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Telling Our Story · page 4

Showing Our Stuff! · page 6

The Bayfield School diSTricT has many successful organizational and community partnerships. Many of the things that

happen at the school would not be possible without these important partnerships. The most prevalent partnership the Bayfield school has is with the red cliff Tribe. Seventy-five percent of our student enrollment is Native american so it is natural that we both would want to work together on many issues facing our young people. red cliff and lac courte oreilles are the only tribes that have a coordinated Services Team (cST) program at this time. Together, service agencies, including the school district, are designing, defining, and developing a process to assist clients. The red cliff child Protection Team (cPT) extended an invitation for all school

Nearly 200 PeoPle gaThered to dance and feast at a traditional event in celebration of the school district’s 150th anniversary

on the 150th day of the school year. The theme for the day was Treasuring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Shaping the Future, and Celebrating Diversity Together. The events began in the afternoon in the gymnasium with staff, students, parents, and tribal and community leaders. The assembly started with a flag of nations processional by K-5 students, the american legion, and the red cliff VfW. The high school band performed the National Anthem and the Bayfield School song, Down the Field. The Southern Sky drummers performed for the expedition dancers and drum & hoop dancer, Tamara Montano. elementary students prepared special performances, including the la Pointe elementary Student Song, and Bayfield third graders sang in Spanish “María isabel” - which is a girl’s name - but we call it “The Beach Song.” Various students and staff were recognized for their important contributions throughout the year. attendees heard the stories of the State of Wisconsin flag, United States flag, Tribal eagle Staff flag, and red cliff Tribal flag. The afternoon event concluded outside the building with the raising of the red cliff Tribal flag. for the evening celebration, nearly 200 people feasted and danced at a traditional powwow in the Bayfield School cafeteria and gym. The Southern Sky Singers were the main drum and anishinaabe ogigchidaa and Michkasibi as invited drums. gretchen Morris was the head female dancer and Jim Pete was the head male dancer. Marvin defoe, Jr., was the event Mc and Mark gokee the spiritual advisor. The entire day was geared toward bringing the two communities together to acknowledge the importance of the bond between us and recognize that together we will move forward for a brighter education and future for our children.

Sesquicentennial & Powwow Celebration

The Beauty of Partnerships

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The Flag of Nations Processional

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DISTrICT ADmINISTrATIvE OFFICES Linda kunelius, District Administrator Sheila kelly, Administrative Assistant and School Board Secretary Nancy Heaton, Finance Manager mary meierotto, Financial Assistant Sandy raspotnik, Director of Pupil Services and Special Education Laurel Heckman, Pupil Services Secretary Doug Jardine, School Psychologist

BAYFIELD HIgH SCHOOL robert kent, Principal Linda Weber, High School Secretary Tom Steckling, Guidance Counselor

BAYFIELD k-8 SCHOOL AND LApOINTE ELEmENTArY Sheila Everhart, Principal keeley karl, Elementary and Middle School Secretary karen grieve, Guidance Counselor Susan marincel, K-12 School Nurse Leon Filipczak, K-12 Gifted and Talented Coordinator

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WelcoMe back to the second is-sue of The Bayfield School district’s Troller News, a bi-annual school news publication for community, parents and families. This issue will cover the many exciting events that took place this year. also included in this issue are the Wisconsin Knowledge and concept exam (WKce) results for the past year. you will also find the 2009-

2010 school calendar and staff changes for next year. a current hot issue as of May 20, 2009 is the district’s possible purchase of a windsled. We are having on-going discussions with The Town of la Pointe and the Madeline island ferry line to work out a solution that is beneficial to everyone, particularly the students. Student safety is in the forefront of our discussions. i am confident that the outcome of these discussions will be of the most benefit to la Pointe students’ safety and educational needs. We know that partnerships are strengthened when everyone makes a good faith effort to get through difficult times together. Please enjoy this issue of Troller News!

