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NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 25 & 26
SCHOOL CANCELLATION PROCEDURE
There will be no school on November 25 & 26, which is
Thanksgiving vacation.
In the event of bad weather/travel conditions, the decision to cancel or
delay the start of school will be made by 6:30 a.m. When the decision
is made to dismiss school early, special precautions will be taken with
elementary school students to be sure someone is home. Notification
will be broadcast over:
VETERANS’ DAY PROGRAM
The Veterans’ Day program will be held on Thursday, November 11
at 2:00 p.m. in the gymatorium. Everyone is invited to attend this
program in honor of our veterans.
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday and Tuesday,
November 11th and 16th. Conferences will be held 3:30 – 7:00 p.m.
on both nights.
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
Winter is just around the corner and so is bad weather. All students in
the elementary school will need boots, hats, gloves, and coats or snow
suits during the winter months. Recess will be held outside unless the
temperature is below zero. Students not wearing boots will be
outside, but sitting on the bench. Please make sure your child is
dressed appropriately.
STUDENT PICK-UP
When picking up your child(ren) at the end of the day, we ask that
parents wait by the office or in the elementary parking lot, rather than
by your child’s classroom door. Parents are also asked to sign in at the
main office and pick up a visitors pass when visiting your child’s
classroom.
A.C.T. TEST DATES
The next A.C.T. test date is December 11. Any senior who has not
yet taken the A.C.T. or who would like to re-test should fill out and
mail an application packet by November 5. Packets are available in
the guidance office. Juniors can also take the A.C.T. exam in
December, but the April test date is recommended for juniors.
ELEMENTARY PHY ED REMINDER
Please make sure your son or daughter wears the appropriate shoes
for phy ed. Due to the wood floor, students must wear non marking
athletic tennis shoes. Boots, sandals, and dress shoes will not be
allowed. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr.
Reuter
Thank you
Elementary Phy.Ed. Department
PROM 2011
Mark your calendars! Prom, 2011 will be held on Saturday, April
16th.
WDMP (99.3 FM and 810 AM) Dodgeville
WPVL (107.1 FM and WTOQ 1590 AM), Platteville
WRCO (100.9 FM and 1450 AM), Richland Center
WGLR (97.7 FM and 1280 AM), Lancaster
KAT-FM (92.9 FM), Dubuque
WISC-TV (ch 3), Madison
WMTV-TV (ch 15), Madison
WKOW-TV (ch 27), Madison
Parents, you have the final say as to the safety of your child(ren). If
school is not cancelled, but you feel road conditions in your particular
area are exceptionally bad, you may keep your child(ren) home from
school. Please call the school office and the bus driver to let them
know your child(ren) will not be going to school that day. This will
be considered an excused absence.
LOST AND FOUND ITEMS
During the past year, we have collected numerous items that have
been left at the schools. We will have them out during parent/teacher
conferences. Please take the time to look through the boxes for
anything that may belong to your child(ren).
2010 YEARBOOK CONTACT INFORMATION
Parent/Student Contact Information
For questions on yearbook bills:
1-866-282-1516
Send yearbook payments to:
Jostens Yearbook Service Center
P.O. Box 172328
Denver, CO 80217
To Order or Pay Online:
Jostensyearbooks.com
Adviser Contact Information
Phone: 1-866-282-1517
Fax: 1-866-282-1514
Correspondence can be sent to the Yearbook Service Center at the
above address.
ART DEPARTMENT THANK YOU
Many kind community members have answered the call for various
art materials. We also have received many generous donations and
your contributions help on all levels (you know who you are)! The
students of the K-12 arts and Art Club appreciate all that you do and
extend a warm thank you and a personal invitation to the May Art
Fair so you can see how your involvement has been beneficial to our
students.
K-12 Art Student, Art Club and Mrs. Richgels
RETENTION AND PROMOTION
PROMOTION FROM GRADE 4 TO 5
AND GRADE 8 TO 9
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT THANK YOU
Thank you to Kevin Wienkes Construction for the generous donation
of your time and equipment. Kevin rolled all of our athletic fields at
Tyler Field and our practice area behind the school.
ODYESSEY OF THE MIND NEWS
A huge thank you goes out to everyone involved in the Odyssey of
the Mind Pasty Sale. Thank you very much to all who bought pasties
as well as those who sold them. Also, thank you to everybody who
volunteered their time to help make the pasties. Your time and
consideration is greatly appreciated. The Odyssey of the Mind
program would not be able to function without you.
Effective the 2002-2003 school year no student will be
promoted from grade 4 to grade 5, or from grade 8 to grade 9,
unless the student meets at least two of the three criteria
presented below:
Criteria for Promotion
1.
