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WLC fundraiserhonors classmate ........ 3A

Financial presentationfor school board .......... 5A

Taylor Fieldneeds upgrades ........... 8A

Manawa Snodeoset for Feb. 20, 21 ........ 9A

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Foundry in a BoxLittle Wolf Junior/Senior High School students Aniceta Torres and Kayla Loughrin don safety gear and listen carefully to a Waupaca Foundry employee as they move through the Foundry in a Box simulation in Manawa. See story on page 9A. Submitted Photo

Rec ‘N Read offered after schoolWaupaca

program for third, fourth

gradersBy Angie LAndSverk

Staff Writer

WaUPaCa – a new after school program combines reading and recreation.

rec ‘N read is offered from 3:30-5 p.m. on tues-days at the Waupaca recre-ation Center.

the program, which is open to third and fourth graders, is coordinated by Paula reedy.

for close to 15 years, reedy has worked in the Children’s Department at the Waupaca area Public Library.

“i see kids whose par-ents are readers have to pull books away (from their chil-dren) to get them outside and then others who play but don’t read,” she said.

reedy is the mother of two grown sons, who en-joyed being both active and reading when they were youngsters.

rec ‘N read allows chil-dren to do both.

Children spend the first 30 minutes of the after school program reading, followed by 45 minutes of physical activity.

the program ends around 4:45 p.m., so children are ready to be picked up at the center by their parents by 5 p.m.Participating in a recent session of Rec ‘N Read are (from left) Logan Gehring,

Mark Reinke, Aries Orr and Jacob Ronaldson. Angie Landsverk Photo

Wega Arts presents magic showWeYaUWeGa – Wega

arts will present the Great rondini Magic Show at 2 p.m. Saturday, feb. 27, at the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega.

the interactive family show will be appropriate for all ages and will last just over an hour, said Kathy fehl, of Wega arts.

Based out of the fox Cit-ies, rondini has performed as a professional magician since 1977.

His upcoming show will include audience participa-tion and will feature magic, music, escapes and illusions.

rondini has performed throughout the Midwest, as well as on the History Chan-

nel and the travel Channel.He has also performed for

the Green Bay Packers play-

ers’ family Christmas party.rondini is no stranger to

the Gerold Opera House.He was among those in

last fall’s performance of “the Villians of Vaude-ville.”

“He loves to act. He also sings,” said fehl, who saw rondini a few years ago in a production of “Les Mis-erables,” in Kaukauna.

She said he is great with audiences.

tickets for his feb. 27 magic show are $6 and are available in advance at wegaarts.org, the Book

Cellar in Waupaca and at Wega Motors in Weyau-wega.

People may also pur-chase tickets at the door for the same price.

there is one price for everyone.

fehl said popcorn, can-dy, soda and water will also be available.

the Gerold Opera House is located at 136 e. Main St., in downtown Weyauwega.

for more information, visit wegaarts.org or call 920-867-4888.

The Great Rondini

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Chain parents askschool board to addthird, fourth gradesStudents would

not transfer to WLC

By roBerT CLoudeDitOr

WaUPaCa – a group of parents asked the Wau-paca School Board to re-configure the classes at Chain elementary School to become a 4K through fourth-grade facility.

Currently, Chain stu-dents transfer to Waupaca Learning Center after sec-ond grade.

Nikki Vergauwen ad-dressed the school board at its feb. 9 meeting. She presented a petition signed by more than 50 people and was accompanied by about two dozen parents who support adding two more grades to the school.

“Let the second-grade students stay there for third grade and then fourth grade, and then go on to middle school,” Ver-gauwen said. “all students

expect to attend elementa-ry, then middle, then high school. Having an addi-tional move in the middle of elementary years is not best practice, according to research.”

the parents’ group pre-sented data to the board showing Chain students consistently score higher than WLC students on the state exams they take in third grade.

they attribute the high-er scores in large part to the Chain having signifi-cantly fewer students.

WLC has approximately 700 students, while the Chain has less than 140 students.

