St. Paul Lutheran School

Friday was Race Day — the end of our Race for Education fundraiser. In lieu of selling items, students wrote letters to friends and family asking for a donation to the school. More than $20,000 has been donated, resulting in our principal completing the “ice bucket challenge” during a pep rally to kick off the day. Despite brisk winds and cool temperatures, a good time was had by all! Special thanks to parent volunteer Deb Guenterberg for organizing the fundraiser each year.

This week marks the end of the first-quarter grading period. This year we are going paperless, and parents will view report cards online through our secure school information system. We have had the capability to use technology to keep parents informed of grades on a daily basis for several years now and have slowly been moving toward becoming better stewards of our resources. Cutting down on paper is one way that we can be wiser and more cost-efficient.

The community is invited to St. Paul Lutheran School, 240 E. Green Bay St., Saturday for the SPYRT youth group’s annual craft sale, silent auction and lunch. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes a variety of vendors and a bake sale.

Olga Brener Intermediate School

The fourth-grade classes enjoyed a visit from Len Pubanz during their geometry unit. He reviewed angles and symmetry with the students, and then they applied that knowledge in constructing a puzzle that is over 6 feet tall. Teachers and students thoroughly enjoyed the lesson. The next step will be for students to check out a mini version of the puzzle, take it home and teach someone else how to complete it.

Upcoming: Nov. 10-14, book fair; Nov. 11, Thanksgiving feast; Nov. 13, PTO meeting at 6 p.m.; Nov. 21, half day; Nov. 26, half day; Nov. 27 and 28, no school.

Gresham Community School

Representatives of Gresham FFA attended the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, last week. Members went on tours, including Miller Park and Palermos Pizza, on the way to the convention. They also attended sessions and listened to motivational speakers.

Gresham School was honored Oct. 30 for the fifth year in a row for having both schools test proficient or advanced in WKCE testing. The high school was also awarded a special flag for five consecutive years as a Title 1 School of Recognition. The students were rewarded with an afternoon of games and movies.

We also had a Halloween celebration on Thursday.

Staring intently at the tomato on the counter in front of her, Maisie Calkins, a 4-year-old Hillcrest Primary School student, carefully cuts it into two pieces as her father watches.

Nearby, in the Shawano Community High School classroom, another Hillcrest student, Abby Hicks, 8, carefully levels off a half-teaspoon of garlic powder to prepare an entree.

Cooking with Kids is a four-week class offered by the Shawano School District for Hillcrest students and parents. Together they learn to make entrees, side dishes and desserts. This week, the young cooks created a spaghetti dish with spinach, roasted vegetable ribbons and an apple crisp.

The course is funded by a $1,000 Healthier U.S. Challenge award.

“The children learn about healthier nutrition through eating together as a family, proper handwashing and the preparation of food,” said Sarah Moesch, the district’s food services director.

The kids colored and decorated their own chef hats the first week. Each week, once the food is ready, the families sit and eat together.

When the class concludes, the families get a cookbook featuring the recipes they have learned, glass cooking dishes and plastic knives that are safe for children to use.

Moesch said she is seeing a lot of growth with the students and what they eat.

“I truly enjoy watching the kids trying new recipes and how proud they are of the things they made,” Moesch said. “Some of the kids were eating vegetables their parents didn’t know they liked.”

The class is a learning experience for students and parents alike.

“Some of the parents have never used measuring cups or measuring spoons,” Moesch said. “Others were getting right in there and throwing things in the oven.”

Carey Grieves, Shawano School District’s health coach and a ThedaCare wellness coordinator, said more and more families are not able to take the time or do not have the desire to prepare proper, nutritional meals for their families.

“Unfortunately, that means we don’t have kids exposed to home-cooked meals as much,” Grieves said. “We just saw a need in this area.”

The class gives parents ideas for preparing simple meals with their children, Grieves said. The dishes don’t require any special skills, so children of any age can cook with the proper supervision, she said.

“The younger that we can get the kids exposed, the more likelier they are to eat their meal and eat their fruits and vegetables,” Grieves said. “It’s really neat to see how these kids can measure and do things.”

Nicole Aguilar said she took the class with her 5-year-old son, Dawson, to teach him cooking skills and hopefully motivate herself to take more time to help her kids eat healthier.

Between work and raising four children, Aguilar has difficulty finding time to prepare meals. The class is helping her plan ahead, she said.

“This is a good class to learn how to budget my time and my money,” Aguilar said. “There’s no way I would have touched this meal because of the vegetables that were in them. I don’t like them, but I try them so that he will learn to enjoy them.”

Jessica Weiland cooks every day, but she wanted to participate in the class to bond with her 6-year-old daughter, Claire. Weiland has three children, which sometimes makes it difficult to find one-on-one time at home.

“Each kid needs a little time for themselves,” Weiland said.

“I learned how to cook a lot of stuff,” Claire said, noting that the apple crisp was her favorite dish of the night.

Grieves said 29 families wanted to take the class, but the program could only accommodate 18. The district is looking for additional funding to host classes for anyone interested in participating, she said.

Shawano Community High School musicians and vocalists are tuning up for the school’s 23rd annual Dinner Dance performances slated for Nov. 14 and 15.

Forty-four jazz band students and 18 vocalists from the school’s show choir, the Showstoppers, will perform an array of styles.

Christopher Kent, SCHS band director and head of the music department, will be directing the instrumentalists consisting of the saxophone, trumpet, trombone, drums, bass, guitar and keyboard. Choir teacher Jonathan Kent, Christopher’s brother, will direct the the singers.

Senior alto sax player Threse Van Dyck said she is looking forward to her solo, “When I Fall in Love” by Victor Young and Edward Heyman.

“It is very pretty, and I am nervous about it, because I have to stand up in front of everybody and play,” Van Dyck said.

Other band soloists will be senior drummer Mitch Micik and junior trumpeter Teddy Myers.

“We have a couple of features with a couple of students that are doing really good solos,” Van Dyck said.

Myers, who will play Chuck Mangione’s song “Feels So Good,” said the key to a solid performance for the trumpet section is performing as a unit.

“The hardest thing is staying together as one person instead of five of us,” Myers said.

Senior drummer Mitch Micik is rehearsing for the uptempo jazz song, “Grease Weezer.”

