May 27th, 2021
Today is a Day 1 Elementary Day 3
The schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Band, 7th & 8th Grade - Choir, and HS - Band.
Lunch for today, Quesadilla, Caesar Salad, Peaches, Dinner Roll, Milk
Please release Baseball and Softball teams at 2:50 today. The bus leaves at 3:05.
Choir students: Remember to sign your New York Trip commitment and pay your down payment.
There will be a 9th-11th grade girls basketball meeting today during the last 10 minutes of lunch in Mr. Klang's room to discuss summer schedules.
There will be a meeting for the current 8th grade girls interested in playing summer league basketball and open gym today during ATTACK in Mr. Klang's room.
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: Furtive fur-tiv adj 1. Marked by quiet, caution or secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. “A furtive attempt to take control of the business.”
Elementary—none
H.S./M.S.—none
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 Ryan Lee, Irina Loyer, and Andrew Manning.
Mrs. Preuss and Mrs. Pulvermacher's 5th Grade Field Trip headed to the Ithaca School Forest! In the morning they went on a Nature Hike around the school forest with Mrs. Preuss pointing out plants and Mrs. Pulvermacher pointing out tracks and scat. After lunch the group celebrated surviving this year’s school year by playing ball, imaginary games, and building forts in the woods. Some students asked if they could stay all night to keep building! What a great day to enjoy nature. Below are pictures from the beautiful day!
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 Frania Herrera-Flores, John Honer, and Sara Jones.
We are looking for a passionate long-term substitute teacher to join the Ithaca Team! Our hire will be a long-term sub “MUSIC TEACHER”, needed from the start of school through early October and the pay is $194 per day. This person will be highly qualified, collaborative, and motivated. To apply contact Brooke Hackl in HR at Brooke.Hackl@ithaca.k12.wi.us , check out the WECAN website or call 608-585-2512 today to become part of the Ithaca team!
May 26th, 2021
Today is a Day 2
There will be a Horse Club meeting on today at 6pm in the Ithaca School Commons.
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: Anecdotal an-ik-doht-l adj Based on casual observations or indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis: “There is anecdotal evidence that the stock will soon double in price.”
Elementary—none
H.S./M.S.—Reese Richards
Menus for next week have been set and posted to our website/app under "Dining." They will be:
Monday - No school (Memorial Day)
Tuesday - Breakfast: Poptart, Craisins, String Cheese, Juice, Milk; Lunch: Hot Dog, Hash Brown, Applesauce, Milk
Wednesday - Virtual Day
Thursday - Breakfast: MiniCinni, Fruit Cup, Juice, Milk; Lunch: Chicken Patty on Bun, Cheesy Broccoli, Mandarin Oranges, Milk
Friday - Breakfast: Cereal, Applesauce Cup, Juice, Milk; Lunch: Corn Dog, Peaches, Baked Beans, Breadstick, Milk
May 25th, 2021
Today is a Day 1 Elementary Day 2
The schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Choir, 7 Grade - Band, and HS - Choir.
Lunch for today, Walking Taco, Corn, Applesauce, Bread Stick, Dessert, Milk
Please release Varsity and J.V Baseball at 3:10 today. The bus leaves at 3:25.
The weight room will be closed Tuesday after school due to the away baseball games.
There will be a Horse Club meeting on Wed, May 26, at 6pm in the Ithaca School Commons.
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: Sanguine sang-gwin adj. Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: “A sanguine disposition;” “Sanguine expectations.”
Elementary—none
H.S./M.S.—Lucas Pluemer
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 Justin Durst, Austin Fry, and Danielle Hatfield.
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!"
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
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.
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