
Plan ahead! Our spring blood drive will be May 1st in the Community (old) Gym from 9am until 2pm.

The Kwik Trip Milk Moola program is ending as of March 31. Please bring in all your milk caps and bag tops by March 25. There is a drop off area in the commons or you can send them to school with your elementary aged child. Thank you for your help with this fundraiser! ~The Ithaca PTSO

Sophomore and Junior drivers: We ask that you again park in the south lot (below the old gym) to allow for parking in the north lot for visitors, parents, substitute teachers. Thank you for your cooperation.

Freshman: Please pay your class dues of $15 to Mrs Moser by March 29.

Today’s Winner of the $50.00 Ithaca Wrestling Raffle is Isaiah Fargen.

Congratulations to the Ithaca Youth Wrestlers who qualified for youth state wrestling last weekend: Jonathan Steele, Caden Keller, Emma Hilby, Kinleigh Frost, Anna Logue, Ryan Biermeier, Marshall Self, Memphis Burkhalter. Alternates are: Braxton Fowell, Zach Jacobson, Logan Anderson, and Wyatt Hilby.

The Ithaca FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) will be hosting an outreach tomorrow night: ‘Heart of an Athlete’
Where: RC City Auditorium 182 N Central Ave.
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
All middle school, high schools and college students are welcome & encouraged to attend. Be inspired, be encouraged!
Local guest speaker, Ithaca graduate, Nolan Clary will be sharing his story about a recent missions trip he went on with his college friends. We will have powerful worship, fellowship and testimonies. Refreshments and door prizes will also be given. All are welcome. Cost is FREE! Hope to see you. Bring a friend!

Attention students in grades 3-12! PTSO Game Club will be held on Thursday, March 21 from after school until 4:50 PM. We will meet in the commons for a healthy snack and then go to the Multi Purpose room. Elementary students remember to turn in your permission forms.

The Cat's Pajama's Vocal Band is coming to Ithaca tonight at 7:00 PM! They are a five person a capella group that been touring around the world since 2005 and has been featured on America's Got Talent & NBC's The Sing-Off. Tickets are available in the office, in the choir room from Mr. Braatz, or at the door tonight! Partial proceeds benefit Ithaca Choir.


Today’s Winner of the $50.00 Ithaca Wrestling Raffle is Margaret Rossing.

Middle school students! Track season is upon us. The first day of the season is Monday, March 25th. Meet in Mr. Triphan's room at 3:35. A sign up sheet is on the window outside the office.

Our students make a difference everyday in our community! Two in particular were recently spotted. Uriah Honer participates in the Pistons to Pathways program at SWTC, and Channel 3 highlighted the success of that program. (Link inlcuded) Jaxon Louis' picture was seen in Reedsburg as he was recognized in the 2018 campaign of Kids Making a Difference. (link to original announcement included)
https://www.channel3000.com/sponsor/buzzed-into-madison/pistons-to-pathways-at-swtc-/1056549325
https://www.shopko.com/content.jsp?pageName=2018KOK

Congratulations to the Middle School Band and Choir students on their performances at solo/ensemble contest on Saturday at Boscobel HS. They received 23 firsts, 16 seconds, and 2 thirds. Nice job everyone!

Ithaca High School Senior, Haley Durst signed her letter of intent to attend UW-LaCrosse next fall, committing to their Track and Field athletic program. Haley was the 2018 State Champion in Division 3 100m dash. Pictured with Haley are coaches, Jeanna Lorenz and Brady Nelson, parents Keith and Lori Durst, Haley, and sister Hannah Durst. Congratulations and Best of Luck!

Reminder! The Cat's Pajama's Vocal Band is coming to Ithaca tomorrow, Tuesday, March 19th. They are a five person a capella group that been touring around the world since 2005 and has been featured on America's Got Talent & NBC's The Sing-Off. See High School and Middle School choir students to order tickets or get direct tickets from Mr. Braatz in the choir room.

At the district forensics meet on Saturday, students were judged three times on a 25 point scale. Those who earned at least two scores of 20 or more advance to the state in April. Congratulations to our state qualifiers:
Mallory Kershner: Demonstration
Olivia Duell: Farrago
Diego Oritiz: Farrago (Two perfect scores)
Realyn Lasse, Ellie Crook, Annabelle Durst, Cortney Crook: Group Interpretation
Maddie Roh, Erin Louis, Erin Louis, Bethany Weldon: Group Interpretation
Montanna Scott, Kyannah Koch, Keyara Perkins: Group Interpretation
Audrey Newkirk: Public Address (One perfect score)
Brooklyn Granger: Informative Speech
Carissa Willis: Informative Speech
Therese Honer: Moments in History (One perfect score)
Delaney Brown: Poetry Reading (One perfect score)
Megan Burnley: Poetry Reading
Hannah Durst: Prose Reading (One perfect score)
Emma Schoen: Prose Reading
Megan Brisbois: Solo Acting
Julia Schoen: Special Occasion Speech

Congratulations to the following students who placed in the annual Delta Kappa Gamma writing contest sponsored by our local Lambda Chapter. Students are required to write and illustrate their own work. This year Ithaca's 3-10th grade students participated and we had many, many place finishers. These students will be recognized at a reception later in March. Books earning first place are entered into a state-wide competition. Those results will be announced later this year. Great work, students and teachers!

Today’s Winner of the $50.00 Ithaca Wrestling Raffle is Ashley Klingaman.

Community members and HS parents! Any and all interested students (of any age) are invited to an Open House next Thursday, March 21st from 1-4p. Additionally, for any Seniors, assistance will be offered with applications if they have yet to apply as well as FAFSA completion assistance!
The Assistant Dean for the college of Business, Industry, Life Science, and Agriculture will also be on campus to discuss the new AS degrees starting Fall 2019! More information will follow in the next few weeks, but 2 new degrees will be offered at both the Richland and Baraboo Sauk County campuses next fall:
Associate of Science in Business Administration
Associate of Science in Agriculture and Food Science
Students can register for this event at uwplatt.edu/visit.
If you, or any students have any questions, please feel free to reach out!
Maggie Landsinger
Admission Advisor
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Office of Admission-Welcome Center
0300 Ullsvik Hall | P: 608-642-8001

Today’s Winner of the $50.00 Ithaca Wrestling Raffle is Linda Englehard, Saturday’s winner is Mark Fosterling, and Sunday’s winner is Linda Pickel.