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DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Thursday Feb 6 2025 I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Attention Students interested in Marketing, Management, & Accounting. We have the opportunity to compete in the Titan Jr. Achievement Experience on April 3rd at St. Ambrose University. For this competition students will act as a CEO of a phone company, to make executive decisions, analyze outcomes, and create strategies. If you or your team would place during the competition your team would move on to the scholarship round held on April 10th. Each student in the 1st place team would receive $1000, 2nd place members would receive $750, and 3rd place would receive $250. If you are interested in this simulation competition please come to Mr. Pataska by Monday, February 10th to learn more about the opportunities. Last Saturday two groups of FBLA presenters performed at the Virtual District Leadership Conference. Lila Keister and Bryanna Samuels presented on Social Media Marketing Strategies and placed 3rd. Aubrey Rivers presented on Graphic Design, placed 4th. Congrats to all! FBLA offers all students the opportunity to develop leadership and creates valuable connections with other academically driven students from across Iowa. If you would like to be part of FBLA and the State Leadership Conference in March please come to the FBLA meeting Today right after school to begin registration and prep for the conference. No game club today after school. To juniors and seniors who are ordering an AP poster, you will need to get your money to Mrs. Leafgreen sometime this week. If you aren't sure how much you owe or have other questions, email her. The lunch ladies will be opening our new "scaled down" version of Concessions stand next week 2/10. High School Color Guard Tryouts will be on three Wednesdays: February 26, March 5, and March 12 from 2-3:45 at CHS Yourd Gym. It is mandatory to attend all three. For questions or schedule conflicts contact Coach April april.mcfall@csdkq.org An admissions rep from Grand Canyon University will be visiting the counseling office on Tuesday, February 11 at 9:30. Please let Mrs. Klinkhammer know if you would be interested in attending. Girls and Boys Tennis gets started in March, so don't miss your chance to be a part of the fun. Even if you have never played before, come and bring a friend. You'll learn a great life time sport. Besides you "newbies" to the sport, we will also be carrying some of the top players in the state! Forty one years of a tradition of success, so come be a part of the 2025 tennis team! See you all Friday after school in the commons! Calling all Girls interested in River Queen Track and Field there will be a signup on February 11th at 3:30 in the Yourd Lobby. Please make sure you stop in and see Coach Steen to sign up and be a part of the fun season the staff has planned for you. Senior photos for the yearbook are due February 15th. No late submissions will be accepted. After-School Tutoring is being offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45 - 4:45 in the New Library! There is no cost. We have staff in most of the core classes available! Please ask a CHS teacher or administrator if you would like to attend! This is a great way to get work completed that was missed while sick. Joke of the day What did the magnet say to the fridge? …“I find you so attractive.” Activities for Today Wrestling: Varsity Dual (H) vs. Davenport North @ CHS Yourd Gymnasium 6:00pm Lunch for Today Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Tomato Soup Alternative Lunch Mandarin Orange Chicken, Rice, Stir Fry Vegetables

Wishing the best of luck to Cambrie McLoyd at the Girls State Wrestling Tournament today!!!

ATTENTION: All CCSD Buildings to close at 6:00PM today due to weather conditions tonight, February 5th, 2025. *Practices, rehearsals, meetings, etc.. are to conclude by 6:00PM. *All events scheduled after 6:00pm are cancelled today. Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe!

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DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday Feb 4 2025 I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. No concessions or salad bar today at lunch. Calling all Girls interested in River Queen Track and Field there will be a signup on February 11th at 3:30 in the Yourd Lobby. Please make sure you stop in and see Coach Steen to sign up and be a part of the fun season the staff has planned for you. Sophomores and Juniors, Would you like to learn more about how you can earn college credits while in high school and potentially graduate with a certificate in programs like Advanced Manufacturing, Business, Construction, Automotive, Healthcare, and Teacher Prep, just to name a few? On February 10th you can! Look for an email inviting you to this great opportunity. If you misplaced it, and want to know more, please email CCTC Marla Schultz at marla.schultz@csdkq.org or connect with your high school counselor. Spring Tennis will soon be here. The introductory meeting for girls and boys tennis will be a quick meeting to get some handouts and get signed up. Just stop in to get the information and you are out the door on February 7th. Hope to see you all at the tennis meeting, in the commons, right after school on Friday, the 7th. Pride Club will be meeting in Mrs. Ciner's room (A107) after school Today, February 4th! All are welcome! After-School Tutoring is being offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45 - 4:45 in the New Library! There is no cost. We have staff in most of the core classes available! Please ask a CHS teacher or administrator if you would like to attend! This is a great way to get work completed that was missed while sick. If you borrow something from the library don’t forget to return it. Loaner computers, headphones, loaner chargers, or books. Items are checked out to you so if you don’t return them you will be charged. Reminder Loaner chargers are to be borrowed for ONE class period and then returned so others can borrow them. They also have late fees of $1 each day they are overdue. Joke of the day Why did the boy put candy under his pillow? …Because he wanted sweet dreams. Activities for Today Basketball: Girls JV Game (A) @ Central DeWitt High School 4:30pm Boys Freshman Game (A) @ Central DeWitt High School 4:30pm Girls Varsity Game (A) @ Central DeWitt High School 6:00pm Boys Sophomore Game (A) @ Central DeWitt High School 6:00pm Boys Varsity Game (A) @ Central DeWitt High School 7:30pm Lunch for Today Scalloped Potatoes & Ham, Carrots, Breadstick Alternative Lunch Pot Stickers, Fried Rice, Stir Fry Vegetables

