Pupils in grades 3-5 at Luther Elementary School in Fort Atkinson saluted men and women who have worn America’s military uniforms during a Veterans Day program Thursday morning, Nov. 11. Members of the Edwin Frohmader Post 1897 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Paul Frank Florine Post 166 of...
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Area K-8 schools place within top 30% statewide, says U.S. News
By Kim McDarison Several schools within the Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Whitewater and Milton school districts make the grade according to a 2022 list of K-8 schools recently released by U.S. News and World Report. While the publication is known for annual rankings of high schools and colleges, the 2022 K-8...
UW-Whitewater: Fall season closes with ‘She Kills Monsters’
Editor's note: the following information has been released by the UW-Whitewater College of Arts and Communication, Department of Theatre/Dance.The College of Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is pleased to announce its second show of the Theatre/Dance season: “She Kills Monsters,” by Qui Nguyen.Directed by Sara J. Griffin,...
Leckrone greets Fort Band Boosters breakfast guests
The Fort Atkinson Band Boosters held its pancake breakfast Saturday, Nov. 6, at Fort Atkinson Middle School. A special guest at the fundraiser was Mike Leckrone, who directed the popular University of Wisconsin-Madison Marching Band for a half-century before retiring in 2019. The breakfast menu included pancakes, applesauce, Jones Dairy...
Purdy Elementary plants vertical hydroponic ‘garden’
By Chris Spangler Purdy Elementary School pupils and staff in two weeks will be sitting down to lunch featuring lettuce grown in their own vertical hydroponic garden. The School District of Fort Atkinson Nutrition Services Department has partnered with Purdy’s Green Team to pilot a Flex Tower manufactured by Fork...