I would like to wish a warm welcome to Mary Baier. Mary will be the new Elementary Principal/ District Ad-ministrator beginning in July even though she has already been in the district several times getting ready. Mary is originally from Elm-wood and has moved back there after sev-eral years working in other school districts in Minnesota. She seems extremely ex-cited about her new duties and I hope she will enjoy herself as

much as I have. If you see her around stop in and say “hi” and make her feel as welcome as you have made me feel. I am told that this will be my last newsletter. I wanted to thank you all so very much for making my two years go so well. The time really flew by. I am so grateful for having had the chance to end my career on such a high note. The students, the staff, and the com-munity have been

kinder than words can express. As the broken record in me keeps saying, Plum City is special! Politicians who criticize public schools and today’s young people just need to come to Plum City to see how it is suppose to be done. Plum City is a beacon of light and I wish more people could experience time here like I have had the pleasure of doing. God Bless you all in the future and GO Blue Devils!

From the Desk of the Superintendent By: Stephen La Fave

Inside this issue:

NHS Update 2

Autism Awareness 3

Art Department 4

Lunch Menu 5

Reality Check 6-7

Music Notes 8-9

Parent Workshop 9

Special points of interest:

Early Release— Friday, April 26

Graduation— Saturday, May 25

No School— Monday, May 27

Last Day of School— June 6, early release

APRIL 15, 2013

Plum City School VOLUME 25, ISSUE 5

From the Middle School/High School Desk By: Paul Churchill

Everyone is hoping that the weather will change soon and all the outdoor activities can get started. Nearly all athletic events have been can-celled for the first two weeks of April due to the snow, cold, and

rain. Where is the sun-shine and

warm weather that we

have had the past two years in March and April? Let’s hope it ar-rives soon. This is the busiest time of the year for students and staff. The school play, freshman smor-gasbord, FFA banquet, state forensics, music concerts, Junior Prom, and the NHS banquet are all scheduled in the next couple weeks. It is amazing how our students get involved

in a variety of extra-curricular activities. The students certainly make the most of their high school experience. What a year for our forensics team! Plum City has 24 students participating in the State Forensics Meet on Friday, April 19 in Madison. Congratula-tions to all the students and their advisors, Mrs. Laehn and Mrs. Bechel. The Junior Prom is

Middle School/High School Principal’s Desk Continued . . . . scheduled for Saturday, April 27, with the Grand March at 4:30 p.m. The students will have their prom party at Hoffy’s Skate Park in Eau Claire and return home around midnight. Congratulations to the 2013 Prom Court: Megan Caturia, Sarah Gilles, Elaina Danzinger, Lexie Radle, Kortney Krueger, Cora Hinrichs, Paige Anderson, Jake Ingli, Jaden Foley, Kasey Krueger, Matt Freund, Kyle Erickson, Trevor Traynor, and Tanner Anderson.

Many seniors are busy getting their scholarship applications completed and making final preparations for their senior class trip to Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York City. This will be the 58th senior class trip to Washington D.C. This year’s advisors will be Mr. Ottman, Mrs. Noel, and Ms. Palesh. The senior banquet will

be Wednesday, May 15 at Molly’s On Main. This will be the awards night that scholarship winners are announced and other awards are presented. Hopefully you have a chance to

attend many of the activities coming up in the next few weeks. Think Spring!

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On Wednesday May 1 we will hold

our annual banquet to welcome 9

new members as well as celebrate

another productive year. The

Plum City NHS Chapter is pleased

to induct Megan Caturia, Kortney

Krueger, Kasey Krueger, Dylan

Hovland, Alyssa Wieser, Nash

Gilles, Peter Fenter, Jillian Holt, &

Austin Coss. We would also like to

thank our senior members for

their service and leadership:

Heather Von Holtum, Shelby Kan-

nel, Raquel Wieser, Tyler Niebur,

& Jessica Kearns. We are very

proud of the high level of aca-

demic success our NHS members

achieve. The average ACT score of

our current members is 25 and the

average grade point average is

3.89. Keep up the great work! We

coordinated three successful fund-

raisers this year: Breast Cancer

Research ($200), Wounded War-

rior Project ($700), and American

Heart Association ($1,130). We

also helped plan and provide ser-

vice at the Keith Nord parent pres-

entation and the Veteran’s Day

program. Thank you to everyone

who helped make our year so suc-

cessful.

