DE SOTO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT MARCH / APRIL / MAY 2012

NEWSLETTER

De Soto High School Forensics Team

Front row-left to right: Chelsey Boldon, Jon Swartwout, Cassie Roach, Lydia Poulin, Zach Ames, Hannah Gillespie, Brannon McLees; Second row: Camille Tully, Taylour Helgeson, Elizabeth Roach, Katherine Oppreicht, Dominique Lancaster, Kyle Benson, Daisy Garibaldi; Third row: Kurtis Woodhouse, Bryant Copper, Noah Boldon, Ande Merendino, Mitch Boardman, Paige Gillespie, Sarah Stevermer; Fourth row: John Andersen, Hannah Loomis, Sophie Peterson, Dylan Woodman, Nick Cahalan, Tyson Lancaster; Back row: Emily Lagerman, Jasmine Tully, Sadie Brosinski, Zach Wellman, Alex Stevenson, Tristan Buros-Nash. The Forensics season is off to an exceptional start at De Soto High School this year. A large group of De Soto students has shown their dedication and skill, practicing since January to put on quality presentations in their categories. The team brought home a third place victory from the Holmen High School tournament in January. In February the team traveled to UW-Eau Claire and received impressive scores. Emily Lagerman brought home the 6th place trophy from stiff competition at the UW-Eau Claire tournament. Monday night, February 13, sub-district competition at La Farge proved a tremendous success with twenty four entries gaining scores high enough to travel on to District competi-tion in March. Students who earn high scores at District then travel on to State competition, held at UW-Madison in April. Students involved in Forensics gain experience in public speaking and acting. Being on the Forensics team al-lows students to build their presentation and acting skills, and perfect their craft. The De Soto High School Forensics team is coached by Craig Pierce, assisted by Laura Hanna. The team is made up of the following student entries: Demonstration Speaking: Emily Lagerman with Sadie Brosinski and Bryant Copper. Extemporaneous Speaking: Daisy Garibaldi Four Minute Speech: Cassie Roach, Dylan Woodman, Alex Stevenson, Elizabeth Boardman Farrago: Kyle Benson Poetry: Liz Roach, Vlad Scoville, Jon Swartwout, Kurtis Woodhouse Prose: Noah Boldon, Eric Domke, Sophie Peterson, Hannah Loomis Solo Acting: Ande Merendino Moments in History: Tristan Burros-Nash Oratory: John Andersen Radio Speaking: Zach Ames, Tyson Lancaster, Nick Cahalan Group Interp: Chelsea Boldon, Taylour Helgeson, Camille Tully, Jasmine Tully Play Acting: Dominique Lancaster, Katie Oppriecht, Paige Gillespie, Lydia Poulin, Hannah Gillespie, Brannon McLees, Zach Wellman, Sarah Stevermer, Austann Abbott The De Soto team looks forward to continuing their successful season. Many of these groups will perform at the De Soto Fine Arts Night held at the school March 27 at 6:30 p.m. By: Craig Pierce

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De Soto Middle School/High School Physical Education and Health By: Scott King

So far this year during Middle School and High School Physical Education we did a variety of activi-ties. Again with help from Whitetails Association, Jim Wiltinger, and Mathews Bows out of Sparta, purchased new bows and arrows for the students to sharpen their archery skills. De Soto Middle/High School now has 12 colorful Genesis compound bows that makes archery a fun and lifetime sport. The 6-12 grade and adaptive students really enjoy it! The National Guard Sergeant, Joel Caton, and former De Soto student Aubrey Audetat, let De Soto students experience a couple of activities. The first activity was the Middle and High School had races for time and relay races that students were challenged to go over and under the obstacles. Also, the National Guard conducted a physical fitness test for the High School students. The test consisted of 2 minute sit-ups, 2 minute push-ups and a mile run. Winners re-ceived a certificate of accomplishment. Finally the De Soto students participate regularly in team, individual and lifetime sports that maintains a healthy lifestyle. In Mr. King’s 7th grade Health class the main empha-sis is teaching students alternatives to drugs and alco-hol. The class will learn about the dangers of the 3 gateway drugs (alcohol, tobacco and marijuana) and the other drugs that are depressants and stimulants. Cale Woodhouse from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department came into the class and informed the stu-dents about the Wisconsin laws and consequences if convicted of drug and alcohol crimes.

