GHS Spanish 4 & 5 students went to visit their second and third grade pen pals at Riley Elementary School in Milwaukee recently. GHS and Riley students have been writing to each other all school year. Students visited the school's library and read together, and played outside and inside. It was hard to say goodbye, but everyone enjoyed the day! Afterwards, the Greendale students went for lunch at Cielito Lindo.

On Thursday, May 16, noted author Amy Timberlake, came to Greendale Middle School. Ms. Timberlake took time to sign students’ books after meeting with the 8th grade classes. She spoke about her passion for “birding” and told how that evolved into her book One Came Home.

On Friday, May 17, the 6th grade science students presented their Rube Goldberg projects to parents and community members at Greendale Middle School. The Rube Goldberg project is a part of the Project Lead the Way Engineering Unit. The students test forces, motion, and energy concepts while constructing the device out of the six simple machines.

This past Friday, May 17, 14 employees from FedEx SmartPost visited Canterbury to work with the 4th grade students. This was the third time the FedEx employees visited this year. The adults worked with the students on writing eight different types of poems, reading books about poetry, playing multiplication bingo and learning about cause and effect. This rewarding partnership will continue in the new school year.

On Thursday, May 16, 7th graders from Team Integrity at Greendale Middle School participated in the 6th Clean & Green service-learning opportunity. There were 60 students divided into teams of four to six along with a parent volunteer. They set out to help Greendale senior citizens with spring cleaning projects like raking, cleaning garages, moving mulch and removing debris. They also got the chance to spend time visiting with the seniors.

Canterbury's 3rd graders have been busy raising cabbage plants to donate to the high school gardens. After raising them and getting them ready to be transplanted, they walked their plants over to the high school. These cabbages will be used in next year's school lunches. The students got to learn all about the garden by participating in a scavenger hunt and then actually planting their own plant in the ground.

Eighth grade students at Greendale Middle School toured the Village of Greendale on Friday, May 17, in search of the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. After reviewing the history of how their community was planned, built and developed into the town it is today, students hunted down traces of the past.

On many sunny spring afternoons this multi-grade group of boys from the College Park neighborhood can be found playing baseball on the school field. These students from Greendale High School, Greendale Middle School, College Park School and St. Alphonsus in Greendale have fun hanging out together and taking part in a healthy, outdoor sport.

Greendale Schools Superintendent Dr. John Tharp shared his Basketball skills with over 50 Canterbury students after school last Wednesday. Thanks to all the parent volunteers that helped out. The students scored a lot of baskets, but even more smiles. Remember, if there's anything you think you could share with the students, Try-It-Time will be looking for parents to share again next year!

This year Greendale High School had 23 different teams competing in the annual Physics Cardboard Boat Regatta. Students in physics class proved their understanding of fluid mechanics and showed off their engineering capabilities in this year’s event. They took to the water using only cardboard and packing tape. Thirteen teams successfully finished the 35-meter race. In the photo here, you see the winning team with their cardboard trophy.

On Saturday, May 11, Greendale Schools hosted the Nourish Mind, Body and Environment Expo at Greendale High School. The event started with a 5K Run/Walk. A keynote address from a Registered Dietitian on Healthy Eating on the Go was followed by an expo showcasing a variety of wellness-related vendors and school-sponsored tables with information to enhance the well-being of families and a how-to on living an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Greendale High School culinary arts students served a healthy and delicious bistro lunch on plates made by art students. A Nourishing Snacks cookbook created by GHS students was available, and in addition, the Greendale Health Department held a bike-helmet clinic including the distribution of free bike helmets.

Kirstan Brodie, daughter of Kent and Robin Brodie and a Junior at Greendale High School, earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test. Nationally, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2012, only 781 of more than 1.66 million students earned a composite score of 36. Mr. and Mrs. Brodie attributed Kirstan’s success to a strong educational foundation from her elementary school, Tippecanoe School for the Arts and Humanities (Milwaukee Public Schools), as well as rigorous coursework and supportive teachers at Greendale Middle and High schools.

