School Notes

Shawano Community High School

The third annual “Red Out” event held at Shawano Community High School on Jan. 31 was a success. This was a joint effort involving the SCHS Student Council, FFA and NHS. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the cause. We would especially like to thank Twigs Beverage for the generous donation of Sundrop. With everyone’s help, we were able to raise $1,700 in the fight against heart disease.

Shawano Community Middle School

To show our SCMS love to the children of Haiti this February, homerooms will be collecting items for the babies of the poorest country in our hemisphere. Many babies are malnourished and need our help. What can we do? We are going to assemble Healthy Haitian Baby Bundles! Here is the list of items to bring to homeroom: 4- or 5-ounce bottles, washcloths, baby feeding spoons, bars of antibacterial soap (hotel size, too), and baby formula (powder, not liquid). Of course, it wouldn’t be a SCMS Service Learning Project without a contest. Each week, the homeroom with the most items collected by that Friday will earn some tasty cookies for the following Monday morning. The overall winner will be the homeroom that collects the most items for the entire month, and those students will be rewarded with soft pretzels. An extra special prize from Old Glory Candy Store will be given to the homeroom that collects the most cans of baby formula, with a minimum of five cans. After school on Feb. 27, we will assemble the items into individual Healthy Haitian Baby Bundles in Lela Schwitzer’s room. If you have any questions or wish to volunteer, please contact Mrs. Schwitzer.

The Safe Routes to School sponsored our Winter Walk to School day Feb. 5. Although it was a cold morning, more than 50 students trekked through the cold, ice and snow to get to school. Safe Routes donated a number of Subway gift cards and stocking caps to our lucky winners. Great job, everyone, and thanks, Safe Routes!

Our Student Council is selling Valentine Grams consisting of either cloth roses or beanie buddies. All proceeds will be donated to the Shawano County Humane Society.

We continue to stress respectful, responsible and safe behavior with our students.

If you have any questions or concerns, our doors are always open, so stop in and see what is happening.

Bonduel Elementary News

Despite the cold weather outside, Bonduel Schools have started planning their summer school program. Last year the program was expanded to include many educational and fun classes. We had something for everyone, including Zumba, drama and outside games, as well as reading and math classes. We are hoping to offer the same wide variety of classes this summer to the students. We will also offer free breakfast and lunch to every student. Registration booklets will be sent home with the students soon, but for now, here is some information to mark on your calendar. The dates will be June 16 through July 18. (No school on July 3 or 4). The times are 8:30 a.m. to noon. Please join us for a little fun in the sun.

St. James Lutheran

Wow, 100 days of school! First grade celebrated 100 days of school on Feb. 6. They did hundreds of things to celebrate, like making cereal necklaces with 100 pieces of cereal, stamp books filled with 100 stamps, and posters with a collection of 100 things. They also took 100 steps, were silent for 100 seconds, did 100 hops, and wrote about what they would look like when they are 100 years old. The day was full of fun activities, and we are now 100 days smarter.

The third-grade class had a rocktastic day at Earthhaven Rock museum. They saw a rock from the moon and one from Mars, and petrified dinosaur poop! And if that wasn’t enough, the fun continued in the afternoon with the students making their own personal rock collections. The students enjoyed learning about the rocks and hearing stories about mines in South Africa, Canada, Australia and South America.

Gresham Community School

The fourth- and fifth-grade Gifted and Talented members participated in the four-week University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix Slam Dunk Reading Program. The students had to complete a four-week reading goal over the month of December to earn two tickets for the UWGB men’s basketball game against Wright State at the Resch Center on Feb. 1. The event was attended by students, parents, grandparents and teachers from Gresham Community School. Way to go! Keep up the hard work.

Sacred Heart Catholic School

During Catholic Schools Week we participated in the Defeat Hunger Bowl Food Drive. Our initial challenge was for every student to donate two cans of food and $1. Our students went above and beyond! The goal was 150 items and $69, but our students brought in 464 items and raised $121. The class with the highest amount of cans brought in was Grade 3-4. Their reward was taking the money collected to buy more food. The students went to County Market and brought back additional items to add to our donation. It was a great experience to watch the students be proud of doing good for others.

The students have been working hard to raise money for Jump Rope for Heart. On Valentine’s Day we will be having a joint event with St. Rose/St. Mary of Clintonville to jump our way to healthier hearts. If you would like to donate, please contact the school office.

We have some exciting news. Sacred Heart Catholic School has a new 3K/4K program for the 2014-2015 school year. The programs are an affordable alternative to day care. We are taking registration for Grades 3K through Grade 8. We offer an educational option where students can grow in their faith. We educate the whole student through weekly classes of art, music and gym. To set up a mini tour and see what our school has to offer, call 715-526-5328 or stop in.

Pulaski High School

The PHS students will present “Anything Goes” Saturday and Sunday and Feb. 22-23 at the school.

“Anything Goes” tells the story of the lovable, hopeless romantic Billy Crocker, played by James Uelmen, chasing debutante Hope Harcourt, played by Cari Hansen, by stowing away onto the S.S. American ocean liner. Billy is soon devastated to discover that Hope is engaged to a British charmer named Lord Evelyn Oakley, played by Hunter Vannieuwenhoven.

The ensemble is directed by Elissa Lucas and Amy Tubbs, with choreography by Melissa Welsing. Jessica Rosenberg is doing the costumes.

Tickets are on sale in the Pulaski News office, Pulaski High School and at the door for $7. For information, call 920-822-6800.