Ithaca School District

ANNOUNCEMENTS: April 5th, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today, First Choice, Pizza Burger, Second Choice, Scalloped Potatoes & Ham, Baby Carrots & Dip, Applesauce, Dinner Roll, Dessert, Milk Please release the Varsity Baseball and Softball teams at 2:30 today. The Math Team had their final competition of the school year on Thursday, March 24th. Ithaca fielded both a Varsity and Junior Varsity Team. The results of that competition were released yesterday. The JV team did well, with individual member Sammy Clary receiving First Team All-Conference and Allison Durst receiving Second Team All-Conference. The Varsity team also had individual success. Nick King, Caleb Marchwick, Emma Schoen, and Alana Nelson all earned First-Team All-Conference. The Varsity Team also won the competition with a resounding total of 178 points. For comparison, 2nd place North Crawford earned 104 points. Mr. Andresen is immensely proud of both teams and all the members. Everyone worked hard this season and those efforts were noticed and appreciated. There will be a meeting tomorrow during Attack to go over the team and individual results. Members should come down to help celebrate a challenging math competition season!! Attention Youth 4 Change Members: There will be a Youth 4 Change meeting TODAY during ATTACK in the LMC, Subway will be served. See you there! There will be a high school FFA meeting today during Seminar and Lunch in Ms. Sprecher’s room. Please plan to attend. Middle school track will officially kick off on Monday, April 11th after school. Students should have all the necessary paperwork completed - Extra-Curricular Code of Conduct form, Physical/Alternate year form, Concussion form - and turned into the office by then or you will not be able to practice. Forensics students let’s hit it hard this week! Lots of practice this week before we go to Deforest Friday. You must also meet with a coach. Mrs. Murphey will be available by appointment for anyone interested. There will be an NHS meeting on Thursday, April 7th during Attack. The Ithaca FFA is holding their spring blood drive in honor of Ben Heubch this Friday. Plus all donors receive 4 Mount Olympus tickets ! See Ms. Sprecher for details. Schedule an appointment to help patients like Ben: Call: 877-232-4376 Online: bit.ly/ithacacares There will be a popcorn sale this Friday, April 8. Cost is 50 cents a bag, limit 2 bags per student please. Proceeds this week will go to the 4th grade class. Middle school students we will sell in your hallway by the elementary doors during your breakfast. High school we will sell in the hallway by the vending machine during your breakfast. Good morning Students and welcome back from Spring Break! FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) will meet this Thursday morning, April 7. Join us at 7:00 am for a big breakfast, an encouraging devotional and inspiring message! Our message title is: ’Influence with Integrity!’ Come join us and bring a friend! New York Choir Students and Chaperones: You have until April 9th to include your New York photos on the App so that they are included in the keepsake video that is being made of your trip. Click on the following link, login, and upload your photos: www.grouptravelvideos.com Username: Behrens Password: pthdhs Did you know…you can raise funds for the Ithaca School Foundation just by purchasing the items that you normally buy online at Amazon? The program is called Amazon Smile – https://smile.amazon.com/ and 0.5% of your eligible purchases will automatically go to the Ithaca School Foundation when you sign up! There is no fee for the program. Sign up today! The PTSO is sponsoring a FREE Ithaca Family and Friends Swim day on Sunday, April 10 from 1-4 PM at Symons Recreation Complex at UW-Richland. This event is free for all Ithaca students, adults and their friends and family members even if they don't go to Ithaca. For more details, go to the Ithaca PTSO website www.IthacaPTSO.org or contact the PTSO at IthacaPTSO@gmail.com. Hope to see you there! This Day in History: FDR creates Civilian Conservation Corps On April 5, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), an innovative federally funded organization that put tens of thousands of Americans to work during the Great Depression on projects with environmental benefits. Word of the Day: Versity ad-VER-suh-tee noun versity is "a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune."The movie is about a group of determined mountain climbers who triumph in the face of adversity. Birthdays: Elementary—None H.S./M.S.—Aubrey Wiedenfeld

Middle School track families! Sorry for the confusion. There will NOT be practice tonight. But if you planned for your trackster to stay tonight, reach out to Mr. Mike Mani or Mrs. Juli Thompson. Middle School Track will officially begin on Monday, April 11th after school.