“this change would not only benefit our children and our families, it would be a huge benefit to WLC, as well,” Vergauwen said.

Vergauwen noted there are eight empty classrooms at the Chain while there is overcrowding at WLC.

UW Varsity Band on its way to Iola

three local students set to performBy JAne MyhrA

rePOrter

iOLa – the iola-Scan-dinavia Music Department will host the University of Wisconsin-Madison Var-sity Band on Monday, feb. 22. the music will start at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at iola-Scandinavia High School, 540 S. Jackson St., iola.

t-Bird alumni John faldet and Powers Spees, as well as amherst falcon alumni Zach Shulfer, will join as many as 85 mem-bers of the band to provide over 90 minutes of music and entertainment.

“i am truly excited to come back to iola-Scan-dinavia High School and

perform as a member of the UW-Madison Varsity Band,” faldet said. “it’s a way for the community to see what i have been a part of (for) the past three years. Being a member of the band has definitely given me an opportunity to have an experience of a lifetime, as well as an edu-cation of a lifetime.”

faldet is currently a ju-nior majoring in agrono-my in the College of agri-cultural and Life Sciences, with an expected gradua-tion date of May 2017. in the band, he is a member of rank 17, where there are 17 individuals who play the euphonium.

“Something that is unique about the band is the ‘stop at the top’ march-ing style that we use to

Iola-Scandinavia alumni members of the UW Varsity Band include (from left) Josh Sether, Powers Spees, Andrew Bauer and John Faldet.Submitted Photo

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February 18, 2016 Waupaca County Post 9A 9

Student brings snowmobiles

to schoolBy Jane Myhra

RepoRteR

MANAWA – the thrill and excitement of snow-mobile racing came to life as Sawyer Griffin intro-duced his fourth-grade classmates to his favorite sport.

on Wednesday, Feb. 10, Sawyer and his parents, travis and Julie Griffin, brought eight snowmobiles to Manawa elementary School.

“We went to the Snodeo every year and then our kids wanted to race,” travis said.

the Griffins purchased a Kitty Kat snowmobile,

which is small enough for children to drive. Sawyer competed in a late sea-son race and is now in his

Foundry in a Box takes

students inside the workplaceBy DeBra Weisert

LWJSHS CouNSeLoR

SCHooL DiStRiCt oF MANAWA

MANAWA – Students at Little Wolf Junior/Senior High School in Manawa re-cently teamed with a group of employees from Waupaca Foundry, inc. to get a “day in the life” career experience in the steel industry.

Arranged by Gordon Barth, manager of employee development & training, and Bridan Kiminske, hu-man resources manager, the Foundry in a Box hands on activity is one of the educa-tional outreach events pro-vided by Waupaca Foundry to school communities as a way to connect and teach area residents about one of the largest local employers and global businesses.

Students in seventh and eighth grades, as well as several high school students taking technical education courses, participated in the Jan. 28-29 afternoon events stationed at the school’s technical education facili-ties.

After a short video pre-sentation on Waupaca Foundry, students donned safety glasses and gloves for their assembly line activ-ity of creating a mold using sand, pouring the tin cast-ing, then unmolding and grinding their casting to perfection. Students chose from various castings in-cluding a flag, key, key ring or horseshoe.

each student left the ex-perience with his own cast-ing and a new view into the experience of iron casting manufacturing.

“the Foundry in a Box simulation offers students and businesses a way to con-nect and collaborate,” said LWJSHS principal Dan Wolfgram. “Many district parents work at Waupaca Foundry and this allows students to learn just a bit about local commerce, in-dustry and how their family members play a role in the economy. plus, we know that experiential learning sticks with students. they will remember what they did today and apply this knowledge to future learn-ing. We are continually looking for ways to enhance the learning experience, and we appreciate the time and supportive effort with com-munity businesses like Wau-paca Foundry.”

Another life skill outcome of hands on learning that was displayed by students was teamwork across the grade levels.

