MARKESAN DISTRICT SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER

Volume 45-Number 4 www.markesan.k12.wi.us October 3, 2014

FALL CONCERTS

Markesan’s Fall Concerts are just around the corner. The

middle school and high school choirs and bands will be

performing on Wednesday, October 29. The choir program

will be a pops program and is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. This

program includes both the middle school and high school

choirs.

The Markesan bands will be kicking off their concert at

7:30 p.m. This will be the sixth grade band’s very first

concert. The middle school band and high school

Marching Hornets will be performing music from the fall

football series, as well as debuting new pep band charts for

the basketball season.

Both concerts will be held in the

middle school gym and are free to

the public. Hope to see you there.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

On Wednesday, October 15, high school

students will be recognized for their academic

achievements. The Academic Awards Ceremony

will be at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school

cafeteria. A letter will be sent home with more

information.

FALL PLAY

H a r r y P o t t e r a t Tw i l i g h t a full-length comedy

Friday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m.

Turn to page 3 for more details.

SIXTH GRADE CAMP SILENT AUCTION

In order to make Sixth Grade Camp more affordable for each student, we have decided to do a fundraiser

this year that will not only benefit sixth graders, but the community as well! Everyone loves the Fall Concerts

and during this awesome night, sixth grade would like to host a silent auction! What the sixth grade students

and teachers are asking is for donations of any kind! The Fall Concerts are set to take place on Wednesday,

October 29 and we will accept any donations until that very night. Anyone willing to donate a basket, gift

certificates, or anything else to put on auction please contact any of the sixth grade teachers. And of course

we want you to come and bid!

The silent auction will take place from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., but will be closed during the concerts.

You can update bids between concerts though! Make sure to put this night in your calendars!

T h a n k yo u i n a d v a n c e f o r h e l p i n g ! Sarah Chastain chastsar@markesan.k12.wi.us 920-398- 4211 Brittany Chikowski chikobri@markesan.k12.wi.us 920-398-4210 Abbey Gaffney gaffnabb@markesan.k12.wi.us 920-398-4218

VETERANS’ DAY OBSERVANCE

On Tuesday, November 11, we will be honoring our veterans. All current and former service

persons are invited to attend a reception at 10:00 a.m. in the high school cafeteria. If you wish to

attend the reception, please RSVP to the high school office at 398-4101. The Veterans’ Day school

program will begin at approximately 10:30 a.m. in the high school gym. The public is invited to attend!

SPIN CLASSES Details on page 3.

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SCIENCE DEPARTMENT NEWS

The biology students are studying experimental design. To

explore this topic, students designed an experiment to find out

which environment conditions effect seed germination.

Students have tested multiple variables and have collected

data for the last week. Soon we will process this data and

share it among our classes.

GIRLS BASKETBALL FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS This school year the Markesan Girls Basketball program will be offering girls in

kindergarten through third grade the opportunity to learn the game of basketball. The

sessions are free and will run on Saturday mornings from 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. The

sessions will occur on the following dates: Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Dec. 6, Jan. 10 and Jan 17.

Sessions will be held in the middle school gym. The sessions will begin to teach

fundamentals, but more importantly will emphasize having fun with the game. Any

questions please contact Coach Laper at 398-4143 or Nicole Heberer at 920-904-0272.

Reminder: Skills sessions for girls in Grades 4-8 begins Oct. 13 at 6:15 p.m.

ELEMENTARY FOOD DRIVE

Markesan Elementary School is hosting their 3rd Annual Food Drive October 13-24.

All donations go to the local food pantry in Markesan. During the two week donation period, the

students graph the collected donations by grade level and each classroom. If you know a student in

the elementary school and would like to assist their class with donations, feel free to send your

donations with a student or you can drop them off at the elementary office. Thank you for your

help to make our 3rd Annual Food Drive a success!

The science department is very excited to begin a new school

year. This year’s physical science currriculum will include

some interesting new project based learning units, as well as

many group and inquiry based learning activities. Currently,

the students are working on techniques to properly

communicate and display data using graphs and presentations.

