Area: Gibraltar
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Gibraltar School Advised to Borrow ASAP
Board approves staff raises and new curriculum for English Following voters’ overwhelming approval during the April 4 election of a $29.8 million building project, the Gibraltar Area School Board was urged to move quickly to secure debt to pay for the project. Due to volatility in the bond market but historically low rates at present, […]
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Culture Club: A Day of Creativity
The Exposure To Creativity Program allows students to explore art forms by ANN SODERLUND For one day during the school year, students step away from their school curriculum to exercise their right brain in their own individual way. Through the efforts of Gibraltar High School and Friends of Gibraltar, in partnership with the Francis Hardy […]
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Gibraltar Students Explore Creativity
Seventy students from Gibraltar High School participated in creativity workshops throughout the community as part of the Friends of Gibraltar’s Exposure to Creativity program. Students engaged in screenprinting at The Lightbox (pictured above), glassblowing at Popelka Trenchard Glass, improv and theater with The Knobs at Northern Sky Theater, metalsmithing jewelry at The Clearing, and drypoint […]
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Letter to the Editor: Our Kids Deserve Gibraltar School Improvements
On Feb. 20, my wife and I attended the referendum open house at Gibraltar School, hosted by Superintendent Brett Stousland and representatives from CG Schmidt and Cadence Consulting. The architect started the presentation by addressing planned security enhancements included in the development. This was reassuring and clearly demonstrates a priority on safety. Preparing in advance […]
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Gibraltar Working on Mobile Vending Ordinance
In 2018, the Town of Gibraltar implemented an ordinance to ban mobile vendors. Now it’s working on an ordinance to regulate them. The new requirements aren’t finalized yet, but they will be similar to those in nearby municipalities, according to town administrator Travis Thyssen. A $500 permit fee – put in place because food trucks […]
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Town of Gibraltar to Issue Reserve Liquor License
After being shelved since 1999, the Town of Gibraltar’s reserve Class B liquor license is on its way to being issued. The town has eight regular liquor licenses and one reserve license. Proprietors of numerous businesses such as Skaliwags and the former Fish Creek Grill have approached the town about the reserve license in the […]
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Tours Reveal Gibraltar School Building Flaws
Touring the Gibraltar Area Schools creates a better understanding of the problems in the heart of the buildings that are prompting the district to ask voters to pass a $29.8 million building referendum during the April 4 election. “You get to see the doldrums of the buildings,” said Superintendent Brett Stousland to approximately one dozen […]
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Learn About Gibraltar School Referendum
Gibraltar Area Schools’ superintendent, Brett Stousland, is making good on a promise to provide voters with many opportunities to see, hear and read more about the district’s $29.8 million building referendum. Recently announced community-engagement events before the April 4 referendum include an information session and tour of the school that was held March 9. Then […]
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Gibraltar Endorses Multimodal Path
The Town of Gibraltar has greenlit its participation in the creation of a trail that will connect the municipalities of Egg Harbor, Gibraltar, Ephraim and Sister Bay. The idea of making a trail like this has been bouncing around for years, and plans are still in the very early stages, according to town administrator Travis […]
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Gibraltar Honor Rolls: Semester 1, 2022-23
Gibraltar Middle School HIGH HONOR ROLL Kaia Barris-Sunstrom, Emilia Bass, Sofia Blagoeva, Finn Bremer, Wyatt Bultman, Clara Carriere, Ema Collak, Oliver Collak, James Colosimo, Graham Devoe, Rocket Donohue, Isla Fagundes, Liam Flock, Silvia Frisoni, Mia Glocke, Alexander Helm, Azucena Jauregui, Celeste Jauregui, Marisol Jauregui, Ellie Knapp, Hayden Knudson, Kendal Kwaterski, Ashlyn Lautenbach, Luke McCormack, Lillyana […]
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Gibraltar Student Art Displayed at Ridges
The Ridges Sanctuary is exhibiting works by art students in Gibraltar secondary schools that focus on how those students engage with nature. The exhibit will be on display through March. The show’s signature piece is a large mural on canvas that depicts the Baileys Harbor range lights and the flora and fauna that inhabit the […]
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Pay Your Debt or Don’t Get a License in Gibraltar
A new ordinance will require Gibraltar residents to pay any outstanding debts they owe the town – such as unpaid property taxes, boat-slip fees and traffic utility bills – before they receive a license from the town. “If someone is applying for a liquor license or an STR [short-term-rental] license or a business license in the town, […]
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Gibraltar Fire Department Creating List for At-Risk Population
The Gibraltar Fire Department is assembling a list of Gibraltar residents who might be at risk during a natural disaster. “If something does happen, like a flood or a heavy snowstorm, we’ll have a list, and we can go check on these people,” said Gibraltar Fire Chief Andy Bertges during a Feb. 1 town board […]
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Three Gibraltar Students Win Conservation Poster Contest
Three Gibraltar art students won the Soil and Water Conservation Poster Contest at the county level: Elayna Hatch for grades 2-3, Elizabeth Bautista for grades 7-9 and Bethanie Stackhouse for grades 10-12. Bautista’s poster, which placed first, will be entered in the state competition in March. See the winning posters at co.door.wi.gov/1167/Conservation-Awareness-Poster-Contest. In addition, ninth-graders […]
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Speed Limit Reduced on Gibraltar Bluff Road
The Town of Gibraltar decided Feb. 1 to lower the speed limit from 35 to 30 miles per hour (mph) on Gibraltar Bluff Road. The decision came after multiple residents expressed concerns about drivers going too fast on the road. In recent years, because more houses have been built in the neighborhood, more people have […]
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Burress Takes on Principal Duties at Gibraltar Temporarily
Justin Burress, a longtime Gibraltar teacher and coach, has taken on the duties of elementary school principal this winter while Lauren Ward is on maternity leave. Stousland said the district will determine Burress’ stipend amount after Ward returns, and there’s a tally of the hours, extra days, instructional meetings, staff meetings and board meetings he […]
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Community Engagement Meetings for Gibraltar Referendum
The Gibraltar Area School District has launched a public campaign to inform voters about the $29.8 million building referendum that will be on the April 4 ballot. The district held its first community-engagement meeting at the end of January and has three more scheduled. Superintendent Brett Stousland said those sessions are set for Feb. 20, […]
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Enrollment Open for Gibraltar 4K, Kindergarten
Gibraltar Elementary School will open the enrollment window Feb. 1 for new students who intend to enroll in the 2023-24 4K or kindergarten programs through Gibraltar. To be eligible for the 4K program, children must be four years old by Sept. 1, 2023, and to be eligible for kindergarten, children must be five years old […]
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Gibraltar Going to Voters for $29.8 Million for School Building
Board hires architect and construction manager, approves referendum question The Gibraltar Area School Board has hired Milwaukee-based construction-management and architectural firms with experience building schools while classes are in session. On Monday, the board voted 7-0 not only to place a $29.8 million building-referendum question on the April 4 ballot, but also unanimously chose CG […]
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Gibraltar School Considers Asking Voters for $29.8 Million
Officials in Door County’s two farthest-north school districts are one step away from placing referendum measures on the April 4 ballot. Just before the winter break, the Gibraltar Area School Board discussed a first reading of a resolution for a $29.8 million referendum to replace and update the oldest portions of the school complex in […]