Fifth Grade students at College Park recently completed a science unit on Ecosystems. The students built terrariums and aquariums and learned about how an ecosystem is self sustaining. Students also had the opportunity to observe crickets, isopods, fish and snails in their habitat.

The Project Lead the Way Principles of Engineering class tackled a tough project over the last few weeks. Their task was to build a marble sorter using FischerTechniks equipment. The marbles could be sorted in a variety of ways including size, weight, or material.

In an effort to provide as many Life Fitness opportunities as possible in our Physical Education classes, we offered a Rollerskating Unit this year. The Canterbury PTO graciously funded the cost for this program. As a culmination of our unit, we hosted a Canterbury Rollerskating Night at Incredi-Roll Skate and Family Fun Center on Thursday, May 9. We had over 180 people rollerskating and many more watching from rinkside. It was a great opportunity for children of all ages to enjoy a night of fun and friends!

On Thursday, May 9, the 4K classes at Highland View celebrated Mother's Day with a Mother's Day Tea. The students took care of the special ladies in their lives by serving them snacks and drinks and singing songs. The moms and children completed a project together. The students also made special gifts for their moms and decorated the classrooms. It was a special time for the children and their moms to spend together!

This school year, Greendale High School students worked together to put together a 40-page cookbook called “Nourishing Snacks”, which will be distributed free at the Nourish Expo this Saturday. Health Students selected and shared recipes for everyday and holiday snacks that include healthy and nourished ingredients. Design students came up with various possible cover and interior designs for the cookbook. The design chosen was created by Brianna Cannistra. Photography students held a food photo shoot and did food- and set-styling and took all eight food photos in the book. Much of the layout was done by Grant Holste. Stop by the Nourish Expo Saturday to pick up a copy of the book. Check out this site for all the details.

The Greendale Middle School Tobacco Fighters took their tobacco prevention message on the road to Greendale grade schools for Drug Free Week. They designed anti-tobacco, anti-drug games and played them with 3rd-5th graders at Canterbury and College Park schools. Players who played at least 4 different games got their names in a drawing for prizes. 'The Games' is the favorite Tobacco Fighter activity of the year.

The Kindergartners at Canterbury Elementary School celebrated “Muffins With Mom” on Wednesday, May 8. The students made gifts for their moms and enjoyed muffins and juice together. The students also sang a wonderful song called “You’re Beautiful To Me!” It was an event that the moms and students will never forget!

Greendale students Max, Grant, and Ana have been training on the high school track for this season’s Special Olympics track meets. The students are preparing for running and field events, including the 100-meter, 200-meter, 400-meter races, standing long jump, and softball throw. Max and Ana participated in the Special Olympics Regional Track Meet last weekend with excellent results! Max earned first place in standing long jump, first in 100-meter dash, and seventh place in the 200-meter dash. Ana placed second in the standing long jump, second in the 50-meter dash, and third for her softball throw. Congratulations and best wishes to these special athletes!

On Friday, April 26, Greendale High School held its 3rd annual Traditional and Digital Arts (TADA) Festival. A large crowd turned out for this free, family-fun event hosted by the Art and World Languages Departments and the Camera and Media Club. It showcased the vast amount of culture and talent within our student body and community. Patrons got their “passports” stamped as they traveled through the K-12 traditional and digital arts galleries, craft tables and cultural booths with people in traditional clothing serving a variety of ethnic cuisine. Then attendees headed to the GHS auditorium where they were treated to a unique integration of “best of the best” digital media productions and live music and dance performances by students and cultural groups. (Photos courtesy of Bartelme Photography)

Third graders at Highland View are studying immigration, focusing on Ellis and Angel Island. During this unit, the students learn facts about what it was like to be an immigrant coming to America through Ellis Island between 1892-1924 and Angel Island between 1910-1940. The students "become" an immigrant and write a journal as an immigrant combining the facts they've learned, as well as adding their own emotions, thoughts and even some history they've learned about their ancestors. They then create a Keynote presentation combining images, music and their voice reading their journal. Each student has their picture taken wearing clothes that immigrants might have worn at that time.

