Emmetsburg Community School District

Out of rescpect for the South O'Brien community, we will look to reschedule the basketball games that were to be played today in Emmetsburg.

Shoutout to our Students of the Month at the Emmetsburg Middle School!! These students have been showing amazing E-Hawk pride! Thank you to Pizza Ranch for donating cards for a free individual pizza!

🌟Congratulations to our High School Students, Staff, & Teachers of the Month! Thank you for your positivity, pride, and commitment to excellence in and out of the classroom here in Emmetsburg. Three teachers tied in December votes, so each have earned awards! Mr. Bonner, Mr. Klaus, and Mr. Vermeer, you each make a positive impact daily for each of our students. Thank you for all you do! Our staff member of the month also doubles as a student! Mr. Dylan Leuer works with custodial staff and ensures all E-Hawks have a clean and safe space to learn every single day. We hope you all have a well deserved break this Holiday season! 🌟

What an incredible effort by the West Elementary Student Council! This afternoon, we proudly donated 1,568 items to the Upper Des Moines Food Pantry. A huge THANK YOU to our students, staff, families, and community members who generously contributed to this cause. Special congratulations to Mrs. Schmitt’s class, who won the pizza party by donating an amazing 203 items! We are so proud to be E-Hawks and support our community this holiday season. Let’s continue spreading kindness and making a difference!💛🖤

All 47 bags and pork loins have been distributed! Happy Holidays, E-Hawks! 🖤💛

E-Hawks, we have 47 bags and pork loins ready for YOU to pick up today! Reminder: Starting at 3:45 today, swing by the MS/HS circle drive for your FREE Holiday meal! Open to all PrK-12th students/families! 🎄🥘

Basketball schedule at SEV (Gowrie) on Thursday. JV Boys 4:30 followed by JVR Boys in the Auxiliary/Practice Gym. V Girls start at 5:00 and V Boys will follow in the Main HS Gym.

Emmetsburg Schools will be 2 hours late today (12/18/24). No morning activities.

Check out West Elementary's December Newsletter: https://secure.smore.com/n/5mtnp

'Tis the season for ALL E-Hawks to have what they need for a great Holiday meal 🥘🎄🎁 Last month, Mrs. Bonner applied for the "Ignite the Spirit" grant through Iowa Select Farms and was awarded four cases of 5lb. pork loins and $500 to use towards Holiday meals! Holiday meal bags are open to all E-Hawk students/families, grades PreK-12th. Details of when and where to pick up are below.

Reminder of our MS/HS dress up days this week! 🎄🎁

Due to the current road conditions and with more icy precipitation projected to fall through the day, the wrestling tournament that was scheduled to be held in Emmetsburg today, 12/14/2024, is CANCELLED for this year. We will try again next year, have a safe weekend.

WOW what a fun-filled day with all K-12 E-Hawk students and staff in our first ever district wide Holiday Celebration! Students and staff members were mixed into various groups in which they had lunch, made crafts, read books, and played bingo with. No better way to kick off the Holiday season than to share in one big celebration together! 🎄🎁

Congratulations to our Students of the Week at West!🌟 Thank you to Willow Tree for sponsoring the donuts from Casey's!

Basketball at SEV (Gowrie) for tonight, 12/13/24, has to be Rescheduled due to the weather. The current rescheduled date is December 19th, pending officials can be found. Event schedule will be on BOUND.

Human Rights Month inspires us to make sure everyone feels valued and respected—here in our community and around the world. 🌏 In Emmetsburg CSD, we will always promote fairness and inclusivity for all students, staff, and families. Thank you for being part of this important mission.

The Bob Roethler Wrestling tournament scheduled for Saturday, December 14th at Emmetsburg High School is going to be DELAYED to a 1:00 pm start. This will put weigh-ins at 11:00 am and doors open to fans after weigh-ins have concluded. We will continue to evaluate the situation with weather and post any updates on BOUND and our Social Media outlets.

Thanks to Iowa Trust for inviting our Ag Teacher, Mr. VerMeer, and the Ag Leadership Class to a presentation at The Shores today given by Steve Johnson. Steve served as the Farm Management Specialist in Central Iowa for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach for 21 years, retiring in early 2021. He presented on managing tight crop profit margins.

EVENT UPDATE!!!!! Boys and Girls Basketball @ SEV (Gowrie) on Friday, 12/13 has been adjusted for probable weather conditions.. V/JV G/B Basketball @ SEV (Gowrie) JV Boys- 4:30 pm (Aux Gym) JVR Boys - 5:45 pm (Aux Gym) V Girls - 5:00 pm (Main Gym) V Boys - 6:30 pm (Main Gym)

Our budding musicians in kindergarten and 1st grade will perform at tonight’s Holiday Concert! ❄️🎶 Join us in the Emmetsburg High School Auditorium at 7:00pm.