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Red Hawk Review - Cedar Springs Public Schools
October             2018—2019 School Year

                                        Red Hawk Review
                                          204 E Muskegon St Cedar Springs MI 49319   (616) 696-1204   www.csredhawks.org

  The Cedar Springs Elementary PTO
  would like to thank the community
    and sponsors for the generous
donations to our Walkathon Fundraiser
   event held on October 5, 2018.
    The district raised $44,021.82!
  Money raised from this event will go
    directly to the CSPS PTO to help
      purchase technology, books,
playground equipment, and other items
     to support our CSPS students.

                                                           2018 Red Flannel Court
                                                    Red Flannel Queen: Zoe Castor (center)
                                                  Harlow Hovarter (L) & Alyssa Washington (R)
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             Daylight Savings Ends
               November 4, 2018
                                                    Feeding America and KSSN
                                                       Mobile Food Pantry
                                                  November 19 and December 17
                                                   Hilltop Administration Building
                                                       Lower South Parking Lot
                                                        Registration: 4:30 pm
                                                        Distribution: 5:00 pm
                                                      Food For People In Need

Cedar Springs Education Foundation
The Cedar Springs Education Foundation
was established in 1986, and has provided
over $2 million to support the quality
education and learning in our Cedar Springs
Public Schools. The board members are
volunteers and have a passion for our
public schools and the education of our young people. The
Foundation has 501(c)(3) non-profit status, therefore all
donations are tax deductible and can be mailed to the
Foundation at 204 E Muskegon or given to any board member.
Please consider a donation as a way to honor a teacher, staff
member or community member. A note will be sent to the                               DON’T FORGET TO VOTE
honoree informing them of your donation.
          Tax deductible donations can be mailed to:
                                                                                       November 6, 2018
  Cedar Springs Education Foundation 204 E Muskegon Street,                             General Election
                   Cedar Springs, MI 49319

                           Community members are always welcome to attend the Board of Education meetings.
                              A Board meeting is a meeting of the Board held in public, not a public meeting.

BOARD OF EDUCATION                            Trent Gilmore - Trustee                                2018 Meetings
Heidi Reed - President                        Jeff Rivard - Trustee                                     October 22*
                                                                                                  November 12, December 10
Matt Shoffner - Vice President                Matt McConnon - Trustee
Traci Slager - Secretary                                                                                *work session

Shannon Vanderhyde - Treasurer
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                     DISTRICT OFFICE

   From the Superintendent’s Office
                                                      G           reetings!

One of the simple things my mom used to tell me was to “plan my work and
then work my plan” to get the most out of my day. Parent-teacher
conferences, when approached using that same simple lesson from my mom,
can have a significant impact on how parents and teachers can partner to best
support our students.                                                                   MS Cross Country Team Visits District Office

There was a time when a five to fifteen-minute face-to-face conference
between a parent and a teacher each semester was the most common way for
parents to keep up with the academic progress their student was making at
school. Now, through the use of technology, the teacher’s grade book is
accessible to students and parents 24 hours a day. The five to fifteen-minute
conference conversation can now be expanded to be more about the whole
student, not just what the teacher sees in the classroom academically. As you
prepare for your conference, have a plan that included the following items:
           Review your child’s academic information in PowerSchool before
            attending the conference.
                                                                                               Meet & Greet Event With Staff
           Ask your child about her/his experiences at school - What is the
            best part of her/his school day?
           Schedule a time for your conference that will allow you to arrive a
            few minutes early so that you are not feeling rushed during the first
            few minutes of this critical conversation.
           Have a few questions in mind that you can ask the teacher during
            the conference. Be sure to include “What can we do at home to
            help support our child when she/he is at school?” Success in the
            classroom is the result of students, families and school staff all
            working together.                                                                Red Flannel Committee Breakfast