Joe Brood and Logan Scoville

← Grades 11 & 12 Physical Education ← Grade 6 Physical Education ↓ Grade 7 Health Class

Grade 6 Physical Education

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Stoddard Fourth Grade The fourth graders at Stoddard just completed exploring the solar system. We started by taking a close look at Earth and then continued with learning about all of the other planets. After researching a planet, the students completed and presented a power point to their classmates. The students received a quick introduction to the program and they were off and flying. It was great to see their enthusiasm and interest in the project. Mrs. Townsend incorporated the solar system into her Library lessons by having the students take the information they had collected and use it to create trading cards. The students gained a great understanding of the solar sys-tem and walked away with great pride in their projects.

Kyler Kuhnke Jacob Curti For the second half of the school year, the second grade and fourth grade classrooms have partnered up to have a buddy lesson once a month. The second and fourth grade students are randomly partnered up to enjoy reading books together. They then complete an activity together. In December the students worked together to make Christmas door hangers. In January they learned about penguins and made a penguin glyph about themselves. It is exciting to see the cooperation between the students. By: Tracy Gray

Trinity Vento & Paul Nickelotti 2nd & 4th grade students making penquin glyphs

Camryn Venner & Analia Arce Madalen Jacobson & Lily Manning

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Art Department Once again the art department will be exhibiting in La Crosse at the public library during the month of March/art month. This will be the 20th annual art show featuring outstanding work from all the students in art classes. Art 1 students will be displaying prints and altered book designs, perspective city land-scapes and a large pencil graph drawing. Art 2 students will show a variety of pottery, stain glass and calligraphy designs. Also photography class will exhibit black and white photos. This year the show will feature three individual artists - Morgan Kumlin, Jessica Oneal and Zach Ames who worked independently on a variety of art projects. Also, later in March the art students will be involved with the FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, March 27th at the High School. We will be displaying 7th grade and high school art work from pottery, portrait draw-ings, silkscreen designs and digital photography. Below are photos featuring students work at the La Crosse Public Library. Everyone is welcome to come and view the show. By: Tom Stingl

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Yearbook Staff The yearbook staff would like to invite anyone who would like to share their school photos of activi-ties to be part of this year’s 2012 yearbook .You need only to log in to Jostens web site; log on to: images.jostens.com/ enter login ID: 400114024 and password: pirate12. Then browse to select the photos you wish to download, click on “image share”, enter information about photo (if needed) , then click “save details. It’s that easy to submit photos. We would appreciate your help in creating an outstanding 2012 yearbook that will be remembered. The 2012 yearbooks have been pre-ordered in October and if you would still like to purchase one ( if you have not ), please contact Mr. Stingl at the high school. I will need all orders confirmed by the beginning of May. By: Tom Stingl **********************************************************************************

Resources Wanted: De Soto School District is creating a directory of resources. If you would like to volunteer or know of anyone that would be a good resource for the school, please fill out the bottom of this form and return to school. Thank you.

Name: ___________________________________ Phone #: ______________________ Address:___________________________________ E-Mail: _______________________ ___________________________________

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Stoddard Second Grade By: Amy Hysel This year the Second Graders at Stoddard have had the privilege to write to and meet a current member of the Marines. Jake Soler is cur-rently stationed in Japan. We wrote to him in November when a friend of his told us that he’s been gone a long time and he misses his family and friends in Wisconsin. He enjoyed our cards and emailed us. When he was home on leave at Christmas time he visited us and talked to us about his life in the Marines. He even enjoyed recess with the 2nd graders – and got even muddier than they did! We plan on continuing to write to him this year. Here’s what some of the kids had to say about Jake’s visit: “It was really fun playing football with Jake at recess!” “He threw me a ‘Hail Mary’, but I dropped it!” “He likes to play video games, and so do I.” “Jake is in Japan right now, and he learned some Japanese words.” “He was a good friend to us. He played with me at recess.” “Jake shared some stuff with us, like some coins from Japan.”

