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State Rep. Kerkman commends Trevor-Wilmot retirees
State Rep. Samantha Kerkman attended the retirement open house recently held in honor of Jan Sielski and Dale Kolmos, who are both retiring from the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District after 36 years of service each.
To commemorate their service to the school district, Kerkman presented Sielski and Kolmos each with a citation on behalf of the Wisconsin Legislature.
“I commend Mr. Kolmos and Mrs. Sielski on their service and contributions to… Continue reading
Trevor School Memorial Day Program coverage
Students at Trevor School held their traditional Memorial Day Program Friday morning at the school.
In addition to various musical performances and readings, the program included remarks by state Sen. Robert Wirch. The program also included a re-enactment of the Iwo Jima Memorial, including students telling the stories of the individuals involved in the famous flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
Here's is video of excerpts of the program:
The program also included acknowledgement of teacher Jan Sielski, who for many years has organized… Continue reading
Fire alarm triggered at Trevor School
At 10:43 a.m., units from Salem Fire/Rescue were called to Trevor School in response to a supervisory fire alarm.
Deputies at the scene reported at about 10:46 a.m. that students were out of the building and no flames were showing form the outside. Preliminary investigation located no fire and school officials were not sure what triggered the alarm.
UPDATE 11:11 a.m. -- Fire Department units returning to quarters… Continue reading
Trevor School building project advancing
The Trevor School building addition has taken some steps forward recently.
The Trevor-Wilmot School Board has selected contractors that will bid on the project from a list of 12 that submitted information. Making the cut were:
- Camosy Construction.
- J.P. Cullen & Sons.
- Riley Construction.
- Scherrer Construction.
- Adding five second floor classrooms to the addition. The
Salem grants conditional use permit for Trevor-Wilmot gym
The Salem Town Board approved the granting of a conditional use permit for the new gymnasium planned for the Trevor School expansion.
The permit is needed because of the gym's size, said Matthew Wolfert, Bray Architects, which is designing the school's addition project.
The gym will be able to seat 600 people for a program, Wolfert explained. That should allow for all-school assemblies and special programs.
"There is not a 600-person event taking place every day or… Continue reading
Trevor-Wilmot increases open enrollment class size limits
The Trevor-Wilmot School Board has made a little more room for open enrollment students than it has allowed in recent years.
Open enrollment is a process by which a student who resides in one public school district can apply to attend another public school district. If allowed to leave by the resident district and accepted by the other district, a student can attend the new school without paying tuition, but they must provide… Continue reading
Bristol Shootout: Lakewood and Randall champs
Today was the final day of the Bristol Shootout grade school A and B teams boys basketball tournament at Bristol School.
Lakewood took the A team bracket championship.
Randall took the B team bracket championship. Here are today's results, supplied by Salem B Coach Jim Valentine:A teams
- Lakewood (first) defeated Williams Bay (2nd) 46 to 24.
- Salem (third) defeated host Bristol (fourth) 27 to 6.
- Brighton (fifth) defeated Trevor (sixth) 39 to 28.
B teams
- Randall (first)
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
Trevor girls top Bristol by one point in basketball clash
Kaet Johnson reports that the Trevor girls basketball A team prevailed against Bristol in an "exciting, nail biting" 34 to 33 win Thursday at Trevor School.
Trevor making "some great three-pointers" may have tipped the scales in the Timberwolves' favor, Johnson said… Continue reading
Trevor-Wilmot referendum passes
The Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District referendum passed 231 to 219 today.
The referendum sought the authority to borrow $11.380 million to fund an addition to Trevor School. With the addition all students could be moved to the Trevor building.
Board members have said the timing is apt for the addition because financing exists now that could have as much as a third of the project funded at 0 percent interest. In addition… Continue reading
Trevor-Wilmot referendum vote this Tuesday
Voters in the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District will be voting on a referendum Tuesday that could result in a major addition to Trevor School and the eventual elimination of classes in the Wilmot Primary Center building.
The referendum seeks the authority to borrow $11.380 million to fund the addition. Board members have said the timing is apt for the addition because financing exists now that could have as much as a third of the project funded at 0 percent interest. In addition, the Wilmot building is in need of… Continue reading
Trevor-Wilmot residents to meet to assist referendum passage
Residents of the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated School District who favor passage of the Nov. 3 building referendum are invited to a meeting Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., at the Western Kenosha County Historical Society building, 5905 114th St., Trevor, to discuss assisting passage of the referendum
The meeting will be structured and focused on action, organizers say. It is scheduled to end by 8:30 p.m.
The referendum, if successful. would authorize a $11.380 million… Continue reading
Trevor-Wilmot schedules referendum info meetings
The Trevor-Wilmot School District has scheduled two public information meetings on the upcoming Nov. 3 referendum.
Meeting dates and times are:
- Tonight, Oct. 6, at 7:15 p.m.
- Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m.
Trevor School looking to stuff the bus for The Sharing Center
The Trevor School community is holding a stuff the bus event Friday, Sept. 11, to benefit The Sharing Center, the center has announced.
Here's a wish list of the items to be collected.
The Sharing Center is a Western Kenosha County non profit agency that serves the area's needy. Its offices are in Paddock… Continue reading Trevor-Wilmot board passes $11 million referendum resolution
The Trevor-Wilmot School Board Monday evening passed a resolution to hold a $11.380 million building referendum to add on to Trevor School.
If approved by the voters, the project would effectively allow the district to discontinue use of the Wilmot Primary Center building and house all district students at the Trevor building. Enough rooms and common area capacity would be added to handle the Wilmot students plus add a new media… 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
Trevor students honor Memorial Day
Students at Trevor School remembered the true meaning of Memorial Day with songs, poetry, speeches and a moment of silence Friday morning.
The ceremony is an annual event coordinated by fifth grade teacher Jan Sielski.
The event included inspiring words from Senior Chief Petty Officer Braun Crowder, United States Navy (Retired). Crowder was introduced by his daughter, Caitlyn, a Trevor student. He complemented the students in participating in a ceremony that stuck to… Continue reading