Students in 8th grade art at Greendale Middle School created their own children's picture books based on their personal favorite story from when they were younger. They studied about the different cultures of storytelling and narratives through history. They used the ideas to create their story. Books were made by using watercolor and thin line ink to illustrate. When books were completed they were shared with students in Kindergarten and 2nd grade at Canterbury. The sharing time at Canterbury was very fun, and 8th grade said this is something they will not forget.

To help Greendale celebrate turning 75 years old on Wednesday, May 1, the Greendale High School Honors Choir G-Harmony kicked off the opening ceremonies in front of the Village Hall by performing the National Anthem. It was a beautiful spring day for such an exciting and historic event.

On their May Day Walk on May 1, 4K students at Highland View delivered May Day baskets with handprint flowers to houses in the S section of Greendale. The students really enjoyed spreading cheer to members of the community.

The K5 and 1st Grade classrooms partnered up to create something for the community. They created bird feeders with flowers and a special note to go inside. The classrooms walked around the Canterbury neighborhood and placed their bird feeders on neighborhood doors. The kids had a great time and we met some very friendly and appreciative neighbors.

First Graders at Canterbury attended Schlitz Audubon Center in Milwaukee this week. We had a great time and had perfect weather! The kids learned about different parts of a plant and about the process in which plants grow...Photosynthesis! They even got to eat many parts of a plant: root, stem, leaves, flower, glucose, seed, bark and fruit! They had a great time and learned lots!

The Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.) students from Greendale High School have reached over 450 youth with their tobacco prevention message. Their tobacco prevention program was presented to all 4th and 7th grade classes in the Greendale School District and at St. Alphonsus School. TATU members engage the youth in learning about the dangers of tobacco and secondhand smoke with an interactive presentation, which includes showing how tar and other chemicals damage the lungs of a smoker. A model of a mouth shows the effects of chewing tobacco. For 7th graders, a visual aid using paint balls compares the number of people who die each day from various causes—tobacco is the “winner,” responsible for 1,300 deaths per day in the U.S.

First graders celebrated Earth Day and learned the importance of taking care of our planet. Discussion topics included ways to reduce, reuse and recycle materials. The first graders also had fun collecting materials, that would have otherwise been thrown away, and turning them into "litterbugs." The Litterbug museums are now on display in the first grade classrooms!

GEO kids prepped for Earth Day activities and created different Earth related activities for every school day. GHS staff and students were invited to sign an Earth Pledge to reveal how they will make the Earth a better place to live, play the Recycle Duck game, Earth toss game, and buy some Dirt Cake.

The Pledges are posted on the GEO bulletin board in the admin hallway.

GMS 7th graders visited BTCI Laboratory in Madison earlier this month. Students participated in an interactive presentation on bioluminence and performed a genetic transformation of the Luciferous gene into E. Coli in the lab.

Volunteers braved a chilly spring morning and helped to get the garden ready for planting. Workers moved planting beds and turned the compost bins.

GHS Math Club recently completed another amazing season! Greendale had 30 students compete in the Woodland Conference Math Meet earlier this month. The meet consists of four individual events and one team event. Awards were given to top individual scorers as well as the top teams The JV Team placed first in the conference meet. The Varsity Team placed third overall.

Awarded JV Team high score awards:

• 1st Place – Joey Unrein & Sabrina Wolf
• 2nd Place – Jenny Slota, Lauren Litzau, & Parker McManaman
• 3rd Place – Lindsay Leonard & Roman Kosarzycki
• Honorable Mention – Sam Lee

Awarded Varsity Team high score awards:

• 1st Place – Adam Schaefer & Eric Ouellette
• 2nd Place – Alison Bekolay
• 3rd Place – Emily Perszyk, Rahul Mital & Kirstan Brodie
• Honorable Mentions – Sarah Kahl, Peter Crapitto & Jessi Stellberg

GHS Math Club includes more than 400 students. Members take part in a variety of math based challenges through out the school year, beginning with the Wisconsin Math League (WML) and Continental Math League (CML) contests, offered six Friday mornings before school from October through March. The results of these contests are used to form the competing math teams.