Micik said his solo will deliver a fast-paced rhythm with high energy.

“It is like a bass drum, funk style and there is a lot of sound that comes with it,” Micik said. “There is a lot of emotion, a lot of feeling that goes into it.”

The drummer said his fellow band members will be key to producing a powerful performance or, as he described it, “being able to groove.”

“If there is not a groove, there is not a pulse and it would not come out right,” Micik said. “It takes a lot of teamwork and a lot of good ears.”

Van Dyck said the audience will be impressed with the talents of her bandmates, who have worked countless hours honing their talents for the annual show, and the Show Stoppers.

“I am really proud at the way we have accelerated,” she said. “I think they should listen and see what it is all about.”

Other numbers will include “Little Brown Jug,” an 1869 folk song written by Joseph Winner, “One Day I’ll Fly Away” by Randy Crawford, “September” by Earth, Wind and Fire and “Fame,” a 1980 pop song.

The auditorium stage will be transformed into a supper club, complete with professional lighting and sound, for the Dinner Dance performances.

Ticket sales end Sunday. The meal includes cherry glazed chicken breast, soup and salad bar, and will be served by students during the show.

No dinner tickets will be sold at the door due to limited seating on the auditorium stage. There will be no seating in the grandstand.

Gresham School

Brenda Hoffman’s parenting class students received their baby simulators last week. “The babies are cute when they are quiet, but I have learned that I am not ready to become a parent for a long time,” River Otradovec said. “This was a great and educational experience.”

On Thursday, the middle school boys had their first basketball games of the season against Bowler. Both Gresham teams won. On Monday, the boys seventh-grade team won, but the eighth-grade team lost to Menominee Indian.

The high school volleyball team went to watch the state tournament at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The girls said they had fun, and it was cool to see the teams’ talent and teamwork.

On Tuesday we had a Veterans Day assembly. The senior high band and the senior high choir participated. Many classrooms presented gifts to the veterans in appreciation of their service.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Kelsey DuBois and the eighth-grade class planned last week’s Mass, with forgiveness as the theme. Father Luke Ferris encouraged us to be unafraid to ask God for forgiveness and be willing to forgive others. He said the first thing we must do is be able to admit our own mistakes. Students who have completed the sacrament of Reconciliation will have a time for personal confessions with Father Luke during Advent in December.

Our Christmas program will be held at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 in church. The snow date will be Dec. 18. Admission will be a nonperishable food item for the food pantry.

The following were our top walkers for October: Kindergarten, Isabella Martens, 19,509 steps; Grade 1, Siril Hickey, 20,581 steps; Grade 2, Marissa Tomashek, 46,083 steps; Grade 3, Dugan Webster, 55,703 steps; Grade 4, Lilly Montour, 67,702 steps; Grade 5, Dakota Miller, 55,671 steps; Grade 6, Paul Meisner, 68,604 steps; Grade 7, Riley Tucker, 57,498 steps; Grade 8, Erika Oreskovich, 51,158 steps. For every 2,000 steps, the student receives a shoe tag, which can be collected all year. How many has your child earned? Each month’s top walkers will earn a special prize to be announced soon. The top walker in the school will earn a Subway gift card. Congrats to Paul Meisner this month!

The wreath sale is under way. It will end on Nov. 16. If you would like to support this sale, please contact the school office. There are many fresh cut options available.

The Home and School is sponsoring a family night of Bingo from 5:30-8 p.m. Saturday in the church basement. Food and refreshments are available for purchase. Hope to see you there!

St. James Lutheran School

The annual third-grade class dog biscuit project had another successful year. At Saturday’s PTL craft sale, 97 bags of dog biscuits were sold in record time. These popular biscuits are hand-made by the students. They shop for ingredients, mix and shape each biscuit, and bag and sell them. A big thank you to our moms, dad and grandma who helped with the baking. All the money made at this sale, a total of $242.53, will be donated to the Shawano County Humane Society.

Olga Brener Intermediate School

Recently the third-grade classes at Olga Brener worked on their survival skills. The classes took field trips this fall to Navarino Nature Center where they learned how to use a compass, built shelters and hiked the grounds. The activities they participated fostered great team-building.

Olga Brener held its annual Thanksgiving feast. More than 300 students, family members and staff enjoyed a potluck meal. It was a wonderful opportunity for our school community to gather and visit.

Our Hawk Trait for the month of October was Respect. The following students were chosen by their teacher for demonstrating that trait: Lyneesa Mendez, Grace Chelbereg, Kiana Hilliker, Ellie Huebner, Morgan Nielson, Kaitlin Rancier, Adison Moesch, Lilianna Garcia, Lucas Nuthals, Ainsley Busch, Ella Quinn, Ashton Henning, Haven Medina, Seth Williams, Alexia Powell, Felix Lyles, Mya Habeck, Morgan VanEperen, Peyton Schultz, Evelyn Schmidt, Kellan Kramer, Kerstin Goetsch, Blaize Fernandez, Stephanie Peppler, Brandon Reed, Isaac Hill, Jaden Giese, Kloie Boyles, Jacob Elertson, Peter Husby, Ella Skenadore, Faith Ugoretz, Jimmy Netrefa, Braden Eiden, Kylee Fickel, Jack Reed, Isabel Daniel, Margo Gull and Sam Edwards.

Upcoming: Nov. 20, Breakfast with Dads; Nov. 21, half day; Nov. 26, half day; Nov. 27 and 28, no school; Dec. 2, third-grade concert; Dec. 4, fourth-grade concert.

St. James Lutheran School

Reminder to parents: We will not be sending out a School Reach in the event of a school closing. A School Reach will only be sent out in case of an early school dismissal. When Shawano School District is closed, we are closed.

Thank you to teacher Michael Schumm and the eighth-grade class who led us in a wonderful Veterans Day program this year. Complete with a presentation of the colors by our veterans, readings and patriotic songs, we honored our veterans for their service to our country. Ending with a gun salute and the playing of taps, our students stood in silence remembering those who have served our country and gone before us.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

The first quarter has come to an end. It went by so quickly. Our first quarter Dollars for Scholars were selected by their teachers: Alexia LaTender, Jayceon Waupoose, Maria Cagal-Lagunes, Maddie Krueger, Lilly Montour, Amaya Lepscier, Henry Smith and Chenice Olson. Congrats to all our students for working hard in the first quarter!