           Bring a pen and paper to the conference to write down important
            notes regarding your child’s successes and areas for improvement
            at school.
           Share the highlights of the conference with your child. Let her/him
            know what you learned from their teacher about their progress so
            far at school.
Parent-teacher communication is no longer a progress update that occurs twice
a year. According to Heather Bastow Weiss, founder, and director of the
Harvard Family Research Project, “Conferences are now a (face-to-face)
                                                                                                Board of Education Meeting
progress report timed so parents can do something about what they learn from
their child’s teachers.”
For more information on increasing the effectiveness of your fall conference, please refer to the following resources:
How to Make the Most of Parent Teacher Conferences
Family Global Research Project Strategy Guide
How To Make the Most Out Of Your Ten Minutes With the Teacher - NPR
To continuously improve in the area of communication with families, if we are not meeting your needs as a family in this area, please
let us know so we can take steps to assist you in your efforts as you do your best to support our amazing students.
With respect and appreciation, Scott B. Smith, Superintendent
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2018 - 2019 District School Year Calendar                                                          2018 - 2019 Food Service Information
October 26                 Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                                                   Elementary Breakfast—$1.40
November 2                 Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                                                      Elementary Lunch—$2.35
November 2                 End of Quarter 1                                                                     Secondary Breakfast - $1.50
November 16                Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                                                Secondary Lunch—$2.85 - $3.00
November 20                End of Trimester 1                                                                                   Milk—$.50
November 21                No School for Students and Staff            Online deposits are available through www.sendmoneytoschool.com
November 22-23             Thanksgiving Break                                where you will have the convenience of checking meal account
November 26                No School for Students                             balances, making deposits into those accounts and eventually
December 14                Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                             depositing money into other department accounts.
Dec 24- Jan 4              Winter Break                                       We also offer the convenience of applying for the USDA Meal
January 11                 Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                Program at www.lunchapp.com. Forms are also available in the
January 18                 End of Quarter 2; End of Semester 1                                                             building offices.
January 25                 Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                                       If you have any questions, please contact
February 1                 Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                                              Holly Haywood @ 616-696-0372 or
February 15                No School for Students                                                   e-mail Holly.Haywood@csredhawks.org.
February 18-19             Mid-Winter Break
March 8                    Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)
March 8                    End of Trimester 2                        Parent Teacher Conferences           Halloween Celebrations
March 22                   Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)         Cedar Trails (K, 1st)                Friday, October 26
March 22                   End of Quarter 3                          Oct 22 & Oct 24 4:00 pm              Cedar Trails (Parade and Party)
March 29                   No School for Students and Staff
                                                                     Beach (2nd, 3rd)                     Wednesday, October 31
April 1 - April 5          Spring Break
                                                                     Oct 23 & Oct 25 3:30 pm              Beach (Party)
April 12                   Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)
April 26                   Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)         Red Hawk (6th)                       Wednesday, October 31
                                                                     Oct 22 - 4:00 pm
May 10                     Student Early Release Day (2 hrs)                                              Cedar View (Party)
                                                                     Oct 24 - 3:00 pm
May 24                     No School for Students and Staff
May 27                     Memorial Day Break                        Middle School (7th, 8th)
                                                                     Oct 23 & Oct 25 4:00 pm              Thanksgiving Break
June 5                     Last Day for Students
June 5                     End of Semester 2; Trimester 3            High School (9th - 12th)             Nov. 21 No School
June 7, 9, 11, 12, 13      Snow Day Make Up if needed                Oct 30 - 5:00 pm                     Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving Break
                                                                     Nov 1 - 3:00 pm                      Nov 26 No School

Student Early Release Days
School districts dedicated to creating Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) provide opportunities for faculty and staff to work
together as a team. Teams review curriculum, discuss instructional strategies, review and create common
assessments, analyze data and review individual student progress to determine if any
additional support is necessary. Student Early Release days were designed to support
student learning:
          By providing time for teachers to review student data on a regular basis.
          To make adjustments to teaching in order to increase student achievements.
          By allowing teachers to provide best practice teaching everyday in every classroom.
          To improve the delivery to students through reviewing teaching research.
Students will release two (2) hours early on Student Early Release Days. Times will vary by
building.
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District Office hosts
District School
Improvement Meeting

