We just wanted to remind you about sharing your input about desired skills and characteristics for our next Davis County / Moulton-Udell CSDs Shared Superintendent. We have contracted with Grundmeyer Leader Services to assist us with the search; step one of the process is to elicit input from district patrons via a Stakeholder Survey. If you have not yet done so, please complete the survey as soon as possible. If you already have completed the survey, thank you (complete it only once per person). Enclosed is a flyer about the Stakeholder Survey, as well as the link to the actual survey. If you prefer, the direct link to the survey is below; the survey closes December 20. Thank you for providing input to the Boards of Education in moving forward with this most important hire.
Survey flyer: https://5il.co/32jsd
Survey link: https://forms.gle/qJMgcDdrtNfUiBDC8
School Districts across Iowa are in need of coaches.. If you have ever thought of coaching now is your chance to get certified.
The next Coaching Authorization class offered by Indian Hills Community College is scheduled Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 2 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm each day.
This course is approved by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. It is a 55-hour comprehensive coaching education course that, upon successful completion, will provide participants with the essential knowledge and credentials to earn their coaching authorization license. This is a hybrid class, 12 hours of face-to-face classroom and the additional online course work completed at the participant’s own pace. At the completion of the course work, participants will take two tests and need an 80% or better pass rate to receive the Coaching Authorization Certificate from IHCC.
Once participants pass and receive our certificate, they can complete their application for coaching authorization with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, completing all background check forms and submitting all the required fees at www.boee.iowa.gov/licauthorization/coaching-authorization.
To register online for the Coaching Authorization Class, go to www.indianhills.edu/cews. Scroll down to the button that says, “Register for a Continuing Education Class.” From here, you will be able to search and pay for the class. Use “Coaching” for the search word.
The cost of the class is $390 per participant. Credit card payment is required in order to complete the registration
Next up, Kyle Miller! Kyle is a recent graduate. He worked for his current employer during high school, furthered his education and is now Marketing Director.
Last Wednesday, we held our annual Induction of New Members into our chapter of the National Honor Society. Membership is welcome to juniors and seniors who exhibit strength in the four areas of scholarship, service, character, and leadership. These 14 students representing the classes of 2025 and 2026 will join our current membership of 13 seniors. This is one of the country's oldest honor societies and our chapter has been in existence for decades. Congratulations, students!
Attention Seniors! The FAFSA is officially open. If you or your parent/guardian would like assistance in completing the application, we will be hosting two FAFSA completion events at the high school. The first event is Wednesday, December 11th 3:00-7:00 pm . The next event will be Wednesday, January 8th 3:00-7:00 pm.
Scan QR or use the link below to reserve a timeslot!
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Today, we spotlight one of our own, April Kerby!
This Thursday and Friday (Dec. 5th & 6th) our Davis County Dance Team will be traveling to Des Moines for the 2025 Iowa Dance State Championships.
We will send them off in Mustang Fashion on Thursday, December 5th at 8:40 am at the High School.
Be sure to cheer them on!! Go Mustangs!!
High School Student Council will be holding dress-up days from December 16th-20th.
Monday: Pajama Day
Tuesday: Christmas Sock Day
Wednesday: Christmas Character Day
Thursday: Red vs Green - Upperclassmen wear red, underclassmen wear green
Friday: Ugly Sweater Day
We hope all of our students find many reasons to be thankful this holiday. Enjoy the break - we will see you Monday! 🦃🥧
Charlie Warren signed with Northwest Missouri State University to run track on scholarship. Charlie is a school record holder in two events. We look forward to watching him break more records in the spring!
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Please take a moment this week, American Education Week, to say "thank you" to our Davis County Mustang personnel! American Education Week is hosted be the National Education Association to "honor the team of people who work in our nation’s public schools, everyone from the bus driver and classroom teacher to the cafeteria worker and administrative staff, plus countless others."
Reminder: We have an early out today with Parent/Teacher Conferences starting at 1 PM.
This Alumni Spotlight is on Sarah Cline -she loves leading teams and helping others grow in their careers!
Veterans Day Assembly at the high school is organized by National Honor Society. This year, our own Mr. Shane Blake was the guest speaker. We also had special guests Aaron Cook and Oliver Hernandez share about their experience with a reenactment last summer. We thank our NHS students for putting on such a meaningful event.
The Davis County Dance Team will be showcasing all of their hard work in preparation for State Competitions this Sunday, November 17th at 4 pm in Centerville at Lakeview Elementary. Come out and show your support for these hard working dancers!
Attending conferences is a great way to get to know all the faces your student sees every day of school. We look forward to seeing some of you tonight!
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For those of you that may have missed it, there is still time to sign-up for Thursday's conferences at: https://myschoolsystems.com/dcmustangs/davis-county-high-school/conferences.php?where_from=student&language=english
Reminder for Senior Parents: FAFSA and Scholarship Information Meeting is Thursday at 6pm.
What is the FAFSA? Colleges and career/trade schools use the FAFSA form to determine how much financial aid you're eligible to receive, which could include grants, scholarships, work-study funds, and loans. (That's right, the FAFSA could lead to grants and scholarships - which are free monies!)
Solutions over problems. Kelly Prickett from IHCC Regional Entrepreneurship Center visited with our Intro to Business students during their unit on entrepreneurship. They wrote down all the "problems" they could think of and worked to reframe those problems into solution-oriented business ideas! The students will continue working through business ideas and eventually develop a true business model.
Did someone say Cattlemen's!? Seniors and their parents are invited to a FAFSA and Scholarship information meeting on Thursday, November 14 at 6PM - Davis County Cattlemen's will be serving the meal! See you Thursday.
What better way to get feedback than to ask the young students, right here at Davis County Schools!? On Monday, our Creative Writing students visited kindergarten and second grade classrooms to read children's books which they have been working on for the past few weeks. The high school students read to several small groups of students and asked for feedback from their listeners. Sharing their stories with the younger students allowed them to put the finishing touches on their project. Through our Creative Writing course, students write poems, short stories, plays, news stories, comic strips, children's books, an autobiography and other types of writing that express creativity.
See some photos here: https://fb.watch/vHC5zFlxV9/