DE SOTO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
WINTER 2013
DE SOTO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT MISSION STATEMENT:
Dedicated to Learning and Growth;
Striving for Excellence
As we enter the holiday season, at school we plan school events such as concerts, wrestling matches and girls
and boys basketball games and of course continue to have the daily learning taking place. We also have the
winter weather to contend with. Winter temperatures came early but so far, as of early December, we have
had a fairly mild winter. However, we have to be prepared for weather issues and travel concerns as a school
district.
During the 2012-13 school year we had six days of school cancelled for inclement weather and six days with
two hour delayed starts. The previous year there was only one day cancelled, one delayed start and one early
release for inclement weather. We always want to keep school in session when we can safely do so. The decision to call off school when conditions are questionable is always done with a great deal of input from the National Weather Service and local sources including the bus dispatcher, county and township road patrol personnel early in the morning. We notify area television and radio stations as soon as we can.
We are continuing to assess the efficiency and outcomes of our students and staff while looking to the future.
In an effort to keep the community informed of the direction of the school district, we are making this Winter
Newsletter available to all residents in the De Soto School District who request it and sending it home with all
students. I welcome your input as we plan for the future and continue to prepare our students for their future.
James Kuchta
District Administrator
November 11, 2013
A snowy day in November delayed construction
only for the day. Progress
on construction can be
seen daily at the De Soto
Area Middle/High
School.
1 Construction Update
Last year at this time the De Soto Area School District School Board, administration and staff was involved in
a long range planning process evaluating our buildings, grounds, transportation, maintenance, curriculum, technology, co-curricular programs, assessment of student performance, finances and personnel. In other words,
we looked at everything we were doing in the De Soto School Area District.
October 2, 2013 A significant outcome of those discussions within the
community and at school board meetings resulted in the
April 2, 2013 building referendum to improve facilities.
November 7, 2013 Construction has been underway since this summer and will
be completed by the beginning
of next school year. Some
phases of construction are
ahead of schedule and some are
right on schedule.
Weekly progress meetings are
held and School Board Buildings and Grounds meetings are
held bi-weekly to keep everyone informed and as work progresses.
Although construction is going
on virtually right outside some
classroom walls, occasional
noise interruptions have been
kept to a minimum.
November 7, 2013 Some images of the construction can be seen here in this Winter Newsletter. For several more images check out
the school webpage at: http://www.desoto.k12.wi.us/DSDConstruction.html.
2 December 2, 2013 Construction on the new Library Media Center in the front of De Soto
Middle/High School is underway. The area is under a construction tent
and the first blocks were laid in place on December 3.
December 2, 2013 December 3, 2013 The first blocks for the Library Media Center
were laid in place on December 3. In just a
few work days the walls are expected to be
completed. The new Library Media Center
will be in use later this school year.
December 3, 2013 3 Notice of School Board Election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an election to be held in the School District of DE SOTO on Tuesday,
April 1, 2014, the following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The term of
office for school board member is three years beginning on Monday, April 28, 2014 for the following three
positions.
Office
Incumbent
Town of Freeman
Kirk Holliday
Town of Genoa
Jess Boardman
Town of Wheatland
Rick Pedretti
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that a Campaign Registration Statement and a Declaration of Candidacy,
must be filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 7, 2014, in the office of the school district clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February
18, 2014.
Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
Program Description: The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides children in participating elementary schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables. This grant opportunity must be applied for annually. The level of funds provided to any one school depends on the school's enrollment and the available funding provided by the USDA.
Purpose: The purpose of the program is to expand and increase the variety and amount of fruits and vegetables
children experience and consume. Combined with nutrition education and a reinforcement of healthful eating
habits, the program emphasizes the long-term goals of positively influencing children's life-long eating habits
and combating childhood obesity.
Who is Eligible to Apply: Public and non-profit private elementary schools that have 50% or greater of their
students receiving free and/or reduced price meals. Schools with the highest percentage of students certified for
free and reduced price meals will be selected over schools with lower percentages of free and/or reduced price
meals.
