Hamilton High School seniors Brian Schlei, Amber Schmitz and Robert Bradford are recipients of the Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship. The scholarship is a 4-year, $2,250 annual award for tuition at a Wisconsin public or private college, university or technical school. The Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board administers the scholarships that are funded through matching state […]
Hamilton students win awards in regional art contest
Five Hamilton High School students will earn Gold or Silver Key Awards Jan. 31in the 77th Annual Scholastic Art Awards Competition. Students who earned awards were: Kristin Loberg, senior, a Gold Key for stained glass ; Melanie Napholz, senior, a Gold Key for stained glass; Anna Bradford, junior, a Silver Key for painting; Kyle Emrich, […]
Maple Avenue students build igloo
Wisconsin’s cold winter weather is no comparison for the conditions that Maple Avenue Elementary School kindergartners are learning about in Mary Kuriga’s classroom. As part of their studies about life at the North and South Poles, students created an almost-life-size igloo made out of 200-plus milk cartons. The igloo project was a joint effort between […]
Lannon plans Family Math Night
Do you know what a pentomino is? Have you ever seen a mira? Lannon Elementary School students staff and parents will have the opportunity to experience both Jan. 29 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. during Family Math Night. The school gymnasium will transform into a big mathematics lab with activities available for students in […]
Project Bridge offers Maple Avenue students hands-on environmental education experiences
Maple Avenue Elementary School fifth-graders and their teachers will make connections from their classrooms to the environment Feb. 12 and 13 as they participate in Project Bridge. The twoday, one-night program at Camp Whitcomb-Mason in Hartland includes many hands-on activities that integrate the fifth grade curriculum into an environmental education unit. Students also will discover […]
Templeton hosts District Spelling Bee
Templeton Middle School will be the site Feb. 17 for the District Spelling Bee that draws qualifying students from Hamilton School District middle and elementary schools as well as area private schools. Students from the following schools will participate in the District Spelling Bee: Templeton, Lannon, Maple Avenue, Marcy, Woodside, St. Agnes, St. John’s Evangelical […]
Interest rates lower due to Moody’s rating
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 […]