Last evening at the Special Session of the Board of Education approved the use of Spring Conference Days as make-up for days cancelled due to snow/winter weather. This means that the last day for all students and staff will be Friday, May 30, 2014. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 p.m. on that day.
Thank you all for your patience.
Dr. Anita Micich
Superintendent of Schools
Clear Lake Schools is in its second year of developing an all-school strength training program that all students can be involved in all year round. The purpose is to provide structure to our programs both in and out of a student’s sport season. The guideline is that when a student is in-season they will participate in a program that involves speed, agility, strength and conditioning with his/her team. When a student is not in-season, the school is providing a structured off-season program to help the student maintain and develop in those areas. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity and a service for all of our student-athletes not only in-season, but out-of-season. It will also help us bring continuity to our strength and conditioning program from season to season and better utilize our weight room facilities.
If you did not order a 2013-2014 Clear Lake Middle School yearbook at parent teacher conferences you may still order one. Please download and fill out the order form and drop it off at the Clear Lake Middle School Office along with a check for payment. Checks for the yearbook should be made out to Clear Lake Community School District. All orders must be turned in no later than April 30, 2014.
The yearbook will be 32 pages in color with a soft cover and cost $12.00 each. The yearbooks will be delivered the third week in May to your student's ICU teacher. If you have any questions regarding the yearbook, please contact Shirlee Taylor at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The 9th Grade World Geography YUDA Bands Service Project that ran from Dec. 10-20 ended up selling 434 bracelets to help sponsor underprivileged students in impoverished countries to get a secondary education. The class surpassed their presale goal of 350 bracelets that they needed to be able to sponsor their selected students, which enabled them to help sponsor another student as well. Thanks to everyone from the school and community that bought these bracelets and thanks to our local businesses Cabin Coffee, Starboard Market, Culvers, Orange Leaf and Pizza Hut for supporting this cause. The collective efforts of the students, school, community, and businesses helped break the poverty cycle in these countries for what will hopefully be not just this generation but generations to come.
To all families: As part of our recent Site Visit with the Iowa Department of Education we want to make you aware of the updates to Policy 600.1 Multicultural/Gender Fair Equity Educational Opportunity. The Board approved revisions of this policy on October 28, 2013. It is provided in total below. This will be updated in Student and Parent Handbooks for the 2014-2015 school year.