December 2013 Newsletter - Tri

Tri-County Area School District
December 2013
(715) 335-6366
www.tricounty.k12.wi.us
December 2013
Tri-County Area School District
409 S West Street
Plainfield, WI 54966-9608
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Pictured left to right:
Caitlin Eisner, Kevin Garlow
and Anna Juarez.
Congratulations to Kevin Garlow! He is the winner of the billboard contest
and will receive the $100 prize. Ana Juarez placed 2nd and Caitlin Eisner
placed 3rd. All participants received a $5.00 gift certificate for Plainfield Bowl.
Tri-County Students Will Be On WDUX 92.7 Radio Station!
WHEN: December 25th from 10:30 -11:00
*Mrs. Murray has arranged for K-12th grade students in the elementary music program, Middle/High School Choir Concert &
MS/HS Band Concert, to play pieces from their concerts on
WDUX Christmas Day! ENJOY!! Thank you Mrs. Murray for
arranging this wonderful experience.
Brrr...It’s Getting Cold Outside!
Dear Parents of Elementary Children:
Please make sure your child is dressed for the cold weather. We will have
recess unless it is below 0 (including wind chill) or raining. We recommend
students wear hats, mittens/gloves, boots, jackets, and snow pants if possible. Recess is a great time for kids to have fun outside playing with their
friends. It is also wonderful to get some fresh air during the day. Thank
you for helping us give children that opportunity!
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First graders have enjoyed their first quarter of school. We had a presentation by the Plainfield Fire
Department where students received life saving tips to follow in the event of a home fire. Mr.
Miller treated the students to a packet of goodies. The bag included coloring books, pencils and
stickers that they took home to reinforce what they’d learned during class.
We all enjoyed a wonderful Halloween Parade thanks to Mrs. Dill’s careful planning. Halloween
was a fun time for all and we captured many smiles of students in costume. Thank you to our families for the time spent putting costumes together, that day was so much FUN!
Our school forest trip was bumped around on the calendar from a lot with unpredictable weather.
We finally settled on a day outside at school! High School counselors led classes for the afternoon
and we moved to locations around the building. It was fun for all and the sun actually came out for
a bit of it!
This quarter first grade teachers administered Phonemic Awareness (PALS). PALS and Language
Screening test is now mandated by the state of Wisconsin. The first grade team enjoyed spending
individual time with students as they were able to gather valuable information on exactly where students would be successful in reading and writing. The test will be given again in the fourth quarter.
Lastly, we wrapped up the first quarter and began second quarter with homemade butter. Students
were surprised how easy it was to make butter. Okay, maybe not easy, but simple. SHAKE,
SHAKE, SHAKE, and SHAKE SOME MORE!
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On Friday, November 8th, Mr. Doug Moericke from the Wisconsin Timber Wolf Alliance came to talk with
the 3rd graders about wolves in Wisconsin. The students learned about wolf behavior, pack life, pups, diet,
and the life span of wolves in captivity and in the wild. The students also learned about the differences in
size between wolves, coyotes, and foxes. We are grateful to have had this opportunity to learn so much about
this amazing creature!
THIRD GRADERS RECEIVED DICTIONARIES
On November 1, The Elks Club from Portage County presented the third graders at Tri-County
with student dictionaries.
Mr. Willis and his wife distributed the dictionaries, and then shared some of the things the students could find in their dictionaries. They found out what president was born in Iowa; that the
longest word has 1,909 letters (a medical word); facts about the solar system; and what ‘gazetteer’
means.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis said, “We always enjoy coming to Tri-County because the students are wellbehaved, and enjoy learning about new things.”
Along with Mr. & Mrs. Willis are: Giselle Loa, Alex Garcia, Ramon Calderon, Braelyn
Pionke, Nevaya Klesmith and Amber Wills
January Tri-County Event Calendar
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Monday
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Wednesday
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Friday
Saturday
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2
3
MSWR @
Manawa
6:00 p.m
4
HSWR
@ Manawa
10:00 a.m.
Christmas Vacation 12/22/13 through 1/1/2014
Return to School on 1/2/2014
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6
MSWR
@ Horace
Mann
7
HSGBB @
Rosholt
HSBBB vs.
Rosholt
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Booster Club
Meeting 6:30
p.m.
HS Pep Band
UWSP 7:00
p.m.
9
MSGBB vs. Wild
Rose
10
HSGBB @
Menominee
HSBBB vs.
Menominee
11
CWC Honors
All-Star Band
and Choir
Menomonie
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13
MSGBB vs.
Rosholt
MSWR
@ Rhinelander
4:15 p.m.
11th Grade
rewards
night
5:00 p.m.
20
14
HSGBB vs.
Almond
HSBBB vs.