We Need Your Help! We would like to try a new program called the BackPack Program. This program provides a backpack filled with nutritious foods to help feed families over the weekend. Although we can’t provide for special diets, we do try to make sure the meals are nutritious and easy to prepare. We’d like you to try it and let us know what you think; your suggestions and ideas would be very helpful to us! The non-descript backpacks will be available at the school on Fridays for the kids to take home or you could pick them up, or at the Plum City Food Pantry on Fridays at 11 am. If that time isn’t convenient, other arrangements can be made through Tabby. Thank you!

National Honor Society by: Danni Noel

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Wanted Looking for adults to ref middle school boys and girls basketball games along

with high school jv boys and girls games. If interested, email Nanette Murray at

nmurray@plumcity.k12.wi.us

April is Autism Awareness Month. Why does it matter? In a commu-nity the size of Plum City, there are more individuals than one might think with this disability. One out of every 88 births is a child on the autism spectrum and; for males, that ratio is even higher at 1 out of every 54 births. In the United States this disability is on the rise and the professionals do not yet know why. Take the time to talk to your young people about Autism. Understanding of the disability will help all in the community to work toward empathy and compassion. For more information on Autism or if you have a child with special needs, the Plum City Public Library has some materials you might find of use: Picture Books -Pedro’s Whale by Paula Kluth and Patrick Schwarz -My Brother Charlie by Holly Robin-son Peete Chapter Books -Rules by Cynthia Lord -Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gen-nifer Choldenko -Al Capone Shines My Shoes by

Gennifer Choldenko -Marcelo In The Read World by Francisco X. Stork Adult Nonfiction -Cutting Edge Theopies for Autism Special Needs Kids Eat Right by Judy Converse -Managing Anxiety in People with Autism: A Treatment Guide for Par-ents, Teachers and Mental Health Professionals by Anne M. Chalfant -Stop That Seemingly Senseless Be-havior by Beth Glasberg -Motivate to Communicate!: 300 Games and Activities for you Child with Autism by Simone Griffin -The Child With Autism Learns about Faith by Kathy Labosh -The Child With Autism at Home and In the Community by Kathy Labosh -Play to Talk by James McDonald -Temple Grandin: How the Girl who Loved Cows em-braced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery -Sensory Parenting by Jackie Olson -The Survival Guide for Kids with

Autism Spectrum Disorders (and their parents) by Elizabeth Verdick & Elizabeth Reeve DVD Austism is a World The Incredible 5 Point Scale Magazine Autism Asperger’s Digest

Yearbook Pictures If you captured any memories that you would like to share with the yearbook

staff please drop off a CD at the high school office. Thanks!

National Autism Awareness Month

As spring is slowly arriving to Wiscon-sin, it important to be educated on ticks and tick borne illnesses. While the weather is getting increasingly warmer, plants and insects are mak-ing their way out! The Blacklegged or Deer Tick is very widespread throughout Wisconsin and is responsible for disease (most commonly Lyme’s Disease) transmis-sion. Ticks typically live in wooded, brushy areas with access to food and cover. Ticks cannot fly or jump, but crawl onto animals or people as they pass by. They usually live for a 2 year life cycle, in which they feed on blood 3 times, lasting 3-5 days each. Follow these tips to help avoid tick bites this Spring/Summer season: •Avoid high grass and brushy areas with a lot of leaf covering. If you must go through these areas, try to stay on a path and out of contact with the

brush, grass, and/or leaves. •Use re-pellants, bug spray for adults with 20-30 % DEET protection on exposed ar-eas of skin and clothing (CDC) •Wear long clothing (shirts, pants, etc.). tuck-ing shirts into your pants, and pants into your socks or shoes to keep ticks on the outside of your clothing. If you were lighter colored clothing, ticks will be more visible. •If you were out-side in an area with ticks, perform a full body check including armpits, groin, and scalp. •Take a shower im-mediately after to get rid of any ticks still crawling on your body. •Tumble dry clothing for an hour on high heat to kill any remaining ticks. Removing a Tick It is important that a tick be properly removed as soon as it is discovered. DO NOT USE: Petro-leum jelly, hot match, nail polish, or other products .

