Schools

Although it was finished in time for school in the fall, there was a lot of behind-the-scenes work to be done on the new elementary addition to the Wisconsin Heights single campus building. The time was worth the effort, however, as work comes to a close on the building. The insides of the elementary wing are colorful and feature local history on the walls. It’s a great setting for little minds.

The Bridges Elementary School climbing wall has become reality. Last school year students worked hard to raise funds during their first annual Bridges Bolt. These funds helped to purchase the climbing wall. It even has adaptive pieces to make it more accessible. Bridges student and staff thank the community for their help with the project.

The January Above The Line theme was “Trustworthiness.” The students listed below received awards on Friday, January 20th, from their classroom teacher or staff who felt that they are an individual that is trustworthy. Congratulations to these students! Bottom Row, left to right: Lennon Hager, Kensleigh Colstad, Bennet Finley, Andrew Ryan, Willa Eckstein, Miranda Rios Moreno, June White, Maxx Ederer, Milo Lueck, Whitney Sadek Second Row, left to right: Emma Pletzer, Darwin Ausman, Nellie Kaderavek, Keaton Schmidt, Brody Lewis, Mason Williams, Cooper Considine, Tate Bindl, Mia Breunig Third Row, left to right: Morgan Grunewald, Emily Fish, Ella Paul, Stella Sadek, Liam Malmros, Peyton Eaker, Kate Endres, Livie Andres Top Row, left to right: Leah Schwartz, Brianna Kuhnke, Londyn Kleist, Monse Mendez Retamoza, Luke Hager, August Scott, Brody Walch Not Pictured: Lilly Schoepp and Olivia Stephan.

On January 31, the Sauk Prairie Middle School hosted a WISDAA (Wisconsin Interscholastic Speech and Dramatic Arts Association) Middle Level 1 Meet. Eight schools including Sauk Prairie Middle School participated, bringing a total of 106 students and 22 judges. After three rounds of speeches and performances, the Sauk Prairie forensics team earned 33 excellence ribbons and one merit ribbon. There will be one more group of students competing in a Middle Level 1 virtual meet on February 13th. After that, the full 38-member team will be eligible to compete in the Middle Level 2 meet in Beaver Dam on February 21, 2023. “This meet was a major undertaking and could not have happened without the amazing patience and support of so many people. A very special thanks to many SPMS administrative, custodial, and teaching staff members and to so many family, friends, dedicated community members, and the high school forensics team and coach, for volunteering their time and experience.” complimented Forensics Coach Louann Rinken, who was the lead organizer of the event. Sauk Prairie Middle School Forensics team members at the school-hosted Forensics Meet on January 31: Amaria Parchem-Ramirez (Play Acting), Audrey Sandberg (Play Acting), Coraline Miller (Play Acting), Blaise Brensike (Demonstration), Drew Terrill (Play Acting), Adelaide Brensike (Demonstration), Caprina Keiser (Poetry), Emma Smith (Play Acting), Kelsey Schleip (Play Acting), Evelyn Cunningham (Moments in History), Adrian Klecker (Poetry), Lydia Zajicek (Play Acting), Aaron Clement (Solo Acting), Acacia Lemmerengelking (Poetry), Drake Brensike (Informative), Ella Stephan (Play Acting), Alyssa Himebauch (Play Acting), Tori Seebecker (Prose), Myles Mauch (Non-Original Oratory), Annalie Smith (Special Occasion), Isis Hayes-Morales (Prose), Gavin Krueger (Poetry), Haydee Meyer (Prose), Lila Shadewald (Poetry), Stella Osiedacz (Poetry), Finn Abernathy (News Reporting), Ethan Goodman (Demonstration), Elio Piccinelli (Solo Acting), Alexis Gramza (Play Acting), Mckenzie Teague (Poetry), Soren Hansen (Demonstration), Micah Nolden(Play Acting), Eric Lopez Castillo (Non-Original Oratory), Clay Hutchins (Special Occasion).

Merrimac Community School students could not hide their enthusiasm for some hands-on study of animal habitats. Recently, students assembled a skeleton and overlaid the hide to appreciate the size of the largest North American mammal, the bison.