Wisconsin Heights School District

The Wisconsin Heights School District is currently seeking candidates for the following positions within the District for the 2023-2024 school year: • Food Service/Cook • Boys Basketball Head Varsity Coach • MS/HS School Counselor • District In-House Substitute Teacher • Long Term Substitute – MS Science Teacher For more information or to apply, please visit WECAN at https://wecan.education.wisc.edu/#/

It's time to acknowledge and celebrate our #Classof2023 with a #SeniorSpotlight on #VanguardPride senior, Cora Schaefer! Plans after graduation: I plan to attend UW La Crosse to study sociology and fine art. Activities during high school: Soccer, Drama Club, Green Team, National Honors Society, Students for Change, Visual Arts Classic, Art Club, Capitol Conference Art Show, and WSMA Solo/Ensemble festival. Dream job: Ceramic Artist. Favorite memory: Taking third place in the Visual Arts Classic quiz bowl. Most proud of: I am most proud of being able to use my leadership position to positively change the peer to peer dynamic within the drama club this year. The rest of the officer team and I were able to create an accepting and welcoming space for everyone who participated in the play and/or the musical. We're very proud of you, Cora! Congratulations!

Mrs. Updike's 4kers love to learn through play. Check out those structures! We have a great group of #VanguardPride engineers.

All elementary students enjoyed an additional recess by meeting their fourth milestone of Gotcha tickets! Only 5,000 more gotcha tickets until the ultimate reward… smashing pies in Mr. Moore’s face! 😃 Great work and keep it up!

The Big Buddies from Ms. Sartori's 5th grade class teamed up with Ms. Stenner's 4k class to go on a Sensory Scavenger Hunt. They looked for things that involved using your senses. Some of the items on their list included finding things to crawl under and over, things that are rough, smooth and squishy, and something to use as a drum! So much #VanguardPride fun was had enjoying the sun and playing together!

The #VanguardPride 7th Graders in Mrs. Schmitt's class got to learn about the country of Kyrgyzstan. Aizhana is one of our exchange students from the ASSE International program. She shared the meaning of her country's flag, common foods, landscapes, and the country emblem. Thanks for sharing, Aizhana!

As we turn the calendar to a new month, May 1st is School Principals Day! Thank you, Mr. Moore and Ms. Dostal, for the hard work you do each and every day! We appreciate you! Comment below 🔽 to show your #VanguardPride appreciation!

This month's District Newsletter is now ready to view! Click on the link below. https://bit.ly/WHSDNewsletter #VanguardPride

#VanguardPride AP Calculus students can do Calculus anywhere and have fun!

Look at these fun projects from Mrs. Stenner’s 4Kers! The first picture is about "Planet Earth" and how to love it and keep it healthy. Beautiful! The second picture shows their creations around "Spring is Sprung!" The class discussed topics such as plants and baby animals. Aren't those chicks just adorable?? #VanguardPride

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our wonderful #VanguardPride Admin Assistants! Thank you for the tremendous job you do each and every day! #VanguardPride

Ms. Steffen's class had a guest, Mr. Crowson, who spoke to the students about cornea transplant surgery. Students recently finished a unit on waves and were learning about the structures of the eye. Students got to hear all about what goes into cornea transplant surgery and even got to see a kit that they would use! #VanguardPride

We're so proud of the AP Calculus students who gave up sleeping in on a weekend to take a practice, full-length 3-hour test. Jill S., Zoe A., Sam H., Cara B., Kaden W., Sydney G., Keera P., Abby W., and Cayden K. #VanguardPride

The deadline for the community survey is Wednesday, April 26th. The Wisconsin Heights School District is requesting your assistance in the search for a new superintendent (District Administrator). Please complete the Community Survey to help us understand what you feel is important for the district. By completing the survey, you will also help us identify what the community thinks are the district's strengths and challenges. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZCQHK38 Thank you for your continued #VanguardPride support!💚💚 Paper copies are available at the District Office.

#VanguardPride Wisconsin Heights Athletics Week of April 24, 2023 https://bit.ly/WisHeightsAthletics

April is Autism Acceptance Month! According to autismspeaks.org: • In 2023, the CDC reported that approximately 1 in 36 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to 2020 data. • Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls. • Most children were still being diagnosed after age 4, though autism can be reliably diagnosed as early as age 2. • 31% of children with ASD have an intellectual disability (intelligence quotient [IQ] <70). • 25% are in the borderline range (IQ 71–85), and 44% have IQ scores in the average to above average range (i.e., IQ >85). • Autism affects all ethnic and socioeconomic groups. • Early intervention affords the best opportunity to support healthy development and deliver benefits across the lifespan. For more information about ASD, you can visit https://www.autismspeaks.org/ Like/share/comment if autism has touched your life! #VanguardPride💚

Wisconsin Heights Elementary School Reading/Math Interventionist Josie Geishirt and Reading Specialist Kelly Kroon just ended their term as co-presidents of the Wisconsin Title 1 Association (WT1A). As part of their duties as co-presidents, Josie and Kelly planned and chaired the Association's 2023 conference, Embrace the Change, Empower the Future. This conference was the first in-person conference for WT1A since 2019 and was a huge success. Pictured with Josie and Kelly is keynote speaker Suzy Pepper Rollins. Way to represent our #VanguardPride! 💚

Mrs. Johnson's 6th grade Science classes completed a Root Growth Lab. Students were split into groups and grew one of six types of seeds: carrot, lima bean, peas, pumpkin, radish, or spinach. The kids made predictions, observed changes in their seeds and recorded root length daily. Additionally, students compared and contrasted their seeds to other groups over a one week period. Pumpkin and pea seeds grew the fastest and had the longest roots, while carrot seeds took the longest to grow and had the shortest roots. Our Life Science classes continue to show #VanguardPride everyday through exploration!

Wisconsin weather at its finest! Ms. Baker-Anstice took these pictures, just 3 days apart! First picture, Friday - April 14, 2023. Second picture, Monday - April 17, 2023. #VanguardPride

The sixth graders were shipwrecked on an island and had many choices to make using evidence and deductive reasoning. All choices had to be justified before seeing the results of their choices. While not all groups were successful, a good time was had by all! #VanguardPride