2025-2026 EXAM DATES AND DISMISSAL TIMES

The 2025-2026 Semester Exam dates are shown below:

Semester 1 Exam Dates:

• January 14, Periods 1, 3, and 5 - 1:14PM dismissal.
• January 15, Periods 2, 4, and 6 - 1:14PM dismissal.
• January 16, Periods 7 and 8 - 10:55AM dismissal.

Semester 2 Exam Dates:

• June 3, Periods 1, 3, and 5 - 1:14PM dismissal.
• June 4, Periods 2, 4, and 6 - 1:14PM dismissal.
• June 5, Periods 7 and 8 - 10:55AM dismissal.

Final Exam Reminder:

All students are required to take their final exams during their assigned class periods on our scheduled final exam days. Please plan accordingly and make sure you arrive on time, prepared, and ready to finish the semester strong!  

Students are expected to leave the school premises immediately after dismissal at 2:45PM. Students may remain on school grounds only if they are participating in an extracurricular activity, receiving academic assistance, or involved in a sport. If a student is released early from their activity, they must wait in the Union until their ride arrives or the late bus departs. Students may NOT roam around the school at any time.



Buses will run Monday through Thursday at 4:30PM and 5:45PM. On Fridays, one bus will run at 5:45PM. Students must have a pass from a teacher or coach to ride the late buses.

If your student will need to leave during the school day, please be sure to notify the school office no later than an hour before their departure time; the earlier the better. This helps ensure timeliness for appointments and limits disruption to the learning environment.

Additionally, if you leave a voicemail on the attendance line, please know that your message will be heard as soon as time allows. This may take a while as nearly 100 voicemails are received each day.

Join Badger High School and the Department of Natural Resources in supporting our community this holiday season! We are collecting canned goods and non-perishable food items to help those in need. Drop off your donations at the Badger High School Main Office between the hours of 7:30AM and 3:30PM from now until December 10, 2025.

We are competing against Delavan High School and Big Foot High School. The winning school will have the HEAVIEST DONATION - SO THE WEIGHT OF THE ITEMS MATTERS!

Badger will donate our haul to the Lake Geneva Food Pantry, which will go directly back into our community. Together, we can make a difference! Let's spread some holiday cheer!

Lake Geneva Schools (Badger and Joint #1) is excited to continue to offer students FREE Breakfast for the 2025 - 2026 School Year.

School breakfast is healthy, convenient, and helps students do well in school. Every student at Badger High School, New Visions Charter School, Lake Geneva Middle School, Star Center Elementary School, Eastview Elementary School, Central-Denison Elementary School, and Maple Park Charter School is eligible to receive a healthy breakfast at their school each day till the end of the school year for no charge.

We are extremely happy to provide this service to our community. We encourage all students to participate!

Questions? Contact: Jaclyn Sanders, Lake Geneva Schools Food Service Coordinator, by email at jaclyn.sanders@badger.k12.wi.us or by phone at 262-348-1015.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! BE A DECA JUDGE! No experience? No problem! Students present a role-play scenario, and you provide feedback to support their growth as future leaders. Date: Saturday, December 13th Location: Racine Case High School Time: 8 am - 1 pm Sign up today and help make this event a success! https://bit.ly/4i9vpwz The deadline to register is Friday, December 5. Please contact Mr. Huff at phil.huff@badger.k12.wi.us with an questions.

Saturday, December 6, 2025, marks an early sighting of Santa Claus at Badger High School. The Music Department fundraiser runs from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Plenty of music and youth activities surround the family breakfast, an annual event at the school.

The affordable breakfast is free for children aged two and younger. Kids aged three to 12 eat for $8, and adults are $10 each. Tickets are available at the door. Ample parking is available on school grounds.

From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., dozens of vendors will be set up at Badger again this year for the Annual Badger DECA Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair. Enter on the East Side, door 14, and head into the Sports Center. FREE Admission, Raffles, and more.

