Winter Ovations for HUHS & HNR

Winter 2018, Issue 2 Volume 2

Cover Design by Kaitlyn Kerrigan, Class of 2018

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A Letter from Our

BOARD PRESIDENT & SUPERINTENDENT Dear HUHS Community,

Welcome to the 2017 – 2018 school year! This year is an important year for both planning and action.

First, our planning includes the completion of our Strategic Plan (2020: Create Our Future!) in December for Board review and approval. Then, we will take action in January to begin implementing it and achieving its goals. We will have 3 – 5 goals that will guide the District for three years, January 2018 – December 2020.

Josh Schoemann

School Board President josh.schoemann@huhs.org

Second, we are developing a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for facility/grounds improvements, as well as a plan for non-capital items. The CIP framework was presented to the Board on October 30, and it will be completed by March, which will include ranking by needs, cost estimates, and time lines. As part of the CIP, the Board approved replacement of a major section of the building’s fire alarm system, as well as renovation of our small gym. Both items are at the top of the needs list. The fire alarm system will be replaced by the end of winter, and the small gym renovation will take place between February 26 - June 7.

Third, after much planning this past summer, we launched a school wide literacy initiative to positively impact student academic achievement in every area. A core team of three teachers with expertise and passion for literacy lead a supportive team of 10 – 14 faculty. We are infusing literacy skills, tactics, strategies, etc., across the curriculum, as well as academic language used in standardized tests Attila J. Weninger, Ph.D. (e.g., ACT).

Superintendent attila.weninger@huhs.org

Finally, we are taking a “deep dive” into teacher evaluation using the highly regarded and researched Danielson Framework for Teaching. Faculty and Administration are receiving training in the Framework in six professional development days, and Administrators and Department Chairs are also being trained in how to use the Framework for observation, informing best practices, and evaluation.

Thank you for your continued support of HUHS! We are proud to serve the community by preparing and developing our most important assets: students.

Sincerely, Josh Schoemann, President Attila J. Weninger, Ph.D. Board of Education Superintendent

Proposed

STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS

Our Associate

DISTRICTS

H-N-R Schools

Fourth Graders Go Global!

This year the Honor Elementary fourth grade is on a mission to think, study, and become global learners. They have used a variety of resources to reach out to different parts of the world and learn how others live in their everyday lives.

The fourth graders participated in the Global Read Aloud and read the book, The Wild Robot, with other classes from around the world. While reading the book, some classes would participate in a Mystery Skype together. Each class would try to figure out where the other class was located by asking and answering yes or no questions. The Mystery Skype helped kids connect to others from various parts of the world who were reading the same book. The fourth graders would discuss parts of the book with the other class, as well. Honor 4th graders also used Edmodo, a classroom communication hub, to connect to classrooms around the U.S. and world. With Edmodo, the classes were able to link to shared Padlets (virtual “bulletin” boards) and Google forms where students could respond to questions about the book and read or view responses of other readers from many different schools.

Fourth graders also hand-made bears, Honor Explorers, to be sent around the world along with a journal to capture who had their bears and where they were living. The fourth graders are getting mail and emails from all over telling them about where their bears have been staying. Students from both 4th grade classes at Honor Elementary are able to view classmates’ emails by using the Edmodo platform. They have also begun to post Honor Explorer locations on a shared Google Map. By the end of the year, the Honor Elementary fourth grade will have built a solid foundation for using technology to respectfully connect with others from around the world.

This year the goal for learning is to instill global citizenship throughout the classrooms.

Peace Lutheran School

For over ten years, Peace Lutheran School has partnered with the Schauer Arts Center for its annual spring musical performances. The Peace middle school students present back to back shows in April – typically to sold out crowds. This partnership enables Peace to share its excellence in Fine Arts with the Hartford Community.

Peace has a strong fine arts tradition with nearly 60% of all middle school students participating in some way. Past shows have included junior versions of popular shows such as: Seussical, Fiddler on the Roof, Music Man, Beauty and the Beast, and many more.