“We were very proud of the high school students who stepped in and assisted the Waupaca Foundry em-ployees by showing steps and helping the students in the junior high to complete their projects, “ said techni-cal education teacher Dan Koehler. “this gave our up-perclassmen the opportu-nity to learn new skills, and to also demonstrate their advanced technology skills for the seventh and eighth graders. everyone worked as a team and the process went very smoothly.”

“i really liked the Found-ry in a Box because i learned how to make metal parts from molten tin, said

Jeremy Grimm, seventh grader. “ one of the things i learned was that tin melts at 400 degrees. i made a horseshoe and after i fin-ished i was complimented by a Foundry employee who helped me. He said it was a perfect mold, and that made me feel good.”

Kayla Loughrin, seventh grade, and eighth grader Aniceta torres, were part-ners in the activity, and both agreed it was a challenge to perfect their finished prod-uct through the grinding process.

“We made keys,” said Loughrin.

“it was really fun, and we

were surprised to learn that sand is such an important part of the process,” said torres. “it took about 20 minutes from start to finish, but we ended up with per-fect keys.”

“i liked the hands on work,” said Kyle Harris, sev-enth grader. “everyone was helpful and taught us each all the steps in the process. i hope we do it again next year.”

this, like several other hands on career experi-ences, will continue as part of the learning environ-ment the Manawa commu-nity and school staff bring to the School District of

Manawa. Along with field trip experiences away from school, there will be con-tinued effort to bring career and community events to students on campus as part of the focus to have every student college and career ready.

Beginning with the school year 2017-18, all students in grades 6-12 will be required by the Wisconsin Depart-ment of public instruction to have an Academic Career plan in place that represents their knowledge, skills and abilities to be successful af-ter high school. these op-portunities are just some of the activities that comple-ment a students’ core aca-demic subject areas of math, english, social studies and science and help students see how school work applies directly to lifelong success.

“i think everyone liked and learned from this proj-ect,” said eighth grader Ya-nileisi Sutter Castello. “We appreciate and thank the Waupaca Foundry, inc. for their time to have this op-portunity.”

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But there is an ache within our heart,that will never go away!

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NEWSManawaThinking inside the box

Kyle Harris, seventh grader, prepares the mold for his key.

Jeremy Grimm, seventh grader, listens intently to direction in making his horseshoe during the Foundry in a Box experience. Submitted Photos

Yanileisi Sutter Castello, eighth grader, perfects her finished product, a key, at the grinding wheel.

Zander to reign over Manawa Snodeoevent set for Feb. 19-21

MANAWA – Reign-ing over the ninth annual Manawa Snodeo, Feb. 19-21, on Bear Lake are princess Kassidee Zander, Queen Carlee Zander and princess Harmony Rice.

this two-day event, sponsored by Fox Valley technical College, Symco threshermen and Manawa Lions, will feature rac-ers both distant and local displaying their talents on snowmobiles, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. the races include a 1.5 mile lakecross (slalom) course, a 1/3 mile oval track, a 660 foot radar run/ice drags and the WKSRA Kitty Kat Na-tional Championship.

the event kicks off on Friday at noon with “Ride with the Vets,” which of-fers a free luncheon to all veterans followed by a trail

ride from 1-3 p.m. Sleds and gear are provided for any veteran wanting to ride.

the racing action begins at 10 a.m. Saturday with Lakecross, proVintage oval racing, Radar Runs and ice Drags.

the snowmobile racing continues beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday with ice Bike Shoot-out, exhibition 4

wheelers and Mantas, F500 Challenge and WKSRA National Championship. All racers, riders and spec-tators are invited to attend.

Spectator admission is $10 per day or $15 for both days. Children 12 and under are admitted free.

For further information, contact Deb Sarna at 920-470-1429 or visit www.manawasnodeo.com.

Reigning over the 2016 Manawa Snodeo on Feb. 20-21 are (from left) Kassidee Zander, Carlee Zander and Harmony Rice, shown with Bryan Griffin’s snowmobile. Heidi Zander Photo

The thrill of racing on ice

Fourth graders gathered outside the Manawa Elementary School to see the various snowmobiles used for racing. Jane Myhra Photo

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