Which one of our schools qualified: Prairie View Elementary qualified and the program started October 1,
2013 and will run through May 29, 2014. Students are offered a free fresh fruit or vegetable snack three times a
week in the afternoon. Some of the items being offered are bananas, baby carrots, cauliflower, apple slices, kiwi,
clementines, mangos, pineapple, grapes, honeydew and celery.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact: Betsy Knutson/Food Service Director
608-457-2101
4 2013 Harvest Challenge Team
The 2013 Harvest Challenge team took 2nd place on the judges score cards and 1st place for the public
vote in the 5th annual Harvest Challenge held at Viroqua High School on November 2. The team
rocked the interview and worked together to serve a really tasty dish of Pirate Chicken Pot Pie and our
side of sweet potato slaw. In the photo are: Front Row (L to R) Alexandria Chapes, Natalie Boardman, Trisha Nickelotti, Jared Parr, Elizabeth Boardman. Back Row: Anna Veglahn, Team Mentor Katie
Nestingen, Chef Mentor Monique Hooker, MacKenzie Knutson, Team Mentor Ron Von Glahn, not pictured Betsy Knutson, Food Service Manager. Thanks and all the best to MacKenzie and Elizabeth, the
two senior leaders. The hardest part of coaching any team is saying goodbye to the seniors.
By: Ron Von Glahn
5 PIRATES’ AFTER SCHOOL STUDY
By: Kathy Schwartz
The Pirates’ After School Study program will help to ensure that your child succeeds and learns the foundational skills; grade level indicators; and beginning/finish homework assignments/projects for their everyday
classes. Students will receive assistance from a licensed teacher to aid them in:
*homework
*tutoring
*access to computers
Parents, please encourage your student who is struggling in a “content area” to attend this program.
Hours
3:35 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Days
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Students need to sign up in the office by 1:00 p.m. and they need to notify their parents that they are staying
for after-school study. A late bus is scheduled to be at school to take the students to their stops after 6:00 p.m.
If you have any concerns or questions, please contact the school office.
Attention Senior students: All Senior portraits need to be sent to Mr. Stingl by January
10, 2014—color, head and shoulder vertical format (send by email-jpeg format) to:
[email protected]. Label it senior photo with name of student.
6 You’ve Gotta Have Art!!!
By: Anna Seamans
It’s been a busy couple of months in the art room! We
have been working on a variety of projects, learning
about different artists and art movements. There is
always a lot of student artwork hanging up, but if you
do not get to Stoddard or Prairie View Elementary
very often, you can check out my website to see what
the students are making throughout the year. Here are
some projects we have been working on.
First Grade Clay Birds
Kindergarten Multi-Media Roly Poly Spiders
Third Grade Multi-Media 3-D Owls
Second Grade 3-D Fall Trees
Fourth Grade Georgia O’Keeffe Flowers
7 Third Grade working on their Wayne Thiebaud inspired
Gumball Machines - Maria Marley, Cadence Thompson
and Raina Schultz
Second Grade hard at work on their Andy Lakey inspired
texture paintings (sand, glue & paint!) Pictured Matthew
Sanding, Abrianna Miehe, Katelynn Kunert and Kylee
Stoney
I have included a list of materials that we could use
in the art room. If you have any of these materials
lying around the house and do not need or use them
anymore, could you please send them to school with
your child? We could really use these materials for
a variety of art projects!
Materials to Save for Art:
•
Buttons
•
Fabric
•
Beads
•
Wire coat hangers
•
String
•
Ribbon
•
Yarn
•
Stuffing (for fabric projects—filler)
•
Pipe cleaners
•
Plastic bags (grocery bags)
•
Brown paper bags (both grocery and lunch bag
size)
Fifth Grade Statue of Liberty Paintings
8 10 Lessons the Arts Teach
1. The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships. Unlike much of the curriculum in which
correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it is judgment rather than rules that prevail.
2. The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer.
3. The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.
4. The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem solving purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity. Learning in the arts requires the ability and a willingness to surrender to the unanticipated possibilities
of the work as it unfolds.
5. The arts make vivid the fact that neither words in their literal form nor numbers exhaust what we can know. The limits
of our language do not define the limits of our cognition.
6. The arts teach students that small differences can have large effects.
The arts traffic in subtleties.
