Ithaca School District

Congratulations to all the Ithaca High School Seniors of the Class of 2021! You've accomplished so much amidst so much. We wish you all well in your future endeavors. Join us as we congratulate and highlight each of them! Congratulations to Tyler Coppernoll, Noah Drone, and Hannah Durst!

May 24th, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Elementary Day 1 The schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Band, 7 & 8th Grade - Choir, and HS Band will meet today. Lunch for today, Bar-B-Que, Veggies & Dip, Strawberries, Milk The choir variety show on Saturday was a great success! Mrs. Niemeyer is very proud and would like to thank everyone involved. Even better things to come! HS Choir Students and Mrs.Niemeyer: Congratulations on a great show on Saturday night! Your hard work really paid off and the show was very enjoyable! Mrs. Behrens Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! This Date in History: May 24, 1883 After 14 years, the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River opened, connecting the great cities of New York and Brooklyn for the first time in history. Designed by the late John A. Roebling, the Brooklyn Bridge was the largest suspension bridge ever built to that date. Word of the Day: Feckless fek-lis adj. 1. Careless and irresponsible. “The kids were feckless during spring break.” 2. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective – unlikely to be successful. “It was a feckless attempt to make the company a success.” Elementary—none H.S./M.S.—none

May 21th, 2021 Today is a Day 1 Elementary Day 6 The schedule for Band and Choir today is: 6th Grade - Choir, 7 & 8th Grade - Band. HS Choir will meet today. Those who are not in Choir, should go to Band for rehearsal. Lunch for today, Chicken Nugget’s Peaches, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, Milk Please excuse Varsity Softball team and JV Baseball team at 2:30 today. Bus leaves at 2:45. The Track bus leaves Saturday for Cashton at 7:45. Because of the rescheduled JV baseball game, there will be no weight room after school today. This Date in History: May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to make solo, nonstop transatlantic flight. Five years to the day that American aviator Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to accomplish a solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, female aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first pilot to repeat the feat, landing her plane in Ireland after flying across the North Atlantic. Earhart traveled over 2,000 miles from Newfoundland in just under 15 hours. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! Word of the Day: Mercurial mer-kyoor-ee-uhl adj. 1. Quick and changeable in temperament; volatile: “His mercurial temperament made him difficult to work for.” Elementary—on Sunday, Annalynn Webster H.S./M.S.—today, Elise Newkirk, Taygan Ryan, Jedidiah Scallon, Rebekah Weitzel Staff—on Saturday, Mr. Klang

Congratulations to all the Ithaca High School Seniors of the Class of 2021! You've accomplished so much amidst so much. We wish you all well in your future endeavors. Join us as we congratulate and highlight each of them! Congratulations to Matthew Baxter, Delaney Brown, and Serenity Clary.

A reminder that today there will be a Covid vaccination clinic in the Multipurpose Room from 1:30pm until 5:00pm. Anyone 12 years of age or older may receive the vaccination. If you have not already, please contact Kathleen Schoen to register for this clinic by phone. Students under age 18 MUST HAVE AN ADULT present at the time of vaccination, and the consent forms MUST BE SIGNED by a custodial caregiver. All necessary forms are available at on the table at the main front door, on our website in the "NEWS" tab, or at the vaccination clinic. To attend the clinic, please enter the Multipurpose Room through the side door of the building.

May 20th, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Elementary Day 5 The schedule for Band and Choir today is: 6th Grade - Band, 7 & 8th Grade - Choir. HS Choir will have rehearsal today. Those who are not in Choir, should go to Band for rehearsal. Lunch for today, Corn Dog, Carrots, Pineapple, Dinner Roll, Milk Senior class meeting during lunch today, Thursday. All seniors must attend. Zoom link is attached for those who cannot attend in person. https://zoom.us/s/94516266139 Please excuse Varsity Baseball and Softball teams at 2:25, bus leaves at 2:40 Please release H.S. Track at 2:20, bus leaves at 2:35 We are interviewing in the LMC today beginning at 2:45 so at that time, the LMC will be closed to all students and staff. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! The FFA plant sale will now run after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4 pm,or by appointment with Mr. Favreau. This Date in History: May 20, 1873 In 1872, Jacob Davis wrote a letter to Levi Strauss about his method of making work pants with metal rivets on the stress points—at the corners of the pockets and the base of the button fly—to make them stronger. On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans. Word of the Day: Petulant; pech-uh-luhnt adj. 1. Contemptuous in speech or behavior. 2. Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; rude. “She was fired over her petulant attitude to our customers.” Elementary—none H.S./M.S.— none

"Speech is power. Speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson National Speech and Language Pathologist Day was May 18th and Ithaca would like to recognize our pathologist, Lynn Umhoefer, for her hard work and dedication to our students. Thank you for assisting our students in reaching their full potential "Ms. Lynn!"

