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Spring/summer 2009
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news from the small school on the big lake
The Beauty of Partnerships
The Bayfield School District
has many successful organizational and
community partnerships. Many of the things that
happen at the school would not be possible without these important
partnerships.
The most prevalent partnership the Bayfield school has is with the Red Cliff
Tribe. Seventy-five percent of our student enrollment is Native American so it is
natural that we both would want to work together on many issues facing our young
people. Red Cliff and Lac Courte Oreilles are the only tribes that have a Coordinated
Services Team (CST) program at this time. Together, service agencies, including the
school district, are designing, defining, and developing a process to assist clients.
The Red Cliff Child Protection Team (CPT) extended an invitation for all school
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Telling Our Story · page 4
Showing Our Stuff! · page 6
The Road to Wellness · page 11
Sesquicentennial & Powwow Celebration
Nearly 200 people gathered to dance
and feast at a traditional event in celebration
of the school district’s 150th Anniversary
on the 150th day of the school year. The theme for the
day was Treasuring the Past, Celebrating the Present,
Shaping the Future, and Celebrating Diversity Together.
The events began in the afternoon in the gymnasium
with staff, students, parents, and tribal and community
leaders. The assembly started with a flag of nations
processional by K-5 students, the American Legion, and
the Red Cliff VFW. The high school band performed
The Flag of Nations Processional
the National Anthem and the Bayfield School song,
Down the Field. The Southern Sky Drummers performed
for the expedition dancers and drum & hoop dancer, Tamara Montano. Elementary
students prepared special performances, including the La Pointe Elementary Student
Song, and Bayfield third graders sang in Spanish “María Isabel” - which is a girl’s
name - but we call it “The Beach Song.” Various students and staff were recognized for
their important contributions throughout the year. Attendees heard the stories of
the State of Wisconsin flag, United States flag, Tribal Eagle Staff Flag, and Red Cliff
Tribal Flag. The afternoon event concluded outside the building with the raising of
the Red Cliff Tribal Flag.
For the evening celebration, nearly 200 people feasted and danced at a traditional
powwow in the Bayfield School cafeteria and gym. The Southern Sky Singers were the
main drum and Anishinaabe Ogigchidaa and Michkasibi as invited drums. Gretchen
Morris was the head female dancer and Jim Pete was the head male dancer. Marvin
DeFoe, Jr., was the event MC and Mark Gokee the spiritual advisor. The entire
day was geared toward bringing the two communities together to acknowledge
the importance of the bond between us and recognize that together we will move
forward for a brighter education and future for our children.
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Greetings!
from the Superintendent
Welcome back to the second issue of The Bayfield School District’s
Troller News, a bi-annual school news
publication for community, parents
and families. This issue will cover the
many exciting events that took place
this year. Also included in this issue
are the Wisconsin Knowledge and
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past year. You will also find the 20092010 school calendar and staff changes for next year.
A current hot issue as of May 20, 2009 is the District’s possible
purchase of a windsled. We are having on-going discussions with
The Town of La Pointe and the Madeline Island Ferry Line to
work out a solution that is beneficial to everyone, particularly the
students. Student safety is in the forefront of our discussions. I
am confident that the outcome of these discussions will be of the
most benefit to La Pointe students’ safety and educational needs.
We know that partnerships are strengthened when everyone
makes a good faith effort to get through difficult times together.
Please enjoy this issue of Troller News!
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District Administrative Offices
Linda Kunelius, District Administrator
Sheila Kelly, Administrative Assistant and School Board Secretary
Nancy Heaton, Finance Manager
Mary Meierotto, Financial Assistant
Sandy Raspotnik, Director of Pupil Services and Special Education
Laurel Heckman, Pupil Services Secretary
Doug Jardine, School Psychologist
Bayfield High School
Robert Kent, Principal
Linda Weber, High School Secretary
Tom Steckling, Guidance Counselor
Bayfield K-8 School and LaPointe Elementary
Sheila Everhart, Principal
Keeley Karl, Elementary and Middle School Secretary
Karen Grieve, Guidance Counselor
Susan Marincel, K-12 School Nurse
Leon Filipczak, K-12 Gifted and Talented Coordinator
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Families and Schools Together (FAST), Graduation March 2009
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Bayfield Second
Graders involved
with Responsive
Education for All
Children (REACh)
See story on
page 4
BAYFIELD SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
staff to attend meetings through the end of this school year.