On Nov. 11, the student council leaders attended a leadership workshop sponsored by the Milwaukee Bucks and Wisconsin Association of School Councils. The general manager of the Bucks encouraged the students to have goals and to become great leaders.

In honor of Veterans Day, our school presented a prayer service and program with the help of our local veterans on Nov. 12. Select students honored our veterans with acrostic poetry and “What a veteran is to me” writing projects. Josefina Oviedo and Arvilla James led the school by singing the national anthem. We are grateful to our veterans for coming to our school to remind us how they fought for the freedom we have.

On Monday, our 3K/4K class enjoyed a morning of “donuts with dad.” The dads, grandpas and special friends accompanied students to school to enjoy a treat, color/shape Bingo and story time. Everyone had a great start to their week.

Speaking of Bingo, Home and School would like to thank all those who attended Bingo night on Nov. 15. The final blackout round had a pot of more than $70. Watch for more Bingo nights to be scheduled after the new year.

We have some exciting programs in the works. Sacred Heart Catholic School is working on a free story-time program that will be open to anyone. Watch the paper for more details.

Samantha Zaddack has survived a vampire attack and brought a dragon to life. She has inhabited tragic heroines and traveled across time and space.

Such is the experience of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater theater major.

After four years and 12 productions, Zaddack, from Shawano, is graduating from Whitewater with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and preparing to pursue her dream of becoming a professional actress.

“There is nothing more powerful than live performance,” Zaddack said. “When you’re in the room with people bringing stories to life on stage, the audience is so much more invested in it.”

She will have one final opportunity to take to the stage as a student, when she addresses her peers, faculty and staff members and guests as student speaker at the 2014 winter commencement Dec. 13 at Kachel Fieldhouse. Each semester, graduating seniors compete for the honor.

Zaddack’s love of theater began in high school, and she first arrived at UW-Whitewater as a summer theater camp participant.

“I fell in love with the campus and the people here,” she said. “We practiced voice, movement and improvisation — the fundamentals of performance. I realized I wanted to do this for the rest of my life.”

Her resume with UW-Whitewater’s Department of Theatre/Dance includes leading and significant roles in “Dracula,” “Our Town,” “Clybourne Park,” “Love’s Labours Lost,” “Nate the Dragon” and “Anything to Declare?”

Zaddack took her creative talents across the Atlantic in 2014, when she spent the summer studying at Richmond, The American International University in London. For six weeks, she immersed herself in intensive acting workshops coached by professional actors at Shakespeare’s Globe, the famous Elizabethan playhouse replica on the River Thames.

On campus, Zaddack helped new students transition to college in her role as a peer mentor. As a member of the College of Arts and Communication Dean’s Advisory Board, she offered a unique student perspective during important discussions about the direction of the college.

She has relished the opportunities at Whitewater for personal and professional growth.

“I love UW-Whitewater because no matter what your major or interest, the big picture is about preparing you for whatever you face in life,” she said. “I’ve had the chance to meet people from different backgrounds and learn about the worlds they come from.”

She is the recipient of the King/Chavez Scholarship, Wynett Barnett Scholarship, Theatre Alumni Award, C/J Bodensteiner Scholarship, and the Matthew Schliesman Scholarship for Artistic and Academic Accomplishment.

After commencement, Zaddack plans to move to Los Angeles, hire an agent and become a professional actress.

“It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do,” she said, “and I will audition until I make it.”

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Sacred Heart Catholic School is excited to announce our new Story Time that is open to everybody. We will have story time each week on Thursdays in our school library from 10:30-11 a.m. We welcome children of all ages. There will be books, songs and rhymes. We hope to see you there!

On Monday, we had a guest walker Ms. Carolyn from the Humane Society. She challenged our students to match or beat her steps. Students who matched or beat her steps won prizes that she brought with her. If you or someone you know would like to be a guest walker, please contact the school office at 715-526-5328.

Our Christmas program “Sing with Us the Christmas Story” is at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16 in the church. The community is invited to share in our celebration of the coming of our Savior.

Gresham Community School

Last week Thursday, the girls basketball team won its first season opener game. Boys middle school basketball also played, and both teams won their games. The school wore blaze orange and camo to get off the gun season on Friday.

Boys middle school basketball played at Gresham against Bowler on Monday night, and both teams lost close games.

Tuesday, is the last day before thanksgiving vacation. Jr high is having their monthly incentive with pin knock down in the gym and movies in various rooms. The last 15 minutes of the day there will be a turkey showdown, where kids bought a feather for $1 to show what they are thankful for and then get a chance to be picked to throw pies at a teacher.

On Nov. 13, Gresham Community School held a book fair at the school, for the community. Parent-teacher conferences were held that day and on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Nov. 14 was a half-day for the students of Gresham School due to a teacher inservice day. The weekend held events including the following a community craft show that went on Saturday, Nov. 15. Then on Nov. 16, the FFA Alumni held their annual toy tractor show.

Also FFA members went to the FFA 360 convention in Green Bay on Saturday, River Otradovec, one of the FFA members who attended the event, said, “It was extremely fun and educational. I learned a lot of new leaderships skills to help our FFA chapter.”

About 180 third-grade students from Olga Brener Intermediate School in Shawano sang songs of Christmas cheer and honored military members during a concert at the auditorium of Shawano Community High School Tuesday.

Lynn Johnson, the school’s music teacher, said timing was essential to the combined production.

“We were so close to Veterans Day, and it was the 200th anniversary of ‘The Star Spangled Banner.’ It was our way of honoring them,” Johnson said.

Gracie Otis, one of the third-grade students that performed, said the song is her favorite because she “loves how the music starts.”

Students opened the concert with the 1814 poem written by Francis Scott Key, and combined songs from a variety of seasons, including “Merry Christmas to You” and “From the Red, White and Blue” by Teresa Jennings.

Johnson asked students in the middle of September to bring in photos of family members who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. She collected 62 photos from the students.

Otis added two of the 62 photos and said she was grateful for both of them serving in the United States Air Force.

The standing room only crowd read all 62 names as the third-graders sang “My Country Tis of Thee,” before performing “Merry Christmas to You” and “From the Red, White and Blue.”

