Sunday, January 8, 2023

January 9 - 13

    D.C. Everest Senior High School Staff Update


Weekly Happenings 
What a very special moment!  Congratulations to Joe Finnegan and the entire band on such a proud and powerful experience for our band students as well as our greater school community!  So much work and sacrifice to make it happen!  Great Job!



DC Everest Senior High hosted a Virtual IT Professionals Panel
on Wednesday, January 4th during Advisory. 25 students attended this event to learn more about the IT Career Pathway. Professionals provided an overview of their position (typical workday/environment), shared personal career path story, recommended training/skills, and other advice for high students.

A big thank you goes out to our IT Panel Participants:
  • Cory Backler, Team Manager for Learning and Development at Skyward
  • Tim Krause, Professor, Computing and New Media Technologies at UW-Stevens Point
  • Zachary McCarthy, Security Administrator at Church Mutual Insurance Company
  • Brady Mesenberg, Director of Technology at D.C. Everest School District
  • Nick Vaernhoej, Assistant Vice President (CISO) at Church Mutual Insurance Company
  • Austin Zdroik, IT Network Engineer at Skyward

Reality Day - The financial literacy students (Finance DE, Consumer Ed, Personal Finance and Economics) participated in the Reality Fair in the Greenheck Gym during periods 3 & 4 on January 5th.





Announcements/Week Ahead

Updated Senior High Phone Extensions - A few changes have been made to the senior high phone extension list.  Here is a link to the updated list:  Senior High Phone Extension Update

Semester 1- Senior Failures
Teachers of seniors should email counselors by 3:00pm on Friday, Jan. 13th if a senior has a definite F in their class. ONLY send the names of seniors that are definite failures. We will then check if the class is needed for graduation. Counselors will call home IF it affects graduation status and discuss a credit recovery plan.

A reminder that the teacher issuing the failing grade is responsible for contacting the parent to inform them of the failure.

Counselor emails:
Jenny Oosterhuis A- Ge joosterhuis@dce.k12.wi.us
Val Willems Gi- Lo vwillems@dce.k12.wi.us 
Jodi Devine Lu- Sh jdevine@dce.k12.wi.us
Brooke Davis Si -Z bdavis@dce.k12.wi.us

Semester 1 Grading -
  • Grading window will open the morning of Monday, January 9th.
  • Semester 1 ends on Friday, January 13th.
  • Monday, January 16th, is a day scheduled for grading. Once you have your grades entered and you want to verify that they are all in, please send me an email and I can check for you.
  • Teachers will NOT have to enter a grade for Success Skill: Responsibility.
  • S1 grades will be due by 12:00pm on Tuesday, January 17th. Grading window closes at 12pm. There is additional work for S1 grades so please have your grades in on time.
  • If there needs to be any changes to a S1 grade after 12:00pm on Tuesday, January 17th, please email me the information with the new grade, include course name and section number.
  • S1 grades will be posted to report card and transcripts on Friday, January 20th and will be available on the parent portal. S1 Report Cards will NOT be printed.
Monday, January 16th Grade from anywhere day - A reminder that teachers can grade from anywhere on Monday, however teachers must be able to take a phone call and engage in a meeting if requested. If a teacher is unable to do that, then PTO would be appropriate.

Reminder to staff that after hour events need to be put in Book king. Book king is for reserving areas in the school, making custodial aware of people entering the building, adjustments for cleaning, and now snow/ice maintenance.

Semester 1 Final Exam Schedules & 2nd Friday Count - The finals schedules for January 12th and 13th are linked below.  Due to the state mandatory 2nd Friday Count on Friday, January 13th there will be an extra 5 minutes added to period 2 for this purpose.  More information regarding the count is below with more from Carla Kietlinski soon.  The time schedules are linked here to post in your classrooms: January 2023 S1 Final Exams/2nd Friday Count.

2nd Friday Count January 13th during period 2 - The 2nd Friday attendance count will take place on Friday, January 13th during period 2. Attendance forms will be put in teacher mailboxes prior to this date. Complete the attendance forms the beginning of period 2 and return them to the attendance office immediately after taking attendance. You will need to verify on the attendance form with your signature the students who are enrolled and attending school. Please verify the total amount of students in your period 2 by writing the number and circling it toward the bottom of the page.

Finals week - A reminder that all students are expected to attend their scheduled classes on Thursday and Friday where some sort of assessment activity will be happening. Students are not able to be excused from attending this period.  

