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Lettuce Celebrate Freshness: Aquaculture Class Feeds the District! 🥬 Mr. Stomberg's Aquaculture class harvested lettuce for food service which was provided for all students in our district. Taher Food Service has been a supporter of the five Fork Farms growing systems that are located in the Ag Dept at Shawano High School and one system located at Shawano Community Middle School. #ShawanoProud

🤼‍♂️ Wrestling Recap! 🤼‍♂️ The boys wrestling team hit the mat last night in Bonduel and put on an impressive performance! 🏆 They defeated: 💪 Ashwaubenon 42-29 💪 Bonduel 47-36 💪 Oconto 48-34 👏 Wrestlers with 3 wins: Kody Popelka, Kaydin Campbell, Cash Panske, Dylan Gartner 👏 Wrestlers with 2 wins: Drew Chelberg, Nikkolas Waukau, Kian Morstad, Jack Dietz 👏 Wrestlers with 1 win: Marcus Brezgel, Austin Stickney, Chris Hammen Jung 💥 JV Highlights: 🏅 Two wins: Andrew Yeager 🏅 One win: Collin Piper, Jorel Matchopatow, Dominick Thorson, Damien Heyrman, Braxon Beyersdorf The team wrestled hard and found a way to win! 💯 Looking forward to getting back on the mat this Friday at Kimberly! 🔥 #ShawanoProud

Olga Brener's Cozy Up and Read event was a hit! With special lighting, a cozy virtual fireplace on the board, and comfy furniture, it created the perfect atmosphere for a relaxing and enjoyable reading experience. 📚✨ #ShawanoProud

📚🌶️👶🍳 Busy times in the SCHS Family and Consumer Sciences department! Our students have been: • Spicing things up in salsa labs 🌽🍅 • Learning the ins and outs of child development 👶 • Taking RealCare babies home for some hands-on parenting practice 🍼 • Whipping up delicious breakfast creations 🥞🍳 And so much more! From kitchen skills to life skills, our Hawks are cooking up success! #ShawanoProud

We are excited to share that Shawano FFA members Mallory Braun & Hannah Yeager have been selected to attend a Next Gen Conference with the National FFA Organization. These two were selected from a competitive application process with FFA members from across the nation. They will travel to Orlando, Florida to learn more about Plant Systems in March! 🌱🌼🌿 This is a unique learning and networking experience with an exciting program including learning about new and emerging ideas, trends, and products in the plant systems career pathway through industry tours and professional networking. They will also learn more about sustainable agriculture all while learning about potential careers in the green industry. Way to go, ladies!👏 📸 Photo credit: Ainsworth Photography

🎉 SkillsUSA Success! 🎉 18 talented SkillsUSA students competed at the Antigo District Contest, and they absolutely crushed it! 💪 With 10 students finishing in the top three, it’s clear their hard work and dedication paid off. 🙌 🏆 1st Place Finishers: - Makayla Aerts – Technical Math - Laci Sperberg – Baking - Bryce Marohl – Welding - Kylie Waters – Extemporaneous Speaking - Julian Weso – Automotive Service Technology - Dalin Winslow – T-Shirt Design 🥈 2nd Place Finishers: - Jaydin Vanderoel – Precision Machining 🥉 3rd Place Finishers: - Austin Arrowood – CO2 Dragster - Jack Grieves – Outdoor Power Equipment - Makaylah Wozniak – Automotive Maintenance Light Repair We’re so proud of all of our SkillsUSA students for their incredible performances and achievements! Keep shining, team! 🌟👏 #ShawanoProud

Our amazing first graders from LEADS Primary Charter School shone brightly as they presented their findings from their community inquiry at the LEADS governance board meeting! 🌟 At LEADS, we’re dedicated to nurturing leadership skills from day one, and these young students are already making a meaningful impact! Proud of our future leaders! 💼👏 #ShawanoProud

Congratulations to this year's Tri M Music Honor Society Inductees and to all of the returning members! Also, a heartfelt thank you to all of their Directors for everything that they do for these students each and everyday! 🎶❤️🖤🎶 #ShawanoProud