50th Annual Lake Geneva Electric Christmas Parade

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2025

5:00 p.m.

Broad Street, Downtown Lake Geneva

Click here for more information.

Friday November 21st at 4:30 pm, the Badger Theater One Act Play performed at the Wisconsin State Theater Festival, having earned it's twelfth state placement in as many years. A capacity crowd of nearly 400 high school theater students from around the state packed the Mainstage Jenkins Theater at UW Stevens Point. When the cast of the play The Devil in Sherman Marsh took the stage, immediately the responsive crowd roared at the jokes and for the next 40 minutes, the crowd cheered on the talented Badger cast of 25 students.

The judges, professional educators and theatre professionals from around the nation, awarded the cast with 9 state level awards, more than any other school at the festival. Awards were Outstanding Director - Badger Theater Teacher Andrew Stoltenberg, Outstanding Ensemble - Given to the entire Cast, Outstanding Technical Elements, Outstanding Individual Acting Awards to Senior Paige Bledsoe, Senior Nick Bowler, Junior Liam Finley, Junior Emma Ocker, and Sophomore Johnny Urlakis. The production also received the prestigious Critics' Choice Award, the highest honor a play can receive.

The One Act Play Competition is a series of adjudicated events held throughout the state from mid October and culminating with State in November, held at rotating UW Universities. Besides competing, students also interacted with regional colleges about various programs and career paths, professional theater companies from throughout the midwest, attended workshops run by theater professionals and professors as well as watching other high school one act plays and the UW Stevens Point musical.

Cast and Crew: Lights: Alexis Torgerson, Grace Gorski. Music, Sound, and Performance: Eli Van de Berg, Hailey Bennet, Meric Blazina, Jay Carlson. Actors: Paige Bledsoe, Nick Bowler, Emma Ocker, Gabby Mullaly, Claire Krause, Liam Finley, Johnny Urlakis, Averie Helgeland, Dakota Ellis, Martin Butler, Riley Elverman, Irving Hernandez, Jackson Akright, Mason Scheel, Adrianna Buford, Diego Marquez, Raven Lee, Piper Perry and Quest Ackley.

The theater students will have little rest as the are also in rehearsal for this year's musical, White Christmas, set to run at Badger from Dec. 18-20. Tickets are on sale now at the Badger and Lake Geneva webpage and Badger main office.

At Badger High School, we’re proud to offer a fantastic opportunity through our dual credit classes with UW-Green Bay!

In the 2024-2025 school year alone, our students in French and Spanish earned an incredible 833.5 college credits, saving families a total of $462,525.82 in tuition costs at UW-Green Bay.

Since 2020, Badger students have saved over $1.8 million in tuition by earning college credits while still in high school. This is a fantastic way for our students to get a head start on college, gain valuable experience, and reduce the cost of higher education.

We’re excited to continue supporting our students’ dreams and success with this opportunity. If you would like to learn more or need assistance understanding the impact, please contact Mrs. Julie Busch at Badger.

Art Department:

Tuesday & Thursday 3:00-4:00PM

Business Department:

Students can individually schedule time after school with Mr. Huff or Mrs. Pyun as needed. 

English Department:

Thursdays 3:00-4:00PM, Room 604

Math:

Wednesdays 3:00-4:00PM with Pella, Room 2812

Multi Language/EL:

Monday: 3:00-4:00PM, Room 813

Tuesday: 3:00-4:00PM, Room 813

Wednesday: 3:00-4:00PM, Room 813

Thursday: 3:00-4:00PM, Room 813

Science:

Monday: 3:00-4:00PM, Ms. Howe, Room 411

Tuesday: 3:00-4:00PM, Ms. Schrader, Room 409

Wednesday: 3:00-4:00PM, Ms. Miller, Room 400

Thursday: 3:00-4:00PM, Ms. Elverman, Room 412

World Language:

