Shawano School District - Engage, Empower, Educate, Every Student, Every Day, The Hawk Way

Our School Leadership Team is officially in "back-to-school mode! ✏️📚
They’ve been busy planning, prepping, and fine-tuning every detail to make sure the 2025-26 school year starts off strong. 💪
From creating a warm welcome for our students to supporting our amazing staff, their goal is to make the first day (and every day after) the best it can be.
🍎👏 Here’s to a great year ahead! We can't wait to see you soon!!
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📣 Student Voice in Action! 🙌

On Thursday, July 24th, a SCMS Student Focus Group met with teachers to discuss goals and ideas for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year.

We are so proud of our students for sharing their thoughts and helping shape a positive learning environment for everyone.

Their input plays a huge role in making SCMS the best it can be! 💡✨

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📣 Big things are happening across the Shawano School District this summer!

Construction and facility upgrades are underway at Olga Brener, Hillcrest, and the Middle School — and we’re getting ready to break ground at Shawano Community High School!

We’re investing in the future of our students and community — and we can’t wait to share the progress with you!

🔨 Stay updated at shawanoschools.com or follow us here for behind-the-scenes photos and updates.

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🎶 Huge shoutout to the Shawano Middle School Choir for knocking it out of the park with their amazing performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at the Timber Rattlers game! 👏

Thank you to our talented choir members and the families who came out to support—what a moment to remember! 💫 #ShawanoProud

Congratulations to the SCHS FBLA students who earned their way to Nationals in Anaheim, CA, June 29–July 2! 🎉

Drew Hagedorn, John Kim, and Carter Elgin teamed up in Intro to Programming, creating an interactive story that responds to user choices — including a “stop” command to end the story.

Josh Lesprance and Brayden Schaewe competed in Computer Game Design, developing a game that challenges players with ethical decisions, multiple outcomes, and a scoring system to encourage critical thinking. 💻

These students represented SCHS with excellence and also enjoyed some local attractions during the conference. Huge thanks to Mr. Elgin for chaperoning this talented group. They’ve got big goals for next year! ❤

Special thanks to our FBLA sponsors for their support:
Dreier Pharmacy | Ollie's Flower Shop | Charlie's County Market | Stock Market | Luigi's Pizza & Pasta | World Wide Sign Systems | Twigs | Cecil Fire Dept. | LINE-X

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Miss Beauprey’s 4K class is parade-ready! 🎉
Students had a blast tie-dyeing their own festive shirts to celebrate the 4th of July in style. 👕
Red, white, and so ready to shine! ❤
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🎉 Huge congratulations to Laci Sperberg! 🎂✨
Laci competed at the SkillsUSA National Baking & Pastry Arts contest in Atlanta, June 24–27—and absolutely crushed it!

In just 7 hours, she decorated a cake, baked cookies, bread, rolls, eclairs and quiche—and was one of the few to finish everything on time. Out of 35 secondary contestants, she placed 10th in the nation!👏

We’re beyond proud of her talent, determination, and composure under pressure. Can’t wait to see what’s next for her sweet journey! 🍰👩‍🍳💪

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The Shawano Summer School "Strings N Things" class got crafty with kindness! 🎨🧵

Students made beautiful suncatchers to brighten the day of local nursing home residents. ☀️🌈

A small act of creativity, a big gesture of care. 😊✨

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Students got creative making bridges out of any materials they could find. 👷👷‍♀️
From popsicle sticks to old boxes, these students got creative with their engineering materials.📦
What a fun way to learn!😁
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🚀 Miss Beauprey's 4K class wrapped up Space Week in out-of-this-world style! They suited up with their astronaut helmets and launched their rockets into the galaxy 🌌✨ Future astronauts in the making! 👩‍🚀🧑‍🚀 #ShawanoProud

🎨🧵 Strings 'n Things is in full swing at Summer School! Students are getting creative and hands-on, making all kinds of fun and unique crafts. From yarn to beads to everything in between, they're putting their imaginations to work one project at a time! ✂️🧶✨ #ShawanoProud

🌞 What a great day to have a GREAT day at the splash pad in Shawano! 🌊 The morning started off looking a little more “3-hour tour with Gilligan” than “sunny summer fun,” but the weather turned out absolutely perfect! ☀️ Mrs. Boldt's and Ms. Wilson's summer school classes spent the whole morning playing at the park, splashing around, laughing with friends, and making the kind of memories that only summer can bring. The smiles were big, the giggles were nonstop, and the joy was contagious 💦❤️ We only had 1 brave casualty. Two socks that apparently decided to extend their stay! #ShawanoProud

