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  • 21 Gibraltar High School Students Receive AP Scholar Awards

    Twenty-one students at Gibraltar High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both […]

  • YMCA Introduces Latest Initiative – Character Development Learning Institute

    The Door County YMCA is holding a community breakfast Feb. 14, 8:30 am at Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay. The keynote speaker is Dr. Tasha Nicole Johnson, senior director, Character Development Learning Institute, YMCA of USA. Join Dr. Johnson and members of the YMCA community to learn about the Y’s latest youth development initiative, […]

  • College Scholarship Awards Available for Children of Police, Fire Department Members

    The Wisconsin Electronic Security Association (WIESA), an official chartered chapter of the national Electronic Security Association (ESA), announces the availability of two $1,500 college scholarship awards for high school seniors whose parents are full-time, active members of a Wisconsin police or fire department. Through this program WIESA recognizes the academic and community achievements of the […]

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    Schools Delayed Due to Slippery Conditions

    Several Door County schools are operating on a delay this morning due to slippery road conditions after yesterday’s weather caused schools to close early. • Gibraltar Area Schools has a two-hour delay. • Southern Door has a two-hour delay, and has canceled both morning and afternoon 4K and early childhood programming. • Algoma schools have […]

  • Local Educators Lauren Bremer, Aaron Pairolero Earn National Certification

    Wisconsin has 126 educators who earned national certification in 2017; two of those teachers are from Door County. Lauren Bremer of Gibraltar High School was newly certified in English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood, and Aaron Pairolero of the Sturgeon Bay School District is newly certified in Generalist/Middle Childhood. The state was among seven nationwide […]

  • Teams Needed for Peninsula Preschool Trivia Night

    The 15th annual Peninsula Preschool Trivia Night is scheduled for Feb. 22 at Alexander’s Restaurant. The doors open 5:30 pm, with trivia beginning at 6:30 pm. Cash prizes will be awarded:  $600 for first, $300 for second and $150 for third. The event is limited to 24 teams of six people. The cost is $30 […]

  • Gibraltar Elementary School Holds Early Childhood Screening March 5

    Gibraltar Elementary School will hold early childhood screening March 5 to residents of Gibraltar School District at no cost to provide parents an informed estimation of their child’s thinking, language and motor skill development. If you have a child who will be at least 3 years of age by Sept. 1, 2018, contact Mari Grenchik […]

  • Kinnard Farms Accepting Applications for Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships

    Kinnard Farms is now accepting applications for its Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships. Three scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded to graduating high school seniors in good standing from any of the following high schools:  Kewaunee, Luxemburg-Casco, Algoma, Denmark or Southern Door. Applicants must be interested in pursuing a career related to agriculture and demonstrate […]

  • Gibraltar DECA Students Advance to State Career Development Conference

    Northern Door County, as a tourism economy, relies on strong hospitality and lodging management skills.  Sophomores at Gibraltar High School demonstrated their skills in these areas Jan. 13 at the Northeast Wisconsin DECA District Competitions at Bayport High School. Competitors take a 100 question exam and role play two business scenarios. The top four competitors […]

  • Gibraltar Senior Coordinates Self-Defense Class

    Gibraltar High School senior Ava Hitzeman coordinated a self-defense class for her and her fellow students with Herb Blue’s Total Self-Defense of Green Bay. The class was held at Gibraltar Jan. 12. Here Hitzeman works on defense moves with instructor Aaron Maternowski. Photo by Len Villano.

  • Gibraltar Senior Leads Self-Defense Service Project

    Gibraltar High School Senior Ava Hitzeman took a realistic view of her world when she came up with her senior service project by thinking ahead to when she attends the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall. “Going off to college next year and coming from a rural community, I was a little concerned because I […]

  • ‘Pig Out for Peninsula Preschool’ at Husby’s Jan. 18

    Pig Out for Peninsula Preschool at Husby’s Food & Spirits, Jan. 18, 11 am to close. Mention Peninsula Preschool and 50 percent of the check amount will be donated to the school. As a nonprofit organization, the Peninsula Preschool is supported through tuition, donations and fundraising events. It is through the support of the community and […]

  • DPI Seeks Input on Proposed Changes to Educator Licensing Rules

    The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will conduct five hearings in January to accept public testimony on proposed changes to educator licensing rules (PI 34). In addition to the hearings, a public comment period is open until Jan. 31 with written comments on the proposed permanent rules given the same consideration as public testimony. The […]

  • Kitchens Optimistic About School Funding Panel

    When Rep. Joel Kitchens and Sen. Luther Olsen introduced the Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding at a Madison press conference on Dec. 14, one of the questions they fielded is how will this effort be different from past attempts to create a more equitable school funding formula? “The difference is this time we have […]

  • Community Invited to Southern Door High School’s FAB Lab Workshop

    Learn “How to Make Just About Anything” during a 10-week workshop for the community at the Southern Door High School FAB & Innovation Lab. The workshop runs from 6 to 8 pm Wednesdays beginning Jan. 24 through March 28. The workshop is open to any adult who would like to learn how to use laser […]

  • Construction Continues at Sister Bay NWTC Site

    Construction is underway at the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) Learning and Innovation Center (LIC) in partnership with Nicolet National Bank in northern Door County. Crews are currently remodeling the 5,400-square-foot former Nicolet National Bank building located at 2438 S. Bay Shore Drive in Sister Bay. NWTC purchased the building from Nicolet National last year. […]

  • Nsight Telservices Accepts Scholarship Applications through March 15

    The online application for Nsight Telservices scholarships is now open. Nsight will award six $1,200 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in its service area. Applicants must attend high school in Niagara, Florence, Pulaski, Oconto, Oconto Falls, Two Rivers, Shawano, or Door County. Recipients will be selected on the basis of academic record, potential to […]

  • Winter Homesteading Series Features Home Brewing, Beekeeping Classes

    The Door County Cooperative announced a slate of classes in their Winter Homesteading Series including home brewing, beekeeping, and raising chickens.   Beginning in January, the Door County Cooperative Country Store will host professional speakers on the topics of home brewing, beekeeping, raising chickens, and composting.  Beginners and non-members are welcome to learn something new […]

  • Gibraltar School Tightens Gun Policy Before New Senate Bill

    A proposed state Senate bill would loosen restrictions on carrying weapons in and around schools. Gibraltar School District is taking steps to tighten and clarify its own gun policy in anticipation of its passage. Guns are not allowed on school property in Gibraltar and the bill will not change that, but it does repeal restrictions […]

  • Three County School District Receive Sparsity Aid

    Small, sparsely populated districts across the state have received $18.5 million in sparsity aid. Unlike most categorical aids, which are targeted to a specific program or service, sparsity aid may be used for general school operations. In the 2017-18 school year, 144 districts qualified for sparsity aid based on membership of 745 or fewer students […]