Working Together to
Make A Difference

September 27, 2018

Health Center Now Serves Adult Patients                           Flu Shots Available at the Cedar Springs School Health Center!
The Cedar Springs School Health Center can take care of your      As a parent, you feel helpless
entire family’s health care needs! The Health Center now          when your child is sick and the flu
serves family/household members of students attending Cedar       can hit children hard, leaving them
Springs Public Schools.                                           feeling miserable. Symptoms last
                                                                  for several days and include fever,
The following services are available:
                                                                  chills, runny or stuffy nose, sore
        Annual exams/physicals                                    throat, cough, muscle or body
        Medicare wellness visits                                  aches, and fatigue.
        Gynecological exams/pap smears
                                                                  Getting an annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect
        Assistance with chronic health problems and prescrip-
                                                                  yourself and your family from the flu. Flu vaccination can
        tions for medications
                                                                  reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, and missed work and school
        Same-day sick visits
                                                                  due to flu, as well as prevent flu-related hospitalizations. It takes
        Treatment for minor illnesses and injuries
                                                                  approximately 2 weeks for the vaccine to be effective, so it’s
        Immunizations
                                                                  important to vaccinate early in the flu season.
        Referrals to specialists
                                                                  The Cedar Springs School Health Center offers flu shots for your
We accept Medicaid, Medicare and most other insurance plans.
                                                                  child. Call us today at 616-696-3470 to schedule an
No insurance? No problem! We provide services to all individ-
                                                                  appointment! We have appointments available before,
uals, and a sliding fee payment scale based on income and fam-
                                                                  during and after school hours.
ily size is available to those without insurance.
                                                                  Not available to take your child to the appointment? Not a
The Health Center is located in Red Hawk Elementary and is
                                                                  problem! As long as a consent form is on file, we are happy to
open Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm.
                                                                  see your child without a parent or guardian present. The school
We look forward to seeing you! Please call us at (616) 696-3470   even provides transportation to the Health Center
to schedule an appointment.                                       during school hours!
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Mental Health Matters - Is it Bullying?
By Sarah Wilcox, School Counselor

Bullying is a word that is heard often. At times I have noticed that students will identify a situation as bullying when it isn’t because
they do not know what else to call it. I have found that when I review the four categories with a student, it has helped them to
understand whether or not they were bullied. It has helped staff know how to resolve the situation.
Here are four categories to help you and your child identify if a situation is or is not bullying:
Joking Around:
Everyone is having fun.
No one is getting hurt.
Everyone is participating equally.
One Time Thing:
Someone is being mean on purpose.
It’s a reaction to a strong emotion or feeling.
It happens once and doesn’t repeat itself.
Conflict:
Two people with a balance of power that have a fight,
argument or disagreement.
A solution can be found.
Bullying:
Repeated, unwanted aggressive behavior towards someone.
Someone is being hurt on purpose.
Can be social, verbal, physical, or cyber.
The Student Services team is here to help. Contact your building principal for additional information.

Cedar Springs Education Foundation October 2018 Grants
Supporting Science - Tyler Weatherwax / HS - $2,346
Genius Hour- Heather Phillips / Beach - $661.20
TV Production - Justin Harnden / HS - $2,199
Red Hawk Social Issues Book Library - Rachelle Alvarez / RH - $1,500
Sensory for Inclusion - Emily Strunk & Alison Despres / CV$ - 420.49
Trauma Informed Classroom - Christine Anderson & April Stevens / CT - $647.50
Habits of Mind Books - Rhonda Bellamy / CT - $195.93
Congratulations! Thank you for working hard to enhance the educational lives of so many students!
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The Cedar Springs Elementary PTO would like to thank the following sponsors for their
generous donations to our Walkathon Fundraiser event on October 5, 2018. Together,
these companies donated $11,650 which allowed us to purchase over 2,200 Spiritwear
T-shirts. We were able to provide a FREE t-shirt to every student and staff member
because of these sponsors. Additional monies raised from this event will go directly to the
PTO to help purchase technology, books, playground equipment, and other items to support our students.

