Ithaca School District

Cheer on your own Bulldog Block Challenge runner or take on the route yourself! Check in at the Ithaca Township Garage at 6:30, get your goodie bag, and be ready to go at 7am. Virtual participants should share your pictures! Thank you for supporting the Ithaca School Foundation.

#IthacaHoCo 2023 - Homecoming Yearbook Trivia - Friday: More dress up days, floats and mascots!. In which yearbook were these positively precious pictures posted? A. 1991, B. 2001, C. 2011, D. 2021

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow Announcements: Fri, Oct 6, 2023 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today - First Choice: Chili, Second Choice: Bratwurst/WG Bun, Corn, Mandarin Oranges, WG Dinner roll Interested in signing up for 4-H? The Ithaca Happy Hour 4-H Club’s next meeting is Sunday, October 15 at 6 PM in the Willow Valley Ithaca Church Basement and is led by Mrs. Jill Plonka. The Buena Vista Wonder Workers 4-H Club is co-led by Mrs. Steinmetz and will meet next at the Gotham Town Hall on Sunday, November 12 at 3:30 PM. 4-H meeting times and dates will be placed in the announcements in the future. New 4-H members and Cloverbuds can sign up starting now until March 1. Go here and create an account to get registered: https://wi.4honline.com/ If you have questions, reach out to Mrs. Plonka or Mrs. Steinmetz or contact the Richland County Extension 4-H Leader Karleen Craddock at 608-647-6148. From Ms. Durkin: The student council would like to thank all the people who came out last night to celebrate the homecoming class game competitions. A huge thank you to Mr. Kelly, Mr Klang, Ms. Jones, Ms Meister, and Mr. Nee who helped referee the games. Thank you to Mr Hess for the music, Mrs. Behrens and the pep band, and to all the advisors who came out to support their classes. We still need to judge the floats and Friday dress up days to tally up the final class game point totals. We will announce the winners on Monday. From Mrs. Zorea: Shop the Scholastic Book fair in the Library during the Ithaca School Fair on Sat, Oct 7! The book fair will be open during the school fair from 8:00am-10:00am, and again after the parade from 11:30am-1:30pm. You can also shop at the book fair in the library the next week, Oct 10-13 from 7:30 am-3:30 pm. We will have books for elementary, middle, and high school readers. From Mr. Herbst: ATTACK Release Privileges will begin Tue, Oct 10 for high school students who satisfy the conditions below as of grade check no. 1 (which ended on Fri, Sep 29). The following conditions apply: The student must have an executed PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION FORM on file in the School Office. [Forms are available in the School Office.] The student must not have any grade lower than a C-, as verified by a Skyward grade report. The student cannot have any missing assignments, as verified by teachers. A student taking courses through Acellus, an accredited online school used for credit recovery, must be at or beyond their lesson benchmarks, as verified by the school counselor. From Mrs. Behrens: HS Band Students: Your next Florida trip payment of $400 is due on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. From PTSO: Our next PTSO meeting will be October 10 at 3:30pm in the LMC. We hope to see you there! From Ithaca Football: Youth football for 3rd-5th graders has begun, but there’s still time to participate! Meet at the football field for practice from 6pm-7pm. A generous football fan will throw a pizza party for the players in the grade that has the highest percentage of participation for all 6 practices. These practices are meant to be a fun way to explore and grow in football. Bring a friend! Practices are 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/19, 10/23, and 10/26 from 6pm until 7pm on the HS football field. Contact Jed Scallon with questions at 608/495-4129. From Ithaca Music Boosters: Families are asked to sign up for volunteering to set up/work the Homecoming meals and donate items to provide those meals. A SignUpGenius was emailed to families and posted on the Ithaca Bands and Choir Facebook pages. Each family is encouraged to sign up for at least one shift of work. We are still in need of volunteer workers. Please be sure to drop off your donated items by Thursday this week to Heather Dickey or Juli Thompson. From the PTSO: The PTSO's annual Rural Route 1 popcorn sale is underway and runs through Fri, Oct 13! Find an elementary student and order from them! Middle & High school students interested in selling can grab an order form from the office. New this year- online ordering option! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13yzJwOB179rPJc6kBfscjeJefpk6Fwn2Dj4UyNvacqs/edit?chromeless=1 Any questions contact Karia Brown- joekariabrown@gmail.com Fair Info: The Ithaca School Fair Horse show will be held Sun, Oct 15 starting at 10:30 AM at the Anderson Family Quarter Horse Farm at 27727 County Road BA towards Sextonville. You do not have to enter on FairEntry to participate in the Horse Show, just show up that morning. The show bill can be found online. From PTSO: The PTSO will hold their annual Trunk-or-Treat on October 20. Trunk decorating will be from 4:30-5 pm and trunk-or-treating will be from 5-6 pm. This will be held in the North parking lot of the high school. If any trunk decorator needs candy to be provided, please reach out to Samantha Hilby at hilbsam@ithaca.k12.wi Birthdays Elementary: Sat, Oct 7-Kutter Parduhn MS/HS: Sat, Oct 7-Jesse White Staff: Sun, Oct 8-Mr Walker

Thursday morning, Mrs. Juli Thompson and 4 Ithaca Seniors were on the WRCO Morning Show with Phil Nee to preview the Fair and Homecoming. Kaylee Peterson, Josie Laue, Violet Dilley, and Logan Anderson joined Mrs. Thompson on the airwaves. Special thanks to Juli Thompson for spearheading this event and to Phil Nee for inviting our crew into the studio. If you missed the live broadcast of the show, please use the link below to enjoy the digital recording.

