May 28 - 31

   

Weekly Happenings

Congratulations Andrew on the arrival of your baby girl Emilia Swanson.  She was born Friday, May 17th.

 

Congratulations to the 'May student of the month' students: Brooklyn Costa, Violet Abt, Ramzey Griffin, Cenia Stefonek, Tannika Roberts, Layana Hubbard, Josh Maravilla, Livia Hutton, Scarlett Powers, Sophia George, Riley Held, and Kali Traska

Thank you to Rachel and Jenna for all of your work with Student Council over the last two years! There was fun had on fun day!

Thank you to Sarah Aleckson for her work with the Yearbook! A fantastic publication again - tons of work to make it happen!

Another awesome publication for our students and Mr. Cepress - Get your copy if haven't yet!

Had a parent share the following picture they took a week or so ago of the Northern Lights! Thought I'd share here.

Congratulations to the following students competing at the State Track meet this coming weekend: Megan Zemke, Elaina Kamke, Sara Mlodik, Blake Postler, Jordan Ukpong, Xavier Edwards and Evan Fuchs!

Congratulations to the Girls Soccer team who clinched the conference title outright with a win of Wausau West!

Congratulations to the Girls Softball team who won a Regional Championship with a win over Marshfield!

Congratulations to Ted Kitchell who qualified for the state tennis meet as #1 singles.

Congratulations to the following students who earned their Microsoft Outlook Certification!
Isaak Beitzel, Charlie Biolo-Thompson, Joseph Diehl, Ricky Drow, Colin Ebersold, Brayden Erickson, Drake Guthrie, Aiden Hoppe, Kasey Hughes, Brian Lorge, Nevaeh Mathwich, Cal Obry, Lukas Pergalski, Bryce Sabatke, Evan Vang, Shina Vang, Asianna Xiong

Habitat for Humanity House Moving!

DCE Fishing team participating in the Lake Wausau Cleanup!

Need to Know

Senior Teachers - Parade of Graduates/Grad Practice - If you teach Seniors, please plan on being apart of the Parade of Graduates on Wednesday from 9-11 and Graduation practice from 12:15 - 2.  Your help in lining up students will be greatly appreciated.  Also, feel free to go and visit the Seniors during their morning tailgate in the far parking lot Wednesday morning. Walk around and talk with kids.  Retirees please plan to be apart of the parade of graduates as we will ask you to lead the students through the hallways!

Finals May 30/31st - We do run altered schedules to finish our semesters to allow for finals. All classes are expected to have a final assessment on May 30/31st.  Whether that assessment is cumulative, unit based, performance, or something else is up to each individual PLC.  

Finals Schedules - They are located in the senior high shared folder at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1410AGAq5o5FkolyKfRDbMppHJtZfvFd6?ths=true. Please post for students or let them know they can look on the senior high website calendar. There are links under the specific dates that we have an altered schedule. Students/parents/community/anyone can access this calendar.  https://seniorhigh.dce.k12.wi.us/quick-links2/calendar1

Graduation - Faculty row leaders are expected to be at the Senior High in the theater at 6:15.  They will ride the busses with their row to Stiehm Stadium.  All faculty are welcome to ride the busses with students - it helps keep the congestion of cars lower at Stiehm Stadium.  All faculty are expected to be lining the hill by 6:50 on Graduation night.  Robes will be available for pickup all day Wednesday.

Links

Weekly Advisory Notes & Links:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/14uhHyG38ZyHOSbaTJQ17AuxXM6KeZBHqeHWiVYGdsWM/edit

Staff Folder:    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tA9F8Uxtg_6GgTuocX64uuUGSrKEtCKq?usp=drive_link

Pride Tickets:  All staff are asked to send three Pride tickets to students per week. Use the rotation calendar to help provide an equal rotation. Teachers are welcome to send more than directed on the calendar. This action step should increase the amount of positive feedback parents and students hear about all the good they are doing.

Pride Ticket Rotation schedule:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10SwPkVNia-n4wB4mcWfWQQXlweW3WhIrKJK-I-tU5R4/edit#gid=0

Pride Ticket Website: https://pbis.dce.k12.wi.us/

Upcoming Dates

May

27  NO school, Memorial Day

28-31  seniors not in school

29    Parade of Graduates 9-11 a.m.

29    Mandatory Graduation practice 12:00-2 p.m.

29    Graduation @ Steihm Stadium, 7p.m. Teachers lined up by 6:45

30-31  final exams, altered schedules, school in a.m.

