This week our 10th-12th grade students took a field trip and attended a Career Exploration Day at the UW Richland campus. Students explored area careers to find out what different jobs are like and how they can get ready for them. They explored careers that possibly matched their personality or interests. They also discovered careers they may never even knew existed in our community. They met with over 40 local business and career info booths. If students were interested, they were able to find out about job openings this summer and Youth Apprenticeship opportunities.
After the exploration time, we had the opportunity to take a tour of Rockwell Automation. Students were able to walk through the facility and gain knowledge about what happens in the walls of this manufacturing building. The tour was very informative and interesting.
Shout out to Rockwell Automation and all our local businesses who made this day a huge success! We 'thank you' for making this event possible and providing a platform where our students could directly interact with the community and discover careers that sparked an interest! Enjoy the pics!
We know there's still some winter sports season left (GO, BULLDOGS!), but here are some announcements from spring sport coaches:
High school track starts Mon, Mar 6. Practice times next week will be 3:45 until 5:20. Bring gear for outside and inside. Anyone interested in high school track should sign up on the sheet in the office window. See Coach Jeanna Lorenz with any questions or concerns.
From Mrs. Boland - A softball sign-up sheet has been posted outside of the office this week. If you intend to play but have not signed-up yet, please do so by the end of the school day on Fri, Mar 3. Thanks!
From Mr. Kelly - Anyone interested in playing high school baseball should sign up on the sheet on the office window and please attend the meeting after school on Mon, Mar 6 in Mr. Kelly's room.
Eighth grade science class has been discussing radiation, convection and conduction. We tested all three methods by making popcorn in the microwave, using a hot plate, and an air popper.
The Scholastic Book Fair will be visiting the Library March 13-17, 2023! The Book Fair will be open for parent Teacher Conferences on March 13th. You can also shop online at: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ithacaelementaryschool. Thank you for sharing the joy of books with your child!
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Fri, Mar 03, 2023
Today is a Day 1
Lunch for today - First Choice: Cheesy Quesadilla Second Choice: Chicken Strips Garlic Potatoes, Mandarin Oranges, Bread Stick, Milk.
From Ms. Durkin:
Art Club today during ATTACK for anyone who can make it.
From Mrs. Zorea:
There will be a National Honor Society meeting during Attack today in the LMC.
From Ms. Bevan:
Richland Youth Bowlers is having a Pizza Buffet at the Phoenix Center today from 4:30-7:30. All proceeds benefit our youth bowlers scholarship funds!
From Mrs. Zorea:
Support Ithaca’s National Honor Society by ordering pizza at Papa Murphy’s at our share night today. Thank you for your support!
From Mrs. Thompson:
A forensics team meeting will be today in Ms Nugent’s room during lunch. If you get a hot lunch, please go straight to the front of the line. All should go quickly to Ms Nugent’s room.
From Ms. Schoen:
Teaching Assistants, timesheets are due tomorrow, Fri, Mar 3.
From Mrs. Boland:
A softball sign-up sheet has been posted outside of the office this week. If you intend to play but have not signed-up yet, please do so by the end of the school day on Fri, Mar 3. Thanks!
From Mrs. Niemeyer:
Butter braids will be delivered to the high school commons at 2:30 this Fri, Mar 3. Middle and high school music students should pick up their orders during ATTACK or after school until 4:00 p.m.
From Coach Jeanna Lorenz:
Despite the terrible weather, high school track starts Mon, Mar 6. Practice times next week will be 3:45 until 5:20. Bring gear for outside and inside. Anyone interested in high school track should sign up on the sheet in the office window.
From Mr. Kelly:
Anyone interested in playing high school baseball should sign up on the sheet on the office window and please attend the meeting after school on Mon, Mar 6 in Mr. Kelly's room.
From Mr. Crawford:
Ithaca Music is once again selling coffee! Bags are $12.50, and $5.00 from each bag goes directly back to our students. Also, new this year is our very own Bulldog Brew, made with a single origin Costa Rican bean that gives bulldogs an extra kick to start their days! To order, either contact a band member, or email josiah.crawford@ithaca.k12.wi.us by Wed, Mar 8. Great things sure are "brewing" here at Ithaca!
Attention 4K–8th Grade Boys and Girls and Parents!
Spring is in the air and it's time to start planning for baseball and softball season! Registration will be held in the school commons on Sun, Mar 5, from 10 AM to 1 PM and again on Thur, Mar 16, from 5 to 7 PM. Payment is required at the time of registration and we can not guarantee placement on a team beyond March 16, so mark your calendar! Get more details and download the registration form here: https://bit.ly/IYBReg
From the Ithaca/Weston Wrestling Club:
Come out and support the team by eating at Culver’s on Wed, Mar 8, from 4-8 pm during the share night.
