Board Recognitions

New for the 2022-23 school year, the Clear Creek Amana Community School District and Board of Education are recognizing the outstanding work of its students and staff. Each month, school and district leaders have the ability to recognize students who have excelled in arts, academics, athletics/extracurriculars and community service. 

School board member Matt McAreavy, Board President Kara Prickett, Seth Graesser, Tyler Hibbs, Superintendent Dr. Seymour

Tyler Hibbs & Seth Graesser submitted by David Graesser, the Middle School Building Engineer
I just wanted to express my gratitude for the awesome teamwork led by Tyler Hibbs and Seth Graesser. They helped in the Wrestling Building-Golf Net Project, with getting tables from the HS and getting chairs to Amana for the Swim Meet.

Tyler and Seth are longtime residents and graduates of CCA, they both have a great deal of pride in the Clear Creek Amana School District. There are many things that take place out of normal view that are required for the district to function, Tyler and Seth are the focal point of making much of this happen. They do this without wanting any recognition or fan fare, just the desire to do their jobs safely, efficiently and professionally. 

School board member Matt McAreavy, Board President Kara Prickett, Melissa Fuller, Superintendent Dr. Seymour

Melissa Fuller is North Bend Elementary’s Music Teacher... and last-minute interpreter! To say she is an amazing and fun and energetic music educator is an understatement, but in addition to that, she has stepped in to help our non-English speaking students and parents. From Day 1, she has graciously shared her gift of dual languages to help us through some otherwise difficult situations. She has greeted parents, helped when a student is sick, taken a phone call, and helped us navigate Google Translate. She has helped our new students & families feel even more welcome and helped our NBE staff communicate better! We are so thankful for her sharing her gift! 

School board member Matt McAreavy, Board President Kara Prickett, Miranda Kral, Superintendent Dr. Seymour

Miranda Kral is the former Teacher Librarian at North Bend Elementary and is currently the Teacher Librarian at Clear Creek Elementary.
North Bend Elementary, unfortunately, started the school year without a Teacher Librarian but even with nobody currently in this position the school is making all things happen because of the work Miranda had done getting their Library set up for the school year: she made sure each student had a card, made sure the system was set up correctly, made sure there were easy step-by-step instructions to follow for those having to keep it moving forward! She has been open to several emails and phone calls to help the NBE staff when needed.

Miranda has stopped by North Bend Elementary to help with whatever they need... and she has done it with a smile! NBE is so APPRECIATIVE of her generous heart!

Speech

Three Speech groups were nominated for All-State Performing. The groups were Musical Theatre, Choral Reading and Ensemble Acting. Seven of the students qualified in two events.
In addition to the student recognition, Tracy Williams wrote the choral reading piece entitled “Robin”.
At the IHSS All-State Large Speech Festival, The CCA Musical Theatre Group was selected as “Outstanding All-Stater”. This was a first in CCA History.
Musical Theatre (Come From Away): Audrey Bell, Andrew Cartier, James Cavanary, Sydney Emmel, Lily Schloss, Brock Sherman, Natalie Stewart and Charlotte Watson.
Coaches Tracy Williams and Chrissy Berlin

Ella Chatham (ensemble acting
Natalie Stewart
Audrey Bell
Charlotte Watson
Brock Sherman

Volleyball
The CCA Volleyball Girls returned to the State Tournament for the first time since 2014 and were the 4A State Runner-up for first time in program history.

Head Coach Jackie Clubb and Assistant Coach Rachel Berkland
Silvana Kabolo
Bliss Beck
Meg Berkland
Sam Schrage
Kenadi Wood

Girls and Boys Cross Country
The CCA Girls placed 2nd and the Boys placed 3rd at the 3A Regional Meet. This qualified both teams for the Cross Country State Championships. This was the first time in school history both teams qualified in the same year. At the State Meet, the Girls placed 9th and the Boys placed 14th. Haidyn Barker received All-State honors by placing 13th as an individual.

