Ellsworth High School

🐾🌞 Our district therapy dogs are summer besties! 🐶 Frannie - Finishing her 5th year as a therapy dog at EES. 🐕 Pudge - In training to be a therapy dog at EHS this fall! Have a wonderful summer from Frannie and Pudge! 🌟🌴

🎉🌟 We had a successful Elevate Ellsworth event last week! A huge thank you to all the participating businesses and organizations: Village of Ellsworth 🏘️ Ellsworth High School Students & Staff📚 Ellsworth Chamber 💼 CCF Bank 🏦 Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services/SwiftCurrent ⚡ Common Man Tap & Table 🍽️ YB Urban 🌿 And a special thanks to Ace Hardware 🛠️ and Reuvers' Nursery 🌸 for their support!

Last week Ms. Kissinger's outdoor adventure students traveled to Willow River State Park to wrap up the school year for outdoor adventure. They got the chance to fish, hike, dip their toes in the river and cook out!

🏆PARKER WOODLAND=STATE CHAMPION🥇 With a jump of 6’4” Parker Woodland is the D2 State Champ in the high jump! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 🏆 Maleah Petersen takes 5th in the discus🥇 Congrats to Parker & Maleah for earning a spot on the podium. We are so proud!!💜💜💜

📢 Attention Families! 📢 As the school year comes to a close, we kindly remind you to log into your child's Infinite Campus account and take care of any outstanding fees. This helps ensure that all accounts are settled before summer break. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don't hesitate to contact the school office. We're here to help!

Since the passage of the Facilities Referendum in April, our staff, construction professionals, and finance professionals have been working hard to move the project forward. We have great news on the financing of the construction bonds. We had originally estimated an interest rate of 5.5% and a tax impact per $100,000 of home value when the referendum was brought to residents. We have officially sold the first $14.4 million in bonds at a rate of 4.46% which will lower the estimated tax impact by nearly 10% from our original projection of $79 per $100,000 of home value to $72 per $100,000 in value. Over the life of the borrowing, it is currently estimated that we will avoid about $3.2 million in interest with this lower rate. It is always great for our residents to be able to complete the projects with a lower tax impact than originally anticipated. Over the past number of weeks many meetings have been held with staff, construction managers, and architects to begin the design phase. Along with these meetings we have conducted visits to other school districts to view their facilities while also visiting CVTC and Stout regarding their engineering programs to assist in our visioning of spaces and curriculum as we move ahead. We are moving now into the phase of beginning actual designs that will ultimately lead to the bidding documents that will go out this winter. Again, we are planning for actual work to begin in April, 2025 with all projects completed by August, 2026. Look for much more information to come as we solidify plans and move ahead and thank you again for your support of this project.

We are thrilled to invite you to Taste of Tuscany, hosted by the Ellsworth Community School District Foundation! 🍷 Mark your calendars for Friday, May 31st at Vino in the Valley. The Ellsworth Community School District Foundation is committed to enriching educational opportunities for our students through private funding. 💡 Funds are distributed to classrooms via EXCELLS Grants, supporting innovative projects. We also honor our dedicated educators through the annual Teacher of the Year Award! 🏆 Join us for an evening of delicious Italian cuisine and support a great cause! ✨ Tickets can be purchased at the District Office or online at https://www.ellsworthcommunityschoolfoundation.org/tasteoftuscany

🌞 Exciting news! Our Grandparent Guardian Support Group is adding two summer dates to our calendar. Join us as we navigate the journey of grandparent guardianship together—finding strength, understanding, and a sense of belonging in the company of those who truly comprehend the joys and challenges unique to the grandparent guardian role. 🌼 Let's make this summer meaningful and supportive!

Middle School Menu for May 30 th Hot Beef on Bun Potatoes Steamed Veggies Choice of Fruit Cookie Senior High Menu for May 30 th Biscuits & Gravy or Sloppy Joe on Bun Potatoes Veggies Choice of Fruit Cookie Elementary Menu for May 30 th Mozzarella Dippers w/ Marinara Sauce Steamed Veggies Garden Salad Choice of Fruit Cookie

