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School Mission Statement: “Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District will provide a quality
education in which students become lifelong collaborative learners and innovative problem solvers in a global society."
School District News
May 8, 2014 ~ Vol. 9, Issue 17
Visit Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School’s Website at: www.rocketsk12.org
From the desk of Dr. Dean A. Cook
April 23, 2014
Update Regarding Facilities Upgrades
This is the first of many updates which I plan on featuring in
The Rocket to highlight the planned facilities’ upgrades.
Over the past ten years, we have updated our concession
stands, restrooms, and dugouts, as well as installed new lighting
and sound systems on all of the athletic fields. All of the buildings
have had changes made to them, with the exception of the high
school. The Blakesburg elementary building has had work completed on the windows and interior, which has provided for an
attractive, safe, and efficient learning environment. The Eddyville
elementary building has had new carpet installed (approximately
eight years ago), a new roof replaced over the gym, painting of
the interior, and lockers repainted. The Fremont elementary building has had new air units installed and had a roof replacement.
The next building which is slated for upgrades is the junior-senior
high school building. Over the next several years, the identified
upgrades include replacing the gym floor, upgrading the lighting,
and installing new windows and exterior doors/entrances.
In order to complete these necessary upgrades, I am recommending the use of our SAVE funds (the 1 cent sales tax) which
will allow the Board of Education flexibility in completing the
projects over the next ten years, so as to keep within the natural
occurring funding that comes into the district - which eliminates
the need to consider other funding mechanisms that might have
raised taxes. The first priority for the district will be to make our
buildings as safe as possible for students. This means reconfiguring our building entrances for a safer entrance into each building
and installing classroom doors which lock from the inside.
There will be much discussion and prioritization of projects
yet to come, but this is a great start to keeping our school campuses safe, as well as providing for attractive and efficient learning
environments for many years to come.
Prom 2014
SuperHeroes
At left, are
Queen Riley Arnold and
King Jack Hastings.
Below Riley arrives at
promenade with her date,
Chance Wursta.
At right, arriving in style
on a John Deere mower
are Tucker Black and his
date Taryn Swartz and
right below as they
promenade in
with many others.
(more photos next page)
Summer Reading Program to Offer
Opportunity to Advance Reading Skills
In the area of reading curriculum, we are refocusing the summer reading program on K-3 literacy and strengthening the foundational skills some students have missed throughout their education. Research has been very compelling regarding the importance
of this particular age group of students, and the need to be on target for mastering the content identified at each grade level. Researchers have found that if children are reading at grade level by
the time they leave third grade, they will continue to be a strong
reader the rest of their educational years and beyond. That is the
reason we are focusing on students who are not yet proficient in
reading at grade level in Kindergarten through third grade.
This summer we are offering a reading program for those students who are in need of some additional direct and specific instruction to build foundational skills necessary to be successful
readers. They will be invited to attend the summer reading program and work with certified teachers to catch up on foundational
skills and also combat the summer loss which often takes place
with students who are not yet reading at grade level. If you are
contacted by your child’s teacher and the summer reading teachers, please consider making the commitment to send your child to
summer reading, as it will help them build strong reading skills
and bridge that summer reading loss which we know occurs. If
you have any questions about the summer reading program, contact your child’s teacher and ask if your child qualifies for the
summer reading program.
EBFHS Class of 2014
Senior Awards Night - Wednesday, May 14, 6:30pm
Seniors’ Last Day of High School - Friday, May 16
Baccalaureate - Saturday, May 17, 7pm
Commencement Exercises - Sunday, May 18, 2pm
See all senior photos inside this issue of The Rocket
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You can also view
“The Rocket” online
by visiting the school
website at
www.rocketsk12.org
Under “Quick Links”
choose
“The ROCKET News”
Iowa website and hotline ~
these bullying and suicide
prevention resources offer
counseling help to young
people as well as tools and
answers for adults.
http://yourlifeiowa.org
Need Help?
Call 1-855-581-8111
(24 hours day/7 days a week)
DISTRICT VACANCIES
Please visit our website at www.rocketsk12.org to view and apply for
current vacancies within the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District. Choose the tab "District Vacancies" and click on
the link to view and apply. If you would like to receive "Job Alerts"
click on the tab and insert your email address.