Superintendent Linda kunelius

from the SuperintendentGreetings!

staff to attend meetings through the end of this school year. The Bayfield School district and the red cliff early childhood center are working together to meet the needs of children ages three through five who have disabilities and need special education and related services. a collaborative agreement was updated and adopted in 2007. Bayfield school staff attend monthly alcohol and other drug abuse (aoda) reduction committee meetings and monthly red cliff education committee meetings to facilitate prevention efforts and to work together to provide excellent education opportunities for all children. The red cliff education committee also oversees the Johnson o’Malley program which provides tutors in the lower grades at school. Staff attend monthly meetings and provide data on the number of students receiving assistance through this program. See side box at right for other vital partnerships.

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Families and Schools Together (FAST), Graduation March 2009

Bayfield Second Graders involved with Responsive Education for All Children (REACh) See story on page 4

BAYFIELD SCHOOL DISTrICT · Families and Schools Together (FAST) · Senior Tax Exchange and Enhancement Program (STEP) · Responsive Education for All Children (REACh)

LOCAL SCHOOL DISTrICTS Washburn: · Staff Development Cluster In-service · Share Special Education/Pupil Services Director · Cooperative Down Hill Ski Team South Shore: · Staff Development Cluster In-service Drummond/South Shore/Washburn: · Consortium for nursing services

BAYFIELD COuNTY & CESA 12 · Euro-Curriculum · Coordinated Services Team (CST) · Economic Development Committee · School Psychologist OT/PT

HIgHEr EDuCATIONAL OrgANIzATIONS · UW-Madison Arboretum – Earth Partnership · UW-Stevens Point – Aquaculture Facility · UW-Oshkosh – Math Project for Teachers of Native American Students

EDuCATIONAL NON-prOFITS · Bayfield Community Education Foundation (BCEF)

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How do we compare?Beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, the federal No child left Behind act required all states to test all students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school (grade 10). Students in grades 4, 8, and 10 also continue to be assessed in language arts, science and social studies are aligned to the Wisconsin Model academic Standards. Test scores are reported in the following proficiency levels: adVaNced: distinguished in the content area. academic achievement is beyond mastery. Test score provides evidence of in-depth understanding in the academic content area tested. ProficieNT: competent in the content area. academic achievement includes mastery of the important knowledge and skills. Test scores show evidence of skills necessary for progress in the academic content area tested. BaSic: Somewhat competent in the content area. academic achievement includes mastery of most of the important knowledge and skills. Test score shows evidence of at least one major flaw in understanding the academic content area tested. MiNiMal: limited achievement in the content area. Best score shows evidence of major misconceptions or gaps in knowledge and skills tested in the academic area.

math Skills on the riseTeachers June Bavlnka and cathy robinson are participating in a three-

year project (closing the Mathematics achievement gap Project) to help students increase their math knowledge and skills. Bavlnka and robinson are learning the principles of cognitively guided instruction (cgi). emphasis is also placed on the cultural compatibility of cgi with traditional Native american teaching practices. Karen dePerry and carol Sowl are also participating in a three year institute to address the critical need to improve mathematics.

Dr. Judith Hankes, UW-Oshkosh, visited Bayfield School District recently to demonstrate math solution strategies to middle school students.

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ThiS PaST WiNTer and through most of the last quarter the Bayfield Middle School was full of stories…spoken stories, pantomimed stories, sung stories, drummed stories, written stories, quilted stories, danced stories, painted stories and more. Many people shared these stories. Some were guests such as school board president Bob Nelson with stories of the Bayfield School and area community history. actress/mime artist Sally Kessler shared stories and important storytelling skills as did Tom hart, regina laroche, and Ted gephart. ojibwa cultural artists and educators rob goslin and frank Montano offered very special programs which included students beyond the middle school. The K-8 programs also included the Southern Sky Singers drum group and community member, and former BayfieldsStudent Magdalen dale shared her time and skill by offering pointers to some of the youngest story tellers: the middle school students. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students heard and viewed stories, practiced different types of storytelling skills, and – finally – shaped and told their own stories. Students told stories from their families, from their own lives, from their imaginations and dreams, from written fables, and from each other. Stories featured bears, wolves, green kangaroos, ghosts, dogs, farm animals, parents, pow wow dancing, science facts, numbers, african and caribbean tricksters, ojibwa tricksters, lake Superior, civil rights issues, and Martin luther King, Jr.. it all ended with a cross-cultural celebration and a feast pre-pared by Mrs. Kasinski and her high school foods students (with significant effort by Vincent la femier). The diners were sere-naded with Spanish songs by Ms. campbell’s high school Spanish students and surrounded by an exhibit of stunning story batiks created by Missy eid’s eighth grade students. The events were recorded by Mr. doering’s high school students. all of this was made possible by generous support from the Bayfield community education foundation, from chequamegon Bay arts council and the Wisconsin arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, and the human rights fund of the duluth Superior area community foundation. There were so many wonderful stories…and that’s “our-Story”!

