Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Village Center ad hoc committee gathered more than two dozen ideas to improve Downtown Greendale. But any major changes likely won't come for awhile.
Would you like to see a hotel in downtown Greendale? How about an amphitheater? A family park with a fountain like that at Bay Shore Mall? All three of those ideas were among the more than two dozen discussed, analyzed and ranked by a 17-member Village Center ad hoc committee tasked at collecting ideas to improve Downtown Greendale. The committee, which was formed last August and has been bouncing ideas off one another for more than eight months, presented its final report to the Village Board of Trustees on Tuesday. Included were 26 ideas that at least some committee members thought could improve downtown. Those that seemed to have the most support from the committee were rerouting Greendale Middle School traffic patterns, hiring a …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Two local veterans groups are planning a new Greendale memorial and are eying school district property at Broad Street and Southway.
Two local veterans groups are planning a new memorial honoring Greendale veterans. Members of the American Legion Post 416 and VFW Post 10519 are eying school district land on the northeast corner of Broad Street and Southway. The groups have begun discussions with the school district and village on the project, American Legion Post Commander Tim Baranzyk said during a School Board meeting Monday. He said he was pleased with initial conversations with Superintendent John Tharp and Village President John Hermes. Plans, while still preliminary, include a kiosk that would list veterans from Greendale and allow people to view the history of each soldier, Baranzyk said. The American Legion and VFW are currently working to set up a nonprofit …
Monday, May 20, 2013
If you have an elementary or middle school student and you want them to attend summer school, you'll need to get the registration forms turned in by Friday.
If you are thinking of sending your children to summer school in the Greendale School District, you'll need to get those registration forms in by Friday. Two sessions will be held, one from 8 to 9:55 a.m. and the other from 10 to 11:55 a.m. from July 8 through Aug. 2. A few 50-minute sessions will also be held. The registration forms need to be turned in at the school's main office. Course selections are for the grade level entering in Fall 2013. If you have any questions, please call Jessica Talsky at (414) 423-2800 for Middle School, Kerry Owens-Bur at (414) 423-2851 for elementary.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Kirstan Brodie is part of a tiny group of students—less than one-tenth of 1 percent of who take the ACT—who got a perfect score.
Greendale High School junior Kirstan Brodie has joined an elite group of students who attained a perfect score on the ACT test. Brodie earned the top composite score of 36, according to a district news release. Less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Among test-takers in the high school graduating class of 2012, only 781 of more than 1.66 million students earned a composite score of 36. The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science. Each test is scored on a scale of 1-36, and a student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. Brodie is the daughter of Kent and Robin Brodie.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Greendale Education Foundation will honor Betty Ferchoff and Jackie Schweitzer at its Celebration of Education next month.
The Greendale Education Foundation will honor the owner of Ferch's Malt Shoppe & Grille and the director of the Greendale Park and Recreation Department at its annual "A Celebration of Education" June 7. Betty Ferchoff and Jackie Schweitzer will be honored for "their commitment to Greendale, its schools and students and the greater community" and will receive the foundation's Inspiration Award, according to a news release. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Tuckaway Country Club, 6901 W. Drexel Ave., and includes live music by the Greendale High School Jazz Ensemble, raffle items, a silent auction, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. "A Celebration of Education provides a special opportunity for Greendale community members, businesses, parents, …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Tracy Flater, an associate elementary school principal in Greenfield, will take over at Highland View after the school year.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Patch's searchable database allows users to find the number of students suspended in 2011-12 at an individual school within districts in the Milwaukee area.
Schools across Wisconsin report statistics on suspensions and expulsions to the Department of Public Instruction, which in turn compiles them and publishes data by school and grade level. In 2011-12, 5.21 percent of students statewide were suspended at least once during the year. It’s the lowest percentage since data was kept beginning in 1998-99, and the figure has dropped five consecutive years. Patch’s searchable database includes suspensions by school and grade in 2011-12 for Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 1, which covers most of southeast Wisconsin, including Racine Unified School District.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Investigation finds that vast majority of students and faculty at University of Wisconsin campuses — including Milwaukee — are not signed up for program that provides public safety updates.
On March 5, University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Eric Cardinal was working the late shift at a Shell station near campus when he read a text alert from the university warning of a suspected shooter on the loose: “Police looking for Male/Black wearing red & black flannel shirt headed west out of University Houses.” Then Cardinal saw a man in his store duck, as a police car rolled through the parking lot. “That’s when I assumed he was one of the suspects they were looking for,” Cardinal said. In the wake of campus shootings the past five years, police throughout the nation are using text alerts to deliver warnings and advice to students in emergency situations. The concise messages from the Safety Awareness For Everyone system are …
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Officials are pushing for the field to be ready in time for the 2014 season after renovations that include an artificial turf infield.
Renovations of the Brinkman baseball field are on track to begin after graduation, with the goal of getting the field ready in time for the 2014 season. The Greendale School Board on Monday approved a construction manager contract with CG Schmidt, which came in with a low bid of $27,500. CG Schmidt also managed the 2007 high school renovation project. Plans will be submitted to the village this week for board approval in June, Director of Building and Grounds Brian Koffarnus said. "Our engineering process is moving along," he said. Plans call for a turf infield and natural grass outfield, a new outfield fence and an orientation in the east-to-northeastern direction. The renovations were made possible thanks to the Reiman Foundation's …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Controversies over the $648 million reserve fund and the $600,000 Palermo's Pizza deal are bedeviling University of Wisconsin leaders.
It’s hard not to feel a bit sorry for Rebecca Blank, incoming chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sure, the acting U.S. commerce secretary, set to start in July, will make $500,000 a year — plus benefits and perks, including a university residence and car, money for travel and entertainment, and an unpaid academic appointment for her husband. But she’ll be stepping into a host of controversies, drawing flak from all directions. As one UW-Madison student quipped, “Blank is not starting off with a blank slate.” There’ll be ongoing fallout from some legislators’ volcanic eruptions over revelations that the UW System has a $648 million reserve fund. Though this is in line with other state systems, Wisconsin politicians are “…
Molly
3:56 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
The old police station has been sitting vacant for years and taxpayer money is being spent each year on it to heat it, etc. It's time to do something with it. It's sitting there taking up space. The key is that no one wants to buy it and develop it. more ›