Matthew Stai, Hannah Fuller, Jean Germano, and Joseph Markon have been named as the student speakers for the Commencement Ceremony to be held at the Northwestern High School new gymnasium on Friday, May 23 at 8:00 P.M.
The Scholarship/Faculty Committee selects the four student speakers from the senior honor students.
Matthew Stai is the son of Scott and Theresa Stai of Brule. He plans to attend St. Olaf and major in Drama/Theatre.
Hannah Fuller is the daughter of Steve and Tammy Johnson of South Range and Jim Fuller of Superior. She plans to attend Lake Superior College and ma-jor in nursing.
Jean Germano is the son of Patrick Germano and Zarina Noh of Iron River. He plans to attend Trinity College and major in International Studies.
Joseph Markon is the son of Randall Markon of Maple and Tina Baumgardner of Du-luth. He will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Barron and major in Law Enforcement.
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 23, 2014
Steve High, principal of Northwestern High School, announced the honor graduates for the Class of 2014. These students rank in the top ten percent of their class.
Chemical Free Graduation Party 1
Immunization Requirements for 2014--15 2
Building Construction House 6
Building Construction House Bid Sheet 7
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Volume 38, No. 4
May 2014
Honor Students
Hannah Fuller, Jean Germano, Joseph Markon, Matthew Stai
Headline
Senior Honor Banquet Held
On October 27, 2011, Craig Hillier, a well-known speaker, visited Northwestern High School to present a 45 minute assembly for the students that focused on resilience and respect. After the assembly, Mr. Hillier worked with 9th and 10th grade students on
co-operation and then with 11th and 12th grade students on leadership and positive school
environment. The students responded well to Mr. Hillier’s presentations. He will return on November 29, 2011 to work with the leaders of each school organization, sport, and activity to focus on leadership qualities.
Class of 2014 Honored Seniors
Honored Senior Award
Brayden Bartelt ... Distinguished Athlete, Physical Education Tyler Blair ... US Army, Duane Lindgren, DECA, SADD Julia Burhans ... Yearbook Wesley Clark ... Principal’s Megan Dirkes ... Top 10% Brandee Dittbrender ... US Army, Yearbook Ryan Dolsen ... Principal’s David Fechtelkotter ... Spanish Lucas Freeman ... DECA Josephine Fudally ... Top 10% Cassandra Fuller ... Physical Education, FCCLA Hannah Fuller ... HON Academic All Conference, Commencement Speaker, Top 10% Jean Germano ... HON Academic All Conference, One Act Plays, Commencement Speaker Newspaper/Octagon, Top 10%, Quiz Bowl Damerkhan Ibralinov ... AFS Jay Karich ... Outstanding Senior Athlete Molly Lattery ... National School Choral, WIAA Scholar Athlete, Outstanding Senior Athlete Semper Fidelis Band Award Bret Little ... Top 10% Mason Lomard ...FBLA, Yearbook, SADD Morgyn Lombard ... Dance Team State/Captain, Office Assistant Tyler Maki ... ACDA Leadership Award, FACT Joseph Markon ... Top 10%, Commencement Speaker Macy Meteraud ... Principal’s Award Jonathan Nelson ... Science, Mathematics Jeb Pflug ... DECA Krysta Pooler ... Principal’s Makenna Sadenwasser... Fine Arts Reggie Semanko ... Distinguished Senior Athlete, Most Valuable Athlete, Duane Lindgren , Top 10% Matthew Stai ... National School Choral, HON Academic All Conference, Forensics – State Acting Award English, Top 10%, Commencement Speaker, Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, Quiz Bowl Deanna Trzynka ... Top 10% Josiah Vik ... WIAA Scholar Athlete, Most Valuable Athlete, John Philip Sousa Melissa Walsh ... Fine Arts, Social Studies
Connor Smith, son of Mark and Diane Smith of Lake Nebagamon, has been selected by the Scholarship/Faculty Committee to attend Badger Boys State at Ripon College this summer. Connor has being sponsored by the Hanson-Maki Post No. 506 of the American Legion, Iron River. Zachary Davis, son of Scott and Paula Davis of Lake Nebagamon, will also be attending Badger Boy State being sponsored by the VFW in Iron River. Each will participate in work-shops and seminars on state government. They will also participate in mock elections and hear speeches by several state officials. The purpose of the conference is to promote a better un-derstanding of how the democratic government works. Connor has been involved in Boys Golf, DECA, Cross-Country, Boys Track and honor roll. Zachary has been involved in the Art Club, Band, Choir, honor roll, Forensics, Drama, and the National Honor Society. District residents are invited to support this worthy project by making a donation to the two organizations or sup-porting one of the annual fundraisers.
