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UPCOMING EVENTS
for Parents
Date: April 11
Time: 6:00pm
Place: JYMS Auditorium
Date: April 14
Date: April 20
Time: 9:10am
Place: BHS Gym
Date: April 27
Time: 6:00pm
Place: BHS Art Department
Freshman Class Ring
Presentation
Date: May 4
Time: During Homeroom
Place: BHS GYM
Band Awards Concert
When: May 4
Time: 7:00PM
Place: Al Ringling Theatre
Prom
Date: May 6
Time: 7:00pm
Place: BHS Gym
Notes: Grand March 8:00pm
Freshman Class
Ring Orders Due
Date: May 11
Date: May 11
Time: 6:30pm
Place: BHS Gym
Choir Pops Concert
Date: May 15
Time: 7:00pm
Place: Al Ringling Theatre
Club/Athletic
Awards Assembly
Data: May 25
Time: 9:10am
Place: BHS Gym
No School
Date: May 29
Last Day
of School
for Seniors
Date: May 31
Date: June 2
Date: June 2
Time: 8:00pm
Place: BHS Gym
Last Day of School
for Freshman, Sophomore & Juniors
Last Day of School
Date: June 7
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Letter From Mr. Bildsten
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Dear Parents and Guardians:
As we begin to wind down the school year, the Baraboo High School calendar is packed full of events and happenings to keep on our radar. Spring is always a busy and exciting time of year in our schools! Below, I want to highlight and inform you about state assessments, awards ceremonies, graduation, and final exams. Much more follows in the rest of the spring newsletter:
ACT Aspire and Forward Testing:
As partners in your child's education, it is important to ensure they are prepared for each step along their educational journey. One way to determine student preparedness is through assessment:
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Forward Exam--All 3rd-8th grade students as well as 10th grade students who attend public schools in the State of Wisconsin will participate in this testing. Tenth graders will be assessed in the content area of social studies. At BHS, we administered the Forward exam to 10th graders on Tuesday, April 11th and Thursday, April 13th during extended homeroom periods.
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ACT Aspire--All 9th and 10th graders in the State of Wisconsin will once again be taking the Early High School Assessment called Aspire. This test is aligned with the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. At BHS, Freshmen and sophomores will be taking the ACT Aspire (English, math, reading, science and writing) assessments during extended homeroom periods between the dates of April 24-28.
You can help to prepare your student(s) to do their best on those testing days by ensuring they are well rested and have a good breakfast.
Spring Awards Assemblies:
We're planning two spring Awards Assemblies this year. Our Academic Awards Assembly will take place on Thursday, April 20th at 9:10 a.m. and serves to honor the efforts and accomplishments of students in the classroom. These academic awards include certificates, letters, medallions, and plaques and are based on points that students earn by making the honor roll and/or high honor roll. Students on the high honor roll receive two points per semester and those on the honor roll receive one point. Points accumulate throughout a student's academic career at BHS. Parents and guardians of students receiving academic awards have been notified ahead of time and invited to attend this assembly if it fits into their schedules. On Thursday, May 25th at 9:10 a.m. we will conduct another assembly to primarily honor students who have been involved in a variety of clubs and activities ranging from Student Council to Key Club.
Graduation:
Graduation will take place on Friday, June 2nd at 8:00 p.m. The last day for seniors is Wednesday, May 31st. Seniors are expected to be in attendance at the Graduation Practice which takes place on June 2nd from 7:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Final Exams:
We will not be administering final exams using a traditional exam schedule this year; instead, teachers will be administering final exams during their regularly scheduled class time. Our block schedule with 85 minute class periods lends itself nicely to this format. This format also allows flexibility to teachers who may want to give their final exams earlier than what the traditional exam schedule allows resulting in more timely feedback to students and opportunities for other follow up, including the administering of make-up exams.
As the school year unfolds, thank you for encouraging your student and helping to ensure your student is having a successful finish to the school year. Our staff is always available to answer your questions and provide assistance. Be sure to reach out to us if you have any concerns or questions and/or ideas for how we can make your student's experience at BHS a positive one. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Glenn Bildsten
Baraboo High School Principal
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BHS Named Pacesetter in Advanced Placement
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Congratulations, Baraboo High School!
BHS was recognized by the Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council (WAPAC) as a Pacesetter school in Advanced Placement (AP).
This award recognizes access and excellence regarding AP.
WAPAC says, "Pacesetter schools have provided impressive student access to AP courses and posted excellent AP exam results."
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Student Services
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ALICE Active Shooter Training
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 The Baraboo School District takes its responsibility to protect the physical and psychological well-being of our students and staff very seriously.
As such, we will be implementing a strategy known as the ALICE protocol. ALICE is an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate and is endorsed by federal, state and local law enforcement officials.
Before we initiate conversations with students, we would like to share the ALICE protocol with parents. This opportunity facilitated by local safety officials will take place on April 11th at 6:00 PM in the Jack Young Middle School Auditorium.