Telling “Our Story”

PareNTS aNd STUdeNTS of Ms. Julie eckels’ second grade recently enjoyed an afternoon of playing math games together. The Bayfield school is part of the reach program, which stands for

responsive education for all children. The focus this year was on improving math skills for first and second grade students.

Grade 2 REACh Math games with students & parents

Pictured left to right: Faith Basina, 2nd grade student; Bryce Simmons; and father, Aron Basina. Faith is the daughter of Aron Basina and Doreen Milligan-Basina.

The Bayfield Middle School alternative education school students and Mr. Jeff Theune completed the construction of an authentic ojibwe wigwam in the school forest. The finished

wigwam measures 22 feet long, 16 feet wide and 10 feet tall at its highest point. each end was constructed with heavy duty plastic which allows for lots of light inside the wigwam. The tarp material is a heavy duty canvas that is waterproof. Mr. dave doering and tech ed students constructed benches for seating up to 20 students. The idea behind constructing the wigwam was to provide an outdoor classroom setting in the school forest, which is an incredible resource for all ages. The middle school alternative education students are willing to guide groups back to the wigwam (a 15 minute walk from parking area), give a presentation on how it was constructed, and point out some interesting things about the school forest. Students are in the process of making maps and a brochure. This project was funded by the Bayfield education community foundation (Bcef).

A Wigwam in the Forest

Middle School Students learn the art of Story telling from Red Cliff Tribal Member Rob Goslin.

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6th grade

anne lacy has been transferred to Middle School to teach english and language arts. anne has experience as a gifted and Talented Teacher and has worked at many grade levels, including fifth and sixth grade.

New part-time kitchen Assistant

Marion Wszalek, Bayfield resident, wife, mom and grandmother, was hired for a part-time kitchen assistant position. Since starting with the district in September 2008, Marion is also a teacher aide in the morning prior to her kitchen duties. Marion graduated from Bayfield high School in 1972 and was a working partner in the country Kids daycare in Washburn for 13 years.

David roseth, District Technology Coordinator, Deployed to Qatar

on Thursday, april 23, Bayfield staff, students, Bayfield american legion color guard, and the high school band gathered to wish david roseth well on his deployment to Qatar. Mr. roseth left the chequamegon Bay area on Monday, april 27 and arrived in the Middle east in mid-May. Mr. roseth expects to be in Qatar for five months and back to work at the school by November 16, 2009. Mr. roseth is a Master Sergeant for the Wisconsin National guard, providing technology support to the 128th air control Squadron.

David roseth Master Sergeant, Wisconsin National Guard

marion Wszalek

We have been working diligently to assess how we can strengthen each grade level. We reviewed the needs of our children and have discussed many, many different configurations and ideas with staff. as a result, many staff will have new teaching assignments next year and some of our students will have the benefit of having the same teacher for two consecutive years.

kindergarten

Janine Johanik has been reasigned from Kindergarten to 1st grade. her students will definitely benefit from having the same primary teacher for two years.

cathy robinson has been transferred from middle school special education to Janine’s kindergarten position. We have a high number of children with special needs coming to Kindergarten next year and believe cathy’s background and dual certification in special education and kindergarten is ideal for meeting the educational needs of our students.

1st grade

andrea Boulley has been transferred from Middle School english/language arts to 1st grade. We believe Janine and andrea will make a great teaching team. involving parents will be a high priority next year and we think parents will love working with andrea and Janine.