June 

3      Last Day for Teachers

Field Trips

Complete the following at least 2-weeks prior of your field trip:

• Consider academic and curricular importance when scheduling
• Receive Principal's approval
• Make arrangements for payment/cost of trip
• Complete request form, attach student list (alpha with student's name, no nicknames, & ID number)
• If taking busses, student lists by bus with staff member name (health supplies for specific students will be packaged per bus).
• Verify each student field trip permission form is on file in IC
• Complete Online Bus Request
• Schedule appointment with Health Aide to review details about the trip
• Notice of trip and itinerary sent home
• Notify special education department/case manager of students attending the trip
• See Mike Raether if you have any questions.

District Forms – all forms can be found under this link - District Forms

• Field Trip Request Fillable Form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent and Release of Information fillable form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent for MEDICAL Treatment and Release of Information

The Medical Form only needs to be completed by parents/physicians if an overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.

*NO additional field trips on -

JH Adventure Days (10/18/23 & 5/8/24)

Junior ACT Testing (3/12/24)

Sophomore Forward Testing (TBD, p.m.)

May 20 - May 24

  

Weekly Happenings

So many celebrations this week - I'm sure I'll miss some but here is a sampling of what our students are up to:

Monday we celebrated the district's first ever culture fair.  Presentations, speakers, and performances filled the night. In this photo Dr. Lindell and Dr. Nye joined some younger students as they were performing.  It was entertaining!

Congratulations to our seven new blackbelts!  The pride in these students for this amazing accomplishment was something to witness!  Kyle Schmidt, Tyr Vang, Ayden Ball, Jairon Hunt, Ethan Leader, Reis Ninnemann, and Mary Bedwell!  Congratulations to Dave Wanta who has more blackbelts this year than any other year.

At the School Board meeting this week five students were recognized as global scholars.  Nick Close, Emma Schueller, Angela Xiong, Lydia Nowinsky, and Lindsey Moses.  One of the highlights to me was the way these students talked about their mentors who were in attendance!  Thank you to Eric Wenninger, Dawn Whitsett, Glenn Olstad, Anne Marie Jagodzinski, Rita Jasurda, Leslei Dickerson, and Audrey Kemp who were in attendance to support their students!  Joe Finnegan also received a shout out as a big support!  It was a great moment!

Thursday we had a tremendous drumming demonstration in our Adaptive PE course led by Mrs. Wegge!  The arms were burning after a few songs of drumming along.

Congratulations to the 'April student of the month' students!  George Jablonski, Kystan Geer, Grace Golbach, Annita Yang, Emily Rethaber, Jacob Staysniak, Samantha Johnson, Nishayla Jackson, Samuel Grabko, Iska Danke, Tori Carr, Muaj Tsim Lor, Angel Figueroa, and Devaney Walker

NTC Welding Competition - 1st place Liz Koenig, 2nd place Adien Hoppe

Congratulations to our May Youth Apprentice of the Month Annie Klabacha Finance/Banking Pathway, Peoples State Bank, 1st Year Youth Apprentice

The Women's Community Shelter spoke throughout the week to students to educate about healthy and unhealthy relationships, sexual assault, and human trafficking.  Additionally the following organizations offered resources and people: Victim Resource Officers from Wausau PD, Forensic Nurse, Assistant District Attorney from Marathon County, Mental Health Therapist from the Wausau Victim Resource Unit, Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Expert and the Sex Offender Registry Specialist.  What a testament to the partnerships and resources at our disposal.  

       

Congratulations to Jenna Baumann who became D.C. Everest all time scoring leader in Soccer!

Congratulations to Xavier Edwards who broke the school record in Triple Jump at 45'9"!

Congratulations to the Tennis team who won conference for the first time since 1978!!!

Need to Know

Sophomore and Junior ELT teachers - The counselors will be resolving schedule conflicts with students on Tuesday, May 21st in the auditorium. Students who have schedule conflicts received an email on Monday. Please direct all students to check their email at the beginning of ELT on Monday to ensure students show up who need to. We are not sending individual passes. ONLY students who receive an email should report to the auditorium during the designated time in their email.

 

Senior iPad Collection - Senior iPads, blocks, and cords must be turned into the IT Department (behind the IMC) by Friday, May 24th.  Please keep reminding your seniors students.  Thanks

Habit House Open House will be on Monday, May 20th, from 3-7 p.m. Come on out and see the great job our students have done building a home for someone in need.

House moving - The Habitat House will be moved on the morning of May 22nd. We'll need the far south lane blocked off as we have in the past to allow room for the trailers and cranes. All should be cleared out by noon.

