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“Moola” for our School - The Kwik Trip Challenge
Who: Students in Jr. K – 6th Grade
What: The Kwik Trip Challenge
When: Monday, May 6 – Friday, May 10
What to do:
Save and turn in Moola caps and bag tops. We have been challenged by our local Kwik Trip store to collect as many Milk Moola caps and bag tops as we can. Each grade level is going to work as a team and will turn in as many caps and bag tops as possible.
What the benefits are ~
* Our school earns 5 cents for each cap/bag top turned in.
* The grade level with the most caps/bag tops collected will win an ice cream party donated by Kwik Trip.
Who can help ~
Everyone! Talk to your neighbors, families, and friends about collecting the caps and bag tops for you. This is a fun and easy way to help raise “Moola” for our school and for one grade level to earn an ice cream party.
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Service Learning Day Promotes Community Involvement
School Wide Event Thursday May 16, 2013
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Summer Recreation 2013
Sign-up and Information Materials
This packet includes registration forms for baseball and softball, a list of special events and field trips, and fundraising forms and information.
All forms and money, including fundraising money need to be returned to the Elementary office by Friday May 17, 2013
Click to download your Sign-up and Information Materials
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Coaching Opportunities - New Lisbon School District
High School Positions
Varsity Volleyball Coach
Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach
Junior Varsity Girls’ Basketball Coach
Junior High Positions
Football Coach
Volleyball Coach
Letters should be addressed to:
Nancy Walker, Athletic Director
500 S. Forest St.
New Lisbon, WI 53950
By May 23, 2013
- The New Lisbon School District is an equal opportunity employer -
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Proud New Lisbon Staff Supporting Autism Awareness Month! |
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THOUGHTS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT May, 2013
There are lots of exciting events in every school district and New Lisbon is no exception. The conference track meet is Tuesday May 14th at Royall. GIVE is sponsoring a service learning day Thursday May 16th where students will spend the afternoon engaged in community service opportunities. That night GIVE will have its banquet and the High School will hold its annual awards night. Wednesday May 22nd is the High School academic achievement/scholarship night. Thursday May 23rd is the Junior High Finale concert, Wednesday May 29th is Baccalaureate and Graduation is Friday May 31st at 8:00 P.M. The last day of school for students is a half day on Tuesday June 4th.
The Vision 20/20 committee met a second time to begin unpacking the information we gathered from the process. We are separating the information into 4 categories: 1. Things we are already doing. 2. Things we can assign to someone to accomplish. 3. Things that can be eliminated from the list, and 4. Things to focus on, which is mostly "Increasing Student Achievement." Some items we have talked about so far are: tracking our seniors and graduates, finding time and personnel for Title Math, a different model for HS students who don't fit well into the regular school setting and making sure that extra services are truly extra, that they don't supplant instruction but supplement instruction.
In order to prepare our staff and students for what is coming, we held a Smarter Balanced Assessment Pilot with a group of Juniors testing English/Language Arts and Sophomores piloted the math portion of the test. With the Smarter Balanced in effect in two years we are getting a look at what the expectations will be.
Some of the many things going on in the building this month were:
The 8th grade leadership team put on an Emergency Situation Day that was full of great information and training for our students to be more prepared when they meet up with these emergencies, such as CPR/AED, ambulances, EMTs and athletic training.
The following students attended the Mississippi Valley Gifted and Talented Creative Writing Festival at UW-LaCrosse: Kyle Craft, Michelle Larsen and Kyhlie Steele. Junior High and High School Vocal students participated at the Solo-Ensemble competition at Royall High School and the High School Barbershop Quartet of Keegan Berry, Ben Helbing, Joe Cook and Zach Martin were invited to perform with the LaCrosse Coulee Chordsmen at West Salem.
The Reality Fair at Mauston HS gave some of our students a closer look at what real life and costs of living are. Thanks to Julie Mecikalski for being part of organizing this event. Penny Deakin and I were there all day as well as Julie, and Mark Hansen brought our Juniors to the event. Fine Arts Night showcased the talents of New Lisbon High School students in the areas of band, choir, forensics, family and consumer ed. technology ed. and the visual arts.
