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Thursday, May 28
Tuesday, June 2
Thursday, June 4
Hometown Days
4:30-5 p.m., Summer Reading
Friday, May 29
Program Volunteer Training and
1-2 p.m., Ice Cream Social, senior Pizza Party, library, 845-7180 ext.
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7 p.m., Open mic, Tuvalu
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Saturday, May 30
Guild Showcase with Jim Schwall
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7 p.m., John Masino, Tuvalu
9:30 p.m., Epic Fireworks
Sunday, May 31
Monday, June 1
Saturday, June 6
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Hometown Days
Thursday, June 11
Friday, June 12
Saturday, June 13
Sunday, June 14
Monday, June 8
Tuesday, June 9
Tuesday, June 16
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Thursday, May 28
7 a.m. Fitchburg Singers at
Senior Center
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Harmonica Hour
at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Pharmacy Info at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Should I Stay? at
Senior Center
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Chatting with the
Chamber
10 p.m. Turkey farm at
Historical Society
Friday, May 29
7 a.m. Pharmacy Info at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Chatting with
the Chamber
3 p.m. Cardiovascular Info
at Senior Center
4 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
5 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Cardiovascular
Info at Senior Center
10 p.m. Fitchburg Singers
at Senior Center
11 p.m. Harmonica Hour
at Senior Center
Saturday, May 30
8 a.m. Common Council
(from May 26)
11 a.m. Cardiovascular
Center
5 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
6:30 p.m. Plan Commission
Live
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
10 p.m. Fitchburg Singers
at Senior Center
11 p.m. Harmonica Hour
at Senior Center
Tuesday, June 2
7 a.m. Fitchburg Singers at
Senior Center
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Harmonica Hour
at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Pharmacy Info at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
8 p.m. Should I Stay? at
Senior Center
9 p.m. Chatting with the
Chamber
10 p.m. Turkey farm at
Historical Society
Wednesday, June 3
7 a.m. Pharmacy Info at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Chatting with
the Chamber
3 p.m. Cardiovascular Info
at Senior Center
5 p.m. Common Council
(from May 26)
7 p.m. Capital City Band
8 p.m. Cardiovascular Info
at Senior Center
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.
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Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
427 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-6922
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Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Narum
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday; 8 a.m.-noon
Wednesday and Friday
Summer worship times:
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
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Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday school: 9 a.m.
Staffed Nursery: 8:45-11:15 a.m.
Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
CHURCH-ELCA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
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Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
SUGAR RIVER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
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Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship
are between services.
WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Sunday Praise and Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Nursery provided in morning.
Sunday school (all ages): 10:45 a.m.
Small group Bible study: 6 p.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
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Liberty Park gets
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The Bruce Company,
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Financial Officer; Thomas
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Marketing; and Steven
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Boys tennis
Throwers
carry Verona
at regionals
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Sports editor
Cats advance
eight girls to
sectionals
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Junior Patrick Conley hits a winner against Sun Prairies Yuri Drenoske at No. 2 singles at last weeks Big Eight Conference
meet. Conley won the match 6-4, 6-3 to advance on to the championship match against Middletons Xavier Sanga where he fell
6-0, 6-1.
player.
The Wildcats tied Madison
Memorial for third with 26 points.
Middleton swept all four singles
Boys golf
Joey McCormick tees off on the 17th hole Thursday in the Big Eight
Conference meet at Evansville Golf Club. McCormick finished with an 88.
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Baseball
Toman pitches
Cats past Lancers
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Girls soccer
Subsectionals
The Wildcats returned
to the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Tuesday for the
WIAA Division 1 subsectional where Pletta, Conley
and Gerrits advanced.
Pletta defeated Stoughtons Asher McMullin 6-1,
6-3 at No. 1 singles, while
Conley defeated Monona
Groves Luke Nelson 3-6,
6-1, 6-3 at 2 singles.
Gerrits moved on at No.
4 singles, defeating Alessandro Puglielli of Madison Memorial 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
and then Oregons Will
Sanford 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4.
Verona is tied with
Madison West for second
place with 14 points heading into sectionals match,
while Oregon, which won
sectionals for the first
time last year, is tied with
Monona Grove with 16
points.
