Ellsworth High School

🌞 Exciting news! Our Grandparent Guardian Support Group is adding two summer dates to our calendar. Join us as we navigate the journey of grandparent guardianship together—finding strength, understanding, and a sense of belonging in the company of those who truly comprehend the joys and challenges unique to the grandparent guardian role. 🌼 Let's make this summer meaningful and supportive!

🎒📚 𝟟𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕟𝕟𝕦𝕒𝕝 𝕊𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝕊𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕝𝕪 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥📚🎒 Our goal is to provide students in need the school supplies necessary to start the new year. This includes supplies, headphones, calculators, backpacks, and tennis shoes. 🖍️📓🎧 How do I qualify for assistance? Students in need (qualify for free/reduced lunch, confirmed homeless status, referral from School Social Worker, School Counselor, or Mental Health Coordinator) may register to get supplies. Items will be on a first come, first served basis. 🏫 📅 Deadline to sign up is Monday, August 5, 2024 👉 Registration for School Supplies 2024-2025 Sign Up School Supplies https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFzUvJMX9agrlM_Z5r3GHSpchffGqXv4agawymhHwKyLkrow/viewform?usp=sf_link👈 Donations 💜 If you are interested in donating school supplies, shoes, or backpacks please contact: Anne Pechacek: pechaceka@ellsworth.k12.wi.us 📧 715-273-3904 📞 Mary Zimmerman: zimmermanm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us 📧 715-273-3911 📞 Donations can also be dropped off at the elementary school: 🕒 Monday-Thursday between 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. We can also pick up donations. 📍 Ellsworth Elementary 445 S. Piety Street Ellsworth, WI 54011 715-273-3912 📦 For families that are registered: Pick up supplies at Ellsworth Elementary (Bus Loop) 🗓️ Monday, August 12, 2024 🕒 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Let's ensure every student starts the year with the tools they need to succeed! 🌟📖🖊️

💜High School💜 🌞Summer Hours🌞 8:00 a.m. - Noon

🌞🏖️ Kicking off the Summer Fun Series Tonight! 🌞🏖️ The Ellsworth Wisconsin Area Chamber Of Commerce sponsors tonight's festivities. They will transform East End Park into a beachy waterpark! 🏖️ East End Park 😎 5-7 pm Get ready for some giant slip-n-slide action, beach balls, and sand toys! 🎉🌊🏖️ See you there! 😎☀️🕶️

🐾🌞 Our district therapy dogs are summer besties! 🐶 Frannie - Finishing her 5th year as a therapy dog at EES. 🐕 Pudge - In training to be a therapy dog at EHS this fall! Have a wonderful summer from Frannie and Pudge! 🌟🌴

🎉🌟 We had a successful Elevate Ellsworth event last week! A huge thank you to all the participating businesses and organizations: Village of Ellsworth 🏘️ Ellsworth High School Students & Staff📚 Ellsworth Chamber 💼 CCF Bank 🏦 Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services/SwiftCurrent ⚡ Common Man Tap & Table 🍽️ YB Urban 🌿 And a special thanks to Ace Hardware 🛠️ and Reuvers' Nursery 🌸 for their support!

Last week Ms. Kissinger's outdoor adventure students traveled to Willow River State Park to wrap up the school year for outdoor adventure. They got the chance to fish, hike, dip their toes in the river and cook out!

🏆PARKER WOODLAND=STATE CHAMPION🥇 With a jump of 6’4” Parker Woodland is the D2 State Champ in the high jump! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 🏆 Maleah Petersen takes 5th in the discus🥇 Congrats to Parker & Maleah for earning a spot on the podium. We are so proud!!💜💜💜

🌞 Exciting news! Our Grandparent Guardian Support Group is adding two summer dates to our calendar. Join us as we navigate the journey of grandparent guardianship together—finding strength, understanding, and a sense of belonging in the company of those who truly comprehend the joys and challenges unique to the grandparent guardian role. 🌼 Let's make this summer meaningful and supportive!

We are thrilled to invite you to Taste of Tuscany, hosted by the Ellsworth Community School District Foundation! 🍷 Mark your calendars for Friday, May 31st at Vino in the Valley. The Ellsworth Community School District Foundation is committed to enriching educational opportunities for our students through private funding. 💡 Funds are distributed to classrooms via EXCELLS Grants, supporting innovative projects. We also honor our dedicated educators through the annual Teacher of the Year Award! 🏆 Join us for an evening of delicious Italian cuisine and support a great cause! ✨ Tickets can be purchased at the District Office or online at https://www.ellsworthcommunityschoolfoundation.org/tasteoftuscany

📢 Attention Families! 📢 As the school year comes to a close, we kindly remind you to log into your child's Infinite Campus account and take care of any outstanding fees. This helps ensure that all accounts are settled before summer break. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact the school office. We're here to help!

