 Longfellow Elementary School held its annual Arts Showcase in April. Th event began with a choral concert by the Longfellow students.The theme was Beauty in the World. Each grade level sang several songs, including a song that represented another culture.Immediately following the concert, the Longfellow Visual Arts Gallery opened with a reception for the students, families and friends. Every Longfellow student displayed one or more of the works they created during the school year. Over 500 works of art were exhibited. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
June 18, 2013  Carissa Neese and Hayley Lutzky have completed the National Certification of ServSafe Manager training and successfully passed the certifying exam. This is taught and administered at South High School as part of the ProStart Culinary Arts Program, under the direction of Instructor Betty Price. They also have earned the Wisconsin Food Manager License. Both of these certificates are valid for five years. In the state of Wisconsin, one employee in every restaurant must be ServSafe certified for a restaurant to be in safety and sanitation compliance with the Health Department Food Code.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
June 18, 2013  As part of the Sheboygan Area School District (SASD) wellness program, employees were offered an opportunity to participate in the ‘Power of Ten’ challenge to lose at least 10 pounds. 148 SASD employees, their spouses, and SASD retirees participated. Weekly challenges were given and participants were expected to exercise two and a half hours each week in their quest to lose at least 10 pounds over a 17 week period. Ultimately, 87 people completed the challenge and weighed in the final week, and 45 of the finishers lost 10 pounds or more. The total weight loss for the group of participants was 860.9 pounds! Congratulations to the all who participated!Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
June 18, 2013 Students entering kindergarten through 7th grade are invited to participate in the North High Dance Team Parade Dance Clinic and Performance. Participants will attend practices on Monday, July 29 and Wednesday, July 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at North High School. The dance routine will be performed along with the North High School Dance Team in the Brat Days Parade on August 3. The cost is $50 and includes a t-shirt, poms and hair ribbon. Registration is due by July 17.
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June 18, 2013  In March, James Madison Elementary School’s Student Council held a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JFRF). Together James Madison students, families and friends raised $2,295.27 for diabetes research! JDRF Sneakers were sold and lined the hallways of the school.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
June 14, 2013  Twelve second graders in Mrs. Jennifer Neils's class at Cleveland Elementary School participated in the "Tundra Tales" reading program through the Green Bay Packers. Students were to read 480 minutes in an 8-week period. They each earned a free pass to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
June 14, 2013  The Longfellow Citizens of the Month are selected based on the student demonstrating Respect of Self, Respect of Others and Respect of the Environment. Every month the students are recognized by their classroom teacher and the art, music and Physical Education teachers.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
June 14, 2013  Maggie Gentine and Anna Mancl qualified for the national level of the History Day competition with their documentary titled: “The Chinese Cultural Revolution: Mao’s Decimation of Filial Piety.” North High students Michelle Kelly received the Robert and Carrol Heideman Award to Archival Research, Alex Hopp and Brett Pokrzywinski received First Honorable Mention, Claudette Beane received Second Honorable Mention, and Sophia Intravaia received Second Honorable Mention. The National History Day competitive cycle is open to all public, private, charter, and homeschool students in the State of Wisconsin.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 17, 2013  Pigeon River Elementary School scored a hole in one when Physical
Education teacher Barb McKichan and third grade teacher Lynn Thornton
teamed up to teach students a thing or two about geometry. Teachers and students worked together to make a one-of-a-kind miniature golf course for their school.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 6, 2013  Mimi Viglietti, an 8th grade student at Urban Middle School spelled her way to 9th place out of 48 at the State Spelling Bee held on March 23 at Edgewood college in Madison. This was Mimi’s second trip to the Badger State spelling bee, and second year making it to the top ten round.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 5, 2013  The James Madison Girl Scouts of Troop 8397 hosted a Girl Scout movie night. The cost of admission was a box of cereal. The troop collected over 30 boxes of cereal to donate to the James Madison School food pantry.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 4, 2013  In early March, twelve 4th and 5th grader students participated in the Geography Bee at Grant Elementary School. These 12 were determined through 9 rounds of questions that were given during previous Social Studies classes. The finalists were: 3rd place Christian Radschlag, 2nd place Abram Hopp, and 1st place Jaidin Thiex. Others participating in the Geography Bee were: Shakira Rhodes, Elijah Enriquez, Aidan Hager, Bryan Yang, Madelyn Vang, Moua Yang, Madison Capetillo and Alex Gilmore. Congratulations to all the finalists and to all the students for their efforts.