At the state forensics meet both of New Lisbon's performances received gold medals for perfect scores. Congratulations to Lydia LaBudda in solo acting and to the play acting team of Chance Smith and Jenna Washetas on an outstanding finish to the forensics season.
Students that participated in the Visual Arts Classic State competition came back with the following awards:
In the Drawing category, Hannah Johnson received a 3rd on her long term and a 1st on her on-site.
In the painting category, Erin Rihn received a 3rd on her long term and a 2nd on her on-site.
In the printmaking category, Shannon Bakalars received a 3rd on her on-site project.
In the video category, Chance Smith received a 1st on his long term.
In the digital photography category, Rachel Haschke received a 3rd on her long term.
Congratulations to the following New Lisbon Students who competed in the Robotics Competition at Western in LaCrosse on Friday. Dante Day, Derek Emery, Justin Spaniol, Kyle Woodward, Ryan Huffman, Austin Dow. The team placed 2nd in the Maze contest and represented New Lisbon in a positive way. Great Job Guys!
Teams from Cashton, Brookwood, DeSoto, Necedah, New Lisbon, and Wonewoc Center competed in the MVGTN Techno Expo last week. There were 16 teams total and a variety of interesting, well-designed catapults! New Lisbon captured two of the top three places.
3rd Place: New Lisbon 3- Marshal Toelle and Joe Cook
2nd Place: New Lisbon 1- Logan Milton and Zach Martin
We had many students do well at the State Solo-Ensemble Contest in LaCrosse on Saturday. The 4th grade had a great trip to the state capital and the Wisconsin Historical Museum. A group of fifth graders attended Kids' College on Friday, May 3rd at UW LaCrosse: Abby Frisk, Alyssa Froh, Julia Jensen, Trey Jensen, Faith Skoubis, and Brandon Wolf. The GIVE event Clean Smore Earth cleaned 10 miles of roadside. 6th grade students Collin Bolchen, Katrina Johnson and Molly Wiese took First Place out of 14 teams in the Mississippi Valley Gifted/Talented Network regional competition at Viroqua.
I enjoyed the FFA annual banquet last Sunday, Paul Ziebell's JH Science lab on hereditary traits, helping judge, along with Mark Toelle and Jayne Turner, the 4th grade Heritage Fair Projects, watching the Huck Finn games created by Dawn Barranco's Junior English class, a 5th grade lesson on speed, velocity and acceleration in Karina Barker's class, Erin Krotzman's 3rd graders learning about anagrams, palindromes and oxymorons from reading the book "Punished" and Heidi Anderson's 7th grade Language Arts using Google Docs to write adventure stories.
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New Lisbon National Honor Society Induction
On Monday March 4th twelve New Lisbon High School students were inducted into the New Lisbon chapter of the National Honor Society. NHS is a service based organization that students qualify for by exemplifying the four pillars of the NHS, Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Character. Congratulation to the newest members: Brett Fank, John Costello, Michael Myers, Kelsi Gregar, Adam Bell, Joe Cook, Emma Rheingans, Logan Milton, Kyhlie Steele, Justin Giebel, Emma Bunker, and Ben Helbing. |
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Visual Arts Classic
What is VAC? VAC is a competition among high schools in the area of visual arts. There are eleven categories to choose from and students can excel individually in their chosen studio area in both Long term and On site projects. Students compete with other schools associating with others and working on interpersonal skills in the Team Critical Thinking and Team Quiz Bowl competitions. Students utilize art history, aesthetics, art production, art criticism, and creativity as they partake in the VAC programming.
On Tuesday, March 12th, Ms. Costello and Ms. Fish took our Visual Arts Classic team to the regional competition in Mauston. The team did a fantastic job and came back with awards in individual and team competitions. Any 1st place winners go on to state to compete.
Hannah Johnson received a 1st on both her long term and on site projects in the drawing category.
Jenna Washetas and Erin Rhin competed in the painting category and received 1st on both long term and on site.
Kaleb Steele and Shannon Bakalars competed in the printmaking category. Kaleb received 2nd on his long term and a 3rd on his on site. Shannon earned a 3rd on her long term and a 1st on her on site.
Codi Christopherson earned a 2nd on her long term and a 1st on her on site in the traditional photography category.