Congratulations to our Mathletes!

College Park held its first Try-It Club on Wednesday, April 24. Mr. Zei and members of the Hurling Club taught over 30 students the basics of the sport. It was a great afternoon to spend time outside and take part in a new and healthy activity.

The students at Canterbury celebrated Earth Day by learning various ways they can make a difference in their environment. They read “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, viewed a BrainPop video about Earth Day, read picture books about protecting our environment and wrote letters to Mother Earth, sharing how they plan to protect the Earth. Finally, the students reused containers from home to begin growing plants that they can transplant in their gardens. They also will take home a garden stone inscribed with the word “unless” to remind them of the difference they can make in protecting the Earth.

GMS Tobacco Fighters brought tobacco prevention games to Canterbury for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to play. Students could choose from such games as FACT Match, 3 Question Jeopardy, Tobacco Free Pencil Tree and more. Students who played at least 4 of the games had their names put in a drawing for prizes.

Greendale High School students in the Fashions and Furnishings class have completed their final sewing projects showcasing sewing techniques they have learned throughout the semester. One talented sophomore chose to make a patchwork quilt for her project. The majority of the sewing was done on the school sewing machines but the binding was hand-sewn. This quilt and other student projects will be on display at GHS in the window outside of the school store. Stop by to check them out!

Greendale Schools District Nurse, Kathy Andrzejewski, BSN, NCSN, has earned the National School Nurse Certification. Mrs. A is among 40 Wisconsin school nurses who have pursued and obtained this certification. This voluntary professional certification represents a national standard of preparation, knowledge, and practice for school nurses. She received a commendation from the Greendale Board of Education for achieving this certification at a recent Board meeting.

Greendale's 3rd Annual Traditional and Digital Arts (TADA) Festival is a free, family-fun event on Friday, April 26, started by the Greendale School District Art and World Languages Departments, and the Camera and Media Club to showcase the vast amount of culture and talent within our student body and community. From 4:00 to 6:45 p.m., patrons can get their “passports” stamped as they travel through the K-12 traditional and digital arts galleries, cultural booths, craft tables, and even get family portraits and "passport" photos taken. A variety of ethnic cuisine is available to purchase, and donations to support the event are graciously accepted at the CaM Club Photo Booth.

At 6:45, the booths close, and then you and your family will head to the Auditorium to watch a unique integration of Greendale High School Productions “Best of the Best” digital media with a variety of live music and dance performances by students and cultural groups throughout the community until about 8:30 p.m. So gather your family and friends, and join us in celebrating cultural diversity through Art, Music and Dance! Click here to see a poster for the event.

Greendale High School students made an impressive showing at the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) State Leadership Competition in the Wisconsin Dells, April 15-16. As a school, Greendale placed eighth out of 179 schools in the state. Individually, this year six FBLA members qualified for the FBLA National Leadership Conference: Placing first were Sarah Scheuer in Impromptu Speaking, Joe Grabowski in Personal Finance, and Luke Eisner in Job Interview. Teo Rudic and Joey Unrein placed second in Entrepreneurship. Mark Fuller placed third in Economics. Also doing well at State, but not qualifying for Nationals, were Rahul Mital placing fifth in Technology Concepts, Austin Tans, Zach Toberna and Matt Tomczyk placing sixth in Business Financial Plan, Sam Bryan and Connor Bunker placing seventh in Banking and Financial Systems, and Kacee Ochalek placing seventh in Client Services. Tyler Voss, Mark Fuller, and Matt Tomczyk placed in the conference's Open Events, objective tests offered at the State level. Congratulations to all our FBLA participants!