7. The arts teach students to think through and within a material.
All art forms employ some means through which images become real.
8. The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said.
When children are invited to disclose what a work of art helps them feel, they must reach into their poetic capacities to find the
words that will do the job.
9. The arts enable us to have experience we can have from no other source and through such experience to discover the
range and variety of what we are capable of feeling.
10. The arts' position in the school curriculum symbolizes to the young
what adults believe is important.
SOURCE: Eisner, E. (2002). The Arts and the Creation of Mind, In Chapter 4, What the Arts Teach and How It Shows. (pp. 7092). Yale University Press. Available from NAEA Publications. NAEA grants reprint permission for this excerpt from Ten Lessons with proper acknowledgment of its source and NAEA.
November Teacher In-Service
included all district staff learning
Standard Response Protocol for
crisis situations. The training was
provided by Vernon County Sheriff John Spears and Sheriff Deputies. Others in attendance included
local Fire Department staff along
with all De Soto Area School District Staff.
9 Prairie View First Grade
By: Heather Stenslien
Gatlin, Jazmine, Gracie, Shawnna, Kassidy, Haleigh, Bradley, Peyton, Kaiden, Trenton ,Ethan, Harris, Kyrie, Augie, Mrs. Stenslien
Harris‐ “Veterans are in the US Army and they fight in the war.” Peyton‐ “Veterans are brave cause some of them might die.” Gracie‐ “They take care of people when they are done with the war.” Ethan‐ “Some Veterans use guns to protect people.” Kyrie‐ “Veterans protect people and keep them safe from harm.” Haleigh‐ “The Veterans protect the United States.” Shawnna‐ “Veterans help people.” Bradley‐ “We should say “Thank you” to Veterans.” Kassidy‐ “Veterans do a lot of training to help people.” Shyla‐ “Veterans are leaders.” Jazmine‐ “A Veteran is a person that saves lives.” Trenton‐ “A Veteran is an army man that protects our world.” Gatlin‐ “A Veteran is a person that keeps us safe and a very nice person.” Augie‐ “A Veteran is a guy that fights in wars to protect our country.” Kaiden‐ “ A Veteran is a person that protects us from evil just like superheroes.” 10 Scholastic Book Fair Reading Oasis:
A Cool Place to Discover Books!
Where: Stoddard Elementary Library
When: December 7th-13th
Something for everyone –humor, fantasy, mystery, cookbooks,
science & of course all those sweltering new titles!
Or shop online at
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/stoddardelem
All proceeds help improve our Library Media Center!
Family Events: Saturday, Dec.7th 9am-Noon &
Thursday, Dec. 11th 3:00pm-6:00pm
Stop in for door prizes & fun contests!
Encourage kids to read every day so they can lead better lives!
Veterans Day Assembly at Stoddard Elementary
11 Biology Club News
De Soto Biology Club Cleans up HWY 82- De Soto Hill
On a very chilly Saturday morning, on October 19, six members of the De Soto Biology Club met to help clean
up their adopted highway on HWY 82 (De Soto Hill). It took roughly 2 hours and in that time, nine bags of garbage, consisting mostly of plastic bottles, soda and beer cans as well
as take-out containers, were collected. Great job to those students for
waking up early helping keep our roadways in Vernon County clean!
Pictured (L to R) Elizabeth Boardman,
Natalie Boardman, Noah Boldon, Gabe
Johnston, Austin Daentl, Brady Bedward
Save on Taxes. Protect the Environment.
Donate your used/broken electronics!
Dear Parents and community members:
The De Soto Biology Club is conducting a recycling fundraiser. There’s nothing to buy. We are simply asking
you to protect the environment by donating your used consumer electronics. Your used item(s) may be tax deductible and will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations. 100% of the proceeds will help fund the Biology Club to improve the school in environmentally friendly ways.
We are currently collecting the following items:
Cell Phones Laptop computers Digital cameras iPads & Tablets Inkjet Cartridges Apple iPods *No desktop computers please Please drop off any items you would like to recycle at De Soto Middle High School. They can be given to either
Mrs. Peggy Miller (Rm 21) or placed in the green tote in the high school hall. If you would like a tax deductible
form, please stop by Mrs. Peggy Miller’s room.