Khylie Steele and Hillary Hadley competed in the personal adornment category and both received 2nds on their long terms. Khylie received a 3rd on her on site and Hillary a 2nd.
Chance Smith showed his videography skills earning 1sts on both long term and on site.
Amanda Kippenhan and Rachel Haschke received a 2nd and a 1st respectively on their long terms and both 2nd on the on sites in the digital photography category.
Chalcie Raiten only competed in the ceramics on site and received a 2nd.
As far as team competition, the New Lisbon team tied for 1st in critical thinking but lost by a coin toss. They also came through with a 2nd for Quiz Bowl and overall got 2nd for the day.
Great Job Team!!! Click on a photo below to enlarge. |
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School Calendar Update Due to Snow Days
The School District of New Lisbon has two snow days built into our calendar. However we have had four snow days this year. The two extra days will be made up at the end of the school year, Monday and Tuesday June 3rd and 4th. The 4th will be a half day of school for students. Should we have more snow days it is likely they will also be added to the end of the school year.
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Summer School Dates Set
Monday, June 10th through Friday, June 28th.
Please contact the Elementary Office for Summer School Information.
608-562-3700
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Sixth Grade Battle of the Books Competitors
Under the direction of Sixth grade teacher, Mrs. Kim Crispell-Jensen, the above students traveled to Viroqua to compete in the annual "Battle of the Books" contest. Kollin, Mollly and Catrina won a tie breaker to bring home the Championship Trophy. Congratulations on a job well done!
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State Science Olympiad Competition at UW Oshkosh
On March 16th New Lisbon students ranging from 6th to 8th grade competed at the State Science Olympiad competition at UW Oshkosh against 40 other schools. Most groups improved scores from the Regional competition where our Sound of Music group of Jena and Sabrina brought back first place medals. New Lisbon represented them selves well in their behavior and sportsmanship. The Mousetrap vehicle group of Holden and Tess brought back 3rd place medals from the State competition.
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Peer Tutor Program
by Ashley Bray, Star-Times
At 9:30 a.m. on school days, New Lisbon High School senior Brielyn Georgeson switches roles. For two and a half hours, Georgeson becomes an assistant teacher.
Georgeson is a part of New Lisbon’s longstanding peer tutor program, which enables upper classmen to spend a part of their day helping out in elementary school classrooms for one high school credit. She spends each morning helping....
Read the full article at this link Star Times New Lisbon
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New Lisbon School District Suspends Fees Again for 2013 - 2014
Monday night the New Lisbon School Board voted to suspend student fees for a second year. Last year the board had made a similar decision for the 2012-2013 school year. After cost savings measures that have been implemented in the past two years, the District felt it is in position at this time to not require students to pay fees for the 2013-2014 school year. The District will be able to balance the school budget for 2013-2014 without any budget cuts, even without collecting any student fees.
As costs continue to rise, it is possible that fees will return, but for next year the District wanted to show their appreciation to parents and students and give them a break by not charging fees as has been the practice in past years.
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High School Course Offerings And Counseling Services
The High School Course Book for 2013 - 2014 in PDF format is now available for download from the High School page, the High School Counseling page or the link here
High School 2013 - 2014 Course Book
If you have any questions or need contact information visit the K-12 Counseling pages at
K-12 Counseling
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School Safety - Mr. Birr
We have all had heavy hearts since we heard about the news at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
I want to assure you that we will not live in fear, but in preparedness.
Our district has made school safety a priority and we will continue to evaluate our safety measures. The administrative team and office staff met with Police Chief Granger this morning to review our procedures. We already have some positive changes that will be made. We will continue to do lockdown and evacuation drills to insure safety. A soft lockdown drill will be done this Thursday morning December 20th to practice getting students out of the halls quickly. A hard lockdown drill is scheduled for early January.
We will do all that we can to make sure that our schools are a safe learning environment for our children and staff.
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Athletic Calendar
The dynamic athletic calendar is available at the following link and also from the menu links on the Athletic Department pages.
Take a look. Athletic Calendar
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New School Report Card Released - Mr. Birr
In October, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) issued a School Report Card for every public school in Wisconsin. The School Report Card, using multiple measures of learning, will provide valuable guidance on how our schools are doing and where they can improve. The new report cards will help schools get a better picture of how well they help children learn, advance to the next grade, and graduate ready for college and career. Our goal is to help every student succeed, graduate, and be ready to pursue further education and a career.
