Ithaca School District

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Oct 31, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today: First Choice- Corn Dog, Second Choice- Hot Dog & Bun, Cooked Carrots, Mixed Fruit, WG Dinner rolls and milk Congratulations to the Ithaca Horse Team for earning 3rd place in Division B. Also Congratulations to Talena for receiving the Aimee Thompson senior scholarship. Well done, Team! Congratulations to Kaylee Peterson in placing 19th at the Wisconsin State Cross Country meet this Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. Kaylee competed against the top runners and scored in the top 25% of the runners in division 2! Way to go Kaylee on a great season! There will be a brief student council meeting in the art room Tuesday during attack. All council members must attend. Please join the Ithaca Student Council this Wednesday at Culvers for the Culver's Share Night from 4-8pm. A percentage of all sales will go to the Ithaca Student Council. There will be a Boys Basketball meeting in Mr Thome's room on Wednesday, November 2 during Attack. All high school volleyball players should remember to turn in their uniforms by next week. Thank you to those who already have. Also, a reminder that our awards night will be Sunday, November 6th following the NHS Induction Ceremony. Ithaca choirs will present a variety show titled "Screen Time" on Friday, November 11th at 7pm in the community gym. High school students will have a dress rehearsal at 6pm Thursday the 10th. Costumes for all choirs will be finalized this week; be on the lookout for a note home so you can help your student be ready. Looking forward to a fun show! FFA is holding a community blood drive on November 16 from 9am to 2 pm. If you are 16 years or older you can donate blood. See Ms. Sprecher with questions and for consent forms if you are under 18 years old. Schedule an appointment to be a priority donor by signing up outside Ms. Sprecher's room or Call: 877-232-4376 or Online: bit.ly/Ithacanov16 This Day in History: Oct 31 The U.S. Congress admits Nevada as the 36th state. Word of Day: Defile , verb, means "to make (something) dirty." It can also mean "to take away or ruin the purity, honor, or goodness of (something or someone important)." // Students often threw their trash on the ground, defiling the campus in the process. Birthdays: Elementary- Belated on Sunday, Oct 30-Jetta Blow, Sutton Neefe; Today-Dysen Ihm M.S/H.S.-Belated on Saturday-Oct 29 Brayden Burns, Dax Neefe, Makai Tauaalo; Today-Bodie Hilleshiem Staff-none

From our Ithaca FFA - The last day of convention was extremely fulfilling! Thank you for coming along on our journey this week! ⭐Student Workshops ⭐Expo Hall ⭐Service Projects ⭐Shopping ⭐Family Dinner ⭐Third General Session- Courtney Zimmerman's retiring address We want to thank Courtney for her amazing year of national service! Ithaca FFA and all of Wisconsin FFA is extremely proud of you!

Good Luck this weekend to our Ithaca WIHA team at State!! Team riders include: Talena Sprecher, Josie Laue, Ariana Louis, Maggie Kershner, Annabeth Sprecher and Ellie Otto!! Coach; Jenny Laue and advisor; Kathleen Schoen! Good luck ladies!

Ithaca choirs will present a variety show titled "Screen Time" on Friday, November 11th at 7pm in the community gym. High school students will have a dress rehearsal at 6pm Thursday the 10th. Costumes for all choirs will be finalized this week; be on the lookout for a note home so you can help your student be ready. Looking forward to a fun show!

The Ithaca FFA is thankful for all our past blood donors! Thank you for the selfless gift of giving and the many lives you have saved! Fall is a wonderful time to give back to your community. Warm hearts when the weather gets cool by donating at the blood drive below for patients in need. Join us on Wednesday, November 16th from 9:00 am until 02:00 pm. Schedule an appointment to be a priority donor. Call: 877-232-4376 Online: bit.ly/ithacanov16 See Ms. Sprecher with questions and for consent forms if you are under 18 years old. All donors will receive a gift from Versiti as a "Thank You" for their life-saving donation!

