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Annual Community Service Day

On April 12th Essex students participated in our annual community service day. Elementary students picked up rocks, leaves and trash on the playground while the middle school and high school completed school projects and also left campus to work. Students cleaned up the streets and highways as well as cleaned up the community parks. One group spent the day in our school garden tree trimming, pulling weeds and planting. . . .

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First Annual K-8th Grade Science Fair

Essex hosted our first K-8th grade Science Fair! The kids had so much fun showing staff, class mates and community members their projects. Thank you Mrs.Fischer and her JH students for putting this together! Some of the projects from the elementary were experimenting with color transfer with skittles in Kindergarten, human bodies with 2nd grade, planets with 3rd grade and biomes with 5th grade! The middle school had an assortment of . . .

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Makerspace Highlight: Tech Group Experiments With Photography

The Makerspace tech group led by Martha Sunderman has spent the last two Fridays exploring the school and seeing things in a new light. "This week we were practicing with light, shutter speed, and aperture. We created still life displays to practice and did some photographing in the gym for action shots. We also did some experimenting with stop-action video and green screen."  The featured photos come from . . .

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Essex Honor Roll

Congratulations to all of our 6-12th grade students who made Bronze, Silver and Gold Honor Roll 1st semester of the 2022/2023 school year!  Bronze: Jersey Bowers, Jesse Johnson-Wityk, Benjamin King, Brody Kirchirt, Garrett Harris, Payton Taylor, Damien Aradanas, Isabella Donnelly, Riley King, Jacelyn Huntley, Haillee Kievit, Haleigh Olson, Adriana Resh, Kylie Valdez , Hunter Steinhoff, Bradley Franks, Christian Johnson, . . .

