Education

Wed
03
May

St. Patrick School raises over $1,300 for the American Heart Association ...

St. Patrick School in Waukon recently hosted a Jump Rope for Heart event to raise money for the American Heart Association. Students collected pledges and performed their Jump Rope for Heart activities April 4 and April 6 in their Physical Education (PE) classes under the direction of David Miller. New additions to the Jump Rope for Heart event this year included trampolines and pogo sticks (pictured above and at right). All Junior Kindergarten through sixth grade students at St. Patrick School participated in the event and helped raise over $1,300 for the American Heart Association. Submitted photos.

Wed
03
May

Upper Iowa University Honors and Awards Banquet

Thea Meyer, a 2015 graduate of Waukon High School and the daughter of Don and Mary Meyer of Waukon, was awarded the Emma Meiners-Emerson/Alice Emerson-Hart Scholarship for Excellence in Teaching Elementary Education at the Upper Iowa University 2017 Honors and Awards Recognition Banquet held April 8 in Fayette. This scholarship is awarded to a student with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher and majoring in Elementary Education who is also a native of northeast Iowa. Meyer is pictured in the center of the above photo at the banquet with scholarship presenters Dean and Alice Hart (left and right, respectively). Submitted photo.

Wed
03
May

Upper Iowa University PBL Chapter earns high honorings at 2017 State Leadership Conference


Upper Iowa University Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Chapter members recently received chapter and individual recognition at the State Leadership Conference in Ames. The honored students included two Waukon High School graduates pictured in the front row of the photo, left to right: Bethany Stock and Kaylonna McKee. Pictured with the Waukon High School alumni pair are, left to right: Second row - Julia Szepieniec, Meg DeHaven, Monica Rohe; Back row - Dustin Hoefs, Cory Mullins, Matt Danielson. Hunter Schulte and virtual chapter team member Rick Johnson are not pictured. Submitted photo.

Ten future business leaders from Upper Iowa University (UIU) attended the recent State Leadership Conference in Ames. The Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Chapter members showcased their skills and knowledge, and for their efforts the UIU students earned first place for the largest percentage increase in chapter membership (43 percent) and second-place honors for their local chapter annual business report.

Lynn Isvik, UIU PBL Chapter adviser, noted that for the first time a student from a UIU Center competed as a member of the virtual chapter team. Rick Johnson, a student at UIU-Des Moines Center, placed first in Justice Administration and Sports Management & Marketing, and third in Organizational Behavior.

Wed
26
Apr

Participate in Coe College Honor Band …

Saturday, April 8, several fifth and sixth grade band students from the Allamakee Community School District (ACSD) traveled to Cedar Rapids to perform in the Coe College Honor Band. They had the opportunity to play under the direction of Robert W. Smith, who is recognized worldwide as a composer of music for bands. The students rehearsed all day and then performed a concert in the evening for a full house. Pictured above, left to right, are participating sixth grade ACSD students Kianna Krueger, Kylie Keilsmeier, Bailey Sherman and Cody Huinker. Pictured below are participating fifth grade ACSD students: Left to right - Front row: Ethan Lewey, Owen Luster. Back row: Kyrie Snitker, Brooklyn Ottaway, Hayden Holzwarth. Submitted photos.

Wed
26
Apr

Waukon High School student earns his Advanced Manufacturing Certificate through Northeast Iowa Community College

Lukas Larson grew up watching his grandfather and father use a welder to make repairs on farm machinery and semi-trucks and always enjoyed using his hands to build and fix things. As a student at Waukon High School, Larson decided to get a head start and put those skills to the test.

He completed a career pathway certificate from Northeast Iowa Community College’s (NICC) Welding program, and is now qualified for employment in advanced manufacturing. He accomplished all of this during his junior year.
In 2016, Larson enrolled in the Northeast Iowa Career Learning Link program, which assists high school juniors and seniors in northeast Iowa in the development of career goals.

“Northeast Iowa Community College is so close to my high school that I took advantage of the opportunity right away,” said Larson, who also took several concurrent enrollment courses to earn college credit.

Wed
26
Apr

U.S. Cellular donates $1,000 to Waukon Post Prom through Pear campaign…

The Waukon Post Prom 2017 Committee was awarded a $1,000 donation from U.S. Cellular to help fund the Waukon Post Prom event coming up this Saturday, April 29. The donation is part of a partnership through the online fund raising campaign Pear, which connects groups, teams and organizations with companies that want to sponsor and support local groups. Groups can fund raise up to $1,000 for custom apparel or a direct nonprofit donation by simply engaging with their sponsor online.

Wed
19
Apr

Waukon High School Drama Department to present M*A*S*H this weekend ...