Best of luck to our River Kings and Queens basketball teams tonight!

GO RIVER KINGS AND QUEENS!

ATTENTION: Clinton River Kings Swim Team will NOT be participating in the Muscatine Invitational tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding and support!

ATTENTION: There will only be 1 varsity girls basketball game held tonight @ 6:00PM at Clinton High School. (no JV game) Thank you for your understanding and support!

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday Jan 31 2025 I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. It is Birthday Cake Day for January and July!!! We will be close to our normal spot in the old part of the commons! Stop by during 4th period even if you are on your way out of the building! No concessions or salad bar at lunch Today. The lost and found is getting rather full again. Please check the “lost and found”, located outside the library, if you have lost something. If you lost something small or electronic, check with the library ladies. Not everything lost gets found right away so keep checking. The senior class shirts are for sale at lunch or with a senior student council member, they are $15. Today is the last day to buy your class shirt!! Payment is expected in the form of cash or check. Attention Sophomores, Today is the last day to buy your class shirt! Shirts are being sold during lunches or with a Sophomore student council member for $15. Exact change is best. Freshmen class! Check your email for the form to order your Freshman class T-shirt. Give your $15 to any of the names provided on the form by Monday February 3rd. Attention Juniors! Class shirts are being sold during early & late lunch. Shirts are $15! The cutoff date is Monday, February 3rd! We are doing Edmentum testing. Today is your chance to finish any unfinished test during Science. Please show up to your classes so you can get the tests finished. The River King wrestlers finished in 7th place last night at the JV Mac tournament with 80.5 points. Placing was as follows. MAC JV 106 Jason Wheat 2nd. MAC JV 106 Alijah Russell 3rd. MAC JV 120 Scott Pasakarnis 5th. MAC JV 132 Hunter Ball 3rd. MAC JV 138 Logan Spooner 8th. MAC JV 150 Eric Harris 3rd. MAC JV 175 Landon Clark 8th. MAC JV 215 Kaden Walters 7th. The Coaches are extremely proud of how far the guys have come since the beginning of the season. All of the guys wrestled tough and they each continue to get better every time they step on the mat. Along with choosing to do the right things off the mat also. Well done guys! Joke of the day How can you find Will Smith in the snow? …You look for Fresh Prints!

Happy Friday! Best of luck to our River Kings and Queens Basketball teams vs. Pleasant Valley and to our River Queens Wrestling team at their Regional Tournament tonight!

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Thursday Jan 30 2025 I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. No Game club after school today. Juniors and seniors, this is the last call if you are interested in purchasing an AP poster. Please ask your AP teacher for the Google Form link if you want a poster or email Mrs. Leafgreen. The "lost and found" is getting rather full again. Please check the “lost and found”, located outside the library, if you have lost something. If you lost something small or electronic, check with the library ladies. Not everything lost gets found right away so keep checking. The senior class shirts are for sale at lunch or with a senior student council member, they are $15, and we are selling them until Friday. Payment is expected in the form of cash or check. Freshmen class! Check your email for the form to order your Freshman class T-shirt. Information is provided on the form. Give your $15 to any of the names provided on the form by Monday February 3rd. CHS Girls soccer -- open gym this week will be today, January 30th at 6pm in the Wellness gym. Contact Coach O'Malley or Coach Feaster if you have any questions. Attention Juniors! Class shirts are being sold during early & late lunch. Shirts are $15! The cutoff date is Monday, February 3rd! Attention Sophomores, Friday will be the last day to buy your class shirt! Shirts are being sold during lunches for $15. We are doing Edmentum testing this week. We will have individual core departments proctor a test each day during regularly scheduled class time. Today is the Reading Test, and Friday is your chance to finish any unfinished test during Science. Please show up to your classes so you can get the test finished. We use this approach to minimize testing anxiety and to help with testing stamina. Make sure that your computers are charged and you bring your computer & charger to school. After-School Tutoring is being offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45 - 4:45 in the New Library! There is no cost. We have staff in most of the core classes available! Please ask a CHS teacher or administrator if you would like to attend! Joke of the day Why did the musicians set up in the snow? …They wanted to play "cool jazz." Activities for Today Wrestling: JV Invitational (A) vs. Multiple Schools.. @ Bettendorf High School 4:00pm Lunch for Today Chili, Broccoli, Cinnamon Roll Alternative Lunch Chicken Alfredo, Broccoli, Garlic Toast

Best of luck to our River Kings JV Wrestling Team at their MAC Championships tonight !