Thanks again!
Language Arts
Reading
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Writing
JOIN 4-H TODAY AS A MEMBER OR VOLUNTEER
Where can kids can have fun, participate in exciting hands-on
activities, and make new friends? Iowa County 4-H is where!
Now is the time to enroll in 4-H for 2011. Join 4-H today if you are
interested in having fun, making new friends, and discovering new
things.
Youth learn leadership, citizenship and life skills in over 50 4-H
projects as varied as robotics, geospatial, rocketry, computer game
design, arts and crafts, public speaking, photography, nutrition,
veterinary science, shooting sports, beef, dairy and swine.
Studies show that 4-H members do better in school, are more
motivated to help others, feel safe to try new things, achieve a sense
of self-esteem, and develop lasting friendships.
Volunteer adult leaders are also needed to assist with 4-H projects and
activities for a few weeks or for an entire year.
Leaders are
especially needed for GPS and robotics.
For information about how to be involved as a 4-H member or
volunteer, contact Deb Ivey, Iowa County 4-H Youth Development
Agent, at the Iowa County Extension Office, 935-0391. You will also
find information on the UW-Extension website www.uwex.edu/ces/
cty/iowa . The 4-H program is open to all youth in kindergarten
through 13th grade, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex or disability.
CHRISTMAS STORE DONATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
The Highland Community Middle School will now accept donations
of gently used items like ornaments, decorations, knick knacks,
kitchenware, tools, and more for our first annual Christmas store. The
Christmas store will be run by middle school students, and it will be
available December 14-16 to grades 4K-5 to purchase a small
wrapped gift for their parents and family members. Every item sold
will be cost between 25 cents and $1.00. Gift wrapping will also be
included. Proceeds will be donated to a local charity. Please contact
Mr.
Straka
with
questions.
608-929-4525
or
[email protected]
The student receives a score of “basic” or above on at
least five of the six sections of the Wisconsin Knowledge
and Concepts Exams which are given during grades 4 and
8. The sections of the Knowledge and Concepts Exam are
as follows:
2.
The student (during grade 4 or grade 8) receives a passing
final grade in all subject areas or maintains an overall
grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4 point scale
covering all subject areas.
3.
For Grade 4 – Regular Education Students:
The student receives the recommendation of his/her
classroom teacher. When making such a recommendation
the teacher must consider the academic abilities of the
student and the likelihood that the student will be
successful at grade 5. The teacher is encouraged to confer
with the student’s previous teachers, and confer with the
parent(s) or guardian of the student and take into
consideration their attitude toward the promotion or
retention of the student. The teacher may also take into
consideration the willingness of the student and the
student’s parents or guardian to participate in summer
school, tutorial programs and other learning opportunities
that may be available to the student.
For Grade 8 – Regular Education Students:
The student receives the recommendation of the middle
school faculty as demonstrated by a simple majority vote
of teachers who have taught the student during grades 7
and 8. In considering their recommendation the middle
school faculty must assess the student’s readiness to be
successful in his or her high school studies. The faculty
may confer with the parent(s) or guardian of the student
and may take into consideration their attitude toward the
promotion or retention of the student.
For Grade 4 and 8 – Special Needs Students (EEN)
The Student has progressed toward his or her education
goals as specified in the student’s Individual Education
Plan (IEP) and receives the recommendation of the
student’s IEP Team.
Big Spring Creek
by Becky Pink
You might have driven past the Big Spring Creek and seen kids wading in the water. Those kids were from the Highland
Community Middle School
Some of the things we have done at Big Spring are:
- We test the water to see how much oxygen is in the creek. We take a small glass bottle and put it in the water until
there are no air bubbles in it. Then we put some chemicals in the water. After that, we put starch in a pipette and slowly put it in
the water. If the water gets a different color, we look at the number on the pipette, and that would be our dissolved oxygen
number.
- We test to see how fast the flow in the water is. We do that by marking off 20 feet and dropping an orange at the start
of the 20 feet. Then we time it. We did this three times.
- We also go into the water and catch bugs. We do this by taking nets and kicking the rocks in the water so we would get
the bugs. Then after we got the bugs, we put them in an ice cube tray so that we can identify them by looking off a chart.
- Another thing every student did was find a tree. Every time we go back out to Big Spring, we will record our tree and
see how it changes.
- The last thing we do is take the temperature of the water. The water isn’t like a nice warm temperature. It is a very cold
creek! We also take the Ph of the water. The Ph is how much acid is in the water.
