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DIST RICT NEWSLETTER
A monthly publication of the Barron Area School District
May 2016
Barron High School Names Top Students
Class of 2016
Barron High School has named three Barron High School students as Valedictorians for the graduating class of
2016.
Sarah Prill is the recipient of the
Wisconsin Academic Excellence
Scholarship by the State Statute
language. She plans to pursue a degree
in Dietetics at Viterbo University in
LaCrosse. Sarah is the daughter of Kevin
and Mary Prill of Barron.
Yolanda Candler plans to attend
Brown University in Providence,
Rhode Island, to pursue a degree
in Biomedical Engineering.
Yolanda is the daughter of Tucker
and Andrea Scofield of Dallas.
Amanda Queiser plans to
pursue a degree in Teaching
Communication Arts and
Literature at the University of
Minnesota-Duluth. Amanda is
the daughter of Scott and Susan
Queiser of Dallas.
School officials wish the top students of Barron High School the absolute best as they strive to reach their
dreams! Thank you for your positive influence upon the Barron Area School District!.
Mission Statement: To ensure all students reach their dreams while making a positive impact on the world.
The Barron Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability.
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District Administrator Comments
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Barron High School Announces Top 15%
The names of the top academic Golden Bears of the Class of 2016 have been released after the second trimester
of their senior year. Barron High School Principal Kirk Haugestuen, “commends the twelve seniors who have
dedicated themselves to the pursuit of excellence in the classroom. On behalf of everyone at Barron High School,
it truly has been a privilege to instruct those who yearn for learning, to enhance their foundation for future success.
These twelve seniors have done exactly that, and we are so proud of their accomplishments. Our world is in great
hands with the leadership demonstrated by these outstanding young adults.”
We invite you to celebrate with us as we honor our senior class members during the 2016 Commencement
Ceremony at Barron High School, 7:30 p.m., May 27, 2016. Congratulations to the top academic Golden Bears of
2016! Be Golden!
Yolanda Candler
Rece Dietrich
Callie Hilbert
Jolene Lansin
Parker Massie
Jacob Peterson
Sarah Pintens
Kyra Platzek
Sarah Prill
Amanda Queiser
Brian Redmond
Ethan Weaver
Baccalaureate: Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 p.m., Barron Area Community Center Auditorium
Sponsored by the Barron Ministerial Association
Senior Awards Day: Friday, May 27, 8:30 a.m., Barron High School Gymnasium
Commencement Ceremony: Friday, May 27, 7:30 p.m., Barron High School Gymnasium
Class Flower: Lily
Class Colors: Purple, silver and black
Class Quote: “Always remember, you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin
Class Song: Best Day of My Life by American Authors
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Capitol ceremony celebrates 2015-16
Wisconsin Title I Schools of Recognition
MADISON — State Superintendent Tony Evers congratulated Ridgeland Elementary and Almena Elementary for
being among 169 schools in the state that received Wisconsin Title I School of Recognition honors for the 2015-16
school year during a special March 14 ceremony at the State Capitol in Madison.
Evers welcomed Rachel Waite, Cari Schlosser and Jen Clemens to the recognition event. During the
ceremony, the state superintendent recognized nine High-Achieving schools and 26 High-Progress schools; 11
schools earned both High-Achieving and High-Progress honors. There were 117 Beating-the-Odds schools. Twelve
schools earned a School of Recognition award for five consecutive years.
“These awards recognize the work of students and their parents, along with teachers, school administrators,
and school staff members, to break the link between poverty and low academic achievement. These efforts will help
us ensure that every student graduates college and career ready,” Evers said.
“I see the great things that our staff members do for kids on a daily basis. It’s good to be recognized at
the state level as well. Our teachers are outstanding with academics and with life skills,” said Jennifer Clemens,
principal of Barron elementary schools. “Our teachers love what they do, and it shows!”
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Tennis Fundraiser
7th and 8th Grade Riverview Middle School Students
Celebrate Pi Day in their Math Classes
Please plan to dine at Culver’s in Rice Lake on
May 16th between 5-8 p.m.
In celebration of Pi day on March 14, the seventh and
eighth grade students at Riverview Middle School
participated in pi day activities during their math classes.
March 14 is chosen as the day to celebrate pi because
the numerical date, 3/14, represents the first 3 digits of
pi. This year was pi round-up day because on March 14,
2016, as the numerical date 3/14/16 represents the first
5 digits of pi, 3.14159 rounded-up to 3.1416. Students
were encouraged to memorize digits of pi and compete
for the honor of “Riverview Middle School’s Pi Wizard.”
