School District of Amery
JUNE • 2020
You Cannot Serve Meals Over Zoom As coronavirus shut down schools in mid-March, education quickly became what we now know as ‘distance learning.’ But some school services cannot be delivered remotely. You cannot serve meals over Zoom. For many families, though, school meal programs are essential. On a regular, non-pandemic school day, the Amery School Nutrition program provides free or low-cost meals to 1020 students. With the pandemic, many parents were suddenly out of work, and unemployment skyrocketed. In response, the Amery School Nutrition staff sprung into action trying to figure out how to get food to the kids who depend on it without putting themselves, or the students, at risk. School was closed on March 17, and Amery managed to deliver 2136 meals less than one week later on March 23. Twice-perweek meal delivery eventually shifted to once-per-week meal pickup by early April and has continued successfully. Each week, families that are signed up for the service, pick up five breakfasts and five lunches for each child in the household age 18 and younger. Meal packages include a variety of foods. Each breakfast contains whole grains, proteins, fruit and milk. Each lunch contains proteins, whole grains, vegetables, fruit and milk. Families have shared that the meals are bringing a sense of normalcy to them during these uncertain times.
Amery Class of 2020 GRADUATION CEREMONY Thursday, July 16 Details to be determined
All meals served since the school closure have been served under the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), a federal program that is usually used to feed community children in the summer. Normally, children must be present to participate, but waivers granted through the USDA have allowed flexibility to prepare meals to be sent home. The program is currently serving 238 Amery-area families including 588 students. Over 45,000 meals have been provided! Friday, May 1 was national School Lunch Hero Day, and our Amery Nutrition staff members have surely earned the title of ‘Hero.’ Stacy Nelson, Director of School Nutrition, stated, “They have carried out my visions and changed the process multiple times to ensure that we are serving the children of the community to the best of our ability. The number one goal of the nutrition department is to feed our children nutritious meals and let them know we care about them and their
State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor stated, “The closure of school buildings does not mean the end of services to children. The Department of Public Instruction remains committed to supporting schools and districts as they continue to care for their students, advance continuity of learning, provide meals for students, plan for the remainder of the year, and begin to plan for summer school opportunities and next fall due to COVID-19.”
well-being. When people praise what we are doing, I am kind of taken aback by it because we are doing what we always do, it just looks a little different now.” The Amery School Nutrition Department will continue to provide weekly pickup of breakfasts and lunches free of charge throughout the summer, even with the cancellation of summer school. The current waivers for SFSP allow the program to extend to August 31. For staff, this has been a major challenge, but the worst part is that they miss the kids! School Nutrition workers, just like all other school staff, are deeply affected by the students. They really watch students grow up – like their own kids – and form relationships. They are more than ‘lunch ladies,’ they are familiar and friendly faces who have daily, personal contact with students. To learn more about the free meal signup and pickup process, or to sign up for meals, visit www.amerysd.k12.wi.us/district/ freemealsignup.cfm .
THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE EFFORTS 3 Multiple donations of Ellsworth Cheese Curds were delivered thanks to the Timmerman family, Rich Miller, and multiple others supporting local farmers. 3 Burnett Dairy donated two pounds of shredded cheese per child with delivery donated by Shell Trucking. 3 Chippewa Valley Foundation awarded a grant to help offset the additional expenses associated with packaging meals. 3 Amery Woman’s Club donated meal-packing supplies. 3 Salvation Army continues to deliver weekly ‘backpacks’ filled with non-perishables. 3 Erik and Emily Loverude from Weddings at the Shed in Amery raised funds through a GoFundMe® campaign to distribute to families in the form of Dick’s Fresh Market grocery gift cards.
