Education

The Allamakee County Conservation Foundation (ACCF) has announced that 2021 graduates Owen Henkes of Kee High School in Lansing and Charles Waters of Waukon High School are the winners of the 2021 ACCF Scholarship. After high school, Henkes plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Platteville majoring in Biology and Zoology. Waters plans to attend the Natural Resources Management Program at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo. Pictured in the submitted photo above, left to right, at the scholarship award presentation are Allamakee County Conservation Naturalist Ross Geerdes, Allamakee County Conservation Board members Jeanie Carroll, Gary Krapfl and Marilyn Clark, scholarship recipients Charles Waters and Owen Henkes, and Allamakee County Conservation Board members Jesse Delaney and Steve Weymiller.

The application window remains open for this year’s Master Gardener training offered online in the fall. A total of 17 educational modules will be offered by Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach.

Applicants have through July 1 to apply. Apply and learn more about the program online at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/mastergardener/become-master-gardener.

For more information, Susan DeBlieck, program coordinator can be reached at 515-294-6764, or at deblieck@iastate.edu.
 

Wednesday, May 26, a luncheon was held in the Waukon Middle School Gym for all employees of the Allamakee Community School District (ACSD). In addition to commemorating the end of another school year, the luncheon was held to honor employees of the district who have achieved 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of continuous service within the district along with those who are retiring from the district. Pictured above are the ACSD employees who have now retired from the school district following completion of this school year. Left to right - Front row: Karen Burke, Tess Pladsen, Denise Tysland, Joan Schmidt, Joan Schwartz; Back row: Virginia Kurth, Julie Magner, Mary (Muggs) Berns, Debra Rissman, Cindy Wuebker, Jim McCormick. Not pictured: Cindy Egan, Pat Snitker.

Second graders from the classrooms of Mrs. Liddiard, Mrs. Voight, Mrs. Christensen and Mrs. Allison at West Elementary School in Waukon have been learning how farms help the local community and where food comes from. Friday, April 23, the classes visited Johanningmeier Dairy Farm in rural Waterville to see those concepts in action. The students learned about all the jobs that they could do on the farm, as well as how food gets from the farm to the store and then to the kitchen table. They learned about field work, calving, milking and veterinarian responsibilities. Candidate for Allamakee County Dairy Princess Madi Palmer joined the groups and shared her dairy experiences and offered dairy treats. The second graders were able to tour the milking parlor, office, calf barns, cow barns and feed storage areas. Allamakee County Farm Bureau provided the treats and the transportation to the farm. Submitted photos.

High school students who decide on their career paths early in life may be able to save on time and college tuition expense. Just ask five May 2021 Waukon High School graduates who identified their career objectives and earned the college credits during their high school academic career that they needed to also earn an Associate of Arts degree through Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC).

May 23 those five Waukon High School students received their high school diplomas and two-year transfer degrees. With all five of them being four-year university bound, the graduates plan to develop their skills and knowledge in a variety of fields, including business, marketing management, agriculture and biology. The students earned 60 college credits because of a concurrent enrollment established between NICC and Waukon High School.

Braden Hogan, a 2021 graduate of Decorah High School, was awarded the $2,000 Hammel-Zoll Scholarship for St. Patrick Church in Waukon for this year. Hogan is the son of Ryan and Dana Hogan of rural Waukon and plans to attend Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge to pursue a Business degree.

by Susan Cantine-Maxson

The Eastern Allamakee  School  District (EACSD) Board of Directors met in regular session  at Kee High School  in  Lansing Monday, May 17.  All board members were present, along with administrators and staff in attendance.

The board approved the meeting agenda with the addition of item B. 5. under personnel matters: Martha Gisela Haugerud, Spanish Teacher, and item E. Elimination of masks, making masks optional.

Meals to be served in-person at Waukon Middle School in both June and August

The Allamakee Community School District is participating in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program, which will allow for a safe and streamlined service of nutritious meals. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and will be served in the Waukon Middle School cafeteria this year, as opposed to last year’s grab-n-go meals.

Free meals will be provided at the following sites and times:

Waukon Middle School
Mondays-Fridays, June 1-28 and August 2-13
Breakfast: 8-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

The Standard newspaper office in Waukon hosted some special visitors Wednesday, May 12. Second grade students from the classrooms of Ms. Jessica Sholes and Mrs. Wendy Kuennen at St. Patrick School in Waukon toured The Standard office for a field trip to learn more about the newspaper and the jobs it involves to make a newspaper. Students in Ms. Sholes’ class (pictured above) and Mrs. Kuennen’s class (pictured below) had a chance to ask questions and also helped finish their own newspaper front page to print and take with them.
 

Bailey Shafer, a graduating senior at Waukon High School, was recognized by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg for outstanding academic achievement at the 19th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony April 25 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor’s Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), honored 424 high school seniors from across Iowa.