Schools

Friday was the Bridges Bolt Fun Run, where kids sign up sponsors and then run around a track at Bridges Elementary. The funds raised are used for education enrichment, and have included in the past a climbing wall. It was a beautiful day and the Sauk City Fire Department had a ladder truck set up for the kids.

The Sauk Prairie School District announced at their meeting Monday the largest investment in housing in Sauk Prairie history: an ambitious housing development for district-owned land south of Sauk Prairie Hospital.

Troy Talford, Agriculture Teacher and School to Work Coordinator at Sauk Prairie School District, participated in a three-day advocacy event as part of over 400 career and technical education (CTE) professionals who gathered at the Association for Career and Technical Education’s (ACTE) 2023 National Policy Seminar from March 19-22 in Arlington,

Wisconsin Heights High Honor Roll

Grade 12

Jaden Anstice

Carlos Azorin-Gamero

Jacob Brabender

Trinidad Diaz

Alexa Eveland

Samuel King

Keera Payne

Cora Schaefer

Makayla Westphal

Grade 11

The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation annually recognizes 100 teachers across Wisconsin who were nominated for their leadership and service in and outside the classroom, their ability to inspire a love of learning and to motivate their students.

The Sauk Prairie School Board elected new officers at their meeting on April 24. James Isaacson is the new school board president.

The little-used courtyard in the high school section of the Wisconsin Heights building will undergo a complete makeover thanks to a “collaborative effort of students, staff, and community.” That last phrase was the cover slide for tech ed teacher Kris Hopper’s presentation to the board at their meeting Monday, April 24.

Sauk Prairie Show Choir Director Matthew Brennan called the most recent season “fantastic.” Executive Session’s set featured music from the movie The Greatest Showman, and YTBN’s set featured music from the movie Moulin Rouge.

Here’s a quick recap of the season:

January 6 - Viterbo University Invitational

Wisconsin Heights sixth graders were shipwrecked on an island and had many choices to make using evidence and deductive reasoning.  All choices had to be justified before seeing the results of their choices.  

Not everyone was successful, but it was fun for all.

Ms. Baldwin’s 1st grade class at Bridges Elementary met Sam from Snake Discovery, in Minnesota, who made the long trip to Sauk Prairie with a few of his friends. Those slithery friends got to interact with Ms. Baldwin’s class.