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Williams Bay School District
P.O. Box 1410 • 500 W. Geneva St.
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
www.williamsbayschools.org
February 2017
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PERMIT NO. 43
The Bay Window
Tradition of Excellence ~ Commitment to Progress
Williams Bay School District is teaming up with the Barrett Memorial Library and local
organizations for a community-wide reading project. This is a great opportunity to build
community among the elementary, middle, and high school, now that the schools all share
one campus. The big idea for this project is to get an entire community to read one book
and share in a common story, theme, and message. We have chosen to read Wonder by
R.J. Palacio. The theme of this book is showing kindness, acceptance and empathy toward
others.
Beginning in January, students in grades 3-12 will read the novel as part of their reading/
English class or as a classroom read aloud. Students in younger grades will be reading
picture books that have the same message of showing kindness, acceptance, and empathy
toward others.
To kick off our Wonder project, the student councils in our district will be hosting a
pep rally on Friday, February 10. Thanks to the generosity of the SCA, every student
and staff member will receive a T-shirt with the program’s message of “Choose Kind”
before the assembly. Students will wear their T-shirt to the assembly and then home from
school that day! We will also have “Wonderful
Wednesdays” once a month where we will have Decorate your shirt at the library!
February 23 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
an activity and ask that all students wear their
February 24 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
T-shirt on that day.
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Barrett Memorial Library will host workshops March 15
where students can decorate and personalize
their T-shirts. These shirts will be a way for all students, staff, and community members to
be unified in spreading the same message.
Wonder is a really great book with a powerful message and we can’t wait for our
community to read it! Check out a copy at Barrett Memorial Library!
Don’t Miss the Operetta
Welcome to the jungle! Join the 5th and 6th graders as they take a trip to the wild in
Madagascar, JR. Join Marty the zebra, Alex the lion, Gloria the hippo, and Melman
the giraffe as they take an unexpected trip to Madagascar. While there, they meet
crazy King Julian and the other lemurs and have an adventure of a lifetime. Along
for the ride are the penguins, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private, who only want
to break out of the zoo so they can get to Antarctica. Come for a great adventure and
great hip-shaking music!
Performances are Thursday, March 30 and Friday, March 31, at 7:00 PM at
Williams Bay Elementary School. Tickets are $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for students
and seniors and are available at the door. Be ready to move it and have a great time!
Important Dates
Splashing Around in Second Grade
Second graders at Williams Bay Elementary are lucky and excited to be spending five
Thursday afternoons at the Lake Geneva Family YMCA learning basic swimming skills.
SPLASH is a safety around water program that teaches kids life saving skills in a sequence
to help prevent drowning. We are able to participate in this fantastic program through
the generosity of the YMCA, who has paid for bus transportation, the facilities, and the
instructors to work with the children. Swimming is an invaluable life lesson considering
we are fortunate to live in a community where we have access to Geneva Lake. The smiles
and laughter of the children are examples of the intangible rewards of this beneficial
program. Hopefully we will continue this program for years to come.
February 8
HS Parent Registration Night 6:00 PM
February 9
Parent Registration Night for incoming
6th Graders 6:00 PM
Middle/HS Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 23-24
NO SCHOOL
February 28
Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences
March 10
Open Mic Night 7:00 PM
March 14
Festival Band and Choir Concert (7-12) 7:00 PM
March 15
Early Dismissal--Both Schools
March 17
Blood Drive at the High School 6:45 -11:45 AM
March 22-23
4 Year Old Kindergarten Screening
March 24-25
WBHS Drama Club presents
And Then There Were None 7:00 PM
March 27-13
Senior Trip to Washington, D.C.
March 30-31
Elementary Operetta Madagascar, JR.
April 10-14
Spring Break
April 21
FUN FAIR
Collecting Kindness
The Elementary Student Council will begin their annual food drive on Monday, January 30.
