Millstadt CCSD

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thursday - September 4, 2025

Character Ed Theme – Respect

Live School is now opened on Mondays!

School Play Performance is on Thursday, September 25th:

9:15 Grades 5-8

1:00 Grades K-4

6:00pm Evening Performance

We have openings on our Odyssey of the Mind teams!  All students 3-8 who have not done Odyssey in the past should pick up an interest form from Mrs. Rasmussen in room 207!   

BLOOD DRIVE - We have a kindergarten student, Regan Timm who has been fighting cancer for almost a year.  She has faced painful chemo side effects, a blood clot in her brain, and more ER visits than anyone should experience.  Through it all she stays brave and kind.  Blood and platelet donations have kept her alive and without them she would not be here.  Please let your parents know about the blood drive and let them know that their donations helps kids like Regan keep playing, growing, and just being a kid.  

American Red Cross Blood Drive

St. James Parish & School

412 W. Washington St

Millstadt, IL 62260

WEDNESDAY, Sep 10, 2025 (3:00 pm - 8:00pm)

Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter:   Millstadt to schedule an appointment.

Congratulations to both baseball and softball teams on their wins last night!

See next page for Patriot Pen Information.

The Patriot’s Pen Program is a VFW-sponsored youth essay competition that gives students the opportunity to express their views on an annual patriotic theme. We invite you to join the more than 60,000 students who participated last year in this contest.

Contestants must complete the 2025-2026 Official Entry Form.

The 2025-2026 theme is: How Are You Showing Patriotism And Support For Our Country?

• Why Should I Enter? Prizes and scholarships can be awarded at the Post, District, State, and national levels. Department (State) winners receive a portion of $55,000 in national awards, with national winners receiving at least $500. The first-place national award is currently $5,000.

• Who is eligible? Patriot’s Pen is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students enrolled by the Oct. 31 deadline in public, private, or parochial schools in the U.S., its territories, or its possessions; or dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools. Home-schooled students are also eligible.

• How Do I Get Started? Contact Kristin Scharf or Mick Cohagan at VFW Post 7980 to indicate your interest. Ensure your essay is submitted to the VFW Post 7980 before the contest deadline of Oct. 31.

• What Are the Rules? Write your own essay, typed in English with no color or graphics (300 - 400 words). Essays must be anonymous; do not include personal identifiers. Secure the Official Student Entry Form on top of your essay. The essay must be the contestant's original work.

• How Am I Judged? Knowledge of the theme, theme development, and clarity of ideas are key judging criteria.

Deadline Information: All entries must be submitted to Kristin Scharf or Mick Cohagan at VFW Post 7980 by midnight Oct. 31.

Upcoming Dates: