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Rhinelander High School Student Services
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To view the bi-monthly Rhinelander High School Student Services e-news,
click here
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CAVOC
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Click here to view information about the Cedric A. Vig Outdoor Classroom (CAVOC).
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Hodag Tech Bytes Newsletter
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(a publication from the SDR Technology Department)
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Community Education
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From Zumba to pottery to cooking to technology, the Community Ed program has something for everyone!
Click here to view the Winter and Spring class listings for the School District of Rhinelander Community Education Program.
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Rhinelander Partners in Education (PIE)
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Get involved! Help link our schools to the business community. Learn more about Rhinelander PIE by
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What's Happening in the Community?
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Ruby's Pantry
is open the third Tuesday of every month at Grace Foursquare Church in Rhinelander.
Click here
for more information.
Baby Storytime - Conducted every Monday morning at 10:15 a.m. at the Rhinelander District Library. Call 715-365-1070 for more information.
4/26 - Parent Tot Time and Storytime at the Rhinelander District Library. Call 715-365-1070 for more information.
4/27 - Pirates in the Pool at The Y (5:30 - 7:30 pm). Call 715-362-9622 to register or for more information.
4/28 - Rhinelander Area Food Pantry's "3rd Annual Garden Fresh Salad Bowl" at Holiday Acres. Call 715-369-RAFP for more information.
5/3 - Parent Tot Time and Storytime at the Rhinelander District Library. Call 715-365-1070 for more information.
5/8 - The League of Women Voters of the Northwoods Monthly Meeting (6:00 pm) at Oneida County Department on Aging
5/18 - The YMCA of the Northwoods' 4th Annual Denim and Diamonds (starting at 5:30 PM) at The Rosewood Barn. Call 715-362-9622 for details.
5/18 and 5/19 - Northwoods School of Dance will be performing Alice in Wonderland as well as specialty dances at RHS. Click here to email for information or to purchase tickets.
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Digital Citizenship Tip for April: Creative Credit and Copyright
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Copyright law was established in 1710, but in the world that we are living in, there's a lot of misinformation about legal rights and responsibilities in the digital age.
The Internet offers many opportunities to download, share, and re-use copyrighted material in many legal and illegal ways. Many people do not know what the rules are regarding copyright.
Copyright law is all about balance. Copyright is intended to protect original works, but it also ensures that people can access and re-use creative works in new ways. When students are working with digital resources online, they need to remember the following:
Check who owns it.
Get permission to use it.
Give credit to the creator
Buy it if necessary
Use it responsibly
Watch the following video to learn more about copyright and how our students can legally take advantage of many digital resources available...
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Community Forms and Flyers
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Forms and flyers from community organizations are now posted on the School District of Rhinelander website.
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Open Swim FREE to the Community on Sundays!
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The Heck Family Community Pool, located in Rhinelander High School, is open free to community members on Sundays. Current hours are 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Open swim consists of lap swim, water basketball, family time, and more. A certified lifeguard is on duty during this time. The locker rooms are open for use. Swimming is free, but sign in is required when you arrive.
Sunday Open Swim is managed by The Y. For more information, please call 715-362-9622.
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Aspirus Community Fitness Center
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This freshly designed fitness center, located in Rhinelander High School, is offered FREE to the community. Membership is free, but paperwork and check in are required. ACFC houses free weights, weight machines, treadmills, bikes, and other equipment.
For more information about the Aspirus Community Fitness Center, including hours of operation, please visit the School District of Rhinelander website at
http://www.rhinelander.k12.wi.us
Or, call Rhinelander High Schhol at 715-365-9500.
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Hodag Connections offers individual learning opportunities within the School District of Rhinelander. It gives students in 4K through grade 12 the opportunity for flexible schedules along with curriculum choices.