Box Tops and
Labels For Education
Save your Box Tops and Campbell’s Soup Labels
for your Elementary
Substitute School Bus Drivers Needed
Apply Online at www.rocketsk12.org
under "District Vacancies"
or Contact David Keeton at 641-969-4248
“Nurse’s Office” at
www.rocketsk12.org
Here you can find many
informative postings:
School Exclusion List - A Reference
Guide for Parents Regarding Illnesses;
Communicable Disease Chart; Flu
Facts; Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease;
MRSA Fact Sheet; Varicella Fact
Sheet, Immunization Certificate;
and Online Lingo
Recycled beverage tabs help support your local Ronald McDonald House Charities.
During May, the Fremont Elementary School,
along with the Oskaloosa Elks Lodge, will be collecting pop
tabs for the local Ronald McDonald Houses.
Our goal is to collect as many tabs as we can during this
time. Each class will have their own containers to fill.
If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Brink at [email protected]
District Nurse
Amanda Yarkosky, RN, BSN
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
Community School District
641-799-6195 Cell
641-969-5318 Fax
641-969-4281, ext 2231
[email protected]
The Rocket
Designed and Edited by
Kathy Street, School Reporter
Send submissions to:
[email protected]
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Dashing Heroes and Dazzling Heroines at After-Prom
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ROCKET PRIDE rocket pride ROCKET PRIDE rocket pride
(Left) Eddyville Rocket Pride Winners for 4/11 -- Back: Kwintyn Long, Sage
Fletcher, Maggie Baumgardner, Bryce Allen, Cooper Champoux, Cassidy Long,
Brooks Moore, Devin Jager; Front: Livvie Eissens, Brynlee Dudley, Teagan Nichols, Shaylyn Slaymaker, Kade Francis, Kahle Davis, Sadie Jager; Not Pictured:
Nate Matthew.
(Below) Blakesburg Rocket Pride Winners for 4/11 -- Front: Dominic Allman
1st, Jesse Cornelison 2nd, Olivia Speer PreK, Caleb Stutzman Kdg, Allyson Harter
3rd; Back: Lucas Van Blaricon 5th, Tara Diephuis 6th, Mason Roberts 6th, Josh
Walker 4th.
(At Right)
Fremont Rocket
Pride Winners
for 4/11 -- Front:
Carley Clarahan,
Zayden Crosby,
Cayel Riley, Isaac
Martinez; Back:
Wiatt McGachey,
Garrett Scharff;
Not pictured:
Emily Dicks and
Virginia Moore.
Farm Ag Day Enjoyed
by Fremont Students!
~ Letter and Photos by Lindy Hammes, 3rd Grade Teacher,
Fremont Elementary
The Fremont Elementary third graders went to Farm Ag
Day on April 11th, 2014. We made two stops to learn about
and enjoy farm life.
Our first stop was at the Jay and Phyllis Fox peacock farm,
where we enjoyed watching and learning about their peacocks.
Mrs. Fox shared three different colors of peacocks - white,
opal and India Blue. We learned that the male is the most colorful and that he loses his long tail feathers every year during
June and July.
After this stop we were off to the Jim Jager Farm where we
were served lunch by the Mahaska Co. Cattle Association.
From there, we started our afternoon learning about the many
different things that the farm has to offer. We learned many
things from cows to pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, honey bees,
and soybeans. The Vet (from Mahaska Veterinary Clinic) was
there to explain how he helps sick animals, and Rural Water
taught us about the safety of water and demonstrated how
some chemicals can keep us safe from bacteria. We also spent time working on
vehicle safety, which included four
wheeler, gravity flow wagons and
tractors.
As one can imagine, the pig bus
was a great hit. We have been writing about our favorite station, and
several of my students have written
that the pigs were their favorite; I
think that getting to hold a baby pig
was the key. We had a great day
learning from everyone involved.
Thank you to all who took time
from their busy schedule to teach us
the important things farms do for
us.
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Congrats
To the
Class
Of 2014!
Motto - Students today, leaders tomorrow
Flower - Tiger Lily
Colors - Red, White and Blue
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Not Pictured Kirsti Halverson
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Special thanks to
Alan Adams Photography
for submitting senior portraits
that he has taken.