Almond
MSBB @
St. Petes
15
MSGBB and
MSWR
Pictures
HS Pep Band
UWSP
7:00 p.m.
16
MSBB vs.
Amherst
HSWR@
Amherst
7:00 p.m.
17
HSGBB @
Bowler
HSBBB vs.
Bowler
18
HSWR
@ Clintonville
10:00 a.m.
NBA in WI.
Rapids
Concert 7:00
p.m.
21
HSGBB vs.
Tigerton
HSBBB @
Tigerton
2nd Quarter ends
22
23
No
School
MSGBB vs.
Port Edwards
3rd Quarter
Starts
MSWR
@ Amherst
4:00 p.m.
Quiz Bowl vs.
Rosholt
12th Grade
rewards night
5:00 p.m.
24
HSGBB vs.
Port Edwards
HSBBB @
Port Edwards
25
HSWR
@Manawa
10:00 a.m.
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NBA in
WI.Rapids
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27
MSGBB @
Iola
MSWR
@WI.
Rapids
4:15 p.m.
28
HSGBB @
Wild Rose
HSBBB vs.
Wild Rose
(Teacher In
Service day)
Math League
Meet II
HS Pep Band
UWSP
7:00
29
Quiz Bowl @
Manawa
30
MSBB vs St.
Petes
HSWR
@AB/Pacelli
10:00 a.m.
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HSGBB vs.
Marion
HSBBB @
Marion
BB=Boys Basketball; GB=Girls Basketball; HS=High School;
MS=Middle School; JV=Junior Varsity; WR=Wrestling
Junior Varsity Games @ 6 p.m. Varsity Games @ 7:30 p.m.
Middle School Games start @ 5:30 p.m.
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On Saturday, the 11th of January, 2014, the Central Wisconsin Conference
Band and Choir All-Stars will have their practice and performance in Menomonie, WI.
Madison Halvorson is a senior at Tri-County and plays french horn. Aaron
Thompson is also a senior and plays trombone. They are both outstanding students and athletes for TC and strong leaders for the Band program.
These accomplished musicians will perform with other members of the CWC at
the 4:00 P.M. concert.
Congratulations to these five outstanding musicians from Tri-County
School. They were selected to participate and perform at the National Band
Association's convention on January 18, 2014. The concert is a winter
favorite and is held at the Wisconsin Rapids High School auditorium at 7
P.M.
Andrea Boyd and Caitlin Eisner were selected as high Alternates on flute.
David Femal plays Baritone, Shawn Kemnetz plays trombone and Daniel
Kaehn plays the trumpet. They are members of the TC middle school band.
The concert is free to the public. The All State Middle School Band
will be conducted by Ms. Liz Rosenthal this year.
Andrea Boyd and Caitlin Eisner- Back Row
David Femal, Shawn Kemnetz and Daniel Kaehn - Front Row
These young ladies are the Color Guard and Majorettes for the Tri-County Rock Hopper Marching Band. They
completed a very active marching season which included the Wisconsin State Fair, Wo-Za-Wha days in Wisconsin Dells, Cranberry Festival in Warrens WI and other local events.
Melinda Anderson, Briana Dickinson, Megan Nigh - front,
Katie Guetzke, Emily Wills, Isabella Weekly, Madison Halvorson
and Kailey Bagley –back.
Majorettes- Chelsea King, Rebecca Cleereman
and Sarah Lauer)
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Local Musicians chosen for the 2014 National Band Association’s Honor
Band
On Friday and Saturday, January 17 and 18, 2014, Aaron Thompson and Cody
Lockhart from the Tri-County Area School’s High School Band will be performing in the National Band Association All-State Band. Thompson and
Lockhart’s band director is Mr. William Femal. Participants in the band were
chosen from nearly 200 applicants from NBA member schools from across the
State of Wisconsin. Membership in the band signifies a level of achievement
which places these student musicians in the top percentile among all student
musicians in our State. This year’s band will be conducted by Mr. Joseph
Hermann from Tennessee Tech University.
The All-State Band will conclude the State NBA-WC convention with a Finale Concert. The concert will be held at the Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids High School on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 7:00 PM. All are welcome to attend.
Katie Craig, a 9th grader,
is an ideal student. Mrs.
Helmrick says that Katie
has an immense dedication to her studies and
expects nothing less
than the highest standards. She is a great role
model for her fellow
freshman class and I
look forward to seeing
her grow academically
throughout high school.
10th Grader, Sydney Clapper, is a very hardworking
individual who always goes
above and beyond of what
is expected of her in class.
Ms. Stillman says that she
is a positive role model in
and out of the classroom.
Hailey Anderson, an 11th
grader, has really dedicated herself to my Chemistry course, says Mrs.