Since the passage of the Facilities Referendum in April, our staff, construction professionals, and finance professionals have been working hard to move the project forward. We have great news on the financing of the construction bonds. We had originally estimated an interest rate of 5.5% and a tax impact per $100,000 of home value when the referendum was brought to residents. We have officially sold the first $14.4 million in bonds at a rate of 4.46% which will lower the estimated tax impact by nearly 10% from our original projection of $79 per $100,000 of home value to $72 per $100,000 in value. Over the life of the borrowing, it is currently estimated that we will avoid about $3.2 million in interest with this lower rate. It is always great for our residents to be able to complete the projects with a lower tax impact than originally anticipated. Over the past number of weeks many meetings have been held with staff, construction managers, and architects to begin the design phase. Along with these meetings we have conducted visits to other school districts to view their facilities while also visiting CVTC and Stout regarding their engineering programs to assist in our visioning of spaces and curriculum as we move ahead. We are moving now into the phase of beginning actual designs that will ultimately lead to the bidding documents that will go out this winter. Again, we are planning for actual work to begin in April, 2025 with all projects completed by August, 2026. Look for much more information to come as we solidify plans and move ahead and thank you again for your support of this project.

Middle School Menu for May 30 th Hot Beef on Bun Potatoes Steamed Veggies Choice of Fruit Cookie Senior High Menu for May 30 th Biscuits & Gravy or Sloppy Joe on Bun Potatoes Veggies Choice of Fruit Cookie Elementary Menu for May 30 th Mozzarella Dippers w/ Marinara Sauce Steamed Veggies Garden Salad Choice of Fruit Cookie

ETS to Kickoff June 3rd! Starting June 3rd, the following sessions will be provided in the Ellsworth High School Weight Room: 6:30-8:00am – Elite Boys 8:00-9:30am – Elite Girls 9:30-11:00am – Middle School / Intermediate Elite Boys – this session is for any boys who would consider themselves varsity level athletes, focusing on total performance Elite Girls – this session is for any girls who would consider themselves varsity level athletics, focusing on total performance Middle School / Intermediate – this session is for MS athletes and any other athletes who are in high school, but not at the varsity level, focusing on total performance, but in a less intense environment No signing up or registration required. Coach Heller/Coach Poulos will sign you in and mark your attendance each day. Those students already registered for Middle School weight lifting through summer school registration, that programming will run alongside and in conjunction with the ETS programming. If you are already signed up for MS weightlifting, you do not need to do anything additional. If you have any questions, please reach out to me: haglundk@ellsworth.k12.wi.us https://ellsworthathletics.com/

2024 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Initiative Scholar - Jillian Griggs 2024 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Excellence Scholar - Jocelyn Boyle

🎉👏 Congratulations to the EHS Class of 2025! 👏🎉 We are thrilled to announce the induction of our outstanding students into the National Honor Society! 🌟🎓 Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence have truly paid off. Here's to your bright futures! 🏅📚

🎉𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕀ℂ𝕀𝔸𝕃𝕃𝕐 𝔾ℝ𝔸𝔻𝕌𝔸𝕋𝔼𝔻!!!🎓🌟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜!!! 🎉👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 You did it! Here's to all the hard work and accomplishments. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavors! 🌟

🌟 Spotlight Moment! 🌟 Let's take a minute to celebrate a few of our amazing Youth Apprenticeship students for this year! 👏✨ Your hard work and dedication inspire us all. If you're interested in joining the Youth Apprenticeship program, please see Mr. Nehls for more information. 📚🔧

🌾🚜 Another successful Ag Day in the books! Our FFA members poured their hearts into hosting this incredible event for the 10th year in a row, and it was a blast seeing the smiles on the faces of all the elementary students who joined us! From interactive farm animal exhibits to hands-on planting activities, our Ag Day was packed with fun and learning. It's amazing to see the next generation getting excited about agriculture and where their food comes from. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this day possible, from our dedicated FFA members to the supportive community members who joined us. Here's to many more years of Ag Days to come! 🌱🐄

Can you believe it's already the third Monday of May? That means we're almost wrapping up the school year! As we're in the thick of Mental Health Awareness Month, let's talk about the importance of kicking off conversations around mental health. Whether you notice a friend or family member is going through a tough time or you want to open up about your own mental well-being, it's crucial to start those discussions. Remember, if someone shares their struggles with you and you're worried about their safety, don't hesitate to seek help from a trusted adult or professional. Let's keep the dialogue going and support each other's mental wellness! If you have any mental health-related questions, don't hesitate to reach out to our Mental Health Coordinator, Kiley Fiala, at fialak@ellsworth.k12.wi.us. She's here to guide you in the right direction!