Fun Day - Our StuCo students have been working extremely hard to plan our Fun Day afternoon on Wednesday, May 22nd. The Reality Fair is in the morning, so we’re planning more of a Fun Afternoon.  Here is the altered schedule link:  Reality Fair & Fun Day 5/22/24 .  The afternoon is split into 3 sessions.  The first one from 12-1 has limited options – students can go watch the hypnotist, participate in a volleyball tournament, or have a study hall in the commons. Note that if you signed up to chaperone the volleyball tournament, you’ll be doing that for all 3 sessions.  Here is the LINK to the Google Sheet where teachers signed up if you need to double check.

BLT Meeting - Our next BLT meeting will be moved to Tuesday May 21 at 2:50 in 310/329. The goal of the meeting is to review a proposal to district cabinet reviewing our continued conversation on ACT 95 implications for our students and the possibility of moving a weighted grade system. All members of the faculty are invited if interested. 

Senior Teachers - Parade of Graduates/Grad Practice - If you teach Seniors, please plan on being apart of the Parade of Graduates on the 29th from 9-11 and Graduation practice from 12:15 - 2. Retirees please plan to be apart of the parade of graduates as we will ask you to lead the students through the hallways! Also, any senior teacher is expected to be at Stiehm Stadium at noon on the 29th. Your help in lining up students will be greatly appreciated.

Finals May 30/31st - We do run altered schedules to finish our semesters to allow for finals. All classes are expected to have a final assessment on May 30/31st.  Whether that assessment is cumulative, unit based, performance, or something else is up to each individual PLC.  

Finals Schedules - They are located in the senior high shared folder at:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1410AGAq5o5FkolyKfRDbMppHJtZfvFd6?ths=true. Please post for students or let them know they can look on the senior high website calendar. There are links under the specific dates that we have an altered schedule. Students/parents/community/anyone can access this calendar.  https://seniorhigh.dce.k12.wi.us/quick-links2/calendar1

Graduation - Faculty row leaders are expected to be at the Senior High in the theater at 6:15.  They will ride the busses with their row to Stiehm Stadium.  All faculty are welcome to ride the busses with students - it helps keep the congestion of cars lower at Stiehm Stadium.  All faculty are expected to be lining the hill by 6:50 on Graduation night.  Robes will be available for pickup all day Wednesday.

 

Links

Weekly Advisory Notes & Links:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/14uhHyG38ZyHOSbaTJQ17AuxXM6KeZBHqeHWiVYGdsWM/edit

Staff Folder:    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tA9F8Uxtg_6GgTuocX64uuUGSrKEtCKq?usp=drive_link

Pride Tickets:  All staff are asked to send three Pride tickets to students per week. Use the rotation calendar to help provide an equal rotation. Teachers are welcome to send more than directed on the calendar. This action step should increase the amount of positive feedback parents and students hear about all the good they are doing.

Pride Ticket Rotation schedule:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10SwPkVNia-n4wB4mcWfWQQXlweW3WhIrKJK-I-tU5R4/edit#gid=0

Pride Ticket Website: https://pbis.dce.k12.wi.us/

Upcoming Dates

May

20    Habitat House Open House, 3-7 p.m.

21    Final Failures Due

21    ALL senior fines and fees due or not walking at ceremony

22    BLT Mtg, 369, 2:50-4 p.m.

22  Habitat House moved, a.m.

22    Reality Fair, GHCC, period 3

22.   Fun Day 

24  Last Day for Seniors

27  NO school, Memorial Day

28-31  seniors not in school

29    Parade of Graduates 9-11 a.m.

29    Mandatory Graduation practice 12:00-2 p.m.

29    Graduation @ Steihm Stadium, 7p.m. Teachers lined up by 6:45

30-31  final exams, altered schedules, school in a.m.

June 

3      Last Day for Teachers

Closed PTO

The following dates are closed for PTO:  

• May 24

Field Trips

More field trips will be added on Monday, please check back.
Teacher	Dates	Destination	Form & Class list
Megan Ackley	S2 Wednesdays	Human Society of Marathon Cty	Form & Class list
Megan Ackley	S2 Fridays	Habitat for Humanity Re-Store	Form & Class list
Jo Bailey	5/21-22/24	Devils Lake State Park	Form & Class list
Chad Pernsteiner	5/22/24	Habitat House Move	Form & Class list
Brandt/DeBoer/Thorpe	5/24/24	Lake Wausau-Bluegill Bay	Form & Class list
Davies/Foster	5/28/24	6 flags great America	Form & Class list
Miranda Ritger	6/25-30/24	HOSA Internationals, TX	Form & Class list