In addition to music from Christmas, they also sung from other holiday selections, including Halloween-themed song “The Boogie Woogie Ghost.”

Third-grade student Eli Reisterer said the song was his favorite among other selections. He also was grateful to the veterans who served in the military.

“I am very thankful that they served,” Reisterer said.

Fourth-grade students will take the SCHS auditorium stage tonight before family and friends to sing selections from the themed “Celebrating Winter.”

Similar to the third-grade class, there will be about 60 different military personnel featured on the slideshow, Johnson said.

Poinsettia plants are a reflective sign the holiday season is here, and for more than 20 years, Shawano Community High School has sold them annually.

The school will open its greenhouse doors to sell the 135 plants to citizens starting 8 a.m. Wednesday after Melissa Braun’s horticulture classes spent an entire semester growing them.

Braun, an agriculture teacher at SCHS, said her classes began caring for them when they were 4 inches tall in late August. Patience and proper lighting were needed to develop them into vibrant colors like bright red, dark red, white, pink, jingle bells and a pink/white mix.

“They didn’t start changing until the end of October, early November, with longer nights and shorter days,” Braun said.

Another challenge was the earlier cold snap northeast Wisconsin received last month and resulted in the school expediting the heating of the greenhouse. There were multiple overnight lows of below zero temperatures.

“Each plant is going to have their own challenges, different temperatures and different conditions,” Braun said. “The colder temperatures that came out early, we had to compensate to make sure our greenhouse is warm enough to care for them.”

Junior Dylan Enno said the challenge was a first for him and believes it diversifies his agriculture background. He currently works at a local dairy farm.

“Patience and learning how to work together has been fun,” Enno said. “I am getting familiar with all of the agricultural stuff going on around here.”

Cost is $10 for the colorful plant with proceeds going back into the school. Sales will continues through 4 p.m. weekdays until the item is sold out.

“All of the money that is brought in from the poinsettia sale goes back into the greenhouse, so that can be used for seed money for new plants,” Braun said.

The University of Wisconsin-Extension offered care instructions when people bring them home, which includes keeping it sleeved and covered when transporting it home, and providing adequate light to maintain color and avoid drafts of air.

Gresham Community School

On Dec. 4, the middle school sixth- and seventh-grade boys basketball team and the eighth-grade boys basketball team both beat Marion. There was a middle school boys basketball game at Gresham against Tigerton on Monday night. It was also parents night for them, and both teams won. On Saturday, there is a middle school boys basketball tournament starting at 9 a.m.

Last week, we had a fundraiser to raise money for choir stoles by selling ice cream sandwiches for $1 at lunch.

This week, the student council will sell candy canes during lunch hours to get in the spirit of the Christmas season.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Advent is a time for waiting and preparing. Our students are preparing for Christmas by helping others this season. We have been collecting items to share with SAFPARC and Safe Haven. We are proud that our students are taking their resources to share with others in need this holiday season.

Our first story time focused on the letter A for Angels. Our story time is open to everyone on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. in the school library. Come join us this week to see what the theme is!

Did you know that our school can earn money free just by you doing your shopping with gift cards? Scrip order forms are available in the school office or the parish office. When you use Scrip gift cards, you don’t pay any extra; the vendor donates a portion to our school. For more information on how you can use Scrip for your Christmas shopping, call the school office.

Mark your calendars. Our early childhood open house will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 10. This is open to anyone who has a child that would be age 3 by Sept. 1, 2015. We will have activities for children who are eligible for our 3K, 4K, 5K and first-grade classes for 2015-16.

Our students will present our Christmas program, “Sing with us, The Christmas Story,” on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. in the church. Everyone is welcome. We are asking for nonperishable food donations as admittance into the program.

Congratulations to our top walkers for the month of November: Elizabeth Behnke, Isabella Martens, Davis Lyons, Destiny Webster, Dugan Webster, Lilly Montour, Alexis Myerchin, Max Oreskovich, R.J. Waukau and Erika Oreskovich. Our students are participating in the program Transform Wisconsin. Each student has a free pedometer to track their steps during morning and lunch recess.

Wolf River Lutheran High School

Wolf River Lutheran High School is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with Concordia University Wisconsin, a regionally accredited university.

The Dual Credit Program allows students to earn both high school and college credits through online courses taught by CUW faculty. The program allows students to complete dual credit courses online either during the school day or at home for a fraction of the traditional undergraduate cost.

Highly affordable tuition is made possible through Concordia Promise scholarships which reduce tuition from $200 per credit to $50. Concordia Promise is available for students currently enrolled in a Christian high school or homeschool who are not eligible for state, district or outside funding. Students at WRLHS may choose from 13 semester-long courses and will also have access to CUW’s online library holdings and databases. For more information, please call 715-745-2400.

St. James Lutheran School

We are going to have men’s basketball open gym on Saturdays this school year from 8-10 a.m. There are a great group of guys that came last year. The schedule will occasionally be adjusted, due to other events scheduled in the gym, but weekly e-mails will be sent to regular attendees to keep them informed.

St. Paul Lutheran School

Yesterday, the fourth grade class, along with some adult helpers, learned how to wrap Christmas presents! Their teacher, Louise Reisler, applied for and received a $250 action grant from Thrivent to purchase Christmas gifts for the 20 families that, up until November, have been utilizing the Bonduel Food Pantry, located at St. Paul Lutheran School. Those 20 families will receive Christian and devotional material, as well as toys and other gifts, as a sign of Christian love and care. The community service idea was inspired by this year’s school theme, “Know, Grow, Sow” (the love of Christ). Others interested in receiving nonperishable and household supplies from the Bonduel Food Pantry need only to be a member of the Bonduel community and bring identification and financial information to the pantry location from 4-7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month. Please call 715-853-8578 for more information.

Wednesday is a busy day at St. Paul. There will be a Red Cross Blood Drive in the fellowship hall from 12-5 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. From 4-7 p.m. is another community food pantry pick-up day. At 6:30 p.m. we will host for the second time a former Muslim who has since become an ordained LCMS pastor. He will speak about the current conflict in the Middle East and what this means for the Christians both here and abroad. The public is welcome to come to this free event.

