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NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
November 2015
Potosi School District Newsletter
Famous Author Visited Potosi Schools!
"Lagan takes us back to a time when boys played
baseball before and after their chores."
Paul Lagan, author of “The Amazing Journey of the Kickapoo
Kids”, visited Potosi High School on Thursday, November
12th. He spoke with middle & high school students, staff, and
community members about his book and growing up in rural
southwest Wisconsin in the late 1940s and early 50s. Mr.
Lagan was a member of the state-bound Gays Mills High
School team in 1952-53. Former longtime Platteville High
School baseball coach Larry McGinley, another member of the
Gays Mills team, was also on hand to help with the
presentation. Staff members also took part in a “Throwback to the
50”s” dress up day.
Paul Lagan, author of “The
Amazing Journey of the Kickapoo Kids”, signs his
book along with teammate & lifelong friend (former
long-time Platteville HS baseball coach) Larry McGinley at our
citizenship assembly on Thursday, Nov. 12
Throwback Thursday
teachers gone 50’s!
Middle School Character Council Holds Mock
Referendum Vote
Brooklyn Friederick, Janna Johnson, and Jacob
Stoney of the Middle School Character Council
explain the facility referendum to elementary
voters at the mock election held Monday.
Middle School Character Council
Member Stevie Kliebenstein explains
what the "yes" or "no" vote means at the
mock election held on Monday,
November 3 at Potosi Schools. Students
got a chance to vote on the facility
referendum question themselves! Mr.
Wiseman's 2nd grade class listens to the
issues before voting !
YOUNG READERS WEEK
To celebrate Young Reader's Week at Potosi
Elementary School, Principal Mike Uppena read to each of the elementary
classrooms this week. Each classroom got to choose a location at the school
and a book to be read, and Mr. Uppena read it there!
Mr. Uppena reading to the
1st graders from the roof of
the building!
Mr. Uppena reading to the
kindergarten from the top of
the monkey bars!
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHARACTER
COUNCIL LUNCH
The Middle School Character Council had lunch
and talked with local veterans Bill Uppena & Roger
Udelhoven on Tuesday, November 17 as part of
their monthly study of citizenship. Thank you to Mr.
Uppena and Mr. Udelhoven for coming to share
their stories, and thank you to all veterans for your
service to our country!
National Honor Society
The Potosi National Honor Society held its
induction ceremony on November 10th.
The members for 2015-2016
include:
Front row (l-r): Brooke McKillip, Brooke
Dressler, Ally Siegert, Nick Horner, Jacy
Koeller, Karlie Klas, and Kate Nusbaum.
Back row (l-r): Nate Friederick, Maddie
Hawes, Tyler David, Emily Langmeier, Brad
Abing, Trenton Bauer, Ryan Schmitz,
Cassidy Muench, Claudia Wagner, Tia
Stohlmeyer, and Kurtyth Bartell.
Representative Tranel
Visits Potosi Schools
Representative Travis Tranel, from Cuba City, came to
Potosi on Friday, November 20th, as the National Honor
Society’s Character Speaker of the Month. Representative
Tranel spoke with students about his responsibilities as a
Representative for the State of Wisconsin, as well as
answering student questions about current issues.
Looking for Tennis Shoes...
Elementary Phy Ed teacher Mr. Kattre is
looking for children’s sized tennis shoes for the
Phy Ed department to have on hand when
students forget their tennis shoes for gym
class. If you have tennis shoes that you would
like to donate, please contact Mr. Kattre or drop
them off in the elementary office.
Potosi Schools Honor Roll Term 1
11-13-15
Potosi Middle School
Distinguished 4
Martia, Abing, Natalie Edge, Brooklyn Friederick, Janna Johnson, Shania Lange, Lilly Post,
Amanda Roling, Shae Siegert, Austin Uppena, Aspen Walsh
High Honors 3.5
Mykaylia Bauer, Nelson Bauer, Wade Brown, Nick Edge, Sydney Fecht, Joshua Gerhards,
Isaac Helminiak, Jeffrey Jacobson, Jack Kaiser, Steve Kliebenstein, Anna Kruser, Trenten
Linneman, Connor McKillip, Jessica Noonan, Bradley Perry, Mandi Perry, Paige Siegert, Ashton
Spitzack,
Tyler Thingvold, Allison Trost, Justice Udelhofen, Logan Uppena, Caden Weber,
Alexandria Whitaker, Kaylee Worthington, Gage Zenz
Honors
Tom Abell, Avarie Breitsprecker, Gracie Breitsprecker, Cal Collins, Dan Kliebenstein,
Trevor Pluemer, Lexie Radloff, Logan Pennekamp, Kylie Reuter, Megan Roesch, Jacob Stoney,
Riley Thomas Coates, Anthony J. Udelhoven, Kamryn Weber, Jared Wunderlin
Potosi High School Honor Roll
Distinguished 4
Alex Abell, Will Bierman, Evan Bloyer, Blake Cooley, Brooke Dressler, Ethan Groom,
Elliot Haverland, Madeline Hawes, Nicholas Horner, Abby Kaiser, Jessica Klas, Andrew McKillip,
Brooke McKillip, Jadyn Noonan, Kate Nusbaum, Anna Schmitz, Austin Schmitz, Ryan Schmitz,
Logan Schmitz, Allison Siegert, Tia Stohlmeyer, Denise Van Veldhuizen, Brittany Wiederholt,
Rayne Wolf
High Honors 3.5
Bradley Abing, Kurtyth Bartell, Taylor Bloyer, Lexie Brandt, Jaydon Carbone, Brady Curtis,
Tyler David, Alex Freese, Nathan Friederick, Teagan Friederick, Brittany Horner, Claire Iverson,
Alysha Jacobson, Harmony Jantzen, Tom Kelley, Karlie Klas, Jacy Koeller, Jordan Koeller,
Madelyn Kruser, Zachary Lange, Jacob Langkamp, Sophia Langkamp, Emily Langmeier, Cy
Menne, Grace Morgan, Brett Muench, Cassidy Muench, Hannah Nusbaum, Makylie Parkins,
Jaydon Pfab, Madysin Pfab, Sabrina Phillips, Taylor Pluemer, Toni Pluemer, Nate Reatiga, Kurt
Ringberg Cardey, Brock Rojemann, Maggie Schmitz, Konnor Schroeder, Cyrus Siegert, Amy
Traver, Alex Udelhofen, Hannah Udelhoven, Jake Udelhoven, Max Udelhoven, Tyler
Udelhoven,Kalynn Vosberg, Claudia Wagner, Zack Reuter
Honors 3
Trenton Bauer, Brandon Bierman, Ryann Dressler, Calie Gibson, Noah Groom, Jesse Hamilton,
Jeaneva Johnson, Alison Kruser, Marissa Mayers, Cole Menne, Jason Oyen, Alexandria
Pennekamp, Tommy Pluemer, Lily Reynolds, Jeremy Robinson, Jacob Schmitt, Nathaniel Schmitt,
Hunter Theisen, Andrew Udelhofen, Emma Wagner, Alyssa White, Travis Wright
School District of Potosi
Mark Siegert
Ronald S. Saari
Athletic Director
(608) 763-2161
Mike Uppena
District Administrator
(608) 763-2162
K-12 Principal
(608) 763-2161
The Bottom Line
by Ron Saari (11-5-15)
Thank you for your Support!
