Cascade School District

The Wenatchee River Institute (WRI) has heard that there is community interest for an After School Program at WRI! They will run a pilot program in December and January. The program will be based on the WRI campus and spend as much time outdoors as possible. Please complete a short survey to help them develop a pilot program that will best meet community needs. Registration for a December program will open in mid-November. See: https://forms.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=OsJkmTQUaUmzRWOdqYKti1x43nfPz2RDilsBzM0Y-ZlUMEkyUlRTWDBMR1hNTU1ST1UxUENKS1c3WC4u&blm_aid=3549185

Come support our young artists! Art in the Park donates a booth to our high school and middle school students each Spring & Fall. Items price from $5-$30. Lots of different treasurers in different media- ceramics, fabrics, graphics, cards, photography. See you there!

Thank you to the North Central Educational Service District (NCESD) and Big Bend Community College for hosting the Computer Science & Tech Fair! Students learned from professionals, connected with recruiters, experienced live demos, and participated in interactive workshops.

This is National School Lunch Week! Let's thank all of the hard working food services employees for doing a great job of providing breakfasts and lunches to our students every day!

Thank you to the City of Leavenworth, the USDA, and Winton Manufacturing for supporting the Cascade School District composting program! We compost in grades kindergarten through 12th grade in a Bearwise manner.

The Numerica Performing Arts Center is offering free access to students to some performances this school year. Evening performances are intended for one student and a guardian or two students 16 years and older. Students and guardians can apply for tickets for the following performances: January 23, 2025, at 7:30PM - Jazz at Lincoln Center presents New Orleans Songbook, and February 23, 2025, at 7:30 PM - National Geographic Live (Speaker Series). To apply for tickets, see: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-_bynk0HuK1W3jzW3EXbrUpD9o7iNuMYE_LPUks-H6cm5BQ/viewform.

Congratulations to Beaver Valley teacher and Robotics Coach Eric Tiegel! He is a finalist for the 2024 STEM Champion of the Year! See: https://www.ncwlife.com/news/introducing-the-2024-innovator-award-finalists/article_53eaf7ee-866d-11ef-8b29-9fd6944dde4a.html

The Cascade High School Graphic Design class is currently working on a mural at Sage Mountain Food & Deli. Congratulations to students Mia D. and Hazel E. for having their designs selected and combined. Check out the final drawing here, and then go see it grow and appear at Sage Mountain!

Congratulations to Amber Zimmerman, art instructor at PD and Alpine Lakes! Her work has been selected by the Washington Art Education Association for a juried art exhibition called Crossroads of Creativity at Gallery One in Ellensburg. Congrats to Ms. Zimmerman, and thanks again to the Icicle Creek Center for the Arts for bringing someone so talented to CSD!

Alpine Lakes and IRMS students went on a joint field trip to the Leavenworth Fish Hatchery, learned a lot, and had a great time! Thank you, Leavenworth Fish Hatchery and CSD teachers and staff!

October is Principal Appreciation Month! This is a time when we recognize the essential role that principals play in making schools great. Thank you to our Cascade principals Emily, Kenny, Mike, Annika, and James! We appreciate you!

Congratulations to the Kodiak girls soccer team for their win against Okanogan this afternoon! Go Kodiaks!

Washington Aerospace Scholars 2024/25 Application Now Open for Juniors ! Participants in WAS can: • Earn UW college credit and gain an academic edge. • Work closely with STEM professionals, university students, and educators. • Build confidence, maturity, and independence. • Have fun learning about the universe while connecting with peers. • Gather information about possible college and career pathways in STEM or in the space industry. • Apply for college and aviation scholarships from the Boeing Academy for STEM Learning. • Participate in behind-the-scenes tours of The Museum of Flight. Applications are due by Tuesday, October 22, 2024! Applications accepted on a rolling basis until all spots are filled! Learn more at: https://www.museumofflight.org/was?utm_campaign=WAS%20Recruitment&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Un_7wbXWSj0cDrSx-o7k-vQQaTfkBCZK7I8U_Wv1hDT8LlFMtxMk7yzFRgF1rqb2zVn83JeAyTj4QYADClBkxPm1fTA&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email

The PAEMST Award Cycle Application is Now Open! Nominate an Exceptional Secondary Science Teacher Today. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching is the nation's highest honor for science educators. This cycle is seeking teachings of math, science, STEM, and computer science who primarily teach 7th - 12th grade. Nominate here: https://paemst.nsf.gov/

Thanks to Cascade High School junior and senior AVID students for helping the Cascade Education Foundation on their Charm Walk. Students delivered charms to 33 local businesses!

Congratulations to the Kodiak Marching Band for their great performance at the Autumn Leaf Festival!

Aaaaand it's a Kodiak win for Homecoming 20-14! Congratulations, Kodiaks!

Congratulations to our Kodiak girls cross country team! They placed second at the Carl Westing Invitational! Congrats too to our boys who placed 5th. Go Kodiaks!

Congratulations to Cascade High School student Caroline Menna! She is the only Semifinalist in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program from North Central Washington! Academically talented high school students such as Caroline have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring. We're proud of you, Caroline.

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance is installing gravel on Saturday 9/21 from 8-2 pm on the new and improved Rattlesnake Hill Trail behind IRMS and CHS. If you are a hard worker and have time available for a few hours to help with the trail, they could use the help!