Michaela Ruhman, daughter of Scott and Colleen Ruhman, Brule, has been selected by the Scholarship/Faculty Committee to at-tend Badger Girls State on the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Campus in June. The Iron River Rebecca Lodge #192 is spon-soring Michaela.
The purpose of Badger Girls is to prepare girls of high school age in Wisconsin for citizenship in a modern world, to teach the princi-ples of democracy in a representative government, to provide an opportunity for living together as self-governing citizens, and to instill a love of country and a desire to preserve the fundamental features of our form of government as founded by our forefathers. Michaela has been active in honor roll, cross-country, C. Hillier, as a class officer, track, DECA, and Douglas County Chamber Youth Leadership.
The 26th Annual Academic Awards Celebration was held on March 26, 2014. Each quarter students who earn a 4.0 GPA are placed on the
High Honors list, students between 3.5 and 3.99 are on the Honors list and students between 3.25 and 3.49 are put on the Honorable Mention list. Academic Awards are
pre-sented to those students who have demonstrated their suc-cess by being on the High Hon-ors, HonHon-ors, or Honorable Men-tion lists for four consecutive quarters. This year, 103 stu-dents were honored and after the award presentations, the students and parents were invit-ed to enjoy pizza and soda.
Badger Girls State Representative Selected
“ A G r e a t P l a c e T o L e a r n ”
High School News
Mr. Steve High
Principal
Mr. Dennis Scherz
Dean of Students
Badger Boys State Representatives Selected
26th Annual Academic Awards
Chemical-Free
Graduation Party
“Celebration 2014”
Northwestern High School is in the process of planning its 26th Annual
Chemical-Free Graduation Party, “Celebration 2014.” The party will be on graduation night, Friday, May 23, from 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Students will enjoy a night full of enter-taining activities and prizes are given away through out the night. If you are interested in donating to this event, any donations of merchandise, gift certificates or cash are being accepted at the Northwestern High School Of-fice. Each student will also be given a list of contributors in their gift bag.
VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED If you have an interest in helping with this party, please contact Renee Priem at 715-363-2434, ext. 2000. Workers are still needed for decorating, clean-up, and supervision.
On October 27, 2011, Craig Hillier, a well-known speaker, visited Northwestern High School to present a 45 minute assembly for the students that focused on resilience and respect. After the assembly, Mr. Hillier worked with 9th and 10th grade students on
co-operation and then with 11th and 12th grade students on leadership and positive school
environment. The students responded well to Mr. Hillier’s presentations. He will return on November 29, 2011 to work with the leaders of each school organization, sport, and activity to focus on leadership qualities.
Michaela Ruhman
Connor Smith, left, and Zachary Davis, right.
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The WIAA Scholar/Athlete award was established in 1984 by the WIAA. Nominees must have cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher based on a 4.0 scale and have earned at least 4 varsity letters through WIAA sanctioned sports.
An athlete’s individual and team accomplishments, other co-curricular activities, and community participation are also taken into considera-tion. This year’s winners have an outstanding combination of all those things.
This year’s winners are Josiah Vik and Molly Lattery.
WIAA Scholar/Athlete Award
Josiah Vik and Molly Lattery
Duane Lindgren
Northwestern Award
The Duane Lindgren Northwestern Award has been memorialized in the name of Duane Lindgren, who had been a school board member for 13 years at the time of his death in August 1987. It is a fitting memorial to Mr. Lindgren, who gave much of himself to our school and community. The award goes to seniors who have best exempli-fied the "Spirit of Northwestern" and is based on the students contri-butions that make Northwestern High School an excellent school.
Steve High, principal of Northwestern High School, presented the award medals to Tyler Blair and Reggie Semanko at the Senior Hon-or Banquet. The award also carries a $150 grant, presented after graduation, to be used at the winner's discretion.
