Prairie School names Hilpert, Johnson scholarship winners

The Prairie School recently honored eight students as Willie Hilpert Memorial Scholarship winners, and two others who have been awarded Imogene P. Johnson Leadership Fellows Scholarships.

The Hilpert scholarships range from $500 to $4,500 and are awarded to the student each year they remain at The Prairie School.The Johnson Leadership Fellows receive $7,000 awards, also renewable based on performance.

The Willie Hilpert Memorial Scholarship winners for the 2010/2011 academic year and their last year's schools are:

• Grade 6:   Scott Isaacson, Stephen Bull Fine Arts; Emma Nix, Gifford Elementary; Sara Wagers, The Prairie School
• Grade 7: Cody Jones, McKinley Middle School; Shomari Kirkwood, Washington Middle School; Sandeep Reddy, The Prairie School
• Grade 9:  Maria Feiler, The Prairie School  Grade 11: Omar Dyette, The Prairie School

More than 100 students from Racine, Kenosha and surrounding counties competed for the merit-based awards, established in memory of Mrs. Willie Hilpert, co-founder of The Prairie School.

The two students entering the 9th grade at Prairie School named Johnson Leadership Fellows are Ashley Gelhaus, from the Raymond School, and Max Byers from Wilmot High School.

Eighth-grade students interested in being considered for the 2011 - 2012 Johnson Fellows program can start the process by completing a qualifying exam on Nov. 13.

Students interested in being considered for the 2011/12 Hilpert program must take a qualifying exam on Saturday, Nov. 13, for students  in grades 7-10, and on Saturday, Feb. 5, for students  in grades 5-6.
Contact Prairie's admissions office at (262) 260-4393 for more information on the scholarship programs or the exam.

Gateway releases summer 2010 Dean's List

The following individuals have earned the honor of being included on the Gateway Technical College Dean’s List for the Summer 2010 semester. This award is reserved for those students who completed at least 6 hours of postsecondary courses and who achieved a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. This distinction recognizes the determination, dedication and effort necessary to attain this level of academic success.

All hometowns are from Wisconsin unless otherwise listed.

Bristol

Mary Hermanson, Jacob Seibert

Burlington

Yader Acuna, Jason Allen, Amanda Baranek, Susan Barton, Ruth Brunner, Jeffrey Comp, Maria Compton, Christianne Depatis, Julie Dunn, Marie Everett, Walter Holle, Tonia Hudson, Jessica Jennings, Amy Karow, Donell Leonard, Alyssa Loesch, Brenda Luciano, Jacklynn McManus, Donna Meinen, Dina Prailes, Anthony Sevick, Justin Steffen, Cynthia Wickert

Caledonia

Lisa Schimanski

Darien

Nichole Butler

Delavan

Cassandra Anderson, Brett Berres, Martha Echeverria, Joanne Ibsh, Steven Knack, Kendra Lazzeroni, Mary Lee, Krista Mena, Janet Schulz, Lori Zibble

East Troy

Patti Babe-Meerschaert, Cassandra Foat, Janel Grunewald, Lori Heckel, Jeremy Mizzen, Scott Mueller, Mark Tercher, Timothy Zmudzinski,

Elkhorn

Janna Allen, Charlene Barnes, Carmen Benavides, Darlene Bissonette, Christine Boelkow, Michelle Borrmann, Rachael Bourdo, Alexander Cheverie, Teresa Krohn, Jeffrey Lange, Travis Larson, Amy McNeece, Adam Nicholas, Kelly Peck, Julienne Price, Deanna Pritchard, Shirley Sanford, Amanda Sawejka, Istvan Varga, Brenda Williams

Franksville

Aria Rundle

Genoa City

Derrick Behrens, Mary Dawley, Jessica Kavich, Jamie Pellack

Helena, Mont.

