4K and 5th grade buddies in Mrs. Updike and Mrs. Dempsey's classes created a Valentine's craft!
So much #VanguardPride fun!
The next #Classof2024 #SeniorSpotlight is on #VanguardPride senior, Sarah Lemke!
Plans after graduation: UW Whitewater for art education
Dream job: Art professor
Favorite memory: There’s too many, I love high school.
Most proud of: My ability to persevere when times are hard and learning though my own actions then passing on my knowledge to others who need it.
Congratulations, Sarah! We're proud of you!
We are still in need of help at the Solo and Ensemble event in two weeks! We're very short-handed. We'd love to see some alumni band & choir members/families come out to help...even if for an hour or two!
What: Capitol Conference South WSMA Solo & Ensemble Music Festival
Where: Wisconsin Heights
When: Saturday, February 24th
Time: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
If you are interesting in volunteering, or know anyone who may be, please sign-up using this link: https://signup.com/go/FGvkXPr
Gina Ademino - Solo & Ensemble Volunteers/Donations Coordinator
Apollo, the therapy dog was here for a visit today! He is the kindest, sweetest, happiest doggie and our #Vanguardpride kiddos absolutely love him!!!
Thank you, Ted, for sharing Apollo with us!
Another great life lesson happening in the #VanguardPride district! Personal finance students are learning how to balance a checkbook!
In this activity, they had to search for 12 different transactions hanging around the classroom, record them in their register, and then they had to get their register checked to make sure the balance was accurate.
Finance can be fun!
#VanguardPride students were hard at work making their CO2 dragsters in 8th grade Tech Ed. They used band saws and sanders to make their original designs come to life!
Students will be racing them at the end of the unit . Cool!!!!
#VanguardPride 5th graders have been experimenting with value to create the illusion of form.
Pretty cool!
The next #Classof2024 #SeniorSpotlight is on #VanguardPride senior, Madorie Kluth!
Plans after graduation: Exploratory studies.
Dream Job: Travel the world.
Favorite memory: Jergens lab science class.
Most proud of: Graduating.
Congratulations, Madorie! We're proud of you!
We need substitutes!
Subs for Food Service, Educational Assistants, Teachers, and office staff* - all are needed! If interested, contact Human Resources at 608-767-2595 extension 3004 or bwhalen@wisheights.k12.wi.us.
*The number of hours varies depending on the position.
Last month some middle and high school students put on an event for kindergarten and 4K students that involved shopping for, making and putting on an event related to vegetable soup.
The older students led the smaller students in a vegetable scavenger hunt, and read a book called the Culinary Kid written by a local author. Each student got to practice stirring the soup and serving their partner bowls of soup.
It was nice to warm up on such a COLD COLD week in January.
#VanguardPride
On Sunday, February 11th, the Children's Theater of Madison will be having a sensory-friendly/relaxed performance of Life Doesn't Frighten Me-I am Fearless Royalty!
Tickets are $15 and the show is one hour, starting at 3:00pm.
Common Threads is hosting a Neurodiversity Resource Fair at their center on Saturday April 6th from 9:00 -11:00 am. They would love for you to join them!
#VanguardPride
The next #Classof2024 #SeniorSpotlight is on #VanguardPride senior, Drew Jacobus!
Plans after graduation: I am planning on going to college and studying aviation, specifically piloting. If that doesn't work out then I plan on going into the trades.
Activities during high school: During high school, I played soccer and was a captain this year. I also did track and field where I made so many memorable moments that I will never forget. I was a student council member and was our class treasurer and secretary.
Dream job: Pilot.
Favorite memory: California Trip or Track and Field 2022.
Most proud of: The moment I'm most proud of would probably being voted MVP for soccer or being the first person on the top of Yosemite Falls during the California trip.
Congratulations, Drew! We're proud of you!
#VanguardPride Athletics - Week of February 5, 2024
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1978cwCj1MGrLEH48jzMsB1AQR6a4Du3sJEdPqlgVptc/edit
It's National School Counseling Week!
School counselors help students in more ways than you may know. This week we
celebrate them as a part of National School Counseling Week 2024.
Every student deserves a school counselor to help with academic achievement
strategies, managing emotions, and applying interpersonal skills, and planning
for postsecondary options. School counselors are #StandardsBased and
#StudentFocused.
We thank our amazing school counselors, Kerri Martinez Najera and Andy Palzkill for all they do each and every day for our students and #VanguardPride district!
A new class of juniors and seniors started #VanguardPride personal finance last week!
During the first unit, they recorded their spending for a week and evaluated whether their purchases were needs or wants. They designed a financial vision board to envision where they want to be in 5 and 10 years and what major purchases they would like to make in the future.
Reminder - Interim District Administrator, Craig Gerlach, will be discussing the 2024 Operational Referendum that will be on the April 2, 2024 ballot.
Date: Monday, February 5, 2024
Time: 6:00pm
Location: Wisconsin Heights - Step Room (MS entrance)
Join us! #VanguardPride
Looking for some basketball to watch tonight? Come out to Heights and watch the boys and girls play against Belleville.
Boys Varsity 6PM North gym and Girls JV 6PM South gym
Girls Varsity 7:30 North gym and Boys JV 7:30 South gym
The fun doesn't stop with the games!
There will be concessions and 50/50 raffle!
The boys 3rd grade basketball team will be playing at the boys varsity halftime.
There will be contests/t-shirt toss at the girls varsity halftime!
Come on out and have some #VanguardPride fun!
On Saturday, February 24th, Wisconsin Heights is hosting the Capitol Conference South WSMA Solo & Ensemble Music Festival from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The last time we hosted was back in 2018. If you are interesting in volunteering, or know anyone who may be, please sign-up using this link: https://signup.com/go/FGvkXPr
Gina Ademino - Solo & Ensemble Volunteers/Donations Coordinator
The next #Classof2024 #SeniorSpotlight is on #VanguardPride senior, Brett Droessler!
Plans after graduation: I'm planning on studying actuarial science at UW-Eau Claire.
Activities during high school: Soccer, Senior Treasurer, Student Council Treasurer
Dream job: Travelling Skydiver
Favorite memory: The California Trip as a whole.
Most proud of: Reaching the top of Yosemite Falls.
Congratulations, Brett! We're proud of you!