Tyler Blair and Reggie Semanko
The following are the minimum required immunizations for each age/grade level for Pre-K (age 2 through 4 years and Kindergarten through grade 12:
Age/Grade Number of Doses
Pre-K (2 years through 4 years)
4-DTP/DTaP/DT, 3-Polio, 3-HepB, 1-MMR, 1-Var Grades K-5
4-DTP/DTaP/DT, 4-Polio, 3-HepB, 2-MMR, 2-Var Grades 6-12
1-Tdap, 4-DTP/DTaP/DT, 4-Polio, 3-HepB, 2-MMR, 2-Var
The Wisconsin Student Immunization Law now requires proof of Varicella (chickenpox) immunity for grades K-12. A child is considered compli-ant with the law if a vaccination date is provided or it is indicated that the child has had chickenpox disease. Students 13 years of age or older without a prior history of chickenpox disease or a prior history of Varicella vaccine before age 13 require 2 doses of Varicella vaccine. Please inform the school nurse/health assistant with written verification of this information before the end of the first week of school in September 2014. Waivers are available for medical, religious, or personal conviction reasons.
The Douglas County Health Department continues to offer free immunization clinics at the Superior’s Government Center (1316 N. 14th St.,
Ste. 324). The first Wednesday of each month from 1:00-5:00p.m. Please call (715)395-1304 for further information.
Children Screening Clinic Children Screening Clinics will be held during the month of August for children 4 months to 18 years, sponsored by the Douglas County Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Nursing Unit. The free childhood screening program offers phys-ical assessment, vision and hearing check, laboratory tests when appropriate, immunizations, developmental screening. The physphys-icals are conducted in compliance with all state and school regulations.
Call the Public Health Nursing Unit at 715-395-1304 to make an appointment for a screening.
The last day of class for students for the 2013-14
school year will be June 5, 2014.
Summer School Sessions
WILL NOT be held in the
School District of Maple for 2014.
In 2010, Wisconsin elected to join the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of the two national consortia that were formed to help establish a series of “next generation assessments” to measure students’ career and college readiness.
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) is a state-led consortium working to develop next-generation assessments that accurately measure student progress toward college- and career-readiness. Smarter Balanced is one of two multistate consortia awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Education in 2010 to develop an assessment system aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by the 2014-15 school year.
The work of Smarter Balanced is guided by the belief that a high-quality assessment system can provide information and tools for teachers and schools to improve instruction and help students succeed – regardless of disability, language or subgroup. Smarter Balanced involves experi-enced educators, researchers, state and local policymakers and community groups working together in a transparent and consensus-driven process. Wisconsin is a governing state of this state-led consortium and has representatives from Wisconsin’s K-12 and higher education sec-tors.
The components of the Smarter Balanced Assessment include:
1. A summative assessment administered during the last 12 weeks of the school year (measuring students’ cumulative progress from the past school year). The summative assessment will consist of two parts: a computer adaptive test, and performance tasks that will be taken on a computer but will not be computer-adaptive. The summative assessment will:
Accurately describe both student achievement and growth of student learning as part of program evaluation and school, district, and state accountability systems;
Provide valid, reliable, and fair measures of students’ progress toward, and attainment of, the knowledge and skills required to be college- and career-ready; and
Capitalize on the strengths of computer-adaptive testing—efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement, and quick turnaround of results.
2. Optional interim assessments administered at locally determined intervals. These assessments will provide educators with actionable information about student progress throughout the year. Like the summative assessment, the interim assessments will be computer-adaptive and include performance tasks. The interim assessments will:
Help teachers, students, and parents understand whether students are on track, and identify strengths and limitations in relation to the Common Core State Standards;
Be fully accessible for instruction and professional development; and
3. Formative assessment practices and strategies (measuring students’ understanding and progress periodically throughout the school year) are the basis for a digital library of professional development materials, resources, and tools aligned to the Common Core State Standards and Smarter Balanced claims and assessment targets. Research-based instructional tools will be available on-demand to help teachers address learning challenges and differentiate instruction. The digital library will include professional development materials related to all components of the assessment system, such as scoring rubrics for performance tasks.
4. A secure, online reporting system that provides assessment results to students, parents, teachers, and administrators. The reports gener-ated will show student achievement and progress toward mastery of the Common Core State Standards.
SMARTER Assessment System
51st Building Construction House For Sale
The Building Construction Class at Northwestern High School is working on completion of the 51st house to be constructed since 1964. The home will be sold to the highest bidder as has been done in the past. Bids will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 2014.
This year's house measures 28' X 48' with three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, living room, kitchen and dining room.
Interested bidders, desiring more detailed information on this house, may request it by either calling 715-363-2431, printing it off the school district website at www.maple.k12.wi.us, or by picking up a Bid Information Sheet from the District Office located in the Northwestern High School building. The minimum bid for this year’s house is $57,900.
The house will be open for inspection the evening of graduation, May 23, from approximately 9:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; and on any weekday after May 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., except Memorial Day.
Newsletter compiled and edited by Candi Stariha.
