The University of Wisconsin System announced Tuesday that it has identified five finalists in its search for a new chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The finalists are: Lynn D. Akey, a vice president of student success, analytics and integrated planned at Minnesota State University, Mankato; John D. Chenoweth, interim...
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Whitewater: Community Foundation to support elementary school robotics league
The Whitewater Community Foundation has announced that it will be providing support through a community action grant to robotics programming within the Whitewater Unified School District’s three elementary schools. According to the release, the foundation has advanced some $1,500 to the district to go toward the purchase of a Spike...
District recognizes November safety patrollers
The School District of Fort Atkinson recently honored eight members of its Safety Patrol program. Students honored in November included: Violet Jones and Jackson Statz, both of Purdy Elementary School; Bella Niebuhr and Kalen Draeger, both of Barrie Elementary School; Keagan Lilly and Suri Rao, both of Rockwell Elementary School, and...
School board approves resolutions to fund $22 million in capital improvement bonds
By Kim McDarison The School District of Fort Atkinson Board of Education recently approved three resolutions required to fulfill the district's funding strategy through the issuance of $22 million in bonds. The issuance follows the approval of a referendum by the district’s voters in November, allowing the district to seek financing in...
Plan Commission advances St. Paul’s gym addition
By Chris SpanglerPlans to add a new gymnasium onto St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran School are moving forward.The Fort Atkinson Plan Commission on Tuesday approved a site plan for building a 12,140-square-foot gymnasium on the Bluff Street school’s southeast side.The project — which St. Paul’s representative Gary Strom said will carry...