Each week there will be a theme of goods to donate. At the end of each week student council
members will count up the items per grade level and record the total. There will be points
awarded for each grade depending on how many items they brought in. At the end of the 4
week period, the points will be totaled and the winning grade will get a prize voted on by
student council. For questions, please contact Brooke Lile at [email protected]
WEEK 1 (JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 3)
Canned goods and boxed items
Soups, vegetables, fruits, cereal, pasta, fruit snacks, etc.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ITEMS THAT HAVE EXPIRED
WEEK 2 (FEBRUARY 6-10)
Personal hygiene items
Toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, soap, deodorant, hair brushes, etc.
WEEK 3 (FEBRUARY 13-17)
Pet Items
Dog food/treats, cat food/treats, bleach, cat litter, etc.
WEEK 4 (FEBRUARY 27- MARCH 1)
Cleaning supplies
Paper towels, Clorox wipes/spray, Windex, etc.
Annual Williams Bay High School
BLOOD DRIVE
6:45 AM to 11:45 AM on March 17
Williams Bay High School, along with the Blood Center of Wisconsin, are
sponsoring a Blood Drive in the high school gym on Friday, March 17 from 6:45
AM until 11:45 AM. Appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling the
high school at (262) 245-6224. Walk-ins are also welcome. Please bring a photo ID.
Potential blood donors must be at least 16 years old (with parental consent) and in
good health. Blood donors should get a good night’s sleep, limit caffeine intake, eat a
good breakfast, and drink plenty of fluids in preparation for their donation.
This is a great volunteer opportunity! The donation process takes approximately
one hour. Please remember to bring a photo ID. This year’s goal is to receive 120
donors. Each blood donation may save up to three lives.
Some members of the Williams Bay Spanish Club are showcasing this
year’s t-shirt, designed by Ben Dellheim. The club recently attended a live
performance of Don Quijote at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts.
Third Grade is Out of This World
On Thursday, January 12, the third grade students showcased their knowledge
of space and planets by presenting a space museum for all elementary students,
staff, and community members. Student projects were on a variety of subjects
such as planets, stars, black holes, spacecraft, and the solar system.
Students chose, researched, and created a 3-D representation of their topic.
At the museum, the students became the experts on their topic and shared their
knowledge with the visitors.
Third graders Liliana Lambert, Elliott Keller, and Finn Pecht take a tour of
the Third Grade Space Museum and look at their classmates’ displays.
2017 Middle/High School
YEARBOOKS ON SALE
Don’t miss your chance to purchase a 2017 yearbook. Books are available
until March 1. Make checks payable to Williams Bay School for $45. Pick
up your order form in the high school office. Contact Mrs. Kellie Quinn in
the high school office with questions.
Williams Bay Elementary and Middle School students who advanced to the next round
of judging for The Southern Lakes Anthology include Front Row: Jack Snedeker, Jose
Pilo, Finn Pecht, Aaron Johnson, Matthew Lambert, Dahlia Friberg. Row 2: Kara Rees,
Bayleigh Kozak, Sabrina Strasser, Jorgia Oman, Wyatt Turner, Brayden Peandro, Dylan
Vanderbunt. Back Row: Makayla Essington, Caleigh Gamble, Maddy Bergersen, Megan
Gostomski, Lacey Silverman, Alexia Smith, Kylee Amstutz, Jacob Nelson, Emalynn Gaylord.
Check the Lost in Found. Both the Elementary
School and the Middle/High School have tables full
of unclaimed items. What are you missing?
District Discussions
Finding an Elementary Principal
By Superintendent Wayne Anderson
It is said that “all good things must come to an end,” and in some ways, this saying is
appropriate as the Williams Bay School District prepares to find a new elementary principal.
Ms. Barb Isaacson has faithfully served the school district as its elementary principal for the
past twenty-five (25) years and will retire at the end of this school year. I have worked with
her closely for the past four years and have seen, first-hand, how much she cares for her staff,
students, and the entire Williams Bay community. When we asked the staff to provide us with
the characteristics and talents that they would like to see in their new leader, they were almost
unanimous in their response – please find us someone exactly like Ms. Isaacson. Their praise
and dedication speaks volumes about how much they respect her leadership.
