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The Class of 2023 was honored and recognized with a Graduation Processional on Friday, May 26, 2023. Valedictorians, Mya Goettl, Sydney Gums, and Emma Koehler led their classmates from the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds up to Chi-Hi, where each student was showcased by WOGO Radio. This is the FOURTH year in a row that WOGO Radio provided live commentary and it was awesome...thank you WOGO!

Here's where you can watch Livestream videos of events and programs specific to the Class of 2023:

Graduation Processional

Senior Scholarship Awards Program

Senior Awards Program

• Yearbooks: A reminder to pick up your yearbook, the Monocle during our scheduled summer office hours if you purchased one in advance and did not pick it up during the distribution days.

• Class of 2023 Google Docs/Gmail Accounts: A reminder to the seniors who graduated that the Google Docs/Gmail account that the Chippewa Falls School District provided to you during your time as a student within the district will be deleted on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Once the account is deleted, any of the data within the account (files, emails, etc.) will not be recoverable. If you wish to save / archive items from within your Google Docs/Gmail account, you can utilize a Google utility called Google Takeout. The following link contains instructions on how to transfer data from your district account to a personal Google account: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6386856. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact the Chippewa Falls School District Technology Help Desk by sending an email to helpdesk@chipfalls.org or calling the help desk at 715-726-2413.

• Donate Your Cap and Gown: If you are interested in donating your cap and/or gown (please keep your tassel), please feel free to drop it off at the high school office over the summer months. Beginning on Monday, June 12, the high school office will be open from 7:00 AM to 3:45 PM (Mon-Thurs during June and July). The office will be closed on Fridays. Regular office hours resume in August - 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Thank you for considering this donation!

On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the Remote Pilot students underwent search and rescue training. This training was facilitated by the Chippewa Falls Police and Fire Departments, and organized by SRO Brian Flug. Prior to the training, the students completed over 40 hours in the classroom and behind the stick. Using the latest drone technology, they were tasked with several scenarios requiring technical piloting skills. These included operating a thermal (IR) sensor, flying indoors using FPV, and even piloting a robot dog! A special thank you to Maverick Drones, as they supplied some of the newest technology for our students to demo.

The following Remote Pilot students successfully completed the FAA-107 exam on Friday 5/19/23 in the Twin Cities. They passed the FAA licensing exam, completed the 40 hours of training through Drone Pilot Ground School, and completed competency flights at school. The 107 certificate allows them to fly drones commercially from police and fire operations to real estate, deliveries, and farming applications. Chi-Hi has now graduated over 25 remote pilots in the last 3 years! L-R in the photo below: Matthew Koenig, Ben Cihasky, Drew Olson, Isaac Pischer, Dawson Goodman, Aubrie Voigt

Kam, Bella, and Maddie are three of the most motivated, hardworking students I've had as a teacher over the past 20 years. In a single school year, they have accomplished so much! They petitioned the school district to create an independent study class, looking for ways to reduce energy consumption and reduce CO2 emissions across the school district. They completed their FAA-107 exam to become commercial drone pilots in their free time over the summer. Then mapped and imaged each school district building looking for heat loss using a thermal imaging drone. They went on to write several major grants including the PSC's EIGP for nearly $1 million. Most importantly, they've created partnerships with local, state, and national leaders. They've worked hand-in-hand with Focus on Energy and KEEP to develop long-term energy plans. I've got one more year with them and I can't wait to see what they will accomplish next! - Mr. Nick Gagnon

The Green Team (Kam, Bella, and Maddie) was nominated by UWSP to apply for a national energy award (NEED - National Energy Education Development)! They are the Wisconsin School of the Year and National Senior Rookie of the Year (since this is their first application). They get a $2000 scholarship! They will travel to Washington DC this summer to attend a 4-day conference/workshop. They're also meeting with Sen. Baldwin's energy team to discuss their project!

Need Award Application

The Chippewa Falls (Chi-Hi) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter is having an outstanding year. The chapter earned gold Champion Chapter and had 13 students advance to the national level of competition at the end of June.