1. Grasp the tick with narrow-bladed tweezers or forceps as close as possi-ble to attachment (skin) site A. If tweezers are not available, use fingers shielded with tissue paper or rubber gloves. B. Be careful not to squeeze, crush or puncture the body of the tick which may contain infectious fluids. C. Do not handle with bare hands. 2. Pull upward and out with a firm

and steady tension. 3. After removing the tick, thor-

oughly disinfect the bite site and wash hands.

4. 4. See or call a doctor if there is a concern about incomplete tick removal.

Visit your doctor if: Develop a rash or fever within several weeks of remov-

ing the tick For more information on Tick Control and Prevention visit: http://www.cdc.gov/ticks/

Protect Yourself This Spring from Ticks and Tick-borne Illnesses!

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The High school Art show is taking place during the High School and Middle School Spring Concerts on April 23 and April 24 come by and see what the students have been creat-ing! The Elementary Art show will be kick-ing-off on April 12 and will continue throughout the week. Grades 1-5 are displaying their artwork in the Ele-mentary School lunch room. The Plum City Art Department is par-ticipating in a contest for the Fire De-partment. The students are designing murals to be painted on the wall of the Safety Building. The winning de-sign will receive a grand prize of $250

and be given the opportunity to paint an 8’x8’ mural on the wall of the Safety Building! A new Graphic Design and Photogra-phy class is scheduled to start in the Plum City Art Department for the spring of 2014! This new class will bring cutting edge technology that will be applied to the fields of Art and Design. The students will be learning the manual usage of a Digital SLR

camera, the taking and editing of photos, and the basics of Graphic De-sign. The field trip to University of Wiscon-sin- River Falls was a great success! Plum City High School students spent the day on campus participating in workshops and experiencing campus life!

Plum City Art Department News By. Chealsey Gerth

May 2013 Lunch Menu

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

All meals are served with fat free

milk choice

1 Grilled chicken sandwich

Marinated veg salad Grapes Royal brownies

2

Max sticks & marinara sauce Green beans Strawberries

3

Breaded fish strips Smile fries Fruit cocktail Banana bread

6

Chicken nuggets Broccoli Diced peaches WG bread

7

Cheeseburger WG bun Romaine salad & carrots Apple wedges

8

Hotdogs Potato salad Baked beans Fruit salad

9

Spaghetti & meat sauce Buttered carrots Mandarin oranges WG bread

10

Pizza Cauliflower Tropical fruit

13

WG corndogs Sweet potato fries Veggies & dip Grapes

14

Breaded chicken sandwich Corn Sliced peaches Cookie

15

Pizza hotdish Peas & carrots Diced pears WG bread

16

Ham & turkey subs Romaine salad & cucumber Baked beans Applesauce

17

Chicken nuggets Cheesy potatoes Beets Banana WG bread

20

Tacos with fixings Romaine salad & tomatoes Refried beans Strawberries

21

Chicken alfredo Green & gold beans Apple wedges WG bread

22

Hamburger WG bun Roasted potatoes Buttered carrots Tropical fruit

23

Breaded fish strips Sweet-n-sour veggies Savory rice Orange smiles

24

Breaded chicken sandwich Cauliflower Romaine salad & carrots Pineapple slices

27

NO SCHOOL

MEMORIAL DAY

28

Cowboy casserole Bread Romaine salad & tomatoes Grapes

29

Hot ham & cheese Orange smiles Calico beans

30

Chicken nuggets Rice casserole Sweet potato fries Applesauce

31

Beef & bean nachos Mexicali corn Fresh veggies & dip Banana

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Reality Check by: Nanette Murray This year the Plum City Junior class was invited to Mondovi to do a Reality Check Simulation on March 21. This simulation consisted of everyday ac-tivities and issues that may occur throughout a person’s life. Prior to the event, students had to research several different occupations and gather information regarding each one, be able to keep an accurate checkbook, and determine withhold-ings. The students then picked one of their occupations and filled-out a form which was sent into the Extension of-fice. This form was used by the Buf-falo County Extension Office to give each of the students an occupation and other relevant information for the

simulation.

