THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 2024 • VOLUME N0. 124 • ISSUE NO. 1 • 1 SECTION • 8 PAGES
Serving Colfax • Mingo • Baxter • Western Jasper County
Meet the newest Bolts Name: Mr. Nick Noring Position at Baxter: High School Business & Technology Teacher Education: Graduate of Grand View University and Iowa State University. Mr. Noring holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Promotions with Wellness Management and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. Current State of Iowa professional licenses Mr. Noring currently holds are; Activities Administration License, Evaluator License, Secondary Teaching License and Coaching License. Work history: I began my teaching career at Baxter CSD as the High School Business & Technology Teacher, where I also continued my coaching career at Colfax-Mingo CSD as the Head Boys Basketball Coach, Head Boys & Girls Golf Coach, and Assistant Baseball
Baxter welcomes new teachers for the 2024-25 school year
Coach at Baxter CSD. For the past six years, I have been the Head Boys Basketball Coach, Head Boys Golf Coach, 11-12 iJAG Teacher and Assistant Community Education Director at Saydel CSD. Now, I am the Head Boys Basketball Coach at Saydel CSD and returning as the new Baxter CSD High School Business & Technology Teacher. What attracted you to Baxter to teach? Baxter is a first-class school district and community. Jamee A. Pierson/Jasper County Tribune There is nothing better in Baxter’s newest teachers for the 2024-25 school year are excited to get to know the community and be Baxter this world than capturing Bolts. kids hearts, while being kids? PBL (Project Based than 30 seconds to make Education: Associate of What attracted you to an educator/leader to all Learning), as this gives an impact in someone’s Liberal Arts Degree from Baxter to teach? I was atof them. Baxter has some my students the full effect life, so smile and enjoy the Iowa Central Community tracted to Baxter because of of the greatest upcoming of the real world and helps ride while being the best College, Elementary Edu- the size of the district, the youth in the country, and them learn/adapt/prepare teacher you can be. cation with endorsements testimonies from the staff, to be a part of that em- for any future employWhat are you most ex- in ELA, Reading and students and parents, and powering culture again ment opportunity they cited for this school year? TAG. the community involvewas a no-brainer for me. seek in life Being a Baxter Bolt. Work history: I was a ment. As someone who What is your favorite What is a valuable lesName: Danyelle Myers substitute teacher for the comes from a smaller rural teaching method, how do son you have learned about Position at Baxter: 6-8 past year within five local you like to interact with the teaching? It takes less Reading Teacher districts. TEACHERS | 3
There is no place Bogie down for Colfax-Mingo like Homecoming Homecoming 2024 Baxter to celebrate ‘Wizard of Oz’-themed homecoming
Dress-up days announced for Disco Nights themed homecoming week
By Jamee A. Pierson Jasper County Tribune
By Jamee A. Pierson Jasper County Tribune
Baxter students are set to “follow the yellow brick road” to victory during the 2024 homecoming celebration. With a Wizard of Oz “There is no place like Homecoming” themed week, the bolts are ready to find their inner good witch or all powerful wizard as they take a journey all the way to the Friday, Sept. 27 football game. For middle schoolers and high schoolers, the week kicks off with “Which Witch is Which,” also known as twin day on Monday. On “Twister Tuesday” students can dress like they’ve been through a twister. “Lion and Tigers and Bears-Oh My!” has kids dressing like their favorite animal on Wednesday. The students will take a visit to Munchkinland for “Class Color Thursday.” Freshmen are in pink, sophomores in yellow, juniors in blue and seniors will be wearing orange. In preparation for
Homecoming is just around the corner and Colfax-Mingo Community School District announced dress up days for the Disco Nights themed events for each school. Events will kick off Sept. 23 and run through the week until the homecoming dance Sept. 28. At C-M Elementary, the week kicks off with “Neon/ Tie Dye Day” Monday, “Disco/’70s Day” Tuesday, “Team Shirt Day” where students and staff can grab a buddy — or two or three — and wear the same shirts, “Pajama Day” Thursday and “Spirit
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Veterans affairs commission considers creating new rules for meetings Contentious dialogue these past few months highlights need for order, respect By Christopher Braunschweig ans affairs administrator Jasper County Tribune Alyssa Wilson a sample of potential ground rules In response to meet- for meetings. The date ings this past year be- at the bottom of the doccoming more contentious ument — Oct. 20, 1997 and unruly, the Jasper — coincides with the first County Veterans Affairs meeting Chabot particiCommission may estab- pated in after being electlish some ground rules ed to the Newton school for participants or recite board. core values similar to the “These ground rules way Newton school board governed our behavior as does before each meeting a school board throughin an effort to preserve out my nine years of serorder and respect. vice,” Chabot said. “…The Commissioner Fred Newton school board still Chabot provided veter- utilizes values instead of CONTACT US
Day” to celebrate the homecoming football game and Tigerhawk Pride Friday. At the Jr./Sr. High School, Monday and Tuesday coordinate with the elementary school of neon/tie dye and disco/’70s respectively. Students can “Dress Their Best Wednesday” and show class spirit Thursday with “Class Color Day.” Each class is assigned colors with seventh grade green, eighth grade pink, ninth grade purple, 10th grade orange, 11th grade white, 12th grade black and staff blue. The high school will also dress in their favorite orange and blue garb for “Spirit Day Friday.” The district is also look-
ing for parade floats participants for the event at 6 p.m. Sept. 26. Local businesses and organizations are invited to bring the Disco Nights theme to life with shining disco balls, bell bottoms and groovy decorations. For more information, contact Jennifer Holtan at jholtan@colfaxmingo.org. Following the parade, coronation will take place in the north gym. Sept. 27 all students K-12 will gather again in the north gym for a schoolwide assembly revving up for the big football game that night versus Cardinal.
Jasper County creates communications center director position New civilian role would acquire Brad Shutts’ duties as he transitions to sheriff
In preparation for Lt. Brad Shutts’ successful and uncontested election for county sheriff this coming November, the Jasper County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on Sept. 10 to create a permanent full-time position for Christopher Braunschweig/Jasper County Tribune Fred Chabot, right, explains his idea of adding a communications center ground rules to the Jasper County Veterans Afdirector, which would be fairs Commission meetings, due in large part to the a civilian position for the contentious comments from commissioners and atsheriff ’s office. tendees this past year. Shaw Media Dennis Simon, director ground rules and, to the Specifically, Chabot of human resources for best of my knowledge, at referred to the mission, Jasper County, said Shutts each school board meet- vision, goals, commithandles most of the coming the president of the ments and core values munications duties, and school board refreshes with his new role as shereveryone’s memory.” VETERANS | 3 iff he will have additional est. 1851
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responsibilities. Shutts said the communications center director would fulfill his current Shutts duties as he makes his transition to sheriff. “So this would take my position and be able to cover some of those shifts and fulfill the day-to-day DIRECTOR | 5
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