The Campus Connection A Newsletter for Southern Door Families, Staff, and Community

Week of September 4 - 7, 2018

“Schools are not just buildings, curriculum and machines. Schools are relationships and interactions among people.”

Dear Families and Staff:                                          Thank you to the efforts of so many, we had a fantastic turnout for Open House last night. Our 2018-19 school year is off to a great start! It is indeed a privilege and a pleasure to work with you as partners in our children's education. We have such an important role together in preparing our students for their future. Our opening staff convocation earlier this week with all of our community partners spoke clearly that as a school and community, we believe that "our staff goes above and our students go beyond" to ensure the best education possible. We welcome back all our returning and our new families to our great school where we are Eagle Strong! Patti P.S. For those who have not seen it, please join in our fun and click here to see our Back to School Bus Karaoke Video.

IN THIS ISSUE * Friends of Education Winner * Show Your Eagle Pride * Night Before School - Bedtime Story * First Day of School Pictures * Communicating with You * Haunted Mansion Needs Your Help * Southern Door Earns Awards

UPCOMING EVENTS Aug 30 - Cross Country @ Kiel; Swimming @ Shawano Aug 31 - Football @ Oconto Sep 3 - Labor Day (no school); Bedtime story live at 7p on Facebook Sep 4 - First Day of School; Cross Country @ Algoma Sep 5 - First day of school pictures emailed to pictures@southerndoor.k12.wi.us by 5 pm Sep 6 - Volleyball home vs. Algoma Sep 7 - School Colors Spirit Day; Football home to Kewaunee Sep 8 - V Volleyball @ Ripon; JV Volleyball @ Brillion; Swimming @ Sheboygan

FRIENDS OF EDUCATION HONORED AT STAFF CONVOCATION Congratulations to Bob & Sue Massart who were honored for all their volunteer work with the Auditorium and the Haunted Mansion as our Individual Friends of Education. Over the past twenty years, they have donated over 5600 hours to the Haunted Mansion and 3500 to the Auditorium working behind the scenes with animatronics, set construction, makeup and as stage managers to make the "magic" happen at the Mansion and in our school musicals. Congratulations to Rick Barbiaux of Cabinet Creations, Inc. who received the Corporate Friend of Education Award. With his support and service over the past seven years as an advisory committee member for our Career & Technical Education Program, Rick has raised over $27,000 in equipment for the tech ed department and also helped to establish the First Annual Brett Buhr Woodworking Contest.

SHOW YOUR EAGLE PRIDE If you’re around, our athletic teams are in full swing. Come and show your Eagle Pride! Athletic passes are sold in the high school office. A Family pass is $55 until Sept. 15th and then $85 after that date. A Family pass allows parents and any school-aged children access to both middle and high school athletic events. A Single Adult Season Pass is $40. 2018 YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS Five Years : Larry Brunette, Brandi Dorner, Lana Ferry, Andrew Lindsay, Amy Marler, Chuck Schley, Sarah Soukup, Bonnie Weydt Ten Years : Maree Baumann, Nick Brylla, Tom Dagit, SallyJilot, Jessica Kiedrowski, Melissa Schley Fifteen Years : Jessica Meacham, Cory Vandertie, Deb Vandertie Twenty Years : Deb Ehlers, Heidi Schmiling Twenty-Five Years : Dan Viste Thirty-Five Year s: Glen VanderVelden Forty Years : Marilyn Maedke, Barb Mueller. Congratulations to these staff members for their dedication and commitment to the children at Southern Door!

NIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL - BEDTIME STORY Ms. Olson, our information technology & media specialist will be doing a bedtime story on Facebook LIVE Monday night, September 3 around 7pm. If you are already a friend of Southern Door on Facebook, it will feed to your page. If not, you should “like” Southern Door County School District on Facebook. It’s a great way to get up-to-date information, highlights from events, upcoming notices, cool classroom learning experiences, and to help us SHARE the good news with others! Help us SHARE the good news happening at Southern Door by PASSING IT ON! Southern Door School's Facebook Page

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL PICTURES Help us celebrate our first day of school! Let’s continue the tradition of sharing First Day of School photos! We’d love to share your photo(s) with our community through social media. Send via email to pictures@southerndoor.k12.wi.us or by tagging us on Facebook – be sure to use our #EagleStrong hashtag!

COMMUNICATING WITH YOU Please make sure your contact info is accurate in Infinite Campus. It is what we use for my weekly messages, messages from your child’s schools, and also any emergency alerts such as school closings.

HAUNTED MANSION NEEDS YOUR HELP The Haunted Mansion does a fantastic job supporting so many of our school activities and their needs. Now in its 13th year, the Mansion has no paid positions and continues to be supported by volunteer hours from the community. Please consider your family's donating time (adults and children alike) either in getting the Mansion ready now here in September or working the October weekends. Once you experience the fun and camaraderie of this group, you will be hooked for sure. You can contact Sue Marchant at 920.493.4266 or Cory Vandertie at 920.676.1920 if you would like more details.

SOUTHERN DOOR TECH ED DEPARTMENT SELECTED FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION AWARD The Southern Door County School District will be awarded the Education Innovation Award at the 7th annual "Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards" being held on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay. The event which is sponsored by the Northeast Wisconsin (NEW) Manufacturing Alliance spotlights best practices of manufacturing and education collaborations. The technical education department at Southern Door has a long-standing tradition of excellence in preparing our youth for the trades, manufacturing, and engineering. Such innovative programs as the High School Formula Racecar program under the direction of instructor, Mr. Dave LeBrun and the High School Fab Lab, under the direction of Mr. Glen VanderVelden continue to engage our students in new career pathways. Such programs are made possible through strong partnerships that the district has fostered with local businesses and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Click on the "My Public School Experience" videos that highlight Southern Door's tech ed programming:  Video: Fab Lab Video: Formula Race Car Video: Tech Ed General Video: STEM

SOUTHERN DOOR TEACHER EARNS STATE AWARD Congratulations to Deb Ehlers , Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, who recently received the New Professional Award from the Wisconsin Family and Consumer Science Education Association. Pictured with Deb is Sheila Krosenberg, Co-Vice President of the state organization.

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