sws serves annual feast
by david holmquist
STUDENTS DISH UP A THANKSGIVING FEAST ON TUESDAY, NOV. 21, AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THE SWS DE- PARTMENT. CUSTODIAN AND CATERER RICK STEPHENSON COOKED THE TURKEYS, AND TEACHERS PROVIDED POTATOES, STUF NG, CORN, GRAVY, MAC-N-CHEESE, SWEET PO- TATOES, GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE, AND DES- SERTS. LEFT: TEACHER KATHY JOHNSON AND SWS OF CE MANAGER DEANNE KLEIN- SCHMIDT ORGANIZED THE MEAL.
Craig grad connects with global scholars
by kenneth forbeck
During I-Block on Nov. 14, Global Scholars, students interested in earning the Global Education Achievement Certificate spoke to Adam Rieder about his experiences as an English teacher in Spain.
Rieder graduated from Craig in 2013. He never played sports or instruments, but he did take Spanish. "In high school I didn't do anything special," he said. "But I wanted to complete something that I continued from high school, and that was learning Spanish." He gave an inside view of Spain and the pros and cons of studying and living abroad. "Th has been a great experience to learn more and travel," he said. Choosing to go to Spain instead of remaining in Wisconsin for graduate school expanded his worldview. "I would never have experienced Spanish culture of gotten a true authentic understanding of it," he said. He says while he has learned a great deal, life in Spain “isn’t all sunshine and roses.” One of his challenges is speaking Spanish in the classroom versus having to do it in the real world with native speakers. He learned this after he struggled communicating with his roommates over simple things. “But it forced me to speak Spanish better and adapt more to their culture so that I could understand my friends better,” he said. Another challenge is Spain’s inefficient bureaucracy. “It can take months just to open a bank account and it is a really hard to get a residency card,” he said. Still, living in Spain has gained him friends and a deeper cultural understanding. He also like’s Spain’s laid back pace of life. “I’m less stressed here,” he said. “I was way more stressed at home.” |
Nobody can truly understand others until they are forced to be int their shoes. |
UW System announces mergers
by abbey fillhouer
The UW system recently announced that on July 1, 2018, each of its two-year schools will merge with a four-year school close to its campus.
One of the reasons for the merger is to address declining enrollments at two-year schools. Since 2010, the UW system has seen a 32% drop in the number of students at- tending its two-year schools.
Advocates of the change contend that without the merger, some UW extensions would be forced to close. They also hope that the mergers will lower the cost of tuition.
The decision was not with- out controversy.
While some of the regents hoped to delay a vote in order to get more details about the merger, the vote went through anyway and was
close.
The new organizational plan puts a four-year school in charge of the administration of a nearby two-year school.
UW-Madison will be responsible for the administration of UW-Waukesha, and UW-Milwaukee will administer UW- Washington County.
UW-Fox Valley and UW-Fond du Lac will become a part of UW-Oshkosh, and UW-Manitowoc, UW-Sheboygan and UW- Marinette will become a part of UW-Green Bay.
UW-Marathon County and UW-Marsh eld/Wood County will join UW-Stevens Point, UW-Barron County would become part of UW-Eau Claire, UW-Richland and UW-Baraboo/ Sauk County would become UW-Platteville, and UW- Rock County will become a part of UW-Whitewater.
The credits for a student who graduates from a two- year school will carry over to the partner school. Students can also transfer to a different school.
Link Crew: Learning to be the leaders of tomorrow
by kenneth forbeck
On Oct. 11, 245 Link Crew Students gathered to learn more about how they can be better Link Crew leaders.
The students came from Green eld, Mount Horeb, Baraboo, La Crescent, Mil- ton, Janesville Parker, Monroe, Stoughton, Lodi, and McFarland High Schools to listen to the speaker Harriet Turk from Memphis, Tenn.
While they were in the main gym here they participated in various group activities that taught them how to be part of a larger community, how to develop as leaders, and how to improve their school’s culture.
They learned strategies to relate to their link groups with the help of the acronym SMART: Smile (it might be the only one they see), Mirror (posture, emotion), Attitude (ask, be genuinely curious), Reflect (paraphrase and dig) and Talk (they want to know about you).
These are the steps that are creating better and much kinder leaders for tomorrow.
These students will take these to heart in their every- day actions to be better friends and Link Crew leaders.
But there was also one more phrase they took with them after that day, which was “Remember they don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!”
The students came from Green eld, Mount Horeb, Baraboo, La Crescent, Mil- ton, Janesville Parker, Monroe, Stoughton, Lodi, and McFarland High Schools to listen to the speaker Harriet Turk from Memphis, Tenn.
While they were in the main gym here they participated in various group activities that taught them how to be part of a larger community, how to develop as leaders, and how to improve their school’s culture.
They learned strategies to relate to their link groups with the help of the acronym SMART: Smile (it might be the only one they see), Mirror (posture, emotion), Attitude (ask, be genuinely curious), Reflect (paraphrase and dig) and Talk (they want to know about you).
These are the steps that are creating better and much kinder leaders for tomorrow.
