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Milton High School

114 W. High Street

Milton, WI 53563

Main Office: (608) 868-9300

Activities Office: (608) 868-9565

Attendance Line: (608) 868-9340

Counseling Office: (608) 868-9560

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Greetings,

Facility Advisory Community Team (or F.A.C.T.)

As you may have followed in the news, the School District of Milton School Board is in the

process of commissioning a community advisory team to help with the process of

addressing the facility needs within the district. The charge of this team will be to carry

forward the work that has been done to evaluate the current facility needs and to bring

forward options. While the charge is to look at the full K-12 solutions, the High School

certainly is part of the equation. The team will be made up of community members who

self nominate themselves for the process. The timeline for any recommendations will be

set by the team once they form, but they could come as early as the end of June.

For those who are interested in reviewing any of the documents on the facility

assessments or information from the meetings, the district has posted all the materials on

the District Webpage: www.milton.k12.wi.us Please look for the "Instructional and

Facility Needs" link. While there is a lot of information on the web page, please do not

hesitate to contact me with questions. Likewise, the official tours of the high school will

resume in the near future - but if you would like to see the building prior to the posted

tours, please do call the high school and arrangements can be made.

Changes at Semester

At the start of every second semester, I receive calls from parents of students who have

had a schedule change and a "teacher switch" at semester. I realize that it can be hard to

change teachers at semester, having gotten used to the expectations and style of a

particular person. However, due to the complexity of the high school schedule and the

increasing variety and scope of courses that we offer, I am forced to "semesterize" the

schedule. This means that I need to allow the program that schedules students to change

teachers at semester. If we did not do this and "locked" students schedules to a specific

teacher for the year, there would literally be hundreds of more schedule

conflicts. Students would not get the classes they wanted.

Changing teachers is not always negative. It allows for students to experience different

styles and puts them in the position of learning to adapt to something new - which is also

a skill that our kids need.

If you have questions or concerns, please do feel free to contact me

at the high school.

Have a wonderful March everyone and Go Red Hawks!

J. Jeremiah Bilhorn

Principal, Milton High School

114 W. High St. Milton, WI 53563

Office: (608) 868-9300

Email: bilhornj@milton.k12.wi.us

Tweeting at: https://twitter.com/MiltonPrincipal

March Calendar of Events:

1st: ACT Testing-for all juniors

2nd: ACT WorkKeys Testing-for

all juniors

4th: No School - Professional

Development Day

8th: Reality Check

21st-25th: No School—Spring

Break

28th: Classes Resume

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MARCH 2016

RED HAWK

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NEWS YOU CAN USE. . .

Family Access Mid-Term &

Report Card Release Dates:

Grading Period Release Date

Mid-Term 3 2/26/16

Qtr. 3 4/08/16

Mid-Term 4 5/06/16 Qtr. 4/Sem. 2 6/07/16

E-mail notification will be sent to

parents after grades have been posted to Family Access.

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We would be honored for you to join us at our fifth annual Culture Fair! All Milton High School

Seniors enrolled in AP Spanish/Spanish 4, or AP French/French 4 will be presenting their final

projects in an educational and exciting setting!

On Wed., May 25th at MHS, students will be presenting a project influenced by all four years of

the knowledge they have acquired in their study of world language. The public is encouraged

to attend to ask questions of the students, purchase French/Spanish club goodies, and make

donations to students participating in travel studies. All presentations begin at 4PM in Gym 2.

Hope to see you there!

WORLD LANGUAGES

Shauna Wessely,

MHS World

Language Teacher

Audra Reynolds,

MHS World

Language Teacher

Liz Evans,

MHS World

Language Teacher

Alissa Bratz,

MHS World

Language Teacher

Rob Boden,

MHS World

Language Teacher

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Students enrolled in Advanced Placement classes are given the opportunity to take AP exams

in May. While the main advantage of taking an AP course is better preparation for college,

students who take and perform well on the AP exam may receive college credit while in high

school which can save both time and money.

Scores are reported to the colleges designated by the student and range from 1 (no

recommendation) to 5 (extremely qualified). Each college determines the scores to be

accepted for credit, but all UW System institutions are required to grant credit for scores of 3

and above. Find each Wisconsin University’s credit acceptance at:

www.uwhelp.wisconsin.edu.