On April 4th each year, National School Librarian Day recognizes the professionals who keep the school library in working order. School librarians spend long hours keeping the library organized. They are also dedicated to helping our children (you) find the resources they need to keep learning. School librarians are the people who create an environment where students can learn every day of the year. Their work is an impressive accomplishment. The school librarians provide guidance and expose our youth not only to texts, print media, and literature but to digital resources and technology, too. These resources also connect them to libraries around the world. A school librarian’s ability to manage scores of media and a school full of students with numerous projects and schedules astounds us. A loud and proud shout out to our school librarian--Mrs. Emily Zorea. Mrs. Zorea is the epitome of a professional, passionate, and extremely knowledgeable librarian who knows and loves each of you and thoroughly enjoys sharing her knowledge of literary, informational and technological resources. Each student and adult is invited to stop by the library today and personally thank Mrs. Zorea for all she has and will continue to do for our school. Mrs. Zorea, we are so fortunate to have you at Ithaca!!

April is Alcohol Awareness month. The Partners for Prevention Coalition is encouraging parents to have conversations with their child about alcohol. Wisconsin's Small Talks campaign will be implemented in Richland County from April to mid-August. Outdoor banners, yard signs, radio ads, fridge locks, tip sheets, and posters will be distributed throughout the county. We're helping you answer your kids’ toughest questions about underage drinking during April #AlcoholAwarenessMonth. You can’t always prevent your child from being offered alcohol, but you can help them be prepared if it happens. Brainstorm and practice different responses, such as “No, thanks! I have a game tomorrow.” or “Thanks, but I want to keep a clear head tonight.” Get more talk tips here: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/small-talks/start-talking.htm #SmallTalksWI

ANNOUNCEMENTS: April 4th, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today, First Choice, Chicken Smackers, Second Choice, Hot Dog, Corn, Tropical Fruit, Dinner Roll, Milk Forensics students, let’s hit it hard this week! Lots of practice this week before we go to Deforest Friday. You must also meet with a coach. Mrs. Murphey will be in the LMC from 9:30 through 4th hour for anyone interested. There will be a high school FFA meeting on Tuesday, April 5th. Please plan to attend. There will be an NHS meeting on Friday, April 7th during Attack in the LMC. The Ithaca FFA is holding their spring blood drive in honor of Ben Heubch this Friday. Plus all donors receive 4 Mount Olympus tickets ! See Ms. Sprecher for details. Schedule an appointment to help patients like Ben: Call: 877-232-4376 Good morning Students and welcome back from Spring Break! FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) will meet this Thursday morning, April 7. Join us at 7:00 am for a big breakfast, an encouraging devotional and inspiring message! Our message title is: ’Influence with Integrity!’ Come join us and bring a friend! New York Choir Students and Chaperones: You have until April 9th to include your New York photos on the App so that they are included in the keepsake video that is being made of your trip. Click on the following link, login, and upload your photos: www.grouptravelvideos.com Username: Behrens Password: pthdhs Members of the High School Choir traveled to New York over spring break. They had a very busy itinerary with seeing 2 Broadway shows - "Lion King" and "Aladdin", and an entertaining performance by Blue Man Group. They toured the Tenement Museum, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and the 911 Museum. They saw many sites as they had a guided tour of New York and spent time shopping in Times Square. Mrs. Behrens is very proud of how the students represented Ithaca and would like to thank them and the chaperones for a wonderful and fun trip! On April 4th each year, National School Librarian Day recognizes the professionals who keep the school library in working order. School librarians spend long hours keeping the library organized. They are also dedicated to helping our children (you) find the resources they need to keep learning. School librarians are the people who create an environment where students can learn every day of the year. Their work is an impressive accomplishment. The school librarians provide guidance and expose our youth not only to texts, print media, and literature but to digital resources and technology, too. These resources also connect them to libraries around the world. A school librarian’s ability to manage scores of media and a school full of students with numerous projects and schedules astounds us. A loud and proud shout out to our school librarian--Mrs. Emily Zorea. Mrs. Zorea is the epitome of a professional, passionate, and extremely knowledgeable librarian who knows and loves each of you and thoroughly enjoys sharing her knowledge of literary, informational and technological resources. Each student and adult is invited to stop by the library today and personally thank Mrs. Zorea for all she has and will continue to do for our school. Mrs. Zorea, we are so fortunate to have you at Ithaca!! Did you know…you can raise funds for the Ithaca School Foundation just by purchasing the items that you normally buy online at Amazon? The program is called Amazon Smile – https://smile.amazon.com/ and 0.5% of your eligible purchases will automatically go to the Ithaca School Foundation when you sign up! There is no fee for the program. Sign up today! The PTSO is sponsoring a FREE Ithaca Family and Friends Swim day on Sunday, April 10 from 1-4 PM at Symons Recreation Complex at UW-Richland. This event is free for all Ithaca students, adults and their friends and family members even if they don't go to Ithaca. For more details, go to the Ithaca PTSO website www.IthacaPTSO.org or contact the PTSO at IthacaPTSO@gmail.com. Hope to see you there! This Day in History: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated Just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike and was on his way to dinner when a bullet struck him in the jaw and severed his spinal cord. King was pronounced dead after his arrival at a Memphis hospital. He was 39 years old. Word of the Day: Salient SAIL-yunt adjective Salient means "standing out conspicuously," "being prominent," or "of notable significance."The assignment was to write down the salient facts from the article. Birthdays: Elementary—Olivia Biermeier, Lennon Neefe, Mason Parduhn H.S./M.S.—Caleb Birkrem