Students have been busy preparing for this year’s Christmas programs which begin this weekend: 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, preschool, 4K and kindergarten present “The Many Shapes of Christmas”; 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, grades 5-8 present “The Light of the World”; and 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, grades 1-4 present “The Special Christmas Lamb.”

Bonduel Elementary School

Some of the third-grade students at Bonduel Elementary School were asked to reflect on what they are thankful for. Each student wrote a few sentences describing them, and every one of them seems to know what is truly important. Here are a couple of their stories:

“I’m thankful for Grandma, home and family. First, I’m thankful for my grandma because she spoils me rotten. Second, I’m thankful for my home because I have a place to come home to every night. Last, I’m thankful for my family because they cheer me up when I am sad.” — Raine

“I am thankful for Duchess. She is an adorable Siamese. She licks my face to wake me up. I love her so much. She is nice. Second, I am thankful for my grandma. She brings me and my sister to swimming lessons. I go to her house sometimes. Last, I am thankful for my mom. She is caring, and it is fun to play with her.” — Johnny

Have a wonderful holiday!

Olga Brener Intermediate School

The third-graders are at it again! For the past few years, the third-grade classes have sold holiday treats during the lunch hours, with the profits going to local charities. Safe Haven and Red River Riders were the past recipients, and this year they are selling for the Shawano County Humane Society. Not only are they helping others out, but they are also working on social skills and math skills. Items being sold this year are candy canes, jumbo pickles, popcorn balls, Powerade, reindeer hot chocolate and candy sleighs. The sale continues through Friday.

The Hawk Trait for the month of November was tolerance. The following students were chosen by their teachers and/or class for demonstrating that trait: Lily Martin, Allison Johnson, Alexis Cherney, Kassidy Laatsch, Jade Brandt, Alyzza Grueb, Gage Congos, Madeline Schroth, Alex Kohn, Cecilianne Dodge, Aaliyah Pyatskowit, Lindsey Peters, Bryce Popp, Will Bieber, Allison Laffin, Nolen Riemer, Alexis Christopherson, Jenna Ainsworth, Ethan Pleshek, Brieanna Luebeck, Oliver Lepscier, Teghan Kristof, Brandon Smith, Alicyn Poulos, Joryn Koelbl, Jaslynn Waupoose, Rowyn Rodenbeck, John Zeise, Kylie Teetzen, Abigail Rabideau, Tyler Thiel, Ruby Phillips-Levin, Cole Grassman, Corissa Hutmaker, Dane Adams, Rylie Anderson, Dalton Dillenburg, Alejandro Castro-Carias and Leo Liu.

Upcoming: No school from Dec. 24 through Jan. 4. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

St. James Lutheran School

After the New Year, there is going to be a competition between the grades to see which homeroom can bring in the most box tops. Start collecting them now. Don’t wait until January to start collecting at home and getting your neighbors and relatives to collect as well. The competition will run for three weeks. First-, second- and third-place prizes will be announced later.

We are in the process of making some repairs to our playground so it will be in tip-top shape by the time spring rolls around. Our playground gets a lot of hard use, so these repairs are inevitable. We also need to replace the wood chips on our playground and would like to get rid of the wood chips and replace them with a 6-inch layer of rubber mulch to improve safety on our much-used playground. The cost is approximately $13,000. We are hoping that we can use some of our Race for Education funds as well as some gala funds that have not been designated. However, that will not cover the costs. We are looking for some alternative ways to raise the additional funds either through private donations or other fundraising events. If you have any ideas, please pass them on to one of our staff.

Bonduel Elementary School

Some of the third-grade students at Bonduel Elementary School were asked to reflect on what they are thankful for. Each student wrote a few sentences describing them, and every one of them seems to know what is truly important. Here are a couple of their stories:

“I’m thankful for Grandma, home and family. First, I’m thankful for my grandma because she spoils me rotten. Second, I’m thankful for my home because I have a place to come home to every night. Last, I’m thankful for my family because they cheer me up when I am sad.” — Raine

“I am thankful for Duchess. She is an adorable Siamese. She licks my face to wake me up. I love her so much. She is nice. Second, I am thankful for my grandma. She brings me and my sister to swimming lessons. I go to her house sometimes. Last, I am thankful for my mom. She is caring, and it is fun to play with her.” — Johnny

Have a wonderful holiday!

A sixth-grader won the annual Bonduel Middle School geography bee Friday.

Alex Owen earned the opportunity to compete for a spot in the state bee by outlasting seventh-grader Jackson Krause in the final round.

“Alex is a really nice student and he seems to be a really bright kid, and it seems like he has a love of learning things,” Principal Mark Margelofsky said.

“It feels pretty good to win over the older kids,” Owen said. “I pretty much went on with what I knew, but state capitals are what I am best at.”

Ten students qualified for the bee finals. Other qualifiers were sixth-graders Jack Johnson, Gavin Hoppe and Mitchell Cornette; seventh-graders Monte Cornette, Tristan Tomashek and Jarrett Hillsburg; and eighth-graders Aaron Margolefsky and Jenna Godin.

Krause and Margolefsky also advanced to the school’s finals last year.

Following the holiday break, Owen will take a written exam to see if he can qualify for the state geography bee. Only the top 100 students qualify.

“We have not had anyone advance since 1999, so it has been a long time,” Mark Margelofsky said, noting that Erik Winsand was the last student from Bonduel to advance to the state finals.

Millions of fourth- through eighth-graders, ages 11 to 15, across the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee. Study materials are provided by the National Geographic Society. State winners advance to the national finals.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Sacred Heart Catholic School will hold an early childhood open house from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 10. All families who have children eligible for 3K to first grade in the 2015-2016 school year are invited to attend. RSVP is preferred, but not required. Families can meet the teachers, learn about enrollment and ask questions about tuition. The kids will have special activities to enjoy. Please contact the school office, 715-526-5328, if you have questions, or e-mail the admissions director at creuter@sacredheartshawano.org.

All of the children 3K through grade 8 were involved in baking, frosting and decorating the cookies that were served at the Christmas concert. Thank you to all who donated ingredients, allowed us to use cooking utensils, and helped with making the cookies and cleaning up!

More than 400 people attended our concert. We enjoyed an evening of singing the reason for the season. Our families also donated items for the food pantry in the Shawano community.