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~ Many thanks to any other
area photographers
whom have taken photos that
students have supplied
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EDDYVILLE-BLAKESBURG-FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL
125TH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BANQUET
SATURDAY MAY 24, 2014
6:00 PM
Purchase Tickets by May 17 from Eddyville Bank, Eddyville
Grocery, EBF High School and various Eddyville merchants
Ticket Cost: $17.00 in Advance - $19.00 at Door
Meal Catered by: Melody Voss-Wilz
*Entertainment*
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The girl’s track team completed a string of three
home
up and
meets in a row, with lots of highlights from many girls stepping
improving.
April 10th: Gold medal performances: Karlie Taylor (100 meter
hurdles),
shuttle hurdle relay (Bailey Baker, Sadie Baugher, Tasha Alexander, Taylor), Tasha Alexander (high jump & 400 hurdles). Silver medal performances: Sadie Baugher (200
dash). Bronze medal performances: Abby Boyer (100 dash & 200 dash), Emily Flaig
(3000 meter run), Taryn Swartz (1500 meter run), 4x100 relay (Abby Boyer, Sadie
Baugher, Karlie Taylor, Tasha Alexander). 4x200 relay (Grace Lee, Bailey Baker, Abby
Boyer, Jade Johnson). 4x400 relay (McKinley Moore, Brianna VerSteegh, Blaire Moore,
Karlie Taylor), sprint medley relay (Paige Shafer, Grace Lee, Bailey Baker, McKinley
Moore), distance medley relay (Shafer, Blaire Moore, VerSteegh, Sofie Tobler), Brianna
VerSteegh (high jump), Sadie Baugher (long jump), Savannah Wilz (shot put, discus).
April 17th: Gold medal performances: Karlie Taylor (100 meter hurdles), Tasha Alexander (400 meter hurdles, high jump), Sadie Baugher (long jump). Silver medal performance: Bailey Baker (100 meter hurdles), 4x100 relay (Abby Boyer, Alexander, Baugher,
Taylor), 4x200 relay (Grace Lee, Blaire Moore, Haegan Boyer, Abby Boyer), sprint medley relay (Baker, Grace Lee, Abby Boyer, McKinley Moore), Karlie Taylor (high jump).
Bronze medal performances: Abby Boyer (100 dash), Sadie Baugher (200 dash), Emily
Flaig (3000 meter run), distance medley relay (Kelsey Maize, Kirsti Halvorsen, Paige
Shafer, Brianna VerSteegh), Savannah Wilz (shot put).
April 22nd: Gold medal performances: Abby Boyer (200 dash), Karlie Taylor (100 meter
hurdles), 4x100 relay (Abby Boyer, Sadie Baugher, Karlie Taylor, Tasha Alexander),
shuttle hurdle relay (Taylor, Bailey Baker, Jade Johnson, Tasha Alexander). Silver medal
performances: Sadie Baugher (100 & 200 dash), Jade Johnson (400 meter hurdles), 4x800
relay (Sofie Tobler, Emily Flaig, Taryn Swartz, Brianna VerSteegh), Tasha Alexander
(high jump), Sadie Baugher (long jump). Bronze medal performances: Abby Boyer (100
dash), Emily Flaigh (1500 meter run), Bailey Baker (100 meter hurdles), 4x200 relay
(Grace Lee, Paige Shafer, Blaire Moore, Abby Boyer), sprint medley relay (Bailey Baker,
Grace Lee, Tasha Alexander, Karlie Taylor), distance medley relay (Shafer, Haegan Boyer, Jade Johnson, VerSteegh), Brianna VerSteegh (high jump), Savannah Wilz (shot put,
discus).
The EBF girls also qualified two events for the prestigious Drake Relay; Tasha Alexander
in the high jump and the 4x100 relay team of Abby Boyer, Sadie Baugher, Karlie Taylor,
and Tasha Alexander. Tasha tied a season best jump of 5 feet 2 inches and placed 7th. The
4x100 ran a season best time of 52.05 and placed 57th out of 80 teams and was one of the
top 2A finishing teams. The girls go on the road to meets at Chariton and Pella, then they
finish up the season with conference and districts with potential to get many events to the
state meet.
