SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ELMBROOK
District's WKCE Performance Remains Strong
Scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction this week show School District of Elmbrook students continue to perform well on the Wisconsin Knowledge & Concept Exams, with high percentages of students scoring proficient or advanced in math, reading, language arts, science and social studies. Visit www.elmbrookschools.org to view WKCE results. All school district WKCE data is available at http://dpi.wi.gov/sig/index.html.
District Ranks High with MacIver Institute and Milwaukee Magazine
Two Wisconsin news organizations recently ranked the School District of Elmbrook number one among the state’s largest K-12 school districts and third among Southeast Wisconsin districts. Elmbrook was at the very top of the MacIver Institute’s rankings of the state’s 50 largest school districts on its “Large School District Report Card.” It received the only “A” in the group. For more information visit http://maciverinstitute.com/2012/03/maciver-large-school-district-report-card. In addition, Milwaukee Magazine ranked Elmbrook third among 33 K-12 and 21 K-8 school districts in the five-county Milwaukee area. The full report is available at http://www.insidemilwaukee.com/Article/392012-BestSchools.
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Board of Education Election Tuesday
Two seats are up for election on April 3 for the Elmbrook Schools Board of Education. Candidates for the At-large seat are Meg Wartman (incumbent) and Lynne Thomas. Candidates for the Area IV seat are Jean Lambert (incumbent) and Paul Byrne. Each Board member represents the entire school district; therefore residents should select one candidate for each seat. Board members serve three-year terms.The Elmbrook Parent Leadership Council (EPLC) held a Candidate Forum on March 22 at the Elmbrook Schools Central Administrative Office, 13780 Hope Street, Brookfield. The forum will be played on the district's Time Warner Cable channels 13 & 96 daily at 7 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. up until the election. For more information please visit www.elmbrookschools.org/boardelection.
BROOKFIELD EAST HIGH SCHOOL
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BEHS Student Advances in North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad
Teams of students from Brookfield East and Brookfield Central competed in the open round of the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) in February at UW-Milwaukee.Two team members — senior Brian Shudy from BCHS and senior Aditya Trevedi from BEHS — were the only Wisconsin students to advance to the Invitational Round which was held March 13 at UW-Milwaukee. A record number of students — 1,544 — participated in the initial round; approximately 10 percent of those were selected for the invitational round, a six-hour problem-solving test. From this group, the highest performing students — two teams of four students each — will be selected for the international competition in August.
Biology Olympiad Semifinalists
BEHS Students Alex Wang (Grade 10), Jonas Demuri-Siliuanas (10) and Sreedevi Nair (11) were East's United States Biology Olympiad Semifinalists (USABO). The USABO Semifinal Exam was administered on March 30 and was a two-hour exam taken by the top 10 percent scorers from the Open Exam given in February. There were 594 semifinalists in the United States and 205 schools represented. Wisconsin had four qualifiers and East is fortunate to be home to three of them!
Student Earns National Recognition in Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Amanda Bohl (Grade 10) has earned national recognition in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2012 presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. Amanda's drawing "Otzi Reconsruction" earned her the American Visions Medal and Silver Medal. This year, 200,000 works of art and writing were submitted. Only the top 1,500 were recognized at the national level. These students have been invited to attend a ceremony at the world-famous Carnegie Hall on June 1 and to participate in showcase events at Parsons The New School for Design in New York City.
American Math Contest Results
Two BEHS students, Alex Wang (Grade 10) and Linzheng Shi (9), advanced to the prestigious American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) from the American Math Contest (AMC 10). The AIME was held March 28 at Brookfield East. All students who took the AMC 10 and had a score of 120 or more out of a possible 150, or were in the top 2.5 percent nationwide qualified for the AIME. The contest's purpose is to spur interest in mathematics and develop talent through the excitement of friendly competition at problem solving in a timed format.
BROOKFIELD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Three BCHS Students advance to State National History Day Competition
For the second year in a row, the documentary team of Brookfield Central senior Natalie Mathes and junior Hayley Gray-Hoehn will be taking their National History Day project to the state competition. They will be joined by junior Yi Jiang who, as a first-time entrant, placed at the top in the Website category. The girls will compete in the State event on May 5 as a result of their placement at Regional Competition which was held on March 3. This year’s National History Day theme is “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History” and students were to choose their own topic on that theme as well as the category in which they wished to present it. Mathes and Gray-Hoehn did a documentary film entitled “We are Women, Hear Us Roar.” Their focus was on the revolutionary 1968 Dagenham Ford strike and the subsequent Equal Pay Act. The duo interviewed two of the surviving strikers in England as well as a University of Essex professor all of whom gave them primary source information on their topic. Jiang’s entry was entitled “Impression — Painting a Revolution.” The website she designed reflected her background in French and her interest in historical research. Advisor for the BCHS National History Day students is social studies teacher Christopher McBride.
BCHS Student Advances in North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad
Teams of students from Brookfield Central and Brookfield East competed in the open round of the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) in February at UW-Milwaukee. Two team members — senior Brian Shudy from BCHS and senior Aditya Trevedi from BEHS — were the only Wisconsin students to advance to the Invitational Round which was held March 13 at UW-Milwaukee. A record number of students — 1,544 — participated in the initial round; approximately 10 percent of those were selected for the invitational round, a six-hour problem-solving test. From this group, the highest performing students — two teams of four students each — will be selected for the international competition in August.
