Cardinal Community Learning Center

❤️ As another school year comes to a close, we want to say THANK YOU to our students, families, staff, volunteers, community partners, and supporters who make the Cardinal Community Learning Center possible. Together, we create opportunities for connection, support, growth, and belonging. 💙

✨ This year’s impact:
📚 4,170 program registrations/reach
🎓 100 Community Education classes
🚀 58 Voyager class offerings
💬 45 Student Connection support groups
🎉 3 Free Family Fun Nights
🎯 2 Free Student Events
🤝 2 Community Events
👨‍👩‍👧 1 Strengthening Families Program session
🏠 48 McKinney-Vento students/families supported
🙌 43 Volunteers
💙 Community partnerships, grants & donations helped expand opportunities for students and families

The impact goes far beyond numbers—it’s seen in stronger connections, supported students, engaged families, and a healthier community. Thank you for being part of it. ❤️🖤

We couldn’t do this without you. Here’s to another year of learning, connecting, and growing. Go Cardinals! 🏴❤️

Visit our website: https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/cardinal/

💚 May is Mental Health Awareness Month 💚

Connection matters. Support matters. Students matter. 🤝

This year, our CCLC-Student Connections emotional support groups across the Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District supported 429 secondary students—including 293 at CFMS, 110 at CFHS, and 26 at CVHS.

These FREE support groups provide students with safe spaces to build healthy coping skills, manage stress, strengthen relationships, and connect with trusted adults and peers. 🌱💬

With trained staff members, expanded group offerings, and updated SEL curriculum, Student Connections continues to provide meaningful support to secondary students across CFAUSD.

Many of these important student mental health supports are made possible through grant funding, helping expand access to services at no cost to families.

During Mental Health Awareness Month, we are reminded of the importance of checking in, supporting one another, and ensuring students know they are never alone. ❤️

For more information about Student Connections support groups, please visit the CCLC website: https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/cardinal/student/index.cfm

🌟🐰 What a fantastic night at Halmstad Elementary! 🍕🎉

The Cardinal Community Learning Center was proud to co-host a FREE family fun event this April at Halmstad Elementary School! Families enjoyed a delicious pizza dinner 🍕 and got creative making adorable sock bunny crafts together 🧦🐇💛

We have to give a HUGE shoutout to the amazing students — we were so impressed by your kindness, great manners, and willingness to help clean up without even being asked 🙌✨ That speaks volumes about who you are!

Way to go, Halmstad Hawks! 🦅💙 You made the night extra special!

Here are just a few photos from this event!

Visit our CCLC Website for more information!
https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/cardinal/

❤️ Don’t forget to sign up for tomorrow’s (4/28/26) Student (Ages 12-25) Heart Screening Event!

For just $20, students in the Chippewa Falls area can receive an EKG screening — a simple, quick test that can help detect underlying heart conditions that often go unnoticed.

We are proud to partner with Who We Play For, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing sudden cardiac arrest in young people through affordable heart screenings, education, and awareness. Their mission is rooted in saving lives and supporting families through early detection.

✔️ EKG results are reviewed by a licensed cardiologist
✔️ Quick, non-invasive screening
✔️ Peace of mind for families

Spots are still available — and walk-ins are welcome!

👉 Register now to reserve your spot: https://whoweplayfor.jotform.com/260215106266044

Location: CFAUSD Korger- Chestnut Building 140 W Elm Street Chippewa Falls, WI

Let’s work together to keep our students safe and healthy. ❤️

Chippewa Valley Technical College – Participant Sign Up and Consent Please click the link to complete this form.

🎨 Attention Middle School Students (Grades 6–8)! 🎨
*All Middle School Students living in Chippewa Falls area**

We still have openings for Splatter Painting on May 14th from 4:00–5:30 PM!

Students should meet at Chippewa Falls Middle School at 3:50 PM, and we’ll kick things off with a quick snack and milk before the fun begins 🥛✨

This is a great chance to get creative, have fun, and meet new friends before summer break!

👉 Register here: https://chipfalls.revtrak.net/rw-voyagers-registration/
👉 Learn more about Voyagers: https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/cardinal/

Don’t miss out—we’d love to have you join us!

We are incredibly grateful for our 2025–2026 Volunteers! ❤️

Because of you, so many of our classes and opportunities simply wouldn’t be possible. You bring your time, talents, and heart to our programs—and our students and community are better because of it.

THANK YOU for making a difference!

Interested in volunteering with us for the 2026–2027 school year? We would love to have you join our team!

Learn more here: https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/cardinal/

We are excited to welcome Who We Play For to CFAUSD on April 28th! 💙

Who We Play For is working to protect young hearts through affordable heart screenings for students—helping detect hidden heart conditions before they become emergencies. 💓

Don’t miss this important opportunity for our students and families!

👉 Sign up here: https://chipfalls.revtrak.net/rw-community-ed/

Let’s come together to support student health, safety, and awareness in our community. 💪

https://www.whoweplayfor.org/home

Who We Play For Who We Play For exist to eliminate preventable sudden cardiac death in the young through affordable heart screenings.