Category: Education
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Scholarship Trust to Award Sturgeon Bay Students with Scholarships
The Thomas J. Webb Memorial Scholarship Trust will award two scholarships of $5,000 each to Sturgeon Bay High School 2019 graduates at the school’s Honor Assembly in June. Sturgeon Bay graduating seniors who participate in varsity sports, have a minimum 3.5 GPA and plan to attend a four-year accredited university or college are eligible to […]
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Sevastopol School District Developmental Screening
The Sevastopol School District will conduct a district-wide developmental screening on April 11, 8 am – 4 pm, in the multi-purpose room. All district families with children who are not enrolled in 4K or kindergarten and who did not participate in the school’s Jan. 4 screening should register. The screening process involves a formalized and […]
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Summer Job Fair Held at Gibraltar, April 3
Gibraltar Secondary Schools will host a summer job fair on April 3, 12-2 pm, to bring students together with local employers to explore work opportunities. Interested businesses must register with Mary Witteborg at [email protected] by March 25. Include a contact name, business name and phone number in the email. Space is limited. There is no […]
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DCMC Promoting Healthy Eating During National Nutrition Month
Door County Medical Center is promoting the importance of healthful eating during National Nutrition Month in March because Americans struggle with poor eating habits, obesity and obesity-related diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer. Some signs of poor nutrition include issues with mental and overall health, fatigue, dry hair and […]
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GDuring National Library Week, April 7-13, the Kewaunee Public Library will introduce Growing Kewaunee Readers: a new initiative that features leveled reading challenges from birth to graduation to encourage reading in the community. Starting at a child’s birth, parents will read 100 books to the child before age two. Then their goals will be to […]
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Southern Door Badger State Delegates
Southern Door High School’s Badger State delegates for 2019 are Anna Meier to attend Badger Girls State, June 16-21 at UW-Oshkosh; Delilah Rose to serve as her alternate; and Blane Suess to attend Badger Boys State, June 8-15 at Ripon College. The participants engage in a weeklong program that teaches the principles of democracy in […]
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Gov. Tony Evers’ office asked the Door County Community Foundation (DCCF) to convene a discussion about the importance of water to Door County during the governor’s recent visit. “Protecting our water is not only an environmental and human concern; it is also an economic issue for those of us who live in Door County,” said […]
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Learning and Innovation Center Offering Online English Course
NWTC instructor Nicholas Hilmers will teach an eight-hour, in-person Learning English Online course in May at the NWTC Learning and Innovation Center in Sister Bay. He will introduce participants to a wide range of effective, online resources for high-elementary and intermediate English-language learners, including websites for grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and more. Participants will learn how […]
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Tours of Sturgeon Bay High School Greenhouse Held on May 1
Tour the Sturgeon Bay School District’s recently completed school greenhouse during an open house on May 1, 3:30-6 pm. Staff and students will share their growing and learning experiences in this living classroom that’s located on the school grounds, 1230 Michigan St. in Sturgeon Bay.
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Thomas Webb Memorial Scholarship Open to Sturgeon Bay Students
The Thomas J. Webb Memorial Scholarship Trust will award two scholarships of $5,000 each to Sturgeon Bay High School 2019 graduates at the school’s annual Honor Assembly in June. Sturgeon Bay graduating seniors who participate in varsity sports, have a minimum 3.5 GPA and plan to attend a four-year accredited university or college are eligible […]
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Educational Presentation on Cannabis Held March 26
The Door County Alcohol and Other Drug Coalition will host an educational presentation and Q&A session about cannabis on March 26, 6-7:30 pm, at Hope Church in Sturgeon Bay. The event is free and open to the community. The presentation will explore the history of cannabis, its effects on the body and brain, decriminalization and […]
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DCMC Educates Community for National Nutrition Month
Door County Medical Center is educating the community about the importance of nutrition and healthful eating during National Nutrition Month in March. Despite campaigns by health professionals and the CDC to encourage healthful eating, Americans struggle with poor eating habits, obesity and obesity-related diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some types of cancer. […]
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Dying to Talk Meets on March 19
Dying to Talk – the monthly community event hosted by End of Life Doula VJR and Doulagivers of Door County – will hold its next program on March 19, 5:30 pm, at Get Real Café, 116 S. Madison Ave. in Sturgeon Bay. Dying to Talk has become a warm, comfortable place where community members can […]
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Movies that Matter Feature Documentary on Food Co-Ops
The Movies That Matter series will feature Food for Change: The Story of Cooperation in America and a post-film group discussion on March 19, 4:30 pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Hwy. 42 in north Ephraim. For generations, food co-ops have been a part of the American economy, providing people with […]
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Southern Door Holds 4K and 5K Registration, March 15
The Southern Door County School District will hold registration for 4K and 5K students on March 15, 8 am – 12 pm. Any child who will turn four on or before September 1, 2019, is eligible for four-year-old kindergarten (4K). Any child who does not currently attend Southern Door’s 4K program and who will turn […]
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(Left to right) Josie Morkin, Principal Bob Nickel, Violet Suhrer and Emily Tess during the Sturgeon Bay High School awards ceremony on March 4. Morkin and Tess are co-valedictorians, and Suhrer is salutatorian. Photo by Claire Morkin.
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by Estella Lauter The current exhibit at the Unitarian Universalist Gallery – Protest! Bearing Witness, Seeking Justice – is extraordinary in several ways. Works in traditional media – a painting by DarRen Morris, a wood relief by Roger Benedict, three textile wall hangings and a bank of poems – are the exceptions rather than the rule. […]
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Write On Conference on Getting Published
Write On, Door County has launched a new, two-day conference to help aspiring writers get their work into print. Award-winning authors, editors, publishers and agents will be among the many presenters at the Writing on the Door: Paths to Publication Conference, April 12-13. “Writing is hard, but getting published is even harder,” said Write On, […]
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Sturgeon Bay High School Announces Honor Graduates
Sturgeon Bay High School announces its Class of 2019 honor graduates. Co-valedictorians are Josephine Morkin and Emily Tess, and the salutatorian is Violet Suhrer. High-honors students (GPA of 4.00 and above) include Josephine Morkin, Emily Tess, Violet Suhrer, Nathaniel Hendrickson, Sierra Trainor and Brenna Zuehlke. Honors students (GPA of 3.667 to 3.999) are Gracee Abeyta-DeDecker, […]
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Evaluación de la primera infancia en Gibraltar, 1 de abril
Gibraltar Elementary School esta ofreciendo evaluación de infancia temprana para niños de edades tres o cinco años (no matriculados en Kinder) en el 1 de abril. La evaluación de infancia temprana se ofrecerá de forma gratuita para proveer una estimación informada del pensamiento, el lenguaje y el desarrollo de habilidades motoras del niño. Para ayudar […]