Students who would like to take an AP exam must sign up in the Counseling Office during the

week of February 29 - March 4. Each exam costs $93, and students must submit a $25 non-

refundable deposit when they sign up. Any student receiving Free and Reduced lunch is

encouraged to speak with Ms. Wineke in the Counseling Office about a fee reduction.

This year’s testing schedule:

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING

Carrie Wineke,

School Counselor

and AP Coordinator

Week

1

Monday,

May 2

Tuesday,

May 3

Wednesday, May

4

Thursday,

May 5

Friday, May 6

8 a.m. Chemistry Spanish English Literature Calculus US History

12

noon

Psychology

Studio Art

Week

2

Monday,

May 9

Tuesday,

May 10

Wednesday, May

11

Thursday,

May 12

Friday,

May 13

8 a.m. Biology

US Gov English Language World History

12

noon

French

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Science Club is gearing up for a busy spring. We will be headed to Cave of the Mounds and

Blackhawk Tech BioPharmaceutical Center in March. We have a speaker from the National Weather

Service in Sullivan coming in May. We are also in the final stretch to head to Costa Rica in June.

We are going to be starting a Science Olympiad Team that will start competing during the 2016-2017

school year. If you work in a STEM related field and are interested in helping mentor and work with

our team or help sponsor the team, please contact Meridith Falkavage at

falkavagem@milton.k12.wi.us. We can use a lot of help and support to get this off the ground.

Here is a list of the important dates for science club the rest of this school year.

March 2 - Meeting: Genetics Background and Information for the fieldtrip. All students going on

this trip should be there to go over some information that will help with this trip. You may attend

even if not going on this trip

March 2 - All field trip permission forms MUST be turned in by this day with money for the trip

March 2 - Emil’s Pizza Fundraiser (This will help with Science Olympiad and upcoming field trip

costs, not Costa Rica)

March 18 - Emil’s Fundraiser Orders due

March 23 - Cave of the Mounds Field Trip

March 30 - BTC Field Trip

April 1 - Costa Rica forms, shirt and tip money due ($100)

April 1 & 2 - Science Olympiad Field Trip

April 13 - Meeting: Recap all Field Trips/General

Business. Everyone should be there

April 13 - Emil’s Pizza Fundraising Pick-Up

April 27 - Some background on weather to prepare for

upcoming guest speaker

May 11 - Guest Speaker from the NWS in Sullivan to talk about Meteorology (Science Olympiad

Members must attend) all others are encouraged

May 25 - End of the year party

May 26 - Costa Rica Departure Meeting 5:30-6:30 with a parent (only Costa Rica trip goers need to

be there)

SCIENCE CLUB

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FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA

FBLA Students Advance to State

On February 6th, 20 students competed in the FBLA Regional Leadership Conference alongside twenty

four other schools in our Region. Students participated in a wide range of events such as: Agribusiness,

to Business Calculations, to and Hospitality Management. The chapter increased participation from last

year, where only 13 members competed at Regionals. Students took exams, gave speeches, or

attended workshops in the morning with live entertainment from UW-Madison’s a capella groups in the

afternoon. The awards ceremony kicked off shortly after with a total of fourteen top 8 placings for

Milton students. In order to advance to state, students must place in the top three of their event;

Possibly beating out up to twenty or more other students in each event. Nine Milton students will be

moving on in the following events to compete at the State Level, potentially competing against up to

twenty one other students from across Wisconsin:

Tressa Rasmussen (3rd Place) - Economics

Trevor Marsden (3rd Place) - Agribusiness

Nicholas Rossignol (2nd Place) - Spreadsheet Applications

Logan Servin (3rd Place) - Introduction to Financial Math

Ryan Gasser (3rd Place) - Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

Sean Harvatine (1st Place) - Introduction to Business

Abbey Bauer & Courtney Holt (3rd Place) - Hospitality Management (team event)

Kevin Brennan (3rd Place) - Impromptu Speaking

There are also two teams of seniors competing in state only events that have been working on their

projects since November:

Hunter Frey, Jared Heisz, and Jared Block - 3-D Animation

Ethan Langer, Bryce Retzlaff, and Grant Kosharek - Computer Game Simulation

Students will travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin on April 10th - April 12th for the two-day conference. Many

students participate in a preliminary round on Monday and if placed in the top eight, will compete in a

final round Tuesday. Workshops, tours, and general sessions for voting and chapter recognitions will

keep the students busy. Depending on the event, students who place in the top three or four of their

event will advance to the National Leadership Conference held in Atlanta, GA this year on June 28th -

July 2nd. Wish us luck!

