Emmetsburg Community School District

Alexis Carlson - An Essential Piece of Our Puzzle. Thank You!

Julie Bird - An Essential Piece Our Puzzle. Thank you!

ECSD would like to recognize ALL staff members - teachers, para educators, office staff, administrators, cooks, nurses, bus drivers, custodians, etc. - who deserve recognition, please take 2 minutes to fill out this form. https://tinyurl.com/2as29r25

Congrats to Kari Menefee for being selected as a Shining Star by the Prairie Lakes AEA Staff. Way to go Kari!!

Pictured: Sophomore Academic Letter recipients

Pictured: Junior Academic Letter recipients

Pictured: Senior Academic Letter recipients

Pictured: New members of the Lois E. Pollard National Honor Society chapter.

The 2021-2022 National Honor Society Members were inducted last night at the Academic Awards Program.

Mrs Saxton, who has been certified as a STEM instructor, is preparing her students to be future-ready through the implementation of STEM curriclulm and framework. #ehawkSTEM https://www.emmetsburgnews.com/news/local-news/2021/03/11/real-world-learning-through-stem-innovation/

Shout out to these middle school students of the week selected by their teachers for demonstrating E-hawk Boundaries! . 5th & 6th grade: Nolan, Emma, Mason, & Joshwa . 7th and 8th graders were selected for getting their work done on time: Evan, Trinity, Carter, & Gage

Carsen Fjetland dominated the MLA formatting #Gimkit review game in #FreshmenEnglish @ehawkpride

ECSD scheduled Snow Make-Up days on April 6th and 7th. Those days will not need to be utilized so there will be no school on April 6th and 7th, 2021. There will be a 1 Hour Early Release on April 1 and Spring Break will run form April 2-7, 2021.

Shout out to these middle school students of the week for being recognized showing the E-hawk boundaries (Respect Yourself, Respect Others, Respect This Place)! 8th- Lyric & Tatyana 7th- Esther & Everett 6th- Austin & London 5th- Kayden & Matthew

Eight graders Hannah and Celia present their National History Day project to help sophomores visualize topics for their Evolution Solution research papers.

National History Day (NHD) is a nonprofit organization that creates opportunities for teachers and students to engage in historical research through an innovative curriculum framework. Students learn history by selecting topics of interest and launching them into year-long research projects. The mission of NHD is to improve the teaching and learning of history in middle and high school. 7th and 8th-grade Extended Learning students from Emmetsburg Middle School have worked on projects all year around the 2021 NHD theme of “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.” Students began research in October and chose their topics by November. Each student found at least 25 primary and secondary sources during December to understand the topics. In January, students created annotated bibliographies to demonstrate the depth of their research. After writing thesis statements, procuring images, and carefully crafting text, students created exhibit boards to showcase the research completed for their topics. Because the district competition was not in-person due to COVID, students made a Google Slides presentation to virtually present their projects. Students submitted their projects to be judged at the Spirit Lake district competition on February 22. All students’ projects were AMAZING, and the growth and learning that took place throughout the process made this a valuable learning experience. Mrs. Saxton is so proud of the hard work and dedication of all students. A big congratulations go to Ava Dietrich for advancing to the state level with her project, “Jane Elliott: Placing an Eye on Racism.” Ava’s project was one of two junior individual exhibits selected to advance to state from the Spirit Lake district. All 7th and 8th-grade Extended Learning students will showcase their National History Day projects on either Tuesday, March 16, or Thursday, March 18, from 4:30-5:45 pm in the student center.

No School Monday March 15, 2021 due to Winter Storm Warning. It will be a Virtual Learning Day.

Results are in for State Individual Speech!! Katie Nelson - Acting = 2 I's & 1 II; Int. Reading Prose = 2 I's & 1 II; Claire Kassel - Int. Reading Prose = 2 I's & 1 II; Lucian Benjamin - Int. Reading Prose = 3 I's; Ben Merwald- Solo Musical Theatre - 3 I's Congratulations!!

Good luck to the State Individual Speech Qualifiers as they compete today in Estherville! Katie Nelson - Interpretive Reading Prose & Acting Claire Kassel - Interpretive Reading Prose Lucian Benjamin - Interpretive Reading Prose Ben Merwald - Solo Musical Theater

We are watching the weather Sunday night into Monday. If it is necessary to cancel school on Monday, ECSD will conduct a Virtual Learning Day. Staff worked with students today to prepare them. If we are going to cancel on Monday an announcement will go out Sunday evening.