Floydada Collegiate ISD

Lady Winds Basketball Update Hermleigh ISD has shutdown their district through the Thanksgiving holidays due to the Covid 19 virus, our varsity basketball game scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2020, has been canceled. This game has not been rescheduled at this time.

With several young players and one varsity player playing the varsity schedule until the rest of the varsity players return from quarantine, the Whirlwinds kicked off basketball season by defeating Wellman-Union 69-56. The team was led in scoring by Dillon Bruington, Aiden Trevino, and Saul Reyes. Great job Winds!

Duncan parents, don’t forget today is picture day! We can’t wait to see everyone’s smiling faces!

This is just a friendly reminder that facial coverings are required if you are attending a basketball game in our gyms. This is the only way to keep our kids safe and ensure we are able to play a full basketball season. If this becomes an issue, people may be asked to leave or we may have to play games without fans. Please do what’s best for our students and athletes! Thank you to those who are complying with this guideline.

HS Basketball Games vs Anton Update The Anton football team is in the playoffs and playing their next playoff game on Friday night, there have been changes made to basketball games scheduled Friday night, November 20, 2020. Both Boys games have been canceled. JV Girls game has been canceled. The Lady Winds Varsity will play Anton on Saturday morning, November 21, 2020. Tip time is 11AM in the Whirlwind Gym.

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Attention ABD Parents Please note: Changes in Dismissal Process starting Monday, November 16th. https://youtu.be/pDfdV-ngb4c We will be utilizing FastLane for our Car Line dismissal. Please watch this video and review the information provided in order for this process to run smoothly! There are no changes to bus rider or students walking. Thank you!

Thanksgiving Break Update for FCISD We have extended Thanksgiving break to include Monday, November 23rd and Tuesday, November 24th in an effort to try to limit the effects of COVID-19 in our school community. Thanksgiving break will be from November 23rd through November 30th. We will resume classes on December 1st.

Floydada CISD COVID-19 Weekly Report Elementary Students Positive: 4 Elementary Students Quarantined: 25 Elementary Staff Positive: 2 Elementary Staff Quarantined: 2 Junior High Students Positive: 3 Junior High Students Quarantined: 9 Junior High Staff Positive: 1 Junior High Staff Quarantined: 2 High School Students Positive: 4 High School Students Quarantined: 25 High School Staff Positive: 0 High School Staff Quarantined: 3 District Offices (not on campuses) Staff Positive: 0 District Offices (not on campuses) Staff Quarantined: 2 Total # of current positive cases in FCISD (includes students and staff): 13 (1.5% of the district population) Total # of quarantined individuals in FCISD (includes students and staff): 52 (6% of the district population) *According to our contact tracing data, the majority of our close contact cases did not occur on a campus.    We strongly encourage our school community to keep wearing facial coverings, social distancing,  and using hand sanitizer. In addition, please try to avoid large gatherings of people.

Boys JV and Varsity Scrimmage in Brownfield @ 11am, Saturday, November 14. 250 stand Capacity, there will be no charge. Mask are required and They will be taking temps.

Announcement for the Lady Winds Basketball Games in Olton on Friday, November 12 The JV game will begin at 5:00. The Varsity game will begin at 6:30. Olton's visitors side only seats 105 fans. Vouchers will be given to the immediate family of players so this will take up our allotment of seats. We apologize for the inconvenience.

A high school student received medical confirmation today, Thursday, November 12th, of a positive COVID-19 test. This student is now in quarantine. After conducting contact tracing, we discovered that the varsity boys basketball team was in close contact with the student. All members of the varsity team will be required to quarantine for 14 days. Due to social distancing and wearing of facial coverings, we are confident that no students in classrooms were in close contact with the positive case. Close contact is defined as being exposed to infectious secretions (i.e. being coughed on) or being within 6 feet for a cumulative duration of 15 minutes without a facial covering. Please continue to encourage your child to wear their facial covering as this will help decrease the likelihood of contracting the virus.

We would like to provide public notice of positive COVID-19 cases in our district. A junior high school student received medical confirmation of a positive test late Friday, November 6th. The student has been in quarantine since Friday. We believe this case was contracted off campus. Another junior high school student, along with this student’s siblings (both at Duncan Elementary) received medical confirmation of a positive test on Monday, November 9th. The students have been in quarantine since Monday and contraction of the virus is unknown for these students. Lastly, a high school student received medical confirmation of a positive test on Monday, November 9th. This student has been in quarantine and we believe this positive case was contracted off campus. According to contract tracing data on these students, we have no reason to believe any students were exposed. Close contact is defined as being exposed to infectious secretions (i.e. being coughed on) or being within 6 feet for a cumulative duration of 15 minutes without a facial covering. Please continue to encourage your child to wear their facial covering as this will help decrease the likelihood of contracting the virus.