Shawna Talles

Janesville

Larry Lindsey

Kansasville

Richard Matteucci

Kenosha

Clarence Almond, Janina Andes, Thomas Angeloff, Kyra Armitage-Rodrigu, Roman Balderas, Daniel Ballewske, Daniel Bandor, Michele Barden, Michael Berg, Kevin Blackwell, Jeffrey Blasi, Bennita Body, Geraldine Booker, Lori Booker, Daniel Brandes, Adelle Bushman, Rebecca Carter, Andres Cervantes, Roger Clark, Amber Conte, Harold Coots, Mark Croce, Joseph Crowley, Lorrain Davies, Heidi Delposen, Pamela Despots, Kimberly Diamante, Angela Downs, Rhianon Engelbrecht, Christopher England, Elizabeth Enhoff, Natalie Evermon, Karen Faraca, Todd Faulk, Jason Fisher, Andrea Fletcher, Craig Free, Bistra Ganeva, Eric Garza, Keith Gerber, Brenda Gibson, Luciana Gideon, Michele Gloede, Mark Gontscharow, Autumn Greco, Caitlynn Greve, Diane Grob, Heather Haller, Alicia Harris, Eric Havican, Joy Hermann, Zaida Hernandez, Latoya Hickmon, Sharon Hill, Judith Holm, Lakeisha Hurd, Bonnie Impola, Elizabeth Johnson, Marcia Johnson, Erica Jones, Darlene Knauss, Kimberly Koehler, Janet Kortright, Maximilian Kubicki, Simeon Lazaris, Mary Lee, Sara Lehrke, Michelle Lequia, Corin Martin, Jerold Martin, Leonardo Martinez, Miguelinda Martinez, Roseanne Mattefs, Karen Maule, Kimberly McDevitt, Ervin McFaralnd, Denise McFarland, Julie McGinley, Mark Mielke, Stacie Mitchell, Israel Morales, Sandra Newman, Bailey Nussbaum, Jacinta Nwosu, Mary O'Sullivan, Wayne Ollila, Kyle Olson, Janelle Patty, Keith Pauley, Jamie Perales, Brenda Perone, David Peterson, Donna Peterson, Lori Pettit, Nathan Proulx, Nicole Rangel, Sherri Rannick, Nicole Riedel, Concetta Rinaldi, Danny Robles, Maria Rosa, Susan Salzmann, Karie Sax, Michael Schreiner, Kristen Schultz, Jeremy Sigman, Haley Sima, Christopher Smith, Ronlyn Smith, Kimberly Strecker, David Swartz, Isaias Tellez Jr., Jessica Tenhove, Russel Timms, Martha Underhill, Luis Mark Vitor, Rene Vizenor, Kimberly Warzyn, Sarah Webb, Linda Wells, Pamela Winker, Viktoriya Yatsenko, Jaclyn Zampanti

Lake Geneva

Brett Blasiman, Bonnie Brown, Dylan Congelosi, Kelly Henry, Traci Hicks, Kimberley Holden, Carlton Lebroke, Amy Nykaza, Luise Pohlmeier, Scott Sennett, Joshua Smith, Corinne Snopek, Jeremiah Sutton, Jaime Townsend, Megan Walulik

Lakemoor, Ill.

Teri Ottinger

Lyons

Gerald Johnson

Mankato, Minn.

Jonathan Cesario

Mequon

Emily Plahna

Milton

Kayne Cushman

Milwaukee

Donald Gehr

Mukwonago

Timothy Matsubayashi

Muskego

Virginia Swanson

Oak Creek

George Reynolds, Paul Rose

Pell Lake

Carol Palka, Barbara Wright

Pleasant Prairie

Benjamin Banning, Sean Dempsey, Scott Jacobson, Adam Phernetton, Andrea Reeves, Richard VanDuyn, Lucas Zahn

Racine

Leonard Allen Jr., Melissa Becker, Mark Bending, Sarah Beyer, Jerry Black, Starr Boals, Christopher Boeck, Michelle Bohmann, Ralph Bonn, Jeffrey Bouse, Jennifer Brick, Lillian Brown, Jill Buljubasic, Ledell Byrd, Susan Chase, Rachelle Cisler, David Clausen, Iris Coey, Alecia Cotes, William Cozad, Brenda Dawkins, Cristina Dejesus, Rene Deltoro, Karen Depass, Cynthia Dexter, Abdelnasser Dhaher, Kathyrn Doperalski, Noah Duchac, Shannon Enz, Aaron Fay, Daniel Fesko, David Franks, Nora Fronjian, Lucy Funk, Jennifer Fye, Samuel Garcia, Bruce Gryboski, Holly Gursky, Joyce Gustin, Joanne Gutierrez, Julie Haisler, Craig Hansen, Timothy Hansen, Janet Hanson, Elizabeth Harris, Karen Hawkins, Lidia Hernandez, Jill Hershberger, Michelle Hicks, Esmeralda Hinojosa, Tammy Jensen, Anne Jorgensen, Randy Karas, Elizabeth Kish, Gina Kobriger, Lucas Kosterman, Tyler Kostos, Amy Kovara, Andrea Krezinski, Victoria Lail, Eric Lamberton, Latrice Langston, Nicole Larson, Timothy Lehrer, Nancy Liefbroer, Patricia Lofquist, Joann Lomo, Thomas Lyle, Nicholas Malacara, Matthew Manke, Susan Martin, Damasio Martinez, Timothy Masker, Anastasia Mata, Sharon Mays, Deidre Montey, Staci Mrozek, Mark Myers, Renee Myron, Sarah Nicoson, Marcie O'Brien, Dipal Patel, Radhika Patel, Elizabeth Peterson, Jenny Peterson, Robert Pirk, Jeffrey Platt, Julianne Poplawski, Jeffrey Poquette, Dorale Portis, Jamika Riley, Tonya Robinson, Renee Rogers, Patricia Roselle, Rebecca Sanchez, Shawn Scheffler, Phyllis Scholz, Dawn Schulze, Azealea Seward, Ahmad Sharid, David Sickler, Kim Simmons, Lisa Smerchek, Christopher Smith, George Smith, Ernesto Spain, Frank Stachowiak, Dawn Stombaugh, Daniel Tapia, Katherine Taylor, Roshonda Thomas, Samantha Timler, Julie Towery, Michael Upright, Ryan Vanderleest, Luis Villalobos, Daniel Villarreal, Breyana Visser, Ben Vogelman, Barbara Ware, Michael Warmington, Crystal Whalen, Sharen Widener, James Zielinski

