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Join us again as we gather coats for those in need! Bring in your coats, scarves or gloves to Treynor Elementary or Castle & Associates' Treynor location through December 1, 2025. Check out the flyer for more information.
Thank you for your help!

Parents,
Winter weather season is approaching and with that in mind, we want to make sure that our families understand Treynor CSD's winter weather protocol. In the event of a late start, early dismissal or school cancellation due to dangerous road conditions or severe windchill, we will use JMC's Message Center to send a text message, email and phone call to parents and/or students. For that reason, it is recommended that you log into the JMC Parent Portal and check your contact information to ensure it is accurate and that the appropriate options are selected for phone notifications. If you need help with this, please refer to the JMC Parent Notification Guide.
The phone call is the only guaranteed communication, because the system will attempt to call you back up to 3 times if there is a busy signal or no answer. While text messages are the easiest and quickest, it is up to the carrier to deliver that message to you and it also relies on your cell phone having good service to receive the message. An email message is not always a timely way to receive communication, but we will still use that as a third method for weather notifications. We will also post to Treynor CSD X/Twitter and Facebook pages. Lastly, we notify local TV stations as a convenience, but we have found they don’t always put out the notices right away, therefore do not rely on this notification method.
Please add the following email address and phone number to your phone's contact database, so these messages do not go to spam.
If there is no school or an early dismissal due to the weather, activities and practices will also be canceled unless otherwise stated.
This is also a good time to review backup plans with your child in the event of an early dismissal, so they know where they would need to go. This plan should also be communicated to your elementary child's teacher ahead of time.
Student and staff safety is always our primary concern when thinking about decisions related to school cancellations, late starts, and early dismissals. A big part of this decision-making is the forecasts we receive from the National Weather Service and as we know those can sometimes miss slightly with the timing of things, but the overall weather impact is typically accurate. We do have a policy in place that if the windchill is -35 degrees or below, school and activities are canceled.
The Iowa legislature allows schools to use 5 days or 30 hours of virtual learning to avoid losing learning time due to school closures. In our case, a virtual learning day is something that takes some planning and therefore only used when the forecast is predicting some extreme weather or temperatures. Virtual learning will typically only be considered if we had excessive cancellations or lost school time.
Thank you for taking the time to read this notice and for checking your JMC contact information and reviewing your own emergency plans.
**If you have previously opted out of the text messages from Treynor CSD's notification number, text the word START to 833-591-1607 to resubscribe.**

Recently, U.S. News published the 2026 Best Elementary Schools and Best Middle Schools rankings, and the news is great for Treynor Community School District! We earned a Best Elementary Schools award and a Best Middle School award. With these rankings, our Middle School is the 5th highest middle school in the state and #1 in Southwest Iowa. Our High School is ranked #1 in Southwest Iowa.
Here’s a look at what was published recently about our district:
You can find more information about U.S. News Best Elementary Schools and Best Middle Schools -- including methodology, badge eligibility, promotional options, and how to access the rankings -- on this U.S. News Best Schools information page.

The Treynor Athletic Booster Club is happy to announce “Wrappy Hour Wednesdays” for all your holiday wrapping needs.
First, they are asking for donations of holiday wrapping supplies, such as holiday wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue paper, tape, ribbon, gift tags, boxes, or any unused holiday gift-wrapping extras. These supplies can be dropped in a donation bin at Treynor Elementary, Middle School or High School and Silos. Supply donations are due by December 1st.
Wrappy Hour Wednesday will be held on December 3rd, 10th and 17th at Silos from 5-8 PM. Drop off your gifts, grab dinner/drink at Silos and come back to beautifully wrapped presents. Or, drop them off and swing back later. Want specific wrapping paper used? No problem! Just bring your preferred wrapping supplies with your gifts.
Cost: Free Will Donation / All proceeds support the Treynor Athletic Booster Club


