On Feb. 5, three students from Cardinal High School and two students from Berkshire High School competed in the Rotary 4-Way Test speech competition at the Welshfield Banquet Hall.
Rotary Speech Event
On Feb. 5, three students from Cardinal High School and two students from Berkshire High School competed in the Rotary 4-Way Test speech competition at the Welshfield Banquet Hall. The speech competition asks students to relate an ethical issue to the four questions of: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Is it beneficial to all concerned?
All five students did a great job presenting their speeches. Rotary sends the top three students home with very generous cash prizes.
Wilson R., of Berkshire, took first place; Ellie R., of Cardinal, took second place; and Hope Z., of Berkshire, took third place. There were also competitive presentations by Cardinal students Chloe D. and Jay H.
Cool School Of The Week
Fox 8 News reporter Roosevelt Leftwich visited Jordak Elementary School on Feb. 12 to film for the “Cool School of the Week” segment. Jordak was one of three schools in an online contest the week of Feb. 3 to be voted as the “Cool School of the Week.” The school that receives the most votes is then featured on Fox 8. Jordak won its week with more than 10,000 votes.
Mr. Leftwich spent a couple of hours in district trying to highlight as many things as possible. He met the student body in a special morning assembly, participated in exercise club, watched a wind experiment in the science lab, saw students experiment with chemistry thanks to COSI visiting, peeked in on the classroom learning and library maker spaces and heard the choir perform. He also interviewed several students and faculty members.
JES students Emma and Lucy K. also appeared live on the FOX 8 Morning show on Feb. 13 to participate in the Coffee Quiz. They did a great job representing the Cardinal School District and showing their Huskie pride.
Musical Tickets On Sale
Cardinal High School Theater presents, “The Addams Family” March 13-15. This is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family.
Tickets are available for purchase online at cardinalschools.org until March 12 at 11:30 p.m.
Tickets can also be purchased in person at the high school office during school hours or during rehearsals at the middle school from 6-7:30 p.m., March 2–6 and March 9–11.
Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door on performance days.
Ticket prices are $8 for students and senior citizen floor seats; $10 for adult floor seats; $12 for all riser seats. Children under 5 are free but must sit on a lap or purchase a ticket if they want a seat.
House doors open at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, with the curtain rising at 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
The production contains some language and suggestive language. The mature themes in this show have been reviewed and approved by the superintendent and the production has been assigned a PG-13 rating. Parents/guardians are advised, but not required to attend with their children; please consider this when purchasing tickets.
Kindergarten Registration
Kindergarten registration for the 2020-21 school year will be held March 9-13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cardinal Community Learning Center (former CIS building). To enter kindergarten, students must be 5 years of age on or before Aug. 1.
Registration packets are available on the district website: cardinalschools.org or in the Jordak Elementary School and board of education offices.
Make sure all forms are filled out completely and that one has all of the required documentation. Registration will be done by appointment only; call the Jordak office at 440-632-0261 ext. 2000 to schedule a time. Incoming students will have a brief screening, so they should attend as well.
