Hamilton High School one-act play performers will move on to state competition after advancing in both district and sectional competitions. Students will compete Nov. 17 at the Wisconsin High School Theater Festival on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. Students performed the one-act play “Inner Circle,” which offers a sober perspective about the adolescent belief of […]
Marcy students earn first, second places in poster contest
Marcy Elementary School fifth-graders took honors in the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office Anti-Drug Abuse Poster Contest. Kristin Pilo earned first place and a $300 saving bond, and Madison Czerwinksi won second place and a $100 savings bond. The contest was open to all fifth- through eighth-grade students throughout Waukesha County. In addition to their […]
Hamilton yearbook earns honors
Hamilton High School yearbook staff members have been racking up awards and honors with the production of their 2006 Lance yearbook. The National Scholastic Press Association recognized the yearbook with a Second Class honor rating and a Mark of Distinction. The Mark of Distinction was granted for exemplary work in concept. The Kettle Moraine Press […]
Templeton honors veterans at ceremony
Templeton Middle School will recognize the contributions of American veterans Nov. 10 as it celebrates its Sixth Annual Veterans’ Day Program. The ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m. “Home of the Free – Because of the Brave; The Greatest Generation” is this year’s theme. U.S. Air Force Reserve Retired Lt. Col. Henry T. Ratenski will provide […]
Templeton students to perform at veterans’ center
The Templeton Middle School Eighth Grade Show Choir will perform a selection of patriotic songs Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. for the veterans at the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee. Selections will include standards such as “God Bless America,” “Yankee Doodle,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “When […]
Get Connected offers talk on turning kids around
National speaker Ron Glodoski will present Nov. 14 beginning at 7 p.m. on “The Real Deal on Turning Kids Around.” His presentation — sponsored by the Get Connected Parent Network — will be in the Hamilton Fine Arts Center, W220 N6151 Town Line Rd., Sussex. Glodoski is a national expert on bullying, resiliency and substance […]
Hamilton presents
Hamilton High School drama students ask community members to mark their calendars for the fall production of “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9, 10 and 11 and a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 12 in the Hamilton Fine Arts Center. The Thursday evening performance Nov. 9 is Family Night. […]
Willow Springs sponsors Nov. 8 shopping extravaganza
The Willow Springs Parent Group is pleased to present its seventh annual “Shop ‘Til You Drop” night. Community members will have the opportunity to shop from nearly 40 vendors Nov. 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Willow Springs Learning Center gym. In addition, a raffle with many items donated by vendors and […]
Local Petro Pantry helps Willow Springs secure grant
The Sussex Petro Pantry Mobil Station helped secure a grant for Willow Springs Learning Center from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. The national foundation provided a $500 grant that will allow the school to expand on the Everyday Math Centers that Willow Springs teachers Jessica Hoffa and Lynn Richmond created during the summer for each […]
Hamilton teacher chosen for Holocaust trip
Hamilton High School German teacher Robin Tessereau participated recently in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum trip and educational seminar sponsored by the Milwaukee Jewish Council for Community Relations and the Coalition for Jewish Learning Holocaust Education and Resource Center. Tessereau was one of 70 Wisconsin middle and high school educators chosen for the program, which […]