The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is coming to Waukon High School this weekend, complete with Hawkeye, Duke, Colonel Blake, Klinger and Hot Lips Houlihan. The stage production of this popular TV series will be presented Saturday, April 22 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 23 at 2 p.m. in the Waukon High School auditorium. General admission tickets are being sold at the door each day of the production. For ticket and other information see the advertisement on Page 8A in this same issue of The Standard. The play is written in accordance to the original movie of M*A*S*H, but it has many of the familiar characters seen on reruns of the popular TV show. The play is set in Korea during a period of many months of the Korean Conflict. Cast members include the following: Gen.

Wed
19
Apr

Waukon High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Chapter denied third consecutive State Championship, places second at State Leadership Conference

A mere four points separated the Waukon High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter from winning a third consecutive Chapter of the Year State Championship at the annual FBLA State Leadership Conference (SLC) held April 6-8 in Coralville. Despite bringing home double-digit totals each of contest championship and runner-up results, along with numerous other top-five placewinnings, the Waukon chapter was edged out of its Chapter of the Year "three-peat" by a Western Dubuque chapter that featured 25 more students in attendance than what the Waukon High School chapter involved.

Wed
19
Apr

Waukon Middle School awarded Teachers and Technology Grant...

Waukon Middle School was awarded the CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Grant in the amount of $4,910 for an Interactive Touch Screen Display for the Waukon High School/Middle School Library. The grant was written by PreK-12 District Teacher Librarian Lisa Snitker. The interactive display will be used in the library makerspace where students can collaborate on the panel with 20 touch points and up to 10 users creating digital projects. A makerspace is a place where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials. The interactive display will add resources available to students that will help guide their inquiry and exploration in learning through digital tools. The CenturyLink Clarke M. Williams Foundation's Teachers and Technology grants are designed to help fund projects that advance student success through the innovative use of technology.

Wed
12
Apr

Waukon High School music students perform well at IHSMA State Solo, Ensemble Contests


Best of Center … Saxophone Trio - Left to right: Erika Johnson, Katie Hagensick, Michael Smith. Submitted photo.

Perfect scores ... Left to right: Saxophone Trio - Erika Johnson, Katie Hagensick, Michael Smith; Vocal Duet - Adam Gruman and Matt Hoins; Multiple Percussion Solo - Adam Gruman. Submitted photo.

Division I ratings … Left to right - Front row: Allison Sletten, Aislinn Goettel, Logan Houg, Oonaugh Ahouse, Katelyn Leiran. Second row: Cassidy Byrnes, Gabby Power, Olivia Rathbone, Emily Kolsrud, Adam Gruman, Leslie Halverson, Heidi Dougherty. Third row: Connor Berryman, Matti Pladsen, Katie Hagensick, Erika Johnson, Mary Vander Velden, Morgan Van Ruler, Micah Treptau, Brooke Wasson, Allison Hagensick, Carley Sweeney. Back row: Steven Shogren, Nathan Smith, Micahel Benson, Matt Hoins, Aaron Sherman, Dolan Jones, Owen Halverson, Sophie Halverson, Miann Barr, Michael Smith. Submitted photo.

Division II ratings ... Left to right - Front row: Cassidy Byrnes, Gabby Power, Emily Kolsrud, Harli Holzwarth, Logan Houg, Aislinn Goettel. Second row: Alison Sherman, Zaida Bockman, Olivia Rathbone, Madelyn Marti, Adam Gruman, Leslie Halverson, Allison Hagensick. Third row: Matti Pladsen, Theodore Holthaus, Katie Hagensick, Mary Vander Velden, Morgan Van Ruler, Micah Treptau, Lauren Griffith, Katie Gress, Carley Sweeney. Back row: Nathan Smith, Michael Benson, Aaron Sherman, Matt Hoins, Gabby Ewing, Lane Grotegut, Brigid Berns, Owen Halverson, Brooke Wasson, Sophie Halverson. Submitted photo.

Division III ratings ... Left to right - Front row: Alison Sherman, Zaida Bockman, Madelyn Marti, Harli Holzwarth, Olivia Rathbone. Second row: Erika Johnson, Cassidy Byrnes, Mary Vander Velden, Morgan Van Ruler. Back row: Katie Hagensick, Theodore Holthaus, Gabby Ewing, Michael Smith, Miann Barr. Submitted photo.

Saturday, March 25, students from the Waukon High School Band and Vocal programs traveled to Cresco for the Iowa High School Music Association (IHSMA) State Solo and Ensemble Contests. Each soloist or ensemble performed for a certified judge and following their performance they received a rating.
A Division “I" rating is the highest rating and is considered to be a "superior" performance. Division “II” is an excellent performance, Division “III” is a good performance, Division “IV” is fair, and Division "V" is a poor performance.
The Saxophone Trio of members Erika Johnson, Katie Hagensick and Michael Smith received a “Best of Center Award” for the day, which consists of receiving a perfect score from their judge and being designated by that same judge at the end of the day as the best performance from that center for the day.
Results for Waukon High School performances from the contest day are as follows:

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