The students at the Highland Community Middle School enjoy learning out at the Big Spring Creek, and we can’t wait
long enough to be back out there!
Highland Oral Histories
by Mackenzie Drury
Have you ever wondered what Highland was like before you were around? That’s exactly what the Highland Community Middle
School children wondered until we did our oral history interviewing project.
We started our interviews by coming up with questions that we would like to ask the people we interviewed. We then practiced
our interviewing skills on Mr. Al Michek, which was very helpful because we found our mistakes and fixed them before the
actual interview.
On the day of the interviews, we went over our questions and how to use the tools, such as the video camera and the still shot
camera.
All the interviews went well, and we learned a lot about Highland’s interesting history.
The Country Cardinals’ Haunted Hayride
by Bianca Yager
Every year, for the past few years, our Country Cardinals 4-H club has been having a “Haunted Hay Ride” that we members put
together. We have a lot of kids and their parents in it. Every year we have a lot of fun and enjoy it a lot.
We do a lot of other fun stuff in 4-H, too, like the Fair and other things. But this is my favorite of all. I hope everyone can make it
to the Haunted Hay Ride this year. If you like what we do and think it is fun, next year you could be in it, having fun.
The Haunted Hay Ride is at Jerry and Brenda Yager’s farm, on October 22, 23, 29, and 30.We will be out there serving food and
drinks. In the past we had different things that we did. We raise money for our 4-H club and use it for different activities we do.
Highland Food Drive… November 19
The Highland Community Middle School will be visiting homes in town for food pantry items on Friday, November 19 between 5:30 and 7:30
pm. Especially needed at this time are canned vegetables, soups, boxed stuffing, instant potatoes, canned cranberry sauce, jelly, peanut butter,
and other foods for Thanksgiving dinner. The Iowa County Food Pantry is also always in need of household and personal items like hand soap,
paper towels, toilet paper, and dish soap. Anything you are able to give will be appreciated.
HOMECOMING 2010 COURT
Congratulations to this year’s Homecoming court.
Practice Interviewees:
Al Michek and Rosemary Michek
Drivers:
Al Michek
Rosemary Michek
Mr. Tarrell
Judy Laufenberg
Jim Esser
Lynn Munz
Betsy Richgels
Mary Hebgen
Jane Kroll
Diane Mensch
This month we will be interviewing Mary Jean Wienkes, Don McGuire
and Cletus McCarthy. If you would like to share your stories with curious middle school students or you know of someone you think should be
interviewed, please contact any Highland Community Middle School
student or Ms. Tess at 929-4525.
If you would like to see pictures from the interviews, check out the middle school link on the Highland web page.
HUGE THANK YOU. . .
Freshmen: Shanaya Hebgen and Bailey Bodenstein
Sophomores: Shelbi Kosharek and Nic Pierick
Juniors: Miranda Stanek and Tyler Kleist
Seniors: Kendall Wienkes and Jared Yager
King and Queen: Carlee Yanna and Dylan Johanning
HOMECOMING THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to making Homecoming 2010 a
success. Thank you to the local businesses for the use of their buildings
for float construction and window decorating: Tri-Star Pallets, J&M
Building Supply, Michek Oil Company, Fillback Ford, Chimney Specialists, The Look, and the Highland Post Office. We would also like
Fillback Ford, Bob and Aggie Rose, Brian and Kelly Laufenberg, Jeff
and Danielle Kratcha, and Dennis and Sue Welsh for the use of their
vehicles to present the Homecoming Court during the parade. Also, we
would like to thank Mike Pigusch, Pat Hying, and Dennis Stepanek for
the parade audio. Finally, thank you to the Highland Fire Department
for their outstanding assistance in organizing the parade. Without the
help and services of these businesses and individuals, Homecoming
would have been a much greater task and event to organize.
Thanks again, it was greatly appreciated.
Highland High School Student Council
THANK YOU
By Isaac Yager
Highland Community Middle School students would like to thank all of
those who participated in interviews on growing up in Highland and the
history of Highland. We would also thank the practice interviewees and
those who drove us to our interviews.
Thank you to the following individuals:
The family of Joe Esser
Leo Hying
Elenore Studnicka
Elsper Hach
Wilson Winkers
Mary Hebgen
Helene Strom
Rosie Laufenberg
Diane Pustina
George Drury
John Hasburgh
Bill Drury
Eugene Hasburgh
Don Cody
Lewina Nondorf
Patsy Anderson
Glenn Esser
Judy Laufenberg
George Wallenkamp
To all parents, teachers, & businesses who donated food, prizes, cash,
soda, and time to make the Thursday Night Relay Races during Homecoming Week a great success!!! Because of your generosity, each high
school student that participated received at least 2 prizes ranging from
$25 cash to Wal-Mart gift cards, JT’s gift cards, free pizza, free subs
and then there were the coveted “FREE” math assignments, the “Get
your Cell Phone Out of Jail Free” card as well as cases of soda, bottles
of Gatorade, and plates of homemade cookies.