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SCHOOL REPORT CARDS (SCHOOL

ACCOUNTABILITY)

We have received the embargoed school report cards

which replaces the Annual Yearly Progress Report

because of the new school accountability reform in

Wisconsin. As a reminder, the Wisconsin Knowledge

Concepts Examination (WKCE) scores have been

recalculated using National Assessment of Education

Progress (NAEP).

Our district has been divided into four school areas:

Primary (K-3), Intermediate (4-5), Middle School (6-8)

and High School (9-12). The areas looked at were

Student Achievement (reading, math) as compared to

state, Student Growth (reading, math) year-to-year

growth, Closing Gaps (race/ethnicity, economically

disadvantaged students, ELL as compared to

complementary groups) and On-Track and Postsecondary

Readiness (measures milestones predicting

postsecondary success as well as reading, math, ACT, etc.).

HIGH SCHOOL PLAY

Markesan District Schools Drama Department will present a fall play entitled

H a r r y Po t te r a t Tw i l i g h t a full-length comedy by Jonathan Dorf

This crazed mash-up parody

of the Harry Potter and Twilight series (with nods to Lord of the Rings, Star Wars,

Alice in Wonderland, and other stars of the pop culture pantheon) features invisible rabbits, random lunatics, evil vegetarian gourmet chefs and much more.

Hilarity ensues as everyone's favorite wizards, vampires, and werewolves battle

to save the gloomy town of Spork -- and indeed the world -- from certain destruction

at the hands of the nefarious Fine Diner and the Vampire Euphoria.

Friday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m.

Markesan Middle School Gym

Admission is $5 at the door

CARDIO ROOM SPIN CLASSES

Spin classes will be offered from October 1

to April 30. On Monday and Thursday

evenings there will be two 30 minute beginner

classes at 5:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. On

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings there will

be one 45 minute advanced class at 5:15 p.m.

We would also like to remind you of the free

cardio room hours (including spin classes) on

Monday and Wednesday mornings from 6:00

a.m. to 7:00 a.m., Monday through Thursday

evenings from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and

Saturday mornings from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

The cardio room is closed on Fridays, Sundays

and holidays.

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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

NOVEMBER ELEMENTARY BREAKFAST

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

3 4 5 6 7

Cereal Bar Pizza Toast / Jelly Crackers Breakfast Bites

Diced Pears Pineapple Tidbits Scrambled Eggs String Cheese Fruit Cup

Juice Cup Juice Cup Diced Peaches Fruit Cocktail Juice Cup

Milk Milk Juice Cup Juice Cup Milk

Milk Milk

10 11 12 13 14

Crackers Egg/Cheese Sandwich Pancakes Cereal NO SCHOOL

Yogurt Mandarin Oranges Applesauce Fruit Cup

Diced Peaches Juice Cup Juice Cup Juice Cup

Juice Cup Milk Milk Milk

Milk

17 18 19 20 21

French Toast Sticks Cereal Bar Toast / Jelly Muffin Crackers

Applesauce Diced Pears Omelet Diced Peaches String Cheese

Juice Cup Juice Cup Pineapple Tidbits Juice Cup Fruit Cup

Milk Milk Juice Cup Milk Milk

Milk

24 25 26 27 28

Cereal Waffle Sticks Uncrustable NO SCHOOL NO SCHOOL

Diced Peaches Fruit Cocktail Fruit Cup HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Juice Cup Juice Cup Juice Cup

Milk Milk Milk

Note: Breakfast is served every day at the elementary school except on a two hour delay day. If you qualify for free or reduced lunch, you qualify for free or reduced breakfast.

Menu subject to change without notice.