FROM THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR It would certainly be fitting to summarize the sentiments which we are all feeling about the disappointing end to our school year. It has been hard to watch the developments of the last few months which have shortened our school year and cancelled school events. I believe there is benefit in being reflective about what has occurred. Yet, what I feel would be far more uplifting is to spend some time offering HOPE about the future. We are proud that our kids moved with such success from their daily lives of attending school to a homebound, online format. They handled this enormous change with dignity and patience. It has not been easy, but it has been successful because of our kids’ commitment to their education and future. Parents, you have confidently stepped into your new role as teacher. You have made the very most of this time at home with your family. I certainly understand that balancing life has been difficult at best, perhaps impossible. No matter how you ‘did’ school at home, be proud. You did it. For that, your children and the Amery staff could not be more thankful. You are all we have ever wanted our parents to be. Brighter days are ahead! I smile when my thoughts move to how exciting it will be when we return to the normalcy of kids being dropped off on the first day of our next school year or when our kids suit up for a fall sport. I eagerly anticipate the joy of hearing Amery kids in our cafeterias, on our playgrounds, in the hallways and happily moving about our classrooms. I brim with excitement and hope when I think about all the wonderful events which mark the days ahead. There is nothing more rewarding than watching our Warriors shine with success. We live for and through them with each of their school experiences. I look forward to it all beginning again soon. Highlighted in this edition of the newsletter is the amazing story of how the School District of Amery has fed our kids and their families while school has been closed. This is a story of how our wonderful small town rose to the occasion to help our families when they needed help the most. In addition, the focus of this newsletter is on our graduating class, the Class of 2020. The end was not as they had hoped or dreamed, but success and high hopes surround them all the same. We are proud of their many achievements and wait with excitement to learn what successes they will realize next. No matter where they go and no matter what they achieve, we are honored to know that the Amery Class of 2020 are our kids, the best of all graduating seniors.
RETIRING EDUCATORS
LORNA COLEMAN 34 YEARS HS English Teacher
MARY BARTLETT 32 YEARS Intermediate Teacher
ELIZABETH WALTZER 18 YEARS Nutrition
FREE MEAL PACKAGES
SUMMER= FOOD= SERVICE= PROGRAM
KIDS CAN RECEIVE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ALL SUMMER LONG!
For all children who are 18 years of age or younger The Amery School District is happy to continue to provide free breakfast and lunch packages throughout the summer months. Children do not need to be enrolled in the Amery School District to participate. FAMILIES MUST BE SIGNED UP FOR THIS WEEKLY COMMITMENT. SIGN UP ONLINE FOLLOWING THE 'FREE MEAL' LINK ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE (www.amerysd.k12.wi.us). Meal Pick Up Information: Until June 8 Site: Middle School Times: 11:15am-1:15pm or 4pm-6pm
June 15 through August 10 This institution is an equal opportunity provider
Dr. Shawn Doerfler District Administrator
**NEW Site: Intermediate School Times: 11:15am-1:15pm or 4pm-6pm
“The mission of the School District of Amery is to foster academic excellence, life-long learning, and citizenship.”
~ CLASS OF 2020 ~
Scholarship Winners America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Meyer Amery American Legion Post 169 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chase Jorgensen Amery Class of ’56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond Buenzli Amery Education Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bailey Johnson Amery Fall Festival Royalty . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailey Clausen, Claire Flanum, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bailey Johnson, Laura Kastanek, Mackenzie Mike Amery Farmers Union Cooperative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Prindle Amery FFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Jo Cavaco, Hailey Clausen, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nicholas Erickson, Drew Meyer Amery Fire Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tavis Bader, Martin Hellie Amery Hospital and Clinic Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grady Martin Amery Hospital and Clinic Volunteer Partners . . . . . . . . . . Halie DeRosier, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amanda Edwards, Taylor Foeller, Chase Jorgensen Amery Auxiliary to VFW Post 7929 . . . . . . . . . . Martin Hellie, Ella Schmidt Amery Lions Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Brotzel, Olivia Pettersen, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dylan Thomsen, Carli Vincent Amery Police Department Kops & Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trent Andren Amery Technical Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Braaten Amery Telcom, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Braaten, Grady Martin Amery Woman’s Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella Schmidt AnnMarie Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annika Schwartz Barb Bottolfson Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Bottolfson Bill Baldwin Band Booster’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Braaten Boake