March 18, 2016 at 2:38 p.m.
Rhinelander students depart for Italy
Rhinelander students depart for Italy
By Mike Cheslock-
Both students will be recognized at the April Oneida County Board meeting on April 15.
Artists of the Week
This week's "Artists of the Week" are Teagen Rebane, first-grader at Crescent Elementary School, and Skylar Leitl, first-grader at Pelican Elementary School.
In Mrs. Roche's art class, the students learned about a color group called the neutral colors. This color group consists of black, white, gray and brown. They discussed how these colors are not found on the color wheel, and that they are colors seen a lot in nature. In particular, they talked about how many birds and animals have neutral colors on their feathers or fur. The students then drew a polar bear on their choice of a neutral color background and then used sponges to paint in the bears, giving them a softer, fur-like texture.
James Williams Middle School PAC Names February Educator of the Month
The James Williams Middle School (JWMS) Parent Advisory Council (PAC) has announced the "Outstanding Educator of the Month" for February. The teachers, support staff and other helpers within the school are doing some great things and the students are taking notice.
The JWMS PAC would like to recognize Mr. Daniel Schoenecker for his excellence. The students really gravitate to him. Here are some things the students say about Mr. Schoenecker:
"He helps everyone learn. He has made History my favorite subject and makes class fun and enjoyable!"
"He gives us fun projects instead of packets of work."
"He is caring, almost never gets impatient and helps everyone."
"When you go to his class, you can tell he enjoys teaching history."
"This teacher is very kind and he cares about you getting good grades. He is also a great basketball coach because he pushes us and makes us better as a team."
The JWMS PAC would like to give special honorable mention to Mr. Buss. His students think he is great and the time and energy he puts forth into teaching them really shows. Mr. Gildseth is also honored for the way he puts everything into perspective for these young minds. He inspires science!
Pi Day at JWMS
James Williams Middle School eighth-graders enjoyed a Pi Day Celebration on Monday, March 14, by bringing in their favorite pie to share with their class. Students explored the history of Pi, created artwork using the digits of Pi, and measured the circumference of circular objects while devouring several pieces of pie.
RHS students depart for European trip
Fifteen months ago, a group of RHS students began a whirlwind fundraising effort to offset the cost of their March 2016 trip to Italy.
On Thursday, 18 students, three RHS teachers, and two additional adult participants boarded a bus to Central Wisconsin Airport to embark on their adventure to Florence, Venice, Rome, and Pompeii, Italy.
Linda Goldsworthy, RHS social studies teacher and group leader is particularly proud of the effort spent fundraising.
"We raised over $26,000 during the 12-month time period. This was our best fund-raising effort, especially since it was our smallest group!" said Goldsworthy.
Fundraising efforts began in December, 2014 with a Bessey's Meat Market raffle, which proved to be one of the top raising events overall with multiple raffles throughout the year. The largest single fundraising event was Hodag Country Fest.
"The student who made the most amount of money raised about $2,700," said Goldsworthy. "This student has my assistance as I'm a believer in paying it forward when kids have financial need. This was about 66 percent of the trip. The average was about $1,500."
Goldsworthy often cites her own first trip abroad to Germany, the Soviet Union, and China as a focus for making her trips to Europe as affordable and fiscally attainable as possible. She wants everyone to have the opportunity to see the world.
"If you can spend 18-24 months fundraising, it works," said Goldsworthy. "The hard part is fundraising individually, as our society seems overrun by this at times. I make a point of trying to include students who are on free and reduced lunch so that it is open to all, not just those who are more financially secure."
Many community businesses graciously supported the fundraising efforts, including Hansen's Garden Village, Rouman Cinema, Fun Factory, Papa Murphy's, and Bessey's Meat Market. As often as possible, efforts to raise funds also involved state vendors, like Seroogy's in Green Bay and Racine Kringles.
Goldsworthy strongly believes that if there is a will to travel, there is a way, as the experiences gained are priceless.
"I think foreign travel allows you to 'see something through the eyes of another' to paraphrase Atticus Finch from 'To Kill a Mockingbird,'" Goldsworthy remarked. "We live in a global society, and while we may desire to keep others out, the internet and other methods of communication basically make that impossible. I want my students to see the world and to understand perspective."
This year's trip to Italy will be a little different than past trips, as Goldsworthy's son, Daniel is joining the group.
"Personally, I'm most excited to watch my own son experience history," said Goldsworthy. "He's taken after me in this respect. I've created a little history geek!"
Besides experiencing Italy with her son, Goldsworthy is looking forward to seeing lessons from the classroom come to life in front of her students' eyes.
"I love watching my kids the first time they see the Duomo in Florence. We've studied the building and its historical significance to the Renaissance. For them to walk the streets and see the same buildings that DaVinci, Michelangelo and others have seen is always fun to watch."
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