These shows are executed with only one week of stage time which makes the quality of these performances even more noteworthy.

The Hartford Community is invited to join the Peace Lutheran family on Friday, April 27th and Saturday, April 28th for this year’s show: Peter Pan, Jr.

Excellence in Fine Arts

Our

REASON WHY

The reason that we do what we do. Here are only a few of the students that we want to recognize for the great things that they do every day!

Michael Faust

Emily Rohloff

Favorite Class at HUHS? School Service

Favorite Class(es) at HUHS? AP Language & Composition & AP Biology Future Aspirations?

To become a Physician Assistant and work at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee.

Friess Lake

Future Aspirations?

Wants to become a Blacksmith.

St. Kilian

018 ss of 2 a l C , r io Sen Mike is such a fun kid to be around. Over the past two years I’ve appreciated having Mike in two of my classes. In the first, he was a diligent student, who despite his limited interest in English consistently completed work and never complained about it. This year, he made every single day in class enjoyable with his goofy sense of humor and his ability to engage other students into the material. And now that I don’t have him in class anymore, I still get an enthusiastic hello every single day. It puts a smile on my face every time. ~Ms. Jessica Carter, English Teacher

Emily is exactly the type of student I want in my classes. She is sweet and respectful, but also inquisitive and persistent. I can always count on Emily to struggle through difficult texts or explain what a writer is trying to say to her peers. And she always does it with a smile on her face. She works hard despite already being a talented student and writer. I enjoy hearing what she has to say each and every day. ~Ms. Jessica Carter, English Teacher

Lilly Betts

Reese Komp

Favorite Class at HUHS? All PLTW (Project Lead the Way), Currently in Human Body Systems

Favorite Class at HUHS? World Cultures

Erin

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Future Aspirations?

Still deciding on an Optometrist, Dermatologist, or Dentist

Lilly is a devoted student all around. In the art classroom she strives to improve her skills every day and never delivers anything less than her very best. She is also involved with a pottery fund raising project, selflessly giving hours of her time to help others. ~Ms. Kim Pietruszynski, Art Teacher

H-N-R

Future Aspirations?

Beginning to look at a career in Law

of 2021 s s a l C n, Freshma Reese is a kind and respectful student. He actively participates, listens, and brings great insight into class discussion. We are proud to have him in our English 9 class. ~Ms. Jody King, English Teacher

THANK YOU!

Community

PARTNERS

Your $20,000 donation to our Technology & Engineering Education (TEE) Department will allow for our students in our courses to continue learning on cutting edge tools and equipment!

THANK YOU! Thank You First National Bank of Hartford for your continued support of our Athletics and Academics programs: you help our students in many ways.

Their most recent $10,000 donation is for our updated scoreboard for the football field and track and field behind our school.

An In-Depth Look at our

WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

OUR TEACHERS Ms. Sue Algiers Ms. Lisa Fendt Ms. Kelly Yach Ms. Coral Loebel Ms. Sara Ruiz Department Chair

FRENCH

FRENCH TRIP TO FRANCE This past summer, 14 French students from HUHS had the opportunity to spend 2 weeks in France experiencing the language, history, culture and foods that they have been studying in class. They were able to experience the Alps in all their glory, the warm sunny Mediterranean coast, and the 2,000-year old history found there. They walked the streets of medieval walled cities such as Carcassonne on their way to visit the “pink” city of Toulouse.

Our students also had the somber experience of visiting the remains of WWII atrocities at Oradure and Normandy. As one student commented, “History just got real.” Another region included visits to the Renaissance castles of Chenonceau and Chambord in the Loire Valley. They also had the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of nobility with a visit to the Palace of Versailles. The trip ended with most of the major monuments and museums of Paris.

