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Tri-County Area School District December 2014 Page #1 Tri-County Area School District PRSRT STD 409 S West Street U.S. POSTAGE PAID Plainfield, WI 54966-9608 Plainfield WI 54966 PERMIT #7 CAR RT ST RURAL ROUTE OR POST OFFICE BOXHOLDER (715) 335-6366 www.tricounty.k12.wi.us December 2014 Newsletter Tri-County awarded grant from America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Tri-County Area School District has received a $10,000 grant from America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Tri-County Elementary School will use the money to purchase Chromebook laptop computers and subscriptions to MobyMax, a software program designed to increase engagement and achievement in math. Prior to submitting the grant, educators in the district tried to find software students could use to help increase math achievement scores. After thorough re- search, administrators were encouraged by success stories from students who routinely used MobyMax, but realized that without adequate access to com- puters student use would be limited. Using funds from the grant, the district purchased 42 Chromebooks and a three-year license to MobyMax. With the new laptops, the 5th and 6th grade stu- dents in the district have the opportunity to improve math skills and comprehension, while becoming more tech-savy. “We believe the combination of the Chromebooks and MobyMax will help students find success in math, while gaining proficiency with computer-related skills,” said Korryn Brooks, 5th and 6th grade teacher at Tri-County Elementary School. “This proficiency will lead to students being more confident in their abilities and will promote interest in the mathematical field.” This past spring, local farmers nominated the district for a chance to apply for the grant. School administrators then designed a math-based project for the grant application. Once all of the school district applications were submitted, a panel of math and science teachers reviewed each application and selected finalists. An advisory council, composed of farmer-leaders with an interest in agriculture and education, then selected the winning grant applications from a pool of finalists. “Agriculture has become one of the most technologically advanced industries, so farmers are very aware of the need for superior math and science education, particularly in their own communities,” said Monsanto Customer Advocacy Lead Linda Arnold. “We are proud to partner with farmers to support the things that are most important to them—schools, youth, and their community.” TASD celebrated receiving the grant on Nov. 19, during an all-school assembly. Nominating farmers, school representatives, and local Monsanto representa- tive Steve Lefever attended the event. Grow Rural Education encourages farmers to nominate a local public school district, which can then compete for a grant of up to $25,000. Since 2011, Grow Rural Education has invested more than $7 million to support math and science education in rural school districts across the country. This program is part of the America’s Farmers initiative, which partners with farmers to support education, service organizations and youth in rural America. Visit www.growruraleducation.com to see the full list of winners for this year. A sister program, America’s Farmers Grow Communities is currently in its enrollment period. To sign up, visit www.growcommunities.

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Page 1: December 2014 Newsletter - Tri-County Middle School · Using funds from the grant, the district purchased 42 Chromebooks and a three-year license to MobyMax. With the new laptops,

Tri-County Area School District December 2014 Page #1

Tri-County Area School District PRSRT STD 409 S West Street U.S. POSTAGE PAID Plainfield, WI 54966-9608 Plainfield WI 54966 PERMIT #7

CAR RT ST RURAL ROUTE OR POST OFFICE BOXHOLDER

(715) 335-6366

www.tricounty.k12.wi.us

December 2014 Newsletter

Tri-County awarded grant from America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education

Tri-County Area School District has received a $10,000 grant from America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Tri-County

Elementary School will use the money to purchase Chromebook laptop computers and subscriptions to MobyMax, a software program designed to increase

engagement and achievement in math.

Prior to submitting the grant, educators in the district tried to find software students could use to help increase math achievement scores. After thorough re-

search, administrators were encouraged by success stories from students who routinely used MobyMax, but realized that without adequate access to com-

puters student use would be limited.

Using funds from the grant, the district purchased 42 Chromebooks and a three-year license to MobyMax. With the new laptops, the 5th and 6th grade stu-

dents in the district have the opportunity to improve math skills and comprehension, while becoming more tech-savy.