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Oct 27, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today: First Choice- Pizza Burger/bun, Second Choice- Ham & Cheese sub, Baked Beans, Fresh Fruit, and milk There will be a Boys Basketball meeting in Mr Thome's room on Wednesday, November 2 during Attack. Good luck to the Ithaca Horse Team as you compete Friday-Sunday at the State WIHA Competition. Ithaca team members are Talena Sprecher, Josie Laue, Arianna Louis, Maggie Kershner, Ellie Otto, Annabeth Sprecher. The team is coached by Jenny Laue. High school wrestlers: poster pictures and individual pictures will be taken this Thursday at 6:00. All returning wrestlers need to be present to be included on the poster and any new wrestlers need to be present if they want individual pictures. From Coach Clary. All high school volleyball players should remember to turn in their uniforms by next week. Thank you to those who already have. Also, a reminder that our awards night will be Sunday, November 6th following the NHS Induction Ceremony. The Scholastic Book Fair is here! Come check out the book fair in the LMC from Monday, October 24-Thursday, October 28th. The Book Fair will also be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Tuesday and Thursday. Congratulations to our Varsity Football team on their win over New Lisbon Friday night. Come out and support our guys as we travel to Cashton Friday night for the Level 2 playoff game. Kick off is at 7pm. There is a high school girls' basketball sign-up sheet on Mr. Klang's door. If you are interested in playing this year please sign up Thursday. Ithaca choirs will present a variety show titled "Screen Time" on Friday, November 11th at 7pm in the community gym, High school students will have a dress rehearsal at 6pm Thursday the 10th. Costumes for all choirs will be finalized this week; be on the lookout for a note home so you can help your student be ready. Looking forward to a fun show! FFA is holding a community blood drive on November 16 from 9 am to 2 pm. If you are 16 years or older you can donate blood. See Ms. Sprecher with questions and for consent forms if you are under 18 years old. Schedule an appointment to be a priority donor by signing up outside Ms. Sprecher's room or Call: 877-232-4376 or Online: bit.ly/ithacanov16 The Ithaca PTSO's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat will be held on Friday, October 28 in the North parking lot, You may decorate trunks from 4:30-5 PM and Trunk or Treating will be from 5-6 PM. Candy will be provided but you may supply your own peanut safe treats to hand out. Prizes will be given to the top 3 trunks. This is a FREE event for Ithaca families and friends. Hope to see you there! Come out and support the Ithaca Football Players as they travel to Cashton for the second round of the WIAA playoffs tomorrow night. A spectator bus will be leaving from the HS parking lot at 5:15. Please sign up by 12:00 today, if you plan to ride. Boarding time will be 5:00 pm with a departure time of 5:15. GO BULLDOGS! Birthdays: Elementary-Aydin Kloehn M.S/H.S.—none Staff-none

If you plan to go watch Kaylee Peterson compete at the state cross country meet at Wisconsin Rapids, please read the following message. The 2022 WIAA Cross Country State Championship features ONLINE TICKETING ONLY. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the following link: https://www.wiaawi.org/Tickets - PARKING IS CASH ONLY. More info at https://www.wiaawi.org/Sports/Fall/Girls-Cross-Country/Tournament

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Oct 26, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today: First Choice- Chicken Smackers, Second Choice- Cheddarwurst/bun, Hash Brown, Peaches, WG Dinner rolls, and milk There will be a Junior Class meeting TODAY, Wednesday, October 26 during Attack in Mrs. Boland's room. If you haven't read the email that Mrs. Burnley sent all Juniors last night, please read it before the meeting. Juniors, please come! Final decisions need to be made about Prom today. Good luck to the Ithaca Horse Team as you compete Friday-Sunday at the State WIHA Competition. Ithaca team members are: Talena Sprecher, Josie Laue, Arianna Louis, Maggie Kershner, Ellie Otto, Annabeth Sprecher. The team is coached by Jenny Laue. High school wrestlers: poster pictures and individual pictures will be taken this Thursday at 6:00. All returning wrestlers need to be present to be included on the poster and any new wrestlers need to be present if they want individual pictures. From Coach Clary. All high school volleyball players should remember to turn in their uniforms by next week. Thank you to those who already have. Also, a reminder that our awards night will be Sunday, November 6th following the NHS Induction Ceremony. The Scholastic Book Fair is here! Come check out the book fair in the LMC from Monday, October 24-Thursday, October 28th. The Book Fair will also be open during Parent Teacher Conferences on Tuesday and Thursday. Congratulations to our Varsity Football team on their win over New Lisbon Friday night. Come out and support our guys as we travel to Cashton Friday night for the Level 2 playoff game. Kick off is at 7pm. There is a high school girls' basketball sign-up sheet on Mr. Klang's door. If you are interested in playing this year please sign up Thursday. Ithaca choirs will present a variety show titled "Screen Time" on Friday, November 11th at 7pm in the community gym. High school students will have a dress rehearsal at 6pm Thursday the 10th. Costumes for all choirs will be finalized this week; be on the lookout for a note home so you can help your student be ready. Looking forward to a fun show! FFA is holding a community blood drive on November 16 from 9am to 2 pm. If you are 16 years or older you can donate blood. See Ms. Sprecher with questions and for consent forms if you are under 18 years old. Schedule an appointment to be a priority donor by signing up outside Ms. Sprecher's room or Call: 877-232-4376 or Online: bit.ly/ithacanov16 The Ithaca PTSO's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat will be held on Friday, October 28 in the North parking lot. You may decorate trunks from 4:30-5 PM and Trunk or Treating will be from 5-6 PM. Candy will be provided but you may supply your own peanut safe treats to hand out, Prizes will be given to the top 3 trunks. This is a FREE event for Ithaca families and friends. Hope to see you there! This Day in History: Oct 25 1825-Erie Canal opens. Work began on the waterway in 1817. Teams of oxen plowed the ground, but for the most part the work was done by immigrants, among them Irish diggers who had to rely on primitive tools. They were paid $10 a month, and barrels of whisky were placed along the canal route as encouragement. West of Troy, 83 canal locks were built to accommodate the more than 500-foot rise in elevation. After more than two years of digging, the 363-mile Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo, was opened on October 26, 1825, by Governor Clinton. Word of Day: Peculiar, adjective, describes people and things that are different from the usual or normal, or that are characteristic of only one person, group, or thing. The dog's peculiar behavior worried them. Birthdays: Elementary-none M.S/H.S.-Easton Nelson, Kaitlynn Pinkham, Alexander Evans, Hailey Rutherford Staff: Mrs Meyer