Ever wonder what happens at school in the summer? 🏫✨ Classrooms are emptied, cleaned from top to bottom, and put back together, all thanks to our amazing cleaning team! A huge shout-out to these hard-working individuals who make sure our school shines and is ready for a new year. We appreciate you! 🥰 #ShawanoProud

🥞 Our Creative Chefs at Hillcrest are colorfully ending their Breakfast Week by turning pancakes into works of art! 🌟🎨 From batter to plate, these little artists are serving up creativity — and a whole lot of fun! #ShawanoProud

🎉💻 Way to go, Hawks! We’re thrilled to announce that our students earned a total of 233 Microsoft Office Specialist certifications during the 2024–2025 school year! These industry-recognized certifications—covering Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and even Word & Excel Expert—were earned through our High School Business Department. What an incredible accomplishment! 🙌 #ShawanoProud

🎯 2025 State High School Trap Tournament Recap! Held this past Saturday (6/8) at the WTA Grounds in Nekoosa, WI — and our Jr. Varsity team brought home 3rd place! 💥👏 Trenton Bartz led the way with an impressive 93/100, earning 3rd place individually! JV Team Highlights: 🥉 Trenton Bartz – 93 (3rd place) 🎯 Zachary Schultz – 89 (T14) 🎯 Clayton Kauffman – 86 (T25) 🎯 Hunter Helms – 80 (T84) 🎯 Chace Hintz – 70 (T190) 🎯 Breleigh Thornock – 64 (T47 in Female Category) Varsity Team Shoutout: 🔥 Bryce Marohl – 96 (12th place) 🎯 Tanner Thiel – 91 (85th) 🎯 Owen Nemetz – 78 (T395) 🎯 Levi Bartz – 77 (T408) 🎯 Wayne Lemerond – 75 (T422) Way to represent! 🏆 #ShawanoProud

🎉 Shawano Community High School Chem-Free Party 2025 🎉 What an amazing night for our graduating seniors! Thanks to the incredible support from our students, parents, families, and community, this year’s Chem-Free Party was a huge success! 💫 We are so proud to share that 140 out of 151 seniors participated in this memorable event. A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who donated their time, prizes, food, and funds — your generosity made all the difference. 💖 🎓 Congratulations and best of luck to the Class of 2025! 🎓 #ShawanoProud

🎉 Help us celebrate our five amazing Educators of the Year — chosen from over 70 nominations! 👏🍎 🌟 Elizabeth Colon – Paraeducator, Shawano Community Middle School 🌟 Agueda Engel – EL Coordinator/ESL Educator, SSD 🌟 Diana Belter – First Grade Educator, Hillcrest Primary 🌟 Jennifer Konkel – Fourth Grade Educator, Olga Brener Intermediate School 🌟 Matthew Pfantz – Choir Director/Educator, Shawano Community High School Thank you for your incredible dedication and impact! 💛 #ShawanoProud

📚💬 Reading Buddies Wrap Up with Heart! 💫💛 Ms. Almario's and Mrs. Boldt's classes came together for their final reading buddies session, and while not much reading happened—that was exactly the point! 😊 Instead, students spent time talking, laughing, and making friendship bracelets, soaking in those last moments of connection and joy. Over the past few months, these buddies have built special friendships through books, curiosity, and kindness. Watching them grow—not just as readers, but as thoughtful, caring humans—has been an absolute joy. Here’s to the big memories made by our little buddies! 💕

🌈🎭 Congratulations to the “Rainbow Sisters”! 🌟🌍 We are so proud to celebrate the Rainbow Sisters for placing 7th in the Destination Imagination GLOBALS Competition in the Fine Arts category—competing against 44 elementary teams from across the globe! 🙌🎉 Their creativity, teamwork, and dedication have taken them on an unforgettable journey, and they’ve represented Shawano with pride and passion. Way to go, team! 💖 A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this experience possible: 👏 Shawano School District Activities/Athletics 👏 Olga Brener PTO 👏 Shawano Schools Performing Arts Booster Club 👏 Charlie's County Market 👏 El Tequila 👏 Stock Market 👏 Dot Com 👏 Qualheim's 👏 Lions Club of Gresham 👏 PDQ Car Wash 👏 Old Glory Candy 👏 And the many friends and family members who generously donated! 💌 The team is still accepting donations to help cover the cost of transportation, lodging, and meals. To support: Please send checks to Shawano School District (Memo: DI GLOBALS) Thank you for supporting these talented students and helping them experience the opportunity of a lifetime! 💫 #ShawanoProud