“We believe the combination of the Chromebooks and MobyMax will help students find success in math, while gaining proficiency with computer-related

skills,” said Korryn Brooks, 5th and 6th grade teacher at Tri-County Elementary School. “This proficiency will lead to students being more confident in their

abilities and will promote interest in the mathematical field.”

This past spring, local farmers nominated the district for a chance to apply for the grant. School administrators then designed a math-based project for the

grant application. Once all of the school district applications were submitted, a panel of math and science teachers reviewed each application and selected

finalists. An advisory council, composed of farmer-leaders with an interest in agriculture and education, then selected the winning grant applications from a

pool of finalists.

“Agriculture has become one of the most technologically advanced industries, so farmers are very aware of the need for superior math and science education,

particularly in their own communities,” said Monsanto Customer Advocacy Lead Linda Arnold. “We are proud to partner with farmers to support the things

that are most important to them—schools, youth, and their community.”

TASD celebrated receiving the grant on Nov. 19, during an all-school assembly. Nominating farmers, school representatives, and local Monsanto representa-

tive Steve Lefever attended the event.

Grow Rural Education encourages farmers to nominate a local public school district, which can then compete for a grant of up to $25,000. Since 2011, Grow

Rural Education has invested more than $7 million to support math and science education in rural school districts across the country. This program is part of the America’s Farmers initiative, which partners with farmers to support education, service organizations and youth in rural America.

Visit www.growruraleducation.com to see the full list of winners for this year. A sister program, America’s Farmers Grow Communities is currently in its

enrollment period. To sign up, visit www.growcommunities.

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Tri-County Students Will Be On WDUX 92.7 Radio Station!

WHEN: December 25th from 10:30 -11:00 *Mrs. Murray has recorded the K-12th grade students in the elementary music program, Middle/High School Choir Concert & MS/HS Band Concert. Some of the concert selections will be played on WDUX Christmas Day! ENJOY!! Thank you Mrs. Murray for arranging this wonderful experience.

First graders have enjoyed their first quarter of school. We had a presentation by the Hancock and Plainfield Fire Department where students received life saving tips to follow in the event of a home fire. The first grade really enjoyed all of our

special guests especially SPARKY.

We entered second quarter making butter for use with our Thanksgiving snack! Students enjoyed pretending to be back in the old days and weren’t able to buy butter at the store. Most were surprised by the simple ingredients…just whipping cream and salt in a jar with a lot of shaking.

From: First Grade

Our fall school forest trip was terrific this year. Mr. Raboin and counselors helped first graders learn about camouflage, hiberna-tion, and signs of fall. However, after our trip we have felt more signs of winter than fall. Our little pen-guins have spent sev-eral days with indoor recess this “fall”.

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Congratulations Tri-County K-6!!

On October 23rd the Tri-County K-6 graders participated in “Heavenly Hats”. Heavenly Hats is a non-profit organization out of Green Bay that

was started by a 10 year old boy. The purpose of the organization is to give hats to cancer patients. Our students raised $226.00 for this

charity! We are so proud of all of you, and we thank you parents for helping us!

Third Graders Receive Gazetteers From 3rd Grade Teachers

On Wednesday, November 5, the 3rd graders received personal gazetteers from the ELKS Club of Stevens Point. Mr. Willis and Mr. Berg distributed the books to the 3rd graders, and then proceeded to point out some features of these books. Gazetteers are not only a dictionary; but also includes country and state maps, some information on each president, the sign language alphabet and facts about the plan-ets. Mr. Willis and Mr. Berg hope that all the 3rd graders have fun using their gazetteers.

