madeline via email ( gude@swcciowa.edu ) or by phone (712-344-1043). Some info our about our ESL program: ESL at SWCC is a grant-funded program that is free to all participants Open to all non-native speakers regardless of race, ethnicity or culture. All students must be at least 17 years or older. Additional info:  https://tinyurl.com/ESLinCreston  

Friday, Apr 21 2023

Wellness Wednesday at the ECC

Our ECC friends displaying Creston Cares for Wellness Wednesday we went on a walk and picked up trash around the school!  Thank you so much for making our place a better place and showing so much kindness.

Wednesday, Apr 12 2023