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Milton High School Musicians Successful At District Solo/

Ensemble Festival – Numerous Entries Qualify For State

On Saturday February 20th 2016, the Milton High School Music Department participated in the Wiscon-

sin School Music Association District Solo/Ensemble Festival hosted by Janesville Craig High School.

Students are able to play their instrument in one of three classes based on the difficulty level of the mu-

sic chosen from the state list and can choose from a wide variety of solos or ensembles in which to par-

ticipate. Students entering an event in Class A (most difficult music on the state list) and earning a rat-

ing of a 1* qualify for the State Solo/Ensemble Festival held at UW-Whitewater in late April. Instrumen-

tal results for Milton High School were as follows:

Class A – 1* Rating (Qualified for State Festival):

-Brianna Benson – Alto Saxophone Solo

-Erin Swope – Alto Saxophone Solo

-Alicia Audrey and Aly Swanson – Tenor Saxophone Duet

-Saxophone Choir – Erin Swope, Ashley Lester, Neil Garcia, Tristan Langer, Emily Suiter, Emma Pow-

ers, Kelsey Schwebs, Ed Sadlowski, Matt Messer, Rozalyn Gohre, Sam Robinson, Joseph Clausen, So-

phie Tuebert, Kristin Fish, Anna Berthiaume, John Keller, Collin Kloepping, Nick Hipsky, Brady Vicker-

man, Devin Servin, Alicia Audrey, Andie Saterbak, Aly Swanson, Bailey Brookhiser, Megan Kreier,

Brynn Tollefson, Brianna Benson, Colton Collins, and Jen Watson

-Brass Choir – Ethan Langer, Brandon Zabel, Kailey Persons, Nick Robinson, Alexis Stesney, Lauryn

Swanson, Chet Adam, Grant Kosharek, Anneka Dorn, Justin Pratesi, Makenna Hill, Grey Austin, Sydney

Miller, Rachel Thomas, Zac Miller, Morgan Wilson, Spencer Collins, Lindsay Fanning, Maggie Foster,

Dhamar Martinez, Mckinley Gookin, Lauren Buhle, Carson Bartlett, Anna Larson, Kyle Wecker, Colby

Keller, Ben Kronberg, Connor Shannon, Logan Servin, Alex Carrel, and Tony Long

-Percussion Ensemble – Eric Fons, Larissa O'Rourke, Kailey LeCaptain, Maddy Clausen, Ali Jaecks,

Bryce Luyster, Remington Marshall, Maddie Heft, Dylan Sweeney, Gabby Leith, and Anna Quade

Class A – 1 Rating

-Hannah Piper – Piano Solo

-Andie Saterbak – Tenor Saxophone Solo

-Flute Choir – Taylor Voss, Desirea Eggum, Eden Bloom, Erin Greschner, Grace King, Miranda Solem,

Becca Parker, Meredith Spors, Caitlyn Collins, Lia Tan, Jacie Griffith, Garrett Pratesi, Lizzy Martino,

Rayven Gusksi, Taryn Rowley, Sydnye Demas, Samantha Holterman, and Emma Koepke

-Clarinet Choir – Karly Drees, Katie Trimble, Marilla Smith, Abby Vidruk, Anna Harvatine, Rachel

Rennhack, Gabby Pumilia, Brendan Harbrecht, Ian Dobson, Riley martins, Carly Davis, Gillian Spors,

Brooke DeSormeau, Megan Rudolph, Emma Justice, Grace Mawhinny, Amelia Faist, Carlie Chesebro,

Emily Holden, Cora Persons, Hannah Jeffson, and Braxtyn Church

Class A – 2 Rating

-Devin Servin – Tenor Saxophone Solo

-Clarinet Quartet – Anna Harvatine, Ian Dobson, Cora Persons, Amelia Faist

BAND NEWS

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Class B – 1 Rating

-Mckinley Gookin – Trombone Solo

-Rachel Thomas – French Horn Solo

-Grace Mawhinny – Clarinet Solo

-Tristin Langer – Alto Saxophone Solo

-Rebecca Parker – Flute Solo

-Eden Bloom – Flute Solo

-Anna Quade – Violin Solo

-Eden Bloom and Erin Greschner – Flute Duet

-Devin Servin and Logan Servin – Misc. Duet

-Logan Servin and Connor Shannon – Misc. Duet

-Emily Suiter and Sophie Teubert – Alto Saxophone Duet

Class B – 2 Rating

-Marilla Smith – Clarinet Solo

-Sydney Miller and Gabby Leith – Trumpet Duet

-Brandon Zabel and Alexis Stesney – Trumpet Duet

Class C – 1 Rating

-May Willison – Piano Solo

-Lia Tan – Piano Solo

-Rachel Thomas – Piano Solo

Instrumental music director Mr. Nathan Pierce would like to congratulate all students who participated

in the district solo/ensemble festival on their excellent performances.

