By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – School board members took time at their June 17 meeting to recognize a small group of Somali teenagers, who are current and former district students, for the publication of their book “The First Winter: Stories of Survival by Experienced Hearts.” These 12 girls call themselves the United ReSisters. …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – It started as a vision – make the streets safer for people of all ages to walk and ride their bikes throughout the city. That vision is now becoming reality with the approval of the Safe Walk and Bike Green Bay plan, a joint effort of the Green …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The residents at Bornemann Senior Community are not likely to travel to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef of Australia or explore a shipwreck off the coast of Indonesia anytime soon. But thanks to their buddies from Danz Elementary School those bucket list trips were in their …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – For Howe Elementary third-grade teacher Chad Longley, shaping the lives of his students doesn’t stop just because they leave his classroom. “I was lucky in getting into college and I want kids to realize that no matter where they come from or how their lives are that they …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Hundreds of current and former teachers, students, district staff, school board members and others in the community gathered Sunday, June 9, at the old Baird Elementary School to share memories and bid farewell before it’s demolished later this month. “We wanted people to be able to come and …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Frustrated, embarrassed, chaotic, pockets of disrespect, feeling undervalued, imbalance of communication, inequality of power and access. These were just a few of the phrases trustees used to describe the challenges the school board is facing, which is creating an unfavorable imagine. “I sometimes feel frustrated or embarrassed when …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school district is in the market for a new superintendent – and the school board took the first step to get that process started at its special board meeting Monday, June 3. Board members directed district staff to create a request for proposals, or RFP, as the …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The school district will start off the 2019-20 school year with some new technology its some of its classrooms – this after the school board approved the spending of $900,970 for the purchase of computers for the district during its special board meeting Monday, June 3. District staff …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Sullivan Elementary facility technician Micah Bootz got quite the surprise Thursday, May 23, an assembly just for him. “The assembly was definitely a surprise,” Bootz said. “I could not keep the smile off of my face and I loved the reaction from the students.” Students and teachers surprised …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay school board unanimously approved a per-pupil allocation increase to its Model 3, community 4K partner locations at its May 20 board meeting, but not without some concerns. Serving 287 children at the Model 3 sites, the increase would be just under $60,000, with an increase …
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