Father Luke Ferris reminded us of the things that we should do to prepare for Christmas. He told us to get up when our parents wake us, be disciplined and make our beds, say “Hi” to others and reply when others speak to us by saying “Hi.”

Now is the time to prepare to give a gift to Jesus, and the greatest gift we can give him is our love.

St. James Lutheran School

The kindergarten class traveled to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay on Tuesday for the “Holiday on the Rails” program.

We had just finished a reading unit on transportation so it was especially fun and fitting to travel on a bus to a train museum. We went inside many different trains and even got to take a train ride around the museum grounds. There were also many different decorated Christmas trees to see. We could decorate a Christmas cookie (and eat it!) and make Christmas cards, ornaments and banners. We even got to eat our lunch at the museum.

Thank you to the many parents and grandparents who joined us for this fun trip. A very special thank you to Deb Passehl (grandma to Gabby), who volunteered her time as a bus driver to keep down the cost of this field trip.

Right now we are in the process of making some repairs to our playground so it will be in tip-top shape by the time spring rolls around. Our playground gets a lot of use, so these repairs are inevitable. We also need to replace the woodchips on our playground and would like to get rid of the wood chips and replace them with a 6-inch layer of rubber mulch to improve safety. The cost is approximately $13,000. We are hoping that we can use some of our Race for Education funds as well as some gala funds that have not been designated. However, that will not cover the costs. We are looking for some alternative ways to raise the additional funds, either through private donations or other fundraising events. If you have any ideas, please pass them on to one of our staff.

Wolf River Lutheran High School

WRLHS is pleased to announce its new partnership with Concordia University Wisconsin’s Dual Credit Program. Beginning in January, students can earn college credits at a fraction of the traditional undergraduate cost. How does $150 sound for a three-credit class?
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Sacred Heart Catholic School

Are you interested in finding the right fit for your little one? We are hosting a special early childhood open house on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 10 a.m. until noon. This is your opportunity to come and see what we have to offer families for children entering 3K to grade 1. Our teachers will be there to meet parents and explain our programs. The admissions director will answer questions regarding enrollment, tuition and tuition assistance. If you, or someone you know, would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Carolyn Reuter at creuter@sacredheartshawano.org or call the school office at 715-526-5328.

We are also having our second annual Winter Wonderland on Sunday, Jan. 25, following the 10:45 a.m. Mass. Everyone is welcome to join in our activities and see our school.

Bonduel High School will highlight students’ talents and achievements Monday at the school’s inaugural Showcase, which organizers plan to make a biannual event.

The showcase will replace the traditional parent-teacher conferences and was conceived by a newly formed leadership committee consisting of first-year Principal Jane Wonderling and 10 teachers.

“They really wanted to display what our kids have done and bring the parents in as a night to celebrate, not just to go over grades and to see how they have done, but to also celebrate their successes,” Wonderling said. “It should be pretty fun.”

However, teachers will be available for one-on-one conferences with parents from 4-5 p.m. in 10-minute increments and by appointment outside of the Showcase times.

“We want parents to have access to all of our teachers and get all of their questions answered that they may have in regards to their child, or what the school can offer, both academically and co-curricular,” Wonderling said. “Our goal is to have all 330 students represented somehow in the evening.

“When the parents come in, they will see the final projects or they will see the band performing and the art projects display.”

Band director Tim Treptow is planning an interactive performance featuring his 142 choir and band students.

“We are going to do a circle performance so the audience will be at the center of it,” Treptow said. “The kids will talk about their performance as they do it.”

Wonderling said the event will allow parents to see their children’s completed work and observe demonstrations by teachers, including a gel electrophoresis lab. The lab will be presented by the science department, where teachers and students will conduct a DNA experiment.

Physical education teachers will set up a ropes course and rock climbing wall in the middle school gymnasium.

“If the parents are brave enough, they can enjoy that, too,” Wonderling said.

There will also be an information session from 5:30-7 p.m. in the high school commons for juniors, seniors and parents wishing to learn more about applying for financial aid for college. Guidance counselor Bev Pleshek will lead the discussion.

The school plans to hold a second Showcase at the end of the academic year.

Wonderling brought the leadership committee idea from her previous school, in Dodgeville, and launched it at the start of the year.

“It was a voice for the teachers to come in and say, ‘Here is how we want to work hand-in-hand with administration,’” Wonderling said. “So we are working as one; our co-curricular, our academics and our administration are all working together to serve the students.”

Treptow, who is one of leadership committee members, said every staff member will be present at the school.

“All of our staff will be doing stuff with the kids,” Treptow said.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

We are happy to be in the year 2015 and back at school with our families. We hope that everyone had a safe and enjoyable break and a very Merry Christmas.

We are in full swing this week at Sacred Heart Catholic School. The students in our eighth-grade class are already making plans for next year when they make the big move to Shawano Community High School. The guidance department came to assist our students in making their choices for classes for their freshman year. The students seem a little nervous, but very excited, too.

Are you interested in finding the right fit for your little one? We are hosting a special early childhood open house on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 10 a.m. until noon. This is your opportunity to come and see what we have to offer families for their children entering 3K to grade 1. Our teachers will be there to meet parents and explain our programs. The admissions director will answer questions regarding enrollment, tuition and tuition assistance. If you or someone you know would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Carolyn Reuter at creuter@sacredheartshawano.org or call the school office at 715-526-5328.

We are also having our second annual Winter Wonderland on Sunday, Jan. 25, following the 10:45 a.m. Mass. Everyone is welcome to join in our activities and see our school. We have many fun activities planned for all ages. The Home and School Association will provide a spaghetti lunch. A free-will offering will be accepted. The open house runs until 1:45 p.m. We are having an indoor snowball fight (aka dodgeball)! Kids against adults! We hope you can come.

Our basketball teams are practicing hard this week for an out-of-town match at Pilgrim in Green Bay on Friday night. Our next home game is Jan. 23 against St. James. If you are looking to get out of the cold, come in and enjoy watching and cheering for our Cardinals.

Olga Brener Intermediate School

Just before Christmas break, our third-grade classes were hard at work selling “goods” during lunch hours to raise money for the humane society. The classrooms each had a different item they were selling: candy canes, string cheese, Power Aide, candy sleighs. Some classes collected monetary donations. Altogether, the students raised $1,100 for the Shawano County Humane Society, along with some donations of supplies. Way to show that Hawk trait of caring!