Christensen Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cora Greene Bookworm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella Schmidt, Annika Schwartz Bremer Bank, N.A., Amery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chloe Keller Bremer Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carli Vincent Byron Burman Masonic Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Johnson Byron Burman Memorial Lions Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Bottolfson Carlson SV, LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Belz Chet Johnson Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Foeller, Dong Nguyen Dave Humpal Memorial . . . . . . . Grady Martin, Lydia Monson, Ella Schmidt Dick’s Fresh Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Braaten Dr. Valentine Kremser Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailey Clausen Eddie H. and Donald L. Olson . . . . . . . . . . Jens Bjorge, Nicholas Erickson, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Kastanek, Drew Meyer, Lydia Monson Farm Table Mission Prize in Ecology in Honor of Robert J. Bursik . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Meyer, Lydia Monson Friends of the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Braaten, Lydia Monson Friends of the Library/Marlene Grasser Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Braaten Gerald and Gulaine Elwood Memorial . . . . . . . . . Andrew Prindle GFWC Wisconsin Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Kastanek
Henry Yetter Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dylan Thomsen Herb Kohl Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailey Clausen Honor Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lydia Monson Ira & Mary Lindgren Masonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Bader James and Felice Leadholm Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ella Schmidt Jim Osero Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jens Bjorge, Abigail Braaten John Legut Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zachary Sobczak Kelli Elmer Memorial R.N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halie DeRosier, Grady Martin Kevin Prindle Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dylan Thomsen LeRoy A. Peterson Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Erickson Marcia Pyle Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josiah Moore Matthew’s Fine Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erasmus Espinosa Matthew’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allison Dahlberg McLamore Foundation/Burger King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Meyer Milton F. and Irene Simon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chloe Olson, Emma Wolf Mitchell Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Belz, Henry Budke Mooney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caleb Bleskacek New Richmond Masonic Found. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claire Flanum Novitzke, Gust, Sempf, Whitley & Bergmanis . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexyss Gates Palmer H. and Onilea Sondreal Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abigail Braaten, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Braaten Paul Roberts Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Carlson Peter Haugen Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zachary de la Cruz Polk Burnett Citizen Scholar . . . . . . . . Morgan Brotzel, Nicholas Erickson, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bailey Johnson, Dylan Thomsen Process Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McAdam Smith Robert Moberg/Stuart Nelson Star Prairie Fish & Game . . . . . Drew Meyer School Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Bottolfson Sid Bjorkman Memoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mackenzie Mike Snowmobile Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emma Bottolfson, Nicholas Erickson, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Hellie, McAdam Smith Star Prairie Fish and Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew Meyer Stone Creek Custom Interiors, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Hellie Stower Community . . . . . . . Elizabeth Braaten, Drew Meyer, Ella Schmidt Turek Serendipity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hailey Clausen, Autumn Rivard Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7929 . . . . . . . . Grady Martin, Lydia Monson Warrior Warehouse . . . Corey Brune, Samantha Crosby, Justice Lammers Waterman Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martin Hellie Wears Family and Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trent Andren Wisconsin Academic Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Erickson Wisconsin School Counselor’s Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor Foeller Wisconsin Technical Excellence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carter Cloutier Woodland Lakes Rotary STRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Belz, Jacob Burns, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erasmus Espinosa
The virtual Senior Awards Night video can be found on the Amery School YouTube channel.
On Senior Awards Night!
On Awards Night, 117 scholarships were presented to members of the AHS Class of 2020. Local money awarded to students totaled approximately $96,675. In addition to local scholarships, students were awarded money from corporations, families and individuals outside of the Amery community including the Academic Excellence Scholarship worth $9,000, the Technical Excellence Scholarship totaling $6,750, and the McLamore Foundation/ Burger King Scholarship worth $50,000. The Class of 2020 received a grand total of $162,425 in scholarship awards.
