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Middle schools will get Chinese

Weather days leave high school short

Everyday classes for VAIS grads at SOMS in ‘19-20, BRMS after 20-21 and beyond

Eliminating late starts among options to meet hours requirement

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Graduates of Verona Area International School will be able to take Advanced Mandarin Chinese in middle and high school. And the language instruction eventually will be available to students new to Chinese. T h e Ve r o n a A r e a s c h o o l b o a r d approved a plan Monday that will allow graduates in sixth-grade and above to take an advanced section of the language every day. A key to the decision was the projected cost of the plan, $14,000 above the current allocation for Chinese instruction outside of VAIS, which teaches K-5 students in both English and Chinese in a dual-immersion format. The offerings for VAIS graduates will only be at Savanna Oaks Middle School in 2019-20, and they will move to Badger Ridge Middle School in 2020-21 and beyond. Eighth-graders at both middle schools who did not attend VAIS would be able to take an introductory Mandarin class beginning in 2020-21 as part of an expansion of the language’s offering. Sixth- and seventh-grade VAIS graduates who wish to continue Chinese instruction would have to give up either music or the quarterly rotation of art, family and consumer ed, technology and

Verona Area High School will be short of its instructional hours requirements after three weather-related closures over a week-anda-half stretch at the end of January. While the elementary and middle schools are fine, district administrators are working this week on options to make up the nearly three days’ worth of hours necessary to meet state standards, superintendent Dean Gorrell told the Press in an email. “I will be getting something out to parents in the coming days once we have finalized what our plan will be,” Gorrell wrote. The state requires at least 1,137 hours of instruction for grades 7 through 12, and at least 1,050 for grades 1 through 6. Gorrell said “one of the leading options” under consideration would be to forgo late starts for high

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From left, Ahyanna Brenston, Destini Patterson, Janiyah Green, Shania Frazier, Badger Ridge Middle School teacher Shayla Glass, Tae’Javiean Bey, Ma’lahja Johnson, Emani Embry, Diani’Zabell Acevedo and Sacora Berry are members of the Black Girls Circle of Support group that Glass mentors, where the girls have a space to be themselves and discuss issues specific to them.

BRMS teacher wins humanitarian award Educator honored for work toward equity in district KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

Badger Ridge Middle School teacher Shayla Glass received confirmation last month that she’s making a difference. Glass, now 26, was awarded the City-County Rev. Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award for her work to promote equity and address academic and disciplinary disparities among Glass African American students. Hired by the Verona Area School District in 2016, Glass has since co-founded the Black Equity Council at BRMS, is a Circles of Support

program leader for seventhand eighth-graders as the Black Girls group facilitator and is a coach for the African American History Bowl Challenge, according to a news release from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. Glass told the Press the award will help her “keep going” with her efforts, and shows “the work that I’m doing is necessary.”

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‘We had a chance to build a neighborhood’ 25 years ago, district considered putting a school in Fitchburg’s Jamestown

considerations like population growth, busing, access for walkers and – sometimes most importantly – available land. Twenty-five years ago, most of those considerations seemed to work in favor of building a school SCOTT GIRARD in Fitchburg’s Jamestown Unified Newspaper Group neighborhood. The district Where to build a school had three sites in the area can be a complex question. under consideration, and it T h e r e g e n e r a l l y a r e moved close enough to two

that there were petitions in opposition and support. By the end of 1994, the school board set a referendum to purchase land that would become home t o S ava n n a O a k s M i d dle School. That school is in Fitchburg, but it’s far enough away from the major population centers of Jamestown and Maple Grove to leave those neighborhoods without a

neighborhood school. And now, with Verona facing difficult options for setting new attendance boundaries when its new high school opens in 2020, it seems unlikely those areas ever will be able to avoid busing of children elsewhere. Pat Sweeney, who was the Fitchburg representative on the school board at the time, said not putting

a school near the more than 450 students that now reside in that area west of Verona Road is his “greatest regret” from his nine years on the board. “I’m a believer in neighborhood schools, especially at the elementary level,” Sweeney told the Press this month. “A school in there with established younger parents would’ve done a world of good for

everybody that attended the school.” The three options considered were on King James Way near the Wingra Stone quarry, Maple Prairie Park and the Fitchburg side of Jamestown-Huegel Park. VASD business manager Chris Murphy recalled discussion on each of the sites “became very contentious.”

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Attendees watch the VAIS Chinese New Year Celebration at the Verona Public Library on Feb. 3.

Community rings in Chinese New Year Families celebrated the Chinese New Year with the Verona Area International School on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Verona Public Library. The festivities, which included stories and songs in Mandarin Chinese, were led by VAIS teacher Lumei Huang and Middleton librarian Tiffani Roltgen, along with help from VAIS students. VAIS is the

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Verona Area School District’s kindergarten through fifth-grade Chinese-immersion charter school, in which part of the day is taught in Mandarin. The Chinese New Year, which began the following Tuesday, Feb. 5, brought in the Year of the Pig for the Chinese calendar. Called the Spring Festival, or Chun Jié, it is the most important and longest public holiday

in China. Within the country, the populace enjoys a week of public holidays starting on Feb. 4, with festivities continuing as far as the Lantern Festival on Feb. 19. The entire celebration is marked by family reunions, fireworks and an abundance of the color red. - Justin Loewen

David Landau performs at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center on Jan. 2.

Landau ‘brings on spring’ Children’s performer David Landau and his “Bring on Spring” concert had kids and their families filling the aisles at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center on Feb. 2. While several youngsters enjoyed the musical performance from their seats, many crowded the stage in excitement,

often led in dance by Landau himself. Before retiring from the stage following his performance, Landau took a moment to sit in front of the enthusiastic mob, giving out fist bumps to every kid who greeted him. - Justin Loewen

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A plan for what to do with the New Century and Sugar Creek Elementary school buildings is a long way off, but the city is getting the ball rolling with a community survey. The survey, which is posted on the city website and Facebook page and Verona Area Chamber of Commerce website, is primarily aimed at people who own, run or hope to run a small business in the next few years. It’s been discussed in recent months by the Community Development Authority, a city commission that previously hadn’t met for several years. Part of the reason for the survey is to consider a possible use for the century-old NCS building, which sits on the West Verona Avenue property that’s being acquired from the Verona Area School District after the new high school opens in fall 2020. One suggested use has been a business incubator of sorts. That would make some sense, given its location, its two-story layout and the fact that Verona has no such spaces. But economic development manager Dayna Sarver told the Press there’s no evidence either way to show whether the market is appropriate. “My experience and training has said we need to know what’s actually needed,” she explained. “Is that the highest and best use for that space?” The Sugar Creek site, with a network of winding corridors in a 60-plus-yearold building, has long been assumed to be a target for redevelopment, and the city at one point had requested the site be “clean” – with no building on it – before it is transferred. But there is no plan for it, and this is just the beginning, Sarver said. The 17-question survey asks respondents how they feel about Verona’s business climate, about their individual situations, interests, challenges and business potential, their knowledge of business development programs and how they get local information. The survey will be open until March 1. Sarver said she expects to discuss the results at the CDA’s next meeting, Feb. 28.

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Commissioners asked whether a trail could be extended to the neighborhood nearby (possibly), whether the fencing would keep the public away (it’s intended to be private) and which way the amplified sound would face (to the east, away from the nearest neighborhood). The field is being designed for use by Edgewood College’s soccer and lacrosse teams.

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With several conflicts between a developer’s plan for a 200-acre neighborhood on the city’s north side and city development standards, GDP BOUNDARY the Plan Commission declined to make a recommendation Monday. That means the Whispering Coves plan will need to return to the commission next month before it goes before the Common Council and GDP BOUNDARY could get full approval in mid-April at the earliest. The plan’s latest version – it’s fifth presented by Forward Development Group – shows 222 single-famMap courtesy JSD Professional Services WHISPERING COVES • GDP SUBMITTAL LAND USE PLAN ily homes, three unspecA plan for the 200-acre Whispering Coves subdivision shows a park and trail network VERONA, WI DATE 01.03.2019 ified “mixed-use” lots that includes a 10-acre conservancy and several “pocket parks,” as well as a 12-acre totaling about 20 acres, a school site. 12-acre school site and 19 separate park spaces built Commission had split and wildlife. around a trail system, is not a problem. Commissioners were H e n s h u e c h a l l e n g e d 2-2 at its last meeting on including a wetland conservancy area, all south- the staff opinion on a few whether they should be generally supportive of west of County Hwys. M of the proposals in the counted in the nearly 20 the trail system but mixed unusual, trail-centered, acres of parkland dedica- on the pocket parks and and PD. F D G r e p r e s e n t a t iv e curvilinear design of the tion required, and the city the conservancy. Mayor planning director took no Luke Diaz said while he’s Ron Henshue addressed development, however. One of those was a her- stance on it but directed in favor of a conservancy some of the staff and commissioners’ biggest ky-jerky route from the the Plan commissioners to area, the city’s ordinances do not support it and concerns immediately, current end of Hemlock offer their thoughts. “We tried to develop a might need to change. saying the plans were still Drive to County Hwy. PD The FDG plan had being worked on and the that he said was “more park system that can be mile’s worth of retaining traffic-calming through- used for all ages,” Hens- made four previous trips walls, skinny terraces and out the neighborhood.” hue said, explaining that to the commission, and inadequate stormwater The city’s comprehensive each would have a dif- commissioner Mike Bare facilities will all be fixed plan calls for Hemlock ferent park amenity. “It’s said it needs “go back to and the location for a and Tamarack Way to i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e o f the drawing board” for future elementary school both be collector streets the connectivity they be more adjustments. “There are some things is flexible. He added that funneling neighborhood located within the park system.” to like here,” he said, “but considering the Verona and through traffic. “We like the design that The plan features about there are questions we Area School District is 2.5 miles of trails and need to answer.” still working out projec- we have,” he said. Another was the use of 10-acre conservancy, all tions for future school needs after the current what he called “pocket of which Henshue said Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronareferendum construction parks,” or small, circu- would be adorned with press@wcinet.com. is over in 2020, the delay lar green spaces within boardwalks, plantings and cul-de-sacs. The Parks signage promoting birds EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY LOTS

