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Numa - 5th grade student council in front of Numa's Classy Awards bulletin board. Photos courtesy of ChurchillCSD.

CCHS: The CCHS Practical Communications Class had a series of guest speakers join them in October and November as part of their Career Explorations project. The speakers talked about what to expect in their career and day-to-day life of the job and specifically addressed areas of communication required in each field. The guest speakers were: Britney Ortega, medical field; Phyllys Dowd, accountant and business ownership; Wyatt Getto, real estate and business ownership; Reto Gross and Wade Henderson, lineman and electrical work. Additional guest speakers scheduled to come in at a later date include: Daniel Slentz, computer and technology; Chase Johnson, culinary; and Tedd Ott, welding, mechanical.

CCMS: Before the break, CCMS celebrated Kindness Week, which included dress-up days, advisory kindness activities, and a fun assembly to conclude the week. CCMS was awarded a Kindness Grant from the Choose Kindness Foundation. Every Wednesday, advisories participate in kindness lessons from the Random Acts of Kindness program that align with the school-wide expectations of mutual respect, attentive listening, and appreciation. Teacher Kailyn Mann held a t-shirt design competition, and students voted which design was their favorite. The winning design will be printed onto t-shirts for students and staff. The design will be announced in the coming weeks, and CCMS plans to have shirts ready to go right after the break.

Numa: Numa’s “Classy Awards” bulletin board is filled with stars. Numa started the board at the beginning of the year, encouraging students and staff to express their appreciation by giving classy awards for outstanding, classy behavior, including all things both social and academic. The Classy Awards are announced at least twice a week and the stars are put on the bulletin board. When the board is full, the stars are taken down and given to the recipients. This is the second time they have filled the award board. Pictured are Numa Student Council students. 

ECB: Fallon’s Rotary Club made their annual donation of brand new dictionaries to every third grader last week. “Our students love having new books in their hands, and we love watching them get so excited each year. In a world of so much technology, this day always makes us so happy,” said teacher Christine Mori. 

LES: Students in Crystal Cabral’s first-grade class started learning about Christmas around the world. They learned about holiday traditions in Germany, South Africa, Mexico, and Brazil. They discussed differences and similarities in different countries, learned songs and how to say “Merry Christmas” in other languages, and they made a craft to represent the country they learned about.

ECB: Fallon’s Rotary Club made their annual donation of brand new dictionaries to every third grader last week. “Our students love having new books in their hands, and we love watching them get so excited each year. In a world of so much technology, this day always makes us so happy,” said teacher Christine Mori. 

 



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Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I knew Sam as a member of our church growing up. He always had a warm smile, a kind word, and a great sense of humor! He will be great missed!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:57 AMComment source: Obituary -- Samuel Bruce WickizerComment author: Mike HinzComment text: Great teacher, great coach, but even a better person!!! Rest in peace Mr. BeachComment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:53 AMComment source: Obituary -- Jack Victor Beach, Jr.Comment author: Mike HinzComment text: I had Mrs Hedges for First Grade at Northside Elementary in 1969. I still, to this day, remember her as a wonderful teacher…one of my favorites!!Comment publication date: 7/2/25, 11:29 AMComment source: Obituary - Nancy Marie Hedges C Comment author: Carl C. HagenComment text: What are MFNs and PBMs ?? ............................ From the editor: This is a very good question and we apologize for not catching that wasn't in there. We reached out to the writer/submitter and got this info back...hope it's helpful. PBM: Pharmacy Benefit Managers are pharmacies that are owned by insurance companies. (CVS is one.) They negotiate with drug makers to get reduced pricing for medications, but they historically have not passed along those savings to patients. https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/pharmacy-benefit-managers-staff-report.pdf MFN: Most Favored Nation pricing is a policy that means a country agrees to offer the same trade concessions (like tariffs or price reductions) to all member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). When applied to pharmaceuticals, it could disrupt global access, deter innovation, and obscure the deeper systemic issues in American health care. https://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/05/22/the-global-risks-of-americas-most-favored-nation-drug-pricing-policy/Comment publication date: 6/23/25, 7:47 AMComment source: L E T T E R TO THE EDITOR
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