Since our Throwback Thursday originator, Adam Hess, was on assignment yesterday we will take a pictorial journey today. We travel back to 1969 and reminisce about Ithaca Schools very own newspaper, The Purple Quill. Do you remember this publication?
Congratulations to our High School and Middle School students who were placed on our 4th Quarter Honor Rolls!
Do you shop on Amazon? Want to help out our community while doing so? Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and sign up to support the Ithaca School Foundation. They are currently raising funds to purchase an outdoor digital message sign to announce current events to the community. If you have any questions, or would like to donate directly to the Ithaca School Foundation, contact Rob Richards at 585-2137. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Come join our Middle and High School staff as an English teacher! Do you teach English or know someone who does it well? Ithaca Public Schools is looking to fill a vacancy teaching Middle and High School English. Quality applicants should view the posting and complete the application process on WECAN (Wisconsin Education Career Access Network).
Parents please check your children's school lunch account, and if there is a negative balance please send payment by June 12th. Office staff will be off for the summer so if you do not want to receive Skyward notifications all summer long, the balance should be paid. Any payments received after the 12th may not get posted until sometime in August when the office staff are back to work.
The scheduled spring sport recognition night for our teams has been cancelled. Each team will have their own recognition nights due to scheduling conflicts.
Ithaca Football apparel store is open until July 5! Orders will take approximately 3-4 weeks to ship once the store closes. See the Ithaca Football Facebook page to find the link as well as other summer activity details.
Camp Bulldog starts MONDAY!! Exciting adventures and activities await. Students should arrive in the Commons at 8:00am to check in to their group for attendance. Buses for field trips leave promptly at 8:15am, and we will not be able to wait for late arrivals. Ending times vary, but authorized adults taking students home must enter the building to check the student out.
Each day students must bring: sack lunch, water bottle, and (already have applied prior to arriving) sunscreen and bug spray. No electronic devices are permitted.
Be sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather and wear athletic shoes.
In the event of inclement weather, alternative indoor activities will be planned at school.
Our final Throwback Thursday photo(s) of the current school year takes us back to 2007 and the musical "Cinderella" - Enjoy!
How do you know it’s the last day of school? The Leaning Tower of Hess.
Youth basketball players! Summer youth basketball camp will be held on June 27 and 28 (Thursday and Friday). This is a coed camp for youth entering 3rd through 8th grade. Attached is the registration form. Any questions may be referred to Monica Kershner.
A reminder that today is a full day of school as a result of our weather cancellations.
What a day of fun, excitement, and celebration we had last Thursday! Mrs. Schoen was able to wrangle and kiss a pig to celebrate the 1st graders reading over 4,000 books among the two classes. Our drumline serenaded the 1st graders then led the Seniors and state track stars as they paraded through the halls into the playground amidst the applause of the students and community members present. We finished off as the parade of drummers and seniors entered the gym to recognize baseball, softball, and track, as well as our very own Mrs. Clary. She was selected as this year's recipient of the Dr. Ken Solis Excellence in Teaching Award. Whew! What a great day!
We have heard students stating they will not be attending school tomorrow. It is the expectation of the administration and staff that students are present, even on the last day of school. The last day of school is utilized to make up missed testing, catch up on other missing coursework, and CELEBRATE all the gains our students have achieved. If your student will not be present at school tomorrow or any day, parents or guardians should call the school office to notify us of that absence.
Reminder Middle School families! As you may have heard or seen on the school calendar, the Middle School Awards program will be the last day of school on Thursday, June 6th at 1:30pm in the high school gym.
All middle school and high school track athletes are asked to help with an outdoor project on June 19th during the day. Rain date is June 20th. You'll need to bring a lunch and a water bottle. See Mrs. Thompson or Jeanna for details.
Mock interviews for careers class occurred recently. A big thank you to the community members willing to donate their time to help teach these kids interviewing skills!
Last call for the lost and found! Take a moment to look over the lost and found for any items that may belong to your family. Also, elementary students should be reminded to bring home items in and under their cubbies.
Elementary girls interested in learning volleyball, there will be a camp at Ithaca on July 25. If you did not get a form see Mrs. Moser or have a parent check out the Ithaca Volleyball Facebook Page.
Middle and High school volleyball players: Please get your Murphy Volleyball Camp forms into Coach Moser or mail it to school. The camp is July 23 & 24. Forms can be found on the Ithaca Volleyball Facebook Page.
Elementary students: Remember to use your FREE roller skating passes by June 8! Roller rink summer hours are Thursdays 5-9, Fridays 4-9 and Saturdays 2-9.