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday Jan 29 2025 I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. The senior class shirts are for sale at lunch, they are $15, and we are selling them until Friday. Payment is expected in the form of cash. Freshmen class! Check your email for the form to order your Freshman class T-shirt. Information is provided on the form. Give your $15 to any of the names provided on the form by Monday February 3rd. Any boys interested in playing soccer! There is an open gym every Wed, 5:30-7:00, at Clinton Middle School. Bring a pair of indoor shoes. CHS Girls soccer -- open gym this week will be today, Wednesday, January 29th at 6pm in Yourd gym, and tomorrow, Thursday January 30th at 6pm in the Wellness gym. Contact Coach O'Malley or Coach Feaster if you have any questions. Attention Juniors! Class shirts are being sold during early & late lunch. Shirts are $15! The cutoff date is Monday, February 3rd! Attention Sophomores, Friday will be the last day to buy your class shirt! Shirts are being sold during lunches for $15. We are doing Edmentum testing this week. But you get a break from them today. Thursday will be the Reading test during your Social Studies class. Make sure that your computers are charged the night before, you bring your computer & charger to school, and be ready to go for testing again Thursday. The River Queen Basketball team swept the North Scott Lancers with the JV starting things off with a convincing 39-25 win in the opener. Phoebe Levine led the way with 13 points with Kassidy Eggers and Samantha Powell adding 8. Arra Greene led the team in rebounding with 5 boards and Powell had 4. The Varsity Queens kept it rolling and eventually closed the game out with a solid victory 52-47. The Queens never trailed the Lancers and held their ground in the end with timely shots and making their free throws moving their record to 6-10 on the season. Leading the Queens in scoring were Carryn Sattler with 18 points with freshmen guards Alli Haskell and Lilly Hankins both adding 13 and 10. Aubrey Fergerson added 15 boards and Haskell added 7 assists and 3 steals. The Queens want to thank the student body for their support last night during the game and band members who all provided a great atmosphere to play in! The Queens take on Pleasant Valley Spartans at home on Friday. Last night the River Kings took on the Lancers from North Scott high school in a MAC Conference battle. Despite their heroic efforts, the Kings fell to North Scott, the Freshmen losing 39-57, the Sophomore squad dropping their contest 51-75, and the Varsity Kings were defeated by a score of 59-81. The River Kings are back in action this Friday night when they travel to Pleasant Valley to take on the Spartans! Congratulations to the River Queens on their wins last night!! Thanks for the effort to both the Kings and the Queens!! Keep grinding!!! Your River King Swimmers ended their regular season on a high note. The Kings traveled to Morrison to take on the Mustangs. Kings were victorious with a score of 60 - 30. The Kings won 5 of the 8 events. Burland, Dornbush, Haskell, Heath, Todtz, Srp, Wright and Zimmer were all involved with 1st places. Thanks to all the fans for their support this season. Kings travel to Muscatine this Saturday for JV Invitational and to Dubuque the following Saturday for the District meet. GO KINGS!! Joke of the day What is it called when a snowman has a temper tantrum? …A meltdown. Lunch for Today PB & J Uncrustable, Sun Chips, Green Beans Alternative Lunch Bosco Sticks w/ Marinara Sauce, Italian Mixed Vegetables

Congratulations to our January 2025 Students of the Month! Tune in on KROS Radio station to listen to their interviews with Gary Determan!

