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Essex Community School
Summer Office Hours
June 1-August 1
9:00am-Noon

Click HERE to view the fees for the 2009-2010 school year.

2009-2010 Yearbook Prices

Yearbook $45

1 line of personalization $5.45

2 lines of personalization $7.60

Icons (up to 4 available but must have at least one line of personalization to add icons) $3.40 each

Clear Protective Cover $2.30

Color Autograph Section $2.25

Photo Packet Sheets $2.05

Hear the Year CD $12.99

Jostens Basic Pkg. (includes Hear the Year CD, 1 line of personalization, color autograph section, 1 free icon) $20.69

Jostens Deluxe Pkg. (includes Hear the Year CD, 2 lines of personalization, clear protective cover, photo pocket sheet, free color autograph section, 1 free icon) $24.94

www.jostensyearbooks.com

Check out our new scoreboard!

The fund drive for the new Essex three-sport scoreboard has been a huge success! Due to the generosity of 200 donors we have successfully raised enough money to buy a new scoreboard and get it installed in time for the baseball season! The original goal was to have it in time for the 2009 football season but enough funds were donated so quickly we were able to purchase and install the scoreboard just in time for the first baseball game played in Essex on May 28th. The picture shows the score of the Essex Junior High Baseball team’s game, the first game using the new scoreboard.

Donations totaling $18,175 were received from many alumni, parents, community members, clubs, and businesses. This was truly a community effort and once again shows how the Essex community steps up when they see a need. The Booster Club would like to sincerely thank all the generous donors for their contributions! We would like to extend a special thanks to Mrs Kimberly Peterson and her Computer Applications class who prepared letters for the fund drive and to all those that helped install the scoreboard: Dave Alexander, Leland Ackerburg, Jeff Heinold, Brian Johnson, Mike Johnson, and Mike Resh. Special thanks also to Les, Brian, and Allen Kirchert of Kirchert Electric for all the electrical work and Bob Christenson for the equipment used to hang it and leading the installation crew. See the link for a list of all the donors. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

Click HERE to view the list of scoreboard fund donors.

The Charles E. Lakin
Outstanding Teacher Award 2009

The second annual teacher award recognizing teachers who “entice kids to come to school every day” will be awarded in November again this year.

Nominations will be accepted September 1st – October 1st 2009 on-line at www.kmaland.com. The website link for submissions and more information will be available September 1st.

The award emphasizes the vital role of teachers in rural communities and recognizes those who see teaching as more than a job – “It’s a calling”.

Two Southwest Iowa teachers will receive $10,000 with this award and their school system receives $2,500 as well.

Teachers and counselors in 25 Iowa school districts within 40 miles of Emerson, Lakin’s hometown, will be eligible for the award.

To print this information and see last year's recipients, click HERE.

Serve on the
ESSEX School Board!

Care about children? Care about your community? The volunteers who serve as Iowa school board members are important to ensuring the success of our school children and ultimately our communities. Consider joining the ranks of Iowa school board members in 2009. Here are some important dates to remember:

July 6, 2009	First day to file school board nomination papers.
July 30, 2009	Last day to file nomination papers for K-12 schools and community college boards.
August 4, 2009	Last day to remove name from ballot for annual school board election.
September 8, 2009	Annual school board election.

For more information about school board service, contact:
Kay Schaefer, Board Secretary..................712-379-3114