Rochester

Jack Biermann

Salem

Carissa Dollahite, Michael Donahue, Brian Houseman, Christopher Ostergaard, Roy Swedlund, Marie Wiltberger

Silver Lake

Joel Baseley, Christopher Mickelsen, Farrah Mosley, Donald Walker

Somers

Mary Cameron

Stevens Point

Tammy Wierzba

Sturtevant

Mario Barrios, Robert Brawner, Zachary Clark, Robert Davis, Norman Dismuke, Walter Hill, Aaron Nelson, Kenneth Olsen, Nicole Pekrul, Dawn Petersen, Christopher Racz, Hertejvir Singh, Joshua Theigs, Benjamin Ting, Juan Quentin Ward

Trevor

Tina Berns, Adrienne Kiesler, Angela Sward

Twin Lakes

Yvonne Bullard, Melanie Deeter, Kathleen Hamholm, Linda Pembroke, Lu Thiell

Union Grove

Amanda Baumann, Richard Delfs, Deborah Jamour, Gail Miller

Waterford

Jacqueline Becker, Gayle Castellion, Brian Edwards, Rebekah Guynn, Carrie Roanhouse, Jennifer Voss

Whitewater

Paul Ditter, Rhonda Kolander

Williams Bay

Kendra Knight, Michael Reno, Michael Sulzer

Zion, Ill.

Kenny Turner, Jack Bornhuetter 

Gateway schedules annual healthcare job fair

Gateway Technical College will hold its Annual Healthcare Job Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Madrigrano Auditorium on the college’s Kenosha Campus, 3520-30th Ave.

The fair represents a way for those looking for a job in the healthcare field to get leads and career guidance by talking to those who hire for their individual companies.

Several major healthcare providers, health agencies and nursing homes will be at the event; so will four-year colleges seeking people who want to continue their education and earn a bachelor’s degree.

Applicants should bring cover letters and resumés – applications will be accepted on-site by healthcare employers. The event is free. For more information or to register for an employer’s booth, contact Sheri Eisch at (262) 564-2720.

City Council president rallying against Unified office move

Update: City Council President Jeff Coe is calling for a referendum on borrowing money to move Racine Unified's Central Officer to the former Surgitek campus. Here's the language on petitions being circulated by Coe and others:

Pursuant to Ch. 67 and Sec. 67.12(12)(e)2, we the undersigned electors of Racine Unified School District petition for a referendum election on the resolution of the Racine Unified School Board to authorize the borrowing of an amount not to exceed $5,950,000 to provide for the issuance and sale of general obligation promissory notes therefore, for the purpose of buying and renovating property at the Surgitek campus to serve as the District’s Central Office, which was adopted by the Racine Unified school board on September 20, 2010 and published on September 23, 2010.

h/t Beth at Racine Uncovered


City Council President Jeff Coe is building opposition to Racine Unified's plans to spend $10 million to move its central office.

Coe is gathering signatures on a petition and may ask the City Council to consider going on record opposing the move, which he says is a waste of money. Coe isn't saying much about his plans, other than that he wants it known that people oppose Unified's move.