Monday: 3-4:00PM, Sarah Bunton, Room 812

Tuesday: 3-4:00PM, Julie Busch, 808

Wednesday: 3-4:00PM, Sarah Parry, 810

Thursday: 3-4:00PM, Josh Herrell, 809

December 1

• Badger Band Holiday Concert at 7:00PM in the Auditorium

December 3

• Student Council Meeting at 5:30PM in New Visions Room

December 5

• HOPE Squad Meeting at 6:50AM in the Recital Hall

December 6

• Pancake Breakfast 8:00AM to 11:00AM
• Broadway Academy of Art and Dance Winter Recital 8:00AM to 11:00AM
• DECA Vendor Fair 9:00AM to 2:00PM
• Holiday Parade at 5:00PM

December 8

• Board Meeting 6:30PM

December 10

• Badger Jazz at Popeye's 6:00PM

December 11

• DECA Holiday Drive

December 18-20

• Winter Musical: White Christmas 7:00PM (and 1:30PM on 12/20)

December 22-January 2

• No School, Winter Break

January 5, 2026

• School Resumes

When to Send Your Child to School or Keep Them Home

At Lake Geneva Schools, we know that regular attendance is key to academic success! Being in class daily helps students build strong habits, stay engaged, and gain valuable social skills. However, we also want to maintain a healthy, germ-free learning environment.

Use this guide (https://bit.ly/healthyLGS) to help decide when your child should attend school or stay home to recover. If your child has a fever over 100.4°F, vomiting, or diarrhea in the last 24 hours, it's best for them to rest at home. For minor symptoms like a runny nose, if there’s no fever, they’re ready for class!

When in doubt, contact the school health office, and let's work together to keep everyone healthy and learning!

Driver Education Grant Program

Wisconsin DMV continues to develop the relaunches of the Driver Education Grant program with funding approved in the 2025-2027 biennial budget. Portions of this funding have begun to be released in a quarterly fashion. 

The Driver Education Grant Program provides grants to cover driver education tuition costs for 30 hours of classroom coursework, six hours of observation, and six hours of behind-the-wheel training for eligible students on a first-come, first-served basis. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch through the National School Lunch Program, have not previously held a driver’s license, and who are between 14.5 and 19 years old may apply for the Driver Education Grant Program.



Students, parents, and all those who may be interested in a notification closer to the time of the launch can sign up with their email at: Wisconsin Department of Transportation Driver Education Grant Program. 

Junior Conferences

Junior conferences will be starting after our Thanksgiving break on the week of December 1st. Please watch your email for information on how you can sign up to attend with your student. These meetings will cover information that’s important for your student’s success in senior year and beyond. These meetings will be approximately 30-45 minutes and will be held between 7:30am-2:45pm.

FAFSA

The 2026-2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opened on October 1st. We strongly recommend you create your account and fill out the FAFSA as soon as possible. Your account username and password combination, called your FSA ID, gives you access to fill out your FAFSA® form and promissory notes electronically. Both the student and their guardian will need their own FSA ID because student guardians have to fill out the FAFSA form as contributors. Visit https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa for more information.

Holiday Stress

The holiday season is all about giving — and that includes giving yourself whatever you need to reduce stress so you can fully appreciate and find meaning during this time. Because stress affects people in different ways, this can look different for everyone. For some people, it means having time each day for meditation. For others, it means getting plenty of sleep or exercise — or both. Eating nourishing foods, keeping a gratitude journal, and maintaining a normal schedule are other ways that people take care of themselves. If you are at a loss for which self-care activities work best for you, here’s an idea of something you can try: make time to do one thing each day that makes you happy. Incorporating joy into your life with intentionality and reconnecting with the things that mean the most to you is, frankly, what the holidays are all about.

The Badger Library and FabLab will be hosting its 6th Annual Make-and-Take Workshops and stations during December. Students are invited to visit the Library and FabLab during their study hall or before/after school to participate. Thanks to generous donations from staff members, students can use our free holiday card and gift wrapping station. Again this year, Badger Library received generous donations from staff members to have gift wrapping and holiday card stations available to all students the entire month. Workshops will include upcycled book decorations and laser-cut personalized wooden ornaments handmade by each student. As always, Badger Library and FabLab workshops are free-of-charge to Badger students.  