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Trump is ‘unfit’ to be president We don’t know what his motivation is, but it is clear that President Donald Trump is a willing asset of Putin and Russia. There is ample evidence of a conspiracy between them and the result is the most serious threat to our democracy and its defining principles. Trump, who has a well known history of being a New York mobster, is a clear and present danger to our constitution and the principle “that no one is above the law.” The facts have been provided by his own actions and statements which are transparent and blatant. His responsibility and pride for shutting down the

government to get his phony and unexplainable “wall” is dangerous and destructive. Robert Mueller’s investigation must conclude soon which will prove Trump’s criminality and that he is unfit to be President. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives should immediately begin an impeachment investigation. The only wall we need is a prison wall around Trump. If we fail to take these measures we will make a mockery of the often repeated statement, “that no one is above the law.” Action is overdue. Bob Menamin City of Verona

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To keep those resolutions, be realistic and eat real food

ew year, new me, or so the saying goes. Starting the New Year gives you a chance to turn the page on your old bad habits and start new, better ones. It is always in January when people come into the office and are greatly motivated to lose weight. “Well doc, this is my year,” they’ll say. “I’m going to lose weight!” “That’s fantastic,” I reply. “How are you going to do it?” Some of the responses make me cringe. “I’m going Milsap to starting using X supplement or start X diet,” or “I’m going to the gym seven days a week or starting an intense exercise class” In all honesty, I love the motivation. I am just as excited for the enthusiastic patients I see. However, so many come back three months later and the scale reads the same or even a higher number. Most of them, actually. I do not want to seem pessimistic or shoot down your hopes and dreams for this New Year. What I do want to do is give you a slight dose of reality so that you have more success with obtaining that “ideal” number on the scale. As for the items regarding supplements and diets, in general,

you do not need supplements to lose weight, nor should you use them to lose weight. Unless specifically directed by your physician, I would avoid using supplements altogether. It’s rare a supplement that’s “guaranteed” to do something, actually performs the action it claims or as effectively as it claims. If it did, those supplements often would end up as medications. Often, when we supplement our bodies with an item, we end up peeing it out and making very expensive urine. Supplements that claim weight loss can also have side effects leading to heart palpitations, racing heartbeats, sweating and sometimes panic attacks. In general, avoid supplements, unless specifically instructed by your doctor. The best supplement and diet you can give your body for weight loss is real food. Real food meaning vegetables, whole grains, fruits, legumes, proteins (red meat once per week, fish, poultry) and more vegetables. Avoid fast food whenever possible and avoid cutting out entire food groups to lose weight. Humans have been around for a long time – long before supplements and fast food – and mostly at healthy weights on average until the last few decades. That’s because we ate real food. Our body is an amazing machine. To run efficiently, it

needs all food groups. If you go to the grocery store and spend time in the produce department for your “supplements,” you will get plenty of nutrients. For the avid gym-goers in the New Year, I am so excited for you all. Our bodies were meant to move. Increases in exercise lead to better sleep, less depression and anxiety, weight loss and feeling better overall. However, for those who have bodies that are not used to working out, it’s important to start with reasonable goals. If you jump into something too quickly, you will end up with an injury, sidelined and probably much less motivated to work out once you are healed. Start by walking (or biking or whatever you like) 20-30 minutes every other day. Each week, add a day. Once your week is full of walking, increase to 10 minutes of running with a 20-minute walk. The same goes for weightlifting. One of the best things you can do is meet with a trainer to come up with a workout schedule. So for New Year, new me, the resolution is simple: Eat real food and start moving. It’s the execution that’s difficult, but you can do it. Alex Milsap is a third-year resident at UW Health Family Medicine in Verona.

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Board wants to consider appointing Biddle early Only candidate for now-vacant seat in April election SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

The Verona Area school board has been operating one person down since Russell King resigned in November. Monday, they began to discuss how to fill the seat until the April 2 election, with just a single candidate on the ballot, Deborah Biddle. Some on the board preferred to break from policy requiring an open application opportunity for the public and instead appoint Biddle,

as long as she’s interested. They planned to reach out to her sometime before the Feb. 18 board meeting about her interest and have administrators ask the district’s lawyer what their options are. “Declaring a candidacy is kind of an application process,” said board member Meredith Stier Christensen. Others on the board preferred she still be required to apply, as Tom Duerst pointed to his own experience joining the board in 2015, when he was the only candidate for an open seat and filled out an application for the publicly noticed vacancy. “She should have to go through the application process, per policy,” Duerst said.

There were also some initial questions about someone wanting to apply and be part of the board vote on new attendance area boundaries, which has been planned to come before a new board member was seated after the election. Board president Noah Roberts said that’s unlikely to happen at this point, as they want to take their time making the right decision and do some public outreach after the Attendance Area Advisory Committee makes its recommendation. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

Schools in brief Project behind schedule While the new Verona Area High School building is on schedule, superintendent Dean Gorrell told the school board Monday the civil engineering for road and other public improvements around the school is about three weeks behind. “That was troublesome to hear,” he told the board, summarizing a meeting with project managers from earlier in the day. Gorrell said JSD Engineering had submitted documents to the City of Verona’s engineering firm AECOM as planned, but got comments back two weeks later than expected — and then the cold and snow last week delayed them further. He said they “don’t know” what it means for the cost of the projects, leaving them saying “no” to any potential adds at the high school project for the time being. “It may impact the bid environment or it may not impact the bid environment,” Gorrell said. “We may have some procedural issues that we need to investigate with our attorney.”

Lots of budget unknowns District business manager consultant

Cherish The Ladies performs for VAPAS Thirteen years after their first performance with the Verona Area Performing Arts Series, all-female group Cherish The Ladies is returning to the stage on Saturday, Feb. 23. The group, led by All-Ireland champion flutist and tin whistler Joannie Madden, plays a variety of Celtic music, with one of their albums made in partnership with the Boston Pops Orchestra receiving an Emmy nod. The second of three shows in VAPAS’s 201819 season, the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Ti c ke t s f o r g e n e r a l admission are $32, $30 for

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Scotland, fiddler Nollaig Casey from County Cork in Ireland and vocalist Kate Purcell from County Clare What: Verona Area in Ireland. Performing Arts Series: The group has recorded Cherish The Ladies multiple albums, including “Woman of the House,” When: 7:30 p.m. Satur“Threads of Time” and day, Feb. 23 “The Girls Won’t Leave the Where: Verona Area Boys Alone.” Performing Arts Center, The show is being spon300 Richard St. sored by Cullen, Miller and Cost: $32 ($30 senior citSons Supermarket and Midizens; $10 for 17-under) West Family Broadcasting, as well as an anonymous donor. For information, visit America, the UK, Europe, New Zealand and Australia. vapas.org or call 848-2787. The group also includes Mary Coogan of New York, Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. accordionist Mirella Murray from County Galway wethal@wcinet.com and in Ireland, pianist Kathfollow her on Twitter @ leen Boyle from Glasgow, kimberly_wethal.

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VAPAS booked Cherish the Ladies last month after discovering a scheduling conflict with the originally scheduled Young Irelanders. senior citizens and $10 for children ages 17 and younger. All seats are reserved. Named for an Irish jig, Cherish The Ladies is a six-woman group founded in 1985, with many hailing from Ireland. It has played in North and South

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SOMS bees Savanna Oaks Middle School seventh-grader Riley Sweet, left, won the school spelling bee earlier this month, with sixth-grader Zach Romeny coming in second. Photo submitted

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Chris Murphy went over an early list of the budget considerations Monday, telling the board there are still at least five unknowns in the process, with some other assumptions as well. The most significant of those is the state categorical per pupil aid increase in the new budget that will be considered by the state legislature and Gov. Tony Evers this summer. It will be the first budget since 2011 approved under divided government, with both houses having Republican majorities and Evers a Democrat. The other unknowns include wage settlements for employee groups, staff replacement following retirements and resignations and a net increase or decrease of open enrollment.