SPANISH

SPANISH CONVERSATION After Honors Spanish IV, students have the opportunity to take Spanish Conversation. Students spend the majority of their time working on their speaking skills including presentations and spontaneous speaking opportunities like conversation circles. This fall, students worked in groups to recreate holiday experiences from Spanish speaking countries. This included providing background experiences about the holidays, as well as activities for the class to participate in. Students were able to taste holiday related foods like tres leches birthday cake and participate in activities such as decorating Easter eggs and filling them with confetti (called cascarones in Spanish) to smash on people’s heads, as well as learning the traditional song sung while hitting a pinata.

AP SPANISH CHANGES TO CAPP SPANISH V Students currently are able to take AP Spanish Language and Culture as a class after Honors Spanish IV or Spanish Conversation.

However, due to the minimal number of college credits available to students who pass the AP Exam, the class will be replaced in Fall 2018 with CAPP Spanish 5. CAPP Spanish V is a concurrent enrollment program through UW Oshkosh. It is a college level course taught by a HUHS teacher and allows students to receive up to 5 credits for the course (students pay a reduced college tuition rate) and 11 retroactive credits if the student receives an A or a B in the course. We are looking forward to making this change and supporting students as they prepare for college. If you have questions about the CAPP change, please contact the Fine Arts Department Chair, Sara Ruiz, at sara.ruiz@huhs.org or (262) 670 - 3200 ext. 293.

SPANISH TRIPS In July of 2017, 25 HUHS students and chaperones traveled to Lima, Cuzco and Puno, Peru for 11 days. The students and teachers stayed with local families in Cuzco, learning about language and culture and eating Peruvianstyle delicacies. Using Cuzco as a base, they explored many famous archaeological sites like Oyantaybambo and Pisac, as well as the bucket-list wonder of the world, Machu Picchu. They sampled local delicacies like roasted guinea pig and chicha, and fresh trout from the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. They worked and played with young students from a rural school and gave them gifts of much-needed school supplies. It was an exhilarating experience for these adventurous students and teachers. June 14 - 21st, 2018, 31 students and 5 chaperones will be traveling to Costa Rica.

From Our District Administrator

MR. DENNIS G KACZOR

Save the Date

Open Gym Every Wednesda Night 6:30-8:30 PM

Greetings HNR Families and Friends: My second year as the District Administrator brings much anticipation and excitement. Not only do we have one year in the books, but our staff, students and families understand that our school is a great place to learn and grow. Last year was quite interesting as we came together, communities and families, to provide a stable, quality learning environment for our children. This year we will focus on solidifying our policies and procedures as well as preparing for the future of our school district.

Pickle ball Every Thursday Night 6:30-8:30 PM

As I learned last year, the District Administrator wears many hats in a small school district. I February serve as the Superintendent which is similar to a company manager or leader. I also serve as the Girls Basketbal Elementary Principal in which I oversee student academics, attendance and behavior as well as VS CMS ensuring teachers have what they need to continue to educate our students. Another role I have 4-6 PM is to serve as the Human Resource Officer and engage in public relations. This centers around staff well being and communications with local and state decision makers. All of these roles are centered around providing a quality education for our students and providing our staff and February Boys Basketbal students alike, growth opportunities to improve our culture and become one of the best school VS Hustisford districts in the state.

4-7 PM There are many other responsibilities that fall into my hands throughout the course of the year.

None of them could be accomplished if it wasn’t for the support of our Board of Education, Administrative Team, Teaching Staff, Support Staff and you, our greater community and family. February School Board Your support helps in every aspect of the school district from academics to sports to financial Meeting stability. Thank you for your support and continued involvement in our school district. Should 6:30 PM you ever have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at your convenience. Thank you for the opportunity and your support for HNR Schools.

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Sincerely, Dennis G. Kaczor District Administrator

Strategic Plan Focus As a result of the Community Conversations that took place last February, the following diagram shows the goals and initiatives for the H-N-R School District.

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4K Screening (see next page for info)

School Board Election Information There will be two seats that will be open for election in April, 2018 for the H-N-R School Board. Candidate and voting information will be available very soon.