Complete the following at least 2-weeks prior of your field trip:

• Consider academic and curricular importance when scheduling
• Receive Principal's approval
• Make arrangements for payment/cost of trip
• Complete request form, attach student list (alpha with student's name, no nicknames, & ID number)
• If taking busses, student lists by bus with staff member name (health supplies for specific students will be packaged per bus).
• Verify each student field trip permission form is on file in IC
• Complete Online Bus Request
• Schedule appointment with Health Aide to review details about the trip
• Notice of trip and itinerary sent home
• Notify special education department/case manager of students attending the trip
• See Mike Raether if you have any questions.

District Forms – all forms can be found under this link - District Forms

• Field Trip Request Fillable Form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent and Release of Information fillable form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent for MEDICAL Treatment and Release of Information

The Medical Form only needs to be completed by parents/physicians if an overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.

*NO additional field trips on -

JH Adventure Days (10/18/23 & 5/8/24)

Junior ACT Testing (3/12/24)

Sophomore Forward Testing (TBD, p.m.)

May 13 - May 17

 

To all our mothers out there - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!  

 Weekly Happenings

Congratulations Math Team!!!!  https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/05/04/dce-math-team-earns-top-honors/

Congratulations Forensics!!!!

Congratulations to the following students who earned their Microsoft Office Specialist - PowerPoint certification! Isaak Beitzel, Charles Biolo-Thompson, Joseph Diehl, Richard Drow, Colin Ebersold, Brayden Erickson, Drake Guthrie, Aiden Hoppe, Kasey Hughes, Achilles Khang, Brian Lorge, Nevaeh Mathwich, Cal Obry, Lukas Pergalski, Bryce Sabatke, Evan Vang, Shina Vang, Asianna Xiong

In late April our Woods 2 and 3 students competed at the NTC Wood Technology Center of Excellence Wood Olympics.  Logan Cherek, Max Hoffman, Carter Lang, and Andrew Samuels took 2nd...Max Hoffman earned the top individual score and Logan finished 4th.

Each week Dr. Lindell provides updates to the K-12 administrative team similar to this weekly update to the Senior High team.  Without asking his permission - I am copying and pasting his most recent introduction to his update because it was awesome!  Hopefully that's ok Dr. Lindell!!!

In the last couple of weeks, there have been a few moments where our Senior High students have been in situations of influence over many of our youngest students. Having been able to observe some of the interactions, and seeing pictures or hearing about others, the impact has been amazing! Our older students without question rise to the occasion in so many ways - one student made such an impact on a KG student that the teacher reached out to Todd to seek additional interaction opportunities between the two. It was a difference making interaction for both a senior in high school and a KG student, and ultimately a lesson for all of us. When we put our students in positions that represent great opportunities, they will often understand what is at stake, exceed our expectations, and make the world a better place. I believe our future is bright, and a huge thank you to all of you who allow/create/encourage the magic to happen.

Need to Know

Scheduling Update - A huge shout out to Dallas Rennie and her work on scheduling.  Schedules have been distributed.  Please review yours - if there is a major problem please let Dallas know ASAP. Do not pay attention to class size at this moment as more work needs to be done in balancing and assigning classes.  

The DCE Inaugural District-Wide Culture Fair:  May 13 from 4:00-7:00 PM at the Rothschild Pavilion. The event is free to the public. Stop in to visit the many booths that showcase the cultures that make up our community. There will be speakers, performers, free food, activities for students, and even a photo booth!

Fun Day - Our StuCo students have been working extremely hard to plan our Fun Day afternoon on Wednesday, May 22nd. The Reality Fair is in the morning, so we’re planning more of a Fun Afternoon. We’ll have an altered schedule with shortened classes throughout the morning leading up to lunch for all the students not at the Reality Fair.

This LINK will take you to the Google Sheet where you can sign up to chaperone some activities in the afternoon. We’ve listed some potential activities, but you could add your own if you’d like! If you don’t sign up, you’ll be assigned to one. Teachers need to sign up by the end of the day on Tuesday, May 14th.

We’ve split the afternoon into 3 cohorts. The first one from 12-1 has limited options – students can go watch the hypnotist, participate in a volleyball tournament, or have a study hall in the commons. Note that if you sign up to chaperone the volleyball tournament, you’ll be doing that for all 3 cohorts.