These students will take these to heart in their every- day actions to be better friends and Link Crew leaders.
But there was also one more phrase they took with them after that day, which was “Remember they don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care!”
Six flags fright fest: thrills, chills, humor
by kenneth forbeck
Fright Fest is a Six Flags festival that turns the park grounds into the grounds of a monster take over.
Over the last few years the park has made many changes to the festival but the attraction visitors can always look forward to is seeing friends and random people be scared by the monster walkthroughs.
There are vampires, demons, demonic clowns, lumberjacks, and many other types of monsters and ghouls. When the Uprising comes, they spread out all over the park and make up the free walkthroughs.
The fest also comes with the return of “Love at First Fright,” which is partly based off of the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The show begins when main characters Jack and Katie go to the cemetery at midnight and monsters come out chasing them up and down the aisles.
The show has been performed for over 20 years but is updated every year with references to real world problems like millennial crippling debt, David Pumpkins, shirtless Putin, how bad the Emoji Movie was, and global warming denial.
But there is also a “No Mercy” showing which happens as the last show of the day and is not recommended for those easily offended or for young audiences.
I cannot describe the No Mercy showing in a school newspaper as anything other than adult-themed jokes and refenences (lots on Katy Perry) and one scene involving a large My Little Pony plushy.
However there was a new show this year called “The Ringmaster’s Cabaret,” which was stunning, especially for anyone near the front.
The show is a musical freak and magic show that is the assistant’s ultimate nightmare.
The show features a multiple person disappearing act, which I couldn’t figure out, along with a rotating box that was off the ground but contained the assistant!
But that wasn’t all. There were also multiple sword and re swallowing tricks per- formed by two amazingly coordinated professionals.
Mostly the fest wasn’t too scary. I know that the charters can’t touch me, and I have attended multiple years in a row.
But it was very entertaining worth the money and time!
And don’t forget about the roller coasters!
I rode the Joker for the first time, and it is the most trippy coaster I have ridden because it spins riders around as they move up and down and then they can lose track of what is up and down.
Overall, Fright Fest was a great experience because of the constant development of the roller coasters and the frights that lurk through the park during October.
Over the last few years the park has made many changes to the festival but the attraction visitors can always look forward to is seeing friends and random people be scared by the monster walkthroughs.
There are vampires, demons, demonic clowns, lumberjacks, and many other types of monsters and ghouls. When the Uprising comes, they spread out all over the park and make up the free walkthroughs.
The fest also comes with the return of “Love at First Fright,” which is partly based off of the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show.
The show begins when main characters Jack and Katie go to the cemetery at midnight and monsters come out chasing them up and down the aisles.
The show has been performed for over 20 years but is updated every year with references to real world problems like millennial crippling debt, David Pumpkins, shirtless Putin, how bad the Emoji Movie was, and global warming denial.
But there is also a “No Mercy” showing which happens as the last show of the day and is not recommended for those easily offended or for young audiences.
I cannot describe the No Mercy showing in a school newspaper as anything other than adult-themed jokes and refenences (lots on Katy Perry) and one scene involving a large My Little Pony plushy.
However there was a new show this year called “The Ringmaster’s Cabaret,” which was stunning, especially for anyone near the front.
The show is a musical freak and magic show that is the assistant’s ultimate nightmare.
The show features a multiple person disappearing act, which I couldn’t figure out, along with a rotating box that was off the ground but contained the assistant!
But that wasn’t all. There were also multiple sword and re swallowing tricks per- formed by two amazingly coordinated professionals.
Mostly the fest wasn’t too scary. I know that the charters can’t touch me, and I have attended multiple years in a row.
But it was very entertaining worth the money and time!
And don’t forget about the roller coasters!
I rode the Joker for the first time, and it is the most trippy coaster I have ridden because it spins riders around as they move up and down and then they can lose track of what is up and down.
Overall, Fright Fest was a great experience because of the constant development of the roller coasters and the frights that lurk through the park during October.
international Club announces events
The International Club is holding several fundraisers in the weeks ahead.
Penny War
• Week of 12/11-15.
• Winning class will get out of 6-8th hour on 12/21 to watch a Christmas movie in the large auditorium.
• Bene ts hurricane relief in Puerto Rico and Haiti (50/50).
Principal for a day
• Happening after winter break and is a raffle to raise money to help fund programs for the International and Global Scholars clubs.
• More information on this event is coming!
The Bags of Hope fundraiser raised $3149.40. Funded by Halloween dress up & 50-50 raffle at conferences.
The International Club will also hold a toy drive to benefit the children in an orphanage in Ghana.
Penny War
• Week of 12/11-15.
• Winning class will get out of 6-8th hour on 12/21 to watch a Christmas movie in the large auditorium.
• Bene ts hurricane relief in Puerto Rico and Haiti (50/50).
Principal for a day
• Happening after winter break and is a raffle to raise money to help fund programs for the International and Global Scholars clubs.
• More information on this event is coming!
The Bags of Hope fundraiser raised $3149.40. Funded by Halloween dress up & 50-50 raffle at conferences.
The International Club will also hold a toy drive to benefit the children in an orphanage in Ghana.