2nd grade

Tammy curran-Weber and allison Nyara have been transferred to 2nd grade. They work very well together and are a solid team. The students will definitely benefit from having the same primary teacher for two years and parents are delighted that they will be working with Tammy and allison for another year.

3rd grade

lois hulse has been transferred to 3rd grade. lois and lonore cameron have worked as a team before and are excited to be working as an instructional team again.

4th grade

carol Kouba has been transferred from 3rd grade to 4th grade and is eager to work as a team at this grade level.

5th grade

Kathy Noteboom has been teaching a 4th/5th grade split class. Next year Kathy will be assigned to 5th grade.

Staff updates

SEpTENTrIONlooking for Student News? visit the Bayfield School website where you’ll find the Septentrion School Newspaper archives under the School Pages tab. www.bayfield.k12.wi.us

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We’ve got BRAINS!

Bayfield Students at International Science FairThree Bayfield high School students have had a successful year at science research competitions. Most recently, Joe dePerry and Stephanie laPointe traveled to reno, Nevada to compete in the intel international Science & engineering fair (iSef). Joe took 4th Place at iSef!! Joe qualified for iSef by finishing in 1st Place at the lakeland college regional Science fair for his research on “The effect of gathering Bark from Wiigwaasi-mitig (Paper Birch).” Stephanie took 1st Place at the chequamegon Science fair with her project “The effect of Temperature and dew Point on the Body Temperature of Sled dogs.” david grooms took 3rd Place at the lakeland college Science fair with his research on “The edge effect at the Bayfield School forest.”

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&Forensics Team goes to State

forensics coaches ellen Simon and Susan Ward started practices in January and attended regional competitions in february and March. The culminating event was the state competition in Madison on april 17 and 18. Twenty Bayfield high school students attended and were awarded medals: one gold, nine silver, and one bronze. Senior evan erickson, first year forensics

participant and a graduating senior, received the one gold medal for the Bayfield Team. evan’s category, the 4-minute speech, was based on his personal account of growing up on Madeline island (a comedy). after the students returned home, the manager of the motel at which the team stayed telephoned Superintendent Kunelius to compliment her on the students’ behavior. We are proud of these students.

Evan Erickson

Bayfield Electrathon Continues to ImpressThe Bayfield Team electrathon had a banner weekend May 1 & 2 at the Wisconsin international raceway/fox Valley Technical college (May 2-3, 2009), recalling the championship days of old. in friday’s competitions the #09 vehicle driven by Steven Bresette smoked the cones in less than 15 seconds to take a first place in the maneuverability competition. Meanwhile the #08 car driven by Billy Soulier felt some g’s when he stopped his car in less than a vehicle length in the braking division (po-tential electrathon record) but judges made him redo because the sun reflection kept them from seeing the brake light. dave doering, electrathon instructor, said, “on Saturday (May 2) i experienced one of the best endurance competitions i have ever seen.” The first heat placed the #09 (Bresette) vehicle in second overall and the #08 (Soulier) car did well on laps but had to go to the pit for mechanical reasons.

Bayfield Senior receives 2009 gates millennium ScholarshipValedictorian Michael Montano is the 5th Bayfield student to be selected for the gates Millennium Scholarship. in the past eight years, five Bayfield graduates have been selected into the gates Millennium Scholars Program. This prestigious program is funded by a large grant from

Bayfield Students Excel Again in Bridge DesignThe Toothpick Bridge Building contest has been held at UMd since 1994 and is sponsored by the duluth chapter of the american Society of civil engineers. rick erickson and dave doering took 26 students to UMd to participate in the Toothpick Bridge contest.

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Mary Thomas and Joe DePerry work on creating a toothpick bridge

Mike Montano

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Joe DePerry and Stephanie laPointe competing at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Reno, Nevada.

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Bayfield/Washburn Ski Team at State CompetitionThe combined ski team of Bayfield and Washburn competed at the State Ski Meet at Mount la crosse Ski area in la crosse, Wisconsin. Bayfield had eight students on the

boys and girls ski team and sent all eight to the state compe-tition. at la crosse, the boys team placed ninth overall out of 24 teams! Travis Thier finished 18th overall – this perfor-mance was an absolutely great finish by the team as a whole and by Travis. The girls placed 11th overall out of 21 teams. coach Kathy radtke stated “i am really proud of the season results for the Northern Ski league as well as the state results.”