Celebrating our seniors is gaining momentum! This Friday, May 21st, Ithaca High School is honored to hold our 2021 Senior Scholarship Banquet. This event will be held in the High School gym beginning at 9:30am and is open only to seniors, their parents/guardians, staff, and scholarship donors. The Senior Scholarship Banquet will be LIVE STREAMED on the school's YouTube channel! Subscribe to our channel (search for "Youtube.Channel@ithaca.k12.wi.us") to receive alerts for this and other live events.

Ithaca High School is proud to celebrate our students during our High School Awards Ceremony. This event will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021, during 7th and 8th hours (1:21pm until 2:52pm) in the High School gym. The ceremony is open only to students and staff, but will be LIVE STREAMED on the school's YouTube channel! Subscribe to our channel (Search for "Youtube.Channel@ithaca.k12.wi.us") to get alerts when we're live.

From 1:30pm until 5:00pm in the Ithaca Multipurpose Room, the Richland County Health will be holding a COVID vaccine clinic in the Ithaca School Multipurpose Room. Attached are the forms you will need to either print, sign and bring at the time of the clinic OR pickup at school, sign and bring at the time of the clinic. Make sure it is completed and signed properly and completely. Those under the age of 18 WILL require an adult present during the vaccination. The consent form MUST be signed by a custodial parent and then an adult MUST be present at the time the child (under age 18) receives the vaccine in the event of any reaction. Return all forms that day. There will be a minimum of 3 nurses to administer the dose so it should move fairly quickly. You are asked to park in either the North Lot or the South Lot (the far side of the community gym). You will enter the side door of the Multipurpose room and be checked in by the registration assistant. At that time, your student will be summoned to come to the MPR. It is recommended that you coordinate the time and when registering for a vaccine, you indicate the time you plan to arrive. All necessary and needed handouts and forms are available at school (on the front table by the entrance), on this post in the links below, on our News tab in the "Covid Vaccination Clinic" article, and will be available the day of the clinic. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1270962/COVID_Pfizer_Vaccine_EUA_Fact_Sheets_5-10-2021.pdf https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1270964/COVID_Vaccine_Consent_Form_1-28-2021.pdf https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1270963/COVID_Pre-vaccination_Screening_Form_1-26-2021.pdf https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1270965/COVID_Vaccine_Next_Steps_03-2021.pdf https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1270966/COVID_V-safe_information_sheet_1-26-2021.pdf

May 19th, 2021 Today is a Day 1 End of the year, FCA ‘huddle’ will be this Thursday May 20, @ 7 am. Join us one last time before summer break. We will have a great big fellowship breakfast, encouraging devotion and an inspiring video message! Hope to see you Thursday morning...bring a friend! Our May PTSO meeting will be held today at 3:45 p.m. in the LMC. This will be in person and babysitters will be available. We will also have zoom up and running for anyone that would rather attend that way, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83111432995. We will have elections!! Hope to see you there. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! The FFA plant sale will now run after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4 pm,or by appointment with Mr. Favreau. Word of the Day: Plethora pleth-er-uh. N A superabundance; an excessive amount or number: “Upon returning from the trip, she had a plethora of calls to make.” Elementary—none H.S./M.S.— none

Tonight's JV Baseball games at Prairie du Chien have been cancelled. Please share as needed.

May 18th, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Elementary Day 4 Lunch for today First choice-Chicken Parmesan, Second choice-Cheddarwurst, Baked Beans, Pears, Dessert, Milk Please release JV Baseball today at 2:30. Bus leaves at 2:45. Because of away baseball games, there will be no weight room tonight or Thursday after school. Student council will meet during ATTACK in Ms. Sprecher's room End of the year, FCA ‘huddle’ will be this Thursday May 20, @ 7 am. Join us one last time before summer break. We will have a great big fellowship breakfast, encouraging devotion and an inspiring video message! Hope to see you Thursday morning...bring a friend! Our May PTSO meeting will be held Wednesday, May 19 at 3:45 p.m. in the LMC. This will be in person and babysitters will be available. We will also have zoom up and running for anyone that would rather attend that way, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83111432995. We will have elections!! Hope to see you there. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! The FFA plant sale will now run after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4 pm,or by appointment with Mr. Favreau. This Date in History: May 18, 1980 At 8:32 a.m. PDT, Mount St. Helens, a volcanic peak in southwestern Washington, suffers a massive eruption, killing 57 people and devastating some 210 square miles of wilderness. On the morning of May 18, Mount St. Helens was shaken by an earthquake of about 5.0 magnitude, and the entire north side of the summit began to slide down the mountain. The giant landslide of rock and ice, one of the largest recorded in history, was followed and overtaken by an enormous explosion of steam and volcanic gases, which surged northward along the ground at high speed. The lateral blast stripped trees from most hill slopes within six miles of the volcano and leveled nearly all vegetation for as far as 12 miles away. Approximately 10 million trees were felled by the blast. Word of the Day Ephemeral ih-fem-er-uhl adj. 1. Lasting for a markedly brief time: “The ephemeral nature of fashion trends.” 2. Living or lasting only for a day, as with certain plants or insects. Elementary—none H.S./M.S.— none

