Schools

Congratulations to this year’s Prediction Run winners! Students in grades 3-5 from Grand Avenue Elementary participated in the Prediction Run that took place on Wednesday, November 1st at Grand Avenue. The award ceremony took place on Thursday, November 2nd at Grand Avenue.  

What is the Prediction Run?

The Wisconsin Heights School District finished off their budget duties late last month by holding their Annual Meeting and Budget Hearing on October 23rd. At that meeting the district’s experts summarized the next year’s budget and the mill rate. In total, the district will levy $10,791,000, an increase of $300,000 over last year.

Students from Sauk Prairie High School were inducted into membership of the Jacob Barth Chapter of the National Honor Society at an evening candle lighting ceremony at 7:00 p.m. in the River Arts Center on Monday, October 30th.

Sauk Prairie High School’s Agriculture Department recently purchased a $4,000 hydroponic tower, funded entirely from a grant from Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program.

The Sauk Prairie High School Drama Department presents ‘All in the Timing’ November 10-12 in a theater in the round setting at Leola Hall.  ‘All in the Timing’ showcases high school students in one act comedic plays by American playwright David Ives.  Written between 1987 and 1993, ‘All, In the Timing” premiered Off-Broadway in 1993 at P

The Wisconsin Heights School District finished up their community listening sessions for the Superintendent search this last Sunday with an all-community zoom meeting. Two residents joined the meeting, and organizer Mike Richie noted that all the community listening sessions were lightly attended.

At Wisconsin Heights, in the first Social Studies unit in 5th grade, students learned about early exploration and its effect on the world and societies. To wrap up the unit, students shared their learning by presenting a poster and speech at the annual 5th grade Wax Museum.

Sauk Prairie Ambulance paid an educational only visit to Sauk Prairie Middle School as part of a 7th grade English Language Arts “Survival Unit.”  Students were willing to try on the EMT gear and Ms. Miller-Wolf was willing to be “treated” by the first responders.

The Mazomanie Fire Department, Dane County District One EMS, and the Dane County Sheriff’s Department for put on their first ever Public Safety Day at Wisconsin Heights last week.

Sauk Prairie Middle School’s performed “Annie Jr.” last weekend and it was quite the show!