~Submitted by Coach Micheal Pilcher
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The EBF boys ran at Mid-Prairie April 22 and finished 6th
out of 10 teams. Place winners were: shuttle hurdle team of Cody Brown, Blake
Marolf, Dillon Pigsley, Bret Wursta - 2nd in 65.8.....Marolf 2nd in 400 hurdles59.5.....Lewie Winkleman - 3rd in shot with 44-9.....Winkleman 3rd in disc with 12311.....Marolf 4th in 110 hurdles in 16.87.....Cory Archer 5th in 100 in
11.85.....4 x 800 team of Peyton Walker, Jack Hastings, Nathaniel Bay, Andrew Hart - 6th in10:09.....Jevin Jensen 6th in long jump with 178.....Hastings 6th in 1,600 in 5:19.....Medley team of Pigsley, Jake Taylor,
Jensen, Hastings - 5th in 4:14.
~ Submitted by Coach Eric Kellar
Editor’s Note:
Can’t find what you are looking for? …
Watch for your submissions in the next issue of The Rocket.
In order to recognize all of our seniors,
many, many items have been held.
Kathy Street
Rocket Chorale Travels to Kansas City
Article submitted by Christopher Ellerston
During the weekend of April 12-13, twenty of the twenty-five members of the
EBF Rocket Chorale (see below) traveled to Kansas City, MO. While there, they
visited the Kansas City Zoo, enjoyed pizza and the pool at their hotel, and spent Sunday at Worlds of Fun.
At Worlds of Fun they participated in the Worlds of Fun Festival of Music. They
performed two selections for three college professors and composers in preparation
for large group contest in May. They did a marvelous job singing, eliciting this response from Bradley Ellingboe, American composer and college professor: "I'm happily surprised at the sound you are able to get from, not a very big choir, but it's a
rich, robust sound!" The choir performance can be heard in the choral archives
at www.ebfchoir.weebly.com , with pictures from the trip, as well. Due to torrential
storms, the students returned early but had a successful and enjoyable weekend.
The Rocket Chorale will present its final concert of the year, alongside the band
on May 6.
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Thank You Conne!
The staff surprised Conne Replogle with a potluck, flowers, and gifts in honor of
Administrative Assistant Day. These were just small tokens of our great appreciation
for everything she does for the students and staff at BAC. ~ Submitted by Sheryl Friedman
Two Fremont residents selected
for Indian Hills Community
College Academy
4/21/14 OTTUMWA, IOWA --- Tyler Archer
(pictured) and Hayley McKay, both of Fremont, have
been inducted into the Academy at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa.
Started in 1985, the Academy honors arts and sciences and criminal
justice students
for exceptional
academic performance. Academy students are
eligible to enroll
in honors courses, participate in
select field trips
and receive academic scholarships.
Archer and
McKay are arts
and sciences
students.
Local Student Joins National Collegiate Honor Society
WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY ALPHA CHI LIST
4/23/14 Oskaloosa, IA-Twenty-four William Penn University students were inducted into the Iowa Beta Chapter
of Alpha Chi this past February. The University is
pleased to announce that Ana Gutch, Sr., Secondary
Education: Biology, of Eddyville, Iowa accepted the
invitation to join the nationally recognized collegiate honor society. In order to be invited, students need to be of
either junior or senior standing and have cumulative
GPAs within the top ten percentiles of their respective
class. William Penn University extends sincere congratulations to Ana and the Alpha Chi class of 2014.
Parents we encourage you to go online to fill
out this technology survey - click on the correct web address shown below - if you have
any questions please contact Tony Fenton at
[email protected] - Thanks
Parent Survey - Eddyville Elementary
www.bbyt.es/64ZCP
Parent Survey - Fremont Elementary
www.bbyt.es/F8YZP
Parent Survey - Blakesburg Elementary
www.bbyt.es/2FDPP
Parent Survey - Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
Jr/Sr High
www.bbyt.es/PBNJP
EBF Summer School Changes
The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District will be changing its
summer reading program to meet new requirements by the Iowa Department of Education. This new summer program is
open to Kindergarten through 3rd grade
students who need intensive intervention
in reading. Our goal is to raise student
achievement for those students who are
most at risk of failing. The focus of the
program is to provide intensive, targeted
instruction in reading and early literacy
skills to small groups of Kindergarten
through 3rd grade students. Parents will
be contacted by the school if their child
qualifies for this new program in late April
or early May.