Plan for the Scholastic Book Fair! The Scholastic Book Fair is here! Come check out the book fair in the LMC from Monday, October 24-Thursday, October 28th. The Book Fair will also be open during Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday. There are book selections for all ages and interests. See you there!

The Ithaca PTSO's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat will be held on Friday, October 28 in the North parking lot. You may decorate trunks from 4:30-5 PM and Trunk or Treating will be from 5-6 PM. Candy will be provided but you may supply your own peanut safe treats to hand out, Prizes will be given to the top 3 trunks. This is a FREE event for Ithaca families and friends. Hope to see you there!

Ithaca Choir families are asked to please view the following sign-up link. Please sign up to donate refreshment items needed for the variety show. You are asked to bring your donated item and/or individually wrapped peanut free baked goods to the dress rehearsal on Thursday November 10. The variety show is Friday November 11th at 7:00 PM. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b45a9a828abfb6-ithaca

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Oct 25, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today: First Choice- Chili/Wheat Bread, Second Choice- Chicken Fajita, Spanish Rice, Peas, Pineapple, and milk The Scholastic Book Fair is here! Come check out the book fair in the LMC from Monday, October 24-Thursday, October 28th. The Book Fair will also be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Tuesday and Thursday. Congratulations to our Varsity Football team on their win over New Lisbon Friday night. Come out and support our guys as we travel to Cashton Friday night for the Level 2 playoff game, Kick off is at 7pm. There is a high school girls' basketball sign-up sheet on Mr. Klang's door. If you are interested in playing this year please sign up Thursday. Ithaca choirs will present a variety show titled "Screen Time" on Friday, November 11th at 7pm in the community gym. High school students will have a dress rehearsal at 6pm Thursday the 10th. Costumes for all choirs will be finalized this week; be on the lookout for a note home so you can help your student be ready. Looking forward to a fun show! FFA is holding a community blood drive on November 16 from 9 am to 2 pm. If you are 16 years or older you can donate blood. See Ms. Sprecher with questions and for consent forms if you are under 18 years old. Schedule an appointment to be a priority donor by signing up outside Ms. Sprecher's room or Call: 877-232-4376 or Online: bit.ly/ithacanov16 The Ithaca PTSO's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat will be held on Friday, October 28 in the North parking lot. You may decorate trunks from 4:30-5 PM and Trunk or Treating will be from 5-6 PM. Candy will be supplied, or you may supply your own peanut safe treats to hand out. Prizes will be given to the top 3 trunks. This is a FREE event for Ithaca families and friends. Hope to see you there! This Day in History On October 25, 1944, during the Battle of the Leyte Gulf, the Japanese deploy kamikaze ("divine wind") bombers against American warships for the first time. It will prove costly-to both sides. This decision to employ suicide bombers against the American fleet at Leyte, an island of the Philippines, was based on the failure of conventional naval and aerial engagements to stop the American offensive. Declared Japanese naval Capt. Motoharu Okamura: "I firmly believe that the only way to swing the war in our favor is to resort to crash-dive attacks with our planes.... There will be more than enough volunteers for this chance to save our country." Word of Day Sepulchre, noun SEP-ul-ker, is an old-fashioned word for a tomb or other place of burial. // A group of archaeologists discovered an ancient sepulchre filled not only with the bones of deceased people but also their apparently beloved pets. Birthdays: Elementary- none M.S/H.S.—none Staff-none

Donate while you dine and assist the Ithaca High School Student Council! Visit Culver’s of Richland Center on Wednesday, November 2nd from 4pm-8pm, and Culver's will donate a percent of sales to Ithaca High School Student Council. Thank you for your support!