From the PTSO:
The PTSO's FREE Bingo Night will be held Fri, Mar 10 starting at 6 PM in the commons. Lots of prizes! Concessions will be sold by the FCCLA. Visit our website www.IthacaPTSO.org for more details. Can't wait to see you there!
Word of the Day: A foray, noun, is an initial and often tentative attempt to do something in a new or different area of activity, as in “the novelist’s foray into nonfiction.” In martial contexts, foray means “a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils.” The professional wrestler’s surprise foray into ballet was at first met with skepticism, but he eventually proved himself a dancer of grace and poise.
This Day in History: 1955 A full nine months before Rosa Parks's famous act of civil disobedience, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin is arrested on March 2, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus. Montgomery segregation laws at the time dictated that Black passengers sit behind white passengers on public transportation, and bus drivers routinely moved Black passengers to make room for white passengers. Colvin, in refusing to move, cited that she paid her fare and staying seated was her constitutional right. She was then forcibly removed from the bus by two police officers, handcuffed and arrested, and booked in a local adult jail. She was charged with violating segregation law, disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer. (The former two charges were dropped, but the latter stayed on her record until it was expunged over six decades later in 2021.)
Birthdays:
Elementary: David Manning, Zayden Welsh
MS/HS: none
The PTSO's FREE Bingo Night will be held Friday, March 10 starting at 6 PM in the commons. Lots of prizes! Concessions will be sold by the FCCLA. Visit our website www.IthacaPTSO.org for more details. Can't wait to see you there!
La noche de bingo GRATUITA de PTSO se llevará a cabo el viernes 10 de marzo a partir de las 6 p. m. en los espacios comunes. ¡Muchos premios! Las concesiones serán vendidas por la FCCLA. Visite nuestro sitio web www.IthacaPTSO.org para obtener más detalles. ¡No puedo esperar a verte allí!
Spring is in the air and it's time to start planning for baseball and softball season! Registration will be held in the school commons on Sunday, March 5, from 10 AM to 1 PM and again on Thursday, March 16, from 5 to 7 PM. Payment is required at the time of registration and we can not guarantee placement on a team beyond March 16, so mark your calendar! Get more details and download the registration form here: https://bit.ly/IYBReg
Butter braids will be delivered to the high school commons at 2:30 this Friday, March 3rd. Middle and high school music students should pick up their orders during ATTACK or after school until 4:00pm.
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Wed, Mar 01, 2023
Today is a Day 1
Lunch for today - First Choice: Chicken Patty, Second Choice: Taco Soup, Raw Vegetables, Applesauce, WG Hamburger Bun, Dessert, Milk
From Ms. Bevan:
Just a reminder: If you are interested in taking any online college course through the Early College Credit Program, Start College Now, or CollEDGE Up for the Fall semester, applications are due today to Ms. Bevan or Mrs. Kershner. Stop in to see us if you have any questions.
Richland Youth Bowlers is having a Culver's share night Wed, Mar 1 from 4-8 pm. Also having a Pizza Buffet at the Phoenix Center Thur, Mar 2 from 4:30-7:30, all proceeds benefit our youth bowlers scholarship funds!
From Mrs. Kershner:
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) will gather at 7:00am for ‘Huddle’ on Thur, Mar 2. Join us for an encouraging devotion called: ‘The Lows are Short-Lived’. Come and enjoy breakfast together and an uplifting message. Hope you’ll join us. Bring a friend!
From Mrs. Zorea:
There will be a National Honor Society meeting during Attack on Thur, Mar 2 in the LMC.
From Mrs. Zorea:
Support Ithaca’s National Honor Society by ordering pizza at Papa Murphy’s at our share night on Thur, Mar 2. Thank you for your support!
From Coach Jeanna Lorenz:
Despite the terrible weather, high school track starts Mon, Mar 6. Practice times next week will be 3:45 until 5:20. Bring gear for outside and inside. Anyone interested in high school track should sign up on the sheet in the office window.
From Mr. Kelly:
Anyone interested in playing high school baseball should sign up on the sheet on the office window and please attend the meeting after school on Mon, Mar 6 in Mr. Kelly's room.
From Mr. Crawford:
Ithaca Music is once again selling coffee! Also, new this year is our very own Bulldog Brew! Order by Wed, Mar 8.