In preparing to find our new elementary principal, the Board of Education started the process
with a review of the Elementary Principal’s job description. We wanted to make sure that the
job description matched the skills, talents, and attributes that we were looking for in our new
elementary leader. At the beginning of the school year, I reviewed the current job description
and made suggested modifications. In November, the Board of Education held a meeting with
all elementary staff to get their feedback on the qualities and characteristics they felt would be
valuable in their new principal. I then took the information provided at this meeting and made
some additional changes to the job description. On December 12, 2016, the Board of Education
approved the new elementary principal job description.
About one week prior to Winter Break, I posted the job opening on WECAN, an educational
job database where employers post educational openings and interested candidates submit the
required materials. In the application process, interested candidates provide the district with
a cover letter of application, a resume, educational transcripts, letters of reference, answers
to a series of essay questions about why they want to become our next elementary principal,
and their opinions on various educational topics. As of Tuesday, January 17, 2017, the school
district had already received thirty-five (35) applicants for this position. The job vacancy closes
on Monday, January 23, and I expect that once the posting closes, the district will have received
approximately forty (40) applicants for the position.
Once the position has closed, the Board of Education, Dr. White, and I will review all the
applicants and determine which ones we feel meet our criteria and warrant an interview. I
anticipate that the district will interview between seven and nine candidates for the position.
The first round of interviews will be held the week of February 6 – February 10. The initial
interview team will be made up of two Board members, Dr. White, five to seven elementary
staff, one or two community members and myself. The goal of the first interview team will be
to select the top three candidates for a second round of interviews.
The second round of interviews will be held during the week of February 13 – 17. The
second interview team will be composed of the five Board members and myself. After this
round of interviews, the Board will select the individual that they would like to lead our
elementary school upon Ms. Isaacson’s retirement. Once the candidate is selected, I will do
reference and background checks on the final candidate. If these checks solidify our selection,
I will start working out an acceptable contract with the individual based on the contract
parameters set forth by the Board of Education.
If everything goes according to plan, the Board of Education will announce the new
elementary principal during the week of March 6 – March 10 and will formally approve the
hire at its March 13, 2017 Board of Education meeting.
The new principal will then officially start his/her position on July 1, 2017. One of the Board
of Education’s most important roles is the selection of district leadership. Our school district
has been very fortunate to have Ms. Isaacson as our elementary leader for the past twenty-five
years, and she will be sorely missed. However, I am confident that we will be able to find a new
elementary leader who will build on Ms. Isaacson’s success and leave his/her own mark on the
educational future of our school district.
4-Year-Old Kindergarten Registration
WILLIAMS BAY ELEMENTARY
March 22 and 23
If your child will be 4 years of age before September 1, 2017, please call the
elementary school so we can add your child to our 4K/P.A.W.S. screening list.
Parents who feel their child may need special programming (visual,
physical, hearing, speech, academic) or anything else that may affect the child’s
learning are invited to participate in screening. Please notify Williams Bay
Elementary School at 245-5571 as soon as possible.
Dressed as a Christmas tree, elementary principal Ms. Isaascson read
the book The Polar Express by Chris Van Alsburg to the four-year-old
kindergarten classes. The PAWS students wore their pajamas to school and
took an imaginary trip to the North Pole.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
February 6, 2017 – April 28, 2017 4:00 PM
Grade   Open Enrollment Caps 
Sections/Students per Section
4K
Caps are set at 45 students 
3 sections/15 students per section
5K
Caps are set at 45 students 
3 sections/15 students per section
1st 
Caps are set at 54 students   
3 sections/18 students per section
2nd 
Caps are set at 54 students 
3 sections/18 students per section
3rd
Caps are set at 57 students   
3 sections/19 students per section
4th      Caps are set at 57 students   
3 sections/19 students per section
5th 
Caps are set at 60 students    
3 sections/20 students per section
6th 
Caps set at 60 students        
3 sections/20 students per section
7th  
Caps set at 60 students        
3 sections/20 students per section
8th 
Caps set at 60 students     
3 sections/20 students per section
4K-12 Speech39 students
4K-12 Multi-categorical (Special Ed.)