On behalf of the Potosi School District, we would like to thank our community for its support of
our recent Facility Project Referendum. Our community provided overwhelming support with
an 84% approval rate, the highest supported referendum on record in the State of Wisconsin.
This support means a lot to our School and for our student’s education. We especially appreciate
our community’s input as we went about creating a plan to address the needs of our aging school
building. We look forward to continued community input as our project moves forward.
Potosi Facility Referendum Results
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Yes
No
Total
% Yes
Village of Potosi
208
31 239
87%
Village of Tennyson
112
11 123
91%
Township of Potosi
159
49 208
76%
Township of Paris
29
5
34
85%
Township of Waterloo
14
9
23
61%
0 31
105 658
100%
84%
Township of Harrison
31
TOTAL 553
Respect • Responsibility • Honesty • Courage
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Potosi School District
School Board Meeting
November 9, 2015
Unapproved Minutes
President C. McMahon called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Members Present: C. McMahon, T. Schroeder, W. Weber, R. Kruser, T. Reuter,
C. Bierman
Members Absent: P. Udelhoven
Certification of proper meeting notification was verified by T. Schroeder and
W. Weber.
The Board reviewed the minutes from the September and October meetings.
Motion by T. Schroeder, seconded by T. Reuter to approve all minutes as
presented:
A. September 9, 2015 special meeting minutes.
B. September 14, 2015 special meeting minutes.
C. October 19, 2015 regular meeting minutes.
D. October 19, 2015 executive meeting minutes.
E. October 29, 2015 budget hearing minutes.
F. October 29, 2015 annual meeting minutes.
Motion passed. 6-0
The Board reviewed the current expenditures.
Motion by C. Bierman, seconded by W. Weber to approve the expenditures as
presented.
Motion Passed.
Roll Call Vote: All Yes 6-0
Public Input: Chad Gunnelson
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Administrative Reports:
Mike Uppena, Principal presented his Principal Report.
Mr. Saari, District Administrator gave a verbal report.
Unfinished Business:
The Board reviewed Dual Participation. Motion by W. Weber, seconded by
C. Bierman to not approve Dual Participation in our WIAA Sports Teams.
Motion Passed. 6-0
New Business:
Auditor’s Report – not for action.
Power Hour and MS/HS RtI Report – not for action.
Review of Rules and Guidelines for Board Candidates – not for action.
Readings of the following Proposed New/Revised/or Reviewed Board Policies
were discussed by the Board:
1)
2)
3)
425 Policy – Full-Time Public School Open Enrollment (Revision)
422 Policy – Admission of Transfer Student (Deletion)
375.2 Policy – Philosophy for Number of Sports Offerings (New)
Motion by W. Weber, seconded by T. Schroeder to approve the first 2 (two)
policies, rules, exhibits, and deletions as presented.
Motion Passed. 6-0
Motion by W. Weber, seconded by T. Reuter to table Policy 375.2 until next
month.
Motion Passed. 6-0
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The Board reviewed the recommendation for Construction Manager. Motion by
R. Kruser, seconded by W. Weber to approve EPIC Construction as the District’s
Construction Manager.
Motion Passed. 5-0
Yes: W. Weber, T. Reuter, T. Schroeder, C. McMahon, R. Kruser.
Abstain: C. Bierman.
Board Member Input: None.
Closed Session:
Motion by W. Weber, seconded by R. Kruser to move into executive session at
8:05 PM for the purpose of discussing personnel matters per state statue 19.85
(1) (c) (f), to consider, deliberate, and take action, if appropriate, concerning
employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any
public employee over which the governing body has responsibility;
a. Superintendent Evaluation
Motion Passed.
Roll Call Vote: All yes 6-0
Open Session:
Motion by W. Weber, seconded by T. Schroeder to move out of executive session
at 8:46 PM.
Motion Passed. 6-0
Adjourn Meeting:
Motion by R. Kruser, seconded by W. Weber to adjourn the meeting at
8:59 PM.
Motion Passed. 6-0
Respectfully submitted: Craig Bierman, Clerk
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