Looking for ideas of things to do when it’s too cold to go outside? What about playing a board game? What about doing a puzzle together? How about cooking or baking together? Or do a read aloud? These are all great ideas to “unplug” from screens and connect with each other while making great memories.

Is your child missing a boot? Hat? Sweatshirt? Coat? If so, please come and check out our overflowing lost and found that has been set up in the cafeteria. Items left here on Friday will be taken to Goodwill.

Upcoming: Jan. 19, no school; Jan. 21, district spelling bee; Jan. 23, hoedown.

Gresham School

The Gresham Wildcats held their annual holiday tournament on Jan. 2-3. There were seven teams participating. The Gresham boys varsity and junior varsity both won tournament championships. The Gresham varsity girls earned third place.

On Dec. 15, the Gresham high school/middle school band held a concert. Many holiday songs were played, and they did a great job under the direction of Amy Doefer.

The Gresham K-12 had a chorus concert on Thursday, Dec. 18. The K-5th grade students were under the direction of Amy Doefer. The students played many instruments and showed they have been learning rhythm and direction. The 6-12 grade choir concert was held after the elementary concert.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Our top walkers, by grade, for December in the Transform Wisconsin Program are

Isabella Martens, 5K; Davis Lyons, 1; Hannah Yeager, 2; Maddie Krueger, 3; Lilly Montour, 4; Alexis Myerchin, 5; Max Oreskovich, 6; Henry Smith, 7; and Erika Oreskovich, 8. Maddie was the top walker.

We are always looking for guest walkers to join us before school or during the lunch hour. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact the school office to get on the schedule.

A special lunch with Father Luke Ferris was Wednesday.

On Jan. 10, we hosted our early childhood open house. We met many new little friends who will be a part of our 3K and 4K classes for next year. Registration will be open to all starting in February. If you missed this great event, please contact the school to set up an appointment to learn about our program.

Mark your calendars! The Home and School will be having a family fun night of Bingo on Jan. 24. Everyone is welcome to come and play. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and play is from 5:30-8 pm. Concessions are available for purchase.

Catholic Schools Week kicks off on Jan. 25. We will begin our celebration with a family Mass at 10:45 a.m. The Home and School Association will sponsor a free-will offering spaghetti lunch in the cafeteria. The teachers and staff will be hosting the second annual Winter Wonderland in the school from 12-2 p.m. This is fun for all ages and open to anyone in the community. It is our chance to celebrate our school and share with others what a great school we have. Be sure to come and try and beat Father Luke in the snowman football toss and participate in the indoor snowball fight at 1:45 p.m.

If you have any questions regarding enrollment in our school, please contact Carolyn Reuter at creuter@sacredheartshawano.org or call the school office at 715-526-5328.

Wolf River Lutheran High School

Wolf River Lutheran High School has started the second semester. Along with traditional classes, we have students enrolled in photography, art and technology this semester.

Our co-ed basketball team recently played on Washington Island. This was a game to remember, from the ferry ride, to being celebrities on the island. Locals don’t get many visitors in the winter, so everyone knew the players from Cecil were on the island. Washington Island will be here to play ball at St. James on Feb. 19.

Wolf River will again be hosting the annual trivia event at 2:30 p.m. March 1 at St. Paul Lutheran in Bonduel. This event is open to the public. Last year we had 135 participants enjoying the casual, fun-filled day. Don’t delay registering; we are expecting to reach capacity this year. For more information, contact us at office@wrlh.org or 715-745-2400.

St. Paul Lutheran School

The chapel offerings for January will support one of the items on Camp Luther’s wish list: a new splash mat for the waterfront shallow swimming area. After week one, we have $137.83 toward our $900 goal. Camp Luther is a Christian camp/resource of the North Wisconsin District-LCMS in Three Lakes. We are happy to support paying for one item on the wish list each January and then look forward to presenting a check in person during a representative’s annual visit to St. Paul in February to promote the summer youth camps.

Jan. 25 is the start of Lutheran Education Week. Preparations are already under way to celebrate the week, which will kick off with all students singing during the Sunday worship services. Field trips, dress-up days and Parent’s Day are all part of the week’s activities. The celebration wraps up on Saturday, Feb. 3, with an academic competition for students in grades 3-8. We will participate in various academic and art contests at Northeast Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Green Bay.

We will have kindergarten registration and screening on the afternoons and evenings from Monday through Wednesday, Jan. 26-28. Please phone the school office at 715-758-8532 with inquiries or to schedule an appointment.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Students in grades 7 and 8 are studying genetics and DNA. Each student made a model of what DNA might look like. Each person’s DNA is unique, as shown by the different 3-D models created.

Bri Wasielewski from Total Fitness was able to walk with our students outside on Jan. 13.

Father Luke Ferris encouraged everyone to get up when their parents wake them or get up when they are asked to help with a task or get up to do their chores. He blessed the Eucharist and each of us during Mass with incense. We watched as the smoke went up, just as our prayers go up to heaven.

Catholic Schools Week: Saturday, Bingo sponsored by Home and School, doors open at 5:15 pm, concessions available for purchase; Sunday, Winter Wonderland, Mass at 10:45 a.m. and open house from 12-2 p.m.; Monday, School Spirit Day, prayer service in the morning and pep rally in the afternoon; Tuesday, Movie, popcorn and pajamas; Wednesday, Special Person Day/Dress Your Best, geography bee for grades 4-8; Jan. 29, Field Day, team building; Jan. 30, Thank God for Snow, grades 2-8 to Navarino Hills for tubing.

Olga Brener Intermediate School

Congratulations to the following students for being chosen by their teachers and/or classmates for demonstrating the Hawk Trait of Caring for the month of December: Anderew VandeHeuvel, Lily Guenther, Aubrey Holsten, Clarice Naumann, Braylyn Babino, Seth Scrivens, Ahke Nepowew-Kinepoway, Rhemi Bueschel, Alonzo Vargas, Natalia Boivin, Athena Steel, Jaida Koehler, Cole Smith, Sarah Carroll, Michael Metcalf, Seth Johnson, Acacia Rancier, Jaida Hill, Nathaniel Rohr, Dylan Caldwell, Angel Tourtillott, Sade Osuch, Lande Bonde, Jackson Boucher, Brooklyn Harrell, Ayden Hale, Emma Hintz, Jorden Thompson, Andrew Popp, Miranda Bartelt, Brady Stomberg, Carson Popp, Ashlynn Frechette, Morgan Hintz, Jared Sackett, Aidan Busch, Elizabeth Kary, Myles Stilwell and Perla Oviedo.