How does the School Report Card work? Each school will earn a “score,” called an accountability index score, from 0 to 100. This score is displayed on the report card. The accountability index score for each school is based on the school’s performance in four priority areas:
• Student Achievement in reading and mathematics on state assessments
• Student Growth measured by year-to-year improvements in achievement
• Closing Gaps in performance between specific student groups (comparing English language
learners, low-income students, students with disabilities, and members of racial or ethnic group
with their peers)
• On-track/Postsecondary Readiness, including graduation or attendance rates, reading and math
achievement, and ACT participation and performance.
Based on each school’s score, the school will be place into one of five categories, from Significantly Exceeds Expectations to Fails to Meet Expectations. It is important to know that the 0 to 100 accountability index score is not a “percent correct” measurement similar to a score on a test. It is a combination with other school data and will help our staff determine which areas we do well and where we need improvement.
New with this report card are raised benchmark scores for students to reach the proficient or advanced performance level. Raising the Wisconsin benchmarks is part of a strategic effort to ensure our students are ready for college and careers in today’s rapidly changing, global society and economy. Because of the these benchmark score changes, state test results will show a significant decline in the number of students considered to be “proficient” or “advanced”. This does not reflect a change in abilities of students, but rather reflects the higher standard and aspirations we have for our students and schools.
The New Lisbon JR/SR High School report card posted at this time has some inaccurate attendance data from two years ago. Therefore the Report Card should not have subtracted 5 points for attendance and the score should be 5 points higher. The DPI assures the school district that this will be changed when they update the report card scores soon.
For more information about New Lisbon and other schools’ Report Cards please visit the following DPI website: http://dpi.wi.gov/oea/acct/accountability.html
I am confident the new School Report Card, as well as the many other changes we are implementing, will help the students of New Lisbon increase their levels of achievement and preparation for successful college and careers.
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State Testing Results 2011-2012
Each year students from grades 3-10 take a series of state tests. Subjects covered are Math, Reading, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. After breaking down the data we have the following results.
In 2010-2011, on the 23 grade and subject levels tests, New Lisbon students had 15 scores below the state average and 8 above the state average. But in 2011-2012 we had only 9 scores below, 13 above and 1 score at the state average. It appears that the changes that have occurred lately have helped us make progress.
In reading, at the 7 grade levels tested, New Lisbon students scored below the state average at 4 grade levels, above the state average in 2 grade levels and at the state average in 1 grade level. In Language Arts our students scored below the state average at 1 grade level, above the state average in 2 grade levels. In Math Arts our students scored below the state average at 4 grade levels, above the state average in 3 grade levels. In Science Arts our students scored below the state average at 0 grade levels, above the state average in 3 grade levels. In Social Studies Arts our students scored below the state average at 0 grade levels, above the state average in 3 grade levels
On the tests each grade took:
3rd grade scored below the state average on 1 test and above the state average on 1 test.
4th grade scored below the state average on 1 test and above the state average on 4 tests.
5th grade scored below the state average on 1 test and above the state average on 1 test.
6th grade scored below the state average on 2 tests and above the state average on 0 tests.
7th grade scored below the state average on 2 tests and above the state average on 0 tests.
8th grade scored below the state average on 2 tests and above the state average on 2 tests
and at the state average on 1 test.
10th grade scored below the state average on 0 tests and above the state average on 5 tests.
We have set the following priorities:
Reading at younger grade levels, 4 out of 5 lower grade levels scored below the state average.
Math 5th through 8th grade. Only 4 grades that fell below the state average.
Last year’s 8th graders in Math and Language Arts.
Last year’s 6th and 7th graders in all subjects.
Noteworthy Accomplishments:
New Lisbon’s 10th graders had the 4th highest score on the Social Studies test in all of CESA 5
and the 4th graders had the 3rd highest Science score and the 8th highest Social Studies score.
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New Lisbon Principal Participates in Jail and Bail
Gary Syftestad, New Lisbon High School Principal, was “arrested” as part of Jail and Bail. Gary made phone contacts for donations to benefit the Juneau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Elder Abuse. He collected $305 in donations from friends and co-workers.
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