The Bayfield School District and the Red Cliff Early Childhood
Center are working together to meet the needs of children
ages three through five who have disabilities and need special
education and related services. A collaborative agreement was
updated and adopted in 2007. Bayfield school staff attend
monthly alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA) Reduction
Committee meetings and monthly Red Cliff Education
Committee meetings to facilitate prevention efforts and to work
together to provide excellent education opportunities for all
children. The Red Cliff Education Committee also oversees the
Johnson O’Malley program which provides tutors in the lower
grades at school. Staff attend monthly meetings and provide
data on the number of students receiving assistance through
this program. See side box at right for other vital partnerships.
Bayfield School District
Families and Schools Together (FAST) Senior Tax Exchange and Enhancement Program (STEP)
Responsive Education for All Children (REACh) Local School Districts
Washburn:
Staff Development Cluster In-service
Share Special Education/Pupil Services Director
Cooperative Down Hill Ski Team
South Shore:
Staff Development Cluster In-service
Drummond/South Shore/Washburn:
Consortium for nursing services
Bayfield County & CESA 12
Euro-Curriculum
Coordinated Services Team (CST)
Economic Development Committee
School Psychologist OT/PT
Higher Educational Organizations
UW-Madison Arboretum – Earth Partnership
UW-Stevens Point – Aquaculture Facility
UW-Oshkosh – Math Project for Teachers of Native American Students
Educational Non-Profits
Bayfield Community Education Foundation (BCEF)
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Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, the
federal No Child Left Behind Act required all
states to test all students in reading and math
in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school
(grade 10). Students in grades 4, 8, and 10 also
continue to be assessed in language arts, science
and social studies are aligned to the Wisconsin
Model Academic Standards.
Test scores are reported in the following
proficiency levels: ADVANCED: Distinguished
in the content area. Academic achievement is
beyond mastery. Test score provides evidence of
in-depth understanding in the academic content
area tested. PROFICIENT: Competent in the
content area. Academic achievement includes
mastery of the important knowledge and skills.
Test scores show evidence of skills necessary for
progress in the academic content area tested.
BASIC: Somewhat competent in the content
area. Academic achievement includes mastery
of most of the important knowledge and skills.
Test score shows evidence of at least one major
flaw in understanding the academic content area
tested. MINIMAL: Limited achievement in the
content area. Best score shows evidence of major
misconceptions or gaps in knowledge and skills
tested in the academic area.
Math Skills on the Rise
Teachers June Bavlnka
and Cathy Robinson are
participating in a threeyear project (Closing the Mathematics
Achievement Gap Project) to help students
increase their math knowledge and
skills. Bavlnka and Robinson are learning
the principles of Cognitively Guided
Instruction (CGI). Emphasis is also placed
on the cultural compatibility of CGI with
traditional Native American teaching
practices. Karen DePerry and Carol Sowl
are also participating in a three year
Institute to address the critical need to
improve mathematics.
Dr. Judith Hankes, UW-Oshkosh, visited Bayfield
School District recently to demonstrate math
solution strategies to middle school students.
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Telling “Our Story”
Grade 2 REACh
Math games with students & parents
Parents and students of Ms. Julie Eckels’
second grade recently enjoyed an afternoon of
playing math games together. The Bayfield school
is part of the REACh program, which stands for
Responsive Education for All Children. The focus this year was
on improving math skills for first and second grade students.
Middle School Students learn the art of Story
telling from Red Cliff Tribal Member Rob Goslin.
This past winter and through most of the last quarter
the Bayfield Middle School was full of stories…spoken stories,
pantomimed stories, sung stories, drummed stories, written
stories, quilted stories, danced stories, painted stories and more.
Many people shared these stories. Some were guests such as
school board president Bob Nelson with stories of the Bayfield
School and area community history. Actress/mime artist Sally
Kessler shared stories and important storytelling skills as did
Tom Hart, Regina Laroche, and Ted Gephart. Ojibwa cultural
artists and educators Rob Goslin and Frank Montano offered
very special programs which included students beyond the
middle school. The K-8 programs also included the Southern
Sky Singers drum group and community member, and former
BayfieldsStudent Magdalen Dale shared her time and skill by
offering pointers to some of the youngest story tellers: the
middle school students.
The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students heard and
viewed stories, practiced different types of storytelling skills,
and – finally – shaped and told their own stories. Students told
stories from their families, from their own lives, from their
imaginations and dreams, from written fables, and from each
other. Stories featured bears, wolves, green kangaroos, ghosts,
dogs, farm animals, parents, pow wow dancing, science facts,
numbers, African and Caribbean tricksters, Ojibwa tricksters,
Lake Superior, Civil Rights issues, and Martin Luther King, Jr..