AWARDS OF DISTINCTION:
SUMMA CUM LAUDE – GPA of 4.250 or higher, Gold Ribbon:
Jens BJORGE
Raymond BUENZLI
Nicholas ERICKSON
Laura KASTANEK
Lydia MONSON
Annika SCHWARTZ
McAdam SMITH
MAGNA CUM LAUDE – GPA of 4.100 to 4.249; Silver Ribbon: Elizabeth Braaten, Morgan Brotzel, Hailey Clausen, Taylor Foeller, Core Greene, Chloe Keller, Grady Martin, Ella Schmidt, Miles Troff, Carli Vincent CUM LAUDE – GPA of 3.950 to 4.099; White Ribbon: Caleb Bleskacek, Abigail Braaten, Pake Brown, Andrew Carlson, Halie DeRosier, Amanda Edwards, Julia Engebretson, Bailey Johnson, Kenneth Lepak, Drew Meyer, Dylan Thomsen NATIONAL MERIT FINALIST: Nicholas Erickson Juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the PSAT. Of the 1.6 million students tested, 16,000 are named Semifinalists. Semifinalists are the highest scoring entrants in each state and represent less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. Erickson has been named a FINALIST. Scholarship winners will be selected from the group of Finalists. CITIZENSHIP AWARD: Based on GPA earned during the school year (upper 10% of their class), involved in at least 5 extra-curricular activities, and earn recognition in one of the following: 1. Officer in an extra-curricular activity or class officer 2. Letter winner 3. Participation in district, regional, sectional, or state competition GOLD – Jens Bjorge, Hailey Clausen, Nicholas Erickson, Laura Kastanek, Grady Martin, Lydia Monson, Annika Schwartz. SILVER – Ella Schmidt NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY: Jens Bjorge, Elizabeth Braaten, Morgan Brotzel, Raymond Buenzli, Andrew Carlson, Hailey Clausen, Nicholas Erickson, Cora Greene, Laura Kastanek, Chloe Keller, Grady Martin, Drew Meyer, Lydia Monson, Andrew Prindle, Ayla Russell, Ella Schmidt, Annika Schwartz, McAdam Smith, Carli Vincent PERFECT ATTENDANCE SENIOR YEAR: Andrew Carlson, Rayna Lee PERFECT ATTENDANCE ALL FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL: Rayna Lee COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Jackson Moulton FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT: Juliette Simon (France) WI GLOBAL EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATES: Jens Bjorge, Elizabeth Braaten, Annika Schwartz OUTSTANDING FRENCH STUDENTS, Les Meilleur Eleves: Michael Collins, Lydia Monson OUTSTANDING SPANISH STUDENTS, Los mejores, estudiantes de espanol por niveles: Jens Bjorge, Elizabeth Braaten, Raymond Buenzli, Chase Jorgensen, Annika Schwartz JOHN PHILIP SOUSA INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AWARD: Hailey Clausen LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD: Carli Vincent NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD: August Wentz MIDDLE BORDER CONFERENCE SCHOLAR ATHLETES: Grady Martin, Lydia Monson STUDENT COUNCIL: Elizabeth Braaten – President, Annika Schwartz - Vice President, Jens Bjorge, Hailey Clausen, Mikey Collins, Nick Erickson, Chloe Keller, Frannie Meyers, Ayla Russell UNITED STATES MILITARY COMMITMENTS: Pake Brown – Navy, active duty Matt Knutson – Air Force, active duty Rayna Lee - Army National Guard YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP AWARDS: Agriculture and Natural Resources: Pake Brown, Hailey Clausen, Grady Martin Business Finance: Michael Collins Business Marketing: Abigail Braaten, Elizabeth Braaten, Lacey Sigsworth, Grace Belz, Caleb Bleskacek, Zach de la Cruz, Julia Engebretson, Claire Flanum, Bailey Johnson, Levi Lombardo, Megan Marquand, Dylan Thomsen Health Science Nursing Assistant: Amanda Edwards, Mackenzie Mike, Emma Bottolfson, Alexyss Gates, Ayla Russell, Brandi Swager, Alexis Wilcox Hospitality and Tourism: Alyssa Anderson, Dylan Anderson, Trent Andren, Jordan Bader, Tavis Bader, Jamie Bezhani, Ray Buenzli, Ariana Cruz, Austin DeLeon, Halie DeRosier, Erasmus Espinosa, Lauryn Frederick, Levi Ingham, Kelsey Johnson, Chloe Keller, Justice Lammers, Christopher Lorsung, Drew Meyer, Francesca Meyers, Jackson Moulton, Evin Pollitt, Autumn Rivard, Miles Troff, Emma Wolf Information Technology: Andrew Carlson Manufacturing: Zachary DeSota, Carter Cloutier
4K PRESCHOOL ORIENTATION Friday, August 28 (rescheduled)
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Open to youth and adults from the Amery area and other communities AMERY YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL
SOFTBALL SKILLS & DRILLS SUMMER DAY CAMP
For girls who completed grades 4-8 July 13-17 Jorgensen Field Everyone: 10 am - noon Pitchers: 10 am - 12:30 pm Amery Varsity softball coach Tara Rose and staff work on all aspects of softball: throwing, defense (infield/outfield), hitting, bunting, base running, and pitching! Come to learn, get better, have fun, prepare and improve for the season! Contact Tara Rose roset@amerysd.k12.wi.us or 715-410-0834. Cost: $55 includes camp fee and t-shirt if registered by June 26. Click “Register Now, Pay Later” during the online registration. Money will be collected once we know camp can occur.
For youth from Amery and area communities who have completed grades 1-3. Practices begin in September. Scrimmages: Saturdays and halftime of one Friday home HS game. Cost: $50 includes t-shirt. Equipment is provided. Youth will learn the basics of football including throwing, catching, and blocking while playing flag football. Flag football will focus on young players learning skills without tackling. Flag football allows all youth to play all positions safely. Flag football at this age is encouraged and endorsed by USA Football and the AHS football program. Questions? Contact Tara Rose roset@amerysd.k12.wi.us or 715-410-0834. Online registration will open once we know that football can occur.
Broadway!
