By Press Times Staff ASHWAUBENON – Four candidates are running for a pair of Ashwaubenon School Board seats. Incumbents Cassondra Pink and Michelle Garrigan are being challenged by Alexander Alberts and Brett VandeWalle. The Ashwaubenon School District has approximately 3,200 students in five school buildings. The Press Times emailed each candidate the same question and …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – As of the Aug. 11 school board meeting, the Ashwaubenon School District encouraged students and staff to wear masks for the 2021-22 school year but not to require them. The board voted 4-1 to approve the administration’s recommendation for strategies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which includes: …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – With only four voting members currently on the school board, each one is keeping the same office for another year after the board reorganized Wednesday, April 14. Jay VanLaanen, who was re-elected April 6 to a new three-year term, remains as board president. VanLaanen won his contested race …
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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 voted 4-1 Wednesday, Nov. 11, in favor of bringing students back to the classroom for a portion of the school week, starting Nov. 30. Ashwaubenon, which offered a virtual option along with in-person instruction to begin the school year, switched districtwide Oct. 1 to remote …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The school board awarded contracts to proceed with some planned facility improvement projects as part of the $10.05 million capital referendum approved by voters last month. At its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, May 13, and a special meeting Friday, May 15, the board approved a series of contracts …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The district’s school board voted 5-0 Wednesday, April 8, to request a waiver of the hour requirement for instruction in 2019-20 from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Superintendent Kurt Weyers said the district is required under state law to hold a …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – The Ashwaubenon school board voted 3-1 Wednesday, Feb. 12, to authorize high school band and choir students to travel to Hawaii for a week at the end of the 2020-21 school year. Board Treasurer Michelle Garrigan expressed concerns about a music trip possibly not being affordable, with the …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – Despite expressing opposition to allowing beer and wine sales at Performing Arts Center events, the school board decided Wednesday, Oct. 30, to not decide until holding a joint meeting with the village board. The PAC, which is located on school property and funded by both the district and …
