Due to a community conflict on Wednesday, the Band and Choir Parents are changing their meeting date to Tuesday, September 10th. The choir parents will meet at 6:00 pm in the choir room and the band parents will meet at 6:45 in the band room. Thank you!
Middle school volleyball players: The bus will be leaving MONDAY for Seneca on MONDAY at 4:15. Make good use of your time after school. Be on time to leave.
Ithaca Choir Students: We will be having a Homecoming Choir Meal meeting on Wednesday, September 11th at 6:45 pm in the choir room.
There will be a Band Parents Meeting on Wednesday, September 11, at 6:00 pm. in the band room. We will be planning for the breakfast we provide on the day of the school fair. All parents of band students are encouraged to attend.
There is no cheer leading practice today. There will be practice Monday right after school.
Attention all high school students applying for student council- we have moved up the deadlines for turning in your applications and elections. Student council applications are due to Ms. Sprecher at 3:30pm Monday, Sept. 9th. Elections will be held at your class meetings during attack time on Tuesday, September 10.
Middle School Volleyball players: You should gather by the elementary doors at the end of the day and wait there together until you are told it is safe to walk down to the old gym for practice. We don't want foot traffic among the vehicles that are picking up students.
Middle School students that are being picked up at the end of the school day should use the doors by Mrs. Prouty's office to go outside (not the elementary door).
As we welcome students back, we also welcome new staff! Mrs. Katie Burnley is teaching Business Education. Mr. Kyle Lange is teaching Middle School reading and working with Title 1 students. Mrs. Liz Niemeyer is our Music Instructor and Choir Director. Mrs. Brooke Riddiough works in our business office and human resources. Ms. Laura Wydeven is teaching Middle and High School English. Ms. Jessie Lovin (not pictured) is teaching High School Phy Ed and Health.
A big "Thank you!" to Anytime Fitness of Richland Center for their donation of school supplies!
If you received an invitation over the summer to apply for membership in NHS, please make sure your applications are completed and turned in to Mrs.Wontor in Room 310 by Friday, September 13 by 3:45 pm. Late applications will not be considered.
NOTICE TO THOSE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR: You have through Tuesday Oct. 1st to re-apply for the program. If you have not applied by Oct. 1st, it will be assumed you plan on paying the lunch fee starting Wednesday Oct. 2nd. If you were on reduced lunches last year, you may have the reduced price of $.40 per day or $2.00 per week and reapply, also. See our "News" area for a link to the DPI website for more information in a News post about this program.
Thank you, Evelyn Kolman! She is a 1942 Ithaca graduate and has donated school supplies to the school for over 20 years! These supplies help fill a great need not just on the first day, but all year long.
As you make your way into and through the halls, keep your eyes open for all the hard work that our buildings and grounds crew undertook this summer! Bright new lighting was installed in many areas, including the Commons, Community Building and LMC. New windows! Our upper HS parking lot has been resurfaced and new "Visitor" spots are marked out. We have a new HVAC management system. Fresh paint and wax, new seals around our exterior doors complete with new security alarms. What a great way to start the new year!
Middle school volleyball practice on Friday, August 30th will be 3:30-5 in the old gym to allow for the holiday weekend. -Coach Yoose
Tonight is OPEN HOUSE! Don't forget to bring your transportation forms so our bus routes don't miss anyone. Turn in completed registration and free/reduced meals forms as well. Reconnect with familiar faces and meet the new ones. Put on your smiles for school pictures too!
"And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were." Rainer Marie Wilke
We have new faces to meet! Paperwork to turn in! Pictures to take! Order online at mylifetouch.com with Picture Day ID: EVTPWPGJK.
It's not to late to join the Middle School Volleyball team! Practices the rest of this week will be Tues. from 5-6:30, Wed. 5-6:30, and Fri. 5-6:30. There will be NO Practice Thursday due to Open House activities. Next week practice is Tue, Wed, Thurs. 3:45-5:15. All practices are in the Community Gym. Be sure you have all your required paperwork turned in.
Ithaca is seeking an individual who has their Phy Ed degree and a Health certification to fill a high school Phy Ed and Health position. Applicants who have a four year degree may apply with some stipulations. Details for the teaching position may be found through the WECAN website https://wecan.education.wisc.edu/#/.
Debunking Free and Reduced Meals Myths
Families received applications for the Free and Reduced Meal Program. We urge you to complete and return the form! You way ask, “Why?” Read on to find out why that application is so valuable!
1) I don’t qualify, so I shouldn’t apply.
~What the state deems as “qualifies” may be different than your point of view. It doesn’t harm anything or anyone to fill out the form.
2) I don’t want free or reduced meals for my children, so I shouldn’t apply.
~Qualifying for free or reduced meals does NOT mean your family needs to accept them. BUT! Having families that do qualify increases funding that our school receives for other programs. That funding can help us provide more learning opportunities for our students and more resources for our staff! If you qualify, even if you don’t participate in the program, our district still may receive the added funding.
3) I don’t want other students or adults to know we participate in the free or reduced meals program.
~Ithaca takes this very seriously. No one outside of our food service leadership and administration knows this information. Treating students or families differently because they receive free or reduced meals will not be tolerated in the Ithaca School District.
Please, PLEASE complete and return the form by August 27th. Doing so can help our students, families, and staff in so many ways. If you need a form, please contact the district office, reach out via Facebook in a private message, or view the DPI page devoted to free and reduced meals to find copies of the forms. The link is found under "News" on our app and website.