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We’ve got TALENT!Bayfield 4th grader is Finalist in Statewide poster Contest

yrsala Peterson has been selected as one of three state-wide winners in the Wisconsin education association council (Weac) human relation com-mittee’s 19th annual fourth grade Poster contest. held state-wide for 4th grade students only, this year’s theme was “Wisconsin Native americans: one People, Many Nations.” congratulations to yrsala for her fine work! yrsala will

receive a $100 savings bond. To qualify for state, yrsala and 20 other Bayfield 4th graders submitted artwork through the Bayfield carnegie library apple Blossom run design contest. Winners for this contest were as follows: 1st Place yrsala Peterson2nd Place – Sonya henri 3rd Place - Nell Barri local entries are on display at the Bayfield carnegie library. yrsala’s design was featured on this year’s apple Blossom run book bag. locally, this was a fund raising event open to fourth grade students only.

Bayfield Band & Choir groups keep a rigorous ScheduleThe music department at the Bayfield School had another great year with many performances and competitions under its belt. led by Marcie gephart (music & choir) and Jeff Wenz (music & band), our students are given ample opportunity to explore their musical interests and display their talent during the academic year.

competitionsfirst rating, large group Band contest, Park falls, Wifirst rating, large group Music contest, ashland, Wi(4) firsts & (1) Second, State Music (instrumental & Vocal) contest, eau claire, Wi

k-12 Spring Talent ShowThe 2009 Bayfield educational enrichment (ee) Program sponsored a sucessful spring talent show on april 21. Twenty seven students preformed in the gymnasium in two age/grade categories (eS/MS & hS). it was an evening full of creative fun and energy and a large, supportive and enthusiastic audience. Tamara Montano, 11th grade (ojibwe hoop dancing) and lane gokee, 5th grade, (unicycle riding) took the first place prizes with ian atkins, 11th grade (guitar solo – canon in d) and eve Smith, 5th grade (vocal solo – I Told You So) taking second place. yrsala Peterson, 4th grade, (author/recitation of spring poem and recorder solo) received an honorable mention.

Yrsala Peterson

Junior Tamara Montano takes first place with her Ojibwe hoop dancing.

Yrsala’s winning design

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Electrathon after a two hour break, the second heat’s green flag dropped and Bay-field vehicles made history. during the hour long race both Bayfield vehicles were displayed on the top 5 leader board. Note: there were 24 vehicles

registered for the competition from schools such as eau claire North, Wisconsin dells, Watertown, NWTc – green Bay Tech, green Bay Preble, and Kickapoo. The Bayfield vehicles slowly worked their way to the top three. only one vehicle stood in the way of Bayfield - the #14 car built by Kickapoo high School (top finisher in first heat and event champion the week prior at road america.) With 10 minutes left in the hour long endurance competition the 3rd place #08 (Soulier) car was slowly closing the gap on the 2nd place #09 (Bresette) vehicle. With less than five minutes remaining Soulier passed Bresette and pulled into second place. “Never in all my years of electrathon competitions have i had both of our vehicles slicing and dicing like they did for the top spot,” dave doering said. Soulier’s battery was still hot as he slowly reeled in the #14 Kickapoo car. “if the stands had been full of fans i’m sure they would be on their feet cheering - i know i was.” said dave doering after the race. When the checkered flag dropped to signal the end of the 60 minute event, #14 Kickapoo held first, Bayfield #08 second, and Bayfield #09 third. once again, even though we were not “Wisconsin grand champions” the Bayfield Team showed the qualities of championship spirit such as teamwork, dedication, hard work, and low rolling resistance. Bayfield took home an impressive array of awards this season but more importantly, we created memories and learned lessons that will last a lifetime!

