Hamilton High School graduate and noted football player John Damato was hired as a high school physical education teacher and was named head coach of the school’s football program. Damato, a 1993 Hamilton graduate who went on to play college football at St. Cloud University in Minnesota and at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been […]
Hamilton announces January students of the month
Hamilton High School students representing 11 curriculum areas were selected January students of the month. They are: Caitlin Albright, physical education; Michael Alfano, technology education; Joshua Besting, Holli Reckin and Amber Schmitz, communication arts; Matthew Madl, mathematics; Katherine Millonzi, art; Justin Olsen, science; Noni Plato, family & consumer education; Kristin Sasse, music; Kristen Swoboda, social […]
District to host Camp Invention for creative, science enrichment
Hamilton School District will host Camp Invention, a national summer day camp that encourages children to develop their innate creative abilities. The camp will be July 26-30 from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for children entering second through sixth grade in the 2004-2005 school year. Camp Invention is designed to stimulate learning by providing children […]
World languages educator presents program Feb. 5
World languages presenter Uwe Kind will focus on the French, German and Spanish languages Feb. 5 at 9 a.m. as he leads an exciting, interactive program for Hamilton High School students. Uwe helped develop SingLing, a language learning technique based on familiar tunes, while at Harvard University. In addition to his role in developing SingLing, […]
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. […]
Hamilton seniors named scholarship winners
Hamilton High School seniors Brian Schlei, Amber Schmitz and Robert Bradford are recipients of the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship. The scholarship is a 4-year, $2,250 annual award for tuition at a Wisconsin public or private college, university or technical school. The Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board administers the scholarships that are funded through matching state […]
Hamilton students win awards in regional art contest
Five Hamilton High School students will earn Gold or Silver Key Awards Jan. 31in the 77th Annual Scholastic Art Awards Competition. Students who earned awards were: Kristin Loberg, senior, a Gold Key for stained glass ; Melanie Napholz, senior, a Gold Key for stained glass; Anna Bradford, junior, a Silver Key for painting; Kyle Emrich, […]
Maple Avenue students build igloo
Wisconsin’s cold winter weather is no comparison for the conditions that Maple Avenue Elementary School kindergartners are learning about in Mary Kuriga’s classroom. As part of their studies about life at the North and South Poles, students created an almost-life-size igloo made out of 200-plus milk cartons. The igloo project was a joint effort between […]
Lannon plans Family Math Night
Do you know what a pentomino is? Have you ever seen a mira? Lannon Elementary School students staff and parents will have the opportunity to experience both Jan. 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. during Family Math Night. The school gymnasium will transform into a big mathematics lab with activities available for students in […]
Project Bridge offers Maple Avenue students hands-on environmental education experiences
Maple Avenue Elementary School fifth-graders and their teachers will make connections from their classrooms to the environment Feb. 12 and 13 as they participate in Project Bridge. The twoday, one-night program at Camp Whitcomb-Mason in Hartland includes many hands-on activities that integrate the fifth grade curriculum into an environmental education unit. Students also will discover […]