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REALITY CHECK On Tuesday, March 8th all Milton High School seniors and students in the Accounting classes will be participating

in the Reality Check event being held in Gym 2 at Milton High School. Over 80 community members will be volun-

teering their time for the event. Approximately 400 students from MHS and Edgerton High School will take part in

the financial simulation.

If you are not familiar with what the Reality Check event is, here is a description:

An Interactive, Hands-On Financial Literacy Event·

An interactive program for students designed to demonstrate the importance of sound money management skills.

A partnership between Edgerton High School, Milton High School, and the business communities in that it pro-vides an opportunity for over 350 high school seniors to connect with community business representatives in

an authentic situation.

An event that gives students a chance to test their budgeting skills using actual prices for products and ser-vices in a safe environment.

An event that provides insight into career selection and how that career selection will play a part in a student’s financial future.

A “cool project” that makes classroom learning relevant to students!

COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS NEWS

Amy Kenyon,

Business Teacher/

CTE Coordinator

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FFA NEWS

FFA STUDENTS COMPETE IN THE FFA DISTRICT

SPEAKING CONTEST

Milton FFA students competed at the District FFA Speaking contest in February against other FFA chap-

ters in the area. Pictured below L-R: Kiara Heussner, Kailey Persons, and Paig Stilen. The girls are tak-

ing selfies before they compete.

Pictured below L-R: Cal Steed, Brooke Berlin, Kate Vickerman, Alexis Reily, Cora Persons, and Caitlyn Wileman. This parliamentary procedure team earned 1st place and will be competing at sectionals for a chance to compete at state.

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FFA OFFICERS TAKE THE PLUNGE:

Some of the FFA officers took the plunge and were awarded the best dressed award. Pictured L-R: Mrs. Skemp, Cora Persons, Andrea Kittleson, and Caitlyn Wileman. Not pictured: Matt Mawhinney

START THINKING SPRING:

The Plant Science ES class has started to think spring and prepare for the annual FFA Plant Sale. The FFA Plant Sale starts on Wednesday, May 4th @ 10am-6pm, continues Thursday, May 5th and Friday, May 6th from 3pm-5pm, Saturday May 7th from 9am-3pm, Saturday May 14th from 9am-3pm, and the final sale date is Saturday, May 21st from 9am-3pm. Danny Abitante is pictured be-low transplanting perennial seedlings into 4-packs.

...FFA NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10

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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT/FFA WAS AWARDED TWO

GRANTS

Mrs. Skemp was awarded a grant from Dupont Pioneer in the amount of $2,600.00. This grant will allow

her to attend the CASE training June 6-16 at South Dakota State University. At the training Mrs. Skemp

will learn how to incorporate the plant science inquiry CASE curriculum into her existing plant science

class.

Past Milton HIgh School/FFA member, Nick Venable helped award the FFA with a $2,500.00 award by

nominating the chapter. This money will be used to purchase a tractor that can be restored. The stu-

dents with Mr. Lee will rebuild a tractor as a class project.

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM TAKES

THE PLUNGE & HAS THE HIGHEST FUND-

RAISER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

The varsity girls basketball team collected donations and plunged for Special

Olympics in February. The team raised a large amount of money, and Bailee

Collins was the highest fundraiser for Milton High School. Pictured is Bailee

Collins with her name on the fundraiser plaque.

...FFA NEWS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11

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GIRLS BASKETBALL/POLAR PLUNGE

Pictured L-R: Halie Campion, Ashley Boe, Kailey Har-bort, and Kylie Campion

Pictured L-R: Bailee Collins, Carley Albrecht, and Becca Jazdzewski

2016 MILTON FFA GREENHOUSE

Spring Bedding Plant Sale

Questions: Call 868-9300 (ext. 1045) or Email skemps@milton.k12.wi.us

Like us on Facebook (Milton FFA)

PRICES 4- Pack of perennials = $2.00 each

4- Pack of annuals = $1.50 each

4- Pack of vegetables = $1.50 each

Flat of annuals or vegetables = $15.00

(12-4 packs = 1 Flat)

4 inch proven winner pots

Dates:

Wed. May 4th 10:00a.m. -6:00p.m.