Students were awarded fabulous circle prizes for reciting
digits of pi. The first place winner was Aaron Williams
for reciting 200 digits, second place winner was Sahur
Omar with 101 digits, third was Maslah Garad with 87,
fourth was Logan Janney with 59 and 5th place was
Ridwan Sharif reciting 54 digits. Pictured (left to right)
are the students that memorized and recited 25 or more
digits of pi with their prizes: (front) Abdullahi Garad,
Lainey Zurn, Ridwan Sharif, Maslah Garad, Aaron
Williams, Hunter Schultz. (back) Veronica Galetka,
Logan Janney, Brooke Hammann, Jacob Swantz, Logan
Carr, Sahur Omar, DaMia Eskridge. Not pictured: Paige
Hoff.
A portion of all sales during this time will be donated to
the Barron Area School District to help build the new
tennis courts.
Players from the girls tennis team
will be delivering trays to the tables.
Hope to see you there!
If you cannot attend the "Share Night" and/or would like
to make a donation, please send a check made out to
BASD Tennis Court Project and send it to: Barron Area
School District, 100 West River Avenue, Barron, WI
54812.
Freshmen Orientation
The Class of 2020 attended the second session of the
four-part Barron High School orientation on Monday,
March 21st. During the orientation, parents heard
information about high school expectations, the athletic
code meeting was held, and students were introduced
to the BHS staff and their new homeroom teachers. The
students also participated in a scavenger hunt around
BHS so they could get to know the building better. The
winners of the scavenger hunt are left to right: Brooke
Hammann, Michael Nichols, Garet Lettner, Kaylee
Johnson.
Riverview’s Students of the Month
Left to right: Kali Bohn, 8th grade; Madeline Mickelson,
6th grade; Annikka Moe, 5th grade; Clay Melgaard, 7th
grade.
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Barron Area Montessori School Accepting
Applications
Music News
Congratulations to the following BHS musicians for
their outstanding performance at the District Solo and
Ensemble Saturday, April 9th. A complete ratings list
can be found on the Barron Band’s Facebook page. The
following students received a *1 Class A rating and will
perform at the State level on Saturday, May 7th at UWEau Claire.
The Barron Area Montessori School (BAMS) is
accepting applications for 3-5 year olds for the 20162017 school year. The BAMS does not charge tuition
and offers 5-day programming (half-day for 3- and
4-year olds). The school is currently accepting
applications for 3-5 year olds. Students (ages 4-5) who
reside outside the Barron Area School District (BASD)
must fill out an open enrollment application by April 30 at
4:00 p.m. (www.dpi.wi.gov/sms/psctoc.html) as well as a
Montessori application. Please contact the school with
any questions, 715.537.5621 x358, or visit the website,
www.barron.k12.wi.us/schools/Montessori.cfm.
Located within the BASD’s Woodland School, the
Montessori public charter school was founded in 2007
and has grown from one classroom of 18 students to
the current enrollment of 71. Montessori education is
based on the principles established over 100 years ago
by Italian educator Maria Montessori. It focuses on the
idea of child-led learning in a controlled environment,
allowing students to choose meaningful work in a
systematic, yet independent fashion. Students develop
an intrinsic love of learning as they experience success
working with self-correcting materials designed to follow
natural patterns of brain development. Those interested
in the program are encouraged to set up an appointment
to observe a classroom by calling 715.537.5621 x358.
Band, back row, left to right: Emily Mettner, Ramon
Perez, Leila Coleman, Faith Tracey, Naomi Frisinger,
Justin Whiting, Carson Glaser, Erv Kraft. Front row,
left to right: Katie Freeland, Faith Prentiss, McKinley
Verhulst, Sarah Prill, Kylie Amundson.
Choir, left to right: Ashton Blick, Hallie Jerome, Daniel
Enney, Erv Kraft, Emily Mettner, Callie Hilbert, Naomi
Frisinger.
Barron High School’s
Commencement Ceremony for the
Class of 2016
Riverview Art News
Riverview Middle School 8th grade art students
(Chloe Miller, Brooke Hammann, Kaylee Johnson,
Andrew Williams, Wyatt Boe pictured) learned about
video game design and coding this past month. They
explored growing careers in this area through Ozobots
(tiny robots that read color code), iPad apps, computer
programming games and exploration. This STEAM
unit (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)
allowed students to look beyond just video games and
look into the world of coding, art, writing, app creation,
and design.
will be held on Friday, May 27th
at 7:30 P.M.
Doors open at 6:00 P.M.
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LEGO Education
In a special two-week project, students from the E1
Montessori classroom had the opportunity to work
with high school students during Resource time on
LEGO Education activities. LEGO Education has
activities for all grade levels in the areas of Math,
Social Studies, Science, and English Language
Arts. With the help and guidance of their high school
mentors, the elementary students used LEGOs to tell
stories, invent houses of the future, and discuss the
importance of community.