Please make sure to vote on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

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School Board Seats Open

Vote on April 3, 2018

What’s Happening in Our Schools STEAM Program

Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Class Information

HNR is full STEAM ahead! This is the second year HNR has offered STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) classes for all 3rd-8th graders, including a firsttime STEAM Fair in place of a traditional science fair held at both the elementary and Located at Honor Elementary intermediate buildings last May. The goals of the program include: creating solutions to real-world applications, demonstrate understanding through 3D modeling, engage learning Monday - Friday with new technology, and explore potential future career opportunities. In the 2017 school8:15 AM - 11:30 AM year, our students have campaigned to upgrade water fountains to water bottle filling (wrap around care available) stations to reduce the use of throw-away plastic, started a compost initiative to recycle wasted lunch food, are learning to code and computer program, utilizing technology with Transportation is provided a new 3D printer and intro to robotics kit, and are researching the future of conceptual AM Route - All Students engineering.

Afternoon - Only 4K

Screening All 4K Screening will take place on Tuesday, February 27.

Please contact us at 920-6253531 to set up an appointment for anyone considering enrolling.

Wrap Around Care Hours: 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM Monday-Friday Cost: $3/Hour 4K Wrap Around Care with Mrs. Schaefer, our 4K Teacher, is available everyday from 11:30 AM-3:05 PM HNR STEAM students would like to thank local businesses Signicast and Zuern Building Products for offering unique learning opportunities and first-hand insight into the manufacturing and trades industry.

The 4K Wrap Around Care program has extended learning opportunities and operates only when school is in session.

4K Optional Wrap Around Care Costs: # of Days per Week 2 3 4 5

Cost per Day $15.00 $14.25 $13.55 $12.85

Cost per Semester $534 $761 $965 $1,144

Elders Program at H-N-R School District At Honor Elementary, first and fourth grade students have the unique experience of participating in the Elders Program!

What is the Elders Program? Grandparents and Elderly members of the community gather with the first and fourth grade students to share good times and make memories with the purpose of bridging the gap between the generations. The students share activities they are doing in the classroom, perhaps musical instruments they made in Science class, or presenting a skit or play.

Making a craft together is always a highlight; watching the adults share their expertise and assist the students is priceless. The craft is followed by snacks, coffee, and singing songs that are led by a local couple that has been attending the program for 25 years! Often, the adults bring small artifacts from their childhood to share with the students.

Elders Program at H-N-R School District Continued The Elders Program takes place the third Tuesday of every month from 1:30-2:45 PM in the Honor Elementary Library.

We had a tremendous turnout in November and are welcoming participants for future get togethers. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Mrs. Oechsner at Honor Elementary, 920-625-3531.

Save the Date for Upcoming Elders Programs

Tuesday, February 20

Tuesday, March 20

Tuesday, April 17

Tuesday, May 15

Co-Curricular Opportunities for All Students

H-N-R has so many different co-curricular opportunities, with two special ones highlighted below. The other Co-Curriculars offered to our students are: Lego Club, Pickleball Club, Student Council, Jazz Band, Choir, Volleyball, Cross Country, Girls & Boys Basketball, Track & Field, Certified Baby-sitting Class, Ski Club, Forensics, and new this year, Master Garden Club.

Along with Wrestling Club and Chess Club as highlighted below.

Wrestling Club The HNR Wrestling Club can trace its roots back to the Neosho Wrestling Club chartered in 1984. Mr. Phil Grimm was approached by a number of parents, early in his first year, to help organize a wrestling club. Parents wanted to have a wrestling experience local and not have to drive to Hartford. 34 seasons later, we are still going strong.

We’ve been extremely fortunate to have State Champions, Collegiate Wrestlers, and even an Olympic Silver Medalist pass through our Club as members and coaches. The HNR Wrestling Club has started its 2nd season with brand new singlets in school colors and ready to compete.

