Congratulations to West Baseball on earning the North Shore Conference title.
West Bend West High School announced today that Mitch Draxler has been named the new Head Varsity Football Coach of the West Spartans for the 2016-17 season.
Draxler served on the Spartan staff for the past six years in various positions, both offense and defense. Most recently, he served as the offensive coordinator for the Spartans.
“Mitch has been with the program for the past six years on both sides of the ball. His dedication to West football, as an alumni and coach, will provide stability from which to build a quality program,” said Brian Heimark, Athletic Director for West High School.
Draxler is currently a physical education teacher at Holy Angles Catholic School and serves as the school's Athletic Director.
Draxler is a 2004 graduate of West Bend West and is excited to give back to the students and athletes in the West Bend community. Draxler earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Since 2009, Draxler has assisted with coaching the Spartans as the JV Head Football Coach, and the Varsity tight end, wide receiver and quarterback coach. From 2014-2015, he coached the Spartans as the Varsity offensive coordinator and also the wide receiver and defensive back coach.
West Bend East High School announced today that Kyle Fueger will serve as the Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach for the 2016-17 season.
“Today is an exciting day for West Bend East Athletics and our boys’ basketball program,” said Ryan Tomczyk, assistant principal at East High School. “We feel extremely fortunate and thrilled to have identified an exceptional person, coach, and individual who exemplifies the core values of the community.
Fueger is currently a physical education teacher at St. Dominic School in Brookfield and also serves as the Boys Varsity Assistant Coach and Head JV Coach at Brookfield Central High School. From 2008-2014, Fueger served as the Boys’ Varsity Assistant and Head Freshman Coach at Catholic Memorial High School. Fueger also has 10 years of coaching experience with organizations including Wisconsin Focus Basketball, University Lake School, Waukesha Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the YMCA of Dodge County/Horicon School District, Sussex Recreation Department, the West Suburban YMCA, Onalaska Parks and Recreation Department and Winona Recreation Department.
Fueger earned his Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater and his Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Leisure Studies from Winona State University. He is a member of the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education Association and the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. He is a past mem ber of the Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Association and also the National Parks and Recreation Association.
Fueger will replace Kevin Doornek who served as the interim coach for the 2015-16 season, replacing Tomczyk, who was hired as an assistant principal at East High School in 2015. Doornek will serve as an assistant under Fueger, and will continue to build the Jr. Suns basketball program.
Local family foundations, corporations, community organizations, civic organizations, and the COLUMNS Foundation awarded over $646,000 to graduating seniors of the West Bend high schools at the Scholarship/Awards Night, which was held on Wednesday, June 1 at 7 p.m. in The Silver Lining Arts Center. SEE FULL LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Recipients were selected by the scholarship organizations, not by school personnel and are listed below. This list does reflect the many seniors who have received additional scholarships (Academic Excellence Scholarships, academic and athletic scholarships and grants offered by specific colleges & universities, scholarships, and grants offered by State officials, scholarships offered by various local and non-local organizations, anonymous scholarships, etc.).
The Ziegler Family Foundation (each will receive $30,000):
East High School: Morgan Dommisse, Ryan Lucka & Andrew Steiner
West High School: Alexis Johnson & Matthew Stoll
The Rolfs Educational Foundation (each will receive $28,000):
East High School: Alysia Santamaria & Gabrielle Wanasek
West High School: Noah Barnes
The West Bend Clinic selected the following students to receive the Norbert J. Fahey Memorial – St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation ($25,000 Scholarships):
East High School: Emmalee Ciriacks
West High School: Rachel Kruepke
The COLUMNS-Oscar and Augusta Schlegel Foundation (each will receive $16,000):
East High School: Abigail Janto
West High School: Lauren Sorensen
The Suder-Pick Foundation (each will receive $16,000):
East High School: Adam Gergetz & James Griffin
West High School: Ifeoluwa Ekunsanmi & Aimee Solheim
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company ($10,000):
East High School: Elizabeth Williams
The Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council (WAPAC) selected East and West High Schools as Level two Advanced Placement Pacesetter schools for impressive Advanced Placement (AP) access and excellence for students’ AP exam scores in the State of Wisconsin during the 2015-16 school year.
Pacesetter schools are recognized for providing impressive student access to AP courses and posted excellent exam results. The WAPAC Pacesetter Award is based on WISEdash data released from the Department of Public Instruction, and allows WAPAC to recognize AP Exam Participation (access) first, and AP Percent of Exams scored three or above (Excellence), second.
WAPAC created a three-level award structure for its Pacesetter recognition.