‘Goodbye’ to tower crane The crane that has towered over the new Verona Area High School project for months will soon be gone. Gorrell said the crane is expected to be removed from the site within the next couple weeks. “Say goodbye to the tower crane,” he said.

Verona Lions Club to host food drive for Badger Prairie Needs Network The Verona Lions Club wants to help curb hunger in the community, and you can help them on Saturday, Feb. 16. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., a food drive will be held at Miller and Sons Supermarket to help meet the Lions’ goal of donating 1,000 pounds of goods to the Badger Prairie Needs Network. Shoppers will be given a list of food and non-food items needed by BPNN, and shoppers are encouraged to donate what they can to the collection boxes located at the store’s exit. Cash donations for BPNN will also be accepted. The Verona Lions Club is a member of a worldwide organization that has multiple initiatives it encourages clubs to focus on in their communities throughout the year. The food drive for BPNN is a

If You Go What: Food Drive for Badger Prairie Needs Network When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 Where: Miller and Sons Supermarket, 210 S. Main St. Info: e-clubhouse.org/ sites/veronawi part of their “Relieving Hunger” initiative. For more information on the food drive, visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/ veronawi. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.

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Coming up Virtual reality tours The senior center will be conducting Rendever virtual reality tours from 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 8. Participants will see the Mount of Olives, the Church of all nationals and Golgatha, with Rome and ancient Egypt on the itinerary, if there’s time. For information, call 845-7471.

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Curtis Jones, Verona native and 1950 graduate from Verona High School, is the subject of the next Verona Area Historical Society meeting, set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli St. Jones’ high school classmates Will Schmid and Philip Roethlisberger are the featured guests at the sociMovie matinees ety’s February meeting, and will talk The senior center will show a about the man whom the VAHS athselection of movies at 12:30 p.m. Fri- letic stadium is named after. days in February. Jones died of cancer in 1962. “All the Pretty Horses” will be shown on Feb. 8, and “Blended” will Card party be played on Feb. 22. The Verona American Legion AuxFor information, call 845-7471. iliary will host a euchre card party at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 at the legion Mental Health First Aid building, 207 Legion St. Learn how to respond to signs of It costs $5 to play. The proceeds mental illness and substance-use dis- will go to benefit a Verona Area High orders in older adults with a two-part School junior who will be attendtraining on Thursdays, Feb. 7 and 14. ing Badger Girls State, a week-long From 12:30-4:45 p.m. each day, conference at University of Wisparticipants will be trained to iden- consin-Oshkosh that teaches young tify and understand mental health women about civics and government. issues. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. Registration is required. and costs $5. For information, call 845-7180. For information, call 845-7028.

and owner of Madison-based company White Jasmine, will host a Pakistani tea time event from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at the library. She will demonstrate how to make samosas, cholay and raita. The demonstration is limited to 30 participants. Registration is required. For information, call 845-7180.

Plastic in the Great Lakes Want to learn about how to reduce our plastic footprint in the Great Lakes? A presentation on the impact of plastic in our nearby bodies of water will be held from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the library. Anne Moser, a senior special librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Water Library, will give an introduction on the science and history of plastics, and steps we can take to make sure it doesn’t end up in our water. The presentation is a part of the accompanying program to the “Great Lakes, Small Streams” exhibit that will be at the library from Jan. 24 through Feb. 19. For information, call 845-7180.

Community calendar Thursday, February 7

• 12:30-4:45 p.m., Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults (registration required), senior center, 8457471 • 3:45 p.m., Dungeons and Dragons (ages 8-11, registration required for all four weeks), library, 845-7180 • 4 p.m., Anime and manga club (grades 6-12), library, 845-7180

Friday, February 8

• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless (ages 0-5), library, 8457180 • 10:30-11:15 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tour: “Let’s Take a World Tour!” (registration limited to six participants), senior center, 8457471 • 12:30 p.m., Movie Matinee: “All the Pretty Horses,” senior center, 845-7471

Saturday, February 9

• 10-11 a.m., STEAM storytime (ages 4-6), library, 845-7180

Sunday, February 10

• 1 p.m. Verona American Legion Auxiliary card party (lunch served at 11:30 a.m.), American Legion, 207 Legion St., 845-7028

Monday, February 11

• 1-2 p.m., Senior case management outreach with senior center staff, library, 845-7471 • 6:30-8 p.m., Pakistani tea time (registration required, limited to 30 participants), library, 845-7180

Tuesday, February 12

• 1:30-2 p.m., Kids Yoga (ages 2-5), library, 845-7180 • 7-8 p.m., “Plastics in the Great Lakes: What to know and what to do about it” presentation, library, 845-7180

Wednesday, February 13

• 4-5 p.m., Minecraft Club (grades 1-6, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with Tim (registration required), senior center, 845-7471 • 4:30-7 p.m., American Legion Auxiliary spaghetti dinner, American Legion, 207 Legion St., 8457898 • 6:30-8 p.m., “Appy Hour,” library, 845-7180

Thursday, February 14

• 9 a.m., Senior hike with Al Swain (registration required), senior center, call Swain at 497-1745 • 12:30-4:45 p.m., Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults (registration required), senior center, 8457471

What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Feb. 7 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society Friday, Feb. 8 7 a.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Saturday, Feb. 9 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 02-04-19 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona

Churches All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona

Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m.

St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison campus: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona campus: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday school: 9 a.m. Worship: 10:15 a.m.

Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.

Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion

Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.

The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.

Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship

West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,

Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 255-1278 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

Altering Destiny Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 02-04-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Sunday, Feb. 10 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 02-04-19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 02-04-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Monday, Feb. 11 7 a.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats

Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Tuesday, Feb. 12 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society Wednesday, Jan. 13 7 a.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 02-11-19 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center

11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Thursday, Jan. 14 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society

“The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:7-8 NIV Will things be different after we die? There is a natural tendency to think that there will be a radical transformation after death, that we will be unburdened by our bodies and that our souls will fly off to heaven and be united with God. But then shouldn’t we prepare our souls now to be with God? The truth is that God won’t be changing, and probably neither will we. Our souls and the virtues and appetites we cultivate become more or less permanent parts of who we are. If you have cultivated a spirit of love and compassion in your life, and live in the presence of God, you can certainly expect more of this in the hereafter, but if you have cultivated a spirit of anger and hatred, or any of the other vices, these have become a part of your soul. Fortunately, these things can be changed, but only with steadfast hard work and a conscious decision to alter our characters. We can change our destiny, but only if we do the hard work necessary to change our characters. If you aren’t living in the presence of God now,what makes you think you’ll be in his presence in the hereafter? Live now as you would for eternity. – Christopher Simon

Support groups • AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m. • Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. • Healthy Lifestyles Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m. • Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.

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Chinese: Program will be re-evaluated before 2020-21 year world language to fit it into their schedule. The board voted 4-2 to approve the proposal, with board members Meredith Stier Christensen and Kristina Navarro Haffner voting against. They had each expressed a preference for the other option presented Monday, which would have had sixth- and seventh-graders taking Mandarin instruction every other day and would’ve been budget-neutral. The program will be re-evaluated before the 2020-21 school year, in case changes are needed to go along with the planned boundary changes and middle school schedule update, which will bring the two attendance area middle school schedules in line with each other. Navarro Haffner and Stier Christensen said they would prefer to keep it budget-neutral in year one, with the idea that if some funding needs to be added next year, that’s easier than taking away. “If we do an evaluation, it’s harder to take away

resources than add resources,” Stier Christensen said. “We have a lot of different needs that we haven’t prioritized, that we haven’t looked at.” The four who voted in favor wanted to commit to the program as much as possible and see if it was successful or if numbers dropped. As board member Tom Duerst put it, the program needed to “sink or swim,” but be given “a real chance to swim.” “I would put all this money toward Spanish, personally, but if we’re gonna back it, we should back it,” Duerst said. It’s the first time Chinese language instruction will be offered during the school day beyond K-5 at VAIS, which opened in 2010-11 and has 21 students who have graduated and been t a k i n g va r i o u s o p t i o n s offered by the district since. First, there was an online program, but after some c o n c e r n s ove r a c c e s s ibility and reliability, it was changed to a “zero hour” program that meets at SOMS before school begins. Parents had asked

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for a better long-term solution, with another 17 students expected to graduate from VAIS at the end of this school year – more than the zero hour program could handle. VAIS had a contentious charter renewal in 2016, as some board members at the time expressed concerns about low enrollment. But eventually, with some enrollment requirements, they approved it, and some VAIS representatives have said that a plan for the middle school level would help keep families in the program. Board member Carolyn

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POLICE REPORTS Dec. 28 4:58 p.m. Police responded to a report of a 3-year-old child being left in the backseat of a car at Blain’s Farm and Fleet while the parent was inside. When an officer spoke with the mother, she advised she had only left the child for five minutes while returning an item. Police spoke with her about the negative consequences of leaving a child unattended in a car. Dec. 30 9:21 p.m. A man and his parents on the 1000 block of Caribe Ct. were warned for a noise violation after officers were dispatched to a possible fight

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Jamestown: Community opposition shut down opportunity to build ‘neighborhood’ school children is our prime concern,” with another adding that “all it takes is one kid to get hurt.” “It doesn’t matter how many fences there are,” Cindy Benson-Lein told the school board, according to the Aug. 4 article. It remained under consideration into October, along with the Jamestown-Huegel site, but ultimately those concerns won out, and the district instead added a second building on the east side off Lacy Road.

