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![1st Day of Kindergarten, August 19th!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781211275/dcsdk12nvus/enjwumsxbngkzvllua8y/thumb-Kinder.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781211275/dcsdk12nvus/enjwumsxbngkzvllua8y/thumb-Kinder.png","width":468}])
![Ice Cream Social, August 13th at 5pm]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781211066/dcsdk12nvus/ba3veusia0tddkzvghe2/Thumb-IceCreamSocial.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781211066/dcsdk12nvus/ba3veusia0tddkzvghe2/Thumb-IceCreamSocial.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781211066/dcsdk12nvus/ba3veusia0tddkzvghe2/Thumb-IceCreamSocial.jpg","width":672}])
![First Day of School, August 17, 2026]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781210997/dcsdk12nvus/jf6lmuglxodzbrsmz7u8/Thumb-FirstDayofSchool.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1781210997/dcsdk12nvus/jf6lmuglxodzbrsmz7u8/Thumb-FirstDayofSchool.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781210997/dcsdk12nvus/jf6lmuglxodzbrsmz7u8/Thumb-FirstDayofSchool.png","width":800}])
![Kinder_Registration_Flyer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775597972/dcsdk12nvus/kfzu2gtequwxf0zufboe/Kinder_Registration_Flyer.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775597972/dcsdk12nvus/kfzu2gtequwxf0zufboe/Kinder_Registration_Flyer.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775597972/dcsdk12nvus/kfzu2gtequwxf0zufboe/Kinder_Registration_Flyer.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775597972/dcsdk12nvus/kfzu2gtequwxf0zufboe/Kinder_Registration_Flyer.webp","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775597972/dcsdk12nvus/kfzu2gtequwxf0zufboe/Kinder_Registration_Flyer.webp","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775597972/dcsdk12nvus/kfzu2gtequwxf0zufboe/Kinder_Registration_Flyer.webp","width":2100}])
Online kindergarten registration for the 2026–2027 school year opens February 9, 2026.
![DCSD Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1785166484/dcsdk12nvus/ln6zoup7auhxatonqcv5/terri.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1785166484/dcsdk12nvus/ln6zoup7auhxatonqcv5/terri.png","width":497}])
DCSD is pleased to welcome Terri Willoughby as the district's new Chief Financial Officer.
- LEADERSHIP
![Board Trustee Spotlight: David Brady]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775598661/dcsdk12nvus/gdvlxfifmilrheabjmoi/davebrady.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775598661/dcsdk12nvus/gdvlxfifmilrheabjmoi/davebrady.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775598661/dcsdk12nvus/gdvlxfifmilrheabjmoi/davebrady.png","width":620}])
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![Help Us Celebrate CCMES Memories]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775599731/dcsdk12nvus/dzwuvhsm0x5gky1glqux/CCMES_Memories.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775599731/dcsdk12nvus/dzwuvhsm0x5gky1glqux/CCMES_Memories.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775599731/dcsdk12nvus/dzwuvhsm0x5gky1glqux/CCMES_Memories.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775599731/dcsdk12nvus/dzwuvhsm0x5gky1glqux/CCMES_Memories.webp","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775599731/dcsdk12nvus/dzwuvhsm0x5gky1glqux/CCMES_Memories.webp","width":1500}])
We are collecting photos and short videos from past and present families, students, staff, and community members to help us honor the legacy of CCMES.
Send your memories to:ccmes.memories@gmail.com
![Minden Students Lead Fundraiser for Water Station]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775598772/dcsdk12nvus/h6oxje4r55rnqsto4pfu/BakeSale8.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775598772/dcsdk12nvus/h6oxje4r55rnqsto4pfu/BakeSale8.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775598772/dcsdk12nvus/h6oxje4r55rnqsto4pfu/BakeSale8.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775598772/dcsdk12nvus/h6oxje4r55rnqsto4pfu/BakeSale8.webp","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775598772/dcsdk12nvus/h6oxje4r55rnqsto4pfu/BakeSale8.webp","width":1308}])
- EMPOWER
- MES
Minden Elementary recently hosted two fundraisers, a Bake Sale and Movie Night, raising $1,876 toward their goal of approximately $2,000 for a new water bottle refill station.
