The Junior Class held their Prom this past Saturday night. Congratulations to Ben Huebsch and Holly King for being voted the 2024 Prom King and Queen. Congratulations to the Junior class for hosting a very fun and successful prom! Thank you for all of your work in decorating and cleaning up after the dance. Thank you to Mr. Herbst, Mrs. Kauffman, Mr. and Mrs. Fetterly and Mr. and Mrs. Andresen for giving your time to help chaperone the dance. We appreciate it! Thank you to Dave Bangert of Oasis Entertainment for providing the music for the dance. Thank you to Jeanette Simpson for taking photos during the night. Thank you to Mrs. Durkin with the help of the photo backdrop and thank you to everyone who helped make our prom a success!
April 29, 2024
Track: Boys MS vs. Kickapoo/La Farge, Bangor, Brookwood, Cashton, DeSoto, Hillsboro, New Lisbon, North Crawford, Riverdale, Royall, Seneca, Viroqua, Weston, Wonewoc-Center (Away)
Kickapoo High School
Apr 29
04:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Track @ Fennimore
Fennimore, WI
Apr 29
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Baseball: Varsity vs. North Crawford (Away)
North Crawford High School
Apr 29
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Softball: Varsity vs. North Crawford (Away)
North Crawford High School
Apr 29
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
April 30, 2024
Career Exploration Day
24615 WI-58, Richland Center, WI 53581, USA
Apr 30
08:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Ithaca Game Club
24615 WI-58, Richland Center, WI 53581, USA
Apr 30
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Baseball: Varsity vs. New Lisbon (Away)
New Lisbon High School
Apr 30
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
JV Baseball vs Seneca (5 inn DH)
Ithaca, WI 53581, USA
Apr 30
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Softball: Varsity vs. New Lisbon (Away)
New Lisbon School District
Apr 30
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
May 1, 2024
Large Group Contest for Band and Choir
202 Main St, Seneca, WI 54654, USA
May 01
All Day
May 2, 2024
Track: Boys MS vs. River Valley (Away)
River Valley High School
May 02
04:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Baseball: Varsity vs. DeSoto (Home)
Ithaca High School
May 02
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Softball: Varsity vs. DeSoto (Home)
Ithaca High School
May 02
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
May 3, 2024
FFA Chicken BBQ Fundraiser
Old playground adjacent to the baseball field
May 03
04:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Track at River Valley
660 Varsity Blvd, Spring Green, WI 53588, USA
May 03
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Baseball: Varsity vs. Brookwood (Home)
Ithaca High School
May 03
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Softball: Varsity vs. Brookwood (Home)
Ithaca High School
May 03
05:00 PM - 05:00 PM
May 4, 2024
Track: Boys Varsity vs. Riverdale (Away)
Riverdale Schools
May 04
10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Monday, April 29, 2024
Today is a Day 2
Lunch for today - First Choice: Hamburger Nachos w/chips, Second Choice: Hot dog w/bun, WG roll, green beans, apple slices, salad bar, milk
Please release all Middle School track students at 2:20 for their track meet at Kickapoo.
From Ms. Okus:
Congratulations to August Ringelstetter, Alex Prouty, and Anthony Prouty, who all performed at the WSMA State Solo and Ensemble Competition at UW-Platteville this weekend! This is the highest level musicians can perform at for the Solo and Ensemble Competition.
From Mr. Klang and the Junior Class:
The Junior Class held their Prom Saturday night. Congratulations to Ben Huebsch and Holly King for being voted the 2024 Prom King and Queen. Congratulations to the Junior class for hosting a very fun and successful prom! Thank you for all of your work in decorating and cleaning up after the dance. Thank you to Mr Herbst, Mrs Kauffman, Mr and Mrs Fetterly and Mr and Mrs Andresen for giving your time to help chaperone the dance. We appreciate it! Thank you to Dave Bangert of Oasis Entertainment for providing the music for the dance. Thank you to Jeanette Simpson for taking photos during the night. Thank you to Ms Durkin with the help of the photo backdrop and thank you to everyone else who helped make our prom a success!
