Republic County USD 109

Republic County vs Ellsworth junior high boys and girls basketball basketball game information

Parents of winter sports participants please read the attached document

Valley Heights has asked that all fans use front entrance for tomorrow nights game. Please see game information for live stream links.

KSHSAA's Board of Directors voted 54-24 to allow two parents/guardian per participant(s) family to attend interscholastic activities December 10, 2020 through January 28, 2021 as allowed by local board of education and health department restrictions. Digging into this a bit further to explain: 1. Local School Districts and Health Departments still have local control to put more stringent limits in place limiting attendance. When traveling to compete at other schools, schools will have to go by the local guidelines of the host school. 2. Parent/guardian means they must be of 18 years of age to be considered a guardian. 3. Participants are defined as players, cheerleaders and pep band members. 4. Two per participant(s) family means no matter the number of participants per family (for example, a JV Boy, Two Varsity Girls, Band does not equal eight people allowed in as parents/guardian), it is still only two parents/guardian total per family--Not two per participant. 5. This goes until the 28th of January at which time there is no KSHSAA restrictions unless they would come back and change it prior to that.

JV boys live stream link for tonight’s game. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvghlsEiCvGRSnqZdws2SUg

Schedule change for tonight's basketball games. JV Girls start time- 4:30 JV Boys start time-6:00

Good Luck to the Republic County basketball teams tonight when they travel to Concordia.

Reminder of 1 hour late start on Wednesday, December 9, for USD 109.

Please see the attachment for information regarding tomorrow night's high school basketball game at Concordia. The link to view the game is included in the attachment as no fans are allowed.

KSHSAA's Board of Appeals just voted 7-1 in favor of sending the decision of no fans at winter sports events through Jan. 28 back to the board of directors. The new meeting where the BOD will reconsider allowing 1-2 parents per attendee will be held next Tuesday at 1:00pm.

As of 3:30pm on Thursday, December 3, USD 109 is planning for Grades 7-12 to return to on-site, in-person learning on Monday, December 7, with activities resuming as well. All mitigation protocols and KSHSAA/state guidelines are in place. The cases in the county remain high; however our students need to be back in school, all athletic teams will all be off quarantine and there are only few cases amongst our students right now in the jr/sr high school. Please continue to remind yourself and our students to stay home if they are feeling ill. As Republic County is one of the top 25 counties in the nation right now in regards to the number of cases per capita, it is crucial to practice social distancing, wearing a mask and regular hand washing/sanitation not only in school, but as we are out and about in the community as well. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns: llyder@usd109.org

12/1/2020 Dear Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Families - As we navigate through Covid-19, many activities present challenges for us to balance following our safety protocols while still making sure students are able to participate. One of those activities is our program. The December 4th Christmas Program for Kindergarten and 1st and 2nd grade will be postponed and the format will look a little different this year. On Wednesday, December 16th, we will have 4 programs during the day. The programs will be held at the Blair. 8:30-9:00 - Miss Sheets and Mrs. Strnad’s Kindergarten Classes 10:00-10:30 - Mrs. Richecky and Mrs. Wheeler’s Kindergarten Classes 1:00-1:30 - 1st Grade Program 2:30-3:00 - 2nd Grade Program Each program will have safety procedures in place for our students, their families and our community. Masks are required. Temperature checks for all visitors Capacity will be limited to 25% - Tickets will be provided for each student for admittance We will do our best to make the program available online to those guests not able to attend in person. While not ideal, we are excited the students will be able to share their program with you. One of our goals this year is to adapt as many of our activities as possible, instead of canceling them. Thanks to Mrs. Gallion for all of her hard work with the students and coming up with a creative solution for our students and their families. We are Better Together! Thanks, Katie Struebing, East Elementary Principal

Republic County staff is the best! East Elementary art teacher, Ami Price, works with a student at home. Thank you Chandra Bates for the picture and sharing. Thank you to all of Republic County USD 109 staff for the extra efforts in this unprecedented time.

For Fire Prevention week the Kindergarten classes at East Elementary got to go visit the fire station and get a special ride on a fire truck. Here is Miss. Sheets Kindergarten class on their fire visit. We learned about fire safety and what to do if we are ever in a fire.

Best of Luck to the Homecoming 2020 candidates. Homecoming Activities on Friday include: Parade is at 2:30pm. Ceremony is at 6:30pm. Buffs Football vs St. Marys at 7:00pm. Back Row (L-R)- Jared Baxa, Cody Dahl, Curtis Hansen, Kameron Ines Front Row: Taylor Cherny, Emily Jensik, Mariah Motto, Gracie Rhine