By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Two varsity teams from the West De Pere School District – one boys’ and one girls’ – will participate a pilot program that aims to teach them to be good people off the field. The programs, Athletes as Leaders for girls, and Coaching Boys Into Men for boys, …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Parents of students in the West De Pere School District will soon start hearing references to something called FastBridge and may wonder what exactly it is. FastBridge is a student assessment system that educators say promises to be less time-consuming, save money, and fill in the gaps that …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – When he’s not at his day job, new West De Pere School District Superintendent Dennis Krueger might be found underwater. He’s a maritime buff who’s fascinated by shipwrecks. Krueger loves learning about sunken ships, as well as investigating them up close, via scuba diving or snorkeling. With the …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Spaghetti with homemade meatballs is just one dish an employee of the West De Pere School District and her family cook up for those who find it tough to cook for themselves. The West De Pere school district honored Stacy Schaetz, a secretary at the district’s main office, …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The West De Pere school board wants everyone at the table. The board voted 4-1 to limit remote meeting attendance by its members to four per district fiscal year. The board meets monthly for its regular meetings. Before this, the board had no policy on remote attendance. The …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Just down the block outside of his office window, retiring West De Pere Superintendent John Zegers can see where his time as a student ended and where his career as an educator started. The fact that his journey in education is ending so close to where it began …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – School construction and upgrade projects are underway and so far, at least, under budget, according to representatives from the firms involved. The West De Pere school board heard from Bray Architect’s Clint Selle and Miron Construction pre-construction executive, Craig Sachs, Monday, June 17, at the school board meeting. …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Nine-year-old Elianna Manders received recognition Monday, June 17, from the West De Pere school board for earning an award for her work raising money for children with pediatric cancer. Manders recently received the Big Heart Award from the Children’s Cancer Family Foundation of Northeast Wisconsin. School board president …
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By Scott Bellile New London Press Star Editor NEW LONDON – Superintendent Dennis Krueger will leave New London for a job West De Pere this summer. Krueger on Tuesday, April 9, accepted a superintendent position in the School District of West De Pere effective July 1. There, he will replace outgoing Superintendent John Zegers, who …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – A centerpiece of a library will anchor West De Pere’s new intermediate school. “It’s going to be a two-story volume that will serve as a feature piece along Ninth Street,” said Clint Selle, architect with Bray Architects of Milwaukee. “We want it to be very welcoming.” While ground …
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