* Hodag Tracks
* Learning Lab
* GEDO#2
* Adult Learners
For more information contact:
Tracy Hoffhein
Hodag Connections Coordinator
hoffhtra@rhinelander.k12.wi.us
715-365-9500 ext. 8008
Kandi Bartelt
Virtual Learning Coordinator
bartekan@rhinelander.k12.wi.us
715-365-9500 ext. 8509
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NCES is Taking Over Culver's on April 26
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Oneida County Fair Talent Contest
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Show off your talents at the Fair for a chance to WIN! The Oneida County Fair is seeking youth ages 2 to 18 years old to participate in a Talent Contest on August 5th. Click here for an informational flyer and registration form.
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Personal Essentials Pantry (PEP)
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The Personal Essentials Pantry (PEP) is open the 2nd Monday of each month from 3:30 - 5:30 pm, and the last Saturday of each month from 9:00 am - noon. Contact Barb Oestreicher at 715-282-5956 for details.
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United Way's 211
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Need Help? Looking for a volunteer? Call United Way's 2-1-1 or
click here
to visit 211 on the web.
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April 25, 2018
Students and staff are doing some amazing things! Read below for more information......
Please read below to learn about this week's School District happenings...
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Embracing Different Cultures at Pelican
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During the 2017-2018 school year, students at Pelican Elementary School have been learning about cultural diversity. At the beginning of the school year, families shared a country of their heritage to be displayed in the hallway. Students were excited to see how we had roots in all areas of the world. In the months of March and April, students were given the opportunity to learn about different cultures through two all school assemblies. Before Spring Break, students were entertained by an African Drum and Dance group as one of the PBIS celebrations. The students enjoyed the dancing and music as well as learning a little about the language, dress, instruments, and culture of this area of the world.
Another PBIS celebration was given at the beginning of April with a performance by Barynya a group from Russia. Students once again had the privilege of learning different elements of the Russian culture. They were even challenged with saying some Russian tongue twisters! What a fun and interesting way to learn about others cultures from different parts of the world.
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Crescent Elementary 2nd Grade Parents' Career Presentations
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Crescent Elementary 2nd grade students learned about nursing careers, firefighting and emergency careers, airport maintenance, and beautician work, among many others, during the week of April 17-20, 2018. Students' parents and family members joined them throughout the week to share their work experiences with the entire second grade class. Students prepared questions ahead of time that they wondered about. They showed respect by raising hands, waiting to be called on to ask their questions, and paying attention to each speaker.
Pictured below: Crescent parent Adam Johnson (Firefighter/Paramedic) talks about his career with second graders.
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RHS DECA Competitors Thank United Steelworkers 2-15, Other Area Businesses, for Donations
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Ten Rhinelander High School students recently traveled to Atlanta, GA to participate in the DECA International Career and Development Conference and Competition (ICDC). The competition is truly international, with all 50 states and several countries, including: the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, China, Guam, and Spain, represented. Abby Krueger and Lauren Rosendahl competed in the Community Service Project, Scott Fox and Jacob Mahner competied for Sports & Entertainment Team Decision Making and Carmen Ibarra and Valarie Dalka competed in Hospitality Team Decision Making. Natasha Wacker, Matthew Herman, Emma Wendt, and Mason Hageny participated in the Emerging Leaders Academy at the Conference.
For these ten students and their adviser to attend ICDC the costs exceeded $11,000. The students had been fundraising by selling candy bars and snack sticks, held two share nights at local restaurants (Culver's and Bucketheads), and had asked local businesses to sponsor them by giving a cash donation. One of the groups that stepped up to support these RHS DECA Members was the United Steelworkers 2-15, Rhinelander Paper Mill. The USW 2-15 union stepped up with a $500 donation to assist with the conference expenses. Other businesses that sent donations as well include: Oneida Co Tavern League, Borel Auto Body, Key Insight LLC, Brown & Associates, Stifel, Quade & Schoone Plumbing, Superior Diesel, Jack's Super Station, Cellcom, Driscoll Property Mgmt, Pinewood Country Club, CoVantage, Theilman Home Improvements, and Timber Land Chiropractic. It is because of generous people and businesses in Rhinelander that these students were able to participate in this amazing opportunity.