Helmrick. The improvement she has made, just in
the first quarter, has been
notable. I have been impressed at the amount of
time she has dedicated to
studying for Chemistry
and her willingness to extend her knowledge in the
subject.
Mr. Raboin says that 12th
grader, Shannon Altenburg,
always maintains strong
grades. He has found her to
be a highly intelligent student.
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ATTENTION Parents/Guardian of the Junior Class,
Mark your Calendars
It’s our turn to support our High school students and come together and start planning the Junior Class Post Prom 2014.
There will be an organizational meeting on December 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the High School cafeteria
Please plan on attending; we need your support and ideas for fundraisers, entertainment, games, prizes, etc.
Prom is scheduled for Saturday April 12, 2014 and we have lots of planning to do !!! If you have any questions or ideas and cannot attend the meeting please feel free to contact Kathy Knutson at 715-366-8001 (home) 715-340-5155 (Cell) or email kathyknutson@hotmail.com or Dawn Kemnetz at 715-249-3196 (home)715-3403196 (cell) or ddesk@uniontel.net
The next TC Booster Club meeting will be Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the HS cafeteria. Please submit all agenda
items by Monday, December 9 at 10 a.m.
I would like to encourage all supporters and coaches to attend! We had a great discussion, at our last meeting, and would love for
each meeting to be forward focused with specific plans to implement.
Any questions, please feel free to contact me at 715.570.1717.
Stacy Schubert
TCBC President
Note: Time
change for this
month!
The Scentsy warmers are
here!
Stop in the
High School Office
to see one on display or to
pick up an order form!
Be sure to check
out the new Booster Club
tab on the
school website under
Athletics/ExtraAthletics/Extra-Curricular
for
future news and apparel items!
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NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION
Tri-County Area School District – Plainfield, Wisconsin
April 1, 2014
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an election will be held in the Tri-County Area School District on Tuesday, April 1,
2014, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The term of office for school
board member is three years beginning on Monday, April 28, 2014.
Office
Incumbent
Area 1 (Town of Leola, Town of Rome,
Town of Almond, Town of Buena Vista,
Town of Pine Grove, Town of Grant)
Jim Cesar
Area 2 (Town of Rose, Town of Oasis,
Town of Plainfield, and Village of
Plainfield)
Randy Thurley
Area 3 (Town of Deerfield, Town of
Colburn, Town of Hancock, and Village
of Hancock)
Mark Bacon
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a Campaign Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy, must be filed no
later than 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 7th, 2014), in the office of the school district clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2014.
A description of the school district boundaries can be obtained from the school district office.
This was also posted in the Waushara Argus compliant to the rules on 11/19/2013 Thanks, Wendy Hetzel
Dates to Remember:
Winter 6-12 Choir Concert Thursday December 12th in the H.S. Lecture Hall 7:00 p.m.
K-4th Winter Concert—Friday December 13th 2013 in H.S. Gym 12:45 p.m.
5th and 6th Grade Winter Concert—Friday December 13th 2013 in H.S. Gym 2:00 p.m.
Winter 6-12 Band Concert Monday December 16th in the H.S. Gym 7:00 p.m.
Early dismissal on 12-20-2013, Christmas vacation 12-23-2013 through January 1, 2014
Return to School on January 2, 2014
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Tri-County Area Teachers Association
Scholarship Raffle
The Tri-County Area Teachers Association is once again holding a Scholarship Raffle. All proceeds from
this raffle will go towards scholarships for this years Tri-County High School seniors.
The raffle drawing will be held on Thursday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Tri-County High School cafeteria. Raffle prizes are 1st - $1,000; 2nd - $500; 3rd - $250; 4th - $250; along with other prizes. You
need not be present to win.
Be sure to purchase your tickets from any Tri-County Area Education Association member or at various
Tri-County events. Each ticket is $5.00 or you can purchase 3 for $10.00 or better yet 7 tickets for
$20.00.
New from Nicholas Marti:
This year, we are taking on several new initiatives with our students in grades 7-12. Among these endeavors are quarterly class meetings, at which various grade-specific topics are discussed, including the establishment of academic goals for each quarter. Each class is being challenged to set a goal for a targeted
minimum percentage of its members who will earn all passing grades for the quarter. The students are provided with pertinent data from their most recently completed grading period, and then use that information
to create a goal that poses a challenge for improvement…but that is also realistically attainable.
Our intent is to not only see our classes meet these goals each quarter, but to also see them improve upon
them through each quarter as the school year progresses – which would be absolutely amazing.
