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May 17, 2024
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1.
District
Celebrations
These are your 2024 Teacher of the Year Award Winners.
These are your 2024 Teacher of the Year Award Winners.
Celebration highlights
During the May Board Meeting, the 2024 Teacher of the Year recipients were recognized. Special congratulations to Zionsville Middle School Teacher Luke Boes who was named the ZCS District Teacher of the Year. Mr. Boes will represent Zionsville Community Schools in the State Teacher of the Year selection process.
This month's meeting was also a celebration of those who have achieved milestone years of service and those who are retiring this year. Read more in this month's board report included later in this issue.
Congratulations to all who were recognized!
Celebrating Teacher of the Year Recipients
Celebrating Milestone Years and Retirements
2.
Unified Champions
Game Day (K-8)
Video Highlights from Unified Champions Game Day (K-8)
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.
ZCS recently held its annual Unified Champions Game Day. Our youngest K-8 champions had their day at the Zionsville Middle School (ZMS) track. Competitors brought everything they had during one of our favorite days of the school year.
Thank you to Director of Unified Student Services Casey Allen and her team, along with all families and teachers, who make these days possible for our students.
3.
World Premier
Concert
In 2021, Zionsville Middle School Teachers Chris and Ashley Murray received grants as part of the Lilly Endowment’s Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program allowing them to travel to Acadia, Olympic, Everglades, and Big Bend National Parks.
They hiked, journaled, and photographed the parks and then shared their collection of experiences with composer Ryan Fraley. He composed an original, four-movement piece based on those travels. Each movement was inspired by the landscapes and wildlife in the places visited. Eighth grade band and orchestra students learned and performed the inspirations behind each movement.
The project took nearly three years to complete and the students were thrilled to take part in the world premiere performance of this remarkable work.
4.
Trailside
Author Visit
First graders at Trailside Elementary recently enjoyed a special visit with award-winning children's book author Rebecca Kai Dotlich. Trailside first grade teachers used one of Dotlich's most popular books, One Day, the End, as a catalyst to their young author's unit that wraps up the school year. During the visit, students learned firsthand about the writing and publishing processes and had an opportunity to participate in a special writing exercise with Ms. Dotlich. The author also brought signed copies of her books for the Trailside Library. It was an experience Trailside students and staff won't forget.
5.
ZCHS Key Club Members
work with the Zionsville Chamber
Members of the Zionsville Community High School Key Club recently volunteered for an early shift to assist the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce in setting up for the Brick Street Market. Thank you for your community support!
Board Meeting
Report
Staff celebrations during the May Board meeting always make this month one of the most inspirational meetings of the year. Read May Board Meeting highlights at the link below.
At this month's meeting, we celebrated the Teacher of the Year recipients, named the District Teacher of the Year, and honored those reaching milestone years of service and retirees.
At this month's meeting, we celebrated the Teacher of the Year recipients, named the District Teacher of the Year, and honored those reaching milestone years of service and retirees.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Online registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now available.
Please follow the instructions you received in the personalized email from Zionsville Community Schools on Tuesday, May 7th. Registration information is vital for ensuring that you receive information about the 2024-2025 school year, for maintaining records to ensure student safety, and in compliance reporting required of us on behalf of all enrolled students (for various state and local agencies). Please remember that this notification may have been sent to multiple parent/guardian contacts. Only ONE registration record may be submitted for each student. A parent/guardian who starts a registration for a student becomes the only registrant possible for that student.
Please complete this registration by Friday, May 31st, 2024.
If your student will not be returning to Zionsville Community Schools next year, please complete the online student change form so that you won’t continue to receive registration notices.
Summer
Lunch Assistance
Attention
Class of 2024
Last call
Attention Class of 2024 Families: send in a photo of your senior wearing something that shows what's next!
Attention Class of 2024 Families: send in a photo of your senior wearing something that shows what's next!
THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR SENIOR PHOTOS. TODAY, FRIDAY, MAY 17, IS THE LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT A PHOTO. SEND YOUR SENIOR'S PHOTO TODAY!
We will be producing a district video with photos of the ZCHS Class of 2024 seniors. Please share a photo of your senior wearing spirit wear or posed in a setting showing their next steps. For some, this will be donning a college sweatshirt, while others will be pursuing trades, a gap year, beginning a career or enlisting in a branch of the military. We want to celebrate all students!
Send photos by May 17th to: zcsphotos@zcs.k12.in.us with the subject line ZCHS Class of 2024.
The deadline was extended as one last opportunity to submit photos. Submissions will be accepted until May 17.
Give Back
Golf Outing
Check out the Spring Edition of the Zionsville Community Schools' Newspaper.
ASCENSION
ST. VINCENT
Thank you to Ascension St. Vincent for your service to students, staff and families in Zionsville Community Schools.
See this week's update from Ascension St. Vincent here.
STAR
FINANCIAL BANK
Thank you to Star Bank for your ongoing service to students, staff and families in Zionsville Community Schools.
Learn more about our partnership with STAR Bank here.
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