The day of the Reality Check simula-tion the students realized very quickly what real life was all about. Some stu-dents were paying child support of more than $1000 a month, other stu-dents needed to apply for second jobs just to make their payments, and still others needed to take out loans. They realized that living on their own takes a lot of money and ability to plan a budget. During the duration of the simulation, some students were ap-prehended by the police officer and given tickets. Depending on the ticket, some of the students needed to go see the judge before paying for

their fines. The students also needed to do exit interviews and check-outs before they were allowed to leave the simulation.

I believe the students learned a lot of valuable information and were excited that they had the opportunity to par-ticipate in such a realistic simulation. They continue to talk about the ex-perience today which is always a posi-tive thing. I also wanted to let the par-ents of the students know that their sons and daughters were given several compliments throughout the day by all the volunteers on how respectful and courteous they were.

Reality Check Student Testaments My over all experience at Reality check was very well. It was a wonder-ful simulation of real life. I did get stressed out a few times but hey, that’s life! I think it really opened my eyes as to just how hard it is to be an adult and manage your own money and be on your own. It made me real-ize that I won’t always have my mom and dad to pay for things for me and I will have to plan out and budget my own money. There are some things that I’m going to want in life but I will have to sacrifice them to get what I need. I won’t just be able to go out and go shopping whenever I want. I liked carrying around the baby; it helped make it feel more real. You had to figure out how to multi-task. The Reality Check experience made

me realize just how hard my parents

work to support me and what they have to give up in order to get me what I need or want. I think that eve-ryone should experience Reality Check because I think it really helps prepare you for the future. By Emma Hutter I think Reality Check was a really good experience for me and my class. I really appreciate all the people coming out and helping out. It really helped me to understand how life will go af-ter I graduate. It was kind of scary knowing how hard it might be after school. By Matthew Freund Reality Check was a great experience. As a junior in high school, I need to start thinking about my future. I need to think about a career, a family, a house, vehicles, and all of the many expenses that will come in life. Reality Check gave us an amazing opportunity to play “life” for a day. We had a month’s worth of expenses to cover based on our monthly income. We could have been married, single, or

divorced, and we could have had chil-dren or pets to pay for. This program was extremely eye-opening, and it was very helpful for preparing us for our future. By Sarah Gilles I think that Reality Check was a very good experience for me. It helped me realize how serious life is. I also real-ized how important it is to be organ-ized and be punctual with everything you have to do. It helped me realize how hard my parents work to support them and myself. I gained a new out-look from this whole experience. By Kyle Erickson My Overall Experience: The things that I learned were incredible. I like being able to live in modified reality because it gave me a picture and

overview of what things will be like. That morning I was dreading the simu-lation a ton more than over the past couple of weeks, I think the reason was because I knew it was going to be a challenge and something different.

At first I didn’t like it because I was clueless on what to do. I had no idea what to say to the volunteers or what to do with anything. But I kind of just went for it and slowly got the hang of it. I started to approach the workers at each station with a great big smile on my face and said hello. After I got going it was smooth sailing from then

until I was finished. I got to talk to some friends from other schools and it was just such a

great experience. Learned a ton and gained a lot of experience. By Jacob Ingli My Overall Experience: The biggest thing I think I got out of this was what to expect out in the working world and living on my own or with a spouse. I learned what to expect with a family and how much more expen-sive it’s going to be. There are more bills then I expected, especially if you have a family. On top of the bills, you had to determine what items were needs and what items were wants. It also showed you that you needed to keep track of your money otherwise you could end up getting a second job which you don’t need with two chil-dren like I had during the simulation. So I think I’m semi ready for whatever the world throws at me. By Trevor Traynor I enjoyed the Reality Check experience because it showed me what life after high school might be like. The experi-ence showed me what I need in the future. It showed me how to make decisions that I would make in the fu-ture from which vehicle to buy to in-surance to groceries. It also showed