2009 Bayfield Electrathon ResultsRoad America (April 26-27)

1st place: endurance class 1 3rd place: endurance class 2

Wisconsin International Raceway/Fox Valley Technical Collage (May 2-3, 2009)

1st place: endurance class 1 2nd place: endurance class 21st place: maneuverability class 2

Pit Crew: (fVTc & Wir) May 2-3hayleigh Newago (10th grade) James Soulier (11th grade)Steven Bresette - driver 09Wi (11th grade)William Soulier - driver 08Wi (12th grade)Tanner Bresette (11th grade)

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Toothpick Bridge Building Contest resultsresults were as follows:

Most Aesthetically Pleasing1st Place: Mike Montano, Jared Blanche, Josi Montano, clarissa gokee, cody hanson, andrew albert2nd Place: alex deragon, Karmen Schmitz, Mercedes Soulier, darian laPointe, ciara Wiggins

Most Economical1st Place: ali gephart, Sophie howk, Marita Thier, Paige gouge’ (New record: 27.5 g bridge held 13 kg)

Strongest1st Place: caleb Burst, alex dietrich, Sam Beeksma (held 150 pounds)3rd Place: Joe dePerry, d.J. Bressler, Mary Thomas (held 129 pounds)

other duluth participants were as follows: Jesse flores, evan erickson, rusty defoe, isaiah claremboux, Joni gordon, Jenni Kovachevich, and leannah Smith.

Caleb Burst, and Alex Dietrich display thier first place bridge in the “Strongest” category. Their bridge held 150 pounds. Sam Beeksma was also a part of this team.

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“like the Chicago Bulls in the Michael Jordan years, Bayfield High School students have been on a torrid winning streak!” –Superior Daily Telegram

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gates millennium Scholarshipthe Bill & Melinda gates foundation with an average of only 1,000 students nationwide selected each year. The goal of the gates Millennium Scholars Program is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential. The five Bayfield student scholarship winners with graduation year are as follows: Bruce Soulier, 2002; Katrina Werchowski, 2003; Melissa Jeffords, 2007; Sandra gokee, 2008; and Michael Montano, 2009. each student received a full scholarship to his/her selected college or university with an option to apply for a master’s and doctorate scholarship after earning a bachelor’s degree.

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Bayfield Band & Choir Performances:• AnnualAppleFestivalKick-offParade/Display,HSBand• AnnualAppleFestivalParade•HSBand&ChoirWinterConcerts,Bayfieldgymnasium• Elementary&MiddleSchoolBand&ChoirWinter Program, Bayfield gymnasium•HSChoir&NationalHonorSocietyStudents,Holiday caroling Tour, chequamegon Bay area• AnnualMen’sChoralWorkshop&TourwithAshland, Washburn, South Shore, & Northwestern • Tri-StateHonorBand,rehearsal&performanceat UW-Superior• Chorfest,rehearsal&performance,UW-Superior• Band&ChoirSpringConcerts,Bayfieldgymnasium• AnnualElementaryHonorChoirConcert,participating schools: ashland, Bayfield, drummond, Maple, Washburn• AnnualHSBand&ChoirSpringConcerts

in addition, Jeff Wenz hosted two UW-Superior professors in March. greg Kehl Moore (head of Jazz Studies at UWS) and dr. Brett Jones, (assistant Professor of Music at UW-Superior) visited Bayfield’s instrumental department for the day. greg Moore directed and worked with the high school jazz band while dr. Jones helped with the percussion section. for the next class they performed about 30 minutes of music on tenor sax, vibes, bass guitar, and soprano sax. They finished their day by dr. Moore giving a group sax/clarinet lesson for grades 6-12, and dr. Jones giving a percussion lesson for percussionists in grades 6-12. They not only instructed the students but ‘wowed’ them with their musical virtuosity as well. it was a highly educational experience for the instrumental students of the Bayfield School.

