Luke Rutten and Veronica Line have been named as the student speakers for the Commencement Ceremony to be held at the Northwestern High School lower gymnasium on Friday, May 26 at 7:30 P.M.
The Scholarship/Faculty Committee selects the two student speakers from the senior honor students.
Luke Rutten is the son of Rick and Donna Rutten of Poplar. Luke will be attending the University Madison, with a study emphasis in the area of math and science.
Veronica Line is the daughter of Kerry and Maria Line of South Range. Veronica plans to attend Northern Michigan University and major in pre-medicine.
Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 26, 2017
Mark Carlson, principal of Northwestern High School, announced the honor graduates for the Class of 2017. These students rank in the top ten percent of their class. L to R, back row: Jennifer Thul, Holly Pellman, Rose Tokar, Journey Brown, Luke Rutten. Front row, L to R: Jameson Pflug, Emily Gaare, Justine Moss, Laryssa Vik, Veronica Line, Kaia Orme.
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Volumn 41, No. 4
May 2017
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Senior Honor Banquet Held
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Honored Senior Award
Journey Brown ……….………..………… DECA, Top 10% Rylan Carlson ………..……… Forensics Award Grace Edwards ……….………..………...Science Award, Forensics Award Bailey Evans ………Battle of the Books Award, Forensics Award, One Acts - Competition Jacob Evans ……….……..……… Forensics Award, One Acts – Competition, Blood Drive – Service Award Cassidy Friend ……….………….… Outstanding Senior Athlete, WIAA Scholar Athlete Emily Gaare ………..………….………… Forensics Award, English Award, One Acts – Competition, Semper Fidelis Award, Top 10% Jay Gaare ………..……….………... Fine Arts Award, Octagon Award, One Acts - Competition Caitlin Johnson ……….…..Social Studies Award, National Honor Society – Leadership Award, Student Council Leadership Award,
Most Valuable Athlete Award, Duane Lindgren Award
Conner Johnson …….…………..…. National Honor Society – Character Award, Most Valuable Athlete Award, WADA Scholar Athlete, Duane Lindgren Award Samantha Learn …...……….……….... National School Choral Award Britta Lind ……….……….….………..Forensics Award Philomena Lindquist ………..……… National School Choral Award, English Award, Forensics Award, One Acts - Competition Matthew Lindsay …..………..…….……… Physical Education Award, US Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Michael Lindsay ………DECA, US Marines Distinguished Athlete Veronica Line ………...…………. Fine Arts Award, Blood Drive – Service Award, National Honor Society – Service Award, Science Award, Top 10%,
Kevin Garland, son of Anthony and Tricia Garland of Poplar, has been selected by the Scholarship/Faculty Committee to attend Badger Boys State at Ripon College this summer. Kevin is being sponsored by the Hanson-Maki Post No. 506 of the American Legion, Iron River. Kevin will participate in workshops and seminars on state government. He will also partici-pate in mock elections and hear speeches by several state officials.
The purpose of the conference is to promote a better understanding of how the democratic government works. Kevin is involved in honor roll, cross-country, track, National Honor Society, choir, band, student council, math league, forensics, quiz bowl, musical and a junior volunteer fire-fighter.
Sydney Bodendorfer, daughter of William and Angela Bodendorfer of Poplar, has been selected by the Scholarship/Faculty Committee to attend Badger Girls State on the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Cam-pus in June. The Iron River Rebekah Lodge #192 is sponsoring Sydney.
The purpose of Badger Girls is to prepare girls of high school age in Wisconsin for citizenship in a modern world, to teach the principles of democracy in a repre-sentative 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 funda-mental features of our form of government as found-ed by our forefathers. Sydney is involvfound-ed in honor roll, volleyball, student council, Link Crew, quiz bowl, FBLA and the Douglas County Youth Leadership Program.
The 29th Annual Academic Awards Celebra-tion was held on April 7, 2017. 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 be-tween 3.25 and 3.49 are put on the Honorable Mention list. Academic Awards are presented to those students who have demonstrated their success by being on the High Honors, Honors, or Honorable Mention lists for four consecutive quarters. This year, 117 students were hon-ored and after the awards presentations, the students and parents were invited to a recep-tion in celebrarecep-tion of their achievement.
