The Hamilton High School Charger Marching Band finished its competitive season in style Oct. 17 at the Wisconsin State Marching Band Championships. The state competition was held at Perkins Stadium on the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater campus. The band completed its best competitive season by placing fourth in class AAAA and eighth place overall […]
Hamilton student takes first place in essay contest
Hamilton High School senior Daniel Thompson received the Best Creative Work award in the 2009 Mount Mary College Essay Contest. Three Hamilton Advanced Placement English students submitted to the contest Oct. 17. In addition to Thompson, Christine Hart and Andy Kerber were approved by a panel of English majors to attend a read aloud. Only […]
Lannon celebrates Red Ribbon Week with speaker
Lannon Elementary School students will celebrate Red Ribbon Week Oct. 26 with a presentation by Jay Elliot of JK Lee Tae Kwon Do, who will speak about discipline, respect and confidence. The instructor will speak from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the school gym. Parents are invited to attend the all-school show. Elliot, who […]
Maple Avenue to learn from Japanese educator
Maple Avenue Elementary School will learn about the schools, culture and daily life in contemporary Japan, thanks to its involvement in the Japanese Wisconsin Education Connection. Fukumi “Kumi” Inudo, who comes from the Nara prefecture in Japan, will give classroom presentations about life in Japan, her school and home, as well as teach Japanese songs, […]
Hamilton School Board certifies tax levy
Hamilton School Board members adopted a budget and certified a tax levy Oct. 19 that lessened some of the blow of losing $528,310 in state aid. The tax levy – revenue generated through local property taxes – increased 5.99 percent, but the mill rate increased by only 2.7 percent because area property values increased 3.19 […]
Hamilton School Board certifies tax levy
Hamilton School Board members adopted a budget and certified a tax levy Oct. 19 that lessened some of the blow of losing $528,310 in state aid. The tax levy – revenue generated through local property taxes – increased 5.99 percent, but the mill rate increased by only 2.7 percent because area property values increased 3.19 […]
Hamilton announces September students of the month
Hamilton High School students representing 11 curriculum areas were selected students of the month for September. They are: Michael Anderson, business education; Candice Block, communication arts; Alane Boyle, science; Chad Brown, applied engineering and technology; Grace Devine, family and consumer education; Aaron Fiss, music; Kathryn Klein, world languages; Aaron Konop, mathematics; Katherine Rashid, social studies; […]
Hamilton sophomores take WKCE Nov. 2-6
Hamilton High School sophomores will take the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE) the week of Nov. 2. School attendance is especially encouraged and all out-of-school appointments should be avoided during the test week. A parent letter and brochure, “Student/Parent Pre-Test Information,” will be sent home with students in the weeks preceding the test. This […]
Willow Springs students to donate 1,200+ items to Sussex Food Pantry, principal works from roof
They may be young, but they understand the importance of providing a community service. In their first service project of the school year, Willow Springs Learning Center 4-year-old kindergartners donated more than 1,200 food items to the Sussex Food Pantry. The food collection service project, which ran Sept. 28 – Oct. 9, included a challenge […]
Willow Springs sponsors Nov. 4 shopping extravaganza
The Willow Springs Parent Group is pleased to present its 10th annual “Shop ‘Til You Drop” night. Community members will have the opportunity to shop from more than 40 home-based businesses on Nov. 4 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Willow Springs Learning Center gym. A raffle will be held with many items […]