From Coach Lorenz:
Thursday night the Ithaca/Weston High School track and field team competed in the Gerard Brunner Invitational at Royall. Top finishers for the girls were Kaylee Peterson 2nd in the 100m, 2nd in the 200m, and 1st in the 400m; Aubri Koch 6th in the 400m and 3rd in the triple jump, Tristen Peterson 1st in the 300m hurdles and 1st in the long hump; Jasmine Meyer 10th in the 300m hurdles, and the girls 4X2 relay of Lia Puig, Bailey Wanless, Maggie Kershner, and Jasmine placed 5th. Top boys finishes were Sam Jones 11th in the 400m and 6th in the 800m, Conner Montes 10th in the 1600m, Kayl Ryan 13th in the 1600m and 15th in the 800m, Clayton Lee 1st in the 1600m and 1st in the 3200m, and the boys 4X800m relay of Braysen Garcia-Boland, Conner, Sam, and Kerrick Thompson placed 2nd. As teams, the girls placed 4th and the boys placed 7th. A special congratulations to Clayton Lee who broke the school record in the 3200m run at this meet. He broke the 33-year-old record that was previously held by Josh Clary. Clayton's new record is 10:32.12. The teams compete tonight at Fennimore.
From Middle School Sources of Strength and Mrs Pluemer:
Middle School Sources of Strength has launched a “You Matter” campaign for the Middle School. Each locker has a positive affirmation on it–because YOU MATTER. Keep this for yourself, or share it with someone who could use the encouragement!
From Ms Durkin:
There will be a student council meeting this Tues, Apr 30th during lunch in the art room.
From Ms. Sprecher:
There will be an FFA meeting during Attack on Wed. Officer and chairman will meet during lunch on Tues.
Flowers galore!!!! The greenhouse is filled with beautiful hanging baskets, deck pots, decorative pots, hanging bags, bedding plants and more! Mother's day is just around the corner , get your mom a beautiful flower she can enjoy all summer long! Opening Wed May 1 after school until 530. Thank you for supporting the Ithaca FFA!
From Mrs. Kershner:
Tomorrow Tues, Apr 30 Ithaca will host a Career Exploration Day for grades 6th-12th. The Sophomore and Junior classes will meet with businesses in the gym during the 2nd hour. Freshmen and Seniors will meet during the 3rd hour and all middle school students will meet during the 4th hour. Looking forward to a great Exploration Day about Career Pathways and job opportunities.
From Mrs. Pluemer:
Middle School Sources of Strength will meet on Tues, Apr 30th, in the Commons.
From Mrs Deitelhoff and Mrs Stellner:
Seniors, Jostens will be here to hand out caps and gowns on Tues Apr 30th in the commons during your breakfast.
There will be a senior class meeting on Fri May 3rd during attack in Mrs Deitelhoff’s room.
From Ms Okus and Mr Tobin:
If you have not turned in your permission slip for Festival (Wed, May 1st), get it in to Ms Okus or Mr Tobin as soon as possible.
From Mrs Zorea:
There is a National Honor Society meeting in the Library on May 2nd during Attack.
From Mrs Kershner:
FCA Huddle will gather for breakfast and an encouraging devotion at 7am on Thu, May 2. All students are welcome!
The RISE mentoring program will meet with their mentee on Thu, May 2. High School mentors, thank you for making a difference!
From PTSO:
PTSO officer elections are up and running. The positions up for election include: Vice President, Secretary, Fundraising Coordinator, and Volunteer Coordinator. Contact Samantha Swenink, PTSO President, if you are interested in running for a position. They will be voted on at the May 14th PTSO Meeting.
BIRTHDAYS:
High School - Kerrick Thompson on Sat, Randy Pichardo-Flores on Sun
Ithaca High School is proud of the accomplishments of our students. As we near graduation, we wish to celebrate the Ithaca High School Class of 2024. Congratulations to our graduates, their families, and all who helped them achieve this milestone! 🎓 🎉🎉🎓
Today we shine our spotlight on:
👨🎓Danny Feryance
👨🎓Matthew Kepler
"Chase your dreams, but always know the road that'll lead you home again" ~ Tim McGraw
💜🤍#LearnersTodayLeadersTomorrow #IthacaBulldogs #ClassOf2024 🤍💜
Perks of small and caring communities abound! Ithaca Public Schools takes pride in working to provide as safe of an environment as possible. The Safety Committee meets each month planning for and improving safety in our school and community. As part of an initiative to have as many of our staff and community CPR certified, on Friday, Ithaca hosted CPR certification training for staff. A tremendous thank you to Jeffrey Even of Cazenovia Area Ambulance and Josh Kowalke of City of Reedsburg Ambulance for conducting the training. They provide countless hours of training to our community, and to them we are grateful!