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Badger Girls State Representative Selected
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Badger Boys State Representatives Selected
29th Annual Academic Awards
Chemical-Free
Graduation Party
“Celebration 2017”
Northwestern High School is in the process of planning its 29th Annual
Chemical-Free Graduation Party, “Celebration 2017.” The party will be on graduation night, Friday, May 26, 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 Sheryl Kyle at 715-363-2434, ext. 2000. Workers are still needed for decorating, clean-up, and supervision.
School to present a 45 minute assembly for the students that focused on resilience and
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
Sydney Bodendorfer
Kevin Garland
Pictured are those students who achieved “High Honors” L to R, back row: Kaia Orme, Brett Botten, Myranda Breezee, Luke Rutten, Ted Kyle, Gervase Thompson, Courtney Westlund, L to R, front row: : Holly Pellman, Jennifer Thul, Rose Tokar, Varyssa Vik, Meggan Lind, Calyndria Johnson, Lita Lind, Amanda Lumberg. Not pictured: Grace Edwards, Veronica Line, Justine Moss, Devin Naumann, Paige Orlowski, Jameson Pflug, Emily Nelson, Emma Smykalski, Kyle Curphy, Kasha Hughlett, Nate Ohman.
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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 accomplish-ments, other co-curricular activities, and community partici-pation are also taken into consideration. This year’s winners have an outstanding combination of all those things.
This year’s winners are Jameson Pflug and Cassidy Friend.
WIAA
Scholar/Athlete Award
Jameson Pflug and Cassidy Friend
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. The award 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 exemplified the "Spirit of Northwestern". This award is based on their contributions to make Northwestern an excellent school. Mr. Mark Carlson,
princi-pal of Northwestern High School, presented the Award Medals to Caitlin Johnson and Connor Johnson at the Senior Honor Banquet. It also carries a $250 grant to be used at the winner's discretion and is presented after gradu-ation.
Caitlin Johnson and Conner Johnson
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 pro-gram offers physical assessment, vision and hearing check, laboratory tests when appropriate, immunizations, developmental screening. The physicals 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.
Student Immunization Law Requirements
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FOR THOSE FAMILIES THAT LIVE IN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MAPLE!
We are completing the first year of Virtual Maple! The year has flown by and we are now looking to next year. We have learned a lot, made a few tweaks and are looking forward to what the new year brings. Just to recap what exactly Virtual Maple is and what our vision is…
Virtual Maple is a program being offered by the School District of Maple [SDM] to families who live within the district boundaries, but are cur-rently homeschooling or open-enrolled to a virtual school in another district. Virtual Maple is for all grade levels and ages. We partner with a variety of vendors so that we offer curriculum that is: tailored for each individual student; self-paced and interactive; provides immediate, posi-tive feedback and encouragement; minimizes learning time while maximizing objecposi-tive mastery.
Virtual Maple students can be as connected to the SDM as much as they want to be. Students have access to all the programs and activities the district has to offer, in areas such as music, drama, sports, clubs and activities. Students are even able to go on field trips associated with their grade level! At the high school level, the list expands to include tech. ed., computers, face-to-face college and career counseling as well as other similar services.
Students have access to all of this, but still retain many of the freedoms that come with online learning. In addition to the basics, students have a wide variety of enrichment and elective courses from which to choose…and the freedom to work on them when and where they choose. For more information, go to the SDM website and click on the Virtual Maple tab. For answers to any questions you might have, contact Mark Carlson at Northwestern High School at 175-363-2434; Ext. 2015.
Amber Lights - Used As a Cautionary Signal
Re-zone of U.S. Highway 2
Please be aware! U.S. Highway 2 by Northwestern High School has been re-zoned. The 45 mile per hour length of highway has recently been designated as a “school-zone”. This means all fines that are given in a school zone are doubled. Also, probationary licenses (all high school students) are already fined double for violations.
SLOW DOWN! WATCH FOR FLASHING AMBER OR RED LIGHTS!