We greatly appreciate your support!
De Soto Biology Club
Mrs. Peggy Miller
[email protected] 608-648-0154
Interesting Electronics facts:
• Over 100 million cell phones are stockpiled in U.S. homes creating 50,000 tons of potentially hazardous
waste.
• On average Americans replace their cell phones every 12-18 months. An estimated 130 million cell phones
are discarded annually in the U.S. alone.
• Cell phones contain toxic substances including Arsenic, Antimony, Beryllium, Cadmium, Copper, Lead,
Nickel and Zinc which leach into soil and groundwater and form toxins during incineration which have been
associated cancer and a range of reproductive, neurological and developmental disorders.
• It takes about 600 pounds of fossil fuels and chemicals to create the chips for one personal computer.
• The amount of waste generated to produce one laptop is close to 4,000 times its weight.
• When you throw away a 5 pound laptop you are throwing away roughly 20,000 pounds of waste.
12 Western Wisconsin Honors Band
By: Greg Koelker
De Soto High School hosted the Western Wisconsin
Honors Band on Monday, November 25. High
School and Middle School musicians selected from
Brookwood, Cashton, De Soto, Kickapoo, La Farge,
North Crawford, Viroqua and Westby participated in
the all day event that culminated with a concert in the
evening. Students rehearsed during the day with
guest conductors and a guest soloist.
chestras in New York. He has been on the school of
music faculty at University of Miami, Florida, and he
is currently on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin as a professor of tuba and Euphonium tuba
ensemble. He was Director of the UW School of
Music from 1991-1996.
Edgerton Band Director, Valerie Frizzell-Gaffney
was the Middle School guest conductor. Ms. Frizzell
Gaffney is a native of Marion, Wisconsin and earned
The following De Soto Middle and High School
her Bachelors in Music at UW-Stevens Point. She
Band students were selected to perform at Honors
earned her Master of Conducting degree at UWBand: Middle School students: Sebastian Hatch,
Ethan Heckler, Alex Hobbs, Cody Hobbs, Livia Hoff, Whitewater. She is the chair of the Wisconsin chapter of the American Band Directors Association and a
Isaac Marcou, Chase Voelker, Morgan Woodhouse
member of Phi Beta Mu, the national music honor
and Cody Zink.
society.
High School students: Britani Kabat, Ben King, JessiThis year’s High School Honor Band presented the
ca King, Dylan Krause, Steve Noffke, Maura Rem,
Logan Scoville, Jon Swartwout, Lauren Voelker, Ben following selections: “Bonds of Unity” by Karl L.
King, “Different Voices” by Rick Kirby, “American
Wallin and Allison Zink.
Cameo” by Jay Dawson, and “Just a Closer Look Dr. Russell C. Mikkelson, a 1978 graduate of
am” by Don Gillis and Calvin Custer. The Middle
De Soto High School, and currently the director of
School Honor Band presented the following: “Tall
the University Bands, Professor of Music, and Area
Cedars” by Eric Osterling, “Comet Ride” by Brian
Head of Conducting and Ensembles at Ohio State
Balmges, “As Winds Dance” by Samuel R. Hazo,
University, and head of the Big Ten Band Directors
“Be Still My Soul - am” by Robert W. Smith, and
Association was the guest conductor for the high
“Chant and Fire Ritual” by Tyler S. Grant.
school musicians. At Ohio State, Dr. Mikkelson
chairs the graduate conducting program and oversees The first ever Western Wisconsin Honors Band was
all aspects of the university’s band program. An en- held at Viroqua High School in 1993 and rotates bethusiastic advocate of public school music education, tween members each November. Well respected and
Dr. Mikkelson has conducted All-State Bands, Festi- accomplished conductors and musicians from around
vals and Honors Bands across the United States and the United States have been selected to serve as guest
conductors and guest soloists for the annual event.
internationally.
The guest artists help select music for the program
This year’s featured soloist was composer, arranger
and the host Band director (De Soto Band director
and Mark Records recording artist John Stevens. Mr.