The Shawano-Bonduel girls swim team capped off their season in Ashwaubenon with the sectional swim meet! 💦 The team celebrated an impressive 7 out of 11 swims as PRs, with a standout 8th place finish by Tela Hofensperger in the 200 IM. 🏅 Way to fly fast, Hawks! 🦅🏊‍♀️ Congrats to all! 🎉 #ShawanoProud

‼️ SCHS Students of the Month ‼️ This award is to recognize a student from each grade level. Students receive this award for reasons such as effort put forth in the classroom, citizenship, appropriate behavior, and attendance! Congratulations! We are so #ShawanoProud!! 🎉

🎭✨ This past week, middle school students had tryouts for the High School musical Cinderella! These dedicated students worked tirelessly on reading lines and practicing their songs, and we're thrilled to announce that many of them were chosen to be part of the cast! We couldn’t be prouder of all their hard work and determination. Congratulations to everyone involved! #ShawanoProud

Local FFA Members Awarded National American FFA Degree 💛💙 Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. The American FFA Degree is bestowed upon a select group of students in recognition of their years of academic and professional excellence. Less than one percent of FFA members achieve this highest honor that a member can receive. ⭐👏Mattilyn Koehler and Nicole te Plate of the Shawano FFA were awarded the American FFA Degree at the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo on October 26, 2024. Sponsored by Cargill, Case IH, John Deere, and Syngenta, the award recognizes demonstrated ability and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing, or service programs. To be eligible, FFA members must have earned at least $10,000 or earned at least $2,000 and worked at least 2,250 hrs. outside of class time through a supervised agricultural experience (SAE) program in which they own their own business, hold a professional position as an employee, or conduct research. Recipients must also complete 50 hours of community service and demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities and civic involvement through the completion of a long list of FFA and community activities. Congratulations to Mattilyn and Nicole on this amazing achievement! 🎉👏 #ShawanoProud

Halloween isn't just for kids! 🎃 Our staff at Shawano Community Middle School had some fun with their teams and the students! #ShawanoProud

🐻Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? I see a red bird looking at me! The Hillcrest 4K team celebrated Halloween as the characters from the beloved Eric Carl Book, Brown Bear, What Do You See? We see a.....Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White dog, Black sheep, Gold Fish and a Teacher looking at me! #ShawanoProud

🎃👻A spooky success! The 3rd annual Trunk or Treat at Olga Brener was a huge success again this year! Over 600 😲 people participated in this event on October 29th. 🙌Thank you to the Shawano Fire Department, High School FFA Club, Boys and Girls Club, Olga Brener staff, and PTO who volunteered to hand out candy, hot dogs, and juice boxes.🍬🌭 #ShawanoProud

Huge shoutout to Stubborn Brothers for hosting LEADS first graders during their inquiry unit on community! We truly appreciate your support in helping our young learners explore the importance of community connections! First graders followed up their learning at Stubborn Brothers with some playtime at the Naberhood Park! 🛝 #ShawanoProud

The students in the middle school video production classes have been working hard behind the scenes—writing, filming, and editing for their first broadcast of the year! 🎬 📹 Stay tuned for their creative work coming soon! 🎉 #ShawanoProud

Mrs. Pyatskowit's 12th grade Literature Explorations class welcomed Sgt. Lucas Downs from the Menominee Tribal Police and his K9 partner, Roscoe. This visit was especially meaningful as the students had just read about first responders. Sgt. Downs shared his experiences on the police force, the process of training Roscoe, and his career path from graduating from Shawano High to his current job. 🐾Roscoe stole the show by playing fetch and tug-of-war with us and also showed us his commands and process for search and alert. Thanks to Sgt. Downs and Roscoe to for the enjoyable and interactive presentation! ✨ #ShawanoProud

🎃 Miss Beauprey's 1st graders embraced their creativity and crafted some awesome jack-o-lanterns! ✂️🖍️ These little artists let their imaginations shine while having fun with fall vibes. 🍂✨ #ShawanoProud

👏 Huge congrats to the Shawano-Bonduel Girls' Swim Team for an amazing finish to their season with a dominant 106-37 win over Marinette! 🏊‍♀️🔥 With 4 personal bests and Bonduel senior Lila Melchior smashing her breaststroke time, they soared to victory! So proud of this team's hard work and dedication all season long. Way to go, Hawks! 💪 #ShawanoProud