If you would like to make a donation to the RHS DECA students, or have any questions, please contact Mischell Fryar at 715-365-9500 or fryarmis@rhinelander.k12.wi.us.
Pictured below (left to right): USW 2-15 Rep. Jerrod Olson, Jacob Mahner, Advisor Mischell Fryar, and Mason Hageny.
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Water Filters for Africa
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A month ago, Mrs. Prom's class of second graders decided they wanted to make a difference. They wanted to show the people in Africa that they cared. On Thursday, April 19th, at Crescent Elementary, there was a celebration of the hard work completed to reach a goal. They decided that it wasn't fair that some children and women have to travel far and carry heavy, dirty, water back to their families. Sadly, this dirty water made their families sick.
The class decided to show support by raising money for water filters. The water filters help clean the contaminated water. By going through a local organization, Wise, Intentional, Leadership Development; also known as WILD, they were able to make sure that every penny they earned went straight toward the filters.
Special guests from Africa came to share about the impact the filters will have on their communities. Mr. Mike Prom, of WILD, was there to receive the donation check of $1,200. The compassionate second graders sold enough cookies and lemonade (along with the support of teachers, students and Crescent Elementary families) to provide African communities with sixteen water filters.
The Prom classroom has a superhero theme, but over the past 3 weeks of sales they have learned that real heroes do not need capes. They are all heroes for showing such kindness for others. Thank you Crescent Families for helping them earn water filters for Africa!
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Math Family Night at NCES
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On April 12th, NCES held a Family Night where students, parents, guardians and siblings went on an adventure! Families walked around the school learning fun ways to do math in the form of games. Each station that the families visited covered different math content and included plenty of time to visit with teachers and of course, play the games. Students each received a bag full of math manipulatives to take home in order to play the games at home. Some of the items included: the directions for each of the games, playing cards, dominoes, pentominoes, counting chips and dice. Students also had the opportunity to visit the schools book fair, raising money for the school while increasing students' personal libraries. Overall, a great time was had by all at NCES!
Pictured below (left to right): Students Jacob Johnson, Christopher Larson, Evolet Larson, and Hunter Massignan learn a variety of math games using dominoes with Mr. Bontz.
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First Graders Visit CAVOC
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Despite the spring snow, the first graders from Crescent Elementary School visited CAVOC on April 20. The students visited the school forest to learn about Earth materials and plants while participating in a variety of activities.
First, the students learned about soil with Mrs. Schmidt. The first graders examined five different types of soil with spoons and hand lenses. They discovered that the five soils differed in dampness, color and texture. They concluded that some types of soil are healthier than other types of soil for plants. Then each pair of students received a bag of river rocks to screen. Using three different screen sizes, the students separated the Earth materials according to size. Each pair of students had a container of large pebbles, small pebbles, large gravel, small gravel and sand.
With Ms. Wakely, the students learned that many plants have a special way of defending themselves. After looking at several plant trickster cards, the students went outside to find the larger plant trickster cards on a trail. The students learned that some plants are poisonous, while other plants are nettles and still others have thorns. With bubbles, the students tested some of the plants' defenses. If the plant pops the bubble, the plant has a good defense against enemies. If the bubble lands safely on the plant, it probably doesn't have a good defense against enemies.
The first graders learned that plants that are recognized as being the same can vary in many ways with Mrs. Deitz. The students compared and contrasted leaves and bark outside. Inside, each student was given a pea pod. After viewing the pea pods, the students learned that the pea pods differed in size and even in the number of peas inside the pods.
Finally, community helpers Ted and Pam Howland helped the students use five wooden squares, nails and hammers to assemble a wooden planter. After they assembled the planters, the students personalized their planters by decorating them with permanent markers. Then they placed their milk cartons that held their newly planted marigold seeds inside the planter. A big thank you to Jeff Zdroik who prepared the wooden planter pieces for the first graders.