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 4, 2013  The Longfellow Citizens of the Month are selected based on the student demonstrating Respect of Self, Respect of Others and Respect of the Environment. Every month the students are recognized by their classroom teacher and the art, music and Physical Education teachers. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 3, 2013  Jefferson Elementary School held a geography bee on April 5, 2013. Fifteen fourth and fifth grade students participated. Jefferson Elementary School Geography Bee Winners: Amber Shaw-1st place, Alan Vang - 2nd place, and Jordan Kuehl - 3rd place.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 3, 2013  The 4th grade class of Mrs. Pam Braatz at Jefferson Elementary School recently visited the historic Heritage School located on Kentucky Avenue in Sheboygan.The class was given a glimpse into the past and experienced a classroom as it would have existed in 1876. Many of the students came dressed in the attire of the 19th century.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 3, 2013  The Lakeland College women’s basketball team hosted the 2nd Annual Jr. Muskies Clinic at Sheridan Elementary School in March. The staff worked with the young athletes on basic fundamentals that are important for all basketball players: Shooting Form, Rebounding Technique, Passing, Dribbling & Ball Handling, and Defensive Position. All the participants received a Jr. Muskies t-shirt signed by the team members. It was great fun for all the students that took part in this event.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 3, 2013  Twenty-nine schools and 147 high school students across the state put their culinary and management skills to the test in the ProStart® Invitational at the Wisconsin Restaurant Association Expo on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Sheboygan North High School students placed in the top three culinary teams at the competition. NHS senior Shawna Anderson tied for first place in the individual knife skills competition with over 100 competitors.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
May 3, 2013  North High School students choreographed and performed a “Dance of the
Ho Chi Minh Trail,” with their own musical accompaniment, to express a
cultural understanding of the Vietnam War. Students in African Asian
World classes have been reading primary and secondary source accounts of
the Vietnam War from multi-cultural perspectives. Included in those
readings was an article on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, which allowed students
to see how the trail was viewed during the War, and how it is
re-envisioned today. Using the reading as inspiration, students then
created fictional characters who wrote “letters home” from the Trail.
From these letters, small groups worked together to create story lines,
which were then turned into dance.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 30, 2013  With the appearance of Comet PAN-STARRS in the western skies, the
students at Northeast Wisconsin Montessori School at Cleveland
Elementary welcomed a very special guest speaker on Friday, March 15th.
Parent and life-long student of Astronomy, Scott Blair, shared his
expertise with the mixed-age class of 1st through 6th graders. He
explained how comets are formed and even made one for the class out of
dirt, dry ice, ammonia, water and corn syrup, so the children could
observe how a comet behaves in space and forms it's characteristic tail
as it approaches the sun. This fun lesson was enhanced by Mr. Blair
giving the children research ideas and tools to explore more of our
solar system and the universe beyond, so they will be experts by time
Comet ISON appears in November 2013.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 16, 2013  The four-year-old kindergarten class at Cleveland Elementary School participated in a geography theme at school where each student had to research and present facts about a state in the United States. The children learned about their country throughout the two week theme and at the conclusion had to "show-and-tell" their state to their fellow classmates.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 16, 2013  Some of Jackson Elementary School’s third graders were quite shocked at what they found in their school library. Upon returning from lunch one day, they were led to the library by their teacher. They entered a room filled with their parents, teachers, aides and even a few grandparents. The occasion? The students’ book publishing projects had arrived and parents were invited to share in the moment of exhilaration when the students learned that their books had finally arrived. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
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April 16, 2013 Jefferson Elementary School fifth grade students took a field trip to Spaceport Sheboygan. Students learned how astronauts live on the International Space Station, from eating in space to meeting daily care needs. Students made mock protective gear for an astronaut by using things like bubble wrap, construction paper and duct tape. They wrapped a potato in this protective wear to simulate what is worn in space. Once the potato was wrapped a giant nail was plunged into the potato from a ten foot PVC pipe to simulate an object striking a real space suit in space. Of eight groups, two of our potatoes survived the trauma.
