Underwood Community School District

The post-prom apparel fundraiser is coming to a close August 1st. Don't miss your chance to kick off the 24-25 school year with some new gear! Orders should arrive within the first couple weeks of school. If you do not want to pick up at the store, please indicate your student’s name and incoming grade level in the “notes” section on the checkout page. Proceeds support Underwood Post Prom. https://www.sidelinesportsandtees.com/shop/underwood-gear-post-prom-fundraiser/196

We will welcome our CHAMPS back to town with a reception at the UMBA at 8:00pm with the team arriving around 8:30pm. UMBA will have beverages for purchase. See everyone there!

One final trip to Carroll! Links for today below. **Shoutout to Manny Rodgers for the graphic! 🎥: https://watch.ihssn.com/products/7-26-2a-baseball-final-2-30p 📻: https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?CFID=b693054d-c56d-4c9b-8aef-9209b13e1226&CFTOKEN=0&stationCallSign=KMAFM 🎟️: https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/

Below are today’s links for the game! 🎥: https://watch.ihssn.com/videos/7-25-2a-baseball-semis-4-30p 📻: KMA-FM 99.1

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a pep bus to tomorrow’s state baseball semifinal in Carroll. The bus will begin boarding at 2:00pm in the HS parking lot and leave at 2:30pm. The game begins at 4:30pm therefore the bus should return to Underwood around 8:30pm. The bus is open to students entering 6th grade and older this fall. Cost to ride the bus is $20 and includes the cost of the ticket. Students riding can pay with cash or check upon boarding the bus. Those interested can sign up using the link below. https://forms.gle/yv6vGQXPbgMWvQRy7

Stream today's game using the link below. https://watch.ihssn.com/products/7-23-2a-baseball-qtr-final-11-00a

Hope to see everyone on August 21st for Back to School Night! #WeAreTheU

See graphic below for information regarding football camp!

We are excited to announce that online registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year will be open soon for all students in the Underwood Community School District! Key Registration Dates: Online Registration Date: Opens July 22nd, 2024 @ 8:00 am In Person Registration Dates: August 5th-9th, 8:00 am-3:30 pm. This option is available for those who need assistance or may be new to the district. Feel free to stop into your school office during this time. How to Register Online: Accessing JMC: Visit our district website at www.underwoodeagles.org and click on MENU, QUICK LINKS, JMC Parent Access, then the provided link. Underwood Community School District Preparing students to meet the challenges of the 21st century www.underwoodeagles.org  For existing students, click on FAMILY. Log in using your parent portal credentials. For those families who attended Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-up, your username is your last name, password is 123456. In the left margin of the home page, click on REGISTER FOR 2024-2025. Follow the prompts on each page. For new students entering the district, click on NEW FAMILY ENROLLMENT. Follow the provided prompts. Your building secretary will be in touch with you to complete registration. You are able to pay for fees and put money in your child(ren)'s lunch accounts online while you register. If you are doing in-person registration, please be aware we are only able to accept cash/check payments for fees and lunch accounts. If writing a check, please bring two. One for fees, one for lunch. Sadly, these are two different entities and will need to paid separately. For NEW families, signature forms will be available at each building during in-person registration. These include Record Release, Home Language & Ethnicity forms. These are also available to download and print during online registration. At this time we do not have the ability to do e-signatures with JMC. Important Information: Please ensure your child's information is accurate and up-to-date to facilitate a smooth start to the school year. If you are new to our district or have questions regarding registration, our district office can be reached at 712-566-2332. Building secretaries will be in the office starting August 1st for additional assistance. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to welcoming both new and returning students for another successful school year! NEW this year: Activity Registration for school sponsored activities will be completed online, using Bound. For specific questions about this, contact Kim Goehring at kgoehring@underwoodschools.org or at 712-566-2332. Thank you for being part of our Underwood community! Sincerely, Jen Ferris-Elementary School Secretary, 712-566-2326, jferris@underwoodschools.org Kim Goehring-Middle School Secretary, 712-566-2332, kgoehring@underwoodschools.org Marsha Slobodnik-High School Secretary, 712-566-2703, mslobodnik@underwoodschools.org

State baseball shirts have been delivered and will be available for pickup next week from 7:30am -2:30pm daily. If you are unable to make it during these times please reach out to Mr. Hamilton directly (thamilton@underwoodschools.org). **If your son is a varsity baseball player they will receive their shirts tomorrow evening as well as any that the family ordered.