Head Coach Ben Robison, Assistant Coaches Megan Miller and Paige O'Brien.

Girls Qualifiers:
Haidyn Barker
Kira Barker
Sara Kinzenbaw
Eva Leighton-Dick
Kiera Rogers
Harper Tecklenberg
Raegan Wyant

Boys Qualifiers:
Jamie Hayes
Brock Hilsman
Logan Kafer
Cameron Kimm
Isaac Sorensen
Peyton Stadler
Thomas Stiltner

Board member Shawn Kukukze, Board member Jennifer Downes, Suzanne Schloss, Emmaline Hines, Superintendent Dr. Seymour

Emmaline Hines, 3rd Grade Student at Amana Elementary

Congratulations Emmaline Hines, 3rd grade student at Amana Elementary. Emmaline was chosen as the winner of the University of Iowa Flash Writing Contest for Grades 3 and 4.  The judges read submissions from 25 other states, Washington DC and as far away as India!!  Emmaline's writing and more about the contest is on the Write Now website! 

Suzanne Schloss, Building Secretary at North Bend Elementary

Suz is being recognized for always being upbeat and having a smile and a can do attitude.  There is nothing Suz won't take on and figure out how to make it work or make it better.  Her laugh is contagious.  She is there for every single member of the North Bend family. Suz goes above and beyond every single day!

Annie Trumpold, Anita Reihmann, School Board member Jen Mooney, School Board President Kara Prickett, Superintendent Dr. Seymour

Anita Reihmann, Instructional Coach
Anita goes above and beyond for students and staff each and every day. If there is a student that needs extra instructional help, Anita always finds a way to get them extra time. She comes in early and stays late to provide extra instruction for those that need it. She even instructs in a fun way walking students back to their classroom- not a minute is wasted. Anita is also a tremendous resource for the teachers at Amana Elementary. She digs through data and research and develops procedures that make instruction easier for teachers to deliver. Anita touches those outside of her building as well. She is an instrumental part of our district instructional coach team by discussing and developing instructional practices best for students and modeling them for any adult that needs them.

Amana Church/Food Bank (Recognition Accepted by volunteer Annie Trumpold)
The Amana Church is recognized for going above and beyond to help provide essential food and other household needs to the community of Amana and specifically to the families of Amana Elementary.

Katie Rowe, Board Member Shaun Kukuzke, Board Member Jennifer Downes, William Aydelotte, Superintendent D. Seymour, Matthew Wu.

William Aydelotte, a Freshman at CCA
William was recognized for going out of his way to make CCA a better place!!  Each day, William walks from the High School to the Middle School after school. From the first day and each day after that, William has picked up garbage all the way from the high school to the middle school.  He then throws away, some days arm fulls, of garbage at the middle school. Principal Fox said, “He's definitely doing his part to make our schools look better!”

Katie Rowe, Teacher Interventionist at Tiffin Elementary
While helping to run the Tiffin Elementary car line at the end of the day, Katie noticed an elderly gentleman in their parking lot who was acting suspicious.  Katie approached the man and found out that he was disoriented and did not know where he was or where he was going. He became very upset but Katie stayed with the man, calmed him, and called for help.  She convinced the man to stay in the parking lot and not get back on the road again as he was driving a very large truck/trailer. The man was going through a diabetic emergency.  Kathy Campbell, Director of Health Services for the district, also came out to help with the situation.  She provided medical help until the ambulance could arrive.   Had this man continued to drive out of the Tiffin Elementary parking lot and get on the road, there is no doubt that it would have ended in tragedy.  

Matthew Wu, a Senior at CCA
Matthew recently earned the status of National Merit Semifinalist. Students are entered for the National Merit Scholarship program by taking the PSAT and meet the program participation requirements. The semifinalists are the highest-scoring entrants in each state. Students are notified through their schools and given the materials explaining the requirements to advance in the competition for National Merit Scholarship. Students who fulfill the requirements will be notified in February if they are a Finalist. Good-luck Matthew!