It all ended with a cross-cultural celebration and a feast prepared by Mrs. Kasinski and her high school foods students (with
significant effort by Vincent La Femier). The diners were serenaded with Spanish songs by Ms. Campbell’s high school Spanish
students and surrounded by an exhibit of stunning story batiks
created by Missy Eid’s eighth grade students. The events were
recorded by Mr. Doering’s high school students.
All of this was made possible by generous support from the
Bayfield Community Education Foundation, from Chequamegon
Bay Arts Council and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from
the State of Wisconsin, and the Human Rights Fund of the
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation. There were so
many wonderful stories…and that’s “Our-Story”!
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Pictured left to right:
Faith Basina, 2nd grade
student; Bryce Simmons;
and father, Aron Basina.
Faith is the daughter of
Aron Basina and Doreen
Milligan-Basina.
A Wigwam in the Forest
The Bayfield middle school alternative
education school students and Mr. Jeff Theune
completed the construction of an authentic
Ojibwe wigwam in the school forest. The finished
wigwam measures 22 feet long, 16 feet wide and 10 feet tall at
its highest point. Each end was constructed with heavy duty
plastic which allows for lots of light inside the wigwam. The tarp
material is a heavy duty canvas that is waterproof. Mr. Dave
Doering and tech ed students constructed benches for seating
up to 20 students. The idea behind constructing the wigwam
was to provide an outdoor classroom setting in the school
forest, which is an incredible resource for all ages. The middle
school alternative education students are willing to guide
groups back to the wigwam (a 15 minute walk from parking
area), give a presentation on how it was constructed, and point
out some interesting things about the school forest. Students
are in the process of making maps and a brochure. This project
was funded by the Bayfield Education Community Foundation
(BCEF).
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Staff Updates
We have been working diligently to assess how we can
strengthen each grade level. We reviewed the needs of
our children and have discussed many, many different
configurations and ideas with staff. As a result, many staff will
have new teaching assignments next year and some of our
students will have the benefit of having the same teacher for
two consecutive years.
Kindergarten
Janine Johanik has been reasigned from Kindergarten to 1st
grade. Her students will definitely benefit from having the
same primary teacher for two years.
Cathy Robinson has been transferred from middle school
special education to Janine’s kindergarten position. We
have a high number of children with special needs coming to
Kindergarten next year and believe Cathy’s background and
dual certification in special education and kindergarten is
ideal for meeting the educational needs of our students. 1st Grade
Andrea Boulley has been transferred from Middle School
English/Language Arts to 1st grade. We believe Janine and
Andrea will make a great teaching team. Involving parents
will be a high priority next year and we think parents will love
working with Andrea and Janine.
6th Grade
Anne Lacy has been
transferred to Middle
School to teach English and
Language Arts. Anne has
experience as a Gifted and
Talented Teacher and has worked
at many grade levels, including fifth and
sixth grade. New Part-time Kitchen Assistant
Marion Wszalek, Bayfield resident, wife,
mom and grandmother, was hired for
a part-time kitchen assistant position.
Since starting with the District in
September 2008, Marion is also a teacher
aide in the morning prior to her kitchen
duties. Marion graduated from Bayfield
High School in 1972 and was a working
partner in the Country Kids Daycare in
Washburn for 13 years.
David Roseth, District Technology Coordinator, Deployed to Qatar
2nd Grade
Tammy Curran-Weber and Allison Nyara have been transferred
to 2nd grade. They work very well together and are a solid
team. The students will definitely benefit from having the same
primary teacher for two years and parents are delighted that
they will be working with Tammy and Allison for another year.
3rd Grade
Lois Hulse has been transferred to 3rd grade. Lois and Lonore
Cameron have worked as a team before and are excited to be
working as an instructional team again.
Marion Wszalek
David Roseth
Master Sergeant,
Wisconsin
National Guard
On Thursday, April 23, Bayfield staff,
students, Bayfield American Legion
color guard, and the high school band
gathered to wish David Roseth well on
his deployment to Qatar. Mr. Roseth left
the Chequamegon Bay area on Monday,
April 27 and arrived in the Middle East
in mid-May. Mr. Roseth expects to be in
Qatar for five months and back to work
at the school by November 16, 2009.