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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

NOVEMBER HOT LUNCH MENU MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

3 4 5 6 7

Mini Corn Dogs Pork Chop Mac and Cheese Tacos Br. Chicken Patty

Sweet Potato Puffs Mashed Pot./Gravy Romaine Salad Refried Beans Bun

Fresh Carrots Peas Green Beans Corn Lettuce/Tomato

Celery Tropical Fruit Fresh Orange Peaches Fresh Cucumbers

Applesauce Pears

10 11 12 13 14

Chicken Nuggets Grilled Ham and Spaghetti/W Chicken Wrap NO SCHOOL

Mashed Pot/Gravy Cheese Meat sauce Lettuce/ Tomato

Cooked Cauliflower Cooked Carrots Romaine Salad Corn

Applesauce Fresh Peppers Cooked Broccoli Mandarin Oranges

Bread Strawberries Pears

17 18 19 20 21

Burgers / Bun Pizza Cowboy Casserole Thanksgiving Feast!! Chili

Cheese Slice Fresh Broccoli Romaine Salad Chips

Hash Browns Banana Packer Beans Coleslaw

Beets Juice Bar Peaches Fresh Carrots

Pears Fruit Cocktail

24 25 26 27 28

Chicken Nuggets Tacos Ham Slice NO SCHOOL

Savory Rice Refried Beans Potato Wedges

Green Beans Corn Peas

Celery Applesauce Pineapple

Mandarin Oranges Bread

Notes: Grades 9-12 are offered more selections to meet the calorie requirements. Lunch includes your choice of 1% White Milk, Skim Milk or Nonfat Chocolate Milk. Reduced fat dressing is served with salads and fresh vegetables.

Please remember family accounts must have a positive balance.

Check your balance on Family Access or call Kim Drager at 398-4108.

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NEW STAFF AT MARKESAN SCHOOLS

We are excited to introduce our new staff who will be joining us this school year. Welcome to Markesan

District Schools! New Hornets include:

David Burbach – is returning as a science teacher at the high school.

Angela Bush – joins our special education staff at the middle/high school. She has seven years of

experience and is a graduate of UW-Oshkosh.

Brian Cahoon – will be the new guidance counselor at the middle/high school.

Traci Campnell – joins our food service staff at the elementary school.

Morgan Fox – will join our special education staff at the high school. She is a graduate of Markesan and

obtained her college degree from UW-Whitewater.

Abbey Gaffney – joins our middle school staff. Abbey is a graduate of Marian University.

Aimee Grissmeyer – joins us as our middle/high school vocal instructor. She will also direct our plays

and musicals. She received her degree from Marian University and has eight years of

experience.

Luke Hass – joins us as a fourth grade teacher. He has one year of experience and is from the Manawa

area. Luke received his degree from UW-Stevens Point.

John Koopman – joins us as our new middle/high school principal. John most recently was at the

Hillsboro School District for 14 years as a teacher. He received his degrees from UW-La

Crosse (BSED and MA) and his administrative degree from Viterbo University.

Amaris Lieske – becomes a member of our math department at the high school. Amaris graduated from

Markesan in 2006. She attended UW-Eau Claire. She has three years of experience.

Brent Wiegel – joins us as our middle school health and physical education instructor. Brent has three

years of experience and is a graduate of UW-Whitewater.

Congratulations to the Markesan Middle School and High School students of the month.

Students are selected by faculty and staff members based on their leadership and citizen qualities.

Markesan District Schools SSSTUDENTSTUDENTSTUDENTS OFOFOF THETHETHE MMMONTONTONTHHH September 2014

Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Cole Slark Nikki Walker Allison Geerdts Austin Triggs Sam Becker Michaela McElroy Buddy Barker

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BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING MINUTES

The September 10, 2014 meeting of the Board of

Education of the Markesan District Schools was called to

order by President Bogutski at 7:00 p.m. with ten members

present. Mr. Grahn was absent. Mr. Bogutski stated Item

3.26 – Employment – Dance Team Coach – Wendy

Broesch be removed from the agenda. Motion by Sell/

Krueger to approve the agenda as amended carried 10-0.

David Eiler addressed the Board of Education relative to

common core.