Attention 4K - 8th Grade Boys and Girls and Parents!
Spring is in the air and it's time to start planning for baseball and softball season! Registration will be held in the school commons on Sun, Mar 5, from 10 AM to 1 PM and again on Thur, Mar 16, from 5 to 7 PM. Payment is required at the time of registration and we can not guarantee placement on a team beyond March 16, so mark your calendar! Get more details and download the registration form here: https://bit.ly/IYBReg
From the Ithaca/Weston Wrestling Club:
Come out and support the team by eating at Culver’s on Wed, Mar 8, from 4-8pm during the share night.
From the PTSO:
The PTSO's FREE Bingo Night will be held Fri, Mar 10 starting at 6 PM in the commons. Lots of prizes! Concessions will be sold by the FCCLA. Visit our website www.IthacaPTSO.org for more details. Can't wait to see you there!
From Mrs. Boland:
There is a softball sign-up sheet outside of the office. Thanks!
From Weston and River Valley Trap Club:
High School Spring Trap Club sign up started Feb 1 and closes Mar 20. No late entries are accepted after the closing date. League begins March 26th. Anyone wanting to join or wants more information may contact Weston Trap coach Jerry Larrabee 608/960-7010 or River Valley Trap coach Kim Crook. Register online http://wiclaytarget.com/2022/12/21/spring-league-athlete-registration-information-2/ Your coach will give you the code.
From Mrs. Burnley:
The Ithaca High School Yearbook has a few available ads to sell. Ads start at $20 for a one line ad and go up to $200 for a full page ad. Please contact Mrs. Burnley if you are interested in purchasing an ad before they are all sold.
From Miss Schmitt:
Wesley Brown is collecting cans for Ben Huebsch! Cans can be dropped off in Miss Schmitt’s room, 204, and Wes will be donating all of his proceeds to the Huebsch family.
From Ms Schoen:
We are seeking responsible HS students to assist with summer school June 12-23. Volunteer hours will be available during this time. Please see Ms Schoen if you are interested.
Word of the Day: Onerous means "involving, imposing, or constituting a burden." It typically describes something that is difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with. They were assigned the onerous task of post-show cleanup.
This Day in History: John Colter, the famous mountain man, was the first Anglo to travel through the area. After journeying with Lewis and Clark to the Pacific, Colter joined a party of fur trappers to explore the wilderness. In 1807, he explored part of the Yellowstone plateau and returned with fantastic stories of steaming geysers and bubbling cauldrons. Some doubters accused the mountain man of telling tall tales and jokingly dubbed the area “Colter’s Hell.” President Grant signs the bill creating the nation’s first national park at Yellowstone on March 1, 1872.
Birthdays:
Elementary: none
MS/HS: none
Ithaca is hiring a Transportation Director.
Jobs Duties & Responsibilities(but not limited to)
• Have or willing to get CDL and passenger endorsement
• Maintains a supportive and positive relationship with students,
staff, and families.
• Remains current with transportation practices, laws and
regulations, at state and federal levels.
• Supervises job performance of bus drivers.
• Performs routine maintenance and repair of the district fleet of
vehicles and contracts with other professionals as needed.
• Works with the principals to assure good student behavior on the
buses.
• Organizes, administers, and supervises the pupil transportation
program, including regular transportation, extra-curricular trips,
and classroom field trips.
Contact Brooke Hackl at brooke.hackl@ithaca.k12.wi.us call 608-585-2512 or apply through WECAN at https://wecan.education.wisc.edu/
Support the Ithaca High School National Honor Society and have Papa Murphy's help you with supper! Stop in to Richland Center Papa Murphy's on March 2nd from 4-8pm, and 10% of the sales will benefit the Ithaca NHS.
To make up for too many snow days, we will have a FULL, complete school day tomorrow, March 1, 2023.
We will have a FULL, complete school day tomorrow, March 1, 2023. 4K will run their normal schedule.
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Lunch for today - First Choice: Nachos with Beef, Second Choice: Hot Dog, Fresh Fruit, Peas, Dinner Roll, Milk.
From Mrs. Kershner:
Just a reminder that the Career Exploration Day Field Trip will be tomorrow, Wednesday, Mar 1st. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors please get those permission slips turned in to the guidance office ASAP and have those student resumes ready. Please report to your 1st hour for attendance and then listen for the announcement to report to the commons before departure. Thank you.
From Ms. Durkin:
The student council will be meeting today February 28th, during ATTACK.
