Treynor Schools Celebrate National School Lunch Week
“Taste The World: Your School Lunch Passport” Campaign highlights NSLW25
Treynor, Iowa – To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 30 million children each day, Treynor Schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 13-17, 2025. The fun and creative campaign theme, “Taste The World: Your School Lunch Passport,” highlights the importance of a healthy school lunch to a student’s success both in and out of the classroom.
Research shows children are getting their healthiest meals at school. National School Lunch Week will highlight the nutritious foods available daily at Treynor Schools.
“School lunches offer students fruits and vegetables, whole grains and milk, and meet federal nutrition standards limiting fat, calories and sodium,” said Mandy Vincent, Nutrition Services Director. “National School Lunch Week helps us educate parents and students about all the wonderful benefits of our lunch program. Also, it just gives us a chance to connect more and talk with the students.”
The federally funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP) has been fueling students for success for 79 years. Students can enjoy the convenience of a healthy school lunch for just $2.85 elementary, $3.00 middle and $3.00 high school. Some students may qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Contact Jen Brammer to learn more.
The “Taste The World: Your School Lunch Passport” campaign is made possible by the nonprofit School Nutrition Association. Parents and students can follow the fun on social media using the hashtags #NSLW25, #TastetheWorld and #SchoolLunch.
For more information on National School Lunch Week, visit https://schoolnutrition.org/nslw/. To plan your breakfast and lunch menus for the week, visit the Treynor Menu Program site.
Pyles Photography will be doing picture retakes on Friday, October 10, 2025. All students should get an envelope back from the original picture day regardless if they originally ordered or not. Within the picture envelope are retake instructions. Students will need to bring back their original pictures and half of the package price will be due (unless the retake is a Pyles Photography error). For those who did not originally order pictures or a get sample packet, you can go online to http://www.pylesphotography.com/ to order. Or, pick up (or download) an order form from any school office.
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Treynor Community School District will hold a public hearing on the 13th of October 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Flex Conference Room, located in the High School Building, 102 East Main Street, Treynor, IA. At the time and place set, the Board welcomes members of the public to speak regarding our Internet Safety Policy (CardinalNet AUP Board Policy 605.6R1) which is a requirement of the Children's Internet Protection Act.
This slideshow will be used to cover the topics of our Internet Safety policy and technology protection measures.
The Fall 2025 Highlights Newsletter has been released! Read it at this link to learn what it means to be a Treynor Cardinal, where excellence is expected, achieved and celebrated.
Read the KMA article which includes an interview with Dr. Joel Beyenhof.
The Junior Optimist International (JOI) Club student group recently coordinated a kickoff event for the year and saw over 90 students come to the informational meeting the first week of school. The first official meeting took place on September 3rd followed by a tie-blanket making project. Twenty blankets were made after the meeting and were subsequently delivered by the officers to Children's Hospital on Wednesday, September 24th. The officers this year are President Senior Molly Coffman, VP Senior Ellie Kinsella, Treasurer Senior Dane Guttau, Secretary Sophomore Will Mass and Historian/Understudy Sophomore Violet Wellman.
In August, the officers meet to plan the events for the year and it was decided that the group would meet on the first Wednesday of the month after school. Events planned for this year include tie-blanket project, Trunk or Treat, Veterans Day support, Community Christmas assistance to JTW, New Visions Homeless shelter "adopt-a-child" project which involves all MS-HS students & teachers, assisted living BINGO, Trunk or Treat, hygiene bags for the homeless, SOUPer bowl food drive collection, New Visions Shoe Drive, Teacher appreciation, and Mulch Madness help. The officers plan to attend the Iowa JOI Convention in March of 2026, to meet with other clubs and support Iowa JOI Club Officer elections, of which Molly Coffman is Lt. Governor.
JOI Club also serves as the parent group of the Treynor Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Club, which is a student-led organization that coordinates safe driving initiatives. The current KKAD25 President is Taryn White, VP is Anne Miller, Delaney Walker serves as Secretary and Mackenzi Robbins & Anna Weiss are council. The group is served by JOI Club Sponsor Shelly Bailey, who acts as the KKAD25 Treasurer.
The next event of the JOI Club will be a bake sale at the Treynor Farmer's Market on Tuesday, September 30th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Come out and buy some baked goods from our students. Free will donations will also be accepted to help us fund our projects to help others.
We are thrilled to announce its outstanding results on the 2025 Iowa School Performance Profile, with all three schools earning top-tier rankings. The district's elementary and middle schools were both rated "High Performing," while Treynor High School achieved the prestigious "Exceptional" ranking. Our elementary school and middle school have each had five or more consecutive years with “High Performing” ranking and our high school has been ranked the second highest high school in the state two years in a row.
This achievement reflects the collective dedication and hard work of our students, staff, families, and community. The results are a powerful testament to the district's c
commitment to academic excellence and creating a supportive learning environment where all students can thrive. We're incredibly proud of our high school for earning the highest possible rating, and our elementary and middle schools for their continued strong performance.
The Iowa School Performance Profile is an online tool developed by the Iowa Department of Education to provide a comprehensive overview of how public schools across the state are performing. The ratings are based on a set of accountability measures required by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and state law.
The profile uses a variety of metrics to evaluate school performance, including:
The Iowa School Performance Profile assigns one of six ratings to each school. These ratings reflect a school's overall score, which is a composite of the various performance measures. The six ranking categories are:
Treynor Community School District is proud to be among the select schools in the state and area by achieving these top-tier rankings. This success underscores our commitment to providing every student with a rigorous and well-rounded education, preparing them for a successful future.
For more information about ISPP, visit their website. Results from area schools are available for review here.
Proud to be a Cardinal!
Dr. Joel Beyenhof
Superintendent
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