Sophomore Dani Gilboy (11) kicks the ball away from a group of Spartan players Thursday against Madison Memorial at Mansfield stadium. The Wildcats fell 4-2.
Off:
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The Wildcats closed the regular season Saturday in a 3-0 loss at
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Maria Kass, Grace Lenz and Kelly Reilly all scored for DSHA.
Nelson finished with 12 saves for
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Boys lacrosse
Verona 8, Middleton 3
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Girls lacrosse
Verona 14,
Madison co-op 6
Verona closed the regular season Thursday with a
14-6 win against the Madison West/Edgewood co-op.
Freshman Megan Lois
tallied four goals, while
Russell and Best each had
three goals and an assist.
Junior Abby Filsinger
scored two goals and added
an assist, and Guy picked
up a goal and an assist.
Seymour scored the other goal, and senior Jessica
Eversoll and sophomore
Elena Herman each added
an assist.
Kennedy finished with 11
saves.
Senior Noah Roberts finished second in the discus with a toss of 137 feet, 5 inches and won the shot put with a heave of 49-6 1/2
Tuesday in the WIAA Division 1 Stoughton regional at Stoughton High School.
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Elizabeth L. Louise
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Many approaches
Alisa Lewis, left, and Claire Swain discuss the systems of a squid
they dissected the day before. Below, biology teacher Matt Austin
talks with a group of students. Austin said his role has changed to
facilitator of learning instead of a giver of information with the
implementation of personalized learning.
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said. But when you do, you
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with them.
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where she gets help from
librarian Teresa Voss on
teaching her students how
to research and helping them
find resources, she offers
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VERONA AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education
Meeting Minutes
April 20, 2015
The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, April 20, 2015 in
the District Administration Building.
Board President Dennis Beres called
the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. Clerk
Ken Behnke confirmed the meeting was
properly noticed.
Present: Renee Zook, Dennis
Beres, Kenneth Behnke, Derrell Connor,
Joanne Gauthier and Thomas Duerst
Absent: Amy Almond
Student Recognition Students
from Savanna Oaks Middle School were
recognized at the Board meeting for
their outstanding achievements. Max
Kassel, Kyllan Wunder, Kadia Fau, Meg
Ziegelbauer, Grace Whelan-Tweedt, Eduardo Cortes, Maya Castronovo. Janette
Ocotl-Xelhua was unable to attend.
Administer of Oath of Office to recently elected / re-elected Board members Ken administered the Oath of Office to reelected Board members Joanne
Gauthier, Thomas Duerst and Renee
Zook. There term will begin on April 27,
2015 until April 22, 2018.
Audience Portion Mariann Kropp
attended to congratulate the Board
members who were reelected and also
congratulate everyone on the positive
outcome on the referendum. Mariann
also asked the Board to further review
the effects of Board Policy 532.21, Payment of Benefit Premiums While an
Employee is on Long-Term Disability
on hourly employees as the proposed
changes could affect their pay.
Announcements Denny announced that Amy was unable to attend
tonights meeting. Dean announced that
there will be a Youth and Unity Summit
this Sunday, April 26th from 2-6 p.m. at
Memorial High School. This summit is
being sponsored by many local organizations and looks to bring kids from all
over Dane County together for a day of
collaboration and celebration. The event
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The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, March 30, 2015 in
the District Administration Building.
Board President Dennis Beres called
the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Clerk
Ken Behnke confirmed the meeting was
properly noticed.
Present: Renee Zook, Dennis
Beres, Kenneth Behnke, Derrell Connor, Amy Almond, Joanne Gauthier and
Thomas Duerst
Audience Portion There was no
one present to address the Board.
Announcements Denny noted
that the referendum open house at the
library last week was very well attended
and it was a very productive meeting.
BOARD BUSINESS
Consider approval of minutes
Motion (Zook) second (Gauthier) to approve the minutes from the March 16,
2015 Regular Board Meeting. Motion
carried (7-0).
