Category: Education
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Dean’s List: Michaela R. Kraft
Michaela R. Kraft (2016 Southern Door High School graduate) made the spring 2017 dean’s list for the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Kraft is a BFA major studying theatre.
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Southern Door Schools Receive 3D Printers from GE Additive Education Program
Southern Door is one of 400 schools in the nation that will receive 3D printing resources as a part of a grant received from the GE Additive Education Program. Committed to developing pipelines of future talent in additive manufacturing around the world, GE will send the high school a desktop polymer printer package which includes […]
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NWTC Students Conducting Scientific Research on Retroviruses
Research students at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) hope their work will make a difference in the fight against HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). This is first time in Wisconsin that students from a technical college are conducting scientific research. Four NWTC research students are spending the summer in the most high-tech lab in northeast Wisconsin, […]
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Webb Scholarships Awarded to 3 Sturgeon Bay Students
Three scholarships of $4,000 each were awarded at the Sturgeon Bay High School Honors Assembly on June 1. The scholarship winners were Brandon Forbes, Kathren Kaminski and Jeffery Alberts. Each scholarship winner was rated “Outstanding” by the Scholarship Committee. This marks the 17th year of Webb Scholarships.
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Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship Announces 2017 Recipients
Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship surpasses $600,000 in gifts to high school graduates from Wisconsin who are committed to pursuing careers in agriculture. Since 1986, a total of 105 graduating high school students have benefited from more than $600,000 in scholarships gifted through the Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship. Each scholarship recipient is given a […]
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Southern Door School Board Seeks Applications to Fill Vacancy
The Southern Door School District is accepting applications for a school board vacancy. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older, resident of the district for at least 28 consecutive days at the time of filing, and not disqualified from voting under Wisconsin law. Applications are due in the district office […]
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A Day Away from the Classroom: Exposing Students to the Creative Community
by Ann Soderlund For one day during the school year students step away from the black and white of their curriculum and spend six hours exercising their right brain in unique ways. Through the efforts of Gibraltar High School and Friends of Gibraltar (FOG) Program, in partnership with The Francis Hardy Center for the Arts, […]
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Cory Vandertie Fills Vacancy As Southern Door Elementary Principal
The Southern door County School District announced that Cory Vandertie has been approved by the Board of Education as the district’s elementary principal, a vacancy created by the retirement of Mrs. Laurie Connell. A Meet & Greet reception will be hosted by the Southern Door Elementary PIE on Wednesday, June 7, from 5:30-6:30 pm in […]
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Mckena Murre Wins Overall Championship at Gibraltar’s 8th Grade Science Fair
Students, faculty, parents and community members gathered in the cafeteria of Gibraltar Area School on May 25 to showcase the 8th grade class’s scientific inquiry during the 15th Annual 8th Grade Science Fair. The projects varied in terms of subject. However, all the projects had one feature in common – they involved a controlled experiment. […]
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Gibraltar Inducts New Members to National Honor Society
On May 12 the Gibraltar High School Chapter of the National Honor Society welcomed 20 new members. The induction ceremony was held at Maxwelton Braes Resort in Baileys Harbor. The keynote address was given by Steve Leonard, executive director of The Ridges Sanctuary. Each new member had a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or […]
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Rogue Theater’s Summer Children’s Theater Camp
To help bring dreams to life for children in the community, Rogue Theater has created a Children’s Theater Camp. Rogue’s dedicated performing artists will work with young people to not only develop their theater arts skills, but also to increase their creativity – a key factor in lifelong success. Students will explore creativity and build […]
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2017 Door County Folk Festival Registration Now Open
Now is the time to register for the 2017 Door County Folk Festival, held July 12-16. The special guest for this year is Balkan dance instructor Steve Kotansky. This year’s folk festival includes: 14 ethnic dance workshops, 2 ethnic singing workshops, 5 ethnic dance parties, 9 contra/square workshops, 2 contra/square parties, a family barn dance, […]
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Price Report: Federal Student Loans Increase This Summer
Under a 2013 provision from President Obama, federal student loan interest rates will rise beginning July 1. The new rates will likely add several hundred dollars in interest during the life of a student loan. Beginning July 1, undergraduate loans from the federal government will increase by 0.69 percentage points to 4.45 percent. Graduate loans […]
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Door County Medical Center Offers Art Day Camp for Kids
Door County Medical Center’s Art on the Wild Side Day Camp for children ages 5 to 12 offers weeks of fun in three locations. The Peg Egan PAC, the Southern Door Community Auditorium and Algoma’s Perry Park will offer a free visual and performing arts summer day camp for children focusing on music, art and […]
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When Music and School Grew Apart
When the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) funded a study on the state of arts education in public schools in 2010, the first study in 10 years, the outlook wasn’t at a crisis level, but it was trending the wrong way for music lovers. While a great portion of public schools, 94 percent, offer specific […]
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Peninsula Music Festival Awards Isaiah Spetz with College Scholarship
The Peninsula Music Festival (PMF) has selected Isaiah Robert Spetz, a senior at Sevastopol High School, as the recipient of its college scholarship. Spetz will attend New York University to pursue a major in Musical Theatre and a minor in Music. Each year the Peninsula Music Festival awards a $3,000 scholarship to a graduating senior […]
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Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 Presents Check to Jon Kordon
Georges Hughes, Chaplin of Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527, Sister Bay, recently presented a $500 check to Jon Kordon, 2016 Badger Boys State representative. Badger Boys State is a unique weeklong educational opportunity that teaches the workings of state and local government. Jon Kordon is a third generation Badger Boys State representative. Billy Weiss […]
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DKREA Member Presents WWI Program at WREA District Meeting
Members of the Door-Kewaunee Retired Educators’ Association (DKREA) recently met in Appleton to attend the Wisconsin Retired Educators’ Association (WREA) District II Meeting. In addition to exchanging up-to-date information, the meeting highlighted educational challenges and issues. A presentation by Tom Mulinix on “The Doughnut Girls Story” during World War I provided an account of the […]
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Making A Difference with Literacy Door County
Two years ago, social worker Pat Scieszinski of Sturgeon Bay was thinking about things she’d like to do when she retired in May 2016, knowing that she wanted those things to make a real difference in someone’s life. Encouraged by a friend, she attended a meeting of Literacy Door County (LDC, Inc.) and was intrigued. […]
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Behind the Miller’s Salon of Door County High School Art
The Miller Art Museum once again gives the community a glimpse into the inner workings of local art classrooms with the opening of the 43rd Annual Salon of Door County High School Art. A highlight of the Miller’s exhibition calendar, the Salon opened April 22 and highlights the work of 107 students from the county’s […]