DISCOVER, LEARN, AND HAVE FUN WITH BADGER COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Looking to learn a new skill, explore a hobby, stay active, or just have a blast? Badger Community Education has you covered! We offer a wide range of affordable classes and activities for all ages — from fitness and wellness to arts, crafts, cooking, and more. Whether you're trying something for the first time, building on existing talents, or simply looking for a good time, there's something for everyone!

Check out everything we offer and sign up today at Badger Community Education. Let’s keep learning, growing, and having fun — together!

LAKE GENEVA SCHOOLS IS HIRING!



We’re currently seeking candidates for a variety of support positions, including Administrative Assistants, Technical Support, Aides, and more. View open positions here: https://wecan.waspa.org/Employer/Vacancy/PublicSupport/3269 

We’re also hiring for Part-Time Cleaning Positions (4–5 hours per day, Monday–Friday, between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.). Starting pay: $16.00/hour. Cleaning Position Application: https://bit.ly/4oyoKhO. Please submit completed applications to: Lake Geneva Schools – District Office, 208 E. South Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147.

BULLYING, HARASSMENT, SCHOOL SAFETY REPORTING

If you have information regarding bullying, harassment, or other non-emergency school safety concerns and would like to report this information, please click here to learn more, fill out a school-specific reporting form to the best of your knowledge, and submit it.

COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL

Whom do I contact with a question or suggestion? 

Lake Geneva Schools’ communication protocols help promote direct, open, and respectful interactions so that we can quickly and efficiently resolve problems and concerns. The communication protocol starts with the staff member closest to the situation, as that person usually has the most information. However, at times, additional personnel are required to resolve specific concerns. Click here for more information and to view the Lake Geneva Schools Communication Matrix.

TEXT ALERT SIGN UP

Lake Geneva Schools has the ability to use SMS (text) messaging as another communication channel to share important information with families and staff regarding school closures or changes to the school day schedule. Federal law requires recipients to opt-in to receive such messages.

How can I opt-in to receive text messages?

📱Text the word “YES” or Y to 67587 from each wireless device on which you wish to receive texts.

📱Confirm that all text device numbers you wish to receive messages on are listed in your contact information: Families – verify that your cell phone is your primary phone number in your PowerSchool parent portal.

More information: https://bit.ly/4g2dhTb  

JOIN US FOR COFFEE WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT

Lake Geneva Schools Superintendent Dr. Peter Wilson warmly invites parents and community members to a series of informal “Coffee with the Superintendent” gatherings happening over the next several months. These relaxed events offer a great chance to chat openly about our schools—what’s going well and where we can improve.

Upcoming Dates & Locations:

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Summer Moon Coffee

80 E Geneva Square, Lake Geneva, WI

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

9:00 am - 10:00 am

The Porch

832 Geneva St Unit 2, Lake Geneva, WI

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Lake Geneva Public Library

918 W Main St, Lake Geneva, WI

Please RSVP before each event by calling 262-348-1005, but walk-ins are always welcome! We look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.lakegenevaschools.com/news/news-details/~board/district-news/post/join-us-for-coffee-with-the-superintendent 

UNSUNG HEROES

Lake Geneva Schools is proud to have the most dedicated teachers and staff! Now’s your chance to recognize a teacher or staff member who has made a meaningful difference in your life, your student’s journey, or your family’s experience. Share your appreciation, and we’ll spotlight these "Unsung Heroes" on our website, social media channels, and personally deliver your message to them. Let’s come together to celebrate the incredible people who make Lake Geneva Schools so special! #LakeGenevaSchools #E3LG

Click here to recognize a teacher or staff member: https://bit.ly/46hoMD1

Community Backpack

The Lake Geneva Schools Community Backpack is your online bulletin for youth-related community activities and educational opportunities. Learn More

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