On Wednesday, March 20, Clear Lake High School held its sixteenth blood drive in the high school gym. Students from the Human Anatomy and Physiology II class were in charge of the planning, promotion and implementation of the drive. Seventy-four students and teachers were able to donate 59 units through the Life Serve Blood Center of Iowa. This included 41 first- time donors. Cookies, Etc. once again provided cookies for all of the donors.
Our number one priority every day in our schools is the safety of all children. Please read a letter from Superintendent Dr. Anita Micich regarding student safety at Clear Lake Community Schools.
North Central Iowa continues to see cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the communities. In order to try to prevent an increase in cases with school in session, the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is asking parents to evaluate their children’s immunization record to make sure they have received a booster dose of Tdap vaccine. Students 10 years of age and older should receive a one-time pertussis booster (Tdap). Children in need of the pertussis vaccine can receive it at their local health care provider or at the Health Department. The Health Department’s Immunization clinic is open Monday-Friday from 10:00 AM-Noon and 12:30 PM-4:00 PM. Walk-ins are welcome.
Greetings from the Clear Lake Board of Education - Mark Tesar, President, Chad Kuhlers, Vice-President; Deb Betz, Sandra Christ and Jill Wilhelm, Directors.
The Clear Lake Board of Education is proud of our schools, our staff and the district. This district demonstrates so many positive things and we want to highlight a few of these areas of strength that we identified during the 2011-2012 school year.
For the first time in 15 years there are major changes in school lunches that will result in healthier meals for kids. What’s changing? The new school meals will contain more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; low-fat or non-fat milk; and less sodium and fat. The meals will also be “right sized”– portion sizes will be based on a student’s age. The most economical meal at school is the full meal, also called the reimbursable meal. A reimbursable meal includes at least three of the five components (meat or meat alternate, fluid milk, grains, fruits, and vegetables). One of the components must be a fruit or vegetable for the meal to count as a full meal and qualify the school to get some of the costs for the meal reimbursed.