Jake Soler visiting 2nd grade class Standing-back: McKenna Obert, Camryn Venner, McKenzie Moser, Trinity Vento, Madalen Jacobson, Natalie Piepenhagen, Mackenzie Cole, Jake Soler, Morgan Aylsworth, Michelle Berra; Middle: Hunter Obert, Gabe Walz, Aiden Brosinski, Jimmy Dammon Front: Ely Wa Kiluba, Josh Boardman, Rob Hunter, Ariana Story

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Ag Department The Ag room has been very busy this year. The new food science lab was a very useful addition to the Ag Department. Two sections of the food sci-ence course were held this past fall in the new lab. The main focus of this class is the processing of food. The lab has two new convection stoves with one having an induction cook-top. Three sinks with one consisting of a three basin stainless steel pro-duce washing area have greatly increased the possi-bilities for this curriculum. The FFA has also been very busy. This summer we traveled to Jag Lake near Minocqua, WI. FFA members planned this years activities along with all the recreational activities available at the State FFA camp. The start of the school year began and we held membership sign up. De Soto FFA has a total of 52 members. In September Kenzie Kumlin, Kasey Ballwahn, Jos-sie Kozelka, MacKenzie Knutson, Brady Bedward and Jared Parr traveled to Blair-Taylor to the Sec-tional Leadership Workshop where they split up and learned how to become good role models and lead-ers. In November Maggie Nickelotti, Kenzie Kumlin, Jossie Kozelka, MacKenzie Knutson, Brady Bed-ward and Jared Parr traveled to Stevens Point to the 360/212 conference. Here they were taught how to let their true leadership skills come out. They also learned how to teach others to become good leaders. They were able to attend the dance where they met and talked to many new people including the state officer team. The Half Time conference was attended in January by Cassie Roach and Kenzie Kumlin where they learned how to make the chapter successful during second semester. In January the Seniors headed off on the train to Chicago on the annual Senior FFA trip. While in Chicago they viewed the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and had an interesting lunch at Ed De-bevic’s. Monday morning we took in the Chicago Board of Trade.

On February 6 Jossie Kozelka and MacKenzie Knutson competed in the Westby District Speaking contest where they competed against four others and each other in the discussion meet. The FFA greenhouse has started growing bedding plants for this years sale with the potting of gerani-ums. The FFA greenhouse is open every day in May during school hours and Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings at Stoddard Elementary starting May 9. By: MacKenzie Knutson (FFA Historian), Brady Bedward (FFA Reporter) Jossie Kozelka (FFA Parliamentarian)

Jag Lake - Front - Kayla Parins

Cole Johnson at Vernon County Fair

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YOU Can Memorize 20 Items! cont.

Step 2 of 2 Stephanie Ritter, MS Language Arts De Soto Middle School students have learned the strategy of memory pegging, which involves first memorizing a list of 20 logical “pegs” that are associated with each of the numbers 1-20. In the last newsletter, we described that the first step to learning this amazing strategy was to memorize the pegs in the box below. Now, just because you’ve got the pegs down doesn’t mean you’re done! What you’ve done is associate concrete items with the abstract concept of numbers. Here is step 2 of that strategy.

For step 2, you need a list of items you’d like to memorize- for example, the order of the presidents of the United States. Here are some of them:

4- Madison 8- Van Buren 13- Fillmore You are now going to make connections between the numbers on the list you’re memorizing, and the list of memory pegs. Visualize the connections, AND use gestures. If number 4 is Madison, you need to make a connection in your brain between Madison and the #4 peg, which is burners. Now, your brain LOVES emotional connections and is more likely to remember them- try to make your connections between the two items funny, gross, scary, strange, loving, etc. when you are able. Use big, sweeping peg gestures. One way you could connect these two would be to do the burners gesture, touching all four of them, and as you do so, pretend you are burning your hand on them, and you are MAD, to recall the “MAD” in Madison. Say “Ow! Ow!” with an angry expression as you ‘touch’ them. For number 8, Van Buren, pretend you are an octopus, driving a VAN down the street and waving your tentacles at the kids walking by. For number 13, Fillmore, make a connection to a cat. Envision it as a scrawny, hungry cat; pretend you are the cat, and in a cat-like voice, say to your owner, “FILL MORE! FILL MORE of my dish!” Remember, the stranger the connection, the better. And practice, practice, practice. By putting the “pictures” together and associating objects, your brain will make connections that will last! Questions? Email srit@desoto.k12.wi.us, or talk to a DMS student!

