By Chris SpanglerAfter a six-year hiatus, the Madison Area Technical College District Board of Trustees returned to the Fort Atkinson campus on Wednesday.The school’s nine-member governing body held its meeting following a community reception that included building tours and brief remarks by board Chair Dr. Elton Crim, Jr., and MATC...
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Fort October safety patrollers recognized
The School District of Fort Atkinson recently honored eight members of the district’s Safety Patrol Program. Students honored included Braelyn Lawver and Ben Gilfus, both of Purdy Elementary School; Emma Smith and Jamison Rottmann, both of Barrie Elementary School; Lennox Kohl and Hunter LeFave, both of Rockwell Elementary School, and Lucio Salazar...
St. Paul’s Lutheran School receives accreditation
The Commission on Lutheran Schools has announced the accreditation of St. Paul's Lutheran School in Fort Atkinson, according to a news release. Accreditation has been awarded through the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA).According to the release: “St. Paul's Lutheran School has proven compliance with WELSSA's educational standards and is...
Fort school district shares budget, four referendum outcomes
By Kim McDarisonThe School District of Fort Atkinson Board of Education Monday approved three potential tax levies to fund the 2022-23 school year, with final levy certification predicated on the outcome of the district’s two referendum questions that will come before the district’s voters on Nov. 8. District voters will find...
Rockwell hosts ‘Ag Day’
By Kim McDarisonSome 29 Fort Atkinson High School FFA students, accompanied by their advisors and some 10 different species of agriculturally related animals arrived Friday at Rockwell Elementary School to participate in "Ag Day." FFA advisor Allison Parsons said the event is organized twice each year, once in the spring and...