October 2021
Community Connect Newsletter
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🌱 🐶 Agriscience Day 🍅 🐝
Third graders from Central-Denison, Randall, Star Center, Traver, and Woods Schools spent time learning about agriculture science at Badger High School on Friday, October 8th. The hands-on experience exposes the children to the career pathways in the world of agriculture and excites them for when they will be students at the high school.
Badger FFA Advisors Larry Plapp and Candice Franks and Badger FFA members set up and ran labs in which each elementary student participates. Those labs are fun (and tasty) and help the elementary children understand agriculture, science and their importance to Wisconsin and the world. The labs included...
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Thank You, School Boards!
Lake Geneva Schools students benefit every day from the leadership and vision of our school boards. Oct. 3-9 was Wisconsin School Board Week. Please take time to thank these dedicated school leaders.
Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union (Badger) High School Board:
✰ Pat Sherman - President
✰ Janet Giovannetti - Vice President
✰ John Druszczak - Treasurer
✰ Jeff Buntrock - Clerk
✰ Kathy Vorpagel - Member
✰ Niki Ceisel - Member
✰ Barb Krause - Member
Lake Geneva Joint #1 School Board:
✰ Marcie Hollmann - President
✰ Barb Dinan - Vice President
✰ Carrie Spiegelhoff - Treasurer
✰ Linda Bailey Boilini - Clerk
✰ Mike Franzene - Member
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Two Badger Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Semi Finalists
Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of two Badger High School Seniors who have qualified among approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 67th National Merit Scholarship Program. Nolan Cassidy and Thomas Whowell are among the academically talented high school seniors with an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be offered next spring.
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Star Center Elementary School
Mrs. Farmer’s 1st graders at Star Center Elementary School are discovering numbers that partner together to make 10! They put 10 red and yellow counters in a cup, gave them a shake, and spilled them out. It was fun to see if they could make different combinations!
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Food Services
What's for breakfast & lunch? Click the button below for menus and other important Food Services Information.
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Emergency Broadband Benefit
The Federal Communications Commission has launched a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford Internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households and up to $75 per month for households on qualifying Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers.
You can learn more about the benefit, including eligibility and enrollment information, by visiting www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit, or by calling 833-511-0311
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Central-Denison Elementary School
Students in Mrs. Isom’s class at Central-Denison Elementary School practiced many Kindergarten skills: they practiced following multi-step directions, building sentences with words, and a beginning writing strategy - labeling.
- Students built a fire truck using many different parts and shapes while following multi-step directions.
- Students became “sentence surgeons” and put together a break apart sentence.
- Students then used beginning sounds and blending sounds together to match the labels to the correct part of the fire truck.
These are Kindergarteners that are on their way to becoming readers and writers!
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Eastview Elementary School
Check out the Eastview Arcade that Ms. Harkey's Phenomenal 5th Graders created for the Global Cardboard Challenge! Amazing creativity at work! Students had so much fun visiting and playing the games!
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Thank you, Principals!
October is National Principals Month - a special time to celebrate, appreciate and thank school principals for all their hard work leading our school community. They create an environment where young learners can grow and succeed in and out of the classroom.
Ms. Straus, Mr. Giovingo, Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Heck, Mr. Strobel, Mrs. Zigler, Mrs. Tennessen, Mrs. Buhler, Mr. Nugent....we thank you for your leadership and dedication!
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Lake Geneva Middle School
In Design & Modeling Class at Lake Geneva Middle School, 6th-graders got to launch their skimmers! They measured and built their skimmers to specific requirements. How well directions were followed may have determined how far their skimmers went! Sophia F took home 1st place with an outstanding 46 ft 9 in skim!
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Badger Homecoming Court
Badger High School is pleased to present the 2021 Homecoming Court. Representatives are...
