The spring 2021 commencement at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will be held in a hybrid format, allowing graduates an opportunity to cross the stage in cap and gown and receive their degrees in person, and providing the speeches, music and other traditional elements in a virtual format. About 1,775 students from...
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‘Big Read Project’ brings ‘Literature to Life’ through dramatic readings
A powerful performance sets the stage for Young Auditorium’s month-long BIG READ collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Join us on Wednesday, April 7th at 7 p.m. as ‘Literature To Life’ presents a virtual performance of dramatic staged readings from this year’s BIG READ novel, “The Latehomecomer.”...
Fort High School student places second in entrepreneurial competition
On March 17th seven teams of high school students throughout Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois had the chance to pitch their entrepreneurial ventures to a panel of professionals from across the state of Wisconsin.The teams represented the round of finalists chosen from nearly one hundred applicants. These hopeful young entrepreneurs vied for thousands of...
Plans for 75-acre ‘Banker Road’ project move forward
By Kim McDarison Plans concerning a 75-acre, city-owned parcel of vacant land along Banker Road are moving forward according to Fort Atkinson City Manager Rebecca Houseman LeMire. As part of the city manager’s report, presented during the Fort Atkinson City Council meeting, held Tuesday, March 16, LeMire said she and...
Purdy holds ‘Spring Break Drive-thru’
For two hours on Saturday morning, Purdy Elementary School in Fort Atkinson held a free "Spring Break Drive-thru" for pupils and their families. School District of Fort Atkinson students have no school in celebration of spring break between March 29 and April 2. March 26, scheduled as a professional development...