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Cherokee principals report enrollment rise, lockdown drill and FFA fair wins
Summary
District principals told the school board enrollment is slightly up, staff and local law enforcement executed a lockdown drill, and Cherokee FFA recorded multiple livestock and exhibition awards at the county fair.
Cherokee Public Schools principals reported modest enrollment gains, a successful lockdown drill this fall and numerous FFA accomplishments during the board’s regular session.
The elementary principal said district enrollment rose from 146 at the start of the school year to about 155; the high school reported enrollment of 122 and junior high 94. The elementary principal described a lockdown drill that occurred during a fire drill and said staff, students and multiple local enforcement agencies completed the drill safely. “When we have a lockdown, it doesn’t mean our students are necessarily in immediate danger,” the principal said, explaining the procedure is a protective measure.
FFA and agricultural programs accounted for a large portion of the principal report. Officials said Cherokee FFA and 4‑H entered 65 animals in the Alfalfa County Fair with 29 breeders represented. The board packet and principal remarks listed wins including Grand Prospect Steer, Grand Market Goat, Grand Market Lamb, Supreme Breeding Heifer and Supreme Dairy Heifer; Cherokee also won the Champion School Group for beef, goats and sheep. The district reported 50 inside FFA exhibits and 31 students participating in livestock judging.
The high school reported 30 students attending Northwest Tech (mostly juniors) and that many juniors and some seniors took the ASVAB career interest test in August; officials said students choose whether to allow military contact from ASVAB results. The principal reminded families about picture day and announced the homecoming date change to Sept. 26 from the originally scheduled Oct. 3.
The report also described recent facilities work: upgraded crosswalks, new parking‑lot striping, additional handicap parking stalls and plans to install six new light poles (two fixtures each) in the main lot. The district said it paid several one‑time activity fund expenses this month, including a final property insurance payment of about $43,500, bathroom paint work costing $22,007.35 and roughly $4,500 for follow‑up items after annual fire‑system inspections.
District staff noted a delayed Title I funds distribution; the allocation arrived about six weeks later than usual and was roughly $3,000 less than last year, attributed to a small drop in enrollment. A local donation of $1,000 from Ken Wright to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library was acknowledged in the superintendent’s report.
The principals’ updates were informational; several items will proceed through routine budget and facilities processes, and the board did not take additional action during the report.