Mr. Roseth is a Master Sergeant for the
Wisconsin National Guard, providing
technology support to the 128th Air
Control Squadron.
4th Grade
Carol Kouba has been transferred from 3rd grade to 4th grade
and is eager to work as a team at this grade level. 5th Grade
Kathy Noteboom has been teaching a 4th/5th grade split
class. Next year Kathy will be assigned to 5th grade.
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We’ve got BRAINS! &
Bayfield Students Excel Again in Bridge Design
The Toothpick Bridge
Building Contest has been
held at UMD since 1994
and is sponsored by the
Duluth Chapter of the
American Society of Civil
Engineers. Rick Erickson
and Dave Doering took
26 students to UMD to
participate in the Toothpick
Bridge Contest.
Mary Thomas and Joe DePerry work
on creating a toothpick bridge
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Bayfield Electrathon Continues to Impress
The Bayfield Team Electrathon had a banner weekend May 1 &
2 at the Wisconsin International Raceway/Fox Valley Technical
College (May 2-3, 2009), recalling the championship days of
old. In Friday’s competitions the #09 vehicle driven by Steven
Bresette smoked the cones in less than 15 seconds to take a
first place in the maneuverability competition. Meanwhile the
#08 car driven by Billy Soulier felt some G’s when he stopped
his car in less than a vehicle length in the braking division (potential Electrathon record) but judges made him redo because
the sun reflection kept them from seeing the brake light.
Dave Doering, Electrathon instructor, said, “On Saturday
(May 2) I experienced one of the best endurance competitions
I have ever seen.” The first heat placed the #09 (Bresette)
vehicle in second overall and the #08 (Soulier) car did well on
laps but had to go to the pit for mechanical reasons.
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Bayfield Senior Receives 2009 Gates Millennium Scholarship
Mike Montano
Valedictorian Michael Montano
is the 5th Bayfield student to be
selected for the Gates Millennium
Scholarship.
In the past eight years,
five Bayfield graduates have
been selected into the Gates
Millennium Scholars Program.
This prestigious program is
funded by a large grant from
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Forensics Team Goes to State
Forensics coaches Ellen Simon
and Susan Ward started practices
in January and attended regional
competitions in February and
March. The culminating event was
the state competition in Madison
on April 17 and 18. Twenty Bayfield
high school students attended and
were awarded medals: one gold,
nine silver, and one bronze. Senior
Evan Erickson
Evan Erickson, first year forensics
participant and a graduating senior, received the one gold
medal for the Bayfield Team. Evan’s category, the 4-minute
speech, was based on his personal account of growing up
on Madeline Island (a comedy). After the students returned
home, the manager of the motel at which the team stayed
telephoned Superintendent Kunelius to compliment her on
the students’ behavior. We are proud of these students.
Bayfield Students at International Science Fair
Three Bayfield High
School students have
had a successful year
at science research
competitions. Most
recently, Joe DePerry
and Stephanie LaPointe
traveled to Reno, Nevada
to compete in the Intel
International Science &
Engineering Fair (ISEF).
Joe took 4th Place at
ISEF!! Joe qualified for
ISEF by finishing in 1st
Place at the Lakeland
College Regional Science
Fair for his research on
Joe DePerry and Stephanie LaPointe
“The Effect of Gathering
competing at the Intel International
Bark from WiigwaasiScience & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in
mitig (Paper Birch).”
Reno, Nevada.
Stephanie took 1st Place
at the Chequamegon
Science Fair with her project “The Effect of Temperature and
Dew Point on the Body Temperature of Sled Dogs.” David
Grooms took 3rd Place at the Lakeland College Science Fair
with his research on “The Edge Effect at the Bayfield School
Forest.”
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We’ve got TALENT!
Bayfield/Washburn Ski Team at State Competition
Bayfield 4th Grader is Finalist in Statewide Poster Contest
The combined ski team of Bayfield and
Washburn competed at the State Ski Meet
at Mount La Crosse Ski Area in La Crosse,
Wisconsin. Bayfield had eight students on the
boys and girls ski team and sent all eight to the state competition. At La Crosse, the boys team placed ninth overall out
of 24 teams! Travis Thier finished 18th overall – this performance was an absolutely great finish by the team as a whole
and by Travis.
The girls placed 11th overall out of 21 teams. Coach Kathy
Radtke stated “I am really proud of the season results for the
Northern Ski League as well as the state results.”