Front Row: Alec Welch, 9; Zach Walton, 9; Bonnie Bortolus, 11; Austin Armstrong, 12; Izabella Prichard, 12; Angel Toribio, 12; Victoria Anaya, 11; Kaiden Staggs, 9; and Jayla Akuetteh, 9
Back Row: Lucy Pether, 10; Ethan Adams, 10; Jack Gleason, 11; Bucky; Mike Moorehead (11); Jacob Billingsley, 10; McKenna Bunton, 10. Not pictured is Kali Griffin, 12.
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Daily Health Screening
Important Notes:
- If your child has been in close contact with anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 or was diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 14 days, do NOT send your child to school.
- Anyone experiencing symptoms of illness should stay home and report the absence with details to the school. If experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, they should also get tested for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status.
- Anyone waiting for results of a pending COVID-19 test should stay home until results are in. If a parent or household member has a pending COVID-19 test, all unvaccinated individuals should also stay home until COVID-19 test results are in. Please ensure the test results are reported to the school office.
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Community Veterans Day Celebration Planned For November 11 at Lake Geneva Middle School
Lake Geneva Middle School is inviting the community to attend its annual Veterans Day celebration on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in the middle school gym.
The program will feature patriotic music performed by the school’s seventh and eighth grade orchestras and bands, directed by Mrs. Lauren Klement and Mrs. Amanda Krause. The combined seventh and eighth grade chorus, directed by Mrs. Kim May and accompanied by Mrs. Carol Berndt, will also perform. A highlight of the event will be the combined performance of “God Bless America.” The audience will be invited to participate in a sing along.
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Badger High School's Fall Musical, NEWSIES!
Thursday, November 11 - Saturday, November 13 | Badger High School Auditorium
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Badger Community Education
Check out all of the spring offerings.
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Stay Up-To-Date on the Daily Happenings of our Schools
We would like to invite you to take a moment and follow our district and school social media feeds. Staying in touch with us on social media will keep you in the loop on the amazing things we are accomplishing together each day. Social media may also be a critical line of communication during emergencies and will be a great place for you to get up-to-date information.
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Lake Geneva Schools is now on Instagram! Click here or search "lakegenevaschools" on Instagram to follow us.
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Badger Transcripted Credits
Katie Graf, Director of High School Partnerships at Gateway Technical College, presented a plaque celebrating the 549 Badger students who received transcripted credit last year. In the last four years, our students have saved over $1 million dollars in college tuition! Congratulations to the Badger Transcripted Credit teachers and their students for this benchmark success.
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We are Hiring...
Substitute Teachers
- Do you want a flexible work schedule? Do you enjoy working with students? If you have an Associate Degree, being a substitute teacher may be the job for you. Lake Geneva Schools are seeking to hire qualified substitute teachers for daily and long-term assignments. Substitute Teachers at Lake Geneva Schools receive competitive compensation.
- For questions regarding subbing, please contact Lynelle Gramm at 262-348-1008.
Part-Time Kitchen Workers
- Must Be Dependable
- Work Only On School Days
- Starting Pay - $9.50 Per Hour
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If you have any questions, please contact Jaclyn Sanders: 262-348-1015 or jaclyn.sanders@badger.k12.wi.us
Part-Time Cleaners
- Starting at a rate of $11.50 an hour
Lake Geneva Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Stay Connected
Did your address change?
Did your email change?
Did your phone number change?
Please ensure you STAY CONNECTED to Lake Geneva Schools! Update your information in PowerSchool or contact the school by email.
PowerSchool - Parents can log in to their PowerSchool account and update their Account Email by clicking on the Account Preferences tab from the left menu. Physical address, phone number, and email changes can be made by clicking on the E-Registration tab from the left menu and updating that information under the red Demographics tab and the red Guardians tab and then press Save. Please note if you are updating your email, please update the email in both the Account Preference tab and the E-Registration tab. Thank you!
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- October 29, 2021
- No School - Teacher In-Service Day
- November 5, 2021
- End of 1st Quarter
- November 24 - 26, 2021
- No School - Thanksgiving Break
- December 10, 2021
- No School - Teacher In-Service Day
- December 23, 2021 - January 2, 2022
- No School - Christmas Break
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