Level 1: Percent taking exams > 30 percent and percent of scores three or above >70 percent
Level 2: Percent taking exams >20 percent and percent of scores three or above > 65 percent
Level 3: Percent taking exams > 10 percent and percent of scores three or above > 60 percent
Data from 422 school districts in Wisconsin was used to determine the WAPAC Pacesetter schools and is available at http://wise.dpi.wi.gov/about-data-ap-exams.
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2015 Pacesetter Schools |
2014 Pacesetter Schools |
Level 1 |
12 |
7 |
Level 2 |
36 |
36 |
Level 3 |
85 |
89 |
The Wisconsin Advanced Placement Advisory Council is comprised of Wisconsin secondary and collegiate educators who are dedicated to expanding access to AP coursework and rigorous learning for all college bound students.
The Pacesetter Award is unique to Wisconsin and emerged from WAPAC members who felt that many outstanding school districts in the state lacked recognition for AP excellence. In particular, WAPAC was interested in highlighting districts that are seldom recognized for their excellence in AP.
West Bend School District Announces Finalists for Superintendent of Schools Search
The West Bend School Board has selected three final candidates for the position of Superintendent of Schools.
The Board conducted a comprehensive search in partnership with the professional recruiting firm, School Exec Connect. Feedback from a community survey and several focus groups was used to help develop a profile of key skills and attributes desired for the next superintendent. Initial interviews were held with the board and finalists were selected.
Finalists for the position include:
• Dr. Dean Gorrell, current Superintendent of the Verona Area School District, Verona, Wisconsin
• Dr. Brenda Lewis, current Assistant Superintendent of the Rochester Public Schools, Rochester, Minnesota
• Mr. Erik Olson, current Assistant Superintendent of Operations and Continuous Improvement of the Sun Prairie Area School District, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Finalists will tour the school district on Thursday, June 2, 2016. That evening, they will present to various members of the focus groups that helped develop the recruitment profile, and meet with district administrators and principals. Finalists will also participate in a second interview with the Board.
Next steps for the Board will include a review of feedback from the teams that evening, followed by a background check, and contract development. The Board anticipates announcing the next superintendent in early June.
Congratulations to the West Boys and Girls Track teams for earning the regional track and field titles and will compete in the sectional meet on Thursday. Field events start at 4 p.m. and running events start at 4:45 p.m. at the Carl Pick Memorial Field.
West girls qualified in the 4x8, 4x1, 4x2, 4x4 relays; Jessica Stelzner qualified in 200 meter and the long jump; Ife Ekunsamni qualified in 100 meter and 200 meter; Abby Janto qualified in the 800 meter; Brianna Renner qualified in the two mile, Grace Baumann qualified in the 300 meter hurdles, Alexis Johnson qualified in pole vault; and Jenna Heimark qualifed in the triple jump and pole vault.
West Boys qualifed in the 4x8, 4x1, 4x2, 4x4 relays; Kyle Wilde qualified in the 110 high hurdles and 300 intermediate hurdles; Luke Guttormson in the 1600 meters; Michael Dugg in the 400 meters; Matt Stohl in the 800 meters; Jordan Gehrke in the 3200 meters; Mitch Miller in the high jump; Cannon Melstrand in the pole vault; Jacob Cass in the triple jump; CJ Pfeil in the triple jump; and Kieran Conley in the discus.
With a focus on protecting student offerings and programs, Ted Neitzke, Superintendent of Schools, presented the 2016-17 Superintendent Budget recommendation to the Board at the May 23, 2016, Board of Education meeting. In his presentation, Neitzke described the budget process for finding efficiencies, detailed budgetary adjustments, and outlined assumptions the administrative team used to build the overall budget. Neitzke said the budget was built conservatively, with assumptions of maintaining academic and athletic offerings and keeping the Jackson Elementary fund on schedule. There is also no increase in student fees in the 2017-17 proposed budget.
The Board will vote on the preliminary budget at the June 13, 2016, Board meeting. The WBSD Annual Meeting will be held on September 19 at The Silver Lining Arts Center. The Board will certify the levy at the October 24 Board meeting.
Additional highlights of the 2016-17 proposed budget include:
- Balanced
- No projected reductions in programming, athletics or courses
- Commitment to Continuous Improvement
- Fully funding 4K using fund balance
- Increased course offerings at high school and middle school
- Compensation increase of 1 percent
- Funds for Jackson Elementary School
- Increase in student accessible technology
- Increase of 4 percent for the maintenance fund
- Increase healthcare/prescription drugs by 2.67 percent
- Decrease contribution to Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) trust due to Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA) strategy
- Department and site reductions
- Staffing held at 70 percent of budget (unknown until October)
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