Continued from page 1 “We were trying to after the fact come in and put a school in already-established neighborhoods or already-established parks,” Murphy recalled. “Especially for the people who bordered the park or lived close to it, they weren’t in favor of it.” Each proposal was killed for a different reason related to that retrofitting necessity. The City of Madison said no to Maple Prairie Park. Neighbors petitioned against the Jamestown-Huegel location because they wanted to keep their park space. More than 200 signed a petition over safety concerns about the danger of the King James Way site being near the quarry. Murphy said the district learned lessons from that time, including the importance of getting land for a school early on in a development project if it’s projected there will be enough children to justify it. That’s what the district did in purchasing about 18 acres near the Scenic Ridge and Cathedral Point developments in Verona, on what’s known as the Herfel property, in 2015. Though no school has been built there yet, the land hasn’t turned into something else – a park or more housing, for example – that would prevent a school when the time comes. Now, each of the neighborhoods that would’ve had students walking to that school to this day are considered “aircraft carriers” by consultant Mark Roffers, meaning they’re a challenge to move around because of the high number of students. Roffers, who is leading the district through its elementary attendance boundary change process

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The Verona Area School district considered three locations for a school near the Jamestown neighborhood in 1994, but none of them came to pass after community opposition to each for varying reasons. this spring, has projected that Jamestown and Maple Grove combined will account for 471 students in 2020 – more than 20 percent of the district’s projected elementary enrollment. That’s left Roffers and the committee considering options for attendance areas to balance two competing requirements: either sending that entire geographic area to the same school to help save on busing costs and efficiency while also keeping a neighborhood together, or making sure the current elementary facilities last as long as possible within their useful capacities. It’s further complicated by the number of minority and low socioeconomic students that come from that area, as the board’s top criterium for the committee to consider is diversity at its schools. While that certainly would complicate things,

having a neighborhood school there would seemingly make it much easier to stomach one school with a higher percentage of students of color than the rest. Murphy said having a school up there would create a “different conversation” as they reconsider attendance boundaries. “Right now, (the neighborhoods are) really subject to changes,” he said. “I think the vast majority of these kids would be set, they wouldn’t be part of the discussion.” Kelli Kreienkamp, who lives in Jamestown and was an advocate for the King James Way school, said the neighborhood has felt “like an island” since. “ I f t h ey h a d bu i l t a school there … the conversation would be very different now,” Kreienkamp told the Press last month. “We wouldn’t be doing social engineering. (You’d

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have) little kids walking to school, not being bused.” And, Sweeney said, the neighborhood would have a place to call its own – allowing parents to more easily volunteer and perhaps host community and neighborhood events outside of regular hours. That space is hard to come by in the area, as it is. “There would have been a public community building there, a gathering place for the community,” he said. “We had a chance to build a neighborhood.”

Quarry concerns An August 1994 tour of the King James Way site near the quarry drew protesters with signs of “Safety, Safety, Safety” and “This Site is a Pit,” according to the Aug. 18 edition of the Press. Those protesters had numbers behind them, as well, with 270 Maple Prairie neighborhood residents signing a petition against the location. Kreienkamp delivered her own petition of 147 Jamestown neighborhood residents in support. “People who actually live near the quarry are not threatened by the quarry,” she said at the time. “We do not feel a school near a quarry will increase the danger to children.” Those who did worry about the danger were especially focused on walkers from the Maple Grove area, who would pass the quarry on their way to and from

school. The proposal was to use $534,000 of money from a phase-out of a Fitchburg tax increment financing district to help cover the purchase of 15.1 acres of land, with projections at the time that it would’ve saved $1 million in busing costs over the life of the school. Sweeney wishes that the “vocal” group in opposition had considered the longterm outlook for the neighborhood, which included an eventual closure of the quarry. “Short-term danger over the long-term good,” he told the Press this month. Back in 1994, he was focused on the short-term, as well. “Part of what we’re looking at is siting a school that, No.1, is where the population is,” Sweeney said at the time, according to the Feb. 10, 1994 Fitchburg Star. “Jamestown, Wildwood Hills and Three Fountains would mean about 350 children, all within a two-mile radius.” Then-superintendent Bob Gilpatrick acknowledged the challenges in an Aug. 4 Fitchburg Star story. Parents told he and the board that even with fences added, young children would be attracted to the quarry and put themselves in danger. “The site we’re looking at is a controversial site in some respects,” Gilpatrick said. “The location is a problem, and also it’s quite costly.” One parent said at the time that “the safety of our

The Jamestown-Huegel site also brought protesters, and the other park didn’t get far enough along that protesters were necessary. By September 1994, the Maple Prairie Park site in the City of Madison was ruled out, leaving just Jamestown-Huegel and the King James Way options remaining. Less than two months later, the second park option was dead. F i t c h bu rg ’s C o m mon Council had initially approved selling its side of the Jamestown-Huegel parkland to the school district at the end of September, according to a Sept. 22 story in the Star. But at its Sept. 27 meeting, protesters with concerns about traffic and losing their parkland got the council to reverse its decision. “You will be sending a message that Fitchburg parks can be bought and sold to anyone,” said resident Sue Jerome at the time, according to an Oct. 13 article. “Where will it end?” A week later, the council officially killed any possibility of a school at the park, with more than 50 people showing up in opposition and more than 500 signatures on a petition opposing the idea. “If you go ahead with this proposal, the lives of many of us will be dramatically altered,” said Lynette Rasmussen at the time, according to a Sept. 22 article. “Let this issue die the natural death that it should.” The strong opposition wasn’t a big surprise, Murphy recalled, especially for the park sites. “We knew it would be tough if we were able to do it at all because we were coming in so late,” he said. “We knew when we put it out it would be an uphill battle.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

‘Lessons learned’ in buying land Let’s talk about enrollment growth. All of it is “because of the Trying and failing to get a school into an lessons learned” from the attempt to “retrofit” lot & construction already-developed Jamestown neighborhood a school into Jamestown, he said, pointing out in the 1990s left a lasting impression on the they’d rather have land and not immediately loans. Verona Area School District. build on it than be caught without land again.

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Since that 1994 decision, VASD has built two more elementary schools: Country View in 2000 and Glacier Edge in 2006. It also purchased land for a future elementary school in 2015 near the fast-growing Scenic Ridge and Cathedral Point neighborhoods to the south of the city and has been involved in discussions to ensure there’s a place for a school in the Whispering Coves subdivision on the north side of Verona, which is expected to be the city’s next major growth area. District business manager Chris Murphy, who was in the same position in 1994, said the strategy of buying land before or at the same time a development is building out comes along with using consultants to project

“I view land as a good asset for a district to have,” Murphy said. Kelli Kreienkamp, a Jamestown neighborhood resident who pushed for a school in the neighborhood in the 1990s, told the Press it was “very different looking at retrofitting,” but she wishes the district had learned that lesson earlier. “I always figured it was probably a stretch,” she said. Still, she wondered, “Why would you not put a school there?” — Scott Girard

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As the practice days dwindle, Verona Area/Mount Horeb senior Aidan Updegrove knows time is running out to add his name to the record board again. Updegrove took another step toward that goal, finishing second in the 500-yard freestyle on Saturday, Feb. 2, with a time of 4 minutes, 58.59 seconds in the Big Eight Conference meet at Beloit Memorial. His effort helped the Wildcats finish fourth among the 10 teams in the conference for the second straight year. The Wildcats also got top-four finishes from senior Shane Rozeboom, a University of Minnesota recruit, who took third in the 50 free (21.77), third in the 100 free (47.57), freshman Oscar Best placing fourth in the 100 butterfly, the 200 medley relay (fourth) and the 200 free relay (fourth). Updegrove set the 200 free record last year and is about three seconds off the 500 free record (4:45.5). Since he hasn’t tapered yet, he said, he was pleased with his performance and called the record “a doable goal.” But getting on the podium next week might be more difficult. “I think sectionals will be a lot more competitive,” he said. “I feel like not everyone who usually swims the 500 swam today.” Verona Area/Mount Horeb will swim in the WIAA Division 1 Middleton sectional meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. The sectional winner in each event from the state’s six sectional meets automatically earns a state berth. The next 18 state qualifiers are based on the fastest D1 times from across the state. The state meet is slated for Feb.

Name: Aidan Updegrove Grade: Senior Sport: Boys swimming Highlight: Updegrove finished second place in the 500yard freestyle at the Big Eight Conference meet on Saturday.

