The Hamilton High School Chargerette Dance Team placed fourth for its jazz routine at the state dance competition Feb. 2 in La Crosse. To qualify for state competition, the Chargerettes advanced through regionals where they were selected as one of the top four teams in their area. Approximately 50 jazz routines were performed at the […]
Hamilton seniors named scholarship winners
Hamilton High School seniors Angela Zeng, Bethany Canales and Emily Sheeks are recipients of the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship. The four-year scholarship is worth $2,250 annually for tuition at a Wisconsin public or private college, university or technical school. The scholarships are administered through the Wisconsin Academic Educational Aids Board and funded through matching state […]
Maple Avenue to host Book Fair
The community is encouraged to shop for books at Maple Avenue Elementary School, W240 N6059 Maple Avenue in Sussex, as its Home & School organization hosts an annual Scholastic Book Fair. The sale is in the school’s Large Group Area and features best sellers, Newbery and Caldecott Medal winning books, chapter books, picture books and […]
Templeton named Middle School of Excellence
Elizabeth Burmaster, state superintendent of public instruction, and Thomas Beattie, executive director for the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA), announced Wisconsin’s first Middle School of Excellence awards. The four schools, chosen from among 90 Exemplary Middle Schools identified last year through academic achievement criteria, are Large: Templeton Middle School — Principal: Patricia Polczynski (Hamilton […]
Grade 8 parents, students invited to Hamilton Orientation, Open House on Feb. 12
Hamilton High School will welcome incoming ninth-graders and their parents to Parent Orientation and Open House Feb. 12 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Hamilton Fine Arts Center, W220 N6151 Town Line Road, Sussex. At the Orientation, a brief introduction to the high school and an overview of the registration process will be presented. Course […]
Templeton hosts cultural celebration Feb. 29
Templeton Middle School eighth-graders in French, German and Spanish classes will learn the significance of celebrations held in various world cultures as their school hosts its own Mardi Gras-Karneval-Carnaval. The Templeton small gym will be the site Feb. 29 from 12:45 p.m. to 1:37 p.m. where world languages classes will experience the excitement of these […]
Get Connected speaker to cover talking to kids about sex
The Get Connected Parent Network invites parents to hear from Mary Kost, coordinator of Sexual, Health and Relationship Education (SHARE) for Pregnancy Support Connection, Inc. Kost will speak Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. on “How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex.” The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will be at […]
Stone wins Templeton Geographic Bee
Templeton Middle School eighth-grader Derek Stone won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on Jan. 11. Runner-up in second place was eighth-grader Jacob Mueller and finishing in third place was seventh-grader Brendan Smith. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 20th National Geographic […]
Early admission deadline approaches
Parents who want their children considered for early admission into a Hamilton School District 5-year-old kindergarten or first grade class next fall should apply in writing by March 1 to their elementary school principal. Application forms are available at elementary school offices. Children who turn five on or before Sept. 1, 2008 meet normal entrance […]
Hamilton presents “Anything Goes”
Please join Hamilton High School drama students as they present the hilarious musical “Anything Goes.” Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7, 8 and 9 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 10 in the Hamilton Fine Arts Center. The story takes place on the S.S. America going from New York to England. […]