Motion by Nighbor/Kuehn to approve the following

consent items as presented: August 13, 2014 meeting

minutes; August bills/September payroll (vouchers #72808-

72848, 72868-72985, 72987-73019, 73039-73042, 1408041,

1408071, 1408073-1408074, 1408111, 1408131, 1408141,

1408181, 1408211, 1408261-1408262, 1408271, 1508221,

1509022 = $2,818,780.52; payroll #72849-72867, 73020 =

$68,315.34; total = $2,887,095.86); employment – Grade

11 (junior) class advisor – Lisa Knuth; employment –

middle school volleyball coach –Justin Laper; employment

– high school science teacher (long term substitute/one

year) – David Burbach; employment – food service server/

dishwasher (elementary school) – Traci Campnell; job

description/vacancy notice – high school math teacher; job

description/vacancy notice – JV2 girls basketball coach;

job description/vacancy notice – JV golf coach;

employment – high school math teacher – Amaris Lieske;

employment – middle school teacher – Abbey Gaffney;

employment – K-12 health and physical education teacher

– Brent Wiegel; job description/vacancy notice – Grades 6-

12 cross categorical teacher; employment – Grades 6-12

cross categorical teacher – Angela Bush; job description/

vacancy notice – middle school teacher; job description/

vacancy notice – head varsity boys basketball coach;

employment transfer – middle/high school guidance

counselor – Brian Cahoon; job description/vacancy notice –

Grades 6-12 cross categorical teacher; employment –

Grades 6-12 cross categorical teacher – Morgan Fox and

National FFA Convention – October 29, 2014 – November

1, 2014 – Louisville, KY carried 10-0.

Motion by Sell/Abendroth to approve the following

resignations as presented: resignation – high school math

teacher – Erik Dalgord; resignation – middle school teacher

– Marcia Escamilla; resignation – K-12 health and physical

education teacher – Adam Vaughan; resignation – Grades 6

-12 cross categorical teacher – Jennifer Mildebrandt;

resignation – middle school teacher – Anna Nagle and

resignation – middle/high school guidance counselor –

Mark Nagle carried 10-0.

Mr. Zacharias reported regarding the 2014-2015 budget.

The following policies were presented for review and will

be presented for approval at a future meeting: 1422 –

Administration – Nondiscrimination and Equal

Employment Opportunity; 1623 – Administration – Section

504/ADA Prohibition against Disability Discrimination in

Employment; 1662 – Administration – Employee Anti-

harassment; 2260 – Program – Nondiscrimination and

Access to Equal Educational Opportunity; 2260.01 –

Program – Section 504/ADA Prohibition against

Discrimination Based on Disability; 2270 – Program –

Religion in the Curriculum; DELETE – 2423 – Program –

School-to-Work Program; 3120 – Professional Staff –

Employment of Professional Staff; 3122 – Professional

Staff – Nondiscrimination and Equal Employment

Opportunity; 3123 – Professional Staff – Section 504/ADA

Prohibition against Disability Discrimination in

Employment; DELETE – 3236 – Professional Staff –

Receipt of Legal Documents by District Employees; 3340 –

Professional Staff – Grievance Procedure; 3362 –

Professional Staff – Employee Anti-harassment; 4120 –

Support Staff – Employment of Support Staff; 4122 –

Support Staff – Nondiscrimination and Equal Employment

Opportunity; 4123 – Support Staff – Section 504/ADA

Prohibition against Disability Discrimination in

Employment; DELETE – 4236 – Support Staff – Receipt of

Legal Documents by District Employees; 4362 – Support

Staff – Employee Anti-harassment; 5113 – Students – Open

Enrollment Program (Inter-District); 5113.01 – Students –

Course Options; 5320 – Students – Immunization; 5330 –

Students – Administration of Mediation/Emergency Care;

5335 – Students – Care of Students with Chronic Health

Conditions; 5451.02 – Students – Technical Excellence

Higher Education Scholarships; 5517 – Students – Student

Anti-harassment; 5517.01 – Students – Bullying; 6800 –

Finances – System of Accounting; 7540.01V2 – Property –

Technology Privacy; 8210 – Operations – School Calendar

and 8325 – Operations – Receipt of Legal Documents by

District Employees.