1: sun 8: octopus 15: fame 2: eyes 9: line 16: drive 3: triangle 10: hen 17: magazine 4: burners 11: fence 18. vote 5: fingers 12: eggs 19: remote 6: sticks 13: cat 20: vision 7: up 14: heart

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Prairie View Fourth Grade

The fourth grade at Prairie View have been busy studying and learning about how magnetism and electricity are related. The students have been doing a variety of experiments. They have been setting up series and parallel circuits, and learning how they are different from one another. They learned that if one light goes out in a series circuit, they all go out. In a parallel circuit if one light goes out, the others stay on because there is more than one path for the current to follow. They also experimented with the different properties of magnets. They learned that like poles repel and unlike poles attract. We studied magnetic field and found out that it takes the shape of the magnet being used. They also investigated what an electromagnet is by creating one. They used a bolt as a core and wrapped wire around it. They learned the more coils they wrapped around the core, the stronger the magnet became. They also found they could make it stronger by adding more batteries. It was an exciting unit and the students had fund doing a variety of different activities. By: Craig Peterson

10 Ways to Help your Child Become a Good Reader 1. Provide your child with different language experiences. Tell stories, sing songs, say nursery rhymes and poems. Introduce them to new words. 2. Try to read with your child every day. 3. Have your child’s eyesight and hearing tested early and annually. 4. Seek out child care providers who spend time talking and reading to your child, who make trips to the library, and who designate a special reading area for children. 5. Ask your child’s teacher ways in which you can help your child’s literacy skills at home. 6. Limit the amount and kind of television your children watch. 7. Set up a special place for reading and writing in your home. A well-lit reading area filled with lots of good books can become a favorite place. 8. Visit the library often to spark your child’s interest in books. Allow your child to have their own library card and pick out their own books. 9. Be a reading role model. Show them your love of reading by spending time reading your-

self. Show your child how important reading and writing is in your daily life. (ex. Cooking, shopping, driving). If your reading skills are limited, consider joining a family literacy

program. 10. Consider giving books or magazines to children as presents or to recognize achievements. By: Jennifer Jaekel and Nanette Oldenburg “What Can you Do?” America Reads. http://www2.ed.gov/inits/americareads/families_actionsteps.html

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Jump Rope For Heart By: Kelly Olson Stoddard and Prairie View Elementary students raised $3,219.83 for Jump Rope For Heart this year. Brendon Knutson, a fifth grade student at Prairie View, was the top fundraiser, raising a total of $335.00. Other top fundraisers at Prairie View were Aubree Larson $220.00 and Matthew Kumlin $105.00. Top fundraisers at Stoddard were Mya Helgeson $150.00, Anesah Ellis $125.00, Lily Manning $81.00, and Michelle Berra $80.00. The contributions raised are donated to the Ameri-can Heart Association to help fight against our na-tion’s #1 and #3 killers, heart disease and stroke. These funds will also help the American Heart As-sociation provide educational programs at no or low cost to schools across the state. Prairie View and Stoddard will each receive a $100 gift certifi-cate to purchase Physical Education equipment. Thanks to students, parents, relatives, neighbors, school staff, and others that donated their time and money for such a good cause.

Front L to R: Eva Russell-Miller, Olivia Audetat, Ashley Williams, Kiele McDowell, Desirae Steiber, Desiray Fedler Middle: Riley Tower, Cameron McKittrick, Loren Bannister, Daniel Adkins, Biancca Hauge Back: Tanner Pedretti, Drake Kumlin, Brock Taylor, Adrian Nickolai, Wyatt Lachman

Prairie View 5th Grade News By: Ev Wick The 5th graders at Prairie View enjoyed a day on the slopes at Mt. La Crosse on February 24. The weather was perfect for our students as they learned the basics of downhill skiing. It was the first time skiing for many of them and they did a great job. Our students look forward to this trip every year and it’s a great opportunity and experi-ence for them.