Thank you to those who served and continue to serve our country!

Home Basketball Game Information 1. UIL rules state that schools are limited to a maximum of 50% occupancy of a gym. On the home side, we will be allowed 250 spectators. 2. Each spectator must have a voucher in order to pay for entry into the gym. Infants do not need a voucher. Vouchers will be given to the immediate family of all basketball players before each home game. Once those are deducted from the 250 we are allowed, we will hand out vouchers on a first come, first served basis. You must have a voucher to pay the entry fee into the gym. They can be picked up at the FCISD Central Office located at 226 West California Street. We currently have 144 vouchers available for the Lady Winds game vs. Crosbyton on Tuesday, November 10th. 3. Ticket prices will be $3 (adults and students) for high school contests and $2 (adults and students) for junior high/middle school contests. 4. No passes of any kind (i.e. district passes, coaches association passes, etc.) will be accepted. 5. Social distancing (6 feet) is required between groups that are not in the same household. 6. Masks or face coverings (over nose and mouth) will be required in the gym for all spectators. Exceptions to the wearing of face coverings or face shields are as follows: a. Any person with a medical condition or disability that prevents wearing of a face covering b. While a person is consuming food or drink c. Children under the age of 10 7. Hand sanitizing stations will be provided throughout the gym and at all entrances. 8. Seating, handrails, and other common surfaces will be cleaned and disinfected prior to each game. 9. Restrooms will be cleaned and disinfected several times throughout the evening. 10. We will not allow halftime performances by any group.

Basketball Update The Olton boys will be in the football playoffs so they have canceled games with the Winds on Friday. November 13. The Lady Winds games will be played on Friday November 13, as scheduled. Tip times are JV Girls at 5:00 PM and Varsity Girls at 6:15 PM

The Lady Winds started their regular with a win today, defeating Whitharral 49-29. It was a great team effort!

Floydada CISD Weekly COVID-19 Report *We saw a decline in several areas this week. Elementary Students Positive: 1 Elementary Students Quarantined: 13 Elementary Staff Positive: 2 Elementary Staff Quarantined: 1 Junior High Students Positive: 1 Junior High Students Quarantined: 2 Junior High Staff Positive: 0 Junior High Staff Quarantined: 2 High School Students Positive: 2 High School Students Quarantined: 10 High School Staff Positive: 0 High School Staff Quarantined: 0 District Offices (not on campuses) Staff Positive: 0 District Offices (not on campuses) Staff Quarantined: 2 Total # of current positive cases in FCISD (includes students and staff): 6 (0.7% of the district population) Total # of quarantined individuals in FCISD (includes students and staff): 30 (3.5% of the district population) *According to our contact tracing data, for all of the individuals having to quarantine due to close contact with a positive case, that close contact did not occur on a campus.    We strongly encourage our school community to keep wearing facial coverings, social distancing,  and using hand sanitizer.  

Girls Basketball Update: They will play at Whitharrel at 11:00AM on Saturday. Varsity only.

We would like to provide public notice of positive COVID-19 cases for students in our district. We received medical confirmation of positive tests on 3 students (all in the same household) late yesterday afternoon, Monday, November 2, 2020. The students are now in quarantine. There was one student from Duncan and two from our high school campus. The campuses conducted contact tracing immediately for these cases and we do not believe the virus was contracted on campuses by these students. The students have not been on campuses since last week. The students were not considered to be in “close contact” with anyone on campus. Close contact is defined as being exposed to infectious secretions (i.e. being coughed on) or being within 6 feet for a cumulative duration of 15 minutes without a facial covering. As we’ve done all year, all areas of each campus are disinfected each day with a Clorox Germicidal System. In addition, classrooms are disinfected each time students transition from class to class. We will continue to ask students age 10 and older to wear facial coverings. We would like to encourage those who test positive or who have to quarantine due to close contact with a positive case to please follow the quarantine guidelines recommended by the CDC. Our district is doing an amazing job of ensuring our students remain healthy and safe, but we need the help of the community, too. If you are in quarantine, please do not allow others in your home until the quarantine period ends for your household. This will help minimize the spread of the virus. Thank you!