Congratulations to Coach Vanfossan and the team on qualifying for the state baseball tournament next week in Carroll at Merchants Park! Below is some general information regarding the state tournament. State T-Shirts: State t-shirt orders are due at 11:59 PM today (7/17). All orders will be available for pickup on Monday and Tuesday next week. An email and social media posts will be made when they are ready to be picked up. Order using this link: https://anytimetees.chipply.com/underwoodstatebaseball/ Game Schedule/Bracket: Our first game will take place at 11:00 AM on Tuesday (7/23) vs. Unity Christian. If we were to win that game we would play on Thursday at 4:30 PM, followed by the state championship on Friday at 2:30 PM. The bracket can be found here: https://www.gobound.com/ia/ihsaa/baseball/2023-24/brackets/h20240717035514304bc9763ead41d4b Tickets: Tickets went on sale today at 9:00 AM. Purchase tickets using this link: https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/. Please note that tickets operate in sessions, meaning if you buy a ticket for the day you get access to all games taking place on that day. Stream: The precise link to the game is not set yet, however it will be found here: https://watch.ihssn.com/browse. The exact link will be shared on our social media pages closer to the game. Parking: Parking is free at Merchant's Park and runs on a first come first serve basis. Below are two maps to reference. The first map is a more general overview of the area around the stadium. The second map highlights parking areas as well as areas where tailgating is permitted. Other general information regarding the state tournament can be found here: https://www.iahsaa.org/baseball/state-tournament-central/. Hope to see everyone at Merchant's Park supporting the team!

We are pleased to announce that we will be offering a pep bus to Tuesday’s state baseball game in Carroll. The bus will begin boarding at 8:00am in the HS parking lot and leave at 8:30am. The game begins at 11:00am therefore the bus should return to Underwood around 3:30pm. The bus is open to students entering 6th grade and older this fall. Cost to ride the bus is $20 and includes the cost of the ticket. Students riding can pay with cash or check upon boarding the bus. Those interested can sign up using the link below. https://forms.gle/2tPQHPXM7uzzVS91A

The Eagles will face Unity Christian next Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Merchant's Park.

Congratulations to Coach Vanfossan and the Eagle baseball team for qualifying for next week’s state baseball tournament! State shirts can be ordered using this link: https://anytimetees.chipply.com/underwoodstatebaseball/ In order to have t-shirts back before next Tuesday all orders are due by 11:59 PM on 7/17. Orders placed after the deadline will not be accepted. ****Please note that all 8-12 baseball players will receive a t-shirt. More details will be shared tomorrow or Thursday regarding next week’s schedule and other logistical items.

Just a reminder that tonight’s substate baseball game vs. Clarinda @ Glenwood will start at 7:30pm. Purchase your tickets ahead of time here: https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/ Special thanks to Fuller Digital Solutions for streaming the game here: https://www.youtube.com/live/yQ73EZA-2bs?feature=shared #WeAreTheU

Activity Registration for the 2024-25 school year is live! Uploading physicals and signing necessary forms to participate in activities will all take place on Bound. This will allow the school to house all information on the site making the information much more accessible for all involved. It also saves us all the stress of sending a student to school with an important document hoping that they turn it in! Additionally, please see the graphic below or the help document linked that will walk you through getting started on the process of registering your students. Please note that if you register that does NOT mean your child has to go out for that sport or activity. I would encourage you to register your son or daughter for all sports they are interested in, if they change their mind we can clean it up on the back end. Help Document: https://intercom.help/boundhq/en/articles/7934242-registering-your-student-for-an-activity Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Hamilton (thamilton@underwoodschools.org) with any questions.

Tuesday's baseball substate final will be played at Glenwood with a start time of 7:30pm. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time if possible. Get to Glenwood and cheer on the boys as they work to punch their ticket to state! #WeAreTheU

Tonight's district final vs. Ridgeview has been moved to a 7:30pm start time due to heat. Additionally, FDS will be streaming tonight's game. You can find the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoEOOn0s2Yc Lastly, just a reminder that tickets must be purchased online through the IHSAA website (https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/). There will be a card reader available at the gate as well.

Please see the agenda for Monday's regularly scheduled board meeting.

Kick off the 24-25 school year with some new Underwood Eagle apparel. We also have an Underwood garden flag to highlight your school spirit! The online store is open now until August 1st. Orders should arrive within the first couple weeks of school. If you do not want to pick up at the store, please indicate your student’s name and incoming grade level in the “notes” section on the checkout page. Proceeds support Underwood Post Prom. https://www.sidelinesportsandtees.com/shop/underwood-gear-post-prom-fundraiser/196 Thanks for your support! The Post Prom Committee