TRI-CENTER, IA — The Tri-Center Community School District cordially invites all local veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families to attend our annual Veterans Day Celebration.

The event will take place on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Tri-Center High School. This student-led tribute is our community's opportunity to express our deepest gratitude for your service and sacrifice. The program will feature patriotic music from our student ensembles, special student presentations, guest speaker State Representative & Retired First Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Steven Holt, and a formal recognition of all veterans in attendance. We would also like to honor those veterans and active-duty members in our community who cannot attend in person, so please let us know who they are so that they can be acknowledged.

• What: Tri-Center CSD Veterans Day Celebration 
• When: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
• Where: Tri-Center High School, 33980 310th St., Neola, IA 51559

The day will also feature both morning and afternoon opportunities for fellowship:

• Before the Program: Donuts and coffee will be hosted by the principal and student iJAG leadership team from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
• After the Program: A complimentary lunch will be served in the school cafeteria for all attending veterans from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

RSVP Details

To help us prepare, an RSVP would be appreciated by Monday, November 9, 2026. Please contact Diana Dahir at 712-485-2211or by email at ddahir@tctrojans.org with the following information:

1. Name of the service member
2. Branch and rank of service
3. Dates served -or- active-duty status
4. Honors and awards
5. Will -or- will not be able to attend

We look forward to filling the stands with our community’s heroes. Thank you for your service, and we hope to see you there

Tri-Center will have a 1:30 Dismissal for Staff Professional Development on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026.

Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) – Results

The 2025-26 ISASP was administered at Tri-Center  and across the state of Iowa in April 2026. At this time, school districts have not received complete 2025-26 ISASP results. The portal is currently displaying 2024-25 results.

Throughout late spring and summer, the Iowa Department of Education conducted a statewide survey and consulted Iowa educators regarding cut points for the proposed achievement levels of the assessment. This fall, the Iowa Department of Education will gather additional stakeholder feedback before recommendations are finalized and cut points for the achievement levels are approved.

After this process is complete, comprehensive ISASP results will be released. Although a release date has not yet been finalized, complete results are anticipated to be available in November 2026.

Additional information and details about the process can be found on the Iowa Department of Education Student Assessment webpage.

Here are additional resources regarding changes to ISASP Performance Levels & Reporting:

• Student Assessment/ Department of Education
• Changes w/ ISASP Reporting for 2026
• PearsonAccessNext/ Performance Levels

HOLIDAY ADOPT-A-FAMILY

Every year, Tri-Center works with different community organizations to help out families over the holidays who are experiencing hardship. We would like to offer the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal, a Christmas meal, and gifts for Christmas.

While we cannot promise to help out every applicant, we will try to help out as many families as we have sponsors for. Your information in this form will remain confidential and will only be shared with the team of people responsible for organizing families, sponsors, and delivering goods.

Complete the form below if interested:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z6xNzTG7v2_IVJu4DzB-Om8SDAWzpe6GTDvXdzAayuI/viewform?pli=1&pli=1&edit_requested=true

Tri-Center will have a 1:30 Dismissal on Wednesday, October 14th, for Staff Professional Development. There will also be a 1:30 Dismissal on Friday, October 16th, the last day of 1st Quarter.

Because Tri-Center is hosting Regional Volleyball on October 21st, Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, October 20th, and Thursday, October 22nd, 2026, from 3:30 to 7:30 PM.

Middle School and High School:

Conferences are held in the High School Cafetorium by walk-in. Please email a teacher if you want to set a reserved meeting time.

Elementary:

Please schedule your conferences with your teacher in PowerSchool. From the Public Portal of PowerSchool:

1. Select the elementary student in your PowerSchool dashboard.
2. Click Parent/Teacher Conferences in the left navigation column
3. Review any current reservations and teacher notes
4. Click the name of a conference
5. Select a teacher from the drop-down menu (lead teachers and co-teachers will be visible)
6. Enter an email address and select an “options” that display from the drop-down
7. Click Save
8. Repeat the steps above to select additional teachers and reserve other conference times
9. To delete the reservation, refresh the page and click the red minus button to the right of a reservation under “My Reservations.” The reservation list will list conference reservations from other family members as well.
10. Your parent PowerSchool account is the same one you have used to register your student in the past. If you need assistance with your account, please email administrator@tctrojans.org.

There is no school on Friday, October 23rd, 2026.

🟡⚫️ T-C Families,

We have seen more illness earlier in the school year than usual, so I wanted to share the attached information to reacquaint you with the guidelines we follow regarding student illness.

Cover your coughs and wash your hands!!!

Thank you!

Tri-Center National Honor Society FOOD DRIVE

HELP RESTOCK OUR LOCAL FOOD PANTRY.

BRING YOUR ITEMS TO THE TC HOME FOOTBALL GAME THIS FRIDAY!

ITEMS WE'RE COLLECTING:

• Canned vegetables & fruits
• Soup, SpaghettiOs, ravioli, spaghetti sauce
• Pasta, rice & dry grains
• Peanut butter, canned protein
• Jelly, syrup, frosting, spices
• Boxed meals & cereals
• Boxed desserts: cake mixes, brownies, muffins, etc.
• Frozen items: pizza, microwavable dinners, fruits, etc.
• Toiletries: toothpaste, body wash, bar soap, lotion
  DROP-OFF LOCATION:

There will be boxes and coolers at both entrances of the TC home football game this Friday, 10/2

PANTRY INFO:

• Open Saturdays 10-12 at Minden
• United Church of Christ
• Open to anyone in the community!

Tri-Center will dismiss at 1:30 today, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, for Staff Professional Development.

Tri-Center will have a 1:30 Dismissal on Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 for Staff Professional Development.