The Racine Unified School Board voted last week to borrow nearly $6 million to move its central office to the former Surgitek campus at 3037 Mount Pleasant St. After voting 4-3 last month to approve the move, the board voted 7-2 in favor of borrowing the money to pay for the move. The move is expected to generate $9 million in savings for the school district over the next 20 years.

Superintendent James Shaw writes on his blog that the move will save $450,000 per year in energy costs, which will free up money for classrooms.

Gateway receives grant to benefit low-income students

Gateway Technical College received a $1.8 million federal grant this year to help low-income health career students earn their degree by providing them with a number of supportive resources and assistance.

This award amount represents the first year of a five-year Health Professions Opportunity Program grant that may total as much as $9.5 million depending on the amounts determined annually by Congressional appropriations. It will focus on student education and training that will address the needs of low-income students and those who qualify for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Gateway will assist qualifying students through a combination of innovative individualized approaches including job training, post-secondary education and other supportive services. This grant was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Gateway health care programs include: Community Pharmacy Technician, Dental Assistant, Health Information Technology, Health Unit Coordinator, Medical Assistant, Medical Billings Clerk, Medical Transcription, Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiography and Surgical Technology.

The start date will be announced when the program’s implementation plan has been fully determined.

Gateway Technical College collaborates with communities in Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties to ensure economic growth and viability by providing education, training, leadership and technological resources to meet the changing needs of students, employers and communities.

Racine Lutheran open house is October 24

Racine Lutheran High School will hold an Open House Sunday, October 24, from 12 Noon – 2:00 P.M. for new students. Middle schoolers and their families are invited to tour the school and meet the teachers and coaches.

Racine Lutheran offers excellent academics in a Christian setting, with smaller classrooms and orderly hallways. Students have the opportunity to really shine in sports and fine arts. Racine Lutheran is a great high school experience for your teen! Scholarships and financial aid are available.

Call the office at (262) 637-6538 for further information, or visit www.RacineLutheran.org. The school is located at 251 Luedtke Avenue, off Spring Street, in Racine.

Tickets are free for tonight's Park-Case game

Tickets are free for tonight's rescheduled high school football game between Case and Park. The game was cancelled Friday after officials failed to show up. 

Racine Unified released the following statement Monday about the game:

On Friday, Oct. 1, the Park High School Homecoming game against Case High School was postponed because referees failed to report to the game site. The game is rescheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4 at Hammes Field. Fans will be admitted to the game free. In addition, all fans attending tonight’s game will receive a ticket for admission to any Park or Case High School event during the 2010-11 school year.

All other Park Homecoming activities throughout this past weekend took place as scheduled.

“We feel very badly for all of the players, coaches, students, staff, parents and fans who were disappointed on Friday evening ,” said Superintendent Dr. Jim Shaw, “especially those there to celebrate Park’s Homecoming.”

The District and Park High School are working with Southeast Conference officials to determine why referees did not report. The Southeast Conference Commissioner schedules officials for all conference games. Racine Unified School District is only responsible for scheduling officials for non-conference games. The conference has been utilizing this system of scheduling officials for the past five years without a problem. Unified administrators will work with the commissioner to ensure that a situation like what happened Friday does not occur again.

“We were just very impressed with how the coaches, players and fans handled the situation on Friday,” said Park High School Activities Director Jeff Miller. “There was a lot of disappointment, but everyone handled the situation with class and worked together to determine the best way to proceed.”

Racine Lutheran HS sets open house Oct. 24

Racine Lutheran High School will hold an open house on Sunday, Oct. 24, from noon to 2 p.m. for new students. Middle schoolers and their families are invited to tour the school and meet the teachers and coaches.

Racine Lutheran offers academics in a Christian setting, with smaller classrooms. Call the office at 637-6538 for further information, or visit www.RacineLutheran.org. The school is located at 251 Luedtke Ave., off Spring Street.

Walden students join Global Work Party for climate change

Five hundred Walden III Middle and High School students will work throughout Racine on Thursday, Oct. 7, from 8 a.m. to 10:45, as part of 350.org’s Global Work Party taking place in over 5,000 locations.

Walden students will spread compost and wood chips at the Racine Urban Garden site; remove  invasive species and make paths at the Caledonia Conservancy, the Johnson Dog Park, and Walden III’s own outdoor classroom and rain garden; and work at the Kid’s Cove playground. Members of Walden III’s Green School will work with Racine Home Insulators to insulate the home of a senior citizen who has lived next to Walden for forty-eight years.

Last year, Walden III and other high schools organized a rally calling for action to prevent climate change. This year, words and demonstrations are being replaced with a day of work as a call for politicians to achieve workable solutions to climate change and other environmental problems.