Bronze Sponsors:                     Silver Sponsors:              Gold Sponsors:                 Platinum Sponsors:
Culver’s of Cedar Springs            Advanced Hydrovac Inc.        Cedar Springs Brewing          ChoiceOne Bank
Gust Construction                    C & I Building Maintenance    Company                        Gorillatechs
J & H Family Stores/Tim              Independent Bank              Cedar Springs Family           Meijer
Hortons                              Lake Michigan Credit Union    CS Tool Engineering            VanderHyde Ford
Northern Plumbing Services           West Michigan Credit Union    Green Acres
Northern Physical Therapy            Woodland Tree Services        Lidral Orthodontics
Shed Solutions: Specializing in                                    Lincoln Lake Baptist Youth     Ice Mountain for donating
Seamless Gutters                                                   Camp                           water bottles for the event
Weingartz                                                          Pine Ridge Bible Camp          Hawk’s Nest for donating time
                                                                   Red Hawk Electric              and resources to help with
                                                                   Tinney Automotive              T-shirt design and printing.
                                                                   Wolverine Worldwide

                                  2019 SANP Chuck E Cheese
                                  Fundraiser Event                                  STAY HEALTHY THIS SEASON
                                  October 26, 2018 11 am to 9 pm                   BECOME A RED HAWK WALKER

                                  Alpine location Chuck E Cheese
                                  Visit www.chuckecheese.com
Up to 20% donation for all of event sales.

2019 Cedar Springs Senior All Night Party Presents:
Casino & Shopping Bus Trip. Join SANP for a fun day in
Michigan City, IN
Saturday, November 10, 2018                                                       Beginning November 5, 2018

$50/person (Must be 21 years of age to attend)                        The cold air is settling in, but you don’t have to give
Contact: cssanp19@gmail.com                                              up your workout. Cedar Springs Public Schools
                                                                        supports your effort to stay healthy this season.
Reserve your seat today!
                                                                       Red Hawk Elementary will open their doors to all
                                                                       community members who would like to walk the
Culvers Cares SANP Fundraiser                                             halls from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Monday through
Tuesday, December 11, 2018                                                    Thursday when school is in session.

5 pm to 8 pm                                                             If Cedar Springs Public Schools is closed due to
                                                                      inclement weather, holiday or no school scheduled,
10% of your dine-in or drive-thru purchase will be donated to
                                                                                  walking is canceled that day.
the Cedar Springs All Night Party
Culver’s of Cedar Springs
                                                                      For inclement weather school closings, please stay
13960 White Creek Avenue NE                                                  tuned to your local TV Station listings.
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Occasionally, adverse weather conditions or other emergency situations may make it necessary to cancel school, delay the start of
school, cancel evening activities or run buses on main/paved roads only. When these situations occur, notice will be
communicated to WOOD TV 8, WXMI Fox 17, and WZZM TV 13 through
the Grand Rapids Area Information Line (GRAIL) to all subscribing area
media.
Campus Kids will be open on days that school is closed and/or delayed
unless otherwise noted in school closing announcements.
Buses will not transport students to Kent Career and Technical Center for
1st session when a school delay or cancellation is issued. Students will be
given a weather-related absence at KCTC when we are officially not
transporting them. Students who choose to drive personal vehicles to KCTC
on school delays or cancellations assume responsibility for their decision.
When school evening activities are cancelled, this cancellation also includes
all clubs, organizations and extra-curricular events held on campus and scheduled for that evening. For more information, please
visit www.csredhawks.org or call 616-696-1204.
If you wish to receive text or email alerts for school closings and delays, here are a couple of options to consider:
WOOD TV: http://woodtv.com/text-alerts/
WZZM TV: www.wzzm13.dom/about/text-alerts/
WXMI TV: http://fox17online.com/weather/west-michigan-closings-and-cancellations/

