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Paris School to be at Just Add Kids Expo
Paris School will have a promotional booth at the Just Add Kids Expo 2010 on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Burlington RV Superstore located at I-94 and Highway 20 in Sturtevant.
Families interested in exploring open enrollment are invited to stop by for information. Children can make a bookmark, peek through a giant panther paw, and enjoy a candy treat… Continue reading
Bristol Shootout results: Day 1
Note: Updated with photos. Thanks to Linda Valentine for sharing them.
Bristol School is hosting its annual Bristol Shootout boys basketball tournament this weekend.
Here are the results from tonight (thanks to Salem School B team coach Jim Valentine):
A Games
- Bristol 26 - St. Al's 21
- Williams Bay 30 - Brighton 23
- Salem 49 - Trevor 32
- Lakewood 53 - Paris 20
B Games
- Williams Bay 19 - Brighton 12
- Lakewood 38 - Trevor 12
- Bristol 27 - Paris 5
- Randall
Committee for creative ways to sustain Paris School District to form
A committee to generate creative ideas of how to sustain the Paris School District will be forming early next year.
The need for such a group was agreed upon at a joint meeting of the School Board and representatives of the Paris Town Board and the Paris School Foundation that took place last week.
The committee will be open to interested community members and also will invite representatives from:
- The municipalities of Paris
Paris School staffers go hippie for a day
If you were at Paris School yesterday morning you might have thought you were time-warped back to the'60s. But those hippies you might have seen in the hallway were really school reading specialist Margie Blair, teacher Josh Pye and district administrator Roger Gahart dressed as hippies as part of a day of rewards for students for reaching their goal in the Our School Cares About Reading program.
Here's some video of the trio visiting Sabrina Scifres' second grade classroom yesterday morning:
Overall… Continue reading
Paris YES Committee hosting school funding event
The Paris YES Committee is sponsoring a community-wide information and action event on school-funding reform Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Paris School, 1901 176th Ave. (Highway D).
Tom Beebe, executive director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools, will present his program “Solving Wisconsin’s School-Funding Problem” to participants. The presentation is open to the public and is being promoted to school districts throughout Kenosha County… Continue reading
Paris School Board certifies levy
The Paris School Board certified a total tax levy Monday that was largely the same as that approved by district electors at the August annual meeting.
The certified levy was $2,190,555 -- about $4,000 more than approved at the annual meeting.
District administrator Roger Gahart explained the corresponding mill rate had to be adjusted slightly higher than that presented at the annual meeting ( an additional .000022097) to accommodate a… Continue reading Paris students earn School Board recognition
This month's Paris School Board recognition went to the following students:
- Zackary Klabunde was recognized for his help installing and then stocking the school's new library shelves. The shelving was purchased through funds raised by the school's PTO. This summer, Zackary was at the school, since his mother works in the office, and he asked if there was something he could
Paris School Board to hold meeting for levy, negotitations
The Paris School Board will hold a special meeting tonight.
On the agenda is certification of the tax levy. A levy of $2.19 million was approved at the district's annual meeting in August. That represented a 28 percent increase over last year's levy, mostly due to additional levy authority granted by a referendum in June. The levy to… Continue reading
On the agenda is certification of the tax levy. A levy of $2.19 million was approved at the district's annual meeting in August. That represented a 28 percent increase over last year's levy, mostly due to additional levy authority granted by a referendum in June. The levy to… Continue reading Paris School Board member disappointed by teachers union contract proposal
Negotiations with the teachers union was on the agenda of the Thursday Paris School Board meeting basically just to update the board on the next negotiation session date.
But that didn''t stop one board member from expressing her disappointment with the initial proposal put forth by the teachers union.
Said board member Connie Bevry:
"I was really disappointed ... I'm concerned… Continue reading Paris School Board to seek joint meeting with town, foundation
The Paris School Board will seek a joint meeting with Paris Town Board and Paris School Foundation representatives in an effort to seek creative solutions to the school district's financial crunch.
Panthers go on the Prowl
The third annual Panther Prowl took place Saturday at Paris School.
The event, based around a walkathon, has evolved into a major fundraiser for the Paris School Organization, which funds projects to enhance the school experience. Funds raised this year are earmarked for further improvements to the school library and technology improvements.
The prowl itself took place on a course outlined on the grass with striping… Continue reading
Paris School contract talks get off to defiant start
Paris School teacher contract negotiations began Wednesday with a defiant stance from both sides.
The teacher's representative, Rick Moore, Southern Lakes United Educators executive director, gave an opening statement that included the assertion the union was not interested in concessions or givebacks, offered evidence that the district's reputation for the highest pay in the county was false and… Continue reading Paris School teacher negotiations to begin
The highly anticipated contract negotiations between teachers and the Paris School District are set to get started Wednesday.
The School Board and representatives of the teachers union will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the school. The agenda calls for both sides to exchange initial proposals and set a next meeting date. A closed session to discuss compensation is then scheduled.
No public comment will be… Continue reading Panther backers to prowl on Oct. 3
The Paris School Organization will host the fourth annual “Paris Panther Prowl” walk-a-thon fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon until 5 p.m. The “prowl” is a fundraiser that features Paris School’s students, staff, and parents walking laps in exchange for pledged donations.
In addition, the walk-a-thon has become a community event featuring a DJ, food and bake sale items… Continue reading
In addition, the walk-a-thon has become a community event featuring a DJ, food and bake sale items… Continue reading Paris board rejects foundation’s request for $400,000 before Nov.
