Education

St. Patrick School in Waukon will be hosting its annual 5K walk/run this Saturday, April 20. The event is open to all ages and the 5K walk/run event will begin at 8 a.m.

Registration for the event can now be accomplished by calling 563-568-2415 or emailing kfahey@st-pats.pvt.k12.ia.us. Registration will also be held from 7-7:45 a.m. the day of the race at the St. Patrick School Upper Building gymnasium, but registration after April 15 will not guarantee receipt of a long-sleeved t-shirt and will be charged the late registration fee, $25 for adults and $20 for youth.

For more information about the event, call 563-568-2415 or email kfahey@st-pats.pvt.k12.ia.us. Rain date has been set for Saturday, May 4.

by Susan Cantine-Maxson

The Eastern Allamakee Community School District (EACSD) Board of Directors held its regular meeting Monday, April 15 at Kee High School in Lansing. Board President Heather Schulte called the meeting to order. Additional board members in attendance were Bobbie Goetzinger, Melanie Mauss, Kelli Mudderman and Bruce Palmborg. In addition, school personnel included Superintendent Dale Crozier and Board Secretary Janet Heiderscheit.

After the agenda adoption, the board authorized the usual and customary reports of the April consent items, minutes of the March meetings, bills for April, Secretary’s Financial Statement, and the Activity and Food Service Reports.

The Waukon Walking School Bus (WSB), now in its sixth year, is a safe, fun and active way for students to get to school during the fall and spring months. The WSB is scheduled to walk each Thursday morning in May, including May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. Due to the street improvement project currently underway in Waukon, this spring’s meeting location and route has had to be adjusted slightly from its original location in years past. Interested families should drop students off by 7:35 a.m. at the Allamakee County Courthouse lower parking lot located on First Avenue NW in Waukon. Routes lead to East Elementary and West Elementary Schools. Students will be walking 10-20 minutes and arrive to school by 8:10 a.m. or earlier. Spring mornings can be pretty chilly so students should come dressed for the weather. The WSB will not walk if it is heavily raining/storming/snowing at 7:30 a.m.

Waukon High School Prom 2019 is scheduled for Saturday, April 27. Parents of high school students are again hosting the annual substance-free Post Prom event at the Waukon High School gym immediately following Prom, from 11 p.m. until 3:30 a.m. the next morning.

Very strong past support from parents of Waukon High School students, as well as from local businesses and civic organizations, has resulted in the continued success of providing Prom-goers a safe alternative for celebrating the annual event. That support has provided these young adults with games, food, entertainment and prizes at the Post Prom event each year.

Assistance is needed for the event in two main areas:

The annual P.E.O. reception for girls from the graduating class at Waukon High School was held Monday, April 1 at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, marking the 56th anniversary of the event. Guest speaker Parker Hesse, a 2014 graduate of Waukon High School, presented the program on “Lifelong Learning.” Refreshments were served, Chapter President Sue Torkelson welcomed the group and introductions by members and guests were made. The graduating young ladies from Waukon High School’s Class of 2019 (most of whom are pictured above) then shared memories from their high school years. Submitted photo.
 

by Brianne Eilers

The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) Board of Directors met a week early for its regular April monthly meeting in order to address budget items that needed to be approved prior to April 15. Two public hearings were held at the opening of the meeting, one regarding the proposed budget for the 2019-2020 school year and the other regarding amending the 2018-2019 budget. There were no written or verbal comments on either item and the public hearings were closed.

Under personnel matters, the board approved staff for after school programming. Ciara Snitker was approved as TLC Instructional Coach/Technology Integrationist. A teaching contract was approved for DJ Scholtes and a Title I/Special Education Teaching Contract was approved for Kendra Vix. Food Service Director Stipends for the 2019-2020 Summer Feeding and Wellness/Food & Fitness Initiative were approved with a 2.95% increase for the 2019-2020 school year.

The three students pictured above from Waukon High School participated in the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) All-State Individual Speech Festival held Monday, March 25 at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Left to right: Senior Michaela Dehli performed in the Prose category, freshman Vivian Khan performed in the Original Oratory category and freshman Abby Wiemerslage performed in the Improvisational Acting category. Submitted photo.
 

Monday, April 8, the Waukon High School Choir will be performing in concert with the Elmhurst College Women’s Chorus (pictured above) from the metropolitan Chicago, IL area, an auditioned, select group of vocalists under Director Donna Peterson Tallman that has performed as the featured collegiate ensemble at the IL ACDA Treble Chorus Sing and Share Festival, at the North Central College Women’s Chorus Invitational Concert, Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, and at schools and churches throughout the Midwest. As part of the Elmhurst College Women’s Chorus 2019 Spring Tour, the concert will begin at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, located at 8 Fifth Street SW in Waukon. There is no admission charge for the concert but a freewill offering will be taken.

Waukon High School Prom 2019 is scheduled for Saturday, April 27. Parents of high school students are again hosting the annual substance-free Post Prom event at the Waukon High School gym immediately following Prom, from 11 p.m. until 3:30 a.m. the next morning.

Very strong past support from parents of Waukon High School students, as well as from local businesses and civic organizations, has resulted in the continued success of providing Prom-goers a safe alternative for celebrating the annual event. That support has provided these young adults with games, food, entertainment and prizes at the Post Prom event each year.

Assistance is needed for the event in two main areas:

Kee High School will be presenting its musical production of “Fiddler on the Roof” this weekend in the Kee High School gymnasium in Lansing. Show times are 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 31, and tickets are sold at the door. The production is set in the small village of Anatevka in Russia in 1905, on the eve of the Russian revolutionary period. It is based on the book by Joseph Stein, with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI (www.MTIShows.com).