Correction: Volleyball scrimmage on Friday will start at 4 PM. GO COUGARS!
Matt Skurdal is joining the DES staff as a 1st grade teacher. Welcome Mr. Skurdal!
My name is Matt Skurdal, and I am originally from West Union but I've been living in Cedar Falls for the last 16 years. This will be my second year teaching but last year I was a long term sub in Waterloo. I like to keep active with basketball and walking my dog. I really look forward to working in a school like the one I went to. I know it will be very different from Waterloo but I look forward to the opportunity.
Welcome Brooke McCoy to the DES Kindergarten team. Ms. McCoy is not a stranger to DES. She completed her student teaching at DES last spring.
Hello! My name is Brooke McCoy. I am from Ottumwa, Iowa. I just recently graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. This upcoming school year I am excited to be teaching Kindergarten at Durant Elementary.
Samantha Salvas is joining the FES and DES staff as the Social Emotional Interventionist.
Samantha Salvas is a graduate student at the University of Northern Iowa studying School Counseling. Samantha received her BA in Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa as well. Samantha lives in Waterloo with her family. In her free time she likes to travel, camp, go hiking and kayaking, She loves Halloween so much she started cosplaying and makes some of her cosplay outfits herself. She likes art and currently is very interested in watercolor painting. She volunteers at the Heart Of Darkness doing construction, painting, and set design. She is looking forward to the school year with us and will be working as the Social Emotional Interventionist.
Welcome Erica Harris, new Special Education Teacher at Fredericksburg Elementary.
Mrs. Harris graduated high school from Tripoli in 2011 and then went to Buena Vista University where she pursued a degree in education. She graduated from BVU in May 2016. When Mrs. Harris returned home, she got a job with Counseling & Family Centered Services of which she is still employed. Mrs. Harris decided to finish her degree and attended William Penn University and graduated in May 2022 with an elementary education degree and endorsements in special education and reading. She is currently the Varsity Volleyball Coach at Tripoli High School as well. Mrs. Harris and her husband got married in 2019 and welcomed their baby boy Keaton into this world in October 2021. They have baby #2 on the way. Mrs. Harris so excited to get the school year rolling as the Special Education teacher at Fredericksburg Elementary!
Fredericksburg Elementary would like to welcome our new 1st Grade Teacher, Jessica Nelson. A little about Mrs. Nelson: My name is Jessie Nelson, and I am looking forward to teaching 1st grade at Fredericksburg Elementary. I grew up in the Ionia area and attended school in New Hampton. Afterwards I went on to college at the University of Northern Iowa, where I graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education. I have previous experience teaching special education in the Central Springs and Charles City School Districts. When I'm not in my classroom, I enjoy spending time with my family. I look forward to the journey that lies ahead working with the Sumner-Fredericksburg School District. I can’t wait to meet all my new students this year!
Reminder tomorrow August 16th open houses at FES and SFMS from 5-7pm. Also, all MS sports informational mtg in multipurpose room at 6:30pm.
WELCOME BACK TO THE STAFF OF SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG SCHOOLS. It is going to be a great year!!!
Cougar Family!!!!
SFHS Fall sport scrimmages this Friday August 19th.
Football starts at 5 PM with the 9-10 team followed by Varsity & JV.
Cross Country will run at 3:30, starting and finishing at the high school
Volleyball starts at 3:15 PM with 9-10 vs JV followed by JV vs Varsity.
You Are Invited To The SF Middle School and Fredericksburg Elementary Open House. The buildings will be open from 5 - 7 PM. Come in and meet your teacher, and see your room.
Welcome Amy Throckmorton to the Cougar Family
My name is Amy Throckmorton and I am excited to be joining the media center team after homeschooling my kids with the Cedar Rapids homeschool assistance program for several years!
I returned to the classroom as a permanent building substitute at Cleveland Elementary in Cedar Rapids, then taught Kindergarten and 2nd grade at West Central in Maynard for the last two years.
My daughter Sara, 17, will continue to be homeschooled and attend Oelwein High School and NICC this fall.
My daughter Livia, 21, has a degree in graphic design from Kirkwood, has worked from home for TaxAct editing code and is currently a camp counselor at Riverside Lutheran Bible Camp in Story City.
My oldest son Hance recently graduated from Olivet Nazarene University and is a software engineer at Epic in Verona, Wisconsin.
Previously I was a K-5 library media specialist in Mason City. I have a degree in elementary education and school library media from the University of Northern Iowa, where I met my husband Hance. I love to read and sew and knit and spend time with my kids and fur babies. Friday nights during football season I will be watching the halftime show!
Four former Cougars gave back to the SF program by leading an Alumni Clinic. Morgan Brandt, Jenna Brandt, Becca Pagel, and Whitney Tegtmeier shared some tips for each position.
Nine girls attended the Iowa State Camp to prepare for the upcoming season. The camp allowed the team to try different rotations and learn about their strengths and weaknesses.
Zac Ceresa graciously accepted the offer to come up for a full day of leading a clinic for the SF volleyball team.
Champion's Approach, led by Will Baumann, came to SFHS. The team gained valuable technique and strategy information.
SF Volleyball Camp 2022--Over 60 girls participated in the Cougar Volleyball Camp this summer. The future is bright for SF Volleyball!
Thank you to all the clinicians, coaches, parents, and players for a successful preseason. Looking forward to the 2022 season! More pictures will be added over the next day. Look for them on Facebook, Twitter and the school website.
GO COUGARS!!!!
The Sumner Fredericksburg Volleyball webstore is now open:
https://stores.teamelitesports.com/sumner_fredericksburg_volleyball
Store Close: 8/16/22
Orders Back: 8/30/22
Mr. Jared Knapp originally from Humboldt, IA will be the new Middle School Band Director at S-F. Jared is a recent graduate of Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. During his time at Wartburg he played in the Wartburg Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Knightliters Jazz Band, Waverly Community Symphony Orchestra, Wartburg Drumline, Wartburg College Ritterchor and many more.
Jared also plays with a local trombone group as well as the Karl L King band in Fort Dodge, Iowa. When Jared is not busy playing his trombone he enjoys reading, hanging out with his friends, and riding his bike around Waverly.
“I am so very excited to get started and look forward to working with some great students!”- Jared Knapp
Parents of DES Students:
We will be making a change to our afternoon bus procedures. Students will stay at Durant Elementary until the shuttle buses from Fredericksburg arrive. Shuttle buses will first drop off Middle School students at the High School. Those buses will then pick up our rural route students at Durant and go directly on their routes.
Please note that if you had picked up your elementary student at the high school once the buses arrived in the past, you will no longer be able to do this. No students will be taken from the Durant bus ramp. If you would like to pick up your child, you will need to make him/her a car rider and pick them up from the car line at the front of the building.
Contact the Durant office with any questions.