ETS to Kickoff June 3rd! Starting June 3rd, the following sessions will be provided in the Ellsworth High School Weight Room: 6:30-8:00am – Elite Boys 8:00-9:30am – Elite Girls 9:30-11:00am – Middle School / Intermediate Elite Boys – this session is for any boys who would consider themselves varsity level athletes, focusing on total performance Elite Girls – this session is for any girls who would consider themselves varsity level athletics, focusing on total performance Middle School / Intermediate – this session is for MS athletes and any other athletes who are in high school, but not at the varsity level, focusing on total performance, but in a less intense environment No signing up or registration required. Coach Heller/Coach Poulos will sign you in and mark your attendance each day. Those students already registered for Middle School weight lifting through summer school registration, that programming will run alongside and in conjunction with the ETS programming. If you are already signed up for MS weightlifting, you do not need to do anything additional. If you have any questions, please reach out to me: haglundk@ellsworth.k12.wi.us https://ellsworthathletics.com/

2024 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Initiative Scholar - Jillian Griggs 2024 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Student Excellence Scholar - Jocelyn Boyle

🎉𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕀ℂ𝕀𝔸𝕃𝕃𝕐 𝔾ℝ𝔸𝔻𝕌𝔸𝕋𝔼𝔻!!!🎓🌟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜!!! 🎉👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 You did it! Here's to all the hard work and accomplishments. Wishing you all the best for your future endeavors! 🌟

🎉👏 Congratulations to the EHS Class of 2025! 👏🎉 We are thrilled to announce the induction of our outstanding students into the National Honor Society! 🌟🎓 Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence have truly paid off. Here's to your bright futures! 🏅📚

🌟 Spotlight Moment! 🌟 Let's take a minute to celebrate a few of our amazing Youth Apprenticeship students for this year! 👏✨ Your hard work and dedication inspire us all. If you're interested in joining the Youth Apprenticeship program, please see Mr. Nehls for more information. 📚🔧

🌾🚜 Another successful Ag Day in the books! Our FFA members poured their hearts into hosting this incredible event for the 10th year in a row, and it was a blast seeing the smiles on the faces of all the elementary students who joined us! From interactive farm animal exhibits to hands-on planting activities, our Ag Day was packed with fun and learning. It's amazing to see the next generation getting excited about agriculture and where their food comes from. Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this day possible, from our dedicated FFA members to the supportive community members who joined us. Here's to many more years of Ag Days to come! 🌱🐄

Can you believe it's already the third Monday of May? That means we're almost wrapping up the school year! As we're in the thick of Mental Health Awareness Month, let's talk about the importance of kicking off conversations around mental health. Whether you notice a friend or family member is going through a tough time or you want to open up about your own mental well-being, it's crucial to start those discussions. Remember, if someone shares their struggles with you and you're worried about their safety, don't hesitate to seek help from a trusted adult or professional. Let's keep the dialogue going and support each other's mental wellness! If you have any mental health-related questions, don't hesitate to reach out to our Mental Health Coordinator, Kiley Fiala, at fialak@ellsworth.k12.wi.us. She's here to guide you in the right direction!

📣 Exciting News! 📣 Savannah Wayne will be running individual counseling sessions throughout the summer during some weeks in June and July! 🌞✨ These sessions will focus on tailored topics to meet individual needs. Counseling is aimed at providing social, emotional, and behavioral support for students and is not intended to be long-term or clinical in nature. 🧠💬 Availability is limited and dependent on the number of participants. 🗓️⏳ Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrMaGwQUjSKIq-5sMx5KJVtlNIoU_d7xpx7Q573cX3uDDBRQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

🚜 The Tractor Safety course for youth 13-15 years of age will be June 17-21! 📅 This course is FREE for Ellsworth (enrolled) students this year, so if you're an Ellsworth School District youth, you can call and take it for free! 🎉 Minimum age limit is 12 to enroll, but certification is given on your 14th birthday. You cannot take this if under 12 on June 17th. Older students are welcome! 🌾 This is an important course for the family farm and is required if you want to operate a tractor on a job or another farm. Please ask for a registration form; it can be picked up at school or sent to you. 📜 You MUST pre-register for this course. 🚜

Empowering voices, shaping futures. Celebrating National Speech Pathologist Day with gratitude to our dedicated team at Ellsworth Community School District. May 18th is a day to honor their unwavering commitment to communication and empowerment.

We are thrilled to invite you to Taste of Tuscany, hosted by the Ellsworth Community School District Foundation! 🍷 Mark your calendars for Friday, May 31st at Vino in the Valley. The Ellsworth Community School District Foundation is committed to enriching educational opportunities for our students through private funding. 💡 Funds are distributed to classrooms via EXCELLS Grants, supporting innovative projects. We also honor our dedicated educators through the annual Teacher of the Year Award! 🏆 Join us for an evening of delicious Italian cuisine and support a great cause! ✨ Tickets can be purchased at the District Office or online at https://www.ellsworthcommunityschoolfoundation.org/tasteoftuscany