Practice at each level in our district will be developmentally appropriate for the intended age and audience:
- Elementary Schools - Local safety and school officials will read a book to students and engage the students in conversation on how to secure their classrooms and how to evacuate. In some instances, students may walk with teachers to a designated evacuation site close to school.
- Jack Young Middle School and Baraboo High School - Students will be instructed on the full ALICE protocol which includes enhanced barricades and counter/evacuation measures.
If you do not want your child to participate in ALICE instruction and practice, please contact your child's principal. Furthermore, we encourage you to
contact the principal at your child's school with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your collaboration in working to keep all of our students safe while at school.
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Driver Education
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Attention potential driver education students:
The next Baraboo High School CESA 2 Driver Education class will be from July 10-28.
Please contact CESA 2 @ 262.473.1473 to sign up
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Brat Stand
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Help support BHS students travel to Europe to learn about Swiss folk culture, the Renaissance, and Ancient Rome!
This tour will include visits to the places students learn about in school. That's a given. But it's so much more than that!
Students will be immersed in new cultures - surrounded by the people, the language, the food, the way of life - that will create inspirational moments that can't be taught in the classroom.
Our student group will have expert local guides that will lead them on sightseeing tours, provide detailed views of history, art, architecture and more.
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Art Department FB Page
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Click
HERE and "like" for updates on the talented students at Baraboo High School.
Our Art Department has a great event coming up - our first annual Fine Arts Night! Mark your calendars from 6-8 on April 27.
There will be music, live demonstrations, delicious food and more.
This event is a partnership between the BHS Art Department, the BHS Forensics Team, the BHS FCE Department and the BHS Music Department.
Community Members and Local Arts Organizations are encouraged to participate. Options include submitting art for display, setting up an information booth, performing a literary reading or demonstration of your craft, or any other artistic ability you'd like to showcase.
There are three links to the FB in this section of the newsletter - now Van Gogh and like the page (but don't cut off any ears in the process)!
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Football Cheerleading
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For anyone interested in joining the Football Cheerleading Team, there will be tryouts Friday, April 28th from 5-7pm and Saturday, April 29th from 11am to 2pm. Tryouts will be in the Auxiliary Gym. There will also be an open gym on Sunday, April 23rd for anyone interested in learning more or preparing for tryouts. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Krystal at
[email protected]
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Yearbook
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Attention Baraboo High School Parents/Guardians and Students:
If you haven't purchased a 2017 edition of the Baraboo High School Yearbook themed "Thunderbird Throwback" the deadline to purchase a book is approaching fast and you do not want to miss out! This year's yearbook has special things to offer, this is the first year that the yearbook will be including a spring insert in COLOR and at NO ADDITIONAL COST! Please purchase a yearbook for the price of $50 until April 14th the price will go up to $60. There will be a limited supply to purchase upon delivery and will be $65.
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Fine Arts Night
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The First Annual BHS Fine Arts Night will be held on
Thursday, April 27th
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It will include:
-performances by Solo and Ensemble state- bound BHS musicians- including the Jazz Band
-Fine Arts Displays from all BHS Art Classes
-a BHS Art Club paint-it pottery fundraiser
-A British Isles Trip fundraiser silent auction of hand-painted Tiny T-Bird Chairs
-atmospheric musicians (piano, ukelele, etc.)
-Culinary Arts demos
-Fashion Creation Display
-Dramatic Arts- Forensics performers
-live "open artist mini studios" - a student ceramic wheel potter, graphic designer, and painter will demo
-photography booth
-Community Artwork Display
-Community Fine Art Group/organization information booths
-Art Awards (including people's choice)
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BHS Blood Drive
April 27th 9:00am to 2:00pm
Students who are 17 and weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High School students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Sign up will be during lunch April 17th to 21st
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Parent Nights: Addressing Addiction
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FFA
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The Baraboo FFA participated in the Youth Livestock Day at Lodi Veterinary Hospital where members learned about Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Bone Structures in animals. This event helped the members of the Vet Science CDE team learn structures and information needed for their competition for the Janesville CDE Event.
The Baraboo FFA attended the Janesville Career Development Events Saturday March 18th, and competed in the following contests:
Floriculture: 7th Place -
Danna Klicko, Brianna Stapleton, Grace Neuman and Chloe Denzer
Horse Evaluation: 4th Place -
Halle Hickey, Wren Benson and Autumn Klemm
Wildlife: 4th Place -
Dan Stebler, Jake Bicknell, Ty Becker and Zach Terry
Vet Science: 9th Place -
Kristen Felton, Jordyn Zalewski, Lizzie Showers and Brook Woodbury
Dairy Products: 12th Place -
Tianda Deaver, Traton Wineke, Julie Grooms and Patrick Steinhorst
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Summer Online Classes
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Applications to take a summer online class from home are now open. Navigate to the
Baraboo Virtual Campus
website and follow the link for "
2017 Summer Online Information & Course Descriptions
" or click the application link to apply. Applications are processed on a first-come, first served basis and will remain open until April 28 or until capacity has been reached. Due to adherence to DPI guidelines, this option is only available to students residing within the Baraboo School District boundaries. For questions, please contact Mrs. Gillmore, Online Coordinator in Rm. e225 or via email at
[email protected]
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Full-Time Online Program
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Applications are being accepted for the Full-Time Online program for Fall 2017-2018 now through May 12. Navigate to the
Baraboo Virtual Campus website and follow the link for Full-Time Application. Students are reminded to complete their 2017-2018 registration prior to filling out the application. For questions, please contact Mrs. Gillmore, Online Coordinator in Rm. e225 or via email at [email protected].