Donations for prizes were received from: $25 Cash-Highland State
Bank, 3-$10 Gift cards to JT’s-Student Council, 3-$10 Wal-Mart Gift
Cards-Al Kosharek & Holly Laufenberg, 3-$10 Wal-Mart Gift CardsDon’s Tire, $10 gift card-Dodgeville Pizza Hut, 1 large Free Pizza &
Free Bowling-Tower Junction, Glow necklaces & large bags of candyHying Hardware; 4 Free 6” Subs-Subway, $20 Cash-Jerry & Brenda
Yager; $20 Cash– unknown, Teacher Prizes--Mrs. Hebgen, Mrs. Turner,
Mrs. Richgels & Mr. Tarrell. If we have missed anyone, we sincerely
apologize. The donations were so numerous it was difficult to keep
track!
Many thanks to all of the parents that donated food: BBQ, brats, hot
dogs, buns, chips, cookies, soda, Gatorade and the list goes on and on!
Thanks also to the Village of Highland for use of the park/concession
stands on that evening as well.
And, of course, a SPECIAL THANK YOU to the Judges for the “Best
Homemade Cake” contest. The looks on your faces were absolutely
PRICELESS and will not soon be forgotten! Thanks to: Coach
Wineski, Coach Aide, Mr. Tarrell, Linda Hebgen, Scott Mensch and
Mrs. Hesseling.
The Planning Committee~~
Tammy W., Holly L., Lisa R., Jean P., Nancy M., Sue Y., Mary Y., Barb
L., Lori L., Maria O., and Kim M.
OPEN GYM
Sunday afternoon open gym will begin on Sunday, November 7th from
3:00-5:00. The gym will not be open on Sunday, November 28th.
ATHLETICS
WINTER ATHLETES
Winter sports practices will be starting soon. Any students in grades
6-12 planning to participate in any winter sport must get their
physical cards, parent permission cards, emergency cards, and pledge
sheets turned in before practice begins. Athletes that did not attend
the August athletic meeting will need to contact Mr. Tucker or Mr.
Gotto. Remember, if the forms are not turned in, athletes are not
allowed to practice or play. If unsure whether or not you need a
physical, contact the high school office.
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER
SPORTS SCHEDULE 2010-11
GIRLS BASKETBALL
11-18-10 Home River Valley
11-22-10 Home Fennimore
11-23-10 Away Potosi
11-29-10 Away Riverdale
11-30-10 Home Richland Center
12-7-10 Away Fennimore
12-10-10 Home Riverdale
12-14-10 Away Richland Center
12-16-10 Away River Valley
12-20-10 Home Potosi
(parents’ night)
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
5:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
WINTER SPORTS PRACTICE
Below is a list of when winter sports practices begin.
High School Boys Basketball – November 15
High School Girls Basketball – November 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
1-6-11
1-10-11
Away
Away
Potosi
Fennimore
5:30 pm
4:30 pm
1-11-11
1-18-11
1-27-11
2-4-11
2-7-11
2-14-11
Home
Away
Home
Away
Home
Home
Riverdale
Richland Center
Potosi
Riverdale
Fennimore
Richland Center
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
CONGRATULATIONS AMBER!
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Amber Yager, a member of the Wisconsin High School Rodeo Association, was the only female in the entire state to be selected to the Cinch
Academic Team for the 2010-2011 year. . She was chosen for her high
academic skills, positive attitude, and action in the rodeo arena. Amber
will receive a $100 scholarship, a Cinch shirt, and a Cinch pair of jeans.
She is also a member of the Cinch All Star Team and the Cinch Elite
Team. Congratulations to Amber and
her family for this outstanding accomplishment.
Congratulations to the September Students of the Month!