Mark Arneson is this year’s host) distributes music,
Stevens is renowned for his work with brass quintets
arranges rehearsals, plans meals, organizes the conand symphony arrangements. His works have been
cert and chairs the event. In 2014 North Crawford
performed all over the globe. Mr. Stevens has dewill host.
grees from the Eastman School of Music and Yale
University. He has performed extensively with or13 Honors Band practice with guest conductor Valerie Frizzell Gaffney
Honors Band practice with guest conductor Dr. Russel Mikkelson
14 Above: Middle School and High School Honors Band students with Dr. Russel Mikkelson on the left and Dr. John Stevens
on the right.
Left: Construction on the new
De Soto Area Middle/High
School Gymnasium and Physical Education Facility has given the building a new look as
it begins to take shape.
Completion of the project will
be during the summer of 2014.
All phases of the project are
on schedule to be completed
by the target date of the beginning of the 2014-15 school
year.
November 19, 2013 15 2013—De Soto High School—2014
Honor Roll 1st Quarter
November 11, 2013
GRADE 9
Perfect Honors:
Victoria Chapes
Brandon George
Roxanna Haakenson
Zachary Kuchta
Morgan Lemke
Logan Scoville
Sierra Tully
Rachel Veglahn
Julia Wopat
High Honors:
Derek Boardman
Grace Brosinski
Conner Clements
Alexa DeGarmo
Darin George
Ryan Lagerman
Brianna McKittrick
Grace Mitchell
Henry Ortiz
Kameron Perry
Julia Stalsberg
Honors:
Patrick Gillespie
Morgaine Gottbeheat
Xenia Ibarra
Lila Kozelka
Katelyn Krause
Brianna Lyga
Sam Marley
Brandon Parr
Benjamin Rice
Garrit Rodriguez
Emily Scoville
Lauren Voelker
Rachel Wellman
Samuel Werner
Sean Ziegler-Gerry
Serena Holliday
Benjamin King
Jessica King
Madeline Stilwell
Benjamin Wallin
Amy Wenger
Julia Wiltinger
Britani Kabat
Tyson Lancaster
RaeAnn Marcou
Troy Paulsrud
Denver Payton
David Rodriguez
Damien Snitker
Renee Taylor
Zachary Wellman
High Honors:
Saraya Boardman
Marissa Kunert
Vanessa Larson
Nicholas Malin
Benjamin Poulin
Maura Rem
Cassidy Trussoni
GRADE 12
Perfect Honors:
Katelyn Gilman
Allegra Young
High Honors:
Honors:
Nicole Bailey
Elizabeth Boardman
Michael Boland
Noah Boldon
Cameron Clements
Eric Fladhammer
Daelynn Garibaldi
Tristan Gentry
Bowe Helgeson
Marisa Helgeson
Tanner Helgeson
Tanner Johnson
Gabriel Johnston
Jessica Kuchta
Emily Lagerman
Madelyn Lensing
Austin Lockington
Patrick Lown
Steven Noffke
Alicia Penchi
Jared Scoville
Johnathon Swartwout
Jessica Trussoni
Hunter Voelker
Lance Buckles
Coby Gemein
Jakob Hensley
Madeline Hermeier
Skyler Hunze
Kassidy Kreuzer
Ruby Lensing
Allen Loutsch
Jim Pavwoski
Hunter Thompson
GRADE 11
Perfect Honors:
Alex Stevenson
High Honors:
Natalie Boardman
Sadie Brosinski
Alexandria Chapes
Austyn Kuhnke
Sophia Peterson
Courtney Sandy
Isaac Trussoni
Henry Werner
Honors:
GRADE 10
Honors:
Perfect Honors:
Monica Crowley
Casey Fremstad
Bailey Gianoli
Samantha Abbott
Brady Bedward
Kara Fosdal
Hunter Haavind
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Shelbie Buckles
Savannah Hermeier
David Manders
Jocelyn Pedretti
Alexis Rice
2013 - De Soto Middle School - 2014
Honor Roll 1st Quarter
November 11, 2013
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
Perfect Honors:
Perfect Honors:
Perfect Honors:
Paul Nickelotti
Pearl Sikora
Charles Marley
Jake Sikora
Lila Tully
Johanna Kunert
High Honors:
High Honors:
Analia Arce-Johnson
Makayla Aylsworth
Kyler Kuhnke
Lily Manning
Hunter Pedretti
Kaden Pedretti
Savana Radke
