There will be an end of the year pizza party for any Youth Basketball player this Sunday from 12:00-2:00 in the Commons. This does include little Dribblers. Pizza will be served.
The High School Baseball sign-up sheet is now posted next to the office. It is important that you get signed up so coaches can start planning logistics for the season. Thank you!!
Just a reminder: Applications for Early College Credit Program, Start College Now Program, and the College Up Program are due to Ms. Bevan by March 1st.
The Annual Ithaca PTSO's FREE Bingo night will be next Friday, March 6 starting at 6 PM in the Commons. All Ithaca friends and family are welcome to this event. We have LOTS of prizes and everyone goes home with a free book! Hope to see you then!
FFA Week festivities continued yesterday with students and staff sporting their flannel. The excitement continued with milk drinking contests among the high school students.
Around the area Influenza still has a stonghold on our community. To keep the risk for infections as low as possible, check this link to look for suggestions:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/actions-prevent-flu.htm
Hand-washing, covering your mouth with an arm or sleeve, and keeping your hands away from your face are three vital steps to reducing your risk for infection.
Seniors: Just a reminder: Please be watching your scholarship deadlines. They are all posted on the website. Local packets are due this Friday. Check with Ms. Bevan to see if your 3 rating sheets and/or recommendation letters have been received. If you have any questions, please ask.
https://www.ithaca.k12.wi.us/o/ithaca-school-district/page/scholarship-info--4
State Bound!! Good Luck to Ithaca-Weston wrestlers Sawyer Willis and Monty Jennings at the State Wrestling Tournament on Thursday night! The pep assembly Thursday during ATTACK Time will include sending them off in style.
Attention Middle School Students: Anyone interested in participating in the Modern Woodmen Speech Contest, please talk to Mrs. Plonka for more information. The topic for this year's speech is "What Freedom Means to Me".
All juniors and international students will be taking the ACT Test on Tuesday, March 3rd at the UW Platteville-Richland campus. The bus will leave from Ithaca School at 8:00a.m.,so please be on time. Students should return permission slips to Ms. Bevan by Friday, Feb. 28th.
FFA Week activities began yesterday. Day 1 of FFA week included a spaghetti eating contest. The freshman dominated both rounds!!
There will be a popcorn sale this Friday, February 28. Cost is 50 cents a bag, limit 2 bags per student please. Proceeds this week will go to the Elementary and Middle School DI teams. Middle and High School students: we will come around to the classrooms to sell at Attack time with teacher permission.
There will be Math ACT review this Wednesday evening from 4:30 - 5:30 and Thursday from 3:30 - 4:30.
A reminder that this is FFA Week and our Dress Up Day for Tuesday will be Flannel Day and Wednesday is Camo Day...don't forget there will be Ice Cream on Friday for all high school students participating in the dress up days.
We will be having a short pep assembly on Thursday during ATTACK Time from 9:36am-10:06am . Our winter sports teams and the various club activities will be recognized. We will also be sending Sawyer Willis and Monty Jennings off to the Individual State Wrestling Tournament where they will be competing on Thursday night at the Kohl Center.
The middle school girls basketball teams will be playing their last game of the season tonight! 7th grade at 5:00, with 8th grade to follow. This will also be our parents night recognition! Join us in the old gym and come support your lady bulldogs!
Ithaca Elementary is looking for two (2) long term substitute teachers for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year! The best candidate for this position has a bachelor's degree in education and loves working with kindergarten or first grade students. Official experience and a state teaching license is preferred, but we welcome those with informal experiences as well. Candidates will be beginning the school year and filling one position for ten weeks or another for twelve. We ask that candidates are flexible and willing to work with the everyday changes that a classroom has to offer. It is also important that you are willing to become a part of the Ithaca community and serve the many families throughout the district. Apply online through WECAN at WECAN.education.wisc.edu. Questions may be directed to Ithaca Elementary School Principal Kathleen Schoen at 608/585-2311.
Just a reminder! There will be no school on Friday, Feb. 21st.
Next week, February 24th through the 28th, is National FFA week! Help support the Ithaca FFA chapter and the National FFA organization by partaking in our fun FFA week events and dress up days.
Monday is favorite agriculture implement/truck/car brand dress up day and there will be a spaghetti eating contest at lunch. Thank you in advance to all who participate.
HS Band Students: Please remember that we are setting up your Disney Tickets and Bands tomorrow, Friday, February 21st. Please come at the time that you signed up.