Superintendent Update

We’re thrilled to celebrate School Board Appreciation Week! Thank you to our school board members, who dedicate their time and energy to make WUSD the best it can be.

Our board members are:

• Thayer Coburn, President
• Jennifer Kienbaum, Vice President
• Larry Kachel, Treasurer
• Steven Ryan, Clerk
• Casey Judd
• Maryann Zimmerman
• Miguel Aranda

Emilia Houwers finished her season in the WIAA State Tennis Tournament at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison on Thursday, October 13. Emilia, unfortunately, lost in the first round to Sophie Vande Slunt of Saint Mary's Spring Academy 4-6, 1-6. What is not lost is that Emilia became one of the few WHS tennis players to qualify for the State Tennis Tournament in singles two times and is only a Junior! Congratulations, Emilia, on a great season!

Congratulations to senior Anderson Waelchli on his selection into the 2022 Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) High School State Honors Mixed Choir! This year, more than 1,100 students auditioned for 429 positions in five ensembles.

Anderson will be performing at the Overture Center in Madison on October 27th at 8:00pm.

• Lakeview Lizards participated in their annual PTA Laps for Lakeview event! Many classrooms exceeded 150 laps as a class!
  
• Lakeview students participated in activities with the Fire and EMS professionals who visited on the 12th. All students learned about the tools and practices in and around EMS and the ambulance.
• Lakeview Fall Festival was a HUGE hit! Camp fires, trunk or treat, games, and even a petting zoo were activities students and their families participated in during the festival.

• It was a busy month at Lincoln, 1st grade had their safety day with the Fire department and EMS. 5th grade student council members planted tulips for the Hope Squad and the entire class went on a field trip to Madison. Lego League started practicing for their upcoming competitions. The entire school had fun participating in homecoming dress up days and donating items to stuff the bus!
  
• On Friday students got to participate in our Family Friday where we had a parade of nations celebrating the end of Hispanic Heritage Month.

• Washington celebrated Eagle Day last Friday with an assembly focused on the 7 Mindsets “Everything is Possible” theme. This assembly celebrated the belief that anything is possible by working hard to chase your dreams!
• Washington’s PATT will be hosting the ever-popular Walk 4 Washington this Wednesday. Students have been working hard raising money for the many laps they and their families will walk in the afternoon. All funds raised go back to support classrooms.
  

• The Middle School Cross Country and Volleyball seasons ended last week. The athletes improved every week and displayed excellent sportsmanship all season. The 7th and 8th grade Boys Basketball will begin next week and 5th and 6th grade Boys Basketball will begin in November.
  
• WMS had their first Activity Night last Friday. There were many fun things to do including a DJ, basketball and volleyball in the gym, a haunted house, working out in the fitness room, quiet room activities, a dodgeball tournament, and just hanging with friends.

• WHS celebrated a successful Homecoming Week October 3rd through the 8th. The Senior class won the Homecoming competition this year and the week ended with a dance that included 400+ students.
  
• Emilia Houwers qualified for the State Tennis tournament and WHS celebrated with a banner, morning announcement, and a new tradition of a Whippet Walk, which will be repeated for any individual or group that advances to a state-level competition in academics, the arts, or activities.
• Over 25 WHS students have formed into 8 teams and entered a state wide Stock Market Challenge sponsored by Economics Wisconsin. Teams have 10 weeks to invest $100,000 into the market and compete against students from around the state for a cash prize. Premier Bank has offered to sponsor the entry fee for our teams in the Fall competition and will be visiting the Personal Finance classes.

• Family Emergency Fund donations: NHS presented a check for $388.85. Money was raised by the WHS student body who participated in the Homecoming Coin contest. The football team presented a check for $522. Money was raised as a part of the team’s frozen pizza fundraiser at the start of the year.
  
• The Bands and Choirs held their first concerts of the season on October 12th and 19th respectively. The three bands played seven songs. The theme of the choir concert was “You’ve Got Mail”- songs that are sung to convey messages. Both groups did an outstanding job!