Mr. Wick’s class just finished up a science unit on energy sources and used their knowledge to build wind powered cars. The cars were placed in front of a box fan and had to go a minimum of ten feet. Many different designs were used again this year and they were all successful.

Front L to R: Hannah Heckler, Brendon Knutson, Dakota Payton, Joseph Groskreutz, Chase Voelker, Leah Meyer Back L to R: Ty Costello, Taylor Gullickson, Charley Marley, Max Rodriguez, Livia Hoff

Max Rodriguez and Leah Meyer

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By: Katie Moilien Kindergarten has truly changed from what many of you may remember. Instead of the focus being on the letters and their sounds, it has transitioned to putting the letters and sounds into words and sentences. It would be helpful for children entering Kindergarten to know many of their letters and sounds; therefore they are ready to put them together into words and sentences. You will be amazed at the progress your Kindergartener will make in their reading skills throughout the school year! Here are some skills to practice before the fall so that your Kindergartener will have a great start to their school year: • Recognize and name 8 basic colors • Recognize and name 5 basic shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval • Count to 20 • Count objects while pointing to them • Recognize numbers 1-10 • Recognize a majority of letters of the alphabet capitals and lowercase and their sounds • Recognizes opposites • Color, draw, print and cut with scissors (thumb up and cut away from body) • Correctly print his/her first name using a capital letter for the first letter only • Listen to stories and respond to questions • Communicate wants and needs • Recognize words that rhyme (cat-hat, sit-hit) • Recognize basic positional words such as: over, under, first, above, below, next to, left, right • Zip own coat, start to tie own shoes • Pick up after self • Be independent with bathroom skills • Share and take turns willingly • Jump, hop, skip, gallop, bounce a ball, catch a ball

Changes to Medication Policy

Wisconsin has changed its law pertaining to medications. We can once again give over the counter medications including Tylenol and Ibuprofen with parental permis-sion. We had you sign the consent form at the beginning of the school year antici-pating this change; therefore, unless something has changed with your child, you do not need to fill out any new paperwork.

Please remember any medication that a student needs during the school day should come in its original container so we can verify that the medication belongs to the student and it is given properly, according to the doctors orders. No medication will be given in amounts over the recommended dosage unless a physician writes a note stating a different dose should be given. Short term prescription medications need to be given to the secretaries at the beginning of the day and may be picked up at the end of the school day if additional doses are needed at home. Questions or concerns can be directed to Kerri Busteed at kbusteed@desoto.k12.wi.us or leave a message at 608-792-8654.

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UW-L and K-12 Partner for success

These days Stoddard Elementary School classrooms are quieter and gaps in curriculum are being addressed. Students who need help with reading or math, see a targeted intervention quickly put in place.

Such changes are happening, in part, because of a partnership be-tween the De Soto School District and UW-La Crosse Office of Con-tinuing Education and Extension.

A Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction initiative charges school districts with implementing a process to assist students in achieving higher levels of academic and behavioral success, called Response to Intervention (RtI). By Dec. 1, 2013, school districts in Wisconsin must have a Response to Intervention plan in place to comply with the Specific Learning Disability-RtI law.

Continuing Education and Extension recently collaborated with the De Soto School District to develop an RtI credit course. Con-tinuing Education partners with 42 school districts to offer professional development based on the specific needs and goals of dis-tricts. It also partners with 22 professional education associations, community organizations and educational consultants to meet the ongoing training needs of educators. In the 2010-11 academic year, 120 courses were offered with 940 educators participating.

“School districts like De Soto know that in order to increase student learning and achievement, their teachers must stay current with research based best practices,” says Annette Valeo, outreach specialist for Continuing Education and Extension. “UW-L rec-ognizes the work school districts are doing to that end by providing credit for professional development experiences that are rele-vant, rigorous and timely.”

About 65 De Soto School District teachers and staff took the course — some electing to take it for graduate credit. As part of the course, UW-L staff visited the School District to observe the session held at Stoddard Elementary. Site visits are an essential com-ponent of the partnership and provide CEE a better understanding of school district needs and how to meet them more effectively. The De Soto visit also demonstrated how the RtI model is being implemented in a particular school at specific grade levels.