Don’t forget about next week’s FFA blood drive! And get Mount Olympus tickets, too! Donate and receive a coupon for up to 4 FREE outdoor water park passes to Mt. Olympus, while supplies last. The need for blood product donations continues to be at high levels. Our very own student, Ben Huebsch has been a recipient of blood products as part of his journey with Burkitt's Lymphoma. The Ithaca FFA is hosting the spring blood drive in honor of Ben on Friday, April 8th from 9am until 2pm. Blood from this company stays local and can help save so many lives. We have a huge goal of 75 DONORS! Please help us reach the goal to honor Ben and his fight with cancer. To schedule an appointment, call 877-232-4376, go to bit.ly/ithacacares to schedule online, or use the QR code on the poster with your phone to go to the website.

Ithaca High School senior Caleb Marchwick opened the Track and Field season with another school record in the shot put and a 1st place finish! Caleb threw a distance of 49 feet 4 1/2 inches. The Ithaca/Weston Track and Field teams competed at the Cashton Indoor Invitational in the UW-La Crosse Mitchell Hall Fieldhouse last Saturday. All our athletes put in strong performances for being so early in the season. Many personal bests were recorded. We congratulate Caleb on his new school record! He is pictured with coach Jeanna Lorenz.

Did you know…you can raise funds for the Ithaca School Foundation just by purchasing the items that you normally buy online at Amazon? The program is called Amazon Smile – https://smile.amazon.com/ and 0.5% of your eligible purchases will automatically go to the Ithaca School Foundation when you sign up! There is no fee for the program. Sign up today!

The Ithaca Youth 4 Change would like to thank Deputy Mike Czys for attending our last meeting and giving his advice towards our current work in addressing district policy change. We are fortunate to have such an ally for student health and positive change in our community!

A favorite unit of Mr. Mani's Elementary Physical Education each year is ROLLER SKATING! A big "THANK YOU" goes out to Phil Wallace of Galaxie Skate Center in Richland Center for all his help and contributions to this fun unit and the Ithaca PTSO for their help in making it possible for all elementary students. Check out the 1st Graders in Mrs. Mindham and Mrs. Richards' classes. Luckily for Mrs. Schoen, no one got a photo of her in roller skates.

The School District of Ithaca will hold an election of school board members for the School Board of said district on April 5, 2022, being the first Tuesday in April, at the same time with the same municipal election hours and the same polling places used for the elections held in the various municipalities lying wholly or partially within the School District. There will also be a referendum question concerning the use and future existence of the Ithaca Community Gymnasium, owned by the Ithaca School District. This post will show you a sample referendum ballot, a sample school board ballot and WHERE you are able to vote, based on your area of residence. Please click on the PDF link below for all the details. https://5il.co/17u5q

The Ithaca National Honor Society is having a Papa Murphy's Share Night! Have Papa Murphy's help you make supper and support the Ithaca National Honor Society by stopping into the Richland Center Papa Murphy's on either Thursday, April 7th or Thursday, April 14th between 4pm and 7pm. 10% of the proceeds will go to the Ithaca National Honor Society. Thank you for your generous support!

18! Eighteen is our magic number. Congratulations to all 18 of our Forensics students for earning scores that advance them to State on Friday, April 8th! Ithaca High School Forensics has a storied history of success and talent. This group is working hard toward maintaining that tradition and reputation. Last year, Ithaca students received a team award for earning so many high scores at the state contest. We hope to perform well this year to earn that again!