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Verona Area/Mount Horeb senior Aidan Updegrove finished second in the 500-yard freestyle at the Big Eight Conference meet Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Beloit Memorial High School Natatorium. 16 at the University of Wisconsin’s Natatorium. Updegrove is looking forward to the big stage and having a chance to Verona Area/Mount Horeb return to state with his teammates. will travel to Middleton at 1 p.m. “I just like having the camaraderie with a team,” he said. “A lot of times Saturday for the WIAA Division people will just think of swimming 1 sectional. as an individual sport. It is a team sport. You work hard and when you have a rewarding meet it’s not just rewarding for you, but rewarding for everybody.” Interscholastic Swim Coaches AssoAt the conference meet, VA/ ciation Division 1 state poll. No. 1 Madison West, the defendMH faced four of the state’s top 10 ranked teams on the Wisconsin ing state champion, won seven titles

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and repeated as the conference champion by edging third-ranked Middleton 554.5-543. Madison Memorial finished third (383), and VA/MH, ranked sixth, scored 297 points. The Wildcats leapfrogged seventh-ranked Sun Prairie after the Cardinals had two 400 freestyle relays disqualified in the final event. The Regents got individual conference titles from senior Wes Jekel, a University of Wisconsin-Madison recruit, in the 100 free in a pool-record time of :46.65. Senior Constantin Bensch in the 100 fly (51.66),

Honorable mention: Reagan Klawiter (boys basketball) made five 3-pointers and scored a team-high 18 points in a 73-67 loss to Sun Prairie in double overtime on Friday, Feb. 1. Aalyiah Smith (girls basketball) scored a team-high 21 points in an 81-50 loss to Madison Memorial on Saturday. Cale Rufenacht (boys hockey) scored three goals and assisted on three more Friday as the Wildcats beat Beloit Memorial 13-0. Ava Downing (girls hockey) scored the game-winning goal Friday in a 2-1 victory against the Icebergs. Hailey Dohnal (gymnastics) won the balance beam (8.5), floor (8.9) in Verona/Madison Edgewood’s dual meet win over Madison West on Monday. Cael Wozniak (wrestling) took third place at 138 pounds in the Big Eight Conference tournament.

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Verona wraps up third straight title

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The Verona Area wrestling team had three finish in the top five Saturday, Feb. 2 in the Big Eight Conference tournament. Both sophomore Ben Grandau (126 pounds) and freshman Cael Wozniak (138) finished third. Senior Jeremy Grim (170) took fourth. Janesville Craig dominated the field, crowning five champions to win the Big Eight title, rolling by Middleton 262-215. Verona Area took ninth (52) out of 10 teams ahead of last-place Madison West. Verona will compete in the WIAA Division 1 Waunakee regional on Saturday. The top four from each weight class will advance to the sectional. “Depending who shows up at each weight class and we think if our guys wrestle up to their level, then we can have between three and six guys qualify for sectionals,” coach Bob Wozniak said. After a first-round bye, Grandau (23-11) pinned

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Verona will travel to Waunakee at 10 a.m. Saturday for the WIAA Division 1 regional tournament. Middleton’s Calvin Srem in 5 minutes, 40 seconds in a quarterfinal match. In the semifinals, Janesville Craig’s Mayson MacLennan (383) pinned him in 1:13. Grandau bounced back by pinning Sun Prairie’s Anthony Welch in a consolation match in 5:50. He then held on to knock off Beloit Memorial’s Griffin Oberneder 17-11 in a third-place match. “I felt he was one of the top two in his weight class,” Bob Wozniak said. “We see tough competition and so our records were not as good as one of two guys I felt we could beat. He could have been in the finals had he been on the other side of the bracket.”

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Jeremy Grim fights against the grip of Madison East’s Mario Mendoza in his 170-pound quarterfinal match at the Big Eight Conference meet at Verona Area High School on Saturday, Feb. 2.

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From a Big Eight blowout to the worst loss in more than two years to a third straight conference title, last week was a strange one for the Verona boys hockey team. The Wildcats (16-4-2 overall, 12-1-0 conference) lost 7-2 at Madison West on Saturday, Feb. 2 but came back to beat Middleton 6-2 on Monday, Feb. That win was enough to help Verona earn a third straight Big Eight title outright. Verona opened last weekend with a 13-0 drubbing of Beloit Memorial at home on Friday, Feb. 1. The Wildcats had anything but smooth sailing on Saturday, Feb. 2, losing to Madison West inside Madison Ice Arena on senior night. Coach Joel Marshall said he hopes the loss against the

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The sibling rivalry and passion for the sport has pushed the Rozeboom brothers to important cogs of a top 10 swimming team that goes back to an older sister. Senior Shane and freshman Nathan started swimming after watching Shelby, a 2015 Mount Horeb High School graduate, compete in club swimming for many years. Shelby was a standout for the Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls team and is wrapping up her career swimming at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “We look up to Shelby, and she was an inspiration for us,” Nathan said after the Big Eight Conference meet Saturday, Feb. 2. While each of the brothers has dabbled in other sports, they have given them up to focus on swimming. It’s that commitment they learned from Shelby while swimming for the Mount Horeb Gators in the summer as their sister did years ago. Shane, a University of Minnesota recruit, will swim for the Gophers next season and

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Verona Area/Mount Horeb senior Shane Rozeboom took third place in the 100-yard freestyle (47.57 seconds) Saturday, Feb. 2 in the Big Eight Conference meet in Beloit. is a standout in the 50 and 100-yard freestyle. He is the only swimmer in the history of the program with times in the top 10 in program history in six different individual events. “It’s been his dream to swim at the University of Minnesota for as long as I’ve known him, and he worked very hard to make that dream come true,” coach Bill Wuerger said. Nate credits Shane for getting him hooked on

swimming. “My brother is a huge influence to me,” he said. “He helped me really get into club swimming. It’s amazing to swim one last year with my brother before he heads off to Minnesota.” The Rozeboom brothers have leaned on each other training this year, and as Nathan tapers this week and Shane before the WIAA Division 1 state meet in one week, they know their time as teammates is dwindling.

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The two haven’t been swimming the same events this season, and Shane knows Nathan isn’t as fast in freestyle, but they still have a rivalry. “We are competitive and like to race in the breaststroke,” Shane said. “He gives me some tips.” Shane has been eager to serve as a mentor and teacher for Nathan in his freshman season. “I’ve kind of got to show him the ropes,” he said. “I’m

Shane got his start in N. Rozeboom swimming as a 7-year-old, getting dragged to Shelby’s summer swim meets with the Mount Horeb Gators. “I got involved in swimming through her,” Shane said. “My parents for a long time tried to get me to do it because my sister did it. Eventually, I caved in and I started doing my local summer team.” Shane eventually moved on to the Tri-County swim league in the summer with the Madison Aquatics Club. At VA/MH, he has the second-fastest time in program history in the 50 and third-fastest in the 100. Wildcat coach Bill Wuerger described Shane as a “responsible and highly motivated” athlete. Wuerger, who coached Shelby for one season, sees similarities between Shane and his older sister.

“Shane and Shelby both have a very strong underwater streamline kick, which is very important off starts and turns,” he said. “They are both very competitive, and want to do as much as possible to help their teams be successful.” There are other traits that have made Shane one of the program’s elite swimmers. “He had a good foundation of proper technique in each stroke when he joined the team as a freshman,” Wuerger said. “His times improved dramatically before his junior year when he made the decision to be a year-round swimmer.”

Nathan’s rookie year Nathan has a lot of untapped potential, Wuerger said. “He is a very good breaststroker and has made significant contributions to the team as a freshman,” he said. “I look forward to seeing how fast he can get as he grows stronger over the next three years.” Nathan excels in the 100 breastroke and individual medley and is hoping to help the Wildcats’ 200 medley relay qualify for state.

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Sophomore forward The Metro Lynx host Ava Downing scored the the Fox Cities Starts game-winner Friday, Feb. 1, to lead the Madison Metro 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Lynx girls hockey team to another one-goal win over the Icebergs. It was the second 2-1 win their Badger Conference for the Metro Lynx against rivals this year. It helped the

Metro Lynx (7-11-2 overall, 4-3-1 Badger) remain in third place behind the Rock County Fury (11-7-2, 6-0-2) and Cap City Cougars (9-5-3, 6-0-1) in conference. Downing was a couple steps inside the blue line when she fired a low shot through a screen and past

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Team Wins Losses Madison East 13 1 La Follette 11 3 Sun Prairie 9 4 Memorial 8 5 Middleton 8 5 Craig 6 8 Verona 5 9 Madison West 4 9 Beloit 2 10 Parker 1 13

Senior guard Reagan Klawiter knocked down five 3-pointers and scored a teamhigh 18 points, Friday, Feb. 1 but the Verona boys basketball team lost a double-overtime nail-biter to Sun Prairie 73-67. “He is doing all the things that a senior at this point in the season should be doing,” coach Jevin Budde said. “To be trailing by nine at halftime and to battle back to send it to overtime was great for our guys.” The Wildcats (6-12 overall, 5-9 Big Eight) outscored the Cardinals 36-27 in the second half. Verona junior guard Haakon Anderson made two free throws with five seconds Verona travels to Madleft in regulation to force overison at 7:15 p.m. Thurstime. day to play Madison Me“It was great to see Haamorial. kon step up and knock down those free throws down for our team,” Budde said. “He is a gamer and a big time competitor and the perfect guy to like that.” Early in the first overtime, be able to handle a situation

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Sun Prairie’s Delaware Hale, who scored a game-high 20 points, fouled out. Budde said he wasn’t concerned about Hale fouling out. “He (Hale) is a good player and brings a lot to their team, but I was more focused on what are guys needed to do regardless of who was out there for Sun Prairie,” Budde said.