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Registration for the 2017-18 school year
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Spring Sports
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The Fall Parent/Athlete meetings will be held this summer. The football meeting will be on on Monday, July 24. All other fall sports will meet on Tuesday, August 1. A mandatory general session meeting with Mr. Langkamp will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Computers will be available to use beginning at 5:00 for online sport registration. Beginning in July, parents will be able to register their son or daughter in the Parent Portal for the fall sport they are participating in.
To register your son/daughter for a high school sport:
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You must register your child for school in the Parent Portal. This is where you and your child agree to the Co-Curricular Code of Conduct.
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Complete the HS School Fall Sports Registration Survey in the Parent Portal. This is where you and your child agree to the Concussion and WIAA Athletic Eligibility Information.
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Your child will need to have a current physical on file dated April 1, 2016 or after. If their physical date was April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017, you will need to fill out the alternate WIAA tan card also which is available on our website under the Athletics & Activities link.
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Pay the $60 sport fee online or at the meeting. If your son or daughter qualifies for free and reduced lunches, their fees can be waived. Contact the office for details on how to qualify.
If you have any questions contact Renee Teasdale at:
[email protected]
or call the High School Office at 355-3940, ext. 2022.
New in 2017-18: Parents will only be required to attend the general session meeting with Mr. Langkamp once for the year. If you attend in the fall, you will not have to attend the general session in the winter or spring. You will only need to attend the sport-specific meeting with the head coach for those seasons.
Below is a list of our fall sports and head coaches.
FOOTBALL - Head Coach - Steve Turkington
Parent/Athlete Meeting - July 24, 2017 at the High School for Football ONLY
Equipment Hand Out - July 31
1st Day of Practice - August 1
GIRLS TENNIS - Head Coach - Karll Kruse
1st Day of Practice - August 8
GIRLS SWIMMING - Head Coach - Lynn Keeling
1st Day of Practice - August 8
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY - Head Coach - Pete Arndt
1st Day of Practice - August 14
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY - Head Coach - Julie Faylona
1st Day of Practice - August 14
BOYS SOCCER- Head Coach - Nathanael Bresson
1st Day of Practice - August 14
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL - Head Coach - Morgan Liebetrau
1st Day of Practice - August 14
GIRLS GOLF - HEAD Coach - Landon Brownell
1st day of Practice - August 7
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Summer Food Service Program
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This summer, the Baraboo School District will again take part in the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. We will serve breakfast and lunch in three sites, plus we will be delivering meals to the Boys and Girls Club. The meals are free to all children 18 years and younger. Any adults accompanying the children need only pay $2 for breakfast and $3 for lunch. Individuals do not have to attend Summer School to take part in this food service program. The program will run from June 12, 2017 to July 21, 2017 (except the ABE site, which will end on July 12, 2017), Monday thru Friday. All sites will be closed on July 4, 5, and 6, 2017 for the holiday.
Here are the sites and hours of operation:
GLW - Open only to students participating in the Kid Stop Program - breakfast and lunch
BHS - Breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM/Lunch daily from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
ABE - Breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM/Lunch daily from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Any questions, please call Mary Loveless, Food Service Director at 355-3980.
"This Institution is an equal opportunity provider"
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Now Hiring! Summer Custodial & Maintenance Workers
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The Baraboo School District is seeking candidates for summer custodial & maintenance employees.
- Lawn Crew
- Maintenance/District Employees
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Please see above for compensation for these positions. |
- Cleaning Crew
These positions will begin on approximately June 9, 2017, and individuals will work from approximately 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Must be minimum age of 16 for custodial/cleaning crew and 18 (ability to drive) for maintenance crew.
How to Apply: Applications can be found here. Applications can also be picked up from and submitted to Dan O'Brien at the address listed below. The positions will remain open until filled.
District Description: The School District of Baraboo is an EC-12 grade district with a 4K program, five elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school with a total student population of 3,100 students. Please look us up at the Baraboo School District's website here.
Equal Opportunity: This school district is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sex, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or expression, arrest record, conviction record, military service, membership in the National Guard, State Defense Force or any reserve component of the military forces of the United States or this state, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during non-working hours, declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, the authorized use of family or medical leave or compensation benefits, genetic information, or any other factor prohibited by state or federal law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.
Job Title:
Summer Custodial & Maintenance Workers
Contact: Dan O'Brien, Director of Buildings & Grounds, 1210 Berkley Blvd., Baraboo, WI 53913
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (608) 355-3985, ext. 5510
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