From Ms. Sprecher:
High school FFA will meet today, Tuesday February 28 during ATTACK in Ms. Sprecher's room.
Concessions tonight is FCA.
There will be a softball sign up sheet outside of the office beginning today 2/28/2023. Please sign up outside of the office door. Thanks!
Richland Youth Bowlers is having a Culver's share night Wednesday March 1st from 4-8 pm. Also having a Pizza Buffet at the Phoenix Center Thursday March 2nd from 4:30-7:30, all proceeds benefit our youth bowlers scholarship funds!
From Ms. Bevan:
Just a reminder: If you are interested in taking any online college course through the Early College Credit Program, Start College Now, or CollEDGE Up for the Fall semester, applications are due to Ms. Bevan or Mrs. Kershner by Wednesday, March 1st.
From Mrs. Kershner:
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) will gather at 7:00am for ‘Huddle’ on Thursday, March 2nd. Join us for an encouraging devotion called: ‘The Lows are Short-Lived’. Come and enjoy breakfast together and an uplifting message. Hope you’ll join us. Bring a friend!
From Mr. Crawford:
Ithaca Music is once again selling coffee! Bags are $12.50. Also, new this year is our very own Bulldog Brew! Order by March 8.
From Mrs. Zorea:
Support Ithaca’s National Honor Society by ordering pizza at Papa Murphy’s at our share night on March 2. Thank you for your support!
From Mrs. Zorea:
There will be a National Honor Society meeting during Attack on Thursday, March 2nd in the LMC.
From Coach Jeanna Lorenz:
Despite the terrible weather, high school track starts Monday, March 6th! Practice times next week will be 3:45 until 5:20. Bring gear for outside and inside. Anyone interested in high school track should sign up on the sheet in the office window.
From Mr. Kelly:
Anyone interested in playing high school baseball should sign up on the sheet on the office window and please attend the meeting after school on Monday, March 6th in Mr. Kelly's room. Mon, March 6th
Attention 4K - 8th Grade Boys and Girls and Parents!
Spring is in the air and it's time to start planning for baseball and softball season! Registration will be held in the school commons on Sunday, March 5, from 10 AM to 1 PM and again on Thursday, March 16, from 5 to 7 PM. Payment is required at the time of registration and we can not guarantee placement on a team beyond March 16, so mark your calendar!
From the PTSO:
The PTSO's FREE Bingo Night will be held Fri, Mar 10 starting at 6 PM in the commons. Lots of prizes! Concessions will be sold by the FCCLA. Can't wait to see you there!
From Weston and River Valley Trap Club:
High School Spring Trap Club sign up closes Mar. 20th. No late entries are accepted. League begins March 26th. Anyone wanting to join or wants more information may contact Weston Trap coach Jerry Larrabee or River Valley Trap coach Kim Crook. Register online. Your coach will give you the code.
From Mrs. Burnley:
The Ithaca High School Yearbook has a few available ads to sell. Contact Mrs. Burnley if you are interested in purchasing an ad.
From Ms Schoen:
We are seeking responsible HS students to assist with summer school June 12-23. Volunteer hours will be available during this time. Please see Ms Schoen if you are interested.
From the Ithaca Girls’ Basketball Team:
Thank you to all the fans and family members who supported us this year! A special thank you to all the fans who cheered us on at Shullsburg and Kickapoo this past week. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Word of the Day: Prerogative means “right or privilege,” and especially refers to a special right or privilege that some people have. If you'd rather sell the tickets than use them, that's your prerogative.
This Day in History: 1922-Supreme Court defends women’s voting rights In Washington, D.C., the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for female suffrage, is unanimously declared constitutional by the eight members of the U.S. Supreme Court. The 19th Amendment, which stated that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex,” was the product of over seven decades of meetings, petitions, and protests by women suffragists and their supporters.
Birthdays:
Elementary: none
MS/HS: Alan Pomering
Recently, Mrs. Richards First Grade students wrote opinion pieces about their favorite books from home. The project was completed in conjunction with a math unit on graphing, tally charts, voting, and collecting data.
Due to our many snow days, Ithaca has decided to have a full school day on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
4K parents, we will have normal 4K morning and 4K afternoon groups.
Ithaca's Farm to School Newsletter for February, 2023.
Ithaca is closed today, February 27.
Today is February 27, and due to the weather, Ithaca has a two hour delay. No AM 4K or weightlifting.
Girls Basketball Regional Final - Saturday Feb 25 @ 7:00pm - Ithaca @ Kickapoo No pre-sale. Doors will open at 5:30pm.