The need for blood product donations continues to be at high levels. Our very own student, Ben Huebsch has been a recipient of blood products as part of his journey with Burkitt's Lymphoma. The Ithaca FFA is hosting the spring blood drive in honor of Ben on Friday, April 8th from 9am until 2pm. Blood from this company stays local and can help save so many lives. We have a huge goal of 75 DONORS! Please help us reach the goal to honor Ben and his fight with cancer. To schedule an appointment, call 877-232-4376, go to bit.ly/ithacacares to schedule online, or use the QR code on the poster with your phone to go to the website.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: March 25th, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today: First Choice- Cheese French Bread, Second Choice- Hot Dog, Green Beans, Fresh Fruit, Bread Stick, Milk Elementary Students--I want to tell you that I am super excited to see you on Monday, April 4. I hope while we are away you get lots of rest, read a book, take a nap, or something special to you. I would love it if you would write me a letter to give to me on Monday when we come back. Write about anything you like. Great job to all of the FFA CDE contest participants yesterday. I'm proud of the hard work you have put in on your own time to practice and prepare for you contest. You represented Ithaca well. We will keep all of the Ithaca community informed of who our state qualifiers are as soon as we get results. Ms. Sprecher Forensics students, we’ll have a quick meeting today at the start of lunch in the LMC. UW LaCrosse Meet at Mitchell Hall on Saturday, March 26th. Bus leave at 6:25 a.m. Field and Running events start at 9:00 a.m. Entry Fee $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for students, under 5 free. Concessions will be available. Did you know…you can raise funds for the Ithaca School Foundation just by purchasing the items that you normally buy online at Amazon? The program is called Amazon Smile – https://smile.amazon.com/ and 0.5% of your eligible purchases will automatically go to the Ithaca School Foundation when you sign up! There is no fee for the program. Sign up today! Seniors: Just a friendly reminder that the Southwest Technical College Scholarship online application is due Thursday, March 31st. If you haven't already done so and are planning to attend Southwest Tech. in the fall, follow the link sent to your email to apply. Any questions, ask Ms. Bevan or Mrs. Kershner. Middle School Track: Please sign-up outside of the office. Practice will begin after the break. The youth baseball and softball apparel options are here! Deadline is 4/3. Link: https://ithacabassof22.itemorder.com/ Are you looking for a great way to start off spring break? How about some great theatre? On Friday, and Saturday, you can see the UW-Richland Theatre Department's production of "Saint Joan"! This story follows Joan of Arc through her discovery, military campaign, trial, and death. The production features Ithaca 8th grader Hewsten Garcia-Boland, and staff member Miss Schmitt, along with many of our local community members. The Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30, and the Sunday matinee is at 1:30. Tickets are $10 at the door. Email Miss Schmitt for more details! The PTSO is sponsoring a FREE Ithaca Family and Friends Swim day on Sunday, April 10 from 1-4 PM at Symons Recreation Complex at UW-Richland. This event is free for all Ithaca students, adults and their friends and family members even if they don't go to Ithaca. For more details, go to the Ithaca PTSO website www.IthacaPTSO.org or contact the PTSO at IthacaPTSO@gmail.com. Hope to see you there! This Day in History: March 25 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. leads march against the Vietnam War The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., leads a march of 5,000 antiwar demonstrators in Chicago. In an address to the demonstrators, King declared that the Vietnam War was “a blasphemy against all that America stands for.” King first began speaking out against American involvement in Vietnam in the summer of 1965. Word of the Day: Bastion BAS-chun noun A bastion is "a place or system in which something continues to survive. The university is a bastion of academic excellence. Birthdays: Elementary—during Spring Break: Lettie Whiteaker, Renly Rudersdorf, Jace Niemeyer, Hudson Huebsch, Rylan Hash, and Alexander Welsh H.S./M.S.—today: Owen Feryance; on Saturday: Tristen Peterson; during Spring Break: Tyler Steinmetz, Channing Brown, Naila Lorenzo-Castillo, and Brooklyn Dahlke STAFF—on Spring Break: Mrs. Willis

