- School Briefs
(Published 11/18/2008) - Stone Bank Lego League team earns high marks - Students receive Champions Award
Legos are more than just toys for six Stone Bank students; they helped the middle-schoolers earn top honors at a regional robotics tournament in Madison recently.
(Published 11/18/2008) - Anti-bullying program comes to North Lake
North Lake School District will host New York Times best-selling author and expert Jodee Blanco on Tuesday, Nov. 18, as she presents an anti-bullying program designed to give guidance and help to students, parents and the community.
(Published 11/13/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 11/11/2008) - $3 million Merton referendum passes
Residents in the Merton Community School District voted in favor of a $3 million referendum Tuesday that will address maintenance and technology upgrades at both the primary and intermediate schools.
(Published 11/06/2008) - KM students likely have built last home - Unique class retires with former teacher
Students at Kettle Moraine High School will soon see another family move into another new home that they helped to build.
(Published 11/06/2008) - AHS junior shines in Utah acting competition
Amidst Julius Caesars, Cleopatras and King Henry VIIIs, Arrowhead junior Trevor Olds stood out.
(Published 11/04/2008) - AHS junior shines in Utah acting competition
Amidst Julius Caesars, Cleopatras and King Henry VIIIs, Arrowhead junior Trevor Olds stood out.
(Published 11/04/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 11/04/2008) - Concert at AHS to benefit veterans
Guitar music will fill the North Campus Commons on Friday, Nov. 7, as AHS students raise money to buy guitars for veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
(Published 10/30/2008) - LCS ‘redefining excellence’ with initiative
Just across from a computer lab full of students, down the hall from rows of colorful art projects and above the library where a few students discuss schoolwork with a teacher, hang three banners in Lake Country School with the words "collaboration," "innovation" and "motivation."
(Published 10/28/2008) - Record set with PHS NHS membership
The Pewaukee High School National Honor Society (NHS) recognized 51 new members in an induction ceremony earlier this month, making this the largest group ever accepted into the organization. Ten seniors and 41 juniors were introduced individually by the 27 incumbent members.
(Published 10/28/2008) - KMHS students selling a bright idea - Light bulbs 75 percent more efficient
It's more than just a bright idea, it's an energy- and earth-saving initiative.
(Published 10/23/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 10/23/2008) - Student Notes
(Published 10/23/2008) - City libraries benefit from AHS student - Sophomore asks the community for help
Arrowhead High School sophomore Allie Jorgensen has just undertaken, as she puts it, "the biggest task of my life so far."
(Published 10/21/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 10/21/2008) - Volunteers discouraged by ref’s claim
Numerous parents have expressed concern about volunteering at Swallow School in the wake of a workers' compensation claim being filed against four former members of the Swallow Booster Association.
(Published 10/21/2008) - Heartbreaker goes against KM volleyball
Mukwonago scored a 15-12 victory in the deciding game and sent Kettle Moraine to a nail-biting five-game loss Tuesday.
(Published 10/16/2008) - KM student scores perfect ACT; George Bonadurer's is the first perfect score in 13 years
Kettle Moraine High School senior George Bonadurer III, didn't do the impossible, but he surely accomplished the extraordinary.
(Published 10/09/2008) - Dinner dance to pump up new fitness center
The Pewaukee High School Booster Club is fundraising to pump up the school's newly expanded fitness center.
(Published 10/07/2008) - Report shows AHS not in violation of Title IX
While Arrowhead was found not in violation of Title IX, a federal agency found the district did not have a history of adding programs for female students - though it also could find no instance where students wanted a program the school did not offer.
(Published 10/07/2008) - Construction progressing well at LC Lutheran - Could be ready by late winter
The construction of Lake Country Lutheran High School in Hartland is on schedule and going well, said Lutheran High School Association Superintendent Tom Buck.
(Published 10/02/2008) - School district implements eGovernance
Administrators and school leaders are moving toward paperless board meetings in an effort to become economically conservative and to better reach out and share happenings with the community.
(Published 10/02/2008) - KM orchestra director receives state honors; Susan Chandler says music essential to students
Susan Chandler, director of orchestras at Kettle Moraine High School, has again been rewarded for her passion and effort as a teacher. She has been named Teacher of the Year for 2008 by the Wisconsin String Teachers Association.
(Published 9/30/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 9/30/2008) - KM looks to restructure middle school scheduling - Added 'Explore' period would replace study halls
Kettle Moraine School District administrators are working out details on a new plan that will revamp the model of scheduling at the middle school for next year to better develop and meet student needs.