After losing to Madison Memorial by two points at home earlier this season, the Verona girls basketball team had to like their chances on the road. M a d i s o n M e m o r i a l ’s Emmoni Rankins scored a game-high 26 points to help the Spartans roll past the Wildcats 81-50 Saturday, Feb.

The Spartans outscored the Wildcats (11-7 overall, 8-6 Big Eight) 40-23 in the first half. Verona freshman point guard Aaliyah Smith scored a team-high 21 points. Sophomore forward Katie Pederson added 14. M e m o r i a l ’s M a y a White-Eagle added 15 points. Verona will host Madison La Follette at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.

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Hockey: Wildcats earned the No. 1 seed for the playoffs Continued from page 9 Regents will be a wake-up call to his team with the WIAA playoffs beginning next week. “Hopefully, we got it out of our system and realize anyone is beatable,” he said. “We don’t have anything guaranteed in our conference or our sectional. We’re easily the hardest sectional to get out of in the state.” Drew Dingle scores a late first-period goal Saturday eveWith only the one loss ning to tie Madison West, 1-1. Verona lost the Big Eight to Madison West, the fifth- Conference game 7-2. ranked Wildcats earned the top seed for their sectional and will face the winner between eighth-seeded Team Wins Losses Ties Points McFarland and ninth-seeded Oregon in Verona at 7 p.m. Verona 12 1 0 13 Friday, Feb. 14. Sun Prairie 9 2 0 9 Verona 13, Beloit 0 Madison West 9 4 0 9 Verona scored five goals Middleton 7 5 0 7 in each of the first two periMemorial 6 7 0 6 ods Friday as they cruised to a 13-0 blowout of Beloit Janesville 4 7 0 4 Memorial. Ten different Beloit 2 10 0 2 Wildcats scored a goal in the La Follette/East 0 13 0 0 blowout, including junior forward Cale Rufenacht, who scored a hat trick and set up to explain the team’s 7-2 loss Wildcats by more than three three more goals. Sophomore forward Leo to Madison West on Saturday, goals since a 6-1 loss to Renlund added a pair of Feb. 2 inside Madison Ice Rochester Lourdes on Dec. 29, 2016. goals and junior forward Arena. “Mentally, I didn’t feel like Sophomore goaltender Mack Keryluk scored a goal our energy was there from the Kaden Grant got the start and and assisted on four others. get-go and it showed,” Marmade 28 of 34 saves before Senior defenseman Ty Curtis shall said. “We had top guys giving way to Enloe, who added three assists. Breyden making uncharacteristic misstopped two of three over the Enloe stopped all 14 shots he takes that I haven’t seen this final five-and-a-half minutes. faced to earn the win. team make all year. This was Verona’s lone bright spot clearly our worst game of the was a late first-period goal by West 7, Verona 2 Marshall and the Verona season.” senior forward Drew Dingle, coaching staff were at a loss It was the first loss for the who forced a turnover near

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Verona/Madison Edgewood sophomore Maggie Veak competes on the balance beam, Monday in the Wildcat/Crusaders’ dual meet against Madison West.

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V/ME looks to lock up second MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

T h e Ve r o n a / M a d i s o n Edgewood gymnastics team will have a chance to lock up second place in the Big Eight Conference regular season after clipping Madison West Monday, Feb. 4 in a dual meet. The Wildcat/Crusaders improved their Big Eight record to 4-1 on Monday with a season-high 132.625 points, edging the Regents by 0.4 of a point at Madison Memorial High School. That came after V/ME finished fifth Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Middleton Invitational. “We are progressively getting higher,” junior Hailey Dohnal said following the dual against West. “We are working on routines we struggle on and less on the ones where we don’t need as much work. I think this was a big confidence builder.” The only conference loss for Verona/Madison Edgewood so far came against Sun Prairie. The Wildcat/ Crusaders host Middleton in a dual meet Thursday at Glacier Edge Elementary School.

VA/ME 132.625, Madison West 132.225 Dohnal won the balance beam and floor to propel Ve r o n a / M a d i s o n E d g e wood to a 132.625-132.225 win Monday over Madison West. Dohnal scored an 8.5 to win the balance beam and had an 8.9 on the floor. Dohnal tied Madison West’s Alex DeAngeles for first in the all-around competition with a 33.7. King said the beam was a focus of improvement in practice last week.

What’s next Verona Area/Madison Edgewood will host Middleton at 6  p.m. Thursday at Glacier Edge Elementary School. “To see the amount of success we had on beam tonight made me really happy as a coach because of the hard work they have been putting in,” King said. “It’s finally good to see it show through their performance.” Verona Area/Edgewood sophomore Maggie Veak finished third all-around (32.975). Veak led a V/ME sweep on the vault with an 8.8. Dohnal took second (8.45) and freshman Noelya Jaime Janaite placed third (8.4). Janite added a second-place finish on the floor (8.8).

What’s next Verona closes out the regular season 7 p.m. Thursday at home against nonconference Arrowhead. the blue line of his own zone and scored on a breakaway to tie the game 1-1. Dingle stick checked the puck away and then broke in on West goaltender Ian Hedican, who appeared to have the shot deflect off his stick and over his shoulder with 1:24 remaining in the period. Teammate Ryan Ritter added a third-period goal with 2:21 left in the third period to cut the Regents’ lead to 6-2 before Alex Duchmenin scored a third West power-play goal in the final period. West took control for good in the second period with a second goal from Eric Horein and a short-handed goal from Kaleb Krohn for a 3-1 lead. Not done yet, the Regents scored three more goals in the first 11:35 of the third period to extend their lead to 6-1.

Verona 6, Middleton 2 Walker Haessig and Keryluk each scored a goal in the first period Monday inside Capitol Ice Arena to spark a 6-2 win over the Middleton.

Wrestling: ‘Cats will field a full lineup at Waunakee regional Continued from page 9 “Ben has a dangerous style and when he is taking advice from coaches he’s getting better every match,” Wozniak said. After a first-round bye, Janesville Parker’s Nicolas Lux beat Wozniak in a nail-biter 8-7. Wozniak rebounded to breeze the rest of the way. He pinned

Madison Memorial’s Noah Aubin in 1:40 and pinned Sun Prairie’s Jack Desens in 59 seconds. Wozniak then defeated Janesville Craig’s Sebastian Getchell 8-2. “I felt Cael was the second-best guy in his weight class,” Wozniak said. “He made a mistake in his first match and came back to almost win but didn’t have quite enough time. Cael

ended the tourney in the position we thought he would end.” Grim (7-7) rolled past Beloit Memorial’s Mario Mendoza in a fall in 3:18 in a quarterfinal match. In a semifinal match, Madison East’s Armon Myadze pinned him in 5:30. Grim came back to pin Janesville Craig’s Grant Mullen in 3:45 in a consolation match. Madison West’s

Harrison Schreiber edged Grim 7-4 in a third-place match. Freshman Logan Neuroth (132) went 1-3 and placed eighth. The lone win for Neuroth came in an 11-1 major decision over Madison West’s Cayden Byington-Smith. In a seventh-place match, Sun Prairie’s Richard Quintana pinned him in 3:01.

Boys bball: Sun Prairie outscores Verona 9-1 in 2nd OT Continued from page 10 Sun Prairie’s Brock Voigt had a steal at the end of the first overtime and Rajai Williams converted, scoring off the turnover to keep the game alive.

The Cardinals outscored the Wildcats 9-1 in the second extra period. Budde said the team had a hard time scoring in the second overtime. “Sun Prairie did a great job taking us out of what we

wanted to do and didn’t have many good scoring opportunities,” he said. Verona senior forward Ryan Van Handel scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and overtime and finished with three 3-pointers.

Junior forward Malik Odetunde chipped in eight points. “I was happy with Ryan’s performance,” Budde said. “He continues to shoot the ball very well, which really makes our offense go.”

Cardinal Invitational The Wildcat/Crusaders finished fifth out of eight teams Saturday with 128.8 points at the Cardinal Invitational. “Saturday was a rough day for us,” King said. “Our confidence wasn’t there and our routines were not on point where they should have been. “I don’t think that score really reflected what these girls are capable of doing. It was a disappointment.” Veak took second on the uneven bars (8.45) and had a team-high (8.15) on the balance beam. Fischer had the top score on the floor (8.65) and Dohnal had a team-best vault (8.5). Waukesha West captured the team title over Mukwonago/East Troy 138.1132.35. Middleton took third (131.875).