ANNOUNCEMENTS March 24th, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today, First Choice, Beef Stroganoff over Biscuit, Second Choice, Baked Fish, Broccoli w/ Cheese Sauce, Pears, Milk UW LaCrosse Meet at Mitchell Hall on Saturday, March 26th. Bus leave at 6:25 a.m. Field and Running events start at 9:00 a.m. Entry Fee $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for students, under 5 free. Concessions will be available. Thursday-4th hr study hall will be in Ms Wydevan's room Art club meeting during attack today in the art room. All high school students are welcome to come! Math Team will be competing in the Twin Conference Math Contest during 5th hour, Seminar, and Attack today. You do not need to check in with your 5th hour teacher - come straight down to Mr. Andresen's room. Good luck to all competitors!! Choir students, who are going to New York - Bring your luggage tomorrow from 7:30 - 8:00 am to the band room. Please remember to bring your vaccination card, ID, and masks with you. Attention Forensics students! When you return from break you have ONE WEEK. State is Friday, April 8th. Pick up your rating sheets before break and review with a coach. Take your materials home, and practice daily. You must meet with a coach the week we return. Again, State is Friday, April 8th. Elementary--Just a reminder that the chromebooks are on loan to them for academic purposes not personal searching and such. Seniors: Just a friendly reminder that the Southwest Technical College Scholarship online application is due Thursday, March 31st. If you haven't already done so and are planning to attend Southwest Tech. in the fall, follow the link sent to your email to apply. Any questions, ask Ms. Bevan or Mrs. Kershner. Middle School Track: Please sign-up outside of the office. Practice will begin after the break. The youth baseball and softball apparel options are here! Deadline is 4/3. Link below: https://ithacabassof22.itemorder.com/ Are you looking for a great way to start off spring break? How about some great theatre? On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, you can see the UW-Richland Theatre Department's production of "Saint Joan"! This story follows Joan of Arc through her discovery, military campaign, trial, and death. The production features Ithaca 8th grader Hewsten Garcia-Boland, and staff member Miss Schmitt, along with many of our local community members. The Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30, and the Sunday matinee is at 1:30. Tickets are $10 at the door. Email Miss Schmitt for more details! The PTSO is sponsoring a FREE Ithaca Family and Friends Swim day on Sunday, April 10 from 1-4 PM at Symons Recreation Complex at UW-Richland. This event is free for all Ithaca students, adults and their friends and family members even if they don't go to Ithaca. For more details, go to the Ithaca PTSO website www.IthacaPTSO.org or contact the PTSO at IthacaPTSO@gmail.com. Hope to see you there! This Day in History: Exxon Valdez crashes, causing one of the worst oil spills in history March 24, 1989: One of the worst oil spills in U.S. history begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water. Word of the Day: Reciprocate rih-SIP-ruh-kayt verb Reciprocate means "to do something for or to someone who has done something similar for or to you." It was kind of my friend to give me a ride to the airport, and on the flight I was thinking of how to reciprocate the favor. Congratulations to this year's Delta Kappa Gamma writers and illustrators. The 3rd-5th grade students have submitted their original stories and illustrations to our local chapter for the past 13 years and we are proud that each year several of our young authors are recognized for the accomplishment every year of those 13 years. This year's place holders include Place, Student, Title 3rd Grade 1st - Kutter Parduhn, “A Boy and His Dog” 2nd - Ben Gomez, “No Your Average Joe” 2nd - Kannon Jones, “A Rare Deer” 2nd - Rylan Hash, “Pepper” 3rd - Finley Fowell, “The Monster Buck and Monster Bruise” 3rd - Kolton Kalish, “The Little Dinosaur” Honorable Mention- Elise Nelson, “Mr. Rang the Orangutan” Honorable Mention, Blake Wobschall, “Mr. Meow Meow” 4th Grade 1st- Cameron Beasley, Just a Walk… 1st-Desi Buscher, South Dakota 2nd-Briggs Maxwell, “Isolated” 3rd-Olivia Biermeier, “A Adventure With Me and My Mom” 3rd- Oliver Ringelstetter, “The Way to Make Friends” Honorable Mention- Brielle Kennedy, “Voices” Honorable Mention- Brianna Louis, The Rescued Monkeys Honorable Mention-Madison Hackl, The Spirit 5th Grade 2nd-Owen Kershner, “The Robots that Messed Up” 2nd-Hallie Steinmetz, “The Black Hole” 3rd-Gabe Fauver, “Mission in Space” Honorable Mention-Kayla Fry, “Going to the Past” Honorable Mention-Maisy Tauaalo, “The Baseball”

UW LaCrosse Meet at Mitchell Hall on Saturday, March 26th. Bus leave at 6:25 a.m. Field and Running events start at 9:00 a.m. Entry Fee $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for students, under 5 free. Concessions will be available.

Choir students, who are going to New York - Bring your luggage tomorrow from 7:30 - 8:00 am to the band room. Please remember to bring your vaccination card, ID, and masks with you.

Seniors: Just a friendly reminder that the Southwest Technical College Scholarship online application is due Thursday, March 31st. If you haven't already done so and are planning to attend Southwest Tech. in the fall, follow the link sent to your email to apply. Any questions, ask Ms. Bevan or Mrs. Kershner.

The PTSO is sponsoring a FREE Ithaca Family and Friends Swim day on Sunday, April 10 from 1-4 PM at Symons Recreation Complex at UW-Richland. This event is free for all Ithaca students, adults and their friends and family members even if they don't go to Ithaca. For more details, go to the Ithaca PTSO website www.IthacaPTSO.org or contact the PTSO at IthacaPTSO@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!