Cozad Community School

Congratulations to the 2020-2021 CHS Cheerleaders!

Message from Cozad Community Schools Superintendent Ron Wymore: This is to let you know that the school buildings will be closed until at least May 31st. This is a part of a new Directed Health Measure issued by Governor Ricketts. Graduation is postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date in accordance with regulations from the Two Rivers Health. NSAA has cancelled all activity practices and competitions including district and state competitions for the remainder of the school year. Cozad Community Schools will continue with our on-line education for all students until the end of the school year. Your child needs to make sure to do the on-line activities and assignments for the rest of the year. Not doing the assignments could jeopardize their credits for the second semester classes. Stay healthy and practice social distancing.

Parents: We will be adding Weekend meals to the Grab and Go meal service. We will send 3 meals home with students on Friday so that they have food over the weekend. The district and OPAA! are trying to ensure the students of Cozad have nutritious meals. Unfortuantely, we are no longer able to do the Snack each day. NDE is reconsidering if we can serve it during the shutdown. We will be having Chicken and Waffles today and Chicken Patty with Mashed Potatoes tomorrow. We are trying to continue to serve food that our students love while they are away from school. Parents and Students may look up the menus at cozadschools.nutrislice.com. They may also download the Nutrislice Ap for their cell phone. Reminder, these meals are FREE for ALL children ages 1-18 and we have 6 pickup locations.

Our teachers miss you! On Wednesday, April 1st at 6:00 pm, Cozad Elementary and CEEC staff will drive through neighborhoods to say hello! Please practice Social Distancing/Staying Safe at Home Rules if you are lining your streets. You may also just park and wave from your car! Please see the route on the attached map. We hope that we can see many smiling faces and waves!

Hola, soy el superintendente Ron Wymore. Espero que todos se mantengan saludables, practiquen un distanciamiento social seguro y una higiene adecuada durante esta pandemia. Esto es para hacerle saber que estamos extendiendo el cierre de nuestra escuela hasta el 1 de mayo. Esto se realiza bajo la recomendación del Departamento de Salud de Two Rivers y el Comisionado de Educación de Nebraska, Blomstedt. La NSAA también ha extendido su suspensión de todas las prácticas y competencias hasta el 1 de mayo. Continuaremos con nuestra educación en línea hasta que podamos regresar o hasta el final del año escolar. Gracias por ser paciente durante este tiempo de probar nuevas formas de brindar educación. Sus administradores y maestros han estado trabajando duro para hacer esto bien. Tendremos algunos golpes en el camino, pero lo superaremos juntos. No olvide que proporcionamos comidas de lunes a viernes a cualquier persona de 1 a 18 años. Si actualmente no está en la lista, complete el formulario en el sitio web o llame a la escuela para que se incluya en la lista. Gracias. "Es un gran día para ser un Haymaker"

Message From Superintendent Ron Wymore: This is to let you know that we are extending our school closure until May 1st. This is done under the recommendation of Two Rivers Health Department and Nebraska Education Commissioner Blomstedt. NSAA has also extended their suspension of all practices and competitions through May 1st. We will continue with our on-line education until we can come back or until the end of the school year. Thank you for being patient during this time of trying new ways to deliver education. Your administrators and teachers have been working hard to get this done right. We will have some bumps along the way, but we will get through this together. Don’t forget that we are providing meals Monday through Friday to anyone age 1 to 18. If you are not currently on the list, please fill out the form on the web site or call the school to be put on the list.

Message from NSAA: All NSAA activity practices and competitions are suspended through May 1st. These suspensions may be extended should the conditions warrant. Member schools and student-participants are expected to adhere to the NSAA Constitution & Bylaws and activity manuals during this time. The NSAA encourages all member schools to follow CDC, local, state and federal health department recommendations. As more information becomes available, official updates will be posted on the NSAA website and the NSAA social media platforms.

Parents and Students: Make sure that you have visited our website (www.cozadschools.net) and accessed our Enrichment Activities. The link is at the top of the website or under "parents" and "students". The Enrichment Resource webpage will let you navigate to grade level and courses. Information will tell you where teachers are posting these activities. Also, students, check your email DAILY! Direct Link (bookmark this site) to Enrichment Activities is: https://sites.google.com/…/cozadsch…/cozad-community-schools

After careful thought and deliberation in the face of the COVID-19 school closure, and in what we believe is in the best interest of our staff and students, we have decided to officially cancel the Cozad Middle School Production of Annie KIDS. We will provide refunds to those who have purchased tickets with CASH if those tickets are mailed to Cozad Middle School, 1810 Meridian Ave, Cozad, NE 69130. If you purchased tickets with a check we will mail the check back to you. Please be sure to include a first and last name, phone number, email address, and mailing address with your tickets. We know this will be hard for the students and sponsors who started production in November. Photos have been shared with students in the Annie KIDS Google Classroom. Please feel free to save these photos.

