De Pere City CouncilLegion pool replacement plan discussedThe Common Council approved a tentative timetable for the replacement of the swimming pool at Legion Park in a 5-2 vote Tuesday, July 20. Technical design for the new pool will be done in 2025, with construction starting the following year, pending a review of the economic climate …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Face-to-face, in-person learning for students in all grades has been happening for just over a month, and educators said at the March 15, school board meeting it’s been going fairly well. High school and middle school educators from the De Pere school district updated the school board on …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – One in three 10th-graders at De Pere High School reported feeling some form of anxiety or depression. That’s up from 29 percent in the 2019-20 school year, but down from 36 percent in the year prior to that. The De Pere school board heard an update from mental …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will return to in-person school five days a week, starting Monday, Feb. 15. The school board voted 5-2 Monday, Feb. 1, for the measure, after months of discussion on how to return to full-time school safely. Students who …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Members of the De Pere school board have a lot to mull over this weekend. The board will vote Monday, Feb. 1, on whether to return students in grades 7-12 back to school full-time, in-person five days a week. More than 200 people attended a special meeting via …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – For the time being, students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will continue the status quo – that is, learning part of the week from home and the other part in-person – in what’s known as a hybrid model. On Monday, Jan. 18, the school …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – It’s not yet determined when students in grades 7-12 in the De Pere school district will return to full-time in-person instruction, but it’s the prevailing goal for administration and the school board. The De Pere school board winnowed roughly a dozen factors to consider when making that choice …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Students in the De Pere school district will continue with the status quo of learning virtually until after the new year. On Monday, Dec. 14, the school board approved the plan to reopen. The plan is for grades 4K-6 to start school full-time, in-person five days a week …
DE PERE – The De Pere school board approved the notice of retirement provided by Superintendent Ben Villarruel, effective June 2022, during a special board meeting Monday, Dec. 7. “We are deeply grateful for his service over 20 years with the district, and the timeframe he has provided for his transition,” said David Youngquist, board …
By Heather Graves Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere school district has set its sights on a possible return to in-person instruction after the new year. Superintendent Ben Villarruel proposed the January return to the board at a special meeting Monday, Dec. 7. “At a national level, certainly, they’ve felt based on what they’ve …
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