me how to write checks, balance my checkbook, and deposit money into my savings. It was fun carrying the baby around cause you get to feel like an actual parent. It was also fun hav-ing the career you wanted, pets, and if you were married or not, and children to make the experience all that more real. By Brett Caturia I really enjoyed this experience. This really opened my eyes to how much things costs and things we need to think about for the future. It took a lot of responsibly to keep track of all our money, baby, debit cards, and what we need to get done. It actually gave us a good view into the future. Reality Check is something I think eve-ryone in high school should experi-ence. By Megan Caturia This experience was very beneficial to me and others. It was very eye open-ing in my career choice. It makes me very grateful for what my parents do for me. This was a fun and very edu-cational experience. I am very happy to have had the opportunity to do this. By Kasey Krueger I thought that the Reality Check was a very fun thing. I think it really pre-pares us for the future in many differ-ent ways. We have to learn how to write checks, figure out our gross pay, and net pay. We can also talk to peo-ple about their careers or the career that we are looking into. I think it would be a bad thing to get rid of this. The students enjoy it and were learn-ing a lot and most important it’s pre-paring us for life after high school. By Elaina Danzinger My overall experience at Reality Check was good. I liked how it was so real and life-like. In real life, we have to do a lot of exchanging of money and talk-ing to strangers. At Reality Check, we

had to write out checks for everything and we had to talk to a lot of people we have never met before. I enjoyed figuring out things for myself – just like in life. We are not always going to have someone there to watch over our every move and make sure we are going through the motions right. When we were at Reality Check, you had the option of being in a group but that was pretty much the extent of being helped. We were surrounded by roughly 250 kids who had no idea what they were doing. Sure, there were ambassadors and teachers there to help us, but they didn’t actually walk around and look over our shoul-der to make sure we were doing things correct. The ambassadors and teachers would stand in different ar-eas of the gym and if you had a ques-tion, you could go up to them and ask. I liked that. It gave us the “wake-up-call” of “Whoa, this is what happens in life. I’m going to have to figure things out on my own and pick up my own messes. Mom and Dad won’t always be next to me.” I think every Junior or Senior in high school should participate in Reality Check or something like it. It really gives kids a sense of reality and a sense on how tough life actually is. Reality Check is a very beneficial activ-ity not just to show how quick money goes, but to show kids that being a kid really isn’t as bad as we think and that growing up fast isn’t as fun as adults sometimes portray it to be. The main thing I got out of Reality Check was: Don’t grow up too fast and don’t take life for granted. You have the rest of your life to be an adult but only a short time to be a kid. Embrace it, love it, and most of all, enjoy it while you can; because pretty soon we will have to write out checks and pay bills and earn our own money and pick up the pieces to the messes we create. By Ashley Vogel

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Instrumental Display

Wednesday, April 24 at 7p.m.

is the evening of Plum City’s

High School Spring Concert.

Audience members will first

hear music selections from our

Jazz Band such as “Flashpoint”

and the “Hey Jude” from the

Beatles. Vocal Jazz will take the

stage singing “Hey There Deli-

lah” and “Seasons of Love”.

The High School Concert Choir

will perform right after the vo-

cal jazz and will sing selections

such as “Fireflies”, “His River

His Peace”, and “For The

Beauty Of The Earth”. The last

performing ensemble of the

evening is the High School Con-

cert Band. This well balanced

performing group is always a

highlight to hear. They will be

performing their Large Group

Festival selections as well as

playing a medley of Neil Dia-

mond tunes. Throughout the

evening Mr. Bonn will be giving

out instrumental and vocal

awards. Mark Wednesday,

April 24 for an evening of mu-

sic.

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On Tuesday, April 23 the Plum

City Music Department will hold

its Middle School Spring Con-

cert in the high school gym at 7

p.m. The Middle School Choir

will start the evening’s enter-

tainment with “Let Me Ride”

and “Castle On A Cloud”. The

5th grade Blue And Gold Band

will then take the stage with

“Centurion” and “Honeyrock

Flapjacks”. The concert will

conclude with the Middle

School Band playing “Liberty

Bell March” and “Little Old

Lady From Pasadena”. Mr.

Bonn will also be awarding the

top 8th grade vocalist and in-

strumentalist during the con-

cert. Mark Tuesday April 23 on

your calendars.

