📚🌟 Happy National School Librarian Day! 🌟📚
Let's take a moment to recognize the superheroes behind the shelves – our amazing school librarians! Thank you for fostering a love of reading, and guiding students to endless worlds of learning 📖🍎 Let's give a round of applause to these book-loving superheroes! 🦸♀️🦸♂️
🌟 Happy National Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! 🌟
Today, we extend our deepest gratitude to the amazing paraprofessionals who play a vital role in our district. With over 50 dedicated individuals, we are incredibly lucky to have such a strong team supporting our students each day.
Paraprofessionals are the unsung heroes in our classrooms. They provide invaluable support, helping students reach their goals and ensuring no one gets left behind. Whether it's assisting with lessons, providing one-on-one guidance, or offering feedback on support strategies, they make a lasting impact on the lives of those they serve.
To all our paraprofessionals, thank you for your unwavering dedication, compassion, and hard work. You truly make a difference in the lives of our students and the success of our district. 📚🍎
Thank you to our voters!
District residents have approved our facility referendum by an unofficial margin of 1463 yes votes to 1341 no votes. This is a huge opportunity for our students, schools, and community.
Only two hours left to vote! ⏰
Stop by your assigned polling location by 8:00 p.m. to ensure you're able to cast your ballot in time.
https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024
🎉🌟🏆 Exciting news from the track and field team! 🏅👏
Maleah Petersen just shattered the school shot put record with an incredible throw of 36’1”! 🚀🔥 Breaking Mariah Schonkwiler’s record of 35’8” that stood for 14 years! 🎊🎉 But wait, the excitement doesn't stop there! 😱🔝 Just 20 minutes later, Kelila Gooden comes in and smashes that record with a jaw-dropping throw of 36’9.5”! 🤯💥 Talk about an amazing day for our team! Let's give these athletes a round of applause! 👏👏
🗳️𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!
Be sure to make your voice heard by stopping by your polling location today before 8:00 p.m.
For questions regarding your polling location, contact your City/Town Clerk or visit My Vote Wisconsin at: www.myvote.wi.gov
https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024
Do you have a plan to vote yet?
Tomorrow is election day! Make sure you know when and where to cast your ballot. For questions regarding your polling location, contact your City/Town Clerk or visit My Vote Wisconsin at: www.myvote.wi.gov.
Polls are open tomorrow 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
🦷✨ Exciting news for Ellsworth High Schools! 🏫 Bridging Brighter Smiles is coming your way on April 3rd! 🗓️ Don't miss out on this opportunity to enroll and ensure your smile shines bright! 😁✨
Enroll now at https://bridgingbrightersmiles.org/ and mark your calendars! 📅 Let's keep those smiles healthy and happy together! 🦷
The high school’s 1975 Career and Technical Education classrooms do not reflect modern work settings or allow for high-quality, real-world experiences for students.
The past two school years have been spent researching CTE programs and visiting other high schools to see the model of “student-led production” in which students are working together in a business model to provide a high-quality, hands-on experience for all students involved, no matter their post-high school plans.
The proposed remodel and expansion creates a centralized, collaborative CTE area, preparing Ellsworth students for their future careers as well as promoting partnerships with many manufacturers and businesses that will provide our economy with a quality workforce.
Remember to vote on Tuesday, April 2.
🌍🌿 Join us for an Earth Day Celebration on April 20th at E-Town Collaborative! 🌞 Let's come together to celebrate our planet and take action for a greener future! 🌱 From 10 am-2 pm, there will be fun activities, educational from community groups, and more! 🎉 Funds generously provided by a grant from the Ellsworth School Foundation. See you there! 🌎💚
The middle school’s science classrooms limit the student collaboration and flexible learning opportunities needed to meet current curriculum standards.
The referendum would fund the remodel of three science classrooms, providing more collaborative, project based learning opportunities for our students.
Remember to vote on Tuesday, April 2.