May 17th, 2021 Today is a Day 1 Elementary Day 3 The schedule for Band and Choir today is: 6th Grade - Band, 7 & 8th Grade - Choir, HS - Band. Lunch for today First choice-Mac & Cheese, Second choice-Fish Sticks, Peas, Applesauce, Bread Stick, Milk Please release Middle School track today at 2:00. Bus leaves at 2:15. Due to the JV baseball game being away, there will be no weight room after school today. Track team was at Mill Haven Foods Invite Saturday @ New Lisbon. Ladies finished 5 th as a team , guys finished 3 rd . Nice job Team. Results on Accuracetiming. Next action is Thursday at Reedsburg. The Junior and Senior Prom was held on Saturday night. The Senior Prom King and Queen was Ryan Lee and Audrey Newkirk. The Junior Prom King and Queen was Max Koch and Emma Schoen. Thank you to all that attended. Also, thank you to the Juniors and Seniors who decorated and also stayed to clean up the gym after the dance. Thank you to Mr. Lechnir, Mr. Klang and Mr. Mezzera for chaperoning the dance. We appreciated your help! Mrs. Behrens, Ms. Durkin, and Mrs. Boland. End of the year, FCA ‘huddle’ will be this Thursday May 20, @ 7 am. Join us one last time before summer break. We will have a great big fellowship breakfast, encouraging devotion and an inspiring video message! Hope to see you Thursday morning...bring a friend! Our May PTSO meeting will be held Wednesday, May 19 at 3:45 p.m. in the LMC. This will be in person. We will also have zoom up and running for anyone that would rather attend that way, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83111432995. We will have elections!! Hope to see you there. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! The FFA plant sale will now run after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4 pm,or by appointment with Mr. Favreau. This Date in History: May 17, 1954 In a major civil rights victory, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities is unconstitutional. The historic decision, which brought an end to federal tolerance of racial segregation, specifically dealt with Linda Brown, a young African American girl who had been denied admission to her local elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, because of the color of her skin. In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that "separate but equal" accommodations in railroad cars conformed to the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection. That ruling was used to justify segregating all public facilities, including elementary schools. However, in the case of Linda Brown, the white school she attempted to attend was far superior to her Black alternative and miles closer to her home. Word of the Day Myriad mir-ee-uhd adj. Constituting a very large, indefinite number; innumerable: “The myriad snowflakes in the winter.” Elementary—none H.S./M.S.— none

Summer break doesn't mean the end of reading! Mrs. Zorea and Mrs. Thompson are excited to resume the popular Summer Library Check Out program. Please look through your backpacks, lockers, home libraries, under your bed, or in your closets for outstanding library books to help make as many books available to readers for summer as possible. With a signed and returned permission form (one per student), students can check out up to 12 books to enjoy over the summer. Read the information and submit the form attached to participate. This is open to students of all ages!

Ithaca High School is proud to celebrate our students during our High School Awards Ceremony. This event will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021, during 7th and 8th hours (1:21pm until 2:52pm) in the High School gym. The ceremony is open only to students and staff, but will be LIVE STREAMED on the school's YouTube channel!