Chess Club The HNR Chess Club is a consolidation of both the Neosho/ Saylesville Chess Clubs that formed during the 2016-17 school year. The Neosho Chess Club had a storied history dating back to 1998. The chess advisor back then, former WI Teacher of the Year Jerry Hoefs, brought a small team to compete at the Hartford Area Schools 1st Annual Chess Tournament. His teams won a total of 4 championships in 4 years. Then the Neosho Chess Club was revived in 2007. Beginning in 2009, Neosho won 8 championships in a row. The current HNR Chess Club’s Elementary Team is the defending Champions and will be competing in March at the 21st Annual Hartford Area Schools Chess Tournament. Mr. Phil Grimm and Mrs. Sharon Kildow serve as advisors.

Did you miss the concert?

To view a recording, visit the website below: http://www.ustream. tv/channel/neoshow1

Winter Fun! Students in Ms. Wilkins’ Kindergarten class made gingerbread houses with their parents and grandparents in December.

Herman-Neosho-Rubicon (H-N-R)

2017-2018 Tax Information In property taxation, the amount of tax to be raised divided by the value of property to

be taxed is a “mill rate” or “levy rate”. The rate is often expressed in mills of the tax per dollar of property value. A mill is equal to $1.00 of tax for each $1,000 of assessment, hence the term “mill rate”. Taxes on individual properties are calculated by multiplying the mill rate by the assessed value of the property and dividing by 1,000. Keep in mind that the mill rate on a tax bill reflects the increases and decreases of all taxing jurisdictions in your municipality such as: state tax, county tax, town tax, K-8 school tax, high school tax, and technical college tax. For example, a property with an assessed value of $175,000 located in a municipality with a total mill rate of $20.50 would have a property tax bill of $3,587.50 per year. Residential taxes may also change if there is a change in the assessment of the property. Assessment changes occur as the result of additions to the property or changes in the market value of the property.

Prior to consolidation, The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) provided HNR with statistics that were based on a “past practice” model of calculation. For school year 2016-17, DPI changed how they calculated consolidation aid by applying a “fresh look” approach. This different approach resulted in a negative variance in HNR funding by approximately $141,000 which HNR was unable to collect via the tax levy. As a result, the taxes last year were artificially low due to the “fresh look” calculation. Therefore, our mill rate last year was deflated by $.38 more than it should have been which was an artificially low tax levy. If DPI would have calculated our consolidation aid based on “Past Practice” our mill rate would have been $6.50 instead of $6.12.

Over the course of the 2016-17 school year, HNR administrators engaged in a fourmonth long conversation with DPI explaining the variance that the district experienced last school year. DPI was able to recognize that the calculations for 2016-17 were less than projected prior to consolidation and agreed to return to calculating using the “past practice” method. This action not only allowed HNR to return to full funding as projected prior to consolidation but also allowed the District to recoup the $141,000 that was not collected in 2016-17. As a result, the tax levy for 2017-18 is $6.92. This is $.38 higher than originally projected as the district is regaining what was lost in 2016-17 due to DPI’s consolidation calculation.

The graph below shows the mill rate comparison based on a pre-consolidation estimate, the actual mill rate, and the forecasted estimate, assuming no changes from the current information.

MILL RATE COMPARISON Pre-Consolidation Estimate

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The graph below shows a ten year history of the three districts mill rate leading into consolidation as well as the two years since consolidation.

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and our MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT MATH TEAM The Math Team participates in 6 Wisconsin Math League (WML) contests throughout the school year, along with 4 invitationals and 1 North Shore Conference meet. Math meets consist of JV and Varsity competitions.

About 80 students participate in the WMLs, and about 40 students travel to the invites.

This year, the varsity “mathletes� designed and printed their own t-shirts in the HUHS graphics department to wear to competitions.

DEPARTMENT BOOK STUDY The Math Department is working on professional development each month by participating in a book study. The book is called Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices published by NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics). Recent discussions have focused on how to develop lessons on conceptual thinking rather than procedural thinking. Each month a different member of the Math Department facilitates the discussion.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Algebra teachers applied what they learned from the book study and developed a series of lessons focused on rate of change. During one of these lessons, students watched a variety of 15 second videos and had to predict what the graph would look like.

MATH CLUB What do we do?