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April 16, 2013  Jackson Elementary School held its annual Geography Bee for 4th and 5th grade students. This year's event was led by Jackson's Interventionist, Mr. Brandon Krause. Congratulations to the finalists: Summer Adams, Owen Beumler, Ricky Jakupovic, Leslie Kirschner, Haley Todd, Aronita Blakqori, Kaley Burrows, Jaron Capetillo, Rhea Heribacka, Britta Stock, and Amanda Moreau. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 16, 2013  Grant Elementary School and Elementary School for the Arts and Academics (ESAA) teamed up for Dr. Seuss Spirit Week in March. To celebrate the Grant Student Council hosted a week of special dress up days. Each day the students were asked to donate a different item for families in need. The schools collected 9 boxes of food, 7 boxes of personal hygiene products, 4 boxes for the Humane Society and a donation to Bookworm Gardens. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 10, 2013 North High is pleased to announce that 27 students and three staff
members traveled to Avignon, France, March 20-30, as part of an
educational exchange program. The students will engage in educational
and cultural experiences as part of their home stay with French host
families. Students will visit René Char, one of their local secondary
schools, where they will shadow a French student. Sheboygan students
will also visit the Pope’s Palace, part of the Catholic Church’s
historical 14th century schism; Pont Du Gard, an ancient aqueduct;
Arles, an ancient Roman city; and Marseilles.
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April 10, 2013  In March, Cooper Elementary School staff hosted their 13th annual Bedtime Books event - an evening of fun and family literacy. Pajama-clad students in kindergarten through third grade, parents, grandparents, and family friends attended the event. Cooper principal, Larry Brahan, welcomed guests as they enjoyed milk and cookies followed by a story read by the evening’s guest speaker, Ruth Benedum, a retired Sheboygan Area School District and former Cooper teacher. Many children carried sleeping bags, blankets, and stuffed animals as they rotated among classrooms and listened to bedtime stories read by Cooper staff members.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 10, 2013  Tea, shortbread, queen’s cake and lemon tarts were some of the items on
the menu at A2 Charter School on Wednesday, February 13, as students
interpreted their recent learning by re-creating a colonial tea party.
Six different stories about children who grew up in Virginia in the
1700’s were the basis of a study of Revolutionary America. Students came
to school dressed as characters from the books they had read, performed
plays about the key ideas expressed in the books regarding life in
colonial times.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 10, 2013  The Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety (WAFS) is proud to award Eduardo
Hernandez, a fifth grade student at Sheridan Elementary School, Grand
Prize in the WAFS’ annual fire and burn prevention poster contest. The
award was presented by Kathy Meulemans, Executive Director of WAFS at a
school assembly. She was joined by Sheboygan Fire Chief Jeffrey Hermann
in recognizing Eduardo for his accomplishment. The Sheboygan Fire
Department has placed a great emphasis on teaching fire prevention and
fire safety to the general public and specifically grade school aged
children. The Department has developed a very comprehensive program that
begins with kindergarten children and concludes in the fourth grade. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
April 10, 2013 Northern Lights from Sheboygan North High School and Four Guyz in Dinner Jackets will be performing in the North High Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Tickets are available at Festival Foods, Trilling True Value Hardware and Sheboygan North High School.
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