School bus stop arm violations can occur any time during the school year but they seem to be more frequent at the beginning of the school year.
Please observe the flashing red lights! Drivers of vehicles who are encountering school buses need to slow down and be ready to stop if need be. Help us keep our students and drivers safe! Under a new state regulation, school buses in Wisconsin built after January 1, 2005 must have amber lights to alert drivers that the bus is about to activate its flashing red warning lights while coming to a stop. The new regula-tion went into effect on August 16, 2016.
“Flashing amber lights are a signal that the school bus is preparing to stop, so drivers need to slow down, pay attention and proceed carefully. Drivers are allowed to pass a moving bus with flashing amber lights, but they should do so cautiously,” says State Patrol Lieutenant Karl Mit-telstadt. “However, once the bus displays flashing red warning lights, drivers both in front of and behind the bus must stop at least 20 feet from the bus and remain stopped until the red lights are turned off or the bus resumes travel. Drivers must stop even if the red stop-sign arm on the side of the bus is not extended.”
Stopping for red flashing lights on buses has been a state law for decades. Violating the law results in a minimum fine of $326.50 and four demerit points. The law does not apply to vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus on a divided highway separat-ed by a mseparat-edian or other physical barrier. However, the law does apply if there is no median or barrier on a multiple-lane road.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, school buses are the safest form of transportation for students going to and from school and extra-curricular activities.
“With amber lights as a cautionary signal, school buses will be even safer for transporting children,” Mittelstadt said. To help maintain this commendable safety record, the State Patrol inspects every school bus in Wisconsin every year for a total of about 11,000 in-spections annually.
Special Message to all Drivers in the School District of Maple
Talk to your student about the “Danger Zone” and bus safety!
…Education that fits your life
Summer 2017
The Tiger’s Den Summer Program
We are thrilled to announce we are continuing the Tiger’s Den Youth and Child Care Program! The Tiger’s Den summer program will be located at Northwest-ern Elementary School in Poplar, Wisconsin. The summer child care component is open to all children ages 5 – 13 years of age, available to children enrolled in School District of Maple. The hours of operation are from 6 am until 6 pm, Monday through Friday. The summer program will begin on Monday, June 5h and end on Thursday, August 31st. There will be no care provided on Tuesday, July 4th.
The Tiger’s Den offers a wide variety of age-divided activities based on weekly themes. The children will go on a variety of field trips throughout the summer and will have ample opportunities to learn, play and explore. An afternoon snack will be served each day and each student should bring a breakfast snack and bag lunch, milk will be provided by the Tiger’s Den for breakfast and lunch. The Tiger’s Den staff will walk School District of Maple students who are en-rolled in Summer School to their classes at NES and Northwestern Middle School.
2017 Summer Rates
Full Days
5 Days per Week $135 Weekly 4 Days per Week $116 Weekly 3 Days per Week $93 Weekly 2 Days per Week $66 Weekly 1 Day or Drop in $35 Daily
*daily rates are reduced by $10 daily each full day for children attending summer school
Half Days
6:00 AM – 11:59AM or 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM 4 – 5 Days per Week $18 per Day
1-3 Days per Week $20 per Day
Fall 2017
The Tiger’s Den Before and After School Program
Starting on September 1, 2017 the Tiger’s Den will be providing before and after school youth care for all children age 5 – 13 years of age. The program will be available from 6:00 – 8:05 AM and 3:30 – 6:00 PM on all days that school is in session and 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM on days when classes are not in ses-sion. Children will need to be enrolled in the School District of Maple to receive care on days that school is in sesses-sion. There will be no care on major holi-days.
The Tiger’s Den before and after school program will provide an excellent atmosphere to enrich your child’s day. Daily structured activities are balanced with the free time that children need after a full day of school. Children will have access to the school facilities such as the playground, gymnasium and library. We will have lots of fun and enriching activities including crafts, games and puzzles designed to keep kids busy while at the same time providing a safe, super-vised environment.
Monthly rates for guaranteed space are available, as well as first come, first serve part-time rates and drop in care for pre-registered children.
