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Middle School Football and Volleyball Concessions - Volunteers needed! Perfect opportunity for parents, community members, older siblings, and other high school students to get involved at the middle school! If you are interested in getting involved, know of a high school student who wants the Silver Cord hours, or otherwise want the volunteer hours for college scholarship applications, Cougar Impact would be happy to have your help! Please email cplymesser@agwsr.org with any questions. Sign up for available times here: https://tinyurl.com/2yp25xts

K-4 Parents: Please join us for our next Cougar Connection meeting on September 16th at 6:00 in the Ackley Elementary!

Congratulations to the 2025 AGWSR Homecoming Court King Candidates: Tyler Nederhoff, Lane Rose, Blake Willems, Tristen Dennis and Jariyah Bowles Queen Candidates: Morgan Woodley, Elise Olson, Cali Buseman, Brylea Metzgar and Claire Culver. Homecoming starts September 29!

9/11 - JH Volleyball against A/P will be played in APLINGTON. Both grade levels will start at 4:15 in separate gyms.

There has been a late scrimmage added for the JJV Volleyball team at Aplington-Parkersburg tomorrow 9/11 starting at 5:30. It is considered a frosh/JJV scrimmage. There will be no admissions or concessions in the building, however the concession stand at the football field will be open if spectators wish to get something.

Shining bright on the sidelines and in everything she does – congratulations to our Cheerleader of the Week, Layla! 🌟💜 Your spirit, hard work, and positive energy make our team stronger every single day! You have come so far in the short time I have worked with you & I’m so proud to get to coach you! We can’t to see where life will take our Future Prez!🐾📣 Let’s give her a big round of applause! 👏👏👏 #CougarPride #CheerLeaderOfTheWeek #GoCougars

During Cougars Critical Thinking, our 1st grade ecologists used their observation skills to sketch the environment at work. They found slugs, ants, spider webs, butterflies, beetles and squirrels.

Menu Change for Ackley Elementary on Friday, September 12th.

K-2 ONLY
Crispito
Corn
Tropical Fruit

3rd-4th ONLY
Popcorn Chicken
Baked Beans
Tropical Fruit

Cougar Impact Concessions - Volunteers needed! Perfect opportunity for parents to get involved at the middle school! If you are interested in volunteering, know of a high school student who wants the Silver Cord hours, or otherwise want the volunteer hours for college scholarship applications, Cougar Impact would be happy to have your help! Please email cplymesser@agwsr.org with any questions. The link to sign up is here: https://forms.gle/pCzqWiMqURECnxWY8

Please Join us Thursday, September 11th at the AGWSR FFA Building for the Annual Plot Night with food served from 5:30-7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome! From 7:00-8:00 PM, the chapter is also hosting their Freshman/New Member meeting talking about opportunities and basic information for the upcoming school year and organization.

HS Volleyball vs Grundy Center in Ackley on Tuesday 9/9 will all be played in one gym on one net with the following schedule:


​JJV 5:30 (hard stop)
JV 6:30 (hard stop)
V 7:30 (approx)

Earlier this week, Intro to AgBusiness class did an activity locating sections in a Plat Book and writing accurate land descriptions.

Patterns are everywhere! In Cougars Critical Thinking class, kindergartners learned about patterns in nature. After that, they practiced patterns with little ducks, and some ventured out to make patterns of their own!

Live-Stream for tonight's football game at West Hancock: https://kiow.com/sports/live/west-hancock-sports/

(9/5) Friday's football game at West Hancock is CASH ONLY admissions at the gate.

🏐📸Friendly reminder that junior high volleyball pictures are this Friday! 📸🏐

On Wednesday, September 3rd, AGWSR will have a time change for the early dismissal to allow staff and students the opportunity to attend the funeral of Korey Meinders. We anticipate a large number of individuals will be present, and we appreciate your understanding and support.
Thank you for your flexibility as we support members of our Cougar community during this time.

Dear Elementary Cougar Families-

During Open House Night you received a letter sharing information about our new Social-Emotional Curriculum, PurposeFull People. Every month we will be sending a Family Connection Newsletter and PurposeFull Pursuits to provide fun challenges you can pursue together! These are simple ways to intentionally reinforce the skills we are working on at school, while providing fun strategies to grow together as a family. We invite you to make some memories and join in the fun! Your student(s) will be starting the Kindness Kickoff this week!

You can access the family newsletter for this week here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j72gQiqCmITxK6AHXmrAAhC2yhqme8M5/view?usp=drive_link

🌟🎀 Cheerleader of the Week! 🎀🌟 Congratulations to Ava for being chosen as our Cheerleader of the Week! 🏆💜 Ava shines bright with her positive attitude, dedication, and team spirit. She’s always ready to encourage her teammates, lead with a smile, and give her all at every practice and performance! ✨🙌 Be sure to give her a cheer when you see her yard sign out front—she deserves to be celebrated! 🎉📣 Way to go, Cougar Cheerleader of the Week, Ava! 💜🤍💙 #CheerleaderOfTheWeek #CougarPride #CheerFamily #ShineBright