The School District of Fort Atkinson recently honored seven members of the district’s Safety Patrol Program. Students honored included: Everleigh Krahn and Seth Hettich, both of Rockwell Elementary School; Vella Zamora-Gomez and Nainah Harrison, both of Barrie Elementary School; Chase Miller, Luther and Mason Banaszynski, both of Luther Elementary School, and...
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Johnson announces school-related listening session in Fort
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include an additional listening session to be held by Rep. Johnson in Milton. State Rep. Scott Johnson has announced that his office will be holding an in-district listening session. Fort Atkinson According to information released by Johnson’s office, the announcement comes in...
Fort High School students stage walkout
By Chris Spangler Fort Atkinson High School students staged a brief walkout Monday morning in an apparent protest of school funding woes following staffing reductions of approximately 45 positions districtwide, including, more recently, the announcement of preliminary nonrenewal slips sent to 16 certified staff members. An estimated 75 students gathered ...
Sixteen Fort teachers receive preliminary notices of nonrenewal
By Chris SpanglerThe School District of Fort Atkinson Board of Education on Thursday gave the go-ahead for staffing reductions in the wake of the failed April 4 operational referendum.Expressing regret, board members unanimously approved issuing preliminary notices of nonrenewal to 16 teachers; Heather Balsamo, Stacci Barganz, Penny Bright, Holly Dow,...
Spring play ‘Clue’ performances begin Friday at Fort High School
Performances of “Clue” the high school edition will be held this weekend, beginning Friday evening at the Fort Atkinson Performing Arts Center. According to information released by the Fort Atkinson High School, this year’s high school spring play, Clue, is based on the 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the...