 7th annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest presented by Kent District Library and Schuler Books & Music. Writers of all ages can
 enter, with cash prizes awarded for Readers' Choice and Judges' Choice. Winning entries will also be published by Chapbook Press.
                                  Entries accepted NOW through November 30, 2018. Enter TODAY!
School News Network Articles
Scott Smith - New Superintendent
Smith has been in education for 25 years — as a teacher, a principal or in other administration
roles. “That collection of experience prepared me for this opportunity in Cedar Springs” he said...
Brian Balding - New Middle School Principal
Brian Balding is the new Cedar Springs Middle School principal. SNN gets to know him in this edition of Meet the Principal...
Dave Stuart - Teacher Writes a Book to Encourage Teachers
Cedar Springs world history teacher finds some balance and shares strategies he uses in his ninth-grade classroom...
See these and many more articles on Cedar Springs Public Schools https://www.schoolnewsnetwork.org/category/cedar-springs/

                Visit www.csaparksandrec.com                                             Student Instrumentalist of the Month
                  for the programs available.                                            for September
                                                                                         Kaden Kirkwood - 7th Grade
                                                                                         Congratulations! Keep up the good work.
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Cedar Springs Community Upcoming Events and Information                                                                          Page 9

                                                                    To help our community grow please shop with our local
                                                                    businesses. Support your local small businesses by shopping
                                                                    with them this holiday season as well as all year long. When we
                                                                    shop from small business owners more of the profits from the
                                                                    sales stay in the community. The Cedar Springs Area Chamber
                                                                    of Commerce would like to be a rally for our community to
                                                                    encourage local shopping. "Shopping local is the best gift you
                                                                    can give your community!!!" INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!!!

Event line up (Subject to change)
9:00 am         Jingle Bell Fun Run/Walk (race 9:30)
9:00 - Noon Make and Take Ornaments & Crafts at
                 Cedar Springs Community Library
2:00 - 3:00 pm Story Time with Mrs. Claus at Perry’s Place
3:00 pm         Hang ornaments and Pictures with CSPS
                 Cheerleaders at Main & Ash St
4:00 pm         Petting Barn and bake Sale at Main & Ash St
4:00 pm         Christmas Parade line-up at Fire Station
4:15 pm         Christmas Caroling at Main & Ash St
4:30 pm         Christmas Parade starts
4:45 pm         Live Nativity Scene & Tree Lighting Main
                & Ash St
5:00 pm        Mingle with Kris Kringle at the American                                Saturday, December 1, 2018
                Legion                                                                       8:30 am to 7:30 pm

                                         Monday, December 10, 2018                        Sunday, December 9, 2018
                                            5:00 pm to 8:00 pm                               3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

There will be free hot chocolate & free carriage rides from the White Pine   Admission: $3 per person! This is a family friendly event
   Trail Staging area to Main St (via Maple St) south to Ash St, east to     that gives local talent the opportunity to perform live on
                  Second St and back to the staging area.                                 stage and create holiday cheer.

                                                                                                         Saturday, December 8, 2018
                                                                                                                   3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
                                                                                                                       Kent Theater
                                                                                           8 N Main Street, Cedar Springs, MI 49319
                                                                                          Come out and have some holiday family fun!
                                                                                                             Admission: $3 per person
                                                                              This is a family friendly event that gives local talent the
                                                                                      opportunity to perform live on stage and create
                                                                                                                          holiday cheer.
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Cedar Trails Elementary—The Future Begins Here
                                      Mrs. Shoffner’s Kindergarteners           Walk-a-Thon Success at Trails!
                                      Welcome a Surprise Visit From Mrs.
                                                                                Thanks to our generous parents and sponsors and
                                      Clark, Cedar Springs Public Librarian!
                                                                                our amazing PTO members, Cedar Trails was able to
                                       Mrs. Shoffner’s Class started the        beat our $10,000 fundraising goal for the Walk-a-
                                       school year with a reading goal. They    Thon! We will be able to use this money for books,
                                       wanted to read 500 books by Red          supplies, playground equipment, flexible seating
                                       Flannel Day. They read books in class    and so many other items that will benefit all of
                                       and took classroom favorite books        us. Because we raised $10,318.17, Ms. Whaley will
home every week to read with their parents. They were right on target to        be the target for a number of thrown pies at an
meet their goal the week before Red Flannel Day so they took a field trip to    all-school assembly. The students throwing the pies
Cedar Springs Public Library where Mrs. Clark and Miss Cassie encouraged        will be chosen at random from the classes that met
them to keep reading. Two days later, Mrs. Clark made a surprise visit to       their $500 goal and earned an ice cream party
Mrs. Shoffner’s class when they reached their reading goal! Mrs. Clark          (Bellamy, Dault, Debri, Fisher, Moore, and Wolfe
brought them tickets to ride on the carnival rides at Red Flannel Day to        from Kindergarten, and O'Brien, Shepard and
congratulate them on reaching their reading goal! Mrs. Shoffner’s Class         Tiffany from first!). The two top classes, Wolfe and
thanks Mrs. Clark, Miss Cassie and our parents                                  Tiffany, also earned money to spend for their
for helping us reach our reading goal!                                          classroom. We had to walk
                                                                                inside because of the rain,
                                                                                but it was perfect because
                                                                                everyone was able to high 5
                                                                                the Red Flannel Queen and
                                                                                her court! Thank you PTO for
                                                                                the fun and for our t-shirts!!