Paris School Foundation representatives came to the Town Board Tuesday looking for a $400,000 shot in the arm for the Paris School District.
They got a pretty clear signal -- though not a formal vote -- that such a donation from the town's $20 million plus reserves is unlikely before the school demonstrates its commitment to cost… Continue reading Paris Town Board, school foundation to discuss donation
The Paris Town Board will hold a special meeting tonight to meet with representatives of the Paris School Foundation.
The foundation has been seeking a meeting with the board to discuss possible donations from the town to the group to help with the Paris School District troubled finances. Town Board members have expressed willingness to start Paris School makes personnel moves
The Paris School Board made a couple of personnel moves at this week's regular board meeting:
- Former teacher Judy Folkers was hired for a technology support position. She will typically work about 10 hours a week, said Roger Gahart, district administrator. Folkers is very familiar with the school's computer network, Gahart said, having been involved with it since the first computer came
Paris School electors hike tax levy 28 percent
Electors in the Paris School District passed a preliminary tax levy that calls for a 28 percent increase, largely due to the taxing authority granted in a June referendum.
But that levy could have been 12 percent higher yet, reported district administrator Roger Gahart. The district chose not to use all the… Continue reading Education Building awards announced
While there are hundreds of projects included in the Education Building exhibit at the Kenosha County Fair, a few are selected each year for special recognition. Those winners gathered Sunday at the Education building in recognition of their awards.
Here are the education Building's Best of the Best for 2009:
- Pre-kindergarten: Tyee Simek, Riverview School, and Cantin Schiler, Westosha.
- Kindergarten: Josh Donnellan, Wheatland Center School, and Leonardo Cordova, Paris School.
- First and second grades
Paris Town Board will wait until formal recognition for donation to school foundation
The Paris Town Board's lawyer is advising it to wait until the Paris Foundation is formally recognized by the IRS before making a donation.
In the meantime, Town Board members expressed willingness to start talking with the foundation's representatives about the school support group's aims and goals and how the town might be able to help.
The school district, having used reserves… Continue reading Paris School Board July, August meetings rescheduled
The Paris Board of Education will hold its July regular meeting on Thursday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. and the August regular meeting on Monday, Aug.24 at 6:30 pm, followed by the annual meeting at 8 p.m.
The two monthly board meeting dates differ from the usual third Thursday of the month… Sausages visit to honor retiring Paris teachers
Paris School had some long, tall -- and in theory tasty -- visitors today.
On the last day of classes, the Klement's Racing Sausages showed up to help celebrate the retirement of three Paris teachers:
- Judy Folkers 23 years.
- Carol Smith 26 years (a Paris alumnus).
- Clint Bennett 31 years (which is long enough to have been administrator Roger Gahart's middle school
Reaction to the Paris referendum
Here's some reaction to today's passing of a tax levy referendum in the Paris School District, which likely staved off the dissolution of the district after the 2009-10 school year.
Beth LaBell, Yes Committee leader
On what turned the tide: "We had a small group of people that worked hard. We talked to people; we went door… Continue readingParis School voters say ‘yes’
Public TV crew reporting on Paris School vote
A crew from Wisconsin Public Television in Madison was here yesterday and today reporting on the Paris School referendum.
But don't expect to tune in tonight to see what happened. Or tomorrow. Or next month. Or this year.
The Paris coverage is slated to be part of a program to air in January 2010. It will be aimed at high school students… Continue reading Paris School referendum resources
Still trying to make up your mind on the Paris School tax levy referendum?
There's still some time to make a decision before Tuesday's vote.
Here are some resources:
Fact sheet 1 from the school district.
Fact sheet 2 from the school district.
Flyer 1 sent out by advocates of passing the referendum.
Flyer 2 sent out by advocates of passing the Paris second graders help teacher complete degree
Most second graders are probably pretty used to their teacher helping them with their school work.
But how many second graders get a chance to help their teacher with theirs?
That was the situation for Paris School second grade teacher Jenny Weis recently. Four of her students -- Chloey Menarek, MacKenzie Fricke, Reid LaBell and Mason Yee -- recently helped her make a presentation that culminated her master's degree program.
Weis, throughout the… Continue reading
Paris “yes” voters paint huge signs
Some 40 Paris School students and their parents spent Saturday afternoon at the LaBell home painting large "Vote Yes" signs.
The signs will be posted throughout the Paris School District Sunday, said Beth LaBell.
The school district is facing a tax levy referendum June 9. The referendum asks voters to authorize the district exceeding the state revenue limit for three years.
If the referendum does not pass, School Board members have said the… Continue reading
Paris yes voters to gather Sat. to paint signs
Supporters of passing the upcoming Paris School tax levy referendum are going to be writing large their feelings about the issue.
Volunteers will be gathering Saturday at 14155 12th St. (Highway E, just west of Highway MB) to paint several large "Save Paris School" signs to post around the distinct. Sign painting will begin at 1 p.m. Door-to-door volunteers can also pick… Continue reading Paris School Foundation formed
The Paris School Foundation, which could solicit and accept donations -- including from the Paris town government -- to support the school district, is up and running, it was announced at the School Board meeting Thursday.
Tom Werth, speaking during citizen's comments, said the group has been legally formed, its application for tax-exempt status is with the… Continue reading 