Your 2013-2014
EBF School Board Members:
Deb [email protected]
641-660-6559
3145 Galeston Avenue, Eddyville, IA 52553
Dave [email protected]
641-938-2340
P.O. Box 191, Blakesburg, IA 52536
Dan [email protected]
[email protected]
641-933-4139 or 641-777-6205
3081 Rutledge Avenue, Cedar, IA 52543
Kevin [email protected]
[email protected]
641-777-6625
23097 Hwy. 63, Eddyville, IA 52553
Mike [email protected]
[email protected]
641-933-4373
260 S. Chestnut, P.O. Box 98, Fremont, IA 52561
Gay [email protected]
641-295-1581
101 5th Street, Eddyville, IA 52553
Bruce Severson [email protected]
641-780-3717
18013 Rock Bluff Road
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Administration Office,
222 Walnut St.
Eddyville, IA 52553
Phone: (641) 969-4226
Fax: (641) 969-4547
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School Telephone Numbers
If you live in the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont School District and
are not receiving The Rocket in the mail, you should be.
Please notify us so that we can make needed adjustments in delivery.
Attention Alumni:
Eddyville Elementary (Principal Chris Fenster) 969-4281
Blakesburg Elementary (Principal Robb Beane) at 938-2232
Fremont Elementary (Principal Robb Beane) 933-4211
EBF Junior Senior High (Principal Matt Johnson) 969-4288
EBF School Administration Office (Superintendent Dean Cook) (641) 969-4226
Live outside of the mailing area and wish to receive a Rocket?
You may email your requests to [email protected]
Parents/Guardians across the district: Due to telephone service areas, many outside of Eddyville
are unable to call the junior-senior high without making a long-distance call.
To save these charges, you may call your local elementary, and ask to be transferred.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Schools
Breakfast & Lunch Menus
(Menus subject to change -- Milk Served Daily.)
Friday, May 16
Breakfast -- Cereal, Toast, PB, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Pizza, Corn, Pineapple
Monday, May 19
Breakfast -- Breakfast Wrap, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Chicken Patty/Bun, Potatoes/Gravy, Broccoli, Apricots
Tuesday, May 20
Breakfast -- Cereal, Toast, Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Crispito w/Ch, California Blend, Applesauce
Wednesday, May 21
Breakfast -- Pancake on Stick, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Pork Patty/Bun, Baked Beans, Fr. Fries, Strawberries
Thursday, May 22
Breakfast -- Cereal, Toast, PB, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Corndogs, Sw Potato Fries, Peas, Mand. Oranges, Butter Sand.
Friday, May 23
Breakfast -- Cereal, Toast, Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Hamburger/Bun, Chips, Green Beans, Mixed Fruit
Monday, May 26
NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, May 27
COOKS’ CHOICE
Wednesday, May 28
COOKS’ CHOICE
Thursday, May 29
COOKS’ CHOICE
SCHOOL’S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!!!
The Eddyville PTO is selling EBF and Rocket
Decals as can be seen below. They are $5 each
and can be purchased at the school offices or
through a PTO member. They can be used on
vehicle windows, home windows, books, etc.
