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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 15:28 |
Dr. Robert J. Asp, of Hilbert Family Practices, and his staff provided over $3,500 in free dental services for area children on February 5th, Give Kids a Smile Day.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 15:27 |
Chilton High’s forensics team is off to its best start in many years.
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 15:17 |
Building a bridge of intercultural relations was bursting with fun and adventure for Chilton AFS student members this past weekend.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 14:53 |
A motion made by Board member Jerry Kolbe and seconded by Randy Lisowe to accept the budget recommendations presented by Superintendent Dr. Claire Martin for the 2010-11 school year, with freshman athletic teams intact, was unanimously passed at the February Chilton School District regular Board meeting.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 14:34 |
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Hilbert Music students served up customers at Krandy's in Hilbert in order to raise money for their band trip to Nashville, Tenn.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 14:30 |
At the Chilton School Board Finance Committee meeting held February 17th, Superintendent Dr. Claire Martin and Business Manager Lisa Lau discussed revised budget recommendations, formed in consideration of public input at the previous Finance Committee listening session meeting, with committee co-chairs Larry Hedrich and Jerry Kolbe.
Revisions to Martin’s budget reductions, originally presented at the January Board meeting, include keeping freshman sports, but creating an athletic/co-curricular fee of $35/year for high school participants, as well as collecting baseball/softball admission fees. Reductions in Board equipment, the retirement of an English teacher, and removal of swim practice transportation costs created additional savings in the budget.
Martin said that in addition to moving a portion of the District’s utility costs to Fund 80, the $10,000 cost of the District Newsletter would be transferred to Fund 80 as well, since it is mailed to every home in the community. Martin said that the calendar that is mailed out contains annual notices that the District is required by law make available to the public, and which used to be published in the newspaper.
The District will also be able to transfer more than $30,000 of 7th and 8th grade athletic costs to Fund 80, provided that the sports are open to all students in the community, including those that are home-schooled or attend private school.
Lau added that there are still many variables, including retirements and open enrollment numbers, which could change before the final version of the budget is presented to the Board in July.
Regarding moving the Dance/Pom team to “club” status per Athletic Director Dave Sonnabend’s recommendation, Lau said that Dance was listed as ‘co-curricular’ in the handbook, but was classified with athletics because it tends to run during the athletic season. Hedrich said that the Co-Curricular Committee needs to decide how to classify Dance because if it is grouped with athletics, then it would need to meet the 10-participant minimum to run.
Hedrick and Kolbe agreed that the District should continue to pay the dance coach for one more year, to give the team time to find alternative financial support, much as the swim team has. Hedrich also said that he would like to know all of the ramifications of changing Dance to club status before making a final decision.
Martin also sought to clear up statements made at the previous Finance Committee meeting that the Chilton School District has the highest paid administrative costs/high school student compared with other districts in the conference. Martin said that the Department of Public Instruction figures used to calculate these costs included high school-only districts, in other words, districts that don’t include middle and elementary schools.
For a more fair comparison with these districts, Martin said, “I’m a superintendent of K-12, so minimally, if you wanted to try and figure this out, you would take a third of my salary, a third of Lisa’s salary, a third of Becky’s salary and all of Tim’s salary and then you might find out high school administrative costs.” Hedrich added that according to the DPI web site, Wrightstown does not indicate having a middle school principal or business manager, even though they do, which leads to their administrative costs appearing much lower than Chilton’s.
Citing administration/operations costs of $2,188 per student for the 2008-09 school year, compared with $2,145 for the 2003-04 school year, Martin said, “Giving consideration for inflation, the Board has reigned in administrative costs.” |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 14:27 |
Local students have a chance to learn more about developing their artistic talents on February 27.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 14:25 |
Chilton High School held its annual Sweetheart Hop earlier this month.
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Friday, 26 February 2010 14:22 |
Brian Sattler, son of Lyle and Mary Sattler, and Kelsey Schaid, daughter of Tim and Jennifer Schaid, have been chosen as Chilton High School’s nominees for the Wisconsin All-State Scholars/Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program.
The Wisconsin All-State Scholars/Robert C. Byrd Scholarship Program, which is sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the Wisconsin State Journal, the Wisconsin Education Association Council, and the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators’ Foundation for Educational Administration, conducts the Robert C. Byrd Scholarship program each year in an effort to honor Wisconsin’s best and brightest graduating seniors. Each high school in Wisconsin is eligible to nominate one or more of their graduating seniors who are then considered by a state committee for eligibility to receive a Robert C. Byrd Scholarship. Chilton High School was eligible to nominate two students for consideration of this particular scholarship opportunity this year.
 Brian is planning on attending UW-Madison, majoring in Actuarial Science. He has been very active in his school and community. In co-curricular school activities, Brian has been an active member of the Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Band, Math Team, Ski Club, Pit Band, Honors Band and Solo and Ensemble. He has also participated in swimming, baseball and cross country.
Brian’s community involvement has included participation in Jesus and Company Catholic Youth Group, the church choir, American Legion Baseball and the Chilton Aquatics Club Swim Team.
 Kelsey is planning to attend either UW-La Crosse or UW-Madison to pursue a degree in psychology. She, too, has been very active in her school and community. In co-curricular school activities, Kelsey has been actively involved as a member of the Student Council, Principal’s Student Round Table, Student Activities Committee, State Forensics Team, Future Business Leaders of America, Ski Club, Spanish Club, Art Club, Sweetheart Hop Court, Yearbook Committee, Yearbook, Solo and Ensemble, Spring Play, Math Team and Fall Musical. She has also participated in Dance Team and Track and Field.
In the community, Kelsey has volunteered time at the Shepherd’s Attic, Salvation Army, as a Bible School Teacher, tutoring middle and high school students, as a member of the Young People’s Society and ushering at church. |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 14:18 |
April Pitzen, daughter of David and Jean Pitzen, has met the state criteria for selection as Chilton High School’s recipient of the State of Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship.
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