Yrsala Peterson has been selected as
one of three state-wide winners in
the Wisconsin Education Association
Council (WEAC) Human Relation Committee’s 19th Annual Fourth Grade
Poster Contest. Held state-wide for 4th
grade students only, this year’s theme
was “Wisconsin Native Americans: One
Many Nations.” Congratulations
Yrsala Peterson People,
to Yrsala for her fine work! Yrsala will
receive a $100 savings bond. To qualify for state, Yrsala and
20 other Bayfield 4th graders submitted artwork through
the Bayfield Carnegie Library Apple Blossom Run design
contest. Winners for this contest were as follows:
1st Place Yrsala Peterson
2nd Place – Sonya Henri
3rd Place - Nell Barri
Local entries are on display at
the Bayfield Carnegie Library.
Yrsala’s design was featured
on this year’s Apple Blossom
Run book bag. Locally, this
was a fund raising event open
to fourth grade students only.
Yrsala’s winning design
K-12 Spring Talent Show
Bayfield Band & Choir Groups Keep a Rigorous Schedule
The music department at
the Bayfield School had
another great year with many
performances and competitions
under its belt. Led by Marcie
Gephart (music & choir) and
Jeff Wenz (music & band),
our students are given ample
opportunity to explore their
musical interests and display
their talent during the
academic year.
Competitions
First Rating, Large Group Band Contest, Park Falls, WI
First Rating, Large Group Music Contest, Ashland, WI
(4) Firsts & (1) Second, State Music (Instrumental & Vocal)
Contest, Eau Claire, WI
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TROLLER NEWS SPRING/SUMMER 2009
The 2009 Bayfield Educational
Enrichment (EE) Program
sponsored a sucessful spring
talent show on April 21.
Twenty seven students
preformed in the gymnasium
in two age/grade categories
(ES/MS & HS). It was an
evening full of creative fun and
energy and a large, supportive
and enthusiastic audience.
Tamara Montano, 11th grade
(Ojibwe hoop dancing) and
Lane Gokee, 5th grade,
Junior Tamara Montano takes
(unicycle riding) took the first
first place with her Ojibwe
place prizes with Ian Atkins,
hoop dancing.
11th grade (guitar solo – Canon
in D) and Eve Smith, 5th grade (vocal solo – I Told You So)
taking second place. Yrsala Peterson, 4th grade, (author/
recitation of spring poem and recorder solo) received an
honorable mention.
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Toothpick Bridge Building Contest Results
Electrathon
Results were as follows:
Most Aesthetically Pleasing
1st Place: Mike Montano, Jared Blanche, Josi Montano, Clarissa Gokee, Cody Hanson, Andrew Albert
2nd Place: Alex Deragon, Karmen Schmitz, Mercedes Soulier,
Darian LaPointe, Ciara Wiggins
Most Economical
1st Place: Ali Gephart, Sophie Howk, Marita Thier, Paige Gouge’ (New record: 27.5 g bridge held 13 kg)
Strongest
1st Place:Caleb Burst, Alex Dietrich, Sam Beeksma
(Held 150 pounds)
3rd Place: Joe DePerry, D.J. Bressler, Mary Thomas
(Held 129 pounds)
Other Duluth participants were as follows: Jesse Flores, Evan
Erickson, Rusty Defoe, Isaiah Claremboux, Joni Gordon,
Jenni Kovachevich, and
Leannah Smith.
BAYFIELD TOOTHPICK BRIDGE HISTORY
Caleb Burst, and Alex Dietrich
display thier first place bridge
in the “Strongest” category.
Their bridge held 150 pounds.
Sam Beeksma was also a
part of this team.
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The teams from Bayfield that have participated since its inception
and have won the following categories in the year specified:
Strongest Bridge
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004
2006
2007
2009
Most Economical Bridge
1997
1999
2003
2009
Most Aesthetically Pleasing
1999
2000
2002
2003
2005
2006
2008
2009
“Like the Chicago Bulls in the Michael
Jordan years, Bayfield High School
students have been on a torrid
winning streak!” –Superior Daily Telegram
After a two hour
break, the second
heat’s green flag
dropped and Bayfield vehicles made
history. During the
hour long race both
Bayfield vehicles were
displayed on the top
5 leader board. Note:
there were 24 vehicles
registered for the competition from schools such as Eau Claire
North, Wisconsin Dells, Watertown, NWTC – Green Bay Tech,
Green Bay Preble, and Kickapoo. The Bayfield vehicles slowly
worked their way to the top three. Only one vehicle stood in
the way of Bayfield - the #14 car built by Kickapoo High School
(top finisher in first heat and event champion the week prior at
Road America.) With 10 minutes left in the hour long endurance
competition the 3rd place #08 (Soulier) car was slowly closing
the gap on the 2nd place #09 (Bresette) vehicle. With less than
five minutes remaining Soulier passed Bresette and pulled into
second place.