“Being a small, rural school, we haven’t had some of the funds or resources to implement RtI and move forward,” says Caron Ma-lin, a special education teacher at Stoddard Elementary School. “Through this partnership with UW-L, we’ve been able to offer training to our staff for credit. It was practical, yet important for our careers.”

Malin says she’s excited to see some positive changes at Stoddard Elementary School since the school started RtI. Staff are provid-ing small group instruction geared at students who need it most by progress monitoring, and working on ways to communicate more effectively with students.

“RtI is all about the students — staff must be knowledgeable enough to help them and close the gaps in achievement,” says Malin. “Collaborating like this is the best way to be successful.”

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GRADE 9 Perfect Honors: Elizabeth Roach Alex Stevenson High Honors: Abbott, Samantha Boardman, Natalie Brosinski, Sadie Kuhnke, Austyn Paulsrud, Troy Payton, Denver Peterson, Sophia Sandy, Courtney Trussoni, Isaac Veglahn, Anna Werner, Henry Honors: Fosdal, Kara Miller, Ashley Obert, Nathaniel Snitker, Damien Strasser, Isaac Taylor, Renee Wellman, Zachary Wolfe, Jeremy

GRADE 10 Perfect Honors: Elizabeth Boardman High Honors: Bailey, Nicole Boardman, Jenna Boland, Michael Boldon, Noah Domke, Eric Fladhammer, Eric Gilman, Katelyn Helgeson, Tanner Hermeier, Savannah Johnston, Gabriel Lagerman, Emily Lensing, Madelyn Noffke, Steven Scoville, Jared Trussoni, Jessica Tully, Jasmine Young, Allegra Honors: Buckles, Shelbie Buros-Nash, Tristan Clements, Cameron Frawley, Alisa Garibaldi, Daelynn Knutson, MacKenzie Lockington, Austin Lown, Patrick Pedretti, Jocelyn Rice, Alexis Voelker, Hunter

GRADE 11 Perfect Honors: High Honors: Brosinski, Isaac Fisher, Sonja Harris, Kaitlin Hradek, Christina Kunert, Johnathan Mading, Zebadiah Olson, Morgan Pedretti, Allison Schaitel, Hailey Tower, Danielle Werner, Austin Honors: Fremstad, Jordan Larson, Dakota Loomis, Hannah Merendino, Leander Oppriecht, Katherine Schmieder, Lindsey Sedlmayr, Sadie

GRADE 12 Perfect Honors: Cassondra Roach High Honors: Boldon, Chelsey Frawley, Heidi Fredrickson, Megan Grimsled, Cody Helgeson, Taylour Miller, Brandon Strand, Quinten Tully, Camille Honors: Ames, Zachary Benson, Kyle Knutson, Dylan Malin, Tyler Poulin, Lydia Scoville, Vladislav Smythe, Michalina Wiltinger, Anthony

2011 - De Soto High School - 2012 Honor Roll 2nd Quarter

January 31, 2012

De Soto Area Schools Alumni Foundation Seeking New Leadership The De Soto Area Schools Alumni Foundation (DASAF) is seeking interested De Soto Alumni to take over leadership positions in our Foundation. The primary purpose of the DASAF is to provide scholar-ships to graduating seniors each year. We have been able to provide $3,000 in scholarships in our first three years, but suspended our scholarship giving this year due to our lack of leadership and fundraising activities. We are looking for volunteers to take over the Presidency, Vice-Presidency, and Treasury positions and others to increase our membership numbers. Mark Clements has volunteered to stay on as Secretary. If interested, please contact Pat Tully at (608) 790-4752 or (608) 457-2602, or via email at ptully19@hotmail.fr.

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2011 - De Soto Middle School - 2012 Honor Roll 2nd Quarter

January 31, 2012

GRADE 6 Perfect Honors: Busteed, Anna Costello, Taylor Dammon, Susanna Kunert, Johanna High Honors: Boardman, Anthony Daentl, McKenna Greener, Joel Heckler, Ethan Martinson, Sierra Poulin, Jesse Honors: Audetat, Isabella Creger, Katelyn Hatch, Sebastian Helgeson, Fletcher Hobbs, Alex Honken, Skylar Miller, Ethan Overby, Evan Strasser, Olivia