AMERY YOUTH FOOTBALL ROOKIE TACKLE
COME FROM AWAY at Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all.
The remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. Recommended for ages 10+ Sunday, August 23 for 1 pm showtime Fee $71 per ticket includes all fees, main floor seating, and 27-seat Kobussen motor coach transportation. Online registration will open if the show will occur.
For youth from Amery and surrounding communities who completed grades 4-5. Practices: TBD. Scrimmages: Saturdays and halftime of one Friday home HS game. Cost: $125 includes jersey and all equipment Athletes will learn the basics of football including throwing, catching, blocking, and tackling while playing rookie tackle. Rookie tackle is a variation of tackle football with a smaller field, 7-on-7, and no three-point stances. Rookie tackle teaches youth to tackle correctly, play multiple positions, master more skills, be safe, and have fun! Rookie tackle is encouraged and endorsed by USA Football and the Amery High School football program as a part of the football progression. Questions? Contact Tara Rose (715) 410-0834 or email roset@amerysd.k12.wi.us Online registration will open once we know that football can occur.
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION
AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION
For online registration, visit our website: www.amerysd.k12.wi.us ‘Community Ed’ tab and click on ‘ONLINE REGISTRATION’
commed@amerysd.k12.wi.us 715.268.9771 x220
ALL classes, events and trips ARE cancelled through June 30, but...
We Will Be Back !
As always, the Amery Community Education catalog will hit the mail in late August or early September. Watch for it!
3 Meet your child’s teacher 3 See your child’s classroom 3 Learn about the 4K Preschool program 3 Meet classmates 3 Visit with staff & community professionals who play an important role in your child’s education. Parents – watch for information about registration. If you misplaced your registration packet or did not receive a registration packet, contact Katie Elmer in the Lien Elementary office: 715-268-9771 ext. 266 or email: elmerk@amerysd.k12.wi.us
Featured Graduates JORDAN WOLD
LISA (Kuhl) DANIELSON
• AHS Class of 2004•
• AHS Class of 1999 •
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: Jordan Wold earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, majoring in Marketing with a minor in Economics. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: After graduating from college, Wold worked in Iowa for a distribution company. In 2013, Phil Kluge asked Jordan if he wanted to move back to Amery to learn the Insurance and Investment world with the goal of taking over for Kluge when he retired. Since owning his own business and having the flexibility that comes with what was always a personal and professional goal, Wold accepted the invitation. Jordan is currently a Financial Advisor at Bridge Investment Group in Amery and has the opportunity to become a partial owner. “One of my favorite parts of being an advisor is that every day is different. I enjoy the challenge of taking the client information that is in front of me and creating a plan with personalized objectives to assist them along their journey toward their personal and financial goals.” HOW DID YOUR EXPERIENCES AT AMERY SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER? “Both of my parents grew up in Amery, so I was immersed into all aspects of the hometown school and surrounding communities. Growing up, I was taught to work hard, be kind and to always help others. I was lucky enough to create lasting relationships with many teachers, and these relationships are still active today. These mentors and community members helped lay the foundation to immerse myself in learning continuously, adapting to problems, and developing creative solutions. These skills align with my role as a Financial Advisor.”
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: Lisa Danielson graduated from UW-Superior with an Elementary Education and Library Science degree. In addition, she has earned her Master of Education and Administration certification. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND AND CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Since graduating college, Danielson has worked in education, first as a Library Media Specialist and the last three years as an administrator in Grantsburg where she is currently the Middle School Principal. HOW DID YOUR EXPERIENCES AT AMERY SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER? “While in high school, I spent some time as a high school helper in the elementary library and really enjoyed the experience. When it was time to pick a minor in college, it was this experience that led me to add the Library Science licensure, which is where I’ve spent the majority of my career. Thank you to Jonell Leadholm who was my supervising teacher in that experience, as well as my Kindergarten teacher. In addition, I had several teachers and coaches who impacted my life and remain friends of mine to this day. I hope that, in my career, there are students who feel the same about how I have possibly influenced their lives and helped them along the way.”
“I think the success of any school can be measured by the contribution the alumni make to our national life.” –JOHN F. KENNEDY
*Investment adviser representative and registered representative of, and securities and investment advisory services offered through Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (Member SIPC). BRIDGE INVESTMENT GROUP is not a subsidiary of nor controlled by Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. CN1187749_0521
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AMERY HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY House #2 is on the Market!
With the help of local contractors and under the supervision of Technology Education instructor Josh Ganje, AHS Construction Academy students assisted in the construction of the entire home.
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