The next meeting of the Executive Committee is

scheduled for Monday, September 29, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

The next meeting of the Negotiations Committee is

scheduled for Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.

The September 8, 2014 Personnel/Finance Committee

meeting minutes were presented for review.

The next meeting of the Personnel/Finance Committee is

scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.

The August 25, 2014 Policy Committee meeting minutes

were presented for review.

The next meeting of the Board of Education of the

Markesan District Schools is scheduled for Wednesday,

October 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Kuehn/Abendroth to move to closed session at

7:16 p.m. carried 10-0. A roll call vote was taken.

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COMING EVENTS FOR OCTOBER

3(F)-Volleyball JV2 Dual-Wayland Academy-Away 6:00

3(F)-Football V-Lourdes-Titan Stadium 8:00

4(Sa)-Volleyball JV Quad-Horicon-Away 9:00

6(M)-Volleyball MS-Dodgeland-Away 4:30

6(M)-Volleyball JV,V-Laconia-Home 6:00,7:30

6(M)-Football JV-Lourdes-Home 6:00

7(Tu)-Cross Country Invite-Laconia-Away 4:00

7(Tu)-Volleyball JV,V-Pardeeville-Away 6:00,7:30

8(W)-Board of Education Meeting 7:00

9(Th)-Volleyball MS-Valley Christian-Home 4:30

9(Th)-Football MS-Cambria-Friesland-Away 5:00

10(F)-Football V-Johnson Creek-Homecoming 7:00

11(Sa)-Volleyball V Tournament-Away TBA

11(Sa)-Barbershop Show 7:00

13(M)-24(F)-Elementary Annual Food Drive

13(M)- Volleyball MS-Cambria-Friesland-Away 4:30

13(M)-Football JV-Johnson Creek-Away 6:00

14(Tu)-Volleyball JV2 Invite-Laconia-Away 4:50

14(Tu)-Volleyball V Quad-Rio-Home 5:00

15(W)-Academic Awards 6:30

16(Th)-Cross Country Conf Trnm-Abundant Life-Away 4:00

16(Th)-Volleyball MS-Green Lake/Princeton-Home 4:30

17(F)-Football V-Pardeeville-Home 7:00

18(Sa)-Volleyball Gr 7 Conf-CWC-Away

18(Sa)-Volleyball Gr 8 Conf-Pardeeville-Away

20(M)-Football JV-Pardeeville-Away 6:00

21(Tu)-Volleyball V Regional

23(Th)-Volleyball V Regional

24(F)-Cross Country Sectional-Sheboygan Lutheran-Away

25(Sa)-Volleyball V Regional

25(Sa)-Cross Country Sectional-Sheboygan Lutheran-Away

28(Tu)-Boys Basketball MS-Montello-Away 4:30

29(W)-Sixth Grade Camp Silent Auction 4:00-9:00

29(W)-MS/HS Fall Choir & Band Concerts 6:00,7:30

30(Th)-Boys Basketball MS-GL/Princeton-Home 4:30

31(F)-Volleyball V Sectional-Dodgeland-Away

COMING EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER

1(Sa)-K-Gr 3 Girls Basketball Program Begins 8:30-9:45

1(Sa)-Cross Country State

1(Sa)-Volleyball V Sectional

2(Su)-Fireman's Breakfast

3(M)-Trailways Honors Choir

4(Tu)-Boys Basketball MS-Pardeeville-Home 4:30

6(Th)-Boys Basketball MS-Montello-Home 4:30

7(F)-High School Play 7:00

8(Sa)-High School Play 7:00

10(M)-Girls Basketball Practice Begins

10(M)-Trailways Honors Band

11(Tu)-Veterans' Day Observance 10:30

BOARD OF EDUCATION

MEETING AGENDA

The next regularly scheduled

meeting of the Board of Education of

the Markesan District Schools is

scheduled for Wednesday, October 8,

2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the middle

school multi-purpose room.

Agenda items will include the

following: introduction of new staff,

resignations, job descriptions/

vacancy notices, employment, 2014-

2015 budget and NEOLA policy.