The Junior class is excited to bring you a "Night Under the Lanterns" themed prom held TONIGHT, Saturday April 27th from 8-11pm at the White House in Richland Center. Admission is $10. Prom's Grand March will be held at 9:15 PM. Spectators will be allowed to enter the dance at 9:00 PM and will be charged $3. Spectators will be required to leave immediately after the Grand March. Students: Please remember that once you leave the prom dance, you will not be allowed to re-enter.
The Ithaca FFA Greenhouse will be open for business VERY soon! Here is an Ithaca YouTube video presentation highlighting the GREAT things happening in the greenhouse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTd0qIk7ks
Educators are lifelong learners, too! In professional development days, Ithaca Schools staff work in collaboration with peers and coworkers. Today many of our staff are becoming CPR certified!
The Junior class is excited to bring you a "Night Under the Lanterns" themed prom held tomorrow night, Saturday April 27th from 8-11pm at the White House in Richland Center. Admission is $10. Prom's Grand March will be held at 9:15 PM. Spectators will be allowed to enter the dance at 9:00 PM and will be charged $3. Spectators will be required to leave immediately after the Grand March. Students: Please remember that once you leave the prom dance, you will not be allowed to re-enter.
There will be no classes at Ithaca today, Friday. No hay clases - hoy - viernes
We ask for help and our community NEVER disappoints! Our Bulldog Boutique relies SOLELY on the generosity of our families and the greater community. We have received SO many donations of clothing, we ask that no more clothing be donated during this school year as we have reached our limit -THANK YOU COMMUNITY, YOU ARE AWESOME!!! However, we STILL have some needed items, so if you would like to help and donate, here are some items we could really use: children's underwear, boys, girls, all sizes. Hangers, ChapSticks, hair ties, clothing racks to hang clothes on, or plastic drawer systems to store socks, underwear, and shorts. Again, we offer our most sincere THANKS to you for donating and for considering donating the still needed items. GREAT THINGS HAPPEN AT ITHACA - EVERY DAY!
April was GREAT food month at Ithaca - Just look at this! Oh GREAT, no w I am hungry!
Clayton Lee, a sophomore on the Ithaca/Weston High School boys track team accomplished breaking a long-standing Ithaca High School record last night at the Gerard Brunner Invitational. Set in 1991 by Josh Clary of 10:37, the 3200m run record has been a goal of Clayton’s for some time. Last night, Clayton set the new record at 10:32.12. Congratulations to Clayton on this achievement! He is pictured with his grandpa Mike Lee, father Duane Lee, mother Krissy Garstka, and aunt Kristie Troxel.
Good luck to Ithaca's CDE teams competing at State FFA today!
Prom is nearly here! Here is Ithaca's Holly King painting the backdrop for prom. Thanks to Ms. Peg Durkin, Head of the Ithaca Art Department, for providing the photos AND the space to complete this task!
GREAT things happen at the Ithaca School District – EVERY DAY! Why not become part of the greatness at Ithaca. If open enrollment is right for you and your family, please read on! Call us right away at 608-585-2512, as the open enrollment window closes SOON.
What is Open Enrollment?
The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside.
Who can apply?
Any Wisconsin resident in 4K to grade 12 may apply to attend a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. However, a child may transfer to a nonresident school district for early childhood education or 4K only if the child’s resident school district offers the same type of program and only if the child is eligible for that program in the resident school district.
When can parents apply?
The regular open enrollment application period for the 2024-25 school year is open NOW and ends at 4:00 pm on April 30, 2024.
How do we apply for open enrollment?
Call Ithaca right away at 608-585-2512, as the open enrollment window closes SOON.
There will be no classes at Ithaca tomorrow, Friday.
No hay clases - mañana - viernes
Time for this months "Farm to School" newsletter, courtesy of Julie Severance, Ithaca's Farm to School Specialist.
The annual Ithaca Art Show will be held this spring, on May 13th, in the Ithaca Commons from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Artwork from ALL Ithaca Students will be on display.
April is Stress Awareness month. Concerned about your child's stress level? Here are some signs to look for...