Habit House Open House will be on Monday, May 20th, from 3-7 p.m. Come on out and see the great job our students have done building a home for someone in need.

House moving - The Habitat House will be moved on the morning of May 22nd. We'll need the far south lane blocked off as we have in the past to allow room for the trailers and cranes. All should be cleared out by noon.

BLT Meeting - Our next BLT meeting will be moved to Tuesday May 21 at 2:50 in 310/329. The goal of the meeting is to review a proposal to district cabinet reviewing our continued conversation on ACT 95 implications for our students and the possibility of moving a weighted grade system. All members of the faculty are invited if interested.Senior Teachers - Parade of Graduates - If you teach Seniors, please plan on being apart of the Parade of Graduates on the 29th from 9-11 and Graduation practice from 12:15 - 2. Retirees please plan to be apart of the parade of graduates as we will ask you to lead the students through the hallways! More information to come!

Links

Weekly Advisory Notes & Links:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/14uhHyG38ZyHOSbaTJQ17AuxXM6KeZBHqeHWiVYGdsWM/edit

Staff Folder:    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tA9F8Uxtg_6GgTuocX64uuUGSrKEtCKq?usp=drive_link

Pride Tickets:  All staff are asked to send three Pride tickets to students per week. Use the rotation calendar to help provide an equal rotation. Teachers are welcome to send more than directed on the calendar. This action step should increase the amount of positive feedback parents and students hear about all the good they are doing.

Pride Ticket Rotation schedule:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10SwPkVNia-n4wB4mcWfWQQXlweW3WhIrKJK-I-tU5R4/edit#gid=0

Pride Ticket Website: https://pbis.dce.k12.wi.us/

Upcoming Dates

May

13-17  AP Testing

15    Faculty Mtg, 310/329, 2:50 p.m.

15    Board of Education Mtg, 6:30 p.m.

19    Senior Baccalaureate Celebration @ DCE MS Auditorium

20    Habitat House Open House, 3-7 p.m.

21    Final Failures Due

21    ALL senior fines and fees due or not walking at ceremony

22    BLT Mtg, 369, 2:50-4 p.m.

22  Habitat House moved, a.m.

22    Reality Fair, GHCC, period 3

22.   Fun Day 

24  Last Day for Seniors

27  NO school, Memorial Day

28-31  seniors not in school

29    Parade of Graduates 9-11 a.m.

29    Mandatory Graduation practice 12:00-2 p.m.

29    Graduation @ Steihm Stadium, 7p.m. Teachers lined up by 6:45

30-31  final exams, altered schedules, school in a.m.

June 

3      Last Day for Teachers

Closed PTO

The following dates are closed for PTO:  

• March 1, 15, 22 
• April 9, 12
• May 3, 6, 24

Field Trips

Teacher	Dates	Destination	Form & Class list
Megan Ackley	S2 Wednesdays	Human Society of Marathon Cty	Form & Class list
Megan Ackley	S2 Fridays	Habitat for Humanity Re-Store	Form & Class list
DeGrand/Steiniger	5/13/24	Rothschild Pavilion	Form & Class list
Jo Bailey	5/21-22/24	Devils Lake State Park	Form & Class list
Chad Pernsteiner	5/22/24	Habitat House Move	Form & Class list
Brandt/DeBoer/Thorpe	5/24/24	Lake Wausau-Bluegill Bay	Form & Class list
Davies/Foster	5/28/24	6 flags great America	Form & Class list
Miranda Ritger	6/25-30/24	HOSA Internationals, TX	Form & Class list

Complete the following at least 2-weeks prior of your field trip:

• Consider academic and curricular importance when scheduling
• Receive Principal's approval
• Make arrangements for payment/cost of trip
• Complete request form, attach student list (alpha with student's name, no nicknames, & ID number)
• If taking busses, student lists by bus with staff member name (health supplies for specific students will be packaged per bus).
• Verify each student field trip permission form is on file in IC
• Complete Online Bus Request
• Schedule appointment with Health Aide to review details about the trip
• Notice of trip and itinerary sent home
• Notify special education department/case manager of students attending the trip
• See Mike Raether if you have any questions.

District Forms – all forms can be found under this link - District Forms

• Field Trip Request Fillable Form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent and Release of Information fillable form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent for MEDICAL Treatment and Release of Information

The Medical Form only needs to be completed by parents/physicians if an overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.

*NO additional field trips on -

JH Adventure Days (10/18/23 & 5/8/24)

Junior ACT Testing (3/12/24)

Sophomore Forward Testing (TBD, p.m.)