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Hello, TC Family,
I am not sure if you have already heard, but the Governor has said she wants to ban all phones/smart watches/social media at schools during the school day. I have no idea what this will mean for us, but as many of the teachers are currently reading, The Anxious Generation; How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, we thought this was a good time to perhaps do some research about the effects of those types of distractions for our students.
In order to do this, I would like to find students in grades 6-12 that would be a part of our study. I need kids that are willing to not use their phone/smart watch at all during the school day, from the time they get here in the morning, until the buses roll home in the afternoon. I will ask those students who choose to continue to follow the current T-C rules which are dictated by each classroom teacher to be the “control” group. Both groups will be asked to complete a questionnaire before, during and after the 2 week trial. Here is a link to that questionnaire.
Additionally, we would like to invite parents to participate in Tech Time-Out for the same amount of time and complete the same surveys.
If you would like to have your child participate in the Tech Detox group, please complete and return the permission slip on the next page or respond to this email including your child’s Name and Grade Level to ahuseman@tctrojans.org. If you do not want your child to participate in neither the Control or Tech Detox group, please let me know that, too.
In the meantime, regardless of whether you and your child participate, you might want to know how to find out how much time you and your child spend on your phones and how much time is spent on social media.
If you have an iPhone:
Go to Settings>Screen Time. You will see a graph along with how much time you have spent on the phone that day. Under the graph, you will see “See All App and Website Activity”. When you click on that, you can scroll through several screens that will show you the most used apps, the number of times you picked up your phone and for what, how many notifications you got and what kind.
If you have an Android or a Google Pixel:
Go to your device Settings > Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls; the dashboard will display your total screen time for the day, usually shown as a circle graph
Please see the permission slip here.
Sincerely,
Dr. Angela Huseman
There will be a 1:30 Dismissal on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025 for Staff Professional Development.
Tri-Center Schools will have a 1:30 dismissal for Staff Professional Development on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024.
Greetings Tri-Center Fans,
Tri-Center football will take on West Hancock on Thursday, November 21st at 1:00 in the State Football Class A Finals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
This week’s schedule:
Pep Bus:
Spectator Information:
If you are planning to attend the game, please see the information below.
Tickets:
Streaming Information:
All semifinal games will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed at IHSSN.com and the Watch IHSSN App.
Game Day Guidelines:
UNI Clear Bag Policy:
Other Important Notes:
Let’s make this a memorable day and represent Tri-Center with pride and positivity. This is a fantastic opportunity to support our talented athletes and coaches.
Parking:
https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IHSAA-parking-map-2024.pdf
Go Trojans!
Cassie Harris
Athletic Director
Greetings Tri-Center Fans,
Tri-Center football will take on Saint Ansgar on Thursday, November 14th at 1:00 in the State Football Class A Semifinals at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
This week’s schedule:
Pep Bus:
Spectator Information:
If you are planning to attend the game, please see the information below.
Tickets:
Streaming Information:
All semifinal games will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and streamed at IHSSN.com and the Watch IHSSN App.
You can view the stream by purchasing either a Semifinal Pass (which gets you all 14 semifinal games) or an individual Game Pass. Both passes include streaming on two devices concurrently and a 30-day rental.
Game Day Guidelines:
UNI Clear Bag Policy:
Other Important Notes:
Let’s make this a memorable day and represent Tri-Center with pride and positivity. This is a fantastic opportunity to support our talented athletes and coaches.
Parking:
https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IHSAA-parking-map-2024.pdf
Go Trojans!
Cassie Harris
Athletic Director
Tri-Center Family,
We have had an exciting Fall at Tri-Center, and it is not over yet.
π November 8th
Football Playoff game at AC-GC High School in Guthrie Center at 7:00 p.m.
πΊπ² November 11th
Veterans Day. We will have a ceremony in the HS gym at 10:15 a.m. featuring our very own Dustan Huber as the speaker. All Veterans are welcome to attend and eat lunch with us afterward.
π¦ November 13th
Our annual Thanksgiving Meal at the school! This is the good news; the bad news is that we CANNOT accomodate parents or outside guests for the meal that day. Sorry! We are short-handed in the kitchen and have been trying to find people that want to work. If you or someone you know would be interested in working a 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. shift in the lunchroom, please reach out to Tracy Wellman at twellman@tctrojans.org.
β November 14th is a day we will not have school WHEN we win this Friday. When TC wins this Friday over AC-GC, we would play at the Dome at UNI in Cedar Falls either at 10 a.m. or 1. p.m on the 14th. Please start planning for this possibility.
βοΈ And while we are talking about possible no school days, I want to remind everyone that WINTER IS COMING. Please make sure you have plans B, C and D in place if/when we have to have late starts, early dismissals or no school because of the weather. Please keep in mind that our district covers a ton of area, so your street might look pretty good and someone else on the other side of the district can't get out of their driveway. I make the best decision I can given the information I have, and the only thing I can guarantee is that I am human and will call school some day when we could probably have had it. Additionally, you, as parents, always have the final say if your child is on snowy roads on any particular day. All we ask is you let us know if your child won't be here--because we do worry, and some days we worry A LOT!
Thanks, in advance, for your support.
Dr. Angela Huseman
Dear Tri-Center Families,
We wanted to inform you of a date change for the upcoming Tri-Center Variety Show. Originally scheduled for Friday, November 8, the event will now take place on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 PM in the High School Gym.
The Variety Show will feature performances from the 7th & 8th Grade Choir, High School Choir, and Varsity Chamber/Jazz Choir. Tickets are $8 each and can be purchased online at https://www.gobound.com/ia/
Please note that, due to music licensing fees and arrangements, all attendees (including students and adults) must purchase a ticket—passes are not accepted.
We look forward to an evening filled with fantastic performances from our talented students! Thank you for your understanding and support of this date change.
Best regards,
Tri-Center Music Department
Tri-Center Schools will have a 1:30 dismissal on Friday, October 18th, 2024.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be next week on Tuesday, October 22nd and Thursday, October 24th, 2024. There will be no school on Friday, October 25th, 2024.
The 2024 Variety Show is ONE MONTH away!
Come check out what the choirs have been working on and support our talented students at TC!
*When using the QR code, it will take you to the main ticket purchasing page. You will need to scroll down to November 8th to find our performance. Tickets are $8 for students and adults.
Celebrate National School Lunch week at Tri-Center October 14-18!
Free School Breakfast for students! Check out the menus for the week!