REMINDER: Autism Training - Don’t forget that Lisa Ladson will be in the district to provide PD. All of her PD opportunities are on Frontline for staff to sign-up - associates may get paid for this training. A reminder of her first session:
  • January 18 and 19
    • How to Manage When Emotions Get Big - Do you know students who get stuck in emotional responses, sometimes leading to meltdowns or dysregulation? Are you feeling stuck with what strategies to use to help them support them in calming down? Emotional regulation is one’s ability to recognize and process emotions as well as one’s ability to manage or balance emotional responses. In this training, participants will receive an overview of the neurological and physiological responses that can be activated when students (and adults!) are experiencing a stress response. We will explore practices and strategies to use to help us all regulate our stress responses and return to a calmer state of being.
  • February 2 and 3
    • Understanding, Supporting and Teaching Executive Functioning Skills for your Students - The purpose of this training is to help participants identify specific areas of executive functioning deficits in their students and develop the ability to effectively support and teach students who struggle with executive functioning skills. This includes identifying students who struggle with organization, planning, initiation, staying on task, impulse control, emotional regulation and adaptability and resiliency. The educational impact of each of these areas will be explored and discussed. Participants will learn strategies and supports that can be used to address executive functioning challenges as it relates to classroom participation and performance

Save the date - DCE is once again partnering with Wausau School District to host a Child, Student, & Family Disability Resource Fair - previously named Transition Talks. This year’s event will be held at Wausau West High School on February 25, 2023 (a Saturday) from 10:00-2:00.  Linked here is the Save the Date flyer

Donated Paper - The district received a large donation of colored paper in sizes:  11x17, 8.5x14 and 8.5x11 in different weights.  Anyone needing colored paper should see Dawn Seehafer.  She has a binder of the different colors and sizes available.

Speaker this week - Todd Bohm has worked to secure a national speaker, Steve Jones, who speaks on organizational, team, and individual leadership. He will be in DC Everest on January 10.  You are invited to attend if you are interested from 3:45 - 5:15. 

     One of the most sought after and energetic speakers across the united States is coming to DC Everest Senior High School to share his thoughts on leadership and developing a winning culture.  The former Kimberly High School leadership teacher and head football coach who compiled a 129-9 record before stepping away from teaching/coaching to pursue his passion of Leadership.  Steve Jones message applies to all walks fo life including parents, student/athletes, and business leaders. Steve will share stories and experiences that will help you move your "teams" culture to the next level.


Staff/Faculty Folder: Linked

Important Dates
January:
11          BLT, CR 369, 2:50-4pm
12-13     Final Exams, Altered Schedules
13          Second Friday Count
13          Quarter 2/Semester 1 Ends
14          Senior Ball, Pavilion
16          No School, PD for Grading
17          Quarter 3 begins
17          Jostens returns for graduating caps, gowns, tassel, etc. ordering
18          Faculty Meeting, 2:50-4pm


22-23 Clubs/Activities Meeting Calendar: Linked Here

Upcoming 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:
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 overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.

*NO additional field trips on -
JH Adventure Day (10/19/22 & 4/26/23)
Junior ACT Testing (3/7/23 & 4/11/23)
Sophomore Forward Testing (3/29/23)
Sophomore Pre-Act/Aspire Testing (4/19/23)
TeacherDatesDestinationForm & Class list
Scot AbelVarious dates from 11/28-3/3/23Twin Oaks School ForestForm & Class Lists
Todd Bohm1/10/23Leadership Classes in Auditorium, Steve JonesForm not needed
Roskopf/Paulson1/11/23UWSP @ WausauForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson1/19/23CTech ManufacturingForm & Class List
Christian Ammon1/20/23Central WI Convention & Expo Center (Evercon)Form & Class List
Anna Lemke1/20/23Rothschild ElementaryForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson1/25/23Gigi's PlayhouseForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson1/31/23AspirusForm & Class List
Jennifer Golbach1/31/23Central WI Leadership Program, TBDForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson2/1/23Women's CommunityForm & Class List
Gipp/Schremp2/4/23Owen-Withee High SchoolForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson2/7/23GreenheckForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson2/15/23NTCForm & Class List
Jennifer Golbach2/17/23Central WI Leadership Program, Various BusinessesForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson2/23/23CWAForm & Class List
Matthiae, Rose3/2/23Sophomore Career Fair @ Wausau WetForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson3/2/23Crystal FinishingForm & Class List
Roskopf/Paulson3/9/23FVTC - AppletonForm & Class List
Jennifer Golbach3/10/23Central WI Leadership Program, TBDForm & Class List
Jennifer Golbach4/25/23Central WI Leadership Program, John Muir MSForm & Class List
DeBoer/Thorpe5/11/23DCE Fishing Team Lake Wausau Clean-upForm, no class List
Foster/Strick5/25/23UWSPForm, no class list


 


 

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