A weekly newsletter, "Dragon Tales", will be sent home on Thursday of each week with the youngest child of the family. This publication contains informational articles concerning the school and church activities, and the weekly lunch menu. Frequently extra information will be attached to the newsletter. Please ask you child(ren) for their "Dragon Tales" each Thursday. Articles for inclusion in "Dragon Tales" should be turned in by noon the Wednesday before publication.

Individual pictures will be taken in the fall. These pictures will be sent home with the pupils as soon as they are available.

Accident insurance for your child(ren) is offered as an option. To purchase this insurance, please complete the forms and return them to the school during the first week.

During the school year, field trips may be taken. These trips are meant to enhance classroom learning. The teacher is in charge of organizing and planning the details for these field trips. Parents are invited to go on field trips as supervisors who help the teacher. All children are expected to participate as this is a part of the educational program. The only children allowed to attend are the students in the class.  Students are required to wear the red Zion polo shirts for field trips.

Concordia University at Austin and St. Paul Lutheran School in Thorndale sponsor two separate field day events for students. Concordia’s field day is for students in grades 6-8. St. Paul’s is for students in grades 3-8. Both are regular school days and attendance is required. These events occur during the school day and involve all students in the respective grades. Details are announced prior to the scheduled event.

Parent-Teacher League is an organization for all parents of Zion Lutheran School, Pre-school thru 8th grade. We do expect and encourage all parents to take part and learn more about the school. Meetings and activities are held regularly.

Cheerleading is offered to incoming 8^th graders at Zion Lutheran School. Our philosophy is to provide a Christian environment to these students so they are provided an opportunity to participate in cheerleading where leadership, commitment and teamwork are present. Our program strives to develop cheerleading skills, improve abilities and increase the enjoyment of the sport within the Christian environment. The support of parents and students is imperative to uphold this philosophy.

If 10 or fewer incoming 8^th graders are interested in making a commitment to serve as a cheerleader for their 8^th grade year, there will be no tryout. If more than 10 are interested and eligible, a tryout may be held, as determined by the current cheerleading coach and the principal. Orders for uniforms and reservations for summer camp will be made prior to the end of the 7^th grade year. Once the squad has been formed, either by tryout or letter of commitment, no additions will be made to the squad. The cheer coach will encourage other 8^th graders to become involved in school spirit in other ways, such as participation in pep rally skits.

In the event that a tryout is necessary, the following procedure will be followed:

Candidates will be given an evaluation form for their teachers to fill out showing their approximate current grade point average along with an evaluation on their class behavior, leadership and attitude. The students will then attend a tryout clinic to learn a cheer, jumps and a cheer dance. They will also benefit from participating in a mock tryout. A real tryout will be held before a panel of qualified judges with no ties to ZLS or our students and results will be tabulated by a committee of faculty members other than the cheer coach. Results will then be posted. The current cheer coach will determine whether spectators will be allowed at the tryout.

ZLS cheerleaders will cheer at home games, pep rallies, selected away games and community events as determined by the cheer coach. A calendar will be given to each squad member every month, by the cheer coach, detailing all cheerleading events. ZLS cheerleaders must attend games and practices, showing cooperation with the squad and the cheer coach. If a cheerleader is unable to make a practice, pep rally or game and the cheerleader was in attendance at school, the coach must be notified before the practice or the event. If not, it will be considered an unexcused absence and the cheerleader will not cheer at the next event. Practice times will be determined by the cheerleading coach and the squad.

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