May 14th, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Elementary Day 2 Today's schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Band, 7th & 8th Grade Choir, and HS Choir. Lunch for today First choice-Meatball Sub’s, Second choice-Pulled Pork Sandwich, Cheesy Broccoli, Mandarin Oranges, Sub Buns, Milk Please release Middle School track today at 1:45. Bus leaves at 2:00. Varsity Track team: The bus leaves Ithaca at 7:05 am Saturday for New Lisbon. Congratulations to Talena Sprecher for qualifying for State in the FFA Creed contest. Talena is the FIRST -Ever Ithaca FFA Member to qualify in a State level FFA Speaking contest. Talena also qualified for State in three different Proficiency areas for her projects. Talena will be participating at the State FFA Convention in July. Prom will be held on Saturday, May 15, 8:00 - 11:30 pm, in the high school gym. Cost is $10 per person. This is a formal event and no jeans will be allowed to be worn. Once a student leaves the dance, they will not be allowed back in. Masks are required to be worn. Due to Covid, only the parents of the Juniors and Seniors will be allowed to attend the grand march at 9:30. Parents will wait in the Commons until their child's class is featured. Once in the gym, parents will be allowed to stay only as long as the grand march lasts and then will be required to leave the building. 20 minutes is the maximum amount of time allowed for the parent’s to attend. This Date in History: May 14, 1804 Lewis and Clark depart to explore the NorthwestOne year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition left St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned his private secretary Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, an army captain, to lead an expedition into what is now the U.S. Northwest. On May 14, the “Corps of Discovery”—featuring approximately 45 men left St. Louis for the American interior. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! The FFA plant sale will now run after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4 pm,or by appointment with Mr. Favreau. Middle School Student Council applications are due Friday, May 20. If you are planning to apply, please be sure to have yours turned into Mrs. Hilby by the end of the day on May 20. Word of the Day Gregarious gri-gair-ee-uhs adj. 1. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable. “She is a gregarious, outgoing person.” Elementary—today, Parker Grassman and Ezekiel Welsh H.S./M.S.— today, Audiana Abarca, on Saturday, Irina Loyer, on Sunday, Andrew Manning

May 13th, 2021 Today is a Day 1 Elementary Day 1 The schedule today for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Choir, 7th & 8th Grade Band, and HS Band. Lunch for today First choice-Pizza Burger, Second choice-Turkey Wrap, Veggies & Dip, Pears, Milk Prom will be held on Saturday, May 15, 8:00 - 11:30 pm, in the high school gym. Cost is $10 per person. This is a formal event and no jeans will be allowed to be worn. Once a student leaves the dance, they will not be allowed back in. Masks are required to be worn. Due to Covid, only the parents of the Juniors and Seniors will be allowed to attend the grand march at 9:30. Parents will wait in the Commons until their child's class is featured. Once in the gym, parents will be allowed to stay only as long as the grand march lasts and then will be required to leave the building. 20 minutes is the maximum amount of time allowed for the parents to attend. Junior and Senior Classes: There will be a meeting in the band room today during lunch, for those who will be attending the Prom. Please skip ahead in the lunch line and bring your lunch with you. Seniors: Just a reminder to keep checking your school email for information and updates about the upcoming scholarship banquet and graduation. This Date in History: May 13, 1607 Some 100 English colonists arrived along the east bank of the James River in Virginia to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. Dispatched from England by the London Company, the colonists had sailed across the Atlantic aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! The FFA plant sale will now run after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4 pm,or by appointment with Mr. Favreau. Middle School Student Council applications are due Friday, May 20. If you are planning to apply, please be sure to have yours turned into Mrs. Hilby by the end of the day on May 20. Word of the Day: Visceral vis-er-uhl adj. 1. Instinctual: proceeding from instinct rather than from reasoned thinking or intellect. “A visceral business decision.” 2. Emotional: characterized by or showing crude or elemental emotions. Elementary—Hallie Steinmetz and Aspen Young H.S./M.S.—none

Ithaca Softball invites you to shop their online apparel store! Shop now using this link: https://www.gardenhillgraphics.com/ihs-softball. The online store closes May 19th, and apparel will be delivered to school on May 28th.

May 12th, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Junior and Senior Classes: There will be a meeting in the band room on Thursday during lunch, for those who will be attending the Prom. Please skip ahead in the lunch line and bring your lunch with you. Seniors: Just a reminder to keep checking your school email for information and updates about the upcoming scholarship banquet and graduation. Please return any library books you have checked out to the LMC. Check in your lockers, family car, bedroom, and backpack for books you may have checked out, but forgotten about. If you are not sure what books you might have checked out, please stop by the library and ask Mrs. Zorea or Mrs. Thompson. Thank you! The FFA plant sale will now run after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays until 4 pm,or by appointment with Mr. Favreau. Middle School Student Council applications are due Friday, May 20. If you are planning to apply, please be sure to have yours turned into Mrs. Hilby by the end of the day on May 20. Word of the Day: Auspicious Auspicious [aus·pi·cious] adj. Marked by success; prosperous. Suggesting a positive and successful future. “An auspicious time to purchase the stock.” Elementary—none H.S./M.S.—Brennan Wiedenfeld Staff—Ms. Ramsden