“Never in all my years of Electrathon Competitions have I had
both of our vehicles slicing and dicing like they did for the top
spot,” Dave Doering said. Soulier’s battery was still hot as he
slowly reeled in the #14 Kickapoo car. “If the stands had been full
of fans I’m sure they would be on their feet cheering - I know I
was.” said Dave Doering after the race.
When the checkered flag dropped to signal the end of the 60
minute event, #14 Kickapoo held first, Bayfield #08 second,
and Bayfield #09 third. Once again, even though we were not
“Wisconsin Grand Champions” the Bayfield Team showed the
qualities of championship spirit such as teamwork, dedication,
hard work, and low rolling resistance.
Bayfield took home an impressive array of awards this season
but more importantly, we created memories and learned lessons
that will last a lifetime!
2009 Bayfield Electrathon Results
Road America (April 26-27)
1st place: endurance class 1
3rd place: endurance class 2
Wisconsin International Raceway/Fox Valley Technical
Collage (May 2-3, 2009)
1st place: endurance class 1
2nd place: endurance class 2
1st place: maneuverability class 2
Pit Crew: (FVTC & WIR) May 2-3
Hayleigh Newago (10th grade)
James Soulier (11th grade)
Steven Bresette - Driver 09WI (11th grade)
William Soulier - Driver 08WI (12th grade)
Tanner Bresette (11th grade)
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Gates Millennium Scholarship
Bayfield Band & Choir
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with an average of only
1,000 students nationwide selected each year. The goal of the
Gates Millennium Scholars Program is to promote academic
excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding
minority students with significant financial need to reach
their highest potential. The five Bayfield student scholarship
winners with graduation year are as follows: Bruce Soulier,
2002; Katrina Werchowski, 2003; Melissa Jeffords, 2007;
Sandra Gokee, 2008; and Michael Montano, 2009. Each
student received a full scholarship to his/her selected college or
university with an option to apply for a master’s and doctorate
scholarship after earning a bachelor’s degree.
Performances:
• Annual Apple Festival Kick-off Parade/Display, HS Band
• Annual Apple Festival Parade
• HS Band & Choir Winter Concerts, Bayfield gymnasium
• Elementary & Middle School Band & Choir Winter Program, Bayfield gymnasium
• HS Choir & National Honor Society Students, Holiday Caroling Tour, Chequamegon Bay Area
• Annual Men’s Choral Workshop & Tour with Ashland, Washburn, South Shore, & Northwestern
• Tri-State Honor Band, rehearsal & performance at
UW-Superior
• Chorfest, rehearsal & performance, UW-Superior
• Band & Choir Spring Concerts, Bayfield gymnasium
• Annual Elementary Honor Choir Concert, participating schools: Ashland, Bayfield, Drummond, Maple, Washburn
• Annual HS Band & Choir Spring Concerts
Educational Enrichment
Program offers many options to Bayfield and LaPointe Students
After some years of reduced offerings, the
School District of Bayfield once again has a full-time
educational enrichment (formerly gifted and talented)
program. Enrichment programming is available from
kindergarten to twelfth-grade and takes different forms
depending on the needs of the students involved.
Monthly Parent/Staff Meetings
Since December, a group of parents and staff has met monthly
to discuss the enrichment program. The December meeting was a chance for parents to ask questions and talk about
what kind of program they wanted. At the January meeting,
parents were asked to offer suggestions on programming, and
the February meeting dealt with ways to identify students.
Program website
For up-to-date information, photos, and more on the various EE programs offered by the school district, visit the
educational enrichment website. You can get there directly
by logging on to www.bayfieldgt.edublogs.org or through the
“School Pages” tab on the main School District of Bayfield
site: www.bayfield.k12.wi.us
In addition, Jeff Wenz hosted two UW-Superior professors in
March. Greg Kehl Moore (Head of Jazz Studies at UWS) and
Dr. Brett Jones, (Assistant Professor of Music at UW-Superior)
visited Bayfield’s instrumental department for the day. Greg
Moore directed and worked with the high school jazz band while
Dr. Jones helped with the percussion section. For the next class
they performed about 30 minutes of music on tenor sax, vibes,
bass guitar, and soprano sax. They finished their day by Dr.