Summer Little League Information The Plainfield Little League (T-ball, Baseball and Softball) is looking for new area coordinators. Since registration is usually held during Parent/Teacher Conferences (February 26th this year) we would like to get some volunteers to step up into these roles before this date. The league has been around for many years and is a great start that leads students into Middle School and High School Sports. Children learn the fundamentals of the sport as well as working together on a team. The League gives children ages 4K-8th grade a chance to learn and play organized sports. If you have children that love playing ball and would like to continue the program please consider stepping up to volunteer and support the children. If no one steps forward to take these roles there will not be a summer Little League program. Please consider helping out the league and let us know what position you would be willing to help with. For more information please contact Laurie Buchberger at 715-501-8262 or Amy Hopkins at 715-630-1855. Thank you. League Coordinator:

Attend league meetings in February and April Attend Village meeting in April Manage league registration from February to April 1st Man registration booth on February 26th during Parent/Teacher Confer-

ences Coordinate rosters and schedules for 4K through 8th grade with league

manager in Wautoma and Village of Plainfield Set up the yearend party Oversee entire program: monitor league rule changes (insurance,

equipment, finances, etc.)

Game Coordinator: Find umpires and field prep personnel Prep fields prior to start of season Find someone to donate equipment for the dragging of the fields during

the season Purchase game balls, equipment, and uniforms Coordinate equipment and uniform pick up & returns Coordinate team photo day

League Treasurer/Fundraiser Coordinator: Manage the books for the program Handle the umpire and field prep fees Handle collection of all uniform, registration and fundraised fees Coordinate the candy bar preordering and handout to individual players

or families

Alumni Day

Tuesday,

December 23, 2014

9:30 a.m. Meet

in Lecture Hall

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Students participate in statewide singing festival

On Saturday November 8, 16 students from Tri-County

participated in Singing in Wisconsin. Singing in Wis-

consin is a statewide choir festival organized by the

Wisconsin Choral Directors Association. Students from

all over the state attend the festival, which takes place in

5 different locations across the state, where they learn

from guest conductors and perform the same music in

concerts held at the same time around the state. There

are 4 different choirs in which students may participate

in: Youth choir (for students in grades 6 & 7), Young

Women’s Choir (girls grades 8 & 9), Young Men’s

choir (boys grades 7-9) and Mixed (students grades 10-

12). The students from Tri-county attended the festival

at Appleton West High School, where they met and per-

formed with other students from other schools around

Northeast Wisconsin. The students who attended

learned many new choral skills and techniques, made

new friends with others who enjoy singing, and got to

spend the day doing something they enjoy. The day was

topped off with a concert at 5:00 in the auditorium.

Mixed Choir participants: Jessica Jensen, Dakota Lockhart, Alyssa Byers. Young Men’s choir participant:

Kyle Perez

Young Women’s choir partici-

pant: Caitlin Pesmark-Dake

Youth Choir participants:

Madison Makaryk, Baylee Woiak, Kaylae Allison, Paige Hopkins, Megan Reilly, Allie Booth, Kyle West, Brianna Phil-lips, Megan Erickson, Christina Bartsch. Not pictured Brianna Leibsle.

Young Women’s choir partici-

pant: Cassie Howell

School Closings

are posted at/on ...