(Forwarding Available)
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Thursday, May 8
ROCKET Submissions Due
5:00pm B/GTR-HS SSC @ Davis County
5:30pm BSB & SB-JH Parents' Mtg
7:00pm Spring Concert-JH
Friday, May 9
1:00pm Jr/Sr Community Service Day
4:00pm B/GTR-JH SCC @ Chariton
4:00pm BG-HS @ Moravia Invite
Saturday, May 10
Choir & Band @ M-P (Wellman)
9:00am BG-HS @ Colfax-Mingo
Monday, May 12
11:00am BG-HS SCC @ Chariton
3:30pm SB & BSB-JH Practice Starts
6:00pm School Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 13
10:00am GG-HS SCC @ Oskaloosa
6:00pm Music Banquet @ HS
7:00pm PTO Mtg-Blakesburg Elem
Wednesday, May 14
6:30pm Senior Awards Night @ HS
Thursday, May 15
4:00pm B/GTR-State Qual @ Eddyville
Friday, May 16
Early Dismiss @ 1-Staff Development
Seniors' Last Day
4:00pm GG-HS @ Colfax-Mingo
Saturday, May 17
7:00pm Baccalaureate
Sunday, May 18
2:00pm Graduation-HS Seniors
Monday, May 19
2:00pm BG-HS @ Pella Christian
Tuesday, May 20
6:00pm Speech Awards & Potluck
Wednesday, May 21
9:00am HS Jazz Band & Choir Tour
Thursday, May 22
8:00am B/GTR-HS State @ Drake
9:00am JH Band & Choir Tour
7:00pm Spring Musical-HS
Friday, May 23
8:00am B/GTR-HS State @ Drake
7:00pm Spring Musical-HS
Saturday, May 24
8:00am B/GTR-HS State @ Drake
8:00am FFA Pig Show @ Oskaloosa
10:00am BSB-JH EBF Tournament
6:00pm Alumni Banquet @ HS
Monday, May 26
Memorial Day
10:30am Ceremony @ Highland Cemetery
5:30pm BSB-9th DH @ Davis County
Tuesday, May 27
5:30pm BSB-JV/V vs Washington
5:30pm SB-JV/V vs Colfax-Mingo
Wednesday, May 28
5:00pm BSB-JH vs Twin Cedars
6:00pm BSB-JV/V @ Moravia
Thursday, May 29
End 4th Qtr/2nd Semester
Last Day of Sch-Early Dismiss
4:30pm SB-9/JV/V vs Albia
5:00pm BSB-JH vs PCM
5:30pm BSB-9th DH vs Knoxville
5:30pm SB-JH vs Oskaloosa
Friday, May 30
Staff Development
5:30pm BSB-JV/V vs Oskaloosa
5:30pm SB-JH vs Melcher-Dallas
5:30pm SB-V DH vs Fairfield
Saturday, May 31
8:00am Flag Tryouts-JH @ E. Elem
Monday, June 2
Staff Development
10:00am BSB-JH @ Knoxville
10:00am SB-JH @ Knoxville
4:30pm SB-9/JV/V @ Knoxville
Tuesday, June 3
Staff Development & Workday
5:00pm BSB-JH @ Twin Cedars
5:00pm SB-JH @ Moravia
5:30pm BSB-JV/V @ Mt Pleasant
6:00pm SB-JV/V @ Pella
Wednesday, June 4
9:00am SB-JH @ Chariton
5:30pm BSB-V DH @ Davis County
6:00pm SB-JV/V @ Twin Cedars
Thursday, June 5
10:00am BSB-JV DH vs Knoxville
10:00am SB-JH vs Pella Christian
4:30pm SB-9/JV/V @ Chariton
Friday, June 6
5:30pm BSB-V DH vs Clarke
Saturday, June 7
9:00am SB-9th & V @ Oskaloosa
10:00am BSB-V EBF Classic
Monday, June 9
9:00am SB-JH @ Twin Cedars
11:00am BSB-JV DH @ Centerville
4:30pm SB-9/JV/V vs Davis County
5:30pm BSB-V DH vs MartensdaleSt.Mary's
6:00pm School Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 10
7:00am Washington D.C. Trip
9:00am SB-V @ Davis County Tourn.
10:00am BSB-9th DH vs Knoxville
10:00am BSB-JH @ Centerville
10:00am SB-JH @ Centerville
5:30pm BSB-JV DH vs Albia
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Eddyville Museum News
FORMAL AND WEDDING DRESS DISPLAY
Someone wrote that, in spring, a young man’s fancy turns to
love. Could it be that every young woman or girl’s fancy turns to
fluffy, billowing, sleek or shimmering dresses when spring arrives?
Even decades-old dresses worn at prom, and beautiful wedding dresses have
that unique quality of pretty colors, special fabric and brocade accents. Come to
the Eddyville Historical Museum, beginning May 14, and view some of the dresses that will be on display. You will see the history of the different times unfold
with the different fabrics used. You will be aware of how the Depression, and the
effects that the World Wars and the Korean Conflict had, not only on the lives and
times of the young people, but also the types of material and dresses that were
available.