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Girls hockey: Lynx earn the No. 4 seed Continued from page 10 the stick of Stoughton sophomore goaltender Abby Seybold 4 minutes, 41 seconds into the third period inside the Mandt Community Center. “Abby (Ahlborn) had a nice backhand pass to Ava (Jambor). She passed it off to me and just wanted to put a shot on goal,” Downing said. The final score was no surprise for Metro Lynx coach Mike McKersie, who was expecting a similar game to the last time the two teams played. “The Icebergs are a very hard-working team,” he said. “They are relentless on

the forecheck, and they do a really good job blocking shots and making sure you don’t get good quality second chances.” The Metro Lynx were outshot in the first (12-4) and third periods (12-10) but only allowed one goal off a deflection in the third period as senior goaltender Gwen Parker stopped 32 shots on goal. A young team with only two seniors, the Icebergs tied the game 1-1 when Monona Grove junior forward Brynn Weaver scored on a shot that deflected off the skate of a Lynx defenseman. The Metro Lynx scored

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a similar goal earlier, 10:22 into the second period against Seybold, to take a 1-0 lead on a goal by senior forward Haley Meskin. Seybold finished the game with 34 saves, including 20 in the second period for the Icebergs. The Metro Lynx entered the game with two wins, two losses and a tie in their past five games. The Icebergs (7-12-0, 3-6-0) had won three and loss two over the same stretch.

Cap City 4, Metro Lynx 1 The Metro Lynx were final able to play the Cap City

Cougars on Monday, Feb. 4, and lost 4-1. The game had been rescheduled twice two to weather. Claire Wischoff drew the Metro Lynx even 6:28 into the first period, 1-1. The visiting Lynx were unable to ever take the lead, though, as they allowed three unanswered goals in the third period. Amanda Bauer scored the first two Cougar goals. Brynna Banuelos scored a goal and assisted on another. Parker made 36 saves in the loss, and Taylor Knox turned away 12 of 13 shots on goal for Cap City.

Continued from page 9 senior Jaden Weiss in the 100 backstroke (53.02) and junior Charlie Feller in the 100 breaststroke (59.45). West won all three relays and set conference records in the 200 and 400 free. In one of the closest races, Rozeboom was four-hundredths of a second behind Middleton junior Cade Roggenbaur, who was second in 47.53. Rozeboom has been competing against West’s Jekel and Roggenbaur for more than five years. “I knew he was going to throw down something good,” Rozeboom said of Roggenbaur. “He’s a talented swimmer who can swim anything.” Rozeboom also helped the Wildcats’ 200 medley and 200 free relays both take fourth. He said the high level of competition “brings out a lot of good swims” as the Wildcats head toward state. “We didn’t swim out of character, but a lot of us are still waiting for our big drop and our taper meet,” he said. “We just have to be patient. Our time will come.” The Wildcats’ 200 medley relay team of Shane Rozeboom, freshman Nathan Rozeboom, junior Owen Rothamer and junior Kyle Hoppe finished fourth with a 1:40.64. The 200 free relay quartet of Hoppe, freshman

Oscar Best, Shane Rozeboom and Updegrove swam to a 1:28.55. Individually, Best also finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (53.03) and Updegrove took fifth in the 200 free (1:47.50). Sophomore diver Alex Ritter took fifth place with 361.45 points and senior Conner Dugan was sixth (350.80). Sophomore teammate Conner Arneson finished sixth in the 500 free (5:04.02). U p d eg r ove a n d B e s t teamed with sophomore Ben Wellnitz and Arneson to place seventh on the 400 free relay (3:23.43). Wellnitz added a 10th-place finish in the 500 free (5:04.94). Several swimmers accomplished end of the season goal-times. Junior Parker Jones made his 100 breast goal-time and moved up from the 19th seed to finish seventh (1:03.17). Junior Gabe Piscitelli made his end of the season goaltime in both the 100 free (53.76) and 100 back (58.63). He moved up from a 23rd seed to finish 14th in the back. Sophomore Christopher Lofts made his 100 free goaltime on the 400 free relay. The Wildcats’ 400 free relay team of freshman Max McCartney, Rothamer, Lofts and senior Jack Zheng took ninth (3:31.97). Freshman Avery Blas moved up from 18th to finish 14th in the 500 free (5:14.81).

Big Eight champions 200-yard medley relay: Jaden Weiss, Henry Miller, Constantain Bensch, Charlie Feller; Madison West, 1:36.91 200-yard freestyle: Drew Martin, Middleton, :42.76 200-yard individual medley: Kim, Middleton, 1:56.76 50-yard freestyle: Ben Wiegand, Sun Prairie, 21.54 100-yard butterfly: Constantain Bensch, Madison West, 51.66 100-yard freestyle: Wes Jekel, Madison West, 46,65 500-yard freestyle: Drew Martin, Middleton, 4:46.30 200-yard free relay: Isaac Casey-Hrenak, Andrew Fernandez, Charlie Feller, Wes Jekel; Madison West, 1:25.66 100-yard backstroke: Jaden Weiss, Madison West, 53.02 100-yard breaststroke: Charlie Feller, Madison West, 59.45 400-yard freestyle relay: Casey-Hrenak, Andrew Fernandez, Constantain Bench, Wes Jekel; Madison West, 3:08.71

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Graduates ‌Summer 2017 ‌ pper Iowa University U Verona Kristi Cottrell, associate of arts

‌‌Winter 2017 ‌UW-Milwaukee Fitchburg Joseph Mahoney, BBA Verona Margaret Guthrie, PHD, philosophy; Joshua Hainzinger, BS; Jacob Lefurgey, BBA; Sara McNallie, BA; Austin Sabers, BBA; Austin Schmid, BS ‌Northern Illinois Verona Vaishnavi Paladugu, MS, computer science ‌UW-River Falls Verona Taylor Schultz, BS, psychology ‌‌UW-Stout Verona Angela Smith ‌University of Alabama Verona Sumin Shin, doctor of philosophy ‌Georgia Tech Fitchburg Sean Bradley, BS, materials science and engineering ‌‌Drake University Verona Taylor Weigel, BA, international relations and rhetoric media and social change ‌‌UW-Platteville Fitchburg Emily Arida, biology; Kyle Hallin, computer science; Jesse Peterson, music; Brian Strayer, soil and crop science ‌‌Northern Michigan University Verona Brady Kostecki, BS, management

Brittany Laborde, MS, counseling; Yifan Li, MS, biomedical engineering; Jihye Martin, BS, elementary education; Shannon Mcneely, BBA, marketing; Tanner Nystrom, MPA, public affairs; Alec Onesti, BS, biomedical engineering; Amy Porter, doctor of philosophy, educational policy studies; Davud Porter, BS, computer sciences; Erin Quast, doctor of philosophy, curriculum and instruction; Jose RiveraRivas, doctor of philosophy, comparative biomedical sciences; Ryan Rodenkirch, BS, electrical engineering; Betsy Roe, doctor of nursing practice, nursing practice; Steve Siglinsky, MBA, marketing; Kyle Steele, doctor of philosophy, history; Bridget Stern, BS, kinesiology; Desiree Taylor, BS, uhman development and family studies; Goejoua Thao, BS, communication arts; Jing Wu, MPA, public health; Jasmine Zapata, MPA, public health Verona Sam Acker, BS, geological engineering; Chet Agni, BS, biology; Christina Bouril, BA, psychology; Tanner Breisch, BS, computer engineering; Peter Carey, BA, computer sciences; Caitlin Dammann, MS, occupational therapy; Wesley Deyoung, BS, chemical engineering; Jordan Gabourie, BS, retailing and consumer behavior; Hannah Hippen, BS, elementary education; Hailey Hirsch, MS, communication sciences and disorders; Angelica Jackson, BA, anthropology; Samuel Kruse, BS, mathematics; Andrew Lang, BS, economics; Eric Lang, BS, chemistry; Meghan Ledin, BS, psychology; Jake Levin, MS, biomedical engineering; Amanda Margolis; MS, social and administrative sciences in pharmacy; Lindsay Mcivor, BBA, finance, investment and banking; Ryan Michuda, BS, civil engineering; Kyle Pedersen, BS, mechanical engineering; Britta Pigorsch, BS, elementary education; Nate Roessler, BS, biology; Lyndsay Schmitt, BA, communication sciences and disorders; Erin Seliger, BBA, accounting; Elise Strycharske, doctor of nursing practice, nursing practice; Tyler Stump, BBA, information systems; Evan Swain, BS, psychology; John Tancill, BBA, marketing; Helu Wang, MA, journalism and mass communication; Tory Wetter, BS, nursing

