🎭✨ This past week, middle school students had tryouts for the High School musical Cinderella!
These dedicated students worked tirelessly on reading lines and practicing their songs, and we're thrilled to announce that many of them were chosen to be part of the cast! We couldn’t be prouder of all their hard work and determination.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
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Local FFA Members Awarded National American FFA Degree 💛💙
Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. The American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students in recognition of their years of academic and professional excellence. Less than one percent of FFA members achieve this highest honor that a member can receive.
⭐👏Mattilyn Koehler and Nicole te Plate of the Shawano FFA were awarded the American FFA Degree at the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo on October 26, 2024.
Sponsored by Cargill, Case IH, John Deere, and Syngenta, the award recognizes demonstrated ability and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing, or service programs.
To be eligible, FFA members must have earned at least $10,000 or earned at least $2,000 and worked at least 2,250 hrs. outside of class time through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program in which they own their own business,
hold a professional position as an employee, or conduct research. Recipients must also complete 50 hours of community service and demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and civic involvement through the completion of a long list of FFA
and community activities.
Congratulations to Mattilyn and Nicole on this amazing achievement! 🎉👏
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Halloween isn't just for kids! 🎃 Our staff at Shawano Community Middle School had some fun with their teams and the students!
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🐻Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? I see a red bird looking at me!
The Hillcrest 4K team celebrated Halloween as the characters from the beloved Eric Carl Book, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
We see a.....Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White dog, Black sheep, Gold Fish and a Teacher looking at me!
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🎃👻A spooky success!
The 3rd annual Trunk or Treat at Olga Brener was a huge success again this year!
Over 600 😲 people participated in this event on October 29th.
🙌Thank you to the Shawano Fire Department, High School FFA Club, Boys and Girls Club, Olga Brener staff, and PTO who volunteered to hand out candy, hot dogs, and juice boxes.🍬🌭
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Huge shoutout to Stubborn Brothers for hosting LEADS first graders during their inquiry unit on community!
We truly appreciate your support in helping our young learners explore the importance of community connections!
First graders followed up their learning at Stubborn Brothers with some playtime at the Naberhood Park! 🛝
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The students in the middle school video production classes have been working hard behind the scenes—writing, filming, and editing for their first broadcast of the year! 🎬
📹 Stay tuned for their creative work coming soon! 🎉
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Mrs. Pyatskowit's 12th grade Literature Explorations class welcomed Sgt. Lucas Downs from the Menominee Tribal Police and his K9 partner, Roscoe. This visit was especially meaningful as the students had just read about first responders.
Sgt. Downs shared his experiences on the police force, the process of training Roscoe, and his career path from graduating from Shawano High to his current job.
🐾Roscoe stole the show by playing fetch and tug-of-war with us and also showed us his commands and process for search and alert. Thanks to Sgt. Downs and Roscoe to for the enjoyable and interactive presentation! ✨
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🎃 Miss Beauprey's 1st graders embraced their creativity and crafted some awesome jack-o-lanterns! ✂️🖍️
These little artists let their imaginations shine while having fun with fall vibes. 🍂✨
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👏 Huge congrats to the Shawano-Bonduel Girls' Swim Team for an amazing finish to their season with a dominant 106-37 win over Marinette! 🏊♀️🔥
With 4 personal bests and Bonduel senior Lila Melchior smashing her breaststroke time, they soared to victory!
So proud of this team's hard work and dedication all season long. Way to go, Hawks! 💪
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The Shawano Community Middle School started their PD off with a potluck breakfast and group discussion!
The groups were put together randomly with all building staff, including teachers, IT Staff, maintenance, paraprofessionals, support staff, our SRO, student services, and admin. Groups collaborated and discussed scenarios for situational classroom guidelines between GE Teachers, SPED Teachers, and Paras.
After breakfast everyone moved to the library for a short listening session and some BRISK training before branching out to work and do some grounding activities.
What a great way to spend the day with your team!! It was a great day to be a HAWK! ❤️🖤 #ShawanoProud
Mrs. Edwards made a visit to Mrs. Ferch's Kindergarten class for an awesome math activity! ✖️➕➖➗ Students got to sort, count, and label all kinds of cool objects. Then, they lined up from smallest to largest based on how many objects were in their bags. It was so much fun! #ShawanoProud
At the October Board Meeting, students from LEADS 2nd grade class inspired the LEADS Governance Board by sharing their plans to make the world a better place! 🌎❤️ #ShawanoProud
Getting in the spirit for homecoming! Check out this Whiteout Monday look! 😄 #ShawanoProud
Taher's very own Chef John Sugimura made a special appearance at Let's Make a Meal classes! 👨🍳👩🍳🧑🍳
He shared fascinating insights into Japanese culture, cooking techniques, and history. The students learned all about the art of Japanese cooking and the guiding principles of Harmony, Respect, Purity, and Tranquility.
Students even teamed up with Chef John to create a beautifully plated and delicious Gyoza ChoaChoa Kyoto! Plus, Chef John gave everyone a crash course on mastering the art of using chopsticks.
A huge thank you to Taher and Chef John for making this an unforgettable experience! 😃 #ShawanoProud
The Hillcrest Hawks 🪶 flew into new arms for the month of September. So many staff go above and beyond for students daily, from building a safe environment to providing high-quality instruction and support. 🤍
For the month of September, we celebrate:
⭐ Jennifer Behnke, Special Education Teacher
⭐ Brady Riegert, Kindergarten Paraprofessional
⭐ Kasey Keup, School Counselor
⭐ Jane Krueger, Interventionist
Thank you for all you do! #ShawanoProud
Ms. Koehler and Ms. Hansen's 8th grade math class had an amazing time creating human line graphs for their unit on proportionality and graphing! #ShawanoProud
Students participating in Ms. Mielke's Inspirations & Ideas course during Tier II time at SCMS had a challenging, yet fun week!
They were tasked with designing and creating a free-standing structure made out of spaghetti noodles, tape, and a marshmallow. Despite initial challenges, through teamwork and reflection, all the teams ultimately succeeded in the challenge!
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🎨✨ 7th Grade Artists in Action! ✨🎨
Our talented students are diving into the world of optical illusions! 🤯 From mind-bending patterns to incredible 3D effects, their creativity knows no bounds!
📸 Check out these sneak peeks of their amazing projects and get ready to be amazed! #ShawanoProud #OpticalIllusions #7thGradeArt #CreativityUnleashed
The Shawano/Bonduel girls swim team showed their strength at the Keil Invite on Saturday, earning an impressive 2nd place overall! 🥈 Tela Hofensperger's 3rd place finish in the 200 IM as well as 11 PRs set over the course of the meet set a new standard for excellence.
Keep flying fast, Hawks! 🏊 #ShawanoProud