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-Participate in the Homecoming Parade -Design a Math Club T-Shirt -Host the annual Middle School Math Meet for 250-300 Middle School Students -Celebrate Pi Day -Provide Math Decor in the Hallways Members

Officers

-Co-Secretaries Caden Benson and Bethany Everts -Co-Treasurers Alyssa Hoppe and Julia Brown -Director of Middle School Math Meet Anna Kregel

Spotlight on Alumni

What does an HUHS Education Mean to You?

Da n i K uep p e r , C la s s o f ‘91

Artistic Director, Danceworks, Inc; Senior Lecturer, UW-Milwaukee

Dani Kuepper, nee Wallisch, is the Artistic Director of Danceworks, Inc. in Milwaukee. She joined Danceworks Performance Company in 1998 and has since choreographed more than 35 dances for the company. As a Danceworker, she has enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate extensively in the Milwaukee community with established organizations such as Present Music, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, The Tontine Ensemble, Chant Claire Chamber Choir, as well as interdisciplinary independent artists from the Milwaukee community. Dani received both her BFA and MFA from UW-Milwaukee, where she has been a faculty member of the UWM Dance Department since 1999. As an undergraduate at UWM, Dani choreographed and performed the solo, Mrs. Schultz, at the national American College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She was honored in 2009 as a “Forty Under 40” recipient by the Business Journal of Milwaukee and also received the UWM Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Award for non-tenure track instructors in 2010.

What does an HUHS education mean to you?

“The most profound aspect of my education at HUHS (1987-1991) was being a part of the strong choral program, directed by Ruth Knoll. Ms. Knoll was committed to excellence and would do anything she could to develop her students’ artistry. She gave us all private lessons during lunch hours - meaning that she gave up her own lunch breaks. She committed her life to ensure student success. Ms. Knoll gave me the opportunity to begin my choreographic resume at HUHS, setting dances on the Show Choir. When I was a member of KIDS from Wisconsin in High School, directors frequently noted the fine choral program that I had been trained in, led by Ruth Knoll. She established a well-known precedent of professionalism and artistry that is sustained by the new directors of the program - Emily Schumacher and Ernie Brusabardis III. I looked forward to everyday of choir and found my home in that room. I am so proud that my daughter, Louiza Kuepper has the same home away from home, in the choir room at HUHS.”

Tim Alg iers , Cl a ss o f ‘7 8

Attorney, O’Meara Law Firm & Hartford City Attorney

Tim Algiers is the owner of and senior attorney of the three attorneys at the O’Meara Law Firm in Hartford and West Bend. Attorney Algiers specializes in representing injured people. Mr. Algiers is also the City of Hartford prosecutor, and prosecutes for many other area municipalities. The O’Meara Law Firm has been a part of Washington County since 1870 and is Washington County’s oldest law firm. Tim and his wife Susan are two of the principal owners of Bethrick, Inc, the creator of the GreatPlate. Attorney Algiers received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from Marquette University and his Juris Doctor in Law from Marquette University Law School. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Judge Advocate General lawyer for five years of active duty, in Southern Spain and San Francisco, and then spent ten years as a reservist. Mr. Algiers is active in the Hartford community in a number of organizations, including St. Kilian Catholic Church and the Hartford Rotary Club. Mr. Algiers graduated from HUHS following in both of his parents’ footsteps and then headed to Marquette where he met and married his wife Susan, a Spanish Teacher at HUHS. They have three children who have all earned highest-honors HUHS diplomas and have since graduated from UW-Madison. In addition to his active community service, he is particularly proud of his and his wife’s involvement in the HUHS community. Mr. Algiers has supported our students in athletics, music, and Student Council and has chaperoned four different Spanish trips with our students to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Peru, and Guatemala.

What does an HUHS education mean to you?

“An HUHS education means even more to me today then it did back in the ‘70’s. My own three children exited Hartford Union High School well prepared to succeed at UW-Madison. Having the skills necessary to experience success in college or the workforce is paramount. The school has changed from being a good school back then to a great school now. In community business and in local industry, our community appreciates and credits the Technology and Engineering Education (TEE) department as an excellent training program for future employees.

