The School District of Fort Atkinson recently honored eight members of the district’s Safety Patrol Program. Students honored included Ellidy Miller and Parker Recob, both of Barrie Elementary School; Lucien Collins and Porter McGee, both of Purdy Elementary School; Kiefer Anderson and Anna Dudzek, both of Rockwell Elementary School, and Gabriel...
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County, Fort high school student to create self-guided ‘Barn Quilt Trail’
A Fort Atkinson High School student is the inspiration behind a project that has recently been adopted by the Jefferson County Tourism Council, according to a recent news release. Tawney Hadler, a junior at Fort Atkinson High School and barn quilt artist, was inspired by barn quilts when she was...
MATC-Fort cuts ribbon on fab lab expansion
By Chris Spangler Using a plasma cutter, student Freddy Hosey sliced a steel “ribbon” on Thursday, formally opening the newly expanded metal fabrication and welding wing at Madison Area Technical College-Fort Atkinson. The $1.35 million project added 4,703 square feet of new space and remodeled 3,598 square feet of the...
St. Joseph’s Second Trimester Honor Roll shared
St. Joseph Catholic School in Fort Atkinson has shared the names of students who have earned a place on the school’s Second Trimester Honor Roll. The honor roll includes students earning recognition within three tiers: honors, with a GPA of 3.0 to 3.49; high honors, with a GPA of 3.5...
Purdy evacuated after smoke from ‘malfunctioning equipment’ detected
By Kim McDarison The Fort Atkinson Fire Department was dispatched to Purdy Elementary School in Fort Atkinson Friday after receiving reports of smoke in the building. Fort Atkinson Fire Department Division Chief Tom Gerondale said that the department was dispatched at 11:28 a.m., and, while on route, was advised by...