Today's Bengal Spotlight Featured Department is the Para's! We can not thank them enough for their work, dedication, and the relationships they build with our students. Below is just a small look into their world and what helps make them the best Paras around!
Denise Beutler has been with USD 379 for 17 years and has been a para at CCCMS for 7 years. She is thankful that her immediate family includes her husband and their 3 kids plus their 3 spouses and their 6 grandkids
Nicole Kennison started out as a para in 2015, she did go to work for Family Dollar/Dollar Tree from February 2022-September 2022, then came back to CCCMS as a para in September 2022. She is a mom of 3 boys, AJ is a Freshman, Marcus is a 7th grader and RJ is a 5th grader. She enjoys spending time with her boys, and her parents. She loves reading and painting.
Nicole Ruhge has worked for USD for 4 years. She has a daughter who’s 4. She also loves spending majority of the weekends with her niece and nephew.
Shaylee Simnitt has worked for USD379 for 5 years. She is married to Wade Simnitt. She is currently in school to be a K-6 teacher.
Sally Chestnut is on her fifth year working at CCCMS as a para. She is married to a farmer and has three grown daughters.
Patience Sawdy is in her second year working at CCCMS as a para in the TLC/functional room. She has four wonderful children. Justyce is in 5th grade, Kyden is in 3rd grade, Lyryk is a first grader, and MaeLynn is in Kindergarten. She enjoys spending her free time with her kids hiking, reading books, playing sports, going to zoos and aquariums, and walking their dogs Rafiki, Princess, and Timon.
Marilyn Burger has been with the district for 20 years and here at CCCMS for two years‼️ She loves spending time with her family and grandchildren along with visiting her family in Colorado.
Jenn Williams has just recently started helping out as a Para part time along with her secretary duties and her help with the food service department.
Thank you so much Paras for all you do for the school and our students!
Today's Bengal Way Call of the Day is Evie Frigon!!! Evie is a joy to have in class! She exhibits all the pillars, but Miss McClure always sees her balanced in Social Studies. She's very organized and collected every day. Evie is AWESOME! Keep living the #bengalstrong way Evie!
Our Lady Bengals are ready to put on a show for you tonight! Come out and support them at home 4pm! Good Luck Bengals!!!
Come support our Bengal Band Students tonight in the CCCHS Auditorium
Today's Bengal Way Call of the Day is Mason Chaffee! Mason found a broken glass bottle in the grass and brought it inside to throw it away. Being Neat is an awesome quality to have when living the #bengalstrong way! Way to go Mason!!
Today's Bengal Way Call of the Day is Isabelle Davis! Izzy is always one of the first students to help around the science classroom when Mrs. Wietharn asks for volunteers. What an awesome quality to have we need more leaders like Izzy!
Need Saturday morning plans??? Catch one of the three tournaments our Bengal Athletes will be involved in on Saturday, November 12th at 9am. Good Luck Bengals! #bengalstrong
Today's Bengal Way Call of the Day goes to Rebecca Davis. Rebecca got a calculator for a friend without being asked. It saved the friend some steps, but it also encouraged her friend to have a calculator like she was supposed to, so she could do her math! Way to a Leader Rebecca!
We were very fortunate to have the Kansas Department of Traffic Safety come to talk this afternoon. They were here to honor the State Poster Contest Winner, which was our very own Avery Baer! Way to go Avery! They also gave our students some great information about Traffic and Bike safety. Avery with her heart of gold, gifted her prize to her brother.
Reminder there is no school tomorrow, Friday, November 11th. Thank you all Veterans, for your Sacrifice and Service!
Today's Bengal Spotlight Featured Team is the Boys Wrestling team! The team is coached by some amazing coaches: Craig Rickley, James Gordon, Alisha Brownell, and Brandon Pigorsch. These boys have been working hard to improve on a daily basis! They will be in action again this Saturday 9am at the Concordia Tournament! Keep up the great work boys!
It's going to be a cold evening, so why not come into our Warm Gym and enjoy some Lady Bengals Basketball!! 7th Grade will be in the district gym and 8th Grade in the Middle School gym! #bengalstrong
Today's Bengal Way Call of the Day is Gentry Hartman! Gentry went out of her way on two separate occasions to help a student. She loaned a pencil to him when anyone else could have done the same, but didn't. Way to be Empathetic Gentry! Continue Living the #bengalstrong Way! (Side note Happy Birthday!)
Nothing is better than Pajamas and a comfy couch just ask Mrs. Fickes's PAWS class! They are this week's Bengal Spotlight Featured PAWS! They are a fantastic group of students. They enjoy playing silent ball, musical chairs, and going to the gym. We are very competitive during challenges. We will miss all of our 8th graders when they leave us next year!
Look what's on the menu! #usd379
Please join us in celebrating our 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year for USD 379! Elementary Teacher, Mrs. Graham and Secondary Teacher, Mrs. Hamel. #usd379
So many options to keep you busy tonight come watch our Bengals in action! Wrestling will be in our CCCMS Gym, 7th Grade Girls Basketball will be in the District Gym, and 8th Grade Girls Basketball will be in the High School Main Gym. Good Luck to all our Athletes! #bengalstrong
On Saturday, November 5, the CCCMS Wrestling participated in the Little Apple Grapple in Manhattan, KS. The team took a total of 9 wrestlers to the event. Thayne Pfizenmaier, Kian Ramey, Jett Hayes, Jude Peterson, William McCann, and Enrique Aguero placed in the top 4. Thayne Pfizenmaier was voted Outstanding Wrestler by the coaches in attendance. The CCCMS Boys Wrestling team will show their skills on Tuesday, November 8 at home versus Concordia and Rock Creek.
Congratulations to our NCKMEA Middle Level Honor Choir attendees who participated this past weekend at Junction City High School.
Rebecca Davis, Jayli Liby and Bella Evers with Mrs Bergsten
Good Luck on the road today Lady Bengals! #bengalstrong