BCHS Students Participate in National Math Competition
Thirty-four Brookfield Central High School students participated in the 63rd annual American Mathematics Contest 12, and 54 took the 13th annual American Mathematics Contest 10; some of the students took both tests. One student, freshman Brian Zhu, finished the AMC 12 with a score high enough to qualify him to participate in the next round of examination — the American Invitational Math Exam (AIME), a prelude to the US Math Olympiad. The AMC contests were in February and the AIME was held March 15. The top 3 students who scored the highest on the AMC 10 but didn’t qualify for the AIME were Brian Zhu, Noah Olander and Deepti Ajjampore. The two students who scored the highest on the AMC 12 in addition to qualifier Zhu were John McCloskey and Nikita Sood. The contest's purpose is to spur interest in mathematics and develop talent through the excitement of friendly competition at problem solving in a timed format.
WISCONSIN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
WHMS Collects "Moola" to Help Honduras
Helping hands got to work during the week of March 19th at WHMS. Spanish classes, under the direction of Mrs. Holt and Ms. Babcock, organized an all school fundraiser to support AthleticCo Medical Brigade which helps impoverished villages in Honduras. They worked with the Social Studies teachers at all grade levels to educate WHMS students about the Brigade and asked for the student’s help in collecting gently used eye glasses and spare change in an effort to purchase a cow for one of the needy villages or orphanages. There was a contest between grades to see who could raise the most "moola" for the cow purchase; the winner got the honor of naming the cow. The AthleticCo Medical Brigade is leaving for Honduras on April 14th. We are happy to report that WHMS students raised $986.54! This is enough to purchase not one, but TWO cows for the people of Honduras. Sixth and seventh grade both won the challenge and will each get to name a cow. The students also collected many pairs of gently used reading/prescription glasses to send along with the volunteers to Honduras. We are very proud of our WHMS students and their generosity in helping others.
WHMS Chess Team Wins State Championship!
On March 17th and March 18th, Wisconsin Hill students participated in the 2012 State Champion Chess Tournament in Oshkosh. This is the largest annual scholastic chess event in Wisconsin. This year’s tournament attracted approximately 500 top K-12 chess players from Wisconsin schools. Wisconsin Hills Middle School Chess team won the State Chess Championship for Middle School Level. In addition to the 1st place team award, several team members also won top 10 individual chess trophies!
PILGRIM PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
World Autism Awareness Day
On Monday, April 2, students were encouraged to wear blue to celebrate "World Autism Awareness Day" and light it up Blue to help shine a light on autism. Find out more information on the Light it Up Blue website at www.lightitupblue.org.
BURLEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Next Burleigh Elementary Principal Announced
Mrs. Teresa Curley has been selected as Burleigh Elementary School's principal beginning next school year. She will succeed Principal Bil Zahn, who is retiring effective June 30th. Mrs. Curley is currently the principal of a 4K-second grade school in the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District (near the Wisconsin-Illinois border between Kenosha and Lake Geneva), a position she has successfully held for five years. Mrs. Curley was an assistant principal and reading specialist in Trevor-Wilmot the year prior to being promoted to principal; and also has 12 years of teaching experience.
BROOKFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Brookfield Elementary Interim Principal Announced
Mrs. Nancy Marsho will serve as interim principal while Principal Lynn Raines is on leave beginning in August 2012. Mrs. Marsho is a resident of the district and was principal of Tonawanda Elementary School from 1992 – 2004. Since then, she has been an instructor and administrator at Cardinal Stritch University, where she guides the development of current and future school administrators.
DIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Student Council Hat Day
Thanks to those who participated in Dixon Hat Day. We collected over $300 which will be donated to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Foundation.
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Come celebrate the Hillside Elementary School's Legacy May 24
Hillside Elementary will be closing its doors in June but will be treasured for years to come by thousands of students, staff members, parents and community members. You are invited to honor Hillside's past and celebrate its legacy of "capturing kids hearts" at this community-wide event. Come for part or the entire event: Thursday, May 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. More information to follow!
TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5th Grade Colonial Day Highlights
Tonawanda fifth graders participated in Colonial Day on Friday, March 23rd. Throughout the day, the fifth grade students move from station to station
re-enacting colonial activities. Stations in this great learning day include: corn-husk dolls, in which students make dolls out of corn husks, yarn and fabric;
tin punching, in which students punch patterns into tin using a hammer and nails; orange clove pomander, in which students poke patterns into an orange using cloves to create an air freshener; stenciling, in which students make patterns on wooden boxes with paint; silhouettes, in which students make a silhouette outline of their faces with black and white paper. This great student event was coordinated by our fifth grade parents and teachers.
SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Swanson Chess League Success
Eleven Swanson students participated in the K-5 and K-8 sections of the 2012 State Champion Chess Tournament at Oshkosh. This is the largest scholastic chess event in Wisconsin. This year’s tournament attracted around 500 top K-12 chess players from Wisconsin schools. Swanson chess players brought home 11 trophies. Swanson Chess League placed 4th in the competition. Swanson students included: Abhinav Padala, Amie Li, Sabrina Huang, Kevin Jacobson, Casie Li, Tanvi Padala, James Hekkers, Anna Huang, Malcolm Balles, Kyle Hekkers and Lucy Balles. Congratulations to all our chess players!