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Tuesday Jan 28 2025 I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. CHS Girls soccer -- open gym this week will be tomorrow, Wednesday, January 29th at 6pm in Yourd gym, and Thursday January 30th at 6pm in the Wellness gym. Contact Coach O'Malley or Coach Feaster if you have any questions. Attention Juniors! Class shirts are being sold during early & late lunch. Shirts are $15! The cutoff date is Monday, February 3rd! We will be doing Edmentum testing this week. We will have individual core departments proctor a test each day during regularly scheduled class time. Today is the Language Arts Test, no test on Wednesday. Please show up to your classes so you can get the test finished. We use this approach to minimize testing anxiety and to help with testing stamina. Make sure that your computers are charged the nights before, you bring your computer & chargers to school, and be ready to go for testing. Pride Club will be meeting in Mrs. Ciner's room (A107) after school Today, January 28th! All are welcome! After-School Tutoring is being offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45 - 4:45 in the New Library! There is no cost. We have staff in most of the core classes available! Please ask a CHS teacher or administrator if you would like to attend! Senior photos for the yearbook are due February 15th. No late submissions will be accepted. Joke of the day What’s so fresh in the chemistry class? …The experiMINTS. Activities for Today Basketball: Girls JV Game (H) vs. North Scott High School @ CHS Yourd Gymnasium 4:30pm Boys Sophomore Game (H) vs. North Scott High School @ CHS Wellness Gym 4:30pm Swimming: Boys Varsity Meet (A) @ Morrison High School 5:00pm Basketball: Girls Varsity Game (H) vs. North Scott High School @ CHS Yourd Gymnasium 6:00pm Boys Freshman Game (H) vs. North Scott High School @ CHS Wellness Gym 6:00pm Boys Varsity Game (H) vs. North Scott High School @ CHS Yourd Gymnasium 7:30pm Lunch for Today Chicken Nuggets, French Fries Alternative Lunch Sriracha Chicken, Rice, Stir Fry Vegetables

Good luck to our River Kings Swim Team and our River Kings and Kings Basketball Teams tonight!

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS Monday Jan 27 2025 I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Attention Juniors! Class shirts are being sold during early & late lunch. Shirts are $15! The cutoff date is Monday, February 3rd! Juniors and seniors, if you are interested in purchasing an AP poster, they are $5 each. Please be on the lookout for a link from your AP teachers to sign up for a poster. We will be doing Edmentum testing this week. We will have individual core departments proctor a test each day during regularly scheduled class time. Today is Math and Tuesday will be the Language Arts Test taken during your English class. Please show up to your classes so you can get the test finished. We use this approach to minimize testing anxiety and to help with testing stamina. Make sure that your computers are charged the nights before, you bring your chargers to school, and be ready to go for testing. Pride Club will be meeting in Mrs. Ciner's room (A107) after school Tuesday, January 28th! All are welcome! Congratulations to the River Royalty Speech Team for their performance at district competition this weekend! The following events received a division 2 rating out of 4: The Left Unsaid Project and the group improv teams of House and Pulido and Bacunawa, Buelow, and Determan. Moving on to state on February 8th with a division 1 rating will be the short film Petals and Thorns, Ensemble Acting, Reader's Theater, and Solo Mime. Congratulations again to all our performers! The River Queens ended their regular season on a high note! In a tight team race that came down to the final two matches of the tournament, the Queens just missed the tournament championship by 10.5 points. The Queens were led by Champion Akemah McClendon, runner up performances by Alaina Carpenter, Liv Lonergan and Cambrie McLoyd. Lauren Whitney, Jaedyn Lemon and Aumree Russell fought hard for a 3rd and 4th place finish. Scoring valuable team points in tough brackets were Molly Steiner and Jharia Knox. The Queens now have their sights on Friday’s regional tournament at Cedar Rapids Jefferson! If you see a River Queen wrestler, congratulate her in a very fun and exciting season! Great job ladies and good luck on Friday! On Saturday January 25th, the CHS Bowling Teams had our final conference meet for the year against North Scott. All teams won their meet except for the Junior Varsity Boys. The varsity boys won 3101 to 2764. The varsity girls squeaked out a close win with a 2584 to 2576. The JV boys lost 2138 to 2217. The JV girls won 2052 to 1634. The varsity boys final meet record with 7 wins and 1 loss and the varsity went undefeated with 8 wins and 0 losses. Great job by the teams this year. There are only invitationals remaining before state qualifying on February 17th and 18th. Top scorers for Boys Varsity were:Charlie Pelham: 2 game series of 435, Brycen Lawrence: 2 game series of 491. Top scorers for Girls Varsity were: Emily Whitehead: 2 game series of 355, Maren Schwarz: 2 game series of 408. Top scorers for boys JV were: Cael Schwarz: 2 game series of 305, Cutter Overton: 2 game series of 334. Top scorers for girls JV were: Keira Palmer: 2 game series of 309, Laynie Steines: 2 game series of 323. Congrats River King wrestlers on a good showing at the Bob Lueders Invitational Saturday. The Kings finished 10th out of the 21 teams. Danny Peters won a Championship, the first one for the Kings at this tournament in 8 years. Brady Jennings placed 4th and Brody Harrington and Hayden Chandler placed 6th. All of the River King wrestlers competed hard and never quit. Great Job Kings Joke of the day What do you do if you get bird flu? …Seek tweetment. Lunch for Today Baked Potato Bar, (Cheese, Chili, Broccoli), Dinner Roll Alternative Lunch Taco, Refried Beans

Go River Kings and Queens!!

Cheer on our River Queens Basketball Team tonight!