Takoda Spears
Carter Steger
Alexis Story
James Veglahn
Grace Widner
Adam Williams
Honors:
Nathan Busteed
Trinidy Gurske
Michael Kunert
Jesse Procalamos
Dylan Willenberg
Lydia Wilson
Brianna Yttri
Hgh Honors:
Riley Anderson
Drew Bergum
Katie Bergum
Ava Brosinski
Emily Hass
Hannah Heckler
Michaela Hermeier
Zachary Hermeier
Livia Hoff
Brendon Knutson
Jennafer Krzewinski
Taylor Olson
Brigid Rem
Hannah Skau
Chase Voelker
Morgan Woodhouse
Isaiah Zink
Honors:
Riggin Beck
Jadon Creger
Karmyn Jarzemski
Leah Meyer
Max Rodriguez
Brock Venner
17 Anna Busteed
Dylan Chapes
Grant Chapes
Susanna Dammon
Joel Greener
Sebastian Hatch
Ethan Heckler
Alex Hobbs
Evan Overby
Jesse Poulin
Olivia Strasser
Honors:
Anthony Boardman
McKenna Daentl
Skylar Honken
Isaac Marcou
Sierra Martinson
Ethan Miller
2013 De Soto Volleyball Team
By: Coach Kay Silvis
The De Soto Volleyball team placed third in the conference this season after having to replace
four starting positions due to graduation. One of their loses came at the hands of state qualifier
North Crawford, in which it took five games to decide the winner of the match, and five games
against Seneca in the playoffs. The conference record for the Pirates was 5-2. The team also had
four players recognized as all-conference and honorable mention players.
Front L to R: Jessica Kuchta, Jocelyn Pedretti, Maddy Stilwell, Savannah Hermeier, Sadie Brosinski
Back: Natalie Boardman, Emily Lagerman, Coach Kay Silvis, Shelbie Buckles, Maddy Lensing,
Elizabeth Boardman
18 2013 De Soto Football Team
2013 All-Conference
1st Team Offense
1st Team Defense
OL
Tanner Helgeson
DE
Tanner Helgeson
TE
Alex Stevenson
DL
Tristan Buros-Nash
WR
Bowe Helgeson
DB
Bowe Helegson
QB
Tanner Johnson
RB
Patrick Lown
2nd Team Defense
LB
Tanner Johnson
2nd Team Offense
WR
Eric Fladhammer
Honorable Mention Defense
C
Jakob Hensley
DB
Jared Scoville
DE
Alex Stevenson
Honorable Mention Offense
OL
Mike Finney
Conference Awards
OL
Tristan Buros-Nash
Ridge & Valley Lineman of the Year:
Tanner Helgeson
Ridge & Valley Coach of the Year: Ev Wick
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Dates to Remember
December 9
December 11
December 16
December 16
December 23-31
January 1
January 20
January 23
January 24
February 11
February 17
February 25
February 27
February 27
Elementary Winter Concert (Gr. 3-5) 7:00 p.m. at High School
Early Release—Elem 12:00, MS/HS 12:25
School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Middle/High School Band and Choir Concert at 7:00 p.m.
Winter Vacation—No School
Vacation—No School
School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
End of 2nd Quarter
In-Service—No School
Early Release—Elem 12:00, MS/HS 12:25
School Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Child Development Day at Prairie View
Child Development Day at Stoddard
Parent/Teacher Conferences 4 - 8 p.m.
Note: The dates to apply for Open Enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year are: February 3 through
April 30, 2014.
NOTICE TO ALL DISTRICT RESIDENTS: The school newsletter is not sent to all box holders. It is sent home
with students and copies will be put in the banks and post offices in the District as well as Pedretti’s in Genoa, Pronto in De Soto, at the Red Mound Store and Stoddard Kwik Trip. It will also be on the district website at
h p://www.desoto.k12.wi.us/. Please contact us at 648-0102 if you want to receive a copy of the Newsletter.
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