Parents, if you have children in multiple grade levels at the elementary, just pick one time slot and you can get all of their items. If you cannot make pick up today, please call the elementary office at 308-784-3462 and schedule a time for tomorrow. Thank you.

Cozad Parents--Update to the meal program "Grab and Go": An afternoon snack will now be included in the daily meal program. ANY child 1-18 can have a meal which includes lunch, afternoon snack, and next morning breakfast. Parents this is FREE!! We have 6 pickup sites from 11:30 to 12:30 and the children do not have to be at pickup. After one week we have a general count so if you don't fill out the request form, please be assured that there will be enough so stop and get a meal for your child(ren). Thank you to our amazing kitchen staff for organizing this and for keeping it up and running smoothly!

Students in Grades 8-11 who are interested in trying out for the Dance Team for 20-21 school year, please complete the following form https://docs.google.com/a/cozadschools.net/forms/d/1LOfevWxN9XHhfnbDcf8e2q5RF-E8c9h75jqhin1nfVY/edit?usp=drive_web

Tips for Parents from the CDC while school's out: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/children.html

​Elementary Parents, The elementary is finally ready to pass out student personal items and requested electronic devices. We will hand out these items, to parents or guardians only, during the schedule posted below. Please drive up to the front door and staff will get the items for your family. Community members will not be allowed in the elementary building. If you cannot make it to the school at the appointed time, please call the office and we will schedule a time that works for your family. We will not be handing out items after Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Thank you for all of your patience as the school works to complete these tasks and start up electronic learning for your student. Don’t hesitate to contact us should you have questions! Pickup on Tuesday, March 24, 2020: 8:00-9:00 a.m.- Kindergarten and 1st grade families. 9:00-10:00 a.m.- 2nd grade families. 10:00-11:00 a.m.- 3rd grade families. 1:00-2:00 p.m.- 4th grade families. 2:00-3:00 p.m.- 5th grade families. Pickup on Wednesday, March 25, 2020: By appointment only.

Middle School Parents: if any student in the middle school has not retrieved their personal belongings out of their locker they can do so between 8 to 11 am. tomorrow morning. If that time does not work please call the school and set up a time

​Middle School Parents and Students, The Middle School will be "open" on Monday and Tuesday at designated times for students to come and get any personal items out of their lockers. The following times have been made available: Monday, March 23rd from 8:00 am to 11:00 am Monday, March 23rd from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Tuesday, March 24th from 8:00 am to 11:00 am (please do not come during lunch as we are serving at that time) Only 10 students will be allowed in the building at one time. If students have any school issued items, they can leave them in their lockers and we will take care of them. Students will keep their chromebooks for enrichment activities. Students please check your email daily.

CHS Students: On Monday, March 23rd, the High School will open the building to students to pick up personal items and any items they may need during this time. Below are the designated times for students to enter the building: 8:30 – 8:50 am. 12th grade S. Arnold to A. Guadron Hernandez 8:50 – 9:10 am. 12th grade M. Hopkins to M. Phaby 9:10 – 9:30 am. 12th grade M. Remmenga to W. Wylie 9:30 – 9:50 am. 11th grade B. Aitken to A. Garretson 9:50 – 10:10 am. 11th grade L. Geiger to J. Patterson 10:10 – 10:30 am. 11th grade K. Pohl to B. Wolfe 10:30 – 10:50 am 10th grade N. Albertson to S. Hermosillo 10:50 – 11:10 am. 10th grade J. Herrera to S. Rahn 11:10 -11:30 am. 10th grade C. Ray to K. Wright 11:30 – 11:50 am. 9th grade A. Alvarado to M. Dyer 11:50 – 12:10 pm. 9th grade M. Essex to L. Leahy 12:10 – 12:30 pm. 9th grade B. Lee to O. Rose 12:30 – 12:50 pm. 9th grade M. Rowley to S. Yeutter

Beginning today, March 20th the Backpack Program food bags will be available at Cozad Elementary School for students who have received bags in the past. This will take place from 11:30am - 12:30pm and will reoccur every Friday until school resumes or supplies run out. If you have received food bags in the past, please ask for the bag(s) when driving through.

Our Cozad Schools' Counselors are available to parents and students by emailing or calling the school. They can also schedule online video meetings.

Parents, if you have not signed up and would like a “grab and go” lunch today for a child 1-18 (includes breakfast for tomorrow) please call the HS or MS before 9:00 am. 308-784-2746 or 308-784-2744.