Education

Kerndt Brothers Bank’s Angela Carlson met with 4-H Clover Kids during Money Smart Week where students in the after school program were treated to a fun day of hearing a story called “Count on Pablo”. They also learned to make salsa and made and decorated their own recycled piggy banks to promote the 2019 Money Smart Week. It was recently announced by the Iowa Jump Start Coalition that one of the local Clover Kids, Callie O’Neill, was the winner of the best decorated piggy bank in the Money Smart Week contest, and she was presented a $100 prize for her winning entry. Pictured above is Callie O’Neill receiving the check for $100 from Angela Carlson of Kerndt Brothers Bank. Pictured below are two views of decorated recycled piggy banks. Submitted photos.
 

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions and Allamakee County Economic Development & Tourism is offering “Build Your Own Business” #70687 summer camp July 30-31 for students entering fourth-sixth grade in the fall.

For those who have a great idea they’d like to turn into a business, this two-day camp is their shot at a Shark Tank-style experience where they can learn basic business concepts and vocabulary, create a business plan, and pitch ideas in a presentation to young entrepreneurs from the area.  They will share their business stories and help those attending learn everything from a proper greeting handshake, to good customer service skills, to building a professional business card, all included within the registration fee.

To register online for “Build Your Own Business” #70687 or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/solutions or call NICC Waukon Center 563-568-3060.
 

Upper Iowa University’s Fayette campus held its 2019 Honors and Awards Scholarship Banquet in April. Among the recipients of this year’s honorings at the banquet are a pair of Waukon High School graduates from the Class of 2016. In the photo above, Adam Hansen of Waukon received the Dr. J. D. Parker and Nellie K. Parker Scholarship, the Dr. Gary McVicker Scholarship and the Lucille Dickman Scholarship. In the photo below, Joe Frieden of Waukon received the Science Faculty Recognition Award. Submitted photos.

The Northeast Iowa Quilter’s Guild will meet July 2 in the community room of the Luana Savings Bank in Luana at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., with refreshments being served at 6:30 p.m. for the evening meeting. Suzanne Unbaun and Selma Bennett of shopgirlquilts.com will be doing a trunk show for the meetings.

The Shop Girls’ trunk show includes traditional and antique quilts with patterns for sale. The two have been quilting in southern Wisconsin for more than 35 years.

Guests and new members are always welcome. For more information call Melodye Protsman at 563-568-3075 or visit the Guild’s website at www.neiqg.com.
 

Each year the Waukon Middle School staff awards a Citizenship Award to a male and female student from each class at the school. The staff considers attitude, academics, character, school spirit and community involvement in making their selection. The recipients of the Middle School Citizenship Award for the 2018-2019 school year are (pictured above from left to right): Sixth grade students Ava Hooten and Caleb Helgerson, seventh grade students Ashlin O’Neill and Jack O’Neill, and eighth grade students Grace Stegen and Ethan Hooten. Submitted photo.
 

The Allamakee Community Players (ACPI) will again be teaching a Children’s Theater Workshop this summer. The workshop will be held for one week only, July 8-12, from 4-6 p.m. at St John’s Lutheran Church, located at 8 Fifth Street SW in Waukon. Students entering third grade through eighth grade this fall are encouraged to sign up. The workshop is open to all students in the area.

Students will be taught acting, ensemble-building and performance. A final performance will be held Friday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. for friends and family in the fellowship hall at St. John’s. Cost per student for the workshop includes all materials and a t-shirt. Registration forms have been made available at Robey Memorial Library in Waukon or may be downloaded from the ACPI website, acpi.club. Alternatively, if a form cannot be obtained, parents can mail in registration information, along with payment, to ACPI, P.O. Box 164, Waukon, IA 52172.

by Brianne Eilers

The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Directors met Thursday, June 6 for a special session. The board approved the asbestos abatement proposal from Advanced Environmental for $26,948.00. The board then went into closed session to conduct interviews for the Middle School Principal/Activities Director vacancy created by the transition of Jennifer Garin to the Waukon High School Principal position. Following the interviews, the board voted to offer a contract for the position to Luke Steege at an annual salary of $90,000.00.

The Allamakee Community School District hosted its annual Employee Recognition event Monday, June 3 at the Waukon Middle School gymnasium for all employees of the school district as the end of the school year approached. The event featured the honoring of school district employees who have achieved milestone tenures of 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service to the school district, as well as one staff member who retired from the school district. Some of those employees are pictured in the surrounding photos, and all are listed within their respective captions, pictured or not.
 

In a statement released by Allamakee Community School District Superintendent Jay Mathis late last week, the Allamakee Community School District has announced the hiring of Luke Steege as the new Waukon Middle School Principal and Activities Director. He will replace Jen Garin, who was hired as the Waukon High School Principal earlier this year following the retirement resignation of Dr. Michael Hardy.

According to the released statement, Steege brings 26 years of teaching and coaching experience with him to the position. He currently serves as At-Risk Coordinator and Activities Director at Postville High School and has taught middle school and high school social studies in Arizona and Postville. He obtained his Master’s degree in Administration from Drake University in 2018. His duties as Waukon Middle School Principal and Activities Director will officially begin August 1.
 

Nathan Helgerson and Grace Howe from Allamakee County were each awarded the Marion E. Jerome Foundation 4-H Scholarship of $2,000 through the Iowa 4-H Foundation at a recognition ceremony Sunday, June 2 in Ames. The Iowa 4-H Foundation honored the recipients of over 100 Iowa 4-H scholarships valued at over $115,000 at this year’s banquet.

Recipients accepted their awards Sunday, June 2 at the Foundation’s scholarship recognition ceremony held in the Scheman Building on the campus of Iowa State University. Over 400 applications were submitted and scholarships have been awarded to recipients from 50 counties across the state of Iowa with a wide variety of 4-H experiences.