- EMPOWER
- MES
![teacherleaders]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775597534/dcsdk12nvus/qppnarmyrcul5fszepen/teacherleaders.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775597534/dcsdk12nvus/qppnarmyrcul5fszepen/teacherleaders.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775597534/dcsdk12nvus/qppnarmyrcul5fszepen/teacherleaders.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775597534/dcsdk12nvus/qppnarmyrcul5fszepen/teacherleaders.webp","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775597534/dcsdk12nvus/qppnarmyrcul5fszepen/teacherleaders.webp","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1775597534/dcsdk12nvus/qppnarmyrcul5fszepen/teacherleaders.webp","width":2200}])
This school year, DCSD’s Teacher Leaders are helping meet each school’s unique needs, supporting instruction in ways that are responsive to individual site goals and aligned to our district instructional framework.
![heatherspotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775597197/dcsdk12nvus/dharyzfnqq9kjuml8nko/heatherspotlight.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775597197/dcsdk12nvus/dharyzfnqq9kjuml8nko/heatherspotlight.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775597197/dcsdk12nvus/dharyzfnqq9kjuml8nko/heatherspotlight.png","width":795}])
- BOARD
![MES Kindergarten Robotics & Literacy Family Night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775600162/dcsdk12nvus/dcnis8qjbskkkqt8bfiw/IMG_4338.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775600162/dcsdk12nvus/dcnis8qjbskkkqt8bfiw/IMG_4338.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775600162/dcsdk12nvus/dcnis8qjbskkkqt8bfiw/IMG_4338.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775600162/dcsdk12nvus/dcnis8qjbskkkqt8bfiw/IMG_4338.webp","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775600162/dcsdk12nvus/dcnis8qjbskkkqt8bfiw/IMG_4338.webp","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1775600162/dcsdk12nvus/dcnis8qjbskkkqt8bfiw/IMG_4338.webp","width":2200}])
- INSPIRE
- MES
Mrs. Hukkanen’s kindergarten class and their families took part in a hands-on literacy and coding experience inspired by If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.
- INSPIRE
- MES
![A Festive Send-Off Before Winter Break at MES]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775600527/dcsdk12nvus/rsrcinmtretwzugk0eqc/IMG_3654-Edit.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775600527/dcsdk12nvus/rsrcinmtretwzugk0eqc/IMG_3654-Edit.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775600527/dcsdk12nvus/rsrcinmtretwzugk0eqc/IMG_3654-Edit.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775600527/dcsdk12nvus/rsrcinmtretwzugk0eqc/IMG_3654-Edit.webp","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775600527/dcsdk12nvus/rsrcinmtretwzugk0eqc/IMG_3654-Edit.webp","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1775600527/dcsdk12nvus/rsrcinmtretwzugk0eqc/IMG_3654-Edit.webp","width":2200}])
- MES
In the final hour before winter break, Minden Elementary students and staff gathered for a holiday read-aloud led by Principal Andrew Fromdahl and Assistant Principal Molly Ravenscroft.
- MES
![DCSD leaders were recognized among nominees from all 17 school districts across Nevada at this year’s Nevada Association of School Boards Annual Conference in Reno this past weekend.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765814533/dcsdk12nvus/ydjr2leuke4qkkrxogne/NASB_Award_Photo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765814533/dcsdk12nvus/ydjr2leuke4qkkrxogne/NASB_Award_Photo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1765814533/dcsdk12nvus/ydjr2leuke4qkkrxogne/NASB_Award_Photo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1765814533/dcsdk12nvus/ydjr2leuke4qkkrxogne/NASB_Award_Photo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1765814533/dcsdk12nvus/ydjr2leuke4qkkrxogne/NASB_Award_Photo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1765814533/dcsdk12nvus/ydjr2leuke4qkkrxogne/NASB_Award_Photo.jpg","width":2200}])
DCSD leaders were recognized among nominees from all 17 school districts across Nevada at this year’s Nevada Association of School Boards Annual Conference in Reno this past weekend.
- MES
- PREPARE
- MES
- PREPARE
![The One Where We Are Thankful]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1775600789/dcsdk12nvus/l6xkbg83whwt0bmgamk0/mes-thankful-image.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1775600789/dcsdk12nvus/l6xkbg83whwt0bmgamk0/mes-thankful-image.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1775600789/dcsdk12nvus/l6xkbg83whwt0bmgamk0/mes-thankful-image.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1775600789/dcsdk12nvus/l6xkbg83whwt0bmgamk0/mes-thankful-image.webp","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1775600789/dcsdk12nvus/l6xkbg83whwt0bmgamk0/mes-thankful-image.webp","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1775600789/dcsdk12nvus/l6xkbg83whwt0bmgamk0/mes-thankful-image.webp","width":2000}])
- INSPIRE
- MES
Kicking off this month’s stories, 50 MES first graders share what they’re thankful for on the DCSD podcast “We Can Do Epic Things.”
- INSPIRE
- MES
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