Students from Mrs. Mizer’s classroom made a mural
during Mrs. Vergin’s art class to decorate the wall in their
classroom. What an awesome job they did! Pictured left
to right: Briana Steffen, Hannah Sloan, Etelvia Haro,
Katie Bazewicz, Bryce Dahlberg, Jasmine Hockenson,
Clarissa Slayton.
Food Pantry Raffle
Proceeds to benefit the Barron Area Food Pantry
Drawing
Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 1:00 p.m. at Barron
Cupboard and Closet
Prizes
1. Gas grill
2. 24” Men’s Bicycle
3. 24” Women’s Bicycle
4. Handmade Quilt
5. and 6. Handmade Tote
7. 8. and 9. $10 Merchandise Certificates for
Cupboard and Closet
National Honor Society Induction
These students were recently inducted into the Barron
Chapter of the National Honor Society. Front row, left
to right: Emily Pintens, Hannah Holst, Ahna Mikunda,
Sophie Kieler, Anna Ruhl, Keisha Kappel, Rachel
Peterson, Lyndsey Mickelson. Center Row, left to
right: Alex Cox, Asma Sharif, Nicole Dau, Lacie Peltier,
Kylie Amundson, Rylee Hanson. Back row, left to right:
Braxton Seemann, Danny Akenson, Ervin Kraft, Zach
Miller, Lexi Brunkow, Grace Donica, Emily Mettner.
Tickets
$1 each or 6 for $5
Tickets available at:
Barron Area School District Central Office
Barron High School Office
Riverview Office
Woodland Office
Cupboard and Closet
License# R0034334A-14085
Thank you for your support of the Barron Area Food
Pantry
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3:45-8:00 HS
P/T Conferences
A
A
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NO SCHOOL
Memorial Day
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Track: Regional
B
A
B
4:00 RVMS Site Council
BGF: Sectional
6:00 8th Gr. Graduation
BSBL: Regional
GSCR: @ Amery
SB: Sectional
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BGF: Regional
BSBL: @ Spooner
GSCR: Somerset
SB: Regional
HS: Underclassmen
Awards
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17
23
A
B
6:45 am Curriculum/Tech
Cmte
5:30 Montessori Board Mtg
7:30 Almena ACE Mtg
BSBL: @ Chetek-Weyer
GSCR: @ Spooner
SB: Chetek-Weyer
TR: @ Rice Lake
6:00 Woodland PTA
BSBL: Hayward
GSCR: @ Hayward
SB: @ Hayward
Track: Conference @
Spooner
TR: @ Chetek
B
B
6:30 R-D Parents Club Mtg
BSBL: Spooner
GSCR: @ New Richmond
SB: @ Spooner
MS TR: @ Chetek
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E Day
BGF: Regional
SB: Regional
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Baccalaureate/
Senior Banquet
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E Day Rain Date
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4
A
B
A
A
B
B
A
BSBL: Regional
GSCR: Superior
Track: Sectional
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B
5:00 5th/6th Gr. Band &
Choir Concert @ BHS Gym
6:30 7th/8th Gr. Band &
Choir Concert @ BHS Gym
BGF: @ Ladysmith
GSCR: Baldwin-Woodville
TR: @ Northwestern
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11:15-12:30 WDLD All
School Picnic
BGF: @ Rice Lake
BSBL: Northwestern
GSCR: @ Osceola
SB: @ Northwestern
Track: Quad @ Hayward
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5:00 Almena Brat Feed &
Book Fair
BSBL: @ Bloomer
GSCR: Amery
SB: Bloomer
Track: @ Ladysmith
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Barron Area School District — Calendar of Events
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
May 2016
6:30 School Board Mtg
BGF JV: Conference Meet
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4:30 Policy/Personnel
Cmte Mtg
6:00 Finance Cmte Mtg
8:00 HS Band & Choir Collage @ HS Gym
BGF: @ Hayward
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4:00 RVMS Site Council
BGF: @ Ladysmith
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Monday
Senior Class Trip
Mother’s Day
May Day
Sunday
Theme of the Month:
Courage
BSBL: @ Webster
SB: @ Cameron
8:30 am
Senior Awards
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3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15
17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 29
30
April 2016
S M T W T
GSCR: New Richmond
SB: Regional
A
B
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2
9
16
23
7:30 pm
Commencement
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8:20 am RVMS Student of
the Month
BGF: Northwestern
June 2016
S M T W
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5 6 7 8
12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22
26 27 28 29
28
21
T
2
9
16
23
30
F
3
10
17
24
S
4
11
18
25
BSBL: DH @ Ladysmith
SB: DH - Ladysmith
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BGF: @ Hayward
BGF: @ Hayward
A
State Solo Ensemble
@ UWEC
NO SCHOOL
Required Inservice
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Saturday
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Friday
Theme of the Month:
Courage