SCHOOL NEWS
Congratulations to the dance team for achievements at last week’s competition: The team received high gold for their jazz and pom routines and platinum for hip hop and they placed with hip hop. Joslynn Kenealy received high gold for her solo. Delaney Jorgenson received platinum and placed with her solo. Lola White received high gold for her solo. Sierra Goss received platinum for her solo, placed 1st and scored the highest for all small school entries!
Treynor CSD Honored with Leading School Awards. Read about the latest U.S. News Awards for Treynor CSD at https://socs.net/8LL
Holiday Help: Could you use some help getting gifts for your kids this holiday season? Or would you like to help a Treynor family this Christmas? Please fill out this form either way! This will be kept confidential between Treynor CSD's school counselors (Carrie Currin and Danie Floerchinger).
Adopt-A-Child Christmas Project is being coordinated again this year by the Treynor High School JOI Club. This is in conjunction with New Visions Homeless Services' initiative to provide a brighter holiday for more than 500 children. There are 20 MS & HS groups that were recently assigned and presented with a child’s wish list. Specific gifts or monetary donations are due back to the teachers on or before Tuesday, November 25th. This is purely voluntary, but we also don’t want our adopted children to go without if we have people willing to help. Ask your MS or HS student about this if you have any questions, or email JOI Sponsor Shelly Bailey.
Join us again as we gather coats for those in need! Bring in your coats, scarves or gloves to Treynor Elementary or Castle & Associates' Treynor location through December 1, 2025. Check out the flyer for more information.
Please welcome DJ Walton as Head Boys Wrestling Coach this year. DJ has been a coach for all levels of Treynor wrestling for many years and we are grateful for his service. Coach Cody Kingery will be changing roles as an assistant due to life and work changes. Coach Foutch will continue in his role. We are grateful they bring their college-level experience to Treynor wrestling. We’re looking forward to a great turnout for the season! There is a place for every young man to join the team, whether you are eyeing the podium at state or simply want to improve performance in other sports. Wrestling is known to develop foundational athleticism like balance, strength, agility and coordination as well as building mental toughness, discipline, and a strong work ethic. We are developing tracks and will have a custom experience for each athlete. Weight cutting is not required. Give it a try or welcome back. Coach Walton looks forward to meeting with students the next couple of weeks….Let’s Gooooo….Our Best is Yet to Come…Questions? Contact Coach Walton.
2024-2025 Elementary Yearbooks There are a limited number of yearbooks leftover from last school year. Please email Mrs.Randi Endriss if you are interested in purchasing a yearbook from LAST school year. You can still purchase yearbooks for the current 25-26 school year through this link.
Treynor Local Scholarships: If your business or family would like to sponsor a scholarship for a Treynor High School senior, you can reach out to Danie Floerchinger at dfloerchinger@treynorcardinals.org. The scholarship name would join this list of available scholarships. Families/committees would then select the recipient(s).
Treynor Jr/Sr Prom News: The prom theme for this year’s prom will be Enchanted Garden. Prom will be held on April 18, 2026, at The Palace Event Center. The Junior Class School Fundraiser through 30PoP! will begin October 22nd and run for 10 days. This will be the only fundraiser we will have for the school side of things. Each junior student needs to fund raise or pay $135 to help put on the prom dinner and dance. If a junior or senior brings an outside date or a Treynor freshman or sophomore, there is an additional $35 fee. These funds pay for our venue, dinner, DJ, and other incidentals such as table linens and decorations. This has been a highly successful fundraiser for us in the past, and we hope it is again. Any support is appreciated!
This fundraiser is separate from post-prom fundraisers, and the two groups do not share money; we are all working to make prom a spectacular and safe event for our students!
Check out TNN - Treynor News Network website for their latest videos. TNN is run by High School Journalism students who create broadcast videos. This class is under the direction of teacher Mrs. Erica Schnepel.
Middle School Strength & Conditioning The calendar for the school year has been updated! The schedule is consistent on T/W/TH but there are some Monday sessions during Holiday weeks. The calendar is posted outside of the weight room and online at the Cardinal Performance website.
Dance Team Merchandise is Available. Check it out here and get your orders in to show your support and help the team earn some money for their season.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Join the fun on STEM Night Thursday November 13, 2025 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Impact Hill in Oakland. This exciting night is sponsored by NASA Ambassadors, Scouting America, Pack 729 and Troop 729. Come meet the leaders and youth from Pack 729 and Troop 729 to learn what Scouting is all about. Check out the flyer to see all the details and activities planned.
The Treynor Athletic Booster Club is happy to announce “Wrappy Hour Wednesdays” for all your holiday wrapping needs.
RECURRING REMINDERS
Download the JMC Family App Today! With it, you can check lunch balances, grades, set alerts, monitor attendance and even report your child’s absence. Read this web article to learn more about it.
Treynor CSD’s website has a smartphone app available in the iPhone or Android app store that enables you to have access to our important links at your fingertips. Search for Treynor CSD in your device’s app store.
Sports Trainer’s Schedule: Josh Bintz training room hours for 2025 will be Mondays 3:00-4:30pm and Thursdays 7:30-9:00am. Injury reports will still be going out regularly via email but as always, feel free to message me with any questions or concerns!
Are you looking for general Treynor Cardinal apparel? Check out the webpage article.
Important links for calendars & events:
Bus Transportation is for students who have been assigned a bus through the transportation department and routinely ride to and/or from school. For bus management and student safety, students are only allowed to ride their assigned bus.
The speed limit in the school zone on Highway 92 is 25 mph during times when the lights are flashing. The school zone is highlighted in red below. These lights flash in the morning from 7:40 - 8:20 a.m. and in the afternoon from 3:20-3:50 p.m. (1:50-2:20 p.m. on 2:00 p.m. dismissal days). NOTE: The crosswalk flashing is managed by the City of Treynor.


TNN (Treynor News Network) are broadcast videos created by the High School Journalism class taught by Mrs. Erica Schnepel. Check out their latest episodes.
October 28, 2025 Halloween Episode
September 24, 2025 Homecoming Episode
2024-2025 School Year Episodes