Pictured below: Natalie Fore and Collin Rappley plant marigold seeds while learning about plants at CAVOC.
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Connecting Home and School: Creating a Community of Learners
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Throughout the school year, Pelican Elementary School staff seek feedback from parents. They strive to meet the diverse needs of all our students, so we periodically reach out with surveys to families to check in on how well their needs are being met. They would like to share the results of their surveys with the community.
At Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences, they asked families to complete a survey focusing on the effectiveness of their PBIS initiatives. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports. PBIS proactively teaches behavior expectations at school, using the guidelines Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Here And Healthy - the 4 Be's.
Results were positive. Of 118 parents taking the survey, 97.5% agreed that their child feels safe at school, and 71.2% agreed that their child feels safe riding the bus to and from school. 98.3% of parents said that they feel welcome at Pelican School, and 99.2% said their child feels welcome at school. 99.2% of parents felt that their child receives a good education at school. In regard to communication between school and families, 94.1% of parents said their concerns are responded to and addressed in a timely manner, 95.8% said they receive enough information from school about programs, curriculum, assessments, etc., 96.6% agreed that they receive courteous attention if they contact the school, and 88.1% enjoy the Pelican Behavior Rainbow and daily update on their child's behavior. 96.6% of parents said they have adequate opportunity to become involved in different activities at school, and all 118 parents agreed that Pelican School staff really seem to care about the students.
PBIS is implemented school-wide to teach positive behavior for all students. Some students may need more focused help with their behavior, and Pelican School has programs in place to help these students. We want parents to know that they have the right to nominate their child for these extra supports. Teachers can also refer students who may benefit from extra behavior support. One option is "Check-In Check-Out." "Check-In Check-Out" pairs a student with a teacher to meet each morning and afternoon for extra encouragement and feedback on a specific skill the student is developing. Another available option is a Social Academic Instructional Group. These are small group lessons that focus on social skills, problem solving skills, and academic behavior. Mentoring is also available. Mentoring pairs a student with an adult at school, first building a relationship and then working together to develop specific strategies for coping, self-regulation, or behavior.
Through the 2017-2018 school year, Pelican has focused their efforts to be culturally responsive - honoring the diverse backgrounds of our students and their families, and utilizing their students' diverse strengths to maximize learning. During Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences, families were asked to complete a survey ranking the importance of the culturally responsive initiatives. 68% of parents found the "Your Student Rocks" postcards, where staff send home a postcard describing great behaviors at school, to be the most important achievement. Pelican School's Veterans Day ceremony and fundraising for the Honor Flight was the second most important culturally responsive achievement, according to 56% of parents. 44% of parents found the "Tearing Down The Wall" anti-bullying assembly, where students discussed strategies to end bullying, to be the third most important culturally responsive achievement. Pelican students and staff painted their handprints to decorate school hallways, and 40% of parents ranked this as the fourth most important culturally responsive achievement. A mural depicting the uniqueness and diversity of the northwoods school community was ranked by 37% of families as the fifth most important achievement. 33% of families ranked the Pelican student and staff family photo gallery as the sixth most important achievement. Finally, 22% of parents found the heritage map where families plotted their cultural backgrounds to be the seventh most important achievement.
Feedback from families is important to Pelican staff. As much as they value the input they receive from surveys, they want to hear from families at any time that they have a question or concern. Staff understand that children need a safe and supportive environment in order to do their best learning, so they are continually striving to make sure every student has what they need to be successful. The staff is always here to listen and work through any concerns parents may have. They welcome the opportunity to communicate and problem-solve with you.
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Thanks for Reading the Hodag Pride!
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We hope you have a great day and that you enjoy the rest of your week.
Regards,
School District of Rhinelander
(715) 365-9700
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