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We are proud to announce the Sauk Prairie High School Class of 2020 Badger Conference Top Scholars! After two semesters and eight trimesters, these ten SPHS seniors have achieved the highest grade point averages in their graduating class. In alphabetical order, they are: Summer Acker, Grace Breunig, Elise Dietman, Olivia Flanagan, Paige Hooper, Hunter Kent, Joshua Ripp, Ella Schad, Molly Tierney, Lauren Wideen. The Badger Conference Top Scholars program recognizes each school’s top senior scholars for their academic accomplishments. Each spring, the Badger Conference holds a Dessert Reception to recognize these students’ academic accomplishments. This year’s reception, originally scheduled for Sunday, April 26, was canceled due to the Safer at Home order. All Top Scholars will receive a plaque recognizing their accomplishments, hard work and dedication to excellence. Please join us in congratulating these seniors! #TogetherWeSoar

The Sauk Prairie School District broke ground on its $65 school improvement project last Wednesday. While most of the funds will be utilized for an expansion and renovation of Sauk Prairie High School, the referendum also authorized the expansion of Merrimac Community Charter School. In the past 12 years, the student population of Merrimac Community Charter School has tripled. This expansion will bring all students back under one roof and provide wonderful new learning and community spaces for students and families. An addition to the north includes four new classrooms. An addition to the south includes a gymnasium, new student restrooms, and an expanded kitchen.

The Wisconsin Heights School District is honoring its seniors with signs place along Highway 14 in front of the school. The Star News’ annual graduation sections for both Wisconsin Heights and the Sauk Prairie School District will appear in the May 28 issue. Photo by Joe Block

Forty Eight Sauk County students in grades K-12 created posters for the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Conservation Awareness Poster competition. The Sauk County Land Resources and Environment Department sponsored the program locally, encouraging students to submit unique artwork to address this year’s theme, “Where would we BEE without Pollinators?” Quinn Moses, from Tower Rock Elementary, won 1st place is the 2nd-3rd grade elementary division. His poster will move on to regional, state, and national competitions. Students received prizes and awards at each level in which their posters competed and won. Sauk County awarded a special prize for the classroom with the most student participation. This year our winners received an Amazon gift card, wildflower seeds, and custard coupons, generously donated by Culvers. Congratulations to all of the students for their hard work and creativity! The judges were impressed with the level of creativity and thought that each student put into their poster. Information and registration forms for the 2021 NACD Conservation Poster Contest will be made available on our website this fall. If you would like to participate or have any questions about this program, contact Justine Bula at 608-355-4842 or justine.bula@saukcountywi.gov.