Moore giving a group sax/clarinet lesson for grades 6-12, and
Dr. Jones giving a percussion lesson for percussionists in grades
6-12. They not only instructed the students but ‘wowed’ them
with their musical virtuosity as well. It was a highly educational
experience for the instrumental students of the Bayfield School.
Bayfield Choir
members: (back
l to r) Travis Thier,
Andrea Peterson,
Cody Hanson, Lori
Barningham, Justine
Ringberg, Gena
Gephart, and Ian
Atkins.
ROCK ON!
Visiting UW-Superior
professor, Dr. Brett
Jones, works with
Bayfield students
on percussion.
A photo collage highlighting Bayfield & LaPointe EE projects.
TROLLER NEWS SPRING/SUMMER 2009
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ARTon the Island
Troller GREEN SCENE!
Agriculture Curriculum
David Grooms
conducting a forest
plant survey
Joe Groshek, our art teacher, and the Madeline
Island Art Guild have collaborated for the last
several years to display student works of art at a
spring opening at the LaPointe Center. With the
help of Aimee Baxter, Joe had students choose
artwork from their portfolios to display. Pieces
were then matted and prepared for the show. For
the past couple of years, students have offered
pieces for sale to help to raise money for the La
Pointe Parent School Association.
Students with disabilities who
attend Bayfield School have a
greater chance of graduating
than they would from other
area schools
In 2005-2006 Bayfield had
100 percent of students with
disabilities graduate from high school with a regular diploma.
Washburn had 75 percent, Ashland 77.78 percent, Superior
59.57percent, and statewide 81.4 percent of students with
disabilities graduated. Bayfield’s students with disabilities
enrollment is 101 students, or 20 percent of total school
enrollment. The School District of Bayfield has a well established
special education department, and this year a full-time teacher
was added in the middle school to meet the ever increasing
demands in special education.
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know?
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The agriculture curriculum that
was implemented four years ago
is gaining popularity. Future plans
include the addition of a greenhouse
attached to the tech ed building.
This structure will be utilized by agriculture, health, tech ed and middle
school science classes. Mr. O’Neill’s
forestry student David Grooms
conducted a survey in the school
forest on plant diversity and abundance. He collected data this fall to
help monitor the effect of a timber
harvest on adjoining properties. His
forestry project took third place at
the Lakeland College Science Fair.
Energy Star Partner Update
The School District of Bayfield accepted Lt.
Governor Barb Lawton’s Energy Star School
challenge to reduce energy costs and consumption
by 10% throughout the District. Last spring,
several staff members identified steps that can be taken to become
more efficient, and building and grounds supervisor Steve Dunn
implemented several initiatives to help the District reach the 10%
reduction goal.
To attain the cost savings and energy consumption goals, the
District installed new boiler burners and controls that modulate
the burner instead of the burner being on or off. These new
controls resulted in a significant reduction in use of natural gas.
While the final numbers are not in yet, the District did see a
41% savings in natural gas costs from the previous months of
November and December.
New energy efficient light bulbs are being installed to replace
older and less efficient bulbs. Exterior doors and windows are
being adjusted and weather stripped to minimize the loss of heat.
Classroom thermostats and ventilators are being calibrated and
adjusted to maximize energy savings while providing a comfortable
learning atmosphere.
Automation is another area the District is using to realize
energy savings. A network automation engineer upgrade has been
installed to allow for remote control and monitoring of heating
and cooling systems. The software package can reduce energy use
when the building is not in use, provide load balancing for air
handling units, and monitoring system usage to allow the most
efficient settings. The system also saves the District money by
allowing the contractor to configure and troubleshoot the system
remotely without the need for an expensive service call.
A plan to control computers (so that energy can be saved when
a computer is not in use) will be installed this summer. This small
measure could save up to $25 per year per computer. The School
District of Bayfield is proud to be a member of Lt. Governor
Lawton’s Energy Star School Challenge.
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We’re all about WELLNESS!
F.A.C.T. (Fight Against Corporate Tobacco) Initiative
Introduced to Bayfield Schools
FACT is Wisconsin’s statewide tobacco prevention movement
for youth ages 13-18. FACT groups across the state, including
the one at Bayfield High School, are using a variety of strategies to educate individuals on smoking’s effect on nonsmokers.
Their message is that secondhand smoke kills and a smoke-free
Wisconsin will save lives.