On Thursday, April 18, College Park held its 2nd Annual Museum Night. The exhibits were based on our theme of "Building a Strong Community - Celebrating 75 Years in Greendale." After a brief opening and ribbon cutting, families were free to view exhibits throughout the school. We closed with a brief history of Greendale and an invitation to families to attend the Village's 75th Anniversary Events! Students also prepared videos to preview the night's events. Video 1. Video 2.

Students at College Park have begun working with "Kayla's Krew" to raise money for a playground accessible to children of all abilities. The group formed in memory of "Kayla" who was born with cerebral palsy and passed away last year. Her family worked to include Kayla in all activities available to children and they are honoring her life by building a playground in her memory. The playground, to be built in Franklin, will be accessible to all children. The College Park Krew sold butterfly clips at Museum night and donated its popcorn sale money to the group. All together, over $728 was raised for the playground fund. Students will be selling the clips, and taking donations, again at the Spring Concert and the district Nourish Event.

In a recent collaborative effort, ten fourth and fifth graders from the Canterbury Student Council met with the Greendale Middle School PRIDE Committee to talk about Canterbury’s Alex's Lemonade Stand project, which raises funds to fight childhood cancer. Eighth graders from the PRIDE committee asked the student council members how they chose the project and organized everything. The PRIDE Committee is thinking about extending Canterbury's project to the middle school.

Greendale High School senior Burgoyne Hughes III was one of three out of 75 students from 11 schools in Southeastern Wisconsin to have his scientific research paper chosen by professors to be presented at the April 15 UW-Milwaukee’s Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Conference. Eleven other GHS students from Honors Biology and AP Biology submitted papers and several received certificates for them at the conference. Eighteen GHS students submitted posters to the research conference, all were able to present their posters and a few were presented with awards.

On April 11, Greendale Middle School celebrated an evening of fun and educational activities geared around books and reading with their “Passport to Literacy” night. Families were able to attend presentations, play games and participate in other activities like word jeopardy, book Pictionary, a book walk (like a cake walk) and more. Lots of students dressed in costumes to resemble their favorite book characters. Students received stamps on their “passport” throughout the evening and earned tickets for a prize raffle during the ice cream and character parade.

Teens with Impact members from Greendale High School recently met with Greendale Middle School 8th graders and played a jeopardy game detailing information about the dangers of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. The TWI members work to be positive role models for the 8th graders who will enter GHS next year.

FACT students from Greendale High School recently gave presentations to the 8th grade Health students at Greendale Middle School. FACT stands for Fighting Against Corporate Tobacco and group members talked to the students about the tactics used by Big Tobacco to get teenagers to use their products.

College Park 2nd graders are enjoying a variety of projects in art class this year! The students have created items using techniques like sewing, molding clay, and printmaking. Many of these materials and methods were new to 2nd graders and they had great fun exploring the possibilities. Recently, they discussed how artists make a printing plate and use it over and over to create a variety of prints. They were thrilled with the interactive and messy qualities of this lesson.

Greendale High School freshman, Alexis Mitchell, testified at the public hearing of the Joint Committee of Finance April 4 at Greendale High School. She raised awareness about the importance of tobacco prevention efforts among youth and told her own personal story about why she supports tobacco prevention.

Highland View 5th graders were invited to JACO Environmental by Focus on Energy's staff to watch how a refrigerator is recycled. As part of participating, Focus on Energy replaced one of the school's older refrigerators with a newer EnergyStar appliance. Students learned how older refrigerators use more energy, are less cost effective, and can be harmful if put into landfills. They also saw how almost every part of the refrigerator can be recycled and even saw the school's refrigerator (with student autographs) going through the recycling process. Students also learned this recycling fact: recycling one older refrigerator is equivalent to helping the environment in the same way as removing two cars from the road for a year!