GRADE 7 Perfect Honors: George, Brandon Haakenson, Roxanna McKittrick, Brianna Tully, Sierra Wopat, Julia High Honors: Boardman, Derek Brosinski, Grace DeGarmo, Alexa Gillespie, Cassidy Lagerman, Ryan Lemke, Morgan Mitchell, Grace Parr, Brandon Scoville, Emily Scoville, Logan Stalsberg, Julia Veglahn, Rachel Voelker, Lauren Werner, Samuel Honors: Clements, Conner George, Darin Gillespie, Patrick Gottbeheat, Morgaine Kozelka, Lila Krause, Katelyn Marley, Sam Ortiz, Henry Pedretti, Breanna Talamantes, Owen Wellman, Rachel

GRADE 8 Perfect Honors: Crowley, Monica Fremstad, Casey King, Benjamin King, Jessica Stilwell, Madeline Wiltinger, Julia High Honors: Collins, Johanna Hensley, Jakob Hermeier, Madeline Kunert, Marissa Larson, Vanessa Lensing, Ruby Malin, Nicholas Rem, Maura Wenger, Amy Honors: Boardman, Saraya Buckles, Lance Gemein, Coby Kabat, Lynsey Krause, Dylan Kreuzer, Kassidy Loutsch, Allen Nickelotti, Trisha Penchi, Emma Poulin, Benjamin Thompson, Hunte

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Karate Lessons at De Soto High School Look at what fun these kids are having! Wondering what it is? It’s Karate. This is something new started at De Soto High School. Come and check out the fun and excitement that is going on. Karate class is from 6:00—7:00 p.m. on Wednesday nights in the high school gym. Everyone from parents to kids are welcome. Current class starting in back from left to right : Chelsie Meyer, Madison Kumlin, Levi Ernst, Maddi-son Dwyer, Connor Ernst, Leah Meyer, Alexa Boardman, Brian Ziegler, Drake Kumlin, Brock Taylor, Alex Boardman, Cheyanne Boardman, Instructor Josh Strong Not pictured: Ethan Taylor, Ryan Weaver A BIG thank you to the De Soto School Board and Mr. Kirchhof for the use of the high school gym. We would like to thank Josh Strong from Strong’s American Karate for teaching the class. By: Theresa & Krista Boardman

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DATES TO REMEMBER

March 1 Child Development Day at Stoddard March 5-9 National School Breakfast Week March 12 School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. March 26 End of 3rd Quarter March 26 School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. March 27 Fine Arts Night 6:30 p.m. High School Commons March 29 PT Conferences 4-8 p.m. March 30 PT Conferences 8 a.m.—12:00 (No classes) April 6 & 9 No School - Spring Vacation April 9 School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. April 23 School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. April 25 No School - Teacher In-service May 8 Elementary Spring Concert @ High School 7:00 p.m. (Gr. K-1-2) May 10 Scholarship Awards Night, National Honor Society Induction 7:00 p.m. High School Commons May 16 No School - Teacher In-service May 18 Spring Band Concert @ High School 7:30 p.m. (Gr. 5-12) May 21 School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m. May 22 Spring Choir Concert 7:30 p.m. High School Gym May 25 Graduation, High School Gymnasium @ 7:30 p.m. May 28 No School - Memorial Day

Join us for a celebration of our students’ achievements in the area of fine arts!

De Soto High School Fine Arts Night

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

6:30—8:30

6-12 Art Display Band and Vocal Solo Ensembles

Forensic Performances Grassroots Barbeque will be serving dinner from 6:00 until 8:00 pm, with proceeds going to the SAC’s Rachel’s Challenge Fund. $8.00 includes a pulled pork meal with three sides, roll, dessert, and drink. Get your tickets in advance to ensure there is plenty to go around! Contact leulberg@desoto.k12.wi.us or 648-0142 for further assistance.

NOTICE TO ALL DISTRICT RESIDENTS: The school newsletter is not sent to all boxholders. It is sent home with students and copies will be put in the banks and post offices in the District as well as Pedretti’s in Genoa, Pronto in De Soto, at the Red Mound Store and Stoddard Kwik Trip. It will also be on the district web-site at www.desoto.k12.wi.us. Please contact us at 648-0102 if you want to receive a copy of the Newsletter.