All students here at Brener have working hard at taking their STAR assessment tests. STAR, which stands for Standardized Testing and Reporting is taken three times during the course of the school year – fall, winter and spring. The results from the STAR are used to screen, seeing which students need extra help and where; provide a a consistent means of monitoring progress; and aid instructional planning so that areas of need can be more readily addressed.

Upcoming: Friday, PTO Hoedown; Wednesday, report cards go home; Feb. 16, no school; Feb. 27, PTO Family Movie Night.

Gresham School

On Jan. 13, the Gresham Wildcats boys basketball team played the Port Edwards Blackhawks. To show school spirit, Gresham School had a red out.

Hoping to keep up their academics, Gresham High School students got ready for their semester exams, which took place on Thursday and Friday, by studying and reviewing on Wednesday.

Gresham students didn’t have school on Monday but returned on Tuesday to start the second half of the school year.

St. James Lutheran

The kindergarten class celebrated the end of another reading unit with a food tasting party. The theme of our unit was food. One of this week’s stories was about a cat named Yoko who loved sushi. When Yoko brought her sushi to school for snack, the other children laughed at her. Her teacher decided to have a tasting party to help the other children learn about different food (and good behavior, too!). We had 20 different foods to try at our party. Some of these included sauerkraut salad, pomegranate, rice rolls, croissants, bean salsa and buckeye balls. Some people got to try a new food for the first time. Everyone got to tell about the special food they had brought to the party. Best of all, everyone had fun and used their best manners while enjoying the food that was shared.

Karelyn Malliet successfully defended her Shawano School District spelling bee title Wednesday.

The three-time champion and preliminary finalist at the E.W. Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington last year correctly spelled “cinnamon” to capture her fourth district crown.

Malliet, an eighth-grade student at Shawano Community Middle School, beat out 38 other contenders to advance to the Feb. 9 regional competition at Clintonville High School.

“It is nice and (I) am pretty happy about it,” she said. “I wish the words were a lot harder. I like challenges.”

The 14-year-old said she had been studying the list of 450 words since the start of the school year.

Seventh-grader Cameron Watters from SCMS finished second and fourth-grader Seth Williams from Olga Brener Intermediate School placed third.

“I think it was a good competition, and we had some strong contenders,” said SCMS Principal Mary Kramer, who stepped in for district spelling bee coordinator Craig Ferch as moderator.

Watters was apprehensive about entering the competition when he learned Malliet would return to defend her title in her final year of eligibility.

“When I heard about Karelyn Malliet, I thought, should I still try my best?” Watters said. “But I thought nothing of it and kept trying my best, so here I am today.”

He began spelling competitively when he was in fourth grade at Olga Brener Intermediate School and placed third in last year’s bee.

Watters admitted he struggled to spell “jocularity” and “hydroponic” during the final round. He correctly spelled hydroponic to capture second place.

With Malliet appearing at her final spelling bee, Watters was optimistic he could capture the 2016 district title.

“I am hoping that next year I can take first,” he said.

Kramer, who presented the top three finishers with trophies, was also happy to see about two dozen parents attend the bee.

The parents and other competitors gave Malliet, Watters and Williams a round of applause for advancing beyond the third round.

“I was really excited about the parent turnout, and the kids were amazing and well-behaved,” Kramer said.

Forty-three students entered the bee: 11 in eighth grade, 10 in seventh grade, eight in sixth grade, and seven in both the fourth and fifth grades.

Malliet and Watters will receive free online subscriptions to Encyclopedia Britannica.

Shawano Community High School’s second-ever trip to the Purdue University Jazz Festival in Lafayette, Indiana, was a success.

Shawano Jazz I won its site in the Purdue small-school division, outscoring 11 bands from four states.

The Shawano bands were Wisconsin’s only representative in the 100-band festival held from Jan. 12-17.

“To put this in context, we tell the kids to compare this to high school sports,’’ said Christopher Kent, the Shawano director. “Winning at a festival of this quality and competitiveness tells the kids where they rate next to some of the best bands in the Midwest. This is big!’’

Shawano’s opener, “Chili Today, Hot Tamale,’’ featured solos by sophomore Emily Jones (trombone) and junior Nick Schwitzer (tenor sax).

The Hawks then rode the talents of lead trumpet Teddy Myers and the band in the ballad “Blue’’ before finishing with the Maynard Ferguson tune “Give It One,” featuring senior Mitch Micik (drums) and senior Myra Mac Murray (baritone sax).

“Teddy does a tremendous job on a very demanding piece – which the judges really appreciate,’’ Kent said. “You just don’t come across high school trumpet players who sound like he does. A key aspect of a top band is the ability for several players to stand out in the solo arena – and the majority of kids in our band are more than willing to take a solo and handle it well.’’

Mitch Micik was chosen as the outstanding soloist in the room and received a scholarship to the Blue Lake summer music camp.

“The kids have really stepped up and accepted the challenges put in front of them this year,” Kent said. “We are a young band with only nine seniors. They have really worked hard and focused.

“However, these kids can do much, much more – and we’ll focus on that as we prepare to defend our title at Rolling Meadows in late February.’’

Shawano has three competitive events left in 2015: Jazz in the Meadows Feb. 28 at Rolling Meadows High School in Illinois, the Shawano Jazz Festival March 21 and at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on April 18.

Also Jan. 17, Shawano’s Jazz II band performed well in its first competition of the year. Led by juniors Kathryn Kugel and Zach Fike (alto sax), sophomores Zach Berry (trumpet), Grace Jones (tenor sax) and freshman Hunter Krolow (trumpet), Shawano earned a Division 2 rating.

The rhythm section of Isaiah Moesch (drums), Maggie Jacoby (piano) and Lina Liu (piano/bass) was acknowledged by the judges.