We're in full speed 101st Ithaca School Fair and 2023 Homecoming prep! Check out the list of activities and make your plans to attend. We've got something for everyone!

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow Announcements: Thurs, Oct 5, 2023 Today is a Day 2 https://www.ithaca.k12.wi.us/article/1274989

Tune in now! All things Ithaca School Fair and Homecoming will be featured on the Morning Show on WRCO!

#IthacaHoCo 2023 - Homecoming Yearbook Trivia - Thursday: Dress up days have always been a huge part of Ithaca Homecoming week. We, by accident, posted the incorrect years of choice. It was 2012.

If you’re old enough, you remember when the only meaning of ‘attachment’ was an actual piece of paper fastened with a metal paper clip to a memo that had been copied physically on a mimeograph machine. Technology has practically advanced at the speed of light since then and someone has always had to keep up with the latest technical advent in order to manage any misfires in a given system. These guys and gals are nothing less than essential to successful business practices. We missed National IT Professionals Day, September 19th, but today, we give them a pat on the back, buy them a cup of coffee, or just say, “Thanks!” Ithaca IT is headed by one of the very best, Mr Adam Hess, and he is assisted by Aaron Feryance and Wyatt Laukant. Without their skills and expertise, information technology at Ithaca wouldn't be as robust as it is today. Thank you to them for keeping us "connected."

Turn on your radio tomorrow morning! Seniors Kaylee Peterson, Josie Laue, Violet Dilley and Logan Anderson will be on the WRCO Morning Show tomorrow along with Juli Thompson to promote the 101st Ithaca School Fair. They will talk about all events related to the fair and homecoming. See you on the radio!

Thanks to Annette Louis, Julie Severance, Marla Smith, and the entire kitchen crew - our students enjoyed delicious Blueberry Bulldog Smoothies for breakfast this morning. Happy Homecoming week!

The Wisconsin Association of School Boards has designated Oct. 1-7 as Wisconsin School Board Week as a time to build awareness and understanding of the vital function an elected board of education plays in our communities. Ithaca Public Schools is joining all public school districts across the state to celebrate Wisconsin School Board Week to honor local board members for their commitment to the Ithaca community and its children. School board members devote hours of their time each week to provide leadership for our school district. This week is Wisconsin School Board Week so take time to thank a school board member today! Thank you to the Ithaca School Board of Education members: Joe Brown, Robert "Bob" Buscher, Kelly Feryance, Becca Keller, Randy Manning, Linda Peterson, and Martin "Marty" Richards. Thank you for all you dedicate to our district and students!

#IthacaHoCo 2023 - Homecoming Yearbook Trivia - Wednesday: In which yearbook was this wall of advertisers featured? A. 1975, B. 1977, C. 1979, D. 1981

Come support your favorite young showperson at the Little Britches show at the Ithaca Fair. The show will begin at 9:30 AM on Saturday, Oct. 7. For those that wish to participate, be sure to sign up on http://2023IthacaFair.fairentry.com under Little Britches.

Come out Thursday night and support your class during the 2023 Ithaca Homecoming Class Games. The games start at 5 pm with the boys playing volleyball in the new gym. At 6 the girls will play flag football on the field and class competitions will follow. Games are for any freshmen through seniors to compete in and the homecoming king and queen will be announced before the tug of war.

ATTACK Release Privileges will begin Tue, Oct 10 for high school students who satisfy the conditions below as of grade check no. 1 (which ended on Fri, Sep 29). The following conditions apply: The student must have an executed PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION FORM on file in the School Office. [Forms are available in the School Office.] The student must not have any grade lower than a C-, as verified by a Skyward grade report. The student cannot have any missing assignments, as verified by teachers. A student taking courses through Acellus, an accredited online school used for credit recovery, must be at or beyond their lesson benchmarks, as verified by the school counselor.

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow Announcements for Tuesday, October 3, 2023 https://www.ithaca.k12.wi.us/article/1270209

#IthacaHoCo 2023 - Homecoming Yearbook Trivia - Tuesday: In which yearbook were these WONDERFUL "Fair Pictures" featured? A. 1992, B. 1994, C. 1996, D. 1998

Mascot Races will be back at the 101st Ithaca School Fair! Does your school, team, or business have a mascot costume and a fast runner to wear it? Sign up for the Mascot Race which will be held at 1 PM on the Football Field before the Homecoming Game. Contact Rob Richards at 608-585-2137 or at rob@richardsinsure.com to reserve your place in the race.

Hello, I have confirmed through testing this morning that our phone line issue still has not been resolved. According to Frontier, it's being worked on currently. I have confirmed many other businesses in the Richland Center area are having the same issue. I will continue to send out community updates as they become available. Here is a recap of the effects of this widespread interruption of service: We cannot dial out to cell phones We cannot dial out to long distance exchanges Long distance cannot reach us Cell phones cannot reach us Thanks, Adam.