Update on Access 4 Learning Committee Betty Wottreng and Ann Franke
attended to update the Board on the
Access 4 Learning Committee work
that has taken place over the last few
months. Betty and Ann shared with the
Board a PowerPoint and video as well as
their recommendation to the Board on
the best way to implement 1 to 1 devices
for students as well as the committees
recommendation how to accomplish
this in the most cost efficient way. Betty and Ann will attend the April Board
meeting for Board approval to proceed
with the lease purchase agreement.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Policy 523.3 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Jason Olson attended to do a first reading on proposed
changes to several 500 series Board
policies. Jason is here to review the
next 9 Board policies in the 500 series.
Many of the policy changes are related
to the deletion of the collective bargaining agreement and replacing with Board
policy or Employee handbook.
The proposed changes to Board
policy 523.3 are the deletion of the term
contractual provisions and replacing it
with district policies. The reference to
sick leave was also removed to simply
say leave to correspond with current
provisions of the districts Employee
handbook. Employees now receive a
designated number of general leave
days each year, which includes paid
leave days that can be used for employee illnesses. References to the collective bargaining agreement were deleted
from the reference section and relevant
Board policies were added.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Rule 523.3 EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
GUIDELINES The only proposed
change to this policy is the deletion of
the term contractual and replacing it
with the word established.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Policy 524 STAFF GIFTS AND
SOLICITATIONS The proposed changes to this policy prohibit School Board
members and their immediate families
from directly or indirectly accepting any
gift, money gratuity or other consideration or favor of any kind from anyone
other than the District that a reasonable
person would understand was intended
to influence official action or judgment
of the employee or Board member.
Other policy revisions were done to correspond with the Employee Handbook.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Rule 524 STAFF GIFT AND
CARD GUIDELINES The proposed
changes are to update the current
amount authorized for the cost of flowers or a memorial from the district if the
amount has changed from $50.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Policy 526 PERSONNEL RECORDS The proposed change to this
policy is the deletion to the reference
to negotiated employee agreement and
replaced with Employee Handbook.
References to the collective bargaining
agreement were deleted from the reference section and relevant Board policies were added.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Policy 532.2 STAFF COMPENSATION This policy was revised to
correspond to the current district policies and procedures with the deletion of
the term contract and replaced with the
term Board policy, Employee handbook.
References to the collective bargaining
agreement were deleted from the reference section and relevant Board policies and legal references were added.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Policy 532.21 PAYMENT OF
BENEFIT PREMIUMS WHILE AN EMPLOYEE IS ON LONG-TERM DISABILITY
Proposed changes to this policy is to
add the term regularly paid to provide
further clarification now that employees
are required by state law to pay a certain portion of their health insurance
premiums. References to the collective
bargaining agreement were deleted
from the reference section and relevant
Board policies and legal references
were added.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Policy 532.31 FAMILY AND
MEDICAL LEAVE Proposed revisions
for this policy were to correspond more
with federal law and to separate Board
policy from implementing procedures.
There are also revisions to the legal and
cross reference sections as well.
First reading on proposed changes
to Board Rule 532.31 FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROCEDURES This policy
was revised to be more consistent with
FMLA provisions and for consistency
with the Employee handbook.
Discussion of summer Board meeting dates Dean discussed with the
Board possible dates for the summer
Board meetings. Currently the last meeting scheduled on the Board calendar
is June 15th. Dean recommended one
Board meeting in July as that has been
the schedule over the previous years.
The Board decided to add June 29th to
the Board calendar but will determine
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On a recent Tuesday morning, students of different ages
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formed, the beginning of the
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Tse-Tung and the Communist
Party took power in China.
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a regular basis, no matter the
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these early years, teacher
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information.
Students begin with the
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Dialectic stage, when
students begin to sort and
Rhetoric stage.
The stages work together as a way to use a subject to learn a skill, Gunby
explained.
They follow this model
and they show parents how
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Parent and tutor Mallary
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Verona, said the opportunity
for her children to give presentations is what she appreciates most about the weekly
meetings.
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life skill to be able to articulate yourself in front of other
people and do something that
frankly is really uncomfortable
for most people, Baumgartner said, adding there are
about 24 presentations per
year students must give.
The meetings also offer a
chance for support from other
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homeschool route, said Fenrick.
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We need to provide space
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Even with Fenricks family, with four kids, moving
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