By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – After having about 17% of the district’s approximately 3,200 students sign up for virtual instruction last school year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, less than 10 students will be learning virtually in 2021-22. Superintendent Kurt Weyers reported to the Ashwaubenon school board July 14 eight of the 10 …
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By Press Times Staff Local municipal elections feature contested races A number of contested local municipal races are on the Tuesday, April 6, spring general election ballot. In the City of De Pere, four of the eight aldermanic seats are up for new two-year terms with two being contested. In District 1, Nathan Cummings is …
By Press Times Staff ASHWAUBENON – The only contested race April 6 for the Ashwaubenon school board will feature board president Jay VanLaanen against Heidi Murphy. VanLaanen first won a seat in 2003. He is a senior financial services officer at GreenStone Farm Credit Services. Murphy is a part-time court clerk for the City of …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Contested races will be on the ballot this spring for a number of local school boards. The two at-large seats up for election to new three-year terms in the De Pere school district generated enough interest to hold a primary Feb. 16 to narrow the field of candidates …
By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – With remote instruction entering its third month in the district, the school board voted 4-0 Monday, Nov. 30, to allow in-person, co-curricular competition at the high school for academic clubs and athletics. Board President Jay Van Laanen was absent when the other four voting members supported competition beginning …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Eight days after backing a partial return to in-person instruction following the Thanksgiving break, the school board voted unanimously Thursday, Nov. 19, to extend remote learning districtwide in Ashwaubenon until Jan. 11. Based on COVID-19 numbers since the last meeting, the district’s administrative team recommended continuing remote learning …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The school board unanimously decided at a special meeting Monday, Nov. 2, to extend remote learning districtwide into the Thanksgiving break, but the board also directed staff to put together a plan to bring students back to the classroom after that time. The board’s motion calls for the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – For the second year in a row, the district’s high school seniors won’t have to complete a minimum of 24 hours of community service to graduate. The Ashwaubenon school board agreed Wednesday, Sept. 30, to waive the requirement again because of the challenge of performing community service with …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – School board meetings are usually sparsely attended, but several people were physically present and online Wednesday, Aug. 12, when the board unanimously approved a plan to reopen schools for 2020-21. The plan to reopen includes options to allow students to return this fall after district schools have been …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – To make up for the deficit from operating the school lunch program during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ashwaubenon school board unanimously agreed June 10 to increase all meal prices by a dime for the 2020-21 school year. Breakfast will now be $1.70 for students in grades K-12 and …
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