Thurs. & Fri. May 5th & 6th 3:00p.m. - 5:00p.m.

Saturday, May 7, 14 & 21 9:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.

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TOMATOES Bingo Red Petunias Double Impatiens Red Spikes

Beefmaster Celosia Double Impatiens Rose Sun coleus (Assortment of colors)

Better Boy Dianthus Idea Mix Double Impatiens White Superbells calibracoa pink

Big Beef Gazania Dragon Wing Begonias Superbells calibracoa red

Brandywine Geraniums Lavendar Splash Euphorbia Diamond Frost Superbells calibracoa yellow

Celebrity Geraniums light salmon Fuchsia Dark Eyes Superbells lemon slice

First Lady Geraniums Moonlight Raspberry Fuchsia Swing Time Supertunia Bordeaux

Husky Cherry Geraniums pink sizzle Impatiens blue pearl Supertunia Citrus

Quick pick Geraniums real red Impatiens Mix Colors Supertunia Double wave blue vein

Red Cherry Geraniums savannah white Impatiens pink Supertunia Double wave blue velvet

Red Cherry Large Gomphrena Impatiens Red Supertunia Limoncello

Roma Tomatoes Hypoestes red splash Impatiens rose Supertunia Pretty Much Picasso

PEPPERS Ivy geraniums burgundy/white Impatiens ruby Supertunia Red

California Wonder Ivy geraniums red Impatiens salmon Supertunia Royal Magenta

Jalapeno Peppers Marigolds (Mix) Impatiens star red/white Supertunia Royal Velvet

Mucho Nacho Moss Rose Juncus Curly Wurly Supertunia surf deep red

Pepper Yolo Wonder Pansy Majestic mix Lamium vine Sweet Potato Vine

Sweet Banana Salvia Licorice Gray Helichrysum Sweet potato vine blackie

Sweet Green Bell Snapdragon Liberty Mix Manettia(Candy Corn Plant) Torenia Purple

HERBS Zinnia Apricot Purple Millet Verbena Pink

Basil Zinnia Pro Fusion Cherry Nemesia Sunsatila Lemon Verbena Red

Cilantro Zinnia Yellow New Guinea Impatiens Pink Verbena White

VEGETABLES Proven Winners, $3.00 per pot New Guinea Impatiens Red Wave Petunias (Mix of Colors)

Cucumber Bacopa Nonstop Begonia (Mix of colors) Perennials, 4 pack=$2.00

Broccoli Dahlia (Assortment of colors) Nonstop Begonia Red Carnation

Cauliflower Double Impatiens Apple Blossom Nonstop Begonia Yellow Crazy Daisy

Large & Small Pumpkins Double Impatiens Coral Reef Petunia Double (Mix) Lupine

Zucchini Double Impatiens Purple Rockapulco Double Impatiens Purple Cone Flower

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Vegetables Annuals Proven Winners Proven Winners 4 pack=$1.50, 2” pot=$1.00 4 pack=$1.50, 3” Pot=$2.00 $3.00 per pot $3.00 per pot

All profits will be used for future conferences, awards, scholarships

in the Milton FFA and Agriculture Department.

Students in Plant Science ES class & the FFA have raised all of the plants.

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MHS DAILY BELL SCHEDULES

HOMEROOM DAYS: 1ST AND 3RD THURSDAYS

PLC DAY: WEDNESDAYS

NON-PLC DAYS: MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS

Warning

Bell Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Period 7 Period 8

7:30 7:35-

8:23

8:27-

9:15

9:19-

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10:11-

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Lunch 1

11:01-

11:27

5B

11:31-

12:19

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12:23-

1:11

1:15-

2:03

2:07-

2:55

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11:05-

11:53

Lunch 2

11:53-

12:19

6B

12:23-

1:11

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11:05-

11:53

6A

11:57-

12:45

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12:45-

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Period

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7:30 7:35-

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9:05

9:09-

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9:56-

10:41

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11:58-

12:41

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room

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11:25-

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12:08-

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12:12-

12:55

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12:55-

1:21