BAYFIELD CHOIr members: (back l to r) Travis Thier, Andrea Peterson, Cody Hanson, lori Barningham, Justine Ringberg, Gena Gephart, and Ian Atkins.

rOCk ON!visiting UW-Superior professor, Dr. Brett Jones, works with Bayfield students on percussion.

afTer SoMe yearS of redUced offeriNgS, the School district of Bayfield once again has a full-time educational enrichment (formerly gifted and talented) program. enrichment programming is available from kindergarten to twelfth-grade and takes different forms depending on the needs of the students involved.

monthly parent/Staff meetingsSince december, a group of parents and staff has met monthly to discuss the enrichment program. The december meet-ing was a chance for parents to ask questions and talk about what kind of program they wanted. at the January meeting, parents were asked to offer suggestions on programming, and the february meeting dealt with ways to identify students.

program websitefor up-to-date information, photos, and more on the vari-ous ee programs offered by the school district, visit the educational enrichment website. you can get there directly by logging on to www.bayfieldgt.edublogs.org or through the “School Pages” tab on the main School district of Bayfield site: www.bayfield.k12.wi.us

Educational Enrichment Program offers many options to Bayfield and laPointe Students

A photo collage highlighting Bayfield & Lapointe EE projects.

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Agriculture CurriculumThe agriculture curriculum that was implemented four years ago is gaining popularity. future plans include the addition of a greenhouse attached to the tech ed building. This structure will be utilized by ag-riculture, health, tech ed and middle school science classes. Mr. o’Neill’s forestry student david grooms conducted a survey in the school forest on plant diversity and abun-dance. he collected data this fall to help monitor the effect of a timber harvest on adjoining properties. his forestry project took third place at the lakeland college Science fair.

Energy Star partner updateThe School district of Bayfield accepted lt. governor Barb lawton’s energy Star School challenge to reduce energy costs and consumption by 10% throughout the district. last spring,

several staff members identified steps that can be taken to become more efficient, and building and grounds supervisor Steve dunn implemented several initiatives to help the district reach the 10% reduction goal. To attain the cost savings and energy consumption goals, the district installed new boiler burners and controls that modulate the burner instead of the burner being on or off. These new controls resulted in a significant reduction in use of natural gas. While the final numbers are not in yet, the district did see a 41% savings in natural gas costs from the previous months of November and december. New energy efficient light bulbs are being installed to replace older and less efficient bulbs. exterior doors and windows are being adjusted and weather stripped to minimize the loss of heat. classroom thermostats and ventilators are being calibrated and adjusted to maximize energy savings while providing a comfortable learning atmosphere. automation is another area the district is using to realize energy savings. a network automation engineer upgrade has been installed to allow for remote control and monitoring of heating and cooling systems. The software package can reduce energy use when the building is not in use, provide load balancing for air handling units, and monitoring system usage to allow the most efficient settings. The system also saves the district money by allowing the contractor to configure and troubleshoot the system remotely without the need for an expensive service call. a plan to control computers (so that energy can be saved when a computer is not in use) will be installed this summer. This small measure could save up to $25 per year per computer. The School district of Bayfield is proud to be a member of lt. governor lawton’s energy Star School challenge.

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David Grooms conducting a forest plant survey

Students with disabilities who attend Bayfield School have a greater chance of graduating than they would from other area schoolsIn 2005-2006 Bayfield had 100 percent of students with

disabilities graduate from high school with a regular diploma. Washburn had 75 percent, Ashland 77.78 percent, Superior 59.57percent, and statewide 81.4 percent of students with disabilities graduated. Bayfield’s students with disabilities enrollment is 101 students, or 20 percent of total school enrollment. The School District of Bayfield has a well established special education department, and this year a full-time teacher was added in the middle school to meet the ever increasing demands in special education.

did you know?

Joe groshek, our art teacher, and the Madeline island art guild have collaborated for the last several years to display student works of art at a spring opening at the laPointe center. With the help of aimee Baxter, Joe had students choose artwork from their portfolios to display. Pieces were then matted and prepared for the show. for the past couple of years, students have offered pieces for sale to help to raise money for the la Pointe Parent School association.