60 students
Mrs. Boss helps kindergarten student Jude Dahlstrom on the climbing wall.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Williams Bay
Elementary School
250 Theater Rd.
Williams Bay, WI
Williams Bay
Middle/High School
500 W. Geneva St.
Williams Bay, WI
Williams Bay School
District Office
P.O. Box 1410
Williams Bay,
245-5571
245-6224
245-1575
The 70th Annual Fun Fair
Scheduled for April 21, 2017
Are you or your employer interested in donating
goods or services to the 2017 Fun Fair for raffles or
the silent auction? Contact Kristi Granberg at 262325-0831. Remember all donations to the school are
tax deductible! Please help make the 70th Fun Fair a
blast and donate today!
Way to go!
NICK ROBISON
Williams Bay High School senior Nick
Robison was one of 19 Wisconsin
students in the First District who received
nominations for appointments to the
U.S. service academies. Young men and
women wishing to attend U.S. service
academies must obtain a nomination from
an authorized nominating source, like a
member of Congress. Wisconsin’s First
District congressman and Speaker of the
House, Paul Ryan, nominated Robison for
appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
High School Students Visit Field Museum
By Samantha Hartwig, Junior
On November 21, 2016, the Williams Bay History
Department took a group of high school students to the
Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. The Field Museum was
founded in 1893 by the very confident Marshall Field. This
museum is world-famous and is one of the biggest tourist
attractions in Chicago. The students had the amazing
opportunity to visit different exhibits located throughout
the museum.
The Field Museum is mostly known for its famous
T-Rex dinosaur, Sue. Sue is the largest and most preserved,
complete Tyrannosaurus Rex, standing at 13 ft. tall at the
hip, and 40.5 feet tall from snout to tail. To get the full
experience the students all piled into a showroom, where
they were able to see the 3D show about Sue the famous
dinosaur.
The museum consists of 15+ exhibits, including a
tattoo exhibit, DNA exhibit, Ancient Egypt, the Ancient
Americas, and the Evolving Planet. Throughout the
museum, the students were able to see Paleontologists at
work studying the fossils in their lab. The DNA exhibit
had a window where the students were able to see how
the scientists work in the labs. The Field Museum was an
amazing in depth learning experience. I give it a 10/10!
Club Presents And Then There Were None
By Sophie Gumble, Senior
The Williams Bay High School Drama Club will be
performing Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None
on March 24 and 25. The Drama Club is student-run and
directed, and this year, the play is being co-directed by
club president Sophie Gumble and vice president Sophia
Sanchez. Art Teacher Matt Dunlap is the club advisor.
Considered one of Agatha Christie’s best works, And
Then There Were None is the story of ten strangers, all
brought to an island by letters from different people with
different intentions. However, as they begin to realize that
their host will not be joining them and that they were lured
to the island under false pretenses, the strangers begin
suffering consequences for crimes that a gramophone
record announces. The strangers must figure out who
among them is the killer and who is innocent.
The cast includes Natasha Trush as Vera Claythorne,
Ben Dellheim as Philip Lombard, Bridget Paur as
Justice Wargrave, Rosemarie Sanchez as Emily Brent,
Carson Luberda as Dr. Edward Armstrong, Evan Rees as
Detective William Henry Blore, Hailey Monroe as General
Mackenzie, Caitlin Sternberg as Anthony Marston, Nick
Robison as Thomas Rogers, Sam Huerta as Mrs. Rogers,
and Emily Venteicher as Fred Naracott.
Join us at Williams Bay High School on March 24 and
25 at 7:00 PM!
Snowball Court
King and Queen
Nate Mannelli & Cassie Silverman
Prince and Princess
Matthew Nickelsen & Katie Choitz
Senior Reps
Nick Robison & Georgia Warren
Junior Reps
Carson Luberda & Bridget Paur
Sophomore Reps
Rhayne Schultz & Gina Digieso
Fifth grader Mattison Stanek uses the potter’s
wheel to create a bowl. Fifth grade students learn
how to center the clay and create a bowl. Then
they will glaze their bowls after they have been
bisque fired.
Freshmen Reps
Carter Choitz & Hannah Rabenhorst
Congratulations to Geography Bee winners! 7th grader
Travis Johnson (middle) took first place, 8th grader
Henry Blay (left) took second place, and 8th grader
Braiya Nolan (right) took third place. Great Job!