A YEAR TO REMEMBER HOPE FESTIVAL HOMECOMING THE WIZARD OF OZ HOLIDAY CONCERTS

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1 The Toreador Times provides updates on weekly school activities and events. If you have questions or recommendations for information to be included, please contact the Central Office at May 26th, A YEAR TO REMEMBER Boone Community School District, you have done it again! The school year will surely be one to remember. As this successful year draws to an end, it is incredible to reflect on all that has been achieved at each building, at each grade level, and in all areas of the district in just one year. Success was redefined this year as people Expected the BEST, Achieved SUCCESS. Success ranged from academic, to sporting, to creative arts, and to the numerous fun and fundraising adventures within the Boone Community School District. This year was successful because the district as a whole worked well together to give their best to achieve success. Everyone in the district showcased why at the Boone Community School District we Expect the BEST, Achieve SUCCESS. This is the Toreador Way. Reflecting on the year, a top 10 list was developed to give a run down of our incredible school year. There were so many highlights, it was hard to narrow down to just 10. Here is what we believe some top 10 highlights of the school year are. Drum roll, please.. Enjoy! HOPE FESTIVAL This year s Hope Festival was another huge success. Proceeds from donations, the silent auction, the cafe, and the boutique brought in $24,425 at this year s festival. The impact that the Hope Foundation has in our community is incredible and to have the support it does is even more amazing. HOMECOMING This year s BHS homecoming was an exciting time filled with school spirit for all those involved. Elementary students had special pep rallies to get them even more pumped up for the week s festivities! Fall athletes and band members came together to show the elementary students what Homecoming was really about, school spirit! THE WIZARD OF OZ The Wizard of Oz came to Boone High School! The Boone High theatre students put on a great performance of The Wizard of Oz that pulled in huge crowds of all ages. The musical was a hit and continued getting praises throughout the year with many awards from across the state. HOLIDAY CONCERTS Every year the elementary students work very hard to prepare for the annual holiday concerts to showcase their talents to families. The students did a wonderful job on mastering songs for this year s holiday concerts. A special guest appearance from Santa was a highlight of the night!

2 MEET VicTOR STEM BEST GRANT Boone Community School District was granted the STEM BEST Grant this year. With the support of the STEM BEST Grant, Boone High School is the third high school in Iowa to begin offering pre-apprenticeship programs in STATE APPEARANCES In April the Boone Community School District welcomed our new Toreador mascot, VicTOR. VicTOR has been popping up at many different events at the end of the year. Keep an eye out for him this summer and next fall! COLOR RUN FUN Franklin Elementary held their 2nd annual Color Run. The Color Run was a great success and has become a great year end event many kids, parents, and community members look forward to. Throughout the year, we kept seeing one thing pop up STATE appearances in multiple activities. To say BCSD had a successful year in athletics and fine arts is an understatement. Student after student kept finding themselves in positions to move forward to our state's top stage at the STATE competitions. Expect the BEST, Achieve SUCCESS. The Toreador Way. MIDDLE SCHOOL CHALLENGE.. ACCEPTED This year we saw middle school students working extremely hard to conquer challenges that were set by staff at the middle school. The challenge that was accepted and conquered was the 5000 book challenge. Middle school students dominated this challenge and got the opportunity to SLIME Principal Kelley and Mr. Hoover. This week we saw another book challenge that was accepted and conquered as Principal Kelley and Mr. Hoover slept in a tent on top of the Middle School to show their support for their students hard work this year! With 1,105 votes submitted by the school community, our new motto best describing The Toreador Way is "Expect the BEST. Achieve SUCCESS." The idea behind the motto and mascot is both to recognize our focus as educators and appreciate our enthusiasm for being a Toreador. The BCSD motto holds us to a high level of accountability as teachers, staff, students, parents, and community.

3 BCSD EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES CALENDAR FOR May 26th - June 2nd: May 26th Semester Boone HS EXCEL Students - ISU Campus to assist with Special Olympics Varsity Boys Tennis - Waterloo - State 6th Grade Class - Ogden Spinning Wheels May 27th Varsity Boys Soccer - TBA - Sub-state Varsity Softball - All Ogden HS - Tournament Varsity Baseball - Johnston HS - Tournament Varsity Boys Tennis - Waterloo - State Varsity Girls Soccer - Ft. Dodge - Sub-state May 28th No Activities May 29th Memorial Day - No School BOONE COUNTY BACKS THE BLUE: Boone High School junior, Kate Peasley, has been selected to attend the FBI NAA Youth Leadership Program that will be taking place in Quantico, Virginia this summer. Kate will be the state of Iowa's representative. Her selection to this program requires her to plan and implement a service project honoring a hero in her community. Kate has developed a "Boone County Backs the Blue" service project to honor current and retired area law enforcement officers on Tuesday, June 14th, during the Boone High School vs Ogden High School baseball game. All officers and their immediate families are invited to attend the game free of charge with their police ID. Officers will be honored on the field prior to the varsity game beginning around 7:15 with the game to follow. In addition to honoring county law enforcement for this service project, Kate is raising money for the Iowa C.O.P.S. organization that helps support families of fallen officers. Attached you will find a link to order shirts to support Boone County Backs the Blue with proceeds from the shirt going to Iowa C.O.P.S. The Boone vs Ogden baseball game is an in-county rivalry game that is historically well attended. We believe that honoring our law enforcement officers that night will bring even more people to the ballpark, bringing our communities together in a family-friendly environment. We hope to see a great turnout from all of Boone County to come together for a great event and an even greater cause! DIGITAL BACKPACK p/district/notices/digital-backpack/ The BCSD utilizes a Digital Backpack online to inform and distribute information to parents on school sponsored activities, non-profit organizations and community events throughout the year! Please be sure to visit the Digital Backpack often as new items are added regularly. May 30th 4th Qtr./2nd Semester Ends JV/Varsity Softball - Carlisle May 31st Varsity Girls Soccer - TBA - 1st Round Playoffs JV/Varsity Baseball - ADM HS JV/Varsity Softball - ADM HS June 1st Varsity Girls Tennis - Ankeny - State JV/Varsity Softball - Boone Creasman Field June 2nd Varsity Girls Tennis - Ankeny - State Varsity Softball - Ballard HS JV/Varsity Baseball - Des Moines Lincoln For a complete listing of all upcoming Athletic and Activities scheduled please visit: =151&school_id=16 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SIAC) MEMBERS: SIAC is the district advisory committee that meets four times per year during the noon hour to review, support and recommend ongoing district work toward achieving the district goals. This group is made up of approximately 24 members including employees, parents, and community representatives. Committee members serve for three years. For , the district is seeking multiple SIAC representatives, please contact the district office if you are interested in serving on the committee. SUMMER CHROMEBOOK USAGE: With the end of the school year approaching, information about the use of student Chromebooks during summer months is provided at the following link:

4 ATTENTION ALL BCSD STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES: Do you have BCSD pictures or a note of congratulations to share? If so, please send your photos and your congratulations notes to lelliott@boone.k12.ia.us. We would love to use this information for Toreador Times. Two BHS Boys Varsity tennis teams have made it to state and are working hard to achieve a state title today. Congratulations on graduation to the Class of 2017! Mrs. Reimers 2017 Preschool class. On to Kindergarten! BHS Boys and Girls Varsity track participants had great success last week at the state track meet. Mrs. Bulver s 2017 Preschool class. On to Kindergarten!

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