Beach Elementary—Learning Today... Leading Tomorrow
                                                     At Beach Elementary, we believe that
                                                     the most effective school
Beach Pride
                                                     environment is one that emphasizes the
Our wonderful recess/                                education of the WHOLE
library aide Wendy                                   child - including skills that they will need
decorates our entry                                  to be the BEST that they can be in our
every year for the fall                              society. There is a pro-active mindset in
season! She does an                                  teaching our children HOW to interact
amazing job and we                                   with each other responsibly, and how to
love her for caring so                               conduct themselves in our school and world.
much about our
                                                                                               As we travel down the road of
school!
                                                                                              learning with your children, our staff
                                                                                              believes in equipping our students
                                                                                              with all of the tools they will need to
                                                                                              be successful "big people". Our goal
                                                                                              is to assist you as parents in teaching
                                                                                              the children in our care the
                                                                                              importance of the Habits of Mind;
                                                                                              Responsibility, Caring, Teamwork,
                                                                                              Effort, Common Sense, Initiative,
                                                                                              Sense of Humor, Cooperation,
                                                     Friendship, and other attributes that make for a fulfilling and successful life.
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Cedar View Elementary—The View is Better Together
Cedar View exceeded our                                        Lots of pie in the faces
Walkathon building goal                                          for exceeding the
of $10,000! We raised                                            Walkathon goal of
$10,363.48!! Thank you                                                $10,000.
Cedar View PTO, our
sponsors and Emily                                             See more pictures and
Strunk for making this                                        videos at the Cedar View
event possible for us!!                                           Facebook page.
                                                                                                                       Principal Franz

                                                                 Our Sweet Teachers!

Red Hawk Elementary—Red Hawks Soar to Success

Mathematicians work to conquer       Students volunteer their lunch time to work on         Scientists at work! Investigation on the
                                            preparing new book shelves in                   reflecting and scattering of light. What
solid understanding of factors and
                                               Mr. Willette’s classroom.                    happens to light when it bounces off a
       multiples in real life.
                                                                                             mirror or a piece of paper? Students
                                                                                           measured light at various incoming and
                                                                                             outgoing angles using a light sensor.
                                                                                          Students recorded data and analyzed how
                                                                                          the light interacted differently with paper
                                                                                            and a mirror and at different angles of
                                                                                              incidence and angles of reflection.