Greendale Schools promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good nutrition, and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment. Recently, Greendale Schools Food Service Department learned it has earned certification for compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act! This means that menus offered to GSD students through the school lunch program meet or exceed all nutritional requirements under Federal law. As a result of this compliance, the District receives an additional six cents per meal reimbursement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Greendale Schools teachers and administrators spent the morning of April 8 at our Rethinking Schools Conference. This professional learning event is the result of a collaboration established with Alverno College last year. The partnership's steering committee works to develop and implement ways for teachers to share educational practices and effectively transfer strategic goals to classroom practices. The Rethinking Schools event offered opportunities for teachers to learn more about enhanced classroom technology, new techniques to advance student literacy, and ways to meet student's diverse needs.

Sixth grade Healthy Choices students at Greendale Middle School recently visited the Wisconsin Humane Society to learn how to care for animals and to see how to contribute to a worthwhile cause. The students will create fleece blankets to donate that will be used as beds for various animals.

Sixth grade Healthy Choices students at Greendale Middle School recently visited the Wisconsin Humane Society to learn how to care for animals and to see how to contribute to a worthwhile cause. The students will create fleece blankets to donate that will be used as beds for various animals.

The past few weeks, the second graders at College Park have been preparing for their Museum Night, which is coming up on April 18. They have been studying the history behind our Village in conjunction with the 75th Anniversary. As they researched, they learned from special guest speakers including Village President John Hermes, Cathy and Jim Davenport from the Shoppe Around The Corner, and Betty Ferchoff from Frech’s. These amazing guest speakers shared their excitement and passion for Greendale. The students were amazed at the facts they shared. Stop by and ask any College Park second grader and you will be impressed.

Erin Green, Director of Business Services for Greendale Schools, spoke on behalf of GSD students and parents at the public hearing of the State Joint Finance Committee held at GHS on April 4. Mrs. Green asked lawmakers to seriously reconsider the governor's proposed "Zero Dollar" per pupil increase for public schools proposed in his 2013-15 Biennial Budget. Instead, Mrs. Green asked the committee to support an increase of $150 per pupil from the State to help districts like ours maintain high level teachers, programs, and services offered to students.

Canterbury Elementary School has teamed up with Northwestern Mutual and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to help raise money to fight childhood cancer. All proceeds from the Canterbury Lemonade Stand, which will appear at various functions and on certain Fridays throughout the school year, will go directly to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Their first Lemonade Stand was held at Canterbury’s Open House on Wednesday, March 27, and was a big success! The student council raised $310 selling lemonade at 50 cents a glass. Robby McFaul, director of Greendale Public Works, built a stand for the effort. Canterbury students along with teachers, Katie Dams and Marlo Dentice-Johnson, painted the stand. Donations to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation in honor of Canterbury school can be made online. The project name is Canterbury CARES.

Canterbury annual School Museum was held on Wednesday, March 27. The classes designed and created a museum exhibition about “Oh, The Places We’ll Go!” by exploring the world through author and genre studies. The students researched and constructed exhibits for our museum through inquiry and project-based learning exploration. During the opening night, students performed demonstrations, lead tours, and answered visitors’ questions. The students were extremely excited and proud to present their work!

On Wednesday, March 20, Greendale Middle School Tobacco Fighters were part of the nearly 1,300 events that were held across the country on the 18th annual Kick Butts Day sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Tobacco Fighters calculated the number of people who die in the U.S. from tobacco every 30 minutes—the length of time for the middle school lunch break. The GMS lunchroom had a display of 23 t-shirts. Tobacco Fighters made the following announcement during each lunch period: “During this lunch period, 23 people in the U.S. will die from tobacco use. Tobacco is Wacko!”

Construction began last week to create the Greendale Community Learning Center (CLC). Work is underway to create a mixed-use facility that will house the Public Library, the Health Department and the Park and Recreation Department under one roof in the current public library building at 5647 Broad Street. The CLC is a joint project of the Greendale Schools, the Village of Greendale and the Public Library. The renovations will provide new access from the Parking Street entrance, automated self-checkout stations for the Library and other improvements designed to improve services to residents of all ages while maintaining or reducing costs.