For more information see our website at https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024
Here's the facility referendum question that will be on the April 2nd ballot:
A YES vote approves borrowing funds for
addressing building maintenance, improving the Career and Technical
Education (CTE) space, and the Health and Physical Education space.
A NO vote rejects borrowing funds for facility improvements.
Learn more about the referendum by visiting our website and remember to vote on April 2.
https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024
🌟 We're bursting with pride to announce that Molly Janke has been awarded the Academic Elite Honor from WBCA(Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association)! 🏆📚 Out of thousands of students, Molly was chosen as one of the top 15 girls in the entire state of WI! 🌟👩🎓 Let's celebrate her incredible achievement and dedication to academic excellence! 🎉👏 Way to go, Molly! 🌟
I am hopeful that over the past several weeks you have had the opportunity to become informed about the upcoming facility referendum that is on the ballot next Tuesday, April 2nd. I appreciate the time that our parents and residents have taken to review the information, ask questions, and provide feedback. It is always our primary goal to get information to our residents through a number of avenues to truly inform residents about the projects and the rationale behind the projects.
I often get the question of why we bring referendum questions to the public. The primary reason is that annual school district budgets are not meant to provide for large-scale facility maintenance or building projects. They simply have never been. School Districts are very unique in that we must ask for voter approval for these projects through the referendum process. This process was established to provide the voter the voice in these major financial decisions. With this process, residents truly make the decisions regarding the use of their tax dollars.
The projects coming to all voters on April 2nd are the result of a nearly two-year process of an in-depth study of our facilities to identify our most immediate needs along with a community survey that narrowed the projects based on the feedback we received. They are also the result of a consistent focus on providing quality facilities for our community through ongoing maintenance and planning. Without this process, the projects simply build and become unmanageable.
Bringing a referendum to the voters of the district is not something we ever take lightly. We understand very well the work we need to do to bring responsible projects to the voters and then communicate well why we have brought them to the voters for consideration.
Once again, I thank you very much for taking the time to learn more about the proposed projects. I hope that we have provided you with quality information throughout this past number of weeks. Please remember to vote on April 2nd!
Please visit our school district website at https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024 for much more information.
Barry Cain
Superintendent of the Ellsworth Community School District
Just a friendly reminder that ECSD will be closed on the following days:
🗓️ Thursday, March 28th: Teacher Inservice Day
🗓️ Friday, March 29th: Break
🗓️ Monday, April 1st: Break
We hope everyone enjoys the break and we'll see you back ready to learn on Tuesday, April 2nd! 📚✏️
The high school’s current rear lobby and concessions area limits our ability to host school and community events, due to lack of space.
The proposed expansion will more than double the current space while providing secured entry for students and community members to access events and fitness areas.
Remember to vote on Tuesday, April 2.
For more information visit our website at https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024
The high school’s current physical education fitness areas are a repurposed classroom and the former wrestling room. They lack space and are located down a hallway from each other leading to safety and supervision challenges.
The proposed plan will remodel and expand the health & physical education/weight room and lobby to meet our program needs while also providing a resource to the community.
Remember to vote on Tuesday, April 2.
For more information visit our website at https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/facility-referendum-2024
All High School activities and practices are canceled for Tuesday, March 26th.
At the Middle School the following activities are canceled. Art Club, STEM Club, Puzzle Club and the Musical Party is rescheduled.
📢 Attention Ellsworth community! 📢
Unfortunately, we have to announce the cancellation of tonight's Art Exhibition Reception at the Ellsworth Public Library. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
However, the good news is that the artwork will still be available for viewing at the library until March 28th! So if you were looking forward to exploring some amazing art, you still have time to stop by and appreciate the talent on display.
Menu Change:
We will have Mini Corn Dog Menu today and Grilled Chicken Menu tomorrow.
Another Change will be Mac & Cheese on April 3rd, instead of Pizza Hotdish and the Pizza Hotdish Menu will be April 24th