TV Channel 2 (WBAY) - Green Bay

TV Channel 5 (WFRV) - Green Bay

TV Channel 7 (WSAW) - Wausau

TV Channel 9 (WAOW) - Wausau

TV Channel Fox 11 (WLUK) - Green Bay

TV Channel NBC 26/UPN 32

Green Bay/Appleton

WAUH 102.3 FM - Wautoma

WBCV 107.9 - Wausau

WDEZ 101.9 FM - Wausau

WDKM 106.1 FM - Adams

WDUX 92.7 FM - Waupaca

WFHR 1320 AM - WI Rapids

WGLX 103.3 FM - WI Rapids

WGNV 88.5 FM - Milladore

WIFC 95.5 FM - Wausau

WISS 1100 AM - Berlin

WIZD 99.9 FM - Stevens Point

WKQH 104.9 FM - Marathon

WLJY 106.5 - Marshfield

WOFM 94.7 - Wausau

WRIG AM 1390 - Schofield

WSAU 99.9 FM - Wausau

WSPT 1010 AM, 97.9 FM - Stevens Point

WYTE 96.7 - Whiting

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Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is a worldwide organization that provides water resources education to youth leaders with a goal to pro-mote awareness and empower students to take action in their communities to help solve local water resource issues. These resources are available to teachers and other educators through training workshops offered by experi-enced facilitators statewide. This year, Tri-County School District environmental education coordinator and teacher Joe Raboin was recognized as the Wisconsin Project WET facili-tator of the year. "This award is given to facilitators who have provided out-standing contributions to this program," said Janet Hutchens, DNR Project WILD and Project WET coordinator. "Award recipients have strengthened literacy focused on water conservation and have provided citizens with a greater understanding of Wisconsin's rich natural resources and their manage-ment, along with effectively demonstrating the use of the program's materials. These individuals have demonstrated a sustained active dedication to the pro-gram's goals and serve as a valued partner of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources." Each summer, Joe Raboin offers a school forest counselor training course for incoming high school juniors focused on natural resources and prepares coun-selors to be educators. Students begin the course by building a base of knowl-edge, experience, and skills concerning wildlife, soils, forestry, and water resources. Students then learn to write lessons, manage groups, and peer-teach using Project WET as well as Project WILD and Project Learning Tree. These youth teachers then lead a real school forest field trip for about 100 younger students in the school district and ultimately serve the student’s of Tri-County as school forest counselors. Joe Raboin has served nine years in this role, and in the future he hopes to recruit a more diverse audience into his workshops, promote active lifestyles focused on the outdoors, and foster an appreciation and enjoyment of the natural world in his student leaders. Students Tour Samsel Sawmill

Eighth grade careers students and ninth grade natural resource students took part in a combined field trip to concerning natural resources and asso-ciated careers. The field trip began with a guided tour of Samsel Sawmill located in Hancock, WI. Here students had a facilities tour where they traced the flow of materials from raw logs to proc-essed specialty lumber. Also, students had a prop-erty tour, demonstration chain saw safety, and a tour of the saw shop. Throughout the time at the property emphasis was placed on safety, careers, valuable added products, and environmental stew-ardship. The property associated with Samsel Sawmill was originally purchased as an aban-doned farm site, and it was planted with trees by the current owner Clyde Samsel. In the decades that have past since planting the property, Clyde Samsel was able to grow a successful family busi-ness and properly care for the land in such a way as to demonstrate a living example to students of Aldo Leopold’s “Land Ethic”. During the second half of the students field trip, they traveled to the school forest to continue studies of natural re-sources and careers in the areas of soil and for-estry. At the school forest, students took part in activities centered on using GPS, identifying trees, testing soil, and developing personal character through challenge course activities.

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Tri-County Obtains Bear Mount Mark Hennes donated a shoulder mounted adult black bear to the Tri-County high school biology room taxidermy collection. Mark origi-nally harvested the bear, a 200 pound female, while hunting in the wilds of Canada in 1983. The mount was showing some deterioration due to age. Restorative work needed to be completed before the mount would be able to be displayed. Tony Marinack, Tri-County School District Administrator, contacted Doug Rehwinkel of Majestic Whitetail Taxidermy in Plainfield, arranged for the restorative work to be completed, and transported the mount to Doug. Doug’s efforts quickly had the mount looking as good as any comparable style new mount, for only a fraction of the cost. The mounted bear was placed prominently above the smart board in the center of the classroom. The omi-nous outstretched clawed toed pose is an attention grabber, and is a welcomed representative of Central Wisconsin Wildlife in our collec-tion. Students and community members are able to view this specimen, as well as our nearly 50 other specimens located in the biology classroom (room 117) collection. Viewers are welcome to investigate the collection more fully by reading about each individual mount in our classroom wildlife pamphlet. This pamphlet gives detailed information concerning each species such as habit and diet, range and breeding information, as well as interesting facts and a summary of each specimen’s acquisition. Thanks to Mark and Tony, we have a charismatic addition to the wonderful collection.

