Helping parents and students understand educational options after high school is the goal of a free session offered April 27 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hamilton High School in Sussex. Admissions officials from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Cardinal Stritch University and Waukesha County Technical College will present valuable information on how to successfully […]
Voters approve items at Special Annual Meeting
Hamilton School District residents unanimously approved two measures March 23 affecting district financing and property. Some 15 district residents attended the Special Annual Meeting to take up matters of refinancing the district’s Wisconsin Retirement System unfunded pension liability and granting an easement on Maple Avenue Elementary School property. Like other school districts and municipalities, Hamilton […]
Hamilton students attend Badger State
Hamilton High School juniors will again attend Badger Girls and Badger Boys State. The young men attending Badger Boys State June 12-19 at Ripon College will be: Matthew LeDonne; and Robert Schoner. Attend Badger Girls State June 20-25 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus are: Flora Zeng; and Laura Zoulek. The Sussex Lions Club and […]
Senior volunteers to be recognized
The Hamilton School District will recognize volunteers who participate in its Seniors & Students Volunteer Program March 24 beginning at 7:15 a.m. at Lannon Elementary School. Waukesha County Executive Daniel Finley will speak to the volunteers before they are presented with small gifts of appreciation for their service to the district. Seniors & Students is […]
Lannon students invite fathers, special guests for pancakes
Lannon Elementary School students will enjoy a Pancake Breakfast March 18 and 19 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. with their fathers or special guests. The school is hosting the breakfast in the school cafeteria with an invitation to visit the children’s classrooms after the morning meal. Lannon Elementary School is located at 7145 N. […]
Woodside students experience music through live performances
Woodside Elementary School students rounded out a year of special musical experiences March 5 with a performance by a Waukesha Symphony Orchestra mixed ensemble. The musicians played pieces by Stravinsky to an audience of students in kindergarten through second grade. The music told the story of a soldier and evil wizard who tried to trick […]
Willow Springs plans Music & Muffins
Grandparents and relatives of Willow Spring Learning Center students, along with friends from the Sussex Senior Center, have been invited to join the 4-year-old kindergartners for Music & Muffins March 18 and 19 from 10:15 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. and again from 2:15 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. Students will perform St. Patrick’s Day music for […]
Hamilton Robotics team takes first at St. Louis competition
The Hamilton High School Chargers Robotics team was part of a 3-team alliance that became regional champions March 13 at competition in St. Louis. The Hamilton team also earned first place for the Autodesk Visualization Award for its submission of a 30- second computer animation depicting the Robotics program. The team’s success at the regional […]
Hamilton announces February students of the month
Hamilton High School students representing 11 curriculum areas were selected February students of the month. They are: Bonnie Anderson, science Timothy Borowski, art; Robert Bradford, world languages; Jamie Burns, science; Jeffery Denninger, communication arts; Thomas Grochowski, physical education; Matthew Heppe , technology education; Kristin Loberg, business education; Melissa Mason, family & consumer education; Ann Seward, […]
Woodside students take on
Woodside Elementary School fourth-graders are busy reading as they prepare for a reading incentive program called “Battle of the Books.” The students have divided into teams and will read books from a selected 16-title list during the third quarter. Teams participate in four battles and earn points by answering questions about the books they read. […]