Cozad Community School

Elementary Parents: Please mark your calendars for the upcoming 2017-2018 Track and Field Days for Cozad Elementary. 4th-5th Grade Track Meet Tuesday May 8th Field Events Starting at 12pm at the High School Track Grades Participating: 4th and 5th grade K-3rd Grade Field Day Wednesday May 9th Events Start at 12:30pm at the High School Track Grades Participating: K, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades

AfterZone and Title I Family Night is tomorrow night, March 6th, from 6:00-7:30. All families are welcome to come play "Minute to Win It" games! You may sign up at AfterZone or contact Marcia Fritz.

Choir members in 7th through 12th grades will participate in the Vocal Festival on Tuesday March 6th. Solos and Small Ensembles will perform for judges between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. in designated rooms. The middle school and high school choirs will perform for judges at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Find the complete schedule on the choir website. https://sites.google.com/cozadschools.net/choir/vocal-festival

Elementary "Read Across America". March 2nd (Friday) “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!” **Wear your favorite t-shirt with words on it!

There will be a football meeting for those interested in going out for varsity football next year after school on Wednesday March 7th in the weight room. This is for those that will be in grades 9-12 in the 2018-19 school year. You will get your summer schedule and team handbook at this meeting.

Congratulations to our February "Cozad Kids Caught with Character". Proud of our little Haymakers!

Congratulations to these kiddos for making their February AR goals! You certainly worked hard! Keep it up and enjoy those pizzas! -Mrs Heimann

Thank you Tim Kostrunek for reading to students at CEEC for Read Across America week.

Join us in celebrating MIOSM, Music in Our Schools Month. Please help support our students by attending a performance this month. March 1, 7 p.m. Middle School Musical "Jungle Book Kids" - $4 students, $5 adults March 3, 4 p.m. Sing Around Nebraska Festival Choir (4, 5, 6th Grades) - $3 12 years+ March 6, 7 p.m. MS/HS Choir Festival Performance - Free Admission March 12, 7 p.m. MS/HS Band Concert - Free Admission March 15, 7 p.m. 4/5 Music Concert - Free Admission March 17, 4 p.m. SWC Art, Band, Choir Performance @ Gothenburg March 22, 7:30 p.m. Alias Brass, Students are Free March has been officially designated by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. Music In Our Schools Month® or “MIOSM®” is NAfME’s annual celebration during March which engages music educators, students, and communities from around the country in promoting the benefits of high quality music education programs in schools. Music In Our Schools Month® began as a single statewide Advocacy Day and celebration in New York in 1973 and grew over the decades to become a month-long celebration of school music in 1985.

The cast and crew from Disney's Jungle Book kids invite you to join them on Thursday March 1st at 7:00 at the CHS auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for students

The Relentless Tour with Anthony Ianni will be in Cozad on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 10:00 am at Cozad High School. The public is invited to attend.

Reminder that the Cozad Elementary Parent Organization meeting is Thursday, March 1st, at 7:00 pm at the Cozad Elks.

Thank you Mr. Beckenhauer for reading to students at CEEC for Read Across America week.

For parents and coaches of the Cozad Pee Wee wrestlers, we ask that you do not park in the three stalls next to the building by the south locker room entrance. Those stalls are reserved for our activity vans and when cars are parked in those spots in the evening, the vans are not able to be parked when they return from activities. Thank you for your understanding and help on this.

Spring sport practices begin this week at CHS. Now is the time to order your Haymakers' Track & Field Apparel. Orders must be placed online by Thursday, March 28th. Your order will be available for pickup from Mr. Botts within 2-4 weeks from the deadline date. Check out the Cozad High School Track and Field 2018 Apparel store at https://cozadhstrackfield.itemorder.com/sale

The Cozad Community Schools Board of Education will have three open seats up for election or re-election for terms beginning January 2019. The seat term is for 4 years. The candidate filing deadline is approaching for May's primary ballot. Incumbents must file by February 15th and challengers must file by March 1st. Candidate filing forms are available from the Dawson County Clerk or at the the District Office, 1910 Meridian Avenue. #cozadMakers

Congratulations to the Cozad Middle School Quiz Bowl teams today in Gothenburg. Cozad Middle School Quiz Bowl Team 1 earned 2nd place and CMS Quiz Bowl Team 2 earned 1st place. Good job students!

CMS students competing today at the NJAS Science Fair in conjunction with NCTA in Curtis.

Reminder that the Band Concert scheduled for 2/27 has been moved to 3/12 at 7:00 pm.

Reminder that CMS Activity Class will be presenting "The Jungle Book" to the public this week. The performance is Thursday, March 1st, at 7:00 pm in the HS Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the door or at the Middle School office this week. Adults $5 and Students $4. These students (and teachers) have been working extremely hard on this production and are excited to share with you!