Category: Education
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At its recent annual conference, the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association honored the Southern Door County School District with a Spectrum Award of Merit for its work in school communications – specifically, for its referendum campaign. Spectrum Awards recognize high-quality public-relations efforts produced by or on behalf of school districts in the state. “Having community support […]
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PBS Wisconsin to Broadcast State Honors Concerts
PBS Wisconsin (formerly Wisconsin Public Television) will broadcast a special one-hour compilation of the 2019 State Honors concerts Dec. 30, 8 pm. Musical highlights from the State Honors choirs, band and orchestra will also air on Wisconsin Public Radio on Thanksgiving Day, 10 am – 12 pm, with the entire concert series airing Dec. 29, […]
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Luna Ramerez Earns Second Place in AMVETS Coloring Contest
Luna Ramerez received a certificate and cash award for winning second place in the fourth-grade level of the national AMVETS Americanism coloring contest. Presenting the award is Bill Forry, Post 51 commander. Also shown are her parents, Martin and Melanie, and Nancy Gamble, chairperson for the K-5 contests in the Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol area […]
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Sevastopol Releases Renderings of Remodel
Ground-breaking coming in spring If you’re not familiar with the Sevastopol School District building, it’s likely you’d get lost in its narrow hallways without a guide. You’d also notice aging floor tiles, entrances and doorways that don’t quite make sense and one oddly medieval-looking door. Those features and more are why the community voted to […]
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Alumni Door County Profile: Globetrotting with Erin Leline
To suggest an alumnus or alumna to profile, email [email protected]. To learn more about Alumni Door County, visit alumnidoorcounty.org. “My life actually had zero direction,” said 2004 Gibraltar graduate Erin Leline. “I still don’t know what I want to do with my life. I just keep walking through doors that are open.” And Leline has […]
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As a school rated as “significantly exceeding,” Gibraltar High School is ranked among the top high schools in Wisconsin on the state’s report card. “Our high school did extremely well in scoring a 97.1/100 on closing gaps and a 84.9/100 on school growth,” Superintendent Tina Van Meer said. “The scores in these areas truly reflect […]
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Dalena Pakalske Accepted to National Honors Choir
Southern Door student Dalena Pakalske has been accepted to the National Honors Choir, which will be performing in New York in January. She was selected through a rigorous audition process to participate in the Wisconsin State Music Association (WSMA) Honors Choir. The WSMA State Honors Music Project is nationally recognized as one of the finest […]
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Gibraltar Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner
Gibraltar Area Schools and the Gibraltar High School Student Council invite the community to their annual Senior Citizen Holiday Dinner on Dec. 4, 11 am. Guests will be seated in the Middle Gym starting at 10 am to enjoy performances by the Gibraltar High School Band, eighth-grade Middle School Choir, Elementary Choir and the new […]
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Fly Eagles Fly: How Jim Flanigan and the 1989 Southern Door Eagles Became Champions
How many times have you read about the “Cinderella story”: the story of the underdog; the doubted team that somehow triumphs; the team that shocks people and changes perceptions? In the fall of 1989, the Southern Door Eagles football team was just that: a Cinderella, a changer of expectations, a team that earned glory at […]
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Crossroads Highlights Birds and Space
Crossroads at Big Creek will host the Wild Ones lecture “How to Attract, Feed and House Birds” on Nov. 14, 7 pm. Charlotte Lukes will discuss many of northeast Wisconsin’s native birds and the wildflowers, shrubs and trees they prefer. She will also show bird-nest boxes, platforms, feeders and water baths. Refreshments will be available […]
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A Lesson in Distracted Driving
I was behind the wheel when I got a text that said, “What’s the name of that shark movie?” I started thinking about it while I pulled up to a red light. Was it the shark from Finding Nemo that the text was talking about? In retrospect, I know it was obviously Jaws, but I […]
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Southern Door Hosts Veterans Day Ceremony
American Legion Forestville Post 372 and the Southern Door School District welcome the public to the 2019 countywide Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, 9:30 am, in the Southern Door School District’s Eagle Gym. All veterans from all branches of service will be recognized. Students from the Southern Door Student Council, Concert Band and Concert Choir […]
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Door County Medical Center Earns Rural Community Partner of the Year Award
At the annual Rural Schools Conference on Oct. 28, the nonprofit Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance (WiRSA) honored six individuals and Door County Medical Center for their dedication to addressing the challenges that rural school districts face. WiRSA was established to help rural school districts address the issues that affect them as they work to provide […]
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Southern Door Hosts Blood Drive Nov. 8
The Southern Door Student Council and the American Red Cross are sponsoring a blood drive Nov. 8, 9 am – 2 pm, at Southern Door High School, 2073 Cty DK in Brussels. The need for blood is constant, and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients in our community. Most of us will […]
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Survey Shows Support for Consolidating City Elementary Schools
A survey conducted on behalf of the Sturgeon Bay School District in October revealed broad public support for closing Sunset Elementary School. The survey was conducted in cooperation with School Perceptions – an independent firm with expertise in conducting school surveys – to inform the district’s evaluation of facilities as it plans upgrades. Bill Foster of School […]
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Griffon String Quartet Visits Enhances School Music Programs
To continue carrying out its mission to enhance student learning and academic achievement through increased exposure to – and participation in – music, the Griffon String Quartet will visit three Door County schools Nov. 12. The schools participating in this series of residency activities do not have strings programs, making these experiences even more significant in […]
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Double the Cast, Double the Fun
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Shines at Southern Door High School Learning lines and music for a lead role in a school production is not an easy feat – especially when students are trying to balance that work with school, jobs and home life. Now imagine learning a character’s lines and songs as well as the […]
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E-Learning to Fill Snow Days at Gibraltar
Anderson steps down after 27 years on school board Last year’s extreme winter weather meant many missed instructional days at local schools, which, at Gibraltar, led the school board to task its administration with investigating e-learning to fill snow days for this year. Superintendent Tina Van Meer made the announcement in an Oct. 24 letter […]
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Sturgeon Bay Students Visit Waseda Farms
Students in Sturgeon Bay High School’s Sustainable Living and Food and Nutrition classes visited Waseda Farms recently to taste some unusual vegetables, eat edible flowers and take a wagon ride to check out the farm’s cattle and pastures. They appreciated the Waseda Farms team of Jeff, Tom, Dave and Sayard for the fantastic tour. Students […]
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Dean Earns D.A.R. Good Citizen Award
Southern Door High School senior Samuel Dean has been chosen by the school’s faculty and members of his class as this year’s recipient of the D.A.R. Good Citizen Award. Each year a senior who best exemplifies the outstanding qualities of leadership, dependability, service and patriotism in his or her school, home and community is nominated. The Jean Nicolet Chapter of […]