Rare Juvenile Bobcat Mount added to Tri-County Collection While traveling in the Neshkoro area, Larry Vanderhoef came across a juvenile bobcat that had been killed due to a collision with a motor vehicle. Vanderhoef, an avid member of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, determined that the juvenile bobcat was in good condition, so he collected the specimen and contacted the Wisconsin DNR. Larry completed the nec-essary paperwork to have the specimen mounted by a taxidermist and set out to find a place

where the mount could be housed for public use. Upon hearing this news, Bob Fox of the Tri-County School Forest Advisory Committee facilitated the transfer of the specimen to taxidermy collection housed in the Tri-County High School biology class-room. Bob also worked to find donations to cover the cost of the taxidermy work. These donations ultimately came from the Hancock Sportsmen’s Club and the Almond Rod and Gun club. Taxidermy work was completed by Majestic Whitetail Taxi-dermy in Plainfield, and the mount is now on display in the high school biology classroom. Bobcats are rather shy and reclusive animals, so having a mount for students and community members to view is a meaningful addition to our collection. Being that this specimen was from our area, and a juvenile, makes the mount even more unique and interesting. Thanks to the support of community members and groups, students and other community members will be able to enjoy this specimen for many years to come.

Tri-County EE Program Receives Wader Donation

Tri-County District Administrator Tony Marinack was able to secure donations from Weekly Farms and Judy and Larry

Bacon in order to replace the aging waders used by the environmental education (EE) program and high school science stu-

dents. Waders are used by biology students as a part of their aquatic ecosystem investigation field trip to Lake Emily in Port-

age County each spring. The students in the summer school forest counselor training course use waders as part of their water

unit as they investigate local lakes and streams. Being that waders last upwards of a dozen years if cared for properly, hun-

dreds of students should enjoy many hands-on learning experiences using these new waders thanks to the generosity of The

Bacons and Weekly Farms.

Pictured left to right: Larry Vanderhoef, Joe Raboin and Larry Flyte

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Brooke Hopkins, a 9th

grader, is an exceptional

student with excellent

problem solving skills. Mr.

Mesyk said she is never

afraid to ask questions and

works diligently to be suc-

cessful. He is glad to be

one of her teachers.

10th grader, Tyler Kramer, is

consistently an enthusiastic

learner in Biology said Mr.

Raboin. He has maintained

strong grades all year, works

well with others, and is an as-

set to our classroom. Mr. Me-

syk said that Tyler is doing a

great job in Geometry, too. He

has good ability, a strong apti-

tude in mathematics, and is

always smiling. Mr. Mesyk

appreciates his positive attitude

in class.

Natalie Henriksen, an

11th grader, is a joy to

have in Mrs. Helmrick’s

classroom. Natalie is a

hard worker, has a great

sense of humor, and is

always willing to help

other students in need.

12th grader, Jose Monroy,

has been doing a great job

so far in Geometry said Mr.

Mesyk. He comes ready to

learn and participates well

in class. It is a joy working

with him in class and seeing

him be successful. Mrs.

Helmrick said that Jose has

really put effort into his

studies this year. In Chem-

istry, he has become a

leader in his lab group and

seems to be willing to work

with other students to help

each other understand con-

cepts.

Brianna Kaehn, 7th grade, has im-

pressed Ms. Byrum this year. She is a

tough girl who is determined to suc-

ceed. She keeps up with her school

work and is very proactive in being the

very best student she can be. Ms.

Byrum is very proud of Brianna. Mrs.

Clark said that Brianna possesses the

qualities of a model 7th grade student.

She is a conscientious student who

regularly exceeds expectations and is

quick to help others. According to

Mrs. Krummel, Brianna is always smil-

ing, even when life is trying to push her

down. She is never afraid to ask ques-

tions and participates in class.

8th grader, Jose Tellez, is always the first to offer to help someone in need and is very focused on doing his best in and out of the classroom according to

Mrs. Krummel. He is interested in doing his best, so he can achieve his future goal.

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Sun-

day

Monday Tuesday Wednes-

day

Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3

HSVWR

Invitational @

Manawa 10:00

a.m.

4 5

Classes

Resume

6

MS WR @ Horace

Mann M.S.

HSBBB @ Rosholt

HSGBB vs. Rosholt

7

Band Playing

@UWSP

Post Prom

Meeting

6:30 p.m.