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September 2023
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September 1, 2023
All DayRaffle Ticket Fundraiser for the Essex Educational Foundation
12:45pmFFA Meeting during HR for all current and future membersAg Room
1:30pmearly dismissalEssex Community School
1:30pm to 3:30pmEYS 3rd-6th Volleyball open gym at the East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
7:00pmVarsity FB @ Exira/Elk Horn KimballtonExira-EHK High School
7:00pmMWA Wrestling @ the Derby Track (FFA Concessions Fundraiser)Essex Derby Track
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September 2, 2023
7:00pmExtreme Bull Riding Tour @ the Derby Track (Junior Class Concessions Fundraiser)Essex Derby Track
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September 3, 2023
12:00pmLawn Mower Pulls at the Derby (NHS Concession Fundraiser)Essex Derby Track
4:00pm to 6:00pmAll Class Reunion-Opera HouseEssex Opera House
7:30pmWizard of Oz Showing @ HS Parking Lot
9:15pmDonna Franks Memorial FireworksTrojan Field
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September 4, 2023
All DayLabor Day- No SchoolEssex Community School
7:00amFun RunEssex Community School
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
2:00pmEssex Labor Day ParadeEssex HS Parking Lot
4:00pmDemolition Derby @ the Derby Track (Athletics Concessions Fundraiser)Essex Derby Track
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September 5, 2023
All DayFirst Day of Pre-School
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmEYS 3rd- 6th grade Volleyball practice at the East GymEssex Community School
4:00pmJunior High Volleyball @ SidneySidney High School
5:30pmJV Volleyball @ SidneySidney High School
7:00pmVarsity Volleyball @ SidneySidney High School
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September 6, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmEYS 3rd- 6th grade Volleyball practice at the East GymEssex Community School
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September 7, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
2:15pmNWMSU Rep Visit 2:15-3 PMConference Room
3:45pmDLT meetingConference Room
4:30pmCross Country @ ClarindaClarinda High School
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September 8, 2023
1:30pmearly dismissalEssex Community School
1:30pm to 3:30pmEYS 3rd-6th Volleyball open gym at the East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
7:00pmVarsity FB @ FMFremont Mills High School
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September 9, 2023
All DayACT TestTBD
1:00pmHamburg Popcorn Parade
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September 11, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
4:00pmJH Football @ East Mills
4:30pmCross Country @ TarkioTarkio High School
5:00pmVarsity Volleyball @ Diagonal Diagonal High School
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September 12, 2023
All DaySchool Picture Day
TBDJH volleyball triangular @Diagonal Diagonol High School
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmEYS 3rd- 6th grade Volleyball practice at the East GymEssex Community School
5:30pmJV Volleyball @ Fremont MillsFremont Mills High School
7:00pmVarsity Volleyball @ Fremont MillsFremont Mills High School
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September 13, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmEYS 3rd- 6th grade Volleyball practice at the East GymEssex Community School
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September 14, 2023
All DayProgress Report DueEssex Community School
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
4:30pmCross Country @ SWVLake Icaria
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September 15, 2023
1:30pmearly dismissalEssex Community School
1:30pm to 3:30pmEYS 3rd-6th Volleyball open gym at the East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
7:00pmVarsity FB @ Stanton vs. EMEast Mills High School
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September 16, 2023
9:00am to 3:00pmUnderground Railroad Bike Ride
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September 17, 2023
All DayUnderground Railroad Bike Ride
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September 18, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
5:00pmJunior High Volleyball @ Heartland Christian Heartland Christian High School
6:00pmJV Volleyball @ Heartland ChristianHeartland Christian High School
7:00pmVarsity Volleyball @ Heartland ChristianHeartland Christian High School
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September 19, 2023
All Day5/6 Volleyball practice at the East Gym
8:45amSWI College Fair and Career Fair
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmEYS 3rd- 4th grade Volleyball scrimmage at 4:30- Allen Stuart Gymnasium NO EAST GYM PRACTICE Essex Community School
4:00pmJunior High Volleyball vs. GriswoldEssex High School Gym
4:00pmCross Country @ CrestonSouthwestern Community College
5:30pmJV Volleyball vs. GriswoldEssex High School Gym
7:00pmVarsity Volleyball vs. Griswold (Senior Night)Essex High School Gym
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September 20, 2023
All DayMAPS Testing 2nd-11th gradeEssex Community School
All DayEYS 3rd- 6th grade Volleyball practice at the East GymEssex Community School
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
6:00pmSchool Board MeetingConference Room
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September 21, 2023
All DayMAPS Testing 2nd-11th gradeEssex Community School
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
4:00pmJunior High Volleyball @ East MillsEast Mills High School
4:30pmCross Country @ Nebraska City Nebraska City High School
5:30pmJV Volleyball @ East MillsEast Mills High School
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September 22, 2023
1:30pmearly dismissalEssex Community School
1:30pm to 3:30pmEYS 3rd-6th Volleyball open gym at the East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
7:00pmVarsity FB @ GriswoldGriswold High School
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September 23, 2023
2:00pmShenfest Parade- 9-12th grade
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September 25, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
5:30pmCorner Conference Volleyball @ East MillsEast Mills CSD
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September 26, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmEYS 3rd- 6th grade Volleyball practice at the East GymEssex Community School
4:00pmJH Volleyball @ FMFremont Mills
5:30pmCorner Conference Volleyball Semi FinalsTBA
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September 27, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmEYS 3rd- 6th grade Volleyball practice at the East GymEssex Community School
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September 28, 2023
1:00pm to 3:00pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
4:00pmCross Country @ Shenandoah Shenandoah High School
5:30pmCorner Conference Volleyball FinalsGriswold High School
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September 29, 2023
1:30pmearly dismissalEssex Community School
1:30pm to 3:30pmEYS 3rd-6th Volleyball open gym at the East GymEssex Community School
3:30pm to 5:30pmPickleball @ East GymEssex Community School
7:00pmVarsity FB @ BedfordBedford High School
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September 30, 2023
9:00amClarinda Band Jamboree
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Essex CSD offers the following CTE Programs: ● Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources ● Business, Finance, Marketing and Management ● Human Services ● Applied Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing Essex School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact the district's Equity Coordinator, Dr. Mike Wells, Superintendent, 111 Forbes St, Essex, IA 51638; Phone 712-379-3114; Email: wellsm@essex.k12.ia.us