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F.A.C.T. (Fight Against Corporate Tobacco) Initiative Introduced to Bayfield Schools facT is Wisconsin’s statewide tobacco prevention movement for youth ages 13-18. facT groups across the state, including the one at Bayfield high School, are using a variety of strate-gies to educate individuals on smoking’s effect on nonsmokers. Their message is that secondhand smoke kills and a smoke-free Wisconsin will save lives. although the statewide facT movement was created back in 2001, the facT group from Bayfield began in 2009. it started with three students from the apostle islands academy (the alternative education program for the school district of Bay-field headed by new teacher david owen) and has grown to 30 members in just a few months. Students from the Bayfield facT group went to Madison and worked with the facT group from Sun Prairie, Wi, picking up cigarette butts on State Street and capitol Square on earth day. Sixteen students collected 5000 cigarette butts in oNe hour. facT participated in Teens against Tobacco Use (TaTU) training in ashland to help get the message of facT out to other schools in our area. Bayfield students talked to the other students about building support and the importance of fight-ing corporate tobacco as part of an anti-smoking campaign. The students have had visits with representative gary Sher-man, Senator robert Jauch, as well as the governor’s staff in Madison. facT also attended the Joint finance committee listening session held in ashland where they opened the ses-sion with a Native american tobacco ceremony and then told the committee about their feelings regarding the misuse and abuse of tobacco. facT is part of the Wisconsin Tobacco control and Preven-tion program and is managed by the american lung associa-tion in Wisconsin.

Bayfield Breakfast revolutionin January, Bayfield imple-mented exciting changes to its breakfast program. free breakfast is now available to all students at Bayfield and laPointe schools. The United States department of agricul-ture’s sponsorship makes free breakfast not only possible but profitable. This couldn’t hap-pen if the district did not have a high number of low-income students. it also couldn’t hap-pen without the commitment of our food service team who accepted the challenge to more than double the number of breakfasts they prepared with-out adding more work hours. another change is a new “grab ‘n go” breakfast for high school students served in the library.

library staff serve students items such as breakfast pizza, bur-ritos, granola bars, fresh fruit, juice and milk. This breakfast revolution has resulted in a whopping 114% increase in the number of students served each day.

We’re all about WELLNESS!

Senior Jade Inman-Peltonen grabs breakfast from the Grab-n-Go cart in the Bayfield School library to take back to his homeroom.

“FACT is Cleaning Up Big Tobacco’s Mess” – April 2009. Bayfield students forming a human billboard in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BAYFIELDBoard of Education meetings2009/2010 Schedule

All meetings begin at 6:00 p.m.

BOARD OF EDuCATION

robert Nelsonpresident

rocky Tribovichvice president

Debbie knopfTreasurer

Jackie merilaClerk

Don Jeffordsmember

Cindy garritymember

Brian goodwinmember

Jul. 27, 2009 Annual School Board MeetingAug. 10, 2009 Regular School Board MeetingSep. 14, 2009 Regular School Board MeetingOct. 26, 2009 School Board Tax levy MeetingNov. 9, 2009 Regular School Board MeetingDec. 14, 2009 Regular School Board MeetingJan. 11, 2010 Regular School Board MeetingFeb. 8, 2010 Regular School Board MeetingMar. 8, 2010 Regular School Board MeetingApr. 26, 2010 School Board Elect Officers MtgMay 10, 2010 Regular School Board MeetingJun. 14, 2010 Regular School Board Meeting

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✂ClIP & SAvEAugust 25 Classrooms

August 26 Cluster Day In-service at Washburn/with South Shore

August 27 District In-service

Sept. 1 First day of School/Elementary K-5 Open House

Sept. 7 No School – labor Day

Oct. 2 Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation

Oct. 23 No Students – Regional Inservice Day – CESA #12

Nov. 5 End of 1st Quarter (46 days)

Nov. 6 Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation

Nov. 12 Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Nov. 17 Parent/ Teacher/Student Conferences 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Nov. 25, 26, 27 No School – Thanksgiving

Dec. 21 – Jan. 1 No School – Winter Break

Jan. 18 Designated snow make-up day

Jan. 22 Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation in PM

End of 2nd Quarter (43 days) End of Semester 1

Jan. 25 First Day of Semester 2

Feb. 19 No Students – Cluster In-service Day

March 19 Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Staff Development

March 26 End of 3rd Quarter (44 days)

Mar. 29 – Apr. 2 Spring Break

April 23 Early Release @ 12:45 /Staff Development in PM

May 31 No School – Memorial Day

June 5 Graduation

June 10 Early Release @ 12:45 pm – Professional Preparation

End of 4th Quarter (47 days) End of Semester 2