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Students of the month at Osceola Intermediate School were Erica Flores Pastrana, third grade; Carter Marincel, fourth grade, and Peyton Everson, ďŹ fth grade.
e were certainly blessed with a wonderful day for Mother’s Day. We pray that all Moms were able to enjoy the day! It seems the weatherman is promising a very nice week ahead. Time to get the seeds planted or maybe just put the plants in. Either way it will be a fun type of work. Be sure to attend yearly meeting on Columnist our Sunday, May 20. We will have our usual Pat Willits Pot Luck Lunch first ith our meeting afterwards att 12:30, with about 1 p.m. You are invited to stay for 500 cards after the meeting at approximately 1:30 p.m. You may renew your membership at this time if you haven’t already or become a member for $12 for the year, which runs from May to May. Looking forward to meeting lots of new members; think about supporting the Senior Center for those over 50 and local businesses
may continue to support us too. If you have something that you would like to see started at the center regularly, stop in and tell us about your ideas. Mark your calendar for Thursday, May 24 for our Picnic supper at 5:30 p.m. This supper is $10 and it includes main course of Hamburgers with all the trimmings, potato salad, beans, dessert and coffee or water. Pop is available for $1. Stay for cards starting at 6:30. It’s not too late to rent the center for your family event, shower, graduation party, or any type of event. Call Joyce and Daryl for information, 715-4833466. Winners for Tuesday 5/8: hand and foot winner: Bill McGrorty. 500: BrenNel Ward and Arnie Borchert. 9bid: Pat Willits For Thursday 5/10 500: BrenNel Ward, Rich Hustad, and Shirley Sims. 9bid: Ray Nelson. The Center is located downtown St. Croix Falls at 140 N. Washington Street phone: 715-483-1901.
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In a surprise ceremony at his school today, Michael Wilson, a school counselor at St. Croix Falls High School, was named Wisconsin’s 2019 Special Services Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent Tony Evers made the announcement during an all-school assembly. As part of the Teacher of the Year honor, Wilson will receive $3,000 from the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation. “Our teachers wear many hats, yet their dedication to children is constant,� said State Superintendent Tony Evers. “From the classroom to the conference room to the community, they focus on our kids and their education. It is an honor to recognize educators who do so much for Wisconsin’s students and
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and computer bags, about two-thirds of the high school population sport the bandanas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Research shows that students typically go to someone their age for help in a time of need,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. The bandanas, signs of support from one student to another, are a project of the Students Offering Support (SOS) group, which he leads. Wilson has streamlined some components of the BARR (Building Assets Reducing Risks) program to provide real-time, shared data that improved efficiency and effectiveness. With staff focused on the whole child and acting quickly to intervene, St. Croix Falls has reduced the percentage of ninthgrade students who fail a class from a high of 34.2 percent in 2014-15 to 11.25 percent for the 2016-17 school year. Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership brought mental health screening to first-year high school students to ensure their needs can be met on multiple levels. Additionally, he assisted area counselors in securing office space in the school so students can receive counSEE AWARD, PAGE 10
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