Impressively, our classes have taken this idea and, in several cases, shown some significant progress and
growth to start this year. I am proud to report that three of our classes did attain their 1st Quarter goal, with
the other three classes establishing strong starts to the year and currently working toward reaching recalibrated 2nd Quarter goals. For those classes that met their goals for the 1st Quarter, we will be holding
special evenings at school dedicated to all members of their respective classes:
1ST QUARTER REWARD NIGHTS
(PIZZA AND A MOVIE ON THE BIG SCREEN):
7th Grade (Class of 2019)
1st Quarter Goal: 85.0%; 1st Quarter Result: 86.7%!
Tuesday, December 10 (3:00-5:30 – Cafeteria/Lecture Hall)
th
11 Grade (Class of 2015)
1st Quarter Goal: 70.0%; 1st Quarter Result: 80.4%!
Monday, January 13 (5:00-7:30 – Cafeteria/Lecture Hall)
th
12 Grade (Class of 2014)
1st Quarter Goal: 80.0%; 1st Quarter Result: 88.9%!
Thursday, January 23 (5:00-7:30 – Cafeteria/Lecture Hall)
Congratulations to the Classes of 2014, 2015, and 2019! Best of luck to all classes in attaining their 2nd
Quarter goals.
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Calling All Alumni
The annual alumni day is scheduled for Friday, December 20th. We will gather in the lecture hall and
begin the formal question-and-answer session at 9:30 AM. All alumni are welcome to come and share
post high school experiences, offer advice and answer questions juniors and seniors may have about
life after high school. Whether you graduated in 2013 or in 1913, we want to hear from you.
Following the question-and-answer session, we will have the usual and much anticipated informal
gathering in the "science department." We will have lots of food and refreshments. We hope it will be a
chance for you to see each other again and get caught up on what has been happening at Tri-County.
Hope to see you on the 20th.
Food Drive Results!
Thank you to everyone who donated to our 7th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade food drives
Nov. 18th-22nd. We were able to collect over 350 items in total! We are thrilled that these donations have gone to make the holidays a little brighter for our community members! As an added
bonus, the 8th grade and Mr. Wenndt’s Impact groups will be enjoying some treats for collecting the most food in their respective groups. Way to go!
Snowmobile Safety Course
Saturday December 28, 8:00 - 5:00 Sunday December 29,
12:00-4:00
Tri-County Ag Shop at the Tri-County Area School District
Sponsored by Mid State Drifter and DNR
Must be 11 years of age to enroll. The course fee is $10.00.
Advance registration is requested. Contact Scott Schubert
920-787-2279 or Joe Russo at 715-335-4858.
You can also register at dnr.wi.gov
Classes will cover snowmobile safety features, pre-ride inspections, basic riding skills, snowmobile rider
responsibilities, laws and handling outdoor emergencies.
Students will be required to obtain a DNR customer ID#
as part of the criteria to graduate. Students can obtain a
DNR ID # 7a.m - 10p.m by calling 1-888-936-7463.
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M-T-W-TH-F
Saturday
Sunday
6:00—8:00 pm
8:00—10:00 a.m.
5:00—8:00 p.m.
TV Channel 2 (WBAY) - Green Bay
Individual Monthly
$ 14.00
TV Channel 7 (WSAW) - Wausau
Individual Yearly
$ 120.00
TV Channel 9 (WAOW) - Wausau
Family Monthly
$ 25.00
Individual Senior Citizen (age
60 or older) Monthly
$
Individual Senior Citizen (age
60 or older) Yearly
$ 60.00
Senior Couple (age 60 or older)
Monthly
$ 14.00
Senior Couple (age 60 or older)
Yearly
$ 120.00
TV Channel 5 (WFRV) - Green Bay
TV Channel Fox 11 (WLUK) - Green Bay
TV Channel NBC 26/UPN 32
Green Bay/Appleton
WAUH 102.3 FM - Wautoma
WBCV 107.9 - Wausau
WDEZ 101.9 FM - Wausau
7.00
WDKM 106.1 FM - Adams
WDUX 92.7 FM - Waupaca
WFHR 1320 AM - WI Rapids
Passes can be purchased in the high school
office. Non-resident rates available.
WGLX 103.3 FM - WI Rapids
WGNV 88.5 FM - Milladore
WIFC 95.5 FM - Wausau
WISS 1100 AM - Berlin
WIZD 99.9 FM - Stevens Point
WKQH 104.9 FM - Marathon
WLJY 106.5 - Marshfield
Your first visit is free!
Register with the
fitness center supervisor
and try it out!
WOFM 94.7 - Wausau
WRIG AM 1390 - Schofield
WSAU 99.9 FM - Wausau
WSPT 1010 AM, 97.9 FM - Stevens Point
WYTE 96.7 - Whiting
If you can’t get to the Fitness Center on
a regular basis, we now take walk-ins.
You
must have the correct
change. The Fitness Center SuperThe charge will be $2.00 per visit.
visor will not have access to change.