8

HSWR @

Princeton 7:00

p.m.

9

HSBBB @

Menominee

HSGBB vs.

Menominee

10 Varsity WR

Invitational @

Merrill

8:00 a.m.

HSGBB C Team

@Tri-County

Band Playing

@UWSP

11 12

MSWR @

Rhinelander

MSGBB @

Rosholt

13

MSGBB vs.St. Pe-

ters

HSBBB @ Almond

HSGBB@ Almond

14 Quiz Bowl @

Rosholt

Band Playing

UWSP

Booster Club

Meeting

@6:30 p.m.

15

HSWR vs.

Amherst

16

HSBBB @

Bowler

HSGBB vs.

Bowler

17

HSVWR

@ Clintonville

9:30 a.m.

CWC All Star

Port Edwards

18 19

M.S. Forensics

Meet @ TC

20

MSGBB @ Wild

Rose

HSGBB @ Tigerton

HSBBB vs. Tiger-

ton

Semester Ends

21

No School

Math

League @

UWSP

22

MSGBB @ Port

Edwards

HSBBB vs. Port

Edwards

Q3 Begins

23

MSWR Meet

@Tri-County

4:15 p.m.

24

HSWR

@Tri-County

10:00 a.m.

25 26

MSWR @ Am-

herst

4:00 p.m.

MSGBB @ Iola

27

MSGBB @ Almond

HSBBB @ Wild

Rose

HSGBB vs. Wild

Rose

28

Quiz Bowl

Vs. Manawa

29

MSGBB @ St.

Peters

HSWR vs. A/B

Pacelli

7:00 p.m.

30

MSWR @

Merrill 4:00

p.m.

HSWR @

Black River

Falls

HSBBB vs.

Marion

HSGBB @

Marion.

31

Band Playing

@UWSP

January 2015 Tri-County Event Calendar

HSBBB = High School Boys Basketball; HSGBB High School Girls Basketball; MSBGB=Middle School Girls Basketball; HSWR=High School Wrestling; MSWR=Middle School Wrestling

HSWR=High School Wrestling For further information or more up to date please refer to the All CWC Conference Athletic Schedules located on home page or at this link.

HSJV games start at 6:00 p.m. and MSBB games start at 5:30 p.m.

NBA H.S. and M.S. WI. Rapids

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Quiz Bowl News Each year Tri-County High School selects two teams to compete with 14 schools in the Central Wisconsin High Quiz Bowl competition. This year's Quiz Team Try-out is scheduled for Friday, December 19 from 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM in the High School auditorium. All academically eligible high school students may try out for one of the two teams (6 members per team). Quiz Bowl draws questions from all areas of the curriculum plus current events. Students who retain a broad base of knowledge, are fast at recalling information and have a strong degree of confidence do well in the competitions. Beginning in January and running into the month of March, Tri-County will compete in six Quiz meets: three at home and three away. Home meets begin at 12:45 PM and away meets begin at 1:00 PM.

2015 Quiz Bowl Schedule January 14 Tri-County at Rosholt January 28 Manawa at Tri-County

February 4 Tri-County at Wild Rose February 11 Weyauwega at Tri-County

February 18 Almond at Tri-County

March 11 Tri-County at Amherst March 18 South/North Division Championship at Marion

Central Wisconsin Math League Meet I News

The Tri-County High School Math League team is off to a strong start after Meet I at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Out of the 48 schools competing in November, Tri-County students scored 574 points which was good for 2nd place behind only D.C. Everest Senior High which scored 588 points. As for the 17 schools in our school size, Tri-County is currently in 1st place, followed by Assumption High School with 487 points. Tri-County placed 9 students, out of the 12 participating, in the Top Ten in their math categories. In Geometry, out of 68 individuals testing in our school size, Brooke Hopkins placed 1st, followed by Ken Becher and Daniel Kaehn tied for 5th, and Andrea Boyd in 19th place. In Advanced Algebra, with another 68 students testing, Payton LaPorte placed 1st, Macy Klabunde 4th, Jacob Kramer 10th and Ivy Klabunde in 35th place. Each of the 17 high schools in our school size also sent their top four advanced math students (68 altogether) to compete in the Advanced Mathematics category. In this category Matthew Nigh and Quincy Pfaff tied for 2nd, Lucas Marinack placed 10th and Jon Koepke in 18th place. Meet II will take place on January 21 at UWSP.