Plum City School District

The 4th graders in Plum City are

all a buzz. Why? It’s time to

join band and become a part of

one of the coolest classes in the

school. First however they

need a horn and a method

book. NO PROBLEM! On Mon-

day, April 29 Morgan and

Schmitt Music will be in the ele-

mentary gym from 6-8 p.m.

showing off what they have to

offer for horns and method

books. You can purchase your

horn then or go with the “rent

to own” contract. This is when

you can pick up grease, oils,

reeds, or any

other instrumen-

tal accessories.

This offer is not

restricted to 4th

graders. Any stu-

dent grades 4-11 wanting to

join band can take advantage of

this time. Parents unable to

attend the display night should

call the Schmitt Music store di-

rectly to arrange a

horn being sent for

your child. Their toll

free number is 800-

924-5564. See you

Monday, April 24!

MUSIC NOTES By: Mike Bonn

Middle School Spring Concert

High School Spring Concert

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Has your child ever dreamed of being a star or performing on stage? Now is their chance. Plum City Elementary School will be holding its annual “Variety Show” on Friday, May 10 in the elemen-tary gym at 1:30 p.m. All stu-

dents grades K-5 can sign up an individual act or an act with friends. They can sing, dance, do magic tricks, lip sync, perform a skit . . . . . . the sky is the limit.

This is also a great time for par-ents to catch some memories via camcorder. Mark Friday, May 10 as an afternoon of fun in the Plum City Elementary gym for the “Variety Show”.

Middle School Spring Concert - Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m High School Spring Concert - Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. Elementary Variety Show - Friday, May 10 at 1:30 p.m. Graduation - Saturday, May 25 - H.S. Band grades 8-11 report at 12:30 p.m. Memorial Day Services - Monday, May 27. M.S. Band leaves the H.S. at 8:30 a.m.

Upcoming Music Dates

Elementary Variety Show

The key word that distinguishes spirited children from other children is “more” – more intense, more persistent, more sensitive, and more uncomfortable with change. The spirited child can easily overwhelm parents, leaving them feel-ing frustrated and ineffective.

This workshop series will help dads, moms, grandparents and other caretak-ers:

understand your child’s tempera-mental traits

identify cues leading up to challeng-ing behavior

cope with tantrums and blow-ups when they do occur develop strategies for reducing or elimi-nating power struggles (especially at mealtime, bedtime, dressing)

A series of workshops will be held on three consecutive Tuesdays in May at the Pierce County Office Building, Lower Level Meeting Room, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. May 7 What Makes Kids Spirited? Intensity

May 14 Persistence Sensitivity May 21 Perceptiveness Adaptability

What Makes Kids Spirited? Learn about temperament – your child’s first and most natural way of reacting to the world around him – his “preferred style of responding!” Once you under-stand the reasons behind the responses, you can learn to work with them to ease the hassles, teach new behaviors and help your child understand and like him-self. Intensity Intensity is the driving force behind your child’s strong reactions. Learn how to help your children understand and ap-preciate the power of their intensity and to teach them how to control it instead of letting it control them. Persistence Persistence is the temperamental trait that plays a major role in power strug-gles. Learn how to recognize it and teach your children how to channel their persistence appropriately. Sensitivity Sensitive children become overwhelmed

by the amount of stimulation and emo-tional stress around them. Learn how to help sensitive children monitor their reactions to stimulation and teach them how to manage their keen sensitivity in a positive and caring way. Perceptiveness/Distractibility Spirited children become distracted and confused when they are barraged with information from their senses and are unable to sort it out. They are unable to concentrate and it appears as though they are not listening. Learn to under-stand their perceptiveness and to teach them techniques for identifying the most important messages in their lives. Adaptability Spirited children adapt slowly to transi-tions. To shift gears or pass from one activity to another requires a wrenching effort on their part. Learn how to plan smooth transitions and make your child feel more competent and flexible as well as increase your confidence as a parent. For more information or to register, contact Lori Zierl, Family Living Educa-tor, at 715-273-6781. There is a $10 fee to cover book and supplies.

Raising Your Spirited Child Workshop

School District of Plum City

621 Main Street

P O Box 158

Plum City, WI 54761

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