There will be a band concert on Tuesday, April 30th, at 7:00 pm. Band students in grades 5 - 12 will be featured.
Calling all crafters! And those who have rummage items to sell. Ithaca Horse Club is having a "Rent-A-Table" Event on Saturday, May 4, from 8am-1pm in the Community Gym. For $25, you can display your wares. Concessions by the Horse Club will be available. Set up will be Friday, May 3, from 6-8pm or Saturday beginning at 7AM. The vendor contract may be printed by using this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iFVEEsdlk03n6g8l8OigJUaZ192BLkYKihstnkzgyPM/edit?usp=sharing
HS Student Council will meet on Tuesday during ATTACK in Ms. Sprecher's room.
The FFA Spring Blood Drive is just around the corner on Wednesday, May 1st, from 10 am to 2 pm in the Community Gym. All students 16 years old and older are eligible to donate. All successful donors will receive a T-shirt and a Pint of Culvers custard. Sign up in the Office or with Mr. Favreau. Don't forget, "Give a Pint, Get a pint"
Today is Saturday, April 27, 2019. Due to the incoming storm, the band and choir contest has been cancelled.
An update on the JV Boys Baseball location for tonight is at ITHACA not Wis Heights as the event calendar stated.
Adventures await! Camp Bulldog 2019 is full of near and far adventures. Miller Park, Babcock Hall Dairy Store, Lone Rock Airport and MORE! Your student may have brought home a registration and informational form for the upcoming Camp Bulldog. To make sure your student doesn't miss out on all the action, be sure to complete the registration form and field trip permission slip as well as pay the registration fee ($25/student, maximum $50/family). ATTENTION: there is NO online registration this year! Print the forms below and turn in no later than May 10, 2019.
Any parents or students that take pictures from the State Solo and Ensemble this weekend and would be willing to share them for the yearbook, please email or message them to Ms. Sprecher. You can also upload them using the Replayit website or app.
Some area law enforcement offices, hospitals, and pharmacies are organizing drug take backs this week and weekend. But in Richland County, every day can be a Drug Take Back day! The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has MedReturn boxes located on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse in the Sheriff’s Department lobby.
https://sheriff.co.richland.wi.us/make-every-day-a-drug-take-back-day/
On the morning of Wednesday, May 8th, there will be a tour of Cardinal RT and Cardinal CG in Spring Green for anyone interested in a Manufacturing or Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Pathway Youth Apprenticeship. Let Ms. Bevan know if you are interested. This is the same day as the large group band/choir contest so if you are an interested band or choir student, your name would be passed onto the Career Education Cooperative Coordinators for future opportunities.
Middle School Student Council applications are available outside room 204. If you are currently a 6th or 7th grade student and interested in being on student council next year, please fill out an application. Applications are due to Mrs. Hilby by 3 p.m.on May 16.
Parents, if you feel that the roads are unsafe, please do not drive to the band and choir performances Saturday. Your safety and our students' safety is very important.
On April 17, local author, Tim Fox visited the Ithaca School District. During the day, Tim met with our fourth and fifth grade students. Reading Specialist, Andrea Newkirk, also held an evening presentation for her Family Literacy Event. During this presentation, Tim taught our families about the three books he has written, his writing process and inspirations, and Wisconsin Ice Age animals and geographic features. He also highlighted his latest book which is titled, Journeys 2 An Ice Age Rescue. The grand finale of the evening presentation was when he created a life size mastodon. Thank you to all the families that attended the event, and a special thank you to the staff and administration that assisted with this event. Lastly, a huge thank you to the Ithaca PTSO for providing a meal before the evening presentation and purchasing one of Tim’s books for each family that attended the presentation.
Ithaca is running out of part-time bus drivers. During this "field trip" season we do not have enough drivers. Please consider becoming a substitute bus driver to supplement your income. We pay for all your training, after 6 months of successful driving. If you are interested, please contact Andrew Peterson, 585-2512.
Mrs. Gabrielse demonstrated spinning to the second graders. She discussed the steps of how alpaca fiber becomes yarn to use for knitting and showed actual tools that are used for this process. Her visit was an excellent culmination for a second grade story about the weaving of a Navajo rug.
The FFA Spring Blood Drive is just around the corner on Wednesday, May 1st, from 10 am to 2 pm in the Community Gym. All students 16 years old and older are eligible to donate. All successful donors will receive a T-shirt and a Pint of Culvers custard. Sign up in the Office or with Mr. Favreau. Don't forget, "Give a Pint, Get a Pint!"
The Junior Class will be hosting their Prom at the White House on Saturday, May 4th, 8:00 - 11:30 pm. This year's Prom theme is Rustic Romance. The cost is $10 per person. Grand march will be held at 9:30 pm. Spectators will be able to enter the dance at 9:00 pm. The cost is $3 per spectator.
High School Students: If you are planning on bringing a guest to Prom, who is not an Ithaca student, you will need to sign this person up on the sheet in the office. All guests need to be signed up by Friday, May 3rd. If you don't do this, your guest will not be allowed into the dance.
Friday's varsity baseball game has been changed to a JV baseball game due to the pitch count and a lack of available players.
There will be a band concert on Tuesday, April 30th , at 7:00 pm. Band students in grades 5 - 12 will be featured.
Seniors: There will be a brief mandatory class meeting Friday, the last 10 minutes of lunch in the art room.