Donate While You Dine and assist the Ithaca High School Student Council! Visit Culver’s of Richland Center on Wednesday November 2nd from 4pm-8pm and Culver's will donate a percent of sales to Ithaca High School Student Council. Thank you for supporting us!

Here is this month's Farm to School Newsletter from Julie Severance, Ithaca School District's "Farm to School" Specialist. Julie offers a lot of great information in this newsletter. (Click the link for the newsletter) https://5il.co/1jqev

A Halloween Open House in the Richland Center Community. Enjoy this coming Monday.

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Oct 24, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today: First Choice- Quesadilla Cheese, Second Choice- Brat & bun, Broccoli, Baby carrots, Mixed Fruit, WG Dinner rolls, and milk. Ithaca choirs will present a variety show titled "Screen Time" on Friday, November 11th at 7pm in the community gym. High school students will have a dress rehearsal at 6pm Thursday the 10th. Costumes for all choirs will be finalized this week; be on the lookout for a note home so you can help your student be ready. Looking forward to a fun show! Congratulations to Kaylee Peterson for coming in third at sectional finals in Prairie du Chein this past Saturday on an extremely difficult course! Kaylee will now represent Ithaca and Richland Center at the state cross country meet. Congratulations Kaylee, your time, effort, and cheering squads were inspiring to watch! FFA is holding a community blood drive on November 16 from 9 am to 2 pm. If you are 16 years or older you can donate blood. See Ms. Sprecher with questions and for consent forms if you are under 18 years old. Schedule an appointment to be a priority donor by signing up outside Ms. Sprecher's room or Call: 877-232-4376 or Online: bit.ly/ithacanov16 High School Choir will meet at the Main Entrance so we can go to the Community Gym. The Ithaca PTSO's 4th Annual Trunk or Treat will be held on Friday, October 28 in the North parking lot. You may decorate trunks from 4:30-5 PM and Trunk or Treating will be from 5-6 PM. Candy will be provided but you may supply your own peanut safe treats to hand out. Prizes will be given to the top 3 trunks. This is a FREE event for Ithaca families and friends. Hope to see you there! Attention all Youth Apprenticeship students, please check in with Mrs. Kershner during your study hall or free time regarding the Apprenticeship Advantage program. You don't want to miss this opportunity! This Day in History: On October 24, 1901, a 63-year-old schoolteacher named Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to successfully take the plunge over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Between 1901 and 1995, 15 people went over the falls; 10 of them survived. Among those who died were Jesse Sharp, who took the plunge in a kayak in 1990, and Robert Overcracker, who used a jet ski in 1995. No matter the method, going over Niagara Falls is illegal, and survivors face charges and stiff fines on either side of the border. Word of Day: Volition, noun, is a formal word that means the power of choosing or determining," Usually, though not always, volition follows own, as in “left the company of her own volition." // Every choice I made was of my own volition and not subject to outside influence. Birthdays: Elementary-Jordan Allison M.S/H.S.-none Staff-none

For the second year in a row, Ithaca's Kaylee Peterson has qualified for State in Division 2 Girls Cross Country! Kaylee has had an incredible season, and put together her best race when it counted most by placing 3rd out of 96 runners at Sectionals. She will race with 150 of the best runners in the state this Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids at The Ridges Golf Course at 12:40pm. Good luck Kaylee! Order a shirt to wear to the state meet when you cheer her on! Online store closes Tuesday at noon so our gear will arrive on time for the meet. https://rcixc22.itemorder.com/shop/home/?fbclid=IwAR1F_zi8xBojANZOR9n_oQhrzEa9Pct6o3jo2kGpIBelTUhqJRQb0v3nAGY

It's HERE! It's time for the Fall Scholastic Book Fair! The Book Fair will be at our school from Monday, October 24-Thursday, October 28th. The fair will be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Tuesday, October 25th and Thursday, October 28th. There will be books for all ages and interests. Stop by the book fair in the LMC. Titles for readers of all ages, and something for everyone.

Change for breakfast on Monday! Cereal bars, applesauce cups, milk and juice. Enjoy!