Middle School:
Michael Biba-7th Grade
Becky Pink-8th Grade
High School:
Tim Wienkes-Senior
Shelbi Kosharek-Sophomore
HIGHLAND WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE 2010-11
BOYS BASKETBALL - JV & VARSITY
11-22-10 Away Iowa-Grant (S)
6:00 pm
11-30-10 Away Darlington
6:00 pm
12-3-10 Away Wauzeka-Steuben
6:00 pm
12-6-10 Home Black Hawk
6:00 pm
12-9-10 Home River Ridge
6:00 pm
12-14-10 Away Potosi
6:00 pm
12-17-10 Home Belmont
6:00 pm
12-21-10 Home Monticello
6:00 pm
1-3-11
Home Mineral Point
6:00 pm
1-6-11
Away Shullsburg
6:00 pm
1-11-11 Home Cassville
6:00 pm
1-14-11 Away Benton
6:00 pm
1-17-11 Home Ithaca
6:00 pm
1-25-11 Away River Ridge
6:00 pm
1-28-11 Away Non-Conf. Crossover 6:00 pm
1-31-11 Home Argyle
6:00 pm
2-3-11
Home Potosi
6:00 pm
2-5-11
Home Barneveld
1:00 pm
2-8-11
Away Belmont
6:00 pm
2-11-11 Home Shullsburg
6:00 pm
2-14-11 Away Pecatonica
6:00 pm
2-17-11 Away Cassville
6:00 pm
2-22-11 Home Benton
6:00 pm
(parents’ night)
GIRLS BASKETBALL – JV & VARSITY
11-29-10 Home Wauzeka-Steuben
6:00 pm
12-2-10 Home Pecatonica
6:00 pm
12-7-10 Home Belmont
6:00 pm
12-10-10 Away Shullsburg
6:00 pm
12-16-10 Home Cassville
6:00 pm
12-20-10 Away Monticello
6:00 pm
1-7-11
Away Benton
6:00 pm
1-10-11 Away Fennimore
6:00 pm
1-13-11 Away Potosi
6:00 pm
1-21-11 Away Non-Conf. Crossover 6:00 pm
1-24-11 Home New Lisbon
6:00 pm
1-27-11 Home River Ridge
6:00 pm
2-1-11
Away Belmont
6:00 pm
2-4-11
Home Shullsburg
6:00 pm
2-7-11
Home Wis. Heights
6:00 pm
2-10-11 Away Cassville
6:00 pm
2-14-11 Away Argyle
6:00 pm
2-15-11 Home Benton
6:00 pm
2-18-11 Home Potosi
6:00 pm
(parents’ night)
2-26-11 Away Ithaca
6:00 pm
3-1-11
Away Iowa-Grant
6:00 pm
3-4-11
Away River Ridge
6:00 pm
FALL ATHLETIC BANQUET
Tuesday, November 9th 7:00 p.m.
The volleyball and football Athletic Banquet will be held on Tuesday, November 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the MS/HS Commons. Each family is asked to
bring a dessert to pass.
Top: High School Band Homecoming Parade/Pep Band
Above Right: Middle School Band Homecoming Parade
Left: Olivia Green singing our National Anthem.
Below: Middle School Choir students singing our
National Anthem.
Nov 4th
MS Honors Band @ River Ridge
Concert 7:00
Nov 11th
Veterans Day Program
2:00p.m. in gymatorium
Nov 18th
Community Theatre Meeting
6:00p.m. in room 100
Nov 23rd MS Band to Madison Symphony Orchestra
Dec 13th Holiday Concert
7:00p.m. in gymatorium
**Please see Mrs. Straka’s website for the pep band
performance schedule
Band News and Thank You’s
Congratulations to all of the students who
marched in the 2010 Homecoming parade.
Thank to the high school band for their efforts
that resulted in a fantastic half-time
performance. I appreciate all of your hard
work and dedication to these events.
On September 25th, the high school band
participated in Wisconsin Band Day at Camp
Randall. They were part of a mass band that
consisted of 5,000 high school band students
under the direction of Mike Leckrone. The
band kicked-off the half-time show of the
Badger football game. Thank you to all who
participated and made this a wonderful and
exciting experience.
We would like to invite you to join us for our
Veterans Day Program on November 11th, at
2:00p.m. in the gymatorium.
Our 8th grade band students will be
participating in middle school honors band
hosted this year by River Ridge on November
4th. They attend an all day rehearsal with
other middle school students from our
conference. That evening they perform a
concert for the public at 7:00p.m. I would
encourage everyone to come and support
this wonderful opportunity for our students.
On November 23rd, the middle school band
students will be attending the Madison
Symphony Orchestra at the Overture Center
in Madison. They will learn how some of
classical music’s most famous pieces were
based on something as simple as threenotes. They will also learn how these same
pieces have become a part of their everyday
lives through video games, commercials,
movies and cartoons.
Our bands are busy learning music for our
holiday concert. All four bands are excited to
spread some holiday cheer. Please join us
on December 13th at 7:00p.m. in the
gymatorium.
BAND DAY