Project Prom, the Prom Fashion Show fundraiser, was held on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:00 p.m. in the Greendale High School MPR. This event as well as the raffle at the event raised funds to keep the cost of prom consistent with past years. The show featured Greendale High School students modeling fashions, hairstyles and more by local vendors in preparation for this year’s prom. The crowd was treated to various dance numbers choreographed and performed by the students. It was revealed at the event that this year’s prom theme is “Skyfall,” inspired by the 23rd James Bond film, and will be held at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee.

Greendale's Canterbury Elementary School Student Council has partnered with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation to sponsor a variety of lemonade stand events at school activities in the coming months. The first lemonade stand is Wednesday, March 27, during the school's family open house. Robby McFaul, director of Greendale Public Works, built a stand for the effort. Canterbury students along with teachers, Katie Dams and Marlo Dentice-Johnson, painted the stand. Donations to Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation in honor of Canterbury school can be made online at AlexsLemonade.com. The project name is Canterbury CARES. Community members interested in donating to the Canterbury stands can contact Mrs. Dentice-Johnson by email at marlo.dentice-johnson@greendale.k12.wi.us.

Buenas noticias! Second trimester came to an exciting close as 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students at College Park worked with partners to prepare and present skits about food! Students asked and answered the question "Qúe vas a comer?" (What are you going to eat?) and got creative making props or puppets. Many pairs added extra Spanish to their scripts or made their classmates laugh with goofy acting skills. Creating skits is a challenging task, and it was excellent to see students using lots of Spanish!

Greendale Schools teachers, Colleen Korpal, from College Park, and Dan Rogaczewski, from Greendale High School, were recognized by the Herb Kohl Foundation for innovation in the classroom at a luncheon at Greenfield High School on March 23. Greendale High School Senior Katharine Loomis received a Kohl Excellence Scholarship. The Kohl Teacher Fellowship program recognizes and supports teaching excellence and innovation in the State of Wisconsin.Annually, the Foundation awards 100 Wisconsin teachers this honor.Kohl Excellence Scholarship program recognizes student leadership, citizenship, school and community involvement, and academic achievement.

Fourth graders from Canterbury had the opportunity to work with the American Lung Association of Wisconsin's traveling Bronchiole Exhibit. This exhibit demonstrated the difference between healthy, diseased and asthmatic bronchioles. Tape recorders mounted underneath the bronchioles even played the different breathing sounds.

The GHS Model UN team competed at the Wisconsin High School Model United Nations Conference held on March 21 and 22 at UW-Milwaukee. Students represented the nations of Egypt, Indonesia, Haiti, and Costa Rica in a number of simulations, including the International Court of Justice, Human Rights Council and UN General Assembly. The team prepared by completing exhaustive research on their nations, as well as their stances on a number of global issues, including The Arab Spring, Access to Drinking Water, Climate Change, and International Migrant Workers. Representatives then worked with hundreds of other students to pass resolutions that resolve and propose solutions to these issues. Britta Carloni and Peter Crapitto won an award for their research for the 3rd Main Committee representing Haiti, and Burgoyne Hughes won an award for his research on the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was a separate simulation played out in the Joint Crisis Committee.

At the Greendale Board of Education meeting on Monday, March 18, the Greendale High School Varsity Cheer Team received a Commendation from the board for their many accomplishments this year. This team is made up of 7 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 5 juniors and 7 seniors and is coached by Tina Zamjahn. The girls got a first-place finish in every competition they entered, received one Grand Championship Award (with the highest score of all teams entered), earned a bid at the Milwaukee Regionals last December which qualified the team to compete at the National High School Cheerleading Championship (the fifth straight year the team made it to the Finals round at Nationals), placed fourth in the Super Large Varsity Division at Nationals this year and won the Large Varsity division at State for the second consecutive year. The team has also cheered at the football games and girls and boys basketball games since last August.