ATTENTION IRMS PARENTS: Boys basketball, and Girls Wrestling practices start on Monday 10/28.
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!
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.
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!
CHS and IRMS Fall Choir Concerts @ CHS Auditorium, Thurs, Oct 17th, 6:30 pm. We would love to see you there.
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!
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/
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!
School sports offer many benefits to students, but many students have trouble affording to participate. InvestED is conducting a back-to-school fundraising campaign to help! If you are interested, you can support students at Cascade High School at https://invested.org/campaigns/cascade-high-school-cascade or Icicle River Middle School at https://invested.org/campaigns/icicle-river-middle-school.
Happy first day of school, Cascade students!
IRMS Families,
Our teachers have been working hard all week to prepare for this school year, and we are looking forward to seeing you at our Open House this Monday night, at 5:30 PM!
We will have students' FLEX/Advisory teachers posted in our lobby and schedules available at the FLEX/Advisor teachers' classrooms. You will be able to pick up information in our lobby about pictures, sports, food services, transportation and PTSA...you will also be able to make payments to our office for sports, food services, planners, etc. See you there!
Welcome back, Cascade staff! Thanks for our Kodiak cheerleaders for cheering us on for a great start to the 24-25 school year!
Welcome back, teachers!
Through October 24, Rep. Schrier is hosting a Congressional App Challenge for middle school and high school students of all coding skills in District WA08. The Congressional App Challenge urges all students to enter the competition, as it encourages critical thinking and creativity for those of all computer science experience levels. To learn more about the rules, prizes, and more, you can visit their website at: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/.
CSD leadership work & planning continues at an administrator's retreat today at Mountain Springs Lodge. Thanks again to the Lion’s Foundation for supporting this work!
There's exciting work happening on Rattlesnake Hill this summer, making the trail more accessible behind the high school and middle school. Thanks to the City of Leavenworth, NCW Community Foundation, Leavenworth Rotary, Vail Resorts, the Bronco Wild Fund, and the PTO for your support! Thanks to Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance for your amazing work! The trail is closed until construction is complete.
Today was day 1 of the NCESD Leadership Summit. Thanks to a generous grant from the MD 19 Lion’s Foundation, Cascade administration was able to attend. It was a great day of learning and collaboration. We're planning for and looking forward to a great 2024-2025 school year!
Parents can now opt to purchase insurance for school devices in order to avoid high fees in case of damage. This could be especially helpful starting in grade 3 when students are issued laptops. For more information, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFFMl1cX1k.
