Community Connection

Strong schools make a connected community

Our schools teach more than reading and math. They help raise good citizens, and they give the whole community a place to come together.

Gathering Place

    • Friday night football games

    • Basketball, volleyball, wrestling and soccer games

    • Track meets and cross-country races

    • Homecoming week, parade and dance

    • Pep rallies and senior night

    • Science fairs and STEM nights

    • Spelling bees and geography bees

    • Math tournaments and robotics competitions

    • FFA, 4-H and career and technical education (CTE) showcases

    • Awards nights and honor roll ceremonies

    • Graduation and promotion ceremonies

    • Back-to-school night and open house

    • Parent-teacher conferences

    • Literacy and math family nights

    • Book fairs

    • Fall festivals, carnivals and harvest parties

    • Movie nights

    • Field day

    • Veterans Day assemblies honoring local veterans

    • Band, choir and orchestra concerts

    • School plays and musicals

    • Art shows and student galleries

    • Talent shows

    • Holiday programs and winter concerts

    • Spaghetti dinners and pancake breakfasts

    • Fun runs and jog-a-thons

    • Food drives, coat drives and toy drives

    • Blood drives

    • Car washes

Schools are often a communities gathering place, long after the last bell rings.

They give neighbors a shared stake in something and a reason to know each other.

Good Citizens Start In Our Classrooms

A free country runs on citizens who can think for themselves, know how their government works, and pitch in.

In the classroom

Schools are where kids learn to listen, hold their own in a debate, and work as a team.

Class discussions, group projects, student government and team sports teach the habits every family, business and town depends on: respect, hard work and getting the job done together.