Hours for the display will be: Wednesdays May 14th and May 21st, 1:005:00pm, and Saturdays May 17th and May 24th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. We hope you
can come and enjoy the display, at the Eddyville Historical Museum.
Memorial Day Ceremony
May 26th, 2014 at 10:30 am
Highland Cemetery, Eddyville, Iowa
Sponsored by Eddyville American Legion
Music selections performed by EBF HS Band
Special Speaker is Pastor Roger White
Bring your lawn chairs
In the event of inclement weather, ceremony
will be at the high school gym
For more information, contact Ed Glenn at 641-777-5768
Preschool Sign-up
Eddyville/Blakesburg/Fremont School District is
taking names of preschool students that will be
eligible for the 2014-2015 school year.
Parents can call the elementary schools to have
their child added to the list.
Your child must be 4 years by Sept 15, 2014.
Blakesburg Elementary - Conne 641-938-2204
Eddyville Elementary - Marilyn 641-969-4281
Fremont Elementary - Jill 641-933-4211
Eddyville
Elementary PTO
meets the first
Wednesday of
every month at
3:30 in the library
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (and students) meets Mondays at 7:30 a.m. in the
high school art room. This is a group that
has Christian faith and meets for a
quick devotion and prayer.
High school kids only.
School District
Information:
Equity Coordinator
Mr. Chris Fenster
641-969-4281
641-969-4226
Level 1 Investigator
Mr. Chris Fenster
Alternate
Mr. Matt Johnson
Eddyville
Museum News
Check the Museum out on
“Facebook”
Wednesdays 1:00-5:00pm,
Saturdays 9:00-noon,
or by appointment.
Bingo is the first
Thursday of each month,
6:30, at the
American
Legion Hall.
Come and play
for a fun time.
DATE SET FOR EDDYVILLE
CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE
Eddyville residents need to start cleaning
out those attics, garages and closets.
The C C Club has scheduled the Eddyville
Citywide Garage Sale for Saturday, June 7,
from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Residents will just need to put signs or balloons out and people
will find them. You can also set up a “trunk sale” in downtown Eddyville -- just fill your car with treasurers and drive to the city parking
lot across from Blush Boutique (formerly Bevy’s).
DES MOINES – Iowa’s Blank Park
Zoo is teaming up with 10 organizations to
introduce Plant.Grow.Fly., a conservation
initiative to bring back native pollinators. This project encourages community
members to plant pollinator habitat in
yards, schools and businesses.
This initiative is backed by several organizations including: Iowa State
University’s Reiman Gardens, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Science
Center of Iowa, Drake University, Polk County Conservation, Warren County Conservation, Madison County Conservation, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
and DMACC West Campus as well as a national program, Monarch Joint Venture.
“One-third of our global food supply depends on pollinators and much of
our world's biodiversity relies on the services they provide. Pollinators, like butterflies and bees, are declining at an alarming rate in our rapidly changing environment,” said Jessie Lowry, Blank Park Zoo’s Conservation Coordinator.
Lowry said the Plant.Grow.Fly. project is developing a gardening how-to
guide that can be found at www.plantgrowfly.com.
“Insects are an integral part of our environment, making more resources
available will help to insure the survival of these amazing animals,” said Nathan
Brockman, Butterfly Wing Curator at Reiman Gardens.
“Using region-specific garden recipes, you can plant the flowers and grasses that benefit our local species the most,” said Lowry. “We believe that no effort is
too small and that each of us can do our part to preserve the biodiversity around us - just by planning gardens in our yards.”
Sports Physicals at Eddyville Clinic
during July and August for just $25.
Eddyville Clinic, 107 N 3rd Street, Eddyville, IA Phone: 641-969-5212
Hours: 8:00-5:00 (Mon-Fri), 8:00-12:00 (Sat)
Your child must have a sports physical prior to participation in 2014/2015 school year
activities. If completed, you may turn in paperwork on school registration day.
Eddyville Community Food Pantry
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month,
9-11 am,
Eddyville
United Methodist
Blakesburg
Church Basement
United Methodist
The only criterion to use the pantry is that
Church Basement
you be a resident of the EddyvilleWed. May 14, 10am to 3pm
Blakesburg-Fremont School District. We
Sat. May 31, 8-11am
don't ask financial questions. Your privacy
is respected. Delivery is available to persons
Providing food to
in the town of Eddyville.