Champion Chapter is a series of membership engagement-focused challenges that FBLA chapters must complete for national recognition. The program helps the chapter achieve member growth through community service, business partnership and exploration, and academic development. As a chapter completes the challenges, they are awarded points to achieve recognition. The FBLA chapter participated in all five sections (Summer Starter, Shaping Success, Service Season, CTE Celebration, and Champion +) of Champion Chapter completing over 50 of the challenges. The chapter earned a total of 7500 points and was awarded Gold Champion Chapter status.

As the school year wraps up, 13 members from the chapter are preparing for the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA at the end of June. The following members qualified as national competitors in the listed events.

• Emma Koehler, Ann Marie Nyhus, and Hailey Rykal 1st place in American Enterprise Project

• William Berg and Xander Neal 2nd place in Business Plan

• Rowan Rineck 2nd place in Supply Chain Management

• Allison Schwab 2nd place in Public Speaking

• Bailey Brabec 3rd place in Intro to Event Planning

• Emma Koehler 3rd place in Journalism

• Jerni Malone 3rd place in Word Processing

• Elleana Kenney 4th place in Digital Animation

• Grace Ritzinger and Kamryn Glamann 4th place in Partnership with a Business Project

As the chapter adviser, it was great to see the members' hard work and effort result in great success. I am proud of our members and what they have achieved. - Mrs. Marleana LeMay

Link to Gold Champion Chapter

Link to State Pictures

Seniors and Parents:

The summer goes very quickly and we want to take a moment to get you some yearbook

information. Senior pictures are due October 1st for entry into the yearbook! Please get

these emailed to sikkinsr@chipfalls.org. If you had a photographer, they can also email

these directly to the above address! Please note that the below specifications are for your

yearbook photo only!

Pictures should meet these specifications:

• Must be a head and shoulders shot
• No Hats
• No Props (includes sunglasses, football, bats, etc…)

Picture Size/Resolution

• 675 x 900 pixels (2.25” x 3.00”)
• The resolution should be 300 DPI

Please feel free to contact me, Monocle Advisor, Scott Sikkink with any questions!

715-726-2406 ext. 1327

sikkinsr@chipfalls.org

The Chi-Hi Spanish Department would like to announce they are planning a student trip to Spain in June of 2025. This ten-day trip through the travel company, Interact will include visits to Madrid, Segovia, Salamanca, Granada, and Barcelona and a four-night home stay in Avila. Activities will include daily excursions to experience Spanish language and culture with the group.

Students eligible for this trip must have completed at least Spanish 3 by the end of the 2024-2025 school year and be in good academic & behavioral standing at Chi-Hi. An informational meeting for students will be held in the fall of 2023, and enrollment will begin in the middle of the school year next year. Fundraising opportunities will be available. If you have further questions or would like additional information prior to the start of the school year, please contact the trip lead teacher Angie Oplinger (oplingac@chipfalls.org). More information will be shared by your students’ Spanish teachers in the fall.

Registration will be held Monday, August 21 through Wednesday, August 23 from 8:00am until 4:00pm.

In-person registration is completely OPTIONAL. Most registration activities can be completed online starting August 1. Students who would like to register in person but will be out of town or have other conflicts preventing them from attending one of the registration days will have an opportunity to complete the registration activities once school starts in September.

New student appointments: High school students who are entering the CFAUSD will have an opportunity in mid-August to meet with a counselor and set up a course schedule. Appointments will be set up Tuesday, August 15 through Thursday, August 17, from 8:00am until 4:00pm. A staff member will be contacting families to set up appointments during the first week of August.

For More Information: An online newsletter will be sent out to families in late July with detailed registration information. Questions regarding registration can also be directed to Danielle Hatfield at hatfiedn@chipfalls.org.

If your student-athlete's last physical date is prior to 4/1/22, they will need an updated form before next school year! You can log find their last physical date by logging into the Infinite Campus Parent Portal and clicking on:

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