Editor's note: the following information was supplied by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Becca Murray, a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater alumna and national champion women’s wheelchair basketball athlete, was named Best Athlete with a Disability in Women’s Sports at the 2021 ESPY Awards at Pier 17 in New York City on July...
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UW-Whitewater’s Starin Hall to be renamed in honor of Roger Pulliam
Editor’s note: the following information has been supplied by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.With a selfless grace and steady determination, Roger Pulliam championed generations of students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater — promoting diversity and inclusion to create education pathways for everyone. In recognition of Pulliam’s contributions, Starin Hall, the residence...
District receives Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials 2021 Business Service award
The Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) has selected the School District of Fort Atkinson (SDFA) as the recipient of the 2021 Business Services award, according to information released by the school district. The district was officially recognized at the 2021 Virtual Spring Conference. This honor carries with...
District official: Voucher funding, decreasing open enrollment contribute to $148,955 budget shortfall
By Kim McDarison Members of the School District of Fort Atkinson Board of Education during their June 17 monthly meeting discussed budgetary impacts identified by the district’s Director of Business Services Jason Demerath. Information about the district’s 2021-2022 preliminary budget, and the process to create it, was shared in...
Fort High track athletes do well at state meet
By Chris SpanglerFort Atkinson athletes achieved near their personal bests during the state track and field championships that took place Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium Complex on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus.The 125th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Track and Field Championships and the 50th Girls Track and Field...