The "CUSD Reads" Superintendent's Book Club is back for 2025-26!
Students, read any book on your own time, write a review, and earn this month's reward. Say hello to October's sticker, LaBookBook.
But wait, there's more! New this year, be among the first 20 students at your school to submit 10 reviews (grades TK-6) or 5 reviews (grades 7-12) by Nov. 30, 2026, and win a CUSD Reads water bottle! Turn in 25, 50, 75, or 100+ reviews by March 30, 2026 to earn milestone stickers.
And don't forget ... each review counts as in entry in your school's year-end drawing for an e-reader. The more books you read and review, the greater your odds of winning!
Visit https://www.ceres.k12.ca.us/o/cusd/page/cusd-reads for all the details.
All schools in Ceres Unified School District are now registering new TK and Kindergarten students for the 2026–2027 school year! 🎒
If your child is ready to start their school journey, come visit us and we’ll help you get registered. Our staff is happy to answer questions and guide you through the process.
👉 Stop by your local school office today and ask us how to enroll!
We look forward to welcoming our newest students! 🍎
Spring pictures for all students will take place on Tuesday, March 17th. Please make sure your student is dressed and ready for pictures that day.
Parent Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 26th and Friday, March 27th.
On these two days, we will follow a minimum day schedule, and students will be released at 12:25 p.m.
Spring Break will take place from April 3rd through April 10th. There will be no school during this time.
Enjoy your time off, and we look forward to seeing everyone back after the break!
The District Office will be closed Monday, February 9 and Monday, February 16.
Wishing everyone a safe and happy break!
It's a new month and a new theme for the #CUSDreads Superintendent's Book Club! February's theme, Heritage/History/Family, is inspired by Black History Month. Students who read any book and turn in a review by the end of the month earn a "Reading Is My Jam" sticker, plus an entry in their school's year-end e-reader drawing! Let's 📚 get 📚 reading! #TheCeresWay
In the first two months of this year's #CUSDreads Superintendent's Book Club, students rocketed past last year's October-March total of nearly 5,500 books. Will they hit 1️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ this year? Stay tuned!
In the meantime, any student who reads any book on their own time and turns in a review at their school library or the Ceres Public Library by the end of January will take home this cool-as-a-cucumber sticker! Be dill-iberate about reading ... it's #TheCeresWay! 😎
🏫 CUSD schools are closed Friday, Dec. 19 through Monday, Jan. 5
🗓 The District Office is open except Dec. 24-25, Dec. 31, and Jan. 1
Hazel Health free online medical visits are available to all enrolled CUSD students throughout Winter Break, except Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1.
We wish everyone safe and happy holidays and look forward to welcoming students back to school on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.
And there's more! Every review a student turns in this month counts as one entry in their school's drawing to see "Dog Man: The Musical" at the Gallo Center (grades TK-6) or win a Fandango gift card (grades 7-12)! 🐾🎵🎟
Are you still here? Let's get reading! 📚💙
Wishing everyone a safe holiday weekend, with appreciation to all veterans for their service. 🇺🇸
🗓️ Saturday, October 25, 2025
⏰ 10:00 a.m.
📍 Begins/ends on 3rd Street at Whitmore Park
New this year: Elementary students dressed in costume are invited to meet at the Whitmore Park Gazebo at 9:30 a.m., then join our Hawks and Bulldogs as they parade through downtown Ceres.
Tacos and water are free for all, and elementary students dressed in costume receive a free Kona Ice after the parade!
Please bring a lawn chair and consider walking or carpooling to the parade. Limited parking will be available at the Ceres Unified School District Office (2503 Lawrence Street, Ceres). See you at the parade!
Social-emotional support and mental health services are available at every CUSD school. Additional help is available 24/7:
💜 National 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - Call or text 988
💜 Crisis & Suicide Prevention Lifeline - (888) 506-5991
💜 Stanislaus County Warm Line - (209) 558-4600
🚨 In an emergency, call 911
Suicide is preventable, and no one needs to struggle alone. To learn more, please visit https://www.suicideispreventable.org/.
💙 “I am responsible when I focus on my work. I am respectful using manners.” – Angel
💙 “I am happy because I love my mom.” – Juan Pablo
💙 “I am smart because I do hard things.” – Aubrey
💙 “I am respectful because I listen to my students.” – Mrs. Verges
Beginning of the year paperwork is due to the office by August 22nd. Complete all of the paperwork and your student will receive a 50% coupon off of a spirit shirt.