HUHS is truly a well-rounded school that also advances the goals of the college-bound students. I think that whatever an HUHS grad chooses to do or wherever he or she decides to go, the HUHS graduate will leave the high school well prepared for success.”

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Physical Education and Health Teacher, Hartford Union High School

Mr. Steve Best graduated from HUHS in 1991 after a very successful high school wrestling experience. Mr. Best was named State Wrestler of the Year two times during his high school experience and brought home two state championships. He attended UW-Madison on a wrestling scholarship and continued his success in college. He graduated from UW-Madison with a Bachelors degree in Political Science, but then decided he wanted to become a Teacher. He went to St. Cloud State University where he began his coaching career while earning his second degree in Education. After college he found a position in Physical Education and coaching football and wrestling in Texas. He spent two years in Texas before the position at HUHS opened up. He has worked at HUHS in our physical education and health department and as a wrestling coach since 200. At HUHS Mr. Best spent 16-years at the helm of the wrestling program with a career record of 192-90, 13 of those as head coach. During his time leading Hartford’s team, the program received many awards including: 43 Individual State Qualifiers; 24 Individual State Place Winners; 6 Individual State Titles; 7 Conference Titles; 3 Team State Appearances,1 State Final Appearance, and Mr. Best was named the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Coach of the Year in 2012. Mr. Best and his wife Alyssa live in Watertown and have a son, Harrison (5) and a daughter, Hayden (2).

What does an HUHS education mean to you?

“The teachers at HUHS cared about my success both in and out of the classroom. They were great role models that worked hard to help to prepare me for success in college and life. Mr. Don Kreuser taught me about work ethic and how important it was to create good connections with students.”

AATSP Spanish Teacher of the Year Congratulations Sara Ruiz!

Congratulations to Hartford Union High School Spanish Teacher Sara Ruiz, who has been named Wisconsin’s Spanish Teacher of the Year by the AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese)-WI. She received this recognition in November at their annual conference.

Senora Ruiz lives in West Bend with her husband Gabriel and three children Abi (5), Adrian (3), and Amelia (1). Senora Ruiz is in her 2nd year of teaching at HUHS and prior to that spending 9 years in West Bend. She has taught every level of Spanish from 6th grade through high school.

In the classroom she focuses on language production and getting students involved in speaking, listening, writing, and reading on a daily basis while making it fun and relevant to their lives. “My passion to teach comes from the students. I love seeing them get excited about different topics we are discussing and watching them get excited about communicating in another language. Watching a student go from being able to say hello or goodbye to being able to have a whole conversation in Spanish is an amazing journey to witness, “ said Senora Ruiz. HUHS Senior Kaitlyn Kerrigan adds, “Senora Ruiz is truly a great teacher. Spanish is a hard skill to teach students, and I think she does it very well. She incorporates a lot of fun learning into the language that helps to retain the information.”

Outside of the classroom, Senora Ruiz involves her students and herself in the Latino community. Senora Ruiz was on the founding committee for Casa Guadalupe’s Dream to Succeed program, which supports high school students as they graduate from high school and look at their future college and career options. Additionally, she has volunteered annually with Centro Hispano in Milwaukee alongside students for their Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive and assisted packing boxes of food to provide Thanksgiving meals for hundreds of families in the community.

She has coordinated various trips for her students to Peru and Panama, and is very excited to be taking 31 HUHS students to Costa Rica this summer. Professionally, Senora Ruiz is the Co-coordinator for the AATSP-WI State Spanish Pronunciation Contest. She organizes and coordinates a day-long event in which students memorize poems, short narrations or participate in short theater performances in Spanish. She also has acted as the AATSP Webmaster/Communications Coordinator for the last six years. HUHS is very proud to have Senora Ruiz as a part of our World Languages department. Our students are lucky to experience such a passionate and driven teacher each day. Congratulations to Senora Sara Ruiz!