Although the statewide FACT movement was created back in
2001, the FACT group from Bayfield began in 2009. It started
with three students from the Apostle Islands Academy (the
alternative education program for the school district of Bayfield headed by new teacher David Owen) and has grown to 30
members in just a few months.
Students from the Bayfield FACT group went to Madison
and worked with the FACT group from Sun Prairie, WI, picking
up cigarette butts on State Street and Capitol Square on Earth
Day. Sixteen students collected 5000 cigarette butts in ONE
hour.
FACT participated in Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU)
training in Ashland to help get the message of FACT out to
other schools in our area. Bayfield students talked to the other
students about building support and the importance of fighting corporate tobacco as part of an anti-smoking campaign.
The students have had visits with Representative Gary Sherman, Senator Robert Jauch, as well as the Governor’s staff in
Madison. FACT also attended the Joint Finance Committee
listening session held in Ashland where they opened the session with a Native American tobacco ceremony and then told
the committee about their feelings regarding the misuse and
abuse of tobacco.
FACT is part of the Wisconsin Tobacco Control and Prevention program and is managed by the American Lung Association in Wisconsin.
“FACT is Cleaning Up Big Tobacco’s Mess” – April 2009. Bayfield students
forming a human billboard in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
TROLLER NEWS SPRING/SUMMER 2009
Bayfield Breakfast Revolution
In January, Bayfield implemented exciting changes to
its breakfast program. Free
breakfast is now available to
all students at Bayfield and
LaPointe schools. The United
States Department of Agriculture’s sponsorship makes free
breakfast not only possible but
profitable. This couldn’t happen if the District did not have
a high number of low-income
students. It also couldn’t happen without the commitment
of our food service team who
accepted the challenge to more
Senior Jade Inman-Peltonen
than double the number of
grabs breakfast from the
breakfasts they prepared withGrab-n-Go cart in the
out adding more work hours.
Another change is a new “Grab
Bayfield School library to
‘n Go” breakfast for high school
take back to his homeroom.
students served in the Library.
Library staff serve students items such as breakfast pizza, burritos, granola bars, fresh fruit, juice and milk. This breakfast
revolution has resulted in a whopping 114% increase in the
number of students served each day.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BAYFIELD
Board of Education Meetings
2009/2010 Schedule
All meetings begin
at 6:00 p.m.
Jul. 27, 2009 Annual School Board Meeting
Aug. 10, 2009 Regular School Board Meeting
Sep. 14, 2009 Regular School Board Meeting
Oct. 26, 2009 School Board Tax Levy Meeting
Nov. 9, 2009 Regular School Board Meeting
Dec. 14, 2009 Regular School Board Meeting
Jan. 11, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting
Feb. 8, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting
Mar. 8, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting
Apr. 26, 2010 School Board Elect Officers Mtg
May 10, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting
Jun. 14, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting
Board of Education
Robert Nelson
President
Rocky Tribovich
Vice President
Debbie Knopf
Treasurer
Jackie Merila
Clerk
Don Jeffords
Member
Cindy Garrity
Member
Brian Goodwin
Member
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BAYFIELD
300 North 4th Street
P.O. Box 5001
Bayfield, WI 54814
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2009-2010 School Calender
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Postal Patron
August 25
August 26
August 27
Sept. 1
Sept. 7
Oct. 2
Oct. 23
Nov. 5
Nov. 6
Nov. 12
Nov. 17
Nov. 25, 26, 27
Dec. 21 – Jan. 1
Jan. 18
Jan. 22
Classrooms
Cluster Day In-service at Washburn/with South Shore
District In-service
First day of School/Elementary K-5 Open House
No School – Labor Day
Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation
No Students – Regional Inservice Day – CESA #12
End of 1st Quarter (46 days)
Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation
Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Parent/ Teacher/Student Conferences 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm
No School – Thanksgiving
No School – Winter Break
Designated snow make-up day
Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation in PM
End of 2nd Quarter (43 days) End of Semester 1
✂
CLIP & SAVE
Jan. 25
First Day of Semester 2
Feb. 19
No Students – Cluster In-service Day
March 19
Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Staff Development
March 26
End of 3rd Quarter (44 days)
Mar. 29 – Apr. 2 Spring Break
April 23
Early Release @ 12:45 /Staff Development in PM
May 31
No School – Memorial Day
June 5
Graduation
June 10
Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation
End of 4th Quarter (47 days) End of Semester 2
For information on school
events, athletic schedules
and much more, log onto:
www.bayfield.k12.wi.us
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