Woodside Elementary School will host the Scholastic Book Fair March 29 – April 2. It is a funfilled book sale and literacy event geared to excite children about reading and learning, and brings the most popular books and educational products to readers of all ages. The event will highlight the newest titles, award-winners, classics and […]
Teachers nominated for Who’s Who
Hamilton School District teachers were included in the eighth edition of “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” because former students nominated them. Hamilton High School teachers who were recognized were mathematics teacher Steven Akin, communication arts teacher Jill Cook, world languages teacher Ann Ferguson, special education teacher Robin Oehlert Gabel, social studies teacher Daniel Heckman, business […]
Templeton students to visit UWM
Templeton Middle School eighth-graders will visit the University of Wisconsin (UW) – Milwaukee to learn about a four-year college. Groups of students will visit the university March 19, April 23 and May 7 to explore the campus and obtain information about academic planning and career choices beyond high school. The UW-Milwaukee Pre-College Academy will explain […]
Speakers explain real life statistics to Hamilton students
Hamilton High School students in Penny Komatz’s statistics class learned how individuals collect data that affect decisions in education and business. Komatz invited three guest speakers to present real life experiences involving statistics to her class. Hamilton School District Superintendent Kathleen Cooke, Ph.D., spoke Jan. 27. She addressed: using quantitative data, such as test scores, […]
Wheelchair basketball team visits Hamilton Schools
Hamilton High School will recognize the capabilities of individuals with disabilities and the limitations they face as it presents the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater Wheelchair Basketball Team. The team will perform at an all-school assembly March 9 beginning at 9 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. Basketball team members will discuss life experiences concerning […]
Marcy to celebrate Read Across America
Marcy Elementary School students will join millions of children across the country March 2-5 in celebrating Read Across America, the nation’s largest reading event. Marcy students will enjoy an all-school assembly honoring the beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss March 2 from 8:50 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. They will sing happy birthday to the famous author […]
Winners named in district spelling bee
One champion and four finalists emerged from the 2004 District Spelling Bee held Feb. 17 at Templeton Middle School. The District Spelling Bee draws qualifying students from Hamilton School District middle and elementary schools as well as area private schools. Students from the following schools participated in the District Spelling Bee: Templeton, Lannon, Maple Avenue, […]
Hamilton students celebrate African-American contributions
Hamilton High School students will celebrate February as African-American History Month with an all-school assembly Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. in the school gymnasium. The assembly, sponsored by the school’s Club Unique, will focus on the expressive contributions of African-Americans in American life through music, poetry and dance. The assembly features: Hamilton […]
Senegalese dancer, drummer to perform at Hamilton
Hamilton High School students will gain a new understanding of dance when Ndongo “Lucky” Diop, dancer and drummer from Senegal, Africa, performs for physical education, music and world languages classes. Diop will perform at various times from 7:20 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. on Feb. 20. Diop will expose students to a new understanding of dance […]
Hamilton students to hear “Living Voices”
Hamilton High School and Templeton Middle School students will see the 1950s and 1960s through the eyes of a young man who uses historical footage to show actual events of the time. Living Voices, a professional theater company from Seattle, Wash., will perform three times Feb. 26, beginning at the middle school with a 40-minute […]