                                     A cold and successful walkathon kickoff! Thank
                                     you parents and Red Hawk PTO for supporting
                                         CSPS education.
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Cedar Springs Middle School—The Good Stuff is in the Middle
Structural Challenge                                          The third annual Cedar Springs Middle
You probably know that                                        School Walk-A-Thon was a great success!
art class is a great place                                    We’d like to thank all of the community
to build visual vocabulary                                    members that sponsored our students as
and grow as an artist. Did                                    well as the students, staff and volunteers
you also know that                                            that made it possible. The inclement
engagement in the arts                                        weather couldn’t dampen our mood on
builds creative                                               Friday, October 5th. Nearly every student
problem solving skills? Our middle school art students        participated in the event through the halls
certainly do! In preparation for our clay unit, the           of the middle school, walking to a live DJ
students were given a small set of supplies (paper,                                       and having fun
scissors, tape, markers, a ruler, and craft sticks all in a                               interacting with staff members outside of the
table caddy) and challenged to build the tallest                                          classroom. The event brought in over $9,300.
structure they could. Although the students learned                                       That brings the running total of the event over
valuable lessons about balance and structure, they also                                   the past three years to over $30,000! That
stretched their imagination to find creative ways to                                      money has supported numerous assemblies
win the competition! Additionally, they practiced                                         every year, the eighth grade dance, provides a
working as a team and incorporating everybody's idea                                      team building fund for each house, academic
when building their structures. Creative problem                                          boost and bonus (AKA: AB2) supplies, and more!
solving is a valuable skill for any career, and our middle                                Thank you to everyone that contributed and
school artists are just getting started!                                                  made this possible!

Cedar Springs High School—Excellence & Innovation
What is FAFSA? When do I apply for FAFSA? Need assistance in completing the                        Apply for the 2019 Prudential Spirit of
FAFSA? Join us at the FAFSA Filing Frenzy! You will have it completed before you                                     Community Award
leave!
When: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 pm                                         You could win $1,000 and a trip to Washington
Where: High School Media Center                                                            D.C. Learn more about the award and how to
                                                                                                    apply at www.spirit.prudential.com.
How: Just show up! Contact the main office for instructions on
what to do in advance and what to bring with you to the event!

                                              High School Marching Band
                                              Thank you to everyone who helped make our 58th Red Flannel
                                              Marching Band Invitational the best one yet! Adam Borst and
                                              Loren Matulis, Band Directors.
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                                                                                                    2018 Hawk’s Nest Spirit Themes
                                                             Big plans happening September 28
                                                                                                                   10/19 Football
                                                             in preparation for Pink Week.
                                                                                                                Down on the Farm
                                                             Many ideas today from the
                                                             Athletic Leadership Council (ALC).
                                                                                                                    10/23 Volleyball
                                                             They are proud to do it.
                                                                                                                 Halloween Costume

                                        STUDENT ATHLETES OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER
                          Senior                                        Senior                                       Senior
                          Elayna Male                                   Dane Conely                                  Ryan Dreyer
                          Sideline Cheer                                Tennis                                       Soccer

Athletes interested in HS winter sports should sign up            Thank you to everyone who participated in
 with Mrs. Hilyer in the office. These sports include            PINK WEEK. Our committee had three goals:
                Wrestling, Basketball,                         RAISE FUNDS, RAISE AWARENESS & SHOW UNITY.
        Competitive Cheer, Bowling, Hockey.                                                                             Follow us on
                                                               Because of your generosity, we were able to raise           Twitter
                                                               $5,017.91 that will go directly to "The Cure Starts     @Cedar_Athletics
                                                                Now", which is working hard to find a cure for
                                                                              pediatric cancer.                        Just a note to ALL
Homecoming
                                                                                                                       FANS. The
    Pep
                                                                                                                       MHSAA has
  Assembly
                                                                                                                       raised District
                                                                                                                       Ticket prices to
                                                                                                                       $6 moving
                                                                                                                       forward. So be
                                                                                                                       prepared as you
                                                                                                                       head off to post-
                                                                                                                       season events.
                                                                                                                       This will include
                                                                                                                       all playoff
                                                                                                                       football games as
                                         after a 50-0 win                                                              well! And
                                           over Lowell                                                                 remember, no
                                                                                                                       passes are
                                                                                                                       accepted during
                                                                                                                       post-season
                                                                                                                       play!!

Golden Age Pass - If you are 60 years of age or older and are a resident of the Cedar Springs School District, you could be eligible for
a Lifetime Golden Age Pass. This pass entitles you to admission to school sponsored activities and athletic events offered by
member schools. Some restrictions apply. Certain athletic contests may require a fee (conference, regional and state
tournaments). For an application, visit csredhawks.org Athletics or stop by the Cedar Springs District Office.
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