Moody’s Investor Services evaluated the Hamilton School District’s financial status and judged it to be in strong fiscal health. That evaluation led to a MIG-1 rating — the highest possible for a short-term borrow. The high quality rating allowed the district to secure a short-term loan for 1.35 percent, saving the district an initial $25,000 […]
Hamilton FIRST team learns robotics game
Hamilton High School Robotics team members have begun working on their robots for the 2004 Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition. Team members learned details of this year’s game at the nationally televised kickoff. The object of the game, “FIRST Frenzy: Raising the Bar,” is for the robot to […]
Kozlowski named TMS Geography Bee champion
Eighth-grader Zachary Kozlowski was named school champion Jan. 13 in the final round of the Templeton Middle School National Geographic Bee. Kozlowski edged out seven other student finalists who made successful showing at Templeton’s Jan. 8 semi-final round. In addition to Kozlowski, finalists from the preliminary rounds competing for the top spot were Michael Bernarde, […]
Students learn about actuary career
Hamilton High School students in Penny Komatz’s Statistics class were treated to firsthand information about a career focused on mathematics Jan. 8 when Jenny Docea gave a guest presentation. Docea, an actuary for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, discussed requirements for students interested in pursuing a career in actuarial science. She explained desirable qualities for […]
Hamilton’s kindergarten registration set for Feb. 9-13
Hamilton School District parents whose children will attend full- or half-day kindergarten for 5-year-olds or half-day kindergarten for 4-year-olds in the fall of 2004 should register their children Feb. 9-13. An optional half-day program for 4-year-olds is available to parents whose children are four years old on or before Sept. 1, 2004. Registration for the […]
Templeton plans book fair, reading night Jan. 27
Templeton Middle School will host the Scholastic Book Fair and Accelerated Reader Family Night Jan. 27 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All Templeton students and families are invited. The evening’s goal is for families to have fun and spend quality time together in an activity that promotes good reading habits. Parents, grandparents and siblings […]
Robotics project kicks off Jan. 10
Hamilton High School will be among 13 teams that will participate in the kick-off for the 2004 Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) High School Robotics Competition. The competition officially begins Jan. 10 with a ceremony in New Hampshire that will be telecast to team locations throughout the country including the […]
Hamilton student, teacher nominated for Kohl recognition
Hamilton High School senior Abbey Paton and Templeton Middle School social studies teacher Alan Schneider were nominated at the regional level for recognition programs initiated by the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation. The 2004 Kohl Excellence Scholarship Program recognizes student leadership, citizenship, school and community involvement and academic achievement. Students who are selected at the state […]
Templeton student essays part of theatre performance
Templeton Middle School students will be honored in February as the Waukesha Civic Theatre uses their essays in the production of “Ordinary Heroes.” Sections of selected essays on “Personal Heroes” will be read by the students, videotaped and incorporated into the theatre’s performance. Students whose works were chosen were eighth-grader Joshua Greiveldinger, seventh-graders Kristin Cox […]
Templeton students write prize-winning script
Templeton Middle School sixth-graders Elizabeth “Katie” Henderson, Chelsi Reilly, Katelyn Sasse, Margaret Stollberg and Taylor Woods were named winners in a Time Warner video contest. The students’ script was one of 20 selected from more than 500 entries for the Hang Tough Video Contest in which students from southeastern Wisconsin created messages encouraging their peers […]