(Published 9/25/2008) - Two-year investigation into Arrowhead athletics ends - Agency identifies two areas for improvement
The Arrowhead School District will settle a two-year federal investigation regarding inequality in boys and girls athletic offerings when the school improves its girls field hockey and softball fields, the district announced Monday afternoon.
(Published 9/25/2008) - Connector road expected to be OK’d
The Village of Hartland and the Arrowhead School District have reached a tentative agreement on the proposed land exchange for the "connector road."
(Published 9/23/2008) - In a nutshell - Parents, schools deal with food allergies
Most children wouldn't think twice about delving into a plate of cookies set before them, but that's not the case with 7-year-old Matthew Trotier and his 5-year-old brother, Michael.
(Published 9/23/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 9/23/2008) - Tax rate drops in SB Schools
Taxpayers in the Stone Bank School District will see slightly lower school taxes next year.
(Published 9/23/2008) - Parents, help your children avoid substance abuse
As the school year begins and the summer sun begins to fade, thoughts of picnics, vacations, pool parties and barbecues become memories. Families are gearing up for the hectic schedules of school and extracurricular activities. But drinking and use of illegal drugs, especially among youths, can t
(Published 9/17/2008)
- KM Middle School names new interim principals; Carr steps up after Krohn's late departure
The opening for a principal at Kettle Moraine Middle School was short-lived, as the school's associate principal, David Carr, was named interim principal just days before classes started.
(Published 9/11/2008) - Local schools feel the heat in the kitchen - Food price increases bump up school lunches
It's no secret food prices are rising.
(Published 9/11/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 9/11/2008) - Parents magazine honors Pewaukee PTO
A national parents group magazine recognized Pewaukee's Parent Teacher Organization for its success.
(Published 9/09/2008) - School Briefs
(Published 9/09/2008) - School bus offers safe, eco-friendly ride
If you're safety conscious as well as energy conscious, then you might want to go yellow to go green.
(Published 9/09/2008) - Volunteer Opportunities
A few days before the start of school, 13 students in the Pewaukee School District were homeless.
(Published 9/09/2008) - Merton schools to ask for $3M
The Merton Community School District, come November, will ask for the approval of a $3 million referendum to address maintenance and improvement issues at both the Primary and Intermediate schools.
(Published 9/02/2008) - Richmond taxpayers to see 8-cent increase - School District residents approved 2008-09 tax levey
Richmond School District residents approved the 2008-09 tax levy of about $2.65 million at the annual meeting on Wednesday.
(Published 9/02/2008) - Arrowhead site allows parents access to grades
Gone are the days when parents see their children's grades only when it's report card time, parent-teacher conferences - or worst, receive the dreaded phone call from school reporting a student's progress, or lack thereof.
(Published 8/28/2008) - Hartland-Lakeside tax levy approved - Lower district taxes expected
Hartland-Lakeside's 2008-09 tax levy of about $10.2 million was approved at the district's annual meeting, Aug. 18.
(Published 8/26/2008) - Pewaukee taxpayers will see lower taxes next year - District sees lower state aid
Taxpayers in the Pewaukee School District will see slightly lower taxes next year, as the School Board approved a 12-cent decrease in the tax rate at the annual meeting Monday.
(Published 8/26/2008) - Residents approve boost in AHS levy
Sixteen district residents, including the nine School Board members, voted at Arrowhead's annual meeting on Wednesdayto approve the total tax levy of about $18.2 million.
(Published 8/26/2008) - Middle schoolers learn leadership skills
Asa Clark Middle School students got a chance to sharpen their leadership skills, develop self-confidence and meet new friends from all around the state at a student council workshop Aug. 3-7 at Ripon College.
(Published 8/21/2008) - AHS’s ‘Cats’ named top musical in nation
The Arrowhead High School Broadway Company's production of "Cats" was nationally recognized as an outstanding musical when it was named 2008 USA Weekend HSM Showstopper.
(Published 8/19/2008) - Back to School: Going back to school years later; A growing number of adults return to school
After Linda Hooper's three children were grown, she decided it was time to do something for herself. But empty-nest syndrome didn't cause her to sell the family home in favor of a golf course condominium or trade the minivan in for a spicy red convertible. Instead, Hooper went back to school.
(Published 8/19/2008) - Going back to school years later; A growing number of adults return to school
After Linda Hooper's three children were grown, she decided it was time to do something for herself. But empty-nest syndrome didn't cause her to sell the family home in favor of a golf course condominium or trade the minivan in for a spicy red convertible. Instead, Hooper went back to school.
(Published 8/19/2008)