Moravia, Moulton,
Call either 641-969-4660 or
Unionville, Albia and Blakesburg 641-660-3584 for this
service. Please leave a
Contact person:
message.
Vera Miller, 938-2918
Loving Shepherd
Food Pantry
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EBF 6Th GRADE MATH BEE TEAM ADVANCES TO STATE!!
~Submitted by Donna Bohlmann
Eleven students from Eddyville Elementary and Blakesburg Elementary attended the
6th Grade Math Bee at the Fairfield Convention Center on Tuesday, April 8 th. Competition was tough this year with new tests aligned to the Iowa CORE, but the students
stayed strong! 42 teams (230 students) competed this year. Shanna Fellows placed 6 th
overall, and the A team, consisting of Shanna Fellows, Logan McCrea, Emma Mock,
and Eric
Schutt
placed
5th in the team competition, qualifying them for the State Rounds on Friday,
May 2nd.
The other members of the 2014 6th Grade Math Bee team are: Makayla
Rodwell, Aiden Yates, Madysen Wade, Kalen Walker, Cameron Kolthoff,
Sophie Venator, and Natalie Nemitz.
Congratulations to the entire team on all their hard work!!
Moving on to State!
Silver Lining Hits EBF Greenhouse
by FFA Reporters A. Larkin, C. Glosser and K. Herr
The Shockers!
An 11U USSSA baseball team, consisting mainly of Eddyville 5th graders, are getting into the groove, as they return to their third year of playing
together. This team known as The Shockers, posed for a picture after having their first tournament win of the year in Marshalltown. Pictured are
(back row) Austin Johnson, Zach Leonard, Jared McCrea, Trey Helm,
Reilly Flaig; (front row) Devin Jager, Carson Genskow, Joe Glasgow,
Max McGee, Thane Alexander.
~Submitted
The old saying goes, “For every dark cloud there is a silver lining”. The adage holds true once
again for the students at EBF Horticulture class this year.
The greenhouse suffered a power failure back in January, of roughly five hours. Over 95% of the
house plants that were in the greenhouse died, due to cold temperatures. Fortunately, all the nasty
horticultural insects that enjoy the warm climate perished as well. This allowed Ag instructor Patrick
Powers to start with a clean slate. This year’s growing season started out extremely cold. Powers used
his experience of 31 years to start the flowers in the school’s ag classroom where they had a southern
exposure to the sun. Seed germination was fantastic and the kids were able to transplant the flowers
successfully into the 6 packs.
The marigold is known to be a hardy plant, and it provided its worth once again this late winter into
early spring; three different varieties have been grown this year which include Giants and Petite
Cracker Jacks. The class also had the opportunity to raise wave petunias, as well as some peppers and
tomato varieties.
The greenhouse is located on the south side of the EBF HS campus. Hours are during the school
day from 8-3:30 or by appointment, through contact with Mr. Powers.
FFA member Mitchel Scholtus
indicated the class gives kids a chance
to experience new opportunities in
school. “I really enjoyed watching
the plant grow and how it evolves
from a seed, to a young seedling and
then a mature plant that will be sold.
I was surprised that it really doesn’t
take that long for them to grow to
selling size,” Scholtus said.
Other FFA members voiced their
opinions as well. Ethan Jensen mentioned that he was impressed with
himself in how many seeds germinated from his packets. “I never really
had planted a garden or flowers before. I was kinda surprised how many
seeds actually grew from the flat I had
planted,” Jensen said.
Ag Ed and FFA allows students to
learn skills by doing hands on activities. Students can easily utilize these
flowers as part of their Supervised
Agricultural Experience(SAE) program and take them to the Iowa State
Fair in August.
Pictured, left to right, are front row
-Amber Davis, Mathew Glosser, Victor Weiland, Ethan Jensen, and back
row-Mitchel Scholtus and Clint
Borger.
If your child is involved in other events outside of school, and you would like to have
their accomplishments published, please email a statement and a photo as an attachment to
[email protected]
The Rocket would be a great place to show off their efforts and talents.
The next two
submission deadlines for The
Rocket are
May 8 and 22.
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