Our Talented People Tim Hegy

Laurell Scholz

Health Technician

Mr. Tim Hegy has always been an Oriole, he married an Oriole, and his Dad was an Oriole--one reason that it is so easy for him to put such TLC into every part of our school with every project and task that he completes. Mr. Hegy was hired at HUHS in August of 1997, after the brand new field house was built as a second shift custodian. For the last 10-years, he has worked in our Maintenance Department on first shift. He married his wife, Gina, in 1994, and they have two daughters, Morgan (22) and Noelle (16). During his free time, Tim enjoys doing projects outside and mowing lawn. HUHS is lucky to have a dedicated and hardworking Maintenance person, and it truly shows throughout our building.

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“Tim Hegy is a “man of many hats”...Tim is an electrician, HVAC tech, plumber, activities coordinator, groundskeeper and custodian all in one day. He handles all of his tasks efficiently with a calm, quiet demeanor, and without complaining or becoming overwhelmed. You add that to his teamwork driven passion and community spirit here at Hartford, and you get the well rounded, intelligent, dedicated employee that every business entity strives for. The Buildings & Grounds Dept here at HUHS is extremely lucky and fortunate to have Tim as a stand out team leader. If something needs to be done, Tim can and will care of it, no questions asked.

-Mr. Frank Lord,

Director of Buildings & Grounds

Ms. Laurell Scholz has been working in emergency care for over 25 years; as a volunteer firefighter for several years, as a Critical Care Technician in the emergency room & ICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and as a volunteer ski patroller and outdoor emergency care instructor. Ms. Scholz has been working in public education in Wisconsin for 27 years and has been at HUHS since 2011. When she is not working, she enjoys geocaching (hi-tech treasure hunting), reading, painting acrylic “masterpieces”, and any kind of craft or DIY project. She absolutely loves her job at HUHS and working here has been the highlight of her career! Ms. Scholz takes great care of all of the students and staff at HUHS, and we are fortunate to have her.

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Laurell Scholz is exactly everything you would look for in someone to take care of your sick child until you can get to them; kind, compassionate, knowledgeable and proactive. She cares about the students and their well being and it shows in how she runs the Health Room.

-Ms. Tammy Rolsma, Attendance Office Manager

Athletics and Activities

FALL ATHLETIC RECAP

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COMMUNITY H-Club & FFA Toys 4 Tots Drive

This year was another extremely successful year for the Toys 4 Tots drive to support the Hartford Christmas Committee. The FFA students organized a very successful fruit sale where all proceeds went to the drive and our H-Club members coordinated efforts between HUHS, Central, Lincoln, Rossman, and St. Kilian’s in December to collect toys and other donations. In total, $7,000 in donations and four truck loads of toys and other gifts were collected by all of the organizations and schools. Thank you to all of the people that helped our students with this worthy Hartford holiday cause.

H-Club Thanksgiving Food Drive H-Club members held another successful Food Drive the week of November 13-17, 2017 to benefit the Hartford Food Pantry. The drive was a huge success and raised $2,100 in cash, canned food and other donations!

FBLA, DECA, & FFA Trick or Can Members of FBLA, DECA, and FFA collected canned goods in place of Trick or Treating this year and collected 640 items for the Hartford Food Pantry.

Project 4 Awesome - Penny War Students in Horse/Companion Animal Science class held a Penny War during 3rd hour in December in honor of Project 4 Awesome, where they focused their efforts on the following charities: Heifer International, Alley Cat Allies, Florence Area Humane Society, Washington County Humane Society, Jr’s Pups-n-Stuff, Rescue Warrior Corp, Tailwaggers 911, Doctors without Borders, Farm Sanctuary, Paddy’s Paws, and Waukesha Humane Society. The Penny War brought out a lot of class competitions and raised $1500 to go towards the charities.

Supply Drive Students in Horse/Companion Animal Science class held a supply drive for the Washington County Humane Society. Students that donated all received a ticket to “Duct Tape Mr. Dobner or Ms. Rolsma to the Wall” in support of their donations.

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