School picture day is September 7, 2023. Bring your smile!
Fall Sports practices started today across the state. Your Buffaloes all got in some great work preparing for the opener. We can't wait!!! Go Buffs!!
Huge shoutout to all these members of the football team and their coaches. They helped us move the new weight rooming flooring up to the weight room today. It is super heavy and there was a lot of it. We couldn't have done it without them. Also thank you Nate for getting those 400 pound rolls to the roof for us, and Josh for coordinating it all! We sure have great kids and people in this community and we are thankful for it!!
We received professional development last week to prepare for our new reading series! Elementary teachers are excited and ready to roll it out! We can't wait to see you all soon!
College readiness benchmarks are the minimum ACT score required for students to have a reasonable chance of success in first year subject college courses. Here are the benchmark scores ACT has set for college readiness. Elm Creek High School students will see and hear about these benchmarks at school as we strive to help our students reach these scores on the ACT. All 9th & 10th graders will be getting a little bit of ACT Prep and our 11th graders will be getting an hour devoted to meeting these benchmark scores. Last year our 11th graders scored .3 of a point a below the 2022 national average that was an average score of 19.8. Elm Creek's 2022-2023 junior class had an average score of 19.5. These students did a very good job and improved scores a lot throughout the year. We expect this years 11th grade to beat last years average score. So 11th graders get ready we are challenging you from day 1 to meet this standard and set a higher one as we continue to progress in this area at Elm Creek. We can do it if we all work together!
Remember the first official day of practice is Monday, August 7th. Athletes will not be allowed to practice without a completed physical. Please get those turned into the office as soon as possible. If you have questions let me know. GO BUFFS!
Early Head Start is taking applications for the 2023-2024 school year. See picture for information.
Yesterday this amazing group of teachers had the opportunity to do some ACT Prep training with Bill Hanus. He is a master test taker and ACT Prep guru and teacher for Lincoln Pius. This group of teachers worked with him and did a bunch of planning to prepare to help our kids reach their ACT potential! We are sure lucky to have all these teachers on our team working with Elm Creek students!!
Today is the last day of band camp. These kids have been working hard all week long!
Yesterday this amazing group of teachers had the opportunity to do some ACT Prep training with Bill Hanus. He is a master test taker and ACT Prep guru and teacher for Lincoln Pius. This group of teachers worked with him and did a bunch of planning to prepare to help our kids reach their ACT potential! We are sure lucky to have all these l teachers on our team working with our kids!!
Open House packets can be picked up in the main office.
We are also accepting Pre-School tuition, Lunch Money and Selling Activity Passes.
Please bring in any Birth Certificates, Immunizations and Physicals.
The rep for Elm Creek Varsity letter jackets will be at our Open House on Wednesday, August 9th from 5 PM to 6:30 PM. He will have sample jackets for fitting and order forms so you can order one if needed. If you have any questions let me know. GO BUFFS!!!
Activity passes can be purchased below
https://forms.gle/Bg39bR7QEN425Kk39
Family Passes can be purchased for the discounted price of $80.00 Until 8/9/2023 at 4:00 PM. Any passes purchased will be ready at open house. *Make your life really easy ask for a digital (picture) pass*
Congratulations to Elm Creek JH/HS Business teacher Mrs. Keep!!! Mrs. Keep has completed BizInnovator Startup Teacher Certification, meaning she now has the skills to infuse innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset into her classroom. In addition, BizInnovator Startup Certification means Elm Creek may offer University of Iowa College of Business credit, ENTR:1010 Exploring Entrepreneurship, to qualifying students. Students in Mrs. Keep's class can earn credit by demonstrating competencies through an end-of-course proficiency exam. This rigorous exam is aligned to University of Iowa Tippie College of Business standards. Great job Mrs. Keep! Thanks for doing extra to bring more opportunities to our students!!
We will have Tropical-Sno and Cotton Candy for sale at our open house!
Please read our back to school letter! We are all looking forward to a new year!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R6rvLo9-avMRa70DDkcdvliYqGBu6X6jhnRMvoGMkGI/edit?usp=sharing
This year we will be streaming all of our games in both gyms and at the football field through our Hudl Focus cameras. Hudl has created a new page for us on their Hudl TV Channel. It's your one stop for all Elm Creek live streams. Here is the link for you to go check it out. GO BUFFS!!
https://fan.hudl.com/United-States/NE/Elm-Creek/organization/4859/Elm-Creek-High-School
Remember Open House is Wednesday, August 9th 5 to 6:30 pm. We will also have new student orientation for all incoming 7th graders and new students to the district at 4:30 PM on that day. We will have schedules, locker assignments, and answer questions. We hope to see you!
The School Commons Area is closed until Monday morning (7/31) to get the floors done..
Thank you for your understanding.