Middle School Student Council Donates to SOS Program

The week before Thanksgiving our Student Council put together

their annual SOS Food Drive competition. We pitted the 7th grad-

ers against the 8th graders in a week long race to collect the

most items for SOS. Thanks to our generous community we were

able to donate over 150 items. The 7th graders collected the

most and will be enjoying an ice-cream party in December as a

thank you for their hard work.

Community members are encouraged to attend home meets in the High School auditorium. Admission is free. All are welcome.

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Please Use at Chili’s in Plover and it gives back to our TC Boy’s Basketball Program!

The owners, employees, and campground residents of Pon-derosa Pines hosted their annual baggo and volleyball tour-naments, and bake sale in early July to support the Tri-County Wrestling and Volleyball programs. Proceeds from the day's events were presented by Deniell Bula to the head coaches, Bob Woyak and Jessica Rettler. The wrestling and volleyball programs would like to thank everyone who coor-dinated this fundraiser, and thank the supporters, volunteers, and participants.

BAND NEWS

On December 15, the entire Band department, grades 6-12, will be performing their annual Holiday Concert. The con-cert will be held in the HS gym, starting at 7 p.m.. The 6th grade band, 7/8th grade band, HS band and the HS jazz ensemble will be there to entertain you. The concert is free to the public and we invite all to come and join us for a great evening of music. The HS band has already performed at many events this year including our pep bands at Volleyball and Football games, UWSP basketball, UW Madison football band day, and Homecoming. On Dec. 13th we will be traveling to Milwaukee, at 1:30 p.m. to perform for a Bucks game, which starts at 6:30 p.m. Have a safe and Happy Holiday season. Mr. and Mrs. Femal and the Band Department

TC Ski Club Ski season is almost here! Sign up information will be in the offices at school. In order for us to get the group rate, we must have 25 people sign up. This number can include adults as well as students. Last year, we were very close to

not having enough people to get the group

rate, so please let me know if you are inter-ested as soon as possible. The sign up deadline will be December 19th. You can sign up in the office or contact me, Marie Reid, 715-459-5065, if you are interested in joining our ski club. I will then get the enrollment information to you. See you on the slopes!

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Family Reading night has been scheduled . It will be held on the evening of Thursday, Febru-ary 12th 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Please save the date on your calendars and stop by to see Biscuit and have a few doggie treats with him.

ATTENTION Parents/Guardians of the Junior Class:

We will be having monthly organizational meetings to discuss fund-raising,

entertainment, games and prizes. Our next meetings are set for

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. and

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

in the Elementary cafeteria.

At the December meeting, Poinsettia plants that you ordered will need to be picked up and

we will also be handing out the Vande Walles candy bars to sell.

At the January meeting, we will be making Entertainment decisions.

Please plan on attending. We need your support and ideas.

Please mark your calendars: February 21 & 28, 2015

We will be having a 9-Pin Fundraiser at Plainfield Bowl.

Prom is scheduled for Saturday, April 18, 2015 and we have lots of planning to do!!!

If you have any questions or ideas and cannot attend the meetings, please feel free to contact:

Tonya Nigh at 715-347-0444 or [email protected] or Xanthe Walker at 715-249-5617 or [email protected]

The Shared Ownership Committee of the strategic plan-

ning team has scheduled an Education Fair. It will be

held on the evening of Thursday, March 12th 5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. The Education fair will be a time for parents and commu-nity members to stop by and see all the great things going on in our school. Please save the date on your calendars and stop by to help celebrate our school pride and success. Thanks for your continued support of our great school community.

Papers must be filed for Candidacy by January 6, 2015. They need to be filed with District Office.