‌‌Marquette University Verona Fitchburg Arianna Hoslet, BA, psyKayla Coffey, MBA, accountchology; Andrew Webber, BS, ing; Rachael Whitely, BS, health services administration information technology Verona ‌‌‌University of Rochester Amy Gmur, BS, nursing Fitchburg Anna Kopp, BS, chemical ‌‌St. Cloud State University engineering Verona Corin Coons, BS, mass communications; Mallory Olson, ‌James Madison University Fitchburg BA, psychology Maeve McCracken, graduate degree, accounting ‌‌University of Dubuque Verona ‌‌Edgewood College Kira Janssen, BA Fitchburg Sara Ellis, BA, communica‌‌Spring 2018 tion studies; Catherine Kealy, MBA; Katherine Zibell, MBA, Minnesota State Mankato health systems leadership; Verona Jennifer Birins, MS, nursing Kari Rasmussen, MS, counVerona seling and student personnel; Shanzeh Ahmad, BA, Morgan Seaton, BS, mass English; Brendan Cleary, BS, media business; Haley Schwenn, BS, business; Chad Saalsaa, ‌‌UW-Milwaukee BS, business; Marissa Fitchburg Wedderspoon, BS, nursing; Korbynn Donovan, BS, Nick Urumoglu, BS, busihealth sciences; Emily Duffy, ness; Melissa Perkins, docBFA, arts; Cameron Kursel, tor of nursing practice, leadBS, architecture and urban ership; Rainey Briggs, doctor planning; Brittany Mitchell, of education, eduction; Nicole BS, education; Adrianna Sorenson, MA, education; Kate Schuh, master of library and Schmitt, MA, education information science; Dryden Schillingburg, BS, social wel- ‌Saint Mary’s University of fare; Katie Zerbe, BS, nursing Minnesota Verona Verona Haley Hornung, BA, letters Garrett Grunke, BA and sciences; Katelin Hope Joo Princl, BA, arts; Clare Schommer, BA, letters and ‌‌UW-Stout Verona sciences Sara Monroe, BS, cross-media graphics management ‌Graceland University Verona Devon Corless, BA, business ‌Saint John’s University Verona administration, economics; John Stevens, BA, economJessica Hypatidis, BA, history, ics, political science international studies

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ware engineering; Jackson Hopfensperger, BS, marketing; Kaitlyn Keyes, BS, exercise and sport science; Marissa Mears, BS, early childhood through middle childhood education; Jackson Uselman, BS, management; Erik Wickstrom, BS, exercise and sport science; Anna Zimmerman, BS, therapeutic recreation ‌‌UW-Eau Claire Fitchburg Allison Barton, BA, psychology, criminal justice; Bailey Buisker, BS, integrated strategic communication; Katheryn Dietlin, BBA, marketing; Aaron Gates, MBA, business administration Verona Jennifer Lacroix, BA, mathematics; Jake McCulloch, bachelor of liberal studies, liberal studies; Rachel Nachreiner, BBA, business administration, Spanish; Amanda Tschudy, BBA, management; Hannah Vanden Burgt, BA, integrated strategic communication ‌‌St. Cloud State University Verona Derek Witte, BS, nursing ‌Carleton College Verona Heidi Neidhart, BA, biology

‌ almer College of ChiroP practic Verona Madison Reiber, doctor of chiropractic ‌UMass Lowell Fitchburg David Jenkins, BS, information technology ‌Luther College Verona Peter Scott, BA, biology ‌‌UW-Platteville Fitchburg Sengkham Baccam, biology; Steven Hartnett, software engineering Verona Taylor Alexander, criminal justice, political science; Timothy Allen, computer science; Nathaniel Busby, forensic investigation; Michael Freitag, industrial technology management; Hannah Haack, biology; Gretchen Crabb, master of science in education; human services ‌University of Alabama Fitchburg Beatrice Kealy, BS, chemical engineering

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Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HERMAN A. DUERST Case No. 2019PR000078 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth October 10, 1924 and date of death October 29, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 6456 County Road M, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is May 3, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar January 29, 2019 Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger 200 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-9899 Bar Number: 1001608 Published: February 7, 14 and 21, 2019 WNAXLP

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Award: Glass inspired by “relatable” teacher who showed her importance of representation Continued from page 1 “This award is just so humbling,” Glass told the Press. “It was just really affirming for me. This is why I do what I do, and I’m not going to stop any time soon.” Glass is also a member of the district’s strategic planning committee that met last year to decide what values and principles would guide the district through the next five years. Glass was recognized with the Emerging Leaders Award, which covers an age range of 13-25 and the entire Dane County area, and was nominated when she was still 25. The City of Madison awarded the Humanitarian Award to Anthony Cooper, Sr., for his work with Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development and his involvement with providing court advocacy and improving community relations. “Both Shayla and Anthony have dedicated themselves to improving our community and honor the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,” Parisi said in the release. “Whether it be Shayla’s focus to shape the minds of future generations or Anthony’s commitment to strengthen re-entry efforts, both have done so much to give back and lead by example. Their passion to serve others lifts our community up and makes them great

recipients of this award.” An awards ceremony was held on Monday, Jan. 21, at the Overture Center in Madison. Glass was nominated by the pastors and members of her parish at Northside Christian Assembly, who didn’t bother to tell her they’d put her name in for the award until she received the email notifying her of the recognition on Friday, Jan. 18. Those who nominated her had heard about the work she was doing at VASD. “I had absolutely no idea that I was nominated at first,” she said. “I was super shocked.” When Glass looked up the award she had just won, she read the biographies of the past winners, and couldn’t believe that her work was at the same caliber to win the award. “I was like, ‘oh my God, these people are awesome,’” she said. “I’m on the same level as that?”

‘Where she needed to be’ Growing up in Racine and attending SC Johnson Elementary, there was only one fifth-grade teacher Glass wanted. That teacher was Diana Barber, who inspired Glass to later become a teacher herself and was one of the few black teachers Glass had throughout her school career. “I remember wanting to

have her so bad that I wrote a letter to the principal, ‘Please, let me have Mrs. Barber for fifth grade,’” she said. “I really wanted her, and I had all of my reasons why.” Administrators usually didn’t accommodate any preference requests when deciding what teacher to place students with, but Glass ended up having her away. “She was just as awesome as I thought she’d be,” she said. Barber was “relatable” to her as a student, Glass said. “Now that I’m older, I don’t know if I was really able to articulate it back then, of course, but representation really does matter,” she said. “It really matters to have somebody who may have had your experiences, whether it’s income-based, classbased, race-based … that right now is my motivating factor to stay in education and do the things that I do, because I really understand the importance of representation.” Glass considered going into the medical profession, and started her undergraduate career on that track, but later decided to transfer into the school of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I was a tutor at that point in college, and I built some really awesome relationships with high school students and middle school students,

and I said, ‘You know what, this is where I need to be,’” she said. Glass is now a graduate student at UW-Madison, where she is completing her master’s degree in Education Leadership and Policy Analysis with a Social Justice Focus, the news release said, after which she hopes to “inspire public schools to adopt culturally relevant curriculum and teaching practices.”

Striving for equity When Glass participated in a focus group last year as the district began its strategic planning process, she knew she wanted to be a part of shaping education for future students, especially those of color. In June of last year, the strategic planning committee, led by consultant Mary Fertakis of Seattle, Wash., presented the school board with the five “pillars” that will guide the work and decisions made for the district for the next five years: equitable allocation of resources; authentic relationships; a safe, inclusive learning environment; high expectations for students; and supporting and empowering staff. Glass helped start the Black Equity Council at BRMS after Dominique Ricks, who graduated from t h e s a m e U W- M a d i s o n graduate program she’s currently enrolled in, did a

study with the school that showed academic and disciplinary discrepancies between black students and their peers of other races while doing an “equity audit” for the district. What the data showed, Glass said, was that black and Latino students were punished more often for their actions, and often receive harsher disciplinary actions than their peers with in- and out-of-school suspensions. Students of color were also found to have lower test scores in the subjects of math and reading on the standardized Wisconsin Forward exam, Glass said. “If there are certain concerns in an area, or if there are certain disparities that are coming up, then we need to pay attention to those things and make sure we address it the way it should be so that those students are also successful,” she said. Ricks reached out to Glass to ask if she’d consider being a part of the Black Equity Council, and from there, other staff members at BRMS were brought on board to address academic and disciplinary disparities, Glass said. “It is so important because our district mission is that ‘Every student must be successful,’” she said. “If we’re serious about living up to that mission, then we really have to address

Past CityCounty Humanitarian Award recipients 2019: Shayla Glass and Anthony Cooper, Sr. 2018: Gaddi Ben Dan and Ali Muldrow 2017: The Rev. Dr. Carmen Porco and the Rev. Everett Mitchell 2016: Z! Haukeness 2015: Peng Her and Barbara Nichols the disparities that we have.” By closing the disparity gaps in academics and discipline, and giving young black girls a space where they can be themselves and discuss issues specific to them, Glass hopes to make BRMS a better place for all students. “We can celebrate all of our accomplishments, and that’s great, but we want to make sure we’re also targeting the populations that most need it,” she said. “That’s what equity work is all about.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.

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